10-Q 1 tm2126287d1_10q.htm FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

 

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to

 

Commission file number: 814-01154

 

 

 

AUDAX CREDIT BDC INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   47-3039124

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

     
101 HUNTINGTON AVENUE    
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS   02199
(Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

 

(617) 859-1500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

 

 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes   x     No  

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes   ¨ No   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12 b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨
       
Non-accelerated filer   x   Smaller reporting company   ¨
             
Emerging growth company   x        

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes   ¨     No   x

 

The registrant had 39,961,405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding as of November 11, 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

AUDAX CREDIT BDC INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION:  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements  
     
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020   2
  Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and 2020 (unaudited) 3
  Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and 2020 (unaudited) 4
  Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and 2020 (unaudited) 5
  Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2021 (unaudited) and December 31, 2020 6
  Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) 16
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 37
     
  Overview 38
  Results of Operations 40
  Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources 42
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 49
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 50
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION:  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 51
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 51
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 52
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 52
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 52
     
Item 5. Other Information 52
     
Item 6. Exhibits 52
   
SIGNATURES 53

 

 

 

Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

     September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020  
     (unaudited)       
Assets             
Investments, at fair value             
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments (Cost of $364,703,003 and $358,990,792, respectively)    $363,441,460 $ 355,359,843  
Cash and cash equivalents     13,397,892   4,289,122  
Interest receivable     1,065,822   954,012  
Receivable from investments sold     3,714,278   -  
Receivable from bank loan repayment     35,553   -  
Other assets     48,750   -  
              
Total assets    $381,703,755 $ 360,602,977  
              
Liabilities             
Accrued expenses and other liabilities    $286,122 $ 316,522  
Fee due to administrator(a)     66,250   66,250  
Fees due to investment advisor, net of waivers(a)     641,794   614,844  
Payable for investments purchased     2,988,750   2,722,500  
              
Total liabilities    $3,982,916 $ 3,720,116  
Commitments and contingencies(b)             
              
Net Assets             
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, $ 39,961 $38,343  39,961,405 and 38,343,580 shares issued and outstanding, respectively             
Capital in excess of par value     378,779,189   363,826,108  
Total distributable earnings     (1,098,311)  (6,981,590)  
Total Net Assets    $377,720,839 $ 356,882,861  
Net Asset Value per Share of Common Stock at End of Period    $9.45   $9.31  
              
Shares Outstanding     39,961,405   38,343,580  

 

(a)Refer to Note 4-Related Party Transactions for additional information.
(b)Refer to Note 8-Commitments and Contingencies for additional information.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Statements of Operations

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2021   September 30, 2020   September 30, 2021   September 30, 2020 
Investment Income                    
Interest income                    
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate  $4,924,039   $4,721,470   $14,455,194   $14,885,290 
Other   477    1,058    1,107    31,053 
Total interest income   4,924,516    4,722,528    14,456,301    14,916,343 
Other income                    
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate   20,772    14,577    83,774    153,950 
Total income   4,945,288    4,737,105    14,540,075    15,070,293 
                     
Expenses                    
Base management fee(a)  $947,361   $874,188   $2,810,141   $2,697,570 
Incentive fee(a)   260,092    356,461    647,839    1,641,419 
Administrative fee(a)   66,250    66,250    198,750    198,750 
Directors' fees   56,250    52,500    168,750    157,500 
Professional fees   108,251    132,514    345,947    369,572 
Other expenses   108,702    83,232    314,632    191,422 
                     
Expenses before waivers from investment adviser and administrator   1,546,906    1,565,145    4,486,059    5,256,233 
Base management fee waivers(a)   (331,576)   (305,966)   (983,548)   (944,150)
Incentive fee waivers(a)   (234,083)   (320,815)   (583,056)   (1,437,466)
Total expenses, net of waivers   981,247    938,364    2,919,455    2,874,617 
Net Investment Income   3,964,041    3,798,741    11,620,620    12,195,676 
                     
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments                    
Net realized gain (loss) on investments   183,204    (1,039,704)   (450,168)   (1,043,096)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   94,068    6,436,468    2,369,406    (6,732,122)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments   277,272    5,396,764    1,919,238    (7,775,218)
                     
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations  $4,241,313   $9,195,505   $13,539,858   $4,420,458 
                     
Basic and Diluted per Share of Common Stock:                    
Net investment income  $0.10   $0.10   $0.30   $0.32 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $0.11   $0.24   $0.34   $0.12 
                     
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding basic diluted   39,909,673    38,265,852    39,295,800    37,528,161 

 

 

(a)Refer to Note 4-Related Party Transactions for additional information

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Operations          
Net investment income  $11,620,620   $12,195,676 
Net realized loss on investments   (450,168)   (1,043,096)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,369,406    (6,732,122)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   13,539,858    4,420,458 
           
Distributions:          
Distributions to common stockholders   (7,656,579)   (8,125,607)
Return of capital to common stockholders   (145,326)   - 
Total distributions   (7,801,905)   (8,125,607)
           
Capital Share Transactions:          
Issuance of common stock   15,100,000    30,000,000 
Reinvestment of common stock   25    26 
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions   15,100,025    30,000,026 
           
Net Increase in Net Assets   20,837,978    26,294,877 
           
Net Assets, Beginning of Period   356,882,861    331,399,673 
           
Net Assets, End of Period  $377,720,839   $357,694,550 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

   Nine Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2021   September 30, 2020 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $13,539,858   $4,420,458 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Net realized loss on investments   450,168    1,043,096 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments   (2,369,406)   6,732,122 
Accretion of original issue discount interest and payment-in-kind interest   (538,786)   (357,873)
(Increase) decrease in receivable from investments sold   (3,714,278)   1,993,379 
Increase in interest receivable   (111,810)   (89,246)
(Increase) decrease in receivable from bank loan repayment   (35,553)   58,592 
Increase in other assets   (48,750)   (49,265)
Decrease in accrued expenses and other liabilities   (30,400)   (72,979)
Increase (decrease) in fees due to investment advisor(a)   26,950    (84,268)
Increase in payable for investments purchased   266,250    2,012,495 
Investment activity:          
Investments purchased   (89,312,556)   (52,376,341)
Proceeds from investments sold   17,331,786    6,437,456 
Repayment of bank loans   66,357,177    27,907,668 
Total investment activity   (5,623,593)   (18,031,217)
           
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   1,810,650    (2,424,706)
           
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Issuance of shares of common stock   15,100,000    30,000,000 
Distributions paid to common stockholders   (7,801,880)   (8,125,581)
           
Net cash provided by financing activities   7,298,120    21,874,419 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   9,108,770    19,449,713 
           
Cash and cash equivalents:          
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   4,289,122    5,506,217 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $13,397,892   $24,955,930 
           
Supplemental non-cash information          
Issuance of common shares in connection with dividend reinvestment plan  $25   $26 
Payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest income  $200,382   $75,144 

 

(a)     Refer to Note 4-Related Party Transactions for additional information

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments

As of September 30, 2021

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS - (96.1%)(g)(h):                  
                   
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals                  
Radiology Partners, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/25(i)  6/28/2018  $4,215,792   $4,351,973   $4,215,908 
Advarra, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/26  6/26/2019   4,156,221    4,126,286    4,156,220 
Young, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/7/24  11/6/2017   3,765,354    3,757,689    3,737,113 
American Vision Partners, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.50% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 9/22/28(i)  9/22/2021   3,546,512    3,482,414    3,493,313 
InHealth Medical Alliance, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 6/28/28  6/25/2021   3,500,000    3,465,451    3,456,250 
Confluent Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.13% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 6/24/26(i)  6/24/2019   3,427,437    3,402,527    3,427,436 
PharMedQuest, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 10/31/24  11/6/2019   3,293,398    3,263,022    3,268,697 
Zest Dental, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/14/25(i)  5/30/2018   3,239,110    3,252,724    3,169,121 
Veritext, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.38% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 8/1/25(i)  8/14/2018   3,129,147    3,114,927    3,103,325 
Waystar, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/22/26(i)  9/19/2019   2,957,481    2,949,800    2,963,825 
Physicians Endoscopy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 8/18/23  8/18/2016   2,860,177    2,846,238    2,838,726 
Packaging Coordinators, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 11/30/27(i)  9/25/2020   2,475,031    2,466,743    2,481,073 
Zelis RedCard, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan, 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/30/26(i)  9/27/2019   2,426,753    2,415,735    2,421,715 
Soliant, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 3/31/28  3/26/2021   2,337,500    2,320,016    2,337,500 
Premise Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/10/25  8/15/2018   2,288,499    2,293,906    2,288,499 
Advanced Diabetes Supply, Senior Secured Term Loan December 2020, 6.25% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 12/30/26  7/13/2021   1,994,975    1,975,125    1,985,000 
Upstream Rehabilitation, Senior Secured August 2021 Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/20/26(i)  10/24/2019   1,976,297    1,973,317    1,979,594 
Press Ganey, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/24/26(i)  7/23/2019   1,960,000    1,954,590    1,949,584 
Avalign Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.63% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/22/25  12/19/2018   1,945,000    1,933,592    1,906,100 
Alpaca, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.25% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 4/19/24(j)  4/19/2019   1,875,061    1,856,728    1,837,560 
CareCentrix, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.63% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 4/3/25  4/2/2018   1,825,000    1,819,864    1,825,000 
Gastro Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 7/3/28  7/2/2021   1,672,000    1,662,000    1,659,460 
Symplr, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/22/27(i)  11/23/2020   1,492,500    1,470,300    1,499,362 
nThrive, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.75%), maturity 1/29/29  1/21/2021   1,500,000    1,470,300    1,492,500 
Therapy Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 5/18/28  5/12/2021   1,500,000    1,492,650    1,492,500 
CPS, Unitranche, 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 2/28/25  3/1/2019   1,465,886    1,452,108    1,462,221 
Stepping Stones, Unitranche, 7.25% (Libor + 6.25%), maturity 3/9/27  3/5/2021   1,431,844    1,416,216    1,431,844 
Tecomet, Senior Secured 2017 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/1/24(i)  1/10/2019   1,158,945    1,156,135    1,146,262 
Solis Mammography, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 4/17/28(i)  4/1/2021   1,063,333    1,053,633    1,065,992 
Wedgewood Pharmacy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 3/31/28  2/24/2021   1,000,000    990,150    1,000,000 
nThrive, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 1/28/28  1/15/2021   997,500    992,650    999,636 
Veritext, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 6.88% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 7/31/26  8/14/2018   1,000,000    996,540    997,500 
Allied Benefit Systems, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 11/18/26  10/21/2020   992,500    979,588    992,500 
UDG, Senior Secured Initial Dollar Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/19/28(q)  8/6/2021   1,000,000    990,000    990,000 
Solis Mammography, Senior Secured Term Loan (Second Lien ), 8.75% (Libor + 8.00%), maturity 4/16/29  4/1/2021   1,000,000    985,300    992,500 
Athena, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 2/11/26(i)  9/18/2019   982,506    975,746    986,664 
Alcami, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/14/25  7/12/2018   970,000    967,090    938,475 
Dermatologists of Central States, Senior Secured Term Loan, 9.50% (Libor + 8.50%), maturity 4/20/22  3/12/2020   959,936    959,936    935,938 
Aegis Sciences, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (2018) (First Lien), 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 5/9/25(i)  5/4/2018   789,913    783,021    781,027 
MedRisk, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 5/10/28(i)  4/1/2021   500,000    495,075    500,307 
Press Ganey, Senior Secured 2020 Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/24/26(i)  10/1/2020   497,503    493,123    499,700 
AccentCare, Senior Secured 2021 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/22/26(i)  6/15/2021   498,750    498,750    499,284 
RMP & MedA/Rx, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 2/6/25  3/22/2021   493,750    488,870    492,516 
RMP & MedA/Rx, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 2/6/25  2/27/2017   422,325    422,106    421,269 
ATI Physical Therapy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/10/23(i)  6/28/2016   344,706    345,480    337,385 
Alpaca, Senior Secured Revolver, 6.25% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 4/19/24(j)  9/30/2019   178,608    174,725    175,036 
AmeriVet, Senior Secured Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 6/5/24(i)  8/27/2021   116,000    104,840    114,840 
Advarra, Senior Secured Initial Revolving Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/24  6/26/2019   -    (7,619)   - 
                   
Services: Business                  
CoAdvantage, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 9/23/25  9/26/2019   3,920,000    3,893,105    3,920,000 
RevSpring, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/11/25(i)  10/5/2018   3,890,000    3,886,850    3,882,649 
Addison, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.88% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 4/15/26  4/4/2019   2,932,500    2,895,000    2,932,500 
Cast & Crew, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.88% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/9/26(i)  1/16/2019   2,932,424    2,916,826    2,924,623 
Fleetwash, Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 10/1/24  9/25/2018   2,910,506    2,894,340    2,895,954 
Aimbridge, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (2019) (First Lien), 3.88% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/2/26(i)  1/17/2019   2,930,200    2,923,102    2,881,421 
CoolSys, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 8/11/28(i)  8/4/2021   2,500,000    2,469,444    2,512,246 
Duff & Phelps, Senior Secured Initial Dollar Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 4/9/27(i)  3/6/2020   2,468,750    2,448,678    2,478,773 
HireRight, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 7.38% (Libor + 7.25%), maturity 7/10/26  7/2/2018   2,500,000    2,485,363    2,468,750 
Newport Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/12/25(i)  8/9/2018   2,427,437    2,418,215    2,425,066 
Vistage, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 2/10/25  2/6/2018   2,329,686    2,326,569    2,329,686 
Sterling Backcheck, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 6/19/24  6/30/2017   2,325,836    2,325,836    2,325,836 
Service Logic, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/29/27  10/23/2020   2,139,654    2,116,711    2,123,606 
Veregy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 11/3/27  11/2/2020   1,985,000    1,931,756    1,970,113 
Quantum Health, Senior Secured Amendment No. 1 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/22/27  12/18/2020   1,496,250    1,473,975    1,488,769 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of September 30, 2021

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
                   
Services: Business (continued)                  
Eliassen Group, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/5/24  10/19/2018  $1,479,992   $1,475,717   $1,479,992 
Insight Global, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 9/22/28(i)  9/22/2021   1,500,000    1,467,316    1,470,000 
OSG Billing Services, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 3/27/24  3/26/2018   1,448,141    1,445,248    1,437,280 
Epic Staffing Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 2/5/27(i)  2/3/2021   1,250,473    1,220,773    1,244,221 
First Advantage, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan (First Lien), 2.88% (Libor + 2.75%), maturity 1/31/27(i)  1/23/2020   1,100,312    1,088,542    1,101,039 
eResearch (ERT), Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 2/4/27(i)  12/1/2020   992,469    992,469    998,689 
WCG, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 1/8/27(i)  12/13/2019   987,500    979,406    992,869 
Divisions Maintenance Group, Senior Secured Term B Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 5/27/28  5/21/2021   1,000,000    990,300    992,500 
Franklin Energy, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/14/26  8/14/2019   980,000    978,042    955,500 
Diversified, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 12/23/23  4/19/2019   899,347    895,564    890,353 
Worley Claims Services, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/3/26  10/31/2019   539,719    536,864    539,719 
ImageFirst, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 4/27/28(i)  4/26/2021   526,023    523,105    527,338 
Therma Holdings, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 12/16/27(i)  9/29/2021   500,000    498,750    501,250 
System One, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 3/2/28  1/28/2021   498,867    496,517    497,620 
Therma Holdings, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/16/27(i)  12/11/2020   416,210    412,166    416,210 
Insight Global, Senior Secured Initial Revolving Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 9/22/27(i)  9/23/2021   -    -    - 
                   
High Tech Industries                  
Qlik, Senior Secured 2021 Refinancing Term Loan, 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 4/26/24(i)  3/29/2019   3,910,450    3,894,625    3,914,238 
Netsmart, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/1/27(i)  9/29/2020   3,482,500    3,468,906    3,500,426 
Masergy, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 12/16/24(i)  12/14/2016   3,428,571    3,423,218    3,428,571 
Jaggaer, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/14/26(i)  8/9/2019   3,099,006    3,095,040    3,101,503 
Ivanti Software, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 12/1/27(i)  11/20/2020   2,985,000    2,946,264    2,997,986 
Infogroup, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 4/3/23  3/28/2017   2,867,393    2,855,087    2,845,888 
Planview, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/17/27(i)  12/11/2020   2,638,937    2,613,470    2,650,250 
Idera, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/2/28(i)  6/27/2017   2,605,864    2,604,928    2,608,756 
Precisely, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 4/24/28(i)  3/19/2021   2,500,000    2,487,800    2,500,181 
Flexera Software, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/3/28(i)  2/16/2020   2,396,779    2,396,779    2,402,554 
ECi Software, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 11/9/27(i)  9/17/2020   1,985,000    1,977,294    1,988,468 
Sophos, Senior Secured Dollar Tranche Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/5/27(i)(o)  1/16/2020   1,975,009    1,877,720    1,966,904 
QuickBase, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 4/2/26  3/29/2019   1,955,000    1,948,442    1,945,225 
Intermedia , Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 7/21/25  7/13/2018   1,945,000    1,935,554    1,910,963 
Bomgar, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 4/18/25(i)  5/25/2018   1,645,554    1,652,358    1,646,658 
OEConnection, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 9/25/26  9/24/2019   1,611,776    1,606,427    1,603,718 
Navex Global, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.38% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 9/5/25(i)  8/15/2018   1,455,000    1,444,951    1,446,365 
Infoblox, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 12/1/27(i)  10/7/2020   997,500    993,196    1,000,574 
Mediaocean, Senior Secured 2021 Incremental Term Loan, 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/18/25(i)  8/2/2021   1,000,000    997,500    997,500 
Barracuda, Senior Secured 2020 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/12/25(i)  3/2/2018   990,000    990,000    993,988 
SmartBear, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 3/3/28  11/20/2020   997,500    987,800    992,513 
Imperva, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 1/12/26(i)  9/23/2020   988,624    980,785    991,371 
Veracode, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/5/27  10/30/2020   995,000    986,318    990,025 
Unison, Unitranche, 8.00% (Libor + 7.00%), maturity 6/25/26  6/25/2020   987,500    966,850    987,500 
Insurity, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  7/18/2019   982,999    979,388    983,079 
Community Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/2/22  5/2/2018   819,386    816,986    815,290 
Cloudera, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/10/28(i)  8/10/2021   500,000    495,000    495,000 
HelpSystems, Senior Secured Seventh Amendment Refinancing Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/19/26(i)  12/19/2019   492,500    491,492    494,013 
DigiCert, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/16/26(i)  3/13/2020   492,500    469,417    493,184 
Masergy, Senior Secured 2017 Replacement Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 12/15/23(i)  12/14/2016   476,158    475,272    476,158 
                   
Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber                  
Plaskolite, Senior Secured 2021-1 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/15/25(i)  12/12/2018   3,890,450    3,843,668    3,898,897 
Transcendia, Senior Secured 2017 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/30/24  5/11/2017   3,361,813    3,353,691    3,269,363 
DuBois Chemicals, Senior Secured Term Loan (Second Lien) - 2019, 8.63% (Libor + 8.50%), maturity 9/30/27  10/8/2019   3,000,000    2,973,785    2,985,000 
Vertellus, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 12/22/27  12/18/2020   2,979,750    2,906,250    2,964,851 
Spectrum Plastics, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 1/31/25(i)  1/26/2018   2,634,450    2,641,017    2,582,011 
Unifrax, Senior Secured USD Term Loan (First Lien), 3.88% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 12/12/25(i)  11/5/2018   2,432,469    2,413,505    2,406,281 
Boyd Corp, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 6.88% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 9/6/26(i)  8/16/2018   2,000,000    2,001,744    1,997,471 
Meridian Adhesives Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/24/28  7/16/2021   2,000,000    1,980,150    1,985,000 
Q Holding, Senior Secured Term B Loan (2019), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 12/29/23  8/20/2019   1,960,000    1,953,268    1,937,950 
DuBois Chemicals, Senior Secured Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.63% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/30/26  10/8/2019   1,781,888    1,748,755    1,772,979 
Prince Minerals, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/31/25(i)  3/22/2018   965,000    962,289    960,085 
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 10/28/24(i)  11/30/2018   969,773    958,504    952,896 
Polytek, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/20/24  12/23/2020   496,254    491,404    495,013 
Boyd Corp, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/6/25(i)  11/7/2018   493,639    465,229    487,882 
Vertellus, Senior Secured Revolving Credit Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 12/22/25  12/18/2020   -    (12,156)   - 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

 7 

 

 

Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of September 30, 2021

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
                   
Aerospace & Defense                  
CPI International, Senior Secured Second Amendment Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 7/26/24  10/1/2019  $5,235,562   $5,192,995   $5,196,295 
HDT Global, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.50% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 7/8/27  6/30/2021   3,456,250    3,351,250    3,430,328 
StandardAero, Senior Secured 2020 Term B-1 Loan, 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 4/6/26(i)  1/24/2019   3,279,521    3,272,196    3,213,697 
Consolidated Precision Products, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.75% (Libor + 7.75%), maturity 4/30/26  5/10/2018   2,000,000    2,007,340    1,935,000 
Whitcraft, Unitranche, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 4/3/23  3/6/2020   1,967,412    1,959,383    1,923,145 
StandardAero, Senior Secured 2020 Term B-2 Loan, 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 4/6/26(i)  1/24/2019   1,763,183    1,759,245    1,727,794 
Eton, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 5/1/25(i)  2/5/2020   1,486,177    1,481,953    1,486,177 
Tronair, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%) cash, 0.50% PIK, maturity 9/8/23  9/30/2016   1,370,407    1,367,238    1,293,664 
Amentum, Senior Secured Tranche 2 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 1/29/27(i)  10/29/2020   995,000    977,784    1,005,282 
Peraton, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/1/28(i)  2/23/2021   995,000    990,300    997,610 
Amentum, Senior Secured Tranche 1 Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 1/29/27(i)  1/24/2020   987,500    961,261    988,722 
API Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 5/9/26(i)  1/15/2020   982,412    957,941    957,063 
Consolidated Precision Products, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 4/30/25(i)  7/18/2019   489,105    487,248    476,607 
Novaria Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 1/27/27  1/24/2020   481,818    477,777    466,159 
                   
Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate                  
AmeriLife, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 3/18/27(i)  2/6/2020   2,469,063    2,455,373    2,469,539 
American Beacon Advisors, Senior Secured Tranche D Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.00% (Libor + 8.00%), maturity 4/30/25  10/31/2017   2,117,133    2,122,223    2,117,133 
Confluence, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 7/31/28(i)  7/22/2021   2,000,000    1,990,000    1,997,500 
Kestra Financial, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 6/3/26(i)  4/29/2019   1,960,000    1,946,087    1,958,835 
Integro Insurance Brokers, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 10/31/22  10/9/2015   1,937,653    1,934,907    1,889,212 
Orion, Senior Secured 2021 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 9/24/27(i)  8/4/2020   1,488,769    1,473,769    1,492,116 
EPIC Insurance, Unitranche, 6.00% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 9/30/28(i)  8/27/2021   1,500,000    1,470,000    1,470,000 
Advisor Group, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan, 4.63% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  1/31/2020   1,032,059    1,026,793    1,035,151 
LERETA, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 7/30/28  7/27/2021   1,000,000    990,000    995,000 
SIAA, Unitranche, 7.25% (Libor + 6.25%), maturity 4/28/28  4/21/2021   1,000,000    981,704    992,500 
Mitchell International, Senior Secured Amendment No. 2 New Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/29/24(i)  7/6/2020   990,000    944,203    990,000 
Sedgwick Claims, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 3.38% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 12/31/25(i)  2/12/2020   491,162    490,660    487,857 
EPIC Insurance, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 9/30/27(i)  8/27/2021   -    -    - 
                   
Containers, Packaging & Glass                  
Anchor Packaging, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/18/26  7/17/2019   2,887,062    2,875,132    2,872,627 
Resource Label Group, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/7/28(i)  7/2/2021   1,632,911    1,623,663    1,637,324 
TricorBraun, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.75% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 3/3/28(i)  1/29/2021   1,611,238    1,603,757    1,604,610 
Potters Industries, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/14/27(i)  11/19/2020   1,492,500    1,479,588    1,496,231 
Technimark, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 7/7/28(i)  6/30/2021   1,496,250    1,488,900    1,493,537 
Tekni-Plex, Senior Secured Tranche B-3 Initial Term Loan, 4.50% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 9/15/28(i)  7/29/2021   1,000,000    997,500    1,002,500 
Lacerta, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.25% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 12/30/26  2/8/2021   992,500    982,500    990,019 
Pregis Corporation, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  7/25/2019   982,500    980,733    984,766 
Tank Holding, Senior Secured 2020 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/26/26(i)  3/21/2019   980,000    977,014    977,241 
Pregis Corporation, Senior Secured Third Amendment Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/26  12/9/2020   500,000    497,848    496,250 
Applied Adhesives, Senior Secured Term A Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 3/12/27  3/12/2021   497,500    491,941    495,013 
Alpha Packaging, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 5/12/22(i)  7/7/2017   465,186    464,773    465,186 
Applied Adhesives, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 3/12/27  3/12/2021   26,311    25,600    26,180 
                   
Services: Consumer                  
A Place For Mom, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/10/24  7/28/2017   2,618,412    2,618,133    2,598,774 
Weld North, Senior Secured 2020 Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/21/27(i)  12/21/2020   2,426,531    2,426,531    2,433,586 
LegalShield, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.38% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 5/1/25(i)  11/21/2018   1,927,000    1,918,180    1,922,379 
Mister Car Wash, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.13% (Libor + 3.00%), maturity 5/14/26(i)  5/8/2019   1,532,172    1,529,651    1,529,245 
Ned Stevens, Senior Secured Term A Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 9/30/25(j)  9/30/2019   1,421,211    1,402,976    1,417,658 
Teaching Strategies, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/31/28(i)  8/19/2021   1,000,000    990,000    997,500 
Smart Start, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 8/19/27(i)  8/14/2020   990,025    981,503    993,165 
Spring Education, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/30/25(i)  7/26/2018   970,000    968,532    944,870 
LegalShield, Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 5/1/25  9/11/2020   495,000    488,430    492,525 
StubHub, Senior Secured USD Term B Loan, 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 2/12/27(i)  1/31/2020   491,250    489,243    481,250 
Ned Stevens, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/30/25(j)  9/30/2019   -    (2,614)   - 
                   
Transportation: Cargo                  
Evans Network, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/19/28(i)  8/6/2021   3,673,469    3,633,469    3,659,694 
Odyssey Logistics & Technology , Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/12/24(i)  11/20/2018   3,581,120    3,578,151    3,544,454 
Capstone Logistics, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/12/27  11/12/2020   1,985,000    1,965,991    1,980,038 
Worldwide Express, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/26/28(i)  7/23/2021   1,500,000    1,488,750    1,506,666 
                   
Construction & Building                  
Tangent, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.88% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/30/24  10/2/2019   1,797,413    1,787,360    1,792,920 
PlayPower, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.63% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 5/8/26  5/10/2019   1,761,778    1,761,778    1,704,520 
PlayCore, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.75% (Libor + 7.75%), maturity 9/29/25  2/7/2020   1,500,000    1,473,840    1,496,250 
DiversiTech Corporation, Senior Secured Tranche B-2 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 12/2/24(i)  2/23/2018   1,448,494    1,440,951    1,450,064 
Aegion, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 5/17/28  4/1/2021   1,000,000    995,150    997,500 
PlayCore, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 9/30/24(i)  9/18/2017   959,423    958,097    957,154 
CHI Overhead Doors, Senior Secured Third Amendment Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/31/25(i)  7/28/2015   617,298    617,619    618,601 
DiversiTech Corporation, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 6/2/25  2/5/2020   500,000    491,687    500,000 
Acuren, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 1/23/27(i)  1/17/2020   479,999    477,992    481,726 
Hoffman Southwest, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 8/14/23  5/16/2019   446,460    446,317    440,879 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of September 30, 2021

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
Capital Equipment                  
MW Industries, Senior Secured 2018 New Term Loan (First Lien), 3.88% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 9/30/24(i)  4/20/2018  $2,037,185   $2,037,185   $1,992,319 
Excelitas, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 12/1/25(i)  2/19/2020   1,500,000    1,481,935    1,504,755 
Edward Don, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/2/25  6/26/2018   1,370,943    1,367,622    1,302,395 
Flow Control Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/31/28(i)  3/17/2021   1,179,520    1,176,872    1,179,901 
Cole-Parmer, Senior Secured Term B-1 Loan (First Lien), 3.88% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 11/4/26(i)  10/29/2019   985,000    981,755    986,121 
TriMark, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.63% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 8/28/24  6/13/2018   975,988    899,104    595,353 
Restaurant Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 6.63% (Libor + 6.50%), maturity 10/1/26  2/11/2020   500,000    503,133    498,750 
Infinite Electronics, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/2/28  2/24/2021   498,750    497,575    496,256 
Duravant, Senior Secured Incremental Amendment No. 5 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 5/19/28(i)  3/5/2020   492,424    492,424    492,715 
Excelitas, Senior Secured Initial USD Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 12/2/24(i)  10/24/2018   484,887    487,447    487,131 
Flow Control Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/31/28(i)  7/27/2021   145,469    145,469    145,516 
                   
Automotive                  
Highline, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 11/9/27(i)  10/29/2020   2,856,477    2,788,689    2,867,352 
Rough Country, Senior Secured Term Loan B, 4.25% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/28/28  7/26/2021   2,000,000    1,995,000    1,985,000 
Truck Hero, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.00% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 1/31/28(i)  1/20/2021   1,492,500    1,492,500    1,490,342 
Safe Fleet, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/3/25  11/28/2018   970,000    952,451    962,725 
IXS, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 3/5/27(i)  2/27/2020   796,490    794,425    795,879 
Wheel Pros, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 5/11/28(i)  4/23/2021   500,000    495,300    500,489 
Safe Fleet, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 7.75% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 2/2/26  2/7/2020   500,000    490,968    496,250 
                   
Wholesale                  
Carlisle FoodService, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00% (Libor + 3.00%), maturity 3/20/25  3/16/2018   3,859,581    3,860,102    3,820,986 
PetroChoice, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 8/19/22  9/2/2015   1,880,184    1,872,587    1,819,078 
ABB Optical, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 6/15/23  6/14/2016   1,428,589    1,428,954    1,396,446 
                   
Beverage, Food & Tobacco                  
Sovos Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 6/8/28(i)  6/8/2021   2,200,022    2,200,022    2,207,071 
Kettle Cuisine, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/25/25  8/22/2018   1,940,000    1,934,789    1,915,750 
Dessert Holdings, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/9/28  6/7/2021   1,500,000    1,488,900    1,488,750 
Monogram Foods, Senior Secured Cov-Lite Term Loan B, 4.50% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/31/28  8/13/2021   997,500    987,500    990,019 
                   
Forest Products & Paper                  
Hoffmaster Group, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/21/23(i)  11/9/2016   2,400,069    2,394,883    2,314,317 
Loparex, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.63% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 7/31/26  7/29/2019   1,470,000    1,459,156    1,466,325 
Hoffmaster Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 10.50% (Libor + 9.50%), maturity 11/21/24  2/7/2020   1,250,000    1,250,000    1,209,375 
                   
Consumer Goods: Non-durable                  
Augusta Sportswear Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 10/26/23  11/2/2016   2,087,472    2,079,793    2,035,285 
Badger Sportswear, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/11/23  9/29/2016   1,898,373    1,892,117    1,879,389 
Varsity Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 12/16/24(i)  10/17/2018   969,803    974,281    953,397 
                   
Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing                  
Ansira, Unitranche, 7.50% (Libor + 6.50%) PIK, maturity 12/20/24  12/20/2016   2,129,402    2,122,728    1,362,818 
Northstar, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 6.25%) cash, 1.00% PIK, maturity 6/7/24  5/8/2017   1,373,356    1,373,356    1,328,722 
                   
Environmental Industries                  
Denali Water Solutions, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan, 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 3/27/28  3/18/2021   1,995,000    1,975,000    1,972,556 
Culligan, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 4.50% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/28(i)  6/17/2021   500,000    497,500    502,301 
                   
Telecommunications                  
ORBCOMM, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 9/1/28(i)  6/17/2021   1,000,000    995,000    1,000,845 
                   
Utilities: Electric                  
Systems Control, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 3/28/25  6/15/2021   994,845    989,933    989,871 
                   
Metals & Mining                  
Dynatect, Senior Secured Term B Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/30/22  8/16/2019   939,483    938,954    920,694 
                   
Hotel, Gaming & Leisure                  
Auto Europe, Senior Secured Initial Dollar Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 10/21/23  10/19/2016   1,119,231    1,114,576    895,385 
                   
Health Care Equipment & Services                  
MyEyeDr, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.38% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/31/26(i)  8/2/2019   528,047    524,160    527,913 
                   
Consumer Goods: Durable                  
Careismatic Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.75% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 1/6/28(i)  1/22/2021   498,750    497,575    498,480 
                   
Total Bank Loans          $364,195,915   $362,965,687 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of September 30, 2021

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

(unaudited)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
EQUITY AND PREFERRED SHARES:  NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS- (0.1%)(g)(h):                  
                   
Services: Consumer                  
Ned Stevens, Class B Common Units (261,438 Common B units, Fair value of $251,476)(j)(k)(l)(m)  9/30/2019       $261,438   $251,476 
                   
Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber                  
Vertellus, Series A Units (1,651 Series A units, Fair value of $169,327)(k)(m)(p)  12/22/2020        165,138    169,327 
                   
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals                  
Alpaca, Class A Units (45,746 Class A Units, Fair value of $54,970)(j)(k)(m)(n)  4/19/2019        80,512    54,970 
                   
Total Equity and Preferred Shares          $507,088   $475,773 
                   
Total Portfolio Investments(r)          $364,703,003   $363,441,460 

 

(a) All companies are located in the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
(b) Interest rate percentages represent actual interest rates which are indexed from then 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") unless otherwise noted. LIBOR rates are subject to interest rate floors which can vary based on the contractual agreement with the borrower.  Due dates represent the contractual maturity date.
(c) All loans are income-producing, unless otherwise noted.
(d) All investments are qualifying assets under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") unless otherwise noted.
(e) All investments are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act.
(f) Unless indicated otherwise, all of our investments are valued using Level 3 inputs within the FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 3 – Investments in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.   
(g) Percentages are calculated using fair value of investments over net assets.
(h) As defined in 1940 Act, the Company is not deemed to be an “Affiliated Person” of or “Control” this portfolio company because it neither owns 5% or  more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities nor has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement).
(i) Investment was valued using Level 2 inputs within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.  Refer to Note 3 – Investments in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
(j) Three of our affiliated funds, Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - A, L.P., Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - C, L.P., and Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - D, L.P., 'co-invested with us in this portfolio company pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
(k) Investment is non-income producing.
(l) Represents an investment in APD NS Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
(m) Other net assets of $0 at the aggregator levels are included in the fair value of the investments when using the net asset value as a practical expedient.
(n) Represents an investment in APD ALP Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
(o) The borrower for Sophos, Surf Holdings S.a.r.l., is located in United Kingdom.
(p) Represents an investment in ADP VERT Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
(q) The borrower for UDG Healthcare, Congachant Limited, is located in Ireland.
(r) At September 30, 2021, the cost of investments for income tax purposes was $364,703,003, the gross unrealized depreciation for federal tax purposes was $3,082,368, the gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes was $1,820,825, and the net unrealized depreciation was $1,261,543.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2020

