UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________________________

Form 10-Q

_______________________________

 

S

 

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended August 31, 2020

   

£

 

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File No. 814-00732

_______________________________

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

_______________________________

Maryland

 

20-8700615

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

535 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

(212) 906-7800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

_______________________________

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

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

SAR

 

The New York Stock Exchange

6.25% Notes due 2025

 

SAF

 

The New York Stock Exchange

7.25% Notes due 2025

 

SAK

 

The New York Stock Exchange

_______________________________

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 S    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 (§ 232.405 of this chapter) 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 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

£

 

Accelerated filer

 

S

   

Non-accelerated filer

 

£

 

Smaller reporting company

 

£

           

Emerging growth company

 

£

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 Act).    Yes £    No S

The number of outstanding common shares of the registrant as of October 7, 2020 was 11,174,322.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Page

PART I.

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

1

Item 1.

 

Consolidated Financial Statements

 

1

   

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and February 29, 2020

 

1

   

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and August 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

2

   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for three and six months ended August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and August 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

3

   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and August 31, 2019 (unaudited)

 

4

   

Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and February 29, 2020

 

5

   

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of August 31, 2020 (unaudited)

 

20

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

84

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

119

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

 

120

PART II.

 

OTHER INFORMATION

 

121

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

 

121

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

 

121

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

122

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

122

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

 

122

Item 5.

 

Other Information

 

122

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

 

123

Signatures

 

126

i

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

   

(unaudited)

   

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $452,233,107 and $418,006,725, respectively)

 

$

440,847,945

 

 

$

420,442,928

 

Affiliate investments (amortized cost of $26,051,719 and $23,998,917, respectively)

 

 

18,731,636

 

 

 

18,485,854

 

Control investments (amortized cost of $45,869,421 and $44,293,619, respectively)

 

 

48,537,411

 

 

 

46,703,192

 

Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $524,154,247 and $486,299,261, respectively)

 

 

508,116,992

 

 

 

485,631,974

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

39,052,320

 

 

 

24,598,905

 

Cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts

 

 

26,342,863

 

 

 

14,851,447

 

Interest receivable (net of reserve of $1,729,764 and $1,238,049, respectively)

 

 

4,396,518

 

 

 

4,810,456

 

Management fee receivable

 

 

284,122

 

 

 

272,207

 

Other assets

 

 

619,543

 

 

 

701,007

 

Total assets

 

$

578,812,358

 

 

$

530,865,996

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

 

 

$

 

Deferred debt financing costs, revolving credit facility

 

 

(466,094

)

 

 

(512,628

)

SBA debentures payable

 

 

170,000,000

 

 

 

150,000,000

 

Deferred debt financing costs, SBA debentures payable

 

 

(2,729,422

)

 

 

(2,561,495

)

6.25% Notes Payable 2025

 

 

60,000,000

 

 

 

60,000,000

 

Deferred debt financing costs, 6.25% notes payable 2025

 

 

(1,859,372

)

 

 

(2,046,735

)

7.25% Notes Payable 2025

 

 

43,125,000

 

 

 

 

Deferred debt financing costs, 7.25% notes payable 2025

 

 

(1,561,533

)

 

 

 

7.75% Notes Payable 2025

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

 

Deferred debt financing costs, 7.75% notes payable 2025

 

 

(266,420

)

 

 

 

Base management and incentive fees payable

 

 

3,738,729

 

 

 

15,800,097

 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

1,194,700

 

 

 

1,347,363

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

1,816,618

 

 

 

1,713,157

 

Interest and debt fees payable

 

 

2,287,313

 

 

 

2,234,042

 

Directors fees payable

 

 

59,500

 

 

 

61,500

 

Due to manager

 

 

295,981

 

 

 

543,842

 

Total liabilities

 

 

280,635,000

 

 

 

226,579,143

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.001, 100,000,000 common shares authorized, 11,174,322 and 11,217,545 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

 

11,174

 

 

 

11,218

 

Capital in excess of par value

 

 

288,699,868

 

 

 

289,476,991

 

Total distributable earnings

 

 

9,466,316

 

 

 

14,798,644

 

Total net assets

 

 

298,177,358

 

 

 

304,286,853

 

Total liabilities and net assets

 

$

578,812,358

 

 

$

530,865,996

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE

 

$

26.68

 

 

$

27.13

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

1

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

 

$

10,207,720

 

 

$

8,585,609

 

 

$

20,163,282

 

 

$

17,113,349

 

Affiliate investments

 

 

388,052

 

 

 

267,533

 

 

 

786,422

 

 

 

516,858

 

Control investments

 

 

1,249,972

 

 

 

1,678,326

 

 

 

2,383,556

 

 

 

3,326,472

 

Payment-in-kind interest income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

 

 

328,938

 

 

 

179,847

 

 

 

910,884

 

 

 

331,744

 

Affiliate investments

 

 

48,018

 

 

 

41,265

 

 

 

94,241

 

 

 

81,415

 

Control investments

 

 

37,771

 

 

 

989,367

 

 

 

72,553

 

 

 

1,975,236

 

Total interest from investments

 

 

12,260,471

 

 

 

11,741,947

 

 

 

24,410,938

 

 

 

23,345,074

 

Interest from cash and cash equivalents

 

 

1,610

 

 

 

145,793

 

 

 

13,406

 

 

 

197,152

 

Management fee income

 

 

625,436

 

 

 

629,745

 

 

 

1,260,008

 

 

 

1,259,261

 

Structuring and advisory fee income*

 

 

940,000

 

 

 

1,047,350

 

 

 

1,253,306

 

 

 

1,363,725

 

Other income*

 

 

28,060

 

 

 

323,378

 

 

 

215,060

 

 

 

474,185

 

Total investment income

 

 

13,855,577

 

 

 

13,888,213

 

 

 

27,152,718

 

 

 

26,639,397

 

OPERATING EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and debt financing expenses

 

 

3,328,447

 

 

 

3,866,722

 

 

 

5,892,323

 

 

 

7,731,298

 

Base management fees

 

 

2,209,052

 

 

 

1,997,240

 

 

 

4,369,580

 

 

 

3,809,409

 

Incentive management fees expense (benefit)

 

 

1,529,677

 

 

 

2,085,486

 

 

 

(328,633

)

 

 

4,198,655

 

Professional fees

 

 

367,553

 

 

 

384,874

 

 

 

754,441

 

 

 

780,000

 

Administrator expenses

 

 

602,083

 

 

 

518,750

 

 

 

1,158,333

 

 

 

1,018,750

 

Insurance

 

 

67,727

 

 

 

64,619

 

 

 

135,453

 

 

 

129,238

 

Directors fees and expenses

 

 

75,000

 

 

 

97,500

 

 

 

135,000

 

 

 

157,500

 

General & administrative

 

 

333,824

 

 

 

382,873

 

 

 

684,638

 

 

 

641,474

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

7,501

 

 

 

(465,925

)

 

 

(1,444

)

 

 

(463,789

)

Total operating expenses

 

 

8,520,864

 

 

 

8,932,139

 

 

 

12,799,691

 

 

 

18,002,535

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

 

 

5,334,713

 

 

 

4,956,074

 

 

 

14,353,027

 

 

 

8,636,862

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

 

 

11,929

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

 

 

20,409

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

11,929

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

 

 

20,409

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

 

 

10,601,529

 

 

 

365,541

 

 

 

(13,821,365

)

 

 

2,758,732

 

Affiliate investments

 

 

637,232

 

 

 

731,304

 

 

 

(1,807,020

)

 

 

901,248

 

Control investments

 

 

5,341,640

 

 

 

361,027

 

 

 

258,417

 

 

 

1,787,022

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

16,580,401

 

 

 

1,457,872

 

 

 

(15,369,968

)

 

 

5,447,002

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

(116,521

)

 

 

(704,263

)

 

 

151,219

 

 

 

(725,193

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

16,475,809

 

 

 

2,623,698

 

 

 

(15,198,340

)

 

 

6,591,898

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

21,810,522

 

 

$

7,579,772

 

 

$

(845,313

)

 

$

15,228,760

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE – BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 

$

1.95

 

 

$

0.91

 

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.89

 

WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC AND DILUTED

 

 

11,207,142

 

 

 

8,333,570

 

 

 

11,212,315

 

 

 

8,041,365

 

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*        Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

2

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

INCREASE (DECREASE) FROM OPERATIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

14,353,027

 

 

$

8,636,862

 

Net realized gain from investments

 

 

20,409

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

(15,369,968

)

 

 

5,447,002

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

151,219

 

 

 

(725,193

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(845,313

)

 

 

15,228,760

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DECREASE FROM SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total distributions to shareholders

 

 

(4,487,015

)

 

 

(8,512,358

)

Net decrease in net assets from shareholder distributions

 

 

(4,487,015

)

 

 

(8,512,358

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

35,875,017

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

 

774,990

 

 

 

1,381,918

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(1,550,417

)

 

 

 

Repurchase fees

 

 

(1,740

)

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(511,957

)

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

 

 

(777,167

)

 

 

36,744,978

 

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

 

 

(6,109,495

)

 

 

43,461,380

 

Net assets at beginning of period

 

 

304,286,853

 

 

 

180,875,187

 

Net assets at end of period

 

$

298,177,358

 

 

$

224,336,567

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

3

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

(845,313

)

 

$

15,228,760

 

ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment-in-kind and other adjustments to cost

 

 

846,330

 

 

 

(3,077,640

)

Net accretion of discount on investments

 

 

(605,955

)

 

 

(480,989

)

Amortization of deferred debt financing costs

 

 

622,164

 

 

 

681,292

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

(1,444

)

 

 

 

Net realized (gain) loss from investments

 

 

(20,409

)

 

 

(1,870,089

)

Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

15,369,968

 

 

 

(5,447,002

)

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

(151,219

)

 

 

725,193

 

Proceeds from sales and repayments of investments

 

 

32,632,779

 

 

 

45,921,615

 

Purchases of investments

 

 

(70,707,731

)

 

 

(119,906,398

)

(Increase) decrease in operating assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest receivable

 

 

413,938

 

 

 

(1,150,165

)

Due from affiliate

 

 

 

 

 

1,673,747

 

Management and incentive fee receivable

 

 

(11,915

)

 

 

262,134

 

Other assets

 

 

61,775

 

 

 

(82,701

)

Deferred tax asset

 

 

 

 

 

(463,789

)

Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Base management and incentive fees payable

 

 

(12,061,368

)

 

 

1,948,683

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

103,461

 

 

 

(111,576

)

Interest and debt fees payable

 

 

53,271

 

 

 

(24,161

)

Directors fees payable

 

 

(2,000

)

 

 

13,000

 

Due to manager

 

 

(247,861

)

 

 

(16,389

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES

 

 

(34,551,529

)

 

 

(66,176,475

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings on debt

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

 

4,200,000

 

Paydowns on debt

 

 

 

 

 

(4,200,000

)

Issuance of notes

 

 

48,125,000

 

 

 

 

Payments of deferred debt financing costs

 

 

(2,364,458

)

 

 

(45,132

)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

35,875,017

 

Payments of cash dividends

 

 

(3,712,025

)

 

 

(7,130,440

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

(1,550,417

)

 

 

 

Repurchases fees

 

 

(1,740

)

 

 

 

Payments of offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(498,939

)

NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES

 

 

60,496,360

 

 

 

28,200,506

 

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESERVE ACCOUNTS

 

 

25,944,831

 

 

 

(37,975,969

)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESERVE ACCOUNTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

 

39,450,352

 

 

 

62,094,394

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, RESERVE ACCOUNTS, END OF PERIOD

 

$

65,395,183

 

 

$

24,118,425

 

Supplemental information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid during the period

 

$

5,216,888

 

 

$

7,074,168

 

Cash paid for taxes

 

 

13,830

 

 

 

16,022

 

Supplemental non-cash information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payment-in-kind interest income

 

 

(846,330

)

 

 

3,077,640

 

Net accretion of discount on investments

 

 

605,955

 

 

 

480,989

 

Amortization of deferred debt financing costs

 

 

622,164

 

 

 

681,292

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

 

774,990

 

 

 

1,381,918

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

4

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 147.8%(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

CoConstruct, LLC

 

Construction Management Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 10.00% Cash, 7/5/2024

 

7/5/2019

 

$

4,200,000

 

$

4,164,825

 

$

4,146,240

 

1.4

%

CoConstruct, LLC

 

Construction Management Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 10.00% Cash, 7/5/2024

 

7/5/2019

 

$

3,500,000

 

 

3,470,000

 

 

3,455,200

 

1.2

%

       

Total Construction Management Services

     

 

   

 

7,634,825

 

 

7,601,440

 

2.6

%

Targus Holdings, Inc.(d),(h)

 

Consumer Products

 

Common Stock

 

12/31/2009

 

 

210,456

 

 

1,589,630

 

 

417,596

 

0.1

%

       

Total Consumer Products

     

 

   

 

1,589,630

 

 

417,596

 

0.1

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(k)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class A Units 8.00% PIK

 

7/14/2017

 

 

2,227

 

 

2,357,879

 

 

 

0.0

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class B Units

 

7/14/2017

 

 

1,797

 

 

1,796,880

 

 

 

0.0

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class Z Units

 

9/12/2018

 

 

676

 

 

712,343

 

 

1,526,993

 

0.5

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Common Stock

 

7/14/2017

 

 

96,224

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Consumer Services

     

 

   

 

4,867,102

 

 

1,526,993

 

0.5

%

Passageways, Inc.

 

Corporate Governance

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.75% Cash, 7/5/2023

 

7/5/2018

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,965,370

 

 

4,927,500

 

1.7

%

Passageways, Inc.(j)

 

Corporate Governance

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.75% Cash, 7/5/2023

 

1/3/2020

 

$

2,000,000

 

 

1,992,171

 

 

1,927,500

 

0.5

%

Passageways, Inc.(h)

 

Corporate Governance

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

7/5/2018

 

 

2,027,205

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

2,165,329

 

0.7

%

       

Total Corporate Governance

     

 

   

 

7,957,541

 

 

9,020,329

 

2.9

%

C2 Educational Systems(d)

 

Education Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.50% Cash, 5/31/2021

 

5/31/2017

 

$

16,000,000

 

 

15,988,956

 

 

13,030,400

 

4.4

%

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, LLC(h),(i)

 

Education Services

 

Common Stock

 

12/2/2015

 

 

750,000

 

 

750,000

 

 

721,272

 

0.2

%

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, LLC(d)

 

Education Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.25%), 9.75% Cash, 6/28/2024

 

6/28/2019

 

$

18,798,424

 

 

18,643,928

 

 

18,037,773

 

6.0

%

       

Total Education Services

     

 

   

 

35,382,884

 

 

31,789,445

 

10.6

%

Destiny Solutions Inc.(d)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 9.50% Cash, 10/24/2024

 

5/16/2018

 

$

38,000,000

 

 

37,707,843

 

 

36,856,200

 

12.4

%

Destiny Solutions Inc.(h),(i)

 

Education Software

 

Limited Partner Interests

 

5/16/2018

 

 

2,342

 

 

2,468,464

 

 

2,952,770

 

1.0

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

5

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 147.8%(b) (continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

   

 

Identity Automation
System
s(d)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+9.24%), 10.99% Cash, 5/8/2024

 

8/25/2014

 

$

17,335,000

 

$

17,311,905

 

$

16,905,093

 

 

5.7

%

Identity Automation
Syste
ms(h)

 

Education Software

 

Common Stock Class A-2 Units

 

8/25/2014

 

 

232,616

 

 

232,616

 

 

697,848

 

 

0.2

%

Identity Automation
Syste
ms(h)

 

Education Software

 

Common Stock Class A-1 Units

 

3/6/2020

 

 

43,715

 

 

171,571

 

 

178,387

 

 

0.1

%

EMS LINQ, Inc.

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+8.50%), 9.75% Cash, 8/9/2024

 

8/9/2019

 

$

14,850,000

 

 

14,738,355

 

 

14,551,515

 

 

4.9

%

GoReact

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 9.50% Cash, 1/17/2025

 

1/17/2020

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,936,199

 

 

4,922,500

 

 

1.7

%

GoReact(j)

 

Education Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 9.50% Cash, 1/17/2025

 

1/17/2020

 

$

 

 

 

 

(31,000

)

 

0.0

%

Kev Software Inc.(a)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+8.63%), 9.63% Cash, 9/13/2023

 

9/13/2018

 

$

21,124,419

 

 

20,999,214

 

 

20,397,739

 

 

6.8

%

       

Total Education Software

     

 

   

 

98,566,167

 

 

97,431,052

 

 

32.8

%

Davisware, LLC

 

Field Service Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.00% Cash, 7/31/2024

 

9/6/2019

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

2,974,552

 

 

2,923,200

 

 

1.0

%

Davisware, LLC(j)

 

Field Service Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.00% Cash, 7/31/2024

 

9/6/2019

 

$

977,790

 

 

969,055

 

 

926,590

 

 

0.3

%

Service Fusion

 

Field Service Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+9.50%), 10.50% Cash, 8/4/2025

 

8/4/2020

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

2,970,022

 

 

2,970,000

 

 

1.0

%

Service Fusion

 

Field Service Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+9.50%), 10.50% Cash, 8/4/2025

 

8/4/2020

 

$

 

 

 

 

(20,000

)

 

0.0

%

       

Total Field Service Management

     

 

   

 

6,913,629

 

 

6,799,790

 

 

2.3

%

GDS Software Holdings, LLC(h)

 

Financial Services

 

Common Stock Class A Units

 

8/23/2018

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

 

423,771

 

 

0.1

%

       

Total Financial Services

     

 

   

 

250,000

 

 

423,771

 

 

0.1

%

Ohio Medical, LLC(h)

 

Healthcare Products Manufacturing

 

Common Stock

 

1/15/2016

 

 

5,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

771,701

 

 

0.3

%

Ohio Medical, LLC

 

Healthcare Products Manufacturing

 

Senior Subordinated Note 12.00% Cash, 6/30/2022

 

1/15/2016

 

 

7,300,000

 

 

7,283,038

 

 

7,300,000

 

 

2.4

%

       

Total Healthcare Products Manufacturing

     

 

   

 

7,783,038

 

 

8,071,701

 

 

2.7

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

6

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 147.8%(b) (continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Axiom Parent Holdings,
LL
C(h)

 

Healthcare Services

 

Common Stock Class A Units

 

6/19/2018

 

 

400,000

 

$

400,000

 

$

1,368,304

 

0.5

%

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.(d)

 

Healthcare Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.00%), 7.75% Cash, 6/19/2023

 

6/19/2018

 

$

10,000,000

 

 

9,943,942

 

 

10,002,000

 

3.4

%

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.(d)

 

Healthcare Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.00%), 7.75% Cash, 6/19/2023

 

6/19/2018

 

$

4,000,000

 

 

3,972,518

 

 

4,000,800

 

1.3

%

ComForCare Health Care

 

Healthcare Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 8.50% Cash, 1/31/2022

 

1/31/2017

 

$

15,000,000

 

 

14,944,776

 

 

14,862,000

 

5.0

%

       

Total Healthcare Services

     

 

   

 

29,261,236

 

 

30,233,104

 

10.2

%

TRC HemaTerra, LLC(h)

 

Healthcare Software

 

Class D Membership Interests

 

4/15/2019

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,322,780

 

0.8

%

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.25% Cash, 4/15/2024

 

4/15/2019

 

$

6,000,000

 

 

5,949,617

 

 

5,937,600

 

2.0

%

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC(d),(j)

 

Healthcare Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.25% Cash, 4/15/2024

 

4/15/2019

 

$

12,000,000

 

 

11,901,778

 

 

11,854,400

 

4.0

%

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 7/15/2024

 

7/15/2019

 

$

14,000,000

 

 

13,881,612

 

 

13,953,800

 

4.7

%

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 7/15/2024

 

7/15/2019

 

$

7,000,000

 

 

6,930,830

 

 

6,976,900

 

2.3

%

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

Series A-1 Preferred Shares

 

8/10/2020

 

 

1,755,831

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

0.7

%

       

Total Healthcare Software

     

 

   

 

42,663,837

 

 

43,045,480

 

14.5

%

Roscoe Medical, Inc.(d),(h)

 

Healthcare Supply

 

Common Stock

 

3/26/2014

 

 

5,081

 

 

508,077

 

 

 

0.0

%

Roscoe Medical, Inc.(k)

 

Healthcare Supply

 

Second Lien Term Loan 11.25% Cash, 3/28/2021

 

3/26/2014

 

$

4,200,000

 

 

4,200,000

 

 

3,488,451

 

1.2

%

       

Total Healthcare Supply

     

 

   

 

4,708,077

 

 

3,488,451

 

1.2

%

Knowland Group, LLC

 

Hospitality/Hotel

 

Second Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 10.00% Cash, 5/9/2024

 

11/9/2018

 

$

15,767,918

 

 

15,767,918

 

 

13,355,426

 

4.4

%

Sceptre Hospitality Resources, LLC

 

Hospitality/Hotel

 

First Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+9.00%), 10.00% Cash, 4/27/2025

 

4/27/2020

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

2,971,552

 

 

2,970,000

 

1.0

%

       

Total Hospitality/Hotel

     

 

   

 

18,739,470

 

 

16,325,426

 

5.4

%

Vector Controls Holding Co., LLC(d)

 

Industrial Products

 

First Lien Term Loan 10.50% (9.00% Cash/1.50% PIK), 3/6/2022

 

3/6/2013

 

$

7,849,846

 

 

7,849,215

 

 

7,712,474

 

2.6

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

7

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 147.8%(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Vector Controls Holding Co., LLC(d),(h)

 

Industrial Products

 

Warrants to Purchase Limited Liability Company Interests, Expires 11/30/2027

 

5/31/2015

 

 

343

 

$

 

$

1,955,572

 

0.7

%

       

Total Industrial Products

     

 

   

 

7,849,215

 

 

9,668,046

 

3.3

%

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC(d)

 

IT Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.00% Cash/2.00% PIK, 3/31/2022

 

3/31/2017

 

$

13,933,269

 

 

13,918,409

 

 

13,933,269

 

4.7

%

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC(d),(j)

 

IT Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.00% Cash/2.00% PIK, 3/31/2022

 

3/31/2017

 

$

20,247,304

 

 

20,153,018

 

 

20,247,304

 

6.8

%

Erwin, Inc.(d)

 

IT Services

 

Second Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+11.50%), 12.50% Cash/1.00% PIK, 8/28/2021

 

2/29/2016

 

$

16,131,047

 

 

16,092,273

 

 

16,131,047

 

5.4

%

LogicMonitor, Inc.

 

IT Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+5.00), 6.00% Cash, 5/17/2023

 

3/20/2020

 

$

18,000,000

 

 

17,881,562

 

 

17,566,200

 

5.9

%

       

Total IT Services

     

 

   

 

68,045,262

 

 

67,877,820

 

22.8

%

inMotionNow, Inc.

 

Marketing Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50), 10.00% Cash, 5/15/2024

 

5/15/2019

 

$

12,200,000

 

 

12,105,156

 

 

11,974,300

 

4.0

%

inMotionNow, Inc.

 

Marketing Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50) 10.00% Cash, 5/15/2024

 

5/15/2019

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,954,516

 

 

4,907,500

 

1.6

%

       

Total Marketing Services

     

 

   

 

17,059,672

 

 

16,881,800

 

5.6

%

Omatic Software, LLC

 

Non-profit Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.75% Cash, 5/29/2023

 

5/29/2018

 

$

5,500,000

 

 

5,464,983

 

 

5,474,700

 

1.8

%

       

Total Non-profit Services

     

 

   

 

5,464,983

 

 

5,474,700

 

1.8

%

Emily Street Enterprises, L.L.C.

 

Office Supplies

 

Senior Secured Note (3M USD LIBOR+8.50%), 10.00% Cash, 12/31/2020

 

12/28/2012

 

$

3,300,000

 

 

3,299,985

 

 

3,254,130

 

1.1

%

Emily Street Enterprises, L.L.C.(h)

 

Office Supplies

 

Warrant Membership Interests Expires 12/28/2022

 

12/28/2012

 

 

49,318

 

 

400,000

 

 

354,472

 

0.1

%

       

Total Office Supplies

     

 

   

 

3,699,985

 

 

3,608,602

 

1.2

%

Apex Holdings Software Technologies, LLC

 

Payroll Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.00% Cash, 9/21/2021

 

9/21/2016

 

$

18,000,000

 

 

17,964,080

 

 

17,314,200

 

5.8

%

Apex Holdings Software Technologies, LLC

 

Payroll Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.00% Cash, 9/21/2021

 

10/1/2018

 

$

1,500,000

 

 

1,494,136

 

 

1,442,850

 

0.5

%

       

Total Payroll Services

     

 

   

 

19,458,216

 

 

18,757,050

 

6.3

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

8

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 147.8%(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Village Realty Holdings LLC

 

Property Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.00% Cash, 10/8/2024

 

10/8/2019

 

$

7,250,000

 

$

7,185,395

 

$

7,016,292

 

2.4

%

Village Realty Holdings
L
LC(j)

 

Property Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.00% Cash, 10/8/2024

 

10/8/2019

 

$

3,876,322

 

 

3,842,870

 

 

3,715,144

 

1.3

%

V Rental Holdings LLC(h)

 

Property Management

 

Class A-1 Membership Units

 

10/8/2019

 

 

116,700

 

 

338,229

 

 

447,215

 

0.1

%

       

Total Property Management

     

 

   

 

11,366,494

 

 

11,178,651

 

3.8

%

Buildout, Inc.

 

Real Estate Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (1D USD LIBOR+7.75%), 9.25% Cash, 7/9/2025

 

7/9/2020

 

$

14,000,000

 

 

13,860,179

 

 

13,860,000

 

4.6

%

Buildout, Inc.(i)

 

Real Estate Services

 

Limited Partner Interests

 

7/9/2020

 

 

999

 

 

999,000

 

 

999,000

 

0.3

%

       

Total Real Estate Services

     

 

   

 

14,859,179

 

 

14,859,000

 

4.9

%

TMAC Acquisition Co.,
L
LC(k)

 

Restaurant

 

Unsecured Term Loan 8.00% PIK, 9/01/2023

 

3/1/2018

 

$

2,261,017

 

 

2,261,017

 

 

1,879,523

 

0.6

%

       

Total Restaurant

     

 

   

 

2,261,017

 

 

1,879,523

 

0.6

%

ArbiterSports, LLC(d)

 

Sports Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.25% Cash, 2/21/2025

 

2/21/2020

 

$

26,000,000

 

 

25,782,401

 

 

24,018,800

 

8.1

%

ArbiterSports, LLC(d)

 

Sports Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.25% Cash, 2/21/2025

 

2/21/2020

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

923,800

 

0.3

%

       

Total Sports Management

     

 

   

 

26,782,401

 

 

24,942,600

 

8.4

%

Avionte Holdings, LLC(h)

 

Staffing Services

 

Class A Units

 

1/8/2014

 

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

 

672,475

 

0.2

%

       

Total Staffing Services

     

 

   

 

100,000

 

 

672,475

 

0.2

%

National Waste Partners(d)

 

Waste Services

 

Second Lien Term Loan 10.00% Cash, 2/13/2022

 

2/13/2017

 

$

9,000,000

 

 

8,969,247

 

 

8,873,100

 

3.0

%

       

Total Waste Services

     

 

   

 

8,969,247

 

 

8,873,100

 

3.0

%

Sub Total Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

             

 

   

 

452,233,107

 

 

440,847,945

 

147.8

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

9

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Affiliate investments – 6.3%(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

GreyHeller LLC(f)

 

Cyber Security

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+11.00%), 12.00% Cash, 11/16/2021

 

11/17/2016

 

$

7,000,000

 

$

6,978,843

 

$

7,000,000

 

2.3

%

GreyHeller LLC(f),(h)

 

Cyber Security

 

Series A Preferred Units

 

11/17/2016

 

 

850,000

 

 

850,000

 

 

3,225,397

 

1.1

%

       

Total Cyber Security

     

 

   

 

7,828,843

 

 

10,225,397

 

3.4

%

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC(f)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 8/12/2024

 

8/12/2019

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,957,008

 

 

4,852,000

 

1.7

%

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC(f),(j)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 8/12/2024

 

8/12/2019

 

$

1,825,000

 

 

1,808,439

 

 

1,770,980

 

0.7

%

TG Pressure Washing Holdings, LLC(f),(h)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

Preferred Equity

 

8/12/2019

 

 

488,148

 

 

488,148

 

 

310,846

 

0.1

%

       

Total Facilities Maintenance

     

 

   

 

7,253,595

 

 

6,933,826

 

2.5

%

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.(d),(f),(h)

 

Metals

 

Common Stock

 

7/30/2010

 

 

60,000

 

 

9,685,028

 

 

425,190

 

0.1

%

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.(d),(f)

 

Metals

 

Second Lien Term Loan 15.00% PIK, 8/10/2022

 

7/30/2010

 

$

1,284,253

 

 

1,284,253

 

 

1,147,223

 

0.3

%

       

Total Metals

     

 

   

 

10,969,281

 

 

1,572,413

 

0.4

%

Sub Total Affiliate investments

             

 

   

 

26,051,719

 

 

18,731,636

 

6.3

%

Control
investments – 16.3%
(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Netreo Holdings, LLC(g)

 

IT Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR +6.25%), 9.00% Cash/2.75% PIK, 7/3/2023

 

7/3/2018

 

$

5,234,684

 

 

5,198,930

 

 

5,235,208

 

1.8

%

Netreo Holdings, LLC(g)

 

IT Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR +6.25%), 9.00% Cash/2.75% PIK, 7/3/2023

 

5/26/2020

 

$

1,208,915

 

 

1,197,539

 

 

1,209,036

 

0.4

%

Netreo Holdings, LLC(g),(h)

 

IT Services

 

Common Stock Class A Unit

 

7/3/2018

 

 

3,150,000

 

 

3,150,000

 

 

6,355,440

 

2.2

%

       

Total IT Services

     

 

   

 

9,546,469

 

 

12,799,684

 

4.4

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.(a),(e),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities 19.26%, 1/20/2030

 

1/22/2008

 

$

69,500,000

 

 

21,322,952

 

 

21,577,477

 

7.2

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class F-R-2 Note(a),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities (3M USD LIBOR+8.75%), 8.99%, 1/20/2030

 

12/14/2018

 

$

2,500,000

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

2,343,750

 

0.7

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

10

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Control
investments – 16.3%
(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class G-R-2 Note(a),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities (3M USD LIBOR+10.00%), 10.24%, 1/20/2030

 

12/14/2018

 

$

7,500,000

 

$

7,500,000

 

$

7,174,500

 

2.4

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.(a),(g),(j)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Unsecured Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 7.74%, 8/20/2021

 

2/18/2020

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

4,642,000

 

1.6

%

       

Total Structured Finance Securities

 

 

   

 

36,322,952

 

 

35,737,727

 

11.9

%

Sub Total Control investments

         

 

   

 

45,869,421

 

 

48,537,411

 

16.3

%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 170.4%(b)

         

 

   

$

524,154,247

 

$

508,116,992

 

170.4

%

     

Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

% of
Net
Assets

Cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts – 21.9%(b)

         

 

   

 

     

 

U.S. Bank Money Market(l)

     

65,395,183

 

$

65,395,183

 

$

65,395,183

 

21.9

%

Total cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts

     

65,395,183

 

$

65,395,183

 

$

65,395,183

 

21.9

%

____________

(a)      Represents an ineligible investment as defined under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of August 31, 2020, non-qualifying assets represent 11.0% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value. As a BDC, the Company can only invest 30% of its portfolio in non-qualifying assets.

(b)      Percentages are based on net assets of $298,177,358 as of August 31, 2020.

(c)      Because there is no readily available market value for these investments, the fair values of these investments were determined using significant unobservable inputs and approved in good faith by our board of directors. These investments have been included as Level 3 in the Fair Value Hierarchy (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements).

(d)      These securities are either fully or partially pledged as collateral under a senior secured revolving credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements).

(e)      This investment does not have a stated interest rate that is payable thereon. As a result, the 19.26% interest rate in the table above represents the effective interest rate currently earned on the investment cost and is based on the current cash interest and other income generated by the investment.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

11

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

(f)      As defined in the Investment Company Act, this portfolio company is an Affiliate as we own between 5.0% and 25.0% of the voting securities. Transactions during the six months ended August 31, 2020 in which the issuer was an Affiliate are as follows:

Company

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Total
Interest from
Investments

 

Management
Fee Income

 

Net Realized
Gain
(Loss) from
Investments

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.

 

$

 

$

 

$

94,241

 

$

 

$

 

$

(1,651,640

)

GreyHeller LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

450,507

 

 

 

 

 

 

236,160

 

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC

 

 

1,806,750

 

 

 

 

335,915

 

 

 

 

 

 

(214,238

)

TG Pressure Washing Holdings, LLC

 

 

138,148

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(177,302

)

Total

 

$

1,944,898

 

$

 

$

880,663

 

$

 

$

 

$

(1,807,020

)

(g)      As defined in the Investment Company Act, we “Control” this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the six months ended August 31, 2020 in which the issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as follows:

Company

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Total
Interest from
Investments

 

Management
Fee Income

 

Net Realized
Gain
(Loss) from
Investments

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Netreo Holdings, LLC

 

$

1,188,000

 

$

 

$

345,635

 

$

 

$

 

$

(502,255

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,356,121

 

 

1,260,008

 

 

 

 

1,217,713

 

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class F-R-2 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

126,108

 

 

 

 

 

 

(134,250

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class G-R-2 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

426,239

 

 

 

 

 

 

(260,250

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.(j)

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

 

202,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

(62,541

)

Total

 

$

3,688,000

 

$

 

$

2,456,109

 

$

1,260,008

 

$

 

$

258,417

 

(h)      Non-income producing at August 31, 2020.

(i)      Includes securities issued by an affiliate of the Company.

(j)      All or a portion of this investment has an unfunded commitment as of August 31, 2020. (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

(k)      As of August 31, 2020, the investment was on non-accrual status. The fair value of these investments was approximately $5.4 million, which represented 1.1% of the Company’s portfolio (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).

(l)      Included within cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of August 31, 2020.

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

1M USD LIBOR — The 1 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.16%.

3M USD LIBOR — The 3 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.24%.

PIK — Payment-in-Kind (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

12

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 138.2%(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

CoConstruct, LLC

 

Construction Management Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 10.00% Cash, 7/5/2024

 

7/5/2019

 

$

4,200,000

 

$

4,161,917

 

$

4,284,000

 

1.4

%

CoConstruct, LLC(j)

 

Construction Management Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 10.00% Cash, 7/5/2024

 

7/5/2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Construction Management Services

     

 

   

 

4,161,917

 

 

4,284,000

 

1.4

%

Targus Holdings, Inc.(h)

 

Consumer Products

 

Common Stock

 

12/31/2009

 

 

210,456

 

 

1,589,630

 

 

417,619

 

0.1

%

       

Total Consumer Products

     

 

   

 

1,589,630

 

 

417,619

 

0.1

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(k)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class A Units 8.00% PIK

 

7/14/2017

 

 

2,227

 

 

2,357,879

 

 

 

0.0

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class B Units

 

7/14/2017

 

 

1,797

 

 

1,796,880

 

 

 

0.0

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Preferred Equity Class Z Units

 

9/12/2018

 

 

676

 

 

712,343

 

 

1,997,158

 

0.6

%

My Alarm Center, LLC(h)

 

Consumer Services

 

Common Stock

 

7/14/2017

 

 

96,224

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Consumer Services

     

 

   

 

4,867,102

 

 

1,997,158

 

0.60

%

Passageways, Inc.

 

Corporate Governance

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.75% Cash, 7/5/2023

 

7/5/2018

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,961,214

 

 

5,034,500

 

1.7

%

Passageways, Inc.(j)

 

Corporate Governance

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.75% Cash, 7/5/2023

 

1/3/2020

 

$

2,000,000

 

 

1,991,001

 

 

2,013,800

 

0.7

%

Passageways, Inc.(h)

 

Corporate Governance

 

Series A Preferred Stock

 

7/5/2018

 

 

2,027,205

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

2,042,180

 

0.8

%

       

Total Corporate Governance

     

 

   

 

7,952,215

 

 

9,090,480

 

0.03

%

C2 Educational Systems(d)

 

Education Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.50% Cash, 5/31/2020

 

5/31/2017

 

$

16,000,000

 

 

15,981,853

 

 

16,000,000

 

5.3

%

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, LLC(h),(i)

 

Education Services

 

Common Stock

 

12/2/2015

 

 

750,000

 

 

750,000

 

 

703,910

 

0.2

%

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, LLC(d)

 

Education Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.25%), 9.75% Cash, 6/28/2024

 

6/28/2019

 

$

19,661,200

 

 

19,483,213

 

 

19,661,200

 

6.5

%

       

Total Education Services

     

 

   

 

36,215,066

 

 

36,365,110

 

12.0

%

Destiny Solutions Inc.(d)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.25%), 9.25% Cash, 10/23/2024

 

5/16/2018

 

$

36,000,000

 

 

35,686,318

 

 

35,888,400

 

11.8

%

Destiny Solutions Inc.(h),(i)

 

Education Software

 

Limited Partner Interests

 

5/16/2018

 

 

2,342

 

 

2,468,464

 

 

2,805,839

 

0.9

%

Identity Automation
Syste
ms(h)

 

Education Software

 

Common Stock Class A Units

 

8/25/2014

 

 

232,616

 

 

232,616

 

 

860,269

 

0.4

%

Identity Automation
Syst
ems(d)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+9.24%), 10.99% Cash, 5/8/2024

 

8/25/2014

 

$

15,422,500

 

 

15,389,090

 

 

15,524,289

 

5.1

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

13

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 138.2%(b) – (continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

EMS LINQ, Inc.

