424B1 1 a20210504-prifh424b1.htm 424B1 Document

Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1)
File No. 333-254804
$26,000,000
6.00% Series H Term Preferred Stock Due 2026, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
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We are an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Our investment objective is to generate current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of our total assets, or net assets plus borrowings, in senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade or, in limited circumstances, unrated, which we collectively refer to as “Senior Secured Loans,” with an emphasis on current income. These investments, which are often referred to as “junk” or “high yield,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. They may also be difficult to value and illiquid. Our investments may take the form of the purchase of Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets) or through investments in entities that in turn own a pool of Senior Secured Loans. This investment objective may be changed by our Board of Directors if we provide our stockholders with at least 60 days prior notice. We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO to implement our investment objective but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of a type of such pools known as Collateralized Loan Obligations, or “CLOs.” We refer to such investments, together with direct investments in Senior Secured Loans, collectively as “Target Securities.” Structurally, CLOs are entities that are formed to manage a portfolio of Senior Secured Loans. The Senior Secured Loans within a CLO are limited to Senior Secured Loans which meet specified credit and diversity criteria and are subject to concentration limitations in order to create an investment portfolio that is diverse by Senior Secured Loan, borrower, and industry, with limitations on non-U.S. borrowers.
We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. We are managed by Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, a private investment firm that is registered as an investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is an affiliate of ours. Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC oversees the management of our activities and is responsible for making investment decisions for our portfolio. Our administrator, Prospect Administration LLC, provides administration services necessary for us to operate.
We are offering $26 million of shares of our 6.00% Series H Term Preferred Stock due 2026, or the “Series H Term Preferred Stock.” The Series H Term Preferred Stock have a mandatory redemption date of December 31, 2026, a redemption price of $25 per share, and may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at any time after May 6, 2023 at our sole option. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock.” In addition, if we fail to maintain an asset coverage ratio of at least 200%, we will be required to redeem the number of shares of our preferred stock (which at our discretion may include any number or portion of the Series H Term Preferred Stock) that, when combined with any debt securities redeemed for failure to maintain the asset coverage required by the indenture governing such securities, (1) results in us having asset coverage of at least 200%, or (2) if fewer, the maximum number of shares of preferred stock that can be redeemed out of funds legally available for such redemption. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Redemption - Mandatory Redemption for Asset Coverage.” We intend to pay quarterly dividends on the Series H Term Preferred Stock, when, as and if authorized by, or under authority granted by, our Board of Directors, and declared by us out of funds legally available therefor, at an annual rate of 6.00% of the Liquidation Preference, or $1.50 per share per year, for the shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock. Each holder of the Series H Term Preferred Stock is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of our stockholders, and the holders of all of our outstanding preferred stock and common stock generally vote together as a single class. The holders of shares of our outstanding preferred stock are entitled to elect two of our directors and, if dividends on any outstanding shares of our preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more, to elect a majority of our directors.
We have applied to list the Series H Term Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or “NYSE,” under the ticker symbol “PRIFH.” If the application is approved, trading on the NYSE in the Series H Term Preferred Stock is expected to begin within 30 days following the issuance date of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. Our 6.375% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2025, or the “Series A Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFA.” On April 28,



2021, the last sale price of our Series A Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.12 per share. Our 6.25% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023, or the “Series B Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFB.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series B Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.17 per share. Our 6.625% Series C Term Preferred Stock due 2024, or the “Series C Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFC.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series C Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.25 per share. Our 7.000% Series D Term Preferred Stock due 2029, or the “Series D Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFD.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series D Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.40 per share. Our 6.375% Series E Term Preferred Stock due 2024, or the “Series E Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFE.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series E Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.12 per share. Our 6.625% Series F Term Preferred Stock due 2027, or the “Series F Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFF.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series F Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.38 per share. Our 6.250% Series G Term Preferred Stock due 2026, or the “Series G Term Preferred Stock,” are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “PRIFG.” On April 28, 2021, the last sale price of our Series G Term Preferred Stock as reported on the NYSE was $25.20 per share. Our common stock is not listed on an exchange and will not be listed on an exchange in the foreseeable future, if at all.
    The Series H Term Preferred Stock will rank pari passu, or equally, in right of payment with our Series A Term Preferred Stock, Series B Term Preferred Stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock, Series D Term Preferred Stock, Series E Term Preferred Stock, Series F Term Preferred Stock, Series G Term Preferred Stock and all other shares of preferred stock that we may issue in the future. The Series H Term Preferred Stock will rank senior in right of payment to all of our common stock, and subordinated in right of payment to the $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.50% senior unsecured notes due 2035, which were issued in a private placement to an institutional investor, or the “2035 Notes,” and our secured revolving credit facility, or the “Facility,” which we entered into on December 16, 2019, as well as to any indebtedness that we may incur in the future. We determine the net asset value, or “NAV,” per share of our common stock on a monthly basis. The NAV per share of common stock as of March 31, 2021 was $11.94.

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk, including the risk of a substantial loss of investment. Before purchasing any shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock, you should read the discussion of the principal risks of investing in the Series H Term Preferred Stock, which are summarized in “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 of this prospectus, including the following:

Even if shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE as anticipated, such shares may be thinly traded and you may experience losses if you sell on the secondary market under these conditions.
Investors who purchase shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock at a premium to the liquidation preference may experience losses under certain circumstances.
We may borrow funds to make investments. As a result, we would be exposed to the risks of borrowing, also known as leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment technique. Leverage increases the volatility of investments and magnifies the potential for loss on amounts invested, therefore increasing the risks associated with investing in our Series H Term Preferred Stock.
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This prospectus contains important information about us that a prospective investor should know before investing in our Series H Term Preferred Stock. Please read this prospectus before investing and keep it for future reference. We have filed with the SEC a statement of additional information dated as of the date of this prospectus, as may be amended, or “SAI,” containing additional information about us. The SAI is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this prospectus. See “Available Information” for a listing of the contents of the SAI. We will also file annual, semi-annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” This information and the SAI will be available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York, 10016, or by telephone at (212) 448-0702 or on our website at www.priorityincomefund.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink). The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus. The SEC also maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains the SAI, and any amendments thereto, and other information regarding us.
Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.




 Per ShareTotal Maximum
Public Offering Price(1)
$25.00$26,000,000
Underwriting Discounts and Commissions(2)
$0.78125$812,500
Proceeds, before expenses, to the Company$24.21875$25,187,500
(1)We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 156,000 of shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, for 30 days after the date of this prospectus solely to cover overallotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total underwriting discounts and commissions paid by us will be $934,375 and total proceeds to us, before expenses, will be $28,965,625.
(2)Total offering expenses payable by us, including our agreement to reimburse reasonable costs and expenses of counsel to the underwriters up to $35,000 and excluding underwriting discounts and commissions, are estimated to be $250,000. See “Underwriting.”

The underwriters expect to deliver the Series H Term Preferred Stock on or about May 6, 2021.

Ladenburg Thalmann
Compass Point
Incapital
National Securities Corporation
Wedbush Securities
William Blair










The date of this prospectus is May 3, 2021









ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that is filed with the SEC. The registration statement we filed with the SEC includes exhibits that provide more detailed descriptions of the matters discussed in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the related exhibits filed with the SEC together with additional information described below under “Available Information.”
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized any other person to provide you with different information from that contained in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is complete and accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or sale of our preferred shares. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since the date of this prospectus. We will notify holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock promptly of any material change to this prospectus during the period in which we are required to deliver the prospectus.

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
This summary highlights some of the information in this prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider. To understand this offering fully, you should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the section entitledRisk Factors,before making a decision to invest in our Series H Term Preferred Stock.
Unless otherwise noted, the termswe,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer to Priority Income Fund, Inc.; the term the “Adviser” refers to Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC; the term “Prospect Capital Management” refers to Prospect Capital Management L.P.; the term “dealer manager” refers to Preferred Capital Securities, LLC; and the terms “Prospect Administration” and the “Administrator” refer to Prospect Administration LLC. In addition, in this prospectus, we use the termdayto refer to a calendar day, and we use the termbusiness dayto refer to any day other than Saturday, Sunday, a legal holiday or a day on which banks in New York City are authorized or required to close.
Priority Income Fund, Inc.
We are an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. As such, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. See “Regulation” in the statement of additional information, or SAI. We are managed by Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, or the Advisers Act, which oversees the management of our activities and is responsible for making investment decisions for our portfolio. We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.
Our investment objective is to generate current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of our total assets, or net assets plus borrowings, in senior secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade or, in limited circumstances, unrated, which we collectively refer to as “Senior Secured Loans,” with an emphasis on current income. These investments, which are often referred to as “junk” or “high yield,” have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. They may also be difficult to value and illiquid. Our investments may take the form of the purchase of Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets) or through investments in entities that in turn own a pool of Senior Secured Loans. This investment objective may be changed by our Board of Directors if we provide our stockholders with at least 60 days prior notice. We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO to implement our investment objective but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of a type of such pools known as Collateralized Loan Obligations, or “CLOs.” We refer to such investments, together with direct investments in Senior Secured Loans, collectively as “Target Securities.” Structurally, CLOs are entities that are formed to manage a portfolio of Senior Secured Loans. The Senior Secured Loans within a CLO are limited to Senior Secured Loans which meet specified credit and diversity criteria and are subject to concentration limitations in order to create an investment portfolio that is broadly assorted across different Senior Secured Loans, borrowers, and industries, with limitations on non-U.S. borrowers. The typical underlying borrowers for Senior Secured Loans are U.S.-based privately-held and publicly-held companies across a wide range of industries and sectors.
Our Adviser manages our investments and its affiliate, Prospect Administration, provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate.
About Our Adviser
We are managed by Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement, or the “Investment Advisory Agreement.” Our Adviser is owned 50% by Prospect Capital Management, an asset management firm and registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and 50% by Stratera Holdings, LLC. Our Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act and is led by a team of investment professionals from the investment and operations team of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration. These individuals are responsible for our day-to-day operations on behalf of our Adviser and are responsible for developing, recommending and implementing our investment strategy. Prospect Capital Management also manages Prospect Capital Corporation, a business development company traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Adviser and Its Affiliates.” Prospect Capital Corporation had total assets of approximately $5.7 billion as of December 31, 2020. Our Adviser’s professionals also manage Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. or “FLEX,” which has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of December 31, 2020, FLEX had total assets of approximately $42.5 million.
Our Adviser’s investment professionals have significant experience and an extensive track record of investing in companies, managing high-yielding debt and equity investments, and managing and investing in CLOs, including the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs, and Target Securities. Such parties also have extensive knowledge of the managerial,
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operational and regulatory requirements of publicly registered investment companies. Our Adviser does not currently have employees, but has access to certain investment, finance, accounting, legal and administrative personnel of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration and may retain additional personnel as our activities expand. In particular, certain personnel of Prospect Capital Management will be made available to our Adviser to assist it in managing our portfolio and operations, provided that they are supervised at all times by our Adviser’s management team. See “Investment Objective and Strategy—About Our Adviser.” We believe that this depth of experience and disciplined investment approach will help our Adviser to successfully execute our investment strategy. See “Management” and “Portfolio Management” for biographical information regarding our Adviser’s professionals.
All investment decisions will be made by our Adviser’s professionals. Our Board of Directors, including a majority of independent directors, will oversee and monitor our investment performance and relationship with our Adviser. See “Investment Advisory Agreement.”
Risk Factors
An investment in our Series H Preferred Stock involves a high degree of risk and may be considered speculative. You should carefully consider the information found in “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in our Series H Term Preferred Stock. The following are some of the risks an investment in us involves:
The Series H Term Preferred Stock is a fixed interest rate security and is subject to risks related to fixed interest rate investments including the risk of a decline in the price of the Series H Term Preferred Stock if prevailing interest rates increase, and the risk of a faster than anticipated rate of prepayments, which is likely to result in a lower than anticipated yield, if prevailing interest rates decrease.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Series H Term Preferred Stock, and we cannot assure you that the market price of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will not decline following the offering.
The Series H Term Preferred Stock will be subordinate to the rights of holders of senior indebtedness.
The Series H Term Preferred Stock will be subject to a risk of early redemption and holders may not be able to reinvest their funds.
Holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will bear dividend risk.
There is a risk of delay in our redemption of the Series H Term Preferred Stock, and we may fail to redeem such securities as required by their terms.
Global economic, political and market conditions may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability.
Legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us.
We intend to maintain our status as a RIC but may fail to do so. Such failure would subject us to U.S. federal income tax on all of our income, which would have a material adverse effect on our financial performance.
As a result of the annual distribution requirement to qualify as a RIC, we will likely need to continually raise equity, make borrowings or sell existing investments to fund new investments. At times, these sources of funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms, if at all.
We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates, which may have a substantially negative impact on our investments.
A significant portion of our portfolio will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors and, as a result, there may be uncertainty as to the value of our investments.
Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. securities.
Our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs are exposed to leveraged credit risk.
Changes in credit spreads may adversely affect our profitability and result in realized and unrealized depreciation on our investments.
Our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs may be riskier and less transparent to us and our stockholders than direct investments in the underlying companies.
CLOs typically will have no significant assets other than their underlying Senior Secured Loans; payments on the CLOs are and will be payable solely from the cashflows from such Senior Secured Loans.
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There is the potential for interruption and deferral of cashflow to our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs.
Price declines in the markets for Target Securities may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio.
Our investments in Target Securities may be illiquid.
We may invest in assets with no or limited performance or operating history.
We are exposed to underlying borrower fraud through our portfolio securities.
The inability of a CLO collateral manager to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayment of Senior Secured Loans in a CLO may adversely affect us.
Our investments are subject to prepayments and calls, increasing re-investment risk.
There is limited control of the administration and amendment of Senior Secured Loans in CLOs.
Senior Secured Loans in CLOs may be sold and replaced resulting in a loss to us.
Non-investment grade debt, which is often referred to as “junk” or “high-yield,” involves a greater risk of default and higher price volatility than investment grade debt.
We will generally have the right to receive payments only from the CLOs in which we invest, and will generally not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers comprising the CLOs’ investments or the entities that sponsored the CLOs.
Our investments in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs will likely be subordinate to the other debt tranches of such CLOs, and are subject to a higher degree of risk of total loss.
We may be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory occurrence.
The potential for our Adviser to earn incentive fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement may create an incentive for it to enter into investments that are riskier or more speculative than would otherwise be in our best interests, and, since the base management fee is based on average total assets, our Adviser may have an incentive to increase portfolio leverage in order to earn higher base management fees.
Our Adviser and its affiliates face conflicts of interest as a result of compensation arrangements, time constraints and competition for investments, which they will attempt to resolve in a fair and equitable manner, but which may result in actions that are not in our stockholders’ best interests.
Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted.
We may be unable to invest a significant portion of the net proceeds of our offering on acceptable terms in an acceptable timeframe.
We may borrow funds to make investments. As a result, we would be exposed to the risks of borrowing, also known as leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment technique. Leverage increases the volatility of investments and magnifies the potential for loss on amounts invested, therefore increasing the risks associated with investing in our Series H Term Preferred Stock.
Our investments may be concentrated in a limited number of investments, which would magnify the effect of any losses suffered by a few of these investments.
See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 and the other information included in this prospectus for a discussion of factors you should carefully consider before deciding to invest in our Series H Term Preferred Stock.
Investment Strategy
Our investment objective is to generate current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of our total assets, or net assets plus borrowings, in Senior Secured Loans, with an emphasis on current income. Our investments may take the form of the purchase of Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets) or through investments in entities that in turn own a pool of Senior Secured Loans. This investment objective may be changed by our Board of Directors if we provide our stockholders with at least 60 days prior notice. We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO to implement our investment objective but have invested primarily by directly purchasing (either in the primary or secondary markets) the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. Structurally, CLOs are entities that are formed to manage a portfolio of Senior Secured Loans. The Senior Secured Loans within a CLO are limited to Senior Secured Loans which meet
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specified credit and diversity criteria and are subject to concentration limitations in order to create an investment portfolio that is broadly assorted across different Senior Secured Loans, borrowers, and industries, with limitations on non-U.S. borrowers.
The CLOs in which we invest typically will be issued by special purpose vehicles and will be predominantly collateralized against pools of Senior Secured Loans. Such Senior Secured Loans typically will be BB or B rated (non-investment grade or “junk”) and in limited circumstances, unrated, Senior Secured Loans originated in the U.S., with a first lien on the borrower’s assets. We invest in new issue transactions in the primary market and transactions in the secondary market.
We will identify potential investments using our Adviser’s market knowledge, experience and industry relationships. Our Adviser’s relationships with CLO collateral managers, underwriters and trading desks will be used to source transactions. In determining when to sell an investment, our Adviser will consider the following factors: the performance of such investment, the expected performance by evaluating the company if such investment is a Senior Secured Loan or evaluating the pool of Senior Secured Loans if such investment is in a CLO, current market conditions, our capital needs, and other factors.
We seek to invest a majority of our assets in a broad portfolio of cashflow CLOs and have currently invested a majority of our assets in the equity and junior debt tranches of cashflow CLOs. The underlying assets of cashflow CLOs are comprised primarily of Senior Secured Loans. Therefore, there is a direct relationship between the market for Senior Secured Loans and the market for cashflow CLOs in which we will seek to invest. We invest so as to obtain exposure across a relatively broad range of underlying borrowers and credit ratings, sectors, CLO collateral managers, and CLO maturity profiles. We also take into consideration any correlation between different underlying securities. In order to comply with diversification requirements applicable to RICs, with respect to half of our investment portfolio, our interest in any one investment will not exceed 5% of the value of our gross assets, and with respect to the other half of our portfolio, our interest in any one investment will not exceed 25% of the value of our gross assets. By virtue of our investments in cashflow CLOs, which will be predominantly collateralized against pools of Senior Secured Loans, we expect to be broadly invested with respect to credit exposure to any one particular industry or borrower although we will have no restrictions on the industry or borrower exposure of the underlying assets and we do not operate as a “diversified” investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. We do not invest in any CLOs or investment companies managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for our detailed RIC diversification requirements.
As a holder of preferred stock of the Company, you will not be able to directly enforce any rights and remedies in the event of a default of a Senior Secured Loan. In the case of the equity and junior debt tranches of CLO securities owned by the Company, the Company will not be able to directly enforce any rights and remedies in the event of a default of a Senior Secured Loan held by a CLO vehicle.
Our Target Securities, and particularly our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs, are difficult to value by virtue of the fact that they are not publicly traded or actively traded on a secondary market but, instead, are traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary basis by institutional investors. As a result, we will value these securities monthly at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation procedures.
We will be subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making our investments. On January 13, 2020, we received a co-investment exemptive order from the SEC, or the “Order,” granting us the ability to negotiate terms other than price and quantity of co-investment transactions with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates, including Prospect Capital Corporation and FLEX, where co-investing would otherwise be prohibited under the 1940 Act, subject to the conditions included therein. Under the terms of the Order, a majority of our independent directors who have no financial interest in the transaction must make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies. The Order also imposes reporting and record keeping requirements and limitations on transactional fees. We may only co-invest with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates in accordance with such Order and existing regulatory guidance. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Allocation of Investments” in the statement of additional information.
To seek to enhance our returns, we may borrow money from time to time at the discretion of our Adviser within the levels permitted by the 1940 Act (which generally allows us to incur indebtedness so long as our asset coverage ratio is at least 300% with respect to and after incurring such indebtedness or issue preferred stock so long as our asset coverage ratio is at least 200% with respect to and after issuing such preferred stock) when the terms and conditions available are favorable to long-term investing and well-aligned with our investment strategy and portfolio composition. In determining whether to borrow money, we will analyze the maturity, covenant package and rate structure of the proposed borrowings as well as the risks of such borrowings compared to our investment outlook.
On December 16, 2019, we entered into a secured revolving credit facility (the “Facility”). The aggregate commitment of the Facility is $25 million and is collateralized by our CLO investments. The Facility matures on June 16, 2023 and generally
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bears interest at the current Prime Rate subject to a 3% floor plus 0.75%. As of April 28, 2021, we had no outstanding balance on the Facility. Additionally, the lender charges a fee on the unused portion of the credit facility equal to either 50 basis points if more than 60% of the credit facility is drawn, or 100 basis points if an amount more than 35% and less than or equal to 60% of the credit facility is drawn, or 150 basis points if an amount less than or equal to 35% of the credit facility is drawn. The agreement governing our Facility requires us to comply with certain financial and operational covenants. These covenants include restrictions on the level of indebtedness that we are permitted to incur in relation to the value of our assets and a minimum total net asset level that we are required to maintain. As of April 28, 2021, we were in compliance with these covenants. However, our continued compliance with these covenants depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, there are no assurances that we will comply with the covenants in our Facility. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in a default under the Facility that, if we were unable to obtain a waiver from the lenders thereunder, could result in an acceleration of repayments under the Facility and thereby have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

On January 27, 2020, we issued $15 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes (the “2035 Notes”) in a private placement to an institutional investor. The 2035 Notes mature on March 31, 2035 and bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per year, payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. As of April 28, 2021, we had $15 million outstanding on the 2035 Notes.

The use of borrowed funds, such as through the Facility, or the proceeds of notes, such as the 2035 Notes, or the proceeds of preferred stock, such as the Preferred Stock, to make investments has its own specific set of benefits and risks, and all of the costs of borrowing funds or issuing preferred stock would be borne by holders of our shares.

See “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Debt Financing” for a discussion of the risks inherent to employing leverage.

As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately $37.0 million of shares of 6.375% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2025 outstanding, $24.6 million of shares of 6.25% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023 outstanding, approximately $38.9 million of shares of 6.625% Series C Term Preferred Stock due 2024 outstanding, approximately $27.4 million of shares of 7.00% Series D Term Preferred Stock due 2029 outstanding, approximately $26 million of shares of 6.375% Series E Term Preferred Stock due 2024 outstanding, approximately $30.9 million of 6.625% Series F Term Preferred Stock due 2027 outstanding, $2 million under the Facility outstanding and $15 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2035 Notes outstanding and our asset coverage ratio, with respect to the Preferred Stock, was approximately 297%. The table below summarizes our asset coverage per unit as of December 31, 2020.
Total Amount Outstanding
Asset Coverage per Unit(1)
Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit
The Facility(2)
$2,000,000 $299,697 $— 
2035 Notes15,000,000 35,258 — 
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 202537,035,875 74 25 
Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 202324,622,950 74 25 
Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 202438,927,475 74 25 
Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 202927,400,175 74 25 
Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 202425,982,900 74 25 
Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 202730,883,700 74 25 
(1)The asset coverage ratio for a class of secured senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by secured senior securities representing indebtedness. The asset coverage ratio for a class of unsecured senior securities is inclusive of all senior securities. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit for the Facility and the 2035 Notes. The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing stock is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of senior securities which is a stock. With respect to the Preferred Stock, the asset coverage per unit figure is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per share of outstanding Preferred Stock (based on a per share liquidation preference of $25).
(2)On December 16, 2019, we entered into the Facility. The aggregate commitment of the Facility is $25 million and is collateralized by our CLO investments. As of December 31, 2020, the drawn balance on the Facility was $2 million. As of April 28, 2021, there was no drawn balance on the Facility.
Our asset coverage on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the issuance of $36.8 million of shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock on March 19, 2021 and April 6, 2021, as described under “Recent Events,” the issuance of $26 million of
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shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock in this offering and the assumed repurchase of Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023, with respect to the Preferred Stock, is approximately 265%. The table below summarizes our pro forma asset coverage per unit.
Total Amount Outstanding
Asset Coverage per Unit(1)
Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit
The Facility(2)
$2,000,000 $317,804 $— 
2035 Notes15,000,000 37,389 — 
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 202537,035,875 66 25 
Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 2023(3)
— — — 
Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 202438,927,475 66 25 
Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 202927,400,175 66 25 
Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 202425,982,900 66 25 
Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 202730,883,700 66 25 
Series G Term Preferred Stock Due 2026(4)
36,800,000 66 25 
Series H Term Preferred Stock Due 2026(5)
26,000,000 66 25 
(1)The asset coverage ratio for a class of secured senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our consolidated total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by secured senior securities representing indebtedness. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit for the Facility and the 2035 Notes. The asset coverage ratio for a class of secured senior securities representing stock is calculated as our consolidated total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of senior securities which are stock. With respect to the Term Preferred Stock, the asset coverage per unit figure is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per share of outstanding Preferred Stock (based on a per share liquidation preference of $25).
(2)On December 16, 2019, we entered into the Facility. The aggregate commitment of the Facility is $25 million and is collateralized by our CLO investments. As of December 31, 2020, the drawn balance on the Facility was $2 million. As of April 28, 2021, there was no drawn balance on the Facility.
(3)This represents the assumed repurchase of Series B Term Preferred Stock.
(4)On March 19, 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of 1,280,000 shares of 6.250% Series G Term Preferred Stock due 2026 at a public offering price of $25 per share. The offering closed on March 19, 2021. The underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 192,000 shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, on April 6, 2021.
(5)This represents the issuance of $26 million of shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock, assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase shares to cover over-allotments.
We may, but are not obligated to, repurchase our outstanding Preferred Stock in the open market from time to time upon the approval of our Board of Directors. On March 18, 2020, we announced a program for the repurchase of up to $50 million worth of our outstanding shares of the our Preferred Stock in aggregate. Under the repurchase program, we repurchased 18,748 shares of our Series A Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $18.32 per share, 15,082 shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $18.25 per share, 52,901 shares of our Series C Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $18.29 per share, 1,000 shares of our Series D Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $16.93 per share, 60,684 shares of our Series E Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $18.84 per share, and 64,652 Series F Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $16.99 per share, for the year ended June 30, 2020. In connection with the repurchased Preferred Stock, we recognized a realized gain of $1,299,945, net of previously unamortized deferred issuance costs of $190,339. On February 1, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a program for the repurchase of up to $25 million worth of our outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock in aggregate, pursuant to terms consistent with those of the program announced in March 2020. Under the repurchase program, we repurchased 13,170 shares of our Series A Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $25.01 per share, 3,710 shares of our Series C Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $25.19 per share, 1,942 shares of our Series D Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $25.26 per share, 17,642 shares of our Series E Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $25.01 per share and 1,920 Series F Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $24.99 per share, from March 1, 2021 through March 5, 2021.

The use of borrowed funds or the proceeds of preferred stock, such as the Series H Term Preferred Stock, to make investments has its own specific set of benefits and risks, and all of the costs of borrowing funds or issuing preferred stock would be borne by holders of our common stock. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Capital Structure and Leverage” for a discussion of the risks inherent to employing leverage.

We have applied to list the Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PRIFH.” If the application is approved, trading on the NYSE in the Series H Term Preferred Stock is expected to begin within 30 days
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following the issuance date of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. Our common stock is not listed on an exchange and will not be listed on an exchange in the foreseeable future, if at all.

See “Investment Objective and Strategy” for additional information regarding our investment strategy.
Market Opportunity
CLOs are investment vehicles that own a broadly assorted pool of Senior Secured Loans. A CLO uses the cash flows from a broadly assorted portfolio of Senior Secured Loans to service multiple classes of rated debt securities, the proceeds of which together with the junior capital tranches are used to fund the purchase of the underlying Senior Secured Loans. A CLO is a special purpose vehicle (typically formed in the Cayman Islands or another similar foreign jurisdiction) formed to purchase the Senior Secured Loans and issue rated debt securities and equity tranches and/or unrated debt securities (generally treated as equity interests). The rated debt tranches consist of long-term, financing with specified financing terms, including floating interest rates at a stated spread to LIBOR. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to Our Investments - Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments” and “—Our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant equity or junior debt investments in a CLO vehicle defaults on its payment obligations or fails to perform as we expect.”
In a typical CLO, as shown in the chart below, the capital structure would include approximately 90% debt, with the remainder comprising the junior most CLO securities, typically referred to as the CLO’s equity tranche. Interest and principal repayment cashflows derived from the pool of Senior Secured Loans are allocated sequentially first to cover the operational and administrative costs of the CLO, second to the debt service of the highest ranking debt tranche, third to the debt service of the next highest ranking debt tranche and so on until all obligations of the CLO have been met. This sequential cashflow allocation is usually referred to as the “payment waterfall.” The most subordinated tranche of securities is therefore the most sensitive to defaults and realized losses in relation to the underlying assets, and the most senior tranche is the least sensitive to them.
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The equity tranche represents the most junior tranche in the CLO capital structure. The equity tranche is typically not rated and is subordinated to the debt tranches. The holders of equity tranche interests are typically entitled to any cash reserves that form part of the structure at the point at which such reserves are permitted to be released. The equity tranche captures available payments at the bottom of the payment waterfall, after operational and administrative costs of the CLO and servicing of the debt securities. Economically, the equity tranche benefits from the difference between the interest received from the Senior Secured Loans and the interest paid to the holders of debt tranches of the CLO structure. Should a default or decrease in expected payments to a particular CLO occur, that deficiency typically first affects the equity tranche in that holders of that position generally will be the first to have their payments decreased by the deficiency.
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Debt tranches of CLOs typically are rated and have a stated coupon. Equity tranches of CLOs are typically unrated and do not have a stated coupon. Rather, payments to the equity tranches of CLOs are dependent on the residual cashflows after all interest, fees and expenses on the debt tranches have been paid. The equity tranche of a CLO is the most sensitive to defaults and realized losses as it is the most subordinated tranche in the CLO’s capital structure, whereas CLO debt tranches are not impacted by defaults and realized losses until total losses exceed the value of the equity tranche. CLO payment provisions are detailed in a CLO’s indenture and are referred to as the “priority of payments” or “waterfall.”
Each tranche within a CLO has voting rights on any amendments that would have a material effect on such tranche. Neither the debt tranches nor equity tranche of CLOs have voting rights on the management of the underlying Senior Secured Loan portfolio. The holders of the equity tranches of CLOs typically have the right to approve and/or replace the CLO collateral manager after such CLO manager has triggered a default. The equity tranche of a CLO has the ability to call the debt tranches following a non-call period. Debt tranches of CLOs do not have the right to call the other CLO security tranches.
We believe that the CLO market, including the U.S. Senior Secured Loan markets, have represented and continue to represent attractive areas for investment. We believe that investments in the equity securities and junior debt obligations of CLOs provide an efficient mechanism for investing in the U.S. Senior Secured Loan market because investments in CLOs allow for us to invest in a highly diversified and levered pool of assets in a cost efficient manner. We may choose not to invest in Senior Secured Loans directly because our principle investment strategy is to invest in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. We are able to invest in equity securities and junior debt obligations of CLOs that have leveraged exposure without the execution costs of creating such a portfolio. Investments in the more senior debt obligations of CLOs, on the other hand, do not provide the same efficiencies in terms of leverage and do not have the same equity exposure. We believe that while the U.S. Senior Secured Loan market is relatively large, with Standard & Poor’s estimating the total par value outstanding at approximately $1.20 trillion as of December 31, 2020,(1) this market remains largely inaccessible to a significant portion of investors that are not lenders or approved institutions.