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS - (99.3%)(g)(h):                  
                   
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals                  
Advarra, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/26  6/26/2019  $4,188,729   $4,154,267   $4,188,728 
Radiology Partners, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/25(i)  6/28/2018   4,215,792    4,347,260    4,176,926 
Tecomet, Senior Secured 2017 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/1/24  1/10/2019   3,918,622    3,904,639    3,879,434 
Young, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/7/24  11/6/2017   3,794,840    3,786,074    3,737,916 
Confluent Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.24% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 6/24/26  6/24/2019   3,453,734    3,424,590    3,453,733 
Specialty Care, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/1/23  8/23/2017   3,308,843    3,311,499    3,308,842 
Zest Dental, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/14/25(i)  5/30/2018   3,247,592    3,264,389    3,125,437 
Veritext, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 8/1/25(i)  8/14/2018   3,153,327    3,139,037    3,090,261 
Physicians Endoscopy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 8/18/23  8/18/2016   2,880,590    2,864,047    2,786,971 
Packaging Coordinators, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 11/30/27(i)  9/25/2020   2,500,000    2,490,762    2,511,458 
Waystar, Senior Secured Term Loan B, 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/22/26  9/19/2019   2,481,250    2,472,081    2,462,641 
MedRisk, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 2.99% (Libor + 2.75%), maturity 12/27/24  1/31/2018   2,425,000    2,429,293    2,425,000 
Eating Recovery Center, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/23/24  10/26/2017   2,421,519    2,404,861    2,409,412 
OB Hospitalist Group, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/1/24  8/8/2017   2,316,088    2,307,504    2,316,088 
Premise Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/10/25  8/15/2018   2,306,194    2,312,549    2,306,194 
PharMedQuest, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 10/31/24(j)  11/6/2019   2,298,398    2,272,767    2,298,398 
MedRisk, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 6.99% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 12/29/25  12/18/2018   2,100,000    2,078,820    2,100,000 
Press Ganey, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/24/26(i)  7/23/2019   1,975,000    1,968,810    1,967,793 
Zelis RedCard, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.99% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/30/26(i)  9/27/2019   1,945,092    1,931,721    1,955,747 
Avalign Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/22/25  12/19/2018   1,960,000    1,946,588    1,937,950 
CareCentrix, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 4/3/25(i)  4/2/2018   1,862,500    1,856,296    1,831,763 
Alpaca, Senior Secured Term Loan, 7.75% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 4/19/24(j)  4/19/2019   1,657,302    1,636,678    1,591,010 
Symplr, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/22/27(i)  11/23/2020   1,500,000    1,477,500    1,488,750 
Upstream Rehabilitation, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 11/20/26(i)  10/24/2019   1,488,750    1,486,743    1,473,863 
CPS, Unitranche, 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 2/28/25(j)  3/1/2019   1,477,608    1,461,164    1,444,361 
Stepping Stones, Unitranche, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 12/12/24(j)  7/15/2019   1,469,147    1,463,066    1,436,091 
Allied Benefit Systems, Senior Secured Term Loan B, 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/18/26  10/21/2020   1,000,000    985,273    992,500 
Ensemble, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan, 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/3/26(i)  7/24/2019   987,500    983,378    990,414 
Athena, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 2/11/26(i)  9/18/2019   987,443    979,417    989,278 
Veritext, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 7.24% (Libor + 7.00%), maturity 7/31/26  8/14/2018   1,000,000    996,131    987,500 
Aegis Sciences, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (2018) (First Lien), 6.50% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 5/9/25  5/4/2018   977,423    967,355    955,431 
Alcami, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/14/25  7/12/2018   977,500    974,068    945,731 
Dermatologists of Central States, Senior Secured Term Loan, 8.00% (Libor + 7.00%), maturity 4/20/22(j)  3/12/2020   967,378    967,378    935,938 
ATI Physical Therapy, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/10/23(i)  6/28/2016   912,467    915,992    902,122 
Specialty Care, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.25% (Libor + 8.25%), maturity 9/1/24  3/19/2018   850,000    844,525    850,000 
Press Ganey, Senior Secured 2020 Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/24/26(i)  10/1/2020   500,000    495,149    498,750 
Waystar, Senior Secured 2020 Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/22/26  9/15/2020   498,750    497,500    495,009 
RMP & MedA/Rx, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 2/6/25  2/27/2017   430,606    430,014    430,606 
Alpaca, Senior Secured Revolver, 7.75% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 4/19/24(j)  9/30/2019   232,967    229,084    223,648 
Advarra, Senior Secured Initial Revolving Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/24  6/26/2019   114,286    106,667    114,286 
Stepping Stones, Senior Secured COVID-19 Revolving Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 6/30/21(j)  11/5/2020   30,537    30,537    29,850 
                   
High Tech Industries                  
Qlik, Senior Secured 2019 Incremental Term Loan, 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 4/26/24  3/29/2019   3,940,000    3,919,979    3,910,450 
Netsmart, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/1/27(i)  9/29/2020   3,500,000    3,484,841    3,513,749 
Masergy, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 12/16/24  12/14/2016   3,428,571    3,421,842    3,428,571 
Syncsort, Senior Secured 2018 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 6.49% (Libor + 6.25%), maturity 8/16/24(i)  9/11/2017   3,387,038    3,367,343    3,385,883 
Jaggaer, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/14/26(i)  8/9/2019   3,122,723    3,118,268    3,128,371 
Ivanti Software, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 12/1/27(i)  11/20/2020   3,000,000    2,955,819    3,009,205 
EverCommerce, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.74% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 8/23/25  8/19/2019   2,978,453    2,920,009    2,978,453 
Infogroup, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 4/3/23(i)  3/28/2017   2,889,912    2,872,270    2,737,616 
Idera, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/28/24(i)  6/27/2017   2,618,959    2,617,482    2,622,683 
ECi Software, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 11/9/27(i)  9/17/2020   2,000,000    1,991,387    2,004,324 
Sophos, Senior Secured Dollar Tranche Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/5/27(i)(q)  1/16/2020   1,990,000    1,878,212    1,983,324 
Flexera Software, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 2/26/25(i)  1/25/2018   1,945,000    1,950,930    1,953,467 
QuickBase, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 4/2/26  3/29/2019   1,970,000    1,962,273    1,950,300 
Intermedia , Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 7/21/25  7/13/2018   1,960,000    1,948,624    1,945,300 
Planview, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/17/27(i)  12/11/2020   1,750,000    1,732,500    1,750,000 
GlobalLogic, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 2.99% (Libor + 2.75%), maturity 8/1/25  7/27/2018   1,715,313    1,708,011    1,702,448 
Bomgar, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 4/18/25(i)  5/25/2018   1,706,250    1,714,482    1,693,453 
OEConnection, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 9/25/26  9/24/2019   1,617,452    1,611,336    1,609,365 
Liaison, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 12/20/26  12/13/2019   1,485,000    1,481,489    1,485,000 
Navex Global, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 9/5/25(i)  8/15/2018   1,466,250    1,454,411    1,448,683 
Corsair, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/28/24  3/29/2018   1,386,885    1,377,896    1,386,885 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of December 31, 2020

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
                   
High Tech Industries (continued)                  
                   
Infoblox, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 12/1/27(i)  10/7/2020  $1,000,000   $995,091   $1,002,861 
SmartBear, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/20/27(i)  11/20/2020   1,000,000    990,000    1,000,000 
Imperva, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 1/12/26(i)  9/23/2020   996,209    987,170    999,433 
Barracuda, Senior Secured 2020 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/12/25(i)  3/2/2018   997,500    997,500    999,242 
Veracode, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/5/27  10/30/2020   1,000,000    990,167    992,500 
Unison, Senior Secured 2020 Term Loan, 8.00% (Libor + 7.00%), maturity 6/25/26(j)  6/25/2020   995,000    971,706    990,025 
Insurity, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  7/18/2019   990,000    985,877    978,863 
Community Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/2/22  5/2/2018   825,760    822,759    815,438 
Sparta, Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 8/21/24(i)  8/11/2017   787,901    788,125    787,901 
Global Knowledge, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 13.25% (Libor + 12.25%), maturity 1/20/22(i)(m)  9/10/2015   1,000,000    997,516    600,000 
Idera, Senior Secured Loan (Second Lien), 10.00% (Libor + 9.00%), maturity 6/28/27  2/10/2020   500,000    504,610    500,000 
DigiCert, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/16/26(i)  3/13/2020   496,250    469,743    497,274 
HelpSystems, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/19/26(i)  12/19/2019   496,250    495,095    496,786 
Masergy, Senior Secured 2017 Replacement Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 12/15/23  12/14/2016   479,908    478,749    479,908 
MultiPlan, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 3.75% (Libor + 2.75%), maturity 6/7/23(i)  12/12/2018   431,919    428,247    431,919 
Endurance Int'l Group, Senior Secured Refinancing Loan (2018), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/9/23(i)  6/8/2017   386,371    385,875    386,675 
                   
Services: Business                  
CoAdvantage, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 9/23/25  9/26/2019   3,950,000    3,919,209    3,940,125 
RevSpring, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 10/11/25  10/5/2018   3,920,000    3,916,337    3,880,800 
Addison, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.99% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 4/15/26  4/4/2019   2,955,000    2,910,360    2,947,613 
Fleetwash, Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 10/1/24  9/25/2018   2,932,838    2,913,011    2,918,173 
Cast & Crew, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/9/26(i)  1/16/2019   2,954,981    2,937,415    2,900,853 
Aimbridge, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (2019) (First Lien), 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/2/26(i)  1/17/2019   2,952,625    2,944,493    2,812,180 
Duff & Phelps, Senior Secured Initial Dollar Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 4/9/27(i)  3/6/2020   2,487,500    2,464,451    2,505,517 
Allied Universal, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/10/26(i)  6/27/2019   2,466,122    2,450,635    2,468,305 
HireRight, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 7.49% (Libor + 7.25%), maturity 7/10/26  7/2/2018   2,500,000    2,482,759    2,462,500 
Newport Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/12/25(i)  8/9/2018   2,446,206    2,435,371    2,391,166 
Sterling Backcheck, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 6/19/24  6/30/2017   2,369,662    2,369,662    2,343,003 
Vistage, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 2/10/25  2/6/2018   2,335,958    2,331,487    2,335,958 
Service Logic, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/29/27  10/23/2020   2,030,769    2,005,370    2,015,538 
Veregy, Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 11/3/27(i)  11/2/2020   2,000,000    1,940,783    1,980,000 
Eliassen Group, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/5/24  10/19/2018   1,485,620    1,480,402    1,485,620 
First Advantage, Senior Secured Term Facility (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 1/31/27(i)  1/23/2020   1,493,747    1,480,164    1,481,489 
Quantum Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 12/22/27(i)  12/18/2020   1,500,000    1,477,500    1,477,500 
OSG Billing Services, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 3/27/24  3/26/2018   1,459,391    1,455,728    1,442,973 
DBi Services, Senior Secured Term B Loan (Second Lien), 9.00% PIK, maturity 2/2/26  3/26/2019   1,379,149    1,379,149    1,379,149 
WCG, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 1/8/27(i)  12/13/2019   995,000    985,758    1,000,060 
Diversified, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 12/23/23  4/19/2019   982,575    977,610    980,119 
Franklin Energy, Senior Secured Term B Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/14/26  8/14/2019   987,500    985,288    970,219 
eResearch (ERT), Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 2/4/27(i)  12/1/2020   498,747    498,747    498,231 
Worley Claims Services, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/3/26  10/31/2019   493,734    490,417    493,734 
Therma Holdings, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/16/27(i)  12/11/2020   419,355    415,161    419,355 
                   
Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber                  
Plaskolite, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 12/15/25(i)  12/12/2018   3,920,000    3,865,981    3,919,776 
Transcendia, Senior Secured 2017 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 5/30/24  5/11/2017   3,392,624    3,382,274    3,316,290 
DuBois Chemicals, Senior Secured Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.74% (Libor + 8.50%), maturity 9/30/27  10/8/2019   3,000,000    2,969,107    2,977,500 
Vertellus, Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 12/21/27(i)  12/18/2020   3,000,000    2,925,000    2,925,000 
Universal Fiber Systems, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 10/4/21  10/9/2015   2,731,078    2,728,788    2,642,318 
Spectrum Plastics, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 1/31/25(i)  1/26/2018   2,654,925    2,662,649    2,533,273 
Unifrax, Senior Secured USD Term Loan (First Lien), 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 12/12/25(i)  11/5/2018   2,451,228    2,431,275    2,272,229 
Boyd Corp, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 6.99% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 9/6/26  8/16/2018   2,000,000    2,001,952    1,980,000 
Q Holding, Senior Secured Term B Loan (2019), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 12/31/23  8/20/2019   1,975,000    1,967,237    1,925,625 
Zep, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 8/12/24(i)  8/11/2017   1,936,212    1,934,630    1,904,232 
DuBois Chemicals, Senior Secured Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/30/26  10/8/2019   1,795,385    1,757,677    1,781,919 
Prince Minerals, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 3/31/25  3/22/2018   972,500    969,266    962,775 
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 10/28/24(i)  11/30/2018   977,330    963,591    933,996 
Spartech, Senior Secured Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 10/17/25  11/5/2019   823,333    812,351    823,333 
Polytek, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 9/20/24(i)  12/23/2020   500,000    495,000    495,000 
Boyd Corp, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 9/6/25(i)  11/7/2018   497,455    464,093    485,309 
Vertellus, Senior Secured Revolving Facility, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 12/22/25(i)  12/18/2020   -    (12,156)   - 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc.

Schedule of Investments (Continued)

As of December 31, 2020

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
                   
Aerospace & Defense                  
CPI International, Senior Secured Second Amendment Incremental Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 7/26/24  10/1/2019  $5,275,326   $5,226,445   $5,248,949 
StandardAero, Senior Secured 2020 Term B-1 Loan, 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 4/6/26(i)  1/24/2019   3,304,620    3,295,719    3,180,284 
Consolidated Precision Products, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.75% (Libor + 7.75%), maturity 4/30/26  5/10/2018   2,000,000    2,008,327    1,945,000 
Whitcraft, Unitranche, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 4/3/23  3/6/2020   1,982,452    1,973,233    1,942,803 
StandardAero, Senior Secured 2020 Term B-2 Loan, 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 4/6/26(i)  1/24/2019   1,776,677    1,771,892    1,709,830 
Tronair, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.99% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/8/23  9/30/2016   1,441,086    1,436,497    1,305,624 
Amentum, Senior Secured Tranche 2 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 1/29/27(i)  10/29/2020   1,000,000    980,364    1,010,710 
Eton, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 5/1/25(i)  2/5/2020   993,645    990,088    997,154 
Amentum, Senior Secured Tranche 1 Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 1/29/27(i)  1/24/2020   995,000    964,975    995,630 
API Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 5/9/26  1/15/2020   989,950    962,144    978,813 
Eton, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.24% (Libor + 8.00%), maturity 5/1/26  2/5/2020   500,000    495,340    498,750 
Novaria Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.25% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 1/27/27  1/24/2020   481,818    477,197    477,000 
Consolidated Precision Products, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 4/30/25(i)  7/18/2019   492,718    490,562    464,492 
                   
Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate                  
American Beacon Advisors, Senior Secured Tranche C Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 4/30/23  10/31/2017   2,500,000    2,506,156    2,500,000 
AmeriLife, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 3/18/27(i)  2/6/2020   2,487,768    2,472,789    2,468,652 
Kestra Financial, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 6/3/26  4/29/2019   1,975,000    1,959,039    1,970,063 
Integro Insurance Brokers, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 10/31/22  10/9/2015   1,959,163    1,941,037    1,944,469 
Orion, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 9/24/27(i)  8/4/2020   1,496,250    1,481,250    1,505,340 
Advisor Group, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 5.24% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  1/31/2020   1,485,000    1,473,076    1,478,274 
EPIC Insurance, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 9/6/24  10/5/2017   1,455,000    1,453,049    1,447,725 
HighTower, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 1/31/25  10/14/2020   1,254,919    1,234,708    1,245,507 
Mitchell International, Senior Secured Amendment No. 2 New Term Loan Facility (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/29/24(i)  7/6/2020   997,500    945,583    1,001,159 
Aperio, Senior Secured Initial Commitment, 5.24% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 10/25/24  12/12/2018   933,889    930,413    933,889 
Sedgwick Claims, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 12/31/25(i)  2/12/2020   494,949    494,373    489,808 
                   
Services: Consumer                  
A Place For Mom, Senior Secured Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/10/24  7/28/2017   2,638,868    2,638,424    2,586,091 
Cambium Learning, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 12/18/25(i)  12/18/2018   2,449,960    2,356,145    2,449,996 
Weld North, Senior Secured Term Loan B (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/21/27(i)  12/21/2020   2,444,868    2,444,868    2,438,756 
Mister Car Wash, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 5/14/26(i)  5/8/2019   2,069,000    2,064,997    2,032,545 
LegalShield, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 5/1/25(i)  11/21/2018   1,927,000    1,916,403    1,916,690 
Ned Stevens, Senior Secured Term A Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 9/30/25(j)  9/30/2019   1,501,961    1,480,069    1,486,941 
Smart Start, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 8/19/27  8/14/2020   997,500    987,865    995,006 
Spring Education, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/30/25(i)  7/26/2018   977,500    975,779    932,975 
LegalShield, Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 5/1/25  9/11/2020   498,750    491,474    495,009 
StubHub, Senior Secured USD Term B Loan, 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 2/12/27  1/31/2020   495,000    492,695    475,200 
Ned Stevens, Senior Secured Revolver, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/30/25(j)  9/30/2019   -    (2,614)   - 
                   
