UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 19, 2014

 

 

Alcentra Capital Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland   1-36447   46-2961489

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

200 Park Avenue, 7 th Floor
New York, NY 10166

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 922-8240

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
   
¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
   
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  

 

 

 
 

 

Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Amendment and Additional Commitments to the Revolving Credit Facility

 

On December 19, 2014 (the “Closing Date”), Alcentra Capital Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 1 to its existing Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolver Amendment”) and an Incremental Commitment Agreement to its existing Senior Secured Revolving Loan Credit Agreement (the “Incremental Commitment Amendment,” together with the “Revolver Amendment,” the “Amendments”), each with certain lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”).  The Amendments amend certain provisions of the Company's Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

 

The Revolving Credit Facility was amended to, among other things, (i) increase the threshold under which the borrowing base may consist of 12 issuers; (ii) increase the required weighted average leverage ratio from 4.0x to 4.5x; (iii) increase the permitted amount of investments that are not in cash or cash equivalents, first lien bank loans, last-out loans, or second lien bank loans from not more than 40% to not more than 50%; (iv) modifying the test for the minimum obligors’ net worth to include unsecured longer term indebtedness not to exceed $50,000,000; and (v) to modify the eligibility criteria to permit, under certain circumstances, investments with EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) of less than $20,000,000. The Incremental Commitment Agreement provides for increased commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility of $35 million.

 

Concurrently with the effectiveness of the Amendments, the Company closed on an additional $35 million of commitments under its Revolving Credit Facility (which was funded in full on the Closing Date). As of December 19, 2014, total commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility are $115 million.

 

Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility are subject to, among other things, a minimum borrowing/collateral base and substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged as collateral under the Revolving Credit Facility. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility requires the Company to, among other things (i) make representations and warranties regarding the collateral as well the Company’s business and operations, (ii) agree to certain indemnification obligations and (iii) agree to comply with various affirmative and negative covenants. The documentation for the Revolving Credit Facility also includes default provisions such as the failure to make timely payments under the Revolving Credit Facility, the occurrence of a change in control and the failure by the Company to materially perform under the operative agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility, which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the Revolving Credit Facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

  

The foregoing description of the Revolver Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Revolver Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

 

The foregoing description of the Incremental Commitment Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Incremental Commitment Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2.

 

Item 2.03     Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 8.01      Other Events.

 

On December 22, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing its entry into the Amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility. A copy of the Company’s press release announcing its entry into the Amendments to the Revolving Credit Facility is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 
 

 

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Amendment No. 1 to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, by and among the Company as borrower, the Lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as Administrative Agent, Arranger and Bookrunner.
     
10.2   Incremental Commitment Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, by and among the Company, as borrower, the Increasing Lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as Administrative Agenda and Collateral Agent.
     
99.1   Press release dated December 22, 2014.

 

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

Date: December 29, 2014 ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION
     
  By:  /s/ Paul J. Echausse
   

Name: Paul J. Echausse

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.
  Description
     
10.1   Amendment No. 1 to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2014, by and among the Company as borrower, the Lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as Administrative Agent, Arranger and Bookrunner.
     
10.2   Incremental Commitment Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2014, by and among the Company, as borrower, the Increasing Lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as Administrative Agenda and Collateral Agent.
     
99.1   Press release dated December 18, 2014.

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SENIOR
SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “ Amendment ), dated as of December 19, 2014, is made with respect to the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of May 8, 2014 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Maryland corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party to the Credit Agreement as lenders (the “ Lenders ”), and ING CAPITAL LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders under the Credit Agreement (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).

 

W I T N E S S E T H :

 

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have made certain loans and other extensions of credit to the Borrower; and

 

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders and the Administrative Agent amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Lenders signatory hereto and the Administrative Agent have agreed to do so on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in this Amendment.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION I AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

Effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), and subject to the terms and conditions set forth below, the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a) Section 1.01 is hereby amended by (i) deleting the term “Twelfth Issuer Date” and (ii) inserting the following defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:

 

““ Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness Add-Back ” means the outstanding principal balance of all Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness incurred by the Borrower, but solely to the extent that the cash proceeds of such Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness have been contributed to a Financing Subsidiary after the date such Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness has been incurred; provided that in no event shall the Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness Add-Back exceed $50,000,000.