An investment in a CLO offers access to a diversified and actively managed or actively monitored portfolio of Senior Secured Loans in a single investment. An investment in the equity class of a CLO provides the potential for enhanced returns generated by the difference between the yield on the underlying assets in the portfolio and the cost of funding the rated debt liabilities.
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The most junior classes of all U.S. CLOs (typically referred to as CLO equity classes) have delivered over 20% annual average cash yields from January 2003 through December 2020, as shown in the chart below,(2) and, according to Wells Fargo, 98.1% of U.S. CLOs that have been issued since 2000 and redeemed through March 2015, which is the most recent date that is available for this data, have generated a positive return to equity investors.(3) Despite the historically favorable returns delivered by most junior classes of U.S. CLOs, these investments have generated lower returns during periods of extreme market volatility, particularly as a result of events impacting the U.S. credit markets. See “Risk Factors - Price declines in the markets for Target Securities, especially equity and junior tranches of CLOs and Senior Secured Loans, may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.”
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(1) Source: S&P Capital IQ - S&P LSTA Leveraged Lending Review 4Q20.
(2) Source: Citigroup Global Capital Markets Research - Citi US CLO Scorecard - December 16, 2020.
(3) Source: Wells Fargo Structured Products Research, Intex and data provided by CLO Collateral Managers.

Cashflow transactions
The underlying assets of cashflow transactions may be either actively managed by a CLO collateral manager, or structured as static pools where few if any changes can be made to the initial asset selection. We invest primarily in actively-managed transactions where the portfolios will be managed according to typically stringent investment guidelines set out at the inception of the transaction. These guidelines likely will include specific requirements determined by the rating agencies (Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and/or Fitch), such as a portfolio broadly invested by industry and issuer and weighted average rating requirements on the Senior Secured Loans in the portfolio.
Broad investment variety is a key feature of the portfolios of the CLOs in which we invest, and is aimed at minimizing the effect of potential credit deterioration. Typical guidelines require broad investment variety by issuer and industry. Individual CLO portfolios will generally consist of a large number of issuers in various industries.
Returns to investors in the equity classes of CLOs depend on a number of factors. One of the principal drivers is the number and timing of defaults in the portfolio, as well as recovery rates on any defaulted Senior Secured Loans. Other factors which contribute to return performance are correlation among assets, portfolio purchase price, repayment rate, reinvestment interest rate, trading gains/losses, test levels, frequency of payment on assets and liabilities, and timing of allocation of cashflows.
The Senior Secured Loan market is characterized by various factors, including:
Seniority.  A Senior Secured Loan typically has a first lien, or sometimes second lien, on the borrower’s assets and ranks senior in a borrower’s capital structure to other forms of debt or equity. As such, that loan maintains the senior-most claim on the borrower’s assets and cash flow, and, we believe should, all other things being equal, offer the prospect of a more stable and lower-risk investment relative to other debt and equity securities issued by the borrower.
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Consistent long-term performance.  Senior Secured Loans have provided positive cash yields in all years since 1997, and only two full years (2008 and 2015) of negative returns including mark-to-market volatility. Senior Secured Loans provided a 2-year return of 7.5% in 2008 and 2009 despite the market downturn.(4)
Floating rate instruments.  A Senior Secured Loan typically contains a floating interest rate versus a fixed interest rate, which we believe provides some measure of protection against the risk of increases in interest rates and inflation. Also, the debt tranches of a CLO have floating interest rates as well, which provides a partial matching of changes in the interest rates on the CLO’s assets and liabilities.
Low default-rate environment.  The default rate on all Senior Secured Loans included in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index has averaged 2.28% from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2020.(5) The S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index reflects the market-weighted performance of a selection of U.S. dollar-denominated institutional Senior Secured Loans.
(4)    Source: S&P Capital IQ - Leveraged Loan Index Returns Summary.
(5)    Source: S&P Capital IQ - Leveraged Loan Lending Review 4Q20.
In the current environment, we believe the above attributes are particularly desirable.
We believe that the equity and junior debt tranches of CLO securities in which we invest currently represent, as a class, an opportunity to obtain attractive risk-adjusted investment returns. We believe that a number of factors support this conclusion, including:
The U.S. CLO market is relatively large, with a total outstanding notional balance of approximately $754 billion as of December 31, 2020;(6)
CLOs are not significantly impacted solely by the same mark to market volatility of Senior Secured Loans. Therefore, we believe a decline in Senior Secured Loan prices similar to 2008, August 2011, and March 2020 does not solely have a directly negative impact on CLOs and provides CLOs an opportunity to acquire Senior Secured Loans at discounted prices;
CLOs are typically subject to significant investment restrictions resulting in diversified portfolios. Investment restrictions include limitations on exposure to any one borrower, Senior Secured Loan, or particular industry, requirements for minimum weighted average spreads and minimum weighted average ratings, and limitations on low rated Senior Secured Loans. Required diversity tests typically result in the average Senior Secured Loan or issuer representing less than 2% and no industry exceeding 15% of a CLO’s portfolio;
We believe that investing in Target Securities requires high levels of research and analysis. We believe that typically this analysis can only be conducted by knowledgeable market participants, as the nature of the analysis tends to be highly specialized; and
U.S. CLO equity tranches have delivered over 20% average annual cash yields from January 2003 through December 2020.(7)

(6)    Source: Nomura CLO Research - January 20, 2021.
(7)    Source: Citigroup Global Markets Research - Citi US CLO Scorecard - December 16, 2020.
We caution investors that the past performance described above is not indicative of future returns and the results described above do not include fees, expenses or taxes that a stockholder may incur. The results described above may not be representative of our portfolio.
Potential Competitive Strengths
We believe that we offer our investors the following potential competitive strengths:
Established platform with seasoned investment professionals. We will benefit from the wider resources of our Adviser through the personnel it utilizes from Prospect Capital Management, which is focused on sourcing, structuring, executing, monitoring and exiting a broad range of investments. We believe these personnel possess market knowledge, experience and industry relationships that enable them to identify potentially attractive investment opportunities in Target Securities.
Long-term investment horizon. Unlike private equity and venture capital funds, we will not be subject to standard periodic capital return requirements. Such requirements typically stipulate that capital invested in these funds, together with any capital gains on such investment, can be invested only once and must be returned to investors after a pre-determined time period. We believe our ability to make investments with a longer-term view and without the capital return requirements of traditional private investment vehicles will provide us with greater flexibility to seek investments that can generate attractive returns on invested capital.
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Efficient tax structure. As a regulated investment company, or “RIC,” we generally will not be required to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends. Furthermore, tax-exempt investors in our securities who do not finance their acquisition of our securities with indebtedness should not be required to recognize unrelated business taxable income, or “UBTI.” Although, as a RIC, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes on dividends we receive from taxable entities and that we timely distribute to our stockholders, any taxable entities we own generally will be subject to federal and state income taxes on their income. As a result, the net return to us on such investments that are held by such subsidiaries will be reduced to the extent that the subsidiaries are subject to income taxes.
Disciplined, income-oriented investment philosophy. Our Adviser employs a conservative investment approach focused on current income and long-term investment performance. This investment approach involves a multi-stage selection process for each investment opportunity, as well as ongoing monitoring of each investment made, with particular emphasis on early detection of deteriorating credit conditions at issuers of Senior Secured Loans which could result in adverse portfolio developments. This strategy is designed to maximize current income and minimize the risk of capital loss while maintaining potential for long-term capital appreciation.
Investment expertise across all levels of the corporate capital structure. We believe the personnel available to our Adviser have broad expertise and experience investing in companies, managing high-yielding debt and equity investments, and managing and investing in Target Securities. We will attempt to capitalize on this expertise in an effort to produce and maintain an investment portfolio that will perform well in a broad range of economic conditions.
Advisory Fees
Our Adviser is compensated for its services. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser is entitled to a fee consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.0% of our total assets. When we determine to use leverage, as is the case with the issuance of Series H Term Preferred Stock, the fees paid to the Adviser for investment advisory services are higher than if we did not use leverage because the fees paid are calculated based on total assets, which includes assets attributable to leverage. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears and is calculated based on the average value of our total assets as of the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The subordinated incentive fee, which we refer to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based upon our “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter and will be subordinated to a fixed preferred return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter equal to 1.5% per quarter, or an annualized rate of 6.0%. See “Investment Advisory Agreement—Overview of Our Adviser—Advisory Fees.”
Administration
We have entered into an administration agreement, or the “Administration Agreement,” under which we have agreed to reimburse Prospect Administration for our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including furnishing us with office facilities, equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities, as well as providing us with other administrative services. Prospect Administration is controlled by Prospect Capital Management. See “Administration Agreement.”
Conflicts of Interest
Our Adviser and certain of its affiliates may experience conflicts of interest in connection with the management of our business affairs, including, but not limited to, the following:
The directors, officers and other personnel of our Adviser and its affiliates allocate their time between advising us and managing other investment activities and business activities in which they may be involved, including managing and operating Prospect Capital Corporation;
The compensation payable by us to our Adviser and other affiliates will be approved by our Board of Directors consistent with the exercise of the requisite standard of care applicable to directors under Maryland law and our charter and bylaws. Such compensation is payable, in most cases, whether or not our stockholders receive distributions;
We will compete with certain affiliates for investments, including Prospect Capital Corporation and FLEX, subjecting our Adviser and its affiliates to certain conflicts of interest in evaluating the suitability of investment opportunities and making or recommending acquisitions on our behalf;
Regardless of the quality of the assets acquired or the services provided to us, or whether we make distributions to our stockholders, our Adviser will receive base management fees and reimbursement of routine non-compensation overhead expenses in connection with the management of our portfolio, such as expenses incurred by Prospect
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Administration or us in connection with administering our business, including expenses incurred by Prospect Administration in performing administrative services for us, and the reimbursement of the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary and other administrative personnel paid by Prospect Administration, subject to the limitations included in the Administration Agreement, and may receive subordinated incentive fees in connection with the generation of net investment income;
We may compete with other funds managed by affiliates of our Adviser for investment opportunities, subjecting our Adviser and its affiliates to certain conflicts of interest in evaluating the suitability of investment opportunities and making or recommending acquisitions to us;
From time to time, to the extent consistent with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, we and other clients (if any) for which our Adviser provides investment management services or carries on investment activities may make investments at different levels of an investment entity’s capital structure or otherwise in different classes of an issuer’s securities. These investments may inherently give rise to conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest between or among the various classes of securities that may be held by us and such other clients;
Our Adviser and its respective affiliates may give advice and recommend securities to other clients which may differ from advice given to, or securities recommended or bought for, us, even though their investment objective may be similar to ours;
Prospect Capital Management and its affiliates may have existing business relationships or access to material, non-public information that would prevent our Adviser from recommending certain investment opportunities that would otherwise fit within our investment objective;
Our Adviser and its affiliates are not restricted from forming additional investment funds, from entering into other investment advisory relationships or from engaging in other business activities, even though such activities may be in competition with us and/or may involve substantial time and resources of our Adviser or its affiliates. Affiliates of our Adviser, whose primary business includes the origination of investments, engage in investment advisory business with accounts that compete with us. Affiliates of our Adviser have no obligation to make their originated investment opportunities available to us; and
To the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and staff interpretations, our Adviser may seek to have us and one or more other investment accounts managed or owned by our Adviser or certain of its affiliates participate in an investment opportunity. The Order permitting us to co-invest with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates grants us the ability to negotiate terms other than price and quantity of co-investment transactions with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates, including Prospect Capital Corporation and FLEX, where co-investing would otherwise by prohibited by the 1940 Act, subject to the conditions included therein. Under the terms of the Order, a majority of our independent directors who have no financial interest in the transaction must make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies. The Order also imposes reporting and record keeping requirements and limitations on transactional fees. We may only co-invest with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates in accordance with such Order and existing regulatory guidance. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Allocation of Investments” in the statement of additional information. These co-investment transactions may give rise to conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest among us and the other participating accounts. To mitigate these conflicts, our Adviser and its affiliates will seek to allocate portfolio transactions for all of the participating investment accounts, including us, on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments, the applicable investment programs and portfolio positions, the clients for which participation is appropriate and any other factors deemed appropriate.
Available Information
We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. This information will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. This information will also be available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York, 10016 or on our website at www.priorityincomefund.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink). These reports should not be considered a part of, or as incorporated by reference into, this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
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Taxation
We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be required to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders from our tax earnings and profits. To maintain our RIC tax treatment, we must meet specified source-of-income and asset diversification requirements and distribute annually at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Corporate Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York, 10016. We maintain a website at www.priorityincomefund.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink). Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you should not consider that information to be part of this prospectus.
Recent Events
During the period from January 1, 2021 through April 28, 2021, we raised $16.45 million of capital, net of offering proceeds, through the issuance of 1,400,305 shares of our common stock.
During the period from January 1, 2021 through April 28, 2021, we made 23 CLO equity investments investment totaling $83.39 million, 10 of which represented new investments.
On January 13, 2021, in accordance with our share pricing policy, our Board determined that an increase in our public offering prices was warranted following an increase in our estimated net asset value per share. In order to more accurately reflect our net asset value per share, we increased our public offering price to $12.54 per Class R share, $11.78 per Class RIA share, and $11.69 per Class I share from $12.04 per Class R share, $11.32 per Class RIA share, and $11.23 per Class I share, respectively. The increases in the public offering prices were effective as of our January 15, 2021 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from January 8, 2021 through January 14, 2021.

On December 10, 2020, we made an offer to purchase up to $4,098,648 in aggregate amount of the our issued and outstanding common shares. The offer began on December 17, 2020 and expired at 12:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on January 20, 2021, and a total of 985,597 shares of common stock were validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the offer as of such date. In accordance with the terms of the offer, we purchased 352,720 shares of common stock of which 3,067 shares were first purchased from beneficial holders of less than 100 of our common shares and the remainder were purchased on a pro rata basis from the requests for repurchase received by us that were validly tendered and not withdrawn at a price equal to $11.62 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4,098,604. The purchase price per share was equal to the net asset value per share of common stock as of January 15, 2021.

On January 22, 2021, our Board authorized and we declared a series of distributions for our preferred stock payable on March 31, 2021, as reflected in the following table. Preferred stockholders of record of each respective Series will be entitled to receive the respective distributions as of the close of the business on March 15, 2021.
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 2025Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 2023Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 2024Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 2029Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 2024Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 2027
Total amount per share$0.39844 $0.39063 $0.41406 $0.43750 $0.39844 $0.41406 
On January 27, 2021, we repaid the entire $2 million outstanding under the Facility. On February 9, 2021 and February 25, 2021, we made a draw on the Facility of $2.2 million and $6.3 million, respectively. On March 19, 2021, we repaid $8.5 million, which represented the entire outstanding balance under the Facility. On March 31, 2021, we made a draw on the Facility of $6.4 million. On April 20, 2021, we repaid $6.4 million, which represents the entire balance under the Facility. As of April 28, 2021, there was no drawn balance on the Facility.

On February 4, 2021, in accordance with our share pricing policy, our Board determined that an increase in our public offering prices was warranted following an increase in our estimated net asset value per share. In order to more accurately reflect our net asset value per share, we increased our public offering price to $12.56 per Class R share, $11.80 per Class RIA share, and $11.71 per Class I share from $12.54 per Class R share, $11.78 per Class RIA share, and $11.69 per Class I share.
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The increases in the public offering prices were effective as of our February 5, 2021 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from January 29, 2021 through February 4, 2021.
On February 23, 2021, our Board of Directors declared a series of distributions for the months of March through May 2021 reflected in the following table. Common stockholders of record as of the close of business on each respective record date will be entitled to receive the distribution.
Record DatePayment Date
Total Amount per Share(a)
March 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2021(b)
March 29, 2021$0.14306 
April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 2021May 3, 2021$0.10070 
May 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2021June 1, 2021$0.08056 
(a)Total amount per share represents the total distribution rate for the record dates indicated.
(b)Includes bonus distributions.
    On February 1, 2021, our Board of Directors authorized a program for the repurchase of up to $25 million worth of our outstanding shares of our Preferred Stock in aggregate, pursuant to terms consistent with those of the program announced in March 2020. Under the repurchase program, we repurchased 13,170 shares of our Series A Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $25.01 per share, 3,710 shares of our Series C Term Preferred Stock at an average net price of $25.19 per share, 1,942 shares of our Series D Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $25.26 per share, 17,642 shares of our Series E Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $25.01 per share, and 1,920 Series F Term Preferred Stock, at an average net price of $24.99 per share, from March 1, 2021 through March 5, 2021.
On March 4, 2021, in accordance with our share pricing policy, our Board determined that an increase in our public offering prices was warranted following an increase in our estimated net asset value per share. In order to more accurately reflect our net asset value per share, we increased our public offering price to $12.69 per share designated as “Class R,” $11.93 per share designated as “Class RIA,” and $11.83 per share designated as “Class I” from $12.56 per share designated as “Class R,” $11.80 per share designated as “Class RIA,” and $11.71 per share designated as “Class I.” The change in the public offering price is effective as of our March 5, 2021 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from February 26, 2021 through March 4, 2021.
On March 12, 2021, we made an offer to purchase up to $4,307,810 in aggregate amount of the our issued and outstanding common shares. The offer began on March 18, 2021 and expires at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 19, 2021, and a total of 1,108,375 shares were validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer as of such date. In accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Company purchased 360,479 Shares of which 3,931 Shares were first purchased from beneficial holders of less than 100 Shares and the remainder were purchased on a pro rata basis from the requests for repurchase received by the Company that were validly tendered and not withdrawn at a price equal to $11.95 per Share for an aggregate purchase prices of approximately $4,307,719. The purchase price per Share was equal to the net asset value per Share as of April 16, 2021.
On March 19, 2021, we closed an underwritten public offering of 1,280,000 shares of 6.250% Series G Term Preferred Stock due 2026 at a public offering price of $25 per share. We granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 192,000 shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions, for 30 days after the date of the prospectus relating to the Series G Term Preferred Shares solely to cover overallotments. On April 6, 2021, the underwriters exercised their option to purchase an additional 192,000 for net proceeds of $4.65 million.
On April 8 , 2021, we notified the SEC pursuant to Rule 23c-2 under the Investment Company Act that we intend to redeem all outstanding shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock no earlier than May 7, 2021 but no later than June 7, 2021; provided that we reserve the right to postpone or cancel such redemption in our sole discretion. The Series B Term Preferred Stock will be redeemed at a price of $25 per share plus accrued but unpaid dividends from March 31, 2021, to but excluding, the redemption date.
On April 14, 2021, in accordance with our share pricing policy, our Board determined that an increase in our public offering prices was warranted following an increase in our estimated net asset value per share. In order to more accurately reflect our net asset value per share, we increased our public offering price to $12.87 per share designated as “Class R,” $12.10 per share designated as “Class RIA,” and $12.00 per share designated as “Class I” from $12.69 per share designated as “Class R,” $11.93 per share designated as “Class RIA,” and $11.83 per share designated as “Class I.” The change in the public offering price is effective as of our April 16, 2021 weekly closing and first applied to subscriptions received from April 9, 2021 through April 15, 2021.
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On April 26, 2021, our Board authorized and we declared a series of distributions for our preferred stock payable on June 30, 2021, as reflected in the following table. Preferred stockholders of record of each respective series (if any, with respect to the Series B Preferred Stock) will be entitled to receive the respective distributions as of the close of the business on June 15, 2021.
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 2025Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 2023Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 2024Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 2029Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 2024Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 2027Series G Term Preferred Stock Due 2026
Total amount per share$0.39844 $0.39063 $0.41406 $0.43750 $0.39844 $0.41406 $0.43837 
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THE OFFERING
Issuer Priority Income Fund, Inc.
Securities Offered 
1,040,000 shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock. An additional 156,000 shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock will be issuable pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters.
Listing 
We have applied to list Series H Term Preferred Stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or the “NYSE,” under the symbol “PRIFH.” If the application is approved, trading in Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE is expected to begin within 30 days after the initial issuance date of the Series H Term Preferred Stock upon the closing of the offering, which we refer to as the Date of Original Issue. Prior to the expected commencement of trading, the underwriters may, but are not obligated, to make a market in Series H Term Preferred Stock. Our common stock is not listed on an exchange and will not be listed on an exchange in the foreseeable future, if at all.
Use of Proceeds 
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering (after the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions of $812,500 and estimated offering expenses of approximately $250,000) to redeem all of the Series B Term Preferred Stock, to acquire investments in accordance with our investment objective and strategies, as described in this prospectus, and for general working capital purposes. See “Use of Proceeds.”
Liquidation Preference $25 per share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends, if any. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will be entitled to receive a liquidation distribution per share equal to $25 per share (which we refer to in this prospectus as the Liquidation Preference), plus an amount equal to all accrued but unpaid dividends, if any, accumulated to (but excluding) the date fixed for distribution or payment, whether or not earned or declared by us, but excluding interest on any such distribution or payment. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Liquidation Rights.”
Dividends 
The Series H Term Preferred Stock will pay a quarterly dividend, when, as and if authorized by, or under authority granted by, our Board of Directors, and declared by us out of assets legally available therefor, at a fixed annual rate of 6.00% of the Liquidation Preference, or $1.50 per share per year, which we refer to as the Fixed Dividend Rate. Quarterly dividends are scheduled to be paid on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on September 30, 2021. The Fixed Dividend Rate is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances, but will not in any case be lower than 6.00%. Cumulative cash dividends or distributions on each Share of Series H Term Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly, when, as and if authorized by, or under authority granted by, our Board of Directors and declared by us out of assets legally available for such payment. The first dividend period for the Series H Term Preferred Stock will commence on the Date of Original Issue, and will end on, but exclude, September 30, 2021.
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Ranking 
The shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock will be senior securities that constitute capital stock. The Series H Term Preferred Stock will rank: 

- senior to shares of our common stock in priority of payment of dividends and as to the distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or the winding-up of our affairs;

- equal in priority with the issued and outstanding Series A Term Preferred Stock, Series B Term Preferred Stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock, Series D Term Preferred Stock, Series E Term Preferred Stock, Series F Term Preferred Stock, Series G Term Preferred Stock and all other future series of preferred stock we may issue, as to priority of payment of dividends and as to distributions of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or the winding-up of our affairs; and

- subordinate in right of payment to the holders of any senior indebtedness, including the Facility and the 2035 Notes.

Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 50,000,000 shares of term preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, or the “Preferred Stock” or “Term Preferred Stock,” of which 9,360,000 shares have been designated as Series A Term Preferred Stock, 9,035,000 shares have been designated as Series B Term Preferred Stock, 9,610,000 shares have been designated as Series C Term Preferred Stock, 8,000,000 shares have been designated as Series D Term Preferred Stock, 1,150,000 shares have been designated as Series E Term Preferred Stock, 1,380,000 shares have been designated as Series F Term Preferred Stock, 1,472,000 shares have been designated as Series G Term Preferred Stock and 1,196,000 shares have been designated as Series H Term Preferred Stock.

We may issue additional shares of Preferred Stock, but we may not issue additional classes of capital stock that rank senior or junior to the Series H Term Preferred Stock (other than common stock) as to priority of payment of dividends and as to distribution of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of our affairs. We may, however, issue additional Preferred Stock only so long as the ratio of (1) the value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities to (2) the sum of all senior securities representing indebtedness and the outstanding shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock multiplied by $25 per share is at least 200%. In addition, we may borrow funds from banks and other lenders or issue indebtedness so long as the ratio of (1) the value of total assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities to (2) the sum of all senior securities representing indebtedness is at least 300%.
Mandatory Term Redemption We are required to redeem all outstanding Series H Term Preferred Stock on December 31, 2026 at a redemption price equal to the Liquidation Preference plus an amount equal to accumulated but unpaid dividends, if any, on such shares (whether or not earned or declared, but excluding interest on such dividends) to, but excluding, the redemption date. We cannot effect any amendment, alteration or repeal of our obligation to redeem all of the Series H Term Preferred Stock before December 31, 2026 without the prior unanimous vote or consent of holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Redemption” and “- Voting Rights.”
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Mandatory Redemption for Asset Coverage 
In addition to the asset coverage requirements imposed on us by the 1940 Act, if we fail to maintain an asset coverage ratio (as defined below) of at least 200% as of the close of business on the last Business Day of any calendar quarter, and such failure is not cured by the close of business on the date that is 30 calendar days following the filing date of our Annual Report on Form N-CSR, Semiannual Report on Form N-CSRS or Quarterly Form N-PORT filings, as applicable, for that quarter (referred to in this prospectus as an Asset Coverage Cure Date), then we are required to redeem, within 90 calendar days of the Asset Coverage Cure Date, shares of Preferred Stock (as such term is defined in the Articles Supplementary) equal to the lesser of (1) the minimum number of shares of Preferred Stock that will result in our having an asset coverage ratio of at least 200% as of the date that such redemption is made and (2) the maximum number of shares of Preferred Stock that can be redeemed out of funds legally available for such redemption. Also, at our sole discretion, we may redeem such number of shares of Preferred Stock (including shares of Preferred Stock required to be redeemed) that will result in our having an asset coverage ratio of up to and including 285%. The Preferred Stock to be redeemed may include, at our sole option, any number or proportion of the Series H Term Preferred Stock and other series of Preferred Stock. If the Series H Term Preferred Stock are to be redeemed in such an event, they will be redeemed at a redemption price equal to their liquidation preference per share plus accumulated but unpaid dividends, if any, on such liquidation preference (whether or not declared, but excluding interest on accrued but unpaid dividends, if any) to, but excluding, the date fixed for such redemption.

Asset coverage for purposes of our Preferred Stock is a ratio calculated under Section 18(h) of the 1940 Act. For more information, see “The Offering — Leverage.”
Optional Redemption At any time after May 6, 2023, at our sole option, we may redeem, from time to time, the Series H Term Preferred Stock in whole or in part, out of funds legally available for such redemption, at a price per share equal to the sum of the Liquidation Preference plus an amount equal to accumulated but unpaid dividends, if any, on such shares (whether or not earned or declared, but excluding interest on such dividends) to, but excluding, the date fixed for such redemption. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Redemption - Optional Redemption.”
Voting Rights Except as otherwise provided in our charter or as otherwise required by law, (1) each holder of Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of Preferred Stock held by such holder on each matter submitted to a vote of our stockholders and (2) the holders of all outstanding Preferred Stock and Common Stock (as such term is defined in the Articles Supplementary) will vote together as a single class; provided that holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, will elect two of our directors and will be entitled to elect a majority of our directors if we fail to pay dividends on any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock in an amount equal to two full years of dividends and continuing during that period until we correct that failure. Preferred Stock holders will also vote separately as a class on any matter that materially and adversely affects any preference, right or power of holders of Preferred Stock. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Voting Rights.”
Conversion Rights The shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock have no conversion rights.
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Leverage
We may borrow funds to make investments. In addition, we may issue additional shares of our Preferred Stock, which may be considered a form of leverage, after completion of this offering. As a result, we will be exposed to the risks of leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment technique. In addition, the CLO vehicles in which we invest will be leveraged, which will indirectly expose us to the risks of leverage. The use of leverage magnifies the potential gain and loss on amounts invested and therefore increases the risks associated with investing in our securities. The costs associated with use of leverage, including any increase in the management fee payable to our investment adviser, Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, will be borne by our common stockholders. Under the 1940 Act, we are only permitted to incur additional indebtedness to the extent our asset coverage with respect to our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness, as defined under the 1940 Act, is at least 300% immediately after each such borrowing.
 
In addition, we are only permitted to issue additional Preferred Stock to the extent our asset coverage with respect to such Preferred Stock, as defined under the 1940 Act, which also reflects any outstanding borrowings, is at least 200% immediately after each such issuance. As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately approximately $37.0 million of shares of 6.375% Series A Term Preferred Stock due 2025 outstanding, approximately $24.6 million of shares of 6.25% Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023 outstanding, approximately $38.9 million of shares of 6.625% Series C Term Preferred Stock due 2024 outstanding, approximately $27.4 million shares of 7.00% Series D Term Preferred Stock due 2029 outstanding, approximately $26 million of 6.375% Series E Term Preferred Stock due 2024 outstanding, approximately $30.9 million of shares of 6.625% Series F Term Preferred Shares due 2027 outstanding, $15 million aggregate principal amount of the 2035 Notes outstanding and $2 million under the Facility outstanding, and our asset coverage ratio, with respect to the Preferred Stock, was approximately 297%. The Asset Coverage per Unit is $299,697 for the Facility, $35,258 per unit for the 2035 Notes and $74 for the Preferred Stock.

After giving effect to the issuance of $36.8 million of Series G Term Preferred Stock on March 19, 2021 and April 6, 2021, as described under “Recent Events,” the issuance of $26 million of shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock in this offering and the assumed repurchase of all outstanding shares of Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023, our asset coverage would be 265% with respect to the Preferred Stock, 3,739% with respect to the 2035 Notes, and 31,780% with respect to the Facility, or $66, $37,389 and $317,804 on a per unit basis, respectively. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Asset Coverage.”

See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Asset Coverage.” See “Regulation as a Registered Closed-End Investment Company” in the accompanying Statement of Additional Information.

If there is an opportunity to do so, we intend to issue additional shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and in one or more offerings in the 12 months following the completion of this offering. Each series of Preferred Stock that we may issue, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, will be substantially similar and of equal rank except as to the particular terms thereof that may be fixed by our Board of Directors, and all shares of each series of Preferred Stock will be substantially similar and of equal rank except as to the dates from which dividends, if any, thereon will be cumulative. While we have no immediate plans to issue debt securities or borrow money from a bank or other financial institution, it is possible that we will do so if an appropriate opportunity arises. If we incur additional leverage, certain risks may apply. See “Risk Factors - Risks Related to our Capital Structure and Leverage.”
U.S. Federal Income Taxes 
Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding these matters in light of their personal investment circumstances. We have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, commencing with our tax year ended June 30, 2013. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
Risk Factors 
Investing in the Series H Term Preferred Stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the information set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” before deciding to invest in our Series H Term Preferred Stock.
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Information Rights During any period in which we are not subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the “Exchange Act,” and any shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will provide holders of such shares, without cost, copies of our annual, semi-annual and quarterly reports, proxy statements and other information that we would have been required to file with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act if we were subject to such requirements.
Redemption and Paying AgentWe have entered into an amendment to our Transfer Agency and Service Agreement with DST Systems, Inc., which we refer to as the Redemption and Paying Agent in this prospectus. Under this amendment, the Redemption and Paying Agent will serve as transfer agent and registrar, dividend disbursing agent and redemption and paying agent with respect to the Series H Term Preferred Stock.
ERISASee “Certain Employee Benefit Plan and IRA Considerations.”
Additional Information 
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-2 under the Securities Act of 1933, or the “Securities Act”, which contains additional information about us and the Series H Term Preferred Stock being offered by this prospectus. We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. This information is available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. This information will also be available free of charge by contacting us at Priority Income Fund, Inc., Attention: Investor Relations, by telephone at (212) 448-0702, or on our website at www.priorityincomefund.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink). The information on our website is not incorporated by reference in the prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
    The following is a schedule of financial highlights for the six months ended December 31, 2020 and the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and the period from January 6, 2014 (the date non-affiliate stockholders were admitted into the Company) to June 30, 2014. The Company has omitted the financial highlights for the periods prior to January 6, 2014 since non-affiliated shareholders were not yet admitted to the Company and the Company had not yet commenced investment operations. The Company offers shares of its common stock that differ only with respect to the sales load that purchasers in the offering must pay. Each share of our common stock has identical voting and distributions rights, bears its own pro rata portion of the Company’s expenses and has the same net asset value. As such, the financial highlights are presented for the Company as a whole.