Automotive                  
Mavis, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 3/20/25(i)  3/15/2018   3,829,530    3,817,514    3,788,854 
Highline, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 11/9/27  10/29/2020   2,863,636    2,786,320    2,849,318 
Les Schwab Tire, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.25% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 11/2/27  10/26/2020   2,000,000    1,990,162    1,985,000 
Truck Hero, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 9.25% (Libor + 8.25%), maturity 4/21/25(i)  5/23/2017   1,800,000    1,798,743    1,800,000 
Safe Fleet, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 2/3/25  11/28/2018   975,849    955,515    961,212 
Safe Fleet, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 7.75% (Libor + 6.75%), maturity 2/2/26  2/7/2020   500,000    489,628    492,500 
IXS, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 3/5/27(i)  2/27/2020   302,710    300,050    302,710 
                   
Containers, Packaging & Glass                  
ProAmpac, Senior Secured 2020-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/3/25  11/2/2020   2,977,335    2,977,335    2,955,005 
Anchor Packaging, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.24% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/18/26(i)  7/17/2019   2,909,213    2,895,839    2,880,121 
Potters Industries, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/14/27(i)  11/19/2020   1,500,000    1,485,273    1,498,125 
Pregis Corporation, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 7/31/26  7/25/2019   990,000    987,979    990,000 
Tank Holding, Senior Secured 2020 Refinancing Term Loan (First Lien), 3.49% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 3/26/26(i)  3/21/2019   987,500    984,017    972,735 
Pregis Corporation, Senior Secured Incremental Amendment No. 2 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  12/9/2020   500,000    497,546    497,500 
Berlin Packaging, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.00% (Libor + 3.00%), maturity 11/7/25(i)  3/11/2020   494,924    474,388    490,252 
TricorBraun, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 11/30/23(i)  3/26/2019   482,347    482,347    481,141 
Alpha Packaging, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 11/12/21  7/7/2017   480,087    479,657    478,887 
                   
Capital Equipment                  
MW Industries, Senior Secured 2018 New Term Loan (First Lien), 3.99% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 9/30/24(i)  4/20/2018   2,037,185    2,037,185    1,951,145 
BAS, Senior Secured Repricing Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 5/21/24  11/7/2017   1,949,363    1,951,659    1,944,490 
Excelitas, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 12/1/25  2/19/2020   1,500,000    1,479,256    1,496,250 
Edward Don, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/2/25  6/26/2018   1,463,794    1,459,176    1,378,894 
Cole-Parmer, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 11/4/26  10/29/2019   992,500    988,663    987,538 
TriMark, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.74% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 8/28/24  6/13/2018   983,612    889,075    600,003 
Restaurant Technologies, Senior Secured Initial Loan (Second Lien), 6.74% (Libor + 6.50%), maturity 10/1/26  2/11/2020   500,000    503,507    496,250 
Duravant, Senior Secured Incremental Amendment No. 2 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/19/24  3/5/2020   494,949    494,949    493,712 
Excelitas, Senior Secured Initial USD Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 12/2/24  10/24/2018   488,665    491,752    486,222 

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc. 

Schedule of Investments (Continued) 

As of December 31, 2020 

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
BANK LOANS: NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS(h) (Continued):                  
                   
Construction & Building                  
PlayPower, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.74% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 5/8/26  5/10/2019  $1,858,806   $1,858,806   $1,826,277 
Tangent, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.99% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/30/24  10/2/2019   1,811,195    1,799,386    1,802,139 
PlayCore, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.75% (Libor + 7.75%), maturity 9/29/25  2/7/2020   1,500,000    1,469,821    1,488,750 
DiversiTech Corporation, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00% (Libor + 3.00%), maturity 6/3/24(i)  2/23/2018   1,459,711    1,450,295    1,456,062 
PlayCore, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 9/30/24  9/18/2017   966,918    965,369    959,666 
CHI Overhead Doors, Senior Secured Third Amendment Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 7/31/25  7/28/2015   621,975    618,961    621,975 
Hoffman Southwest, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 8/14/23  5/16/2019   517,526    515,491    513,645 
DiversiTech Corporation, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 8.50% (Libor + 7.50%), maturity 6/2/25  2/5/2020   500,000    489,906    498,750 
Acuren, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 1/23/27(i)  1/17/2020   496,250    493,945    496,809 
                   
Transportation: Cargo                  
Odyssey Logistics & Technology , Senior Secured New Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/12/24(i)  11/20/2018   3,608,953    3,605,359    3,551,633 
Transplace, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 10/7/24(i)  4/10/2018   2,441,354    2,436,251    2,437,864 
Capstone Logistics, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/12/27  11/12/2020   2,000,000    1,978,572    1,985,000 
                   
Wholesale                  
Carlisle FoodService, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.00% (Libor + 3.00%), maturity 3/20/25  3/16/2018   3,895,820    3,896,287    3,866,602 
PetroChoice, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 8/19/22  9/2/2015   1,895,184    1,881,515    1,847,805 
ABB Optical, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 6/15/23  6/14/2016   1,439,868    1,439,074    1,407,471 
                   
Consumer Goods: Non-durable                  
Augusta Sportswear Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 10/26/23(i)  11/2/2016   2,202,584    2,191,908    2,040,686 
Badger Sportswear, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 6.25% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 9/11/23  9/29/2016   1,906,766    1,898,262    1,885,315 
Varsity Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.50% (Libor + 3.50%), maturity 12/16/24(i)  10/17/2018   977,352    982,680    942,014 
                   
Forest Products & Paper                  
Hoffmaster Group, Senior Secured Tranche B-1 Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 11/21/23(i)  11/9/2016   2,418,968    2,411,531    2,162,916 
Loparex, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.74% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 7/31/26(i)  7/29/2019   1,481,250    1,468,881    1,470,141 
Hoffmaster Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (Second Lien), 10.50% (Libor + 9.50%), maturity 11/21/24  2/7/2020   1,250,000    1,250,000    1,209,375 
                   
Beverage, Food & Tobacco                  
Sovos Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (2018), 4.99% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/20/25  11/16/2018   2,458,728    2,442,754    2,458,728 
Kettle Cuisine, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien) , 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 8/25/25  8/22/2018   1,955,000    1,948,780    1,935,450 
                   
Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing                  
Ansira, Unitranche, 7.50% (Libor + 6.50%) PIK, maturity 12/20/24  12/20/2016   2,014,998    2,005,963    1,611,999 
Northstar, Senior Secured Term Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 6.25%) cash, 1.00% PIK, maturity 6/7/24  5/8/2017   1,394,653    1,394,653    1,349,327 
Vestcom International, Senior Secured L/C Collaterilized, 5.00% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/19/23  12/16/2016   779,751    781,907    773,903 
                   
Consumer Goods: Durable                  
Strategic Partners, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 6/30/23(i)  7/29/2016   2,285,922    2,283,635    2,285,922 
                   
Retail                  
Grocery Outlet, Senior Secured 2020 Term Loan (First Lien), 2.99% (Libor + 2.75%), maturity 10/22/25(i)  10/17/2018   1,269,483    1,267,698    1,270,891 
                   
Metals & Mining                  
Dynatect, Senior Secured Term B Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 9/30/22  8/16/2019   987,897    987,367    968,139 
                   
Hotel, Gaming & Leisure                  
Auto Europe, Senior Secured Initial Dollar Term Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 10/21/23  10/19/2016   1,119,231    1,112,979    895,385 
                   
Health Care Equipment & Services                  
MyEyeDr, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.49% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/31/26(i)  8/2/2019   532,087    527,684    526,939 
                   
Total Bank Loans          $357,702,705   $354,395,516 

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc. 

Schedule of Investments (Continued) 

As of December 31, 2020 

(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)

 

Portfolio Investments (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)  Acquisition
Date
  Par   Cost   Value 
EQUITY AND PREFERRED SHARES:  NON-CONTROL/NON-AFFILIATE INVESTMENTS- (0.3%)(g)(h):                  
                   
Services: Business                  
DBi Services, Class A-1 Preferred Units (800.53 units)(k)  3/26/2019      $800,535   $576,385 
DBi Services, Class B Common Shares (169,362.31 shares)(l)(m)  3/26/2019       -    - 
                   
Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber                  
Vertellus, Series A Units (1,651 Series A units, Fair value of $165,138)(i)(m)(r)  12/22/2020        165,138    165,138 
                   
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals                  
Alpaca, Class A Units (33,300.04 Class A Units, Fair value of $3,679)(j)(m)(o)(p)  4/19/2019        60,976    3,679 
                   
Services: Consumer                  
Ned Stevens, Class B Common Units (261,438 Common B units, Fair value of $2,191)(j)(m)(n)(o)  9/30/2019        261,438    219,125 
                   
Total Equity and Preferred Shares          $1,288,087   $964,327 
                   
Total Portfolio Investments(s)          $358,990,792   $355,359,843 

 

  (a)  All companies are located in the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
  (b) Interest rate percentages represent actual interest rates which are indexed from then 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") unless otherwise noted. LIBOR rates are subject to interest rate floors which can vary based on the contractual agreement with the borrower.  Due dates represent the contractual maturity date.
  (c)  All loans are income-producing, unless otherwise noted.
  (d)  All investments are qualifying assets under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act") unless otherwise noted.
  (e)  All investments are exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and may be deemed to be “restricted securities” under the Securities Act.
  (f) Unless indicated otherwise, all of our investments are valued using Level 3 inputs within the FASB Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”) fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 3 – Investments in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (g)  Percentages are calculated using fair value of investments over net assets.
  (h)  As defined in 1940 Act, the Company is not deemed to be an “Affiliated Person” of or “Control” this portfolio company because it neither owns 5% or  more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities nor has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement).
  (i)  Investment was valued using Level 2 inputs within the ASC 820 fair value hierarchy.  Refer to Note 3 – Investments in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements for additional information.
  (j)  Three of our affiliated funds, Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - A, L.P., Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - C, L.P., and Audax Direct Lending Solutions Fund - D, L.P.,'co-invested with us in this portfolio company pursuant to an exemptive order granted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
  (k) Represents an investment owned by APD Dbi Preferred, Inc., a holding company for the investment in DBi.
  (l)  Represents an investment owned by APD Dbi Common, Inc., a holding company for the investment in DBi.
  (m) Investment is non-income producing.
  (n)  Represents an investment in APD NS Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
  (o) Other net assets of $0 at the aggregator levels are included in the fair value of the investments when using the net asset value as a practical expedient.       
  (p)  Represents an investment in APD ALP Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
  (q)  The borrower for Sophos, Surf Holdings S.a.r.l., is located in United Kingdom.
  (r)  Represents an investment in ADP VERT Equity, L.P., a holding company, made through an affiliated equity aggregator vehicle.
  (s)  At December 31, 2020, the cost of investments for income tax purposes was $358,990,792 the gross unrealized depreciation for federal tax purposes was $5,143,320, the gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes was $1,512,371, and the net unrealized depreciation was $3,630,949.

 

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Audax Credit BDC Inc. 

Notes to Financial Statements 

September 30, 2021 

(unaudited)

 

Note 1. Organization

 

Audax Credit BDC Inc. (the “Company”) is a Delaware corporation that was formed on January 29, 2015. The Company is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, effective with the Company’s taxable year ended December 31, 2015, the Company has elected to be treated for federal income tax purposes and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

The Company commenced business operations on July 8, 2015, the date on which the Company made its first investment. The Company was formed for the purpose of investing primarily in the debt of leveraged, non-investment grade middle market companies, with the principal objective of generating income and capital appreciation. The Company’s investment strategy is to invest primarily in first lien senior secured loans and selectively in second lien loans to middle market companies. During the period prior to July 8, 2015, the Company was a development stage company, as defined in Paragraph 915-10-05, Development Stage Entity, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standards Codification, as amended (“ASC”). During this time, the Company was devoting substantially all of its efforts to establishing its business and its planned principal operations had not commenced. All losses incurred during the period prior to July 8, 2015 have been considered a part of the Company’s development stage activities.

 

Audax Management Company (NY), LLC (the “Adviser”) is the investment adviser of the Company. The Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

As an investment company, the accompanying financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of ASC Topic 946, “Financial Services – Investment Companies,” as amended (“ASC Topic 946”), which incorporates the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Articles 6 and 10 of Regulation S-X, as well as generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”).

 

Certain financial information that is normally included in annual financial statements, including certain financial statement footnotes, prepared in accordance with GAAP, is not required for interim reporting purposes and has been condensed or omitted herein. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In the opinion of management of the Company, the unaudited financial results included herein contain all adjustments, consisting solely of normal accruals, considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period included herein. The current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected for future periods. The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ, and these differences could be material.

 

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Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents are stated at fair value. The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with maturities of three months or less and money market mutual funds to be cash equivalents. No cash equivalent balances were held on September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. At such dates, cash was not subject to any restrictions on withdrawal.

 

Expenses

 

The Company is responsible for investment expenses, legal expenses, auditing fees and other expenses related to the Company’s operations. Such fees and expenses, including expenses initially incurred by the Adviser, may be reimbursed by the Company.

 

Investment Valuation Policy

 

The Company conducts the valuation of the Company’s investments, pursuant to which the Company’s net asset value is determined, at all times consistent with GAAP and the 1940 Act. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”), with the assistance of the Company’s Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”), determines the fair value of the Company’s investments, for investments with a public market and for investments with no readily available public market, on at least a quarterly basis, in accordance with the terms of ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurement,” (“ASC 820”). The Company’s valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. For some assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might be available. For other assets and liabilities, observable market transactions and market information might not be available. However, the objective of a fair value measurement in both cases is the same – to estimate the price when an orderly transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (that is, an exit price at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability).

 

ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which ranks the observability of inputs used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. The observability of inputs is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instruments and their specific characteristics. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices, or for which fair value can be measured from quoted prices in active markets, generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment applied in determining fair value.

 

The three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement is defined as follows:

 

Level 1 Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical financial instruments as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments in this category include unrestricted securities, including equities and derivatives, listed in active markets. The Company does not adjust the quoted price for these instruments, even in situations where the Company holds a large position, and a sale could reasonably be expected to impact the quoted price.

 

Level 2 Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments in this category include less liquid and restricted securities listed in active markets, securities traded in markets that are not active, government and agency securities, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on observable inputs.

 

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Level 3 Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. The types of financial instruments in this category include investments in privately held entities, non-investment grade residual interests in securitizations, collateralized loan obligations, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on unobservable inputs.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the determination of which category within the fair value hierarchy is appropriate for any given financial instrument is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument.

 

Pursuant to the framework set forth above, the Company values securities traded in active markets on the measurement date by multiplying the exchange closing price of such traded securities/instruments by the quantity of shares or amount of the instrument held. The Company may also obtain quotes with respect to certain of its investments from pricing services, brokers or dealers’ quotes, or counterparty marks in order to value liquid assets that are not traded in active markets.

 

Pricing services aggregate, evaluate and report pricing from a variety of sources including observed trades of identical or similar securities, broker or dealer quotes, model-based valuations and internal fundamental analysis and research. When doing so, the Company determines whether the quote obtained is sufficient in accordance with GAAP to determine the fair value of the security. If determined adequate, the Company uses the quote obtained.

 

Securities that are illiquid or for which the pricing source does not provide a valuation or methodology or provides a valuation or methodology that, in the judgment of the Board of Directors, does not represent fair value, are each valued as of the measurement date using all techniques appropriate under the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available. These valuation techniques vary by investment but include comparable public market valuations, comparable precedent transaction valuations and discounted cash flow analyses. Inputs for these valuation techniques include relative credit information, observed market movement, industry sector information, and other market data, which may include benchmarking of comparable securities, issuer spreads, reported trades, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available. The process used to determine the applicable value is as follows:

 

(i) Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Adviser responsible for the portfolio investment using a standardized template designed to approximate fair market value based on observable market inputs and updated credit statistics and unobservable inputs. Additionally, as a part of the Company’s valuation process, the Adviser may employ the services of one or more independent valuation firms engaged by the Company;

 

(ii) Preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with the Company’s senior management and members of the Adviser’s valuation team;

 

(iii) The Audit Committee reviews the assessments of the Adviser or independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and provides the Board of Directors with recommendations with respect to the fair value of the investments in the Company’s portfolio; and

 

(iv) The Board of Directors discusses the valuation recommendations of the Audit Committee and determines the fair value of the investments in the Company’s portfolio in good faith based on the input of the Adviser, the independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and in accordance with the Company’s valuation policy.

 

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The Audit Committee’s recommendation of fair value is generally based on its assessment of the following factors, as relevant:

 

·the nature and realizable value of any collateral;

 

·call features, put features and other relevant terms of debt;

 

·the portfolio company’s ability to make payments;

 

·the portfolio company’s actual and expected earnings and discounted cash flow;

 

·prevailing interest rates for like securities and expected volatility in future interest rates;

 

·the markets in which the portfolio company does business and recent economic and/or market events; and

 

·comparisons to publicly traded securities.

 

Investment performance data utilized are the most recently available as of the measurement date, which in many cases may reflect up to a one quarter lag in information.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which a pricing source is not sufficient may include the following:

 

·private placements and restricted securities that do not have an active trading market;

 

·securities whose trading has been suspended or for which market quotes are no longer available;

 

·debt securities that have recently gone into default and for which there is no current market;

 

·securities whose prices are stale; and

 

·securities affected by significant events.

 

The Board of Directors is responsible for the determination, in good faith, of the fair value of the Company’s portfolio investments.

 

Determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, these notes to the

 

Company’s financial statements express the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on the Company’s financial statements.

 

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed or, in the case of privately issued securities, the closing date, which is when all terms of the transactions have been defined).

 

Realized gains and losses on investments are determined based on the identified cost method.

 

In addition, on December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes an updated regulatory framework for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The adopted rule clarifies how fund boards can satisfy their valuation obligations in light of recent market developments. The rule permits boards, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions, to designate certain parties to perform the fair value determinations. The Company will continue to review the adopted rule and its impact on the Company and its valuation policies and intends to comply with such requirements on or before the SEC’s required compliance date in 2022.

 

Refer to Note 3 — Investments for additional information regarding fair value measurements and the Company’s application of ASC 820.