 

(b) Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (a) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“(a) (x) at all times prior to the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the Advance Rate applicable to the aggregate Value of all Eligible Portfolio Investments in their entirety shall be 0% at any time when the Borrowing Base is composed entirely of Eligible Portfolio Investments issued by less than 12 different issuers, and (y) commencing on the first anniversary of the Effective Date and at all times thereafter, the Advance Rate applicable to the aggregate Value of all Eligible Portfolio Investments in their entirety shall be 0% at any time when the Borrowing Base is composed entirely of Eligible Portfolio Investments issued by less than 15 different issuers; provided that for purposes of this clause (y), the minimum number of issuers may be 12 as long as (1) the overall utilization of the Borrowing Base is less than 85% and (2) the aggregate fair value of Portfolio Investments (either (x) as specified in the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (a) or (b) (as applicable) of Section 5.01 or, (y) if any such Portfolio Investment was acquired after the delivery of the most recent financial statements, the fair value of such Portfolio Investment as reasonably determined by the Board of Directors of the Borrower) that are not Eligible Portfolio Investments, but which constitute Collateral, shall not be less than 75% of the aggregate principal balance of the Loans outstanding at such time (for these purposes, (i) utilization of the Borrowing Base on any day means the fraction expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the sum of the Covered Debt Amount on such day, and the denominator of which is the Borrowing Base in effect on such day and (ii) issuers that are affiliates of each other will be treated as one issuer (unless the affiliation is solely as a result of direct or indirect control by a common private equity or similar sponsor));”

 

 
 

 

(c) Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (e) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“(e) if at any time the Weighted Average Leverage Ratio is greater than 4.5, the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by removing Debt Eligible Portfolio Investments therefrom (but not from the Collateral) to the extent necessary to cause the Weighted Average Leverage Ratio to be no greater than 4.5 (subject to all other constraints, limitations and restrictions set forth herein);”

 

(d) Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (n) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“(n) the portion of the Borrowing Base attributable to Eligible Portfolio Investments that are not Cash, Cash Equivalents, Long-Term U.S. Government Securities, Performing First Lien Bank Loans, Performing Second Lien Bank Loans and Performing Last Out Loans shall not exceed 50% of the Borrowing Base, and the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by removing therefrom (but not from the Collateral) Eligible Portfolio Investments that are not Cash, Cash Equivalents, Long-Term U.S. Government Securities, Performing First Lien Bank Loans, Performing Second Lien Bank Loans and Performing Last Out Loans so that the portion of the Borrowing Base attributable to Eligible Portfolio Investments that are not Cash, Cash Equivalents, Long-Term U.S. Government Securities, Performing First Lien Bank Loans, Performing Second Lien Bank Loans and Performing Last Out Loans shall not exceed 50% of the Borrowing Base;”

 

 
 

 

(e) Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (o) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“(o) the portion of the Borrowing Base attributable to Eligible Portfolio Investments which are Foreign Eligible Portfolio Investments in the aggregate shall not exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base and the Borrowing Base shall be reduced by removing Foreign Eligible Portfolio Investments therefrom (but not from the Collateral) to the extent such portion would otherwise exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base; provided that no credit shall be given to the Borrowing Base for any Foreign Eligible Portfolio Investment, if any Obligor does not qualify for zero withholding for loans to Canadian borrowers, U.K. borrowers or Irish borrowers, as applicable;”

 

(f) Section 5.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Permitted Foreign Jurisdiction” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“Permitted Foreign Jurisdiction” shall refer to Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

 

(g) Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by (i) deleting the word “and” at the end of clause (c) thereof, (ii) replacing the period at the end of clause (d) thereof with “; and” and (iii) adding the following clause (e) immediately after clause (d) thereof:

 

“(e) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments during the Availability Period to repurchase or redeem Equity Interests of the Borrower up to an aggregate amount equal to $10,000,000 during such period, so long as on the date of such Restricted Payment and after giving effect thereto:

 

(1) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

 

(2) (x) the Covered Debt Amount does not exceed 80% of the Borrowing Base on the date of such Restricted Payment and after giving effect thereto, and (y) the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a Borrowing Base Certificate as of such date demonstrating compliance with the foregoing; and

 

(3) prior to and immediately after giving effect to such Restricted Payment, the Borrower is in pro forma compliance with each of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.07(a), (b), (d) and (e) after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and on the date of such Restricted Payment, the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Financial Officer to such effect.”