The financial data for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and for the period from January 6, 2014 to June 30, 2014 is included in our financial statements which have been audited by BDO USA LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The financial highlights for the six months ended December 31, 2020 is included in our unaudited financial statements but, in the opinion of management, present fairly the financial condition and operating results for such period. Interim results as of and for the six months ended December 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2021. You should read these financial highlights in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the SAI and our annual reports filed with the SEC and available on its website at www.sec.gov. Historical data is not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period. The data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto included in this prospectus.
Six Months EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedPeriod Ended(i)
December 31, 2020June 30, 2020June 30, 2019June 30, 2018June 30, 2017June 30, 2016June 30, 2015June 30, 2014
Per share data:
Net asset value, beginning of year or period$10.57 $13.02 $13.47 $14.43 $14.24 $13.39 $9.60 $13.80 
Net investment income(a)(g)
0.90 1.48 1.61 1.60 1.76 2.03 1.64 0.66 
Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments(a)
0.78 (2.63)(0.71)(1.19)(0.22)0.27 0.58 (0.06)
Net realized gain on extinguishment of debt(a)— 0.04 — — — — — — 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations1.68 (1.11)0.90 0.41 1.54 2.30 2.22 0.60 
Distributions to common stockholders(f)
Dividends from net investment income (a)
(0.61)(0.69)(1.00)(0.83)(1.30)(1.50)(1.50)(0.61)
Capital gain(a)
— — (0.01)(0.03)— — — — 
Return of capital(a)
— (0.72)(0.47)(0.64)(0.21)— — — 
Total distributions(b)
(0.61)(1.41)(1.48)(1.50)(1.51)(1.50)(1.50)(0.61)
Offering costs(a)
— — — — — (0.02)(0.27)(1.36)
Other(c)
(0.04)0.07 0.13 0.13 0.16 0.07 3.34 (2.83)
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Net asset value, end of year or period$11.60 $10.57 $13.02 $13.47 $14.43 $14.24 $13.39 $9.60 
Six Months EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear EndedYear Ended
Period Ended(i)
December 31, 2020June 30, 2020June 30, 2019June 30, 2018June 30, 2017June 30, 2016June 30, 2015June 30, 2014
Total return, based on NAV(d)
16.29 %(8.83)%8.06 %3.94 %12.82 %19.13 %56.24 %(27.15)%
Supplemental Data:
Net assets, end of year or period $402,383,489 $347,800,248 $399,704,924 $332,681,912 $285,033,346 $182,280,330 $69,237,648 $6,787,044 
Ratio to average net assets:
Expenses excluding expense support (reimbursements)/repayments(g)(h)
13.53 %11.32 %8.46 %6.41 %6.91 %7.11 %9.76 %79.50 %
Expenses after expense support (reimbursements)/repayments, net(e)(g)(h)
13.53 %11.32 %8.46 %6.25 %7.52 %3.49 %— %(2.50)%
Net investment income(g)(h)
16.63 %12.20 %11.90 %11.46 %12.22 %14.94 %13.04 %(18.02)%
Portfolio turnover0.47 %1.66 %1.44 %1.10 %1.00 %1.00 %1.00 %6.00 %
(a) Calculated based on weighted average shares outstanding during the year or period.
(b) The per share data for distributions is the actual amount of distributions paid or payable per share of common stock outstanding during the year or period. Distributions per share are rounded to the nearest $0.01.
(c) The amount shown represents the balancing figure derived from the other figures in the schedule, and is primarily attributable to the accretive effects from the sales of the Company’s shares and the effects of share repurchases during the year or period.
(d) Total return is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share during the year or period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. The computation does not reflect the sales load for any shares. Total return based on market value is not presented since the Company’s shares are not publicly traded. For periods less than one year, total return is not annualized.
(e) For the year/period ended June 30, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014 there were expense support repayments (reimbursements), net of ($675,148), $1,441,093, ($4,630,655), ($1,593,549), and ($1,250,711), respectively. There were no expense support repayments (reimbursements) for the years ended June 30, 2019 and 2020 or for the six months ended December 31, 2020.
(f) The amounts reflected for the year ended June 30, 2019 were updated based on tax information received subsequent to the filing of the annual report on Form N-CSR filing.
(g) Net investment income per share data and ratios reflect income earned and expenses incurred on assets attributable to preferred shares (as
described in Note 7. Mandatorily Redeemable Preferred Shares). The expense ratios also reflect expenses incurred on assets attributable to
preferred shares. Preferred shares are only outstanding for periods after June 27, 2018 and the ratio of preferred dividend expense to average
net assets applicable to the common shares for the years ended June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are 2.94%, 1.34% and 0.00%, respectively.
The ratio of preferred dividend expense to average net assets applicable to the common shares for the six months ended December 31, 2020
is 1.81%.
(h) Annualized for the six months ended December 31, 2020.
(i) Represents the period from January 6, 2014 (the date non-affiliate stockholders were admitted into the Company) to June 30, 2014. The net asset value at the beginning of the period is the net offering price as of January 6, 2014, which is the date that the Company satisfied its minimum offering requirement by raising over $2.5 million from selling shares to persons not affiliated with the Company or the Adviser (the “Minimum Offering Requirement”), and as a result, broke escrow and commenced making investments.

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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our Series H Term Preferred Stock involves a number of significant risks. In addition to the other information contained elsewhere in this prospectus, you should consider carefully the following information before making an investment in our Series H Term Preferred Stock. 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 ability to pay dividends on our Series H Term Preferred Stock could be effected, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business and Structure
Our Board of Directors may change our investment objective by providing our stockholders with 60 days prior notice, or may modify or waive our current operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse.
Our investment objective is to generate current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of our total assets, or net assets plus borrowings, in Senior Secured Loans, with an emphasis on current income. Our investments may take the form of the purchase of Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets) or through investments in entities that in turn own a pool of Senior Secured Loans. This investment objective may be changed by our Board of Directors if we provide our stockholders with at least 60 days prior notice. In addition, our Board of Directors has the authority to modify or waive our current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our investment objective, current operating policies, investment criteria and strategies would have on our business, net asset value, operating results or the value of our securities, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock. However, the effects might be adverse, which could negatively impact our ability to pay you distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Moreover, we will have significant flexibility in investing the net proceeds of this offering and may use the net proceeds from our public offering in ways with which investors may not agree or for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of our public offering.
The SEC’s position on certain non-traditional investments, including investments in CLOs, is under review.
The staff of the SEC has undertaken a broad review of the potential risks associated with different asset management activities, focusing on, among other things, liquidity risk and risk from leverage. The staff of the Division of Investment Management has, in correspondence with registered management investment companies, raised questions about the level and special risks of investments in CLOs. While it is not possible to predict what conclusions the staff will reach in these areas, or what recommendations the staff might make to the SEC, the imposition of limitations on investments by registered management investment companies in CLOs could adversely impact our ability to implement our investment strategy and/or our ability to raise capital through public offerings, or cause us to take certain actions with potential negative impacts on our financial condition and results of operations. We are unable at this time to assess the likelihood or timing of any such regulatory development.
Price declines in the markets for Target Securities, especially equity and junior tranches of CLOs and Senior Secured Loans, may adversely affect the fair value of our portfolio, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.
Prior to the onset of the financial crisis, CLOs, hedge funds and other investment vehicles, comprised the majority of the market for purchasing and holding Senior Secured Loans (both with first liens and second liens). As the secondary market pricing of the loans underlying these portfolios deteriorated during the fourth quarter of 2008, it is our understanding that many investors, as a result of their generally high degrees of leverage, were forced to raise cash by selling their interests in performing loans in order to satisfy margin requirements or the equivalent of margin requirements imposed by their lenders. This resulted in a forced deleveraging cycle of price declines, compulsory sales, and further price declines, with widespread redemption requests and other constraints resulting from the credit crisis generating further selling pressure. The pervasive forced selling and the resultant price declines led to the elimination or significant impairment of many of our leveraged competitors for investment opportunities, especially those having built their investment portfolios prior to the financial crisis.
While prices appreciated measurably during 2009 and 2010, conditions in the markets for Target Securities may deteriorate again, which may cause pricing levels to decline. As a result, we may suffer unrealized depreciation and could incur realized losses in connection with the sale of our investments, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example, recent disruptions in the capital markets related to the outbreak of the coronavirus have increased the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets. These and future market disruptions and/or illiquidity would be expected to have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows, and could cause us to suffer unrealized
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depreciation and incur realized losses. Unfavorable economic conditions also would be expected to increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Company. These events could affect our ability to repay our indebtedness when due, limit our investment purchases, limit the Company’s ability to grow and have a negative impact on the Company’s operating results and the fair values of our CLO debt and CLO equity investments.
Global economic, political and market conditions may adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition, including our revenue growth and profitability.
The current worldwide financial market situation, as well as various social and political tensions in the United States and around the world, may contribute to increased market volatility, may have long-term effects on the U.S. and worldwide financial markets, and may cause economic uncertainties or deterioration in the U.S. and worldwide. Periods of market volatility may continue to occur in response to pandemics or other events outside of our control. These types of events could adversely affect our operating results.

For example, in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (the “Wuhan Virus”) surfaced in Wuhan, China and spread globally, including in the United States. The Wuhan Virus pandemic has resulted in the temporary closure of many corporate offices, retail stores, and manufacturing facilities and factories globally, as well as border closings, quarantines, cancellations, disruptions to supply chains and customer activity, and general concern and uncertainty. The Wuhan Virus pandemic has had, and any other outbreak of an infectious disease, pandemic, or other serious public health concern could have, a significant negative impact on economic and market conditions and could trigger a prolonged period of global economic slowdown. As the continuing impact on global markets from the Wuhan Virus is difficult to predict, the extent to which the Wuhan Virus may negatively affect our operating results or the duration of any potential business disruption is uncertain. Any potential impact to results will depend to a large extent on future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of the Wuhan Virus and the actions taken by authorities and other entities to contain the Wuhan Virus or treat its impact, all of which are beyond our control. Additionally, the Wuhan Virus outbreak may exacerbate other pre-existing political, social and economic risks in certain countries. The impact of the outbreak may last for an extended period of time. These potential impacts, while uncertain, could adversely affect our operating results. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business and Structure—The Wuhan Virus pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the global economy, which has had, and may continue to have, a negative impact on our investments and our business and operations.”

The U.S. and global capital markets experienced extreme volatility and disruption during the economic downturn that began in mid-2007, and the U.S. economy was in a recession for several consecutive calendar quarters during the same period. In 2010, a financial crisis emerged in Europe, triggered by high budget deficits and rising direct and contingent sovereign debt, which created concerns about the ability of certain nations to continue to service their sovereign debt obligations. Risks resulting from such debt crisis and any future debt crisis in Europe or any similar crisis elsewhere could have a detrimental impact on the global economic recovery, sovereign and non-sovereign debt in certain countries and the financial condition of financial institutions generally. In July and August 2015, Greece reached agreements with its creditors for bailouts that provide aid in exchange for certain austerity measures. These and similar austerity measures may adversely affect world economic conditions and have an adverse impact on our business and that of our portfolio companies.

In the second quarter of 2015, stock prices in China experienced a significant drop, resulting primarily from continued sell-off of shares trading in Chinese markets. In August 2015, Chinese authorities sharply devalued China’s currency.

The decision made in the United Kingdom referendum in June 2016 to leave the European Union (commonly known as “Brexit”) has led to volatility in global financial markets, and in particular in the markets of the United Kingdom and across Europe, and may also lead to weakening in political, regulatory, consumer, corporate and financial confidence in the United Kingdom and Europe. The United Kingdom formally left the European Union on January 31, 2020 and continued to participate in the European Union Customs Union and European Single Market during a transition period that ended on December 31, 2020, though there remain significant questions as to the longer term economic, legal, political, regulatory and social framework to be put in place between the United Kingdom and the European Union, which may lead to ongoing political and economic uncertainty and periods of exacerbated volatility in both the United Kingdom and in wider European markets for some time. The mid-to-long term uncertainty may have a negative effect on the performance of any investments located or with operations in the United Kingdom or Europe.

Additionally, the decision made in the United Kingdom referendum may lead to a call for similar referenda in other European jurisdictions which may cause increased economic volatility and uncertainty in the European and global markets. This volatility and uncertainty may have an adverse effect on the economy generally and on our ability to execute our respective
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strategies and to receive attractive returns. In addition, the fiscal policy of foreign nations, such as Russia and China, may have a severe impact on the worldwide and U.S. financial markets.

As a result of the United States presidential election, which occurred on November 3, 2020, and subsequent senate runoff elections in January 2021, the Democratic Party currently controls the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government. Changes in U.S. federal policy, including tax policies, and at regulatory agencies occur over time through policy and personnel changes following elections, which lead to changes involving the level of oversight and focus on the financial services industry or the tax rates paid by corporate entities. The nature, timing and economic and political effects of potential changes to the current legal and regulatory framework affecting financial institutions remain highly uncertain. Uncertainty surrounding future changes may adversely affect our operating environment and therefore our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. We cannot predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the United States economy and securities markets or on its investments. We monitor developments and seek to manage investments in a manner consistent with achieving our investment objective, but there can be no assurance that we will be successful in doing so.

The Wuhan Virus pandemic has caused severe disruptions in the global economy, which has had, and may continue to have, a negative impact on our investments and our business and operations.

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (the "Wuhan Virus") surfaced in Wuhan, China, and the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic, while United States declared a national emergency and for the first time in its history, every state in the United States was under a federal disaster declaration. The U.S. capital markets are continuing to experience volatility and disruption in connection with the Wuhan Virus pandemic. The Wuhan Virus has resulted in numerous deaths, travel restrictions, closed international borders, enhanced health screenings at ports of entry and elsewhere, disruption of and delays in healthcare service preparation and delivery, prolonged quarantines and the imposition of both local and more widespread “work from home” measures, cancellations, supply chain disruptions, and lower consumer demand, as well as general concern and uncertainty. The ongoing spread of the Wuhan Virus has had, and is expected to continue to have, a material adverse impact on local economies in the affected jurisdictions and also on the global economy.

The global impact of the outbreak continues to evolve, and many countries have reacted by instituting quarantines, prohibitions on travel and the closure of offices, businesses, schools, retail stores and other public venues. Businesses have also implemented similar precautionary measures. Such measures, as well as the general uncertainty surrounding the dangers and impact of the Wuhan Virus, have created significant disruption in supply chains and economic activity. While several countries, as well as certain states in the United States, have begun to lift public health restrictions with the view to reopening their economies, recurring outbreaks have led to the re-introduction of such restrictions in certain states in the United States and globally and could continue to lead to the re-introduction of such restrictions elsewhere.

Although the Federal Food and Drug Administration has authorized vaccines for emergency use starting in December 2020, it remains unclear how quickly the vaccines will be distributed nationwide and globally, when “herd immunity” will be achieved in the United States and globally, and when the restrictions that were imposed to slow the spread of the virus will be lifted entirely. The delay in distributing the vaccines could lead people to continue to self-isolate and not participate in the economy at pre-pandemic levels for a prolonged period of time. Even after the Wuhan Virus pandemic subsides, the U.S. economy and most other major global economies may continue to experience a recession, and we anticipate our business and operations could be materially adversely affected by a prolonged recession in the United States and other major markets. Additionally, as of late December 2020, travelers from the United States are not allowed to visit Canada, Australia or the majority of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. These continued travel restrictions may prolong the global economic downturn.

Many states, including those in which the Company and the underlying borrowers of the Company’s CLO investments operate, issued orders requiring the closure of non-essential businesses and/or requiring residents to stay at home. The Wuhan Virus pandemic and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate its spread have caused, and are continuing to cause, business shutdowns, cancellations of events and travel, significant reductions in demand for certain goods and services, reductions in business activity and financial transactions, supply chain interruptions and overall economic and financial market instability both globally and in the United States. Such effects will likely continue for the duration of the pandemic, which is uncertain, and for some period thereafter.

The Wuhan Virus pandemic (including the preventative measures taken in response thereto) has to date (i) created significant business disruption issues for certain of the underlying borrowers of the Company’s CLO investments, and (ii) materially and adversely impacted the value and performance of certain of the Company’s CLO investments. The Wuhan Virus pandemic is having a particularly adverse impact on industries in which certain of the underlying borrowers of the Company’s
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CLO investments operate, including energy, hospitality, travel, retail and restaurants. Certain of the underlying borrowers of the Company’s CLO investments in other industries have also been significantly impacted. The Wuhan Virus pandemic is continuing as of the date of this prospectus, and its extended duration may have further adverse impacts on the Company’s CLO investments after December 31, 2020, including for the reasons described herein. Although on March 27, 2020, the U.S. government enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), which contains provisions intended to mitigate the adverse economic effects of the Wuhan Virus pandemic, and although the U.S. government under the new presidential administration continues to consider additional similar or supplemental legislation, it is uncertain whether, or how much, the underlying borrowers of the Company’s CLO investments will be able to benefit from the CARES Act or any other subsequent legislation intended to provide financial relief or assistance. As a result of this disruption and the pressures on their liquidity, certain of the underlying borrowers of the Company’s CLO investments have been, or may continue to be, incentivized to draw on most, if not all, of the unfunded portion of any revolving or delayed draw term loans made by the CLO collateral managers, subject to availability under the terms of such loans.

As a management investment company, we are required to carry our investments at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Although it is difficult to predict the extent of the impact of the Wuhan Virus outbreak on the underlying CLO vehicles we invest in, the failure by a CLO vehicle to satisfy certain financial covenants, including with respect to adequate collateralization and/or interest coverage tests, could lead to a reduction in its payments to us. In the event the CLO vehicle fails certain tests, holders of debt senior to us may be entitled to additional payments that would, in turn, reduce the payments we would otherwise be entitled to receive. Separately, we may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting CLO vehicle or any other investment we may make. If any of these occur, it could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

The Wuhan Virus pandemic has adversely impacted the fair value of our investments as of December 31, 2020, and the values assigned as of this date may differ materially from the values that we may ultimately realize with respect to our investments. The impact of the Wuhan Virus pandemic may not yet be fully reflected in the valuation of our investments as our valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and are often based on estimates, comparisons and qualitative evaluations of private information that is often from a time period earlier, generally two to three months, than the quarter for which we are reporting. Additionally, we may not have yet received information or certifications from our portfolio companies that indicate any or the full extent of declining performance or non-compliance with debt covenants, as applicable, as a result of the Wuhan Virus pandemic. As a result, our valuations at December 31, 2020 may not show the complete or continuing impact of the Wuhan Virus pandemic and the resulting measures taken in response thereto. In addition, write downs in the value of our investments have reduced, and any additional write downs may further reduce, our net asset value (and, as a result, our asset coverage calculation). Accordingly, we may continue to incur additional net unrealized losses or may incur realized losses after December 31, 2020, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

It is virtually impossible to determine the ultimate impact of Wuhan Virus at this time. Further, the extent and strength of any economic recovery after the Wuhan Virus pandemic abates, including following any “second wave” or other intensifying of the pandemic, is uncertain and subject to various factors and conditions. Accordingly, an investment in the Company is subject to an elevated degree of risk as compared to other market environments.

Legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us.
Legislative or other actions relating to taxes could have a negative effect on us or our stockholders. The rules dealing with U.S. federal income taxation are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the U.S. Treasury Department. We cannot predict with certainty how any changes in the tax laws might affect us, our stockholders or our investments. New legislation and any U.S. Treasury regulations, administrative interpretations or court decisions interpreting such legislation could significantly and negatively affect our ability to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC or the U.S. federal income tax consequences to us and our stockholders of such qualification, or could have other adverse consequences. Investors are urged to consult with their tax advisor with respect to the status of legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our securities.

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Interest rate fluctuations may adversely affect the value of our portfolio investments which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Our debt investments may be based on floating rates, such as London Interbank Offer Rate, or “LIBOR,” EURIBOR, the Federal Funds Rate or the Prime Rate. General interest rate fluctuations may have a substantial negative impact on our investments, the value of our securities and our rate of return on invested capital. A reduction in the interest rates on new investments relative to interest rates on current investments could also have an adverse impact on our net interest income. An increase in interest rates could decrease the value of any investments we hold which earn fixed interest rates, including subordinated loans, senior and junior secured and unsecured debt securities and loans and high yield bonds, and also could increase our interest expense, thereby decreasing our net income. Also, an increase in interest rates available to investors could make investment in our securities less attractive if we are not able to increase our dividend rate, which could reduce the value of our securities.
Because we may borrow money and may issue securities to finance investments, our net investment income may depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds or pay distributions on securities and the rate that our investments yield. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase except to the extent we have issued fixed rate debt or securities, which could reduce our net investment income.
You should also be aware that a change in the general level of interest rates can be expected to lead to a change in the interest rate we receive on many of our debt investments. Accordingly, a change in the interest rate could make it easier for us to meet or exceed the performance threshold and may result in a substantial increase in the amount of incentive fees payable to our Adviser with respect to the portion of the Incentive Fee based on income.
Changes relating to the LIBOR calculation process may adversely affect the value of the LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities in our portfolio.
In the recent past, concerns have been publicized that some of the member banks surveyed by the British Bankers' Association, or “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 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 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 as a result of these or future events, may result in changes to the manner in which LIBOR is determined. Potential changes, or uncertainty related to such potential changes may adversely affect the market for LIBOR-based securities, including our 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 portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities. On July 27, 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of the LIBOR rates after 2021 (the “FCA Announcement”). Furthermore, in the United States, efforts to identify a set of alternative U.S. dollar reference interest rates include proposals by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. On August 24, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board requested public comment on a proposal by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in cooperation with the Office of Financial Research, to produce three new reference rates intended to serve as alternatives to LIBOR. These alternative rates are based on overnight repurchase agreement transactions secured by U.S. Treasury Securities. On December 12, 2017, following consideration of public comments, the Federal Reserve Board concluded that the public would benefit if the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published the three proposed reference rates as alternatives to LIBOR, or the “Federal Reserve Board Notice.”
In April 2018, the Federal Reserve System, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rate Committee, announced the replacement of LIBOR with a new index, calculated by short term repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities, called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or the “SOFR.” The Federal Reserve Bank of New York began publishing SOFR in April 2018. Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement remains a question and the future of LIBOR at this time is uncertain, including whether the coronavirus will have further effect on LIBOR transition plans. On July 12, 2019, the Staff from the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance, Division of Investment Management, Division of Trading and Markets, and Office of the Chief Accountant recently issued a statement about the potentially significant effects on financial markets and market participants when LIBOR is discontinued in 2021 and no longer available as a reference benchmark rate. The Staff encouraged all market participants to identify contracts that reference LIBOR and begin transitions to alternative rates. However, the outbreak of the coronavirus may adversely impact the timing of many firms’
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transition planning, and we continue to assess the potential impact of the outbreak on our transition plans. Although SOFR appears to be the preferred replacement rate for U.S. dollar LIBOR, at this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of any such changes, any establishment of alternative reference rates, whether the coronavirus outbreak will have further effect on LIBOR transition timelines or plans, or other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United States, United Kingdom or elsewhere.
On March 5, 2021, the FCA announced that (i) 24 LIBOR settings would cease to exist immediately after December 31, 2021 (all seven euro LIBOR settings; all seven Swiss franc LIBOR settings; the Spot Next, 1-week, 2-month, and 12-month Japanese yen LIBOR settings; the overnight, 1-week, 2-month, and 12-month sterling LIBOR settings; and the 1-week and 2-month US dollar LIBOR settings); (ii) the overnight and 12-month US LIBOR settings would cease to exist after June 30, 2023; and (iii) the FCA would consult on whether the remaining nine LIBOR settings should continue to be published on a synthetic basis for a certain period using the FCA’s proposed new powers that the UK government is legislating to grant to them.