 

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Interest Income Recognition

 

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium, acquisition costs, and amendment fees and the accretion of original issue discount (“OID”), are recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. Generally, when a loan becomes 120 days or more past due, or if the Company’s qualitative assessment indicates that the debtor is unable to service its debt or other obligations, the Company will place the loan on non-accrual status and cease recognizing interest income on that loan for financial reporting purposes until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due. However, the Company will remain contractually entitled to this interest. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest are paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current or, due to a restructuring, the interest income is deemed to be collectible. As of September 30, 2021, the Company did not hold any investment on non-accrual. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had one investment on non-accrual which represented 0.28% and 0.17% of its total portfolio at cost and fair market value, respectively.

 

The Company currently holds loans in the portfolio that contain OID and payment-in-kind (“PIK”) provisions. The Company recognizes OID for loans originally issued at a discount and recognizes the income over the life of the obligation based on an effective yield calculation. PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in a loan agreement, is added to the principal balance of a loan and recorded as income over the life of the obligation. Therefore, the actual collection of PIK income may be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. To maintain the ability to be taxed as a RIC, the Company may need to pay out of both OID and PIK non-cash income amounts in the form of distributions, even though the Company has not yet collected the cash on either.

 

As of September 30, 2021, the Company held 213 investments in loans with OID. The Company accrued OID income of $109,095 and $338,404 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. The unamortized balance of OID on debt investments as of September 30, 2021, totaled $2,413,162. As of December 31, 2020, the Company held 197 investments in loans with OID. The Company accrued OID income of $102,083 and $282,729 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. The unamortized balance of OID investments as of December 31, 2020, totaled $2,299,058.

 

As of September 30, 2021, the Company held three investments which had a PIK interest component. The Company recorded $49,599 and $200,382 of PIK interest income for three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the Company held three investments which had a PIK interest component. The Company recorded $39,222 and $75,145 of PIK interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company held $13,397,892 and $4,289,122 in cash and cash equivalents, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company earned $477 and $1,107, respectively, of interest income related to cash, which is included in other interest income within the accompanying statement of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company earned $1,058 and $31,053, respectively, of interest income related to cash, which is included in other interest income within the accompanying statement of operations.

 

Other Income Recognition

 

The Company generally records prepayment fees and amendment fees upon receipt of cash or as soon as the Company becomes aware of the prepayment or amendment.

 

Dividend income on equity investments is accrued to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected and if the Company has the option to collect such amounts in cash.

 

Prepayment fees, amendment fees and dividend income are accrued in other income in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company accrued $20,772 and $83,774 of other income, respectively, related to amendment fees. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company accrued $14,577 and $153,950 of other income, respectively, related to amendment fees.

 

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New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In March 2020, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04 (“ASU 2020-04”), “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. In response to concerns about structural risks of interbank offered rates, and particularly the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), regulators have undertaken reference rate reform initiatives to identify alternative reference rates that are more observable or transaction based and less susceptible to manipulation. ASU 2020-04 provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is elective and applies to all entities, subject to meeting certain criteria, that have contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The amendments are effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the guidance.

 

Note 3. Investments

 

Investments

 

The Company’s investments, at any time, may include syndicated loans, securities, structured products and other financial instruments, including, without limitation, corporate and government bonds, convertible securities, term loans, equity securities (both common and preferred), various debt securities (both secured and unsecured), dividend-paying equity, royalties, collateralized loan obligations, and warrants (collectively, the “investments”).

 

Fair Value

 

In accordance with ASC 820, the fair value of the Company’s investments is determined to be the price that would be received for an investment in a current sale, assuming an orderly transaction between willing market participants on the measurement date. This fair value definition focuses on exit price in the principal, or most advantageous, market and prioritizes, within a measurement of fair value, the use of market-based inputs over entity-specific inputs. ASC 820 also establishes the three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of a financial instrument as of the measurement date as described in Note 2 – Significant Accounting Policies.

 

As of September 30, 2021, $171,713,920 of the Company’s investments were valued using unobservable inputs, and $191,727,540 were valued using observable inputs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, $21,840,607 transferred into Level 3 due to a decrease in observable prices in the market and $46,432,486 transferred out of Level 3 due to the liquidity in the market and transparency of inputs.

 

As of December 31, 2020, $199,000,205 of the Company’s investments were valued using unobservable inputs, and $156,359,638 were valued using observable inputs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, $15,434,694 transferred into Level 3 due to a decrease in observable prices in the market and $74,210,909 transferred out of Level 3 due to the liquidity in the market and transparency of inputs.

 

The following table presents the Company’s investments carried at fair value as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, by caption on the Company’s accompanying statements of assets and liabilities and by security type.

 

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   Assets at Fair Value as of September 30, 2021 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
First lien debt  $-   $184,796,743   $154,049,139   $338,845,882 
Second lien debt   -    6,930,797    17,189,008    24,119,805 
Equity and Preferred Shares   -    -    475,773    475,773 
Total  $-   $191,727,540   $171,713,920   $363,441,460 

 

   Assets at Fair Value as of December 31, 2020 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
First lien debt  $-   $153,794,500   $170,910,171   $324,704,671 
Second lien debt   -    2,400,000    27,290,845    29,690,845 
Equity and Preferred Shares   -    165,138    799,189    964,327 
Total  $-   $156,359,638   $199,000,205   $355,359,843 

 

In accordance with ASC 820, the following table provides quantitative information about the Level 3 fair value measurements of the Company’s investments as of September 30, 2021. The weighted average calculations in the table below are based on the fair value balances for all debt related calculations for the particular input.

 

             As of September 30, 2021
   Fair   Valuation  Unobservable     Weighted 
   Value   Technique  Inputs (1)  Range (2)  Average (3) 
First lien debt  $148,573,197   Matrix Pricing  Senior Leverage  2.68x - 16.65x   5.12x
           Total Leverage  3.07x - 16.65x   5.98x
           Interest Coverage  (0.83)x - 7.55x   2.64x
           Debt Service Coverage  (0.77)x - 5.31x   2.11x
           TEV Coverage  0.54x - 4.99x   2.47x
           Liquidity  36.37% - 604.32%   160.52%
           Spread Comparison  300bps - 700bps   465bps
                    
Second lien debt   17,189,008   Matrix Pricing  Senior Leverage  3.06x - 10.88x   6.69x
           Total Leverage  3.06x - 10.88x   6.69x
           Interest Coverage  0.81x - 6.62x   2.82x
           Debt Service Coverage  0.65x - 5.69x   2.36x
           TEV Coverage  0.74x - 4.28x   2.20x
           Liquidity  79.34% - 260.86%   157.17%
           Spread Comparison  650bps - 950bps   785bps
                    
Total  $165,762,205               

 

(1)For any portfolio company, the unobservable input "Liquidity" is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the company's undrawn revolving credit facility capacity plus cash, and the denominator of which is the total amount that may be borrowed under the company's revolving credit facility.  The unobservable input "Spread Comparison" is a comparison of the spread over LIBOR for each investment to the spread over LIBOR for general leveraged loan transactions.
   
(2)Each range represents the variance of outputs from calculating each statistic for each portfolio company within a specific credit seniority.  The range may be a single data point when there is only one company represented in a specific credit seniority.
   
(3)Inputs are weighted based on the fair value of the investments included in the range.

 

The table above does not include $5,951,715 of debt, equity and preferred shares which management values using other unobservable inputs, such as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and EBITDA multiples, as well as other qualitative information, including company specific information.

 

In accordance with ASC 820, the following table provides quantitative information about the Level 3 fair value measurements of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2020. The weighted average calculations in the table below are based on the fair value balances for all debt related calculations for the particular input.

 

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             As of December 31, 2020 
   Fair   Valuation  Unobservable     Weighted 
   Value   Technique  Inputs (1)  Range (2)  Average (3) 
First lien debt  $165,118,266   Matrix Pricing  Senior Leverage  1.92x - 28.58x   5.22x
           Total Leverage  1.92x - 32.80x   6.31x
           Interest Coverage  0.46x - 5.97x   2.38x
           Debt Service Coverage  0.42x - 5.75x   1.98x
           TEV Coverage  0.58x - 7.42x   2.44x
           Liquidity  34.64% - 675.62%   173.68%
           Spread Comparison  275bps - 700bps   442bps
                    
Second lien debt   25,911,696   Matrix Pricing  Senior Leverage  4.40x - 11.03x   6.29x
           Total Leverage  4.40x - 11.03x   6.29x
           Interest Coverage  0.88x - 3.10x   2.15x
           Debt Service Coverage  0.77x - 2.75x   1.82x
           TEV Coverage  0.74x - 3.10x   1.98x
           Liquidity  100.90% - 326.75%   162.79%
            Spread Comparison  650bps - 950bps   761bps
                    
Total  $191,029,962               

 

(1)For any portfolio company, the unobservable input "Liquidity" is a fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the company's undrawn revolving credit facility capacity plus cash, and the denominator of which is the total amount that may be borrowed under the company's revolving credit facility.  The unobservable input "Spread Comparison" is a comparison of the spread over LIBOR for each investment to the spread over LIBOR for general leveraged loan transactions.
   
(2)Each range represents the variance of outputs from calculating each statistic for each portfolio company within a specific credit seniority.  The range may be a single data point when there is only one company represented in a specific credit seniority.
   
(3)Inputs are weighted based on the fair value of the investments included in the range.

 

The table above does not include $7,970,243 of debt, equity and preferred shares which management values using other unobservable inputs, such as EBITDA and EBITDA multiples, as well as other qualitative information, including company specific information.

 

Fair value measurements can be sensitive to changes in one or more of the valuation inputs. Changes in market yields, discounts rate, leverage, EBITDA or EBITDA multiples (or revenue or revenue multiples), each in isolation, may change the fair value of certain of the Company’s investments. Generally, an increase or decrease in market yields, discount rates or leverage or an increase/decrease in EBITDA or EBITDA multiples (or revenue or revenue multiples) may result in a corresponding decrease or increase, respectively, in the fair value of certain of the Company’s investments.

 

The following tables provide the changes in fair value, broken out by security type, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for all investments for which the Company determines fair value using unobservable (Level 3) factors.

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021  First lien debt   Second lien
debt
   Equity and
Preferred
Shares
   Total 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2020  $170,910,171   $27,290,845   $799,189   $199,000,205 
Transfers into Level 3   21,675,469    -    165,138    21,840,607 
Transfers out of Level 3   (39,527,665)   (6,904,821)   -    (46,432,486)
Total gains:                    
Net realized gain (loss)(a)    132,085    23,900    (383,174)   (227,189)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)(b)   270,405    20,291    292,445    583,141 
New investments, repayments and settlements:(c)                    
Purchases   35,132,968    2,455,000    19,536    37,607,504 
Settlements/repayments   (33,348,782)   (4,332,867)   -    (37,681,649)
Net amortization of premiums, PIK, discounts and fees   300,738    82,430    -    383,168 
Sales   (1,496,250)   (1,445,770)   (417,361)   (3,359,381)
Fair Value as of September 30, 2021  $154,049,139   $17,189,008   $475,773   $171,713,920 

 

(a)Included in net realized gain on the accompanying Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
   
(b)Included in net change in unrealized appreciation on the accompanying Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
   
(c)Includes increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from portfolio investments, the amortization of discounts, and PIK, as well as decreases in the costs basis of investments resulting from principal repayments or sales, the amortization of premiums and acquisition costs and other cost-basis adjustments.

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020  First lien debt   Second lien
debt
   Equity and Preferred Shares   Total 
Fair Value as of December 31, 2019  $227,392,535   $21,340,798   $719,257   $249,452,590 
Transfers into Level 3   15,434,694    -    -    15,434,694 
Transfers out of Level 3   (71,237,159)   (2,973,750)   -    (74,210,909)
Total gains:                    
Net realized loss(a)    (1,221,555)   -    -    (1,221,555)
Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation(b)   (1,110,239)   (76,159)   85,682    (1,100,716)
New investments, repayments and settlements:(c)                    
Purchases   13,199,175    7,709,688    -    20,908,863 
Settlements/repayments   (21,689,548)   (472,222)   -    (22,161,770)
Net amortization of premiums, PIK, discounts and fees   253,400    15,834    -    269,234 
Sales   (4,739,437)   -    -    (4,739,437)
Fair Value as of September 30, 2020  $156,281,866   $25,544,189   $804,939   $182,630,994 

 

(a)Included in net realized loss on the accompanying Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
   
(b)Included in net change in unrealized depreciation on the accompanying Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
   
(c)Includes increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from portfolio investments, the amortization of discounts, and PIK, as well as decreases in the costs basis of investments resulting from principal repayments or sales, the amortization of premiums and acquisition costs and other cost-basis adjustments.

 

The change in unrealized value attributable to investments still held at September 30, 2021 and 2020 was $354,876 and $(1,542,355), respectively.

 

Investment Activities

 

The Company held a total of 233 investments with an aggregate fair value of $363,441,460 as of September 30, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company invested in 68 new investments for a combined $81,669,043 and in existing investments for a combined $7,643,513. The Company also received $66,357,177 in repayments from investments and $17,331,786 from investments sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

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The Company held a total of 216 investments with an aggregate fair value of $355,359,843 as of December 31, 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company invested in 40 new investments for a combined $39,542,336 and in existing investments for a combined $12,834,005. The Company also received $27,907,668 in repayments from investments and $6,437,456 from investments sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

Investment Concentrations

 

As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s investment portfolio consisted of investments in 203 companies located in 35 states across 24 different industries, with an aggregate fair value of $363,441,460. The five largest investments at fair value as of September 30, 2021 totaled $21,402,661, or 5.89%, of the Company’s total investment portfolio as of such date. As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s average investment was $1,565,249 at cost.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s investment portfolio consisted of investments in 186 companies located in 35 states across 22 different industries, with an aggregate fair value of $355,359,843. The five largest investments at fair value as of December 31, 2020 totaled $21,474,504, or 6.04%, of the Company’s total investment portfolio as of such date. As of December 31, 2020, the Company’s average investment was $1,661,994 at cost.

 

The following table outlines the Company’s investments by security type as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    September 30, 2021    December 31, 2020 
    Cost    Percentage of Total Investments    Fair Value    Percentage of Total Investments    Cost    Percentage of Total Investments    Fair Value    Percentage of Total Investments 
First lien debt  $340,038,539    93.24%  $338,845,882    93.23%  $327,535,610    91.24%  $324,704,671    91.37%
Second lien debt   24,157,376    6.62%   24,119,805    6.64%   30,167,095    8.40%   29,690,845    8.36%
Total Debt Investments   364,195,915    99.86%   362,965,687    99.87%   357,702,705    99.64%   354,395,516    99.73%
Equity and Preferred Shares   507,088    0.14%   475,773    0.13%   1,288,087    0.36%   964,327    0.27%
Total Equity Investments   507,088    0.14%   475,773    0.13%   1,288,087    0.36%   964,327    0.27%
Total Investments  $364,703,003    100.00%  $363,441,460    100.00%  $358,990,792    100.00%  $355,359,843    100.00%

 

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Investments at fair value consisted of the following industry classifications as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    September 30, 2021    December 31, 2020 
Industry   Fair Value    Percentage of
Total Investments
    Fair Value    Percentage of
Total Investments
 
Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  $82,801,247    22.78%  $76,049,509    21.40%
Services: Business   53,604,572    14.75    50,490,828    14.21 
High Tech Industries   53,168,849    14.63    61,586,355    17.33 
Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber   28,865,006    7.94    31,878,575    8.97 
Aerospace & Defense   25,097,543    6.91    20,755,039    5.84 
Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   17,894,843    4.92    16,984,886    4.78 
Containers, Packaging & Glass   14,541,484    4.00    11,243,766    3.16 
Services: Consumer   14,062,428    3.87    15,809,209    4.45 
Transportation: Cargo   10,690,852    2.94    7,974,497    2.24 
Construction & Building   10,439,614    2.87    9,664,073    2.72 
Capital Equipment   9,681,212    2.66    9,834,504    2.77 
Automotive   9,098,037    2.50    12,179,594    3.43 
Wholesale   7,036,510    1.94    7,121,878    2.00 
Beverage, Food & Tobacco   6,601,590    1.82    4,394,178    1.24 
Forest Products & Paper   4,990,017    1.37    4,842,432    1.36 
Consumer Goods: Non-durable   4,868,071    1.34    4,868,015    1.37 
Media: Advertising, Printing & Publishing   2,691,540    0.74    3,735,229    1.05 
Environmental Industries   2,474,857    0.68    -    - 
Telecommunications   1,000,845    0.28    -    - 
Utilities: Electric   989,871    0.27    -    - 
Metals & Mining   920,694    0.25    968,139    0.27 
Hotel, Gaming & Leisure   895,385    0.25    895,385    0.26 
Health Care Equipment & Services   527,913    0.15    526,939    0.15 
Consumer Goods: Durable   498,480    0.14    2,285,922    0.64 
Retail   -    -    1,270,891    0.36 
   $363,441,460    100.00%  $355,359,843    100.00%

 

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Investments at fair value were included in the following geographic regions of the United States as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

   September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Geographic Region  Fair Value   Percentage
of Total
Investments
   Fair Value   Percentage of
Total
Investments
 
Northeast  $84,085,099    23.14%  $89,419,521    25.16%
Midwest   81,480,616    22.42%   78,184,041    22.00 
West   52,568,540    14.46    55,600,298    15.65 
Southwest   48,877,034    13.45    42,906,177    12.07 
Southeast   48,714,046    13.40    41,633,230    11.72 
East   36,446,108    10.03    37,063,003    10.43 
South   4,267,973    1.17    2,550,476    0.72 
Northwest   4,045,140    1.11    6,019,773    1.69 
Other(a)   2,956,904    0.82    1,983,324    0.56 
Total Investments  $363,441,460    100.00%  $355,359,843    100.00%

 

(a) The borrower for Sophos, Surf Holdings S.a.r.l., is located in United Kingdom.  The borrower for UDG Healthcare, Congachant Limited, is located in Ireland.