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+8.50%), 10.02% Cash, 8/9/2024

 

8/9/2019

 

$

14,925,000

 

$

14,780,293

 

$

14,823,510

 

4.8

%

GoReact

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 9.50% Cash, 1/17/2025

 

1/17/2020

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,930,819

 

 

4,950,000

 

1.6

%

GoReact(j)

 

Education Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 9.50% Cash, 1/17/2025

 

1/17/2020

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

Kev Software Inc.(a)

 

Education Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+8.63%), 10.15% Cash, 9/13/2023

 

9/13/2018

 

$

21,231,923

 

 

21,086,573

 

 

21,202,198

 

7.0

%

       

Total Education Software

     

 

   

 

94,574,173

 

 

96,054,505

 

31.6

%

Davisware, LLC

 

Field Service Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.00% Cash, 7/31/2024

 

9/6/2019

 

$

3,000,000

 

 

2,971,896

 

 

2,970,000

 

1.0

%

Davisware, LLC(j)

 

Field Service Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.00% Cash, 7/31/2024

 

9/6/2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Field Service Management

     

 

   

 

2,971,896

 

 

2,970,000

 

1.0

%

GDS Holdings US, Inc.(d)

 

Financial Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.50% Cash, 8/23/2023

 

8/23/2018

 

$

7,500,000

 

 

7,444,170

 

 

7,650,000

 

2.5

%

GDS Holdings US, Inc.(d)

 

Financial Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 8.50% Cash, 8/23/2023

 

8/23/2018

 

$

1,000,000

 

 

990,526

 

 

1,020,000

 

0.3

%

GDS Software Holdings, LLC(h)

 

Financial Services

 

Common Stock Class A Units

 

8/23/2018

 

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

 

421,291

 

0.1

%

FMG Suite Holdings,
LLC
(d)

 

Financial Services

 

Second Lien Term Loan (1M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.52% Cash, 11/16/2023

 

5/16/2018

 

$

23,000,000

 

 

22,863,835

 

 

23,000,000

 

7.6

%

       

Total Financial Services

     

 

   

 

31,548,531

 

 

32,091,291

 

10.5

%

Ohio Medical, LLC(h)

 

Healthcare Products Manufacturing

 

Common Stock

 

1/15/2016

 

 

5,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

416,550

 

0.1

%

Ohio Medical, LLC

 

Healthcare Products Manufacturing

 

Senior Subordinated Note 12.00% Cash, 7/15/2021

 

1/15/2016

 

$

7,300,000

 

 

7,274,482

 

 

7,300,000

 

2.4

%

       

Total Healthcare Products Manufacturing

     

 

   

 

7,774,482

 

 

7,716,550

 

2.5

%

Axiom Parent Holdings, LLC(h)

 

Healthcare Services

 

Common Stock Class A Units

 

6/19/2018

 

 

400,000

 

 

400,000

 

 

428,706

 

0.1

%

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.(d)

 

Healthcare Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.00%), 7.75% Cash, 6/19/2023

 

6/19/2018

 

$

10,000,000

 

 

9,936,612

 

 

9,944,000

 

3.3

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements

14

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 138.2%(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.(d),(j)

 

Healthcare Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.00%), 7.75% Cash, 6/19/2023

 

6/19/2018

 

$

3,000,000

 

$

2,977,619

 

$

2,983,200

 

1.0

%

ComForCare Health Care

 

Healthcare Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 8.96% Cash, 1/31/2022

 

1/31/2017

 

$

15,000,000

 

 

14,929,216

 

 

15,099,000

 

5.0

%

       

Total Healthcare Services

     

 

   

 

28,243,447

 

 

28,454,906

 

9.4

%

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.25% Cash, 4/15/2024

 

4/15/2019

 

$

6,000,000

 

 

5,944,473

 

 

6,120,000

 

2.0

%

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC(j)

 

Healthcare Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.75%), 9.25% Cash, 4/15/2024

 

4/15/2019

 

$

10,000,000

 

 

9,912,295

 

 

10,200,000

 

3.4

%

TRC HemaTerra, LLC(h)

 

Healthcare Software

 

Class D Membership Interests

 

4/15/2019

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,259,190

 

0.7

%

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

Healthcare Software

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 7/15/2024

 

7/15/2019

 

$

12,000,000

 

 

11,888,585

 

 

12,184,800

 

4.0

%

PDDS Buyer, LLC(j)

 

Healthcare Software

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 7/15/2024

 

7/15/2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Healthcare Software

     

 

   

 

29,745,353

 

 

30,763,990

 

10.1

%

Roscoe Medical, Inc.(h)

 

Healthcare Supply

 

Common Stock

 

3/26/2014

 

 

5,081

 

 

508,077

 

 

 

0.0

%

Roscoe Medical, Inc.(k)

 

Healthcare Supply

 

Second Lien Term Loan 11.25% Cash, 3/28/2021

 

3/26/2014

 

$

4,200,000

 

 

4,200,000

 

 

2,136,960

 

0.7

%

       

Total Healthcare Supply

     

 

   

 

4,708,077

 

 

2,136,960

 

0.7

%

Knowland Group, LLC

 

Hospitality/Hotel

 

Second Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 10.00% Cash, 5/9/2024

 

11/9/2018

 

$

15,000,000

 

 

15,000,000

 

 

14,893,500

 

4.9

%

       

Total Hospitality/Hotel

     

 

   

 

15,000,000

 

 

14,893,500

 

4.9

%

Vector Controls Holding Co., LLC(d)

 

Industrial Products

 

First Lien Term Loan 10.50% (9.00% Cash/1.50% PIK), 3/6/2022

 

3/6/2013

 

$

7,849,846

 

 

7,849,846

 

 

7,928,345

 

2.6

%

Vector Controls Holding Co., LLC(h)

 

Industrial Products

 

Warrants to Purchase Limited Liability Company Interests, Expires 11/30/2027

 

5/31/2015

 

 

343

 

 

 

 

2,850,231

 

0.9

%

       

Total Industrial Products

     

 

   

 

7,849,846

 

 

10,778,576

 

3.5

%

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC

 

IT Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.46% Cash/2.00% PIK, 3/31/2022

 

3/31/2017

 

$

13,791,686

 

 

13,773,206

 

 

14,048,211

 

4.6

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

15

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 138.2%(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC

 

IT Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.46% Cash/2.00% PIK, 3/31/2022

 

3/31/2017

 

$

20,041,560

 

$

19,919,746

 

$

20,414,333

 

6.7

%

Erwin, Inc.(d)

 

IT Services

 

Second Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+11.50%), 12.96% Cash/1.00% PIK, 8/28/2021

 

2/29/2016

 

$

16,049,804

 

 

15,990,286

 

 

16,049,804

 

5.3

%

       

Total IT Services

     

 

   

 

49,683,238

 

 

50,512,348

 

16.6

%

inMotionNow, Inc.

 

Marketing Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.25), 9.75% Cash, 5/15/2024

 

5/15/2019

 

$

12,200,000

 

 

12,094,364

 

 

12,200,000

 

4.1

%

inMotionNow, Inc.(j)

 

Marketing Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.25) 9.75% Cash, 5/15/2024

 

5/15/2019

 

$

2,000,000

 

 

1,981,329

 

 

2,000,000

 

0.0

%

       

Total Marketing Services

     

 

   

 

14,075,693

 

 

14,200,000

 

4.1

%

Omatic Software, LLC

 

Non-profit Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.75% Cash, 5/29/2023

 

5/29/2018

 

$

5,500,000

 

 

5,459,192

 

 

5,554,999

 

1.9

%

Omatic Software, LLC(j)

 

Non-profit Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.75% Cash, 5/29/2023

 

5/29/2018

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Non-profit Services

     

 

   

 

5,459,192

 

 

5,554,999

 

1.9

%

Emily Street Enterprises, L.L.C.

 

Office Supplies

 

Senior Secured Note (3M  USD LIBOR+8.50%), 10.00% Cash, 4/22/2020

 

12/28/2012

 

$

3,300,000

 

 

3,299,987

 

 

3,300,000

 

1.1

%

Emily Street Enterprises, L.L.C.(h)

 

Office Supplies

 

Warrant Membership Interests Expires 12/28/2022

 

12/28/2012

 

 

49,318

 

 

400,000

 

 

499,464

 

0.2

%

       

Total Office Supplies

     

 

   

 

3,699,987

 

 

3,799,464

 

1.3

%

Apex Holdings Software Technologies, LLC

 

Payroll Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.46% Cash, 9/21/2021

 

9/21/2016

 

$

18,000,000

 

 

17,951,463

 

 

17,589,600

 

5.8

%

Apex Holdings Software Technologies, LLC

 

Payroll Services

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+8.00%), 9.46% Cash, 9/21/2021

 

10/1/2018

 

$

1,500,000

 

 

1,491,938

 

 

1,465,800

 

0.5

%

       

Total Payroll Services

     

 

   

 

19,443,401

 

 

19,055,400

 

6.3

%

Village Realty
Holdings LLC

 

Property Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.75% Cash, 10/8/2024

 

10/8/2019

 

$

7,250,000

 

 

7,180,560

 

 

7,264,500

 

2.4

%

Village Realty Holdings LLC(j)

 

Property Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.75% Cash, 10/8/2024

 

10/8/2019

 

$

3,876,322

 

 

3,838,783

 

 

3,884,075

 

1.4

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

16

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments – 138.2%(b)(continued)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

V Rental Holdings LLC(h)

 

Property Management

 

Class A-1 Membership Units

 

10/8/2019

 

 

116,700

 

$

338,229

 

$

354,280

 

0.1

%

       

Total Property Management

     

 

   

 

11,357,572

 

 

11,502,855

 

3.9

%

TMAC Acquisition
Co., LLC

 

Restaurant

 

Unsecured Term Loan 8.00% PIK, 9/01/2023

 

3/1/2018

 

$

2,261,017

 

 

2,261,017

 

 

2,140,880

 

0.7

%

       

Total Restaurant

     

 

   

 

2,261,017

 

 

2,140,880

 

0.7

%

ArbiterSports, LLC

 

Sports Management

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.25% Cash, 2/21/2025

 

2/21/2020

 

$

26,000,000

 

 

25,765,288

 

 

25,740,000

 

8.6

%

Arbiter Sports, LLC(j)

 

Sports Management

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+6.50%), 8.25% Cash, 2/21/2025

 

2/21/2020

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

       

Total Sports Management

     

 

   

 

25,765,288

 

 

25,740,000

 

8.6

%

Avionte Holdings, LLC(h)

 

Staffing Services

 

Class A Units

 

1/8/2014

 

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

 

922,337

 

0.3

%

       

Total Staffing Services

     

 

   

 

100,000

 

 

922,337

 

0.3

%

National Waste Partners(d)

 

Waste Services

 

Second Lien Term Loan 10.00% Cash, 2/13/2022

 

2/13/2017

 

$

9,000,000

 

 

8,959,602

 

 

9,000,000

 

3.0

%

       

Total Waste Services

     

 

   

 

8,959,602

 

 

9,000,000

 

3.0

%

Sub Total Non-control/Non-affiliate
investments

             

 

   

 

418,006,725

 

 

420,442,928

 

138.2

%

Affiliate
investments – 6.0%
(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

GreyHeller LLC(f)

 

Cyber Security

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+11.00%), 12.46% Cash, 11/16/2021

 

11/17/2016

 

$

7,000,000

 

 

6,971,109

 

 

7,000,000

 

2.2

%

GreyHeller LLC(f),(h)

 

Cyber Security

 

Series A Preferred Units

 

11/17/2016

 

 

850,000

 

 

850,000

 

 

2,981,503

 

1.0

%

       

Total Cyber Security

     

 

   

 

7,821,109

 

 

9,981,503

 

3.2

%

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC(f)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 8/12/2024

 

8/12/2019

 

$

5,000,000

 

 

4,952,729

 

 

5,024,500

 

1.7

%

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC(f),(j)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.00%), 9.50% Cash, 8/12/2024

 

8/12/2019

 

$

 

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

TG Pressure Washing Holdings, LLC(f),(h)

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

Preferred Equity

 

8//12/2019

 

 

350,000

 

 

350,000

 

 

350,000

 

0.1

%

       

Total Facilities Maintenance

     

 

   

 

5,302,729

 

 

5,374,500

 

1.8

%

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.(f),(h)

 

Metals

 

Common Stock

 

7/30/2010

 

 

60,000

 

 

9,685,028

 

 

1,939,800

 

0.6

%

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.(d),(f)

 

Metals

 

Second Lien Term Loan 15.00% PIK, 8/10/2022

 

7/30/2010

 

$

1,190,051

 

 

1,190,051

 

 

1,190,051

 

0.4

%

       

Total Metals

     

 

   

 

10,875,079

 

 

3,129,851

 

1.0

%

Sub Total Affiliate investments

             

 

   

 

23,998,917

 

 

18,485,854

 

6.0

%

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

17

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

Company

 

Industry

 

Investment Interest
Rate/Maturity

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Principal/
Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value(c)

 

% of
Net
Assets

Control
investments – 15.4%
(b)

             

 

   

 

   

 

     

 

Netreo Holdings, LLC(g)

 

IT Services

 

First Lien Term Loan (3M USD LIBOR +6.25%), 9.00% Cash/2.00% PIK, 7/3/2023

 

7/3/2018

 

$

5,162,734

 

$

5,123,191

 

$

5,265,989

 

1.7

%

Netreo Holdings, LLC(g),(h)

 

IT Services

 

Common Stock Class A Unit

 

7/3/2018

 

 

3,150,000

 

 

3,150,000

 

 

6,762,672

 

2.3

%

       

Total IT Services

     

 

   

 

8,273,191

 

 

12,028,661

 

4.0

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.(a),(e),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities 10.97%, 1/20/2030

 

1/22/2008

 

$

69,500,000

 

 

23,520,428

 

 

22,557,240

 

7.4

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.
Class F-R-2 Note
(a),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities (3M USD LIBOR+8.75%), 10.21%, 1/20/2030

 

12/14/2018

 

$

2,500,000

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

2,478,000

 

0.8

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.
Class G-R-2 Note
(a),(g)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Other/Structured Finance Securities (3M USD LIBOR+10.00%), 11.46%, 1/20/2030

 

12/14/2018

 

$

7,500,000

 

 

7,500,000

 

 

7,434,750

 

2.4

%

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.(a),(g),(j)

 

Structured Finance Securities

 

Unsecured Loan (3M USD LIBOR+7.50%), 8.96%, 8/20/2021

 

2/18/2020

 

$

2,500,000

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

2,204,541

 

0.8

%

       

Total Structured Finance Securities

 

 

   

 

36,020,428

 

 

34,674,531

 

11.4

%

Sub Total Control investments

         

 

   

 

44,293,619

 

 

46,703,192

 

15.4

%

TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 159.6%(b)

         

 

   

$

486,299,261

 

$

485,631,974

 

159.6

%

     

Number of
Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

% of
Net
Assets

Cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts – 13.0%(b)

         

 

   

 

     

 

U.S. Bank Money Market(l)

     

39,450,352

 

$

39,450,352

 

$

39,450,352

 

13.0

%

Total cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts

     

39,450,352

 

$

39,450,352

 

$

39,450,352

 

13.0

%

____________

*        Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported industry groupings to show results on a consistent basis across periods.

(a)      Represents a non-qualifying investment as defined under Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. As of February 29, 2020, non-qualifying assets represent 11.5% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value. As a BDC, the Company can only invest 30% of its portfolio in non-qualifying assets.

(b)      Percentages are based on net assets of $304,286,853 as of February 29, 2020.

(c)      Because there is no readily available market value for these investments, the fair values of these investments were determined using significant unobservable inputs and approved in good faith by our board of directors. These investments have been included as Level 3 in the Fair Value Hierarchy (see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements).

(d)      These securities are either fully or partially pledged as collateral under a senior secured revolving credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements).

(e)       This investment does not have a stated interest rate that is payable thereon. As a result, the 10.97% interest rate in the table above represents the effective interest rate currently earned on the investment cost and is based on the current cash interest and other income generated by the investment.

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

18

Saratoga Investment Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020*

(f)      As defined in the Investment Company Act, this portfolio company is an Affiliate as we own between 5.0% and 25.0% of the voting securities. Transactions during the year ended February 29, 2020 in which the issuer was an Affiliate are as follows:

Company

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Total
Interest from
Investments

 

Management
Fee Income

 

Net Realized
Gain
(Loss) from
Investments

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

GreyHeller LLC

 

$

 

$

 

$

961,322

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,331,201

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.

 

 

 

 

 

 

167,835

 

 

 

 

 

 

135,600

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC

 

 

4,950,000

 

 

 

 

269,257

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,771

TG Pressure Washing Holdings, LLC

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,300,000

 

$

 

$

1,398,414

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,538,572

(g)      As defined in the Investment Company Act, we “Control” this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the year ended February 29, 2020 in which the issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as follows:

Company

 

Purchases

 

Sales

 

Total
Interest from
Investments

 

Management
Fee Income

 

Net Realized
Gain
(Loss) from
Investments

 

Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

Easy Ice, LLC

 

$

 

$

(65,219,080

)

 

$

3,335,320

 

$

 

$

31,225,165

 

$

(3,816,610

)

Easy Ice Masters, LLC

 

 

 

 

(4,169,121

)

 

 

382,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

(51,436

)

Netreo Holdings, LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

578,617

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,654,603

 

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,058,715

 

 

2,503,804

 

 

 

 

(2,840,298

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class F-R-2 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

280,689

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,500

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Class G-R-2 Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

937,378

 

 

 

 

 

 

(15,750

)

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd(j)

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

 

 

7,642

 

 

 

 

 

 

(295,459

)

Total

 

$

2,500,000

 

$

(69,388,201

)

 

$

9,580,427

 

$

2,503,804

 

$

31,225,165

 

$

(5,370,450

)

(h)      Non-income producing at February 29, 2020.

(i)      Includes securities issued by an affiliate of the Company.

(j)      All or a portion of this investment has an unfunded commitment as of February 29, 2020. (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

(k)      As of February 29, 2020, the investment was on non-accrual status. The fair value of these investments was approximately $2.1 million, which represented 0.4% of the Company’s portfolio (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).

(l)      Included within cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of February 29, 2020.

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

1M USD LIBOR — The 1 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.52%.

3M USD LIBOR — The 3 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.46%.

PIK — Payment-in-Kind (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Saratoga Investment Corp. (the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us”) is a non-diversified closed end management investment company incorporated in Maryland that has elected to be treated and is regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company commenced operations on March 23, 2007 as GSC Investment Corp. and completed its initial public offering (“IPO”) on March 28, 2007. The Company has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company expects to continue to qualify and to elect to be treated, for tax purposes, as a RIC. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from its investments.

GSC Investment, LLC (the “LLC”) was organized in May 2006 as a Maryland limited liability company. As of February 28, 2007, the LLC had not yet commenced its operations and investment activities.

On March 21, 2007, the Company was incorporated and concurrently therewith the LLC was merged with and into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity, in accordance with the procedure for such merger in the LLC’s limited liability company agreement and Maryland law. In connection with such merger, each outstanding limited liability company interest of the LLC was converted into a share of common stock of the Company.

On July 30, 2010, the Company changed its name from “GSC Investment Corp.” to “Saratoga Investment Corp.” in connection with the consummation of a recapitalization transaction.

The Company is externally managed and advised by the investment adviser, Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC (the “Manager” or “Saratoga Investment Advisors”), pursuant to an investment advisory and management agreement (the “Management Agreement”). Prior to July 30, 2010, the Company was managed and advised by GSCP (NJ), L.P.

The Company has established wholly-owned subsidiaries, SIA-Avionte, Inc., SIA-GH, Inc., SIA-MAC, Inc., SIA-TG, Inc., SIA-TT, Inc., SIA-Vector, Inc. and SIA-VR, Inc., which are structured as Delaware entities, or tax blockers (“Taxable Blockers”), to hold equity or equity-like investments in portfolio companies organized as limited liability companies, or LLCs (or other forms of pass through entities). Tax Blockers are consolidated for accounting purposes, but are not consolidated for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may incur U.S. federal income tax expenses as a result of their ownership of portfolio companies.

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan”) with Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd. (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. (“Saratoga CLO”), pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 may borrow from time to time up to $20.0 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan, which expires on August 20, 2021, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR + 7.5%. As of August 31, 2020, the Company’s investment in the CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 had a fair value of $4.6 million.

On March 28, 2012, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC, LP (“SBIC LP”), received a Small Business Investment Company (“SBIC”) license from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). On August 14, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC II LP (“SBIC II LP”), also received an SBIC license from the SBA. The new license will provide up to $175.0 million in additional long- term capital in the form of SBA debentures.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”), are stated in U.S. Dollars and include the accounts of the Company and its special purpose financing subsidiaries, Saratoga Investment Funding,

20

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

LLC (previously known as GSC Investment Funding LLC), SBIC LP, SBIC II LP, SIA-Avionte, Inc., SIA-GH, Inc., SIA-MAC, Inc., SIA-TG, Inc., SIA-TT, Inc., SIA-Vector, Inc. and SIA-VR, Inc. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All references made to the “Company,” “we,” and “us” herein include Saratoga Investment Corp. and its consolidated subsidiaries, except as stated otherwise.

The Company, SBIC LP and SBIC II LP are all considered to be investment companies for financial reporting purposes and have applied the guidance in the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, “Financial Services — Investment Companies” (“ASC 946”). There have been no changes to the Company, SBIC LP or SBIC II LP’s status as investment companies during the three months ended August 31, 2020.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and income, gains (losses) and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term, liquid investments in a money market fund. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value. Per section 12(d)(1)(A) of the 1940 Act, the Company may not invest in another registered investment company such as, a money market fund if such investment would cause the Company to exceed any of the following limitations:

•        we were to own more than 3.0% of the total outstanding voting stock of the money market fund;

•        we were to hold securities in the money market fund having an aggregate value in excess of 5.0% of the value of our total assets, except as allowed pursuant to Rule 12d1-1 of Section 12(d)(1) of the 1940 Act which is designed to permit “cash sweep” arrangements rather than investments directly in short-term instruments; or

•        we were to hold securities in money market funds and other registered investment companies and BDCs having an aggregate value in excess of 10.0% of the value of our total assets.

As of August 31, 2020, the Company did not exceed any of these limitations.

Cash and Cash Equivalents, Reserve Accounts

Cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts include amounts held in designated bank accounts in the form of cash and short-term liquid investments in money market funds, representing payments received on secured investments or other reserved amounts associated with the Company’s $45.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC. The Company is required to use these amounts to pay interest expense, reduce borrowings, or pay other amounts in accordance with the terms of the senior secured revolving credit facility.

In addition, cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts also include amounts held in designated bank accounts, in the form of cash and short-term liquid investments in money market funds, within our wholly-owned subsidiaries, SBIC LP and SBIC II LP.

The statements of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents and amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts reported within the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows:

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

39,052,320

 

$

2,846,767

Cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts

 

 

26,342,863

 

 

21,271,658

Total cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve
accounts

 

$

65,395,183

 

$

24,118,425

Investment Classification

The Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, “Control Investments” are defined as investments in companies in which we own more than 25.0% of the voting securities or maintain greater than 50.0% of the board representation. Under the 1940 Act, “Affiliated Investments” are defined as those non-control investments in companies in which we own between 5.0% and 25.0% of the voting securities. Under the 1940 Act, “Non-affiliated Investments” are defined as investments that are neither Control Investments nor Affiliated Investments.

Investment Valuation

The Company accounts for its investments at fair value in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASC 820 requires the Company to assume that its investments are to be sold or its liabilities are to be transferred at the balance sheet date in the principal market to independent market participants, or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market, which may be a hypothetical market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are fair valued at such market quotations obtained from independent third-party pricing services and market makers subject to any decision by our board of directors to approve a fair value determination to reflect significant events affecting the value of these investments. We value investments for which market quotations are not readily available at fair value as approved, in good faith, by our board of directors based on input from our Manager, the audit committee of our board of directors and a third-party independent valuation firm. Determinations of fair value may involve subjective judgments and estimates. The types of factors that may be considered in determining the fair value of our investments include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, market yield trend analysis, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors.

The Company undertakes a multi-step valuation process each quarter when valuing investments for which market quotations are not readily available, as described below:

•        Each investment is initially valued by the responsible investment professionals of the Manager and preliminary valuation conclusions are documented, reviewed and discussed with our senior management; and

•        An independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors independently reviews a selection of these preliminary valuations each quarter so that the valuation of each investment for which market quotes are not readily available is reviewed by the independent valuation firm at least once each fiscal year.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

In addition, all our investments are subject to the following valuation process:

•        The audit committee of our board of directors reviews and approves each preliminary valuation and our Manager and independent valuation firm (if applicable) will supplement the preliminary valuation to reflect any comments provided by the audit committee; and

•        Our board of directors discusses the valuations and approves the fair value of each investment, in good faith, based on the input of our Manager, independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and the audit committee of our board of directors.

The Company’s investment in Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. (“Saratoga CLO”) is carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for equity interests in collateralized loan obligation funds similar to Saratoga CLO, when available, as determined by our Manager and recommended to our board of directors. Specifically, we use Intex cash flow models, or an appropriate substitute, to form the basis for the valuation of our investment in Saratoga CLO. The models use a set of assumptions including projected default rates, recovery rates, reinvestment rates and prepayment rates in order to arrive at estimated valuations. The assumptions are based on available market data and projections provided by third parties as well as management estimates. The Company uses the output from the Intex models (i.e., the estimated cash flows) to perform a discounted cash flow analysis on expected future cash flows to determine the valuation for our investment in Saratoga CLO.

Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, are inherently uncertain, they may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates. The determination of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these investments existed. The Company’s net asset value could be materially affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher or lower than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such investments.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for derivative financial instruments in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). ASC 815 requires recognizing all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities at fair value. The Company values derivative contracts at the closing fair value provided by the counterparty. Changes in the values of derivative contracts are included in the consolidated statements of operations.

Investment Transactions and Income Recognition

Purchases and sales of investments and the related realized gains or losses are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on its investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Discounts and premiums on investments purchased are accreted/amortized using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the accretion of discounts over the life of the investment and amortization of premiums on investments up to the earliest call date.

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Accrued interest is generally reserved when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as a reduction in principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current, although we may make exceptions to

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

this general rule if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection. At August 31, 2020, certain investments in three portfolio companies, including preferred equity interests, were on non-accrual status with a fair value of approximately $5.4 million, or 1.1% of the fair value of our portfolio. At February 29, 2020, certain investments in two portfolio companies, including preferred equity interests, were on non-accrual status with a fair value of approximately $2.1 million, or 0.4% of the fair value of our portfolio.

Interest income on our investment in Saratoga CLO is recorded using the effective interest method in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 325, Investments-Other, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, (“ASC 325”), based on the anticipated yield and the estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment. Yields are revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due to changes in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing. Changes in estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated yield over the remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated yield was changed.

Payment-in-Kind Interest

The Company holds debt and preferred equity investments in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. The PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is generally due at maturity, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing PIK interest if it is expected that the issuer will not be able to pay all principal and interest when due.

Structuring and Advisory Fee Income

Structuring and advisory fee income represents various fee income earned and received performing certain investment structuring and advisory activities during the closing of new investments.

Other Income

Other income includes dividends received, origination and monitoring fees and prepayment income fees and is recorded in the consolidated statements of operations when earned.

Deferred Debt Financing Costs

Financing costs incurred in connection with our credit facility and notes are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the life of the respective facility and debt securities. Financing costs incurred in connection with our SBA debentures are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the life of the debentures.

The Company presents deferred debt financing costs on the balance sheet as a contra-liability as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts.

Contingencies

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may enter into contracts or agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur that lead to the execution of these provisions against the Company. Based on its history and experience, management feels that the likelihood of such an event is remote. Therefore, the Company has not accrued any liabilities in connection with such indemnifications.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may directly or indirectly be a defendant or plaintiff in legal actions with respect to bankruptcy, insolvency or other types of proceedings. Such lawsuits may involve claims that could adversely affect the value of certain financial instruments owned by the Company.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Income Taxes

The Company has elected to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC under the Code and, among other things, intends to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders which will relieve the Company from federal income taxes. Therefore, no provision has been recorded for federal income taxes, except as related to the Taxable Blockers when applicable.

In order to qualify as a RIC, among other requirements, the Company is required to timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90.0% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each fiscal tax year. The Company will be subject to a nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax of 4.0% on undistributed income if it does not distribute at least 98.0% of its ordinary income in any calendar year and 98.2% of its capital gain net income for each one-year period ending on October 31.

Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, the Company may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4.0% 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 dividend distributions for excise tax purposes, the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned.

In accordance with certain applicable U.S. Treasury regulations and private letter rulings issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder may elect to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC subject to a limitation on the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders, which limitation must be at least 20.0% of the aggregate declared distribution. If too many stockholders elect to receive cash, each stockholder electing to receive cash will receive a pro rata amount of cash (with the balance of the distribution paid in stock). In no event will any stockholder, electing to receive cash, receive less than 20.0% of his or her entire distribution in cash. If these and certain other requirements are met, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the amount of the dividend paid in stock will be equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of stock.

The Company may utilize wholly-owned holding companies taxed under Subchapter C of the Code or tax blockers, when making equity investments in portfolio companies taxed as pass-through entities to meet its source-of-income requirements as a RIC. Taxable Blockers are consolidated in the Company’s U.S. GAAP financial statements and may result in current and deferred federal and state income tax expense with respect to income derived from those investments. Such income, net of applicable income taxes, is not included in the Company’s tax-basis net investment income until distributed by the Taxable Blocker, which may result in timing and character differences between the Company’s U.S. GAAP and tax-basis net investment income and realized gains and losses. Income tax expense or benefit from Taxable Blockers related to net investment income are included in total operating expenses, while any expense or benefit related to federal or state income tax originated for capital gains and losses are included together with the applicable net realized or unrealized gain or loss line item. Deferred tax assets of the Taxable Blockers are reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more-likely than-not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, (“ASC 740”), provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions deemed to meet a “more-likely-than-not” threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current period. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, the Company did not incur any interest or penalties. Although we file federal and state tax returns, our major tax jurisdiction is federal. The 2017, 2018 and 2019 federal tax years for the Company remain subject to examination by the IRS. As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, there were no uncertain tax positions. 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 significantly in the next 12 months.

25

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Dividends

Dividends to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the board of directors. Net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed at least annually, although we may decide to retain such capital gains for reinvestment.

We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of our dividend distributions on behalf of our stockholders unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if our board of directors authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend, then our stockholders who have not “opted out” of the DRIP by the dividend record date will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested into additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividends. We have the option to satisfy the share requirements of the DRIP through the issuance of new shares of common stock or through open market purchases of common stock by the DRIP plan administrator.

Capital Gains Incentive Fee

The Company records an expense accrual on the consolidated statements of operations, relating to the capital gains incentive fee payable on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities, by the Company to the Manager when the net realized and unrealized gain on its investments exceed all net realized and unrealized capital losses on its investments given the fact that a capital gains incentive fee would be owed to the Manager if the Company were to liquidate its investment portfolio at such time.

The actual incentive fee payable to the Company’s Manager related to capital gains will be determined and payable in arrears at the end of each fiscal year and only reflected those realized capital gains net of realized and unrealized losses for the period.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (“ASU 2020-04”). The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management does not believe this optional guidance has a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

SEC Rule 12b-2 Update

In March 2020, the SEC adopted a final rule under SEC Release No. 34-88365 (the “Final Rule”), amending the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2. The amendments include a provision under which a BDC will be excluded from the “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” definitions if the BDC has (1) a public float of $75 million or more, but less than $700 million, and (2) has annual investment income of less than $100 million. In addition, BDCs are subject to the same transition provisions for accelerated filer and large accelerated filer status as other issuers, but instead substituting investment income for revenue. The amendments will reduce the number of issuers required to comply with the auditor attestation on the internal control over financial reporting requirement provided under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Final Rule applies to annual report filings due on or after April 27, 2020. The Company is currently assessing this Final Rule, but believes it most likely will no longer be an accelerated filer.

Risk Management

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company manages a variety of risks, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk of potential adverse changes to the value of investments because of changes in market conditions such as interest rate movements and volatility in investment prices.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont.)

Credit risk is the risk of default or non-performance by portfolio companies, equivalent to the investment’s carrying amount. The Company is also exposed to credit risk related to maintaining all of its cash and cash equivalents, including those in reserve accounts, at a major financial institution and credit risk related to any of its derivative counterparties.

The Company has investments in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield bonds and bank loans. Investments in high yield investments are accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is significantly greater for holders of high yield securities, because such investments are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.

Note 3. Investments

As noted above, the Company values all investments in accordance with ASC 820. ASC 820 requires enhanced disclosures about assets and liabilities that are measured and reported at fair value. As defined in ASC 820, fair value is 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.

ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability of inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, the Company is required to provide disclosures on fair value measurements according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the observability of the inputs used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

•        Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.

•        Level 2 — Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Such inputs may be quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full character of the financial instrument, or inputs that are derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market information. Investments which are generally included in this category include illiquid debt securities and less liquid, privately held or restricted equity securities, for which some level of recent trading activity has been observed.

•        Level 3 — Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs may be based on the Company’s own assumptions about how market participants would price the asset or liability or may use Level 2 inputs, as adjusted, to reflect specific investment attributes relative to a broader market assumption. These inputs into the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable market data for comparable performance or valuation measures (earnings multiples, discount rates, other financial/valuation ratios, etc.) are available, such investments are grouped as Level 3 if any significant data point that is not also market observable (private company earnings, cash flows, etc.) is used in the valuation methodology.

In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, the Company continues to employ the valuation policy approved by the board of directors that is consistent with ASC 820 and the 1940 Act (see Note 2). Consistent with our valuation policy, we evaluate the source of inputs, including any markets in which our investments are trading, in determining fair value.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments, by major class, as of August 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands), according to the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fair Value Measurements

   

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

First lien term loans

 

$

 

$

 

$

389,912

 

$

389,912

Second lien term loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

50,295

 

 

50,295

Unsecured term loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,522

 

 

6,522

Structured finance securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,096

 

 

31,096

Equity interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,292

 

 

30,292

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

508,117

 

$

508,117

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments, by major class, as of February 29, 2020 (dollars in thousands), according to the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fair Value Measurements

   

Level 1   

 

Level 2

 

Level 3  

 

Total

First lien term loans

 

$

 

$

 

$

346,233

 

$

346,233

Second lien term loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

73,570

 

 

73,570

Unsecured term loans

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,346

 

 

4,346

Structured finance securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

32,470

 

 

32,470

Equity interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

29,013

 

 

29,013

Total

 

$

 

$

 

$

485,632

 

$

485,632

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the six months ended August 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands):

 

First lien
term loans

 

Second lien
term loans

 

Unsecured
term loans

 

Structured
finance
securities

 

Equity
interests

 

Total

Balance as of February 29, 2020

 

$

346,233

 

 

$

73,570

 

 

$

4,346

 

 

$

32,470

 

 

$

29,013

 

 

$

485,632

 

Payment-in-kind and other adjustments to cost

 

 

408

 

 

 

943

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,197

)

 

 

 

 

 

(846

)

Net accretion of discount on investments

 

 

431

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

606

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

(12,446

)

 

 

(1,393

)

 

 

(324

)

 

 

823

 

 

 

(2,030

)

 

 

(15,370

)

Purchases

 

 

64,899

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,309

 

 

 

70,708

 

Sales and repayments

 

 

(9,633

)

 

 

(23,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32,633

)

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

Balance as of August 31, 2020

 

$

389,912

 

 

$

50,295

 

 

$

6,522

 

 

$

31,096

 

 

$

30,292

 

 

$

508,117

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the period relating to those Level 3 assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period

 

$

(12,211

)

 

$

(1,345

)

 

$

(324

)

 

$

822

 

 

$

(2,028

)

 

$

(15,086

)

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

Purchases and other adjustments to cost include purchases of new investments at cost, effects of refinancing/restructuring, accretion/amortization of income from discount/premium on debt securities, and PIK interests.

Sales and repayments represent net proceeds received from investments sold, and principal paydowns received during the period.

Transfers and restructurings, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period in which they occur. There were no transfers or restructures in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the six months ended August 31, 2020.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the six months ended August 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands):

 

First lien term loans

 

Second lien term loans

 

Unsecured term loans

 

Structured finance securities

 

Equity interests

 

Total

Balance as of February 28, 2019

 

$

202,846

 

 

$

125,786

 

 

$

2,100

 

 

$

35,328

 

 

$

35,960

 

 

$

402,020

 

Payment-in-kind and other adjustments to cost

 

 

309

 

 

 

1,795

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,040

 

 

 

(1,066

)

 

 

3,078

 

Net accretion of discount on investments

 

 

257

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

481

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

(175

)

 

 

225

 

 

 

(26

)

 

 

(1,474

)

 

 

6,897

 

 

 

5,447

 

Purchases

 

 

116,631

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,275

 

 

 

119,906

 

Sales and repayments

 

 

(15,669

)

 

 

(28,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,253

)

 

 

(45,922

)

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,810

 

 

 

1,870

 

Balance as of August 31, 2019

 

$

304,259

 

 

$

100,030

 

 

$

2,074

 

 

$

35,894

 

 

$

44,623

 

 

$

486,880

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the year relating to those
Level 3 assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the period

 

$

(175

)

 

$

71

 

 

$

(26

)

 

$

(1,473

)

 

$

3,726

 

 

$

2,123

 

Transfers and restructurings, if any, are recognized at the beginning of the period in which they occur. There were no transfers or restructures in or out of Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the six months ended August 31, 2020.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of assets as of August 31, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range

 

Weighted Average*

First lien term loans

 

$

389,912

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

7.0% – 38.1%

 

11.3%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

0.0x

 

0.0x

Second lien term loans

 

 

50,295

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

11.1% – 46.6%

 

16.2%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

5.0x

 

5.0x

Unsecured term loans

 

 

6,522

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

15.8% – 25.1%

 

18.5%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

5.2x

 

5.2x

Structured finance securities

 

 

31,096

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate (%)

 

11.75% – 22.00%

 

19.2%

   

 

       

Recovery Rate (%)

 

35% – 70%

 

70.0%

   

 

       

Prepayment Rate (%)

 

10.0%

 

10.0%

Equity interests

 

 

30,292

 

Market Comparables

 

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

4.0x – 14.0x

 

7.0x

   

 

       

Revenue Multiples (x)

 

1.0x – 38.3x

 

6.7x

Total

 

$

508,117

               

____________

*        The weighted average in the table above is calculated based on each investment’s fair value weighting, using the applicable unobservable input.

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of assets as of February 29, 2020 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation Technique

 

Unobservable Input

 

Range

 

Weighted Average*

First lien term loans

 

$

346,233

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

7.8% – 12.5%

 

9.7%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

0.0x

 

0.0x

Second lien term loans

 

 

73,570

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

9.5% – 85.1%

 

13.0%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

5.0x

 

5.0x

Unsecured term loans

 

 

4,346

 

Market Comparables

 

Market Yield (%)

 

18.3% – 21.3%

 

19.8%

   

 

       

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

5.2x

 

5.2x

Structured finance securities

 

 

32,470

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate (%)

 

9.25% – 16.00%

 

14.2%

   

 

       

Recovery Rate (%)

 

35.0% – 70.0%

 

70.0%

   

 

       

Prepayment Rate (%)

 

20.0%

 

20.0%

Equity interests

 

 

29,013

 

Market Comparables

 

EBITDA Multiples (x)

 

4.0x – 14.0x

 

6.5x

   

 

       

Revenue Multiples (x)

 

1.0x – 40.7x

 

7.3x

Total

 

$

485,632

               

____________

*        The weighted average in the table above is calculated based on each investment’s fair value weighting, using the applicable unobservable input.

For investments utilizing a market comparables valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the market yield, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement, and a significant increase (decrease) in any of the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) or revenue valuation multiples, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. For

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

investments utilizing a discounted cash flow valuation technique, a significant increase (decrease) in the discount rate and prepayment rate, in isolation, would result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement while a significant increase (decrease) in recovery rate, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. For investments utilizing a market quote in deriving a value, a significant increase (decrease) in the market quote, in isolation, would result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.