At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of the FCA Announcement, the Federal Reserve Board Notice, or other regulatory changes or announcements, any establishment of alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere. As such, the potential effect of any such event on our net investment income cannot yet be determined. The CLOs we are invested in generally contemplate a scenario where LIBOR is no longer available by requiring the CLO administrator to calculate a replacement rate on the applicable measurement date. Recently, the CLOs we are invested in have included, or have been amended to include, language permitting the CLO investment manager to implement a market replacement rate (like those proposed by the Alternative Reference Rates Committee of the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) upon the occurrence of certain material disruption events. However, we cannot ensure that all CLOs in which we are invested will have such provisions, nor can we ensure the CLO investment managers will undertake the suggested amendments when able. In addition, the effect of a phase out of LIBOR on U.S. senior secured loans, the underlying assets of the CLOs in which we invest, is currently unclear. To the extent that any replacement rate utilized for senior secured loans differs from that utilized for a CLO that holds those loans, the CLO would experience an interest rate mismatch between its assets and liabilities which could have an adverse impact on our net investment income and portfolio returns.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Advisers ability to manage and support our investment process. If our Adviser were to lose access to its professionals, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.
Since we have no employees, we will depend on the investment expertise, skill and network of business contacts of our Adviser. Our Adviser will evaluate, negotiate, structure, execute, monitor and service our investments. Our future success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of the professionals of our Adviser. The departure of any of our Adviser’s professionals could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.
Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Adviser’s ability to identify, analyze, invest in, finance and monitor companies and investments that meet our investment criteria. Our Adviser’s capabilities in structuring the investment process, providing competent, attentive and efficient services to us, and facilitating access to financing on acceptable terms depend on the employment of investment professionals in an adequate number and of adequate sophistication to match the corresponding flow of transactions. To achieve our investment objective, our Adviser may need to hire, train, supervise and manage new investment professionals to participate in our investment selection and monitoring process. Our Adviser may not be able to find investment professionals in a timely manner or at all. Failure to support our investment process could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Both the Investment Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement have termination provisions that allow the parties to terminate the agreements without penalty. For example, the Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated at any time, without penalty, by our Adviser upon 60 days’ notice to us. If either agreement is terminated, it may adversely affect the quality of our investment opportunities. In addition, in the event such agreements are terminated, it may be difficult for us to replace our Adviser or Prospect Administration.
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Because our business model depends to a significant extent upon relationships with investment banks, commercial banks and CLO collateral managers, the inability of our Adviser to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, could adversely affect our business.
Our Adviser depends on its relationships with investment banks, commercial banks and CLO collateral managers, and we will rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If our Adviser fails to maintain its existing relationships or develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we may not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom our Adviser has relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, there is no assurance that such relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.
We may face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.
We compete for investments with other investment companies and investment funds (including private equity funds, mezzanine funds and CLOs), as well as traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and other sources of funding. Moreover, alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, invest in Target Securities. As a result of these new entrants, competition for investment opportunities in Target Securities may intensify. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of capital and 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 than we have. These characteristics could allow our competitors to consider a wider variety of investments, establish more relationships and offer better pricing and more flexible structuring than we are able to do. We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. If we are forced to match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on our investments or may bear substantial risk of capital loss. A significant part of our competitive advantage stems from the fact that the market for Target Securities is underserved by financing sources generally. A significant increase in the number and/or the size of our competitors in this target market could force us to accept less attractive investment terms. Furthermore, many of our competitors have greater experience operating under, or are not subject to, the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act will impose on us as a registered closed-end management investment company.
A significant portion of our investment portfolio will be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation procedures and, as a result, there will be uncertainty as to the value of our investments.
Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if there is no readily available market value, at fair value as determined pursuant to our valuation procedures. Typically, there will not be a public market for the investments that we make. Our Target Securities, and particularly our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs, are difficult to value by virtue of the fact that they are not publicly traded or actively traded on a secondary market but, instead, are traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors. As a result, we will value these securities monthly at fair value as determined in good faith pursuant to our valuation procedures. Certain factors that may be considered in determining the fair value of our investments include dealer quotes for securities traded on the secondary market for institutional investors, the nature and realizable value of any collateral and estimates of the value of securities in which we invest, which will be supplied, directly or indirectly, by banks, other market counterparties or pricing systems or estimates approved for such purpose by our Board of Directors. Such estimates may be unaudited or may be subject to little verification or other due diligence and may not comply with generally accepted accounting practices or other valuation principles. In addition, these entities may not provide estimates of the value of the securities in which we invest on a regular or timely basis or at all with the result that the values of such investments may be estimated by our Adviser on the basis of information available at the time. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these non-traded securities existed or if we tried to sell our investments. Due to this uncertainty, our fair value determinations may cause our net asset value on a given date to materially understate or overstate the value that we may ultimately realize upon the sale of one or more of our investments.
Efforts to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will involve significant expenditures, and non-compliance with such regulations may adversely affect us.
We are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the related rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC. We will be required to periodically review our internal control over financial reporting, and evaluate and disclose changes in our internal controls over financial reporting. Developing and maintaining an effective system of internal controls may require significant expenditures, which may negatively impact our financial performance and our ability to make distributions. This process will
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also result in a diversion of management’s time and attention. We cannot be certain as to the timing of the completion of our evaluation, testing and remediation actions or the impact of the same on our operations and we may not be able to ensure that the process is effective or that our internal controls over financial reporting are or will be effective in a timely manner. In the event that we are unable to develop or maintain an effective system of internal controls and maintain or achieve compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and related rules, we may be adversely affected.
Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.
We, the Target Securities in which we invest, and the companies whose securities are held by CLOs will be subject to regulation at the local, state and federal level. New legislation may be enacted or new interpretations, rulings or regulations could be adopted, including those governing the types of investments we are permitted to make, any of which could harm us and our stockholders, potentially with retroactive effect.
Additionally, any changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations relating to permitted investments may cause us to alter our investment strategy to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities. Such changes could result in material differences to our strategies and plans as set forth in this prospectus and may result in our investment focus shifting from the areas of expertise of our Adviser to other types of investments in which our Adviser may have less expertise or little or no experience. Thus, any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the value of your investment.
Changes in the laws or regulations or the interpretations of the laws and regulations that govern registered closed-end management investment companies, RICs or non-depository commercial lenders could significantly affect our operations and our cost of doing business. Our portfolio companies are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. New legislation may be enacted or new interpretations, rulings or regulations could be adopted, any of which could materially adversely affect our business, including with respect to the types of investments we are permitted to make, and your interest as a stockholder potentially with retroactive effect. In addition, any changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations relating to permitted investments may cause us to alter its investment strategy in order to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities. These changes could result in material changes to the strategies and plans set forth in this prospectus and may result in our investment focus shifting from the areas of expertise of our Adviser to other types of investments in which our Adviser may have less expertise or little or no experience. Any such changes, if they occur, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition and, consequently, the value of your investment in us.
Over the last several years, there has been an increase in regulatory attention to the extension of credit outside of the traditional banking sector, raising the possibility that some portion of the non-bank financial sector will be subject to new regulation. While it cannot be known at this time whether these regulations will be implemented or what form they will take, increased regulation of non-bank credit extension could negatively impact our operations, cash flows or financial condition, impose additional costs on us, intensify the regulatory supervision of us or otherwise adversely affect our business.
The application of the risk retention rules under U.S. and EU law to CLOs may have broader effects on the CLO and loan markets in general, potentially resulting in fewer or less desirable investment opportunities for us.
Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act added a provision to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requiring the seller, sponsor or securitizer of a securitization vehicle to retain no less than five percent of the credit risk in assets it sells into a securitization and prohibiting such securitizer from directly or indirectly hedging or otherwise transferring the retained credit risk. The responsible federal agencies adopted final rules implementing these restrictions on October 22, 2014. The risk retention rules became effective with respect to CLOs two years after publication in the Federal Register. Under the final rules, the asset manager of a CLO is considered the sponsor of a securitization vehicle and is required to retain five percent of the credit risk in the CLO, which may be retained horizontally in the equity tranche of the CLO or vertically as a five percent interest in each tranche of the securities issued by the CLO. Although the final rules contain an exemption from such requirements for the asset manager of a CLO if, among other things, the originator or lead arranger of all of the loans acquired by the CLO retain such risk at the asset level and, at origination of such asset, takes a loan tranche of at least 20% of the aggregate principal balance, it is possible that the originators and lead arrangers of loans in this market will not agree to assume this risk or provide such retention at origination of the asset in a manner that would provide meaningful relief from the risk retention requirements for CLO managers.
We believe that the U.S. risk retention requirements imposed for CLO managers under Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act has created some uncertainty in the market in regard to future CLO issuance. Given that certain CLO managers may require capital provider partners to satisfy this requirement, we believe that this may create additional risks for us in the future.
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On February 9, 2018, a panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the federal agencies exceeded their authority under the Dodd-Frank Act in adopting the final rules as applied to asset managers of open-market CLOs. The agencies can request that the full court rehear the case, and if the full court agrees to rehear the case, there can be no assurance as to how long the court will take to issue its decision or whether the full court will reach the same ruling as that of the panel.  The period for the federal agencies responsible for the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules, or the “Applicable Agencies,” to petition for en banc review of the DC Circuit Ruling has expired and the Applicable Agencies have not filed a petition for certiorari requesting the case to be heard by the United States Supreme Court. Pending resolution of any such rehearing or appeal, the final rules continue to apply to asset managers of open-market CLOs. Since the Applicable Agencies have not successfully challenged the DC Circuit Ruling and the DC District Court has issued the above described order implementing the DC Circuit Ruling, collateral managers of open market CLOs are no longer required to comply with the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules at this time. As such, it is possible that some collateral managers of open market CLOs will decide to dispose of the notes constituting the “eligible vertical interest” or “eligible horizontal interest” they were previously required to retain, or decide take other action with respect to such notes that is not otherwise permitted by the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules.
There can be no assurance or representation that any of the transactions, structures or arrangements currently under consideration by or currently used by CLO market participants will comply with the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules to the extent such rules are reinstated or otherwise become applicable to open market CLOs. The ultimate impact of the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules on the loan securitization market and the leveraged loan market generally remains uncertain, and any negative impact on secondary market liquidity for securities comprising a CLO may be experienced due to the effects of the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules on market expectations or uncertainty, the relative appeal of other investments not impacted by the Final U.S. Risk Retention Rules and other factors.
In the European Union, there has also been an increase in political and regulatory scrutiny of the securitization industry. This has resulted in a number of measures for increased regulation which are currently at various stages of implementation. In particular, investors who are credit institutions or investment firms regulated in a Member State of the European Economic Area, or the “EEA,” or consolidated affiliates thereof should be aware of Part Five (Articles 404-410) of the European Union Capital Requirements Regulation, or the “CRR,” as supplemented by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 625/2014 of March 13, 2014 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 602/2014 of June 4, 2014, or collectively, the “CRR Requirements.” Article 405 of the CRR restricts such credit institutions and investment firms, together with consolidated group affiliates thereof, each a “CRR Investor,” from investing in securitizations unless the originator, sponsor or original lender in respect of the relevant securitization has explicitly disclosed to the CRR Investor that it will retain, on an ongoing basis, a net economic interest of not less than 5% in respect of certain specified credit risk tranches or asset exposures as contemplated by Article 405 of the CRR. Article 406 of the CRR requires a CRR Investor to be able to demonstrate that it has undertaken certain due diligence in respect of, amongst other things, its investment in the securitization and the exposures underlying the securitization, and that procedures are established for monitoring the performance of the underlying exposures on an ongoing basis. Failure by a CRR Investor to comply with one or more of the requirements set out in the CRR may result in the imposition of a penal capital charge on such CRR Investor’s investment.
Investors who are EEA-regulated managers of alternative investment funds should be aware of Article 17 of the European Union Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, or the “AIFMD,” as implemented by Section 5 of Chapter III of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 231/2013, or the “AIFMR,” and together with Article 17 of the AIFMD, the “AIFM Requirements.” The provisions of Section 5 of Chapter III of the AIFMR provide for risk retention and due diligence requirements in respect of EEA-regulated alternative investment fund managers which assume exposure to the credit risk of a securitization on behalf of one or more alternative investment funds that they manage. While such requirements are similar to those which apply under Part Five of the CRR, they are not identical and, in particular, additional due diligence obligations apply to the relevant alternative investment fund managers. Risk retention and due diligence requirements similar to those in AIFMR apply to investments in securitizations by EEA insurance and reinsurance undertakings under Article 135(2) of EU Directive 2009/138/EC on the taking-up and pursuit of the business of insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II), as supplemented by Articles 254-257 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35, or the “Solvency II Regulation,” or collectively, the “Solvency II Requirements.” Similar requirements are scheduled to apply in the future to investments in securitizations by the same types and additional types of EEA institutional investors pursuant to the Securitisation Regulation referred to below. The CRR Requirements, the AIFM Requirements and the Solvency II Requirements are referred to as the “EU Securitization Retention Requirements.”
The existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements will be replaced by new requirements to apply to securitizations in respect of which the relevant securities are issued on or after January 1, 2019. The principal EU regulation to implement the new EU securitization retention requirements and establish a general framework for securitization, or the “Securitization
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Regulation,” was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union as Regulation (EU) 2017/2402 of December 12, 2017. On and after January 1, 2019, the EU securitization retention requirements in the Securitization Regulation will apply to the types of regulated investors covered by the existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements and also to (a) certain investment companies authorized in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC, and managing companies as defined in that Directive, and (b) institutions for occupational retirement provision falling within the scope of Directive (EU) 2016/2341 (subject to certain exceptions), and certain investment managers and authorized entities appointed by such institutions. There will be material differences between those new EU securitization retention requirements and those in effect on the date of this prospectus, and certain aspects of the new EU securitization retention requirements are to be specified in new regulatory technical standards which have not yet been adopted or published in final form. With regard to securitizations of which the securities are issued before January 1, 2019, investors that are subject to the existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements will continue to be subject to those existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements (as in effect on December 31, 2018).
All CLOs issued in Europe are generally structured in compliance with the existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements so that prospective investors subject to the existing EU Securitization Retention Requirements can invest in compliance with such requirements. To the extent a CLO is structured in compliance with the EU Securitization Retention Requirements, our ability to invest in the residual tranches of such CLOs could be limited, or we could be required to hold our investment for the life of the CLO. If a CLO has not been structured to comply with the EU Securitization Retention Requirements, it will limit the ability of EEA-regulated institutional investors to purchase CLO securities, which may adversely affect the price and liquidity of the securities (including the residual tranche) in the secondary market. Additionally, the EU Securitization Retention Requirements have reduced the issuance of new CLOs and reduced the liquidity provided by CLOs to the leveraged loan market generally. Reduced liquidity in the loan market could reduce investment opportunities for collateral managers, which could negatively affect the return of our investments. Any reduction in the volume and liquidity provided by CLOs to the leveraged loan market could also reduce opportunities to redeem or refinance the securities comprising a CLO in an optional redemption or refinancing and could negatively affect the ability of obligors to refinance of their collateral obligations, either of which developments could increase defaulted obligations above historic levels.
We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly results.
We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including our ability or inability to make investments that meet our investment criteria, the yield earned or interest rate payable on the securities we acquire, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any previous period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.
We may be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory occurrence.
We are classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act. As a result, we can invest a greater portion of our assets in obligations of a single issuer than a “diversified” fund. We may therefore be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political or regulatory occurrence. We intend to maintain our status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, and thus we intend to satisfy the diversification requirements of Subchapter M, including its less stringent diversification requirements that apply to the percentage of our total assets that are represented by cash and cash items (including receivables), U.S. government securities, the securities of other regulated investment companies and certain other securities.
Regulations governing our operation as a registered closed-end management investment company affect our ability to raise additional capital and the way in which we do so. As a registered closed-end management investment company, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.
In addition to the Series H Term Preferred Stock offered hereby, we may in the future issue debt securities or additional preferred stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we will be permitted, as a registered closed-end management investment company, to issue senior securities representing indebtedness so long as our asset coverage ratio with respect thereto, defined under the 1940 Act as the ratio of our gross assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) to our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness, is at least 300% after each issuance of such senior securities. In addition, we will be permitted to issue additional shares of preferred stock, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, so long as our asset coverage ratio with respect thereto, defined under the 1940 Act as the ratio of our gross assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) to our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness is at least 200% after each issuance of such preferred stock. If the value
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of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy these tests. If that happens, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our leverage, repay a portion of our indebtedness or redeem outstanding shares of preferred stock, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, in each case at a time when doing so may be disadvantageous. Also, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness or preferred dividends would not be available for distributions to our preferred stockholders.
Furthermore, as a result of issuing senior securities, we would also be exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss. Our preferred stock, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, will rank “senior” to common stock in our capital structure but will rank “junior” to any senior indebtedness we incur in the future.
Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates will be restricted.
We will be prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities will be our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act and we will generally be prohibited from buying or selling any securities from or to such affiliate. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company or CLO (whether at the same or different times), without prior approval of the SEC. If a person acquires more than 25% of our voting securities, we will be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such person or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or its affiliates. As a result of these restrictions, we may be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to any portfolio company or CLO of an investment fund managed by our Adviser or its affiliates without the prior approval of the SEC, which may limit the scope of investment opportunities that would otherwise be available to us.
We are uncertain of our sources for funding our future capital needs; if we cannot obtain equity or debt financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected.
The net proceeds from the sale of our Series H Term Preferred Stock will be used to allow us to pursue our investment opportunities and to pay for our operating expenses and for various fees and expenses such as base management fees, incentive fees and other fees. Any working capital reserves we maintain may not be sufficient for investment purposes, and we may require debt or equity financing to operate. Accordingly, in the event that we develop a need for additional capital in the future for investments or for any other reason, these sources of funding may not be available to us. Consequently, if we cannot obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected. As a result, we would be less able to broaden our portfolio and achieve our investment objective, which may negatively impact our results of operations.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or prevent fraud. As a result, stockholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and our ability to continue the offering.
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. In addition, any testing by us conducted in connection with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, or the subsequent testing by our independent registered public accounting firm (when undertaken, as noted below), may reveal deficiencies in our internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses or that may require prospective or retroactive changes to our consolidated financial statements or identify other areas for further attention or improvement. Inferior internal controls could also cause investors and lenders to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on our business.
We may experience cyber-security incidents and are subject to cyber-security risks. The failure in cyber-security systems, as well as the occurrence of events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems and management continuity planning, could impair our ability to conduct business effectively.
Our business operations rely upon secure information technology systems for data processing, storage and reporting. Despite careful security and controls design, implementation and updating, our information technology systems could become subject to cyber-attacks and unauthorized access, such as physical and electronic break-ins or unauthorized tampering. Cyberattacks include, but are not limited to, gaining unauthorized access to digital systems (e.g., through “hacking” or malicious software coding) for purposes of misappropriating assets or sensitive information, corrupting data, or causing operational disruption. Cyber-attacks may also be carried out in a manner that does not require gaining unauthorized access,
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such as causing denial-of-service attacks on websites (i.e., efforts to make network services unavailable to intended users). Network, system, application and data breaches could result in operational disruptions or information misappropriation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Like other companies, we may experience threats to our data and systems, including malware and computer virus attacks, unauthorized access, system failures and disruptions. If one or more of these events occurs, it could potentially jeopardize the confidential, proprietary and other information processed and stored in, and transmitted through, our computer systems and networks, or otherwise cause interruptions or malfunctions in our operations, which could result in damage to our reputation, financial losses, litigation, increased costs, regulatory penalties and/or customer dissatisfaction or loss.
The occurrence of a disaster such as a cyber-attack, a natural catastrophe, a disease pandemic such as COVID-19, an industrial accident, a terrorist attack or war, events unanticipated in our disaster recovery systems, or a support failure from external providers, could have an adverse effect on our ability to conduct business and on our results of operations and financial condition, particularly if those events affect our computer-based data processing, transmission, storage, and retrieval systems or destroy data. If a significant number of our managers were unavailable in the event of a disaster, our ability to effectively conduct our business could be severely compromised.
Cyber-security failures by or breaches conducted by third-parties against the Adviser, any future sub-adviser(s), the Administrator and other service providers (including, but not limited to, accountants, custodians, transfer agents and administrators), and the issuers of securities in which we invest, have the ability to cause disruptions and impact business operations, potentially resulting in financial losses, interference with our ability to calculate our net asset value, impediments to trading, the inability of our stockholders to transact business, violations of applicable privacy and other laws, regulatory fines, penalties, reputational damage, reimbursement or other compensation costs, or additional compliance costs. In addition, substantial costs may be incurred in order to prevent any cyber incidents in the future. While we have established a business continuity plan in the event of, and risk management systems to prevent, such cyberattacks, there are inherent limitations in such plans and systems including the possibility that certain risks have not been identified. Furthermore, we cannot control the cyber security plans and systems put in place by our service providers and issuers in which we invest. We and our stockholders could be negatively impacted as a result.
We are dependent on information systems and systems failures could significantly disrupt our business, which may, in turn, negatively affect the market price of our preferred stock and our ability to pay dividends.
Our business is dependent on our and third parties’ communications and information systems. Any failure or interruption of those systems, including as a result of the termination of an agreement with any third-party service providers, could cause delays or other problems in our activities. Our financial, accounting, data processing, backup or other operating systems and facilities may fail to operate properly or become disabled or damaged as a result of a number of factors including events that are wholly or partially beyond our control and adversely affect our business. There could be:
sudden electrical or telecommunications outages;
natural disasters such as earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes;
disease pandemics, such as COVID-19;
events arising from local or larger scale political or social matters, including terrorist acts; and
cyber-attacks.
These events, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and negatively affect the market price of our Series H Term Preferred Stock and our ability to pay dividends to our stockholders.

Risks Related to an Investment in our Series H Term Preferred Stock
The Series H Term Preferred Stock is a fixed interest rate security and is subject to risks related to fixed interest rate investments, including the risk of a decline in the price of the Series H Term Preferred Stock if prevailing interest rates increase.
The prices of fixed income investments, such as the Series H Term Preferred Stock, vary inversely with changes in prevailing interest rates. As the prevailing interest rate goes up, investments with floating interest rates or higher fixed income investments will offer investors greater returns than fixed income investments based on lower prevailing interest rates. Under these circumstances, the secondary market price of shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock may decline. As a result, you
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may experience a loss on your investment if you sold your Series H Term Preferred Stock on the secondary market. Prevailing interest rates in the U.S. are at historic lows. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Dividends.”
In addition, because the Series H Term Preferred Stock is a fixed interest rate investment, the market price for shares of our Series H Term Preferred Stock may not appreciate as a result of increase in our net asset value.
Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for the Series H Term Preferred Stock, and we cannot assure you that the market price of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will not decline following the offering.
We have applied to list the Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE so that trading on the exchange will begin within 30 days from the Date of Original Issue. Prior to the expected commencement of trading, the Series H Term Preferred Stock will not be listed on any securities exchange and the underwriters may, but are not obligated, to make a market in the Series H Term Preferred Stock. Consequently, an investment in the Series H Term Preferred Stock during this period will be illiquid, and the holders may not be able to sell such securities. If a secondary market does develop during this period, holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock may be able to sell such shares only at substantial discounts from liquidation preference.
If we are unable to list the shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock on a national securities exchange, the holders of such securities may be unable to sell them at all, or if they are able to, only at substantial discounts from the Liquidation Preference. Even if shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock are listed on the NYSE as anticipated, there is a risk that the market for such shares may be thinly traded and relatively illiquid compared to the market for other types of securities, with the spread between the bid and asked prices considerably greater than the spreads of other securities with comparable terms and features. As a result, holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock may experience losses if they sell their Preferred Stock under these circumstances.
The Series H Term Preferred Stock will be subordinate to the rights of holders of senior indebtedness.
While holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will have equal liquidation and distribution rights to the holders of the Series A Term Preferred Stock, Series B Term Preferred Stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock, Series D Term Preferred Stock, Series E Term Preferred Stock, Series F Term Preferred Stock, Series G Term Preferred Stock and any other Preferred Stock that might be issued by us in the future, they will be subordinated to the rights of holders of our other senior indebtedness, including the Facility and the 2035 Notes. Therefore, dividends, distributions and other payments to holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock in liquidation or otherwise may be subject to prior payments due to the holders of senior indebtedness. In addition, the 1940 Act may provide debt holders with voting rights that are superior to the voting rights of the Series H Term Preferred Stock.
The Series H Term Preferred Stock will be subject to a risk of early redemption and holders may not be able to reinvest their funds.
We may voluntarily redeem some or all of the outstanding shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock after May 6, 2023. We also may be forced to redeem some or all of the outstanding shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock to meet regulatory requirements and the asset coverage requirements of such shares. Any such redemption may occur at a time that is unfavorable to holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. We may have an incentive to redeem the Series H Term Preferred Stock voluntarily before the Mandatory Redemption Date if market conditions allow us to issue other Preferred Stock or debt securities at a rate that is lower than the Fixed Dividend Rate on the Series H Term Preferred Stock. The possibility of early redemption may also limit the potential for price appreciation in the event of a change in market conditions. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock - Redemption - Optional Redemption.”
If we redeem shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock before the Mandatory Redemption Date, the holders of such redeemed shares face the risk that the return on an investment purchased with proceeds from such redemption may be lower than the return previously obtained from the investment in Series H Term Preferred Stock.
Holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will bear dividend risk.
We may be unable to pay dividends on the Series H Term Preferred Stock under some circumstances. The Series A Term Preferred Stock will become subject to redemption by us after June 30, 2021, the Series B Term Preferred Stock has been subject to redemption by us since October 23, 2020, the Series C Term Preferred Stock has been subject to redemption by us since February 22, 2021, the Series D Term Preferred Stock will become subject to redemption by us after March 31, 2022, the Series E Term Preferred Stock will become subject to redemption by us after October 7, 2021, the Series F Term Preferred Stock will become subject to redemption by us after February 25, 2023, and the Series G Term Preferred Stock will become subject to redemption by us after March 19, 2023. As a result, our redemption of the Series A Term Preferred Stock (after June 30, 2021), Series B Term Preferred Stock , Series C Term Preferred Stock, Series D Term Preferred Stock (after March 31, 2022), Series E Term Preferred Stock (after October 7, 2021), Series F Term Preferred Stock (after February 25, 2023), and Series G Term Preferred Stock (after March 19, 2023) may impact our ability to continue to pay dividends on the Series H
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Term Preferred Stock. In addition, the terms of any future indebtedness we may incur could preclude the payment of dividends in respect of equity securities, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, under certain conditions.
There is a risk of delay in our redemption of the Series H Term Preferred Stock, and we may fail to redeem such securities as required by their terms.
We generally make investments in CLO vehicles whose securities are not traded in any public market. Substantially all of the investments we presently hold and the investments we expect to acquire in the future are, and will be, subject to legal and other restrictions on resale and will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to obtain cash equal to the value at which we record our investments quickly if a need arises. If we are unable to obtain sufficient liquidity prior to the Mandatory Redemption Date, we may be forced to engage in a partial redemption or to delay a required redemption. If such a partial redemption or delay were to occur, the market price of shares of the Series H Term Preferred Stock might be adversely affected.
A downgrade, suspension or withdrawal of the rating assigned by a rating agency to the Series H Term Preferred Stock could cause the liquidity or market value of the shares to decline significantly.

The credit rating assigned to the Series H Term Preferred Stock is an assessment by rating agencies of our ability to pay dividends on the Series H Term Preferred Stock when they are due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in the credit rating assigned to the Series H Term Preferred Stock will generally affect their market value. The credit rating may not reflect the potential impact of risks relating to the structure or marketing of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. 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 the Agents undertake any obligation to maintain the ratings or to advise holders of Series H Term Preferred Stock of any changes in ratings.

We anticipate the Series H Term Preferred Stock will be assigned a private rating by a credit rating agency. There can be no assurance that this rating will remain for any given period of time or that this rating will not be lowered or withdrawn entirely by the credit rating agency if, in its judgment, future circumstances relating to the basis of the rating, such as adverse changes in the Company, so warrant.

We may be unable to invest a significant portion of the net proceeds of our offering on acceptable terms in an acceptable timeframe.
Delays in investing the net proceeds of our offering may impair our performance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify any investments that meet our investment objective or that any investment that we make will produce a positive return. We may be unable to invest the net proceeds of our offering on acceptable terms within the time period that we anticipate or at all, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.
Before making investments, we will invest the net proceeds of our public offering in temporary investments, such as cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, which we expect will have returns substantially lower than the returns that we anticipate earning from investments in CLO securities and related investments. As a result, we may not have as great an ability to pay distributions while our portfolio is not fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective as we may be able to when our portfolio is fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective.
Given the risks described above, an investment in the Series H Term Preferred Stock may not be appropriate for all investors. You should carefully consider your ability to assume these risks before making an investment in the Series H Term Preferred Stock.
Risks Related to Our Adviser and Its Affiliates
Our Adviser and its affiliates, including our officers and some of our directors, will face conflicts of interest caused by compensation arrangements with us and our affiliates, which could result in actions that are not in the best interests of our stockholders.
Our Adviser and its affiliates will receive substantial fees from us in return for their services, and these fees could influence the advice provided to us. Among other matters, the compensation arrangements could affect their judgment with respect to public offerings of equity by us, which allows the dealer manager to earn additional dealer manager fees and our Adviser to earn increased asset management fees. In addition, if we decide to utilize leverage, it will increase our assets and, as a result, will increase the amount of management fees payable to our Adviser.
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We may be obligated to pay our Adviser incentive compensation even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio.
Our Investment Advisory Agreement entitles our Adviser to receive incentive compensation on income regardless of any capital losses. In such case, we may be required to pay our Adviser incentive compensation for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or if we incur a net loss for that quarter.
Any incentive fee payable by us that relates to our net investment income may be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received. If an investment defaults and was structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously included in the calculation of the subordinated incentive fee will become uncollectible. Our Adviser is not under any obligation to reimburse us for any part of the subordinated incentive fee it received that was based on accrued income that we never received as a result of a default by an entity on the obligation that resulted in the accrual of such income, and such circumstances would result in our paying a subordinated incentive fee on income we never received.
The recognition of income in connection with investments that we purchase with original issue discount may result in the payment of an incentive fee to our Adviser without a corresponding receipt of cash income.
In the event we recognize loan interest income in excess of the cash we receive in connection with an investment that we purchase with original issue discount, we may be required to liquidate assets in order to pay a portion of the incentive fee. Our Adviser, however, is not required to reimburse us for the portion of any incentive fees attributable to non-cash income in the event of a subsequent default on such investment and non-payment of such non-cash income.
Our Advisers professionals’ time and resources may be diverted due to obligations they have to other clients.
Our Adviser’s professionals serve or may serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do, or of investment funds managed by the same personnel. In serving in these multiple capacities, they may have obligations to other clients or investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which may not be in our best interests or in the best interest of our stockholders. Our investment objective may overlap with the investment objectives of such investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles. For example, we rely on our Adviser to manage our day-to-day activities and to implement our investment strategy. Our Adviser and certain of its affiliates are currently, and plan in the future to continue to be, involved with activities which are unrelated to us. As a result of these activities, our Adviser, its personnel and certain of its affiliates will have conflicts of interest in allocating their time and resources between us and other activities in which they are or may become involved, including, but not limited to, the management of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Capital Corporation. Our Adviser and its personnel will devote only as much of its or their time and resources to our business as our Adviser and its personnel, in their judgment, determine is reasonably required, which may be substantially less than their full time and resources.
Furthermore, our Adviser and its affiliates may have existing business relationships or access to material, non-public information that may prevent it from recommending investment opportunities that would otherwise fit within our investment objective. These activities could be viewed as creating a conflict of interest in that the time, effort and ability of the members of our Adviser and its affiliates and their officers and employees will not be devoted exclusively to our business but will be allocated between us and the management of the monies of other advisees of our Adviser and its affiliates.
We may face additional competition due to the fact that individuals associated with our Adviser are not prohibited from raising money for or managing another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.
Our Adviser’s professionals are not prohibited from raising money for and managing another investment entity that makes the same types of investments as those we target. For example, certain professionals of our Adviser are simultaneously providing advisory services to other affiliated entities, including Prospect Capital Management, which serves as the investment adviser to Prospect Capital Corporation. Prospect Capital Corporation is a publicly-traded business development company that focuses on generating current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation for stockholders, primarily by making investments in senior secured loans, subordinated debt, unsecured debt, Target Securities and equity of portfolio companies. As a result, the time and resources that our Adviser’s professionals may devote to us may be diverted to another investment entity. In addition, we may compete with any such investment entity for the same investors and investment opportunities. The Order grants us the ability to negotiate terms other than price and quantity of co-investment transactions with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates, including Prospect Capital Corporation and FLEX, where co-investing would otherwise be prohibited under the 1940 Act, subject to the conditions included therein. Under the terms of the Order, a majority of our independent directors who have no financial interest in the transaction must make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction, including
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the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned and (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment objective and strategies. The Order also imposes reporting and record keeping requirements and limitations on transactional fees. We may only co-invest with other funds managed or owned by our Adviser or certain affiliates in accordance with such Order and existing regulatory guidance. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Allocation of Investments” in the statement of additional information. To the extent we are able to make co-investments with our Adviser’s affiliates, these co-investment transactions may give rise to conflicts of interest or perceived conflicts of interest among us and the other participating accounts.
Affiliates of our Adviser have no obligation to make their originated investment opportunities available to our Adviser or to us, and such opportunities may be provided to Prospect Capital Corporation or another affiliate of our Adviser.
To mitigate the foregoing conflicts, our Adviser and its affiliates will seek to allocate portfolio transactions on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments, the applicable investment programs and portfolio positions, the clients for which participation is appropriate and any other factors deemed appropriate.
Our incentive fee may induce our Adviser to make speculative investments.
The subordinated incentive fee payable by us to our Adviser may create an incentive for it to make investments on our behalf that are risky or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangement. The way in which the subordinated incentive fee payable to our Adviser is determined may encourage it to use leverage to increase the return on our investments. In addition, the fact that our base management fee is payable based upon our average total assets, which would include any borrowings for investment purposes, may encourage our Adviser to use leverage to make additional investments. Under certain circumstances, the use of leverage may increase the likelihood of a default, which would adversely affect holders of our common stock. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be in our best interests, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns.
Risks Related to Our Investments
Our investments in CLOs may be riskier and less transparent to us and our stockholders than direct investments in the underlying companies.
We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. Generally, we will be required to disclose less information regarding the underlying debt investments held by CLOs than if we had invested directly in the debt of the underlying companies. As a result, our stockholders will not know the details of the underlying securities of the CLOs in which we will invest. Our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs will also be subject to the risk of leverage associated with the debt issued by such CLOs and the repayment priority of senior debt holders in such CLOs. Our investments in prospective portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
CLOs typically will have no significant assets other than their underlying Senior Secured Loans; payments on CLO investments are and will be payable solely from the cashflows from such Senior Secured Loans.
CLOs typically will have no significant assets other than their underlying Senior Secured Loans. Accordingly, payments on CLO investments are and will be payable solely from the cashflows from such Senior Secured Loans, net of all management fees and other expenses. Payments to us as a holder of CLO investments are and will be met only after payments due on the senior notes (and, where appropriate, the junior secured notes) from time to time have been made in full. This means that relatively small numbers of defaults of Senior Secured Loans may adversely impact our returns.
The Senior Loan portfolios of the CLO vehicles in which we invest may be concentrated in a limited number of industries or borrowers, which may subject those vehicles, and in turn us, to a risk of significant loss if there is a downturn in a particular industry in which a number of a CLO vehicle’s investments are concentrated.