 

(h) Section 6.07 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause (e) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“(e) Obligors’ Net Worth Test . After the Initial Funding Date, the Borrower will not permit the Obligors’ Net Worth, plus the Unsecured Longer Term Indebtedness Add-Back, to be less than an amount equal to $149,559,368.”

 

 
 

 

(i) Schedule 1.01(d) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting clause 6 of such schedule in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

 

“6) In the case of any Portfolio Company of such Portfolio Investment with trailing 24-month EBITDA of less than $20,000,000 as calculated by the Borrower in a commercially reasonable manner, such Portfolio Company satisfies at least one of the following two conditions at all times: (i) a total leverage ratio (based on trailing 12-month EBITDA) of less than 4.50x as calculated by the Borrower in a commercially reasonable manner, or (ii) a loan (through the Borrower or Obligor’s exposure) to enterprise value ratio of not more than 65%, where enterprise value shall be the value determined by the Approved Third-Party Appraiser in its most recent valuation report provided in connection with such Portfolio Investment (except that, prior to the delivery of the first valuation report of the Approved Third-Party Appraiser to be delivered after the Borrower's acquisition of such Portfolio Investment, if such Portfolio Investment is acquired by the Borrower in connection with or at the time of an applicable transaction involving the equity of the Portfolio Company, the enterprise value of such Portfolio Company may be imputed from such transaction by the Borrower in a commercially reasonable manner);”

 

SECTION II MISCELLANEOUS

 

2.1. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment . This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “ First Amendment Effective Date ”) on which the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors have satisfied each of the following conditions precedent (unless a condition shall have been waived in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement):

 

(a) Executed Counterparts . The Administrative Agent shall have received from each party hereto either (1) a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party or (2) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission or electronic mail of a signed signature page to this Amendment) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Amendment.

 

(b) Corporate Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received (v) copies of the organizational documents of each Obligor certified as of a recent date by the appropriate governmental official, (w) signature and incumbency certificates of the officers of such Person executing the Amendment and the other Loan Document to which it is a party, (x) resolutions of the board of directors or similar governing body of each Obligor approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound as of the First Amendment Effective Date, certified as of the First Amendment Effective Date by its secretary or an assistant secretary as being in full force and effect without modification or amendment, (y) a good standing certificate from the applicable Governmental Authority of each Obligor’s jurisdiction of incorporation, organization or formation and in each jurisdiction in which it is qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business, each dated a recent date prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, and (z) such other documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent or its counsel may reasonably request relating to the organization, existence and good standing of the Obligors, and the authorization of the Amendment and any other legal matters relating to the Obligors, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and its counsel.

 

 
 

 

(c) Consents . The Borrower shall have obtained and delivered to the Administrative Agent certified copies of all consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, or filings (other than any filing required under the Exchange Act or the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, including, without limitation, any filing required on Form 8-K) required to be made or obtained by the Borrower and all guarantors in connection with this Amendment, such consents, approvals, authorizations, registrations, filings and orders shall be in full force and effect and all applicable waiting periods shall have expired and no investigation or inquiry by any Governmental Authority regarding the Amendment or any transaction being financed with the proceeds of the Loans shall be ongoing.

 

(d) No Litigation . There shall not exist any action, suit, investigation, litigation or proceeding or other legal or regulatory developments pending or threatened in any court or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority that relates to the Amendment or that could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e) Fees and Expenses . The Borrower shall have paid in full to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all fees and expenses related to this Amendment and the Credit Agreement owing on the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(f) Default . No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing under the Credit Agreement, this Amendment or under any Material Indebtedness immediately before and after giving effect to the Amendment.

 

(g) Borrowing Base Certificate . The Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

(h) Other Documents . The Administrative Agent shall have received such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

2.2. Representations and Warranties . To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders that, as of the First Amendment Effective Date and after giving effect to this Amendment:

 

(a) This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms. The Credit Agreement, as amended by the Amendment, constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable in accordance with its respective terms.

 

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Article 3 of the Credit Agreement and the representations and warranties in each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (other than any representation or warranty already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date or as to any such representations and warranties that refer to a specific date, as of such specific date, with the same effect as though made on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date.

 

 
 

 

2.3. Counterparts . This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Amendment constitutes the entire contract between and among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by telecopy or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment.

 

2.4. Payment of Expenses . The Borrower agrees to pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of its reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Amendment, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of legal counsel to the Administrative Agent.