The composition of our investments as of August 31, 2020 at amortized cost and fair value was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Investments at
Amortized Cost

 

Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio

First lien term loans

 

$

399,226

 

76.2

%

 

$

389,912

 

76.7

%

Second lien term loans

 

 

53,596

 

10.2

 

 

 

50,295

 

9.9

 

Unsecured term loans

 

 

7,261

 

1.4

 

 

 

6,522

 

1.3

 

Structured finance securities

 

 

31,323

 

6.0

 

 

 

31,096

 

6.1

 

Equity interests

 

 

32,748

 

6.2

 

 

 

30,292

 

6.0

 

Total

 

$

524,154

 

100.0

%

 

$

508,117

 

100.0

%

The composition of our investments as of February 29, 2020 at amortized cost and fair value was as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Investments at
Amortized Cost

 

Amortized Cost
Percentage of
Total Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio

First lien term loans

 

$

343,100

 

70.5

%

 

$

346,233

 

71.3

%

Second lien term loans

 

 

75,478

 

15.5

 

 

 

73,570

 

15.1

 

Unsecured term loans

 

 

4,761

 

1.0

 

 

 

4,346

 

0.9

 

Structured finance securities

 

 

33,521

 

6.9

 

 

 

32,470

 

6.7

 

Equity interests

 

 

29,439

 

6.1

 

 

 

29,013

 

6.0

 

Total

 

$

486,299

 

100.0

%

 

$

485,632

 

100.0

%

For loans and debt securities for which market quotations are not available, we determine their fair value based on third party indicative broker quotes, where available, or the assumptions that a hypothetical market participant would use to value the security in a current hypothetical sale using a market yield valuation methodology. In applying the market yield valuation methodology, we determine the fair value based on such factors as market participant assumptions including synthetic credit ratings, estimated remaining life, current market yield and interest rate spreads of similar securities as of the measurement date. If, in our judgment, the market yield methodology is not sufficient or appropriate, we may use additional methodologies such as an asset liquidation or expected recovery model.

For equity securities of portfolio companies and partnership interests, we determine the fair value based on the market approach with value then attributed to equity or equity like securities using the enterprise value waterfall valuation methodology. Under the enterprise value waterfall valuation methodology, we determine the enterprise fair value of the portfolio company and then waterfall the enterprise value over the portfolio company’s securities in order of their preference relative to one another. To estimate the enterprise value of the portfolio company, we weigh some or all of the traditional market valuation methods and factors based on the individual circumstances of the portfolio company in order to estimate the enterprise value. The methodologies for performing investments may be based on, among other things: valuations of comparable public companies, recent sales of private and public comparable companies, discounting the forecasted cash flows of the portfolio company, third party valuations of the portfolio company, considering offers from third parties to buy the company, estimating the value to potential strategic buyers and considering the value of recent investments in the equity securities of the portfolio company. For

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

non-performing investments, we may estimate the liquidation or collateral value of the portfolio company’s assets and liabilities. We also take into account historical and anticipated financial results.

Our investment in Saratoga CLO is carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for equity interests in collateralized loan obligation funds similar to Saratoga CLO, when available, as determined by our Manager and recommended to our board of directors. Specifically, we use Intex cash flow models, or an appropriate substitute, to form the basis for the valuation of our investment in Saratoga CLO. The models use a set of assumptions including projected default rates, recovery rates, reinvestment rates and prepayment rates in order to arrive at estimated valuations. The assumptions are based on available market data and projections provided by third parties as well as management estimates. In connection with the refinancing of the Saratoga CLO liabilities, we ran Intex models based on assumptions about the refinanced Saratoga CLO’s structure, including capital structure, cost of liabilities and reinvestment period. We use the output from the Intex models (i.e., the estimated cash flows) to perform a discounted cash flow analysis on expected future cash flows to determine a valuation for our investment in Saratoga CLO at August 31, 2020. The inputs at August 31, 2020 for the valuation model include:

•        Default rate: 2.0%

•        Recovery rate: 35% – 70%

•        Discount rate: 22.0%

•        Prepayment rate: 10.0%

•        Reinvestment rate / price: L+375bps / $97.00

Investment Concentration

Set forth is a brief description of each portfolio company in which the fair value of our investment represents greater than 5% of our total assets as of August 31, 2020.

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC (“Cleo”) is a provider of technology enabled data communication and integration platform for daily business transactions. Cleo’s platform allows for the automation of business-to-business transaction information for customers operating in the retail, manufacturing, logistics and the healthcare verticals. The platform also allows for internal application-to-application communication, allowing customers’ core enterprise software applications to easily share and transfer data.

Destiny Solutions Inc.

Destiny Solutions provides a SaaS-based student lifecycle management (“SLM”) software solution used by higher education institutions to manage their continuing education (“CE”) and non-degree educational programs for “non-traditional” students who fall outside of the “traditional” student profile. Traditional students are full-time students working toward an undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate degree. Destiny’s software acts as the ERP, CRM, e-commerce platform, and student information management system for non-traditional student programs.

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

The Company has a collateral management agreement with Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which the Company acts as its collateral manager. The Saratoga CLO invests primarily in senior secured first lien term loans. The

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 3. Investments (cont.)

Company also holds an investment in the subordinated note and Class F-R-2 and G-R-2 notes of the Saratoga CLO. In addition, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities.

Note 4. Investment in Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. (“Saratoga CLO”)

On January 22, 2008, the Company entered into a collateral management agreement with Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which the Company acts as its collateral manager. The Saratoga CLO was initially refinanced in October 2013 with its reinvestment period extended to October 2016. On November 15, 2016, the Company completed a second refinancing of the Saratoga CLO with its reinvestment period extended to October 2018.

On December 14, 2018, the Company completed a third refinancing and upsize of the Saratoga CLO (the “2013-1 Reset CLO Notes”). The third Saratoga CLO refinancing, among other things, extended its reinvestment period to January 2021, and extended its legal maturity date to January 2030. A non-call period ending January 2020 was also added. Following this refinancing, the Saratoga CLO portfolio increased from approximately $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount to approximately $500.0 million of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans. In addition to refinancing its liabilities, the Company invested an additional $13.8 million in all of the newly issued subordinated notes of the Saratoga CLO and also purchased $2.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class F-R-2 and $7.5 million aggregate principal amount of the Class G-R-2 notes tranches at par, with a coupon of 3M USD LIBOR plus 8.75% and 3M USD LIBOR plus 10.00%, respectively. As part of this refinancing, the Company also redeemed our existing $4.5 million aggregate amount of the Class F notes tranche at par.

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan”) with CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 may borrow from time to time up to $20.0 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan, which expires on August 20, 2021, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR + 7.5%. As of August 31, 2020, the aggregate principal amount and fair value of the Company’s investment in the CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan was $5.0 million and $4.6 million, respectively.

The Saratoga CLO remains 100.0% owned and managed by the Company. We receive a base management fee of 0.10% per annum and a subordinated management fee of 0.40% per annum of the outstanding principal amount of Saratoga CLO’s assets, paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. Following the third refinancing and the issuance of the 2013-1 Reset CLO Notes on December 14, 2018, we are no longer entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20.0% of excess cash flow to the extent the Saratoga CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return paid in cash equal to or greater than 12.0%.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we accrued management fee income of $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, and interest income of $0.7 million and $1.1 million, respectively, from the Saratoga CLO.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we accrued management fee income of $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively, and interest income of $1.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, from the Saratoga CLO.

As of August 31, 2020, the aggregate principal amounts of the Company’s investments in the subordinated notes, Class F-R-2 Notes and Class G-R-2 Notes of the Saratoga CLO was $69.5 million, $2.5 million and $7.5 million, respectively, which had a corresponding fair value of $21.6 million, $2.3 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The Company determines the fair value of its investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO based on the present value of the projected future cash flows of the subordinated notes over the life of Saratoga

33

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 4. Investment in Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. (“Saratoga CLO”) (cont.)

CLO. As of August 31, 2020, Saratoga CLO had investments with a principal balance of $521.6 million and a weighted average spread over LIBOR of 3.9% and had debt with a principal balance of $489.2 million with a weighted average spread over LIBOR of 2.2%. As a result, Saratoga CLO earns a “spread” between the interest income it receives on its investments and the interest expense it pays on its debt and other operating expenses, which is distributed quarterly to the Company as the holder of its subordinated notes. As of August 31, 2020, the present value of the projected future cash flows of the subordinated notes was approximately $ 22.0 million, using a 22.0% discount rate. The Company’s total investment in the subordinate notes of Saratoga CLO is $43.8 million, which is comprised of the initial investment of $30.0 million in January 2008 plus the additional investment of $13.8 million in December 2018, and to date the Company has since received distributions of $63.9 million, management fees of $23.4 million and incentive fees of $1.2 million. In conjunction with the third refinancing of the 2013-1 Reset CLO Notes on December 14, 2018, the Company is no longer entitled to receive an incentive management fee from Saratoga CLO.

As of February 29, 2020, the Company determined that the fair value of its investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO was $22.6 million. The Company determines the fair value of its investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO based on the present value of the projected future cash flows of the subordinated notes over the life of Saratoga CLO. As of February 29, 2020, the fair value of its investment in the Class F-R-2 Notes and G-R-2 Notes of Saratoga CLO was $2.5 million and $7.4 million, respectively. As of February 29, 2020, Saratoga CLO had investments with a principal balance of $528.4 million and a weighted average spread over LIBOR of 4.0% and had debt with a principal balance of $475.1 million with a weighted average spread over LIBOR of 2.2%. As of February 29, 2020, the present value of the projected future cash flows of the subordinated notes was approximately $22.9 million, using a 16.0% discount rate.

Below is certain financial information from the separate financial statements of Saratoga CLO as of August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and February 29, 2020 and for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and August 31, 2019 (unaudited).

34

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

   

(unaudited)

   

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments at fair value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans at fair value (amortized cost of $513,438,299 and $523,438,207, respectively)

 

$

486,024,173

 

 

$

500,999,677

 

Equities at fair value (amortized cost of $2,708,549 and $2,566,752, respectively)

 

 

 

 

 

257

 

Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $516,146,848 and $526,004,959, respectively)

 

 

486,024,173

 

 

 

500,999,934

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

5,108,193

 

 

 

9,081,041

 

Receivable from open trades

 

 

5,146,467

 

 

 

10,419,700

 

Interest receivable (net of reserve of $370,149 and $307,705, respectively)

 

 

1,645,239

 

 

 

1,294,523

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

28,898

 

 

 

84,526

 

Total assets

 

$

497,952,970

 

 

$

521,879,724

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest payable

 

$

1,500,259

 

 

$

2,090,188

 

Payable from open trades

 

 

9,852,500

 

 

 

36,673,471

 

Accrued base management fee

 

 

56,825

 

 

 

54,441

 

Accrued subordinated management fee

 

 

227,298

 

 

 

217,766

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

69,290

 

 

 

81,822

 

Loan payable, related party

 

 

5,000,000

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Loan payable, third party

 

 

14,161,707

 

 

 

2,600,000

 

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A-1FL-R-2 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes

 

 

255,000,000

 

 

 

255,000,000

 

Class A-1FXD-R-2 Senior Secured Fixed Rate Notes

 

 

25,000,000

 

 

 

25,000,000

 

Class-A-2-R-2 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes

 

 

40,000,000

 

 

 

40,000,000

 

Class B-R-2 Senior Secured Floating Rate Notes

 

 

59,500,000

 

 

 

59,500,000

 

Class C-R-2 Deferrable Mezzanine Floating Rate Notes

 

 

22,500,000

 

 

 

22,500,000

 

Discount on Class C-R-2 Notes

 

 

(502,993

)

 

 

(530,448

)

Class D-R-2 Deferrable Mezzanine Floating Rate Notes

 

 

31,000,000

 

 

 

31,000,000

 

Discount on Class D-R-2 Notes

 

 

(915,299

)

 

 

(965,259

)

Class E-1-R-2 Deferrable Mezzanine Floating Rate Notes

 

 

27,000,000

 

 

 

27,000,000

 

Class E-2-R-2 Deferrable Mezzanine Fixed Rate Notes

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class F-R-2 Deferrable Junior Floating Rate Notes

 

 

2,500,000

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Class G-R-2 Deferrable Junior Floating Rate Notes

 

 

7,500,000

 

 

 

7,500,000

 

Deferred debt financing costs

 

 

(2,222,411

)

 

 

(2,340,764

)

Subordinated Notes

 

 

69,500,000

 

 

 

69,500,000

 

Discount on Subordinated Notes

 

 

(21,714,099

)

 

 

(22,899,324

)

Total liabilities

 

$

545,013,077

 

 

$

556,981,893

 

NET ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ordinary equity, par value $1.00, 250 ordinary shares authorized, 250 and 250 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively

 

$

250

 

 

$

250

 

Total distributable earnings (loss)

 

 

(47,060,357

)

 

 

(35,102,419

)

Total net assets

 

 

(47,060,107

)

 

 

(35,102,169

)

Total liabilities and net assets

 

$

497,952,970

 

 

$

521,879,724

 

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Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

INVESTMENT INCOME

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total interest from investments

 

$

6,437,801.0

 

 

 

8,304,492

 

 

$

13,651,290

 

 

$

16,508,199

 

Interest from cash and cash equivalents

 

 

214

 

 

 

26,440

 

 

 

3,501

 

 

 

33,803

 

Other income

 

 

184,969

 

 

 

40,845

 

 

 

294,610

 

 

 

180,968

 

Total investment income

 

 

6,622,984

 

 

 

8,371,777

 

 

 

13,949,401

 

 

 

16,722,970

 

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest and debt financing expenses

 

 

5,769,357

 

 

 

6,748,508

 

 

 

13,057,925

 

 

 

13,167,316

 

Base management fee

 

 

126,481

 

 

 

125,949

 

 

 

252,002

 

 

 

251,852

 

Subordinated management fee

 

 

505,921

 

 

 

503,796

 

 

 

1,008,006

 

 

 

1,007,409

 

Professional fees

 

 

94,782

 

 

 

88,204

 

 

 

183,272

 

 

 

212,712

 

Trustee expenses

 

 

53,876

 

 

 

118,136

 

 

 

105,734

 

 

 

138,015

 

Other expense

 

 

12,228

 

 

 

11,196

 

 

 

40,280

 

 

 

43,734

 

Total expenses

 

 

6,562,645

 

 

 

7,595,789

 

 

 

14,647,219

 

 

 

14,821,038

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

 

 

60,339

 

 

 

775,988

 

 

 

(697,818

)

 

 

1,901,932

 

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net realized loss from investments

 

 

(4,338,586

)

 

 

(1,218,364

)

 

 

(6,142,470

)

 

 

(2,162,298

)

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

 

 

26,457,779

 

 

 

(2,174,060

)

 

 

(5,117,650

)

 

 

(4,380,055

)

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

 

 

22,119,193.00

 

 

 

(3,392,424

)

 

 

(11,260,120

)

 

 

(6,542,353

)

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

 

$

22,179,532

 

 

$

(2,616,436

)

 

$

(11,957,938

)

 

$

(4,640,421

)

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Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Education Management II LLC(b)

 

Services: Consumer

 

Education Management II A-2 Preferred Shares

 

Equity

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

18,975

 

$

1,897,538

 

$

Education Management II LLC(b)

 

Services: Consumer

 

Education Management II A-1 Preferred Shares

 

Equity

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

6,692

 

 

669,214

 

 

McDermott International (Americas) Inc.

 

Construction & Building

 

McDermott International - Class A C/S (07/20)

 

Equity

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

 

 

141,797

 

 

141,797

 

 

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

11/19/2026

 

$

1,492,500

 

 

1,451,681

 

 

1,434,666

ABB Con-Cise Optical Group LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

6/15/2023

 

 

2,071,167

 

 

2,054,288

 

 

1,734,603

ADMI Corp.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

4/30/2025

 

 

1,960,276

 

 

1,953,089

 

 

1,885,550

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

7/23/2021

 

 

2,358,618

 

 

2,357,934

 

 

2,240,687

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B Incremental

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

7/23/2021

 

 

487,437

 

 

484,632

 

 

461,847

Advisor Group Holdings Inc

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (7/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.16

%

 

7/31/2026

 

 

497,500

 

 

496,345

 

 

480,709

Aegis Toxicology Sciences Corporation

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.50

%

 

5/9/2025

 

 

3,930,000

 

 

3,902,756

 

 

3,178,388

Agiliti Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan (1/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

1/5/2026

 

 

493,750

 

 

493,750

 

 

482,641

AI Convoy (Luxembourg) S.a.r.l.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

1/15/2027

 

 

1,496,250

 

 

1,489,146

 

 

1,458,844

AI Mistral (Luxembourg) Subco Sarl

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

3/11/2024

 

 

483,750

 

 

483,750

 

 

357,975

AIS Holdco LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.24

%

 

8/15/2025

 

 

2,390,625

 

 

2,381,617

 

 

2,079,844

Alchemy Copyrights LLC

 

Media: Diversified & Production

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

Prime+

 

2.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.00

%

 

8/14/2027

 

 

500,000

 

 

496,270

 

 

497,500

Alchemy US Holdco 1 LLC

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.66

%

 

10/10/2025

 

 

1,925,000

 

 

1,902,423

 

 

1,780,625

Alion Science and Technology Corporation

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan 7/20

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

7/23/2024

 

 

4,000,000

 

 

3,982,197

 

 

4,013,320

Allen Media LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.74

%

 

2/10/2027

 

 

2,992,027

 

 

2,978,282

 

 

2,876,086

Altisource S.a r.l.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (03/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

4/3/2024

 

 

1,454,005

 

 

1,447,377

 

 

1,066,265

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

10/1/2025

 

 

1,686,566

 

 

1,683,362

 

 

1,650,204

37

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

American Greetings Corporation

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

4/5/2024

 

4,693,527

 

$

4,690,468

 

$

4,517,520

American Residential Services LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

6/30/2022

 

3,905,209

 

 

3,897,455

 

 

3,983,313

Amerilife Holdings LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

3/18/2027

 

113,636

 

 

60,606

 

 

60,606

Amerilife Holdings LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

3/18/2027

 

1,386,364

 

 

1,376,801

 

 

1,362,102

Amynta Agency Borrower Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

2/28/2025

 

3,444,786

 

 

3,411,261

 

 

3,097,069

Anastasia Parent LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.99

%

 

8/11/2025

 

982,500

 

 

978,802

 

 

404,869

Anchor Glass Container Corporation

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan (07/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

12/7/2023

 

482,575

 

 

481,256

 

 

370,806

Api Group DE Inc

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

10/1/2026

 

995,000

 

 

990,443

 

 

975,926

APLP Holdings Limited Partnership

 

Utilities

 

Term Loan B (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.50

%

 

4/11/2025

 

1,815,789

 

 

1,815,789

 

 

1,786,846

Aramark Services Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

1/15/2027

 

2,493,750

 

 

2,407,504

 

 

2,373,427

Arctic Glacier U.S.A. Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan (3/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

3/20/2024

 

3,350,967

 

 

3,334,451

 

 

2,736,266

Aretec Group Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (10/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

10/1/2025

 

1,970,000

 

 

1,966,202

 

 

1,827,175

Aristocrat International PTY Ltd

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan (5/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

10/21/2024

 

1,000,000

 

 

981,030

 

 

1,002,500

ASG Technologies Group Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

7/31/2024

 

463,892

 

 

462,437

 

 

431,651

Asplundh Tree Expert LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.74

%

 

8/19/2027

 

1,000,000

 

 

995,000

 

 

1,000,310

AssetMark Financial Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.24

%

 

11/14/2025

 

1,237,500

 

 

1,235,762

 

 

1,225,125

Asurion LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B-4 (Replacement)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

8/4/2022

 

868,184

 

 

866,338

 

 

858,052

Asurion LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

11/3/2023

 

490,182

 

 

487,591

 

 

481,197

Athenahealth Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.74

%

 

2/11/2026

 

1,975,000

 

 

1,942,973

 

 

1,956,494

Avaya Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

12/16/2024

 

3,169,156

 

 

3,141,330

 

 

3,075,412

38

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Avison Young (Canada) Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.24

%

 

1/30/2026

 

3,458,665

 

$

3,406,041

 

$

3,216,558

Avolon TLB Borrower 1 (US) LLC

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan B3

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

2.50

%

 

1/15/2025

 

1,000,000

 

 

854,775

 

 

962,780

B&G Foods Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

10/10/2026

 

206,458

 

 

205,536

 

 

205,362

Ball Metalpack Finco LLC

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.74

%

 

7/31/2025

 

3,924,912

 

 

3,910,129

 

 

3,732,592

Berry Global Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan Y

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

7/1/2026

 

4,962,437

 

 

4,957,197

 

 

4,806,766

Blackstone Mortgage Trust Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B-2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.75

%

 

4/23/2026

 

500,000

 

 

485,536

 

 

496,250

Blount International Inc.

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

Term Loan B (09/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

4/12/2023

 

3,436,294

 

 

3,433,892

 

 

3,413,099

Blucora Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (11/17)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

5/22/2024

 

1,454,367

 

 

1,443,021

 

 

1,428,916

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan (1/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

5/24/2027

 

990,025

 

 

981,661

 

 

948,256

Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.49

%

 

9/5/2025

 

982,500

 

 

978,839

 

 

956,709

Broadstreet Partners Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B3

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.41

%

 

1/27/2027

 

2,019,552

 

 

2,017,887

 

 

1,951,392

Brookfield Property REIT Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

8/27/2025

 

3,989,847

 

 

3,141,492

 

 

3,190,960

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc.

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan 1/20

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.75

%

 

8/1/2025

 

494,975

 

 

493,943

 

 

486,135

Buckeye Partners L.P.

 

Utilities: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

11/2/2026

 

997,500

 

 

993,227

 

 

979,685

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.41

%

 

11/18/2024

 

2,925,000

 

 

2,822,650

 

 

2,910,375

Calceus Acquisition Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.74

%

 

2/12/2025

 

962,500

 

 

953,838

 

 

938,438

Callaway Golf Company

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

1/2/2026

 

693,750

 

 

682,035

 

 

692,453

Cardtronics USA
Inc

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

6/29/2027

 

500,000

 

 

491,402

 

 

498,440

CareerBuilder
LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.75

%

 

7/31/2023

 

3,393,388

 

 

3,202,226

 

 

3,065,349

Casa Systems Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

12/20/2023

 

1,447,500

 

 

1,439,932

 

 

1,351,603

Castle US Holding Corporation

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B (USD)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.99

%

 

1/29/2027

 

498,958

 

 

496,722

 

 

479,624

CCS-CMGC Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.74

%

 

10/1/2025

 

2,462,500

 

 

2,443,119

 

 

2,187,784

Cengage Learning Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

6/7/2023

 

1,439,959

 

 

1,429,478

 

 

1,182,566

39

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

CenturyLink Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

3/15/2027

 

2,985,000

 

$

2,981,784

 

$

2,879,898

Chemours Company The

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

4/3/2025

 

994,911

 

 

939,133

 

 

945,991

Citadel Securities
LP

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (2/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

2/27/2026

 

987,538

 

 

986,514

 

 

978,897

Clarios Global LP

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.66

%

 

4/30/2026

 

1,488,750

 

 

1,475,687

 

 

1,457,576

Compass Power Generation L.L.C.

 

Utilities: Electric

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

12/20/2024

 

1,868,660

 

 

1,864,793

 

 

1,832,072

Concordia International Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.50

%

 

9/6/2024

 

1,171,510

 

 

1,124,552

 

 

1,117,328

Connect U.S. Finco LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

12/11/2026

 

2,992,500

 

 

2,835,106

 

 

2,908,351

Consolidated Communications Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

10/5/2023

 

1,467,819

 

 

1,458,706

 

 

1,429,905

Coral-US Co-Borrower LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

1/31/2028

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,929,000

Covia Holdings Corporation(b)

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

Prime+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

6/2/2025

 

982,500

 

 

982,500

 

 

679,153

CPI Acquisition
Inc

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (1st Lien)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

8/17/2022

 

1,436,782

 

 

1,429,560

 

 

1,245,690

Crown Subsea Communications Holding Inc.

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.16

%

 

11/3/2025

 

949,545

 

 

941,321

 

 

941,236

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B (03/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

7/17/2025

 

1,964,467

 

 

1,944,222

 

 

1,893,255

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

1/15/2026

 

492,500

 

 

491,569

 

 

474,647

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

4/15/2027

 

497,500

 

 

497,500

 

 

480,799

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

8/21/2025

 

3,935,187

 

 

3,920,178

 

 

3,761,370

Daseke Companies Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Replacement Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

2/27/2024

 

1,945,716

 

 

1,937,945

 

 

1,883,706

Dealer Tire LLC

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

12/12/2025

 

2,985,000

 

 

2,978,001

 

 

2,912,853

Delek US Holdings Inc.

 

Utilities: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

3/31/2025

 

6,413,343

 

 

6,352,525

 

 

6,038,868

Dell International L.L.C.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

2.75

%

 

9/19/2025

 

3,776,190

 

 

3,772,197

 

 

3,747,869

Delta 2 (Lux)
SARL

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.50

%

 

2/1/2024

 

818,289

 

 

818,662

 

 

792,210

Delta Air Lines Inc.

 

Transportation: Consumer

 

Term Loan B (4/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.75

%

 

5/1/2023

 

250,000

 

 

243,209

 

 

248,973

DHX Media Ltd.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

12/29/2023

 

279,282

 

 

278,182

 

 

263,922

40

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Diamond Sports Group LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.41

%

 

8/24/2026

 

3,461,281

 

$

2,889,534

 

$

2,920,456

Digital Room Holdings Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.31

%

 

5/21/2026

 

2,970,000

 

 

2,935,026

 

 

2,509,650

Dole Food Company Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

4/8/2024

 

462,500

 

 

461,258

 

 

456,816

DRW Holdings
LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

11/27/2026

 

4,975,000

 

 

4,929,654

 

 

4,850,625

DynCorp International
Inc.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.00

%

 

8/18/2025

 

2,887,500

 

 

2,812,505

 

 

2,858,625

Eagletree-Carbide Acquisition
Corp.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

8/28/2024

 

4,887,115

 

 

4,864,317

 

 

4,850,461

EIG Investors
Corp.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (06/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

2/9/2023

 

2,174,120

 

 

2,163,623

 

 

2,160,532

Encapsys LLC

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

11/7/2024

 

494,856

 

 

490,713

 

 

484,959

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I
S.a.r.l.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B (4/17)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

5.00

%

 

4/29/2024

 

3,916,835

 

 

3,897,568

 

 

3,769,132

Energy Acquisition LP

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (6/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

6/26/2025

 

1,960,000

 

 

1,952,522

 

 

1,695,400

Envision Healthcare Corporation

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

10/10/2025

 

4,925,000

 

 

4,916,157

 

 

3,554,373

EyeCare Partners LLC

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

EyeCare Partners T/L B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.06

%

 

2/18/2027

 

1,617,568

 

 

1,615,998

 

 

1,502,575

EyeCare Partners LLC(a)

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

2/18/2027

 

 

 

 

 

FinCo I LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

2018 Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

12/27/2022

 

359,858

 

 

359,362

 

 

355,990

First Brands Group LLC

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B-3

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

7.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.50

%

 

2/2/2024

 

5,134,766

 

 

5,010,802

 

 

5,032,070

First Eagle Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Refinancing Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.74

%

 

2/1/2027

 

5,422,750

 

 

5,401,370

 

 

5,283,331

Fitness International LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B (4/18)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.56

%

 

4/18/2025

 

1,330,058

 

 

1,323,599

 

 

749,820

Franklin Square Holdings L.P.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

8/1/2025

 

4,421,245

 

 

4,393,989

 

 

4,321,767

Froneri US Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B-2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

1/29/2027

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,995,417

 

 

1,923,920

Fusion Connect Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Take Back 2nd Out Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

1.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

3.00

%

 

7/14/2025

 

784,776

 

 

766,136

 

 

329,606

GBT Group Services B.V.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

8/13/2025

 

4,421,250

 

 

4,420,330

 

 

4,012,284

General Nutrition Centers Inc.(b)

 

Retail

 

FILO Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

9.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

9.16

%

 

1/3/2023

 

585,849

 

 

584,990

 

 

567,178

General Nutrition Centers Inc.(b)

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

8.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

9.50

%

 

3/4/2021

 

644,902

 

 

644,620

 

 

467,554

41

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

General Nutrition Centers Inc.(b)

 

Retail

 

DIP New Money Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

11.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

12.25

%

 

12/23/2020

 

207,475

 

$

201,279

 

$

207,475

General Nutrition Centers Inc.(b)

 

Retail

 

DIP Roll-Up Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

11.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

12.25

%

 

12/23/2020

 

207,475

 

 

207,451

 

 

207,475

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.24

%

 

12/30/2026

 

1,496,250

 

 

1,489,453

 

 

1,470,904

GEO Group Inc.
The

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan Refinance

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

2.75

%

 

3/25/2024

 

3,984,563

 

 

3,641,859

 

 

3,663,925

GI Chill Acquisition LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.24

%

 

8/6/2025

 

2,456,250

 

 

2,446,891

 

 

2,407,125

Gigamon Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

12/27/2024

 

2,945,200

 

 

2,925,117

 

 

2,893,659

Global Tel*Link Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

11/28/2025

 

5,022,463

 

 

4,767,463

 

 

4,358,393

Go Wireless Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.50

%

 

12/22/2024

 

3,113,636

 

 

3,076,635

 

 

2,886,341

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company The

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Second Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

3/7/2025

 

3,000,000

 

 

2,926,213

 

 

2,869,380

Graham Packaging Company Inc

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Initial Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.50

%

 

8/4/2027

 

1,000,000

 

 

992,528

 

 

998,000

Greenhill & Co.
Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.41

%

 

4/12/2024

 

3,661,538

 

 

3,628,690

 

 

3,533,385

Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings
LLLP

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

3/28/2025

 

660,340

 

 

657,910

 

 

657,038

Guidehouse LLP

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

5/1/2025

 

3,944,810

 

 

3,924,153

 

 

3,900,431

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.75

%

 

11/3/2023

 

1,667,985

 

 

1,661,951

 

 

1,174,061

Helix Acquisition Holdings Inc.

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (2019 Incremental)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.99

%

 

9/30/2024

 

2,962,500

 

 

2,915,706

 

 

2,540,344

Helix Gen Funding LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan B (02/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

6/3/2024

 

259,851

 

 

259,560

 

 

255,194

HLF Financing SaRL LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

8/18/2025

 

3,930,000

 

 

3,916,369

 

 

3,863,190

Holley Purchaser Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.24

%

 

10/24/2025

 

2,462,500

 

 

2,443,587

 

 

2,290,125

Hudson River Trading LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

2/18/2027

 

5,970,000

 

 

5,947,878

 

 

5,902,837

Hyperion Refinance S.a.r.l.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Tem Loan (12/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

12/20/2024

 

1,701,058

 

 

1,693,898

 

 

1,682,397

ICH US Intermediate Holdings II
Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.75

%

 

12/24/2026

 

4,875,000

 

 

4,693,983

 

 

4,777,500

42

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Idera Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

6/28/2024

 

3,916,989

 

$

3,904,408

 

$

3,871,277

Inmar Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

5/1/2024

 

3,439,315

 

 

3,368,971

 

 

3,210,841

Innophos Holdings Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

2/5/2027

 

498,750

 

 

496,411

 

 

492,516

Intrado
Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B (Olympus Merger)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

10/10/2024

 

1,231,061

 

 

1,165,176

 

 

1,098,599

Intrado
Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

10/10/2024

 

2,946,140

 

 

2,881,961

 

 

2,610,192

ION Media Networks Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

12/18/2024

 

1,992,500

 

 

1,949,175

 

 

1,942,688

Isagenix International
LLC

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.75

%

 

6/16/2025

 

2,719,166

 

 

2,677,938

 

 

1,196,433

Jane Street Group LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

1/31/2025

 

997,494

 

 

976,498

 

 

982,531

Jefferies Finance LLC / JFIN
Co-Issuer Corp

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.41

%

 

6/3/2026

 

3,213,091

 

 

3,196,484

 

 

3,102,657

Jill Holdings LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (1st Lien)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

5/9/2022

 

1,789,685

 

 

1,786,926

 

 

1,055,914

JP Intermediate B LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.50

%

 

11/20/2025

 

4,558,806

 

 

4,516,813

 

 

3,583,222

KAR Auction Services Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B (09/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

9/21/2026

 

248,125

 

 

247,593

 

 

240,061

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan (6/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.16

%

 

7/2/2025

 

1,989,873

 

 

1,971,233

 

 

1,969,975

KREF Holdings X LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.75

%

 

8/4/2027

 

500,000

 

 

487,500

 

 

495,000

Lakeland Tours
LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

12/16/2024

 

2,444,975

 

 

2,438,428

 

 

1,224,517

Lealand Finance Company B.V.

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

Exit Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

6/30/2025

 

320,681

 

 

320,681

 

 

258,950

Learfield Communications LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Initial Term Loan (A-L Parent)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

12/1/2023

 

482,500

 

 

481,276

 

 

369,248

Lifetime Brands
Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

2/28/2025

 

2,905,639

 

 

2,872,366

 

 

2,774,885

Lighthouse Network LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

12/2/2024

 

1,635,688

 

 

1,633,326

 

 

1,629,555

Lightstone Holdco LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

1/30/2024

 

1,322,520

 

 

1,320,931

 

 

1,116,193

Lightstone Holdco LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan C

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

1/30/2024

 

74,592

 

 

74,506

 

 

62,955

Lindblad Expeditions Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

US 2018 Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.25

%

 

3/27/2025

 

392,286

 

 

391,626

 

 

333,443

Lindblad Expeditions Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Cayman Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.25

%

 

3/27/2025

 

98,071

 

 

97,907

 

 

83,361

Liquidnet Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

7/15/2024

 

2,046,017

 

 

2,041,794

 

 

1,966,734

43

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Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

LogMeIn Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (8/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.99

%

 

8/13/2027

 

2,000,000

 

$

1,950,000

 

$

1,949,160

LPL Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

11/11/2026

 

1,238,986

 

 

1,236,258

 

 

1,211,109

MA FinanceCo. LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B4

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

6/5/2025

 

500,000

 

 

487,984

 

 

498,125

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

8/29/2025

 

1,492,500

 

 

1,492,500

 

 

1,425,338

Match Group Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.99

%

 

2/15/2027

 

250,000

 

 

249,438

 

 

243,020

McAfee LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

9/30/2024

 

1,148,497

 

 

1,139,958

 

 

1,136,587

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

5/4/2022

 

2,926,093

 

 

2,644,605

 

 

2,518,868

Meredith Corporation

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

1/31/2025

 

578,738

 

 

577,795

 

 

556,219

Messer Industries GMBH

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.74

%

 

3/2/2026

 

2,962,500

 

 

2,956,122

 

 

2,898,303

Michaels Stores
Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.50

%

 

1/30/2023

 

2,584,336

 

 

2,577,265

 

 

2,477,732

Midwest Physician Administrative Services LLC

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan (2/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.50

%

 

8/15/2024

 

965,956

 

 

962,738

 

 

932,631

Milk Specialties Company

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan (2/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

8/16/2023

 

3,879,250

 

 

3,834,706

 

 

3,733,778

Mitchell International
Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (7/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.50

%

 

4.75

%

 

11/29/2024

 

1,000,000

 

 

940,632

 

 

975,000

MKS Instruments Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

2/2/2026

 

882,701

 

 

875,521

 

 

860,360

MLN US HoldCo LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

11/28/2025

 

985,000

 

 

983,345

 

 

832,946

MRC Global (US) Inc.

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

9/20/2024

 

487,481

 

 

486,660

 

 

443,607

Natgasoline LLC

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.81

%

 

11/14/2025

 

492,500

 

 

490,629

 

 

458,025

National Mentor Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

3/9/2026

 

1,890,242

 

 

1,874,156

 

 

1,870,394

National Mentor Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan C

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

3/9/2026

 

86,065

 

 

85,353

 

 

85,161

NeuStar Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B4 (03/18)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

8/8/2024

 

2,641,566

 

 

2,607,050

 

 

2,470,973

NeuStar Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

8/8/2024

 

885,162

 

 

871,566

 

 

835,814

Nexstar Broadcasting
Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

9/18/2026

 

240,156

 

 

239,106

 

 

235,387

NorthPole Newco S.a r.l

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

7.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.24

%

 

3/3/2025

 

4,687,500

 

 

4,290,679

 

 

4,230,469

44

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Novetta Solutions LLC

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

10/17/2022

 

1,909,870

 

$

1,902,890

 

$

1,856,164

Novetta Solutions LLC

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Second Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

8.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

9.50

%

 

10/16/2023

 

1,000,000

 

 

994,951

 

 

945,000

NPC International Inc.(b)

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

4/19/2024

 

487,500

 

 

487,124

 

 

341,859

Octave Music Group Inc. The

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.25

%

 

5/29/2025

 

3,965,517

 

 

3,928,861

 

 

3,370,690

Onex Carestream Finance LP

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.75

%

 

5/8/2023

 

2,359,150

 

 

2,354,150

 

 

2,241,193

Owens & Minor Distribution Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

4/30/2025

 

490,000

 

 

482,815

 

 

469,939

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan (3/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

3/31/2027

 

461,262

 

 

449,912

 

 

452,180

Pathway Vet Alliance LLC(a)

 

Services: Business

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan (3/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.24

%

 

3/31/2027

 

 

 

 

 

Patriot Container Corp.

 

Environmental Industries

 

Term Loan (3/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

3/20/2025

 

497,455

 

 

495,198

 

 

481,756

PCI Gaming Authority

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

5/29/2026

 

878,269

 

 

874,407

 

 

849,480

Penn National Gaming Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.00

%

 

10/15/2025

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,925,464

 

 

1,927,000

Peraton Corp.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.25

%

 

4/29/2024

 

1,434,898

 

 

1,433,909

 

 

1,413,374

PG&E Corporation

 

Utilities: Electric

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

6/23/2025

 

500,000

 

 

492,700

 

 

491,565

PGX Holdings Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.25

%

 

9/29/2023

 

3,322,181

 

 

3,321,574

 

 

2,480,573

PI UK Holdco II Limited

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B1 (PI UK Holdco II)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

1/3/2025

 

1,466,250

 

 

1,460,349

 

 

1,385,606

Pitney Bowes Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.66

%

 

1/7/2025

 

2,962,500

 

 

2,665,459

 

 

2,852,651

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.50

%

 

10/31/2024

 

1,974,747

 

 

1,939,412

 

 

1,915,505

Plastipak Packaging Inc.