The CLO vehicles in which we invest may have Senior Loan portfolios that are concentrated in a limited number of industries or borrowers. A downturn in any particular industry or borrower in which a CLO vehicle is heavily invested may subject that vehicle, and in turn us, to a risk of significant loss and could significantly impact the aggregate returns we realize. If an industry in which a CLO vehicle is heavily invested suffers from adverse business or economic conditions, a material portion
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of our investment in that CLO vehicle could be affected adversely, which, in turn, could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.
Our CLO investments are exposed to leveraged credit risk.
We may be in a subordinated position with respect to realized losses on the Senior Secured Loans underlying our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. The leveraged nature of equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs, in particular, magnifies the adverse impact of Senior Secured Loan defaults. CLO investments represent a leveraged investment with respect to the underlying Senior Secured Loans. Therefore, changes in the market value of the CLO investments could be greater than the change in the market value of the underlying Senior Secured Loans, which are subject to credit, liquidity and interest rate risk.
Changes in credit spreads may adversely affect our profitability and result in realized and unrealized depreciation on our investments.
The performance of our CLO equity investments will depend, in a large part, upon the spread between the rate at which the CLO borrows funds and the rate at which it lends these funds. Any reduction of the spread between the rate at which the CLO invests and the rate at which it borrows may adversely affect the CLO equity investor’s profitability.
Because CLO equity investors are paid the residual income after the CLO debt tranches receive contractual interest payments, a reduction in the weighted average spread of the Senior Secured Loans underlying a CLO will reduce the income flowing to CLO equity investors. As a result, CLO investors will experience realized and unrealized depreciation in periods of prolonged spread compression. If these conditions continue, the CLO investors, such as us, may lose some or all of their investment.
There is the potential for interruption and deferral of cashflow.
If certain minimum collateral value ratios and/or interest coverage ratios are not met by a CLO (e.g., due to Senior Secured Loan defaults), then cashflow that otherwise would have been available to pay the distribution on the CLO investments may instead be used to redeem any senior notes or to purchase additional Senior Secured Loans, until the ratios again exceed the minimum required levels or any senior notes are repaid in full. This could result in an elimination, reduction or deferral in the distribution and/or principal paid to the holders of the CLO investments, which would adversely impact our returns.
Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.
Our investment strategy involves investments in securities issued by foreign entities, including foreign CLOs. Investing in foreign entities may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Further, we, and the CLOs in which we invest, may have difficulty enforcing creditor’s rights in foreign jurisdictions. In addition, the underlying companies of the CLOs in which we invest may be foreign, which may create greater exposure for us to foreign economic developments.
Although our investments are U.S. dollar-denominated, any investments denominated in a foreign currency will be subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to one or more other currencies. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, and political developments. We may employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we can offer no assurance that we will, in fact, hedge currency risk, or that if we do, such strategies will be effective.
Our investments in Target Securities may be illiquid.
We may invest a substantial percentage of our portfolio in securities that are considered illiquid. “Illiquid securities” are securities that we reasonably expect cannot be sold or disposed of in current market conditions within seven calendar days or less without the sale or disposition significantly changing the market value of the investment. We may not be able to readily dispose of such securities at prices that approximate those at which we could sell such securities if they were more widely-traded and, as a result of such illiquidity, we may have to sell other investments or engage in borrowing transactions to raise cash to meet our obligations. Limited liquidity can also affect the volatility and market price of securities, thereby adversely affecting our net asset value and ability to make dividend distributions. Target Securities may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. Target Securities Loans are generally not listed on any U.S. national securities
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exchange and no active trading market may exist for the securities in which we will invest. Although a secondary market may exist for our investments, the market for our investments may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, these types of investments may be more difficult to value. In addition, we believe that ownership of Target Securities has generally been distributed across a wide range of holders, some of whom we believe may continue to face near- to intermediate-term liquidity issues. Further, we believe that larger institutional investors with sufficient resources to source, analyze and negotiate the purchase of these assets may refrain from purchases of the size that we are targeting, thereby reducing the prospective investor population, which would limit our ability to sell our Target Securities if we choose to or need to do so. We have no limitation on the amount of our assets which may be invested in securities that are not readily marketable or are subject to restrictions on resale.
We may invest in assets with no or limited performance or operating history.
We may invest in assets with no or limited investment history or performance record upon which our Adviser will be able to evaluate their likely performance. Our investments in entities with no or limited operating history are subject to all of the risks and uncertainties associated with a new business, including the risk that such entities will not achieve target returns. Consequently, our profitability, net asset value and share price could be adversely affected.
We are exposed to underlying borrower fraud through the Target Securities held in our portfolio.
Investing in Target Securities involves the possibility of our investments being subject to potential losses arising from material misrepresentation or omission on the part of borrowers whose Senior Secured Loans we hold, either directly or indirectly through CLOs. Such inaccuracy or incompleteness may adversely affect the valuation of our investments or may adversely affect the ability of the relevant investment to perfect or effectuate a lien on the collateral securing the loan. The CLOs in which we will invest will rely upon the accuracy and completeness of representations made by the underlying borrowers to the extent reasonable, but cannot guarantee such accuracy or completeness. In addition, the quality of our investments in Target Securities is subject to the accuracy of representations made by the underlying issuers.
In addition, we are subject to the risk that the systems used by the CLO collateral managers to control for such accuracy are defective.
The payment of underlying portfolio manager fees and other charges could adversely impact our returns.
    We may invest in securities where the underlying portfolios may be subject to management, administration and incentive or performance fees, in addition to those payable by us. Payment of such additional fees could adversely impact the returns we achieve.
The inability of a CLO collateral manager to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayment of Senior Secured Loans may adversely affect us.
There can be no assurance that, in relation to any CLO investment, in the event that any of the Senior Secured Loans of a CLO underlying such investment are prepaid, the CLO collateral manager will be able to reinvest such proceeds in new Senior Secured Loans with equivalent investment returns. If the CLO collateral manager cannot reinvest in new Senior Secured Loans with equivalent investment returns, the interest proceeds available to pay interest on the rated liabilities and investments may be adversely affected.
Our investments are subject to prepayments and calls, increasing re-investment risk.
Our investments and/or the underlying Senior Secured Loans may prepay more quickly than expected, which could have an adverse impact on our value. Prepayment rates are influenced by changes in interest rates and a variety of economic, geographic and other factors beyond our control and consequently cannot be predicted with certainty. In addition, for a CLO collateral manager there is often a strong incentive to refinance well performing portfolios once the senior tranches amortize. The yield to maturity of the investments will depend on, inter alia, the amount and timing of payments of principal on the loans and the price paid for the investments. Such yield may be adversely affected by a higher or lower than anticipated rate of prepayments of the debt.
Furthermore, our investments generally will not contain optional call provisions, other than a call at the option of the holders of the equity tranches for the senior notes and the junior secured notes to be paid in full after the expiration of an initial period in the deal (referred to as the “non-call period”).
The exercise of the call option is by the relevant percentage (usually a majority) of the holders of the equity tranches and, therefore, where we do not hold the relevant percentage we will not be able to control the timing of the exercise of the call
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option. The equity tranches also generally have a call at any time based on certain tax event triggers. In any event, the call can only be exercised by the holders of equity tranches if they can demonstrate (in accordance with the detailed provisions in the transaction) that the senior notes and junior secured notes will be paid in full if the call is exercised.
Early prepayments and/or the exercise of a call option otherwise than at our request may also give rise to increased re-investment risk with respect to certain investments, as we may realize excess cash earlier than expected. If we are unable to reinvest such cash in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid, this may reduce our net income and, consequently, could have an adverse impact on our ability to pay dividends.
We will have limited control of the administration and amendment of Senior Secured Loans owned by the CLOs in which we invest.
We will not be able to directly enforce any rights and remedies in the event of a default of a Senior Secured Loan held by a CLO vehicle. In addition, the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Loans underlying our investments in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs may be amended, modified or waived only by the agreement of the underlying lenders. Generally, any such agreement must include a majority or a super majority (measured by outstanding loans or commitments) or, in certain circumstances, a unanimous vote of the lenders. Consequently, the terms and conditions of the payment obligations arising from Senior Secured Loans could be modified, amended or waived in a manner contrary to our preferences.
We will have no influence on management of underlying investments managed by non-affiliated third party CLO collateral managers.
We will not be responsible for and will have no influence over the asset management of the portfolios underlying the CLO investments we hold where those portfolios are managed by non-affiliated third party CLO collateral managers. Similarly, we will not be responsible for and will have no influence over the day-to-day management, administration or any other aspect of the issuers of the individual securities. As a result, the values of the portfolios underlying our CLO investments could decrease as a result of decisions made by third party CLO collateral managers.
We will have limited control of the administration and amendment of any CLO in which we invest.
The terms and conditions of Target Securities may be amended, modified or waived only by the agreement of the underlying security holders. Generally, any such agreement must include a majority or a super majority (measured by outstanding amounts) or, in certain circumstances, a unanimous vote of the security holders. Consequently, the terms and conditions of the payment obligation arising from the CLOs in which we invest be modified, amended or waived in a manner contrary to our preferences.
Senior Secured Loans of CLOs may be sold and replaced resulting in a loss to us.
The Senior Secured Loans underlying our CLO investments may be sold and replacement collateral purchased within the parameters set out in the relevant CLO indenture between the CLO and the CLO trustee and those parameters may typically only be amended, modified or waived by the agreement of a majority of the holders of the senior notes and/or the junior secured notes and/or the equity tranche once the CLO has been established. If these transactions result in a net loss, the magnitude of the loss from the perspective of the equity tranche would be increased by the leveraged nature of the investment.
Our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant equity or junior debt investments in a CLO vehicle defaults on its payment obligations or fails to perform as we expect.
We expect that a majority of our portfolio will consist of equity and junior debt investments in CLOs, which involve a number of significant risks. CLOs are typically highly levered (~10 times), and therefore the junior debt and equity tranches that we will invest in are subject to a higher risk of total loss. As of December 31, 2020, the range of leverage ratios of the CLO investments in our portfolio was 2.3 times to 16.6 times, excluding investments that have been called for redemption, and the weighted average was 9.5 times. In particular, investors in CLOs indirectly bear risks of the underlying debt investments held by such CLOs. We will generally have the right to receive payments only from the CLOs, and will generally not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers or the entity that sponsored the CLOs. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying CLOs will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of the CLOs) will be influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally.
The investments we make in CLOs will likely be thinly traded or have only a limited trading market. CLO investments are typically privately offered and sold, in the primary and secondary markets. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized as illiquid securities. In addition to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, CLOs carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from the underlying Senior Secured Loans will
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not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the underlying Senior Secured Loans may decline in value or default; and (iii) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the CLO or unexpected investment results. Further, our investments in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs will be subordinate to the senior debt tranches thereof.
Investments in structured vehicles, including equity and junior debt instruments issued by CLOs, involve risks, including credit risk and market risk. Changes in interest rates and credit quality may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the underlying Senior Secured Loans held by a CLO may cause payments on the instruments we hold to be reduced, either temporarily or permanently. Structured investments, particularly the subordinated interests in which we invest, are less liquid than many other types of securities and may be more volatile than the Senior Secured Loans underlying the CLOs in which we invest.
Non-investment grade or “junk” debt involves a greater risk of default and higher price volatility than investment grade debt.
The Senior Secured Loans underlying our CLO investments typically will be BB or B rated (non-investment grade or “junk”) and in limited circumstances, unrated, Senior Secured Loans. Non-investment grade or “junk” securities are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default and higher price volatility than investment grade debt.
Our investments in CLOs may be subject to special anti-deferral provisions that could result in us incurring tax or recognizing income prior to receive cash distributions related to such income.
We anticipate that the CLOs in which we invest may constitute “passive foreign investment companies,” or “PFICs.” If we acquire shares in a PFIC (including in CLOs that are PFICs), we may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” or gain from the disposition of such shares even if such income is distributed as a taxable dividend by us to our stockholders. Certain elections may be available to mitigate or eliminate such tax on excess distributions, but such elections (if available) will generally require us to recognize our share of the PFICs income for each year regardless of whether we receive any distributions from such PFICs. We must nonetheless distribute such income to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC.
If we hold more than 10% of the shares in a foreign corporation that is treated as a controlled foreign corporation, or “CFC,” (including in a CLO treated as a CFC), we may be treated as receiving a deemed distribution (taxable as ordinary income) each year from such foreign corporation in an amount equal to our pro rata share of the foreign corporation’s income for the tax year (including both ordinary earnings and capital gains). If we are required to include such deemed distributions from a CFC in our income, we will be required to distribute such income to maintain our RIC tax treatment regardless of whether or not the CFC makes an actual distribution during such year.
If we are required to include amounts in income prior to receiving distributions representing such income, we may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. For additional discussion regarding the tax implications of a RIC, see “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
The Collateralized Securities in which we invest may be subject to withholding tax if they fail to comply with certain reporting requirements.
Legislation commonly referred to as the ‘‘Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act,’’ or FATCA, imposes a withholding tax of 30% on payments of U.S. source interest and distributions to certain non-U.S. entities, including certain non-U.S. financial institutions and investment funds, unless such non-U.S. entity complies with certain reporting requirements regarding its U.S. account holders and its U.S. owners. Most CLO vehicles in which we invest will be treated as non-U.S. financial entities for this purpose, and therefore will be required to comply with these reporting requirements to avoid the 30% withholding. If a CLO vehicle in which we invest fails to properly comply with these reporting requirements, it could reduce the amounts available to distribute to equity and junior debt holders in such CLO vehicle, which could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.
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To the extent OID and PIK interest constitute a portion of our income, we will be exposed to typical risks associated with such income being required to be included in taxable and accounting income prior to receipt of cash representing such income.
Our investments may include original issue discount, or OID, instruments and payment in kind, or PIK, interest arrangements, which represents contractual interest added to a loan balance and due at the end of such loan’s term. To the extent OID or PIK interest constitute a portion of our income, we are exposed to typical risks associated with such income being required to be included in taxable and accounting income prior to receipt of cash, including the following:
The higher interest rates of OID and PIK instruments reflect the payment deferral and increased credit risk associated with these instruments, and OID and PIK instruments generally represent a significantly higher credit risk than coupon loans.
Even if the accounting conditions for income accrual are met, the borrower could still default when our actual collection is supposed to occur at the maturity of the obligation.
OID and PIK instruments may have unreliable valuations because their continuing accruals require continuing judgments about the collectability of the deferred payments and the value of any associated collateral. OID and PIK income may also create uncertainty about the source of our cash distributions.
For accounting purposes, any cash distributions to stockholders representing OID and PIK income are not treated as coming from paid-in capital, even if the cash to pay them comes from offering proceeds. As a result, despite the fact that a distribution representing OID and PIK income could be paid out of amounts invested by our stockholders, the 1940 Act does not require that stockholders be given notice of this fact by reporting it as a return of capital.
Risks Related to our Capital Structure and Leverage
Our borrowings expose us to additional risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have incurred leverage through the issuance of preferred stock and the 2035 Notes, and by borrowing under the Facility. We may incur additional leverage, directly or indirectly, through one or more special purpose vehicles, indebtedness for borrowed money, additional shares of preferred stock, debt securities and other structures and instruments, in significant amounts and on terms that our Adviser and our Board of Directors deem appropriate, subject to applicable limitations under the 1940 Act. Such leverage may be used for the acquisition and financing of our investments, to pay fees and expenses and for other purposes. Such leverage may be secured and/or unsecured. Any such leverage does not include leverage embedded or inherent in the CLO structures in which we invest or in derivative instruments in which we may invest. Accordingly, there is a layering of leverage in our overall structure.
The more leverage we employ, the more likely a substantial change will occur in our NAV. Accordingly, any event that adversely affects the value of an investment would be magnified to the extent leverage is utilized. For instance, any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could also negatively affect our ability to make distributions and other payments to our securityholders. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. Our ability to service any debt that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. The cumulative effect of the use of leverage with respect to any investments in a market that moves adversely to such investments could result in a substantial loss that would be greater than if our investments were not leveraged.
As a registered closed-end management investment company, we will generally be required to meet certain asset coverage requirements, as defined under the 1940 Act, with respect to any senior securities. With respect to senior securities representing indebtedness (i.e., borrowings or deemed borrowings), other than temporary borrowings as defined under the 1940 Act, we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 300%, as measured at the time of borrowing and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness. With respect to senior securities that are stocks (i.e., our preferred stock), we are required under current law to have an asset coverage of at least 200%, as measured at the time of the issuance of any such shares of preferred stock and calculated as the ratio of our total assets (less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities) over the aggregate amount of our outstanding senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate liquidation preference of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. If legislation were passed that modifies this section of the 1940 Act and increases the amount of senior securities that we may incur, we may increase our leverage to the extent then permitted by the 1940 Act and the risks associated with an investment in us may increase.
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If our asset coverage declines below 300% (or 200%, as applicable), we would not be able to incur additional debt or issue additional preferred stock, and could be required by law to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt or redeem shares of preferred stock when it is disadvantageous to do so, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and we may not be able to make certain distributions or pay dividends of an amount necessary to continue to be subject to tax as a RIC. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on the Adviser’s and our board of directors’ assessment of market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain credit at all or on terms acceptable to us.
In addition, any debt facility into which we may enter would likely impose financial and operating covenants that restrict our business activities, including limitations that could hinder our ability to finance additional loans and investments or to make the distributions required to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

Our borrowings may increase the potential for loss on amounts invested in us and, therefore, the risk of investing in us.
In addition to the Series H Term Preferred Stock offered hereby and the other series of term preferred stock outstanding, we may issue additional debt securities or Preferred Stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions. The use of borrowings or issuance of preferred stock, also known as leverage, increases the volatility of investments and magnifies the potential for loss for our investors. If we use leverage to partially finance our investments, through borrowing from banks and other lenders, our common stockholders will experience increased risks of investing in our common stock. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause net income attributable to our stockholders to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make distribution payments, including to holders of our Series H Term Preferred Stock. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. In addition, the decision to utilize leverage will increase our assets and, as a result, will increase the amount of management fees payable to our Adviser.
Changes in interest rates may affect our cost of capital and net investment income.
Because we finance our investments, in part, using leverage, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock offered hereby and any future borrowings, our net investment income will depend, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates when we have debt outstanding, our cost of funds will increase, which could reduce our net investment income. We expect that our long-term fixed-rate investments will be financed primarily with equity and long-term debt. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. These activities may limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged portfolio. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, we have limited experience in entering into hedging transactions, and we may have to purchase or develop such expertise.
You should also be aware that a rise in the general level of interest rates can be expected to have specific consequences for investors in our Series H Term Preferred Stock. See “Risk Factors—The Series H Term Preferred Stock is a fixed interest rate security and is subject to risks related to fixed interest rate investments, including the risk of a decline in the price of the Series H Term Preferred Stock if prevailing interest rates increase” above.
Federal Income Tax Risks
We will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code or to satisfy RIC distribution requirements.
To maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code, we must meet the following annual distribution, income source and asset diversification requirements. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
The annual distribution requirement for a RIC will be satisfied if we distribute to our stockholders on an annual basis at least 90% of our net ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any. We are subject to an asset coverage ratio requirement under the 1940 Act and may in the future become subject to certain financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to satisfy the distribution requirement. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, we could fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to U.S. federal corporate-level income tax.
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The income source requirement will be satisfied if we obtain at least 90% of our income for each year from dividends, interest, gains from the sale of shares or securities or similar sources.
The asset diversification requirement will be satisfied if we meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. To satisfy this requirement, at least 50% of the value of our assets must consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other acceptable securities; and no more than 25% of the value of our assets can be invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or of certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships.” Failure to meet these requirements may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Because most of our investments will be in private companies, and therefore will be relatively illiquid, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses.
If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason and are subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of our distributions.
We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.
For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash. For example, if we hold debt or equity investments that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK interest or, in certain cases, debt instruments that were issued with warrants), we must include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. We anticipate that a portion of our income may constitute original issue discount or other income required to be included in taxable income prior to receipt of cash. Further, we may elect to amortize market discounts and include such amounts in our taxable income in the current year, instead of upon disposition, as an election not to do so would limit our ability to deduct interest expenses for tax purposes.
Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the annual distribution requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. As a result, we may have difficulty meeting the annual distribution requirement necessary to qualify for and maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code. We may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax. If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason and are subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of our distributions. For additional discussion regarding the tax implications of a RIC, see “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations.”
If we do not qualify as a publicly offered regulated investment company, as defined in the Code, you will be taxed as though you received a distribution of some of our expenses.
A “publicly offered regulated investment company” is a RIC whose shares are either (i) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering, (ii) regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) held by at least 500 persons at all times during the taxable year. If we are not a publicly offered RIC for any period, a non-corporate stockholder’s allocable portion of our affected expenses, including our management fees, will be treated as an additional distribution to the stockholder and will not be deductible for non-corporate stockholders for the 2019 through 2025 tax years. Beginning in the 2026 tax year, such expenses will be treated as miscellaneous itemized deductions to non-corporate stockholders and will be deductible to such stockholders only to the extent they exceed 2% of such stockholders' adjusted gross income and are not deductible for alternative minimum tax purposes.While we anticipate that we will constitute a publicly offered RIC for our current tax year, there can be no assurance that we will in fact so qualify for any of our taxable years.
We may in the future choose to pay dividends in part in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay tax in excess of the cash you receive.
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We may distribute taxable dividends that are payable in cash or shares of our preferred stock at the election of each stockholder. In accordance with guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service, a publicly traded RIC should generally be eligible to treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder is permitted to elect to receive his or her distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC (even where there is a limitation on the percentage of the distribution payable in cash, provided that the limitation is at least 20%), subject to the satisfaction of certain guidelines. If too many stockholders elect to receive cash, each stockholder electing to receive cash generally must receive a portion of his or her distribution in cash (with the balance of the distribution paid in stock). If these and certain other requirements are met, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of the distribution paid in stock generally will be a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of stock. If we decide to make any such distributions that are payable in part in our stock, taxable stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend (whether received in cash, our stock, or a combination thereof) as ordinary income (or as long-term capital gain to the extent such distribution is properly reported as a capital gain dividend) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, a U.S. stockholder may be required to pay tax with respect to such dividends in excess of any cash received. If a U.S. stockholder sells the stock it receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the dividend, depending on the market price of our stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to non-U.S. stockholders, we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such dividends, including in respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in stock.
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus may include statements as to:
the impact of an economic downturn on the ability of the issuer of a Senior Secured Loan to continue to operate, which could lead to the loss of some or all of our investment in such Senior Secured Loan or CLO investment;
the impact of interest rate volatility on our results, particularly if we elect to use leverage as part of our investment strategy;
our future operating results;
our business prospects and the prospects of the companies in which we may invest;
our expected financings and investments;
the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;
the timing of cash flows, if any, from the Target Securities in which we invest;
our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;
our ability to source favorable investments;
our use of financial leverage;
our tax treatment;
the timing and amount of interest distributions and dividends from the investments we make; and
the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus and in our filings with the SEC.
In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:
changes in the economy;
risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism, natural disasters or disease pandemics, such as the Wuhan Virus; and
future changes in laws or regulations and conditions that impact our operations or investments.
We have based the forward-looking statements included in this prospectus on information available to us on the date of this prospectus, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC. The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this prospectus are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act.

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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds of this offering are expected to be approximately $24.9 million (or approximately $28.7 million if the underwriters exercise the over-allotment option in full) after deducting the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions of $0.8 million (or approximately $0.9 million if the underwriters exercise their overallotment option in full) and estimated offering expenses of $250,000 payable by us.
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering (after the payment of underwriting discounts and commissions of $812,500 and estimated offering expenses of approximately $250,000) to redeem all of the Series B Term Preferred Stock, to acquire investments in accordance with our investment objective and strategies, as described in this prospectus, and for general working capital purposes. To the extent that the net proceeds of this offering are used acquire investments, we anticipate that such investments will be acquired within three months, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objectives and market conditions. We cannot assure you we will achieve our targeted investment pace, which may negatively impact our returns. During this period, we will invest in temporary investments, such as cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, which we expect will have returns substantially lower than the returns that we anticipate earning from investments in CLO securities and related investments. Investors should expect, therefore, that before we have fully invested the appropriate portion of proceeds of the offering in accordance with our investment objectives and policies, assets invested in these instruments would earn interest income at a modest rate, which may not exceed our expenses during this period.

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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our capitalization (i) as of December 31, 2020 (ii) as of December 31, 2020, as adjusted to give effect to the sale of $36.8 million of our Series G Term Preferred Stock on March 19, 2021 and April 6, 2021, (iii) as of December 31, 2020, as further adjusted to give effect to (a) the sale of $36.8 million of shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock on March 19, 2021 and April 6, 2021, (b) the sale of $26 million of our Series H Term Preferred Stock in this offering and (c) the assumed repurchase of all outstanding shares of our Series B Term Preferred Stock due 2023, but without giving effect to the use of cash proceeds from such sales as described in “Use of Proceeds” or the exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase shares to cover over-allotments.
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This table should be read in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds” and our financial statements and notes thereto included in this prospectus. The adjusted information is illustrative only.
 As of December 31, 2020 (unaudited)
 Actual As adjusted for the issuance of the Series G Term Preferred StockAs further adjusted for the issuance of the Series G Term Preferred Stock, assumed issuance of the Series H Term Preferred Stock, and the assumed repurchase of Series B Term Preferred Stock
Long-term debt, including current maturities:
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 9,360,000 shares authorized, 1,481,435 shares of Series A Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$35,915,317  $35,915,317 $35,915,317 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 9,035,000 shares authorized, 984,918 shares of Series B Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$23,917,178 $23,917,178 $— 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 9,610,000 shares authorized, 1,557,099 shares of Series C Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$37,852,530 $37,852,530 $37,852,530 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 8,000,000 shares authorized, 1,096,007 shares of Series D Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$26,288,094 $26,288,094 $26,288,094 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,150,000 shares authorized, 1,039,316 shares of Series E Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$25,122,654 $25,122,654 $25,122,654 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,380,000 shares authorized, 1,235,348 shares of Series F Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding$29,846,546 29,846,546 $29,846,546 
Facility(1)
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 
2035 Notes$14,360,768 $14,360,768 $14,360,768 
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,472,000 shares authorized, 1,472,000(3) shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, as adjusted
$— $
36,800,000(2)
$
36,800,000(2)
Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share; 1,196,000 shares authorized, 1,040,000(4) shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock issued and outstanding, as further adjusted
$— $— $
26,000,000(2)
Total long-term debt$195,303,087  $232,103,087 $234,185,909 
Stockholder’s equity:  
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 160,000,000(5) shares authorized; 34,688,484 shares issued and outstanding
$346,885  $346,885 $346,885 
Paid‑in capital in excess of par421,954,815  421,954,815 421,954,815 
Total Distributable Earnings(19,918,211) (19,918,211)(19,918,211)
Total stockholders’ equity402,383,489  402,383,489 402,383,489 
Total capitalization$597,686,576 $634,486,576 $636,569,398 

(1) On December 16, 2019, we entered into the Facility. The aggregate commitment of the Facility is $25 million and is collateralized by our CLO investments. As of April 28, 2021, there was no drawn balance on the Facility.
(2) This amount does not include a deduction for underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses and assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase shares to cover overallotments.
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(3) The number of issued and outstanding shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock is as adjusted to give effect to the sale of 1,280,000 shares of Series G Term Preferred Stock on March 19, 2021 and the exercise of the option to purchase, to cover, overallotments, of 192,000 shares on April 6, 2021.
(4) The number of issued and outstanding shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock is as further adjusted to give effect to the sale of 1,040,000 shares of Series H Term Preferred Stock in this offering and assumes no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase shares to cover over-allotments.
(5) As of December 31, 2020, 160 million authorized shares were designated as common stock. On March 10, 2021, 10 million shares of common stock were reclassified as undesignated Term Preferred Stock.

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SENIOR SECURITIES

    Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018. The information shown as of June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is included in our financial statements, which have been audited by BDO USA LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm.

The table below containing information about our senior securities as of December 31, 2020 is unaudited but, in the opinion of management, presents fairly financial information about the Company’s senior securities as of December 31, 2020.

Senior Securities as of December 31, 2020 (unaudited)
Total Amount Outstanding
Asset Coverage per Unit(1)
Involuntary Liquidating Preference per Unit
Average Market Value per Unit(2)
The Facility$2,000,000 $299,697 $— $— 
2035 Notes15,000,000 35,258 — — 
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 202537,035,875 74 25 23.67 
Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 202324,622,950 74 25 23.85 
Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 202438,927,475 74 25 24.21 
Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 202927,400,175 74 25 24.58 
Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 202425,982,900 74 25 23.48 
Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 202730,883,700 74 25 23.45 
(1)The asset coverage ratio for a class of secured senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by secured senior securities representing indebtedness. The asset coverage ratio for a class of unsecured senior securities is inclusive of all senior securities. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit for the Facility and the 2035 Notes. The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing stock is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of senior securities which are stock. With respect to the Preferred Stock, the asset coverage per unit figure is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per share of outstanding Preferred Stock (based on a per share liquidation preference of $25).
(2)Represents the average daily closing market price per share of each respective series of Term Preferred Stock for the respective periods listed on NYSE from December 31, 2019 to December 31, 2020. For series that were not outstanding at December 31, 2019, the average starts from the first day of trading of that particular series.

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Senior Securities as of June 30, 2020(a)
Senior SecuritiesAggregate Amount OutstandingAsset Coverage per UnitInvoluntary Liquidating Price per Preferred Share
Average Market Value per Unit(b)
The Facility$— $— $— $— 
2035 Notes$15,000,000 $36,030 $— $— 
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 2025$37,035,875 $68 $25.00 $24.31 
Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 2023$24,622,950 $68 $25.00 $24.42 
Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 2024$38,927,475 $68 $25.00 $24.69 
Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 2029$27,400,175 $68 $25.00 $24.87 
Series E Term Preferred Stock Due 2024$25,982,900 $68 $25.00 $23.79 
Series F Term Preferred Stock Due 2027$30,883,700 $68 $25.00 $22.74 
(a)The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by secured securities representing indebtedness. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit for the Facility and the 2035 Notes. The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing stock is calculated as our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness plus the aggregate of the involuntary liquidation preference of senior securities which is a stock. With respect to the Term Preferred Stock, the asset coverage per unit figure is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per share of outstanding Preferred Stock (based on a per share liquidation preference of $25).
(b)Represents the average daily closing market price per share of each respective series of Term Preferred Stock for the respective periods listed on NYSE from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. For series that were not outstanding at June 30, 2019, the average starts from the first day of trading of that particular series.
Preferred Stock as of June 30, 2019(a)(b)
Preferred StockAggregate Amount Outstanding
Asset Coverage per Preferred Share(c)
Involuntary Liquidating Price per Preferred Share
Average Market Value per Unit(d)
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 2025$37,504,575 $102 $25.00 $24.79 
Series B Term Preferred Stock Due 2023$25,000,000 102 $25.00 $24.72 
Series C Term Preferred Stock Due 2024$40,250,000 102 $25.00 $25.02 
Series D Term Preferred Stock Due 2029$26,131,675 102 $25.00 $25.24 
Total Term Preferred Stock$128,886,250 $102 
(a)For financial reporting purposes, our Preferred Stock is considered to be debt. The Asset Coverage amount per $25 a share of Preferred Stock (the dollar amount per share) reflects the amount of the Company’s total assets (less all liabilities not represented by borrowings and Preferred Stock) per $25 a share of Preferred Stock of the combined amount of borrowings and outstanding Preferred Stock and the Asset Coverage amounts per financial reporting purposes.
(b)Does not include the issuance by the Company of (i) an additional $1,293,500 aggregate amount of Series D Term Preferred Stock, which was issued on July 3, 2019 and (ii) $27,500,000 aggregate amount of Series E Term Preferred Stock, which was issued on October 7, 2019 and October 22, 2019. Also excluded are amounts borrowed under the Facility and the 2035 Notes.
(c)Our Series A Term Preferred Stock, Series B Term Preferred Stock, Series C Term Preferred Stock and Series D Term Preferred Stock each rank pari passu, or equally, in right of payment and all other shares of preferred stock that we may issue in the future, and rank senior in right of payment to all of our common stock. As such, the asset coverage per preferred share is the same across each series of preferred stock.
(d)Represents the average daily closing market price per share of each respective series of Preferred Stock for the respective periods listed on NYSE from June 30, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

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Preferred Stock as of June 30, 2018(a)
Preferred StockAggregate Amount OutstandingAsset Coverage per Preferred ShareInvoluntary Liquidating Price per Preferred Share
Average Market Value per Unit(b)
Series A Term Preferred Stock Due 2025$34,000,000 $269 $25.00 $24.22 
(a)For financial reporting purposes, preferred shares are considered to be debt. The Asset Coverage amounts per $25 per share of Preferred Stock (the dollar amount per share) reflects the amount of Fund total assets (less all liabilities not represented by borrowings and preferred shares) per $25 per share of Preferred Stock of the combined amount of borrowings and outstanding preferred shares and the Asset Coverage amounts per financial reporting purposes.
(b)The average market value is the settlement price as of June 29, 2018. There were no settled shares of Term Preferred Stock outstanding prior to June 29, 2018.