 

The geographic region indicates the location of the headquarters of the Company’s portfolio companies. A portfolio company may have a number of other business locations in other geographic regions.

 

Investment Principal Repayments

 

The following table summarizes the contractual principal repayments and maturity of the Company’s investment portfolio by fiscal year, assuming no voluntary prepayments, as of September 30, 2021:

 

For the Fiscal Years Ending December 31:  Amount 
2021  $932,798 
2022   14,225,869 
2023   24,969,709 
2024   55,006,964 
2025   71,860,510 
Thereafter   199,613,227 
Total contractual repayments   366,609,077 
Adjustments to cost basis on debt investments(a)   (2,413,162)
Total Cost Basis of Debt Investments Held at September 30, 2021:  $364,195,915 

 

(a)   Adjustment to cost basis related to unamortized balance of OID investments.

 

COVID-19 Developments

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and subsequent to September 30, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant impact on the U.S. economy. Certain of the Company's portfolio companies were adversely impacted by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in a material adverse impact on the Company's net asset value, net investment income, the fair value of its portfolio investments, its financial condition and the results of operations and financial condition of the Company's portfolio companies and may continue to adversely affect the Company’s future net asset value, net investment income, the fair value of its portfolio investments, its financial condition and the results of operations and financial condition of the Company's portfolio companies.

 

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Note 4. Related Party Transactions

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

The Company has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser. In accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Adviser certain fees as compensation for its services, such fees consisting of a base management fee and an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”). The services the Adviser provides to the Company, subject to the overall supervision of the Board of Directors, include managing the day-to-day operations of, and providing investment services to, the Company. The Company also entered into a management fee waiver agreement with the Adviser (the “Waiver Agreement”), which the Company or the Adviser may terminate upon 60 days’ prior written notice.

 

Management Fee

 

The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.0% of the Company’s average gross assets including cash and any temporary investments in cash-equivalents, including U.S. government securities and other high-quality investment grade debt investments that mature in 12 months or less from the date of investment, payable quarterly in arrears on a calendar quarter basis.

 

Pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive the right to receive the base management fee to the extent necessary so that the base management fee payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement equals, and is calculated in the same manner as if, the base management fee otherwise payable by the Company were calculated at an annual rate equal to 0.65% (instead of an annual rate of 1.00%).

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded base management fees of $947,361 and $2,810,141, respectively, and waivers to the base management fees of $331,576 and $983,548, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded base management fees of $874,188 and $2,697,570, respectively, and waivers to the base management fees of $305,966 and $944,150, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

Incentive Fee

 

The Incentive Fee has two parts, as follows: the first part of the Incentive Fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that the Company receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses accrued for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement (as defined below) and any interest expense on any credit facilities or outstanding debt and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the Incentive Fee).

 

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The Company determines pre-incentive fee net investment income in accordance with GAAP, including, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature, such as debt instruments with PIK interest, OID securities and accrued income that the Company has not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, computed net of all realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a hurdle of 1.0% per quarter (4.0% annualized). The Company determines its average gross assets during each fiscal quarter and calculates the base management fee payable with respect to such amount at the end of each fiscal quarter.  As a result, a portion of the Company’s net investment income is included in its gross assets for the period between the date on which such income is earned and the date on which such income is distributed. Therefore, the Company’s net investment income used to calculate part of the Incentive Fee is also included in the amount of the Company’s gross assets used to calculate the 1.0% annual base management fee. The Company pays its Adviser an Incentive Fee with respect to its pre-incentive fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows:

 

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no amount is paid on the income-portion of the Incentive Fee in any calendar quarter in which the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the hurdle of 1.0% (4.0% annualized);

 

 

 

 

 

· 100% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.1765 % in any calendar quarter (4.706% annualized). The Company refers to this portion of its pre-incentive fee net investment income (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.1765%) as the “catch-up” provision. The catch-up is meant to provide the Adviser with 15.0% of the pre-incentive fee net investment income as if a hurdle rate did not apply if net investment income exceeds 1.1765% in any calendar quarter (4.706% annualized); and
     
  · 15.0% of the amount of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 1.1765% in any calendar quarter (4.706% annualized) is payable to the Adviser.

 

Pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive its right to receive the Incentive Fee on pre-incentive fee net investment income to the extent necessary so that such Incentive Fee equals, and is calculated in the same manner as, the corresponding Incentive Fee on pre-incentive fee net investment income, if such Incentive Fee (i) were calculated based upon the Adviser receiving 10.0% (instead of 15.0%) of the applicable pre-incentive fee net investment income and (ii) did not include any “catch-up” feature in favor of the Adviser.

 

The second part of the Incentive Fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals 15.0% of the Company’s realized capital gains, if any, on a cumulative basis from June 16, 2015, the effective date of the Company’s registration statement on Form 10 (file no. 000-55426), through the end of each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain Incentive Fees with respect to each of the investments in the Company’s portfolio.

 

Pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive the right to receive the Incentive Fee on capital gains to the extent necessary so that such portion of the Incentive Fee equals, and is calculated in the same manner as, the corresponding Incentive Fee on capital gains, if such portion of the Incentive Fee were calculated based upon the Adviser receiving 10.0% (instead of 15.0%).

 

In addition, pursuant to the Waiver Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to waive the right to receive both components of the Incentive Fee to the extent necessary so that it does not receive Incentive Fees which are attributable to income and gains of the Company that exceed an annualized rate of 12.0% in any calendar quarter.

 

The waivers from the Adviser will remain effective until terminated earlier by either party upon 60 days’ prior written notice.

 

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we do not pay any Capital Gains Incentive Fee in respect of unrealized capital appreciation in our portfolio.  However, under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, we are required to accrue for the Capital Gain Incentive Fee on a quarterly basis as if such unrealized capital appreciation were realized in full at the end of each period. If the Capital Gain Incentive Fee Base, adjusted as required by GAAP to include unrealized appreciation, is positive at the end of a period, then GAAP and the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement require us to accrue a capital gain incentive fee equal to 20% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of actual capital gain incentive fees paid or capital gain incentive fees accrued under GAAP in all prior periods. If such amount is negative, then there is no accrual for such period. The resulting accrual under GAAP for a capital gain incentive fee payable in any period will result in additional expense if such cumulative amount is greater than in the prior period, or in a reversal of previously recorded expense if such cumulative amount is less than in the prior period. We can offer no assurance that any unrealized capital appreciation will be realized in the future.

 

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded incentive fees related to net investment income of $260,092 and $647,839, respectively. Offsetting the incentive fees were waivers of the incentive fees of $234,083 and $583,056 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded incentive fees related to net investment income of $356,461 and $1,641,419, respectively. Offsetting the incentive fees were waivers of the incentive fees of $320,815 and $1,437,466 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

Administration Agreement and Administrative Fee

 

The Company has also entered into an administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with Audax Management Company, LLC (the “Administrator”) pursuant to which the Administrator provides administrative services to the Company. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator performs, or oversees the performance of administrative services necessary for the operation of the Company, which include being responsible for the financial records which the Company is required to maintain and prepare reports filed with the SEC. In addition, the Administrator assists in determining and publishing the Company’s net asset value, oversees the preparation and filing of the Company’s tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to the Company’s stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of the Company’s expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. The Company reimburses the Administrator for its allocable portion of the costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator for overhead in performance by the Administrator of its duties under the Administration Agreement, including the cost of facilities, office equipment and the Company’s allocable portion of cost of compensation and related expenses of its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs, as well as any costs and expenses incurred by the Administrator relating to any administrative or operating services provided by the Administrator to the Company. Such costs are reflected as an administrative fee in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

The Company has also entered into a fee waiver agreement with the Administrator, pursuant to which the Administrator may waive, in whole or in part, its entitlement to receive reimbursements from the Company.

 

The Company accrued administrative fees of $66,250 and $198,750 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations. The Company accrued administrative fees of $66,250 and $198,750 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

Related Party Fees

 

Fees due to related parties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 on the Company’s accompanying statements of assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

   September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Net base management fee due to Adviser  $615,785   $597,141 
Net incentive fee due to Adviser   26,009    17,703 
Total fees due to Adviser, net of waivers   641,794    614,844 
Fee due to Administrator, net of waivers   66,250    66,250 
Total Related Party Fees Due  $708,044   $681,094 

 

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Note 5. Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations Per Share of Common Stock:

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per weighted average share of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”), for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Numerator for basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share  $4,241,313   $9,195,505   $13,539,858   $4,420,458 
Denominator for basic and diluted weighted average common shares   39,909,673    38,265,852    39,295,800    37,528,161 
                     
Basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share  $0.11   $0.24   $0.34   $0.12 

 

Note 6. Income Tax

 

The Company has elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, as well as elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, the Company generally is not subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it timely distributes as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its stockholders. To qualify to be treated as a RIC, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements, and to timely distribute dividends out of assets legally available for distributions to its stockholders of an amount generally equal to at least 90% of the sum of its net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any (i.e., “investment company taxable income,” determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), for each taxable year. The amount to be paid out as distributions to the Company’s stockholders is determined by the Board of Directors and is based on management’s estimate of the fiscal year earnings. Based on that estimate, the Company intends to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes. Although the Company currently intends to distribute its net capital gains (i.e., net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses), if any, recognized in respect of each taxable year as dividends out of the Company’s assets legally available for distribution, the Company in the future may decide to retain for investment and be subject to entity-level income tax on such net capital gains. Additionally, depending on the level of taxable income earned in a taxable year, the Company may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current year distributions into the next taxable year and incur a 4% excise tax on such income, as required. To the extent that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year distributions, the Company will accrue an excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as such excess taxable income is earned.

 

The Company had aggregate distributions declared and paid to its stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2020 of $16,177,757, or $0.43 per share. The tax character of the distributions declared and paid represented $15,911,638 from ordinary income and $266,119 from tax return of capital. The Company had aggregate distributions declared and paid to its stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2019 of $17,084,202, or $0.52 per share. The tax character of the distributions declared and paid represented $16,941,968 from ordinary income and $142,234 from tax return of capital.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company declared and paid distributions of $7,801,905, or $0.20 per share. The tax character of the distributions declared and paid represented $7,656,579 from ordinary income and $145,326 from tax return of capital. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company declared and paid distributions of $8,125,607, or $0.215 per share. The tax character of the distributions declared and paid represented $8,125,607 from ordinary income.

 

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The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually at the end of the

 

Company’s taxable year, based upon the Company’s taxable income for the full taxable year and distributions paid for the full taxable year. Therefore, a determination made on an interim basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of distributions for a full taxable year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to the Company’s stockholders subject to information reporting after the close of each calendar year on Form 1099-DIV.

 

GAAP requires adjustments to certain components of net assets to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These adjustments have no effect on net asset value per share. For the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recorded the following adjustments for permanent book to tax differences to reflect their tax characteristics. The adjustments only change the classification in net assets in the statements of assets and liabilities. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company reclassified for book purposes amounts arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily related to distribution redesignations and return of capital distributions.

 

   Year Ended
December 31, 2020
   Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
Capital in excess of par value  $-   $(1,583)
Accumulated net investment income   (37,662)   (49,515)
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)   37,662    51,098 

 

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the components of distributable taxable earnings as detailed below differ from the amounts reflected in the Company’s statements of assets and liabilities by temporary book/tax differences primarily arising from amortization of organizational expenditures.

 

   As of
December 31,
2020
   As of
December 31,
2019
 
Other temporary book/tax differences  $(192,992)  $(213,307)
Net tax basis unrealized depreciation   (1,261,543)   (1,847,095)
Accumulated net realized loss   (3,157,649)   (670,443)
Components of tax distributable (deficit) earnings at period end  $(4,612,184)  $(2,730,845)

 

Certain losses incurred by the Company after October 31 of a taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Company’s next taxable year. The Company did not incur such losses after October 31 of the Company’s taxable year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Capital losses are generally eligible to be carried forward indefinitely and retain their status as short-term or long-term in the manner originally incurred by the Company. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has long-term capital loss carryforward of $3,157,649. The Company has evaluated tax positions it has taken, expects to take, or that are otherwise relevant to the Company for purposes of determining whether any relevant tax positions would “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the applicable tax authority in accordance with ASC Topic 740, “Income Taxes,” as modified by ASC Topic 946. The Company has analyzed such tax positions and has concluded that no unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded for uncertain tax positions for taxable years that may be open. The Company is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months. The Company’s U.S. federal tax returns for fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company records tax positions that are not deemed to meet a more-likely-than-not threshold as tax expenses as well as any applicable penalties or interest associated with such positions. During each of the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, no tax expense or any related interest or penalties were incurred.

 

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Note 7. Equity

 

An investor made capital commitments to the Company in the amounts set forth below as of the date opposite each capital commitment:

 

Amount   Date
$140,000,000   June 23, 2015
$50,000,000   December 2, 2016
$100,000,000   On December 7, 2017
$40,000,000   March 22, 2019
$30,000,000   September 23, 2019
$11,200,000   March 20, 2020
$8,900,000   May 28, 2021

 

As of September 30, 2021, all capital commitments have been funded by the Company’s investors.

 

The number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, were 39,961,405 and 38,343,580, respectively.

 

The following table details the activity of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021  Common Stock   Capital in Excess
of Par Value
   Total
Distributable
(Loss) Earnings
   Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Balance as of June 30, 2021  $39,009   $369,880,141   $(5,339,624)  $364,579,526 
Net investment income   -    -    3,964,041    3,964,041 
Net realized gain from investment transactions   -    -    183,204    183,204 
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   -    -    94,068    94,068 
Issuance of shares   952    8,899,048    -    8,900,000 
Balance as of September 30, 2021  $39,961   $378,779,189   $(1,098,311)  $377,720,839 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020  Common Stock   Capital in Excess
of Par Value
   Total
Distributable
(Loss) Earnings
   Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Balance as of June 30, 2020  $37,793   $359,092,751   $(15,631,499)  $343,499,045 
Net investment income   -    -    3,798,741    3,798,741 
Net realized loss from investment transactions   -    -    (1,039,704)   (1,039,704)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   -    -    6,436,468    6,436,468 
   Issuance of shares   550    4,999,450    -    5,000,000 
Balance as of September 30, 2020  $38,343   $364,092,201   $(6,435,994)  $357,694,550 

 

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Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021  Common Stock   Capital in Excess
of Par Value
   Total
Distributable
(Loss) Earnings
   Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Balance as of December 31, 2020  $38,343   $363,826,108   $(6,981,590)  $356,882,861 
Net investment income   -    -    11,620,620    11,620,620 
Net realized loss from investment transactions   -    -    (450,168)   (450,168)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments   -    -    2,369,406    2,369,406 
Issuance of shares   1,618    15,098,382    -    15,100,000 
Distributions to Stockholders   -    (145,326)   (7,656,579)   (7,801,905)
   Reinvested Dividends   -    25    -    25 
Balance as of September 30, 2021  $39,961   $378,779,189   $(1,098,311)  $377,720,839 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020  Common Stock   Capital in Excess
of Par Value
   Total
Distributable
(Loss) Earnings
   Total
Stockholders'
Equity
 
Balance as of December 31, 2019  $35,110   $334,095,408   $(2,730,845)  $331,399,673 
Net investment income   -    -    12,195,676    12,195,676 
   Net realized loss from investment transactions   -    -    (1,043,096)   (1,043,096)
   Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments   -    -    (6,732,122)   (6,732,122)
   Issuance of shares   3,233    29,996,767    -    30,000,000 
   Distributions to Stockholders   -    -    (8,125,607)   (8,125,607)
   Reinvested Dividends   -    26    -    26 
Balance as of September 30, 2020  $38,343   $364,092,201   $(6,435,994)  $357,694,550 

 

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company may enter into certain credit agreements that include loan commitments where all or a portion of such commitment may be unfunded. The Company is generally obligated to fund the unfunded loan commitments at the borrowers’ discretion. Funded portions of credit agreements are presented on the accompanying schedule of investments. Unfunded loan commitments and funded portions of credit agreements are fair valued and unrealized appreciation or depreciation, if any, have been included in the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities and statements of operations.