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan B (4/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

10/15/2024

 

2,944,583

 

 

2,923,183

 

 

2,900,414

Playtika Holding Corp.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Trm Loan B (12/19)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.00

%

 

12/10/2024

 

2,912,658

 

 

2,861,250

 

 

2,933,833

Polymer Process Holdings Inc

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.16

%

 

4/30/2026

 

2,970,000

 

 

2,919,204

 

 

2,816,540

Premier Dental Services Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (12/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.25

%

 

6/30/2023

 

426,216

 

 

426,792

 

 

370,808

Presidio Holdings Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.74

%

 

1/22/2027

 

500,000

 

 

498,921

 

 

491,250

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (Protection One/ADT)

 

Loan

 

9M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

9/23/2026

 

2,977,500

 

 

2,961,836

 

 

2,964,846

Priority Payment Systems Holdings LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.50

%

 

1/3/2023

 

2,466,889

 

 

2,457,760

 

 

2,392,882

Project Accelerate Parent LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

1/2/2025

 

1,955,000

 

 

1,948,413

 

 

1,661,750

45

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Prometric Holdings Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

1/29/2025

 

488,813

 

$

487,171

 

$

447,874

Pug LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.66

%

 

2/12/2027

 

492,500

 

 

490,405

 

 

416,985

Rackspace Hosting Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

11/3/2023

 

471,065

 

 

468,014

 

 

465,473

Radiology Partners Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.49

%

 

7/9/2025

 

1,432,727

 

 

1,427,050

 

 

1,365,275

Research Now Group Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.50

%

 

12/20/2024

 

3,907,368

 

 

3,806,563

 

 

3,692,150

Resolute Investment Managers Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (10/17)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

4/29/2022

 

2,665,868

 

 

2,666,901

 

 

2,645,874

Rexnord LLC

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

8/21/2024

 

862,069

 

 

862,069

 

 

858,526

Reynolds Consumer Products LLC

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

2/4/2027

 

1,435,644

 

 

1,433,954

 

 

1,410,822

Robertshaw US Holding Corp.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

2/28/2025

 

977,500

 

 

975,708

 

 

816,213

Rocket Software
Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (11/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

11/28/2025

 

2,950,000

 

 

2,939,336

 

 

2,841,027

RP Crown Parent LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (07/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

2/2/2026

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,990,049

 

 

1,983,760

RSA Security
LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

6/29/2027

 

1,000,000

 

 

980,000

 

 

997,500

Russell Investments US Institutional Holdco Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

6/1/2023

 

5,637,965

 

 

5,584,591

 

 

5,585,814

Ryan Specialty Group LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.00

%

 

7/23/2027

 

500,000

 

 

492,500

 

 

497,814

Sahara Parent Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (11/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.49

%

 

8/16/2024

 

1,945,350

 

 

1,930,898

 

 

1,905,236

Sally Holdings
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

7/5/2024

 

768,409

 

 

765,889

 

 

751,119

Sally Holdings
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (Fixed)

 

Loan

 

Fixed

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

7/5/2024

 

1,000,000

 

 

997,143

 

 

987,500

Samsonite International
S.A.

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

4/25/2025

 

1,000,000

 

 

971,250

 

 

976,250

Savage Enterprises LLC

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan B (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

8/1/2025

 

1,831,540

 

 

1,814,526

 

 

1,807,126

SCS Holdings I
Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan 1/20

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.66

%

 

7/1/2026

 

1,980,050

 

 

1,975,903

 

 

1,934,271

Seadrill Operating LP

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.00

%

 

2/21/2021

 

899,872

 

 

891,020

 

 

121,258

Shutterfly Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.00

%

 

9/25/2026

 

870,968

 

 

831,783

 

 

788,844

SMB Shipping Logistics LLC

 

Transportation: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

2/2/2024

 

1,931,951

 

 

1,930,461

 

 

1,828,109

46

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Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

SMG US Midco 2 Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan (01/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.74

%

 

1/23/2025

 

497,500

 

$

497,500

 

$

422,253

Sotheby’s

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.50

%

 

1/15/2027

 

3,307,138

 

 

3,244,553

 

 

3,253,396

SP PF Buyer LLC

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.66

%

 

12/19/2025

 

1,975,000

 

 

1,907,543

 

 

1,770,923

SRAM LLC

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.75

%

 

3/15/2024

 

1,697,664

 

 

1,691,551

 

 

1,684,932

SS&C European Holdings S.A.R.L.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

4/16/2025

 

191,599

 

 

191,267

 

 

185,786

SS&C Technologies Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B3

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

4/16/2025

 

272,712

 

 

272,232

 

 

264,438

SS&C Technologies Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

4/16/2025

 

491,158

 

 

490,238

 

 

476,703

Staples Inc.

 

Wholesale

 

Term Loan (03/19)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.24

%

 

4/16/2026

 

1,950,313

 

 

1,950,313

 

 

1,651,271

Stats Intermediate Holdings LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.41

%

 

7/10/2026

 

1,990,000

 

 

1,946,753

 

 

1,935,275

Steak N Shake Operations Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

3/19/2021

 

819,218

 

 

818,285

 

 

622,604

Sybil Software
LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (4/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.25

%

 

9/29/2023

 

1,286,674

 

 

1,268,728

 

 

1,267,374

Teneo Holdings
LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.25

%

 

7/11/2025

 

2,481,250

 

 

2,396,921

 

 

2,382,000

Tenneco Inc.

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

10/1/2025

 

1,477,500

 

 

1,466,301

 

 

1,313,749

Ten-X LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

9/30/2024

 

1,950,000

 

 

1,948,111

 

 

1,833,000

Terex Corporation

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.50

%

 

1/31/2024

 

987,500

 

 

984,071

 

 

967,750

TGG TS Acquisition Company

 

Media: Diversified & Production

 

Term Loan (12/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.66

%

 

12/15/2025

 

2,716,936

 

 

2,600,449

 

 

2,615,050

The Edelman Financial Center LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

7/21/2025

 

1,231,250

 

 

1,226,769

 

 

1,191,233

Thor Industries Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan (USD)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

2/2/2026

 

2,935,080

 

 

2,867,994

 

 

2,898,391

Tivity Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan A

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

3/8/2024

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,488,515

 

 

1,409,250

Tivity Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.41

%

 

3/6/2026

 

2,312,501

 

 

2,263,829

 

 

2,168,617

T-Mobile USA
Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

4/1/2027

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,970,460

 

 

2,004,260

Tosca Services
LLC

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

8/18/2027

 

500,000

 

 

492,523

 

 

500,210

Transdigm Inc.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan G (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

8/22/2024

 

4,085,761

 

 

4,089,847

 

 

3,874,078

Travel Leaders Group LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

1/25/2024

 

2,450,000

 

 

2,447,192

 

 

1,739,500

47

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

TRC Companies
Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

6/21/2024

 

3,359,545

 

$

3,350,429

 

$

3,209,777

TRC Companies
Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.00

%

 

6/21/2024

 

992,500

 

 

979,476

 

 

949,495

Truck Hero Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

4/22/2024

 

2,912,431

 

 

2,897,909

 

 

2,805,223

Trugreen Limited Partnership

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (03/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.91

%

 

3/19/2026

 

976,452

 

 

968,278

 

 

961,806

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.91

%

 

5/11/2026

 

990,000

 

 

985,721

 

 

938,649

Uber Technologies Inc

 

Transportation: Consumer

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.66

%

 

7/13/2023

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,942,191

 

 

1,962,300

United Natural Foods Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.41

%

 

10/22/2025

 

3,447,500

 

 

3,268,118

 

 

3,357,003

Univar Solutions USA Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B3 (11/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.41

%

 

7/1/2024

 

1,627,723

 

 

1,622,537

 

 

1,593,720

Univision Communications Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

2020 Replacement Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.75

%

 

3/13/2026

 

2,529,686

 

 

2,520,324

 

 

2,469,606

URS Holdco Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Term Loan (10/17)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.75

%

 

8/30/2024

 

968,337

 

 

959,206

 

 

786,474

US Ecology Holdings Inc.

 

Environmental Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.66

%

 

11/2/2026

 

497,500

 

 

496,461

 

 

490,038

VeriFone Systems Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (7/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.24

%

 

8/20/2025

 

5,403,750

 

 

5,378,906

 

 

4,854,351

VFH Parent LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.16

%

 

3/2/2026

 

3,209,493

 

 

3,198,646

 

 

3,168,379

Victory Capital Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (01/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.74

%

 

7/1/2026

 

1,881,527

 

 

1,843,330

 

 

1,850,952

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.00

%

 

6/3/2024

 

2,621,741

 

 

2,621,360

 

 

2,592,245

Vistra Operations Company LLC

 

Utilities: Electric

 

2018 Incremental Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

46,022.00

 

922,419

 

 

921,629

 

 

906,369

Vizient Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B-6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

46,148.00

 

493,750

 

 

492,781

 

 

483,875

VM Consolidated Inc.

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan B1 (02/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.49

%

 

2/28/2025

 

477,944

 

 

476,242

 

 

465,995

WeddingWire Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.74

%

 

12/19/2025

 

3,940,000

 

 

3,933,426

 

 

3,762,700

Western Digital Corporation

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B-4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

1.91

%

 

4/29/2023

 

823,135

 

 

809,384

 

 

815,931

Winter Park Intermediate
Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.06

%

 

4/4/2025

 

1,974,745

 

 

1,958,221

 

 

1,879,306

Wirepath LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

8/5/2024

 

2,940,156

 

 

2,919,340

 

 

2,697,592

48

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

WP CityMD Bidco LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.50

%

 

8/13/2026

 

3,482,500

 

$

3,452,111

 

$

3,455,823

Xperi Holding Corporation

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.16

%

 

6/2/2025

 

2,418,000

 

 

2,242,720

 

 

2,359,557

YS Garments
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.24

%

 

8/9/2024

 

1,891,250

 

 

1,877,118

 

 

1,704,489

Zekelman Industries Inc

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2.16

%

 

1/25/2027

 

997,500

 

 

997,500

 

 

968,074

Zep Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.00

%

 

8/12/2024

 

2,431,250

 

 

2,423,478

 

 

2,229,651

Zest Acquisition Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.74

%

 

3/14/2025

 

957,262

 

 

953,932

 

 

836,006

Seadrill Operating PIK R/C

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

PIK Revolver

 

R/C

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

2/22/2021

 

24,694

 

 

22,982

 

 

25,929

                     

 

   

 

   

 

         

$

516,146,848

 

$

486,024,173

     

Number of Shares

 

 

Cost

 

 

Fair Value

Cash and cash equivalents

         

 

   

 

 

U.S. Bank Money Market(c)

     

5,108,193

 

$

5,108,193

 

$

5,108,193

Total cash and cash equivalents

     

5,108,193

 

$

5,108,193

 

$

5,108,193

____________

(a)    All or a portion of this investment has an unfunded commitment as of August 31, 2020

(b)    As of August 31, 2020, the investment was in default and on non-accrual status.

(c)    Included within cash and cash equivalents in Saratoga CLO’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of August 31, 2020.

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

1W USD LIBOR — The 1 week USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.11%.

1M USD LIBOR — The 1 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.16%.

2M USD LIBOR — The 2 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.19%.

3M USD LIBOR — The 3 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.34%.

6M USD LIBOR — The 6 month USD LIBOR rate as of August 31, 2020 was 0.31%.

Prime — The Prime Rate as of August 31, 2020 was 3.25%.

49

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Schedule of Investments

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Education Management II LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Education Management II A-2 Preferred Shares

 

Equity

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

— 

 

 

18,975

 

$

1,897,538

 

$

190

Education Management II LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Education Management II A-1 Preferred Shares

 

Equity

 

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

— 

 

 

6,692

 

 

669,214

 

 

67

1011778 B.C. Unlimited Liability Company

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

11/19/2026

 

$

500,000.00

 

 

498,790

 

 

491,665

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (5/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

5/30/2025

 

 

2,959,950

 

 

2,949,872

 

 

1,943,710

ABB Con-Cise Optical Group
LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

6/15/2023

 

 

2,081,927

 

 

2,062,239

 

 

1,969,149

ADMI Corp.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

4/30/2025

 

 

1,970,000

 

 

1,962,286

 

 

1,924,848

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

7/23/2021

 

 

2,371,131

 

 

2,370,010

 

 

2,286,173

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B Incremental

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

7/23/2021

 

 

489,950

 

 

485,523

 

 

470,352

Advisor Group Holdings Inc

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (7/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

7/31/2026

 

 

500,000

 

 

498,753

 

 

486,875

Aegis Toxicology Sciences Corporation

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

5/9/2025

 

 

3,950,000

 

 

3,919,494

 

 

3,695,225

Agiliti Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan (1/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

1/5/2026

 

 

496,250

 

 

496,250

 

 

486,325

Agrofresh Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.27

%

 

7/30/2021

 

 

2,889,487

 

 

2,886,790

 

 

2,677,601

AI Convoy Bidco Limited

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

AI Convoy Bidco T/L B (USD)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.96

%

 

1/29/2027

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,492,500

 

 

1,483,125

AI Mistral (Luxembourg) Subco Sarl

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

3/11/2024

 

 

486,250

 

 

486,250

 

 

384,138

AIS Holdco LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.46

%

 

8/15/2025

 

 

2,421,875

 

 

2,411,617

 

 

2,228,125

Alchemy US Holdco 1 LLC

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.02

%

 

10/10/2025

 

 

1,950,000

 

 

1,925,236

 

 

1,945,125

Alion Science and Technology Corporation

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan B (1st Lien)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

8/19/2021

 

 

3,377,293

 

 

3,373,263

 

 

3,373,071

Allen Media LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Allen Media T/L B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

2/10/2027

 

 

3,000,000

 

 

2,985,000

 

 

2,936,250

Altisource S.a r.l.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (03/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

4/3/2024

 

 

1,454,005

 

 

1,446,493

 

 

1,353,141

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

10/1/2025

 

 

1,767,163

 

 

1,763,366

 

 

1,748,943

50

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

American Dental Partners Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.71

%

 

3/24/2023

 

990,000

 

$

982,019

 

$

982,575

American Greetings Corporation

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

4/5/2024

 

4,889,524

 

 

4,886,331

 

 

4,788,702

American Residential Services LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

6/30/2022

 

3,925,767

 

 

3,916,564

 

 

3,896,324

AmeriLife Group LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

AmeriLife T/L

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

2/5/2027

 

838,710

 

 

836,613

 

 

832,419

AmeriLife Group LLC(a)

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.00

%

 

2/5/2027

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

Amex GBT (2/20) T/L

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

2/26/2027

 

2,993,363

 

 

2,933,496

 

 

2,926,012

Amex GBT 2/20 D/T/L(a)

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Unfunded Commitment

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

2/26/2027

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

Amynta Agency Borrower Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

2/28/2025

 

3,462,357

 

 

3,425,731

 

 

3,224,320

Anastasia Parent LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

8/11/2025

 

987,500

 

 

983,508

 

 

759,141

Anchor Glass Container Corporation

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan (07/17)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.21

%

 

12/7/2023

 

485,063

 

 

483,537

 

 

354,789

Api Group DE Inc

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

10/1/2026

 

1,000,000

 

 

995,123

 

 

990,000

APLP Holdings Limited Partnership

 

Utilities

 

APLP Holdings T/L B (Atlantic Power)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

4/13/2023

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,977,500

Aramark Services Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

1/15/2027

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,498,209

 

 

1,484,070

Arctic Glacier U.S.A. Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan (3/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

3/20/2024

 

3,350,967

 

 

3,332,339

 

 

3,225,306

Aretec Group Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (10/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

10/1/2025

 

1,980,000

 

 

1,975,743

 

 

1,937,093

ASG Technologies Group Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

7/31/2024

 

488,775

 

 

487,107

 

 

476,556

AssetMark Financial Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.46

%

 

11/14/2025

 

1,237,500

 

 

1,235,582

 

 

1,228,219

Astoria Energy
LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

12/24/2021

 

1,391,552

 

 

1,385,662

 

 

1,384,595

Asurion LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B-4 (Replacement)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

8/4/2022

 

1,876,925

 

 

1,872,057

 

 

1,853,069

Asurion LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

11/3/2023

 

492,773

 

 

489,808

 

 

485,381

Athenahealth Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

2/11/2026

 

1,985,000

 

 

1,950,006

 

 

1,970,113

Avaya Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

12/16/2024

 

3,169,156

 

 

3,138,355

 

 

3,010,698

51

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Avison Young (Canada) Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.46

%

 

1/30/2026

 

3,476,222

 

$

3,418,777

 

$

3,406,697

B&G Foods Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

10/10/2026

 

249,375

 

 

248,169

 

 

246,881

Ball Metalpack Finco LLC

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.96

%

 

7/31/2025

 

3,944,937

 

 

3,928,266

 

 

3,432,096

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B (05/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

6/2/2025

 

25,355

 

 

25,274

 

 

25,161

Berry Global Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan Y

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

7/1/2026

 

4,987,500

 

 

4,981,754

 

 

4,897,974

Blount International Inc.

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

Term Loan B (09/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

4/12/2023

 

3,453,781

 

 

3,450,952

 

 

3,432,195

Blucora Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (11/17)

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.50

%

 

5/22/2024

 

955,900

 

 

953,639

 

 

946,341

Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan (1/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

5/24/2027

 

995,000

 

 

985,847

 

 

978,214

Boxer Parent Company Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

10/2/2025

 

2,475,000

 

 

2,454,363

 

 

2,374,070

Bracket Intermediate Holding Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.71

%

 

9/5/2025

 

987,500

 

 

983,437

 

 

987,500

Broadstreet Partners Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B3

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

1/27/2027

 

2,024,614

 

 

2,022,736

 

 

2,002,687

Brookfield WEC Holdings Inc.

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan 1/20

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.52

%

 

8/1/2025

 

497,487

 

 

496,370

 

 

488,627

Buckeye Partners L.P.

 

Utilities: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

11/2/2026

 

1,000,000

 

 

995,334

 

 

989,170

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings LLC

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.77

%

 

11/18/2024

 

3,000,000

 

 

2,884,283

 

 

2,992,500

Calceus Acquisition Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.02

%

 

2/12/2025

 

975,000

 

 

964,353

 

 

964,031

Callaway Golf Company

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

1/2/2026

 

697,500

 

 

684,758

 

 

696,196

CareerBuilder
LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.27

%

 

7/31/2023

 

2,266,211

 

 

2,232,341

 

 

2,223,720

CareStream Health Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.77

%

 

2/28/2021

 

2,362,278

 

 

2,356,691

 

 

2,263,062

Casa Systems Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

12/20/2023

 

1,455,000

 

 

1,446,052

 

 

1,236,750

Castle US Holding Corporation

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (USD)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

1/27/2027

 

500,000

 

 

497,509

 

 

475,000

CCS-CMGC Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

10/1/2025

 

2,475,000

 

 

2,453,876

 

 

2,338,875

Cengage Learning Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

6/7/2023

 

1,447,458

 

 

1,435,195

 

 

1,329,447

CenturyLink Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

3/15/2027

 

3,000,000

 

 

2,996,438

 

 

2,922,180

Citadel Securities LP

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (2/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

2/27/2026

 

992,500

 

 

991,371

 

 

983,816

Clarios Global LP

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

4/30/2026

 

1,496,250

 

 

1,482,216

 

 

1,451,991

Compass Power Generation L.L.C.

 

Utilities: Electric

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

12/20/2024

 

1,891,221

 

 

1,886,758

 

 

1,855,761

52

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February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Compuware Corporation

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

8/22/2025

 

495,000

 

$

493,979

 

$

493,763

Concordia International Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

9/6/2024

 

1,183,650

 

 

1,131,380

 

 

1,088,224

Connect U.S. Finco LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Delayed Draw Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

12/11/2026

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,984,055

 

 

1,980,000

Consolidated Communications Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

10/5/2023

 

1,475,404

 

 

1,464,720

 

 

1,395,481

Coral-US
Co-Borrower LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

1/31/2028

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,976,660

Covia Holdings Corporation

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

6/2/2025

 

985,000

 

 

985,000

 

 

711,663

CPI Acquisition
Inc

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (1st Lien)

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.90

%

 

8/17/2022

 

1,436,782

 

 

1,427,762

 

 

1,089,957

Crown Subsea Communications Holding Inc

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.52

%

 

11/3/2025

 

1,655,837

 

 

1,640,398

 

 

1,649,627

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B (03/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

7/17/2025

 

1,974,620

 

 

1,952,260

 

 

1,941,308

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

4/15/2027

 

500,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

492,500

CSC Holdings
LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

1/15/2026

 

495,000

 

 

493,968

 

 

486,031

Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower LLC

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

8/21/2025

 

3,945,050

 

 

3,928,487

 

 

3,874,789

Daseke Companies Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Replacement Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

2/27/2024

 

1,955,694

 

 

1,946,628

 

 

1,867,688

DaVita Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

8/12/2026

 

997,500

 

 

995,133

 

 

985,859

Dealer Tire LLC

 

Automotive

 

Dealer Tire T/L B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

12/12/2025

 

3,000,000

 

 

2,992,500

 

 

2,977,500

Delek US Holdings Inc.

 

Utilities: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

3/31/2025

 

6,446,003

 

 

6,379,073

 

 

6,317,083

Dell International L.L.C.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B-1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.52

%

 

9/19/2025

 

3,814,430

 

 

3,809,967

 

 

3,766,292

Delta 2 (Lux) SARL

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

2/1/2024

 

1,318,289

 

 

1,315,922

 

 

1,275,445

DHX Media Ltd.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

12/29/2023

 

279,282

 

 

278,012

 

 

267,413

Diamond Sports Group LLC

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

8/24/2026

 

997,500

 

 

992,773

 

 

907,725

Digital Room Holdings Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

5/21/2026

 

2,985,000

 

 

2,944,957

 

 

2,790,975

Dole Food Company Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

4/8/2024

 

468,750

 

 

467,304

 

 

461,522

DRW Holdings LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

11/27/2026

 

5,000,000

 

 

4,950,804

 

 

4,962,500

53

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

DynCorp International Inc.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.52

%

 

8/18/2025

 

2,962,500

 

$

2,879,096

 

$

2,925,469

Eagletree-Carbide Acquisition Corp.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.71

%

 

8/28/2024

 

4,927,385

 

 

4,901,606

 

 

4,804,200

EIG Investors
Corp.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (06/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.21

%

 

2/9/2023

 

2,199,416

 

 

2,186,449

 

 

2,160,926

Encapsys LLC

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

11/7/2024

 

497,428

 

 

492,831

 

 

491,832

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B (4/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

5.77

%

 

4/29/2024

 

3,937,025

 

 

3,914,795

 

 

3,766,985

Energy Acquisition LP

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (6/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.71

%

 

6/26/2025

 

1,970,000

 

 

1,957,901

 

 

1,811,179

Envision Healthcare Corporation

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

10/10/2025

 

4,950,000

 

 

4,939,709

 

 

3,966,188

EyeCare Partners LLC

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

EyeCare Partners T/L B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

2/5/2027

 

1,621,622

 

 

1,619,618

 

 

1,583,789

EyeCare Partners LLC(a)

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

EyeCare Partners Delayed Draw Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

2/5/2027

 

— 

 

 

— 

 

 

— 

FinCo I LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

2018 Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

12/27/2022

 

360,538

 

 

359,905

 

 

356,752

First Eagle Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Refinancing Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.96

%

 

2/1/2027

 

5,450,000

 

 

5,426,720

 

 

5,338,275

Fitness International LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B (4/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

4/18/2025

 

1,330,058

 

 

1,322,900

 

 

1,312,103

Franklin Square Holdings L.P.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

8/1/2025

 

4,443,748

 

 

4,414,007

 

 

4,421,530

Froneri International Ltd

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B-2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

1/29/2027

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,995,162

 

 

1,962,500

Fusion Connect
Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Exit Term Loan (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

9.50

%

 

2.00

%

 

11.50

%

 

1/14/2025

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,470,716

 

 

1,495,005

Fusion Connect
Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Take Back 2nd Out Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

8.00

%

 

2.00

%

 

10.00

%

 

7/14/2025

 

757,724

 

 

737,560

 

 

527,883

GBT Group Services B.V.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.96

%

 

8/13/2025

 

4,443,750

 

 

4,442,729

 

 

4,410,422

GC EOS Buyer
Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

8/1/2025

 

2,962,500

 

 

2,940,820

 

 

2,888,438

General Nutrition Centers Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

8.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

10.21

%

 

3/4/2021

 

930,446

 

 

929,986

 

 

856,010

General Nutrition Centers Inc.

 

Retail

 

FILO Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

7.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

8.52

%

 

1/3/2023

 

585,849

 

 

584,748

 

 

583,505

Genesee & Wyoming Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.46

%

 

12/30/2026

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,492,771

 

 

1,489,380

GEO Group Inc.
The

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan Refinance

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.52

%

 

3/25/2024

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,911,214

 

 

1,846,260

GI Chill Acquisition LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

8/6/2025

 

2,468,750

 

 

2,458,492

 

 

2,450,234

GI Revelation Acquisition
LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

4/16/2025

 

1,231,867

 

 

1,226,730

 

 

1,155,652

54

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Gigamon Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

12/27/2024

 

2,960,000

 

$

2,937,550

 

$

2,952,600

Global Tel*Link Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

11/28/2025

 

3,039,750

 

 

3,039,750

 

 

2,886,668

Go Wireless Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.02

%

 

12/22/2024

 

3,202,597

 

 

3,161,265

 

 

3,005,093

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company The

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Second Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

3/7/2025

 

2,000,000

 

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,950,000

Greenhill & Co.
Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

4/12/2024

 

3,661,538

 

 

3,624,459

 

 

3,644,769

Grosvenor Capital Management Holdings
LLLP

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

3/28/2025

 

898,530

 

 

894,831

 

 

898,530

Guidehouse LLP

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

5/1/2025

 

3,964,937

 

 

3,941,954

 

 

3,895,550

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.21

%

 

11/3/2023

 

1,723,072

 

 

1,715,720

 

 

1,356,919

HD Supply Waterworks Ltd.

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.21

%

 

8/1/2024

 

488,750

 

 

487,883

 

 

481,419

Helix Acquisition Holdings Inc.

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (2019 Incremental)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.21

%

 

9/30/2024

 

2,977,500

 

 

2,925,219

 

 

2,754,188

Helix Gen Funding LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan B (02/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

6/3/2024

 

264,030

 

 

263,694

 

 

253,799

HLF Financing SaRL LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

8/18/2025

 

3,950,000

 

 

3,935,111

 

 

3,883,364

Holley Purchaser Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.46

%

 

10/24/2025

 

2,475,000

 

 

2,454,070

 

 

2,301,750

Hudson River Trading LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

2/18/2027

 

6,000,000

 

 

5,975,621

 

 

5,955,000

Hyperion Refinance S.a.r.l.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Tem Loan (12/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

12/20/2024

 

1,709,781

 

 

1,701,824

 

 

1,691,623

ICH US Intermediate Holdings II
Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.21

%

 

12/24/2026

 

5,000,000

 

 

4,803,288

 

 

4,875,000

Idera Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

6/28/2024

 

2,939,742

 

 

2,919,274

 

 

2,917,694

Informatica LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

2/25/2027

 

500,000

 

 

497,500

 

 

489,375

Inmar Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

5/1/2024

 

3,457,043

 

 

3,377,774

 

 

3,320,939

Innophos Holdings Inc

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

2/4/2027

 

500,000

 

 

497,521

 

 

496,250

ION Media Networks Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

12/18/2024

 

997,500

 

 

992,818

 

 

982,538

Isagenix International LLC

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.21

%

 

6/16/2025

 

2,796,876

 

 

2,750,718

 

 

1,118,750

Jefferies Finance LLC/JFIN
Co-Issuer Corp

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

6/3/2026

 

3,229,359

 

 

3,211,489

 

 

3,172,846

55

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February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Jill Holdings LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (1st Lien)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.46

%

 

5/9/2022

 

1,800,290

 

$

1,796,697

 

$

1,458,235

JP Intermediate B LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

11/20/2025

 

4,687,500

 

 

4,640,380

 

 

2,499,984

KAR Auction Services Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan B (09/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

9/19/2026

 

249,375

 

 

248,789

 

 

247,505

Kindred Healthcare Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Kindred Healthcare T/L (6/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

7/2/2025

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,980,000

 

 

1,975,000

Lakeland Tours
LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.71

%

 

12/16/2024

 

2,457,482

 

 

2,450,618

 

 

2,248,596

Lannett Company Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.38

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.89

%

 

11/25/2022

 

2,379,293

 

 

2,356,101

 

 

2,343,175

Learfield Communications LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Initial Term Loan (A-L Parent)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

12/1/2023

 

485,000

 

 

483,577

 

 

439,531

Lifetime Brands
Inc.

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

2/28/2025

 

2,992,386

 

 

2,955,090

 

 

2,857,728

Lighthouse Network LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

12/2/2024

 

4,129,092

 

 

4,115,428

 

 

4,123,930

Lightstone Holdco LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

1/30/2024

 

1,322,520

 

 

1,320,692

 

 

1,164,651

Lightstone Holdco LLC

 

Energy: Electricity

 

Term Loan C

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

1/30/2024

 

74,592

 

 

74,493

 

 

65,688

Lindblad Expeditions Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

US 2018 Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

3/27/2025

 

394,000

 

 

393,227

 

 

390,060

Lindblad Expeditions Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Cayman Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

3/27/2025

 

98,500

 

 

98,307

 

 

97,515

Liquidnet Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

7/15/2024

 

2,131,268

 

 

2,126,212

 

 

2,093,970

LPL Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B1

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

11/11/2026

 

1,245,213

 

 

1,242,233

 

 

1,243,133

Marriott Ownership Resorts Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

3/12/2026

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,432,500

Match Group Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.21

%

 

2/5/2027

 

250,000

 

 

249,377

 

 

248,438

McAfee LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

9/30/2024

 

3,159,418

 

 

3,131,317

 

 

3,136,165

McDermott International (Americas)
Inc.
(b)

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.46

%

 

5/12/2025

 

1,965,000

 

 

1,933,938

 

 

1,126,928

McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

5/4/2022

 

956,813

 

 

954,867

 

 

897,807

Meredith Corporation

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

1/31/2025

 

578,738

 

 

577,724

 

 

572,227

Messer Industries GMBH

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.96

%

 

3/2/2026

 

2,977,500

 

 

2,970,753

 

 

2,917,950

Michaels Stores
Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

1/30/2023

 

2,599,163

 

 

2,590,493

 

 

2,393,387

Midwest Physician Administrative Services LLC

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan (2/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.27

%

 

8/15/2024

 

970,910

 

 

967,282

 

 

951,492

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Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Milk Specialties Company

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan (2/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

8/16/2023

 

3,899,905

 

$

3,848,164

 

$

3,696,798

MKS Instruments Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

2/2/2026

 

887,425

 

 

879,526

 

 

875,001

MLN US HoldCo LLC

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

11/28/2025

 

990,000

 

 

988,165

 

 

932,144

MRC Global (US) Inc.

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan B2

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

9/20/2024

 

490,000

 

 

489,047

 

 

477,750

NAI Entertainment Holdings LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

5/8/2025

 

870,833

 

 

869,104

 

 

855,594

Natgasoline LLC

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.90

%

 

11/14/2025

 

495,000

 

 

492,907

 

 

491,288

National Mentor Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

3/9/2026

 

1,881,215

 

 

1,864,059

 

 

1,871,809

National Mentor Holdings Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan C

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

3/9/2026

 

104,662

 

 

103,730

 

 

104,139

NeuStar Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B4 (03/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

8/8/2024

 

2,962,121

 

 

2,918,947

 

 

2,688,125

NeuStar Inc.

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

8/8/2024

 

992,500

 

 

975,477

 

 

959,311

Nexstar Broadcasting
Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

9/18/2026

 

249,375

 

 

248,222

 

 

247,298

NMI Holdings
Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.27

%

 

5/23/2023

 

3,454,906

 

 

3,457,271

 

 

3,420,357

NorthPole Newco
S.a r.l

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

7.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

8.46

%

 

3/3/2025

 

4,812,500

 

 

4,371,041

 

 

4,162,813

Novetta Solutions LLC

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

10/17/2022

 

1,919,870

 

 

1,911,097

 

 

1,878,478

Novetta Solutions LLC

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Second Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

8.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

10.02

%

 

10/16/2023

 

1,000,000

 

 

994,137

 

 

973,750

NPC International Inc.(b)

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.96

%

 

4/19/2024

 

487,500

 

 

487,124

 

 

237,544

Octave Music Group Inc. The

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.75

%

 

5/29/2025

 

5,000,000

 

 

4,950,000

 

 

4,937,500

Office Depot Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.77

%

 

11/8/2022

 

2,456,367

 

 

2,445,611

 

 

2,464,547

Owens & Minor Distribution Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

4/30/2025

 

492,500

 

 

484,678

 

 

413,700

Patriot Container Corp.

 

Environmental Industries

 

Term Loan (3/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

3/20/2025

 

500,000

 

 

497,500

 

 

492,500

PCI Gaming Authority

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

5/29/2026

 

878,269

 

 

874,086

 

 

871,682

Peraton Corp.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.75

%

 

4/29/2024

 

2,447,449

 

 

2,437,345

 

 

2,386,263

PGX Holdings
Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.77

%

 

9/29/2020

 

3,564,650

 

 

3,555,767

 

 

1,782,325

PI UK Holdco II Limited

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B1 (PI UK Holdco II)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

1/3/2025

 

1,473,750

 

 

1,467,204

 

 

1,449,802

Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.02

%

 

10/31/2024

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,960,340

 

 

1,953,120

Plastipak Packaging Inc

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Plastipak Packaging T/L B (04/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

10/15/2024

 

2,944,583

 

 

2,921,203

 

 

2,885,691

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February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Playtika Holding Corp.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Trm Loan B (12/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.52

%

 

12/10/2024

 

4,000,000

 

$

3,922,736

 

$

3,988,760

Polymer Process Holdings Inc

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.52

%

 

4/30/2026

 

2,985,000

 

 

2,930,303

 

 

2,921,569

Presidio Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B (1/20)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.96

%

 

1/22/2027

 

500,000

 

 

498,787

 

 

495,000

Prime Security Services Borrower LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (Protection One/ADT)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

9/23/2026

 

2,992,500

 

 

2,975,658

 

 

2,905,717

Priority Payment Systems Holdings LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

1/3/2023

 

2,472,719

 

 

2,462,039

 

 

2,404,720

Project Accelerate Parent LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

1/2/2025

 

1,965,000

 

 

1,957,491

 

 

1,940,438

Prometric Holdings Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

1/29/2025

 

491,288

 

 

489,418

 

 

473,478

Pug LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Pug T/L B (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

2/12/2027

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,492,500

 

 

1,395,000

Rackspace Hosting Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.46

%

 

11/3/2023

 

1,476,064

 

 

1,467,715

 

 

1,403,486

Radio Systems Corporation

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.25

%

 

5/2/2024

 

1,462,500

 

 

1,462,500

 

 

1,449,703

Radiology Partners Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.75

%

 

7/9/2025

 

1,432,727

 

 

1,426,403

 

 

1,413,386

Research Now Group Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.96

%

 

12/20/2024

 

3,927,406

 

 

3,816,352

 

 

3,868,494

Resolute Investment Managers Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (10/17)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.71

%

 

4/29/2022

 

2,680,466

 

 

2,681,757

 

 

2,673,765

Rexnord LLC

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan (11/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

8/21/2024

 

862,069

 

 

862,069

 

 

858,431

Reynolds Consumer Products Inc.

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Reynolds Consumer Products T/L

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.21

%

 

2/4/2027

 

1,500,000

 

 

1,498,128

 

 

1,483,875

RGIS Services
LLC

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

7.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.96

%

 

3/31/2023

 

482,554

 

 

477,839

 

 

421,994

Robertshaw US Holding Corp.

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

2/28/2025

 

982,500

 

 

980,484

 

 

884,250

Rocket Software
Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan (11/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

11/28/2025

 

3,970,000

 

 

3,953,381

 

 

3,817,393

Russell Investments US Institutional Holdco Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

6/1/2023

 

5,637,965

 

 

5,554,276

 

 

5,553,396

Sahara Parent Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (11/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

7.71

%

 

8/16/2024

 

1,955,250

 

 

1,938,956

 

 

1,877,040

Sally Holdings
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (Fixed)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

7/5/2024

 

1,000,000

 

 

996,778

 

 

980,000

Sally Holdings
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

7/5/2024

 

768,409

 

 

765,606

 

 

753,041

Savage Enterprises LLC

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

8/1/2025

 

3,284,831

 

 

3,247,280

 

 

3,270,049

SCS Holdings I
Inc.

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan 1/20

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

7/1/2026

 

1,990,000

 

 

1,985,537

 

 

1,976,329

Seadrill Operating LP

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.46

%

 

2/21/2021

 

905,168

 

 

891,491

 

 

288,359

58

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Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Shutterfly Inc.

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.46

%

 

9/25/2026

 

870,968

 

$

829,352

 

$

827,968

SMB Shipping Logistics LLC

 

Transportation: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

2/2/2024

 

1,947,873

 

 

1,946,123

 

 

1,913,785

SMG US Midco 2 Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

1/23/2025

 

500,000

 

 

500,000

 

 

495,000

Snacking Investment BidCo Pty Limited

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

12/18/2026

 

1,000,000

 

 

990,193

 

 

987,500

Sotheby’s

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.02

%

 

1/15/2027

 

3,324,994

 

 

3,258,223

 

 

3,315,285

SP PF Buyer LLC

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

12/19/2025

 

1,985,000

 

 

1,911,678

 

 

1,801,388

SRAM LLC

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.72

%

 

3/15/2024

 

1,769,661

 

 

1,762,426

 

 

1,756,388

SS&C European Holdings
S.A.R.L.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

4/16/2025

 

199,839

 

 

199,466

 

 

196,841

SS&C Technologies Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B-5

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

4/16/2025

 

493,682

 

 

492,653

 

 

486,000

SS&C Technologies Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B3

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

4/16/2025

 

280,056

 

 

279,525

 

 

275,855

Staples Inc.

 

Wholesale

 

Term Loan (03/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

4/16/2026

 

1,960,188

 

 

1,960,188

 

 

1,928,334

Stats Intermediate Holdings LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

6M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.65

%

 

7/10/2026

 

2,000,000

 

 

1,953,068

 

 

1,920,000

Steak N Shake Operations Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

3/19/2021

 

824,991

 

 

823,352

 

 

662,740

STG-Fairway Holdings LLC

 

Services: Business

 

STG Fairway T/L (First Advantage) (Fastball Merger

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

1/29/2027

 

500,000

 

 

497,500

 

 

496,040

Sybil Software
LLC

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B (4/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

3.71

%

 

9/29/2023

 

263,565

 

 

262,651

 

 

261,918

Teneo Holdings
LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.77

%

 

7/11/2025

 

2,493,750

 

 

2,401,489

 

 

2,381,531

Tenneco Inc

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.52

%

 

10/1/2025

 

1,485,000

 

 

1,472,625

 

 

1,386,619

Ten-X LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

9/30/2024

 

1,960,000

 

 

1,958,142

 

 

1,927,327

Terex Corporation

 

Capital Equipment

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

4.27

%

 

1/31/2024

 

992,500

 

 

988,635

 

 

991,567

TGG TS Acquisition Company

 

Media: Diversified & Production

 

Term Loan (12/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

6.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

8.02

%

 

12/15/2025

 

2,766,667

 

 

2,639,073

 

 

2,711,333

The Edelman Financial Center LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (06/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

7/21/2025

 

1,237,500

 

 

1,232,467

 

 

1,211,203

The Knot Worldwide Inc

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.02

%

 

12/19/2025

 

3,960,000

 

 

3,952,856

 

 

3,890,700

Thor Industries Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan (USD)

 

Loan

 

2M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.25

%

 

2/2/2026

 

2,031,203

 

 

2,018,102

 

 

2,000,735

Tivity Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.77

%

 

3/6/2026

 

2,334,338

 

 

2,281,664

 

 

2,209,288

59

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Tivity Health Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan A

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

3/8/2024

 

1,600,000

 

$

1,586,231

 

$

1,504,000

Transdigm Inc.

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

Term Loan G (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

8/22/2024

 

4,106,293

 

 

4,111,126

 

 

4,013,901

Travel Leaders Group LLC

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B (08/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

1/25/2024

 

2,462,500

 

 

2,458,773

 

 

2,410,172

TRC Companies
Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

6/21/2024

 

3,376,818

 

 

3,366,553

 

 

3,250,188

TRC Companies
Inc.

 

Services: Business

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.52

%

 

6/21/2024

 

997,500

 

 

982,926

 

 

980,044

Trico Group LLC

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

Incremental Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

7.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

8.46

%

 

2/2/2024

 

4,758,359

 

 

4,645,140

 

 

4,675,088

Truck Hero Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

4/22/2024

 

2,927,444

 

 

2,910,795

 

 

2,874,984

Trugreen Limited Partnership

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan (03/19)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.27

%

 

3/19/2026

 

981,396

 

 

972,628

 

 

981,396

Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc.