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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE AND STRATEGY
We were organized as a Maryland corporation in July 2012 to invest primarily in Target Securities, with an emphasis on current income, and commenced operations on January 6, 2014 after satisfying our minimum offering requirement of selling $2.5 million of shares of our common stock. We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. We are an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify annually thereafter, as a RIC under the Code.
We are managed by Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, which oversees the management of our activities and is responsible for making investment decisions for our portfolio.
Investment Strategy
Our investment objective is to generate current income and, as a secondary objective, long-term capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of our total assets, or net assets plus borrowings, in Senior Secured Loans, with an emphasis on current income. Our investments may take the form of the purchase of Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets) or through investments in entities that in turn own a pool of Senior Secured Loans. This investment objective may be changed by our Board of Directors if we provide our stockholders with at least 60 days prior notice. We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO to implement our investment objective but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. Structurally, CLOs are entities that are formed to manage a portfolio of Senior Secured Loans. The Senior Secured Loans within a CLO are limited to Senior Secured Loans which meet specified credit and diversity criteria and are subject to concentration limitations in order to create an investment portfolio that is diverse by Senior Secured Loan, borrower, and industry, with limitations on non-U.S. borrowers. The typical underlying borrowers for Senior Secured Loans are U.S.-based privately-held and publicly-held companies across a wide range of industries and sectors.
The CLOs in which we invest typically will be special purpose vehicles and will be predominantly collateralized against pools of Senior Secured Loans. The collateral typically will be BB or B rated (non-investment grade or “junk”) and in limited circumstances, unrated, Senior Secured Loans originated in the U.S., with a first lien on the borrower’s assets. We invest in new issue transactions in the primary market and transactions in the secondary market.
We will identify potential investments using our Adviser’s market knowledge, experience and industry relationships. Our Adviser’s relationships with CLO collateral managers, underwriters and trading desks, will be used to source transactions. In determining when to sell an investment, our Adviser will consider the following factors: the performance of such investment, the expected performance by evaluating the company if such investment is a Senior Secured Loan or evaluating the pool of Senior Secured Loans if such investment is a CLO, current market conditions, our capital needs, and other factors.
We invest so as to obtain exposure across a relatively broad range of underlying borrowers and credit ratings, sectors, CLO collateral managers, and CLO maturity profiles. We also take into consideration any correlation between different underlying securities. In order to comply with diversification requirements applicable to RICs, with respect to half of our investment portfolio, our interest in any one investment will not exceed 5% of the value of our gross assets, and with respect to the other half of our portfolio, our interest in any one investment will not exceed 25% of the value of our gross assets. By virtue of our investments in cashflow CLOs, which will be predominantly collateralized against pools of Senior Secured Loans, we expect to be broadly invested with respect to credit exposure to any one particular industry or borrower although we will have no restrictions on the industry or borrower exposure of the underlying assets and we do not operate as a “diversified” investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. We do not invest in any CLOs or investment companies managed by our Adviser or its affiliates. See “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” for our detailed RIC diversification requirements.
About our Adviser
Our Adviser is owned 50% by Prospect Capital Management, an asset management firm and registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act, and 50% by Stratera Holdings, LLC. Our Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Advisers Act and is led by a team of investment professionals from the investment and operations team of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration. These individuals are responsible for our day-to-day operations on behalf of our Adviser and are responsible for developing, recommending and implementing our investment strategy. Prospect Capital Management also manages Prospect Capital Corporation, a business development company traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Adviser and Its Affiliates.” Prospect Capital Corporation had
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total assets of approximately $5.7 billion as of December 31, 2020. Our Adviser’s professionals also manage Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. or “FLEX,” which has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of December 31, 2020, FLEX had total assets of $42.5 million.
Our Adviser’s investment professionals have significant experience and an extensive track record of investing in companies, managing high-yielding debt and equity investments, and managing and investing in Senior Secured Loans and CLOs, including the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. The team also has extensive knowledge of the managerial, operational and regulatory requirements of publicly registered investment companies. Our Adviser does not currently have employees, but has access to certain investment, finance, accounting, legal and administrative personnel of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration and may retain additional personnel as our activities expand. In particular, certain personnel of Prospect Capital Management will be made available to our Adviser to assist it in managing our portfolio and operations, provided that they are supervised at all times by our Adviser’s management team. See “Investment Objective and Strategy—About Our Adviser.” We believe that the depth of experience and disciplined investment approach of our Adviser’s management team will help our Adviser to successfully execute our investment strategy. See “Management” and “Portfolio Management” for biographical information regarding our Adviser’s professionals.
Our Board of Directors, including a majority of independent directors, oversees and monitors our investment performance and beginning with the second anniversary of the date of the Investment Advisory Agreement annually reviews the compensation we pay to our Adviser to determine that the provisions of the Investment Advisory Agreement are carried out. See “Investment Advisory Agreement.”
Market Opportunity
Overview
CLO market background
CLOs are investment vehicles backed by a diversified pool of Senior Secured Loans. A CLO uses the cash flows from a portfolio of Senior Secured Loans to back the issuance of multiple classes of rated debt securities, which together with the junior capital tranches are used to fund the purchase of the underlying Senior Secured Loans.
A special purpose vehicle (typically formed in the Cayman Islands or another similar jurisdiction) is formed to purchase the Senior Secured Loans and issue rated debt securities and equity tranches and/or unrated debt securities (generally treated as equity interests). The rated debt tranches consist of long-term, non-recourse financing with fixed financing terms, including floating interest rates at a stated spread to LIBOR. Additionally, the underlying Senior Secured Loans in the CLOs are generally not required to be marked-to-market; therefore leverage in the structure should remain the same regardless of market movements, all other things being equal. The capital structure of a typical CLO involves the issue by the special purpose vehicle of multiple tranches of debt securities. The amount of each tranche is determined, among other things, by the credit rating assigned by rating agencies to the securities. These various tranches have different rankings as to entitlement to payment of interest and principal. Each tranche provides credit enhancement to the tranches which rank senior to it, since the holders of the senior tranches are entitled to payment before payments are made to the holders of the junior tranches. In the event of a default and realized loss on any of the Senior Secured Loans underlying a CLO, any shortfall is absorbed first by any additional credit enhancement in the transaction (such as over-collateralization or a cash reserve) and then by the most junior tranches of the securities issued to the extent of the credit enhancement provided by that tranche, and then by the next most senior tranche or tranches until the shortfall has been absorbed in its entirety. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Investments—Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments” and “—Our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant equity or junior debt investments in a CLO vehicle defaults on its payment obligations or fails to perform as we expect.”
In a typical CLO, as shown in the chart below, the capital structure would include approximately 90% debt, with the remainder comprising the junior most CLO securities, typically referred to as the CLO’s equity tranche. Interest and principal repayment cashflows derived from the pool of Senior Secured Loans are allocated sequentially first to cover the operational and administrative costs of the CLO, second to the debt service of the highest ranking debt tranche, third to the debt service of the next highest ranking debt tranche and so on until all obligations of the CLO have been met. This sequential cashflow allocation is usually referred to as the “payment waterfall.” The most subordinated tranche of securities is therefore the most sensitive to defaults and realized losses in relation to the underlying assets, and the most senior tranche is the least sensitive to them.
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The equity tranche represents the most junior tranche in the CLO capital structure. The equity tranche is typically not rated and is subordinated to the debt tranches. The holders of this tranche are typically entitled to any cash reserves that form part of the structure at the point at which such reserves are permitted to be released. The equity tranche captures available payments at the bottom of the payment waterfall, after operational and administrative costs of the CLO and servicing of the debt securities. Economically, the equity tranche benefits from the difference between the interest received from the Senior Secured Loans and the interest paid to the holders of debt tranches of the CLO structure. Should a default or decrease in expected payments to a particular CLO occur, that deficiency typically first affects the equity tranche in that holders of that position generally will be the first to have their payments decreased by the deficiency.
Debt tranches of CLOs typically are rated and have a stated coupon. Equity tranches of CLOs are typically unrated and do not have a stated coupon. Rather, payments to the equity tranches of CLOs are dependent on the residual cashflows after all interest, fees and expenses on the debt tranches have been paid. The equity tranche of a CLO is the most sensitive to defaults and realized losses as it is the most subordinated tranche in the CLO’s capital structure, whereas CLO debt tranches are not impacted by defaults and realized losses until total losses exceed the value of the equity tranche. CLO payment provisions are detailed in a CLO’s indenture and are referred to as the “priority of payments” or “waterfall.”
Each tranche within a CLO has voting rights on any amendments that would have a material effect on such tranche. Neither the debt tranches nor equity tranche of CLOs have voting rights on the management of the underlying Senior Secured Loan portfolio. The holders of the equity tranches of CLOs typically have the right to approve and/or replace the CLO collateral manager after such CLO manager has triggered a default. The equity tranche of a CLO has the ability to call the debt tranches following a non-call period. Debt tranches of CLOs do not have the right to call the other CLO security tranches.
To the extent that certain interest and asset coverage tests are not met at any time, residual cash flows are generally either diverted to repay principal on the prior ranking debt tranches, or reinvested in additional underlying Senior Secured Loans until such tests are again in compliance. Principal collections received from the Senior Secured Loans are generally reinvested in additional Senior Secured Loans during the reinvestment period, which is typically approximately three to five years. Following the reinvestment period, principal proceeds received are typically used to pay down the debt tranches in order of priority.
Transactions generally do not contain optional call provisions, other than a call at the option of the holders of the equity tranches for the debt tranches to be paid in full after the expiration of an initial period of the life of the special purpose entity (referred to as the “non-call period”). The exercise of the call option is by a specified percentage of the holders of the equity tranches. The equity tranches also generally have a call at any time based on certain tax event triggers. In any event, the call can
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only be exercised by the holders of equity tranches if they can demonstrate (in accordance with the detailed provisions in the transaction) that the debt tranches will be paid in full if the call is exercised.
Transactions generally contain provisions outlining the rights of noteholders following an event of default. Events of default typically include (among others) failure to meet payment requirements on senior notes, and other material defaults under the transaction documents. It is also often an event of default if the par value of the collateral is less than 100% to 102.5% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the senior notes representing the controlling class. The controlling class of noteholders will generally be the most senior debt tranche then outstanding.
If an event of default occurs, the transaction can be accelerated at the discretion of the trustee for the noteholders and/or by the applicable majority of the controlling class of noteholders. The transaction may also contain provisions for early redemption at the option of the controlling class of noteholders for certain tax events. The early termination of the transaction in any of these circumstances could expose the holders of CLOs to the risk that the underlying Senior Secured Loans will have to be sold at depressed prices.
An investment in a CLO offers access to a diversified and actively managed portfolio of Senior Secured Loans in a single investment with the potential to provide enhanced returns generated by the difference between the yield on the underlying assets in the portfolio and the cost of funding of the rated debt liabilities.
The most junior tranches of all U.S. CLOs (typically referred to as CLO equity tranches) have delivered over 20% annual average cash yields from January 2003 through December 2020,(1) as shown in the chart below. According to Wells Fargo, 98.1% of U.S. CLOs that have been issued since 2000 and redeemed through March 2015, which is the most recent date that is available for this data, have generated a positive return to equity investors.(2) Despite the historically favorable returns delivered by most junior classes of U.S. CLOs, these investments have generated lower returns during periods of extreme market volatility, particularly as a result of events impacting the U.S. credit markets. See “Risk Factors - Capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability. Such market conditions may materially and adversely affect debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.”
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(1)    Source: Citigroup Global Markets Research - Citi US CLO Scorecard - December 16, 2020.
(2)    Source: Wells Fargo Structured Products Research, Intex and data provided by CLO Collateral Managers
Cashflow transactions
We may invest in Senior Secured Loans directly or in any security issued by a CLO but have invested primarily in the equity and junior debt tranches of cashflow CLO transactions. The underlying assets of cashflow CLOs are comprised primarily of Senior Secured Loans. Cashflow CLOs differ from market value CLOs in that they do not include mark-to-market covenants.
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For example, the cashflow CLOs that we target have covenants that are primarily based on the par value of the Senior Secured Loans owned by the CLO, whereas market value CLOs have covenants that are primarily based on the market value of the Senior Secured Loans owned by the CLO. Thus, the performance of a cashflow CLO is less sensitive than the performance of a market value CLO to the market volatility of the Senior Secured Loans owned by the CLO. Cashflow CLOs typically have a stated maturity of 10 to 13 years with an actual average life of approximately 5 to 9 years.
The underlying assets of cashflow transactions may be either actively managed by a CLO collateral manager, or structured as static pools where few if any changes can be made to the initial asset selection. We invest primarily in actively-managed transactions where the portfolio will be managed according to typically stringent investment guidelines set out at the inception of the transaction. These guidelines likely will include specific requirements determined by the rating agencies (Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, and/or Fitch), such as a broadly invested portfolio and weighted average rating requirements on the Senior Secured Loans in the portfolio.
Broad investment variety is a key feature of the portfolios of the CLOs in which we invest, and is aimed at minimizing the effect of potential credit deterioration. Typical guidelines require broad investment variety by issuer and industry. Individual CLO portfolios will generally consist of a large number of issuers in various industries.
Returns to investors in CLOs are dependent on a number of factors. One of the principal drivers is the number and timing of defaults in the portfolio, as well as recovery rates on any defaulted Senior Secured Loans. Other factors which contribute to return performance are correlation among assets, portfolio purchase price, repayment rate, reinvestment rate, trading gains/losses, test levels, frequency of payment on assets and liabilities, and allocation of cashflows.
Outlook
The U.S. Senior Secured Loan market
We believe that while the U.S. Senior Secured Loan market is relatively large, with Standard & Poor’s estimating the total par value outstanding at approximately $1.20 trillion as of December 31, 2020,(3) this market remains largely inaccessible to a significant portion of investors that are not lenders or approved institutions. CLOs permit wider exposure to Senior Secured Loans, but this market is almost exclusively private and predominantly institutional. We may choose not to invest in Senior Secured Loans directly because our principle investment strategy is to invest in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs.
The Senior Secured Loan market is characterized by various factors, including:
Seniority.  A Senior Secured Loan typically has a first lien, or sometimes second lien, on the borrower’s assets and ranks senior in a borrower’s capital structure to other forms of debt or equity. As such, that loan maintains the senior-most claim on the company’s assets and cash flow, and we believe should, all other things being equal, offer the prospect of a more stable and lower-risk investment relative to other debt and equity tranches.
Consistent long-term performance.  Senior Secured Loans have provided, as shown in the chart below, positive cash yields in all years since 1997 and only two full years (2008 and 2015) of negative returns including mark-to-market volatility. Senior Secured Loans provided a 2-year return of 7.5% in 2008 and 2009 despite the market downturn.(4)
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(3)     Source: S&P Capital IQ - S&P LSTA Leveraged Lending Review 4Q20.
(4)     Source: S&P Capital IQ - Leveraged Loan Index Returns Summary.

Despite the historically favorable returns delivered by most junior classes of U.S. CLOs, these investments have generated lower returns during periods of extreme market volatility, particularly as a result of events impacting the U.S. credit markets. See “Risk Factors - Capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability. Such market conditions may materially and adversely affect debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which may have a negative impact on our business and operations.”
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Source: S&P Capital IQ - LLI Returns Summary.

Floating rate instruments.  A Senior Secured Loan typically contains a floating interest rate versus a fixed interest rate, which we believe provides some measure of protection against the risk of increases in interest rates and inflation. Also, the debt tranches of a CLO have floating interest rates as well, which provides a partial matching of changes in the interest rates on the CLO’s assets and liabilities.
Low default-rate environment.  The default rate on all Senior Secured Loans included in the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index has averaged 2.28% from January 1, 2003 through December 31, 2020.(5)

    In the current environment, we believe the above attributes are particularly desirable.
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(5)    Source: S&P Capital IQ – Leveraged Lending Review 4Q20.
Deal Sourcing
Deals will typically be sourced through our Adviser’s direct contact and access to major U.S.-based CLO collateral managers and extensive relationships and contacts with U.S. Senior Secured Loan and CLO originating and trading operations at banks and other financial institutions.
Analysis of Collateral
In addition to the in-depth due diligence that we believe the CLO collateral manager will typically conduct on the Senior Secured Loans in a CLO portfolio, our Adviser also will typically perform in-depth due diligence on the individual Senior Secured Loans in the CLO portfolio. Our Adviser’s evaluation process for corporate credit portfolios typically focuses on identifying high-risk issuers, evaluating the key events which could lead to their default, and understanding the timing of these events and the expected severity of loss should these events take place.
We caution investors that the past performance described above is not indicative of future returns and the results do not include fees, expenses or taxes that a stockholder may incur. The results described above may not be representative of our portfolio.
In this process of evaluation, input generally will be obtained from our Adviser’s professionals. In addition, our Adviser has access to its experienced credit team for information with which to screen issuers according to qualitative and quantitative criteria. Credit statistics are typically reviewed for each corporate issuer in our portfolio. This review usually will be used in the investment modeling process and stress case analysis, which our Adviser believes will produce a thorough assessment of underlying potential default and recovery characteristics of Target Securities.
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Analysis of CLO Collateral Manager
Assessment of the CLO collateral manager’s expertise in the underlying asset class and track record generally is a key component in the investment evaluation process. Typical criteria that will be used to evaluate prospective CLO collateral managers include:
experience and track record in managing CLOs and Senior Secured Loans;
historic performance of such CLO collateral manager’s CLOs with increased focus on performance during the dislocation experienced by credit markets in 2008 and 2009;
investment processes and systems;
investment style and consistency in portfolio construction;
senior management and key team members;
access to Senior Secured Loans; and
reporting and transparency.
In addition to reviewing offering materials and reporting documentation, our Adviser’s professionals conduct interviews with the senior management and portfolio managers of prospective investee CLO collateral managers and obtain references from other investors in prior vehicles, credit analysts and risk management professionals of prospective managers as part of the investment due diligence process.
CLO Structural Analysis
We utilize both proprietary and third party financial models to assess credit and structural risks of each prospective CLO investment and to determine expected returns. Typically these models incorporate many of the following structural variables and assumptions in respect of each transaction:
probability and/or timing of underlying asset default;
recovery rates and timing of recovery on defaulted assets;
cash receipts and prepayments;
reinvestment terms for new Senior Secured Loans;
term of the transaction;
capital structure;
funding cost;
fees and expenses; and
cash flow “waterfalls”, including application of excess yield and cash flow diversion triggers.
Utilizing our default and recovery assumptions generated for portfolios of underlying Senior Secured Loans, a risk analysis generally will be performed to determine the probability of achieving various return levels for each investment. Transactions which demonstrate stable return profiles with high breakeven probabilities typically will be targeted and transactions with significant tail risk (i.e., probability of achieving below targeted returns) typically will be avoided.
Our Adviser also utilizes in-house legal professionals and/or external legal counsel to review CLO legal documents as part of the investment process.
The structural analysis generally will also be used to identify and manage risk concentrations in the aggregate investment portfolio (i.e., asset, asset class, sector, rating and manager) and to ensure ongoing compliance with our investment strategy.
Management of Investments
Investment decisions by our Adviser will generally be based on a rigorous credit and structural review and relative value analysis performed by its team, and potential investments will generally be analyzed on the merits of the individual transaction in terms of absolute return targets and relative value versus comparable opportunities.
Our Adviser’s team generally will prepare an investment memorandum that documents an investment hypothesis and supporting information. Supporting information often includes, among other items, due diligence performed on the underlying portfolio, identification of credits to be included in the transaction, the CLO structural analysis set out above, due diligence performed on the CLO collateral manager, a review and analysis of the offering documentation, and modeling of “downside” and “stress” scenarios.
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Our Adviser’s sale and purchase decisions are reviewed and approved by multiple professionals. Our Adviser’s professionals typically use a consensus approach to decision making, wherein each purchase or sale of an investment must be approved by a majority of such professionals. If a majority consensus is not reached, an investment sale or purchase typically will not be made. Our Adviser’s professionals confer as often as is necessary to discuss potential new investments and existing positions whenever action is required. As part of its investment decisions, our Adviser’s professionals may also take into consideration an analysis of a potential investment’s impact on our portfolio’s structure. See “Portfolio Management” for additional information on our Adviser’s professionals.
In relation to Target Securities in which we invest, our Adviser’s professionals conduct rigorous ongoing analysis on the Senior Secured Loans, the CLO structure and the CLO collateral manager which generally will include monthly reporting providing an overview of:
Senior Secured Loan lists;
current period buy/sell activity;
portfolio metrics (including yield, price, weighted average rating factors and any rating movements);
concentration limits;
covenant compliance; and
cash flows.
Further, our Adviser holds formal reviews with CLO collateral managers to whom we are exposed on a periodic basis.
Risk management is an on-going process that may include regular benchmarking of investment performance against the initial investment hypothesis and the maintenance and monitoring of a “risk rating list” by our Adviser on a monthly basis derived from general market information including security prices, press releases, news and statements and ongoing due diligence to assist our Adviser in forecasting the occurrence of specific credit events and modeling outcomes.
Cash Uses and Cash Management Activities
In accordance with our investment strategy, our principal use of cash (including the net offering proceeds) will be to fund investments sourced by our Adviser, as well as initial expenses related to this offering, ongoing operational expenses and payment of dividends and other distributions to stockholders in accordance with our distribution policy. See “Distributions”.
Potential Competitive Strengths
We believe that we offer our investors the following potential competitive strengths:
Established platform with seasoned investment professionals. We will benefit from the wider resources of our Adviser through the personnel it utilizes from Prospect Capital Management, which is focused on sourcing, structuring, executing, monitoring and exiting a broad range of investments. We believe these personnel possess market knowledge, experience and industry relationships that enable them to identify potentially attractive investment opportunities in Target Securities.
Long-term investment horizon. Unlike private equity and venture capital funds, we will not be subject to standard periodic capital return requirements. Such requirements typically stipulate that capital invested in these funds, together with any capital gains on such investment, can be invested only once and must be returned to investors after a pre-determined time period. We believe our ability to make investments with a longer-term view and without the capital return requirements of traditional private investment vehicles will provide us with greater flexibility to seek investments that can generate attractive returns on invested capital.
Efficient Tax Structure. As a regulated investment company, or “RIC,” we generally will not be required to pay U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends. Furthermore, tax-exempt investors in our securities who do not finance their acquisition of our securities with indebtedness should not be required to recognize unrelated business taxable income, or “UBTI.” Although, as a RIC, we will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes on dividends we receive from taxable entities and that we timely distribute to our stockholders, any taxable entities we own generally will be subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes on their income. As a result, the net return to us on such investments that are held by such subsidiaries will be reduced to the extent that the subsidiaries are subject to income taxes.
Disciplined, income-oriented investment philosophy. Our Adviser employs a conservative investment approach focused on current income and long-term investment performance. This investment approach involves a multi-stage selection process
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for each investment opportunity, as well as ongoing monitoring of each investment made, with particular emphasis on early detection of deteriorating credit conditions at issuers of Target Securities which could result in adverse portfolio developments.
This strategy is designed to maximize current income and minimize the risk of capital loss while maintaining potential for long-term capital appreciation.
Investment expertise across all levels of the corporate capital structure. We believe the personnel available to our Adviser have broad expertise and experience investing in companies, managing high-yielding debt and equity investments, and managing and investing in Target Securities. We will attempt to capitalize on this expertise in an effort to produce and maintain an investment portfolio that will perform well in a broad range of economic conditions.
Operating and Regulatory Structure
Our investment activities are managed by our Adviser and supervised by our Board of Directors, a majority of whom are independent. Under our Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay our Adviser a base management fee based on our average total assets as well as a subordinated incentive fee based on our performance. In addition, we will reimburse our Adviser for routine non-compensation overhead expenses, such as expenses incurred by Prospect Administration or us in connection with administering our business, including expenses incurred by Prospect Administration in performing administrative services for us, and the reimbursement of the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary and other administrative personnel paid by Prospect Administration, subject to the limitations included in the Administration Agreement, and other expenses. See “Investment Advisory Agreement” for a description of the payments we will make to our Adviser.
Prospect Administration provides us with general ledger accounting, fund accounting, and other administrative services.
We have applied to list the Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PRIFH.” If the application is approved, trading on the NYSE in the Series H Preferred Stock is expected to begin within 30 days following the issuance date of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. Our shares of common stock are not currently listed on an exchange, and we do not expect a public market to develop for them in the foreseeable future, if ever.
We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and intend to qualify annually thereafter, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be required to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends. To continue to qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment we must timely distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of our realized net short-term capital gains over our realized net long-term capital losses.
We will be subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making our investments. We have received the Order from the SEC granting us the ability to negotiate terms other than price and quantity of co-investment transactions with other funds managed by our Adviser or certain affiliates, including Prospect Capital Corporation and FLEX. We may only co-invest with certain entities affiliated with our Adviser in negotiated transactions originated by our Adviser or its affiliates in accordance with such Order and existing regulatory guidance. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Allocation of Investments” in the statement of additional information.
To seek to enhance returns to our common stockholders, we may borrow money from time to time at the discretion of our Adviser within the levels permitted by the 1940 Act (which generally allows us to incur indebtedness so long as our asset coverage ratio is at least 300% with respect to and after incurring such indebtedness or issue preferred stock so long as our asset coverage ratio is at least 200% with respect to and after issuing such preferred stock) when the terms and conditions available are favorable to long-term investing and well-aligned with our investment strategy and portfolio composition.
The use of borrowed funds or the proceeds of preferred stock, such as the Series H Term Preferred Stock, to make investments has its own specific set of benefits and risks, and all of the costs of borrowing funds or issuing preferred stock would be borne by holders of our common stock. See “Risk Factors-Risks Related to Our Capital Structure and Leverage” for a discussion of the risks inherent to employing leverage.
Common Stock Offering
By a separate prospectus, we are currently offering to the public shares of our common stock with differing initial sales loads. Although our shares of common stock are sold with different sales loads, each share of our common stock has identical
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rights with respect to voting and distributions, and will likewise bear its own pro rata portion of our expenses and have the same net asset value as each other share of our common stock.
Preferred Capital Securities, LLC acts as the dealer manager in connection with the sale of shares of common stock. The dealer manager authorizes one or more other broker-dealers that are members of FINRA to sell our shares of common stock.
While a registered closed-end management investment company may list its common stock for trading in the public markets, we have currently elected not to do so. We believe that a non-traded structure is appropriate for the long-term nature of the assets in which we invest. This structure allows us to operate with a long-term view, similar to that of other types of private investment funds—instead of managing to quarterly market expectations—and to pursue our investment objective without subjecting our investors to the daily share price volatility associated with the public markets because our shares will not be listed on a national securities exchange. To provide our common stockholders with limited liquidity, we intend to, but are not obligated to, conduct quarterly repurchase offers pursuant to our share repurchase program. This will be the only method of liquidity that we offer to our common stockholders prior to a liquidity event. We do not plan to conduct periodic repurchase offers for holders of our Series H Term Preferred Stock in order to provide limited liquidity and we have applied to list our Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE.
We intend to pursue a liquidity event for our common stockholders, such as a public listing of our common stock, following the earlier of the expiration of the common stock offering period and the completion of our offering of common stock, subject to then-current market conditions. We expect that it may take up to three years after the completion of our common stock offering to complete a liquidity event.
We commenced the initial public offering of our shares in 2013. Since that time, we have filed post-effective amendments to our prior registration statements that have allowed us to continue the offering of our shares of common stock. Due to the widespread impact of COVID-19 on the economy and financial markets, the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the extension of the time period to offer shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to the prospectus dated October 9, 2020, as amended or supplemented, until the earlier of: (i) December 31, 2022 or (ii) the date upon which 150,000,000 shares of our common stock have been sold in the course of our offerings, unless further extended by our Board of Directors. The common stock offering will be complete when we have sold the maximum number of shares of common stock offered thereby, or earlier in the event we determine in our sole discretion to cease offering additional shares of common stock for sale to investors. The completion of a liquidity event is in the sole discretion of our Board of Directors, and depending upon the event, may require stockholder approval, and there can be no assurance that we will complete a liquidity event within our proposed timeframe or at all.
Valuation Procedures
The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of our financial statements likely will be the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments recorded. There generally is no single method for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value usually requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments we make. We fair value each individual investment on a monthly basis. In addition, in connection with our share repurchase program, our Board of Directors has adopted procedures pursuant to which our portfolio will be valued on or about the date of repurchases.
Our Board of Directors determines the value of our investment portfolio each quarter, after consideration of our audit committee’s recommendation of fair value. For non-quarter end months, we value the portfolio monthly pursuant to policies and procedures approved by our Board of Directors. Our Adviser will compile the relevant information, including a financial summary, covenant compliance review and recent trading activity in the security, if known. All available information, including non-binding indicative bids which may not be considered reliable, typically will be presented to our audit committee to consider in making its recommendation of fair value to our Board of Directors. In some instances, there may be limited trading activity in a security even though the market for the security is considered not active. In such cases our audit committee generally will consider the number of trades, the size and timing of each trade, and other circumstances around such trades, to the extent such information is available, in making its recommendation of fair value to our Board of Directors. We may elect to engage third-party valuation firms to provide assistance to our audit committee and Board of Directors in valuing certain of our investments. Our audit committee expects to evaluate the impact of such additional information, and factor it into its consideration of fair value. See “Determination of Net Asset Value” for a discussion of how net asset value is determined.

Competition
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We compete for investments with other investment funds (including other equity and debt funds, mezzanine funds and business development companies), as well as traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks, investment banks, finance companies, insurance companies and other sources of funding. Additionally, because we believe competition for investment opportunities generally has increased among alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, those entities have begun to invest in areas they have not traditionally invested in, including CLOs. As a result of these new entrants, competition for investment opportunities in CLOs may intensify. Many of these entities may have greater financial and managerial resources than we do. We believe we will be able to compete with these entities primarily on the basis of the experience and contacts of our Adviser, and our responsive and efficient investment analysis and decision-making processes.
Operations
Our day-to-day investment operations are managed by our Adviser. Our Adviser does not currently have employees, but has access to certain investment, finance, accounting, legal, and administrative personnel of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration. In particular, certain personnel of Prospect Capital Management will be made available to our Adviser to assist it in managing our portfolio and operations, provided that they are supervised at all times by our Adviser. In addition, we reimburse Prospect Administration for an allocable portion of expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under our Administration Agreement, including a portion of the rent and the compensation of our chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, treasurer and secretary and other administrative support personnel.
Prospect Capital Management has engaged Preferred Shareholder Services, LLC, an affiliate of the dealer manager, to provide certain non-offering issuer support services pursuant to a services agreement. Prospect Capital Management is responsible for any payments due under such agreement.
Facilities
We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Our corporate headquarters are located at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016, where we occupy office space pursuant to an Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration.
Legal Proceedings
Neither we nor our Adviser are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us or against our Adviser.
From time to time, our Adviser, its affiliates or its professionals may be party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights with respect to our investments. While the outcome of such legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that any such proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.
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DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
We determine the net asset value per share of our common stock by dividing the value of our investments, cash and other assets (including interest accrued but not collected) less all our liabilities (including accrued expenses, borrowings and interest payables) by the total number of shares of our common stock outstanding on a monthly basis. The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of our financial statements likely will be the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments recorded. There generally is no single method for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value usually requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments we make. We are required to specifically fair value each individual investment on a monthly basis. In addition, in connection with our share repurchase program, our Board of Directors has adopted procedures pursuant to which our portfolio will be valued on or about the date of repurchases.
Our Board of Directors determines the value of our investment portfolio each month, after consideration of our audit committee’s recommendation of fair value. For non-quarter end months, we value the portfolio monthly pursuant to policies and procedures approved by our Board of Directors. Our Adviser will compile and review relevant information, including the operating metrics of Target Securities that are CLO securities, including compliance with collateralization tests, defaulted and restructured Senior Secured Loans that comprise a CLO’s portfolio, payment defaults, if any, recent trading activity in the security, if known, and the most recent trustee reports and note valuation reports. The values of Target Securities that are CLO securities are primarily determined using a third-party cash flow modeling tool.
We may also invest directly in Senior Secured Loans (either in the primary or secondary markets). In valuing such investments, our Adviser will prepare an analysis of each Senior Secured Loan, including a financial summary, covenant compliance review, recent trading activity in the security, if known, and other business developments related to the issuer of such Senior Secured Loan.
We seek to derive a value at which market participants could transact in an orderly market and also seek to benchmark the model inputs and resulting outputs to observable market data, when available and appropriate. Available information, including non-binding indicative bids which may not be considered reliable, typically will be presented to our audit committee to consider in making its recommendation of fair value to our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has elected to engage third-party valuation firms to provide assistance to our audit committee and Board of Directors in valuing our investments. Our audit committee expects to evaluate the impact of such additional information, and factor it into its consideration of fair value.
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MANAGEMENT
Pursuant to our charter and bylaws, our business and affairs are managed under the direction of our Board of Directors. The responsibilities of our Board of Directors include, among others, the oversight of our investment activities, the monthly valuation of our assets, oversight of our financing arrangements and corporate governance activities. Our Board of Directors currently has an audit committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee and may establish additional committees from time to time as necessary. Each director will serve until the expiration of such director’s term and until his or her successor is duly elected. Although the number of directors may be increased or decreased, a decrease will not have the effect of shortening the term of any incumbent director. Any director may resign at any time and may be removed only for cause by the stockholders upon the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.
Any vacancy on our Board of Directors for any cause other than an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if such majority is less than a quorum. Any vacancy on our Board of Directors created by an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors.
Board of Directors and Executive Officers
Our Board of Directors consists of four members, three of whom are not “interested persons” of us or our Adviser as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. We refer to these individuals who are not “interested persons” as our independent directors. Members of our Board of Directors have been divided into three staggered classes, with directors in each class elected to hold office for a term expiring at the annual meeting of our stockholders held in the third year following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify. The terms of the Class I directors, Class II directors and Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of our stockholders held in 2022, 2023 and 2021, respectively, and in each case, those directors will serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Upon expiration of their current terms, directors of each class will be elected to serve for terms expiring at the annual meeting of our stockholders held in the third year following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify and each year one class of directors will be elected by the stockholders. As noted below, we have two directors who are designated as “Preferred Directors” who are elected exclusively by holders of our preferred stock, voting separately as a single class. We are prohibited from making loans or extending credit, directly or indirectly, to our directors or executive officers under section 402 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Directors
Information regarding our Board of Directors is set forth below. The address for each director is c/o Priority Income Fund, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10016.
Interested Directors
The following directors are “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act.
Name and AgePosition(s)
Held with
Company
Term at Office and
Length
of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by Director(1)
Directorships
Held by Director
During Past
5 Years
M. Grier Eliasek, 47Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and PresidentClass III Director since July 2012; Term expires 2021President and Chief Operating Officer of our Adviser, President and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation, Managing Director of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration, and Chief Executive Officer and President of Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.)3Prospect Capital Corporation and Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.)