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The following table summarizes the Company’s significant contractual payment obligations as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

Investment  Industry  September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
AmeriVet, Senior Secured Incremental Delayed Draw Term Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 6/5/24  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  $884,000   $- 
Advarra, Senior Secured Initial Revolving Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 7/9/24  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   761,905    1,100,952 
CoolSys, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan, 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 8/11/28  Services: Business   555,556    - 
Vertellus, Senior Secured Revolving Credit Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 12/22/25  Chemicals, Plastics & Rubber   486,239    486,239 
Service Logic, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 10/29/27  Services: Business   426,923    546,154 
Therapy Brands, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 5/18/28  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   382,979    - 
Capstone Logistics, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 11/12/27  Transportation: Cargo   358,491    358,491 
EPIC Insurance, Unitranche, 6.00% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 9/30/28  Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   344,828    - 
Gastro Health, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 7/3/28  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   328,000    - 
Evans Network, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.00% (Libor + 4.25%), maturity 8/19/28  Transportation: Cargo   326,531    - 
Dessert Holdings, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/9/28  Beverage, Food & Tobacco   281,250    - 
Epic Staffing Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 7.00% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 2/5/27  Services: Business   243,243    - 
TricorBraun, Senior Secured Closing Date Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 3.75% (Libor + 3.25%), maturity 3/3/28  Containers, Packaging & Glass   222,118    - 
Flow Control Group, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.25% (Libor + 3.75%), maturity 3/31/28  Capital Equipment   188,333    - 
SIAA, Unitranche, 7.25% (Libor + 6.25%), maturity 4/28/28  Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   175,439    - 
Insight Global, Senior Secured Initial Revolving Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 6.00%), maturity 9/22/27  Services: Business   134,177    - 
Stepping Stones, Unitranche, 7.25% (Libor + 6.25%), maturity 3/9/27  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   131,390    - 
Ned Stevens, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 9/30/25  Services: Consumer   130,719    130,719 
Applied Adhesives, Senior Secured Term A Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 3/12/27  Containers, Packaging & Glass   129,870    - 
EPIC Insurance, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 6.00% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 9/30/27  Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   125,909    - 
ImageFirst, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.25% (Libor + 4.50%), maturity 4/27/28  Services: Business   86,364    - 
Solis Mammography, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 5.50% (Libor + 4.75%), maturity 4/17/28  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   20,000    - 
Therma Holdings, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/16/27  Services: Business   80,645    80,645 
Alpaca, Senior Secured Revolver, 6.25% (Libor + 5.25%), maturity 4/19/24  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   80,244    51,770 
Culligan, Senior Secured Initial Term B Loan, 4.50% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 7/31/28  Environmental Industries   62,500    - 
Applied Adhesives, Senior Secured Revolving Loan, 5.75% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 3/12/27  Containers, Packaging & Glass   34,133    - 
Planview, Senior Secured Closing Date Term Loan (First Lien), 4.75% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 12/17/27  High Tech Industries   -    408,879 
HighTower, Senior Secured Term Loan (First Lien), 6.00% (Libor + 5.00%), maturity 1/31/25  Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   -    241,935 
EverCommerce, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 5.65% (Libor + 5.50%), maturity 8/23/25  High Tech Industries   -    144,200 
Worley Claims Services, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan (First Lien), 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 6/3/26  Services: Business   -    50,125 
Stepping Stones, Senior Secured COVID-19 Revolving Loan, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 6/30/21  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   -    36,644 
Stepping Stones, Unitranche, 6.75% (Libor + 5.75%), maturity 12/12/24  Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals   -    33,949 
OEConnection, Senior Secured Initial Term Loan, 4.13% (Libor + 4.00%), maturity 9/25/26  High Tech Industries   -    5,865 
      $6,981,786   $3,676,567 

 

Unfunded commitments represented all amounts unfunded as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. These amounts may or may not be funded to the borrowing party now or in the future.

 

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Note 9. Financial Highlights

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Per Share Data:                    
Net asset value, beginning of period  $9.35   $9.09   $9.31   $9.44 
Net investment income(a)   0.10    0.10    0.30    0.32 
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and change in                    
unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(a)(b)(c)   0.00    0.14    0.04    (0.22)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations  $0.10   $0.24   $0.34   $0.10 
                     
Effect of equity capital activity                    
Distributions to stockholders from net investment income   -    -    (0.20)   (0.21)
Distributions to stockholders from return of capital(c)   -    -    0.00    - 
Net asset value at end of period  $9.45   $9.33   $9.45   $9.33 
Total return(d)(h)   1.07%   2.64%   3.65%   1.16%
Shares of common stock outstanding at end of period   39,961,405    38,343,577    39,961,405    38,343,577 
                     
Statement of Assets and Liabilities Data:                    
Net assets at end of period  $377,720,839   $357,694,550   $377,720,839   $357,694,550 
Average net assets(e)   376,129,598    353,156,796    370,187,593    348,029,571 
                     
Ratio/Supplemental Data:                    
Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets-annualized(f)   1.63%   1.76%   1.62%   2.02%
Ratio of net expenses to average net assets-annualized(g)   1.04  %   1.06  %   1.05    1.10  %
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets-annualized   4.18%   4.28%   4.20%   4.68%
Portfolio turnover(h)   1.38%   0.21%   4.80%   1.95%

 

(a) Based on weighted average basic per share of Common Stock data.
(b) The per share amount varies from the net realized and unrealized gain (loss) for the period because of the timing of sales
   of fund shares and the per share amount of realized and unrealized gains and losses at such time.
(c) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the 0.00 is due to rounding.
(d) Total return is based on the change in net asset value during the respective periods.  Total return also takes into account
  dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company's dividend reinvestment plan.
(e) Average net assets are computed using the average balance of net assets at the end of each month of the reporting  period.
(f) Ratio of gross expenses to average net assets is computed using expenses before waivers from the Adviser and Administrator.
(g) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets is computed using total expenses net of waivers from the Adviser and Administrator.
(h) Not annualized.  

 

Note 10. Indemnification

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into certain contracts that provide a variety of indemnities. The Company’s maximum exposure under these indemnities is unknown. The Company does not consider it necessary to record a liability in this regard.

 

Note 11. Subsequent Events

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2021, the Company invested $4,381,567 at cost in 16 portfolio companies.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

In this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms “we,” us,” our” and the “Company” refer to Audax Credit BDC Inc. The information contained in this section should be read in the conjunction with the financial statements and notes to the financial statements appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report.

 

This quarterly report and other statements contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our company, our current and prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs and our assumptions. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “will,” “may,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “should,” “targets,” “projects,” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including:

 

·our future operating results;

·our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

·our ability to continue to effectively manage our business due to COVID-19 and similar pandemics;

·the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

·the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;

·the ability of our Adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

·changes in the general economy;

·risk associated with possible disruptions in our operations or the economy generally;

·the effect of investments that we expect to make;

·our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

·actual and potential conflicts of interest with Adviser and its affiliates;

·the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we invest;

·changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets, which could result in changes to the value of our assets;

·the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;

·the ability of our Adviser and its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

·our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a BDC and as a RIC; and

·the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 19, 2021 (file no. 814-01154) (the “Annual Report”).

 

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this quarterly report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described or identified in the section entitled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of this quarterly report and our Annual Report as well as risk factors described or identified in other filings we may make with the SEC from time to time. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this quarterly report. Moreover, we assume no duty and do not undertake to update the forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this quarterly report are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act and provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 


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OVERVIEW

 

Audax Credit BDC Inc. is a Delaware corporation that was formed on January 29, 2015. We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. In addition, we have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes and intend to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

 

Our investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. We intend to meet our investment objective by investing primarily in senior secured debt of privately owned U.S. middle market companies. We intend to invest at least 80% of our net assets plus the amount of any borrowings in “credit instruments,” which we define as any fixed income instruments. We may also invest, at any time and from time to time, in syndicated loans, securities, structured products and other financial instruments, including, without limitation, corporate and government bonds, convertible securities, term loans, equity securities (both common and preferred), various debt securities (both secured and unsecured), dividend-paying equity, royalties, collateralized loan obligations, and warrants.

 

Although we have no present intention of doing so, we may decide to incur leverage. If we do incur leverage, however, we anticipate that it will be used in limited circumstances and on a short-term basis for purposes such as funding distributions. As a BDC, we are limited in our use of leverage under the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, a BDC generally is required to maintain asset coverage of 200% for senior securities representing indebtedness (such as borrowings from banks or other financial institutions) or stock (such as preferred stock). The Small Business Credit Availability Act (the “SBCAA”), which was signed into law on March 23, 2018, provides that a BDC's required asset coverage under the 1940 Act may be reduced from 200% (i.e., $1 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity) to 150% (i.e., $2 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity). This reduction in asset coverage permits a BDC to double the amount of leverage it may utilize, subject to certain approval, timing and reporting requirements, including either stockholder approval or approval of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the BDC and who have no financial interest in the arrangement. In addition, as a non-traded BDC, if we receive the relevant approval to increase our authorized leverage, we will be required to offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their shares of Common Stock over the next year following the calendar quarter in which the approval was obtained. In determining whether to use leverage, we will analyze the maturity, covenants and interest rate structure of the proposed borrowings, as well as the risks of such borrowings within the context of our investment outlook and the impact of leverage on our investment portfolio. The amount of any leverage that we will employ as a BDC will be subject to oversight by our Board of Directors.

 

We generate revenue in the form of interest on the debt securities that we hold in our portfolio companies. The senior debt we invest in generally has stated terms of three to ten years. Our senior debt investments generally bear interest at a floating rate. Interest on debt securities is generally payable quarterly or semiannually. In some cases, some of our investments may provide for deferred interest payments or PIK interest. The principal amount of the debt securities and any accrued but unpaid interest generally will become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of commitment and other fees in connection with transactions, although we do not expect to do so. OID as well as market discount and premium are accreted and amortized in determining our interest income. We record any prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as income.

 

COVID-19 Developments

 

The market disruptions caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may continue to adversely affect the business operations of some of our portfolio companies and may continue to affect our operations and the operations of our Adviser. As the COVID-19 outbreak to evolve, we cannot predict its continuing impact on our business operations, including its duration in the United States and worldwide, the uncertainty surrounding the various vaccination mandates as more contagious strains of the virus emerge in various countries, including the United States (particularly the “Delta variant”). Such contagious variants, in conjunction with more frequent and concentrated social gatherings, including the re-opening of many schools and colleges across the country, and more relaxed mask requirements and social distancing norms have resulted in surges in the rates of COVID-19 infections worldwide. Furthermore, large portions of the population in the United States and elsewhere remain unvaccinated due to limited access to vaccines, the politicization of the vaccine mandates, the general public distrust of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine and the potential future adverse reactions to the vaccine. Such developments may increase the risk that the pandemic will continue for a prolonged period of time. As such, the extent to which COVID-19 and/or other health pandemics may affect negatively our operating results and financial condition and the operating results and financial condition of some of our portfolio companies, as well as the duration of any potential business or supply-chain disruption for our portfolio companies, is uncertain.

 

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We will continue to monitor developments relating to the COVID-19 pandemic and guidance from U.S. and international authorities, including federal, state and local public health officials and may take additional actions based on their recommendations. In these circumstances, there may be developments beyond our control requiring us to adjust our plan of operation. As such, given the dynamic nature of this situation, we cannot reasonably estimate the impacts of COVID-19 on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows in the future. However, we expect that it may continue to have an adverse impact on our future net asset value, net investment income, the fair value of our portfolio investments, and the results of operations and financial condition of some of our portfolio companies, and that such adverse effects may persist for the duration of the pandemic and potentially for some time thereafter.

 

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

 

Portfolio Composition

 

The fair value of our investments, comprised of syndicated loans and equity, as of September 30, 2021, was approximately $363,441,460 and held in 203 portfolio companies. The fair value of our investments, comprised of syndicated loans and equity, as of December 31, 2020, was approximately $355,359,843 and held in 186 portfolio companies.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we invested in 68 new investments for a combined $81,669,043 and in existing investments for a combined $7,643,513. We also received $66,357,177 in repayments from investments and $17,331,786 from investments sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we invested in 40 new syndicated investments for a combined $39,542,336 and in existing investments for a combined $12,834,005. We also received $27,907,668 in repayments from investments and $6,437,456 from investments sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

In addition, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we had a change in unrealized appreciation of approximately $94,068 and $2,369,406, respectively, and realized gains (losses) of $183,204 and $(450,168), respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we had a change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of approximately $6,436,468 and $(6,732,122), respectively, and realized losses of $1,039,704 and $1,043,096, respectively.

 

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Our investment activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, is presented below:

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Beginning investment portfolio, at fair value  $355,359,843   $330,874,911 
Investments in new portfolio investments   81,669,043    39,542,336 
Investments in existing portfolio investments   7,643,513    12,834,005 
Principal repayments   (66,357,177)   (27,907,668)
Proceeds from investments sold   (17,331,786)   (6,437,456)
Change in premiums, discounts and amortization   538,786    357,873 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,369,406    (6,732,122)
Realized loss on investments   (450,168)   (1,043,096)
Ending portfolio investment activity, at fair value  $363,441,460   $341,488,783 
Number of portfolio investments   233    202 
Average investment amount, at cost  $1,565,249   $1,733,010 
Percentage of investments at floating rates   99.42%   99.41%

 

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, our entire portfolio consisted of non-controlled/non-affiliated investments.

 

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

 

Subsequent to September 30, 2021 and through November 11, 2021, we invested $4,381,567 at cost in 16 portfolio companies.

 

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

The net increase or decrease in net assets from operations may vary substantially from period to period as a result of various factors, including the recognition of realized gains and/or losses and net change in unrealized appreciation and depreciation. This “Results of Operations” section should be read in conjunction with the “COVID-19 Developments” section above.

 

Revenue

 

Total investment income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 is presented in the table below.

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Total interest income from non-controlled/non-affiliated investments  $4,924,039   $4,721,470   $14,455,194   $14,885,290 
Total other interest income   477    1,058    1,107    31,053 
Total other income   20,772    14,577    83,774    153,950 
Total investment income  $4,945,288   $4,737,105   $14,540,075   $15,070,293 

 

Total investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 increased to $4,945,288 from $4,737,106 for the three months ended September 30, 2020, and was driven by our increasing investment balance which was partially offset by a decrease in LIBOR over the period. Total investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 decreased to $14,540,075 from $15,070,293 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, and was driven by a decrease in LIBOR over the period which was partially offset by our increasing investment balance. As of September 30, 2021 and 2020, the size of our debt portfolio was $364,195,915 and $348,947,419 at amortized cost, respectively, with total debt principal amount outstanding of $366,609,077 and $350,848,873, respectively.

 

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Expenses

 

Total expenses net of waivers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, were as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Base management fee(a)  $947,361   $874,188   $2,810,141   $2,697,570 
Incentive fee(a)   260,092    356,461    647,839    1,641,419 
Administrative fee(a)   66,250    66,250    198,750    198,750 
Directors' fees   56,250    52,500    168,750    157,500 
Professional fees   108,251    132,514    345,947    369,572 
Other expenses   108,702    83,232    314,632    191,422 
Total expenses   1,546,906    1,565,145    4,486,059    5,256,233 
Base management fee waivers(a)   (331,576)   (305,966)   (983,548)   (944,150)
Incentive fee waivers(a)   (234,083)   (320,815)   (583,056)   (1,437,466)
Total expenses, net of waivers  $981,247   $938,364   $2,919,455   $2,874,617 

 

(a) Refer to Note 4-Related Party Transactions within the financial statements for a description of the relevant fees.        

 

The increase in base management fees before waivers for the three months ended September 30, 2021 in comparison to the three months ended September 30, 2020 was driven by our increasing invested balance. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we accrued gross base management fees before waivers of $947,361 and $874,188, respectively. Offsetting those fees, we recognized base management fee waivers of $331,576 and $305,966, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we accrued incentive fees related to net investment income before waivers of $260,092, offset by incentive fee waivers of $234,083. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we accrued incentive fees related to net investment income before waivers of $356,461, offset by incentive fee waivers of $320,815. Additionally, we accrued $66,250 of administrative fees for both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Refer to Note 4 Related Party Transactions in the notes accompanying our financial statements for more information related to base management fees, incentive fees and waivers.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred professional fees of $108,251 and $132,514, respectively, related to audit fees, tax fees, and legal expenses. The decrease in professional fees was driven by a decrease in legal expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2021

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred other expenses of $108,702 and $83,232, respectively, related to subscription fees, operating fees, custody fees, and other company expenses. The increase in other expenses was driven by an increase in the Delaware state franchise tax applicable to the Company for the three months ended September 30, 2021. We also incurred expenses related to fees paid to our independent directors of $56,250 and $52,500 for each of the three-month period ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

The increase in base management fees before waivers for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was driven by our increasing invested balance. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we accrued gross base management fees before waivers of $2,810,141 and $2,697,570, respectively. Offsetting those fees, we recognized base management fee waivers of $983,548 and $944,150, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we accrued incentive fees related to net investment income before waivers of $647,839, offset by incentive fee waivers of $583,056. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we accrued incentive fees related to net investment income before waivers of $1,641,419, offset by incentive fee waivers of $1,437,466. The decrease in incentive fees related to net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 in comparison to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was driven by the decrease in LIBOR which decreased the yield of our variable rate debt investments. Additionally, we accrued $198,750 of administrative fees for both the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. Refer to Note 4 — Related Party Transactions in the notes accompanying our financial statements for more information related to base management fees, incentive fees and waivers.

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred professional fees of $345,947 and $369,572, respectively, related to audit fees, tax fees, and legal expenses. The decrease in professional fees was driven by a decrease in legal expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2021

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we incurred other expenses of $314,632 and $191,422, respectively, related to subscription fees, operating fees, custody fees, and other company expenses. The increase in other expenses was driven by an increase in the Delaware state franchise tax applicable to the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We also incurred expenses related to fees paid to our independent directors of $168,750 and $157,500 for each of the nine-month period ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Realized and Unrealized Gains and Losses

 

We recognized $183,204 and $(1,039,704) in net realized gains (losses) for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. We recognized $450,168 and $1,043,096 in net realized losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

 

Type  Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
First Lien Debt  $25,297   $6,103,810   $1,638,283   $(6,149,319)
Second Lien Debt   20,633    381,273    438,678    (668,484)
Equity and Preferred Shares   48,138    (48,615)   292,445    85,681 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments  $94,068   $6,436,468   $2,369,406   $(6,732,122)

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to the change in the results and financial position of the portfolio companies. Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was primarily due to the change in the results and financial position of the portfolio companies.

 

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

We generate cash primarily from the net proceeds of any offering of shares of our Common Stock, from cash flows from interest and fees earned from our investments, and from principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments. Our primary uses of cash are investments in portfolio companies, payments of our expenses and cash distributions to our stockholders. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had cash of $13,397,892 and $4,289,122, respectively. This “Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources” section should be read in conjunction with the “COVID-19 Developments” section above.

 

Operating Activities

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $1,810,650. This was primarily driven by repayment of bank loans and sales of investments totaling $66,357,177 and $17,331,786, respectively, and was partially offset by investments in portfolio companies. Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $2,424,706. The primary operating activities during this period were investments in portfolio companies. This was partially offset by repayments of bank loans.

 

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As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had 26 and 14 investments, respectively, with unfunded commitments of $6,981,786 and $3,676,567, respectively. We believe that, as of both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had sufficient assets to adequately cover any obligations under our unfunded commitments.

 

The following table summarizes our total portfolio activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 
Beginning investment portfolio  $355,359,843   $330,874,911 
Investments in new portfolio investments   81,669,043    39,542,336 
Investments in existing portfolio investments   7,643,513    12,834,005 
Principal repayments   (66,357,177)   (27,907,668)
Proceeds from sales of investments   (17,331,786)   (6,437,456)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments   2,369,406    (6,732,122)
Net realized loss on investments   (450,168)   (1,043,096)
Net change in premiums, discounts and amortization   538,786    357,873 
Investment Portfolio, at Fair Value  $363,441,460   $341,488,783 

 

Financing Activities

 

Net cash provided by our financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $7,298,120 which consisted of $15,100,000 from issuances of 1,617,822 shares of Common Stock to our stockholders, in connection with our capital calls during the period. This was partially offset by $7,801,880 of distributions paid to our common stockholders. Net cash provided by our financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $21,874,419, which consisted of issuances of 3,234,331 shares of Common Stock to our stockholders, in connection with our capital calls and our dividend reinvestment plan during the period. This was partially offset by $8,125,581 of distributions paid to our common stockholders.

 

Equity Activity

 

An investor made capital commitments to us in the amounts set forth below as of the date opposite each capital commitment:

 

Amount   Date
$140,000,000   June 23, 2015
$50,000,000   December 2, 2016
$100,000,000   On December 7, 2017
$40,000,000   March 22, 2019
$30,000,000   September 23, 2019
$11,200,000   March 20, 2020
$8,900,000   May 28, 2021

 

As of September 30, 2021, all the capital commitments have been funded by our investors.

 

The number of shares of our Common Stock issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, were 39,961,405 and 38,343,580, respectively.

 

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Distributions to Stockholders – Common Stock Distributions

 

We have elected to be treated, and intends to comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a RIC, we generally are not subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute as dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to our stockholders. To qualify to be taxed as a RIC and thus avoid corporate-level income tax on the income that we distribute as dividends to our stockholders, we are required to distribute dividends to our stockholders each taxable year generally of an amount at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for any dividends paid. To avoid a 4% excise tax on undistributed earnings, we are required to distribute dividends to our stockholders in respect of each calendar year of an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of our ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for such calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of our capital gain net income, adjusted for certain ordinary losses, for the one-year period ending October 31 of that calendar year and (iii) any income or capital gains recognized, but not distributed, in preceding calendar years and on which we incurred no federal income tax. We intend to make distributions to stockholders on an annual basis of substantially all of our net investment income. Although we intend to make distributions of net realized capital gains, if any, at least annually, out of assets legally available for such distributions, we may in the future decide to retain such capital gains for investment. In addition, the extent and timing of special dividends, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors and will largely be driven by portfolio specific events and tax considerations.

 

We may fund our cash distributions from any sources of funds available, including offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies and fee waivers from our Adviser. Our distributions may exceed our earnings, especially during the period before we have substantially invested the proceeds from an offering. As a result, a portion of the distributions may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Thus the source of a distribution to our stockholders may be the original capital invested by the stockholder rather than our income or gains. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage test for borrowings applicable to us as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We declared and paid distributions of $7,801,905, or $0.200 per share during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. We declared and paid distributions of $8,125,607, or $0.215 per share during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

The determination of the tax attributes of our distributions is made annually at the end of our taxable year, based upon our taxable income for the full taxable year and distributions paid for the full taxable year. Therefore, estimates made on an interim basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of distributions for a full year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to stockholders subject to information reporting after the close of each calendar year on Form 1099-DIV.

 

Related Party Fees

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded base management fees of $947,361 and $874,188, respectively. Offsetting these fees were waivers to the base management fees of $331,576 and $305,966, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded base management fees of $2,810,141 and $2,697,570, respectively. Offsetting those fees were waivers to the base management fees of $983,548 and $944,150, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recorded incentive fees of $260,092 and $647,839, respectively. Offsetting these fees were waivers to the incentive fees of $234,083 and $583,056, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recorded incentive fees of $356,461 and $1,641,419, respectively. Offsetting these fees were waivers to the incentive fees of $320,815 and $1,437,466, respectively, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

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For both the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded administrative fees of $62,500, as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations. For both the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we recorded administrative fees of $198,750 as set forth within the accompanying statements of operations.

 

Fees due to related parties as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 on our accompanying statements of assets and liabilities were as follows:

 

   September 30, 2021   December 31, 2020 
Net base management fee due to Adviser  $615,785   $597,141 
Net incentive fee due to Adviser   26,009    17,703 
Total fees due to Adviser, net of waivers   641,794    614,844 
Fee due to Administrator, net of waivers   66,250    66,250 
Total Related Party Fees Due  $708,044   $681,094 

 

Tender Offers

 

We do not currently intend to list shares of our Common Stock on any securities exchange, and we do not expect a public market for them to develop in the foreseeable future. Therefore, stockholders should not expect to be able to sell their shares of our Common Stock promptly or at a desired price. To provide our stockholders with limited liquidity, we may, in the absolute discretion of our Board of Directors, conduct an annual tender offer. Our tenders for the shares of Common Stock, if any, would be conducted on such terms as may be determined by our Board of Directors and in accordance with the requirements of applicable law, including Section 23(c) of the 1940 Act and Regulation M under the Exchange Act. We have not commenced any tender offers, and we do not currently intend to conduct any tender offers in the near future.

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

This discussion of our operations is based upon our financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses.

 

Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ. In addition to the discussion below, we describe our critical accounting policies in the notes to our financial statements.

 

Valuation of Investments

 

We conduct the valuation of our investments, pursuant to which our net asset value is determined, at all times consistent with GAAP and the 1940 Act. Our Board of Directors, with the assistance of our Audit Committee, determines the fair value of our investments, for investments with a public market and for investments with no readily available public market, on at least a quarterly basis, in accordance with the terms of ASC 820. Our valuation procedures are set forth in more detail below.

 

ASC 820 defines fair value as “the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.” Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. For some assets and liabilities, observable market transactions or market information might be available. For other assets and liabilities, observable market transactions and market information might not be available. However, the objective of a fair value measurement in both cases is the same – to estimate the price when an orderly transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions (that is, an exit price at the measurement date from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability).

 

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ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which ranks the observability of inputs used in measuring financial instruments at fair value. The observability of inputs is impacted by a number of factors, including the type of financial instruments and their specific characteristics. Financial instruments with readily available quoted prices, or for which fair value can be measured from quoted prices in active markets, generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment applied in determining fair value.

 

The three-level hierarchy for fair value measurement is defined as follows:

 

Level 1 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices available in active markets for identical financial instruments as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments in this category include unrestricted securities, including equities and derivatives, listed in active markets. We do not adjust the quoted price for these instruments, even in situations where we hold a large position, and a sale could reasonably be expected to impact the quoted price.

 

Level 2 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which all significant inputs are either directly or indirectly observable as of the measurement date. The types of financial instruments in this category include less liquid and restricted securities listed in active markets, securities traded in markets that are not active, government and agency securities, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on observable inputs. 

 

Level 3 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement, and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require significant management judgment or estimation. The types of financial instruments in this category include investments in privately held entities, non-investment grade residual interests in securitizations, collateralized loan obligations, and certain over-the-counter derivatives where the fair value is based on unobservable inputs.

 

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, the determination of which category within the fair value hierarchy is appropriate for any given financial instrument is based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the financial instrument.

 

Pursuant to the framework set forth above, we value securities traded in active markets on the measurement date by multiplying the exchange closing price of such traded securities/instruments by the quantity of shares or amount of the instrument held. We may also obtain quotes with respect to certain of our investments from pricing services, brokers or dealers’ quotes, or counterparty marks in order to value liquid assets that are not traded in active markets.

 

Pricing services aggregate, evaluate and report pricing from a variety of sources including observed trades of identical or similar securities, broker or dealer quotes, model-based valuations and internal fundamental analysis and research. When doing so, we determine whether the quote obtained is sufficient according to GAAP to determine the fair value of the security. If determined adequate, we use the quote obtained.

 

Securities that are illiquid or for which the pricing source does not provide a valuation or methodology or provides a valuation or methodology that, in the judgment of our Board of Directors, does not represent fair value, are each valued as of the measurement date using all techniques appropriate under the circumstances and for which sufficient data are available. These valuation techniques vary by investment but include comparable public market valuations, comparable precedent transaction valuations and discounted cash flow analyses. Inputs for these valuation techniques include relative credit information, observed market movement, industry sector information, and other market data, which may include benchmarking of comparable securities, issuer spreads, reported trades, and reference data, such as market research publications, when available. The process used to determine the applicable value is as follows:

 

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(i) Each portfolio company or investment is initially valued by the investment professionals of the Adviser responsible for the portfolio investment using a standardized template designed to approximate fair market value based on observable market inputs and updated credit statistics and unobservable inputs. Additionally, as a part of our valuation process, the Adviser may employ the services of one or more independent valuation firms engaged by us;

 

(ii) Preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with our senior management and members of the Adviser’s valuation team;

 

(iii) Our Audit Committee reviews the assessments of the Adviser or independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and provides our Board of Directors with recommendations with respect to the fair value of the investments in our portfolio; and

 

(iv) Our Board of Directors discusses the valuation recommendations of our Audit Committee and determines the fair value of the investments in our portfolio in good faith based on the input of the Adviser, the independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and in accordance with our valuation policy.

 

Our Audit Committee’s recommendation of fair value is generally based on its assessment of the following factors, as relevant:

 

·the nature and realizable value of any collateral;

 

·call features, put features and other relevant terms of debt;

 

·the portfolio company’s ability to make payments;

 

·the portfolio company’s actual and expected earnings and discounted cash flow;

 

·prevailing interest rates for like securities and expected volatility in future interest rates;

 

·the markets in which the portfolio company does business and recent economic and/or market events; and

 

·comparisons to publicly traded securities.

 

Investment performance data utilized are the most recently available as of the measurement date, which in many cases may reflect up to a one quarter lag in information.

 

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or for which a pricing source is not sufficient may include the following:

 

·private placements and restricted securities that do not have an active trading market;

 

·securities whose trading has been suspended or for which market quotes are no longer available;

 

·debt securities that have recently gone into default and for which there is no current market;

 

·securities whose prices are stale; and

 

·securities affected by significant events.

 

Our Board of Directors is responsible for the determination, in good faith, of the fair value of our portfolio investments.

 

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Determination of fair value involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, the notes to our financial statements express the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our financial statements.

 

Security transactions are recorded on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed or, in the case of privately issued securities, the closing date, which is when all terms of the transactions have been defined). Realized gains and losses on investments are determined based on the identified cost method.

 

In addition, on December 3, 2020, the SEC announced that it adopted Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act, which establishes an updated regulatory framework for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The adopted rule clarifies how fund boards can satisfy their valuation obligations in light of recent market developments. The rule permits boards, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions, to designate certain parties to perform the fair value determinations. We will continue to review the adopted rule and its impact on us and our valuation policies and intend to comply with such requirements on or before the SEC’s required compliance date in 2022.

 

Refer to Note 3 — Investments in the notes to our accompanying financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report for additional information regarding fair value measurements and our application of ASC 820.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. For loans and debt securities with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance, we generally will not accrue PIK interest for accounting purposes if the portfolio company valuation indicates that such PIK interest is not collectible. We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans and debt securities for accounting purposes if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. OID, market discounts or premiums are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income.

 

Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation

 

We measure net realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized.

 

PIK Interest

 

We may have investments in our portfolio that contain a PIK interest provision. Any PIK interest will be added to the principal balance of such investments and is recorded as income if the portfolio company valuation indicates that such PIK interest is collectible. In order to maintain our status as a RIC, substantially all of this income must be included in the amounts paid out by us to stockholders in the form of dividends, even if we have not collected any cash.

 

U.S. Income Taxes

 

We have elected to be subject to tax as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not have to incur any corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute as dividends to our stockholders. To qualify and maintain our qualification as a RIC, we must meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements as well as distribute dividends to our stockholders each taxable year of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any distributions paid.

 

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Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a taxable year, we may choose to retain taxable income in excess of current year distributions into the next taxable year. We would then incur a 4% excise tax on such taxable income, as required. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income may exceed estimated current year distributions, we will accrue an excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned. We did not accrue any excise tax for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

 

Because U.S. federal income tax regulations differ from GAAP, distributions in accordance with tax regulations may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Differences may be permanent or temporary. Permanent differences are reclassified within capital accounts in the financial statements to reflect their tax character. Permanent differences may also result from differences in classification in certain items, such as the treatment of short-term gains as ordinary income for tax purposes. Temporary differences arise when certain items of income, expense, gain or loss are recognized at some time in the future.

 

We evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our financial statements to determine whether any relevant tax positions would “more-likely-than-not” be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than-not” threshold are reversed and recorded as a tax benefit or expensed in the current fiscal year. All penalties and interest associated with any income taxes accrued are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analyses of tax law, regulations and interpretations thereof. Our accounting policy on income taxes is critical because if we are unable to qualify, or once qualified, maintain our tax status as a RIC, we would be required to record a provision for corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes, as well as any related state or local taxes which may be significant to our financial results.

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

From time to time, we, the Adviser or the Administrator may become party to legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings related to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. Neither we, the Adviser nor the Administrator is currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

 

Unfunded commitments to provide funds to portfolio companies are not reflected in our accompanying statements of assets and liabilities. Our unfunded commitments may be significant from time to time. These commitments are subject to the same underwriting and ongoing portfolio maintenance as are the on-balance sheet financial instruments that we hold. Since these commitments may expire without being drawn, the total commitment amount does not necessarily represent future cash requirements. We use cash flow from normal and early principal repayments and proceeds from borrowings and offerings to fund these commitments. As of September 30, 2021, we had 26 investments with unfunded commitments of $6,981,786. As of December 31, 2020, we had 14 investments with unfunded commitments of $3,676,567. We believe that, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had sufficient assets to adequately cover any obligations under our unfunded commitments.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. During the period covered by our financial statements, many of the loans in our portfolio had floating interest rates, and we expect that many of our loans to portfolio companies in the future will also have floating interest rates based on LIBOR or an equivalent risk-free index rate. Interest rate fluctuations may have a substantial negative impact on our investments, the value of our Common Stock and our rate of return on invested capital. In addition, U.S. and global capital markets and credit markets have experienced a higher level of stress due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in an increase in the level of volatility across such markets and a general decline in value of the securities held by us. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

 

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In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a decrease in LIBOR and a general reduction of certain interest rates by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks. A continued decline in interest rates, including LIBOR, could result in a reduction of our gross investment income.

 

Change in interest rates 

Increase (decrease) in

investment income

 
Down 300 basis points   (94,010)
Down 200 basis points   (94,010)
Down 100 basis points   (94,010)
Up 100 basis points   1,680,396 
Up 200 basis points   5,346,486 
Up 300 basis points   9,012,577 

 

Although we believe that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not reflect potential changes in the credit market, credit quality, size and composition of the assets on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities and other business developments that could affect our net increase in net assets resulting from operations or net investment income. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from those shown above.

 

In addition, any investments we make that are denominated in a foreign currency will be subject to risks associated with changes in currency exchange rates. These risks include the possibility of significant fluctuations in the foreign currency markets, the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls and potential illiquidity in the secondary market. These risks will vary depending upon the currency or currencies involved.

 

We may hedge against interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments with fixed interest rates.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the period covered by quarterly this report, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness and design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level in timely alerting management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of material information about us required to be included in periodic SEC filings. However, in evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

 

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II–OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are not currently subject to any material legal proceeding, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us.

 

From time to time, we, our Adviser or Administrator may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

 

From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the conduct of our business. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

 

In addition to the risks discussed below, important risk factors that could cause results or events to differ from current expectations are described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 19, 2021.

 

Legislation passed in 2018 allows us to incur additional leverage and would require us to offer liquidity to our stockholders.

 

Under the 1940 Act, a BDC generally is required to maintain asset coverage of 200% for senior securities representing indebtedness (such as borrowings from banks or other financial institutions) or stock (such as preferred stock). The SBCAA, which was signed into law on March 23, 2018, provides that a BDC’s required asset coverage under the 1940 Act may be reduced from 200% (i.e., $1 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity) to 150% (i.e., $2 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity). This reduction in asset coverage permits a BDC to double the amount of leverage it may utilize, subject to certain approval, timing and reporting requirements, including either stockholder approval or approval of a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the BDC and who have no financial interest in the arrangement. As a result, if we receive the relevant approval and we comply with the applicable disclosure requirements, we would be able to incur additional leverage, which may increase the risk of investing in us. In addition, since our base management fee is payable based upon our average adjusted gross assets, which includes any borrowings for investment purposes, our base management fee expenses may increase if we incur additional leverage.

 

We have not commenced any tender offers, and we do not currently intend to conduct any tender offers. As a non-traded BDC, however, if we receive the relevant approval to increase our authorized leverage, we will be required to offer our stockholders the opportunity to sell their shares of Common Stock over the next year following the calendar quarter in which the approval was obtained. The timing and method for such offers has not been determined at this time.

 

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ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

 

Refer to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2021 for issuances of our Common Stock during the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Such issuances were exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS 

 

3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (File no. 000-55426), filed on April 17, 2015).

 

3.2Form of Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (File no. 000-55426), filed on April 17, 2015).

 

31.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

31.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

32.1*Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (18 U.S.C. 1350).

 

32.2*Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (18 U.S.C. 1350).

 

99.1Code of Ethics (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10, File No. 000-55426, filed on June 5, 2015).

 

 

*             Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Audax Credit BDC Inc.
     
Date: November 12, 2021 By: /s/ Michael P. McGonigle
    Michael P. McGonigle
    Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: November 12, 2021 By: /s/ Richard T. Joseph
    Richard T. Joseph
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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