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

5/11/2026

 

995,000

 

 

990,418

 

 

971,060

United Natural Foods Inc.

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.77

%

 

10/22/2025

 

3,465,000

 

 

3,270,106

 

 

2,875,950

Univar Solutions
Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan B3 (11/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

7/1/2024

 

1,627,723

 

 

1,621,989

 

 

1,603,307

Univision Communications Inc.

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

4.27

%

 

3/15/2024

 

2,746,369

 

 

2,735,251

 

 

2,634,565

URS Holdco Inc.

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

Term Loan (10/17)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.75

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.27

%

 

8/30/2024

 

984,169

 

 

973,856

 

 

821,778

US Ecology Inc.

 

Environmental Industries

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

11/2/2026

 

500,000

 

 

498,859

 

 

496,250

VeriFone Systems Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan (7/18)

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

8/20/2025

 

5,431,250

 

 

5,403,194

 

 

5,214,000

Verra Mobility
Corp.

 

Construction & Building

 

Term Loan B1 (02/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.77

%

 

2/28/2025

 

491,250

 

 

489,331

 

 

483,881

VFH Parent LLC

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

3/2/2026

 

3,801,266

 

 

3,787,581

 

 

3,793,663

Victory Capital Holdings Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.02

%

 

7/1/2026

 

422,273

 

 

418,485

 

 

415,939

Virtus Investment Partners Inc.

 

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.75

%

 

3.77

%

 

6/3/2024

 

3,218,500

 

 

3,217,979

 

 

3,213,479

Vistra Operations Company LLC

 

Utilities: Electric

 

2018 Incremental Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

12/31/2025

 

927,500

 

 

926,595

 

 

919,094

Vizient Inc.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan B-6

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.00

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.52

%

 

5/6/2026

 

496,250

 

 

495,208

 

 

491,600

VS Buyer T/L (Veeam
Software)

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

3.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

4.71

%

 

2/28/2027

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

986,250

Weight Watchers International
Inc.

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

0.75

%

 

6.21

%

 

11/29/2024

 

1,670,130

 

 

1,645,266

 

 

1,665,955

West Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

10/10/2024

 

2,961,172

 

 

2,889,546

 

 

2,319,573

West Corporation

 

Telecommunications

 

Term Loan B (Olympus Merger)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.52

%

 

10/10/2024

 

1,237,374

 

 

1,164,156

 

 

981,002

60

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd.

Schedule of Investments — (continued)

February 29, 2020

Issuer Name

 

Industry

 

Asset Name

 

Asset
Type

 

Reference
Rate/Spread

 

LIBOR
Floor

 

Current
Rate
(All In)

 

Maturity
Date

 

Principal/
Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Western Dental Services Inc.

 

Retail

 

Term Loan (12/18)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

5.25

%

 

1.00

%

 

6.77

%

 

6/30/2023

 

2,438,722

 

$

2,424,403

 

$

2,444,819

Western Digital Corporation

 

High Tech Industries

 

Term Loan B-4

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

1.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.27

%

 

4/29/2023

 

903,135

 

 

885,248

 

 

892,975

Winter Park Intermediate
Inc.

 

Automotive

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

4.75

%

 

0.00

%

 

6.27

%

 

4/4/2025

 

1,984,953

 

 

1,966,855

 

 

1,951,864

Wirepath LLC

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

8/5/2024

 

2,955,118

 

 

2,931,790

 

 

2,766,730

WP CityMD Bidco LLC

 

Services: Consumer

 

Term Loan B

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.50

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.96

%

 

8/13/2026

 

3,500,000

 

 

3,467,362

 

 

3,476,375

YS Garments
LLC

 

Retail

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1W USD LIBOR+

 

6.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

7.57

%

 

8/9/2024

 

1,937,500

 

 

1,921,365

 

 

1,908,438

Zekelman Industries
Inc

 

Metals & Mining

 

Term Loan (01/20)

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

2.25

%

 

0.00

%

 

3.77

%

 

1/19/2027

 

1,000,000

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

977,500

Zep Inc.

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

3M USD LIBOR+

 

4.00

%

 

1.00

%

 

5.46

%

 

8/12/2024

 

2,443,750

 

 

2,434,999

 

 

1,840,461

Zest Acquisition Corp.

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

Term Loan

 

Loan

 

1M USD LIBOR+

 

3.50

%

 

0.00

%

 

5.02

%

 

3/14/2025

 

982,500

 

 

978,750

 

 

934,603

                     

 

   

 

   

 

         

$

526,004,959

 

$

500,999,934

     

Number of Shares

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

Cash and cash equivalents

         

 

   

 

 

U.S. Bank Money Market(c)

     

9,081,041

 

$

9,081,041

 

$

9,081,041

Total cash and cash equivalents

     

9,081,041

 

$

9,081,041

 

$

9,081,041

____________

(a)    All or a portion of this investment has an unfunded commitment as of February 29, 2020 (see Note 6 in Notes to financial statements).
(b)    As of February 29, 2020, the investment was in default and on non-accrual status.
(c)    Included within cash and cash equivalents in Saratoga CLO’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of February 29, 2020.

LIBOR — London Interbank Offered Rate

1W USD LIBOR — The 1 week USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.57%.

1M USD LIBOR — The 1 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.52%.

2M USD LIBOR — The 2 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.50%.

3M USD LIBOR — The 3 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.46%.

6M USD LIBOR — The 6 month USD LIBOR rate as of February 29, 2020 was 1.40%.

Prime — The Prime Rate as of February 29, 2020 was 4.75%.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 5. Income Taxes

SIA-Avionte, Inc., SIA-GH, Inc., SIA-MAC, Inc., SIA-TG, Inc., SIA-TT, Inc., SIA-Vector, Inc. and SIA-VR, Inc., each 100% owned by the Company, are each filing standalone C Corporation tax returns for federal and state purposes. As separately regarded entities for tax purposes, these entities are taxed at normal corporate rates. For tax purposes, any distributions by the entities to the parent company would generally need to be distributed to the Company’s shareholders. Generally, such distributions of the entities’ income to the Company’s shareholders will be considered as qualified dividends for tax purposes. The entities taxable net income will differ from U.S. GAAP net income because of deferred tax temporary differences adjustments arising from net operating losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities held. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted corporate federal and state tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those net operating losses are utilized and the unrealized gains and losses are realized. Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are netted off by entity, as allowed. The recoverability of deferred tax assets is assessed and a valuation allowance is recorded to the extent that it is more likely than not that any portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized on the basis of a history of operating losses combined with insufficient projected taxable income or other taxable events in the taxable blockers.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities, and related valuation allowance as of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 were as follows:

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

Total deferred tax assets

 

$

1,790,734

 

 

$

1,744,879

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

 

 

(1,261,267

)

 

 

(1,412,486

)

Valuation allowance on net deferred tax assets

 

 

(1,724,167

)

 

 

(1,679,756

)

Net deferred tax liability

 

$

(1,194,700

)

 

$

(1,347,363

)

As of August 31, 2020, the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets was $1.7 million, which represents the federal and state tax effect of net operating losses and unrealized losses that we do not believe we will realize through future taxable income. Any adjustments to the Company’s valuation allowance will depend on estimates of future taxable income and will be made in the period such determination is made.

Net deferred tax (benefit) expense for the three months ended August 31, 2020 includes $0.1 million net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and $0.0 million net change in total operating expense, in the consolidated statement of operations, respectively. Net deferred tax (benefit) expense for the three months ended August 31, 2019 includes $0.7 million net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and $(0.5) million net change in total operating expense, in the consolidated statement of operations, respectively.

Net deferred tax (benefit) expense for the six months ended August 31, 2020 includes $(0.2) million net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and $(0.00) million net change in total operating expense, in the consolidated statement of operations, respectively. Net deferred tax (benefit) expense for the six months ended August 31, 2019 includes $0.7 million net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and $(0.5) million net change in total operating expense, in the consolidated statement of operations, respectively.

Deferred tax temporary differences may include differences for state taxes and joint venture interests.

62

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 5. Income Taxes (cont.)

Federal and state income tax provisions (benefits) on investments for three and six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019:

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Current

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

 

$

State

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net current expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred

 

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

74,636

 

 

200,527

 

 

(170,838

)

 

 

213,817

State

 

 

49,386

 

 

37,812

 

 

18,175

 

 

 

47,588

Net deferred expense

 

 

124,022

 

 

238,339

 

 

(152,663

)

 

 

261,405

Net tax provision

 

$

124,022

 

$

238,339

 

$

(152,663

)

 

$

261,405

Note 6. Agreements and Related Party Transactions

Investment Advisory and Management Agreement

On July 30, 2010, the Company entered into the Management Agreement with our Manager. The initial term of the Management Agreement was two years, with automatic, one-year renewals at the end of each year, subject to certain approvals by our board of directors and/or the Company’s stockholders. On July 7, 2020, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, our Manager implements our business strategy on a day-to-day basis and performs certain services for us, subject to oversight by our board of directors. Our Manager is responsible for, among other duties, determining investment criteria, sourcing, analyzing and executing investments transactions, asset sales, financings and performing asset management duties. Under the Management Agreement, we have agreed to pay our Manager a management fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of a base management fee and an incentive management fee.

Base Management Fee and Incentive Management Fee

The base management fee of 1.75% per year is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets (other than cash or cash equivalents, but including assets purchased with borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters. The base management fee is paid quarterly following the filing of the most recent 10-Q.

The incentive management fee consists of the following two parts:

The first, payable quarterly in arrears, equals 20.0% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, that exceeds a 1.875% quarterly hurdle rate measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter, subject to a “catch-up” provision. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our Manager receives no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Our Manager will receive 100.0% of pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than or equal to 2.344% in any fiscal quarter; and 20.0% of the amount of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 2.344% in any fiscal quarter. There is no accumulation of amounts on the hurdle rate from quarter to quarter, and accordingly there is no claw back of amounts previously paid if subsequent quarters are below the quarterly hurdle rate, and there is no delay of payment if prior quarters are below the quarterly hurdle rate.

The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Management Agreement) and equals 20.0% of our “incentive fee capital gains,” which equals our realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from May 31, 2010 through the end of the fiscal year, if any, computed net of

63

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 6. Agreements and Related Party Transactions (cont.)

all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis on each investment in the Company’s portfolio, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fee. Importantly, the capital gains portion of the incentive fee is based on realized gains and realized and unrealized losses from May 31, 2010. Therefore, realized and unrealized losses incurred prior to such time will not be taken into account when calculating the capital gains portion of the incentive fee, and our Manager will be entitled to 20.0% of incentive fee capital gains that arise after May 31, 2010. In addition, for the purpose of the “incentive fee capital gains” calculations, the cost basis for computing realized gains and losses on investments held by us as of May 31, 2010 will equal the fair value of such investments as of such date.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company incurred $2.2 million and $2.0 million in base management fees, respectively. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company incurred $1.4 million and $1.4 million in incentive fees related to pre-incentive fee net investment income, respectively. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company accrued an expense of $0.1 million and an expense of $0.7 million in incentive fees related to capital gains.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company incurred $4.4 million and $3.8 million in base management fees, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company incurred $2.8 million and $2.6 million in incentive fees related to pre-incentive fee net investment income, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company accrued a (benefit) of $(3.1) million and an expense of $1.6 million in incentive fees related to capital gains, respectively.

The accrual is calculated using both realized and unrealized capital gains for the period. The actual incentive fee related to capital gains will be determined and payable in arrears at the end of the fiscal year and will include only realized capital gains for the period. As of August 31, 2020, the base management fees accrual was $2.2 million and the incentive fees accrual was $1.5 million and is included in base management and incentive fees payable in the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. As of February 29, 2020, the base management fees accrual was $2.1 million and the incentive fees accrual was $13.7 million and is included in base management and incentive fees payable in the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

Administration Agreement

On July 30, 2010, the Company entered into a separate administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with our Manager, pursuant to which our Manager, as our administrator, has agreed to furnish us with the facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations and provide managerial assistance on our behalf to those portfolio companies to which we are required to provide such assistance. The initial term of the Administration Agreement was two years, with automatic, one-year renewals at the end of each year subject to certain approvals by our board of directors and/or our stockholders. The amount of expenses payable or reimbursable thereunder by the Company was capped at $1.0 million for the initial two-year term of the Administration Agreement and subsequent renewals. On July 8, 2015, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term and determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company thereunder, which had not been increased since the inception of the agreement, to $1.3 million. On July 7, 2016, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term. On October 5, 2016, our board of directors determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company under the Administration Agreement, from $1.3 million to $1.5 million, effective November 1, 2016. On July 11, 2017, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term and determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company from $1.5 million to $1.75 million, effective August 1, 2017. On July 9, 2018, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term and determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company from $1.75 million to $2.0 million, effective August 1, 2018. On July 9, 2019, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term and determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company from $2.0 million to $2.225 million effective August 1, 2019.

64

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 6. Agreements and Related Party Transactions (cont.)

On July 7, 2020, our board of directors approved the renewal of the Administration Agreement for an additional one-year term and determined to increase the cap on the payment or reimbursement of expenses by the Company from $2.225 million to $2.775 million effective August 1, 2020.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recognized $0.6 million and $0.5 million in administrator expenses, respectively, pertaining to bookkeeping, record keeping and other administrative services provided to us in addition to our allocable portion of rent and other overhead related expenses. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recognized $1.2 million and $1.0 million in administrator expenses, respectively, pertaining to bookkeeping, record keeping and other administrative services provided to us in addition to our allocable portion of rent and other overhead related expenses. As of August 31, 2020, $0.3 million of administrator expenses were accrued and included in due to manager in the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. As of February 29, 2020, $0.5 million of administrator expenses were accrued and included in due to manager in the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

Saratoga CLO

On August 7, 2018, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with CLO 2013-1 Warehouse, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse may borrow from time to time up to $20 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse Loan, which expired on February 7, 2020, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR + 7.5%.

On December 14, 2018, the Company completed the third refinancing and issuance of the 2013-1 Reset CLO Notes. This refinancing, among other things, extended the Saratoga CLO reinvestment period to January 2021, and extended its legal maturity to January 2030. A non-call period ending January 2020 was also added. In addition, and as part of the refinancing, the Saratoga CLO has also been upsized from $300 million in assets to approximately $500 million. As part of this refinancing and upsizing, the Company invested an additional $13.8 million in all of the newly issued subordinated notes of the Saratoga CLO, and purchased $2.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class F-R-2 Notes tranche and $7.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class G-R-2 Notes tranche at par. Concurrently, the existing $4.5 million of Class F notes and $20.0 million CLO 2013-1 Warehouse Loan were repaid. The Company also paid $2.0 million of transaction costs related to the refinancing and upsizing on behalf of the Saratoga CLO and was reimbursed by the Saratoga CLO for these costs during the year ended February 29, 2020.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recognized management fee income of $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, related to the Saratoga CLO.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recognized management fee income of $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively, related to the Saratoga CLO.

In conjunction with the third refinancing and issuance of the 2013-1 Reset CLO Notes on December 14, 2018, the Company is no longer entitled to receive an incentive management fee from Saratoga CLO. See Note 4 for additional information.

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan with CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 may borrow from time to time up to $20.0 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan, which expires on August 20, 2021, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR + 7.5%. As of August 31, 2020, the aggregate principal amount of the Company’s investment in the CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan was $5.0 million, which had a fair value of $4.6 million.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the Company neither bought nor sold any investments from the Saratoga CLO.

65

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings

Credit Facility

As a BDC, we are only allowed to employ leverage to the extent that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200.0% after giving effect to such leverage, or, if we obtain the required approvals from our independent directors and/or stockholders, 150.0%. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our assessment of the market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. Our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 375.8% as of August 31, 2020 and 607.1% as of February 29, 2020. On April 16, 2018, as permitted by the Small Business Credit Availability Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2018, our non-interested board of directors approved of our becoming subject to a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150.0% under Sections 18(a)(1) and 18(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended. The 150.0% asset coverage ratio became effective on April 16, 2019.

On April 11, 2007, we entered into a $100.0 million revolving securitized credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”). On May 1, 2007, we entered into a $25.7 million term securitized credit facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”), which was fully drawn at closing. In December 2007, we consolidated the Facilities by using a draw under the Revolving Facility to repay the Term Facility. In response to the market wide decline in financial asset prices, which negatively affected the value of our portfolio, we terminated the revolving period of the Revolving Facility effective January 14, 2009 and commenced a two-year amortization period during which all principal proceeds from the collateral were used to repay outstanding borrowings. A significant percentage of our total assets had been pledged under the Revolving Facility to secure our obligations thereunder. Under the Revolving Facility, funds were borrowed from or through certain lenders and interest was payable monthly at the greater of the commercial paper rate and our lender’s prime rate plus 4.00% plus a default rate of 2.00% or, if the commercial paper market was unavailable, the greater of the prevailing LIBOR rates and our lender’s prime rate plus 6.00% plus a default rate of 3.00%.

On July 30, 2010, we used the net proceeds from (i) the stock purchase transaction and (ii) a portion of the funds available to us under the $45.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with Madison Capital Funding LLC, in each case, to pay the full amount of principal and accrued interest, including default interest, outstanding under the Revolving Facility. As a result, the Revolving Facility was terminated in connection therewith. Substantially all of our total assets, other than those held by SBIC LP, have been pledged under the Credit Facility to secure our obligations thereunder.

On February 24, 2012, we amended the Credit Facility to, among other things:

•        expand the borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility from $40.0 million to $45.0 million;

•        extend the period during which we may make and repay borrowings under the Credit Facility from July 30, 2013 to February 24, 2015 (the “Revolving Period”). The Revolving Period may, upon the occurrence of an event of default, by action of the lenders or automatically, be terminated. All borrowings and other amounts payable under the Credit Facility are due and payable five years after the end of the Revolving Period; and

•        remove the condition that we may not acquire additional loan assets without the prior written consent of Madison Capital Funding LLC.

On September 17, 2014, we entered into a second amendment to the Credit Facility to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date from February 24, 2015 to September 17, 2017;

•        extend the maturity date of the Credit Facility from February 24, 2020 to September 17, 2022 (unless terminated sooner upon certain events);

66

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

•        reduce the applicable margin rate on base rate borrowings from 4.50% to 3.75%, and on LIBOR borrowings from 5.50% to 4.75%; and

•        reduce the floor on base rate borrowings from 3.00% to 2.25%, and on LIBOR borrowings from 2.00% to 1.25%.

On May 18, 2017, we entered into a third amendment to the Credit Facility to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date from September 17, 2017 to September 17, 2020;

•        extend the final maturity date of the Credit Facility from September 17, 2022 to September 17, 2025 (unless terminated sooner upon certain events);

•        reduce the floor on base rate borrowings from 2.25% to 2.00%;

•        reduce the floor on LIBOR borrowings from 1.25% to 1.00%; and

•        reduce the commitment fee rate from 0.75% to 0.50% for any period during which the ratio of advances outstanding to aggregate commitments, expressed as a percentage, is greater than or equal to 50%.

On April 24, 2020, we entered into a fourth amendment to the Credit Facility to, among other things:

•        permit certain amendments related to the Paycheck Protection Program (“Permitted PPP Amendment”) to Loan Asset Documents;

•        exclude certain debt and interest amounts allowed by the Permitted PPP Amendments from certain calculations related to Net Leverage Ratio, Interest Coverage Ratio and EBITDA; and

•        exclude such Permitted PPP Amendments from constituting a Material Modification.

In addition to any fees or other amounts payable under the terms of the Credit Facility agreement with Madison Capital Funding LLC, an administrative agent fee per annum equal to $0.1 million is payable in equal monthly installments in arrears.

As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. During the applicable periods, the Company was in compliance with all of the limitations and requirements of the Credit Facility. Financing costs of $3.1 million related to the Credit Facility have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the facility.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.1 million and $0.1 million of interest expense related to the Credit Facility, respectively, which includes commitment and administrative agent fees. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.02 million and $0.02 million of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Credit Facility, respectively. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended August 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 6.06%, and the average dollar amount of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was $0.3 million.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.2 million and $0.2 million of interest expense related to the Credit Facility, respectively, which includes commitment and administrative agent fees. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.05 million and $0.05 million of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Credit Facility, respectively. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated

67

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

statements of operations. During the six months ended August 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 6.06%, and the average dollar amount of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was $0.2 million.

The Credit Facility contains limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, such as restrictions on industry concentrations, asset size, weighted average life, currency denomination and collateral interests. The Credit Facility also includes certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, the violation of which could result in the limit of further advances and, in some cases, result in an event of default, allowing the lenders to accelerate repayment of amounts owed thereunder. The Credit Facility has an eight-year term, consisting of a three-year period (the “Revolving Period”), under which the Company may make and repay borrowings, and a final maturity five years from the end of the Revolving Period. Availability on the Credit Facility will be subject to a borrowing base calculation, based on, among other things, applicable advance rates (which vary from 50.0% to 75.0% of par or fair value depending on the type of loan asset) and the value of certain “eligible” loan assets included as part of the Borrowing Base. Funds may be borrowed at the greater of the prevailing one-month LIBOR rate and 1.00%, plus an applicable margin of 4.75%. At the Company’s option, funds may be borrowed based on an alternative base rate, which in no event will be less than 2.00%, and the applicable margin over such alternative base rate is 3.75%. In addition, the Company will pay the lenders a commitment fee of 0.75% per year (or 0.50% if the ratio of advances outstanding to aggregate commitments is greater than or equal to 50%) on the unused amount of the Credit Facility for the duration of the Revolving Period.

Our borrowing base under the Credit Facility was $28.8 million subject to the Credit Facility cap of $45.0 million at August 31, 2020. For purposes of determining the borrowing base, most assets are assigned the values set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, the August 31, 2020 borrowing base relies upon the valuations set forth in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended May 31, 2020. The valuations presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q will not be incorporated into the borrowing base until after this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the SEC.

SBA Debentures

Our wholly-owned SBIC subsidiaries are able to borrow funds from the SBA against regulatory capital (which approximates equity capital) that is paid in and is subject to customary regulatory requirements including but not limited to an examination by the SBA.

On August 14, 2019, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SBIC II LP, received an SBIC license from the SBA. The new license provides up to $175.0 million in additional long-term capital in the form of SBA debentures. As a result of the 2016 omnibus spending bill signed into law in December 2015, the maximum amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that affiliated SBIC funds can have outstanding was increased from $225.0 million to $350.0 million. With this license approval, Saratoga will grow its SBA relationship from $150.0 million to $325.0 million of committed capital.

As of August 31, 2020, we have funded SBIC LP and SBIC II LP with an aggregate total of equity capital of $75.0 million and $65.0 million, respectively, and have $170.0 million in SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding, of which $150.0 million is held in SBIC LP and $20.0 million held in SBIC II LP. SBA debentures are non-recourse to us, have a 10-year maturity, and may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The interest rate of SBA debentures is fixed at the time of issuance, often referred to as pooling, at a market-driven spread over 10-year U.S. Treasury Notes. SBA current regulations limit the amount that SBIC LP and SBIC II LP may borrow to a maximum of $150.0 million and $175.0 million, respectively, which is up to twice its potential regulatory capital.

68

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

SBICs are designed to stimulate the flow of private equity capital to eligible small businesses. Under SBA regulations, SBICs may make loans to eligible small businesses and invest in the equity securities of small businesses. Under present SBA regulations, eligible small businesses include businesses that have a tangible net worth not exceeding $19.5 million and have average annual fully taxed net income not exceeding $6.5 million for the two most recent fiscal years. In addition, an SBIC must devote 25.0% of its investment activity to ‘‘smaller’’ concerns as defined by the SBA. A smaller concern is one that has a tangible net worth not exceeding $6.0 million and has average annual fully taxed net income not exceeding $2.0 million for the two most recent fiscal years. SBA regulations also provide alternative size standard criteria to determine eligibility, which depend on the industry in which the business is engaged and are based on such factors as the number of employees and gross sales. According to SBA regulations, SBICs may make long-term loans to small businesses, invest in the equity securities of such businesses and provide them with consulting and advisory services.

SBIC LP and SBIC II LP are subject to regulation and oversight by the SBA, including requirements with respect to maintaining certain minimum financial ratios and other covenants. Receipt of an SBIC license does not assure that SBIC II LP will receive SBA-guaranteed debenture funding, which is dependent upon SBIC II LP continuing to be in compliance with SBA regulations and policies. The SBA, as a creditor, will have a superior claim to SBIC LP and SBIC II LP assets over our stockholders and debtholders in the event we liquidate SBIC LP and SBIC II LP or the SBA exercises its remedies under the SBA-guaranteed debentures issued by SBIC LP and SBIC II LP upon an event of default.

The Company received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit it to exclude the debt of SBIC subsidiaries guaranteed by the SBA from the definition of senior securities in the asset coverage test under the 1940 Act. This allows the Company increased flexibility under the asset coverage test by permitting it to borrow up to $325.0 million more than it would otherwise be able to absent the receipt of this exemptive relief. On April 16, 2018, as permitted by the Small Business Credit Availability Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2018, the non-interested board of directors of the Company approved of the Company becoming subject to a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150.0% from 200% under Sections 18(a)(1) and 18(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended. The 150.0% asset coverage ratio became effective on April 16, 2019.

As noted above, as of August 31, 2020, there was $170.0 million of SBA debentures outstanding and as of February 29, 2020, there was $150.0 million of SBA debentures outstanding. The carrying amount of the amount outstanding of SBA debentures approximates its fair value, which is based on a waterfall analysis showing adequate collateral coverage and would be classified as a Level 3 liability within the fair value hierarchy. Financing costs of $5.0 million and $1.2 million related to the SBA debentures issued by SBIC LP and SBIC II LP, respectively, have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the commitment and drawdown.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $1.3 million and $1.2 million of interest expense related to the SBA debentures, respectively. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.2 million and $0.1 million of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the SBA debentures, respectively. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. The weighted average interest rate during the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 on the outstanding borrowings of the SBA debentures was 3.02% and 3.25%, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of SBA debentures outstanding was $170.0 million and $150.0 million, respectively.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $2.5 million and $2.4 million of interest expense related to the SBA debentures, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.3 million and $0.2 million of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the SBA debentures, respectively. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. The weighted average interest

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

rate during the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 on the outstanding borrowings of the SBA debentures was 3.09% and 3.25%, respectively. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of SBA debentures outstanding was $163.7 million and $150.0 million, respectively.

In December 2015, the 2016 omnibus spending bill approved by Congress and signed into law by the President increased the amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that affiliated SBIC funds can have outstanding from $225.0 million to $350.0 million, subject to SBA approval. SBA regulations previously limited the amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that an SBIC may issue to $150.0 million when it has at least $75.0 million in regulatory capital but this has increased to $175.0 million for new licenses when it has at least $87.5 million in regulatory capital. Affiliated SBICs are permitted to issue up to a combined maximum amount of $350.0 million in SBA-guaranteed debentures when they have at least $175.0 million in combined regulatory capital.

Notes

In May 2013, the Company issued $48.3 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% fixed-rate notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes were redeemed in full on January 13, 2017 and are no longer listed on the NYSE.

On May 29, 2015, the Company entered into a Debt Distribution Agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. through which the Company may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes through an At-the-Market (“ATM”) offering. Prior to the 2020 Notes being redeemed in full, the Company had sold 539,725 bonds with a principal of $13.5 million at an average price of $25.31 for aggregate net proceeds of $13.4 million (net of transaction costs).

On December 21, 2016, the Company issued $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.75% fixed-rate notes due 2023 (the “2023 Notes”) for net proceeds of $71.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $2.3 million and offering costs of approximately $0.5 million. The net proceeds from the offering were used to repay all of the outstanding indebtedness under the 2020 Notes, which amounted to $61.8 million, and for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies.

On December 21, 2019 and February 7, 2020, the Company redeemed $50.0 million and $24.5 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of issued and outstanding 2023 Notes. The 2023 Notes were listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAB” with a par value of $25.00 per share, and have been delisted following the redemption.

On August 28, 2018, the Company issued $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “6.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $38.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.3 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest on the 6.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 6.25% per year, beginning November 30, 2018. The 6.25% 2025 Notes mature on August 31, 2025 and commencing August 28, 2021, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes.

On February 5, 2019, the Company completed a re-opening and up-sizing of its existing 6.25% 2025 Notes by issuing an additional $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount for net proceeds of $19.2 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.6 million and discount of $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.2 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $2.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest rate,

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

interest payment dates and maturity remain unchanged from the existing 6.25% 2025 Notes issued in August 2018. The net proceeds from this offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. The financing costs and discount of $1.0 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes.

As of August 31, 2020, the total 6.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million. The 6.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAF” with a par value of $25.00 per share.

As of August 31, 2020, the carrying amount and fair value of the 6.25% 2025 Notes was $60.0 million and $59.9 million, respectively. The fair value of the 6.25% 2025 Notes, which is publicly traded, is based upon closing market quotes as of the measurement date and would be classified as a Level 1 liability within the fair value hierarchy. As of February 29, 2020, the carrying amount and fair value of the 6.25% 2025 Notes was $60.0 million and $60.6 million, respectively.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively, of interest expense and $0.1 million and $0.09 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we recorded $1.9 million and $1.9 million, respectively, of interest expense and $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively.

As discussed above, during the fourth quarter of 2020 fiscal year, the Company redeemed $74.45 million in aggregate principal amount of issued outstanding 2023 Notes.

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2019, we recorded $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of interest expense and $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the 2023 Notes. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of options. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2019 the average dollar amount of 2023 Notes outstanding was $74.5 million and $74.5 million respectively.

On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $37.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “7.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $36.3 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. On July 6, 2020, the underwriters exercised their option in full to purchase an additional $5.625 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% unsecured notes due 2025. Net proceeds to the Company were $5.4 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Interest on the 7.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.25% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.25% 2025 Notes mature on June 30, 2025 and commencing June 24, 2022, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 7.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 7.25% 2025 Notes.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

As of August 31, 2020, the total 7.25% Notes 2025 outstanding was $43.1 million. The 7.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAK” with a par value of $25.00 per share.

As of August 31, 2020, the carrying amount and fair value of the 7.25% 2025 Notes was $43.1 million and $44.1 million, respectively. The fair value of the 7.25% 2025 Notes, which is publicly traded, is based upon closing market quotes as of the measurement date and would be classified as a Level 1 liability within the fair value hierarchy. As of February 29, 2020, the carrying amount and fair value of the 7.25% 2025 Notes was $0.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively.

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2020, we recorded $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively, of interest expense and $0.06 million and $0.06 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the 7.25% 2025 Notes. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations options. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 the average dollar amount of 7.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million and $43.1 million respectively.

On July 9, 2020, the Company issued $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 7.75% fixed-rate Notes due in 2025 (the “7.75% Notes 2025”) for net proceeds of $4.8 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.1 million. Interest on the 7.75% Notes 2025 is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.75% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.75% Notes 2025 mature on July 9, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $0.3 million related to the 7.75% Notes 2025 have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the Notes.

As of August 31, 2020, the total 7.75% Notes 2025 outstanding was $5.0 million The 7.75% 2025 Notes are not listed and have a par value of $25.00 per share. As of August 31, 2020, there was $5.0 million of 7.75% 2025 Notes outstanding and as of February 29, 2020, there was $0.0 million outstanding. The carrying amount of the amount outstanding of 7.75% 2025 Notes approximates its fair value, which is based on a waterfall analysis showing adequate collateral coverage and would be classified as a Level 3 liability within the fair value hierarchy.

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2020, we recorded $0.06 million and $0.06 million, respectively, of interest expense and $0.06 million and $0.06 million, respectively, of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the 7.75% 2025 Notes. Interest expense and amortization of deferred financing costs are reported as interest and debt financing expense on the consolidated statements of operations. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 the average dollar amount of 7.75% 2025 Notes outstanding was $5.0 million and $5.0 million respectively.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

Senior Securities

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of August 31, 2020 for the fiscal year periods indicated in the table, unless otherwise noted.

SENIOR SECURITIES
(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Class and Year(1)(2)

 

Total
Amount
Outstanding
Exclusive
of Treasury
Securities
(3)

 

Asset
Coverage
per Unit
(4)

 

Involuntary
Liquidating
Preference
per Share
(5)

 

Average
Market
Value
per Share
(6)

   

(in thousands)

Credit Facility with Madison Capital Funding

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2021 (as of August 31, 2020)

 

$

 

$

3,758

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2020 (as of February 29, 2020)

 

$

 

$

6,071

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2019 (as of February 28, 2019)

 

$

 

$

2,345

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2018 (as of February 28, 2018)

 

$

 

$

2,930

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2017 (as of February 28, 2017)

 

$

 

$

2,710

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2016 (as of February 29, 2016)

 

$

 

$

3,025

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2015 (as of February 28, 2015)

 

$

9,600

 

$

3,117

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2014 (as of February 28, 2014)

 

$

 

$

3,348

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2013 (as of February 28, 2013)

 

$

24,300

 

$

5,421

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2012 (as of February 29, 2012)

 

$

20,000

 

$

5,834

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2011 (as of February 28, 2011)

 

$

4,500

 

$

20,077

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2010 (as of February 28, 2010)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2009 (as of February 28, 2009)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2008 (as of February 29, 2008)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2007 (as of February 28, 2007)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

7.50% Notes due 2020(7)

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2017 (as of February 28, 2017)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2016 (as of February 29, 2016)

 

$

61,793

 

$

3,025

 

 

$

25.24

(8)

Fiscal year 2015 (as of February 28, 2015)

 

$

48,300

 

$

3,117

 

 

$

25.46

(8)

Fiscal year 2014 (as of February 28, 2014)

 

$

48,300

 

$

3,348

 

 

$

25.18

(8)

Fiscal year 2013 (as of February 28, 2013)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2012 (as of February 29, 2012)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2011 (as of February 28, 2011)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2010 (as of February 28, 2010)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2009 (as of February 28, 2009)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2008 (as of February 29, 2008)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2007 (as of February 28, 2007)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 7. Borrowings (cont.)

Class and Year(1)(2)

 

Total
Amount
Outstanding
Exclusive
of Treasury
Securities
(3)

 

Asset
Coverage
per Unit
(4)

 

Involuntary
Liquidating
Preference
per Share
(5)

 

Average
Market
Value
per Share
(6)

   

(in thousands)

6.75% Notes due 2023(9)

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2020 (as of February 29, 2020)

 

$

 

$

 

 

 

N/A

 

Fiscal year 2019 (as of February 28, 2019)

 

$

74,451

 

$

2,345

 

 

$

25.74

(10)

Fiscal year 2018 (as of February 28, 2018)

 

$

74,451

 

$

2,930

 

 

$

26.05

(10)

Fiscal year 2017 (as of February 28, 2017)

 

$

74,451

 

$

2,710

 

 

$

25.89

(10)

6.25% Notes due 2025

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2021 (as of August 31, 2020)

 

$

60,000

 

$

3,758

 

 

$

23.23

(11)

Fiscal year 2020 (as of February 29, 2020)

 

$

60,000

 

$

6,071

 

 

$

25.75

(11)

Fiscal year 2019 (as of February 28, 2019)

 

$

60,000

 

$

2,345

 

 

$

24.97

(11)

7.25% Notes due 2025

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2021 (as of August 31, 2020)

 

$

43,125

 

$

3,758

     

$

25.29

(11)

7.75% Notes due 2025

 

 

   

 

       

 

 

 

Fiscal year 2021 (as of August 31, 2020)

 

$

5,000

 

$

3,758

     

$

25.00

(12)

____________

(1)      We have excluded our SBA-guaranteed debentures from this table because the SEC has granted us exemptive relief that permits us to exclude such debentures from the definition of senior securities in the 200% asset coverage ratio we are required to maintain under the 1940 Act.

(2)      This table does not include the senior securities of our predecessor entity, GSC Investment Corp., relating to a revolving securitized credit facility with Deutsche Bank, in light of the fact that the Company was under different management during the time that such credit facility was outstanding.

(3)      Total amount of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.

(4)      Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of our total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness, calculated on a total basis.

(5)      The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon the involuntary liquidation of the issuer in preference to any security junior to it. The “—” indicates information which the Securities and Exchange Commission expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.

(6)      Not applicable for credit facility because not registered for public trading.

(7)      On January 13, 2017, the Company redeemed in full its 2020 Notes. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2023 Notes offering, which was completed in December 2016, to redeem the 2020 Notes in full.

(8)      Based on the average daily trading price of the 2020 Notes on the NYSE.

(9)      On December 21, 2019 and February 7, 2020, the Company redeemed $50.0 million and $24.45 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the $74.45 million in aggregate principal amount of issued and outstanding 2023 Notes.

(10)    Based on the average daily trading price of the 2023 Notes on the NYSE.

(11)    Based on the average daily trading price of the 2025 Notes on the NYSE.

(12)    The carrying value of this unlisted security approximates its fair value, based on a waterfall analysis showing adequate collateral coverage.

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

Contractual Obligations

The following table shows our payment obligations for repayment of debt and other contractual obligations at August 31, 2020:

 

Payment Due by Period

Long-Term Debt Obligations

 

Total

 

Less Than
1 Year

 

1 – 3 Years

 

3 – 5 Years

 

More Than
5 Years

   

($ in thousands)

Revolving credit facility

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

SBA debentures

 

 

170,000

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

39,000

 

 

91,000

6.25% 2025 Notes

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

7.25% 2025 Notes

 

 

43,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,125

 

 

7.75% 2025 Notes

 

 

5,000

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt Obligations

 

$

278,125

 

$

 

$

40,000

 

$

147,125

 

$

91,000

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $45.0 million and $64.1 million, respectively, of unfunded commitments outstanding to provide debt financing to its portfolio companies or to fund limited partnership interests. Such commitments are generally up to the Company’s discretion to approve, or the satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities and are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

A summary of the unfunded commitments outstanding as of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 is shown in the table below (dollars in thousands):

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

At Company’s discretion

 

 

   

 

 

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC

 

$

630

 

$

inMotionNow, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

Omatic Software, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,000

Passageways, Inc.

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

 

 

 

5,000

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.

 

 

15,000

 

 

17,500

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC

 

 

3,175

 

 

5,000

Village Realty Holdings LLC

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,000

   

 

33,805

 

 

46,500

75

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies (cont.)

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

At portfolio company’s discretion – satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants required

 

 

   

 

 

ArbiterSports, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,000

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,000

CoConstruct, LLC

 

 

 

 

3,500

Davisware, LLC

 

 

1,022

 

 

2,000

GoReact

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC

 

 

2,000

 

 

4,000

Passageways, Inc.