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Independent Directors
The following directors are not “interested persons” as defined in the 1940 Act.
Name and AgePosition(s)
Held with
Company
Term at Office and
Length
of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Number of Portfolios in Fund Complex Overseen by DirectorOther
Directorships
Held by Director
During Past
5 Years
William J. Gremp,(2) 78
DirectorClass II Director since October 2012; Term expires 2023 Mr. Gremp has been responsible for traditional banking services, credit and lending, private equity, and corporate cash management with Merrill Lynch & Co. from 1999-present.3Prospect Capital Corporation and Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.)
Andrew C. Cooper,(2) 58
DirectorClass III Director since October 2012; Term expires 2021
Mr. Cooper is an entrepreneur, who over the last 15 years has founded, built, run and sold three companies. He is Co-Chief Executive Officer of Unison Energy, LLC, a company that develops, owns and operates distributed combined heat and power co-generation solutions.
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Prospect Capital Corporation and Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.)
Eugene S. Stark, 62DirectorClass I Director since October 2012; Term expires 2022 Principal Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President— Administration of General American Investors Company, Inc., a registered closed-end fund, from May 2005 to present.3Prospect Capital Corporation and Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.)
(1)The Fund Complex consists of the Company, Prospect Capital Corporation and Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.).
(2)Designated as a Preferred Director, which means that the director is elected solely by holders of the Fund’s outstanding Preferred Stock.
Director Qualifications
Our Board of Directors believes that, collectively, the directors have balanced and diverse experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, which allow our Board of Directors to operate effectively in governing the Company and protecting the interests of its stockholders. Below is a description of the various experiences, qualifications, attributes and/or skills with respect to each director considered by our Board of Directors.
M. Grier Eliasek
Mr. Eliasek has been the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer and President since inception. Mr. Eliasek also currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of our Adviser, as a Managing Director of our Administrator, as President, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Prospect Flexible Income Management, LLC and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.). He also serves on the Board of Directors for Prospect Capital Corporation and leads each of Prospect Capital Management’s investment committees in the origination, selection, monitoring and portfolio management of investments. Prior to joining Prospect Capital Management in 2004, Mr. Eliasek served as a Managing Director with Prospect Street Ventures, an investment management firm which, together with its predecessors, invested in various investment strategies through publicly traded closed-end funds and private limited partnerships. Prior to joining Prospect Street Ventures, Mr. Eliasek served as a consultant with Bain & Company, a global strategy consulting firm. Mr. Eliasek received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia, where he was a Jefferson Scholar and a Rodman Scholar.
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Mr. Eliasek brings to our Board of Directors business leadership and experience and knowledge of Target Securities, other debt, private equity and venture capital investments and, as well, a knowledge of diverse management practices. His depth of experience in managerial positions in investment management, securities research and financial services, as well as his extensive knowledge of our business and operations, provides our Board of Directors valuable industry-specific knowledge and expertise on these and other matters. Mr. Eliasek’s service as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company, as Chief Operating Officer and President of our Adviser and as a Managing Director of Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration provide him with a specific understanding of the Company, its operation, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Company.
Andrew C. Cooper
Mr. Cooper’s over 30 years of experience in venture capital management, venture capital investing and investment banking provides our Board of Directors with a wealth of leadership, business investing and financial experience. Mr. Cooper’s experience as the co-founder, Co-CEO, and director of Unison Energy, a co-generation company that engineers, installs, owns, and operates cogeneration facilities as well as the former co-CEO of Unison Site Management LLC, a leading cellular site owner with over 4,000 cell sites under management, and as co-founder, former CFO and VP of business development for Avesta Technologies, an enterprise, information and technology management software company bought by Visual Networks in 2000, provides the Board with the benefit of leadership and experience in finance and business management. Further, Mr. Cooper’s time as a director of CSG Systems, Protection One Alarm, LionBridge Technologies Weblink Wireless, Aquatic Energy and the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club of New York provides the Board with a wealth of experience and an in-depth understanding of management practices. Mr. Cooper’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee and his independence from the Company, the Adviser and Prospect Administration enhances his service as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
William J. Gremp
Mr. Gremp brings to our Board of Directors a broad and diverse knowledge of business and finance as a result of his career as an investment banker, spanning over 40 years working in corporate finance and originating and executing transactions and advisory assignments for energy and utility related clients. Since 1999, Mr. Gremp has been responsible for traditional banking services, credit and lending, private equity and corporate cash management with Merrill Lynch & Co. From 1996 to 1999, he served at Wachovia as senior vice president, managing director and co-founder of the utilities and energy investment banking group, responsible for origination, structuring, negotiation and successful completion of transactions utilizing investment banking, capital markets and traditional commercial banking products. From 1989 to 1996, Mr. Gremp was the managing director of global power and project finance at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and from 1970 to 1989, Mr. Gremp was with Merrill Lynch & Co., starting out as an associate in the mergers and acquisitions department, then in 1986 becoming the senior vice president, managing director and head of the regulated industries group. Mr. Gremp’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee and his independence from the Company, the Adviser and Prospect Administration enhances his service as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Eugene S. Stark
Mr. Stark brings to our Board of Directors over 20 years of experience in directing the financial and administrative functions of investment management organizations. Our Board of Directors benefits from his broad experience in financial management; SEC reporting and compliance; strategic and financial planning; expense, capital and risk management; fund administration; due diligence; acquisition analysis; and integration activities. Since May 2005, Mr. Stark’s position as the Principal Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of Administration at General American Investors Company, Inc., where he is responsible for operations, compliance, and financial functions, allows him to provide our Board of Directors with added insight into the management practices of other financial companies. From January to April of 2005, Mr. Stark was the Chief Financial Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation, prior to which he worked at Prudential Financial, Inc. between 1987 and 2004. His many positions within Prudential include 10 years as Vice President and Fund Treasurer of Prudential Mutual Funds, four years as Senior Vice President of Finance of Prudential Investments, and two years as Senior Vice President of Finance of Prudential Annuities. Mr. Stark is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive status). Mr. Stark’s knowledge of financial and accounting matters qualifies him to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee and his independence from the Company, the Adviser and Prospect Administration enhances his service as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.


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Information about Executive Officers Who are Not Directors
Name and AgePosition(s)
Held with
Company
Term at Office and
Length of Time Served
Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
Kristin Van Dask, 41Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and SecretaryChief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since April 2018Ms. Van Dask has been the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company since April 2018. Ms. Van Dask previously served as controller at Prospect Administration LLC. Ms. Van Dask is also the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of our Adviser, Prospect Flexible Income Management, LLC, Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc. (formerly TP Flexible Income Fund, Inc. and Pathway Capital Opportunity Fund, Inc.) and Prospect Capital Corporation.
Ms. Van Dask has over 17 years of experience in finance, accounting, and financial reporting, including with business development company, closed-end fund, securitization, corporate, private partnership, and other structures. Prior to joining the accounting department of Prospect Administration LLC, Ms. Van Dask served in the Structured Finance Division of GSC Group LLC, a registered investment adviser specializing in credit-based alternative investment strategies. Ms. Van Dask was an Accounting Manager responsible for the accounting and financial reporting of private equity and hedge funds invested in a diverse series of leveraged structured credit instruments. From 2002 to 2007, Ms. Van Dask held various positions within the Assurance practice of Ernst & Young LLP, working on a variety of privately held and publicly traded clients, private equity funds, management companies, and investment advisory partnerships. She was responsible for the supervision of financial statement audits for funds with portfolios ranging up to $10 billion and a publicly traded company with manufacturing revenues of over $8 billion. In 2001, Ms. Van Dask began her public accounting career at Arthur Andersen LLP. Ms. Van Dask holds a BS magna cum laude from Towson University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of New York.
The address for our executive officers is c/o Priority Income Fund, Inc., 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10016.
Director Independence
Our Board of Directors annually determines each director’s independence. We do not consider a director independent unless our Board of Directors has determined that he or she has no material relationship with us. We monitor the relationships of our directors and officers through a questionnaire each director completes no less frequently than annually and updates periodically as information provided in the most recent questionnaire changes.
In order to evaluate the materiality of any such relationship, our Board of Directors uses the definition of director independence set forth in the rules promulgated by the NASDAQ Stock Market. Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that a director shall be considered to be independent if he or she is not an “interested person” of us, as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.
Our Board of Directors has determined that each of the directors is independent and has no relationship with us, except as a director and stockholder, with the exception of Mr. Eliasek, as a result of his position as President and Chief Executive Officer of us and President and Chief Operating Officer of our Adviser, and his executive positions at certain affiliates of our Adviser.
Board Leadership Structure
Our Board of Directors monitors and performs an oversight role with respect to our business and affairs, including with respect to investment practices and performance, compliance with regulatory requirements and our services and expenses and performance of our service providers. Among other things, our Board of Directors approves the appointment of our investment adviser and executive officers, reviews and monitors the services and activities performed by our investment adviser and executive officers and approves the engagement, and reviews the performance of, our independent registered public accounting firm.
Under our bylaws, our Board of Directors may designate a Chairman to preside over the meetings of our Board of Directors and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by our Board of Directors. We do not have a fixed policy as to whether the Chairman of our Board of Directors should be an independent director and believe that we should maintain
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the flexibility to select the Chairman and reorganize the leadership structure, from time to time, based on the criteria that is in the best interests of us and our stockholders at such times.
Presently, Mr. Eliasek serves as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Eliasek is an “interested person” of us as described above. We believe that Mr. Eliasek’s history with us, familiarity with our investment platform, and extensive knowledge of the financial services industry, and the investment valuation process, in particular, qualify him to serve as the Chairman of our Board of Directors. We believe that we are best served through this existing leadership structure, as Mr. Eliasek’s relationship with our Adviser provides an effective bridge and encourages an open dialogue between management and our Board of Directors, helping these groups act with a common purpose.
Our Board of Directors does not currently have a designated lead independent director. We are aware of the potential conflicts that may arise when a non-independent director is Chairman of our Board of Directors, but believe these potential conflicts are offset by our strong corporate governance policies. Our corporate governance policies include regular meetings of the independent directors in executive session without the presence of interested directors and management, the establishment of audit and nominating and corporate governance committees comprised solely of independent directors and the appointment of a chief compliance officer, with whom the independent directors meet regularly without the presence of interested directors and other members of management, for administering our compliance policies and procedures.
We recognize that different board leadership structures are appropriate for companies in different situations. We re-examine our corporate governance policies on an ongoing basis to ensure that they continue to meet our needs.
Board’s Role in Risk Oversight
Our Board of Directors performs its risk oversight function primarily through (i) its two standing committees, which report to the entire Board of Directors and are comprised solely of independent directors, and (ii) active monitoring of our chief compliance officer and our compliance policies and procedures.
As described below in more detail under “Committees of the Board of Directors,” our audit committee and our nominating and corporate governance committee assist our Board of Directors in fulfilling its risk oversight responsibilities. Our audit committee’s risk oversight responsibilities include establishing guidelines and making recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding the valuation of our investments, overseeing our accounting and financial reporting processes, our systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting, and audits of our financial statements. Our nominating and corporate governance committee’s risk oversight responsibilities include selecting, researching and nominating directors for election by our stockholders, developing and recommending to our Board of Directors a set of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of our Board of Directors and our management.
Our Board of Directors also performs its risk oversight responsibilities with the assistance of our chief compliance officer. Our Board of Directors annually reviews a written report from our chief compliance officer discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of our compliance policies and procedures and our service providers. Our chief compliance officer’s annual report addresses at a minimum (i) the operation of our compliance policies and procedures and our service providers since the last report; (ii) any material changes to such policies and procedures since the last report; (iii) any recommendations for material changes to such policies and procedures as a result of our chief compliance officer’s annual review; and (iv) any compliance matter that has occurred since the date of the last report about which our Board of Directors would reasonably need to know to oversee our compliance activities and risks. In addition, our chief compliance officer meets separately in executive session with the independent directors at least quarterly.
We believe that our Board of Directors’ role in risk oversight is effective and appropriate given the extensive regulation to which we are already subject as a registered closed-end management investment company. As a registered closed-end management investment company, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements that control the levels of risk in our business and operations. For example, our ability to incur indebtedness is limited such that our asset coverage must equal at least 300% immediately after each time we incur indebtedness and we are limited in our ability to invest in any company in which one of our affiliates currently has an investment.
We recognize that different board roles in risk oversight are appropriate for companies in different situations. We will re-examine the manner in which our Board of Directors administers its oversight function on an ongoing basis to ensure that they continue to meet our needs.
Committees of our Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors has the following committees:
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Audit Committee
Our audit committee is responsible for establishing guidelines and making recommendations to our Board of Directors regarding our quarterly valuation review; selecting, engaging and discharging our independent accountants, reviewing the plans, scope and results of the audit engagement with our independent accountants; approving professional services provided by our independent accountants (including compensation therefore); reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and reviewing the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting. The members of our audit committee are Messrs. Cooper, Gremp and Stark, all of whom are independent. Mr. Stark serves as the Chairman of our audit committee and our Board of Directors has determined that Mr. Stark is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under SEC rules. Our audit committee met six times during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
Our nominating and corporate governance committee selects and nominates directors for election by our stockholders, selects nominees to fill vacancies on our Board of Directors or a committee thereof, develops and recommends to our Board of Directors a set of corporate governance principles and oversees the evaluation of our Board of Directors and our management. The committee is composed of Messrs. Cooper, Gremp and Stark. Mr. Gremp serves as Chairman of our nominating and corporate governance committee.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee does not currently have a written policy with regard to nominees recommended by our stockholders. The absence of such a policy does not mean, however, that a stockholder recommendation will not be considered if one is received.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee will consider qualified director nominees recommended by stockholders when such recommendations are submitted in accordance with our bylaws and any applicable law, rule or regulation regarding director nominations. When submitting a nomination for consideration, a stockholder must provide certain information that would be required under applicable SEC rules, including the following minimum information for each director nominee: full name, age and address; principal occupation during the past five years; current directorships on publicly held companies and investment companies; number of our securities owned, if any; and, a written consent of the individual to stand for election if nominated by our Board of Directors and to serve if elected by our stockholders.
In evaluating director nominees, the members of our nominating and corporate governance committee consider the following factors:
the appropriate size and composition of our Board of Directors;
whether or not the person is an “interested person” with respect to us as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act;
our needs with respect to the particular talents and experience of its directors;
the knowledge, skills and experience of nominees in light of prevailing business conditions and the knowledge, skills and experience already possessed by other members of our Board of Directors;
familiarity with national and international business matters;
experience with accounting rules and practices;
appreciation of the relationship of our business to the changing needs of society;
the desire to balance the considerable benefit of continuity with the periodic injection of the fresh perspective provided by new members; and
all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and listing standards.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee’s goal is to assemble a Board of Directors that brings to us a variety of perspectives and skills derived from high quality business and professional experience.
Other than the foregoing there are no stated minimum criteria for director nominees, although the members of our nominating and corporate governance committee may consider such other factors as they may deem are in the best interests of us and our stockholders. Our nominating and corporate governance committee also believes it appropriate for certain key members of our management to participate as members of our Board of Directors.
The members of our nominating and corporate governance committee identify nominees by first evaluating the current members of our Board of Directors willing to continue in service. Current members of our Board of Directors with skills and experience that are relevant to our business and who are willing to continue in service are considered for re-nomination, balancing the value of continuity of service by existing members of our Board of Directors with that of obtaining a new
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perspective. If any member of our Board of Directors does not wish to continue in service or if our Board of Directors decides not to re-nominate a member for re-election, the independent members of our Board of Directors identify the desired skills and experience of a new nominee in light of the criteria above. The entire Board of Directors is polled for suggestions as to individuals meeting the aforementioned criteria. Research may also be performed to identify qualified individuals. Our Board of Directors and our nominating and corporate governance committee has not engaged any third parties to identify or evaluate or assist in identifying potential nominees, although each reserves the right in the future to retain a third party search firm, if necessary.
Our nominating and corporate governance committee has not adopted a formal policy with regard to the consideration of diversity in identifying director nominees. In determining whether to recommend a director nominee, our nominating and corporate governance committee considers and discusses diversity, among other factors, with a view toward the needs of our Board of Directors as a whole. Our nominating and corporate governance committee generally conceptualizes diversity expansively to include, without limitation, concepts such as race, gender, national origin, differences of viewpoint, professional experience, education, skill and other qualities that contribute to our Board of Directors, when identifying and recommending director nominees. Our nominating and corporate governance committee believes that the inclusion of diversity as one of many factors considered in selecting director nominees is consistent with our nominating and corporate governance committee’s goal of creating a Board of Directors that best serves our needs and the interest of our stockholders. Our nominating and corporate governance committee met once during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
Compensation of Directors
Our directors who do not also serve in an executive officer capacity for us or our Adviser are entitled to receive annual cash retainer fees, determined based on our net asset value as of the end of each fiscal quarter. These directors are Messrs. Cooper, Gremp and Stark. The directors began receiving compensation on September 9, 2015, when the Company reached $100,000,000 of net asset value. Prior to that time, the directors were not compensated. Amounts payable under the arrangement will be determined and paid quarterly in arrears as follows:
Net Asset ValueAnnual
Cash Retainer
$0 million - $100 million$— 
$100 million - $300 million$35,000 
$300 million - $500 million$50,000 
$500 million - $1 billion$75,000 
>$1 billion$100,000 

The following table sets forth compensation of our directors for the year ended June 30, 2020:
Name
Fees Earned(1)
All Other Compensation(2)
TotalTotal Compensation in Fund Complex
Interested Directors
M. Grier Eliasek$— $— $— 
Independent Directors
Andrew C. Cooper$50,000 — 50,000 $200,000 
William J. Gremp50,000 — 50,000 $200,000 
Eugene S. Stark50,000 — 50,000 $200,000 
Total director compensation$150,000 $600,000 
(1)For a discussion of the independent directors’ compensation, see below.
(2)We do not maintain a stock or option plan, non-equity incentive plan or pension plan for our directors.
We will also reimburse each of the above directors for all reasonable and authorized business expenses in accordance with our policies as in effect from time to time, including reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each board meeting and each committee meeting not held concurrently with a board meeting.
We do not pay compensation to our directors who also serve in an executive officer capacity for us or our Adviser.

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Compensation of Executive Officers
Our executive officers will not receive any direct compensation from us. We do not currently have any employees and do not expect to have any employees. Services necessary for our business are provided by individuals who are employees of Prospect Capital Management or Prospect Administration or by individuals who were contracted by such entities to work on behalf of us, pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement or Administration Agreement. Each of our executive officers is an employee of our Adviser, Prospect Capital Management, Prospect Administration or an outside contractor, and the day-to-day investment operations and administration of our portfolio are managed by our Adviser. In addition, we reimburse Prospect Administration for our allocable portion of expenses incurred by Prospect Administration, as applicable, in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including the allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, treasurer and secretary and other administrative support personnel under the Administration Agreement.
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that our Adviser and its officers, directors, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with it acting as our agent shall be entitled to indemnification (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) for any liability or loss suffered by our Adviser or such other person, and our Adviser and such other person shall be held harmless for any loss or liability suffered by us, if (i) our Adviser has determined, in good faith, that the course of conduct which caused the loss or liability was in our best interests, (ii) our Adviser or such other person was acting on behalf of or performing services for us, (iii) the liability or loss suffered was not the result of negligence or misconduct by our Adviser or an affiliate thereof acting as our agent, and (iv) the indemnification or agreement to hold our Adviser or such other person harmless is only recoverable out of our net assets and not from our stockholders.
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PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
The management of our investment portfolio is the responsibility of our Adviser and its professionals, which currently includes John F. Barry III, Chief Executive Officer of our Adviser, M. Grier Eliasek, President and Chief Operating Officer of our Adviser and our Chief Executive Officer and President, and Kristin Van Dask, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of our Adviser and our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, as well as John W. Kneisley and Colin McGinnis. For more information regarding the business experience of Mr. Eliasek and Ms. Van Dask, see “Management—Board of Directors and Executive Officers,” and of Messrs. Barry, Kneisley and McGinnis, see “—Investment Personnel” below. For information regarding our securities owned by our Adviser’s professionals, see “Control Persons and Principal Stockholders” in the SAI. Our Adviser’s professionals are not employed by us, and will receive no compensation from us in connection with their portfolio management activities.
Our executive officers, certain of our directors and certain finance professionals of our Adviser are also officers, directors, managers, and/or key professionals of other Prospect Capital Management, Prospect Administration and Prospect Capital Corporation. These persons have legal obligations with respect to those entities that are similar to their obligations to us. In the future, these persons and other affiliates of Prospect Capital Management may organize other investment programs and acquire for their own account investments that may be suitable for us. In addition, Prospect Capital Management may grant equity interests in our Adviser to certain management personnel performing services for our Adviser.
Set forth below is additional information regarding additional entities that are managed by the professionals of our Adviser:
NameEntityInvestment Focus
Gross
Assets(1)
Prospect Capital CorporationBusiness Development CompanyInvestments in senior secured loans, subordinated debt, unsecured debt, Target Securities and equity of a broad portfolio of U.S. companies$5.7 billion
Prospect Flexible Income Fund, Inc.Business Development Company
Investments in syndicated senior secured first lien loans, syndicated senior second lien loans and, to a lesser extent, subordinated debt
$42.5 million
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(1)Gross assets are calculated as of December 31, 2020.

Investment Personnel
Ms. Van Dask and Messrs. Barry and Eliasek are assisted by John W. Kneisley and Colin McGinnis who serve as Managing Director and Principal, respectively, for our Adviser.
Information regarding Messrs. Barry, Kneisley and McGinnis is set forth below.
John F. Barry III is the Chief Executive Officer of our Adviser with over 35 years of experience as a lawyer, investment banker, venture capitalist and private equity investor, and his service on various boards of directors. In addition to overseeing the Adviser and Prospect Capital Corporation, Mr. Barry has served on the boards of directors of private and public companies, including financial services, financial technology and energy companies. Mr. Barry managed the Corporate Finance Department of L.F. Rothschild & Company from 1988 to 1989, focusing on private equity and debt financing for energy and other companies, and was a founding member of the project finance group at Merrill Lynch & Co. The Company also benefits from Mr. Barry’s experience prior to Merrill Lynch working as a corporate securities lawyer from 1979 to 1983 at Davis Polk & Wardwell, advising energy and finance companies and their commercial and investment bankers. Prior to Davis Polk & Wardwell, Mr. Barry served as Law Clerk to Judge J. Edward Lumbard, formerly Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Mr. Barry’s service as Chief Executive Officer of our Adviser, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prospect Capital Corporation, as President and Secretary of Prospect Capital Management and as President, Secretary and Managing Director of Prospect Administration provides him with a continuously updated understanding of investment companies, their operations, and the business and regulatory issues facing the Company. Mr. Barry earned his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School, where he was an officer of the Harvard Law Review, and his Bachelor of Arts magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he was a University Scholar.
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John W. Kneisley is a Managing Director of our Adviser with 29 years of finance industry experience. Mr. Kneisley is part of the senior management team overseeing investment approval, portfolio management, growth initiatives, and other management functions. Mr. Kneisley serves a similar role at Prospect Capital Management. From 2006 to 2011, Mr. Kneisley was a senior member of the private investment group at Silver Point Capital, a credit-oriented hedge fund. At Silver Point Capital, Mr. Kneisley was responsible for portfolio management, origination, and execution of Senior Secured Loans and certain control investments. Mr. Kneisley also managed Silver Point’s five CLOs. From 1991 through 2006, Mr. Kneisley worked at Goldman, Sachs & Co., most recently as a Managing Director in the Leveraged Finance group where he was responsible for originating, structuring and executing Senior Secured Loans, high yield bonds, bridge loans and acquisition financings for corporate and sponsor clients. Mr. Kneisley holds a BA summa cum laude from DePauw University, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
Colin McGinnis is a Principal of our Adviser with 14 years of finance industry experience. Mr. McGinnis is responsible for originating, executing, and managing our investments in CLOs and manages our relationships with CLO collateral managers and CLO underwriters. Mr. McGinnis serves a similar role at Prospect Capital Management where he assists in originating, executing and managing investments in a variety of industries, including investments in CLOs. From 2011 to 2012, Mr. McGinnis worked as an Associate at Credit Suisse, where he originated and executed leveraged finance, IPO and M&A transactions. From 2005 to 2009, Mr. McGinnis worked as a Credit Analyst and Associate at Barclays Capital, where he underwrote, invested in and restructured CDO and CLO, leveraged finance and commercial real estate transactions for corporations and financial sponsors. He also managed a portfolio of performing and non-performing loans financed through total return swaps with hedge fund counterparts. Mr. McGinnis holds an MBA with honors and a BS in Economics, magna cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds the CFA designation.



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INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
Overview of Our Adviser
Management Services and Responsibilities
Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC has registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act and serves as our investment adviser pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement in accordance with the 1940 Act. Subject to the overall supervision of our Board of Directors, our Adviser oversees our day-to-day operations and provides us with investment advisory services. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser:
determines the composition and allocation of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;
determines what securities we will purchase, retain or sell;
identifies, evaluates, negotiates and structures the investments we make; and
executes, monitors and services the investments we make.
Our Adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement may not be exclusive, and our Adviser is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to us are not impaired. In addition, certain personnel of Prospect Capital Management will be made available to our Adviser to assist it in managing our portfolio and operations, provided that they are supervised at all times by our Adviser’s management team.
On May 30, 2019, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders at which stockholders voted to approve a new investment advisory agreement with the Adviser that is identical in all respects except for the date of effectiveness and the term to the Company’s investment advisory agreement with the Adviser, dated May 9, 2013 (the “Prior Investment Advisory Agreement”). The Prior Investment Advisory Agreement had terminated as a result of a technical “change in control” and “assignment” as such terms are defined under the Prior Investment Advisory Agreement. The Investment Advisory Agreement has an initial two year term, after which it will remain in effect year-to-year if approved annually by the Company’s Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, including, in either case, approval by a majority of our directors who are not interested persons.
Advisory Fees
We pay our Adviser a fee for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee payable to our Adviser and any incentive fees it earns will ultimately be borne by our common stockholders.
Base Management Fee. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.0% of our total assets. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears and is calculated based on the average value of our total assets as of the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The base management fee may or may not be taken in whole or in part at the discretion of our Adviser. All or any part of the base management fee not taken as to any quarter shall be deferred without interest and may be taken in such other quarter as our Adviser shall determine. The base management fee for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately prorated.
Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, our Adviser is entitled to receive reimbursement from us of organization and offering expenses it has paid on our behalf in an amount of up to 5.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering of our securities until all of the organization and offering expenses incurred and/or paid by our Adviser have been recovered. On January 8, 2014, our Adviser agreed to reduce such reimbursement and accept a maximum of 2.0% of the aggregate gross proceeds of the offering of our securities until all of the organization and offering expenses incurred and/or paid by the Adviser have been recovered. The Adviser will not recoup all of the organization and offering expenses it has paid on our behalf if we do not raise a sufficient amount of capital.
Subordinated Incentive Fee. The subordinated incentive fee, which we refer to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based upon our “pre-incentive fee net investment income” for the immediately preceding quarter. The subordinated incentive fee on income will be subject to a quarterly fixed preferred return to investors, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, of 1.5% (6.0% annualized), subject to a “catch up” feature. For purposes of this fee “pre-incentive fee net investment income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses reimbursed under the Investment Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement, any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred shares, but excluding the subordinated incentive fee on income). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of
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investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. The calculation of the subordinated incentive fee on income for each quarter is as follows:
No incentive fee is payable to our Adviser in any calendar quarter in which our pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the fixed preferred return rate of 1.5%, or the fixed preferred return.
100% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the fixed preferred return but is less than or equal to 1.875% in any calendar quarter (7.5% annualized) is payable to our Adviser. We refer to this portion of our pre-incentive fee net investment income (which exceeds the fixed preferred return but is less than or equal to 1.875%) as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide our Adviser with an incentive fee of 20.0% on all of our pre-incentive fee net investment income when our pre-incentive fee net investment income reaches 1.875% in any calendar quarter.
20.0% of the amount of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 1.875% in any calendar quarter (7.5% annualized) is payable to our Adviser once the fixed preferred return is reached and the catch-up is achieved (20.0% of all pre-incentive fee net investment income thereafter is allocated to our Adviser).
The following is a graphical representation of the calculation of the subordinated incentive fee on income:
Quarterly Subordinated Incentive Fee on Income
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(expressed as a percentage of the value of our net assets at
the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter)

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Percentage of pre-incentive fee net investment income allocated to incentive fee
These calculations will be appropriately prorated for any period of less than three months.
Example: Subordinated Incentive Fee on Income for Each Calendar Quarter
Scenario 1
Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%
Fixed preferred return(1) = 1.5%
Base management fee(2) = 0.5%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income - (base management fee + other expenses)) = 0.55%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the fixed preferred return rate, therefore there is no subordinated incentive fee on income payable.
Scenario 2
Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.525%
Fixed preferred return(1) = 1.5%
Base management fee(2) = 0.5%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income - (base management fee + other expenses)) = 1.825%
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Subordinated incentive fee on income = 100% × pre-incentive fee net investment income (subject to “catch-up”)(4)

= 100% × (1.825% - 1.5%)
= 0.325%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the fixed preferred return rate, but does not fully satisfy the “catch-up” provision, therefore the subordinated incentive fee on income is 0.325%.
Scenario 3
Assumptions
Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.5%
Fixed preferred return(1) = 1.5%
Base management fee(2) = 0.5%
Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.)(3) = 0.2%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income
(investment income - (base management fee + other expenses)) = 2.8%

Catch up = 100% × pre-incentive fee net investment income (subject to “catch-up”)(4)

Subordinated incentive fee on income = 100% × “catch-up” + (20.0% × (pre-incentive fee net investment income - 1.875))

Catch up     = 1.875% - 1.5%
= 0.375%

Subordinated incentive fee on income = (100% × 0.375%) + (20.0% × (2.8% - 1.875%))

= 0.375% + (20% × 0.925%)
= 0.375% + 0.185%
= 0.56%
Pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the fixed preferred return and fully satisfies the “catch-up” provision, therefore the subordinated incentive fee on income is 0.56%.
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(1)Represents 6.0% annualized fixed preferred return.
(2)Represents 2.0% annualized base management fee on average total assets.
(3)Excludes organizational and offering expenses.
(4)The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide our Adviser with an incentive fee of 20.0% on all pre-incentive fee net investment income when our net investment income exceeds 1.875% in any calendar quarter.
*    The returns shown are for illustrative purposes only. There is no guarantee that positive returns will be realized and actual returns may vary from those shown in the examples above.