 

2.5. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

2.6. Incorporation of Certain Provisions . The provisions of Sections 9.01, 9.07, 9.09, 9.10 and 9.12 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference with respect to Section I.

 

2.7. Effect of Amendment . Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and, except as expressly set forth herein, shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the other terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Person to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This Amendment shall apply and be effective only with respect to the provisions amended herein of the Credit Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of similar import shall mean and be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and each reference in any other Loan Document shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

 

2.8. Consent and Affirmation . Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, by its execution hereof, each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby, as of the First Amendment Effective Date, (i) consents to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) agrees that the Guarantee and Security Agreement and each of the other Security Documents is in full force and effect, (iii) confirms its guarantee (solely in the case of the Subsidiary Guarantor) and affirms its obligations under the Guarantee and Security Agreement and confirms its grant of a security interest in its assets as Collateral for the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement), and (iv) acknowledges and affirms that such guarantee and/or grant is in full force and effect in respect of, and to secure, the Secured Obligations (as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement).

 

 
 

 

2.9. Release . Each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (a) neither it nor any of its Affiliates has any claim or cause of action against the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants or agents) including, but not limited to, under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and each other document entered into in connection therewith), and (b) the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender has heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of its obligations to the Obligors and their Affiliates under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (and each other document entered into in connection therewith) that are required to have been performed on or prior to the date hereof. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantor (for itself and its Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the " Releasors ") does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and forever discharge the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, consultants and agents (collectively, the " Released Parties ") from any and all debts, claims, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys' fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document (or any other document entered into in connection therewith), or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any of the Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantor, or the making of any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or advances or the Collateral.

 

[Signature pages follow]

 
 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Borrower

 

 

By: /s/ Ellida McMillan

Name: Ellida McMillan

Title: Chief Accounting Officer

 

ALCENTRA BDC EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC,
as Subsidiary Guarantor

 

 

By: /s/ Paul J. Echausse

Name: Paul J. Echausse

Title: Chief Executive Officer & President

 

 

 

 
 

ING CAPITAL LLC, as Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Kunduck Moon

Name: Kunduck Moon

Title: Managing Director

 

 

By: /s/ Grace Fu

Name: Grace Fu

Title: Vice President

 
 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Timothy E. Beebe

Name: Timothy E. Beebe

Title: Vice President

 
 

EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC., as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ John Dale

Name: John Dale

Title: Managing Director

 
 

ALOSTAR BANK OF COMMERCE, as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Brent Layton

Name: Brent Layton

Title: Vice President

 
 

STIFEL BANK & TRUST, as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Joseph L. Sooter, Jr.

Name: Joseph L. Sooter, Jr.

Title: Senior Vice President

 
 

RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A., as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Joseph A. Ciccolini

Name: Joseph A. Ciccolini

Title: Vice President – Senior Corporate Banker

 

 
 

WEBSTER BANK, N.A., as Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Robert A. Miller

Name: Robert A. Miller

Title: Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 10.2

 

 

INCREMENTAL COMMITMENT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of December 19, 2014,

 

made by

 

the INCREASING lenders party hereto,
as Increasing Lenders

 

relating to the

 

SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

dated as of May 8, 2014,

 

among

 

ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Borrower,

 

The Lenders Parties Thereto,

 

and

 

ING CAPITAL LLC,
as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent

 

 
 
 

INCREMENTAL COMMITMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of December 19, 2014 and effective as of the Effective Date, by and among ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION (the “ Borrower ”), ALCENTRA BDC EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC (the “ Subsidiary Guarantor ”), ING CAPITAL LLC, in its capacity as Administrative Agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”), and each of the banks and other financial institutions listed on Schedule 1 hereto, as increasing lenders (each an “ Increasing Lender ”), relating to the SENIOR SECURED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 8, 2014 (as amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2014, and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party to the Credit Agreement.

 

A. The Borrower has requested that each of the Increasing Lenders provide an additional Commitment on and as of the Effective Date (as defined below) in an aggregate amount equal to the amount set forth opposite such Increasing Lender’s name on Schedule 1 (each, an “ Incremental Commitment ”) pursuant to Section 2.06(f) of the Credit Agreement.

 

B. Each Increasing Lender is willing to make its respective Incremental Commitment on and as of the Effective Date on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Credit Agreement.