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,000

Service Fusion

 

 

2,000

 

 

Village Realty Holdings LLC

 

 

1,124

 

 

1,124

   

 

11,146

 

 

17,624

Total

 

$

44,951

 

$

64,124

Note 9. Directors Fees

The independent directors receive an annual fee of $60,000. They also receive $2,500 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each board meeting and receive $1,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable out-of- pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending each committee meeting. In addition, the chairman of the Audit Committee receives an annual fee of $10,000 and the chairman of each other committee receives an annual fee of $5,000 for their additional services in these capacities. In addition, we have purchased directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers. Independent directors have the option to receive their directors’ fees in the form of our common stock issued at a price per share equal to the greater of net asset value or the market price at the time of payment. No compensation is paid to directors who are “interested persons” of the Company (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act). For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we incurred $0.1 million and $0.1 million for directors’ fees and expenses, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, we incurred $0.1 million and $0.2 million for directors’ fees and expenses, respectively. As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, $0.06 million and $0.06 million in directors’ fees and expenses were accrued and unpaid, respectively. As of August 31, 2020, we had not issued any common stock to our directors as compensation for their services.

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity

On May 16, 2006, GSC Group, Inc. capitalized the LLC, by contributing $1,000 in exchange for 67 shares, constituting all of the issued and outstanding shares of the LLC.

On March 20, 2007, the Company issued 95,995.5 and 8,136.2 shares of common stock, priced at $150.00 per share, to GSC Group and certain individual employees of GSC Group, respectively, in exchange for the general partnership interest and a limited partnership interest in GSC Partners CDO III GP, LP, collectively valued at $15.6 million. At this time, the 6.7 shares owned by GSC Group in the LLC were exchanged for 6.7 shares of the Company.

On March 28, 2007, the Company completed its IPO of 725,000 shares of common stock, priced at $150.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Total proceeds received from the IPO, net of $7.1 million in underwriter’s discount and commissions, and $1.0 million in offering costs, were $100.7 million.

76

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity (cont.)

On July 30, 2010, our Manager and its affiliates purchased 986,842 shares of common stock at $15.20 per share. Total proceeds received from this sale were $15.0 million.

On August 12, 2010, we effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split of our outstanding common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of our common stock were converted into one share of our common stock. Any fractional shares received as a result of the reverse stock split were redeemed for cash. The total cash payment in lieu of shares was $230. Immediately after the reverse stock split, we had 2,680,842 shares of our common stock outstanding.

On September 24, 2014, the Company announced the approval of an open market share repurchase plan that allowed it to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of its common stock at prices below its NAV as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements. On October 7, 2015, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year and increased the number of shares the Company is permitted to repurchase at prices below its NAV, as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements, to 400,000 shares of its common stock. On October 5, 2016, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year to October 15, 2017 and increased the number of shares the Company is permitted to repurchase at prices below its NAV, as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements, to 600,000 shares of its common stock. On October 10, 2017, January 8, 2019 and January 7, 2020, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year to October 15, 2018, January 15, 2020 and January 15, 2021, respectively, each time leaving the number of shares unchanged at 600,000 shares of its common stock. On May 4, 2020, the Board of Directors increased the share repurchase plan to 1.3 million shares of common stock. As of August 31, 2020, the Company purchased 308,812 shares of common stock, at the average price of $16.96 for approximately $5.2 million pursuant to this repurchase plan. During the three and six months ended August 31, 2020, the Company purchased 90,321 shares of common stock, at the average price of $17.17 for approximately $1.6 million pursuant to this repurchase plan.

On March 16, 2017, we entered into an equity distribution agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., through which we may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $30.0 million of our common stock through an ATM offering. Subsequent to this, BB&T Capital Markets and B. Riley FBR, Inc. were also added to the agreement. On July 11, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered was increased to $70.0 million, and on October 8, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered was increased to $130.0 million. As of August 31, 2020, the Company sold 3,992,018 shares for gross proceeds of $97.1 million at an average price of $24.77 for aggregate net proceeds of $95.9 million (net of transaction costs). During the six months ended August 31, 2020, there was no activity related to the ATM offering.

On July 13, 2018, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares of its common stock priced at $25.00 per share (par value $0.001 per share) at an aggregate total of $28.75 million. The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting commissions of $1.15 million and offering costs of approximately $0.2 million, amounted to approximately $27.4 million. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 172,500 shares of its common stock, which was not exercised.

77

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity (cont.)

The Company adopted Rule 3-04/Rule 8-03(a)(5) under Regulation S-X (Note 2). Pursuant to the regulation, the Company has presented a reconciliation of the changes in each significant caption of stockholders’ equity as shown in the tables below:

 

Common Stock

 

Capital in
Excess
of
Par Value

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)

 

Net Assets

   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Balance at February 28, 2019

 

7,657,156

 

$

7,657

 

$

203,552,800

 

 

$

(22,685,270

)

 

$

180,875,187

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,680,788

 

 

 

3,680,788

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,989,130

 

 

 

3,989,130

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(20,930

)

 

 

(20,930

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,176,132

)

 

 

(4,176,132

)

Capital Share Transactions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

76,448

 

 

77

 

 

1,772,557

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,772,634

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

31,240

 

 

31

 

 

667,358

 

 

 

 

 

 

667,389

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(4,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

(4,365

)

Balance at May 31, 2019

 

7,764,844

 

$

7,765

 

$

205,988,350

 

 

$

(19,212,414

)

 

$

186,783,701

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,956,074

 

 

 

4,956,074

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

 

 

1,870,089

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,457,872

 

 

 

1,457,872

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(704,263

)

 

 

(704,263

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,336,226

)

 

 

(4,336,226

)

Capital Share Transactions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

1,371,667

 

 

1,371

 

 

34,101,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

34,102,383

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

31,545

 

 

32

 

 

714,497

 

 

 

 

 

 

714,529

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(507,592

)

 

 

 

 

 

(507,592

)

Balance at August 31, 2019

 

9,168,056

 

$

9,168

 

$

240,296,267

 

 

$

(15,968,868

)

 

$

224,336,567

 

78

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity (cont.)

 

Common Stock

 

Capital in
Excess
of
Par Value

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)

 

Net Assets

   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,575,303

 

 

 

4,575,303

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,739,678

 

 

 

10,739,678

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(536,151

)

 

 

(536,151

)

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,061,608

)

 

 

(1,061,608

)

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,323,383

)

 

 

(5,323,383

)

Capital Share Transactions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

1,952,367

 

 

1,951

 

 

49,351,357

 

 

 

 

 

 

49,353,308

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

34,575

 

 

36

 

 

806,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

806,893

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(710,257

)

 

 

 

 

 

(710,257

)

Balance at November 30, 2019

 

11,154,998

 

$

11,155

 

$

289,744,224

 

 

$

(7,575,029

)

 

$

282,180,350

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

66,106

 

 

 

66,106

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30,267,388

 

 

 

30,267,388

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,681,765

)

 

 

(5,681,765

)

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,141,150

 

 

 

2,141,150

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6,261,839

)

 

 

(6,261,839

)

Capital Share Transactions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

26,865

 

 

27

 

 

676,089

 

 

 

 

 

 

676,116

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

35,682

 

 

36

 

 

907,645

 

 

 

 

 

 

907,681

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

(8,334

)

 

 

 

 

 

(8,334

)

Tax reclassification of stockholders’ equity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles

 

 

 

 

 

(1,842,633

)

 

 

1,842,633

 

 

 

 

Balance at February 29, 2020

 

11,217,545

 

$

11,218

 

$

289,476,991

 

 

$

14,798,644

 

 

$

304,286,853

 

       

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,018,314

 

 

 

9,018,314

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,480

 

 

 

8,480

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31,950,369

)

 

 

(31,950,369

)

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

267,740

 

 

 

267,740

 

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

79

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 10. Stockholders’ Equity (cont.)

 

Common Stock

 

Capital in
Excess
of
Par Value

 

Total
Distributable
Earnings
(Loss)

 

Net Assets

   

Shares

 

Amount

 

Capital Share Transactions:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at May 31, 2020

 

11,217,545

 

 

$

11,218

 

 

$

289,476,991

 

 

$

(7,857,191

)

 

$

281,631,018

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (Decrease) from Operations:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,334,713

 

 

 

5,334,713

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11,929

 

 

 

11,929

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16,580,401

 

 

 

16,580,401

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(116,521

)

 

 

(116,521

)

Decrease from Shareholder Distributions:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions of investment income – net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4,487,015

)

 

 

(4,487,015

)

Capital Share Transactions:

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock dividend distribution

 

47,098

 

 

 

46

 

 

 

774,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

774,990

 

Repurchases of common stock

 

(90,321

)

 

 

(90

)

 

 

(1,550,327

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,550,417

)

Repurchase fees

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,740

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1,740

)

Offering costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at August 31, 2020

 

11,174,322

 

 

$

11,174

 

 

$

288,699,868

 

 

$

9,466,316

 

 

$

298,177,358

 

Note 11. Earnings Per Share

In accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 260, “Earnings per Share” (“ASC 260”), basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis.

The following information sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts):

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

Basic and Diluted

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

21,811

 

$

7,580

 

$

(845

)

 

$

15,229

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

 

11,207,142

 

 

8,333,570

 

 

11,212,315

 

 

 

8,041,365

Weighted average earnings (loss) per common share

 

$

1.95

 

$

0.91

 

$

(0.08

)

 

$

1.89

80

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 12. Dividend

On July 7, 2020, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.40 per share, which was paid on August 12, 2020, to common stockholders of record as of July 27, 2020. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.7 million in cash and 47,098 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $16.45 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on July 30, 31 and August 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12, 2020.

During the three months ended May 31, 2020, there were no dividends declared.

On February 26, 2019, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.54 per share, which was paid on March 28, 2019, to common stockholders of record as of March 14, 2019. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.5 million in cash and 31,240 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $21.36 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on March 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2019.

The following table summarizes dividends declared for the six months ended August 31, 2020 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):

Date Declared

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Amount
Per Share

 

Total
Amount*

July 7, 2020

 

July 27, 2020

 

August 12, 2020

 

$

0.40

 

$

4,487

Total dividends declared

         

$

0.40

 

$

4,487

____________

*        Total amount is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the date of record.

The following table summarizes dividends declared for the six months ended August 31, 2019 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):

Date Declared

 

Record Date

 

Payment Date

 

Amount
Per Share

 

Total
Amount*

May 28, 2019

 

June 13, 2019

 

July 27, 2019

 

$

0.55

 

$

4,336

February 26, 2019

 

March 14, 2019

 

March 28, 2019

 

 

0.54

 

 

4,176

Total dividends declared

         

$

1.09

 

$

8,512

____________

*        Total amount is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the date of record.

81

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 13. Financial Highlights

The following is a schedule of financial highlights as of and for the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019:

Per share data

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

Net asset value at beginning of period

 

$

27.13

 

 

$

23.62

 

Net investment income(1)

 

 

1.28

 

 

 

1.07

 

Net realized and unrealized gain and losses on investments(1)

 

 

(1.36

)

 

 

0.82

 

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

 

 

(0.08

)

 

 

1.89

 

Distributions declared from net investment income

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

(1.09

)

Total distributions to stockholders

 

 

(0.40

)

 

 

(1.09

)

Issuance of common stock above net asset value(2)

 

 

 

 

 

0.05

 

Repurchases of common stock(3)

 

 

0.06

 

 

 

 

Dilution(4)

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

Net asset value at end of period

 

$

26.68

 

 

$

24.47

 

Net assets at end of period

 

$

298,177,358

 

 

$

224,336,567

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

 

 

11,174,322

 

 

 

9,168,056

 

Per share market value at end of period

 

$

17.14

 

 

$

25.16

 

Total return based on market value(5)(6)

 

 

(23.37

)%

 

 

14.68

%

Total return based on net asset value(5)(7)

 

 

0.73

%

 

 

8.80

%

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio/Supplemental data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(8)

 

 

9.55

%

 

 

10.81

%

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets(9)

 

 

4.87

%

 

 

6.12

%

Ratio of incentive management fees to average net assets(5)

 

 

(0.11

)%

 

 

2.13

%

Ratio of interest and debt financing expenses to average net assets(9)

 

 

3.97

%

 

 

7.79

%

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(8)

 

 

8.73

%

 

 

16.04

%

Portfolio turnover rate(5)(10)

 

 

6.63

%

 

 

10.97

%

Asset coverage ratio per unit(11)

 

 

3,758

 

 

 

2,669

 

Average market value per unit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility(12)

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

SBA Debentures Payable(12)

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

6.75% Notes Payable 2023(13)

 

 

N/A

 

 

$

25.75

 

6.25% Notes Payable 2025

 

$

23.23

 

 

$

25.80

 

7.25% Notes Payable 2025(14)

 

$

25.29

 

 

 

N/A

 

7.75% Notes Payable 2025(12)

 

 

N/A

 

 

 

N/A

 

____________

(1)      Per share amounts are calculated using the weighted average shares outstanding during the period.

(2)      The continuous issuance of common stock may cause an incremental increase in net asset value per share due to the sale of shares at the then prevailing public offering price and the receipt of net proceeds per share by the Company in excess of net asset value per share on each subscription closing date. The per share data was derived by computing (i) the sum of (A) the number of shares issued in connection with subscriptions and/or distribution reinvestment on each share transaction date multiplied by (B) the differences between the net proceeds per share and the net asset value per share on each share transaction date, divided by (ii) the total shares outstanding during the period.

(3)      Represents the anti-dilutive impact on the net asset value per share (“NAV”) of the Company due to the repurchase of common shares. See Note 10, Stockholders’ Equity.

(4)      Represents the dilutive effect of issuing common stock below net asset value per share during the period in connection with the satisfaction of the Company’s annual RIC distribution requirement and may include the impact of the different

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SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
August 31, 2020

(unaudited)

Note 13. Financial Highlights (cont.)

share amounts used for different items (weighted average basic common shares outstanding for the corresponding year and actual common shares outstanding at the end of the year) in the per common share data calculation and rounding impacts. See Note 12, Dividend.

(5)      Ratios are not annualized.

(6)      Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common shares at the current market value on the first day and a sale at the current market value on the last day of the periods reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Company’s DRIP. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions.

(7)      Total investment return is calculated assuming a purchase of common shares at the current net asset value on the first day and a sale at the current net asset value on the last day of the periods reported. Dividends and distributions, if any, are assumed for purposes of this calculation to be reinvested at prices obtained under the Company’s DRIP. Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions.

(8)      Ratios are annualized. Incentive management fees included within the ratio are not annualized.

(9)      Ratios are annualized.

(10)    Portfolio turnover rate is calculated using the lesser of year-to-date sales or year-to-date purchases over the average of the invested assets at fair value.

(11)    Asset coverage ratio per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of our total consolidated assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage ratio per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness. Asset coverage ratio per unit does not include unfunded commitments. The inclusion of unfunded commitments in the calculation of the asset coverage ratio per unit would not cause us to be below the required amount of regulatory coverage.

(12)    The Revolving Credit Facility, SBA Debentures and 7.75% Notes Payable 2025 are not registered for public trading.

(13)    On December 21, 2019 and February 7, 2020, the Company redeemed $50.0 million and $24.5 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of issued and outstanding 2023 Notes and are no longer listed on the NYSE.

(14)    Period from close of business on June 30, 2020 through August 31, 2020.

Note 14. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the filing of this Form 10-Q and determined that there have been no events that have occurred that would require adjustments to the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements except for the following:

On October 6, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of $0.41 per share payable on November 10, 2020, to common stockholders of record on October 26, 2020. Shareholders have the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP.

Subsequent to August 31, 2020, the global outbreak of the coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and the related effect on the U.S. and global economies, has continued to have adverse consequences for the business operations of some of the Company’s portfolio companies and, as a result, has had some adverse effects on the Company’s operations. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, remain uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Company invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Company’s investments and negatively impact the Company’s performance.

On September 14, 2020, we entered into a fifth amendment to the Credit Facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date of the Credit Facility from September 17, 2020 to September 17, 2021, with no change to the maturity date of September 17, 2025.

•        provide for the transition away from the LIBOR Rate in the market, and

•        expand the definition of Eligible Loan Asset to allow investments with certain recurring revenue features to qualify as Collateral and be included in the borrowing base.

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

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this Quarterly Report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to the factors discussed under “Note about Forward-Looking Statements” and Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.

The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:

•        our future operating results and the impact of COVID-19 pandemic thereon;

•        the introduction, withdrawal, success and timing of business initiatives and strategies;

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

•        pandemics or other serious public health events, such as the recent global outbreak of COVID-19;

•        the relative and absolute investment performance and operations of our Manager;

•        the impact of increased competition;

•        our ability to turn potential investment opportunities into transactions and thereafter into completed and successful investments;

•        the unfavorable resolution of any future legal proceedings;

•        our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies, including our and their ability to achieve our respective objectives as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic;

•        the impact of investments that we expect to make and future acquisitions and divestitures;

•        our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

•        the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic thereon;

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

•        our expected financings and investments;

•        our regulatory structure and tax status, including our ability to operate as a business development company (“BDC”), or to operate our small business investment company (“SBIC”) subsidiaries, and to continue to qualify to be taxed as a regulated investment company (“RIC”);

•        the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;

•        the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic thereon;

•        the impact of interest rate volatility on our results, particularly because we use leverage as part of our investment strategy;

•        the impact of legislative and regulatory actions and reforms and regulatory, supervisory or enforcement actions of government agencies relating to us or our Manager;

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•        the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, our tax position;

•        our ability to access capital and any future financings by us;

•        the ability of our Manager to attract and retain highly talented professionals; and

•        the ability of our Manager to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and effectively administer our investments and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic thereon.

The following 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 without limitation:

•        changes in laws and regulations, changes in political, economic or industry conditions, and changes in the interest rate environment, including with respect to the anticipated discontinuation of LIBOR, or other conditions affecting the financial and capital markets, including with respect to changes resulting from or in response to, or potentially even the absence of changes as a result of, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;

•        the length and duration of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States as well as worldwide, and the magnitude of its impact and time required for economic recovery, including with respect to the impact of travel restrictions and other isolation and quarantine measures on the ability of the Manager’s investment professionals to conduct in-person diligence on, and otherwise monitor, existing and future investments;

•        an economic downturn and the time period required for robust economic recovery therefrom, including the current economic downturn as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may have a material impact on our portfolio companies’ results of operations and financial condition, which could lead to the loss of some or all of our investments in certain portfolio companies and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition;

•        a contraction of available credit, an inability or unwillingness of our lenders to fund their commitments to us and/or an inability to access capital markets or additional sources of liquidity, including as a result of the impact and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition and impair our lending and investment activities;

•        risks associated with possible disruption in our portfolio companies’ operations due to wars and other forms of conflict, terrorist acts, security operations and catastrophic events such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes and global health epidemics; and

•        the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under Part I, Item 1A, in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, including this report, and in our other filings with the SEC that we make from time to time.

Such forward-looking statements may include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “will” and “would” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q on information available to us on the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from historical performance. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by law or SEC rule or regulation. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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OVERVIEW

We are a Maryland corporation that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Our investment objective is to create attractive risk-adjusted returns by generating current income and long-term capital appreciation from our investments. We invest primarily in senior and unitranche leveraged loans and mezzanine debt issued by private U.S. middle market companies, which we define as companies having earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of between $2 million and $50 million, both through direct lending and through participation in loan syndicates. We may also invest up to 30.0% of the portfolio in opportunistic investments in order to seek to enhance returns to stockholders. Such investments may include investments in distressed debt, which may include securities of companies in bankruptcy, foreign debt, private equity, securities of public companies that are not thinly traded and structured finance vehicles such as collateralized loan obligation funds. Although we have no current intention to do so, to the extent we invest in private equity funds, we will limit our investments in entities that are excluded from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, which includes private equity funds, to no more than 15.0% of its net assets. We have elected and qualified to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

COVID-19 Update

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, as a pandemic, and on March 13, 2020 the United States declared a national emergency with respect to COVID-19. The outbreak of COVID-19 has, and continues, to severely impact global economic activity and cause significant volatility and negative pressure in financial markets. The global impact of the outbreak has been rapidly evolving and many countries, including the United States, have reacted by instituting quarantines, mandating business and school closures and restricting travel. Such actions are creating disruption in global supply chains and adversely impacting a number of industries. The outbreak could have a continued adverse impact on economic and market conditions and trigger a period of global economic slowdown. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19. Nevertheless, COVID-19 presents material uncertainty and risks with respect to the underlying value of the Company’s portfolio companies, the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows, such as the potential negative impact to financing arrangements, company decisions to delay, defer and/or modify the character of dividends in order to preserve liquidity, increased costs of operations, changes in law and/or regulation, and uncertainty regarding government and regulatory policy.

We have evaluated subsequent events from September 1, 2020 through October 7, 2020. However, as the discussion in this Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations relates to the Company’s financial statements for the quarter-ended August 31, 2020, the analysis contained herein may not fully account for impacts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. In that regard, for example, as of August 31, 2020, the Company valued its portfolio investments in conformity with U.S. GAAP based on the facts and circumstances known by the Company at that time, or reasonably expected to be known at that time. Due to the overall volatility that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused, any valuations conducted now or in the future in conformity with U.S. GAAP could result in a lower fair value of our portfolio. The potential impact to our results going forward will depend to a large extent on future developments and new information that may emerge regarding the duration and severity of COVID- 19 and the actions taken by authorities and other entities to contain the coronavirus or treat its impact, all of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, the Company cannot predict the extent to which its financial condition and results of operations will be affected at this time.

Corporate History

We commenced operations, at the time known as GSC Investment Corp., on March 23, 2007 and completed an initial public offering of shares of common stock on March 28, 2007. Prior to July 30, 2010, we were externally managed and advised by GSCP (NJ), L.P., an entity affiliated with GSC Group, Inc. In connection with the consummation of a recapitalization transaction on July 30, 2010, as described below we engaged Saratoga Investment Advisors to replace GSCP (NJ), L.P. as our investment adviser and changed our name to Saratoga Investment Corp.

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As a result of the event of default under a revolving securitized credit facility with Deutsche Bank we previously had in place, in December 2008 we engaged the investment banking firm of Stifel, Nicolaus & Company to evaluate strategic transaction opportunities and consider alternatives for us. On April 14, 2010, GSC Investment Corp. entered into a stock purchase agreement with Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates and an assignment, assumption and novation agreement with Saratoga Investment Advisors, pursuant to which GSC Investment Corp. assumed certain rights and obligations of Saratoga Investment Advisors under a debt commitment letter Saratoga Investment Advisors received from Madison Capital Funding LLC, which indicated Madison Capital Funding’s willingness to provide GSC Investment Corp. with a $40.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, subject to the satisfaction of certain terms and conditions. In addition, GSC Investment Corp. and GSCP (NJ), L.P. entered into a termination and release agreement, to be effective as of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the stock purchase agreement, pursuant to which GSCP (NJ), L.P., among other things, agreed to waive any and all accrued and unpaid deferred incentive management fees up to and as of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the stock purchase agreement but continued to be entitled to receive the base management fees earned through the date of the closing of the transaction contemplated by the stock purchase agreement.

On July 30, 2010, the transactions contemplated by the stock purchase agreement with Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates were completed, the private sale of 986,842 shares of our common stock for $15.0 million in aggregate purchase price to Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates closed, the Company entered into the Credit Facility, and the Company began doing business as Saratoga Investment Corp.

We used the net proceeds from the private sale transaction and a portion of the funds available to us under the Credit Facility to pay the full amount of principal and accrued interest, including default interest, outstanding under our revolving securitized credit facility with Deutsche Bank. The revolving securitized credit facility with Deutsche Bank was terminated in connection with our payment of all amounts outstanding thereunder on July 30, 2010.

On August 12, 2010, we effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split of our outstanding common stock. As a result of the reverse stock split, every ten shares of our common stock were converted into one share of our common stock. Any fractional shares received as a result of the reverse stock split were redeemed for cash. The total cash payment in lieu of shares was $230. Immediately after the reverse stock split, we had 2,680,842 shares of our common stock outstanding.

In January 2011, we registered for public resale of the 986,842 shares of our common stock issued to Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates.

On March 28, 2012, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC, LP (“SBIC LP”), received an SBIC license from the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). On August 14, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC II LP (“SBIC II LP”), also received an SBIC license from the SBA.

In May 2013, we issued $48.3 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7.50% fixed-rate unsecured notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”) for net proceeds of $46.1 million after deducting underwriting commissions of $1.9 million and offering costs of $0.3 million. The proceeds included the underwriters’ full exercise of their overallotment option. The 2020 Notes were listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAQ” with a par value of $25.00 per share. The 2020 Notes were redeemed in full on January 13, 2017 and are no longer listed on the NYSE.

On May 29, 2015, we entered into a Debt Distribution Agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. through which we may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes through an At-the-Market (“ATM”) offering. Prior to the 2020 Notes being redeemed in full, the Company sold 539,725 bonds with a principal of $13.5 million at an average price of $25.31 for aggregate net proceeds of $13.4 million (net of transaction costs).

On December 21, 2016, we issued $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.75% fixed-rate unsecured notes due 2023 (the “2023Notes”) for net proceeds of $71.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $2.3 million and offering costs of approximately $0.5 million. The issuance included the exercise of substantially all of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $9.8 million aggregate principal amount of 2023 Notes within 30 days. The 2023 Notes were listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAB” with a par value of $25.00 per share. On December 21, 2019 and February 7, 2020, the Company redeemed $50.0 million and $24.5 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of issued and outstanding 2023 Notes.

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On March 16, 2017, we entered into an equity distribution agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., through which we may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $30.0 million of our common stock through an ATM offering. Subsequent to this, BB&T Capital Markets and B. Riley FBR, Inc. were also added to the agreement. On July 11, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered through this offering was increased to $70.0 million, and on October 8, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered was increased to $130.0 million. As of August 31, 2020, the Company sold 3,922,018 shares for gross proceeds of $97.1 million at an average price of $24.77 for aggregate net proceeds of $95.9 million (net of transaction costs). During the six months ended August 31, 2020, there was no activity related to the ATM offering.

On July 13, 2018, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares of its common stock priced at $25.00 per share (par value $0.001 per share) at an aggregate total of $28.75 million. The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting commissions of $1.15 million and offering costs of approximately $0.2 million, amounted to approximately $27.4 million. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 172,500 shares of its common stock, which was not exercised.

On August 28, 2018, the Company issued $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “6.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $38.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.3 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest on the 6.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 6.25% per year, beginning November 30, 2018. The 6.25% 2025 Notes mature on August 31, 2025 and commencing August 28, 2021, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes.

On December 14, 2018, the Company completed the third refinancing of the Saratoga CLO (the “2013-1 Reset CLO Notes”). This refinancing, among other things, extended the Saratoga CLO reinvestment period to January 2021, and extended its legal maturity to January 2030. A non-call period of January 2020 was also added. In addition to and as part of the refinancing, the Saratoga CLO has also been upsized from $300 million in assets to approximately $500 million. As part of this refinancing and upsizing, the Company invested an additional $13.8 million in all of the newly issued subordinated notes of the Saratoga CLO, and purchased $2.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class F-R-2 Notes tranche and $7.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class G-R-2 Notes tranche at par. Concurrently, the existing $4.5 million of Class F notes were repaid.

On February 5, 2019, the Company completed a re-opening and up-sizing of its existing 6.25% 2025 Notes by issuing an additional $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount for net proceeds of $19.2 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.6 million and discount of $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.2 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $2.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest rate, interest payment dates and maturity remain unchanged from the existing 6.25% 2025 Notes issued in August 2018. The net proceeds from this offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. The financing costs and discount of $1.0 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes. As of August 31, 2020, the total 6.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million. The 6.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAF” with a par value of $25.00 per share.

On August 14, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC II LP (“SBIC II LP”), also received an SBIC license from the SBA. The new license will provide up to $175.0 million in additional long-term capital in the form of SBA debentures.

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan”) with Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 may borrow from time to time up to $20.0 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan, which expires on August 20, 2021, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR +7.5%.

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On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $37.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “7.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $36.3 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. On July 6, 2020, the underwriters exercised their option in full to purchase an additional $5.625 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% unsecured notes due 2025. Net proceeds to the Company were $5.4 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Interest on the 7.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.25% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.25% 2025 Notes mature on June 30, 2025 and commencing June 24, 2022, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 7.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 7.25% 2025 Notes. The Company has received an investment grade private rating of “BBB” from Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency. As of August 31, 2020, the total 7.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million. The 7.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAK” with a par value of $25.00 per share.

On July 9, 2020, the Company issued $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 7.75% fixed-rate Notes due in 2025 (the “7.75% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $4.8 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.1 million. Interest on the 7.75% Notes 2025 is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.75% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.75% Notes 2025 mature on July 9, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $0.3 million related to the 7.75% Notes 2025 have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the Notes. As of August 31, 2020, the total 7.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $5.0 million. The 7.75% 2025 Notes are unlisted and has a par value of $25.00 per share.

Critical Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions affecting amounts reported in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. We have identified investment valuation, revenue recognition and the recognition of capital gains incentive fee expense as our most critical accounting estimates. We continuously evaluate our estimates, including those related to the matters described below. These estimates are based on the information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates under different assumptions or conditions. A discussion of our critical accounting policies follows.

Investment Valuation

The Company accounts for its investments at fair value in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASC 820 requires the Company to assume that its investments are to be sold or its liabilities are to be transferred at the balance sheet date in the principal market to independent market participants, or in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market, which may be a hypothetical market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are fair valued at such market quotations obtained from independent third-party pricing services and market makers subject to any decision by our board of directors to approve a fair value determination to reflect significant events affecting the value of these investments. We value investments for which market quotations are not readily available at fair value as approved, in good faith, by our board of directors based on input from Saratoga Investment Advisors, the audit committee

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of our board of directors and a third party independent valuation firm. Determinations of fair value may involve subjective judgments and estimates. The types of factors that may be considered in determining the fair value of our investments include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, market yield trend analysis, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors.

We undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter when valuing investments for which market quotations are not readily available, as described below:

•        Each investment is initially valued by the responsible investment professionals of Saratoga Investment Advisors and preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with our senior management; and

•        An independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors independently reviews a selection of these preliminary valuations each quarter so that the valuation of each investment for which market quotes are not readily available is reviewed by the independent valuation firm at least once each fiscal year. We use a third-party independent valuation firm to value our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO and the Class F-R-2 Notes and Class G-R-2 Notes tranches of the Saratoga CLOs every quarter.

In addition, all our investments are subject to the following valuation process:

•        The audit committee of our board of directors reviews and approves each preliminary valuation and Saratoga Investment Advisors and an independent valuation firm (if applicable) will supplement the preliminary valuation to reflect any comments provided by the audit committee; and

•        Our board of directors discusses the valuations and approves the fair value of each investment, in good faith, based on the input of Saratoga Investment Advisors, independent valuation firm (to the extent applicable) and the audit committee of our board of directors.

Our investment in Saratoga CLO is carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for equity interests in collateralized loan obligation funds similar to Saratoga CLO, when available, as determined by Saratoga Investment Advisors and recommended to our board of directors. Specifically, we use Intex cash flow models, or an appropriate substitute, to form the basis for the valuation of our investment in Saratoga CLO. The models use a set of assumptions including projected default rates, recovery rates, reinvestment rate and prepayment rates in order to arrive at estimated valuations. The assumptions are based on available market data and projections provided by third parties as well as management estimates. We use the output from the Intex models (i.e., the estimated cash flows) to perform a discounted cash flow analysis on expected future cash flows to determine a valuation for our investment in Saratoga CLO.

Revenue Recognition

Income Recognition

Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on its investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. Discounts and premiums on investments purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective investment using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on investments.

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Accrued interest is generally reserved when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as a reduction in principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current, although we may make exceptions to this general rule if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection.

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Payment-in-Kind Interest

The Company holds debt and preferred equity investments in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. The PIK interest, which represents contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is generally due at maturity, is generally recorded on the accrual basis to the extent such amounts are expected to be collected. We stop accruing PIK interest if we do not expect the issuer to be able to pay all principal and interest when due.

Revenues

We generate revenue in the form of interest income and capital gains on the debt investments that we hold and capital gains, if any, on equity interests that we may acquire. We expect our debt investments, whether in the form of leveraged loans or mezzanine debt, to have terms of up to ten years, and to bear interest at either a fixed or floating rate. Interest on debt will be payable generally either quarterly or semi-annually. In some cases, our debt or preferred equity investments may provide for a portion or all of the interest to be PIK. To the extent interest is PIK, it will be payable through the increase of the principal amount of the obligation by the amount of interest due on the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of such obligation. The principal amount of the debt and any accrued but unpaid interest will generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance or investment management services and possibly consulting fees. Any such fees will be generated in connection with our investments and recognized as earned. We may also invest in preferred equity or common equity securities that pay dividends on a current basis.

On January 22, 2008, we entered into a collateral management agreement with Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which we act as its collateral manager. The Saratoga CLO was initially refinanced in October 2013 with its reinvestment period extended to October 2016. On November 15, 2016, we completed a second refinancing of the Saratoga CLO with its reinvestment period extended to October 2018.

On December 14, 2018, we completed a third refinancing and upsize of the Saratoga CLO. The third Saratoga CLO refinancing, among other things, extended its reinvestment period to January 2021, and extended its legal maturity date to January 2030. A non-call period of January 2020 was also added. Following this refinancing, the Saratoga CLO portfolio increased from approximately $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount to approximately $500.0 million of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans. In addition to refinancing its liabilities, we invested an additional $13.8 million in all of the newly issued subordinated notes of the Saratoga CLO and also purchased $2.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class F-R-2 and $7.5 million in aggregate principal amount of the Class G-R-2 notes tranches at par, with a coupon of LIBOR plus 8.75% and LIBOR plus 10.00%, respectively. As part of this refinancing, we also redeemed our existing $4.5 million aggregate amount of the Class F notes tranche at par.

On February 11, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan”) with Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd (“CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, pursuant to which CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 may borrow from time to time up to $20.0 million from the Company in order to provide capital necessary to support warehouse activities. The CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 Loan, which expires on August 20, 2021, bears interest at an annual rate of 3M USD LIBOR + 7.5%. For the six months ended August 31, 2020, the maximum amount invested by us in CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 amounted to $5.0 million. As of August 31, 2020, the fair value of our investment in CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2 was $4.6 million.

The Saratoga CLO remains effectively 100% owned and managed by Saratoga Investment Corp. We receive a base management fee of 0.10% per annum and a subordinated management fee of 0.40% per annum of the outstanding principal amount of Saratoga CLO’s assets, paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. Prior to the second refinancing and the issuance of the 2013-1 Amended CLO Notes, we received a base management fee of 0.25% per annum and a subordinated management fee of 0.25% per annum of the outstanding principal amount of Saratoga CLO’s assets, paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds.

Following the third refinancing and the issuance of the 2013-1 Reset CLO Notes on December 14, 2018, we are no longer entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20.0% of excess cash flow to the extent the Saratoga CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return paid in cash equal to or greater than 12.0%.

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Interest income on our investment in Saratoga CLO is recorded using the effective interest method in accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 325-40, Investments-Other, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets (“ASC 325-40”), based on the anticipated yield and the estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment. Yields are revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due to changes in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing. Changes in estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated yield over the remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated yield was changed.

Expenses

Our primary operating expenses include the payment of investment advisory and management fees, professional fees, directors and officers insurance, fees paid to independent directors and administrator expenses, including our allocable portion of our administrator’s overhead. Our investment advisory and management fees compensate our Manager for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our investments. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including those relating to:

•        organization;

•        calculating our net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);

•        expenses incurred by our Manager payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisers, in monitoring our financial and legal affairs and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies;

•        expenses incurred by our Manager payable for travel and due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies;

•        interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments;

•        offerings of our common stock and other securities;

•        investment advisory and management fees;

•        fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisers, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments;

•        transfer agent and custodial fees;

•        federal and state registration fees;

•        all costs of registration and listing our common stock on any securities exchange;

•        federal, state and local taxes;

•        independent directors’ fees and expenses;

•        costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents required by governmental bodies (including the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the SBA);

•        costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to common stockholders including printing costs;

•        our fidelity bond, directors and officers errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;

•        direct costs and expenses of administration, including printing, mailing, long distance telephone, copying, secretarial and other staff, independent auditors and outside legal costs; and

•        administration fees and all other expenses incurred by us or, if applicable, the administrator in connection with administering our business (including payments under the Administration Agreement based upon our allocable portion of the administrator’s overhead in performing its obligations under an Administration Agreement, including rent and the allocable portion of the cost of our officers and their respective staffs (including travel expenses)).

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Pursuant to the investment advisory and management agreement that we had with GSCP (NJ), L.P., our former investment adviser and administrator, we had agreed to pay GSCP (NJ), L.P. as investment adviser a quarterly base management fee of 1.75% of the average value of our total assets (other than cash or cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters and an incentive fee.

The incentive fee had two parts:

•        A fee, payable quarterly in arrears, equal to 20.0% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, that exceeded a 1.875% quarterly hurdle rate measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our former investment adviser received no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeded the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Amounts received as a return of capital were not included in calculating this portion of the incentive fee. Since the hurdle rate was based on net assets, a return of less than the hurdle rate on total assets could still have resulted in an incentive fee.

•        A fee, payable at the end of each fiscal year, equal to 20.0% of our net realized capital gains, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation, in each case on a cumulative basis on each investment in the Company’s portfolio, less the aggregate amount of capital gains incentive fees paid to our former investment adviser through such date.

We deferred cash payment of any incentive fee otherwise earned by our former investment adviser if, during the then most recent four full fiscal quarters ending on or prior to the date such payment was to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees payable during that period) was less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning of such period. These calculations were appropriately pro-rated for the first three fiscal quarters of operation and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the applicable period. Such incentive fee would become payable on the next date on which such test had been satisfied for the most recent four full fiscal quarters or upon certain terminations of the investment advisory and management agreement. We commenced deferring cash payment of incentive fees during the quarterly period ended August 31, 2007 and continued to defer such payments through the quarterly period ended May 31, 2010. As of July 30, 2010, the date on which GSCP (NJ), L.P. ceased to be our investment adviser and administrator, we owed GSCP (NJ), L.P. $2.9 million in fees for services previously provided to us; of which $0.3 million has been paid by us. GSCP (NJ), L.P. agreed to waive payment by us of the remaining $2.6 million in connection with the consummation of the stock purchase transaction with Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.

The terms of the investment advisory and management agreement with Saratoga Investment Advisors, our current investment adviser, are substantially similar to the terms of the investment advisory and management agreement we had entered into with GSCP (NJ), L.P., our former investment adviser, except for the following material distinctions in the fee terms:

•        The capital gains portion of the incentive fee was reset with respect to gains and losses from May 31, 2010, and therefore losses and gains incurred prior to such time will not be taken into account when calculating the capital gains fee payable to Saratoga Investment Advisors and, as a result, Saratoga Investment Advisors will be entitled to 20.0% of net gains that arise after May 31, 2010. In addition, the cost basis for computing realized gains and losses on investments held by us as of May 31, 2010 equal the fair value of such investment as of such date. Under the investment advisory and management agreement with our former investment adviser, GSCP (NJ), L.P., the capital gains fee was calculated from March 21, 2007, and the gains were substantially outweighed by losses.

•        Under the “catch up” provision, 100.0% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such pre-incentive fee net investment income that exceeds 1.875% but is less than or equal to 2.344% in any fiscal quarter is payable to Saratoga Investment Advisors. This will enable Saratoga Investment Advisors to receive 20.0% of all net investment income as such amount approaches 2.344% in any quarter, and Saratoga Investment Advisors will receive 20.0% of any additional net investment income. Under the investment advisory and management agreement with our former investment adviser, GSCP (NJ), L.P. only received 20.0% of the excess net investment income over 1.875%.