    The amount of advisory fees paid to our Adviser over the last three fiscal years is set forth below.
June 30, 2018June 30, 2019June 30, 2020
$15,649,618$19,530,119$23,000,419

Payment of Our Expenses
Our primary operating expenses will be the payment of advisory fees and other expenses under the Investment Advisory Agreement, Administration Agreement, and other expenses necessary for our operations. Our investment advisory fee will compensate our Adviser for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, executing, monitoring and servicing our investments. We bear all other expenses of our operations and transactions, including (without limitation) fees and expenses relating to:
corporate and organizational expenses relating to offerings of our common stock and other securities, subject to limitations included in the Investment Advisory Agreement;
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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 our common stock and other securities;
investment advisory fees and other expenses under the Investment Advisory Agreement, including routine non-compensation overhead expenses of our Adviser (up to a maximum of 0.0625% of our total assets per quarter, or 0.25% per year, payable quarterly in arrears and based on the average value of our total assets as of the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters);
fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making investments and valuing investments, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments;
transfer agent and custodial fees;
fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;
federal and state registration fees, and costs related to listing our securities on any securities exchange;
federal, state and local taxes;
independent directors’ fees and expenses;
costs of proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices;
fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
direct costs such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone and staff;
fees and expenses associated with accounting, independent audits and outside legal costs;
costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and applicable federal securities laws, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;
brokerage commissions for the purchase and sale of our investments;
other expenses incurred in connection with providing investor relations support and related back-office services with respect to our investors; and
all other expenses incurred by Prospect Administration or us in connection with administering our business, including expenses incurred by Prospect Administration in performing administrative services for us, and the reimbursement of the compensation of our chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, treasurer and secretary and other administrative personnel paid by Prospect Administration, subject to the limitations included in the Administration Agreement.
Duration and Termination
Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect for a period of two years from the date it was executed and will remain in effect from year-to-year thereafter if approved annually by our Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, including, in either case, approval by a majority of our directors who are not interested persons. An affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities is also necessary in order to make material amendments to the Investment Advisory Agreement.
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that we may terminate the agreement without penalty upon 60 days written notice to our Adviser. If our Adviser wishes to voluntarily terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement, it must give stockholders a minimum of 60 days’ notice prior to termination and must pay all expenses associated with its termination. The Investment Advisory Agreement may also be terminated, without penalty, upon the vote of a majority of our outstanding voting securities.
Without the vote of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, our Investment Advisory Agreement may not be amended in a manner economically material to our stockholders. In addition, should we or our Adviser elect to terminate the Investment Advisory Agreement, a new investment adviser may not be appointed without approval of a majority of our outstanding shares, except in limited circumstances where a temporary adviser may be appointed without stockholder consent, consistent with the 1940 Act for a time period not to exceed 150 days following the date on which the previous contract terminates.
Indemnification
The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, our Adviser and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and
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amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as our investment adviser.
Organization of Our Adviser
Our Adviser is a Delaware limited liability company that is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. The principal address of our Adviser is Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10016.
Board Approval of the Investment Advisory Agreement
A discussion regarding the basis for our Board of Directors’ approval of our Investment Advisory Agreement is included in our annual report on Form N-CSR for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019.
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ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT
We have also entered into an Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration under which Prospect Administration, among other things, provides (or arranges for the provision of) administrative services and facilities for us. For providing these services, we reimburse Prospect Administration for our allocable portion of overhead incurred by Prospect Administration in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of our chief financial officer, chief compliance officer, treasurer and secretary and other administrative support personnel. Under the Administration Agreement, Prospect Administration furnishes us with office facilities, equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities. Prospect Administration also performs or oversees the performance of our required administrative services, which include, among other things, being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, Prospect Administration assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. After identifying those whole and partial portions of its internal and external costs and expenses incurred by Prospect Administration to provide administrative services to us (e.g., personnel (compensation and overhead), infrastructure, vendors, etc.) and that are reimbursable under the Administration Agreement, Prospect Administration allocates to us all such costs and expenses not previously reimbursed to Prospect Administration by us. Our payments to Prospect Administration for these allocated costs and expenses are periodically reviewed by our Board of Directors, which oversees the allocation of the foregoing costs and expenses. After identifying those whole and partial portions of its internal and external costs and expenses incurred by Prospect Administration to provide administrative services to us (e.g., personnel (compensation and overhead), infrastructure, vendors, etc.) and that are reimbursable under the Administration Agreement, Prospect Administration allocates to us all such costs and expenses not previously reimbursed to Prospect Administration by us. Our payments to Prospect Administration for these allocated costs and expenses are periodically reviewed by our Board of Directors, which oversees the allocation of the foregoing costs and expenses. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Prospect Administration is an affiliate of Prospect Capital Management and our Adviser.
Indemnification
The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, Prospect Administration and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Prospect Administration’s services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as our administrator.

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DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law applicable to us and the material terms of our charter and bylaws. This summary is not intended to be complete and we refer you to our charter and bylaws, copies of which have been filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, for a more detailed description of the provisions summarized below.
Stock
Our authorized stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of stock, par value $0.01 per share, 50,000,000 of which are classified as Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, or “Term Preferred Stock” or “Preferred Stock,” 9,360,000 of which are designated as Series A Term Preferred Stock, 9,035,000 of which are designated as Series B Term Preferred Stock, 9,610,000 of which are designated as Series C Term Preferred Stock, 8,000,000 of which are designated as Series D Term Preferred Stock, 1,150,000 of which are designated as Series E Term Preferred Stock, 1,380,000 of which are designated as Series F Term Preferred Stock, 1,472,000 of which are designated as Series G Term Preferred Stock, and 1,196,000 of which are designated as Series H Term Preferred Stock. 150,000,000 shares of our authorized stock are classified as common stock.
We have applied to list the Series H Term Preferred Stock on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “PRIFH.” If the application is approved, trading on the NYSE in the Series H Term Preferred Stock is expected to begin within 30 days following the issuance date of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. There is currently no market for our common stock, and we do not expect that a market for our shares will develop in the foreseeable future, if ever. No shares have been authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans. Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally will not be personally liable for our debts or obligations.
Set forth below is a chart describing the classes of our securities outstanding as of April 28, 2021 (assuming the issuance of all designated Series H Term Preferred Stock):
(1)(2)(3)(4)
Title of ClassAmount
Authorized
Amount Held by Us or
for Our Account
Amount Outstanding
Exclusive of Amount
Under Column (3)
Common Stock150,000,000— 35,784,268
Term Preferred Stock50,000,000— 10,023,739 
Under our charter, our Board of Directors is authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock without obtaining stockholder approval. As permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, our charter provides that our Board of Directors, without any action by our stockholders, may amend the charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue.
Common Stock
All shares of our common stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, voting, and dividends and, when they are issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Distributions may be paid to the holders of our common stock if, as and when authorized by our Board of Directors and declared by us out of assets legally available therefor. Shares of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion, redemption or appraisal rights and are freely transferable, except where their transfer is restricted by federal and state securities laws or by contract. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each share of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in all of our assets that are legally available for distribution after we pay all debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential rights of holders of our preferred stock, if any preferred stock is outstanding at such time. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of our common stock will possess exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of our directors, and holders of less than a majority of such shares will be unable to elect any director.
    We offer our shares of common stock with varying up-front sales loads and have elected to designate each level of sales load as a “class” solely as a means of identifying those differing sales loads and the different channels through which shares are sold. Shares available to the general public are charged selling commissions and dealer manager fees and are referred to as our “Class R Shares.” Shares available to accounts managed by certain registered investment advisers and broker-dealers that are managing wrap or other fee based accounts are charged dealer manager fees but no selling commissions and are referred to as our “Class RIA Shares.” Shares available for purchase (1) through certain fee-based programs, also known as
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wrap accounts, of investment dealers, (2) through certain participating broker-dealers that have alternative fee arrangements with their clients, (3) through certain registered investment advisers, (4) through bank trust departments or any other organization or person authorized to act in a fiduciary capacity for its clients or customers, such as an endowment, foundation, or pension fund, or (5) to other institutional investors are charged no selling commissions or dealer manager fees and are referred to as our “Class I Shares.” Although we use “Class” designations to indicate our differing sales load structures, we do not operate as a multi-class fund.
Preferred Stock
Our charter authorizes our Board of Directors to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock, including preferred stock, or the “Preferred Stock”. The cost of any such reclassification would be borne by our existing common stockholders. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, our Board of Directors is required by Maryland law and by our charter to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series. Thus, our Board of Directors could authorize the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of our common stock or otherwise be in their best interest. You should note, however, that any issuance of Preferred Stock must comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act requires, among other things, that (1) immediately after issuance and before any dividend or other distribution is made with respect to our common stock and before any purchase of common stock is made, such Preferred Stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50% of our gross assets after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and (2) the holders of shares of Preferred Stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all time, which we refer to as “Preferred Directors,” and to elect a majority of the directors if dividends on such Preferred Stock are in arrears by two full years or more. Certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding Preferred Stock. We believe that the availability for issuance of Preferred Stock will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring future financings and acquisitions. See “Description of the Series H Term Preferred Stock.”
Limitation on Liability of Directors and Officers; Indemnification and Advance of Expenses
Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act.
Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as our director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner, manager, managing member or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as our director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner, manager, managing member or trustee and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of us in any of the capacities described above and any of our employees or agents or any employees or agents of our predecessor. In accordance with the 1940 Act, we will not indemnify any person for any liability to which such person would be subject by reason of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of
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their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received unless, in either, case a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer in advance of final disposition of a proceeding upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors. The indemnification agreements provide our directors the maximum indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the 1940 Act.
Our insurance policy does not currently provide coverage for claims, liabilities and expenses that may arise out of activities that our present or former directors or officers have performed for another entity at our request. There is no assurance that such entities will in fact carry such insurance. However, we note that we do not expect to request our present or former directors or officers to serve another entity as a director, officer, partner or trustee unless we can obtain insurance providing coverage for such persons for any claims, liabilities or expenses that may arise out of their activities while serving in such capacities.
Certain Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Our Charter and Bylaws
The Maryland General Corporation Law and our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a potential acquirer to acquire us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise. These provisions are expected to discourage certain coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to negotiate first with our Board of Directors. We believe that the benefits of these provisions outweigh the potential disadvantages of discouraging any such acquisition proposals because, among other things, the negotiation of such proposals may improve their terms.
Classified Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes of directors serving staggered terms. The terms of the Class I directors, Class II directors and Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2022, 2023 and 2021 respectively, and in each case, those directors will serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Directors of each class are elected to serve for terms expiring at the annual meeting of our stockholders held in the third year following their election and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, and each year one class of directors will be elected by the stockholders. A classified board may render a change in control of us or removal of our incumbent management more difficult. We believe, however, that the longer time required to elect a majority of a classified Board of Directors will help to ensure the continuity and stability of our management and policies.
Election of Directors
Our charter and bylaws provide that each director shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote for the election of that director (e.g., preferred stock votes separately). Pursuant to our charter our Board of Directors may amend the bylaws to alter the vote required to elect directors.
Number of Directors; Vacancies; Removal
Our charter provides that the number of directors will be set only by our Board of Directors in accordance with our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that a majority of our entire Board of Directors may at any time increase or decrease the number of directors. However, unless our bylaws are amended, the number of directors may never be less than three nor more than eight. Any vacancy on our Board of Directors for any cause other than an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors, even if such majority is less than a quorum. Any vacancy on our Board of Directors created by an increase in the number of directors may be filled by a majority vote of the entire Board of Directors.
Our charter provides that a director may be removed only for cause, as defined in our charter, and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.

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Action by Stockholders
Under the Maryland General Corporation Law, stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or (unless the charter provides for stockholder action by less than unanimous written consent, which our charter does not) by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. These provisions, combined with the requirements of our bylaws regarding the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders discussed below, may have the effect of delaying consideration of a stockholder proposal until the next annual meeting.
Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Proposals
Our bylaws provide that with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to our Board of Directors and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (2) by our Board of Directors or (3) by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date for the meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of the meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of persons for election to our Board of Directors at a special meeting may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting or (2) provided that the special meeting was called for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the record date for the meeting, at the time of giving the notice required by our bylaws and at the time of the special meeting who is entitled to vote at the meeting, and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the bylaws.
The purpose of requiring stockholders to give us advance notice of nominations and other business is to afford our Board of Directors a meaningful opportunity to consider the qualifications of the proposed nominees and the advisability of any other proposed business and, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by our Board of Directors, to inform stockholders and make recommendations about such qualifications or business, as well as to provide a more orderly procedure for conducting meetings of stockholders. Although our bylaws do not give our Board of Directors any power to disapprove stockholder nominations for the election of directors or proposals recommending certain action, they may have the effect of precluding a contest for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals if proper procedures are not followed and of discouraging or deterring a third party from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or to approve its own proposal without regard to whether consideration of such nominees or proposals might be harmful or beneficial to us and our stockholders.
Per the requirements set forth in Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and our bylaws, a stockholder who intends to present a proposal at our annual meeting of stockholders must submit the proposal in writing to our Secretary not earlier than the 150th day nor later than the 120th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of our annual meeting of stockholders is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 150th day nor later than the later of the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made.
Calling of Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called by our Board of Directors, the chairman of the board and certain of our officers. Additionally, our bylaws provide that, subject to the satisfaction of certain procedural and informational requirements by the stockholders requesting the meeting, a special meeting of stockholders will be called by the secretary of the corporation upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.
Approval of Extraordinary Corporate Action; Amendment of Charter and Bylaws
Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, convert, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business, unless advised by the corporation’s Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter generally provides for approval of charter amendments and extraordinary transactions by the stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, our charter provides that the following matters require the approval of stockholders entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter:
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any amendment to the provisions of the charter relating to the classification of our Board of Directors, the power of our Board of Directors to fix the number of directors, and the vote required to elect or remove a director;
any charter amendment that would convert the Company from a closed-end company to an open-end company or make our common stock a redeemable security (within the meaning of the 1940 Act);
the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or any charter amendment to effect the liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
any merger, consolidation, share exchange or sale or exchange of all or substantially all of our assets that the Maryland General Corporation Law requires be approved by our stockholders;
any transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and any person or group of persons acting together that is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise, or acquire the right to exercise or direct the exercise, directly or indirectly (other than solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), of one-tenth or more of the voting power in the election of directors generally, or any affiliate of such a person, group or member of such a group, or, collectively the “Transacting Persons,” on the other hand; or
any amendment to the provisions of the charter relating to the foregoing requirements.
However, if such amendment, proposal or transaction is approved by at least two-thirds of our continuing directors (in addition to approval by our Board of Directors), the amendment, proposal or transaction may be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on such amendment, proposal or transaction; provided further that any transaction related to Transacting Persons that would not otherwise require stockholder approval under the Maryland General Corporation Law would not require further stockholder approval (unless another provision of our charter or bylaws requires such approval) if approved by at least two-thirds of our continuing directors. In any event, in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act, any such amendment or proposal that would have the effect of changing the nature of our business so as to cause us to cease to be a registered management investment company would be required to be approved by a majority of our outstanding voting securities, as defined under the 1940 Act. The “continuing directors” are defined in our charter as (1) our current directors, (2) those directors whose nomination for election by the stockholders or whose election by the directors to fill vacancies is approved by a majority of our current directors then on our Board of Directors or (3) any successor directors whose nomination for election by the stockholders or whose election by the directors to fill vacancies is approved by a majority of continuing directors or the successor continuing directors then in office.
Our charter and bylaws provide that our Board of Directors will have the exclusive power to make, alter, amend or repeal any provision of our bylaws.
No Appraisal Rights
As permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, our charter provides that stockholders will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights unless a majority of our Board of Directors shall determine such rights apply.
Control Share Acquisitions
The Maryland General Corporation Law provides that control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, or the “Control Share Act.” Shares owned by the acquirer, by officers or by directors who are employees of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. Control shares are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquirer or in respect of which the acquirer is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:
one-tenth or more but less than one-third;
one-third or more but less than a majority; or
a majority or more of all voting power.
The requisite stockholder approval must be obtained each time an acquirer crosses one of the thresholds of voting power set forth above. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A control share acquisition means the acquisition of control shares, subject to certain exceptions.
A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition may compel our Board of Directors to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. The right to
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compel the calling of a special meeting is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including an undertaking to pay the expenses of the meeting. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.
If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then the corporation may redeem for fair value any or all of the control shares, except those for which voting rights have previously been approved. The right of the corporation to redeem control shares is subject to certain conditions and limitations, including, as provided in our bylaws compliance with the 1940 Act. Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquirer or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of the shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquirer in the control share acquisition.
The Control Share Act does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation. The Control Share Act does not apply to a registered closed-end investment company, such as the Company, unless the board of directors adopts a resolution to be subject to the Act. Our Board has not adopted such a resolution and our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the Control Share Act any and all acquisitions by any person of our shares of stock. There can be no assurance that such provision will not be amended or eliminated at any time in the future. However, we will adopt a resolution and amend our bylaws to be subject to the Control Share Act only if our Board of Directors determines that it would be in our best interests.
Business Combinations
Under Maryland law, “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder, or the “Business Combination Act.” These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as:
any person who beneficially owns10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock; or
an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation.
A person is not an interested stockholder under this statute if our Board of Directors approved in advance the transaction by which the stockholder otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, our Board of Directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by our Board of Directors.
After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by our Board of Directors of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:
80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and
two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.
These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.
The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by our Board of Directors before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. The Business Combination Act does not apply to a registered closed-end investment company, such as the Company, unless the board of directors adopts a resolution to be subject to the Act. Our Board has not adopted such a resolution and our Board of Directors will adopt resolutions so as to make us subject to the provisions of the Business Combination Act only if our Board of Directors determines that it would be in our best interests and if the SEC staff does not object to our determination that our being subject to the Business Combination Act does not conflict with the 1940 Act.
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Exclusive Forum
Our bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by law, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Company, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a duty owed by any director, officer or other agent of the Company to the Company or the Company’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL, Maryland statutory or common law, the Charter or bylaws, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine shall be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland (or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division). In the event that any action or proceeding described in the preceding sentence is pending in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, all parties shall cooperate in seeking to have the action or proceeding assigned to the Business & Technology Case Management Program. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Company shall be deemed, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have notice of and consented to these exclusive forum provisions and to have irrevocably submitted to, and waived any objection to, the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in connection with any such action or proceeding and consented to process being served in any such action or proceeding, without limitation, by United States mail addressed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Company, with postage thereon prepaid.
Conflict with 1940 Act
Our bylaws provide that if and to the extent that any provision of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any provision of our charter or bylaws conflicts with any provision of the 1940 Act, the applicable provision of the 1940 Act will control.
Reports to Stockholders
We file periodic reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. This information will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. This information will also be available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York, 10016, or by telephone at (212) 448-0702 or on our website at www.priorityincomefund.com (which is not intended to be an active hyperlink). These reports should not be considered a part of or as incorporated by reference into this prospectus, or the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
Subject to availability, you may authorize us to provide prospectuses, prospectus supplements, periodic reports and other information, or “documents,” electronically by sending us instructions in writing in a form acceptable to us to receive such documents electronically. Unless you elect in writing to receive documents electronically, all documents will be provided in paper form by mail. You must have internet access to use electronic delivery. While we impose no additional charge for this service, there may be potential costs associated with electronic delivery, such as on-line charges. Documents will be available on our website. You may access and print all documents provided through this service. As documents become available, we will notify you of this by sending you an e-mail message that will include instructions on how to retrieve the document. If our e-mail notification is returned to us as “undeliverable,” we will contact you to obtain your updated e-mail address. If we are unable to obtain a valid e-mail address for you, we will resume sending a paper copy by regular U.S. mail to your address of record. You may revoke your consent for electronic delivery at any time and we will resume sending you a paper copy of all required documents. However, in order for us to be properly notified, your revocation must be given to us a reasonable time before electronic delivery has commenced. We will provide you with paper copies at any time upon request. Such request will not constitute revocation of your consent to receive required documents electronically.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES H TERM PREFERRED STOCK
The following describes the material terms of our Term Preferred Stock, including material terms of the Series H Term Preferred Stock. This is not a complete description and is subject to, and entirely qualified by reference to our Charter, including the Articles Supplementary Classifying the Term Preferred Stock, or the “Articles Supplementary,” and the Articles Supplementary classifying the Series H Term Preferred Stock, or “Appendix H.” The final form of Articles Supplementary, and Appendix H thereto, will be filed with the SEC as an exhibit to our registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You may obtain copies of these documents as described under “Available Information.”
General
We are authorized to issue 50.0 million shares of Term Preferred Stock. We are designating 1,196,000 of these shares as the Series H Term Preferred Stock. The terms of the Series H Term Preferred Stock are set forth in two documents: (i) the Articles Supplementary and (ii) Appendix H to the Articles Supplementary. The Articles Supplementary set forth the general terms applicable to any series of Term Preferred Stock that we may issue. Certain specific terms applicable to the Series H Term Preferred Stock offered by this prospectus are separately set forth in Appendix H to the Articles Supplementary.
At the time of issuance, any Term Preferred Stock, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, will be fully paid and nonassessable and will have no preemptive, conversion, or exchange rights or rights to cumulative voting. The Term Preferred Stock will rank equally with all our other Preferred Stock that might be issued in the future, as to payment of dividends and the distribution of our assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up of our affairs. The Term Preferred Stock is, and all other Preferred Stock that we may issue in the future will be, senior as to dividends and distributions to the Common Stock. We may issue additional series of Term Preferred Stock or other Preferred Stock in the future.
Except in certain limited circumstances, holders of the Term Preferred Stock will not receive certificates representing their ownership interest in such shares, and the shares of Term Preferred Stock will be represented by a global certificate to be held by the Securities Depository for the Term Preferred Stock. The Depository Trust Company will initially act as Securities Depository with respect to the Term Preferred Stock.
Dividends and Dividend Periods
General.  The holders of the Term Preferred Stock, including the Series H Term Preferred Stock, will be entitled to receive cumulative cash dividends and distributions on such shares, when, as and if authorized by, our Board of Directors and declared by us out of funds legally available for payment and in preference to dividends and distributions on Common Stock, calculated separately for each Dividend Period for such Term Preferred Stock at the Dividend Rate for such Term Preferred Stock in effect during such Dividend Period, in an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference for such Term Preferred Stock. The Dividend Rate is computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends so declared and payable will be paid to the extent permitted under state law and our Charter, and to the extent available, in preference to and priority over any dividend declared and payable on the Common Stock. If we are unable to distribute the full dividend amount due in a Dividend Period on the Series H Term Preferred Stock, the dividends will be distributed on a pro rata basis among the holders of the Series H Term Preferred Stock shares.
Fixed Dividend Rate.  The Fixed Dividend Rate is an annual rate of 6.00% for the Series H Term Preferred Stock. The Fixed Dividend Rate for Term Preferred Stock may be adjusted in certain circumstances, including upon the occurrence of certain events resulting in a Default Period (as defined below).
Payment of Dividends and Dividend Periods.  The first Dividend Period for the Series H Term Preferred Stock will commence on the Date of Original Issuance and end on, but exclude, September 30, 2021. Dividends are scheduled to be paid quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year and upon redemption of the Term Preferred Stock. Except for the first Dividend Period, dividends with respect to any quarterly Dividend Period will be declared and paid to holders of record of Term Preferred Stock as their names shall appear on our registration books at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be such date designated by our Board of Directors that is not more than 20, nor less than seven, calendar days prior to such Dividend Payment Date. Dividends with respect to the first Dividend Period of the Series H Term Preferred Stock will be declared and paid on September 30, 2021 to holders of record of such Series H Term Preferred Stock as their names appear on our registration books at the close of business on September 15, 2021.
Only holders of Term Preferred Stock on the record date for a Dividend Period will be entitled to receive dividends and distributions payable with respect to such Dividend Period, and holders of Term Preferred Stock who sell shares before such a record date and purchasers of Term Preferred Stock who purchase shares after such a record date should take the effect of the foregoing provisions into account in evaluating the price to be received or paid for such Term Preferred Stock.
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Although dividends will accrue and be paid quarterly, the record date for holders of Term Preferred Stock entitled to receive dividend payments may vary from quarter to quarter. We will notify holders of the Term Preferred Stock of each record date by issuance of a quarterly press release.
Mechanics of Payment of Dividends.  Not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Dividend Payment Date, we are required to deposit with the Redemption and Paying Agent sufficient funds for the payment of dividends in the form of Deposit Securities. Deposit Securities will generally consist of (1) cash or cash equivalents; (2) direct obligations of the United States or its agencies or instrumentalities that are entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, which we refer to as the U.S. Government Obligations; (3) investments in money market funds registered under the 1940 Act that qualify under Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act and certain similar investment vehicles that invest in U.S. Government Obligations or any combination thereof; or (4) any letter of credit from a bank or other financial institution that has a credit rating from at least one ratings agency that is the highest applicable rating generally ascribed by such ratings agency to bank deposits or short-term debt of similar banks or other financial institutions, in each case either that is a demand obligation payable to the holder on any Business Day or that has a maturity date, mandatory redemption date or mandatory payment date, preceding the relevant Redemption Date, Dividend Payment Date or other payment date. We do not intend to establish any reserves for the payment of dividends.
All Deposit Securities paid to the Redemption and Payment Agent for the payment of dividends will be held in trust for the payment of such dividends to the holders of Term Preferred Stock. Dividends will be paid by the Redemption and Payment Agent to the holders of Term Preferred Stock as their names appear on our registration books. Dividends that are in arrears for any past Dividend Period may be declared and paid at any time, without reference to any regular Dividend Payment Date. Such payments are made to holders of Term Preferred Stock as their names appear on our registration books on such date, not exceeding 20 nor less than seven calendar days preceding the payment date thereof, as may be fixed by our Board of Directors. Any payment of dividends in arrears will first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividends. No interest or sum of money in lieu of interest will be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on any Term Preferred Stock which may be in arrears. See “- Adjustment to Fixed Dividend Rate - Default Period.”
If we fail to declare and pay a full dividend on the Series H Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date (as defined in the Articles Supplementary), dividends payable on such Dividend Payment Date on the Series H Preferred Stock will be deemed to have accrued during the applicable period at the Fixed Dividend Rate (not the Default Rate) and will continue to accrue and accumulate at the same rate. As long as the Series H Preferred Stock dividends are in arrears, we may not declare any dividend on, or make any distributions relating to, our common stock or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make any liquidation payment relating to, any of our common stock, subject to certain exceptions (e.g., redemptions pursuant to employment contracts and benefit plans).
Upon failure to pay dividends for at least two years, the holders of Term Preferred Stock will acquire certain additional voting rights. See “- Voting Rights” below. Such rights shall be the exclusive remedy of the holders of Term Preferred Stock upon any failure to pay dividends on Term Preferred Stock.
Adjustment to Fixed Dividend Rate - Default Period.  Subject to the cure provisions below, a Default Period with respect to Term Preferred Stock will commence on a date we fail to deposit the Deposit Securities as required as described above. A Default Period with respect to a Dividend Default or a Redemption Default shall end on the Business Day on which, by 12:00 noon, New York City time, an amount equal to all unpaid dividends and any unpaid redemption price shall have been deposited irrevocably in trust in same-day funds with the Redemption and Paying Agent. In the case of a Default, the applicable dividend rate for each day during the Default Period will be equal to the Default Rate. The “Default Rate” for any calendar day will be equal to the applicable Dividend Rate in effect on such day plus two percent (2.0%) per annum.
No Default Period with respect to a Dividend Default or Redemption Default will be deemed to commence if the amount of any dividend or any redemption price due (if such Default is not solely due to our willful failure) is deposited irrevocably in trust, in same-day funds with the Redemption and Paying Agent by 12:00 noon, New York City time, on a Business Day that is not later than three Business Days after the applicable Dividend Payment Date or Redemption Date, together with an amount equal to the Default Rate applied to the amount and period of such non-payment based on the actual number of calendar days comprising such period divided by 360.
Restrictions on Dividend, Redemption, Other Payments and Issuance of Debt
No full dividends and distributions will be declared or paid on Term Preferred Stock for any Dividend Period, or a part of a Dividend Period, unless the full cumulative dividends and distributions due through the most recent dividend payment dates for all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (including shares of other series of Term Preferred Stock, if any) have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid through the most recent dividend payment dates for each share of Preferred Stock. If full cumulative dividends and distributions due have not been paid on all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of any series,
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any dividends and distributions being declared and paid on Term Preferred Stock will be declared and paid as nearly pro rata as possible in proportion to the respective amounts of dividends and distributions accumulated but unpaid on the shares of each such series of Preferred Stock on the relevant dividend payment date. No holders of Term Preferred Stock will be entitled to any dividends and distributions in excess of full cumulative dividends and distributions as provided in the Articles Supplementary.
For so long as any shares of Term Preferred Stock are outstanding, we will not: (x) declare any dividend or other distribution (other than a dividend or distribution paid in Common Stock) in respect of the Common Stock, (y) call for redemption, redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any such Common Stock, or (z) pay any proceeds of the liquidation of the Company in respect of such Common Stock, unless, in each case, (A) immediately thereafter, we will be in complia