 

Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1. Defined Terms; Interpretation; Etc . Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement. The rules of construction set forth in Section 1.03 of the Credit Ageement shall apply equally to this Agreement. This Agreement shall be a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

SECTION 2. Incremental Commitment . (a) Pursuant to Section 2.06(f) of the Credit Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, each undersigned Increasing Lender hereby agrees to make its respective Incremental Commitment to the Borrower effective on and as of the Effective Date. Each such Incremental Commitment shall constitute an additional “Commitment” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

 
 

 

 

 

(b) The terms of each such Incremental Commitment shall be the same as the other Commitments made under the Credit Agreement.

 

(c) On the Effective Date, in connection with the adjustments to any outstanding Loans and participation interests contemplated by Section 2.06(f)(iv) of the Credit Agreement, each Increasing Lender notified by the Administrative Agent shall make a payment to the Administrative Agent, for account of the other Lenders, in an amount calculated by the Administrative Agent in accordance with such section, so that after giving effect to such payment and to the distribution thereof to the other Lenders in accordance with such section, the Loans are held ratably by the Lenders in accordance with the respective Commitments of such Lenders (after giving effect to the Incremental Commitment and any other Commitment Increases, if any, occurring on the Effective Date).

 

SECTION 3. Conditions Precedent to Incremental Commitment . This Agreement, and the respective Incremental Commitment of each Increasing Lender, shall become effective on and as of the Business Day (the “ Effective Date ”) occurring on which the following conditions precedent have been satisfied:

 

(a) the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement that, when taken together, bear the signatures of the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Administrative Agent and each Increasing Lender;

 

(b) on the Effective Date, each of the conditions set forth or referred to in Section 2.06(f)(i) of the Credit Agreement shall be satisfied, and pursuant to Section 2.06(f)(ii)(x) of the Credit Agreement, the Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of a duly authorized officer of the Borrower dated the Effective Date certifying as to the foregoing;

 

(c) the Administrative Agent shall have received all fees due to the Administrative Agent on the date hereof pursuant to any outstanding fee letters by and between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent;

 

(d) each Increasing Lender shall have received all fees due to such Increasing Lender on the date hereof;

 

(e) the Administrative Agent shall have received for the account of the Lenders the amounts, if any, payable under Section 2.13 of the Credit Agreement as a result of the adjustments of Borrowings pursuant to Section 2(c) of this Agreement;

 

(f) if requested by any Increasing Lender, such Increasing Lender shall have received a duly executed FR U-1 or FR G-3, as applicable, as required pursuant to FRB Regulation U (12 C.F.R. § 221 et seq.), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Increasing Lender; and

 

(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received all other documented fees and expenses related to this Agreement owing on the Effective Date.

 

 
 

 

 

 

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Borrower . To induce the other parties hereto to enter into this Agreement, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and each of the Increasing Lenders that, as of the date hereof and as of the Effective Date:

 

(a) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors, and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law).

 

(b) Each of the representations and warranties made by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects as if made on such date (except to the extent they relate specifically to an earlier date, in which case they are true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and unless a representation or warranty is already qualified by materiality or by Material Adverse Effect, in which case it is true and correct in all respects).

 

(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof or on the Effective Date or shall result from the Incremental Commitment.

 

SECTION 5. [Reserved] .

 

SECTION 6. Consent and Reaffirmation . (a)  The Subsidiary Guarantors hereby consent to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors agree that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, the Guarantee and Security Agreement and each of the other Security Documents continue to be in full force and effect, (c) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge that the terms “Revolving Credit Agreement Obligations,” “Guaranteed Obligations” and “Secured Obligations” (each as defined in the Guarantee and Security Agreement) include any and all Loans made now or in the future by any Increasing Lender in respect of its respective Incremental Commitment and all interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof under the Loan Documents (including all interest and expenses accrued or incurred subsequent to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding with respect to the Borrower, whether or not such interest or expenses are allowed as a claim in such proceeding), and (d) the Subsidiary Guarantors confirm their guarantee of the Guaranteed Obligations and the Borrower and the Subsidiary Guarantors confirm their grant of a security interest in their assets as Collateral for the Secured Obligations, all as provided in the Loan Documents as originally executed (and amended prior to the Effective Date and supplemented hereby).

 

SECTION 7. Notices . All notices hereunder shall be given in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.01 of the Credit Agreement.

 

 
 

 

 

 

SECTION 8. Expenses . The Borrower agrees to pay all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with this Agreement in accordance with the Credit Agreement, including the reasonable and documented fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent.

 

SECTION 9. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or electronic transmission shall be as effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

 

SECTION 10. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process; Other . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 9.09 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT (AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE IX OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT) ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

 

SECTION 11. Headings . The headings of this Agreement are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

 

SECTION 12. No Third Party Beneficiaries . This Agreement is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and is not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any other person or entity. No person or entity other than the parties hereto shall have any rights under or be entitled to rely upon this Agreement.

 

SECTION 13. Acknowledgment and Consent . The Administrative Agent hereby (i) acknowledges that it has received notice pursuant to Section 2.06(f)(i) of the Credit Agreement within the time period required thereunder and (ii) pursuant to Section 2.06(f)(i)(A) of the Credit Agreement, consents to the amount of the Commitment Increase of each Increasing Lender.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized representatives as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

ALCENTRA CAPITAL CORPORATION,

as Borrower

 

 

By: /s/ Ellida McMillan

Name: Ellida McMillan

Title: Chief Accounting Officer

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

 

ALCENTRA BDC EQUITY HOLDINGS, LLC,

as a Subsidiary Guarantor

 

 

By: /s/ Paul J. Echausse

Name: Paul J. Echausse

Title: Chief Executive Officer and President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

ING CAPITAL LLC, as Administrative Agent and as an Increasing Lender

 

By: /s/ Kunduck Moon

Name: Kunduck Moon
Title: Managing Director

 

 

By: /s/ Grace Fu

Name: Grace Fu
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,

as an Increasing Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Timonthy E. Beebe

Name: Timonthy E. Beebe

Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

EVERBANK COMMERCIAL FINANCE, INC.,

as an Increasing Lender

 

 

By: /s/ John Dale

Name: John Dale

Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

RAYMOND JAMES BANK, N.A.,

as an Increasing Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Joseph A. Ciccolini

Name: Joseph A. Ciccolini

Title: Vice President – Senior Corporation Banker

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 
 

WEBSTER BANK, N.A.,

as an Increasing Lender

 

 

By: /s/ Robert A. Miller

Name: Robert A. Miller

Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Incremental Commitment Agreement]

 

 
 

SCHEDULE 1
Increasing Lenders

 

Increasing Lender Incremental Commitment Amount
ING Capital, LLC $7,500,000
State Street Bank and Trust Company $10,000,000
EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. $7,500,000
Raymond James Bank, N.A. $5,000,000
Webster Bank, N.A. $5,000,000
Total $35,000,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

ALCENTRA CAPITAL INCREASES REVOLVER TO $115 MILLION

 

Dec 22, 2014

 

NEW YORK, Dec. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Alcentra Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ABDC) increased their revolving credit facility to $115 million.  The revolver was increased by $35.0 million via an amendment.  There is an accordion feature that allows the facility to increase to $160.0 million.

 

ING Capital LLC is the Agent and Arranger.

 

About Alcentra Capital Corporation

 

Alcentra (www.alcentracapital.com) is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Alcentra's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation primarily by making direct investments in lower middle-market companies in the form of subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, senior debt and minority equity investments. Alcentra's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Alcentra NY, LLC.

 

About Alcentra NY, LLC

 

Alcentra NY, LLC is part of BNY Alcentra Group Holdings, Inc. ("Alcentra Group"), one of the world's leading sub-investment grade credit asset managers focusing on the U.S. and European markets. Alcentra Group has an investment track record that spans across 50 separate investment funds totaling approximately $24 billion (including accounts managed by Alcentra NY, LLC, Alcentra Ltd, and assets managed by Alcentra Group personnel for affiliates under dual officer arrangements).

 

About ING Capital LLC

 

ING Capital LLC is a financial services firm offering a full array of wholesale financial lending products and advisory services to its corporate and institutional clients. ING Capital is an indirect U.S. subsidiary of ING Bank NV, part of ING Group (NYSE: ING), a global financial institution of Dutch origin. The purpose of ING Bank is empowering people to stay a step ahead in life and in business. The Investment Industry Finance (IIF) group at ING Capital offers a broad range of structured finance solutions to its clients active in the Investment Industry, including business development companies.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Statements included herein may contain "forward-looking statements," which relate to future performance or financial condition. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the final prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2014. Alcentra undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein except as required by law. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

 

SOURCE Alcentra Capital Corporation

 

For further information: Ellida McMillan, 212-922-6644