•        We will no longer have deferral rights regarding incentive fees in the event that the distributions to stockholders and change in net assets is less than 7.5% for the preceding four fiscal quarters.

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Capital Gains Incentive Fee

The Company records an expense accrual relating to the capital gains incentive fee payable by the Company to its Manager when the unrealized gains on its investments exceed all realized capital losses on its investments given the fact that a capital gains incentive fee would be owed to the Manager if the Company were to liquidate its investment portfolio at such time. The actual incentive fee payable to the Company’s Manager related to capital gains will be determined and payable in arrears at the end of each fiscal year and will include only realized capital gains for the period.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (“ASU 2020-04”). The amendments in ASU 2020-04 provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The standard is effective as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. Management does not believe this optional guidance has a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

SEC Rule 12b-2 Update

In March 2020, the SEC adopted a final rule under SEC Release No. 34-88365 (the “Final Rule”), amending the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definitions in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2. The amendments include a provision under which a BDC will be excluded from the “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” definitions if the BDC has (1) a public float of $75 million or more, but less than $700 million, and (2) has annual investment income of less than $100 million. In addition, BDCs are subject to the same transition provisions for accelerated filer and large accelerated filer status as other issuers, but instead substituting investment income for revenue. The amendments will reduce the number of issuers required to comply with the auditor attestation on the internal control over financial reporting requirement provided under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The Final Rule applies to annual report filings due on or after April 27, 2020. The Company is currently assessing this Final Rule, but believes it most likely will no longer be an accelerated filer.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

Investment Portfolio Overview

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

   

($ in millions)

   

Number of investments(1)

 

 

79

     

 

74

   

Number of portfolio companies(2)

 

 

40

     

 

35

   

Average investment per portfolio company(2)

 

$

11.8

     

$

12.9

   

Average investment size(1)

 

$

6.2

     

$

6.3

   

Weighted average maturity(3)

 

 

2.8 yrs

     

 

3.1 yrs

   

Number of industries

 

 

9

     

 

9

   

Non-performing or delinquent investments (fair value)

 

$

5.4

     

$

2.1

   

Fixed rate debt (% of interest earning portfolio)(3)

 

$

30.4

 

(6.7%)

 

$

29.7

 

(6.8%)

Fixed rate debt (weighted average current coupon)(3)

 

 

8.8

 

%

 

 

9.3

 

%

Floating rate debt (% of interest earning portfolio)(3)

 

$

425.8

 

(93.3%)

 

$

404.4

 

(93.2%)

Floating rate debt (weighted average current spread over LIBOR)(3)(4)

 

 

7.9

 

%

 

 

8.0

 

%

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(1)      Excludes our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO.

(2)      Excludes our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO, Class F-R-2 Notes and Class G-R-2 Notes tranches of Saratoga CLO and loan to Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.

(3)      Excludes our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO and equity interests.

(4)      Calculation uses either 1-month or 3-month LIBOR, depending on the contractual terms, and after factoring in any existing LIBOR floors.

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During the three months ended August 31, 2020, we invested $31.7 million in new or existing portfolio companies and had $23.3 million in aggregate amount of exits and repayments resulting in net investments of $8.4 million for the period. During the three months ended August 31, 2019, we invested $92.5 million in new or existing portfolio companies and had $19.0 million in aggregate amount of exits and repayments resulting in net investments of $73.5 million for the period.

During the six months ended August 31, 2020, we invested $70.7 million in new or existing portfolio companies and had $32.6 million in aggregate amount of exits and repayments resulting in net investments of $38.1 million for the period. During the six months ended August 31, 2019, we invested $119.9 million in new or existing portfolio companies and had $45.9 million in aggregate amount of exits and repayments resulting in net investments of $74.0 million for the period.

Portfolio Composition

Our portfolio composition at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 at fair value was as follows:

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

   

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Weighted
Average
Current
Yield

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Weighted
Average
Current
Yield

First lien term loans

 

76.7

%

 

9.7

%

 

71.3

%

 

9.6

%

Second lien term loans

 

9.9

 

 

11.4

 

 

15.1

 

 

10.7

 

Unsecured term loans

 

1.3

 

 

5.9

 

 

0.9

 

 

9.3

 

Structured finance securities

 

6.1

 

 

16.4

 

 

6.7

 

 

11.4

 

Equity interests

 

6.0

 

 

 

 

6.0

 

 

 

Total

 

100.0

%

 

9.6

%

 

100.0

%

 

9.3

%

At August 31, 2020, our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO, a collateralized loan obligation fund, had a fair value of $21.6 million and constituted 4.3% of our portfolio. This investment constitutes a first loss position in a portfolio that, as of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, was composed of $521.6 million and $528.4 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of primarily senior secured first lien term loans. In addition, as of August 31, 2020, we also own $2.5 million in aggregate principal of the F-R-2 Notes and $7.5 million in aggregate principal of the G-R-2 Notes in the Saratoga CLO, that only rank senior to the subordinated notes. At August 31, 2020, our investment in CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saratoga CLO, had a fair value of $4.6 million and constituted 0.9% of our portfolio.

This investment is subject to unique risks. (See “Part 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors — Our investment in Saratoga CLO constitutes a leveraged investment in a portfolio of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans and is subject to additional risks and volatility” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020).

We do not consolidate the Saratoga CLO portfolio in our consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the metrics below do not include the underlying Saratoga CLO portfolio investments. However, at August 31, 2020, $478.0 million or 98.3% of the Saratoga CLO portfolio investments in terms of market value had a CMR (as defined below) color rating of green or yellow and six Saratoga CLO portfolio investments were in default with a fair value of $2.5 million. At February 29, 2020, $494.2 million or 98.6% of the Saratoga CLO portfolio investments in terms of market value had a CMR (as defined below) color rating of green or yellow and two Saratoga CLO portfolio investments were in default with a fair value of $1.4 million. For more information relating to the Saratoga CLO, see the audited financial statements for Saratoga in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020.

Saratoga Investment Advisors normally grades all of our investments using a credit and monitoring rating system (“CMR”). The CMR consists of a single component: a color rating. The color rating is based on several criteria, including financial and operating strength, probability of default, and restructuring risk. The color ratings are characterized as follows: (Green) — performing credit; (Yellow) — underperforming credit; (Red) — in principal payment default and/or expected loss of principal.

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Portfolio CMR distribution

The CMR distribution for our investments at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 was as follows:

Saratoga Investment Corp.

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

Color Score

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

   

($ in thousands)

Green

 

$

420,092

 

82.7

%

 

$

429,784

 

88.5

%

Yellow

 

 

32,667

 

6.4

 

 

 

2,141

 

0.5

 

Red

 

 

3,488

 

0.7

 

 

 

2,137

 

0.4

 

N/A(1)

 

 

51,870

 

10.2

 

 

 

51,570

 

10.6

 

Total

 

$

508,117

 

100.0

%

 

$

485,632

 

100.0

%

____________

(1)      Comprised of our investment in the subordinated notes of Saratoga CLO and equity interests.

The change in reserve from $1.2 million as of February 29, 2020 to $1.7 million as of August 31, 2020 was primarily related to the additional interest accruals reserved on My Alarm Center, LLC, Roscoe Medical, Inc. and TMAC Acquisition Co., LLC.

The CMR distribution of Saratoga CLO investments at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 was as follows:

Saratoga CLO

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

Color Score

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

   

($ in thousands)

Green

 

$

406,644

 

83.7

%

 

$

456,767

 

91.1

%

Yellow

 

 

71,671

 

14.7

 

 

 

37,446

 

7.5

 

Red

 

 

7,708

 

1.6

 

 

 

6,787

 

1.4

 

N/A(1)

 

 

0

 

0.0

 

 

 

0

 

0.0

 

Total

 

$

486,023

 

100.0

%

 

$

501,000

 

100.0

%

____________

(1)      Comprised of Saratoga CLO’s equity interests.

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Portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value

The following table shows our portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020:

Saratoga Investment Corp.

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020*

   

Investments At
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Investments At
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

   

($ in thousands)

Education Software

 

$

97,431

 

19.2

%

 

$

96,055

 

19.8

%

IT Services

 

 

80,678

 

15.9

 

 

 

62,541

 

12.9

 

Healthcare Software

 

 

43,045

 

8.5

 

 

 

30,764

 

6.3

 

Structured Finance Securities(1)

 

 

35,738

 

7.0

 

 

 

34,675

 

7.1

 

Education Services

 

 

31,789

 

6.2

 

 

 

36,365

 

7.5

 

Healthcare Services

 

 

30,233

 

6.0

 

 

 

28,455

 

5.9

 

Sports Management

 

 

24,943

 

4.9

 

 

 

25,740

 

5.3

 

Payroll Services

 

 

18,757

 

3.7

 

 

 

19,055

 

3.9

 

Marketing Services

 

 

16,882

 

3.3

 

 

 

14,200

 

2.9

 

Hospitality/Hotel

 

 

16,325

 

3.2

 

 

 

14,894

 

3.1

 

Real Estate Services

 

 

14,859

 

2.9

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

Property Management

 

 

11,179

 

2.2

 

 

 

11,503

 

2.4

 

Cyber Security

 

 

10,225

 

2.0

 

 

 

9,982

 

2.1

 

Industrial Products

 

 

9,668

 

1.9

 

 

 

10,779

 

2.2

 

Corporate Governance

 

 

9,020

 

1.8

 

 

 

9,090

 

1.9

 

Waste Services

 

 

8,873

 

1.7

 

 

 

9,000

 

1.9

 

Healthcare Products Manufacturing

 

 

8,072

 

1.6

 

 

 

7,717

 

1.6

 

Construction Management Services

 

 

7,601

 

1.5

 

 

 

4,284

 

0.9

 

Facilities Maintenance

 

 

6,934

 

1.4

 

 

 

5,375

 

1.1

 

Field Service Management

 

 

6,800

 

1.3

 

 

 

2,970

 

0.6

 

Non-profit Services

 

 

5,475

 

1.1

 

 

 

5,555

 

1.1

 

Office Supplies

 

 

3,609

 

0.7

 

 

 

3,799

 

0.8

 

Healthcare Supply

 

 

3,488

 

0.7

 

 

 

2,137

 

0.4

 

Restaurant

 

 

1,880

 

0.4

 

 

 

2,140

 

0.4

 

Metals

 

 

1,572

 

0.3

 

 

 

3,130

 

0.6

 

Consumer Services

 

 

1,527

 

0.3

 

 

 

1,997

 

0.4

 

Staffing Services

 

 

672

 

0.1

 

 

 

922

 

0.2

 

Financial Services

 

 

424

 

0.1

 

 

 

32,090

 

6.6

 

Consumer Products

 

 

418

 

0.1

 

 

 

418

 

0.1

 

Total

 

$

508,117

 

100.0

%

 

$

485,632

 

100.0

%

____________

*        Certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported industry groupings to show results on a consistent basis across periods.

(1)      Comprised of our investment in the subordinated notes, Class F-R-2 Notes and Class G-R-2 Notes of Saratoga CLO and Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.

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The following table shows Saratoga CLO’s portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020:

Saratoga CLO

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

   

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

   

($ in thousands)

Banking Finance Insurance & Real Estate

 

$

86,035

 

17.7

%

 

$

87,957

 

17.6

%

Services: Business

 

 

41,665

 

8.6

 

 

 

45,735

 

9.1

 

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

 

 

37,315

 

7.7

 

 

 

39,978

 

8.0

 

High Tech Industries

 

 

33,774

 

6.9

 

 

 

32,897

 

6.6

 

Telecommunications

 

 

31,001

 

6.3

 

 

 

28,317

 

5.6

 

Services: Consumer

 

 

25,155

 

5.2

 

 

 

28,327

 

5.6

 

Aerospace & Defense

 

 

24,550

 

5.1

 

 

 

25,093

 

5.0

 

Media: Advertising Printing & Publishing

 

 

20,665

 

4.3

 

 

 

19,808

 

4.0

 

Beverage Food & Tobacco

 

 

18,919

 

3.8

 

 

 

21,637

 

4.3

 

Consumer goods: Non-durable

 

 

16,973

 

3.5

 

 

 

15,700

 

3.1

 

Chemicals Plastics & Rubber

 

 

16,779

 

3.5

 

 

 

14,689

 

2.9

 

Automotive

 

 

16,710

 

3.4

 

 

 

13,820

 

2.8

 

Hotel Gaming & Leisure

 

 

16,264

 

3.3

 

 

 

16,883

 

3.4

 

Containers Packaging & Glass

 

 

12,729

 

2.6

 

 

 

15,753

 

3.1

 

Media: Broadcasting & Subscription

 

 

10,680

 

2.2

 

 

 

7,959

 

1.6

 

Consumer goods: Durable

 

 

10,071

 

2.1

 

 

 

11,674

 

2.3

 

Capital Equipment

 

 

9,989

 

2.1

 

 

 

9,551

 

1.9

 

Retail

 

 

9,490

 

2.0

 

 

 

14,538

 

2.9

 

Utilities: Oil & Gas

 

 

7,019

 

1.4

 

 

 

7,306

 

1.5

 

Transportation: Cargo

 

 

6,946

 

1.4

 

 

 

7,054

 

1.4

 

Forest Products & Paper

 

 

5,329

 

1.1

 

 

 

5,385

 

1.1

 

Construction & Building

 

 

5,169

 

1.1

 

 

 

7,617

 

1.5

 

Transportation: Consumer

 

 

4,039

 

0.8

 

 

 

1,914

 

0.4

 

Metals & Mining

 

 

3,871

 

0.8

 

 

 

4,112

 

0.8

 

Utilities: Electric

 

 

3,230

 

0.7

 

 

 

4,752

 

1.0

 

Media: Diversified & Production

 

 

3,113

 

0.6

 

 

 

2,711

 

0.5

 

Energy: Oil & Gas

 

 

2,213

 

0.5

 

 

 

3,559

 

0.7

 

Energy: Electricity

 

 

1,920

 

0.4

 

 

 

3,357

 

0.7

 

Utilities

 

 

1,787

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

0.0

 

Wholesale

 

 

1,651

 

0.3

 

 

 

1,928

 

0.4

 

Environmental Industries

 

 

972

 

0.2

 

 

 

989

 

0.2

 

Total

 

$

486,023

 

100.0

%

 

$

501,000

 

100.0

%

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Portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value

The following table shows our portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company.

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

   

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

 

Investments at
Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total
Portfolio

   

($ in thousands)

Southeast

 

$

169,254

 

33.3

%

 

$

165,353

 

34.0

%

West

 

 

130,292

 

25.7

 

 

 

99,390

 

20.5

 

Midwest

 

 

90,577

 

17.8

 

 

 

75,528

 

15.5

 

Southwest

 

 

33,976

 

6.7

 

 

 

61,456

 

12.7

 

Northeast

 

 

17,658

 

3.5

 

 

 

18,047

 

3.7

 

Northwest

 

 

10,225

 

2.0

 

 

 

9,981

 

2.1

 

Other(1)

 

 

56,135

 

11.0

 

 

 

55,877

 

11.5

 

Total

 

$

508,117

 

100.0

%

 

$

485,632

 

100.0

%

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(1)    Comprised of our investment in the subordinated notes, Class F-R-2 Notes and Class G-R-2 Notes of Saratoga CLO, Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd and foreign investments.

Results of operations

Operating results for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

   

($ in thousands)

Total investment income

 

$

13,856

 

 

$

13,888

 

 

$

27,153

 

 

$

26,639

 

Total operating expenses

 

 

8,521

 

 

 

8,932

 

 

 

12,800

 

 

 

18,002

 

Net investment income

 

 

5,335

 

 

 

4,956

 

 

 

14,353

 

 

 

8,637

 

Net realized gain (loss) from investments

 

 

12

 

 

 

1,870

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

1,870

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

 

 

16,580

 

 

 

1,458

 

 

 

(15,370

)

 

 

5,447

 

Net change in provision for deferred taxes on unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(704

)

 

 

152

 

 

 

(725

)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

 

$

21,811

 

 

$

7,580

 

 

$

(845

)

 

$

15,229

 

Investment income

The composition of our investment income for three and six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31, 2019

   

($ in thousands)

       

Interest from investments

 

$

12,260

 

$

11,742

 

$

24,411

 

$

23,345

Interest from cash and cash equivalents

 

 

2

 

 

146

 

 

13

 

 

197

Management fee income

 

 

626

 

 

630

 

 

1,260

 

 

1,259

Structuring and advisory fee income*

 

 

940

 

 

1,047

 

 

1,254

 

 

1,364

Other income*

 

 

28

 

 

323

 

 

215

 

 

474

Total investment income

 

$

13,856

 

$

13,888

 

$

27,153

 

$

26,639

____________

*        Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation.

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For the three months ended August 31, 2020, total investment income decreased $0.03 million, or 0.2% to $13.9 million from $13.9 million for the three months ended August 31, 2019. Interest income from investments increased $0.5 million, or 4.4%, to $12.3 million for the three months ended August 31, 2020 from $11.7 million for the three months ended August 31, 2019. This reflects the impact of the increase of $21.2 million, or 4.4% in total investments at August 31, 2020 from $486.9 million at August 31, 2019, offset by the reduction in LIBOR during this same period. At August 31, 2020, the weighted average current yield on investments was 9.6% compared to 10.1% at August 31, 2019, which offset some of the increase in investments.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020, total investment income increased $0.5 million, or 1.9% to $27.2 million from $26.6 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019. Interest income from investments increased $1.1 million, or 4.4%, to $24.4 million for the six months ended August 31, 2020 from $23.3 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019. This reflects the partial period impact of the increase of $21.2 million, or 4.4% in total investments at August 31, 2020 from $486.9 million at August 31, 2019.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, total PIK income was $0.4 million and $1.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, total PIK income was $1.1 million and $2.4 million, respectively. This decrease was primarily due to the sale of our investment in Easy Ice, LLC during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended February 29, 2020, which primarily generated PIK income.

Management fee income reflects the fee income received for managing the Saratoga CLO. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, total management fee income was $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, total management fee income was $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Operating expenses

The composition of our operating expenses for the three and six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 was as follows:

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

   

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

 

August 31,
2020

 

August 31,
2019

   

($ in thousands)

Interest and debt financing expenses

 

$

3,327

 

$

3,867

 

 

$

5,893

 

 

$

7,731

 

Base management fees

 

 

2,209

 

 

1,997

 

 

 

4,370

 

 

 

3,809

 

Incentive management fees expense (benefit)

 

 

1,530

 

 

2,086

 

 

 

(329

)

 

 

4,199

 

Professional fees

 

 

368

 

 

385

 

 

 

754

 

 

 

780

 

Administrator expenses

 

 

602

 

 

519

 

 

 

1,158

 

 

 

1,019

 

Insurance

 

 

68

 

 

64

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

129

 

Directors fees and expenses

 

 

75

 

 

98

 

 

 

135

 

 

 

158

 

General & administrative and other expenses

 

 

334

 

 

382

 

 

 

685

 

 

 

641

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

8

 

 

(466

)

 

 

(1

)

 

 

(464

)

Total operating expenses

 

$

8,521

 

$

8,932

 

 

$

12,800

 

 

$

18,002

 

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, total operating expenses decreased $0.4 million, or 4.6% compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019. For the six months ended August 31, 2020, total operating expenses decreased $5.2 million, or 28.9% compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, interest and debt financing expenses decreased $0.5 million, or 13.9% compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in average outstanding debt from $288.7 million for the three months ended August 31, 2019 to $265.3 million for the three months ended August 31, 2020, primarily reflecting the redemption of our 2023 Notes during the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020.

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For the six months ended August 31, 2020, interest and debt financing expenses decreased $1.8 million, or 23.8% compared to the six months ended August 31, 2019. The decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in average outstanding debt from $284.6 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019 to $241.3 million for the six months ended August 31, 2020, primarily reflecting the redemption of our 2023 Notes during the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding indebtedness was 4.32% compared to 4.73% for the three months ended August 31, 2019. The decrease in weighted average interest rate was primarily driven by the redemption of the 2023 Notes during the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020 which carried a fixed rate of 6.75%.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020, the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding indebtedness was 4.18% compared to 4.80% for the six months ended August 31, 2019. The decrease in weighted average interest rate was primarily driven by the redemption of the 2023 Notes during the fiscal quarter ended February 29, 2020 which carried a fixed rate of 6.75%.

As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the SBA debentures represented 61.1% and 71.4% of overall debt, respectively.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, base management fees increased $0.2 million, or 10.6% compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019. The increase in base management fees results from the 10.3% increase in the average value of our total assets, less cash and cash equivalents, from $454.2 million for the three months ended August 31, 2019 to $500.8 million for the three months ended August 31, 2020. For the six months ended August 31, 2020, base management fees increased $0.5 million, or 14.7% compared to the six months ended August 31, 2019. The increase in base management fees results from the 14.4% increase in the average value of our total assets, less cash and cash equivalents, from $433.1 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019 to $495.3 million for the six months ended August 31, 2020.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, incentive management fees decreased $0.5 million, or 26.7%, compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019. The first part of the incentive management fees remained relatively unchanged at $1.4 million for the three months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019. The incentive management fees related to capital gains decreased from a $0.7 million expense for the three months ended August 31, 2019 to a $0.1 million expense for the three months ended August 31, 2020, reflecting a reversal of incentive fee accrual due to an increase in unrealized depreciation on investments as of August 31, 2020.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020, incentive management fees decreased $4.5 million, or 108.0%, compared to the six months ended August 31, 2019. The first part of the incentive management fees increased from $2.6 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019 to $2.8 million for the six months ended August 31, 2020, as higher average total assets led to increased net investment income above the hurdle rate pursuant to the Management Agreement. The incentive management fees related to capital gains decreased from a $1.6 million expense for the six months ended August 31, 2019 to a $(3.1) million benefit for the six months ended August 31, 2020, reflecting a reversal of incentive fee accrual due to an increase in unrealized depreciation on investments as of August 31, 2020.

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2020, professional fees decreased $0.02 million, or 4.5%, and decreased $0.03 million, or 3.3%, respectively, compared to the three and six months ended August 31, 2019.

For the three and six months ended August 31, 2020, administrator expenses increased $0.08 million, or 16.1%, and increased $0.1 million, or 13.7%, respectively, compared to the three and six months ended August 31, 2019. These increases during the period are primarily attributable to an increase to the cap on the payment or reimbursements of expenses by the Company from $2.0 million to $2.225 million, effective August 1, 2019, and from $2.225 million to $2.775 million, effective August 1, 2020.

As discussed above, the decrease in interest and debt financing expenses for the three months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the three months ended August 31, 2019 is primarily attributable to a decrease in the average dollar amount of outstanding debt. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility was $0.0 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average borrowings outstanding of SBA debentures

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was $170.0 million and $150.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings of the SBA debentures was 3.02% and 3.25%, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of our 6.25% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average dollar amount of our 7.25% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million and $0.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average dollar amount of our 7.75% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $5.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively. During the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of our 6.75% fixed-rate 2023 Notes outstanding was $0.0 million and $74.5 million, respectively.

As discussed above, the decrease in interest and debt financing expenses for the six months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the six months ended August 31, 2019 is primarily attributable to a decrease in the average dollar amount of outstanding debt. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility was $0.0 million and $0.2 million, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average borrowings outstanding of SBA debentures was $163.7 million and $150.0 million, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average interest rate on the outstanding borrowings of the SBA debentures was 3.09% and 3.25%, respectively. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of our 6.25% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million and $60.0 million, respectively. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average dollar amount of our 7.25% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million and $0.0 million, respectively. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the weighted average dollar amount of our 7.75% fixed-rate 2025 Notes outstanding was $5.0 million and $0.0 million, respectively. During the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, the average dollar amount of our 6.75% fixed-rate 2023 Notes outstanding was $0.0 million and $74.5 million, respectively.

For the three months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, there were income tax expense (benefits) of $0.01 million and $0.5 million, respectively. For the six months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019, there were income tax expense (benefits) of $(0.01) million and $0.5 million, respectively. This relates to net deferred federal and state income tax expense (benefit) with respect to operating gains and losses and income derived from equity investments held in the taxable blockers.

Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, the Company had $23.3 million of sales, repayments, exits or restructurings resulting in $0.01 million of net realized gains. For the six months ended August 31, 2020, the Company had $70.7 million of sales, repayments, exits or restructurings resulting in $0.02 million of net realized gains.

For the three months ended August 31, 2019, the Company had $19.0 million of sales, repayments, exits or restructurings resulting in $1.9 million of net realized gains. For the six months ended August 31, 2019, the Company had $45.9 million of sales, repayments, exits or restructurings resulting in $1.9 million of net realized gains. The most significant realized gains and losses during the six months ended August 31, 2019 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

Six Months ended August 31, 2019

Issuer

 

Asset Type

 

Gross
Proceeds

 

Cost

 

Net
Realized
Gain

Censis Technologies, Inc.

 

Equity Interests

 

$

1,559

 

$

999

 

$

560

Fancy Chap, Inc.

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

 

6,000

 

 

5,940

 

 

60

Fancy Chap, Inc.

 

Equity Interests

 

 

2,175

 

 

925

 

 

1,250

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Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, our investments had a net change in unrealized appreciation of $16.6 million versus a net change in unrealized appreciation of $1.5 million for the three months ended August 31, 2019. For the six months ended August 31, 2020, our investments had a net change in unrealized depreciation of $15.4 million versus a net change in unrealized appreciation of $5.4 million for the six months ended August 31, 2019. The most significant cumulative net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the six months ended August 31, 2020 were the following (dollars in thousands):

Six Months ended August 31, 2020

Issuer

 

Asset Type

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Total
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

 

YTD Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation
(Depreciation)

C2 Educational Systems

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

$

15,989

 

$

13,030

 

$

(2,959

)

 

$

(2,977

)

Knowland Group, LLC

 

Second Lien Term Loans

 

 

15,768

 

 

13,355

 

 

(2,412

)

 

 

(2,306

)

ArbiterSports, LLC

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

 

26,782

 

 

24,943

 

 

(1,840

)

 

 

(1,815

)

Elyria Foundry Company, L.L.C.

 

Second Lien Term Loan & Equity Interests

 

 

10,969

 

 

1,572

 

 

(9,397

)

 

 

(1,652

)

Vector Controls Holding Co., LLC

 

First Lien Term Loan & Equity Interests

 

 

7,849

 

 

9,668

 

 

1,819

 

 

 

(1,110

)

Destiny Solutions Inc.

 

First Lien Term Loan & Equity Interests

 

 

37,708

 

 

36,856

 

 

(852

)

 

 

(1,054

)

Texas Teachers of Tomorrow, LLC

 

First Lien Term Loan & Equity Interests

 

 

19,394

 

 

18,759

 

 

(635

)

 

 

(767

)

Kev Software Inc.

 

First Lien Term Loan

 

 

20,999

 

 

20,398

 

 

(601

)

 

 

(717

)

My Alarm Center, LLC

 

Equity Interests

 

 

4,867

 

 

1,527

 

 

(3,340

)

 

 

(470

)

The net changes in unrealized depreciation for the six months ended August 31, 2020 noted above primarily relate to the impact of COVID-19, resulting in changes to market spreads, EBITDA multiples and/or revised portfolio company performance, following the events since March 2020.

The most significant cumulative net change in unrealized appreciation for the six months ended August 31, 2019 were the following (dollars in thousands):

Six Months ended August 31, 2019

Issuer

 

Asset Type

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

Total
Unrealized
Appreciation

 

YTD Change in
Unrealized

Appreciation

Censis Technologies, Inc.

 

Equity Interests

 

$

 

$

4,262

 

$

4,262

 

$

2,874

Easy Ice, LLC

 

Equity Interests

 

 

10,177

 

 

15,421

 

 

5,244

 

 

1,571

Netreo Holdings, LLC

 

Equity Interests

 

 

3,150

 

 

6,641

 

 

3,491

 

 

1,462

The $2.9 million net change in unrealized appreciation in our investment in Censis Technologies, Inc. was driven by continued outperformance of the business as well as the completion of a strategic acquisition.

The $1.6 million net change in unrealized appreciation in our investment in Easy Ice, LLC was driven by a continued increase in the scale and earnings of the business.

The $1.5 million net change in unrealized appreciation in our investment in Netreo Holdings, LLC was driven by a continued increase in the scale and earnings of the business.

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Changes in net assets resulting from operations

For the three months ended August 31, 2020, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $21.8 million. Based on 11,207,142 weighted average common shares outstanding as of August 31, 2020, our per share net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $1.95 for the three months ended August 31, 2020. For the three months ended August 31, 2019, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $7.6 million, or $0.91 per share based on 8,333,570 weighted average common shares outstanding as of August 31, 2019.

For the six months ended August 31, 2020, we recorded a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of $0.8 million. Based on 11,212,315 weighted average common shares outstanding as of August 31, 2020, our per share net decrease in net assets resulting from operations was $0.08 for the six months ended August 31, 2020. For the six months ended August 31, 2019, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $15.2 million, or $1.89 per share based on 8,041,365 weighted average common shares outstanding as of August 31, 2019.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We intend to continue to generate cash primarily from cash flows from operations, including interest earned from our investments in debt in middle market companies, interest earned from the temporary investment of cash in U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, future borrowings and future offerings of securities.

Although we expect to fund the growth of our investment portfolio through the net proceeds from future equity offerings, including our dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), and issuances of senior securities or future borrowings, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act, we cannot assure you that our plans to raise capital will be successful. In this regard, because our common stock has historically traded at a price below our current net asset value per share and we are limited in our ability to sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share, we have been and may continue to be limited in our ability to raise equity capital.

In addition, we intend to distribute to our stockholders substantially all of our operating taxable income in order to satisfy the distribution requirement applicable to RICs under the Code. In satisfying this distribution requirement, in accordance with certain applicable provisions of the Code and the Treasury regulations and a revenue procedure issued by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder may elect to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC subject to a limitation that the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders must be at least 20% of the aggregate declared distribution. We may rely on the revenue procedure in future periods to satisfy our RIC distribution requirement.

Also, as a BDC, we generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets, less liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, to total senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any outstanding preferred stock, of at least 200.0%, reduced to 150.0% effective April 16, 2019 following the approval received from the non-interested board of directors on April 16, 2018. This requirement limits the amount that we may borrow. Our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 375.8% as of August 31, 2020 and 607.1% as of February 29, 2020. To fund growth in our investment portfolio in the future, we anticipate needing to raise additional capital from various sources, including the equity markets and other debt-related markets, which may or may not be available on favorable terms, if at all.

Consequently, we may not have the funds or the ability to fund new investments, to make additional investments in our portfolio companies, to fund our unfunded commitments to portfolio companies, to pay dividends or to repay borrowings. Also, the illiquidity of our portfolio investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments when desired and, if we are required to sell these investments, we may realize significantly less than their recorded value.

Madison revolving credit facility

Below is a summary of the terms of the senior secured revolving credit facility we entered into with Madison Capital Funding LLC (the “Credit Facility”) on June 30, 2010, which was most recently amended on September 14, 2020. (See Recent Developments).

Availability.    The Company can draw up to the lesser of (i) $40.0 million (the “Facility Amount”) and (ii) the product of the applicable advance rate (which varies from 50.0% to 75.0% depending on the type of loan asset) and the value, determined in accordance with the Credit Facility (the “Adjusted Borrowing Value”), of certain “eligible” loan assets pledged as security for the loan (the “Borrowing Base”), in each case less (a) the amount of any undrawn funding commitments the Company has under any loan asset and which are not covered by amounts in the Unfunded Exposure Account referred to below (the “Unfunded Exposure Amount”) and outstanding borrowings. Each loan asset held by the Company as of the date on which the Credit Facility was closed was valued as of that date and each loan asset that the Company acquires after such date will be valued at the lowest of its fair value, its face value (excluding accrued interest) and the purchase price paid for such loan asset. Adjustments to the value of a loan asset will be made to reflect, among other things, changes in its fair value, a default by the obligor on the loan asset, insolvency of the obligor, acceleration of the loan asset, and certain modifications to the terms of the loan asset.

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The Credit Facility contains limitations on the type of loan assets that are “eligible” to be included in the Borrowing Base and as to the concentration level of certain categories of loan assets in the Borrowing Base such as restrictions on geographic and industry concentrations, asset size and quality, payment frequency, status and terms, average life, and collateral interests. In addition, if an asset is to remain an “eligible” loan asset, the Company may not make changes to the payment, amortization, collateral and certain other terms of the loan assets without the consent of the administrative agent that will either result in subordination of the loan asset or be materially adverse to the lenders.

Collateral.    The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company (other than assets held by our SBIC subsidiary) and includes the subordinated notes (“CLO Notes”) issued by Saratoga CLO and the Company’s rights under the CLO Management Agreement (as defined below).

Interest Rate and Fees.    Under the Credit Facility, funds are borrowed from or through certain lenders at the greater of the prevailing LIBOR rate and 1.00%, plus an applicable margin of 4.75%. At the Company’s option, funds may be borrowed based on an alternative base rate, which in no event will be less than 2.00%, and the applicable margin over such alternative base rate is 3.75%. In addition, the Company pays the lenders a commitment fee of 0.75% per year on the unused amount of the Credit Facility for the duration of the Revolving Period (defined below). Accrued interest and commitment fees are payable monthly. The Company was also obligated to pay certain other fees to the lenders in connection with the closing of the Credit Facility.

Revolving Period and Maturity Date.    The Company may make and repay borrowings under the Credit Facility for a period of three years following the closing of the Credit Facility (the “Revolving Period”). The Revolving Period may be terminated at an earlier time by the Company or, upon the occurrence of an event of default, by action of the lenders or automatically. All borrowings and other amounts payable under the Credit Facility are due and payable in full five years after the end of the Revolving Period.

Collateral Tests.    It is a condition precedent to any borrowing under the Credit Facility that the principal amount outstanding under the Credit Facility, after giving effect to the proposed borrowings, not exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base or the Facility Amount (the “Borrowing Base Test”). In addition to satisfying the Borrowing Base Test, the following tests must also be satisfied (together with Borrowing Base Test, the “Collateral Tests”):

•        Interest Coverage Ratio.    The ratio (expressed as a percentage) of interest collections with respect to pledged loan assets, less certain fees and expenses relating to the Credit Facility, to accrued interest and commitment fees and any breakage costs payable to the lenders under the Credit Facility for the last 6 payment periods must equal at least 175.0%.

•        Overcollateralization Ratio.    The ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of “eligible” pledged loan assets plus the fair value of certain ineligible pledged loan assets and the CLO Notes (in each case, subject to certain adjustments) to outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility plus the Unfunded Exposure Amount must equal at least 200.0%.

•        Weighted Average FMV Test.    The aggregate adjusted or weighted value of “eligible” pledged loan assets as a percentage of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of “eligible” pledged loan assets must be equal to or greater than 72.0% and 80.0% during the one-year periods prior to the first and second anniversary of the closing date, respectively, and 85.0% at all times thereafter.

The Credit Facility also requires payment of outstanding borrowings or replacement of pledged loan assets upon the Company’s breach of its representation and warranty that pledged loan assets included in the Borrowing Base are “eligible” loan assets. Such payments or replacements must equal the lower of the amount by which the Borrowing Base is overstated as a result of such breach or any deficiency under the Collateral Tests at the time of repayment or replacement. Compliance with the Collateral Tests is also a condition to the discretionary sale of pledged loan assets by the Company.

Priority of Payments.    During the Revolving Period, the priority of payments provisions of the Credit Facility require, after payment of specified fees and expenses and any necessary funding of the Unfunded Exposure Account, that collections of principal from the loan assets and, to the extent that these are insufficient, collections of interest from the loan assets, be applied on each payment date to payment of outstanding borrowings if the Borrowing Base Test, the Overcollateralization Ratio and the Interest Coverage Ratio would not otherwise be met. Similarly,

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following termination of the Revolving Period, collections of interest are required to be applied, after payment of certain fees and expenses, to cure any deficiencies in the Borrowing Base Test, the Interest Coverage Ratio and the Overcollateralization Ratio as of the relevant payment date.

Reserve Account.    The Credit Facility requires the Company to set aside an amount equal to the sum of accrued interest, commitment fees and administrative agent fees due and payable on the next succeeding three payment dates (or corresponding to three payment periods). If for any monthly period during which fees and other payments accrue, the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of “eligible” pledged loan assets which do not pay cash interest at least quarterly exceeds 15.0% of the aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of “eligible” pledged loan assets, the Company is required to set aside such interest and fees due and payable on the next succeeding six payment dates. Amounts in the reserve account can be applied solely to the payment of administrative agent fees, commitment fees, accrued and unpaid interest and any breakage costs payable to the lenders.

Unfunded Exposure Account.    With respect to revolver or delayed draw loan assets, the Company is required to set aside in a designated account (the “Unfunded Exposure Account”) 100.0% of its outstanding and undrawn funding commitments with respect to such loan assets. The Unfunded Exposure Account is funded at the time the Company acquires a revolver or delayed draw loan asset and requests a related borrowing under the Credit Facility. The Unfunded Exposure Account is funded through a combination of proceeds of the requested borrowing and other Company funds, and if for any reason such amounts are insufficient, through application of the priority of payment provisions described above.

Operating Expenses.    The priority of payments provision of the Credit Facility provides for the payment of certain operating expenses of the Company out of collections on principal and interest during the Revolving Period and out of collections on interest following the termination of the Revolving Period in accordance with the priority established in such provision. The operating expenses payable pursuant to the priority of payment provisions is limited to $350,000 for each monthly payment date or $2.5 million for the immediately preceding period of twelve consecutive monthly payment dates. This ceiling can be increased by the lesser of 5.0% or the percentage increase in the fair market value of all the Company’s assets only on the first monthly payment date to occur after each one-year anniversary following the closing of the Credit Facility. Upon the occurrence of a Manager Event (described below), the consent of the administrative agent is required in order to pay operating expenses through the priority of payments provision.

Events of Default.    The Credit Facility contains certain negative covenants, customary representations and warranties and affirmative covenants and events of default. The Credit Facility does not contain grace periods for breach by the Company of certain covenants, including, without limitation, preservation of existence, negative pledge, change of name or jurisdiction and separate legal entity status of the Company covenants and certain other customary covenants. Other events of default under the Credit Facility include, among other things, the following:

•        an Interest Coverage Ratio of less than 150.0%;

•        an Overcollateralization Ratio of less than 175.0%;

•        the filing of certain ERISA or tax liens;

•        the occurrence of certain “Manager Events” such as:

•        failure by Saratoga Investment Advisors and its affiliates to maintain collectively, directly or indirectly, a cash equity investment in the Company in an amount equal to at least $5.0 million at any time prior to the third anniversary of the closing date;

•        failure of the Management Agreement between Saratoga Investment Advisors and the Company to be in full force and effect;

•        indictment or conviction of Saratoga Investment Advisors or any “key person” for a felony offense, or any fraud, embezzlement or misappropriation of funds by Saratoga Investment Advisors or any “key person” and, in the case of “key persons,” without a reputable, experienced individual reasonably satisfactory to Madison Capital Funding appointed to replace such key person within 30 days;

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•        resignation, termination, disability or death of a “key person” or failure of any “key person” to provide active participation in Saratoga Investment Advisors’ daily activities, all without a reputable, experienced individual reasonably satisfactory to Madison Capital Funding appointed within 30 days; or

•        occurrence of any event constituting “cause” under the Collateral Management Agreement between the Company and Saratoga CLO (the “CLO Management Agreement”), delivery of a notice under Section 12(c) of the CLO Management Agreement with respect to the removal of the Company as collateral manager or the Company ceases to act as collateral manager under the CLO Management Agreement.

Conditions to Acquisitions and Pledges of Loan Assets.    The Credit Facility imposes certain additional conditions to the acquisition and pledge of additional loan assets. Among other things, the Company may not acquire additional loan assets without the prior written consent of the administrative agent until such time that the administrative agent indicates in writing its satisfaction with Saratoga Investment Advisors’ policies, personnel and processes relating to the loan assets.

Fees and Expenses.    The Company paid certain fees and reimbursed Madison Capital Funding LLC for the aggregate amount of all documented, out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including the reasonable fees and expenses of lawyers, incurred by Madison Capital Funding LLC in connection with the Credit Facility and the carrying out of any and all acts contemplated thereunder up to and as of the date of closing of the stock purchase transaction with Saratoga Investment Advisors and certain of its affiliates. These amounts totaled $2.0 million.

On February 24, 2012, we amended our senior secured revolving credit facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        expand the borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility from $40.0 million to $45.0 million;

•        extend the period during which we may make and repay borrowings under the Credit Facility from July 30, 2013 to February 24, 2015 (the “Revolving Period”). The Revolving Period may, upon the occurrence of an event of default, by action of the lenders or automatically, be terminated. All borrowings and other amounts payable under the Credit Facility are due and payable five years after the end of the Revolving Period; and

•        remove the condition that we may not acquire additional loan assets without the prior written consent of the administrative agent.

On September 17, 2014, we entered into a second amendment to the Revolving Facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date from February 24, 2015 to September 17, 2017;

•        extend the maturity date of the Revolving Facility from February 24, 2020 to September 17, 2022 (unless terminated sooner upon certain events);

•        reduce the applicable margin rate on base rate borrowings from 4.50% to 3.75%, and on LIBOR borrowings from 5.50% to 4.75%; and

•        reduce the floor on base rate borrowings from 3.00% to 2.25%; and on LIBOR borrowings from 2.00% to 1.25%.

On May 18, 2017, we entered into a third amendment to the Credit Facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date from September 17, 2017 to September 17, 2020;

•        extend the final maturity date of the Credit Facility from September 17, 2022 to September 17, 2025;

•        reduce the floor on base rate borrowings from 2.25% to 2.00%;

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•        reduce the floor on LIBOR borrowings from 1.25% to 1.00%; and

•        reduce the commitment fee rate from 0.75% to 0.50% for any period during which the ratio of advances outstanding to aggregate commitments, expressed as a percentage, is greater than or equal to 50%.

On April 24, 2020, we entered into a fourth amendment to the Credit Facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        permit certain amendments related to the Paycheck Protection Program (“Permitted PPP Amendment”) to Loan Asset Documents;

•        exclude certain debt and interest amounts allowed by the Permitted PPP Amendments from certain calculations related to Net Leverage Ratio, Interest Coverage Ratio and EBITDA; and

•        exclude such Permitted PPP Amendments from constituting a Material Modification.

As of August 31, 2020, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and $170.0 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding (which are discussed below). As of February 29, 2020, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and $150.0 million of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding. Our borrowing base under the Credit Facility at August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 was $28.8 million and $35.6 million, respectively.

Our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 375.8% as of August 31, 2020 and 607.1% as of February 29, 2020.

SBA-guaranteed debentures

In addition, we, through two wholly-owned subsidiaries, sought and obtained licenses from the SBA to operate an SBIC. In this regard, on March 28, 2012, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP, received a license from the SBA to operate as an SBIC under Section 301(c) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 and on August 14, 2019, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC II LP, also received a license. SBICs are designated to stimulate the flow of private equity capital to eligible small businesses. Under SBA regulations, SBICs may make loans to eligible small businesses and invest in the equity securities of small businesses.

The SBIC licenses allows our SBIC subsidiaries to obtain leverage by issuing SBA-guaranteed debentures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are non-recourse, interest only debentures with interest payable semi-annually and have a ten-year maturity. The principal amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid prior to maturity but may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The interest rate of SBA-guaranteed debentures is fixed on a semi-annual basis at a market-driven spread over U.S. Treasury Notes with 10-year maturities.

SBA regulations previously limited the amount that our SBIC subsidiary may borrow to a maximum of $150.0 million when it has at least $75.0 million in regulatory capital, receives a capital commitment from the SBA and has been through an examination by the SBA subsequent to licensing. This maximum has been increased by SBA regulators for new licenses to $175.0 million of SBA debentures when it has at least $87.5 million in regulatory capital. The new license will provide up to $175.0 million in additional long-term capital in the form of SBA-guaranteed debentures. The SBIC LP and SBIC II LP are regulated by the SBA. As a result of the 2016 omnibus spending bill signed into law in December 2015, the maximum amount of SBA-guaranteed debentures that affiliated SBIC funds can have outstanding was increased from $225.0 million to $350.0 million. Our wholly-owned SBIC subsidiaries are able to borrow funds from the SBA against regulatory capital (which approximates equity capital) that is paid in and is subject to customary regulatory requirements including but not limited to an examination by the SBA. With this license approval, Saratoga will grow its SBA relationship from $150.0 million to $325.0 million of committed capital.

We received exemptive relief from the SEC to permit us to exclude the debt of our SBIC subsidiaries guaranteed by the SBA from the definition of senior securities in the asset coverage test under the 1940 Act. This allows us increased flexibility under the asset coverage test by permitting us to borrow up to $325.0 million more than we would otherwise be able to absent the receipt of this exemptive relief. On April 16, 2018, as permitted by the Small Business Credit Availability Act, which was signed into law on March 23, 2018, our non-interested

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board of directors approved of our becoming subject to a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150.0% from 200% under Sections 18(a)(1) and 18(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, as amended. The 150.0% asset coverage ratio became effective on April 16, 2019.

As of August 31, 2020, our SBIC LP subsidiary had $75.0 million in regulatory capital and $150.0 million in SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding and our SBIC II LP subsidiary had $65.0 million in regulatory capital and $20.0 million in SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding.

Unsecured notes

In May 2013, the Company issued $48.3 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.50% fixed-rate notes due 2020 (the “2020 Notes”). The 2020 Notes were redeemed in full on January 13, 2017 and are no longer listed on the NYSE.

On May 29, 2015, we entered into a Debt Distribution Agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. through which we may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes through an ATM offering. Prior to the 2020 Notes being redeemed in full, the Company had sold 539,725 bonds with a principal of $13.5 million at an average price of $25.31 for aggregate net proceeds of $13.4 million (net of transaction costs).

On December 21, 2016, we issued $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2023 Notes for net proceeds of $71.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $2.3 million and offering costs of approximately $0.5 million. The net proceeds from the offering were used to repay all of the outstanding indebtedness under the 2020 Notes on January 13, 2017, which amounted to $61.8 million, and for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. On December 21, 2019 and February 7, 2020, the Company redeemed $50.0 million and $24.5 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount of the $74.5 million in aggregate principal amount of issued and outstanding 2023 Notes and are no longer listed on the NYSE.

On August 28, 2018, the Company issued $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “6.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $38.7 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.3 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest on the 6.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 6.25% per year, beginning November 30, 2018. The 6.25% 2025 Notes mature on August 31, 2025 and commencing August 28, 2021, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes. The 6.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAF” with a par value of $25.00 per share.

On February 5, 2019, the Company completed a re-opening and up-sizing of its existing 6.25% 2025 Notes by issuing an additional $20.0 million in aggregate principal amount for net proceeds of $19.2 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.6 million and discount of $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.2 million. The issuance included the full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase an additional $2.5 million aggregate principal amount of 6.25% 2025 Notes within 30 days. Interest rate, interest payment dates and maturity remain unchanged from the existing 6.25% 2025 Notes issued in August 2018. The net proceeds from this offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. The financing costs and discount of $1.0 million related to the 6.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 6.25% 2025 Notes.

At August 31, 2020, the total 6.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $60.0 million.

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In connection with the issuance of the 6.25% 2025 Notes, we agreed to the following covenants for the period of time during which the notes are outstanding:

•        we will not violate (whether or not we are subject to) Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, but giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. These provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt or the sale of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such borrowings, or, if we obtain the required approvals from our independent directors and/or stockholders, 150% (after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be).

•        we will not declare any dividend (except a dividend payable in our stock), or declare any other distribution, upon a class of our capital stock, or purchase any such capital stock, unless, in every such case, at the time of the declaration of any such dividend or distribution, or at the time of any such purchase, we have an asset coverage (as defined in the 1940 Act) of at least 150.0%, as such obligation may be amended or superseded, after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and in each case giving effect to (i) any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC, and (ii) any SEC no-action relief granted by the SEC to another BDC (or to us if we determine to seek such similar no-action or other relief) permitting the BDC to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by such provisions of Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act as may be applicable to us from time to time, as such obligation may be amended or superseded, in order to maintain such BDC’s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code.

•        if, at any time, we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, to file any periodic reports with the SEC, we agree to furnish to holders of the 6.25% 2025 Notes and the Trustee, for the period of time during which the 6.25% 2025 Notes are outstanding, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of our fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable United States generally accepted accounting principles.

On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $37.5 million in aggregate principal amount of our 7.25% fixed-rate notes due 2025 (the “7.25% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $36.3 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $1.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.3 million. On July 6, 2020, the underwriters exercised their option in full to purchase an additional $5.625 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% unsecured notes due 2025. Net proceeds to the Company were $5.4 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Interest on the 7.25% 2025 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.25% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.25% 2025 Notes mature on June 30, 2025 and commencing June 24, 2022, may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $1.6 million related to the 7.25% 2025 Notes have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the 7.25% 2025 Notes. The Company has received an investment grade private rating of “BBB” from Egan-Jones Ratings Company, an independent, unaffiliated rating agency. As of August 31, 2020, the total 7.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million. The 7.25% 2025 Notes are listed on the NYSE under the trading symbol “SAK” with a par value of $25.00 per share. At August 31, 2020, the total 7.25% 2025 Notes outstanding was $43.1 million.

On July 9, 2020, the Company issued $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 7.75% fixed-rate Notes due in 2025 (the “7.75% 2025 Notes”) for net proceeds of $4.8 million after deducting underwriting commissions of approximately $0.2 million. Offering costs incurred were approximately $0.1 million. Interest on the 7.75% Notes 2025 is paid quarterly in arrears on February 28, May 31, August 31 and November 30, at a rate of 7.75% per year, beginning August 31, 2020. The 7.75% Notes 2025 mature on July 9, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at our option. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes in accordance with our investment objective and strategies. Financing costs of $0.3 million related to the 7.75% Notes 2025 have been capitalized and are being amortized over the term of the Notes. The 7.75% 2025 Notes are unlisted and have a par value of $25.00 per share.

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At August 31, 2020, the total 7.75% 2025 Notes outstanding was $5.0 million.

On July 13, 2018, the Company issued 1,150,000 shares of its common stock priced at $25.00 per share (par value $0.001 per share) at an aggregate total of $28.75 million. The net proceeds, after deducting underwriting commissions of $1.15 million and offering costs of approximately $0.2 million, amounted to approximately $27.4 million. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 172,500 shares of its common stock, which was not exercised.

At August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the fair value of investments, cash and cash equivalents and cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts were as follows:

 

August 31, 2020

 

February 29, 2020

Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total

 

Fair Value

 

Percentage of
Total

   

($ in thousands)

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

39,052

 

6.8

%

 

$

24,599

 

4.7

%

Cash and cash equivalents, reserve accounts

 

 

26,343

 

4.7

 

 

 

14,851

 

2.8

 

First lien term loans

 

 

389,912

 

67.9

 

 

 

346,233

 

66.0

 

Second lien term loans

 

 

50,295

 

8.8

 

 

 

73,570

 

14.0

 

Unsecured term loans

 

 

6,522

 

1.1

 

 

 

4,346

 

0.8

 

Structured finance securities

 

 

31,096

 

5.4

 

 

 

32,470

 

6.2

 

Equity interests

 

 

30,292

 

5.3

 

 

 

29,013

 

5.5

 

Total

 

$

573,512

 

100.0

%

 

$

525,082

 

100.0

%

On March 16, 2017, we entered into an equity distribution agreement with Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., through which we may offer for sale, from time to time, up to $30.0 million of our common stock through an ATM offering. Subsequent to this, BB&T Capital Markets and B. Riley FBR, Inc. were also added to the agreement. On July 11, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered through this offering was increased to $70.0 million, and on October 8, 2019, the amount of the common stock to be offered was increased to $130.0 million. As of August 31, 2020, the Company sold 3,922,018 shares for gross proceeds of $97.1 million at an average price of $24.77 for aggregate net proceeds of $95.9 million (net of transaction costs). During the six months ended August 31, 2020, there was no activity related to the ATM offering.

On September 24, 2014, the Company announced the approval of an open market share repurchase plan that allowed it to repurchase up to 200,000 shares of its common stock at prices below its NAV as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements. On October 7, 2015, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year and increased the number of shares the Company is permitted to repurchase at prices below its NAV, as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements, to 400,000 shares of its common stock. On October 5, 2016, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year to October 15, 2017 and increased the number of shares the Company is permitted to repurchase at prices below its NAV, as reported in its then most recently published consolidated financial statements, to 600,000 shares of its common stock. On October 10, 2017, January 8, 2019 and January 7, 2020, the Company’s board of directors extended the open market share repurchase plan for another year to October 15, 2018, January 15, 2020 and January 15, 2021, respectively, each time leaving the number of shares unchanged at 600,000 shares of its common stock. On May 4, 2020, the Board of Directors increased the share repurchase plan to 1.3 million shares of common stock. As of August 31, 2020, the Company purchased 308,812 shares of common stock, at the average price of $16.96 for approximately $5.3 million pursuant to this repurchase plan. During the six months ended August 31, 2020, the Company purchased 90,321 shares of common stock, at the average price of $17.17 for approximately $5.2 million pursuant to this repurchase plan.

On July 7, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of $0.40 per share payable on August 12, 2020, to common stockholders of record on July 27, 2020. Shareholders have the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.7 million in cash and 47,098 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the

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stock portion was calculated based on a price of $16.45 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on July 30, 31 and August 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 12, 2020.

On January 7, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of $0.56 per share, which was paid on February 6, 2020, to common stockholders of record on January 24, 2020. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $5.4 million in cash and 35,682 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.3% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $25.44 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on January 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and February 3, 4, 5 and 6, 2020.

On August 27, 2019, the Company declared a dividend of $0.56 per share, which was paid on September 26, 2019, to common stockholders of record on September 13, 2019. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $4.5 million in cash and 34,575 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $23.34 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on September 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25 and 26, 2019.

On May 28, 2019, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.55 per share, which was paid on June 27, 2019, to common stockholders of record as of June 13, 2019. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.6 million in cash and 31,545 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $22.65 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on June 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2019.

On February 26, 2019, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.54 per share, which was paid on March 28, 2019, to common stockholders of record as of March 14, 2019. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.5 million in cash and 31,240 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $21.36 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on March 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27 and 28, 2019.

On November 27, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.53 per share, which was paid on January 2, 2019, to common stockholders of record on December 17, 2018. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.4 million in cash and 30,796 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $18.88 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 26, 27, 28, 31, 2018 and January 2, 2019.

On August 28, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.52 per share, which was paid on September 27, 2018, to common stockholders of record as of September 17, 2018. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.3 million in cash and 25,862 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.3% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $22.35 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on September 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2018.

On May 30, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.51 per share, which was paid on June 27, 2018, to common stockholders of record as of June 15, 2018. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.7 million in cash and 21,562 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.3%

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of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $23.72 per share, which equaled 95.0% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on June 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 27, 2018.

On February 26, 2018, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per share, which was paid on March 26, 2018, to common stockholders of record as of March 14, 2018. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.6 million in cash and 25,354 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $19.91 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on March 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26, 2018.

On November 29, 2017, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.49 per share, which was paid on December 27, 2017, to common stockholders of record on December 15, 2017. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.5 million in cash and 25,435 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $21.14 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26 and 27, 2017.

On August 28, 2017, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.48 per share, which was paid on September 26, 2017, to common stockholders of record on September 15, 2017. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.2 million in cash and 33,551 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.6% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $20.19 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on September 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 and 26, 2017.

On May 30, 2017, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.47 per share, which was paid on June 27, 2017, to common stockholders of record on June 15, 2017. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.3 million in cash and 26,222 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $20.04 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on June 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26 and 27, 2017.

On February 28, 2017, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.46 per share, which was paid on March 28, 2017, to common stockholders of record as of March 15, 2017. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.0 million in cash and 29,096 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.5% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $21.38 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on March 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27 and 28, 2017.

On January 12, 2017, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.45 per share, which was paid on February 9, 2017, to common stockholders of record as of January 31, 2017. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.6 million in cash and 50,453 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.9% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $20.25 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on January 27, 30, 31 and February 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 and 9, 2017.

On October 5, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.44 per share, which was paid on November 9, 2016, to common stockholders of record as of October 31, 2016. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.5 million in cash and 58,548 newly issued shares

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of common stock, or 1.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $17.12 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on October 27, 28, 31 and November 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 and 9, 2016.

On August 8, 2016, our board of directors declared a special dividend of $0.20 per share, which was paid on September 5, 2016, to common stockholders of record as of August 24, 2016. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $0.7 million in cash and 24,786 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $17.06 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on August 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 and September 1 and 2, 2016.

On July 7, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.43 per share, which was paid on August 9, 2016, to common stockholders of record as of July 29, 2016. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.5 million in cash and 58,167 newly issued shares of common stock, or 1.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $16.32 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on July 27, 28, 29 and August 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9, 2016.

On March 31, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.41 per share, which was paid on April 27, 2016, to common stockholders of record as of April 15, 2016. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.5 million in cash and 56,728 newly issued shares of common stock, or 1.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $15.43 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on April 14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26 and 27, 2016.

On January 12, 2016, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.40 per share, which was paid on February 29, 2016, to common stockholders of record as of February 1, 2016. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.4 million in cash and 66,765 newly issued shares of common stock, or 1.2% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $13.11 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on February 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29, 2016.

On October 7, 2015, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.36 per share, which was paid on November 30, 2015, to common stockholders of record as of November 2, 2015. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.1 million in cash and 61,029 newly issued shares of common stock, or 1.1% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $14.53 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on November 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 27 and 30, 2015.

On July 8, 2015, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.33 per share, which was paid on August 31, 2015, to common stockholders of record as of August 3, 2015. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $1.1 million in cash and 47,861 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.9% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $15.28 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on August 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 31, 2015.

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On May 14, 2015, our board of directors declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share, which was paid on June 5, 2015, to common stockholders of record on as of May 26, 2015. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $3.4 million in cash and 126,230 newly issued shares of common stock, or 2.3% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $16.47 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on May 22, 26, 27, 28, 29 and June 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, 2015.

On April 9, 2015, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.27 per share, which was paid on May 29, 2015, to common stockholders of record as of May 4, 2015. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $0.9 million in cash and 33,766 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.6% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $16.78 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on May 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29, 2015.

On September 24, 2014, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.22 per share, which was paid on February 27, 2015, to common stockholders of record on February 2, 2015. Shareholders have the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $0.8 million in cash and 26,858 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.5% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $14.97 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on February 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2015.

Also, on September 24, 2014, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.18 per share, which was paid on November 28, 2014, to common stockholders of record on November 3, 2014. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash or receive shares of common stock pursuant to our DRIP. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $0.6 million in cash and 22,283 newly issued shares of common stock, or 0.4% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $14.37 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on November 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26 and 28, 2014.

On October 30, 2013, our board of directors declared a dividend of $2.65 per share, which was paid on December 27, 2013, to common stockholders of record as of November 13, 2013. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, provided that the aggregate cash payable to all shareholders was limited to approximately $2.5 million or $0.53 per share. This dividend was declared in reliance on certain private letter rulings issued by the IRS concluding that a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its RIC distribution requirements if each stockholder may elect to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC subject to a limitation on the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all stockholders, which limitation must be at least 20.0% of the aggregate declared distribution. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of approximately $2.5 million in cash and 649,500 shares of common stock, or 13.7% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 20.0% of the aggregate dividend amount, thus resulting in the payment of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $15.439 per share, which 95% of equaled the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 11, 13, and 16, 2013.

On November 9, 2012, our board of directors declared a dividend of $4.25 per share, which was paid on December 31, 2012, to common stockholders of record as of November 20, 2012. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, provided that the aggregate cash payable to all shareholders was limited to approximately $3.3 million or $0.85 per share. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of $3.3 million in cash and 853,455 shares of common stock, or 22.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 20.0% of the aggregate dividend amount, thus resulting in

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the payment of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $15.444 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 14, 17 and 19, 2012.

On November 15, 2011, our board of directors declared a dividend of $3.00 per share, which was paid on December 30, 2011, to common stockholders of record as of November 25, 2011. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, provided that the aggregate cash payable to all shareholders was limited to $2.0 million or $0.60 per share. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of $2.0 million in cash and 599,584 shares of common stock, or 18.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 20.0% of the aggregate dividend amount, thus resulting in the payment of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $13.117067 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 20, 21 and 22, 2011.

On November 12, 2010, our board of directors declared a dividend of $4.40 per share to shareholders payable in cash or shares of our common stock, in accordance with the provisions of the IRS Revenue Procedure 2010-12, which allows a publicly-traded regulated investment company to satisfy its distribution requirements with a distribution paid partly in common stock provided that at least 10.0% of the distribution is payable in cash. The dividend was paid on December 29, 2010 to common shareholders of record on November 19, 2010. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of $1.2 million in cash and 596,235 shares of common stock, or 22.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 10.0% of the aggregate dividend amount, thus resulting in the payment of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $17.8049 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 20, 21 and 22, 2010.

On November 13, 2009, our board of directors declared a dividend of $18.25 per share, which was paid on December 31, 2009, to common stockholders of record as of November 25, 2009. Shareholders had the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, provided that the aggregate cash payable to all shareholders was limited to $2.1 million or $0.25 per share. Based on shareholder elections, the dividend consisted of $2.1 million in cash and 864,872.5 shares of common stock, or 104.0% of our outstanding common stock prior to the dividend payment. The amount of cash elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 13.7% of the aggregate dividend amount, thus resulting in the payment of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the stock portion was calculated based on a price of $1.5099 per share, which equaled 95% of the volume weighted average trading price per share of the common stock on December 24 and 28, 2009.

We cannot provide any assurance that these measures will provide sufficient sources of liquidity to support our operations and growth.

Contractual obligations

The following table shows our payment obligations for repayment of debt and other contractual obligations at August 31, 2020:

 

Payment Due by Period

Long-Term Debt Obligations

 

Total

 

Less Than
1 Year

 

1 – 3 Years

 

3 – 5 Years

 

More Than
5 Years

   

($ in thousands)

Revolving credit facility

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

SBA debentures

 

 

170,000

 

 

 

 

40,000

 

 

39,000

 

 

91,000

6.25% 2025 Notes

 

 

60,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

60,000

 

 

7.25% 2025 Notes

 

 

43,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

43,125

 

 

7.75% 2025 Notes

 

 

5,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

5,000

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt Obligations

 

$

278,125

 

$

 

$

40,000

 

$

147,125

 

$

91,000

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Off-balance sheet arrangements

As of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020, the Company’s off-balance sheet arrangements consisted of $45.0 million and $64.1 million, respectively, of unfunded commitments outstanding to provide debt financing to its portfolio companies or to fund limited partnership interests. Such commitments are generally up to the Company’s discretion to approve, or the satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities and are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

A summary of the unfunded commitments outstanding as of August 31, 2020 and February 29, 2020 is shown in the table below (dollars in thousands):

 

August 31,
2020

 

February 29,
2020

At Company’s discretion

 

 

   

 

 

CLEO Communications Holding, LLC

 

$

630

 

$

inMotionNow, Inc.

 

 

 

 

3,000

Omatic Software, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,000

Passageways, Inc.

 

 

5,000

 

 

5,000

PDDS Buyer, LLC

 

 

 

 

5,000

Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Warehouse 2, Ltd.

 

 

15,000

 

 

17,500

Top Gun Pressure Washing, LLC

 

 

3,175

 

 

5,000

Village Realty Holdings LLC

 

 

10,000

 

 

10,000

   

 

33,805

 

 

46,500

At portfolio company’s discretion – satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants required

 

 

   

 

 

ArbiterSports, LLC

 

 

 

 

1,000

Axiom Purchaser, Inc.

 

 

 

 

1,000

CoConstruct, LLC

 

 

 

 

3,500

Davisware, LLC

 

 

1,022

 

 

2,000

GoReact

 

 

2,000

 

 

2,000

HemaTerra Holding Company, LLC

 

 

2,000

 

 

4,000

Passageways, Inc.

 

 

3,000

 

 

3,000

Service Fusion

 

 

2,000

 

 

Village Realty Holdings LLC

 

 

1,124

 

 

1,124

   

 

11,146

 

 

17,624

Total

 

$

44,951

 

$

64,124

Recent Developments

On October 6, 2020, the Company declared a dividend of $0.41 per share payable on November 10, 2020, to common stockholders of record on October 26, 2020. Shareholders have the option to receive payment of the dividend in cash, or receive shares of common stock, pursuant to the Company’s DRIP.

Subsequent to August 31, 2020, the global outbreak of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, and the related effect on the U.S. and global economies, has continued to have adverse consequences for the business operations of some of the Company’s portfolio companies and, as a result, has had some adverse effects on the Company’s operations. The ultimate economic fallout from the pandemic, and the long-term impact on economies, markets, industries and individual issuers, is uncertain. The operational and financial performance of the issuers of securities in which the Company invests depends on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, and such uncertainty may in turn adversely affect the value and liquidity of the Company’s investments and negatively impact the Company’s performance.

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On September 14, 2020, we entered into a fifth amendment to the Credit Facility with Madison Capital Funding LLC to, among other things:

•        extend the commitment termination date of the Credit Facility from September 17, 2020 to September 17, 2021, with no change to the maturity date of September 17, 2025.

•        provide for the transition away from the LIBOR Rate in the market, and

•        expand the definition of Eligible Loan Asset to allow investments with certain recurring revenue features to qualify as Collateral and be included in the borrowing base.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our business activities contain elements of market risk. We consider our principal market risk to be the fluctuation in interest rates. Managing this risk is essential to our business. Accordingly, we have systems and procedures designed to identify and analyze our risks, to establish appropriate policies and thresholds and to continually monitor this risk and thresholds by means of administrative and information technology systems and other policies and processes. 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.

Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of our current and future earnings to interest rate volatility, including relative changes in different interest rates, variability of spread relationships, the difference in re-pricing intervals between our assets and liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flows. Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest earning assets and our interest expense incurred in connection with our interest-bearing debt and liabilities. Changes in interest rates can also affect, among other things, our ability to acquire leveraged loans, high yield bonds and other debt investments and the value of our investment portfolio.

Our investment income is affected by fluctuations in various interest rates, including LIBOR and the prime rate. A large portion of our portfolio is, and we expect will continue to be, comprised of floating rate investments that utilize LIBOR. In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks have reduced certain interest rates and LIBOR has decreased. A prolonged reduction in interest rates will reduce our gross investment income and could result in a decrease in our net investment income if such decreases in LIBOR are not offset by a corresponding increase in the spread over LIBOR that we earn on any portfolio investments, a decrease in our operating expenses, including with respect to our income incentive fee, or a decrease in the interest rate of our floating interest rate liabilities tied to LIBOR. Our interest expense is affected by fluctuations in LIBOR only on our revolving credit facility. At August 31, 2020, we had $278.0 million of borrowings outstanding. There were no borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facility as of August 31, 2020.

We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on interest income from investments. Assuming that our investments as of August 31, 2020 were to remain constant for a full fiscal year and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate terms, a hypothetical change of a 1.0% increase in interest rates would cause a corresponding increase of approximately $0.5 million to our interest income. Conversely, a hypothetical change of a 1.0% decrease in interest rates would cause a corresponding decrease of approximately $0.04 million to our interest income.

Changes in interest rates would have no impact to our current interest and debt financing expense, as all our borrowings except for our credit facility are fixed rate, and our credit facility is currently undrawn.

Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size and composition of the assets on the statements of assets and liabilities and other business developments that could magnify or diminish our sensitivity to interest rate changes, nor does it account for divergences in LIBOR and the commercial paper rate, which have historically moved in tandem but, in times of unusual credit dislocations, have experienced periods of divergence. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not materially differ from the potential outcome simulated by this estimate.

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For further information, the following table shows the approximate annualized increase or decrease in the components of net investment income due to hypothetical base rate changes in interest rates, assuming no changes in our investments and borrowings as of August 31, 2020.

Basis Point Change

 

Increase
(Decrease)
in Interest
Income

 

(Increase)
Decrease
in Interest
Expense

 

Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Investment
Income

 

Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Investment
Income per Share

   

($ in thousands)

-100

 

$

(36

)

 

$

 

$

(36

)

 

$

(0.00

)

-50

 

 

(36

)

 

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(0.00

)

-25

 

 

(36

)

 

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

(0.00

)

25

 

 

38

 

 

 

 

 

38

 

 

 

0.00

 

50

 

 

75

 

 

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

0.01

 

100

 

 

468

 

 

 

 

 

468

 

 

 

0.04

 

200

 

 

2,871

 

 

 

 

 

2,871

 

 

 

0.26

 

300

 

 

7,013

 

 

 

 

 

7,013

 

 

 

0.63

 

400

 

 

11,420

 

 

 

 

 

11,420

 

 

 

1.02

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a)     As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934). Based on that evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective in facilitating timely decisions regarding required disclosure of any material information relating to us that is required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. However, in evaluating 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.

(b)    There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended August 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Neither we nor our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Saratoga Investment Funding LLC and Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP and Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC II LP, are currently subject to any material legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” discussed in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Other than as set forth below, there have been no material changes during the six months ended August 31, 2020 to the risk factors discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additional risks or uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

Changes relating to the LIBOR calculation process may adversely affect the value of our portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities.

LIBOR, the London Interbank Offered Rate, is the basic rate of interest used in lending transactions between banks on the London interbank market and is widely used as a reference for setting the interest rate on loans globally. We typically use LIBOR as a reference rate in floating-rate loans we extend to portfolio companies such that the interest due to us pursuant to a term loan extended to a portfolio company is calculated using LIBOR. The terms of our debt investments generally include minimum interest rate floors which are calculated based on LIBOR. Further, the borrowings of the senior secured revolving credit facility entered into with Madison Capital Funding LLC (the “Credit Facility”) typically use LIBOR as a reference rate.

In the recent past, concerns have been publicized that some of the member banks surveyed by the British Bankers’ Association (“BBA”) in connection with the calculation of LIBOR across a range of maturities and currencies may have been under-reporting or otherwise manipulating the inter-bank lending rate applicable to them in order to profit on their derivative positions or to avoid an appearance of capital insufficiency or adverse reputational or other consequences that may have resulted from reporting inter-bank lending rates higher than those they actually submitted. A number of BBA member banks entered into settlements with their regulators and law enforcement agencies with respect to alleged manipulation of LIBOR, and investigations by regulators and governmental authorities in various jurisdictions are ongoing.

Actions by the ICE Benchmark Administration, regulators or law enforcement agencies as a result of these or future events, may result in changes to the manner in which LIBOR is determined. Potential changes, or uncertainty related to such potential changes may adversely affect the market for LIBOR-based securities, including our portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities. In addition, any further changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease in reported LIBOR, which could have an adverse impact on the market for LIBOR-based securities or the value of our portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities, loans, and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to us.

On July 27, 2017, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates LIBOR, announced that it intends to stop persuading or compelling banks to submit LIBOR rates after 2021. In addition, on March 25, 2020, the FCA stated that although the central assumption that firms cannot rely on LIBOR being published after the end of 2021 has not changed, the outbreak of COVID-19 has impacted the timing of many firms’ transition planning, and the FCA will continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on transition timelines and update the marketplace as soon as possible. It is unclear if after 2021 LIBOR will cease to exist or if new methods of calculating LIBOR will be established such that it continues to exist after 2021. We have exposure to LIBOR, including in financial instruments that mature after 2021. Our exposure arises from the value of our portfolio of LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities.

In the United States, the Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in conjunction with the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions, is considering replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with a new index calculated by short-term repurchase agreements,

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backed by Treasury securities called the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). The Federal Reserve Bank of New York began publishing SOFR in April 2018. Whether or not SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement remains a question and the future of LIBOR at this time is uncertain, including whether the COVID-19 pandemic will have further effect on LIBOR transition plans.

The elimination of LIBOR or any other changes or reforms to the determination or supervision of LIBOR could have an adverse impact on the market for or value of any LIBOR-indexed, floating-rate debt securities, loans, and other financial obligations or extensions of credit held by or due to us or on our overall financial condition or results of operations. If LIBOR ceases to exist, we may need to renegotiate the credit agreements extending beyond 2021 with our portfolio companies that utilize LIBOR as a factor in determining the interest rate to replace LIBOR with the new standard that is established. In the event that the LIBOR Rate is no longer available or published on a current basis or no longer made available or used for determining the interest rate of loans, our administrative agent that manages our loans will generally select a comparable successor rate; provided that (i) to the extent a comparable or successor rate is approved by the administrative agent, the approved rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; and (ii) to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the administrative agent, such approved rate shall be applied as otherwise reasonably determined by the administrative agent.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Not applicable.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

Listed below are the exhibits which are filed as part of this report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

3.1(a)

 

Articles of Incorporation of Saratoga Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2007).

3.1(b)

 

Articles of Amendment of Saratoga Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 3, 2010).

3.1(c)

 

Articles of Amendment of Saratoga Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 13, 2010).

3.2

 

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Saratoga Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 14, 2011).

4.1

 

Specimen certificate of Saratoga Investment Corp.’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-169135, filed on September 1, 2010).

4.2

 

Registration Rights Agreement dated July 30, 2010 between GSC Investment Corp., GSC CDO III L.L.C., and the investors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2010).

4.3

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2014).

4.4

 

Form of Indenture by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-186323 filed April 30, 2013).

4.5

 

Form of Second Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-214182, filed on December 12, 2016).

4.6

 

Form of Global Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 hereto, and Exhibit A therein).

4.7

 

Form of Third Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Post- Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-216344, filed on August 28, 2018).

4.8

 

Form of Global Note (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 hereto, and Exhibit A therein).

4.9

 

Form of Articles Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s registration statement on Form N-2 Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1, File No. 333-196526, filed on December 5, 2014).

4.10

 

Description of Securities. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 6, 2020).

4.11

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, relating to the 7.25% Note due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00732) filed on June 24, 2020).

4.12

 

Form of 7.25% Notes due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 hereto).

10.1

 

Investment Advisory and Management Agreement dated July 30, 2010 between GSC Investment Corp. and Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2010).

10.2

 

Custodian Agreement dated March 21, 2007 between GSC Investment LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended May 31, 2007).

10.3

 

Administration Agreement dated July 30, 2010 between GSC Investment Corp. and Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2010).

10.4

 

Trademark License Agreement dated July 30, 2010 between Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC and GSC Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2010).

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

10.5

 

Credit, Security and Management Agreement dated July  30, 2010 by and among GSC Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2010).

10.6

 

Form of Indemnification Agreement between Saratoga Investment Corp. and each officer and director of Saratoga Investment Corp. (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed on January 12, 2007).

10.7

 

Amendment No. 1 to Credit, Security and Management Agreement dated February 24, 2012 by and among Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 29, 2012).

10.8

 

Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of November 15, 2016, among Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd., Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Inc. and U.S. Bank National Association. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-216344, filed on February 28, 2017).

10.9

 

Amended and Restated Collateral Management Agreement, dated October 17, 2013, by and between Saratoga Investment Corp. and Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-196526, filed on December 5, 2014).

10.10

 

Amendment No. 2 to Credit, Security and Management Agreement dated September 17, 2014 by and among Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 18, 2014).

10.11

 

Amendment No. 3 to Credit, Security and Management Agreement, dated May 18, 2017, by and among Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 18, 2017).

10.12

 

Equity Distribution Agreement dated March 16, 2017, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc. and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-216344, filed on March 16, 2017).

10.13

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated October 12, 2017, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-216344, filed on October 12, 2017).

10.14

 

Amendment No. 2 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated January 11, 2018, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-216344, filed on January 11, 2018).

10.15

 

Amendment No. 3 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated October 16, 2018, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, and B. Riley FBR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-227116, filed on October 16, 2018).

10.16

 

Amendment No. 4 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated July 11, 2019, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, and B. Riley FBR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-227116, filed on July 12, 2019).

10.17

 

Amendment No. 5 to the Equity Distribution Agreement dated October 10, 2019, by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann and Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division BB&T Securities, LLC, and B. Riley FBR, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 10, 2019).

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Exhibit
Number

 

Description

10.18

 

Amendment No. 4 to Credit, Security and Management Agreement, dated April 24, 2020, by and among Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 29, 2020).

10.19

 

Amendment No. 5 to Credit, Security and Management Agreement, dated September 14, 2020, by and among Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, Saratoga Investment Corp., Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, Madison Capital Funding LLC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 17, 2020).

11

 

Computation of Per Share Earnings (included in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements contained in this report).

14

 

Code of Ethics of the Company adopted under Rule 17j-1 (incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 7 to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, File No. 333-138051, filed on March 22, 2007).

21.1

 

List of Subsidiaries (incorporated by reference to Saratoga Investment Corp.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 6, 2020).

31.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

31.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

32.1*

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

32.2*

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

____________

*        Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.

Date: October 7, 2020

 

By:

 

/s/ CHRISTIAN L. OBERBECK

       

Christian L. Oberbeck

       

Chief Executive Officer

   

By:

 

/s/ HENRI J. STEENKAMP

       

Henri J. Steenkamp

       

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

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Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Christian L. Oberbeck, certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Saratoga Investment Corp.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.      The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

(a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.      The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 7, 2020

 

/s/ CHRISTIAN L. OBERBECK

   

Christian L. Oberbeck

   

Chief Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED

I, Henri J. Steenkamp, certify that:

1.      I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Saratoga Investment Corp.;

2.      Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.      Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.      The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

(a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)      Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.      The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 7, 2020

 

/s/ HENRI J. STEENKAMP

   

Name: Henri J. Steenkamp

   

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

 

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Saratoga Investment Corp. on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Christian L. Oberbeck, the Chief Executive Officer, certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1.      the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2.      the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Saratoga Investment Corp.

Date: October 7, 2020

 

/s/ CHRISTIAN L. OBERBECK

   

Christian L. Oberbeck

   

Chief Executive Officer

 

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of Saratoga Investment Corp. on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.

Henri J. Steenkamp, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of Saratoga Investment Corp. certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

1.      the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and

2.      the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Saratoga Investment Corp.

Date: October 7, 2020

 

/s/ HENRI J. STEENKAMP

   

Name: Henri J. Steenkamp

   

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer