Filed pursuant to Rule 497
File No. 333-204659

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Supplement dated March 22, 2018
to
Prospectus dated May 1, 2017
 
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This supplement contains information which amends, supplements or modifies certain information contained in the Prospectus of HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) dated May 1, 2017 (as supplemented and amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”). This supplement is part of, and should be read in conjunction with, the Prospectus. The Prospectus has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and is available at www.sec.gov or by calling (888) 446-3773. Capitalized terms used in this supplement have the same meanings as in the Prospectus, unless otherwise stated herein.

You should carefully consider the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 28 of the Prospectus before you decide to invest.

The supplement amends the Prospectus to include the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “Form 10-K”) for the year ended December 31, 2017.
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This supplement amends the Prospectus as follows:

ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

On March 21, 2018, the Company filed its Form 10-K. The text of the Form 10-K is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.




UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
þ
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017
 
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)  OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the transition period from         to    
Commission file number: 814-00939
 
HMS Income Fund, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
45-3999996
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas
77056-6118
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(888) 220-6121
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $.001
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes ¨     No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes ¨     No þ
 
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 þ     No ¨
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ¨   No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, 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. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer  ¨
Accelerated filer  ¨
Non-accelerated filer þ
(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
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 þ
 
There is no established market for the Registrant’s shares of common stock. The Registrant has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204659) (the “Registration Statement”), most recently declared effective on May 1, 2017, registering for sale up to $1,500,000,000 worth of shares of common stock.
 
As of March 16, 2018, there were 80,341,230 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Registrant’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days following the end of the Registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K as indicated herein.




TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PART I
Item 1.
Business.
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Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
19
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments.
38
Item 2.
Properties.
38
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.
39
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
39
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
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Item 6.
Selected Financial Data.
42
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
44
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
68
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
69
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
131
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures.
131
Item 9B.
Other Information.
132
PART III
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
133
Item 11.
Executive Compensation.
133
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
133
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
133
Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
133
PART IV
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
134
Signatures
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PART I
 
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
 
Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Form 10-K”) that are not historical facts (including any statements concerning investment objectives, economic updates, other plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions or forecasts related thereto) are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees. Actual events or our investments and results of operations could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.
 
The forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K are based on our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Any of the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements could be inaccurate. To the extent that our assumptions differ from actual results, our ability to meet such forward-looking statements, including our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations, provide distributions to our stockholders and maintain the value of the investments in which we hold an interest, may be significantly hindered.
 
Our stockholders are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statement in this Form 10-K. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this Form 10-K, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed in this Form 10-K may increase with the passage of time. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-K, the inclusion of such forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation by us or any other person that the objectives and plans set forth in this Form 10-K will be achieved. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to update forward-looking statements, whether a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this Form 10-K are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Please see “Item 1A. Risk Factors” for a discussion of some of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those presented in certain forward-looking statements.

Forward-Looking Statements
 
Some of the statements in this Form 10-K constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K may include statements as to:
 
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our future operating results;
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our business prospects and the prospects of our current and prospective portfolio companies;
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the impact of the investments that we expect to make;
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the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
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our expected financings and investments;
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the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital;
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the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;
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changes in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets, which could result in changes to the value of our assets;
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the impact of increased competition;
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our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
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the dependence of our future success on the general economy, including general economic trends, and its impact on the industries in which we invest;
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the relative and absolute performance of our investment adviser, including in identifying suitable investments for us;
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our ability to make distributions to our stockholders;
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the effects of applicable legislation and regulations and changes thereto; and
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the impact of future acquisitions and divestitures.

Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:

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changes in the economic and political conditions;
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risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally; and
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future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in our operating areas.

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.

Item 1.  Business
 
Organization

HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on November 28, 2011 under the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland. The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

We refer to HMS Income Fund, Inc. as the “Company,” and the use of “we,” “our,” “us” or similar pronouns in this Form 10-K refers to HMS Income Fund, Inc. or the Company as required by the context in which such pronoun is used.

Our primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments. A secondary objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation through such equity and equity-related investments, including warrants, convertible securities and other rights to acquire equity securities. Our portfolio strategy is to invest primarily in illiquid debt and equity securities issued by lower middle market (“LMM”) companies, which generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million, and middle market (“Middle Market”) companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies and have annual revenues typically between $10 million and $3 billion. Our LMM and Middle Market portfolio investments generally range in size from $1 million to $15 million. The Company categorizes some of its investments in LMM companies and Middle Market companies as private loan (“Private Loan”) portfolio investments. Private Loan investments, often referred to in the debt markets as “club deals,” are investments, generally in debt instruments, that we originate on a collaborative basis with other investment funds. Private Loan investments are typically similar in size, structure, terms and conditions to investments we hold in our LMM portfolio and Middle Market portfolio. Our portfolio also includes other portfolio (“Other Portfolio”) investments primarily consisting of our investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC (“HMS-ORIX”) (as described below) and investments managed by third parties, which differ from the typical profiles for our other types of investments.

We co-invest in broadly-syndicated loans with ORIX Funds Corp. (“Orix”) through our investment in HMS-ORIX, which is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. HMS-ORIX was formed in April 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement and through representation on the HMS-ORIX Board of Managers, we and Orix each have 50% voting control of HMS-ORIX and together will agree on all portfolio and investment decisions as well as all other significant actions for HMS-ORIX. We do not operationally control HMS-ORIX, and, accordingly, we do not consolidate the operations of HMS-ORIX within the consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, we and Orix have committed to provide, and have funded, an aggregate of $50.0 million of equity to HMS-ORIX, with us providing $30.0 million (60% of the equity) and Orix providing $20.0 million (40% of the equity). See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Portfolio Investment Composition - Investment in HMS-ORIX.”

We previously registered for sale up to 150,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-178548) which was initially declared effective by the SEC on June 4, 2012 (the “Initial Offering”). The Initial Offering terminated on December 1, 2015. We raised approximately $601.2 million under the Initial Offering, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $22.0 million. We also registered for sale up to $1,500,000,000 worth of shares of common stock (the “Offering”) pursuant to the Registration Statement, as amended, most recently declared effective on May 1, 2017. With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. We continue to operate the distribution reinvestment plan, pursuant to which stockholders may elect to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. We raised approximately $184.1 million in the Offering including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $52.4 million through December 31, 2017.

We have three wholly owned subsidiaries. HMS Funding I LLC (“HMS Funding”) and HMS Equity Holding, LLC (“HMS Equity Holding”), were both organized as Delaware limited liability companies and HMS Equity Holding II, Inc. (“HMS Equity Holding II”) was organized as a Delaware corporation. HMS Funding was created pursuant to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (as defined

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below) in order to function as a “Structured Subsidiary,” which is permitted to incur debt outside of the EverBank Credit Facility (as defined below) since it is not a guarantor under the EverBank Credit Facility. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, which have elected to be taxable entities, primarily hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are “pass through” entities for tax purposes.

The business of the Company is managed by HMS Adviser LP (the “Adviser”), a Texas limited partnership and wholly owned affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership (“Hines”), under an Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement dated May 31, 2012 (as amended, the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). Our Adviser oversees the management of our activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to, and providing day-to-day management and administration of our investment portfolio. The Company and the Adviser have retained MSC Adviser I, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Main Street Capital Corporation (“Main Street”), a New York Stock Exchange listed BDC, as the Company’s investment sub-adviser pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor the Company’s investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively referred to as the “Advisers,” and each is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). Upon the execution of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Main Street became an affiliate of the Company. The Company’s board of directors most recently reapproved the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on May 12, 2017. The Company engaged Hines Securities, Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as the Dealer Manager for the Offering.

Employees
 
We do not have any direct employees, and our day-to-day investment operations are managed by our Adviser, which is also our administrator. Our executive officers consist of a president and chief executive officer, a chief financial officer and secretary, a chief accounting officer and treasurer and a chief compliance officer, all of whom are employees of Hines. 

Corporate Information
 
Our executive offices are located at 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas 77056-6118, and our telephone number is 1-888-220-6121. We make available all of our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to such reports free of charge on our internet website at www.hinessecurities.com/bdcs/hms-income-fund/ as soon as reasonably practical after such material is electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. These reports are also available on the SEC’s internet website at www.sec.gov. The public may also read and copy paper filings that we have made with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, located at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form 10-K and stockholders should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this Form 10-K.
 
Overview of our Business

As of December 31, 2017, we had 59 debt investments in 54 Middle Market portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $545.2 million and a total cost basis of approximately $569.3 million, and four equity investments in three Middle Market portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $4.6 million and a total cost basis of approximately $3.3 million. As of December 31, 2017, 82.8% of our Middle Market debt investments were secured by first priority liens. Our Middle Market portfolio investments have an average investment size of $8.7 million and have a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 9.1%. The Middle Market debt investments generally have floating interest rates at a London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a premium, subject to LIBOR floors, and have an average term of three to seven years.
 
As of December 31, 2017, we had 28 debt investments in 23 LMM portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $87.8 million, and a total cost basis of approximately $88.4 million, and 29 equity investments in 23 LMM portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $47.9 million, and a total cost basis of approximately $38.2 million. Our LMM debt investments generally have terms of five to seven years, with limited required amortization prior to maturity, and provide for monthly or quarterly payment of interest. We typically structure our LMM debt investments with the maximum seniority and collateral that we can reasonably obtain while seeking to achieve our total return target. In most cases, our LMM debt investment will be collateralized by a first or second priority lien on substantially all the assets of the portfolio company. As of December 31, 2017, our LMM debt investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 12.2%, and 100.0% of such investments were secured by first priority liens on the assets of the LMM portfolio companies. The LMM equity investments consist of equity ownership interests in the LMM portfolio companies and warrants to acquire equity interests in the LMM portfolio companies.

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As of December 31, 2017, we had 38 debt investments in 37 Private Loan portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $306.8 million and a cost basis of approximately $307.7 million, and 11 equity investments in eight Private Loan portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $8.6 million and a cost basis of approximately $8.7 million. The Private Loan debt investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 9.1%, and 95.0% of the Private Loan debt investments were secured by first priority liens.

As of December 31, 2017, we had seven Other Portfolio investments, including our investment in HMS-ORIX, both with an aggregate fair value and cost basis of approximately $48.6 million, which comprised 4.6% of our investment portfolio at fair value.

The value of our investment portfolio will fluctuate with changes in market pricing of our underlying investments. During the fourth quarter of 2014 through the first quarter of 2016, our portfolio experienced significant unrealized losses that were largely related to the impact of broad price declines in the high yield bond and leveraged loan markets and the effect of the declining oil prices on our investments in the oil and gas sector. In 2016 and 2017, we recognized realized losses on investments in our portfolio, primarily driven by the restructuring of certain investments in the oil and gas sector. Although we have seen a recovery in the leveraged loan markets since early 2016, it has not been sufficient to reverse these unrealized and realized losses, primarily because the price of oil remains depressed relative to when we made several investments in the oil and gas sector.

We will continue investing in, and intend to have a significant portion of our assets invested in, customized direct secured and unsecured loans to and equity securities of LMM companies. In most cases, companies that issue customized LMM securities to us will be privately held at the time we invest in them. Typically, our investment in LMM companies will require us to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates. These types of co-investments required us to obtain an exemptive order from the SEC as discussed below. While the structure of our investments in customized LMM securities is likely to vary, we may invest in senior secured debt, senior unsecured debt, subordinated secured debt, subordinated unsecured debt, mezzanine debt, convertible debt, convertible preferred equity, preferred equity, common equity, warrants and other instruments, many of which generate current yields. We will make other investments as allowed by the 1940 Act and consistent with our continued qualification as a RIC. For a discussion of the risks inherent in our portfolio investments, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure.”
 
Our investments may include other equity investments, such as warrants, options to buy a minority interest in a portfolio company, or contractual payment rights or rights to receive a proportional interest in the operating cash flow or net income of such company. When determined by our Advisers to be in our best interest, we may acquire a controlling interest in a portfolio company. Any warrants we receive with our debt securities may require only a nominal cost to exercise, and thus, as a portfolio company appreciates in value, we may achieve additional investment return from this equity interest. We intend to structure such warrants to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest or, if applicable, controlling-interest holder, as well as puts, or rights to sell such securities back to the company upon the occurrence of specified events. In addition, we may obtain demand or “piggyback” registration rights in connection with these equity interests.
 
We plan to hold many of our investments to maturity or repayment but will sell our investments earlier if a liquidity event takes place, such as the sale or recapitalization of a portfolio company, or if we determine the sale to be in our best interest.

As a BDC, we are subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making our investments, including limitations on our ability to co-invest with certain affiliates. However, we received exemptive relief from the SEC that permits us, subject to certain conditions, to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates in certain transactions originated by Main Street and/or our Advisers. The exemptive relief permits us, and certain of our directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries on one hand, and Main Street, and/or certain of its affiliates, on the other hand, to co-invest in the same investment opportunities where such investment would otherwise be prohibited under Section 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act. Under the co-investment program described in our application for exemptive relief, as amended, co-investments between us and Main Street will be the norm rather than the exception, as substantially all potential co-investments that are appropriate investments for us should also be appropriate investments for Main Street, and vice versa. Limited exceptions to co-investing will be based on available capital, diversification and other relevant factors. Accordingly, our Sub-Adviser treats every potential investment in customized LMM securities evaluated by Main Street as a potential investment opportunity for us, determines the appropriateness of each potential investment for co-investment by us, provides to our Adviser, in advance, information about each potential investment that it deems appropriate for us and proposes an allocation according to an investment allocation policy that is between us and Main Street and reviewed periodically by our board of directors. If our Adviser deems such potential co-investment transaction and proposed allocation appropriate for us, our Adviser will present the transaction and the proposed allocation to the members of our board of directors who are (1) not interested persons of us or Main Street, and (2) who do not have a financial interest in the proposed transaction or the proposed portfolio company, which directors are referred to as “Eligible Directors,” and our Sub-Adviser will present the transaction and the proposed allocation for Main Street to the Eligible Directors of the Main Street board of directors. Each board of directors, including a majority of the

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Eligible Directors of each board of directors, will approve each proposed co-investment transaction and the allocation associated therewith prior to the consummation of any co-investment transaction. No independent director on our board of directors or Main Street’s board of directors will have any direct or indirect financial interest in any co-investment transaction or any interest in any related portfolio company, other than through an interest (if any) in our or Main Street’s securities, as applicable. Additional information regarding the operation of the co-investment program is set forth in the order granting exemptive relief, which may be reviewed on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In addition to the co-investment program described in the Form 10-K and in the exemptive relief, we may continue to co-invest in syndicated deals and secondary loan market transactions where price is the only negotiated point.
 
We expect that the debt in which we invest will generally have stated terms of three to seven years. However, we are in no way limited with regard to the maturity or duration of any debt investment we may make, and we do not have a policy in place with respect to stated maturities of debt investments.

To enhance our opportunity for gain, we intend to continue to employ leverage as market conditions permit and at the discretion of our Adviser, but in no event will leverage employed exceed 50% of the value of our assets, as required by the 1940 Act.
 
Business Strategy
 
Our primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments in LMM companies based in the United States and secured debt investments of Middle Market companies generally headquartered in the United States. A secondary objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation through equity and equity-related investments including warrants, convertible securities, and other rights to acquire equity securities. We have adopted the following business strategy to achieve our investment objective:
 
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Utilize the experience and expertise of the principals of our Advisers. The investment professionals employed by our Sub-Adviser are also the investment professionals responsible for investing and managing Main Street’s securities portfolio. Main Street is a BDC whose shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Main Street’s primary investment focus is providing customized debt and equity financing to LMM companies and debt capital to Middle Market companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. At December 31, 2017, Main Street had debt and equity investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $2.2 billion in 186 portfolio companies. Our Adviser’s senior management team, through affiliates of Hines, has participated in the management of three publicly offered and non-traded real estate investment trusts and has extensive experience in evaluating and underwriting the credit of tenants, many of which are LMM companies, of its commercial real estate properties. The principals of our Adviser, including Sherri W. Schugart, the Chairman of our board of directors, our President and Chief Executive Officer, and Ryan T. Sims, our Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, have access to a broad network of relationships with financial sponsors, commercial and investment banks, LMM companies and leaders within a number of industries that we believe produce significant investment opportunities.

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Focus on Middle Market and LMM companies with stable cash flow. We believe that there are relatively few finance companies focused on transactions involving Middle Market and LMM companies,which allows us to negotiate favorable investment terms. Such favorable terms include higher debt yields and lower leverage levels, more significant covenant protection and greater equity participation than typical of transactions involving larger companies. We generally invest in established companies with positive cash flow. We believe that established companies possess better risk-adjusted return profiles than newer companies that are building management or in early stages of building a revenue base. These companies represent a significant portion of the U.S. economy and often require substantial capital investment to grow their businesses.

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Emphasize discipline in our underwriting policies and rigor in our portfolio management. We employ an underwriting process that includes a review of the prospects, competitive position, financial performance and industry dynamics of each potential portfolio company. In addition, we perform due diligence on potential investments and seek to invest with management teams and/or private equity sponsors who have proven capabilities in building value. Through our Advisers, we offer managerial assistance to our portfolio companies, giving them access to our investment experience, direct industry expertise and contacts and allowing us to continually monitor their progress. As part of the monitoring process, our Advisers analyze monthly and quarterly financial statements versus the previous periods and year, review financial projections, meet with management, attend board meetings and review all compliance certificates and covenants.

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Focus on long-term credit performance and principal protection. We structure our customized loan investments on a conservative basis with high cash yields, first and/or second lien security interests where possible, cash origination fees and lower relative leverage levels. We seek strong deal protections for our customized debt investments, including default penalties,

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information rights, board observation rights, and affirmative, negative and financial covenants, such as lien protection and prohibitions against change of control. We believe these protections will reduce our risk of capital loss.

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Diversification. We seek to diversify our portfolio broadly among companies in a multitude of different industries and end markets, thereby reducing the concentration of credit risk in any one company or sector of the economy. We cannot guarantee that we will be successful in this effort.

Deal Origination
 
Over the years, we believe the management team of Main Street, which controls our Sub-Adviser, and the affiliates of Hines have developed and maintained a strong reputation as principal investors and an extensive network of relationships. Main Street sources investments of the type we expect to make on a day-to-day basis as part of operating a New York Stock Exchange-listed BDC. Main Street has business development professionals dedicated to sourcing investments through relationships with numerous loan syndication and trading desks, investment banks, private equity sponsors, business brokers, merger and acquisition advisors, finance companies, commercial banks, law firms and accountants. Moreover, through its over 60 years of experience in leasing commercial real estate on a global basis, Hines has developed relationships with a large number of Middle Market companies that are a potential source of Middle Market investment opportunities. Our Adviser also has continuous access to Main Street’s professional team due to its relationship with our Sub-Adviser.
 
We believe that our industry relationships are a significant source for new investment opportunities. We generally source our investments in ways other than going to auctions, which include capitalizing on long-standing relationships with companies and financial sponsors to obtain access to proprietary investment opportunities.
 
From time to time, we may receive referrals for new prospective investments from our portfolio companies as well as other participants in the capital markets. We may pay referral fees to those who refer transactions to us that we consummate.
 
Investment Selection
 
Our investment philosophy and portfolio construction involves:
 
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An assessment of the overall macroeconomic environment and financial markets;
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Company-specific research and analysis;
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An emphasis on capital preservation, low volatility and minimization of downside risk;
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An assessment of the overall macroeconomic environment and financial markets;
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Company-specific research and analysis; and
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An emphasis on capital preservation, low volatility and minimization of downside risk.

The foundation of our investment philosophy is intensive credit investment analysis based on fundamental value-oriented research and diversification. Our selection process is based on:

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A comprehensive analysis of issuer creditworthiness, including a quantitative and qualitative assessment of the issuer’s business;
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An evaluation of the management team;
•
An analysis of business strategy and long-term industry trends; and
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An in-depth examination of capital structure, financial results and financial projections.

We seek to identify those issuers exhibiting superior fundamental risk-return profiles with a particular focus on investments with the following characteristics:
 
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Established companies with a history of positive and stable operating cash flows. We seek to invest in established companies with sound historical financial performance. We typically focus on companies with a history of profitability. We generally will not invest in start-up companies or companies with speculative business plans.
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Ability to exert meaningful influence. We target investment opportunities in which we will be the lead investor where we can add value through active participation.
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Experienced management team. We generally require that our portfolio companies have an experienced management team. We also seek to invest in companies that have a strong equity incentive program in place that properly aligns the interests of management with a company’s investors.

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Strong franchises and sustainable competitive advantages. We seek to invest in companies with proven products and/or services and strong regional or national operations.
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Industries with positive long-term dynamics. We seek to invest in companies in industries with positive long-term dynamics.
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Companies with exit alternative/refinancing. We generally exit from most debt investments through the portfolio company’s repayment of the debt to us or a successful refinancing with another debt provider. We may exit our equity positions by selling the equity back to the portfolio company or to another party if the company undergoes a transaction such as a merger or an acquisition. We typically assist our portfolio companies in developing and planning refinancing or exit opportunities, including any sale or merger of our portfolio companies. We may also assist in the structure, timing, execution and transition of the exit strategy or refinancing.

Except as restricted by the 1940 Act or the Code, we deem all of our investment policies to be non-fundamental, which means that they may be changed by our board of directors without stockholder approval.
 
Intensive Credit Analysis / Due Diligence
 
The process through which our Advisers make an investment decision with respect to a customized financing transaction in the LMM involves extensive research into the target company, its industry, its growth prospects and its ability to withstand adverse conditions. If the senior investment professional responsible for the transaction determines that an investment opportunity should be pursued, we will engage in an intensive due diligence process. Though each transaction involves a somewhat different approach, the regular due diligence steps generally to be undertaken include:
 
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Meeting with senior management to understand the business more fully and evaluate the ability of the senior management team;
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Checking management backgrounds and references;
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Performing a detailed review of financial performance and earnings;
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Visiting headquarters and other company locations;
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Contacting customers and vendors to assess both business prospects and industry wide practices;
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Conducting a competitive analysis and comparing the issuer to its main competitors;
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Researching industry and financial publications to understand industry wide growth trends;
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Assessing asset value and the ability of physical infrastructure and information systems to handle anticipated growth; and
•
Investigating legal risks and financial and accounting systems.

For Middle Market investments, a comprehensive credit analysis is conducted and continuously maintained, the results of which are available for the transaction team to review. Our due diligence process with respect to Middle Market debt securities is necessarily less intensive than that followed for customized financings. The issuers in these private debt placements tend to be rated and have placement agents who accumulate a certain level of due diligence information prior to placing the securities. Moreover, these private placements generally have much shorter timetables for making investment decisions.
 
Portfolio Monitoring
 
Our Advisers employ several methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance and value of our investments, which include the following:
 
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Assessment of success in adhering to the portfolio company’s business plan and compliance with covenants;
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Regular contact with portfolio company management and, if appropriate, the financial or strategic sponsor, to discuss financial position, requirements and accomplishments;
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Attendance at, and participation in, board meetings of the portfolio company; and
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Review of monthly and quarterly financial statements and financial projections for the portfolio company.

As a BDC, we are required to offer managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. Our Advisers or any third-party administrator will make available such managerial assistance, on our behalf, to our portfolio companies, whether or not they request this assistance. Our Advisers’ business experience makes them qualified to provide such managerial assistance. We may receive fees for these services and will reimburse our Advisers, or any third-party administrator, for their allocated costs in providing such assistance, subject to periodic review and approval by our board of directors.

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Competition
 
Our primary competition in providing financing to Middle Market and LMM companies includes other BDCs, specialty finance companies, investment companies, opportunity funds, institutional investors, public and private buyout and other private equity funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies, and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, hedge funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical, and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds as well as access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the 1940 Act imposes on us as a BDC or the source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements we must satisfy to maintain our qualification as a BDC. We use the industry information of our investment professionals to assess investment risks and determine appropriate pricing for our investments in portfolio companies. In addition, we believe that our relationships enable us to discover, and compete effectively for, financing opportunities with attractive Middle Market and LMM companies in the industries in which we seek to invest. See “Item IA. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure — We may continue to face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.”

Exit Strategies/Refinancing
 
While we generally exit most investments through the refinancing or repayment of our debt, our Advisers typically assist our LMM portfolio companies in developing and planning exit opportunities, including any sale or merger of our portfolio companies. The Advisers may also assist in the structure, timing, execution and transition of the exit strategy. The refinancing or repayment of Middle Market debt investments typically does not require our assistance due to the additional resources available to these larger, Middle Market companies.
 
Determination of Net Asset Value (“NAV”)
 
The value of our assets is determined quarterly and at such other times that an event occurs that materially affects the valuation. The valuation is made pursuant to Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, which requires that we value our assets as follows: (i) the market price for those securities for which a market quotation is readily available, and (ii) for all other securities and assets, fair value, as determined in good faith by our board of directors. As a BDC, Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act requires the board of directors to determine in good faith the fair value of portfolio securities for which a market price is not available, and it does so in conjunction with the application of our valuation procedures by our Advisers.

There is no single standard for determining fair value in good faith. As a result, determining fair value requires that judgment be applied to the specific facts and circumstances of each asset while employing a valuation process that is consistently followed. Determinations of fair value involve subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, the notes to our consolidated financial statements refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations in our consolidated financial statements. See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Critical Accounting Policies — Valuation of Portfolio Investments.”
 
With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. In the event we issue our shares of common stock to new investors, we will sell our shares of common stock at a price necessary to ensure that shares of common stock are not sold at a price per share, after deduction of selling commissions and any dealer manager fees, that is below our NAV per share as determined within 48 hours prior to the date of each closing. In the event of a material decline in our NAV per share which we deem to be non-temporary, and that results in a 2.5% or higher decrease of our NAV per share below our then-current net offering price, and subject to certain conditions, we will reduce our offering price accordingly.

The following table summarizes adjustments we have made to our per share public offering price through September 30, 2017, the closing of our Offering to new investors, and the closing date on which such adjustments were effective.
First Effective Closing Date
 
Per Share Public Offering Price
June 4, 2012
 
$
10.00

January 15, 2015
 
$
9.75

May 7, 2015
 
$
9.90

October 8, 2015
 
$
9.70

November 12, 2015
 
$
9.55


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First Effective Closing Date
 
Per Share Public Offering Price
January 1, 2016
 
$
9.00

January 21, 2016
 
$
8.80

February 4, 2016
 
$
8.60

February 18, 2016
 
$
8.50

March 24, 2016
 
$
8.60

April 21, 2016
 
$
8.70

May 5, 2016
 
$
8.80

July 28, 2016
 
$
8.90

October 20, 2016
 
$
9.00

November 25, 2016
 
$
9.05

December 15, 2016
 
$
9.10

January 12, 2017
 
$
9.15

January 19, 2017
 
$
9.30

REGULATION
 
Regulation as a BDC
 
We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between BDCs and their affiliates, principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters. The 1940 Act requires that a majority of our directors be persons other than “interested persons,” as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw our election as, a BDC unless approved by the lesser of (i) 67% or more of the voting securities present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of our outstanding voting securities are present or represented by proxy or (ii) 50% of our voting securities.
 
We are generally not permitted to sell our common stock at a price below NAV per share. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to BDCs — Regulations governing our operation as a BDC and RIC will affect our ability to raise, and the way in which we raise, additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth.” We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current NAV of our common stock if our board of directors determines that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, and our stockholders approve such sale. In addition, we may generally issue new shares of our common stock at a price below NAV in rights offerings to existing stockholders, in payment of dividends and in certain other limited circumstances.
 
Qualifying Assets
 
Under the 1940 Act, a BDC may not acquire any asset other than assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, which are referred to as qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company’s total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are any of the following:
 
1.
Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering from the issuer of such securities, which issuer (subject to certain limited exceptions) is an eligible portfolio company, or from any person who is, or has been during the preceding 13 months, an affiliated person of an eligible portfolio company, or from any other person, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the SEC. An eligible portfolio company is defined in the 1940 Act as any issuer which:
a.
is organized under the laws of, and has its principal place of business in, the U.S.;
b.
is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by the BDC) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act; and
c.
satisfies any of the following:
i.
does not have any class of securities that is traded on a national securities exchange;

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ii.
has a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, but has an aggregate market value of outstanding voting and non-voting common equity of less than $250 million;
iii.
is controlled by a BDC or a group of companies including a BDC and the BDC has an affiliated person who is a director of the eligible portfolio company; or
iv.
is a small and solvent company having total assets of not more than $4.0 million and capital and surplus of not less than $2.0 million.
2.
Securities of any eligible portfolio company that we control.
3.
Securities purchased in a private transaction from a U.S. issuer that is not an investment company or from an affiliated person of the issuer, or in transactions incident thereto, if the issuer is in bankruptcy and subject to reorganization or if the issuer, immediately prior to the purchase of its securities was unable to meet its obligations as they came due without material assistance other than conventional lending or financing arrangements.
4.
Securities of an eligible portfolio company purchased from any person in a private transaction if there is no ready market for such securities and we already own 60% of the outstanding equity of the eligible portfolio company.
5.
Securities received in exchange for or distributed on or with respect to securities described in (1) through (4) above, or pursuant to the exercise of warrants or rights relating to such securities.
6.
Cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment.
 
In addition, a BDC must have been organized and have its principal place of business in the U.S. and must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described in (1), (2) or (3) above.
 
Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies
 
In order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, we must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities (other than small and solvent companies described above) significant managerial assistance. However, when we purchase such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group may make available such managerial assistance. Making available managerial assistance means any arrangement whereby the BDC, through its directors, officers or employees, offers to provide, and, if accepted, does so provide, significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company.
 
Temporary Investments
 
Pending investment in other types of “qualifying assets,” as described above, our investments may consist of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities or high-quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, which we refer to, collectively, as temporary investments, so that 70% of our assets are qualifying assets.
 
Senior Securities
 
We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of debt and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% immediately after each such issuance. In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase. We may also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage. For a discussion of the risks associated with leverage, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to BDCs — Regulations governing our operation as a BDC and RIC will affect our ability to raise, and the way in which we raise, additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth.”
 
Code of Ethics
 
We and our Advisers have each adopted a code of ethics under Rule 17j-1 of the 1940 Act that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code’s requirements. We have included these codes of ethics as exhibits to the Registration Statement. You may also read and copy, after paying a duplication fee, the codes of ethics at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549, or by making an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (202) 942-8090. In addition, the code of ethics is available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov.


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Compliance Policies and Procedures
 
We and our Adviser have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws, and our board of directors is required to review these compliance policies and procedures annually to assess their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation. Our board of directors has designated Jason Maxwell as our Chief Compliance Officer.
 
Proxy Policies
 
As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, our Adviser has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of its clients. As part of this duty, it recognizes that it must vote client securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in the best interests of its clients.
 
These policies and procedures for voting proxies for the investment advisory clients of our Adviser are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.
 
Our Adviser will vote proxies relating to our securities in the best interest of our stockholders. It will review on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted for a stockholder vote to determine its impact on our portfolio securities. Although our Adviser will generally vote against proposals that may have a negative impact on our portfolio securities, it may vote for such a proposal if there exist compelling long-term reasons to do so.
 
It is unlikely that our portfolio investments will solicit proxies for stockholder votes on a regular basis. To the extent we receive proxy statements, however, we have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to our Adviser. The proxy voting policies and procedures of our Adviser are set forth below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by our Adviser and our independent directors, and, accordingly, are subject to change.
 
The proxy voting decisions of our Adviser are made by the senior officers who are responsible for monitoring each of its clients’ investments. To ensure that its vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, it will require that: (a) anyone involved in the decision-making process disclose to its Chief Compliance Officer any potential conflict that he or she is aware of and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; and (b) employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how our Adviser intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties.
 
Proxy Voting Records
 
You may obtain information, without charge, regarding how we voted proxies with respect to our portfolio securities by making a written request for proxy voting information to: HMS Income Fund, Inc., Attention: Ryan T. Sims, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, 2800 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas 77056-6118, or by collect calling the Company at (888) 220-6121. Also, the SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains such information.
 
Other
 
As a BDC, we are subject to periodic examinations by the SEC for compliance with the 1940 Act. We are required to obtain and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect us against larceny and embezzlement. Furthermore, as a BDC, we are prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to us or our stockholders arising from misconduct, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.
 
Exchange Act and Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance
 
We are subject to the reporting and disclosure requirements of the Exchange Act, including the filing of quarterly, annual and current reports, proxy statements and other required items. In addition, we are subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), which imposes a wide variety of regulatory requirements on publicly held companies and their insiders. Many of these requirements will affect us. For example:
 
•
pursuant to Rule 13a-14 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are required to certify the accuracy of the financial statements contained in our periodic reports;
•
pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act, our periodic reports are required to disclose our conclusions about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures; and

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•
pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management is required to prepare a report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires us to review our current policies and procedures to determine whether we comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. We monitor our compliance with all regulations that are adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and have taken actions necessary to ensure that we comply with that law.
 
Investment Adviser Regulations
 
Our Advisers are subject to regulation under the Advisers Act. The Advisers Act establishes, among other things, record keeping and reporting requirements, disclosure requirements, limitations on transactions between the adviser’s account and an advisory client’s account, limitations on transactions between the accounts of advisory clients, and general anti-fraud prohibitions. We and our Advisers may also be examined by the SEC from time to time for compliance with the Advisers Act.
 
Taxation as a RIC
 
We have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any income that we distribute to our stockholders from our tax earnings and profits. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, in order to obtain RIC tax treatment, we must distribute dividends to our stockholders, in respect of each taxable year, of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our taxable net investment income plus the excess, if any, of realized net short-term capital gain over realized net long-term capital loss, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid (the “Annual Distribution Requirement”). Depending on the amount of taxable income we generate in a tax year, we may choose to spill-over taxable income in excess of current year distributions into the next tax year and incur a 4% nondeductible U.S federal excise tax on such taxable income. Any such spill-over taxable income must be distributed through a distribution declared prior to the earlier of eight-and-one-half months after the close of the taxable year in which such taxable income was generated or the timely filing of the tax return related to the tax year in which such taxable income was generated. Even if we qualify as a RIC, we generally will be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax on our undistributed taxable income and could be subject to U.S. federal, state, local and foreign income, excise, withholding or other taxes.
 
Provided that we qualify as a RIC and satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain (which is defined as net long-term capital gain in excess of net short-term capital loss) that we timely distribute to stockholders. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular corporate rates on any income or capital gain not distributed (or deemed distributed) to our stockholders.
 
We will be subject to a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on certain undistributed income unless we distribute in a timely manner in respect of a calendar year dividends of an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of our capital gain net income (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year (or, if we so elect, for the calendar year) and (3) any net ordinary income and capital gain net income for preceding years that was not distributed with respect to such years and on which the Company incurred no U.S. federal income tax (the “Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement”). Distributions declared and paid by us in a taxable year will generally differ from taxable income for that taxable year as such distributions may include the distribution of current taxable year’s taxable income, exclude amounts carried over into the following taxable year, and include the distribution of prior taxable year taxable income carried over into and distributed in the current taxable year.
 
In order to qualify as a RIC for federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:
 
•
elect to be treated as a RIC;
•
meet the Annual Distribution Requirement;
•
qualify as a BDC or be registered as a management investment company under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;
•
derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities, loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock or other securities or foreign currencies or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock, securities or currencies and net income derived from an interest in a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (as defined in the Code) (the “90% Income Test”); and
•
diversify our holdings so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year to satisfy the RIC requirements:

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a.
at least 50% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, securities of other RICs, and other securities if such other securities of any one issuer do not represent more than 5% of the value of our assets or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer; and
b.
no more than 25% of the value of our assets can be invested in the securities, other than U.S. government securities or securities of other RICs, (i) of one issuer, (ii) of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable tax rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or (iii) of one or more “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (collectively, the “Diversification Tests”).

To the extent that we invest in entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes (other than a “qualified publicly traded partnership”), we generally must include the items of gross income derived by the partnerships for purposes of the 90% Income Test, and the income that is derived from a partnership (other than a “qualified publicly traded partnership”) will be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test only to the extent that such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be qualifying income if realized by us directly. In addition, we generally must take into account our proportionate share of the assets held by partnerships (other than a “qualified publicly traded partnership”) in which we are a partner for purposes of the Diversification Tests.

Certain of our investment practices are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) convert dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income into ordinary income, (ii) treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for deductions available to certain U.S. corporations under the Code as ineligible for such treatment, (iii) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (iv) convert long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (v) convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses, (vi) convert an ordinary loss or deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (vii) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (viii) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions, and (ix) produce gross income that will not constitute qualifying gross income for purposes of the gross income requirement that applies to RICs. These rules also could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to stockholders. We intend to monitor our transactions and may make certain tax elections to mitigate the effect of these provisions on our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC.

Some of the income that we might otherwise earn, such as fees for providing managerial assistance, certain fees earned with respect to our investments, income recognized in a work-out or restructuring of a portfolio investment, or income recognized from an equity investment in an operating partnership, may not satisfy the 90% Income Test. To manage the risk that such income might disqualify us as a RIC for failure to satisfy the 90% Income Test, we may establish one or more special purpose entities treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (any such corporation, a “Taxable Subsidiary”) to hold assets from which we do not anticipate earning qualifying income under the 90% Income Test. Any investments held through a Taxable Subsidiary generally will be subject to U.S. federal income and other taxes, and therefore we can expect to achieve a reduced after-tax yield on such investments.

We may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash. For example, if we hold debt instruments that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest (“PIK”), or in certain cases, increasing interest rates or issued with warrants), we must include in our taxable income each tax year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same tax year. We may also have to include in our taxable income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. We anticipate that a portion of our income may constitute original issue discount or other income required to be included in taxable income prior to receipt of cash, such as deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock.

Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the tax year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. Furthermore, a portfolio company in which we invest may face financial difficulty that requires us to work-out, modify or otherwise restructure our investment in the portfolio company. Any such restructuring may result in unusable capital losses and future non-cash income. As a result, we may have difficulty meeting the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement. We may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income tax.

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Furthermore, any such restructuring may result in unusable capital losses as well as a substantial amount of non-qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test.

Gain or loss realized by us from warrants acquired by us as well as any loss attributable to the lapse of such warrants generally will be treated as capital gain or loss. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term or short-term, depending on how long we held a particular warrant.

Investments by us in non-U.S. securities may be subject to non-U.S. income, withholding and other taxes, and therefore, our yield on any such securities may be reduced by such non-U.S. taxes. Stockholders will generally not be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to non-U.S. taxes paid by us.

If we acquire shares in a “passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”), we may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on a portion of any “excess distribution” or gain from the disposition of such shares even if such income is distributed as a taxable dividend by us to our stockholders. A PFIC is generally defined as any non-U.S. entity classified as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes which earns at least 75% of its annual gross income from passive sources (such as interest, dividends, rents, royalties or capital gain) or holds at least 50% of its total assets in investments producing such passive income. Additional charges in the nature of interest may be imposed on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from such distributions or gains. If we hold shares of a PFIC and elect to treat the PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code (“QEF”) in lieu of the foregoing requirements, we will be required to include in income each tax year a portion of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the QEF, if any, even if such income is not distributed by the PFIC to us. Alternatively, we can elect to mark-to-market our shares in a PFIC at the end of each tax year; in which case, we will recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such PFIC shares and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent such decrease does not exceed prior increases included in our taxable income. Under either election, we may be required to recognize taxable income from shares held in PFICs in excess of our distributions from such PFICs, and our proceeds from any dispositions of PFIC shares, and such taxable income will be taken into account for purposes of determining our compliance with the Annual Distribution Requirement and the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement.

Our functional currency for U.S. federal income tax purposes is the U.S. dollar. Under Section 988 of the Code, gain or loss attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the time we accrue income, expenses, or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time we actually collect such income or pay such expenses or liabilities are generally treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, gain or loss on foreign currency forward contracts, futures contracts, options, notional principal contracts and similar financial instruments, and the disposition of debt denominated in a foreign currency, to the extent attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates between the acquisition and disposition dates, are also treated as ordinary income or loss.

Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds and to sell assets in order to satisfy distribution requirements. However, under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain “asset coverage” tests are met. Moreover, our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements may be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our status as a RIC, including the Diversification Tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.

As a RIC, we are not allowed to carry forward or carry back a net operating loss for purposes of computing our investment company taxable income in other tax years. U.S. federal income tax law generally permits a RIC to carry forward (i) the excess of its net short-term capital loss over its net long-term capital gain for a given year as a short-term capital loss arising on the first day of the following tax year and (ii) the excess of its net long- term capital loss over its net short-term capital gain for a given year as a long-term capital loss arising on the first day of the following tax year. However, future transactions we engage in may cause our ability to use any capital loss carryforwards, and unrealized losses once realized, to be limited under Sections 382, 383 or 384 of the Code. Certain of our investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain and qualified dividend income into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions, and (vii) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test. We will monitor our transactions and may make certain tax elections in order to mitigate the effect of these provisions.

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on whether or not the partnership is a “qualified publicly traded partnership” (as defined in the Code). If the partnership is a “qualified publicly traded partnership,” the net income derived from such investments will be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test and such investments generally will be “securities” for purposes of the Diversification Tests. If the partnership, however, is not treated as a “qualified publicly traded partnership,” then the consequences of an investment in the partnership will depend upon the amount and type of income and assets of the partnership allocable to us. The income derived from such investments may not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test and, therefore, could adversely affect our qualification as a RIC. We intend to monitor our investments in equity securities of entities that are treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes to prevent our disqualification as a RIC.

We may invest in preferred securities or other securities the U.S. federal income tax treatment of which may not be clear or may be subject to recharacterization by the IRS. To the extent the tax treatment of such securities or the income from such securities differs from the expected tax treatment, it could affect the timing or character of income recognized, requiring us to purchase or sell securities, or otherwise change our portfolio, in order to comply with the tax rules applicable to RICs under the Code.

If we fail to satisfy the 90% Income Test or the Diversification Tests for any tax year, we may nevertheless continue to qualify as a RIC for such year if certain relief provisions are applicable (which may, among other things, require us to pay certain corporate-level federal taxes or to dispose of certain assets).

If we were unable to obtain tax treatment as a RIC, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates, regardless of whether we make any distributions to our stockholders. We would not be able to deduct distributions to stockholders, nor would they be required to be made. Distributions would generally be taxable to our stockholders as dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits (in the case of noncorporate U.S. stockholders, generally at a maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income of 20%). Subject to certain limitations under the Code, certain corporate distributees generally would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain.

If we fail to meet the RIC requirements for more than two consecutive years and then, seek to re-qualify as a RIC in a subsequent tax year, we would be subject to regular corporate-level income taxation on any built-in gain recognized during the succeeding five-year period unless we made a special election to recognize all such built-in gain (that is, the excess of the aggregate gains, including items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if we had sold our investments and other assets at fair market value (“FMV”) at the end of the tax year) upon our re-qualification as a RIC and to pay the corporate-level tax on such built-in gain.



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Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
Investing in shares of our common stock involves a number of significant risks. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this Form 10-K and the other reports and documents filed by us with the SEC. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face, and additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us may also impair our operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our NAV could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
 
Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure

Future disruptions or instability in capital markets could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

From time to time, the global capital markets may experience periods of disruption and instability, which could materially and adversely impact the broader financial and credit markets and reduce the availability to us of debt and equity capital. For example, between 2008 and 2009, instability in the global capital markets resulted in disruptions in liquidity in the debt capital markets, significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the repricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated credit market and the failure of major domestic and international financial institutions. In particular, the financial services sector was negatively impacted by significant write-offs as the value of the assets held by financial firms declined, impairing their capital positions and abilities to lend and invest. We believe that such value declines were exacerbated by widespread forced liquidations as leveraged holders of financial assets, faced with declining prices, were compelled to sell to meet margin requirements and maintain compliance with applicable capital standards. Such forced liquidations also impaired or eliminated many investors and investment vehicles, leading to a decline in the supply of capital for investment and depressed pricing levels for many assets. Also, the United Kingdom held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the European Union which is expected to occur on March 29, 2019, and the implications of the United Kingdom’s pending withdrawal from the European Union are unclear at present. In addition, the implications of the current presidential administration’s policies are unclear at present. These events caused, or may in the future cause, significantly diminished overall confidence in the debt and equity markets, unprecedented declines in the values of certain assets, extreme economic uncertainty and significantly reduced availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole and financial services firms in particular. While market conditions have experienced relative stability in recent years, there have been continuing periods of volatility and there can be no assurance that adverse market conditions will not repeat themselves in the future.

Future volatility and dislocation in the capital markets could create a challenging environment in which to raise or access capital. For example, the re-appearance of market conditions similar to those experienced from 2008 through 2009 for any substantial length of time could make it difficult to extend the maturity of or refinance our existing indebtedness or obtain new indebtedness with similar terms. Significant changes or volatility in the capital markets may also have a negative effect on the valuations of our investments. While most of our investments are not publicly traded, applicable accounting standards require us to assume as part of our valuation process that our investments are sold in a principal market to market participants (even if we plan on holding an investment through its maturity) and impairments of the market values or FMV of our investments, even if unrealized, must be reflected in our financial statements for the applicable period, which could result in significant reductions to our NAV for such period. Significant changes in the capital markets may also affect the pace of our investment activity and the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. Thus, the illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell investments to access capital if required, and as a result, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded then.

The amount of our distributions to our stockholders is uncertain. Portions of the distributions that we pay may represent a return of capital to you for U.S. federal income tax purposes which will lower your tax basis in your shares and reduce the amount of funds we have for investment in targeted assets. We may not be able to pay you distributions, and our distributions may not grow over time.

Any distributions we make to our stockholders will be paid out of assets legally available for distribution. We may fund our cash distributions from any sources of funds legally available. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a targeted level of distributions or year-to-year increases in distributions. Our ability to pay distributions might be adversely affected by, among other things, the impact of one or more of the risk factors described in this Form 10-K. In addition, the inability to satisfy the asset coverage test applicable to us as a BDC can limit our ability to pay distributions. All distributions will be paid at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC, compliance with applicable BDC regulations and such other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We cannot assure you that we will pay distributions to our stockholders in the future.


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All or a portion of our distributions may constitute a return of capital and may lower an investor’s tax basis in its shares. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use borrowings, if any, or stock offering proceeds to fund distributions (which may reduce the amount of capital we ultimately invest in assets). We may, for the foreseeable future, pay a portion of our distributions from sources other than net realized income from operations, which may include stock offering proceeds, borrowings, fee and expense waivers from our Advisers and support payments from the Adviser.
 
Price declines in the leveraged loan market may adversely affect the fair value of our syndicated loan portfolio, reducing our NAV through increased net unrealized depreciation.

Retail loan funds, collateralized loan obligations (a type of leveraged investment vehicle holding corporate loans), hedge funds and other highly leveraged investment vehicles comprise a substantial portion of the market for purchasing and holding first and second lien secured loans. As the secondary market pricing of the loans underlying these portfolios deteriorated during the second half of 2015 and into the first quarter of 2016,we believe that many investors, as a result of their generally high degrees of leverage, were forced to raise cash by selling interests in performing loans in order to satisfy margin or similar requirements imposed by their lenders. This resulted in a forced deleveraging cycle of price declines, compulsory sales and further price declines, with widespread redemption requests and other constraints generating further selling pressure. This pervasive forced selling resulted in price declines in our portfolio, negatively impacting our NAV. In addition to the deterioration of the secondary market pricing, we may experience compressed spreads between the rates at which we can borrow and the rates at which we can lend.
Conditions in the leveraged loan market may experience similar disruptions or deterioration in the future, which may cause pricing levels to continue to decline or remain volatile. As a result, we may continue to suffer unrealized depreciation and could incur realized losses in connection with the sale of our syndicated loans, which could have a material adverse impact on our NAV. As a BDC, we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than our NAV without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. Additionally, a lower portfolio value may negatively impact our ability to borrow additional funds under the Credit Facilities (as defined below) because our NAV is reduced for purposes of the asset coverage ratio. All of these conditions could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our Advisers’ ability to manage and support our investment process. If our Adviser or our Sub-Adviser were to lose any members of their respective senior management teams, our ability to achieve our investment objective could be significantly harmed.

We are externally managed and depend upon the investment expertise, diligence, skill and network of business contacts of our Advisers. We also depend, to a significant extent, on our Advisers’ access to the investment professionals and the information and deal flow generated by these investment professionals in the course of their investment and portfolio management activities. Our Advisers evaluate, negotiate, structure, close, monitor and service our investments. Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of our Advisers, including their key professionals. The departure of a significant number of our Adviser’s or Sub-Adviser’s key professionals and/or the failure to replace professionals could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective. In addition, we can offer no assurance that our Advisers will remain our investment adviser and sub-adviser, as applicable, or that we will continue to have access to their investment professionals or their information and deal flow.

Because our business model depends to a significant extent upon relationships with investment banks, business brokers, loan syndication and trading desks, and commercial banks, any inability on the part of our Advisers to maintain or develop these relationships, or the failure of these relationships to generate investment opportunities, would adversely affect our business.

We expect that our Advisers will depend on their relationships with investment banks, business brokers, loan syndication and trading desks, commercial banks and other historical sources of deal flow, and we rely to a significant extent upon these relationships to provide us with potential investment opportunities. If our Advisers fail to maintain their existing relationships or develop new relationships with other sources of investment opportunities, we will not be able to grow our investment portfolio. In addition, individuals with whom our Advisers’ professionals have relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and, therefore, there is no assurance that such relationships will generate investment opportunities for us.

We may continue to face increasing competition for investment opportunities, which could delay deployment of our capital, reduce returns and result in losses.

We compete for investments with other BDCs and investment funds, as well as traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and other sources of funding. Moreover, alternative investment vehicles, such as hedge funds, private equity funds and mezzanine funds, also make investments in Middle Market private U.S. companies. As a result, competition for investment

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opportunities in private U.S. companies may continue to intensify, particularly as these entities continue to raise large amounts of capital. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of capital and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments than we have. These characteristics could allow our competitors to consider a wider variety of investments, establish more relationships and offer better pricing and more flexible structuring than we are able to do. We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure. If we are forced to match our competitors’ pricing, terms and structure, we may not be able to achieve acceptable returns on our investments or may bear substantial risk of capital loss. A significant increase in the number and/or the size of our competitors in this target market could force us to accept less attractive investment terms. Furthermore, many of our competitors may have greater experience operating under, or are not subject to, the regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act that are imposed on us as a BDC.

A significant portion of our investment portfolio is and will continue to be recorded at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors and, as a result, there is and will be uncertainty as to the ultimate market value of our portfolio investments.

Under the 1940 Act, we are required to carry our portfolio investments at market value or, if there is no readily available market value, at fair value, as determined in good faith by our board of directors. The majority of our investments are traded on a privately negotiated over-the-counter secondary market for institutional investors. As a result, we value these securities at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors.

The determination of fair value, and thus the amount of unrealized gains and losses we may incur in any year, is subjective, and our Advisers may have a conflict of interest in making the determination. Our board of directors determines the fair value of these securities no less than quarterly based on input from our Advisers, including our Adviser’s valuation committee, any third-party independent valuation firm retained by our board of directors and our audit committee. Certain factors that may be considered in determining the fair value of our investments include dealer quotes for securities traded on the secondary market for institutional investors, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s earnings and its ability to make payments on its indebtedness, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to comparable publicly-traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these securities existed. Due to this uncertainty, our fair value determinations may cause our NAV per share on a given date to materially understate or overstate the value that we may ultimately realize upon the sale of one or more of our investments. Additionally, any volatility in the credit markets may affect the ability of our Advisers and board of directors to value our portfolio.

Our board of directors may change our operating policies and investment strategies or use of proceeds of the sales of common stock without prior notice or stockholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse.

Our board of directors has the authority to modify or waive our current operating policies, investment criteria and investment strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval if it determines that doing so will be in the best interests of stockholders. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current operating policies, investment criteria and investment strategies would have on our business, NAV, operating results and value of our stock. However, the effects might be adverse, which could negatively impact our ability to pay you distributions and cause you to lose all or part of your investment. Moreover, we have significant flexibility in investing any net stock offering proceeds and may use any net stock offering proceeds in ways with which investors may not agree or for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of such offering.

Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business or cause us to alter our business strategy.

We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation at the local, state and federal level. New legislation may be enacted or new interpretations, rulings or regulations could be adopted, including those governing the types of investments we are permitted to make, any of which could harm us and our stockholders, potentially with retroactive effect.

Additionally, any changes to the laws and regulations governing our operations relating to permitted investments may cause us to alter our investment strategy to avail ourselves of new or different opportunities, or increase our leverage. Such changes could result in material differences to the strategies and plans set forth in this Form 10-K and may result in our investment focus shifting from the areas of expertise of our Advisers to other types of investments in which our Advisers may have less expertise or little or no experience. Thus, any such changes, if they occur, and uncertainty regarding the status of current laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and the value of your investment.

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The impact of financial reform legislation on us is uncertain.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended (the “Dodd-Frank Act”), instituted a wide range of reforms that are affecting all U.S. financial institutions. Many of the requirements called for in the Dodd-Frank Act have been implemented over time and are subject to implementing regulations which have gradually taken effect over the course of several years. Given that the U.S. presidential administration and certain members of Congress have indicated a desire to amend or repeal certain portions of the Dodd-Frank Act, the impact such requirements or amendments to or repeals of existing requirements will have on our business, results of operations or financial condition is unclear. The changes resulting from the Dodd-Frank Act require us to invest significant management attention and resources to evaluate and make substantial changes in order to comply with new statutory and regulatory requirements. Failure to comply with any such laws, regulations or principles, or changes thereto, may negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. We cannot predict the ultimate effect on us changes in the laws or regulations would have as a result of the Dodd-Frank Act or whether and to the extent to which the Dodd-Frank Act may remain in its current form.

Operating under the constraints imposed on us as a BDC and RIC may hinder the achievement of our investment objectives.

The 1940 Act and the Code impose numerous constraints on the operations of BDCs and RICs that do not apply to other investment vehicles managed by our Adviser and its affiliates. BDCs are required, for example, to invest at least 70% of their total assets in certain qualifying assets, including U.S. private or thinly-traded public companies, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt instruments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. Moreover, qualification for taxation as a RIC requires satisfaction of source-of-income, asset diversification and distribution requirements. Operating under these constraints, which may hinder our ability to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities and to achieve our investment objective. Any failure to do so could subject us to enforcement action by the SEC, cause us to fail to satisfy the requirements associated with RIC status and subject us to entity-level corporate income taxation, cause us to fail the 70% test described above or otherwise have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We may not replicate the historical results achieved by other entities managed by our Advisers.

Our primary focus in making investments may differ from that of many of the investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles that are or have been managed by our Advisers. We cannot assure you that we will replicate the historical results achieved by other investment funds managed by our Advisers, and we caution you that our investment returns could be substantially lower than the returns achieved by them in prior periods. Additionally, all or a portion of the prior results may have been achieved in particular market conditions which may never be repeated. Moreover, current or future market volatility and regulatory uncertainty may have an adverse impact on our future performance.

Our Advisers or their affiliates may, from time to time, possess material non-public information, limiting our investment discretion.

Principals of our Advisers and their affiliates, and members of their investment committee, may serve as directors of, or in a similar capacity with, companies in which we invest. If we obtain material non-public information with respect to such companies, or we become subject to trading restrictions under the internal trading policies of those companies or as a result of applicable law or regulations, we could be prohibited for a period of time from purchasing or selling the securities of such companies, and this prohibition may have an adverse effect on us.

We are a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, and therefore we are not limited with respect to the proportion of our assets that may be invested in securities of a single issuer.

We are classified as a non-diversified investment company within the meaning of the 1940 Act, which means that we are not limited by the 1940 Act with respect to the proportion of our assets that we may invest in securities of a single issuer. Under the 1940 Act, a “diversified” investment company is required to invest at least 75% of the value of its total assets in cash and cash items, government securities, securities of other investment companies and other securities limited in respect of any one issuer to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of the total assets of such company and no more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer. As a non-diversified investment company, we are not subject to this requirement. To the extent that we assume large positions in the securities of a small number of issuers, our NAV may fluctuate to a greater extent than that of a diversified investment company as a result of changes in the financial condition or the market’s assessment of the issuer. We may also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company or to a general downturn in the economy.


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We are highly dependent on information systems.
 
We are highly dependent on the communications and information systems of our Advisers, their affiliates and certain third-party service providers, and any failure or interruption in these systems, including due to cyber-attacks, electrical or telecommunication outages or natural disasters, could cause disruptions in our activities. In addition, these systems are subject to potential attacks, including through adverse events that threaten the confidentiality, integrity or availability of our information resources. These attacks, which may include cyber incidents, may involve a third party gaining unauthorized access to our communications or information systems for purposes of misappropriating assets, stealing confidential information, corrupting data or causing operational disruption. Any such attack could result in disruption to our business, misstated or unreliable financial data, liability for stolen assets or information, increased cybersecurity protection and insurance costs, litigation and damage to our business relationships, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations and our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.

Risks Related to our Advisers and their Affiliates


Our Advisers have conflicts of interest, including the potential to earn base management fees or incentive fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, that may create an incentive for the Advisers to enter into investments that are riskier or more speculative than would otherwise be the case, and our Advisers may have an incentive to increase portfolio leverage in order to earn higher management fees.

Our Advisers and their respective affiliates, including our officers and certain of our directors, may have conflicts of interest as a result of compensation arrangements, time constraints and competition for investments, which they will attempt to resolve in a fair and equitable manner, but which may result in actions that are not in your best interests. Our Advisers and their affiliates receive substantial fees from us in return for their services, and these fees could influence the advice provided to us. Among other matters, the compensation arrangements could affect their judgment with respect to public offerings of equity by us, which allow our Advisers to earn increased management fees.

The incentive fee payable by us to our Advisers may create an incentive for them to make investments on our behalf that are risky or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangement. The way in which the incentive fee payable to our Advisers is determined may encourage them to use leverage to increase the return on our investments. In addition, the fact that our management fee is payable based upon our gross assets, which would include any borrowings for investment purposes, may encourage our Advisers to use leverage to make additional investments. Under certain circumstances, the use of leverage (or an investment in companies that are highly leveraged) may increase the likelihood of default, which would result in higher investment losses.

We may be obligated to pay our Advisers incentive compensation even if we incur a net loss due to a decline in the value of our portfolio.

Our Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement entitle our Advisers to receive incentive compensation on income regardless of any capital losses. In such case, we may be required to pay our Advisers incentive compensation for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or if we incur a net loss for that quarter.

Any incentive fee payable by us that relates to our net investment income may be computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously included in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, our Adviser and Sub-Adviser, respectively, will not be under any obligation to reimburse us for any part of the incentive fee they received that was based on accrued income that we never received in cash as a result of a default by an entity on the obligation that resulted in the accrual of such income, and such circumstances would result in our paying an incentive fee on income we never received.

The time and resources that individuals employed by the Advisers devote to us may be diverted, and we may face additional competition due to the fact that neither our Advisers nor their affiliates is prohibited from raising money for or managing another entity that makes the same types of investments that we target.

Certain investment professionals utilized by our Sub-Adviser currently manage Main Street and other investment entities. In addition, neither our Adviser nor our Sub-Adviser is prohibited from raising money for and managing future investment entities that make the same types of investments as those we target. Additionally, the investment professionals employed by our Adviser

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are employees of Hines and its affiliates, and they may hold similar positions in numerous other entities and from time to time may allocate a material amount of their time to the management of other funds or assets unrelated to our business.

As a result, the time and resources that our Advisers devote to us may be diverted, and during times of intense activity in other programs, they may devote less time and resources to our business than is necessary or appropriate. In addition, we may compete with such investment entities for the same investors and investment opportunities.

Our Sub-Adviser may face conflicts of interest in allocating investment opportunities between us and itself and its affiliates.

The investment professionals utilized by our Sub-Adviser are also the investment professionals responsible for investing and managing Main Street’s securities portfolio. These professionals are responsible for allocating investment opportunities between us and Main Street. Our exemptive relief imposes on our Sub-Adviser the obligation to evaluate whether each investment opportunity its investment professionals review for Main Street is also appropriate for us and to propose an allocation of such opportunity to us if it deems such opportunity to be appropriate. If our Sub-Adviser determines that certain investment opportunities are appropriate for Main Street but not appropriate for us, or if our Sub-Adviser proposes an allocation of an investment opportunity to us that is disproportionately small relative to the proposed allocation to Main Street and our ability to fund the investment, our operating results could be adversely affected.

The structure of our management fees creates potential conflicts of interest that could impact our investment returns.

We pay management and incentive fees to our Advisers and reimburse our Advisers for certain expenses they incur. In addition, investors in shares of our common stock will invest on a gross basis and receive distributions on a net basis after expenses, resulting in, among other things, a lower rate of return than one might achieve through direct investments in our underlying assets.

The Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Investment Advisory Agreement contain co-termination provisions. Such provisions, if triggered, may leave us without an investment adviser or sub-adviser which could negatively impact our ability to implement our investment strategy and our ability to achieve our investment objective.

Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory and Investment Advisory Agreements, if either of the Investment Advisory Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement is terminated (by virtue of a vote by our board of directors or stockholders) or not renewed by our board of directors, then the other agreement will also terminate. In addition, under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, in the event either the Investment Advisory Agreement or the Sub-Advisory Agreement terminates because we terminate (by virtue of a vote by our board of directors or stockholders) or our board of directors fails to renew either agreement, neither the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser nor any of their affiliates may, except in certain limited circumstances, be re-engaged as Adviser or Sub-Adviser for a period of three years following the date of such termination without the consent of the party not seeking to be re-engaged. Because our success depends to a significant extent on the deal flow and key professionals of our Advisers, the termination of the Sub-Advisory Agreement or Investment Advisory Agreement could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

Our Advisers’ liability is limited under the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, and we have agreed to indemnify our Advisers against certain liabilities, which may lead our Advisers to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than they would when acting for their own account.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, our Advisers, their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with them are not be liable to us for acts or omissions performed our Advisers in accordance with and pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, except those resulting from acts constituting negligence, willful misfeasance, bad faith or misconduct. In addition, we have agreed to indemnify our Advisers and their respective officers, directors, managers, partners, shareholders, members, agents, employees, controlling persons and any other person or entity affiliated with them from and against any claims or liabilities, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in connection with any action taken or omitted on our behalf pursuant to authority granted by the Investment Advisory Agreement or Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable, except where attributable to gross negligence, willful misfeasance, bad faith or misconduct.

These protections may lead our Advisers to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than they would when acting for their own account.

Our Advisers can resign on 120 days’ notice, and we may not be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our financial condition, business and results of operations.


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Our Adviser has the right, under the Investment Advisory Agreement, to resign at any time upon not less than 120 days’ written notice, and the Sub-Adviser has the right, under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, to resign at any time upon not less than 120 days’ written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If our Adviser resigns, all affiliates of the Adviser, including our Dealer Manager, may terminate their respective relationship with us and cease providing services to us. Additionally, if our Adviser or the Sub-Adviser resigns, we may not be able to find a replacement or hire internal management with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 120 days or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our financial condition, business and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our shares may decline. Even if we are able to retain comparable management, whether internal or external, the integration of such management and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement were not negotiated on an arm’s length basis and may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party.

The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement were not negotiated on an arm’s length basis. Consequently, their terms may not be as favorable to us as if they had been negotiated with an unaffiliated third party. In addition, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights and remedies under these agreements because of our desire to maintain our ongoing relationship with our Advisers. Any such decision, however, would breach our fiduciary obligations to our stockholders. Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted, which may limit the scope of investments available to us.

Risks Related to BDCs


Our failure to invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets could result in our failure to maintain our status as a BDC.

As a BDC, we may not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. See “Item 1. Business — Regulation.” Therefore, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets. Similarly, these rules could prevent us from making additional investments in existing portfolio companies, which could result in the dilution of our position, or could require us to dispose of investments at an inopportune time to comply with the 1940 Act. If we were forced to sell non-qualifying investments in the portfolio for compliance purposes, the proceeds from such sale could be significantly less than the current value of such investments.

Regulations governing our operation as a BDC and RIC will affect our ability to raise, and the way in which we raise, additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth.

We expect to continue to utilize leverage to fund new investments. As such, we may need to access the capital markets to refinance existing debt obligations to the extent maturing obligations are not repaid with cash flows from operations. In order to maintain RIC tax treatment we must distribute dividends to our stockholders each tax year on a timely basis generally of an amount at least equal to 90% of the sum of our net taxable ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, or investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, and the amounts of such distributions will therefore not be available to fund investment originations or to repay maturing debt. We may issue “senior securities,” including borrowing money from banks or other financial institutions, only in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such incurrence or issuance. Our ability to issue different types of securities is also limited. Compliance with these requirements may unfavorably limit our investment opportunities and reduce our ability in comparison to other companies to profit from favorable spreads between the rates at which we can borrow and the rates at which we can lend.

If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy the asset coverage test under the 1940 Act, which could prevent us from paying distributions and could prevent us from being eligible to be subject to tax as a RIC. If we cannot satisfy the asset coverage test, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our debt financing, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales and repayments may be disadvantageous.

Under the 1940 Act, we generally are prohibited from issuing or selling our common stock at a price below NAV per share, which may be a disadvantage as compared with other public companies. We may, however, sell our common stock at a price below the current NAV per share of the common stock if our board of directors and independent directors determine that such sale is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders, and our stockholders as well as those stockholders that are not affiliated

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with us approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold may not be less than a price that, in the determination of our board of directors, closely approximates the fair value of such securities.

Our ability to enter into and exit transactions with our affiliates is restricted.

We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from participating in certain transactions with certain of our affiliates without the prior approval of a majority of the independent members of our board of directors and, in some cases, the SEC. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities is considered our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any securities from or to such affiliate, absent prior approval of our board of directors. The 1940 Act also prohibits certain “joint” transactions with certain of our affiliates, which could include investments in the same portfolio company, without prior approval of our board of directors and, in some cases, the SEC. If a person acquires more than 25% of our voting securities, we would be prohibited from buying or selling any security from or to such person or certain of that person’s affiliates, or entering into prohibited joint transactions with such persons, absent the prior approval of the SEC. Similar restrictions limit our ability to transact business with our officers or directors or their affiliates. We have, however, received an exemptive order from the SEC that permits us, notwithstanding the prohibitions contained in the 1940 Act to co-invest with Main Street under the conditions set forth in the exemptive relief in certain transactions originated by Main Street and/or our Advisers.

We are uncertain of our sources for funding our future capital needs; if we cannot obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected.

The net proceeds from the sale of shares of common stock will be used for our investment opportunities, operating expenses, working capital requirements, including distributions payable, and for payment of various fees and expenses such as management fees, incentive fees and other fees. Any working capital reserves we maintain may not be sufficient for investment purposes, and we may require debt or equity financing to operate. Accordingly, in the event that we develop a need for additional capital in the future for investments or for any other reason, these sources of funding may not be available to us. Consequently, if we cannot obtain debt or equity financing on acceptable terms, our ability to acquire investments and to expand our operations will be adversely affected. As a result, we would be less able to achieve portfolio diversification and our investment objective, which may negatively impact our results of operations and reduce our ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.

Failure to maintain our status as a BDC would reduce our operating flexibility.

If we do not remain a BDC, we might be regulated as a closed-end investment company under the 1940 Act, which would subject us to substantially more regulatory restrictions under the 1940 Act and correspondingly decrease our operating flexibility. 

Risks Related to Our Investments
 

Our investments in prospective portfolio companies, which include senior secured loans, second lien loans, and mezzanine debt, may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.
 
We pursue a strategy focused on investing primarily in senior secured loans, second lien loans and mezzanine debt issued by Middle Market companies. Most loans in which we invest will not be rated, or would be if they were rated by a rating agency, as “below investment grade,” or “junk,” quality. Indebtedness of below investment grade quality is regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. We expect to hold debt and preferred equity instruments in our investment portfolio that contain PIK interest and cumulative dividend provisions. The PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in each debt agreement, is periodically added to the principal balance of the debt and is accrued as interest income. Thus, the actual collection of this interest may be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. If the debt principal is not repaid in full, then PIK interest will likewise be partially or wholly uncollectible.
 
Senior Secured Loans and Second Lien Loans. When we make senior secured term loans and second lien loans, we will generally take a security interest in the available assets of these portfolio companies, including the equity interests of their subsidiaries. We expect this security interest to help mitigate the risk that we will not be repaid. However, there is a risk that the collateral securing our loans may decrease in value over time or lose its entire value, may be difficult to sell in a timely manner, may be difficult to appraise and may fluctuate in value based upon the success of the business and market conditions, including as a result of the inability of the portfolio company to raise additional capital. Also, in some circumstances, our lien could be subordinated to claims of other creditors. In addition, deterioration in a portfolio company’s financial condition and prospects, including its inability to raise additional capital, may be accompanied by deterioration in the value of the collateral for the loan. Finally, applicable bankruptcy laws may adversely impact the timing and methods used by us to liquidate collateral securing our loans, which could adversely

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affect the collectability of such loans. Consequently, the fact that a loan is secured does not guarantee that we will receive principal and interest payments according to the loan’s terms, or at all, or that we will be able to collect on the loan should we be forced to enforce our remedies.
 
Mezzanine Debt. Our mezzanine debt investments will generally be subordinated to senior loans and will generally be unsecured. This may result in a heightened level of risk and volatility or a loss of principal which could lead to the loss of the entire investment. These investments may involve additional risks that could adversely affect our investment returns.
 
Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.
 
We pursue a strategy focused on investing primarily in senior secured loans, second lien loans and mezzanine debt issued by Middle Market companies. Our portfolio companies may have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may entitle the holders to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to the debt instruments in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution. After repaying such senior creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt instruments in which we invest, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.
 
There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.
 
Even though we generally structure certain of our investments as senior loans, if one of our portfolio companies were to declare bankruptcy, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt investment and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. We may also be subject to lender liability claims for actions taken by us with respect to a borrower’s business or instances where we exercise control over the borrower.
 
Second priority liens on collateral securing our loans may be subject to control by senior creditors with first priority liens. If there is a default, the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to repay in full both the first priority creditors and us.
 
Certain loans of ours may be secured on a second priority basis by the same collateral securing senior secured debt of such companies. The first priority liens on the collateral will secure the portfolio company’s obligations under any outstanding senior debt and may secure certain other future debt that may be permitted to be incurred by the company under the agreements governing the loans. The holders of obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral will generally control the liquidation of, and be entitled to receive proceeds from, any realization of the collateral to repay their obligations in full before we receive anything on our loans secured by a second priority lien. In addition, the value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. There can be no assurance that the proceeds, if any, from the sale or sales of all of the collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the loan obligations secured by the second priority liens after payment in full of all obligations secured by the first priority liens on the collateral. If such proceeds are not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the loan obligations secured by the second priority liens, then we, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, will only have an unsecured claim against the company’s remaining assets, if any.
 
The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing the loans we make to our portfolio companies with senior debt outstanding may also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under such an intercreditor agreement, at any time that obligations that have the benefit of the first priority liens are outstanding, any of the following actions that may be taken in respect of the collateral will be at the direction of the holders of the obligations secured by the first priority liens: the ability to cause the commencement of enforcement proceedings against the collateral; the ability to control the conduct of such proceedings; the approval of amendments to collateral documents; releases of liens on the collateral; and waivers of past defaults under collateral documents. We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if our rights are adversely affected. Additionally, the exercise of any rights may involve delay during which the value of collateral may decline.
 
We generally will not control our portfolio companies.
 
We do not expect to control our portfolio companies, even though we may have board representation or board observation rights, and our debt agreements may contain certain restrictive covenants. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company

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in which we invest may make business decisions with which we disagree and the management of such company, as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests as debt investors. Due to the lack of liquidity for our investments in non-traded companies, we may not be able to dispose of our interests in our portfolio companies as readily as we would like or at an appropriate valuation. As a result, a portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our portfolio holdings.
 
We will be subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates, which may have a substantial negative impact on our investments, cost of capital and/or net investment income.

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. While the majority of our investments are floating rate debt instruments, to the extent that we invest in fixed-rate securities or loans, general interest rate fluctuations may have a substantial negative impact on our investments and investment opportunities and, accordingly have a material adverse effect on our business and our rate of return on invested capital.

In addition, since we use debt to finance investments, our net investment income depends, in part, upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest those funds. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates when we have debt outstanding, our cost of funds will increase, which could reduce our net investment income. We expect that our long-term fixed-rate investments will be financed primarily with equity and long-term debt. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. These activities may limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged portfolio. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, we have limited experience in entering into hedging transactions, and we will initially have to purchase or develop such expertise if we were to engage in hedging transactions.

You should also be aware that a rise in the general level of interest rates can be expected to lead to higher interest rates applicable to our debt investments. Accordingly, an increase in interest rates may result in a substantial increase in the amount of incentive fees payable to our Advisers. In addition, a decline in the prices of the debt due to rising market interest rates not reflected in such debt investments we own could adversely affect our NAV.

In July 2017, the head of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) announced that it will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. In December 2017, following consideration of public comments, the Federal Reserve Board concluded that the public would benefit if the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published three proposed reference rates as alternatives to LIBOR. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that the publication of these alternative rates is targeted to commence by mid-2018. At this time, it is not possible to predict the effect of the FCA’s announcement, the Federal Reserve Board’s notice, other regulatory changes or announcements, any establishment of alternative reference rates or any other reforms to LIBOR that may be enacted in the United Kingdom, the United States or elsewhere. As such, the potential effect of any such event on our net investment income cannot yet be determined.

Our portfolio companies may experience financial distress, and our investments in such portfolio companies may be restructured.

Our portfolio companies may experience financial distress from time to time. The debt investments of these companies may not produce income, may require us to bear certain expenses to protect our investment and may subject us to uncertainty as to when, in what manner and for what value such distressed debt will eventually be satisfied, including through liquidation, reorganization or bankruptcy. If an exchange offer is made or plan of reorganization is adopted with respect to the debt securities we currently hold, there can be no assurance that the securities or other assets received by us in connection with such exchange offer or plan of reorganization will have a value or income potential similar to what we anticipated when our original investment was made or even at the time of restructuring. In addition, we may receive equity securities in exchange for the debt investment that we currently hold, which may require significantly more of our management’s time and attention or carry restrictions on their disposition.

Our portfolio companies may be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity, and rising interest rates may make it more difficult for portfolio companies to make periodic payments on their loans.

Our portfolio companies may be unable to repay or refinance outstanding principal on their loans at or prior to maturity. This risk and the risk of default is increased to the extent that the loan documents do not require the portfolio companies to pay down the outstanding principal of such debt prior to maturity. In addition, if general interest rates rise, there is a risk that our portfolio companies will be unable to pay escalating interest amounts, which could result in a default under their loan documents with us.

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Rising interest rates could also cause portfolio companies to shift cash from other productive uses to the payment of interest, which may have a material adverse effect on their business and operations and could, over time, lead to increased defaults. Any failure of one or more portfolio companies to repay or refinance its debt at or prior to maturity or the inability of one or more portfolio companies to make ongoing payments following an increase in contractual interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Our portfolio companies may prepay loans, which prepayment may reduce our yields if capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields.

The loans in our investment portfolio generally are prepayable at any time, sometimes at no premium to par. Whether a loan is prepaid may depend on the performance of the portfolio company and the existence of favorable financing market conditions that allow such company the ability to replace existing financing with less expensive capital. In the case of some of these loans, having the loan prepaid may reduce the achievable yield for us if the capital returned cannot be invested in transactions with equal or greater expected yields, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The disposition of our investments may result in contingent liabilities.

A significant portion of our investments are private securities. In connection with the disposition of an investment in private securities, we may be required to make representations about the business and financial affairs of the portfolio company typical of those made in connection with the sale of a business. We may also be required to indemnify the purchasers of such investment to the extent that any such representations turn out to be inaccurate or with respect to certain potential liabilities. These arrangements may result in contingent liabilities that ultimately yield funding obligations that must be satisfied through our return of certain distributions previously made to us.

Defaults by our portfolio companies will harm our operating results.
 
A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its loans and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize a portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity securities that we hold (and we may invest in portfolio companies that are highly leveraged themselves). We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company. We may also record unrealized depreciation on any investment in a portfolio company upon default, which would reduce our NAV. Additionally, our investments with a deferred interest feature such as original issue discount could represent a higher credit risk than investments that must be paid in full in cash on a regular basis. Lastly, if a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously used in the calculation of the incentive fee will become uncollectible.
 
We may not realize gains from our equity investments, which may adversely affect our investment returns and stockholders’ ability to recover their entire investment in us.
 
Certain investments that we may make could be accompanied by or stapled to warrants or other equity securities. In addition, we may make direct equity investments, including controlling investments, in companies. Our investment objective is ultimately to realize gains upon our disposition of such equity interests. We believe that we may be unable to significantly increase our NAV per share unless we realize gains on our disposition of equity interests, thus creating risk that we will not ultimately recover our organization and offering costs. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience or to produce returns and distributions upon liquidation or sale of all our assets that provide investors with a return of all of their original purchase price for our shares of common stock. We also may be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization or public offering, which would allow us to sell the underlying equity interests. We may acquire puts or similar rights to give us the right to sell our equity securities back to the portfolio company issuer. We may be unable to exercise these put rights for the consideration provided in our investment documents if the issuer is in financial distress.
 
An investment strategy focused primarily on privately held companies presents certain challenges, including the lack of available information about these companies.
 
Our investments are primarily in debt and equity securities of Middle Market companies, including privately held companies. Investing in privately held companies presents certain challenges, including that such companies:


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may have limited financial resources, reduced access to the capital markets and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt or preferred equity securities that we hold, which may be accompanied by a deterioration in the value of any collateral and a reduction in the likelihood of us realizing any guarantees we may have obtained in connection with our investment;
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have investments that tend to be less liquid, making it difficult for us to exit an investment promptly or at a desired price prior to maturity or outside of a normal amortization schedule;
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have shorter operating histories and therefore little public information, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and changing market conditions, as well as general economic downturns, and require us to rely on the ability of our Advisers to obtain adequate information through due diligence to evaluate the creditworthiness and potential returns from investing in these companies;
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are more likely to depend on the management talents and efforts of a small group of persons; therefore, the death, disability, resignation or termination of one or more of these persons could have a material adverse impact on our portfolio company and, in turn, on us;
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generally have less predictable operating results, may from time to time be parties to litigation, may be engaged in rapidly changing businesses with products subject to a substantial risk of obsolescence, and may require substantial additional capital to support their operations, finance expansion or maintain their competitive position;
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our officers and directors and employees of our Advisers may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from our investments in the portfolio companies; and
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may have difficulty accessing the capital markets to meet future capital needs, which may limit their ability to grow or to repay their outstanding indebtedness upon maturity.

These companies and their financial information will generally not be subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other rules that govern public companies. If we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and we may lose money on our investments. As a result, the relative lack of liquidity and the potential diminished capital resources of our target portfolio companies may affect our investment returns.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.
 
We invest in companies whose securities are typically not publicly traded and whose securities will be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of these investments may make it difficult for us to sell these investments when desired. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we had previously recorded these investments. As a result, we do not expect to achieve liquidity in our investments in the near-term. We expect that our investments will generally be subject to contractual or legal restrictions on resale or are otherwise illiquid because there is usually no established trading market for such investments. The illiquidity of most of our investments may make it difficult for us to dispose of them at a favorable price, and, as a result, we may suffer losses.
 
We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies.
 
We may not have the funds or ability to make additional investments in our portfolio companies. After our initial investment in a portfolio company, we may be called upon from time to time to provide additional funds to such company or have the opportunity to increase our investment through the exercise of a warrant to purchase common stock. There is no assurance that we will make, or will have sufficient funds to make, follow-on investments. Any decisions not to make a follow-on investment or any inability on our part to make such an investment may have a negative impact on a portfolio company in need of such an investment, may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation or may reduce the expected return on the investment.
 
We may concentrate our investments in companies in a particular industry or industries.
 
In the event we concentrate our investments in companies in a particular industry or industries, any adverse conditions that disproportionately impact that industry or industries may have a magnified adverse effect on our operating results.

We are subject to risks associated with our investments in energy and power companies.

A prolonged continuation of depressed oil and natural gas prices would adversely affect the credit quality and performance of certain of our debt and equity investments in energy and power companies. A decrease in credit quality and performance would, in turn, negatively affect the fair value of these investments, which would consequently negatively affect our NAV. Should a period of depressed oil and natural gas prices continue, the ability of certain of our portfolio companies in the energy industry to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders may be adversely affected, which could, in turn, negatively impact

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their financial condition and their ability to satisfy their debt service and other obligations. Likewise, should a period of depressed oil and natural gas prices occur, it is possible that the cash flow and profit generating capacity of these portfolio companies could also be adversely affected thereby negatively impacting their ability to pay us dividends or distributions on our investments, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, energy and power companies are subject to supply and demand fluctuations in the markets in which they operate, which are impacted by numerous factors, including weather, use of renewable fuel sources, natural disasters, governmental regulation and general economic conditions, in addition to the effects of increasing regulation and general operational risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the performance and value of our investments in energy and power companies as well as our cash flows from such investments.

Certain of our portfolio companies are concentrated in certain geographic regions of the country. In such instance, we will be subject to the risks associated with those geographic regions of the country, including their economic conditions and growth prospects.

We may make investments in portfolio companies that are concentrated in certain geographic regions of the country. As a result, our investments in those portfolio companies will be subject to the risks of those geographic regions. These risks may include the risks associated with the economics and growth prospects of those geographic regions. An economic downturn or a negative change in growth prospects for those geographic regions could result in an inability of those portfolio companies to meet their obligations to us pursuant to our debt investments in them, or a decrease in the intrinsic value of our equity investments in them. In either instance, as a result of our exposure to the risks associated with those geographic regions, our expected earnings from these portfolio companies may be less than expected and as a result, your investment in us may be adversely affected.

Because certain of our portfolio companies are not located in the United States, we and our investments are subject to risks associated with non-U.S. investing.

As of December 31, 2017, 4.6% of our total portfolio (since the Other Portfolio investments do not represent a single geographic region, this information excludes the Other Portfolio investments) were comprised of investments in non-U.S. companies, all of which were denominated in U.S. dollars. Securities issued by non-U.S. companies are not “qualifying assets” under the 1940 Act, and we may invest in non-U.S. companies, including emerging market companies, to the limited extent we are able to do so under the 1940 Act. We intend to invest in such non-U.S. companies in accordance with our investment strategy and, accordingly, such investments would complement and broaden our portfolio. Investing in securities of emerging market companies involves many risks including economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions in the emerging market, potential inflationary economic environments, regulation by foreign governments, different accounting standards and political uncertainties. Economic, social, political, financial, tax and security conditions also could negatively affect the value of emerging market companies. These factors could include changes in the emerging market government’s economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to the emerging market companies or investments in their securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies.

Risks Relating to Debt Financing

 
We may have limited ability to fund new investments if we are unable to expand, extend or refinance our EverBank Credit Facility or the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (combined, the “Credit Facilities”).

On March 11, 2014, we entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Capital One Credit Facility”) with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”), as administrative agent and lender, and the other financial institutions party thereto as lenders. On March 6, 2017, the Capital One Credit Facility was amended and restated (as amended and restated, the “EverBank Credit Facility”) to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date to March 6, 2020 with two, one-year extension options thereafter subject to lender approval, (ii) reduce revolver commitments thereunder to $95.0 million and (iii) assign Capital One’s role as administrative agent to EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. (“EverBank”). The EverBank Credit Facility was subsequently amended on October 19, 2017 to increase revolver commitments thereunder to $120.0 million.

On June 2, 2014, HMS Funding entered into a credit agreement (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”) among HMS Funding, the Company, as equityholder and servicer, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”), the financial institutions party thereto as lenders and U.S. Bank National Association as collateral agent and collateral custodian. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility provided for an initial borrowing capacity of $50.0 million, subject to certain limitations, including limitations with respect to HMS Funding’s investments, as more fully described in the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility was amended and restated on May 18, 2015 and subsequently has been amended on multiple occasions, most recently on November 20, 2017, to among other things, (i) reduce the interest rate from the sum of the index plus an applicable margin of 2.50% to the

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sum of the index plus an applicable margin of 2.35% (the index will be equal to the one-month LIBOR, or, in the event that LIBOR is not reasonably available, the higher of Deutsche Bank's base commercial lending rate and the interest rate equal to 0.5% above the federal funds rate), (ii) extend the maturity date to November 20, 2022, (iii) increase revolver commitments thereunder from $400.0 million to $450.0 million and (iv) establish a maximum borrowing capacity thereunder of $550.0 million.

There can be no guarantee that we will be able to expand, extend or replace the Credit Facilities on terms that are favorable to us, if at all. Our ability to expand the Credit Facilities, and to obtain replacement financing at the time of maturity, will be constrained by then-current economic conditions affecting the credit markets.

As a BDC, we are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total borrowings and other senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any preferred stock that we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. Stated differently, the amount of our total borrowings and other senior securities as a percentage of our total assets cannot exceed 50%. If this ratio declines below 200%, we cannot incur additional debt and could be required to sell a portion of our investments to repay some debt when it is disadvantageous to do so.

In March of 2013, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the “Agencies”) jointly issued final guidance on leveraged lending transactions conducted by regulated financial institutions (the “Leveraged Lending Guidance”). In November of 2014, the Agencies issued “Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQ”) for Implementing March 2013 Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending” that were designed to foster industry and examiner understanding of the Leveraged Lending Guidance. The Leveraged Lending Guidance outlines for Agency-supervised institutions high-level principles related to safe-and-sound leveraged lending and contains the Agencies’ minimum expectations for a risk management framework that financial institutions should have in place. With regard to BDCs, the FAQ for example states that the risk management and reporting aspects of the Leveraged Lending Guidance should be applied to underlying loans in structured transactions if an institution originates or retains credit risk in the individual loans. If the financial institution originates or participates in a loan to a BDC that holds leveraged loans, then the loan to the BDC constitutes indirect exposure that should be measured and reported as a leveraged loan. The full impact of the Leveraged Lending Guidance and the FAQ is still uncertain, but it is possible that financing may become more expensive for us and banks or other financial institutions may be less willing to engage in leveraged lending, making it more difficult for us to obtain financing.
 
In addition to regulatory limitations on our ability to raise capital, the Credit Facilities contain various covenants, which, if not complied with, could accelerate our repayment obligations under the Credit Facilities, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and ability to pay distributions.
 
We will have a continuing need for capital to finance our operations. The EverBank Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for leveraged financings, including:

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maintaining an interest coverage ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00;
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maintaining an asset coverage ratio of at least 2.10 to 1.00; and
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maintaining a minimum consolidated tangible net worth, excluding Structured Subsidiaries, of the greater of (a) the aggregate amount of the revolver commitments or (b) $50.0 million.

Additionally, the EverBank Credit Facility requires us to obtain written approval from the administrative agent prior to entering into any material amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of the Investment Advisory Agreement. The EverBank Credit Facility permits us to fund additional loans and investments as long as we are within the conditions set out in the agreement.

The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for leveraged financings, including maintaining a positive tangible net worth and limitations on industry concentration. Further, the Credit Facilities contain usual and customary default provisions including:

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a default in the payment of interest and principal;
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insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company;
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a material adverse change in the Company’s business; or
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breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in the loan agreement or other credit documents and failure to cure such breach within defined periods.

Our continued compliance with the covenants contained in the Credit Facilities depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control. There are no assurances that we will continue to comply with these covenants. Any failure to satisfy these covenants could result in foreclosure by our lenders, which would accelerate our repayment obligations under one or both of the

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Credit Facilities and thereby have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial condition, results of operations and ability to pay distributions to our stockholders.

Because we borrow money, the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested in us is magnified and may increase the risk of investing in us.
 
Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain or loss on invested equity capital. As we use leverage to partially finance our investments, you will experience increased risks associated with investing in our securities. We may borrow from banks and other lenders, including under the Credit Facilities, and may issue debt securities or enter into other types of borrowing arrangements in the future. If the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause NAV per share to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged and such a decline could affect our ability to make distributions. Similarly, any decrease in our income would cause our net investment income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique.
 
The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock assuming various annual returns, net of expenses. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing in the table below. The calculation assumes (i) we borrow funds equal to 40% of our total assets, (ii) the resulting average total assets are approximately $1.1 billion during the twelve-month period commencing January 1, 2018 and (iii) a weighted average cost of funds of 4.33%. In order to compute the “Corresponding return to stockholders,” the “Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (net of expenses)” is multiplied by the assumed total assets to obtain an assumed return to us. From this amount, the interest expense is calculated by multiplying the assumed weighted average cost of funds times the assumed debt outstanding, and the product is subtracted from the assumed return to us in order to determine the return available to stockholders. The return available to stockholders is then divided by our stockholders’ equity to determine the “Corresponding return to stockholders.” Actual interest payments may be different.
Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (net of expenses)
 
(10)%
 
(5)%
 
0%
 
5%
 
10%
Corresponding return to stockholders
 
(19.43)%
 
(11.14)%
 
(2.85)%
 
5.44%
 
13.73%

Under the same assumptions, our assets would need to yield an annual return (net of expenses) of approximately 1.72% in order to cover the annual interest payments on our outstanding debt.

We are a holding company and depend on payments from our subsidiaries in order to make payments on any debt securities that we may issue as well as to pay distributions on our common stock. Any debt securities that we issue will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries.

We are a holding company and fund a majority of our investments through wholly owned subsidiaries. We depend upon the cash flow from our subsidiaries and the receipt of funds from them, any of which may be subject to restriction or limitations based on the organizational documents of the subsidiaries and the agreements governing the debt of any such subsidiary. In addition, because we are a holding company, any debt securities that we issue will be structurally subordinated to the obligations of our subsidiaries. In the event that one of our subsidiaries becomes insolvent, liquidates, reorganizes, dissolves or otherwise winds up, its assets will be used first to satisfy the claims of its creditors. Consequently, any claim by us or our creditors against any subsidiary will be structurally subordinated to all of the claims of the creditors of such subsidiary. We cannot assure security holders that they will receive any payments required to be made under the terms of any debt securities that we may issue or other distributions.

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock
 

Because we closed our Offering to new investors, we will be limited in the number and type of investments we may make, and the value of your investment in us may be reduced in the event our assets under-perform.
 
With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. Accordingly, the opportunity for diversification of our investments may be decreased and the returns achieved on those investments may be reduced as a result of allocating all of our expenses over a smaller capital base.
 
Our shares of common stock are not listed on an exchange or quoted through a quotation system, will not be listed for the foreseeable future, if ever, and we are not obligated to effectuate a liquidity event by a specified date. Therefore, you will have limited liquidity and may not receive a full return of your invested capital if you sell your shares of common stock.

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Our shares of common stock are illiquid assets for which there is not a secondary market nor is it expected that any will develop in the future. We intend to explore a potential liquidity event for our stockholders between four and six years following the closing of our Offering or any subsequent follow-on offerings. However, there can be no assurance that we will complete a liquidity event within such time or at all. We expect that our board of directors, in the exercise of its duties to us, will determine to pursue a liquidity event when it believes that then-current market conditions are favorable for a liquidity event, and that such an event is in our best interests. A liquidity event could include (1) the sale of all or substantially all of our assets either on a complete portfolio basis or individually followed by a liquidation, (2) a listing of our shares of common stock on a national securities exchange or (3) a merger or another transaction approved by our board of directors in which our stockholders will receive cash or shares of a publicly traded company.
 
In making the decision to apply for listing of our shares of common stock, our directors will try to determine whether listing our shares of common stock or liquidating our assets will result in greater value for our stockholders. In making a determination of what type of liquidity event is in our best interests, our board of directors, including our independent directors, may consider a variety of criteria, including market conditions, portfolio diversification, portfolio performance, our financial condition, potential access to capital as a listed company, market conditions for the sale of our assets or listing of our common stock, internal management requirements to become a perpetual life company and the potential for stockholder liquidity. If our shares of common stock are listed, we cannot assure you a public trading market will develop. Since a portion of the offering price from the sale of common stock will be used to pay expenses and fees, the full offering price paid by stockholders will not be invested in portfolio companies. As a result, even if we do complete a liquidity event, you may not receive a return of all of your invested capital.
 
You should also be aware that shares of publicly traded closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a discount to their NAV. If our shares of common stock are eventually listed on a national exchange, we would not be able to predict whether our common stock would trade above, at or below NAV per share. This risk is separate and distinct from the risk that our NAV per share may decline.
 
Our share repurchase program allows us to repurchase your shares on a quarterly basis, subject to certain restrictions and limitations. As a result, you will have limited opportunities to sell your shares and, to the extent you are able to sell your shares under the program, you may not be able to recover the amount of your investment in our shares.
 
We have a share repurchase program allowing us to repurchase approximately 10% of our weighted average number of outstanding shares in any 12-month period. Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will limit the number of shares to be repurchased (i) during any calendar year to the number of shares we can repurchase with the proceeds we receive from the issuance of shares of our common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan during the trailing four quarters and (ii) in any calendar quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the trailing four quarters. This program allows you to sell back your shares of common stock to us on a quarterly basis at a price equal to the NAV per share, as determined within 48 hours of the repurchase date. The share repurchase program includes numerous restrictions that will limit your ability to sell your shares. At the discretion of our board of directors, we may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of our investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. To the extent that the number of shares put to us for repurchase exceeds the number of shares that we are able to purchase, we will repurchase shares on a pro rata basis, not on a first-come, first-served basis. Further, we will have no obligation to repurchase shares if the repurchase would violate the restrictions on distributions under federal law or Maryland law, which prohibit distributions that would cause a corporation to fail to meet statutory tests of solvency. These limits may prevent us from accommodating all repurchase requests made in any year. In addition, our board of directors may suspend or terminate the share repurchase program and therefore should not be relied upon as a method to sell shares promptly and at a desired price.

Our repurchase offers pursuant to our share repurchase program may be at prices lower than the price paid by our stockholders to purchase our common stock.
 
When we make quarterly repurchase offers pursuant to the share repurchase program, we offer to repurchase shares of common stock at the NAV per share, as determined within 48 hours prior to the repurchase date, which price may be lower than the price that investors paid for shares of common stock in the Company’s offering. As a result, to the extent an investor paid an offering price that included the related sales load , then the price at which such investor may sell shares of common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program may be lower than what such investor paid in connection with the purchase of shares of common stock.
 
We may be unable to invest a significant portion of net stock offering proceeds on acceptable terms in an acceptable time frame.
 
Delays in investing net stock offering proceeds may impair our performance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify any investments that meet our investment objective or that any investment that we make will produce a positive return. We may

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be unable to invest net stock offering proceeds on acceptable terms within the time period that we anticipate or at all, which could harm our financial condition and operating results.
 
Before making investments, we will invest any net stock offering proceeds primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and high-quality debt instruments maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, which may produce returns that are significantly lower than the returns which we expect to achieve when our portfolio is fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective. As a result, any distributions that we pay while our portfolio is not fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective may be lower than the distributions that we may be able to pay when our portfolio is fully invested in securities meeting our investment objective.
 
Under the terms of our Charter, our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock with rights and privileges superior to common stockholders without common stockholder approval.
 
Under the terms of our articles of amendment and restatement (our “Charter”), our board of directors is authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series without stockholder approval. The board of directors has discretion to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series of preferred stock. Every issuance of preferred stock will be required to comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act requires that (1) immediately after issuance and before any distribution is made with respect to our common stock and before any purchase of common stock is made, such preferred stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50% of our total assets after deducting the amount of such distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and (2) the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if distributions on such preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more. Certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock.
 
Your interest in us will be diluted if we issue additional shares, which could reduce the overall value of your investment.
 
Our investors do not have preemptive rights to any shares we issue in the future. Our Charter authorizes us to issue 450,000,000 shares of common stock. Pursuant to our Charter, a majority of our entire board of directors may amend our Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of stock or the number of authorized shares of stock of any class or series without stockholder approval. Our board of directors may elect to sell additional shares in this or future public offerings or issue equity interests in private offerings. To the extent we issue additional equity interests, your percentage ownership interest in us will be diluted. In addition, depending upon the terms and pricing of any additional offerings and the value of our investments, you may also experience dilution in the book value and fair value of your shares of common stock.
 
Certain provisions of our Charter and bylaws as well as provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the value of our common stock.
 
Our Charter and bylaws, as well as certain statutory and regulatory requirements, contain certain provisions that may have the effect of discouraging a third party from attempting to acquire us. Under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), “control shares” acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares owned by the acquiror, by officers or by employees who are directors of the corporation. Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the Control Share Acquisition Act under the MGCL any and all acquisitions by any person of our shares of stock. There can be no assurance that such provision will not be amended or eliminated at some time in the future. The Control Share Acquisition Act (if we amend our bylaws to be subject to that Act) may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer. However, we will amend our bylaws to be subject to the Control Share Acquisition Act only if our board of directors determines that it would be in the best interests of our stockholders and if the SEC staff expressly approves that our being subject to the Control Share Acquisition Act does not conflict with the 1940 Act. The SEC staff has issued informal guidance setting forth its position that certain provisions of the Control Share Acquisition Act, if implemented, would violate Section 18(i) of the 1940 Act. Under the MGCL, specified “business combinations,” including mergers, consolidations, share exchanges, or, in circumstances specified in the statute, asset transfers or issuances or reclassifications of equity securities, between a Maryland corporation and any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock, and certain other parties (each an “interested stockholder”), or an affiliate of the interested stockholder, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Thereafter any of the specified business combinations must be approved by two super majority votes of the stockholders unless, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price for their shares.
 

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Under the MGCL, certain statutory provisions permit a corporation that is subject to the Exchange Act and that has at least three independent directors to be subject to certain corporate governance provisions notwithstanding any contrary provision in the corporation’s charter and bylaws. Among other provisions, a board of directors may classify itself without the vote of stockholders. Further, the board of directors, by electing into certain statutory provisions and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, may (i) provide that a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders will be called only at the request of stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting, (ii) reserve for itself the right to fix the number of directors, and (iii) retain for itself the exclusive power to fill vacancies created by the death, removal or resignation of a director, which is permitted under our Charter. A corporation may be prohibited by its charter or by resolution of its board of directors from electing to be subject to any of the provisions of the statute. We are not prohibited from implementing any or all of the statute.
 
Additionally, our board of directors may, without stockholder action, authorize the issuance of shares of stock in one or more classes or series, including preferred stock; and our board of directors may, without stockholder action, amend our Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue. These provisions may inhibit a change of control in circumstances that could give the holders of our common stock the opportunity to realize a premium over the value of our common stock.
 
Investing in shares of our common stock may involve an above average degree of risk.

The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective may result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and a higher risk of volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies involve higher levels of risk, and therefore, an investment in our shares may not be suitable for someone with lower risk tolerance.

Our stockholders could experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan.

All distributions declared to stockholders that have “opted in” to our distribution reinvestment plan are automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, our stockholders that do not participate in our distribution reinvestment plan could experience dilution in their ownership percentage of our common stock over time if we issue additional shares of our common stock.

Federal Income Tax Risks
 

We will be subject to corporate-level federal income tax if we are unable to satisfy the various RIC qualification requirements.
 
To qualify for and maintain RIC tax treatment under the Code, we must meet the Annual Distribution Requirement, the 90% Income Test and the Diversification Tests in each of our tax years. Additionally, in order to avoid the imposition of a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax, we need to satisfy the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement. See “Item 1. Business — Regulation — Taxation as a RIC.”
 
We must satisfy these tests on an ongoing basis in order to maintain RIC tax treatment, and may be required to make distributions to stockholders at times when it would be more advantageous to reinvest cash in existing or other investments, or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution. Compliance with the RIC tax requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits and the value of our stockholders’ investments. If we fail to qualify for or maintain RIC tax treatment for any reason and are subject to corporate income tax, the resulting corporate taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of our distributions.

If we fail to satisfy the 90% Income Test or any of the Diversification Tests in any tax year, we may nevertheless continue to qualify as a RIC for such tax year if certain relief provisions are applicable (which may subject us to certain corporate-level U.S. federal, state and local income taxes, as well as dispose of certain assets).

If we fail to qualify for, or to maintain, RIC tax treatment for any reason or do not qualify to cure the disqualification, the resulting corporate-level U.S. federal, state and local income taxes could substantially reduce our net assets, the amount of income available for distribution and the amount of our distributions. See “Item 1. Business — Regulation — Taxation as a RIC.”
 
Some of our equity investments may be subject to corporate level tax.

We may invest in certain debt and equity investments through our wholly owned subsidiaries, HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, as well as other taxable subsidiaries and the net taxable income of HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity

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Holding II as well as those other taxable subsidiaries will be subject to federal and state corporate income taxes. In addition, we may invest in certain foreign debt and equity investments which could be subject to foreign taxes (such as income tax, withholding, and value added taxes).

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize taxable income before or without receiving a corresponding cash payment.
 
For federal income tax purposes, we may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash. For example, if we hold debt instruments that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount (such as debt instruments with PIK interest or, in certain cases, increasing interest rates or debt instruments that were issued with warrants), we must include a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation in determining our investment company taxable income for any tax year, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same tax year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as deferred loan origination fees that are paid after origination of the loan or are paid in non-cash compensation such as warrants or stock. We anticipate that a portion of our income may be comprised of original issue discount or other income required to be included in our investment company taxable income prior to receipt of cash. Further, we have elected to amortize market discount on all debt instruments with market discount acquired by us, and have included the amount of such market discount currently in our investment company taxable income over the remaining term of all such instruments acquired with market discount, instead of upon disposition or receipt of other principal payments on such debt instruments, as failing to make such an election could limit our ability to deduct interest expense for tax purposes.
 
Because any original issue discount or other amounts accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the tax year of the accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. As a result, we may have difficulty meeting the Annual Distribution Requirement or the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement. We may have to sell some of our investments at times and/or at prices we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or forgo new investment opportunities for this purpose. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax. For additional discussion regarding the tax implications of a RIC, see “Item 1. Business — Regulation — Taxation as a RIC.”
 
Furthermore, we may invest in the equity securities of non-U.S. corporations (or other non-U.S. entities classified as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes) that could be treated under the Code and U.S. Treasury regulations as PFICs and/or controlled foreign corporations. The rules relating to investment in these types of non-U.S. entities are designed to ensure that U.S. taxpayers are either, in effect, taxed currently (or on an accelerated basis with respect to corporate level events) or taxed at increased tax rates at distribution or disposition. In certain circumstances, these rules also could require us to recognize taxable income or gains where we do not receive a corresponding payment in cash.

Our stockholders may receive shares of our common stock as distributions, which could result in adverse tax consequences to them.

In order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we may declare a large portion of a distribution in shares of our common stock instead of in cash. As long as at least 20% of such distribution is paid in cash and certain requirements are met, the entire distribution will be treated as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, a stockholder generally would be subject to tax on 100% of the fair market value of the distribution on the date the distribution is received by the stockholder in the same manner as a cash distribution, even though most of the distribution was paid in shares of our common stock.

You may have current tax liability on distributions you elect to reinvest in our common stock but would not receive cash from such distributions to pay such tax liability.
 
If you participate in our distribution reinvestment plan, you will be deemed to have received, and for federal income tax purposes will be taxed on, the amount reinvested in our common stock to the extent the amount reinvested was not a tax-free return of capital. As a result, unless you are a tax-exempt entity, you may have to use funds from other sources to pay your tax liability on the value of our common stock received from the distribution.
 
If we do not qualify as a “publicly offered regulated investment company,” as defined in the Code, you will be taxed as though you received a distribution of some of our expenses.

A “publicly offered regulated investment company” is a RIC whose shares are either (i) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering, (ii) regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) held by at least 500 persons at all times during the tax

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year. If we are not a publicly offered RIC for any period, a noncorporate stockholder’s allocable portion of our affected expenses, including our management fees, will be treated as an additional distribution to the stockholder and will be deductible by such stockholder only to the extent permitted under the limitations described below. For noncorporate stockholders, including individuals, trusts, and estates, significant limitations generally apply to the deductibility of certain expenses of a non-publicly offered RIC, including management fees. In particular, for tax years beginning after 2025 these expenses, referred to as miscellaneous itemized deductions, are deductible to an individual only to the extent they exceed 2% of such a stockholder’s adjusted gross income, are not deductible for alternative minimum tax purposes and are subject to the overall limitation on itemized deductions imposed by the Code. For tax years beginning after 2017 and prior to 2026, miscellaneous itemized deductions are disallowed in their entirety. Because shares of our common stock currently are continuously offered pursuant to a public offering, we believe that we are currently considered a publicly offered regulated investment company. There can be no assurance, however, that we will otherwise be considered a publicly offered regulated investment company in the future.

Our portfolio investments may present special tax issues.

Investments in below-investment grade debt instruments, commonly known as “junk” securities, and certain equity securities may present special tax issues for us. U.S. federal income tax rules are not entirely clear about issues such as when we may cease to accrue interest, original issue discount or market discount, when and to what extent deductions may be taken for bad debts or worthless debt in equity securities, how payments received on obligations in default should be allocated between principal and interest income, as well as whether exchanges of debt instruments in a bankruptcy or workout context are taxable. Such matters could cause us to recognize taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes, even in the absence of cash or economic gain, and require us to make taxable distributions to our stockholders to maintain our RIC status or preclude the imposition of either U.S. federal corporate income or excise taxation. Additionally, because such taxable income may not be matched by corresponding cash received by us, we may be required to borrow money or dispose of other investments to be able to make distributions to our stockholders. These and other issues will be considered by us, to the extent determined necessary, in order that we minimize the level of any U.S. federal income or excise tax that we would otherwise incur.

Legislative or regulatory tax changes could adversely affect you.

At any time, the federal income tax laws governing RICs or the administrative interpretations of those laws or regulations may be amended. Any of those new laws, regulations or interpretations may take effect retroactively and could adversely affect the taxation of us or of you as a stockholder. Therefore, changes in tax laws, regulations or administrative interpretations or any amendments thereto could diminish the value of an investment in our shares or the value or the resale potential of our investments. In that regard, significant tax reform legislation (commonly referred to as the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”) was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, among other things, permanently reduces the maximum federal corporate income tax rate, reduces the maximum individual income tax rate (effective for taxable years 2018 through 2025), restricts the deductibility of business interest expense, changes the rules regarding the calculation of net operating loss deductions that may be used to offset taxable income, expands the circumstances in which a foreign corporation will be treated as a “controlled foreign corporation” and, under certain circumstances, requires accrual method taxpayers to recognize income for U.S. federal income tax purposes no later than the income is taken into account as revenue in an applicable financial statement. The impact of this new legislation on us, our stockholders and our portfolio companies is uncertain. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the effects of the new legislation on an investment in us. If we do not comply with applicable laws and regulations, we could lose any licenses that we then hold for the conduct of our business and may be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties.



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Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments
 

Not applicable.
 
Item 2.   Properties
 

We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Currently, the Adviser leases office space in Houston, Texas for its corporate headquarters. We believe that the office facilities of the Adviser are suitable and adequate for our business as it is contemplated to be conducted.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings


We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding threatened against us. From time to time, we may be a party to certain legal proceedings, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures
 

Not applicable. 

 

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PART II
 
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Market Information
 
There is currently no market for our common stock, and we do not expect one to develop. Therefore, there is a risk that a stockholder may not be able to sell our stock at a time or price acceptable to the stockholder, or at all. None of our common stock has been authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans. With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017.
 
Set forth below is a chart describing the classes of our securities outstanding as of March 16, 2018:
(1)
 
(2)
 
(3)
 
(4)
Title of Class
 
Amount Authorized
 
Amount Held by Us or for Our Account
 
Amount Outstanding Exclusive of Amount Under Column (3)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
450,000,000

 
—

 
80,341,230

 
As of March 16, 2018, we had 14,828 record holders of our common stock.
 
Distributions and Taxable Income
 
Subject to our board of directors’ discretion and applicable legal restrictions, we intend to declare ordinary cash distributions on a quarterly basis and pay such distributions on a monthly basis. With the authorization of our board of directors, we declared distributions during each quarter of the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. These distributions were paid monthly and were calculated based on stockholders of record each day in an amount equal to $0.00191781 per share, per day (which represents an annualized distribution rate of 7.00% based on our initial offering price of $10.00 per share and 7.53% based on our offering price of $9.30 per share as of September 30, 2017, if such rate were maintained every day for a twelve-month period). Distributions are paid on the first business day following the completion of each month to which they relate. For additional information regarding our distributions, see “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — The amount of our distributions to our stockholders is uncertain. Portions of the distributions that we pay may represent a return of capital to you for U.S. federal income tax purposes which will lower your tax basis in your shares and reduce the amount of funds we have for investment in targeted assets. We may not be able to pay you distributions, and our distributions may not grow over time.” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
 
We may fund our cash distributions from any sources of funds legally available, including stock offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies and fee waivers from our Advisers.
 
We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. We intend to annually qualify as a RIC. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gain that we distribute to our stockholders from our taxable earnings and profits. To qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, we must, among other things, satisfy certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, we must satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement to qualify and to maintain our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC. As a part of maintaining RIC status, undistributed taxable income (subject to a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax) pertaining to a given taxable year may be distributed up to 12 months subsequent to the end of that taxable year, provided such distributions are declared prior to the earlier of eight-and-one-half months after the close of such taxable year in which such taxable income was generated or the filing of the federal income tax return for the taxable year in which such taxable income was generated. In order to avoid the imposition of the 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax, we need to satisfy the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement. In 2015, we distributed $3.8 million, or $0.0615 per share, of our taxable income in 2016, prior to the filing of our federal income tax return for our 2015 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax liability of approximately $119,000. In 2016, we distributed $7.1 million, or $0.096753 per share, of our taxable income in 2017, prior to the filing of our federal income tax return for our 2016 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax liability of approximately $239,000. In 2017, we distributed $14.9 million, or $0.187394 per share, of our taxable income in 2018, prior to the filing of our federal income tax return for our 2017 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible federal excise tax liability of approximately $392,000.

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Ordinary distributions from a RIC qualify for the 20% maximum federal income tax rate on dividend income from domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations only to the extent that the RIC received the income in the form of qualifying dividends from domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations. The tax attributes of our distributions will generally include both ordinary income and capital gains but may also include qualified dividends or return of capital.
 
The determination of the tax attributes of our distributions is made annually at the end of our taxable year based upon our taxable income for the full taxable year and distributions paid for the full taxable year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to stockholders subject to tax reporting annually on a Form 1099-DIV. Promptly following the payment of distributions to all stockholders of record, we will send information to stockholders residing in Maryland and Oklahoma regarding the estimated source of such distributions.
 
Our distributions may exceed our earnings and profits, especially during the period before we have substantially invested the proceeds from the sales of common stock. As a result, a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notices to stockholders will be provided in accordance with Section 19(a) of the 1940 Act with respect to any portion of our distributions not derived from our net investment income.
 
Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities
 
The Registration Statement under which we registered the Offering was most recently declared effective by the SEC on May 1, 2017. With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. We raised gross proceeds of approximately $184.1 million in the Offering including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $52.4 million through December 31, 2017.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table lists shares we repurchased under our share repurchase program during the period covered by this Form 10-K.
Period (1)
Total Number of Shares Purchased
Average Price Paid per Share
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Maximum Number of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (2)
October 1 through October 31, 2017
—

—

—

—

November 1 through November 30, 2017
—

—

—

—

December 1 through December 31, 2017
1,105,578

$
8.10

1,105,578

—

Total
1,105,578

 
1,105,578

 
(1)
In September 2013, we commenced a share repurchase program pursuant to which we intend to offer to repurchase on a quarterly basis approximately 2.5% per quarter of our weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the trailing four quarters on such terms as may be determined by our board of directors in its complete and absolute discretion unless, in the judgment of the independent directors of our board of directors, such repurchases would not be in the best interests of our stockholders or would violate applicable law.
(2)
Unless our board of directors determines otherwise, we will limit the number of shares we repurchase (i) in any calendar year to the proceeds we receive from the sale of our common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan during the trailing four quarters and (ii) in any calendar quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the trailing four quarters.


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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
 
The selected financial and other data below as of December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 and for the years then ended have been derived from financial statements that have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. The data should be read in conjunction with “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
Statement of operations data:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Investment income:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
$
94,963

 
$
84,503

 
$
63,253

 
$
19,013

 
$
2,758

Affiliate investments
6,934

 
3,968

 
1,204

 
170

 
—

Control investments
1,763

 
928

 
932

 
30

 
—

Total investment income
103,660

 
89,399

 
65,389

 
19,213

 
2,758

Expenses:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
18,317

 
15,055

 
11,159

 
3,325

 
419

Base management and incentive fees
24,814

 
20,840

 
18,142

 
6,029

 
784

Internal administrative services expenses
3,014

 
2,315

 
2,037

 
1,497

 
1,018

Offering costs
1,861

 
901

 
—

 
—

 
—

Professional fees
645

 
1,056

 
606

 
478

 
361

Insurance
191

 
191

 
192

 
191

 
186

Other general and administrative
1,518

 
1,440

 
1,280

 
598

 
235

Expenses before fee and expense waivers
50,360

 
41,798

 
33,416

 
12,118

 
3,003

Waiver of management and incentive fees
(3,029
)
 
(1,689
)
 
(2,601
)
 
(2,274
)
 
(784
)
Waiver of internal administrative services expenses
(3,014
)
 
(2,315
)
 
(2,037
)
 
(1,497
)
 
(1,018
)
Expense support payment from Adviser
—

 
—

 
—

 
(328
)
 
(153
)
Total expenses, net of fee and expense waivers
44,317

 
37,794

 
28,778

 
8,019

 
1,048

Net investment income before taxes
59,343

 
51,605

 
36,611

 
11,194

 
1,710

Income tax expense (benefit), including excise tax
624

 
336

 
127

 
(3
)
 
5

Net investment income
58,719

 
51,269

 
36,484

 
11,197

 
1,705

Total realized gain (loss) on investments
(4,363
)
 
(22,891
)
 
(5,508
)
 
20

 
27

Net realized income
54,356

 
28,378

 
30,976

 
11,217

 
1,732

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,730
)
 
38,206

 
(37,956
)
 
(14,214
)
 
421

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
52,626

 
$
66,584

 
$
(6,980
)
 
$
(2,997
)
 
$
2,153

Net investment income per share/unit – basic and diluted
$
0.76

 
$
0.75

 
$
0.75

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.64

Net realized income per share/unit – basic and diluted
$
0.70

 
$
0.41

 
$
0.63

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.65

Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations per share/unit – basic and diluted
$
0.68

 
$
0.97

 
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.19
)
 
$
0.81

Stockholder distributions declared per share/unit – basic and diluted
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

Weighted average shares/units outstanding – basic and diluted
77,718,813

 
68,029,977

 
48,838,114

 
16,022,853

 
2,648,689


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As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
Balance sheet data:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Total portfolio investments at fair value
$
1,049,439

 
$
989,247

 
$
852,988

 
$
473,862

 
$
66,882

Cash and cash equivalents
45,791

 
23,719

 
24,001

 
19,868

 
6,356

Interest receivable
8,638

 
7,204

 
7,927

 
4,328

 
399

Receivable for securities sold
4,959

 
7,610

 
1,995

 
3,014

 
—

Prepaid and other assets
4,072

 
1,268

 
511

 
338

 
109

Due from Main Street
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
19

Deferred offering costs (net of accumulated amortization)
—

 
680

 
1,107

 
2,388

 
3,688

Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization)
6,163

 
3,840

 
4,883

 
2,426

 
168

Total assets
$
1,119,062

 
$
1,033,568

 
$
893,412

 
$
506,224

 
$
77,621

Liabilities and net assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and other liabilities
$
1,459

 
$
1,164

 
$
610

 
$
238

 
$
66

Payable for unsettled trades
—

 
932

 
—

 
6,249

 
2,608

Stockholders distributions payable
4,772

 
4,354

 
3,717

 
1,760

 
295

Base management fees payable
5,682

 
5,054

 
4,521

 
2,080

 
—

Due to affiliates
59

 
184

 
1,202

 
2,450

 
3,771

Directors’ fees payable
17

 
12

 
14

 
8

 
5

Payable for securities purchased
29,284

 
11,035

 
11,696

 
50,512

 
8,799

Credit facilities payable
430,000

 
413,000

 
380,000

 
182,864

 
14,000

Total liabilities
471,273

 
435,735

 
401,760

 
246,161

 
29,544

Total net assets
647,789

 
597,833

 
491,652

 
260,063

 
48,077

Total liabilities and net assets
$
1,119,062

 
$
1,033,568

 
$
893,412

 
$
506,224

 
$
77,621

Other data:
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average effective yield on LMM debt (1)
12.2
%
 
12.4
%
 
11.0
%
 
11.3
%
 
15.0
%
Number of LMM debt portfolio investments
28

 
29

 
19

 
11

 
2

Weighted average effective yield on Middle Market debt (1)
9.1
%
 
8.8
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.0
%
 
7.3
%
Number of Middle Market debt portfolio investments
59

 
75

 
83

 
77

 
62

Weighted average effective yield on Private Loan debt (1)
9.1
%
 
9.2
%
 
8.5
%
 
9.7
%
 
9.5
%
Number of Private Loan debt portfolio investments
38

 
29

 
20

 
11

 
2

Weighted average effective yield on total portfolio (1)
8.9
%
 
8.9
%
 
8.3
%
 
8.1
%
 
7.5
%
Number of LMM equity portfolio investments
29

 
28

 
17

 
9

 
—

Number of Middle Market equity portfolio investments
4

 
5

 
—

 
—

 
—

Number of Private Loan equity portfolio investments (2)
11

 
9

 
5

 
—

 
—

Number of Other Portfolio investments
7

 
3

 
3

 
1

 
—

Expense ratios (as percentage of average net assets):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total expenses
7.14
%
 
7.12
%
 
7.23
%
 
5.62
%
 
4.24
%
Operating expenses excluding interest expense
4.23
%
 
4.25
%
 
4.44
%
 
3.29
%
 
2.55
%
(1)
Weighted-average effective yield is calculated based on our investments at the end of each period and includes accretion of original issue discounts and amortization of premiums, and the amortization of fees received in connection with transactions. Investments on non-accrual status are assumed to have a zero yield in the calculation of weighted-average effective yield.
(2)
Investments were non-income producing during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.


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Item 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.
 
Statements we make in the following discussion which express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, could differ materially from those we express in the following discussion as a result of a variety of factors, including the risks and uncertainties we have referred to under the headings “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of this Form 10-K.

OVERVIEW
 
We are a specialty finance company sponsored by Hines that makes debt and equity investments in Middle Market and LMM companies. We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. We are, therefore, required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code.

Our primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments. A secondary objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation through equity and equity-related investments, including warrants, convertible securities and other rights to acquire equity securities. Our portfolio strategy is to invest primarily in illiquid debt and equity securities issued by LMM companies and Middle Market companies in private placements and negotiated transactions, which are traded in private over-the-counter markets for institutional investors. We will also invest in, and a significant portion of our assets are invested in, customized direct secured and unsecured loans to and equity securities of LMM companies, referred to as LMM securities. Typically, our investments in LMM companies require us to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates. We categorize some of our investments in LMM companies and Middle Market companies as Private Loan portfolio investments. Private Loan investments, often referred to in the debt markets as “club deals,” are investments, generally in debt instruments, that we originate on a collaborative basis with other investment funds. Private Loan investments are typically similar in size, structure, terms and conditions to investments we hold in our LMM portfolio and Middle Market portfolio. Our portfolio also includes Other Portfolio investments, primarily consisting of our investment in HMS-ORIX and investments managed by third parties, which differ from the typical profiles for our other types of investments.

As a BDC, we are subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making our investments, including limitations on our ability to co-invest with certain affiliates, including Main Street. However, we received exemptive relief from the SEC that permits us, subject to certain conditions, to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates in certain transactions originated by Main Street and/or our Advisers. The exemptive relief permits us, and certain of our directly or indirectly wholly owned subsidiaries on one hand, and Main Street, and/or certain of its affiliates, on the other hand, to co-invest in the same investment opportunities where such investment may otherwise be prohibited under Section 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act. In addition, we may continue to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates in syndicated deals and secondary loan market purchases in accordance with applicable regulatory guidance or interpretations where price is the only negotiated point.

As of December 31, 2017, we had investments in 59 Middle Market debt investments, 38 Private Loan debt investments, 28 LMM debt investments, 29 LMM equity investments, 11 Private Loan equity investments, four Middle Market equity investments and seven Other Portfolio investments with an aggregate fair value of approximately $1,049.4 million, a cost basis of approximately $1,064.3 million, and a weighted average effective annual yield of approximately 8.9%. The weighted average annual yield was calculated using the effective interest rates for all investments at December 31, 2017, including accretion of original issue discount and amortization of the premium to par value, the amortization of fees received in connection with transactions, and assumes zero yield for investments on non-accrual status. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 79.1% and 9.3% of our total portfolio investments (at fair value) were secured by first priority liens and second priority liens on portfolio company assets, respectively, with the remainder in unsecured debt investments and equity investments.
 
The level of new portfolio investment activity will fluctuate from period to period based upon our view of the current economic fundamentals, our ability to identify new investment opportunities that meet our investment criteria and our ability to close on the identified transactions. The level of new investment activity and associated interest and fee income will directly impact future investment income. While we intend to grow our portfolio and our investment income over the long-term, our growth and our operating results may be more limited during depressed economic periods. However, we intend to appropriately manage our cost structure and liquidity position based on applicable economic conditions and our investment outlook. The level of realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation will also fluctuate depending upon portfolio activity and the performance of

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our individual portfolio companies. The changes in realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation could have a material impact on our operating results.
 
Investment Income
 
We have generated, and plan to continue to generate, investment income primarily in the form of interest on the debt securities that we hold, dividends and other distributions with respect to any equity interests that we hold and capital gains, if any, on our investments. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, monitoring fees, and possibly consulting fees and performance-based fees. All such fees will be generated in connection with our investments and recognized as earned or as additional yield over the life of the debt investment. To date our investment income has been interest income on debt investments, accretion of original issue discounts, dividend income, amortization of premiums and fees received from transactions, net realized appreciation (depreciation) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).
 
Expenses
 
On both a short-term and long-term basis, our primary use of funds will be investments in portfolio companies and cash distributions to our stockholders. Our primary operating expenses will be debt service payments, general and administrative expenses and payment of advisory fees under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The investment advisory fees paid to our Adviser (and the fees paid by our Adviser to our Sub-Adviser pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement) will compensate our Advisers for their work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, executing, monitoring and servicing our investments.
 
We bear all other expenses of our operations and transactions, including fees and expenses relating to:

•
corporate and organizational expenses relating to offerings of our common stock, subject to certain limitations;
•
the cost of calculating our NAV, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
•
the cost of effecting sales and repurchase of shares of our common stock and other securities;
•
fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, monitoring our financial and legal affairs, making investments, and valuing investments, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments;
•
interest payable on debt, if any, including any hedging costs;
•
investment advisory fees;
•
transfer agent and custodial fees;
•
fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;
•
federal and state registration fees;
•
federal, state and local taxes;
•
independent directors’ fees and expenses, including travel expenses;
•
costs of director and stockholder meetings, proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices;
•
cost of fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
•
direct costs such as printing of stockholder reports and advertising or sales materials, mailing, long distance telephone, and staff;
•
fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the 1940 Act, and other applicable federal and state securities laws;
•
costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and other applicable federal and state securities laws and regulations;
•
brokerage commissions for our investments;
•
all other expenses incurred by our Advisers in performing their obligations, subject to the limitations included in the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement; and
•
all other expenses incurred by us or any administrator in connection with administering our business, including payments under any administration agreement that will be based upon our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by any administrator in performing its obligations under any proposed administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of our Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs.


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During periods of asset growth, we expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets and increase during periods of asset declines.

Base Management Fee and Incentive Fee Waiver Agreements and Administrative Services Expense Reimbursement Waiver Agreements

From time to time, our Advisers may waive certain fees and expense reimbursements accrued under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, as applicable. We may reimburse such waived fees and expenses within three years from the date of each respective fee or expense reimbursement waiver. See Note 11 - Related Party Transactions and Arrangements - Advisory Agreements and Conditional Fee Waiver and - Administration to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information on our fee and expense reimbursement waivers.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
 
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-K and accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of our wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries: HMS Funding, HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Under the 1940 Act rules, regulations pursuant to Articles 6, 10 and 12 of Regulation S-X and Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies, of the Accounting Standards Codification, as amended (the “ASC”), of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), we are precluded from consolidating portfolio company investments, including those in which we have a controlling interest, unless the portfolio company is a wholly owned investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if we own a controlled operating company whose purpose is to provide services to us such as an investment adviser or transfer agent. None of our investments qualify for this exception. Therefore, our portfolio company investments, including those in which we have a controlling interest, are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value with changes to fair value recognized as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations until the investment is realized, usually upon exit, resulting in any gain or loss on exit being recognized as a realized gain or loss. However, in the event that any controlled subsidiary exceeds the tests of significance set forth in Rules 3-09 or 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X, we will include required financial information for such subsidiary in the notes or as an attachment to our consolidated financial statements.

Investment Classification
 
We classify our investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, (a) “Control” investments are defined as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or has rights to nominate greater than 50% of the directors or managers of the entity, (b) “Affiliate” investments are defined as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments and (c) “Non-Control/Non-Affiliate” investments are defined as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliated investments.

Valuation of Portfolio Investments
 
We account for our portfolio investments at fair value under the provisions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements 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 us to assume that the portfolio investment is to be sold in the principal market to independent market participants, which may be a hypothetical market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.

Our portfolio strategy calls for us to invest primarily in illiquid debt and equity securities issued by private, LMM companies and debt securities issued by Middle Market companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies. We categorize some of our investments in LMM companies and Middle Market companies as Private Loan portfolio investments. Private Loan investments, often referred to in the debt markets as “club deals,” are investments, generally in debt instruments, that we originate on a collaborative basis with other investment funds or lenders. Private Loan investments are typically similar in size, structure, terms and conditions to the investments we hold in our LMM portfolio and Middle Market portfolio. Our portfolio also includes Other Portfolio investments, primarily consisting of our investment in HMS-ORIX and investments managed by third parties, which differ from the typical profiles for our LMM portfolio investments, Middle Market portfolio investments or Private Loan

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portfolio investments. Our portfolio investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. See “Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Investments — The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.”

LMM investments and Other Portfolio investments generally have no established trading market while Middle Market securities generally have established markets that are not active. Private Loan investments may include investments which have no established trading market or have established markets that are not active. We determine in good faith the fair value of our investment portfolio pursuant to a valuation policy in accordance with ASC 820 and a valuation process approved by our board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Our valuation policies and processes are intended to provide a consistent basis for determining the fair value of the portfolio.

For LMM portfolio investments, we generally review external events, including private mergers, sales and acquisitions involving comparable companies, and include these events in the valuation process by using an enterprise value waterfall (“Waterfall”) for our LMM equity investments and an income approach using a yield-to-maturity model (“Yield-to-Maturity”) for our LMM debt investments. For Middle Market portfolio investments, we use observable inputs such as quoted prices in the valuation process. We determine the appropriateness of the use of third-party broker quotes, if any, in determining fair value based on our understanding of the level of actual transactions used by the broker to develop the quote and whether the quote was an indicative price or binding offer, the depth and consistency of broker quotes and the correlation of changes in broker quotes with underlying performance of the portfolio company and other market indices. We often cannot observe the inputs considered by the third party in determining their quotes. For Middle Market and Private Loan portfolio investments in debt securities for which it has determined that third-party quotes or other independent pricing are not available or appropriate, we generally estimate the fair value based on the assumptions that we believe hypothetical market participants would use to value the investment in a current hypothetical sale using the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method. For our Other Portfolio equity investments, we generally calculate the fair value of the investment primarily based on the NAV of the fund. All of the valuation approaches for our portfolio investments estimate the value of the investment as if we were to sell, or exit, the investment as of the measurement date.

Under the Waterfall valuation method, we estimate the enterprise value of a portfolio company using a combination of market and income approaches or other appropriate valuation methods, such as considering recent transactions in the equity securities of the portfolio company or third-party valuations of the portfolio company, and then perform a Waterfall calculation by using the enterprise value over the portfolio company’s securities in order of their preference relative to one another. The enterprise value is the fair value at which an enterprise could be sold in a transaction between two willing parties, rather than through a forced or liquidation sale. Typically, private companies are bought and sold based on multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, cash flows, net income, revenues, or in limited cases, book value. There is no single methodology for estimating enterprise value. For any one portfolio company, enterprise value is generally described as a range of values from which a single estimate of enterprise value is derived. In estimating the enterprise value of a portfolio company, we analyze various factors including the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results. The operating results of a portfolio company may include unaudited, projected, budgeted or pro forma financial information and may require adjustments for non-recurring items or to normalize the operating results that may require significant judgment in its determination. In addition, projecting future financial results requires significant judgment regarding future growth assumptions. In evaluating the operating results, we also analyze the impact of exposure to litigation, loss of customers or other contingencies. After determining the appropriate enterprise value, we allocate the enterprise value to investments in order of the legal priority of the various components of the portfolio company’s capital structure. In applying the Waterfall valuation method, we assume the loans are paid off at the principal amount in a change in control transaction and are not assumed by the buyer, which we believe is consistent with our past transaction history and standard industry practices.

Under the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method, we also use the income approach to determine the fair value of debt securities based on projections of the discounted future free cash flows that the debt security will likely generate, including analyzing the discounted cash flows of interest and principal amounts for the debt security, as set forth in the associated loan agreements, as well as the financial position and credit risk of the portfolio investments. We estimate the expected repayment date of our debt securities is generally the legal maturity date of the instrument, as we generally intend to hold our loans and debt securities to maturity. The Yield-to-Maturity analysis also considers changes in leverage levels, credit quality, portfolio company performance and other factors. We will generally use the value determined by the Yield-to-Maturity analysis as the fair value for that security. However, it is our position that assuming a borrower is outperforming underwriting expectations and because these respective investments do not generally contain pre-payment penalties, the borrower would most likely prepay or refinance the borrowing if the market interest rate, given the borrower’s credit quality, is lower than the stated loan interest rate. Therefore, we do not believe that a market participant would pay a premium for the investment, and because of our general intent to hold its loans to maturity, we generally do not believe that the fair value of the investment should be adjusted in excess of the face amount. A change in the assumptions that we use to estimate the fair value of our debt securities using the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method could have a material impact on the determination of fair value. If there is deterioration in credit quality or if a debt security is in workout status, we may consider other factors in determining the fair value of the debt security, including the value attributable

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to the debt security from the enterprise value of the portfolio company or the proceeds that would most likely be received in a liquidation analysis.

Under the NAV valuation method, for an investment in an investment fund that does not have a readily determinable fair value, we measure the fair value of the investment predominately based on the NAV of the investment fund as of the measurement date. However, in determining the fair value of the investment, we may consider whether adjustments to the NAV are necessary in certain circumstances, based on the analysis of any restrictions on redemption of our investment as of the measurement date, recent actual sales or redemptions of interests in the investment fund, and expected future cash flows available to equity holders, including the rate of return on those cash flows compared to an implied market return on equity required by market participants, or other uncertainties surrounding our ability to realize the full NAV of our interests in the investment fund.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or an indicator exists that the available market prices are not reliable for a particular security, a multi-step valuation process is undertaken, as described below:

•
Our valuation process will begin with our Sub-Adviser preparing draft valuations of each investment based upon the methodology contained in our Sub-Adviser’s valuation policy and submitting such draft valuations to our Adviser.
•
Our Adviser then prepares its own initial draft valuation for each investment based upon our Adviser’s valuation policy.
•
The Advisers obtain and potentially take into account information received from a third-party valuation firm retained by our board of directors, if applicable, and then individually set the initial draft value of each investment.
•
Team members from our Advisers then confer regarding their respective draft valuations, and our Adviser’s team members issue such clarifying questions regarding discrepancies in value estimates to our Sub-Adviser for mutual resolution. After receiving responses to such inquiries from our Sub-Adviser, our Adviser then prepares and presents its recommended fair value for each of the investments for consideration by our Adviser’s valuation committee.
•
Our Adviser’s valuation committee meets to review our Adviser’s initial draft values, to analyze and discuss the proposed valuations and to document its conclusions. Our Adviser’s valuation committee approves the fair values that are recommended to our audit committee and our board of directors.
•
Team members from our Adviser prepare written valuation materials for distribution to our audit committee and our board of directors containing final recommended valuations, as approved by our Adviser’s valuation committee.
•
Our audit committee reviews our Adviser’s preliminary recommended valuations with representatives of our Advisers, and our audit committee recommends the fair value of our portfolio for approval by our board of directors.
•
At this point, our board of directors then approves the fair value of our investment portfolio in good faith based on several factors, including the input and recommendation of our Advisers, our Adviser’s valuation committee, our audit committee, and any third-party valuation firm, if applicable, and further determines that the valuation of investments held by us and presented in our financial statements was approved in accordance with our valuation policy.

Pursuant to our internal valuation process and the requirements under the 1940 Act, we perform valuation procedures on our unquoted investments in LMM portfolio companies and certain Private Loan portfolio companies (the “Internally Valued Investments”) at least once a quarter. Among other things, we generally consult with a nationally recognized independent valuation firm on the Internally Valued Investments at least once in every calendar year, and for new Internally Valued Investments, at least once in the twelve-month period subsequent to the initial investment. In certain instances, we may determine that it is not cost-effective, and as a result is not in our stockholders’ best interest, to consult with the nationally recognized independent valuation firm on our investments in one or more of these Internally Valued Investments. Such instances include situations where the fair value of our investment is determined to be insignificant relative to the total investment portfolio. For the year ended December 31, 2017, we consulted with our independent valuation firm in arriving at our determination of fair value on our investments in 22 of the 25 LMM portfolio companies and in 19 of the 38 Private Loan portfolio companies. For the year ended December 31, 2016, we consulted with our independent valuation firm in arriving at our determination of fair value on our investments in 21 of the 23 LMM portfolio companies and in 15 of the 29 Private Loan portfolio companies.

Due to the inherent uncertainty in the valuation process, our estimate of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used had an active market for the securities existed. In addition, changes in the market environment, portfolio company performance and other events that may occur over the lives of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be materially different than the valuations currently assigned. We estimate the fair value of each individual investment and record changes in fair value as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Interest, Fee and Dividend Income
 
Interest and dividend income are recorded on the accrual basis to the extent amounts are expected to be collected. Prepayment penalties received by us are recorded as income upon receipt. Dividend income is recorded when dividends are declared by the portfolio company or at the point an obligation exists for the portfolio company to make a distribution. Accrued interest and

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dividend income are evaluated quarterly for collectability. When a debt security becomes 90 days or more past due and we do not expect the debtor to be able to service all of its debt or other obligations, it will generally be placed on non-accrual status, and we will cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due. If there is reasonable doubt that we will receive any previously accrued interest, then the interest income will be written off. Additionally, if a debt security has deferred interest payment terms and we become aware of a deterioration in the credit quality, we will evaluate the collectability of the deferred interest payment. If it is determined that the deferred interest is unlikely to be collected, we will place the security on non-accrual status and cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay the contractual amounts due. Payments received on non-accrual investments may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon the collectability of the remaining principal and interest. If a debt security’s status significantly improves with respect to the debtor’s ability to service the debt or other obligations, or if a debt security is fully impaired, sold or written off, it will be removed from non-accrual status.

As of December 31, 2017, we had four debt investments in three portfolio companies that were more than 90 days past due, all of which were on non-accrual status. One of the three portfolio companies on non-accrual status was in default due to failure to pay its outstanding principal balance of $2.9 million due upon the maturity of its two loans, while the other two portfolio companies on non-accrual status were in default due to failure to pay required interest payments. Our Advisers are currently working with the borrowers to maximize recovery of the amounts borrowed. As of December 31, 2017, these four investments on non-accrual status comprised approximately 0.2% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and 0.9% of the total investment portfolio at cost. Each of these portfolio companies experienced a significant decline in credit quality raising doubt regarding our ability to collect the principal and interest contractually due. Given the credit deterioration, we ceased accruing interest income on the non-accrual debt investments and wrote off any previously accrued interest deemed uncollectable. There was no allowance recorded for the year ended December 31, 2017. As of December 31, 2017, we are not aware of any other material changes to the creditworthiness of the borrowers underlying its debt investments. For those investments in which S&P credit ratings are available, approximately 32.4% of the portfolio, the portfolio had a weighted average effective credit rating of B as of December 31, 2017.

As of December 31, 2016, we had five debt investments in four portfolio companies that were more than 90 days past due (two of which were in the oil and gas industry), including three debt investments in two portfolio companies that were on non-accrual status. As of December 31, 2016, we had three investments in two portfolio companies that were on non-accrual status. These three investments on non-accrual status comprised approximately 0.2% of the total investment portfolio at fair value and 0.8% of the total investment portfolio at cost. Each of these portfolio companies experienced a significant decline in credit quality raising doubt regarding our ability to collect the principal and interest contractually due. Given the credit deterioration, we ceased accruing interest income on the non-accrual debt investments and wrote off any previously accrued interest deemed uncollectable. There was no allowance recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016.

From time to time, we may hold debt instruments in our investment portfolio that contain a PIK interest provision. If these borrowers elect to pay or are obligated to pay interest under the optional PIK provision, and, if deemed collectible, then the interest would be computed at the contractual rate specified in the investment’s credit agreement, recorded as interest income and periodically added to the principal balance of the investment. Thus, the actual collection of this interest may be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. We stop accruing PIK interest and write off any accrued and uncollected interest in arrears when we determine that such PIK interest in arrears is no longer collectible.

At both December 31, 2017 and 2016, we held 19 investments, which contained a PIK provision. As discussed above, three of the 19 investments with PIK provisions as of December 31, 2017 and two of the 19 investments with PIK provisions as of December 31, 2016 were on non-accrual status. No PIK interest was recorded on these investments during the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we capitalized approximately $1.3 million, $469,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, of PIK interest. We stop accruing PIK interest and write off any accrued and uncollected interest in arrears when we determine that such PIK interest in arrears is no longer collectible.

We may periodically provide services, including structuring and advisory services, to our portfolio companies or other third parties. The income from such services is non-recurring. For services that are separately identifiable and evidence exists to substantiate fair value, income is recognized as earned, which is generally when the investment or other applicable transaction closes. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized $2.4 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of non-recurring fee income received from its portfolio companies or other third parties, which accounted for approximately 2.3%, 1.4% and 1.6%, respectively, of the Company’s total investment income during such periods. Fees received in connection with debt financing transactions for services that do not meet these criteria are treated as debt origination fees and are deferred and accreted into interest income over the life of the financing.


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A presentation of the investment income we received from our investment portfolio in each of the periods presented (dollars in thousands) is as follows:

 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest, Fee and Dividend Income:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest Income
$
97,672

 
$
86,006

 
$
63,864

Fee Income
2,374

 
1,260

 
1,073

Dividend Income
3,614

 
2,133

 
452

Total Interest, Fee and Dividend Income
$
103,660

 
$
89,399

 
$
65,389



Unearned Income – Original Issue Discount / Premium to Par Value
 
We generally purchase our debt investments for an amount different than their respective principal values. For purchases at less than par value a discount is recorded at acquisition, which is accreted into interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the debt investment. For purchases at greater than par value, a premium is recorded at acquisition, which is amortized as a reduction to interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the investment. Upon repayment or sale, any unamortized discount or premium is also recognized into interest income. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we accreted approximately a net of $15.1 million, $11.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively, into interest income.

Offering Costs
 
In accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, we reimburse our Advisers for any offering costs that are paid on our behalf, which consist of, among other things, actual legal, accounting, bona fide out-of-pocket itemized and detailed due diligence costs, printing, filing fees, transfer agent costs, postage, escrow fees, data processing fees, advertising and sales literature and other offering costs. We expect to reimburse the Advisers for such costs incurred on our behalf on a monthly basis, up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross stock offering proceeds. The Advisers are responsible for the payment of offering costs to the extent they exceed 1.5% of the aggregate gross stock offering proceeds.

Prior to January 1, 2016, offering costs were capitalized as incurred by our Advisers, and such costs, up to 1.5% of the gross proceeds, were recorded as a charge to additional paid in capital and a reduction of deferred offering costs. Effective January 1, 2016 through the closing of the Offering to new investors, offering costs were capitalized as incurred by us as we became obligated to reimburse our Advisers for such costs and subsequently amortized to expense over a 12-month period to more closely track applicable guidance. Deferred offering costs were fully amortized to expense upon the closing of the Offering to new investors as previously discussed, and are currently expensed as incurred by us as we become obligated to reimburse our Advisers for such costs.

Income Taxes

Certain of our investment practices are subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) convert dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income into ordinary income, (ii) treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for deductions available to certain U.S. corporations under the Code as ineligible for such treatment, (iii) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (iv) convert long-term capital gains into short-term capital gains or ordinary income, (v) convert short-term capital losses into long-term capital losses, (vi) convert an ordinary loss or deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (vii) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (viii) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions, and (ix) produce gross income that will not constitute qualifying gross income for purposes of the gross income requirement that applies to RICs. These rules also could affect the amount, timing and character of distributions to stockholders. We intend to monitor our transactions and may make certain tax elections to mitigate the effect of these provisions on our ability to be subject to tax as a RIC.

Some of the income that we might otherwise earn, such as fees for providing managerial assistance, certain fees earned with respect to our investments, income recognized in a work-out or restructuring of a portfolio investment, or income recognized from an equity investment in an operating partnership, may not satisfy the 90% Income Test. To manage the risk that such income might disqualify us as a RIC for failure to satisfy the 90% Income Test, we may establish one or more Taxable Subsidiaries to hold assets

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from which we do not anticipate earning qualifying income under the 90% Income Test. Any investments held through a Taxable Subsidiary generally will be subject to U.S. federal income and other taxes, and therefore we can expect to achieve a reduced after-tax yield on such investments).

In December 2017, the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act” legislation was enacted. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act includes significant changes to the U.S. corporate tax system, including a U.S. federal corporate income tax rate reduction from 35% to 21% and other changes. ASC 740, Income Taxes, requires the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances to be recognized in the period in which the legislation was enacted. As such, we have accounted for the tax effects as a result of the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as of December 31, 2017.

Uncertainty in Income Taxes

We evaluate our tax positions in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, to determine if the tax positions taken meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax benefits or liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. Recognition of a tax benefit or liability with respect to an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. We recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax liabilities as income tax expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. 

PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT COMPOSITION
 
Our Middle Market portfolio investments primarily consist of direct or secondary purchases of interest-bearing debt securities in companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies included in our LMM portfolio. While our Middle Market debt investments are generally secured by a first priority lien, 17.0% of the fair value of our Middle Market portfolio is secured by second priority liens.
 
Our LMM portfolio consists of debt investments secured by a first priority lien (64.7% of the total fair value of the LMM portfolio) on the assets of the portfolio companies and equity investments (35.3% of the total fair value of the LMM portfolio) in privately held LMM companies as of December 31, 2017. The LMM debt investments generally mature between five and seven years from the original investment date. The LMM equity investments represent an equity position or the right to acquire an equity position through warrants.

Our Private Loan portfolio primarily consists of debt investments secured by first and second priority liens (92.4% and 1.5% of the total fair value of the Private Loan portfolio, respectively) on the assets of the portfolio companies, unsecured debt investments (3.4% of the total fair value of the Private Loan portfolio) and equity investments (2.7% of the total fair value of the Private Loan portfolio) in eight Private Loan companies as of December 31, 2017. The Private Loan debt investments typically have stated terms between three and seven years from the original investment date. The Private Loan equity investments represent an equity position or the right to acquire an equity position through warrants.

Our Other Portfolio investments primarily consist of our investment in HMS-ORIX (discussed in more detail below) and investments managed by third parties, which differ from the typical profiles for LMM, Middle Market and Private Loan portfolio investments. In the Other Portfolio investments, we may incur indirect fees and expenses in connection with investments managed by third parties, such as investments in other investment companies or private funds.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we funded investment purchases of approximately $551.8 million and had three investments under contract to purchase as of December 31, 2017, for approximately $29.3 million, which settled or we scheduled to settle after December 31, 2017. We also received proceeds from sales and repayments of existing portfolio investments of approximately $525.0 million including $97.4 million in sales. Additionally, we had two investments under contract to sell as of December 31, 2017, for approximately $5.0 million, which represented the contract sales price. The combined result of these transactions increased our portfolio, on a cost basis, by approximately $61.9 million, or 6.2%, and the number of portfolio investments decreased by two, or 1.1%, compared to the portfolio as of December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2017, the largest investment in an individual portfolio company represented approximately 2.9% of our portfolio’s fair value with the remaining investments in an individual portfolio company ranging from 0.0% to 1.8%. The average single investment in our portfolio is approximately $6.0 million or 0.6% of the total portfolio. As a result of these transactions, our portfolio has become increasingly broadened across individual portfolio investments, geographic regions, and industries. Further, our total portfolio’s investment composition (excluding our Other Portfolio investments) at fair value is comprised of 83.0% first lien debt securities and 9.8% second lien debt securities, with the remainder in unsecured debt investments and equity investments. First lien debt securities have priority over subordinated debt owed by the issuer with respect to the collateral pledged as security for the loan. Due to the relative priority of payment of first lien investments, these generally have lower yields than lower priority, less secured investments.

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During the year ended December 31, 2016, we funded investment purchases of approximately $464.9 million and had three investments under contract to purchase as of December 31, 2016 for approximately $11.0 million, which settled or we scheduled to settle after December 31, 2016. We also received proceeds from sales and repayments of existing portfolio investments of approximately $349.6 million including $106.6 million in sales. Additionally, we had two investments under contract to sell as of December 31, 2016, for approximately $7.6 million, which represented the contract sales price. The combined result of which increased our portfolio, on a cost basis, by approximately $97.7 million, or 10.8%, and the number of portfolio investments by 31, or 21.1%, compared to the portfolio as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016, the largest investment in an individual portfolio company represented approximately 1.8% of our portfolio’s fair value with the remaining investments in an individual portfolio company ranging from 0.01% to 1.6%. The average single investment in our portfolio as of December 31, 2016 was approximately $5.6 million or 0.6% of the total portfolio. Further, our total portfolio’s investment composition (excluding our Other Portfolio investments) at fair value as of December 31, 2016 was comprised of 81.5% first lien debt securities, 11.8% second lien debt securities, with the remainder in unsecured debt investments and equity investments.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we funded investment purchases of approximately $631.1 million and had five investments under contract to purchase as of December 31, 2015 for approximately $11.7 million, which settled or we scheduled to settle after December 31, 2015. We also received proceeds from sales and repayments of existing portfolio investments of approximately $176.1 million including $45.7 million in sales. Additionally, we had one investment under contract to sell as of December 31, 2015, for approximately $2.0 million, which represented the contract sales price. The combined result of which increased our portfolio, on a cost basis, by approximately $417.1 million, or 85.5%, and the number of portfolio investments by 38, or 34.9%, compared to the portfolio as of December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2015, the largest investment in an individual portfolio company represented approximately 2.3% of our portfolio’s fair value with the remaining investments in an individual portfolio company ranging from 0.03% to 1.8%. The average single investment in our portfolio as of December 31, 2015 was approximately $5.8 million or 0.7% of the total portfolio. Further, our total portfolio’s investment composition (excluding our Other Portfolio investments) at fair value as of December 31, 2015 was comprised of 80.3% first lien debt securities, 16.7% second lien debt securities, with the remainder in unsecured debt investments and equity investments.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the weighted average rating of our LMM investments was approximately 2.7 and 2.6, respectively. Lastly, from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017, the overall weighted average effective yield on our investment portfolio has remained unchanged at 8.9%.

Summaries of the composition of our total investment portfolio at cost and fair value are shown in the following tables (this information excludes Other Portfolio investments):
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Cost:
LMM
 
Private
Loan
 
Middle Market
 
Total
 
LMM
 
Private
Loan
 
Middle Market
 
Total
First Lien Secured Debt
69.8
%
 
92.5
%
 
83.1
%
 
84.3
%
 
67.9
%
 
92.0
%
 
81.5
%
 
82.3
%
Second Lien Secured Debt
—

 
1.5

 
16.2

 
9.6

 
3.5

 
0.7

 
16.9

 
11.9

Unsecured Debt
—

 
3.3

 
0.1

 
1.1

 
—

 
4.9

 
0.9

 
1.6

Equity (1)
29.2

 
2.5

 
0.6

 
4.8

 
26.9

 
2.0

 
0.7

 
3.9

Equity Warrants
1.0

 
0.2

 
—

 
0.2

 
1.7

 
0.4

 
—

 
0.3

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
(1) Includes our investment in HMS-ORIX.

 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Fair Value:
LMM
 
Private
Loan
 
Middle Market
 
Total
 
LMM
 
Private
Loan
 
Middle Market
 
Total
First Lien Secured Debt
64.7
%
 
92.4
%
 
82.1
%
 
83.0
%
 
64.3
%
 
91.5
%
 
81.3
%
 
81.5
%
Second Lien Secured Debt
—

 
1.5

 
17.0

 
9.8

 
3.3

 
0.7

 
17.0

 
11.8

Unsecured Debt
—

 
3.4

 
0.1

 
1.1

 
—

 
4.9

 
0.9

 
1.7

Equity (1)
34.3

 
2.5

 
0.8

 
5.9

 
30.7

 
2.1

 
0.8

 
4.6

Equity Warrants
1.0

 
0.2

 
—

 
0.2

 
1.7

 
0.8

 
—

 
0.4

 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
(1) Includes our investment in HMS-ORIX.


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See Note 3 — Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments — Portfolio Investment Composition to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for summaries of the composition of our investments by geographic region and by industry.

Investment in HMS-ORIX

We co-invest in broadly-syndicated loans with Orix through our investment in HMS-ORIX, which is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement and through representation on the HMS-ORIX Board of Managers, we and Orix each have 50% voting control of HMS-ORIX and together will agree on all portfolio and investment decisions as well as all other significant actions for HMS-ORIX. We do not operationally control HMS-ORIX, and, accordingly, we do not consolidate the operations of HMS-ORIX within the consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, we and Orix have committed to provide, and have funded, an aggregate of $50.0 million of equity to HMS-ORIX, with us providing $30.0 million (60% of the equity) and Orix providing $20.0 million (40% of the equity).

As of December 31, 2017, HMS-ORIX had total assets of $142.9 million and HMS-ORIX’s portfolio consisted of 74 broadly-syndicated loans, generally in industries similar to those in which we may directly invest. As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans in HMS-ORIX’s portfolio that were on non-accrual status.

On April 5, 2017, HMS-ORIX closed on a $100.0 million credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. The facility has a maturity date of April 5, 2020 and borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.65% per annum. As of December 31, 2017, $86.5 million was outstanding under this facility. Borrowings under the facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of HMS-ORIX. If we were to include our pro-rata share of the borrowings under the HMS-ORIX credit facility as leverage on our balance sheet as of December 31, 2017, our asset coverage ratio as of such date would have been 223.0%, assuming unfunded commitments are treated as senior securities.

The following table presents a summary of HMS-ORIX’s portfolio as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
 
Total debt investments (1)
$
138,908

Weighted average effective yield on loans(2)
4.95
%
Largest loan to a single borrower(1)
$
3,496

Total of 10 largest loans to borrowers(1)
$
30,790

(1) At principal amount.
(2) Weighted average effective annual yield is calculated based on the investments at the end of each period and includes accretion of original issue discounts and amortization of premiums, and the amortization of fees received in connection with transactions.

The following table presents a listing of HMS-ORIX’s individual loans as of December 31, 2017:
HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acosta, Inc.
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 26, 2021)
$
2,000

$
1,881

$
1,766

Acrisure, LLC
Insurance
LIBOR (2 months) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.65%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 22, 2023)
2,115

2,122

2,139

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.63%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 23, 2021)
1,990

1,938

1,945

Air Medical Group Holdings Inc
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (6 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.67%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 28, 2022)
1,990

1,981

1,993


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
Life Sciences Tools & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 28, 2024)
$
100

$
100

$
99

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.
Food Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 26, 2024)
1,995

1,985

1,935

American Seafoods Group LLC
Food Products
Prime + 2.25%, Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 21, 2023)
1,500

1,493

1,513

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Internet Software & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 19, 2023)
1,995

2,013

2,007

Arch Coal, Inc.
Metals & Mining
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 7, 2024)
1,985

1,992

2,004

AshCo, Inc.
Specialty Retail
LIBOR (3 months) + 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 25, 2024)
1,995

1,951

1,993

Asurion, LLC
Insurance
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2023)
1,312

1,312

1,320

Atkore International, Inc.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 22, 2023)
2,977

3,005

2,999

BCP Renaissance Parent L.L.C.
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2024)
600

602

608

BMC Software Finance, Inc.
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 12, 2022)
3,156

3,181

3,163

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
Building Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 29, 2024)
2,977

2,974

2,993

Calpine Corporation
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.50%, Current Coupon 4.20%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 15, 2023)
1,990

1,997

1,991

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.48%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 27, 2021)
1,613

1,608

1,543

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
Real Estate Management & Development
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 18, 2024)
1,959

1,949

1,969

Colorado Buyer Inc
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2024)
2,985

2,995

3,008

Confie Seguros Holding II Co.
Insurance
LIBOR (1 month) + 5.25%, Current Coupon 6.73%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 19, 2022)
1,985

1,992

1,987

CPI International, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 26, 2024)
1,995

1,995

2,011

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.50%, Current Coupon 6.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 1, 2023)
2,152

2,179

2,173

 
 
 
 
 
 

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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Duff & Phelps Corporation
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 15, 2024)
$
491

$
494

$
493

 
 
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.63%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 4, 2024)
2,728

2,724

2,737

 
 
 
3,219

3,218

3,230

EFS Cogen Holdings I LLC
Electric Utilities
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.95%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 28, 2023)
1,904

1,917

1,925

Encapsys LLC
Chemicals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 7, 2024)
1,000

1,001

1,006

Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.88%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2024)
1,990

2,009

2,005

Envision Healthcare Corporation
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 1, 2023)
2,481

2,481

2,491

Everi Payments Inc.
Leisure Products
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.98%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 9, 2024)
1,990

1,983

2,013

Exgen Renewables IV, LLC
Electrical Production
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.47%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 29, 2024)
300

299

304

First American Payment Systems, L.P.
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.14%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2024)
952

963

958

Fitness International, LLC
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2020)
1,735

1,757

1,760

Flex Acquisition Company Inc
Containers & Packaging
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 29, 2023)
1,995

2,004

2,008

Flexera Software LLC
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.83%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 2, 2020)
1,995

2,013

2,008

Gardner Denver, Inc.
Machinery
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 30, 2024)
1,995

2,005

2,004

Golden Nugget, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 4, 2023)
1,990

1,990

2,008

Greatbatch Ltd.
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 27, 2022)
2,763

2,780

2,788

GYP Holdings III Corp.
Trading Companies & Distributors
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 31, 2023)
3,483

3,506

3,502

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
Specialty Retail
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
1,980

1,987

1,996

HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd.
Trading Companies & Distributors
LIBOR (6 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.46%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2024)
140

140

141

Horizon Pharma, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 29, 2024)
1,990

2,009

2,001


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
IG Investments Holdings, LLC
Professional Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 29, 2021)
$
1,990

$
2,002

$
1,992

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 7.00%, Current Coupon 8.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 30, 2020)
1,939

1,868

1,922

KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Chemicals
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 17, 2024)
863

859

868

KUEHG Corp.
Educational Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.75%, Current Coupon 5.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 12, 2022)
2,482

2,489

2,493

LANDesk Group, Inc.
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 22, 2024)
993

999

947

Learfield Communications LLC
Media
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 1, 2023)
1,990

2,009

2,007

MA FinanceCo., LLC
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 21, 2024)
387

387

388

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 13, 2023)
1,985

2,003

2,006

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
Health Care Technology
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 7, 2023)
2,896

2,935

2,905

NAB Holdings, LLC
IT Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2024)
1,990

1,981

2,000

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc
Life Sciences Tools & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.75%, Current Coupon 5.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2021)
1,985

1,980

1,992

PODS, LLC
Transportation & Logistics
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.40%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 6, 2024)
1,995

1,994

2,010

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2023)
3,284

3,309

3,286

Radiate Holdco, LLC
Media
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 1, 2024)
2,570

2,544

2,547

Red Ventures, LLC
Direct Marketing Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 8, 2024)
1,995

1,981

1,996

Scientific Games International, Inc.
Leisure Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.67%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 14, 2024)
399

401

403

Seattle Spin Co.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 21, 2024)
2,613

2,616

2,618

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2024)
1,985

1,987

1,966

Signode Industrial Group US Inc.
Machinery
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 30, 2021)
2,773

2,792

2,785


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Staples, Inc.
Distributors
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.49%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 12, 2024)
$
2,000

$
1,995

$
1,965

Telenet Financing USD LLC
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.50%, Current Coupon 3.92%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 2, 2026)
1,655

1,655

1,663

Transdigm, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 9, 2023)
1,985

1,992

1,990

 
 
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 22, 2024)
1,000

998

1,006

 
 
 
2,985

2,990

2,996

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L.
Internet Software & Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.17%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 2, 2021)
1,901

1,901

1,903

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.85%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 27, 2024)
781

784

793

UFC Holdings, LLC
Media
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.81%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
1,990

2,002

2,003

Ultra Resources, Inc.
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.41%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 12, 2024)
2,000

2,002

2,002

Utz Quality Foods, LLC
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.01%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 21, 2024)
1,600

1,599

1,616

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2022)
1,546

1,553

1,570

Vertiv Group Corporation
Electrical Equipment
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2023)
1,555

1,569

1,556

Vistra Operations Company LLC
Electric Utilities
LIBOR (2 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.08%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 14, 2023)
1,985

1,996

2,001

West Corporation
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 10, 2024)
1,032

1,022

1,036

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
3,496

3,506

3,470

Total Loan Portfolio
 
 
 
$
139,017

$
139,012


For the period from inception (April 4, 2017) to December 31, 2017, we received $450,000 of dividend income from our investment in HMS-ORIX.


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The following tables show the financial information for HMS-ORIX:

HMS-ORIX SLF LLC
Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
As of December 31, 2017
Assets
 
Portfolio investments at fair value (amortized cost: $139,017)
$
139,012

Cash and cash equivalents
2,681

Interest receivable
306

Deferred financing costs, net
890

Other assets
15

Total assets
$
142,904

 
 
Liabilities
 
Credit facilities payable
$
86,500

Payable for securities purchased
5,268

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
64

Total liabilities
91,832

 
 
Net assets
 
Members’ equity
51,072

Total net assets
51,072

Total liabilities and net assets
$
142,904



HMS-ORIX SLF LLC
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
Period from inception (April 4, 2017) to December 31, 2017
 
Investment income
 
Interest income
$
3,730

Dividend income
—

Fee income
—

Other income
—

Total investment income
3,730

Expenses
 
Interest expense
1,720

Other expenses
34

General and administrative expenses
64

Total expenses
1,818

Net investment income
1,912

Net realized (loss) from investments
(85
)
Net realized income
1,827

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on investments
(5
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
1,822



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PORTFOLIO ASSET QUALITY
 
As of December 31, 2017, we owned a broad portfolio of 176 investments in 123 companies representing a wide range of industries. We believe that this broad portfolio adds to the structural protection of the portfolio, revenue sources, income, cash flows and dividends. The portfolio included the following:

▪
59 debt investments in 54 Middle Market portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $545.2 million and a cost basis of approximately $569.3 million. The Middle Market debt investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 9.1%, which is calculated assuming the investments on non-accrual status are non-yielding, and 82.8% of the Middle Market debt investments were secured by first priority liens. Further, 89.6% of the Middle Market debt investments contain variable rates, though a majority of the investments with variable rates are subject to contractual minimum base interest rates between 100 and 150 basis points.

▪
38 debt investments in 37 Private Loan portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $306.8 million and a cost basis of approximately $307.7 million. The Private Loan debt investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 9.1%, which is calculated assuming the investments on non-accrual status are non-yielding, and 95.0% of the Private Loan debt investments were secured by first priority liens. Further, 94.6% of the Private Loan debt investments contain variable rates, though a majority of the investments with variable rates are subject to contractual minimum base interest rates between 100 and 150 basis points.

▪
28 debt investments in 23 LMM portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $87.8 million and a cost basis of approximately $88.4 million. The LMM debt investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 12.2% and 100.0% of the debt investments were secured by first priority liens. Also, 43.4% of the LMM debt investments are fixed rate investments with fixed interest rates between 7.3% and 15.0%. Further, 22 LMM debt investments, representing approximately 56.6% of the LMM debt investments, have variable rates subject to a contractual minimum base interest rate of 100 basis points.

▪
44 equity investments and seven equity warrant investments in 23 LMM portfolio companies, eight Private Loan portfolio companies, three Middle Market portfolio companies and five Other Portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $109.7 million and a cost basis of approximately $98.9 million.

Overall, as of December 31, 2017, our investment portfolio had a weighted average effective yield of approximately 8.9%, and 79.1% of our total portfolio’s investment composition (including our Other Portfolio investments) was secured by first priority liens.

We utilize a rating system developed by our Sub-Adviser to rate the performance of each LMM portfolio company. The investment rating system takes into consideration various factors, including each investment’s expected level of returns, collectability, comparisons to competitors and other industry participants, and the portfolio company’s future outlook.

•
Investment Rating 1 represents a LMM portfolio company that is performing in a manner which significantly exceeds expectations.
•
Investment Rating 2 represents a LMM portfolio company that, in general, is performing above expectations.
•
Investment Rating 3 represents a LMM portfolio company that is generally performing in accordance with expectations. All new LMM portfolio investments receive an initial Investment Rating 3.
•
Investment Rating 4 represents a LMM portfolio company that is underperforming expectations, requiring increased monitoring and scrutiny by us.
•
Investment Rating 5 represents a LMM portfolio company that is significantly underperforming, requiring heightened levels of monitoring and scrutiny by us and involves the recognition of significant unrealized depreciation on such investment.

The following table shows the distribution of our LMM portfolio investments on the 1 to 5 investment rating scale at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Investment Rating
Investments at Fair Value
 
Percentage of Total Portfolio
 
Investments at Fair Value
 
Percentage of Total Portfolio
1
$
2,940

 
2.2
%
 
$
1,541

 
1.3
%
2
47,155

 
34.8

 
56,244

 
48.5

3
79,655

 
58.7

 
50,764

 
43.7

4
5,439

 
4.0

 
7,511

 
6.5

5
468

 
0.3

 
—

 
—

Totals
$
135,657

 
100.0
%
 
$
116,060

 
100.0
%
 

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Based upon the investment rating system, the weighted average rating of our LMM portfolio at fair value was approximately 2.7 and 2.6 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. Lastly, from December 31, 2016 to December 31, 2017, the overall weighted average effective yield on our investment portfolio has remained unchanged, which is currently 8.9%.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
 
RESULTS COMPARISONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 AND 2016

Total Investment Income, Operating Expenses, Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, our total investment income was approximately $103.7 million and $89.4 million, respectively, consisting predominately of interest income. The increase in interest income was primarily due to (i) the growth in our total portfolio resulting from the investment of additional equity capital raised and borrowings under the Credit Facilities and (ii) an increase in the amount of accretion of unearned income into interest income. For the year ended December 31, 2017, our average investment portfolio was $1,026.7 million, compared to $912.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, we accreted approximately $15.1 million and $11.9 million, respectively, of unearned income into interest income. We believe further increases in investment income in future periods may arise due to (i) a growing base of portfolio company investments and (ii) investments being held for the entire period relative to incremental net investment activity during each quarter.
 
For the year ended December 31, 2017, expenses, net of any fee and expense waivers, were approximately $44.3 million as compared to expenses of approximately $37.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. The increase in expenses was primarily due to an increase in (i) interest expense of $3.3 million, (ii) base management and incentive fees (net of fee waivers) of $2.6 million due primarily to an increase in average gross assets and (iii) amortization of deferred offering costs of $1.0 million. Interest expense increased primarily due to an increase in the average borrowings during the period and an increase in our cost of borrowing on the Credit Facilities. Average borrowings were $427.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2017 compared to $396.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the annualized interest rate on borrowings was approximately 4.1% and 3.5%, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, base management and incentive fees, net of fee waivers, were approximately $21.8 million compared to a net fee of $19.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2016. There were no waivers of base management fees for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively; however, our Advisers waived the subordinated incentive fees on income for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, totaling approximately $3.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2017, the net increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $52.6 million. The increase was attributable to net investment income of approximately $58.7 million, offset by net realized losses of approximately $4.4 million and net change in unrealized depreciation on investments of approximately $1.7 million. The net realized losses were primarily the result of realized losses of $6.5 million relating to the exit or restructure of Middle Market investments in two companies in the oil and gas sector, offset by a realized gain of $3.5 million relating to the exit of one Private Loan equity investment and one Other Portfolio investment.

RESULTS COMPARISONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016 AND 2015

Total Investment Income, Operating Expenses, Net Assets
 
For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, our total investment income was approximately $89.4 million and $65.4 million, respectively, consisting predominately of interest income. The increase in interest income was primarily due to (i) the growth in our total portfolio resulting from the investment of additional equity capital raised and borrowings under the Credit Facilities, (ii) an increase in the amount of accretion of unearned income into interest income and (iii) an increase in our investment portfolio’s weighted average annual effective yield. For the year ended December 31, 2016, our average investment portfolio was $912.6 million, compared to $723.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. Additionally, during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we accreted approximately $11.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively, of unearned income into interest income. Finally, as of December 31, 2016, the portfolio had a weighted average annual effective yield on investments of approximately 8.9% compared to 8.3% as of December 31, 2015. The increase in the weighted average annual effective yield is largely due to the additional investments in LMM and Private Loan companies during the year, which are higher yielding than the Middle Market investments. We believe further increases in investment income in future periods may arise due to (i) a growing base of portfolio company investments and (ii) investments being held for the entire period relative to incremental net investment activity during each quarter.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, expenses, net of any fee and expense waivers, were approximately $37.8 million as compared to expenses of approximately $28.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The increase in expenses was

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primarily due to (i) an increase in interest expense of approximately $3.9 million, (ii) an increase in base management and incentive fees (net of fee waivers) of $3.6 million and (iii) commencing amortization of deferred offering costs to expense effective January 1, 2016 (see - Critical Accounting Policies - Offering Costs). Interest expense increased primarily due to an increase in the average borrowings during the period and an increase in our cost of borrowing on the Credit Facilities. Average borrowings were $396.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to $305.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the annualized interest rate on borrowings was approximately 3.5% and 3.0%, respectively. Base management and incentive fees (net of fee waivers) increased primarily due to an increase in our average gross assets.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the base management and incentive fees, net of fee waivers, were approximately $19.2 million compared to a net fee of $15.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. There were no waivers of base management fees for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively; however, our Advisers waived the subordinated incentive fees on income for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, totaling approximately $1.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, the net increase in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $66.6 million. The increase was attributable to unrealized appreciation on investments of approximately $38.2 million and net investment income of approximately $51.3 million, offset by net realized losses of approximately $22.9 million. The unrealized appreciation on investments in our portfolio was primarily driven by a recovery in the leveraged loan markets and the appreciation of our LMM and Private Loan equity investments. The net realized losses were primarily the result of (i) the realized loss of $20.3 million relating to the restructure of Middle Market investments in four companies in the oil and gas sector and (ii) the realized loss of $2.4 million relating to the exit of one Middle Market investment.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, the net decrease in net assets resulting from operations was approximately $7.0 million. The decrease was primarily attributable to unrealized depreciation on investments of approximately $38.0 million and realized losses of approximately $5.5 million, offset by net investment income of approximately $36.5 million. The unrealized depreciation on investments in our portfolio was primarily driven by the impact of broad price declines in the high yield bond and leveraged loan markets and the effect of declining oil prices on our investments in companies in the oil and gas sector. The realized losses were primarily driven by the Private Loan debt investment in Relativity Media, LLC that was converted into equity and warrants following a declaration of bankruptcy by the company. In conjunction with the conversion, we recognized a $5.5 million realized loss on the debt investment.

FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Overview

As of December 31, 2017, we had $45.8 million in cash and cash equivalents, which we held in various custodial accounts, and our NAV totaled approximately $647.8 million equating to approximately $8.15 per share. In addition, as of December 31, 2017, we had $140.0 million in capacity available under the Credit Facilities. To seek to enhance our returns, we intend to continue to employ leverage as market conditions permit and at the discretion of our Adviser, but in no event will leverage employed exceed 50% of the value of our assets, as required by the 1940 Act. See “— Financing Arrangements.”

As of December 31, 2017, we had 28 senior secured loan investments and four equity investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $45.4 million. We believe that we maintain sufficient cash and cash equivalents on hand and available borrowings to fund such unfunded commitments should the need arise.

We currently generate cash primarily from interest and fees earned on our investments, principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments, and the net proceeds of the issuance of shares under our distribution reinvestment plan.

Prior to investing in securities of portfolio companies, we invest the net proceeds from the issuance of shares of common stock under our distribution reinvestment plan and from sales and pay-downs of existing investments primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities, repurchase agreements and high-quality debt instruments maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, consistent with our BDC election and our election to be taxed as a RIC.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of December 31, 2017, we had approximately $45.8 million in cash and cash equivalents and our NAV totaled approximately $647.8 million equating to approximately $8.15 per share.

As of December 31, 2016, we had approximately $23.7 million in cash and cash equivalents and our NAV totaled approximately $597.8 million equating to approximately $8.15 per share. The change from the December 31, 2015 NAV per share of $7.88 was largely due to the unrealized appreciation on investments in the portfolio. The unrealized appreciation on investments in our

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portfolio was primarily driven by a recovery in the high yield bond and leveraged loan markets in the last three quarters of the year.

Cash Flows

For the year ended December 31, 2017, we experienced a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $22.1 million. During that period, approximately $12.2 million of cash was generated from our operating activities, which principally consisted of the repayment of portfolio investments of $525.0 million and a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $52.6 million, offset by the purchase of new portfolio investments of $551.8 million. During the year ended December 31, 2017, approximately $9.9 million was generated from financing activities, which principally consisted of $45.8 million in net offering proceeds received and a net $17.0 million increase in borrowings under the Credit Facilities, offset by $26.4 million in cash distributions paid to stockholders, $23.0 million in redemptions paid to stockholders and $3.6 million in deferred financing costs related to the credit facility amendments.

For the year ended December 31, 2016, we experienced a net decrease in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $0.3 million. During that period, approximately $71.6 million of cash was used in our operating activities, which principally consisted of the purchase of new portfolio investments of $464.9 million, offset by the repayment of portfolio investments of $349.6 million and a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $66.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2016, approximately $71.3 million was generated from financing activities, which principally consisted of $72.0 million in net offering proceeds received and a net $33.0 million increase in borrowings under the Credit Facilities, offset by $22.4 million in cash distributions paid to stockholders and $10.9 million in redemptions paid to stockholders.

For the year ended December 31, 2015, we experienced a net increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $4.1 million. During that period, approximately $425.4 million of cash was used in our operating activities, which principally consisted of the purchase of new portfolio investments of $631.1 million and a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $7.0 million, offset by the repayment of portfolio debt investments of $176.1 million. During the year ended December 31, 2015, approximately $429.5 million was generated from financing activities, which principally consisted of $254.2 million in net offering proceeds received and a net $197.1 million increase in borrowings under the Credit Facilities, offset by $15.3 million in cash distributions paid to stockholders and $3.5 million paid for financing costs related to the Credit Facilities entered into during the year ended December 31, 2015.

Continuous Public Offering and Distribution Reinvestment Plan
 
With the approval of our board of directors, we closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. During the Offering period, we accepted subscriptions on a continuous basis and issued shares at weekly closings at prices that, after deducting selling commissions and Dealer Manager fees, were above our NAV per share. Since commencing our Initial Offering through September 30, 2017, we issued 84.1 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $785.3 million.  

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we issued 8.9 million shares of common stock for gross proceeds of $78.7 million at an average price per share of $8.81. The gross proceeds received during the year ended December 31, 2017 include reinvested distributions of $27.6 million for which we issued 3.3 million shares of common stock. The selling commissions and Dealer Manager fees related to the sale of our common stock were $4.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2017. During the year ended December 31, 2017, we also incurred offering costs of $1.2 million, which consisted primarily of marketing expenses and legal, due diligence and printing fees.

During the year ended December 31, 2016, we raised proceeds of $105.4 million from the Initial Offering and the Offering, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan, and made payments of $7.0 million for selling commissions and Dealer Manager fees. We also incurred an obligation for $1.6 million of offering costs.

During the year ended December 31, 2015, we raised proceeds of $306.0 million from the Initial Offering, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan, and made payments of $25.7 million for selling commissions and Dealer Manager fees. We also incurred an obligation for $4.6 million of offering costs.


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Distributions

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that we declared on our common stock during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts).
 
Distributions
For the Period Ended
Per Share
 
Amount
2017
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2017
$
0.18

 
$
14,144

Three months ended September 30, 2017
0.17

 
13,910

Three months ended June 30, 2017
0.18

 
13,438

Three months ended March 31, 2017
0.17

 
12,922

2016
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
0.18

 
12,767

Three months ended September 30, 2016
0.17

 
12,307

Three months ended June 30, 2016
0.18

 
11,650

Three months ended March 31, 2016
0.17

 
11,037

2015
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2015
0.18

 
10,564

Three months ended September 30, 2015
0.17

 
9,373

Three months ended June 30, 2015
0.18

 
7,998

Three months ended March 31, 2015
0.17

 
6,260

 
On December 14, 2017, with the authorization of our board of directors, we declared distributions to our stockholders for the period of January 2018 through March 2018. These distributions have been, or will be, calculated based on stockholders of record each day from January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018 in an amount equal to $0.00191781 per share, per day. Distributions are paid on the first business day following the completion of each month to which they relate and will be paid in cash or reinvested in common stock for those stockholders participating in our distribution reinvestment plan.
 
Specific tax characteristics of all distributions are reported to stockholders shortly after the close of each calendar year on Form 1099-DIV. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, approximately 96.4%, 93.9% and 99.7% of the distributions paid were taxable to the investor as ordinary income and approximately 3.6%, 6.1% and 0.3% were treated as capital gain distributions for federal income tax purposes. No portion of the distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 represented a return of capital.
 
We have adopted an “opt in” distribution reinvestment plan for our stockholders. As a result, if we make a distribution, our stockholders will receive distributions in cash unless they specifically “opt in” to the distribution reinvestment plan so as to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. We may, for the foreseeable future, pay a portion of our distributions from sources other than net realized income from operations, which may include stock offering proceeds, borrowings, fee and expense waivers from our Advisers and support payments from the Adviser.
 
We may fund our cash distributions from any sources of funds legally available, including stock offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies and fee waivers from our Advisers. We have not established any limit on the extent to which we may use borrowings or stock offering proceeds to fund distributions. Our distributions may exceed our earnings, especially during the period before we have substantially invested the stock offering proceeds. As a result, a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
 
The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors.
 
In order to satisfy the Code’s requirements applicable to entities subject to tax as a RIC, we must distribute to our stockholders substantially all of our taxable income on an annual basis. However, we may elect to spill over certain excess undistributed taxable income from one tax year into the next tax year, which may require us to pay a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on such excess undistributed taxable income. For the taxable year ended December 31, 2015, we distributed $3.8 million, or $0.0615 per share, of our taxable income in 2016, prior to the filing of our U.S. federal income tax return for our 2015 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax of $119,000. In 2016, we distributed $7.1 million, or $0.096753 per share, of our taxable income in 2017, prior to the filing of our federal income tax return for our 2016 taxable year. As a result, we were

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subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax liability of approximately $239,000. In 2017, we distributed $14.9 million, or $0.187394 per share, of our taxable income in 2018, prior to the filing of our federal income tax return for our 2017 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax liability of approximately $392,000.

Financing Arrangements
 
On March 11, 2014, the Company entered into the Capital One Credit Facility. On March 6, 2017, the Company entered into the EverBank Credit Facility, which amended and restated the Capital One Credit Facility. The EverBank Credit Facility was subsequently amended on October 19, 2017, increasing revolver commitments to $120.0 million, with an accordion provision allowing borrowing capacity to increase up to $150.0 million, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions.

On June 2, 2014, HMS Funding, entered into the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, which was most recently amended on November 20, 2017, increasing the revolver commitments to $450.0 million. The Company contributes certain assets to HMS Funding from time to time, as permitted under the EverBank Credit Facility, as collateral to secure the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility.

As of December 31, 2017, we had $82.0 million outstanding and $38.0 million available under our EverBank Credit Facility and $348.0 million outstanding and $102.0 million available under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, both of which we estimated approximated fair value and subject to certain limitations and the asset coverage restrictions under the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2016, we had $80.0 million outstanding and $45.0 million available under our Capital One Credit Facility and $333.0 million outstanding and $52.0 million available under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, both of which we estimated approximated fair value and subject to certain limitations and the asset coverage restrictions under the 1940 Act. See Note 6 - Borrowings to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information regarding the Credit Facilities.
 
As a BDC, we generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total senior securities, which include borrowings and any preferred stock we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. As of December 31, 2017, our asset coverage ratio under BDC regulations was 236% when assuming unfunded commitments are treated as senior securities. As of December 31, 2016, our asset coverage ratio under BDC regulations was 245% when assuming unfunded commitments are treated as senior securities. As of December 31, 2017, considering these limitations, we had the ability to draw upon the entire $140.0 million of remaining capacity in the Credit Facilities.

We anticipate that we will continue to fund our investment activities through existing cash and borrowings on the Credit Facilities. Our primary uses of funds in both the short-term and long-term will be investments in portfolio companies, operating expenses and cash distributions to holders of our common stock.

Related Party Transactions and Agreements
 
We have entered into agreements with our Adviser, our Sub-Adviser and our Dealer Manager, whereby we pay certain fees and reimbursements to these entities. These included payments to our Dealer Manager for selling commissions and the Dealer Manager fee and include payments to our Adviser for reimbursement of offering costs. In addition, we make payments for certain services that include the identification, execution, and management of our investments and also the management of our day-to-day operations provided to us by our Adviser and Sub-Adviser, pursuant to various agreements that we have entered into. See Note 11 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K for additional information regarding related party transactions.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
As of December 31, 2017, we had $430.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facilities. The Everbank Credit Facility will mature on March 6, 2020 and the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility will mature on November 20, 2022. See above for a description of the Credit Facilities.
 

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A summary of our significant contractual payment obligations for the repayment of outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
 
Payments Due By Period (dollars in thousands)
 
Total
 
Less than 1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
After 5 years
EverBank Credit Facility (1)
$
82,000

 
$
—

 
$
82,000

 
$
—

 
$
—

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (2)
348,000

 
—

 
—

 
348,000

 
—

Total
$
430,000

 
$
—

 
$
82,000

 
$
348,000

 
$
—

(1)
At December 31, 2017, $38.0 million remained available under our EverBank Credit Facility; however, our borrowing ability is limited to the asset coverage ratio restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act, as discussed above.
(2)
At December 31, 2017, $102.0 million remained available under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility; however, our borrowing ability is limited to the asset coverage ratio restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act, as discussed above.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards
 
In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014‑09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry‑specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the ASC. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under the new guidance, an entity is required to perform the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance will significantly enhance comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. Additionally, the guidance requires improved disclosures as to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarified the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarified the implementation guidance regarding performance obligations and licensing arrangements. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016‑12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)-Narrow‑Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which clarified guidance on assessing collectability, presenting sales tax, measuring non-cash consideration, and certain transition matters. The new guidance will be effective for the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption would be permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We expect to identify similar performance obligations under ASC 606 as compared with deliverables and separate units of account previously identified. As a result, we expect the timing of our revenue recognition to remain the same.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities which amends the guidance related to the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities. The guidance requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The ASU will also amend the guidance related to the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value and certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. For public companies, this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on our consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which addresses eight specific cash flow issues including, among other things, the classification of debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs. ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, and the interim periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on our consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230),” which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The amendment should be adopted retrospectively. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on our consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

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From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies that are adopted by us as of the specified effective date. We believe that the impact of recently issued standards and any that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
At December 31, 2017, we had a total of approximately $45.4 million in outstanding commitments comprised of (i) 28 commitments to fund revolving loans that had not been fully drawn or term loans that had not been funded and (ii) four capital commitments that had not been fully called. We recognized unrealized appreciation of approximately $14,000 on the outstanding unfunded loan commitments and no unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the outstanding unfunded capital commitments during the year ended December 31, 2017. We had equity commitments of up to $30.0 million to HMS-ORIX, which were fully funded as of December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2016, we had a total of approximately $42.7 million in outstanding commitments comprised of (i) 22 commitments to fund revolving loans that had not been fully drawn or term loans that had not been funded and (ii) three capital commitments that had not been fully called. We recognized unrealized depreciation of approximately $266,000 on our outstanding unfunded loan commitments and unrealized appreciation of approximately $14,000 on our outstanding unfunded capital commitments during the year ended December 31, 2016.

 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments
 
 
 
Apex Linen Services, Inc.
$
403

 
$
397

Arcus Hunting, LLC
976

 
2,136

BarFly Ventures, LLC
613

 
881

BigName Holdings, LLC
101

 
—

Boccella Precast Products, LLC
500

 
—

Buca C, LLC
—

 
1,548

CapFusion Holding, LLC
—

 
394

CDHA Management, LLC
2,343

 
3,259

Charps, LLC
1,000

 
—

Clad-Rex Steel, LLC
100

 
—

CTVSH, PLLC
200

 
—

Datacom, LLC
25

 
1,302

Felix Investments Holdings II LLC
1,667

 
—

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC
300

 
300

GST Autoleather Inc.
1,281

 
—

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc.
400

 
400

Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC
400

 
400

Hojeij Branded Foods, Inc.
1,923

 
2,000

Hostway Corporation
7

 
—

HW Temps LLC
200

 
50

Jackmont Hospitality, Inc.
—

 
1,200

LaMi Products, LLC
294

 
1,729

Market Force Information, Inc.
400

 
—

Meisler Operating, LLC
400

 
—

Minute Key, Inc.
—

 
197

Mystic Logistics, Inc.
200

 
194

NNE Issuer, LLC
5,542

 
—

NuStep, LLC
300

 
—

Pardus Oil & Gas, LLC
—

 
357

Permian Holdco 2, Inc.
97

 
290

PPC/Shift, LLC
500

 
500

Resolute Industrial LLC
5,750

 
—

Strike, LLC
—

 
2,475

Unirush, LLC
—

 
980

Volusion, LLC
—

 
2,955


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Commitments and Contingencies
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Wireless Vision Holdings, LLC
$
2,084

 
$
—

Unfunded Capital Commitments
 
 
 
Brightwood Capital Fund III, LP
1,000

 
1,000

Brightwood Capital Fund IV, LP
9,000

 
10,000

Copper Trail Energy Fund I LP
2,500

 
—

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP
4,941

 
7,737

Total
$
45,447

 
$
42,681

Recent Developments

On February 2, 2018, we filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, to commence an offer by us to purchase, as approved by our board of directors, 1,942,970.33 shares of our issued and outstanding common stock. The offer is for cash at a purchase price equal to the NAV per share to be determined within 48 hours of the repurchase date.


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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
 
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
We are subject to financial market risks, in particular changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect our interest income from portfolio investments, the fair value of our fixed income investments, and our cost of funding.
 
Our interest income will be affected by changes in various interest rates, including LIBOR and prime rates, to the extent any of our debt investments include floating interest rates. We generally invest in floating rate debt instruments, meaning that the interest rate payable on such instrument resets periodically based upon changes in a specified interest rate index, typically the one-month or three-month LIBOR. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 87.2% of our LMM, Private Loan, and Middle Market portfolio debt investments (based on cost) contained floating interest rates. As of December 31, 2017, the one-month and three-month LIBOR was approximately 1.57% and 1.69% respectively. However, many of our investments provide that the specified interest rate index on such instruments will never fall below a level, or floor, generally between 100 and 150 basis points, equal to 1.0% to 1.5%, regardless of the level of the specified index rate. Given that most floating rate debt investments have index floors at or above 100 basis points, a decline in index rates is not expected to result in a significant change to interest income.
 
In addition, any fluctuations in prevailing interest rates may affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt instruments and result in changes in unrealized gains and losses, and may also affect a net increase or decrease in net assets resulting from operations. Such changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation will materialize into realized gains and losses if we sell our investments before their respective debt maturity dates.

Further, because we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income is partially dependent upon the difference between the interest rate at which we invest borrowed funds and the interest rate at which we borrow funds. In periods of rising interest rates and when we have borrowed capital with floating interest rates, our interest expense will increase, which will increase our financing costs and reduce our net investment income, especially to the extent we hold fixed-rate debt investments. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

The following table shows the approximate annualized increase or decrease (dollars in thousands) in the components of net investment income due to hypothetical interest rate index changes, assuming no changes in our investments and borrowings as of December 31, 2017.
Change in interest rates
 
Increase
(Decrease) in
Interest Income
 
Increase
(Decrease) in
Interest Expense
 
Net Increase
(Decrease) in Net
Investment Income
Down 100 basis points
 
$
(5,713
)
 
$
(4,300
)
 
$
(1,413
)
Down 50 basis points
 
(4,239
)
 
(2,150
)
 
(2,089
)
Up 50 basis points
 
4,277

 
2,150

 
2,127

Up 100 basis points
 
8,568

 
4,300

 
4,268

Up 200 basis points
 
17,152

 
8,600

 
8,552

Up 300 basis points
 
25,736

 
12,900

 
12,836


Although we believe that this analysis is indicative of our existing sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for changes in the credit market, credit quality, the size and composition of the assets in our portfolio and other business developments, including borrowing under the Credit Facilities or other borrowings, that could affect net increase in net assets resulting from operations, or net income. Accordingly, we can offer no assurances that actual results would not differ materially from the analysis above.

If deemed prudent, we may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As of December 31, 2017, we had not entered into any interest rate hedging arrangements.
 


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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
Index to Audited Financial Statements 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
70

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
71

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
72

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
72

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
74

Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
75

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
95



 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 


Board of Directors and Stockholders
HMS Income Fund, Inc.


Opinion on the financial statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of HMS Income Fund, Inc. (a Maryland corporation) and subsidiaries (the “Company”), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and the financial highlights (see Note 7) for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2017 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017 and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included verification by confirmation of securities as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, by correspondence with the portfolio companies and custodians, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP


We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2012.


Houston, Texas
March 21, 2018



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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets 
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
ASSETS
 

 
 

Portfolio investments at fair value:
 

 
 

Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments (amortized cost: $948,029 and $935,741 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
$
922,898

 
$
916,393

Affiliate investments (amortized cost: $71,708 and $53,771 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
76,862

 
56,312

Control investments (amortized cost: $44,592 and $12,883 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
49,679

 
16,542

Total portfolio investments
1,049,439

 
989,247

 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
45,791

 
23,719

Interest receivable
8,638

 
7,204

Receivable for securities sold
4,959

 
7,610

Prepaid and other assets
4,072

 
1,268

Deferred offering costs (net of accumulated amortization of $0 and $9,919 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
—

 
680

Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $309 and $2,862 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively)
6,163

 
3,840

Total assets
$
1,119,062

 
$
1,033,568

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES
 

 
 

Accounts payable and other liabilities
$
1,459

 
$
1,164

Payable for unsettled trades
—

 
932

Stockholder distributions payable
4,772

 
4,354

Base management fees payable
5,682

 
5,054

Due to affiliates
59

 
184

Directors’ fees payable
17

 
12

Payable for securities purchased
29,284

 
11,035

Credit facilities payable
430,000

 
413,000

Total liabilities
471,273

 
435,735

 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 13)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NET ASSETS
 

 
 

Common stock, $.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 79,511,731 and 73,382,971 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively
80

 
73

Additional paid in capital
685,593

 
633,855

Accumulated distributions in excess of net investment income
(22,660
)
 
(22,602
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(15,224
)
 
(13,493
)
Total net assets
647,789

 
597,833

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and net assets
$
1,119,062

 
$
1,033,568

 
 
 
 
Net asset value per share
$
8.15

 
$
8.15


 See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(dollars in thousands, except shares and per share amounts)
 
For The Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
INVESTMENT INCOME:
 

 
 

 
 
From non-control/non-affiliate investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
$
92,159

 
$
83,037

 
$
61,956

Fee income
2,121

 
903

 
944

Dividend income
683

 
563

 
353

From affiliate investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
4,850

 
2,229

 
1,060

Fee income
180

 
276

 
45

Dividend income
1,904

 
1,463

 
99

From control investments:
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
663

 
740

 
848

Fee income
73

 
81

 
84

Dividend income
1,027

 
107

 
—

Total interest, fee and dividend income
103,660

 
89,399

 
65,389

EXPENSES:
 

 
 

 
 
Interest expense
18,317

 
15,055

 
11,159

Base management and incentive fees
24,814

 
20,840

 
18,142

Internal administrative services expenses
3,014

 
2,315

 
2,037

Offering costs
1,861

 
901

 
—

Professional fees
645

 
1,056

 
606

Insurance
191

 
191

 
192

Other general and administrative
1,518

 
1,440

 
1,280

Expenses before fee and expense waivers
50,360

 
41,798

 
33,416

Waiver of incentive fees
(3,029
)
 
(1,689
)
 
(2,601
)
Waiver of internal administrative services expenses
(3,014
)
 
(2,315
)
 
(2,037
)
Total expenses, net of fee and expense waivers
44,317

 
37,794

 
28,778

Net investment income before taxes
59,343

 
51,605

 
36,611

Income tax expense (benefit), including excise tax
624

 
336

 
127

NET INVESTMENT INCOME
58,719

 
51,269

 
36,484

NET REALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
 

 
 

 
 
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
(5,314
)
 
(22,891
)
 
(5,508
)
Affiliate investments
951

 
—

 
—

Control investments
—

 
—

 
—

Total realized gain (loss) on investments
(4,363
)
 
(22,891
)
 
(5,508
)
NET REALIZED INCOME
54,356

 
28,378

 
30,976

NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) ON INVESTMENTS
 

 
 

 
 
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
(5,767
)
 
34,185

 
(40,543
)
Affiliate investments
2,608

 
1,601

 
1,348

Control investments
1,429

 
2,420

 
1,239

Total net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
(1,730
)
 
38,206

 
(37,956
)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
$
52,626

 
$
66,584

 
$
(6,980
)
PER SHARE INFORMATION – BASIC AND DILUTED
 
 
 
 
 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE
$
0.76

 
$
0.75

 
$
0.75

NET REALIZED INCOME PER SHARE
$
0.70

 
$
0.41

 
$
0.63

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE (EARNINGS PER SHARE)
$
0.68

 
$
0.97

 
$
(0.14
)
DISTRIBUTIONS DECLARED PER SHARE
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

 
$
0.70

WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC AND DILUTED
77,718,813

 
68,029,977

 
48,838,114

See notes to the consolidated financial statements.

72


HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share amounts) 

 
 
For The Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Change in Net Assets from Operations:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
 
$
58,719

 
$
51,269

 
$
36,484

Net realized loss on investments
 
(4,363
)
 
(22,891
)
 
(5,508
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
 
(1,730
)
 
38,206

 
(37,956
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
52,626

 
66,584

 
(6,980
)
Change in Net Assets from Stockholders’ Distributions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment income
 
(54,414
)
 
(47,761
)
 
(34,195
)
Distributions from net realized gain on investments
 
—

 
—

 
—

Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholders’ distributions
 
(54,414
)
 
(47,761
)
 
(34,195
)
Change in Net Assets from Capital Share Transactions:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs
 
47,077

 
73,491

 
263,372

Reinvestment of stockholder distributions
 
27,641

 
24,766

 
16,937

Repurchase of common stock
 
(22,974
)
 
(10,899
)
 
(2,955
)
Offering costs
 
—

 
—

 
(4,590
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
 
51,744

 
87,358

 
272,764

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Increase in Net Assets
 
49,956

 
106,181

 
231,589

Net Assets at beginning of period
 
597,833

 
491,652

 
260,063

Net Assets at end of the period
 
$
647,789

 
$
597,833

 
$
491,652

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NAV per share at end of the period
 
$
8.15

 
$
8.15

 
$
7.88

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common shares outstanding, beginning of period
 
73,382,971

 
62,382,044

 
30,967,120

Issuance of common shares
 
5,625,617

 
9,271,585

 
29,856,266

Issuance of common shares pursuant to distribution reinvestment plan
 
3,316,991

 
3,115,762

 
1,918,998

Repurchase of common shares
 
(2,813,848
)
 
(1,386,420
)
 
(360,340
)
Common shares outstanding, end of period
 
79,511,731

 
73,382,971

 
62,382,044


See notes to the consolidated financial statements.



73


HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(dollars in thousands)
 
For The Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
 

 
 

 
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
52,626

 
$
66,584

 
$
(6,980
)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash generated from (used in) operating activities:
 

 
 

 
 
Principal repayments received, proceeds from sales of investments in portfolio companies
525,018

 
349,564

 
176,066

Investments in portfolio companies
(551,797
)
 
(464,882
)
 
(631,126
)
Net change in unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on investments
1,730

 
(38,206
)
 
37,956

Net realized loss on sale of portfolio investments
4,363

 
22,891

 
5,508

Amortization of deferred financing costs
1,327

 
1,492

 
1,161

Amortization of deferred offering costs
1,861

 
901

 
—

Accretion of unearned income
(15,127
)
 
(11,946
)
 
(4,378
)
Net payment-in-kind interest accrual
(1,255
)
 
(469
)
 
(1,223
)
Changes in other assets and liabilities:
 

 
 

 
 
Interest receivable
(1,434
)
 
723

 
(3,599
)
Prepaid and other assets
(5,040
)
 
103

 
101

Due to affiliates
(60
)
 
24

 
4,623

Base management fees payable
628

 
533

 
2,441

Accounts payable and other liabilities
295

 
204

 
302

Directors’ fees payable
5

 
(2
)
 
6

Payable for unsettled trades
(932
)
 
932

 
(6,249
)
Net cash generated from (used in) operating activities
12,208

 
(71,554
)
 
(425,391
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
 

 
 

 
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
51,109

 
80,611

 
284,481

Redemption of common stock
(22,974
)
 
(10,899
)
 
(2,955
)
Payment of selling commissions and dealer manager fees
(4,118
)
 
(7,033
)
 
(25,699
)
Payment of offering costs
(1,160
)
 
(1,603
)
 
(4,590
)
Payment of stockholder distributions
(26,356
)
 
(22,359
)
 
(15,301
)
Repayments on credit facilities payable
(480,276
)
 
(388,000
)
 
(176,664
)
Proceeds from credit facilities payable
497,276

 
421,000

 
373,800

Payment of deferred financing costs
(3,637
)
 
(445
)
 
(3,548
)
Net cash generated from financing activities
9,864

 
71,272

 
429,524

 
 
 
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
22,072

 
(282
)
 
4,133

 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD
23,719

 
24,001

 
19,868

 
 
 
 
 
 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
$
45,791

 
$
23,719

 
$
24,001

 
See notes to the consolidated financial statements.




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HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company (1) (3)
Business Description
Type of Investment (2) (3)
Index Rate (22)
Principal (7)
Cost (7)
Fair Value (26)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Control Investments (6)
Copper Trail Energy Fund I, LP (9)(15)(16)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (Copper Trail Energy Fund I, LP) (Fully diluted 30.1%)
—
$
—

$
2,500

$
2,500

GRT Rubber Technologies, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Engineered Rubber Product Manufacturer
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 19, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
5,715

5,657

5,715

 
 
Member Units (2,896 shares) (16)
—
—
6,435

10,821

 
 
 
 
 
12,092

16,536

HMS-ORIX SLF LLC (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
Membership Interests (Fully diluted 60.00%) (16)
—
—
30,000

30,643

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Control Investments (6) (5% of total investments at fair value)
 
 
$
44,592

$
49,679

Affiliate Investments (4)
AFG Capital Group, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Rent-to-Own Financing Solutions and Services
Member Units (46 shares) (16)
—
$
—

$
300

$
897

 
 
Warrants (10 equivalent shares, Expiration - November 7, 2024)
—
—

65

215

 
 
 
 
 
365

1,112

Charps, LLC (10) (13)
Pipeline Maintenance and Construction
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 31, 2022)
None
4,600

4,497

4,500

 
 
Preferred Member Units (400 units)
—
—
100

163

 
 
 
 
 
4,597

4,663

Clad-Rex Steel, LLC (10) (13)
Specialty Manufacturer of Vinyl-Clad Metal
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.86%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 20, 2021) (8)
1 month LIBOR
3,320

3,264

3,320

 
 
Member Units (179 units) (16)
—
—

1,820

2,375

 
 
10.00% Secured Debt (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC) (Maturity - December 19, 2036)
None
296

293

293

 
 
Member Units (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC) (200 units)
—
—

53

70

 
 
 
 
 
5,430

6,058

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP) (Fully diluted 5.60%) (16)
—
—

8,558

8,506

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Manufacturer of Ruggedized Computer Mounting Systems
LIBOR Plus 11.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 12.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 24, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
5,850

5,750

5,850

 
 
Member Units (2,155 units) (16)
—
—

3,711

5,843

 
 
 
 
 
9,461

11,693

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc. (10) (13)
Multi-Family and Commercial Modular Construction Company
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 13, 2019)
None
2,677

2,644

2,660

 
 
Common Stock (53,008 shares)
—
—

746

—

 
 
Class B Preferred Stock (101,250 shares)
—
—

285

—

 
 
 
 
 
3,675

2,660

Gulf Publishing Investor, LLC (10) (13)
Energy Focused Media and Publishing
12.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2021)
None
3,200

3,151

3,151

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.86%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 30, 2020) (8)
1 month LIBOR
20

20

20

 
 
Member Units (781 shares)
—
—

920

1,210

 
 
 
 
 
4,091

4,381

Harris Preston Fund Investments (15) (16)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (HPEP 3, LP) (Fully diluted 9.60%) (9)
—
—

943

943

 
 
LP Interests (2717 MH, LP) (Fully diluted 7.00%)
—
—

536

536

 
 
 
 
 
1,479

1,479

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC (9) (10) (13)
Value-Added Reseller of Engineering Design and Manufacturing Solutions
11.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - December 2, 2021)
None
$
3,575

$
3,513

$
3,574

 
 
Preferred Member Units (56 units) (16)
—
—

713

950

 
 
Preferred Member Units (HRS Services, ULC) (56 units) (16)
—
—

38

50

 
 
 
 
 
4,264

4,574

HW Temps LLC (8) (10) (13)
Temporary Staffing Solutions
LIBOR Plus 11.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 12.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 2, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
2,494

2,454

2,454

 
 
Preferred Member Units (800 shares) (16)
—
—

986

985

 
 
 
 
 
3,440

3,439

Market Force Information, Inc. (8)(10)(13)
Provider of Customer Experience Management Services
LIBOR Plus 11.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 12.48%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 28, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
5,840

5,732

5,732

 
 
Member Units (170,000 units)
—
—

3,675

3,675

 
 
 
 
 
9,407

9,407

M.H. Corbin, Inc. (10) (13)
Manufacturer and Distributor of Traffic Safety Products
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 31, 2020)
None
3,150

3,130

3,130

 
 
Preferred Member Units (1,000 units)
—
—
1,500

1,500

 
 
 
 
 
4,630

4,630

Mystic Logistics, Inc. (10) (13)
Logistics and Distribution Services Provider for Large Volume Mailers
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 15, 2019)
None
1,942

1,914

1,916

 
 
Common Stock (1,468 shares) (16)
—
—
680

1,705

 
 
 
 
 
2,594

3,621

NuStep, LLC (10) (13)
Designer, Manufacturer and Distributor of Fitness Equipment
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 31, 2022)
None
5,150

5,047

5,048

 
 
Preferred Member Units (102 units)
—
—
2,550

2,550

 
 
 
 
 
7,597

7,598

SoftTouch Medical Holdings LLC (8) (10) (13)
Home Provider of Pediatric Durable Medical Equipment
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
1,260

1,250

1,260

 
 
Member Units (785 units) (16)
—
—

870

1,781

 
 
 
 
 
2,120

3,041

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Affiliate Investments (4) (7% of total investments at fair value)
 
 
$
71,708

$
76,862

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (5)
AAC Holding Corp. (8)
Substance Abuse Treatment Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.13%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
$
11,751

$
11,475

$
11,810

Adams Publishing Group, LLC (8) (11)
Local Newspaper Operator
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
10,341

10,123

10,147

ADS Tactical, Inc. (8) (11)
Value-Added Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions Provider
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 0.75%), Current Coupon 9.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 31, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
12,981

12,671

12,801

Aethon United BR, LP (8)(11)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.16%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 8, 2023) (14)
1 month LIBOR
3,438

3,388

3,388

Ahead, LLC (8) (11)
IT Infrastructure Value Added Reseller
LIBOR Plus 6.50%, Current Coupon 8.20%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 2, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
7,374

7,233

7,420

Allflex Holdings III Inc. (8)
Manufacturer of Livestock Identification Products
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 19, 2021) (14)
3 month LIBOR
13,964

14,054

14,075

American Scaffold Holdings, Inc. (8) (11)
Marine Scaffolding Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 31, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
7,031

6,948

6,996

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (8)
Provider of Audio Conferencing and Video Collaboration Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.90%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 8, 2021)
2 month LIBOR
$
9,532

$
8,684

$
9,407

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.85%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 6, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
5,571

5,335

5,260

 
 
 
 
 
14,019

14,667

Apex Linen Service, Inc. (10) (13)
Industrial Launderers
16.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2022)
None
3,604

3,552

3,552

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2022) (8)
1 month LIBOR
600

600

600

 
 
 
 
 
4,152

4,152

Arcus Hunting, LLC (8) (11)
Manufacturer of Bowhunting and Archery Products and Accessories
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 13, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
7,696

7,618

7,690

ATI Investment Sub, Inc. (8)
Manufacturer of Solar Tracking Systems
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 22, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
7,364

7,221

7,346

ATX Networks Corp. (8) (9)
Provider of Radio Frequency Management Equipment
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.33%, Current Coupon plus PIK 8.33%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 11, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,474

14,253

14,384

BarFly Ventures, LLC (11)
Casual Restaurant Group
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 31, 2020)
None
2,905

2,863

2,905

 
 
Warrants (.410 equivalent units, Expiration - August 31, 2025)
—
—

158

175

 
 
Options (.731 equivalent units)
—
—

133

309

 
 
 
 
 
3,154

3,389

BBB Tank Services, LLC (10) (13)
Maintenance, Repair and Construction Services to the Above-Ground Storage Tank Market
15.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - April 8, 2021)
None
1,000

987

969

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.74%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 9, 2018) (8)
1 month LIBOR
200

200

200

 
 
Member Units (200,000 units)
—
—

200

125

 
 
 
 
 
1,387

1,294

Berry Aviation, Inc. (11)
Airline Charter Service Operator
Current Coupon 13.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 30, 2020) (14)
None
1,407

1,395

1,407

 
 
Common Stock (138 shares)
—
—
100

252

 
 
 
 
 
1,495

1,659

BigName Commerce, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Envelopes and Complimentary Stationery Products
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.59%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 11, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
2,488

2,460

2,460

Binswanger Enterprises, LLC (8) (11)
Glass Repair and Installation Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.49%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 9, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
15,267

15,002

15,135

 
 
Member Units (1,050,000 Class A units)
—
—
1,050

1,000

 
 
 
 
 
16,052

16,135

Bluestem Brands, Inc. (8)
Multi-Channel Retailer of General Merchandise
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 6, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
13,005

12,836

9,158

Boccella Precast Products, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Manufacturer of Precast Hollow Core Concrete
LIBOR Plus 10.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 11.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
4,100

4,005

4,100

 
 
Member Units (540,000 units)
—
—
540

860

 
 
 
 
 
4,545

4,960

Brightwood Capital Fund Investments (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (Brightwood Capital Fund III, LP) (Fully diluted 0.52%) (16)
—
—
4,075

3,443

 
 
LP Interests (Brightwood Capital Fund IV, LP) (Fully diluted 1.58%) (16)
—
—
2,037

2,037

 
 
 
 
 
6,112

5,480

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, Inc.
Construction Services Provider
10.38% Secured Debt (Maturity - September 1, 2023) (14)
None
12,000

12,074

12,720

Buca C, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Casual Restaurant Group
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.63%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
$
13,536

$
13,386

$
13,386

 
 
Preferred Member Units (4 units, 6.00% cumulative) (16)
—
—
2,702

2,781

 
 
 
 
 
16,088

16,167

Cadence Aerospace, LLC (8) (11)
Aerospace and Defense
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.91%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 14, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
15,000

14,853

14,853

CAI Software, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Specialized Enterprise Resource Planning Software
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 10, 2019)
None
1,021

1,005

1,021

 
 
Member Units (16,339 units) (16)
—
—
163

807

 
 
 
 
 
1,168

1,828

CapFusion Holding, LLC (9) (10) (13)
Business Lender
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - March 25, 2021) (18)
None
1,669

1,394

468

CDHA Management, LLC (8) (11)
Dental Services
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.78%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 5, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
5,365

5,270

5,365

Central Security Group, Inc. (8)
Security Alarm Monitoring Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 5.63% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 6, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
7,481

7,462

7,518

Cenveo Corporation
Provider of Commercial Printing, Envelopes, Labels, Printed Office Products
6.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2019)
None
15,000

13,706

10,650

Charlotte Russe, Inc. (8)
Fast-Fashion Retailer to Young Women
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 6.89%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 22, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
14,972

14,863

6,045

Clarius BIGS, LLC (11) (18)
Prints & Advertising Film Financing
15.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2015) (18)
None
2,140

1,882

62

 
 
20.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2015) (18)
None
773

680

22

 
 
 
 
 
2,562

84

Clickbooth.com, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Digital Advertising Performance Marketing Solutions
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.01%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 5, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
3,000

2,941

2,941

Construction Supply Investments, LLC (11)
Distribution Platform of Specialty Construction Materials to Professional Concrete and Masonry Contractors
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2023) (8)
1 month LIBOR
7,125

7,090

7,090

 
 
Member units (20,000 units)
—
—

3,723

3,723

 
 
 
 
 
10,813

10,813

ContextMedia Health, LLC (8)
Provider of Healthcare Media Content
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.13%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 23, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
9,500

8,685

6,413

CTVSH, PLLC (8) (11) (13)
Emergency Care and Specialty Service Animal Hospital
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.48%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 3, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
2,963

2,907

2,907

Datacom, LLC (10) (13)
Technology and Telecommunications Provider
5.25% Current / 5.25% PIK, Current Coupon 10.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2019)
None
1,366

1,357

1,229

 
 
8.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2018)
None
175

175

175

 
 
Class A Preferred Member Units (1,530 units, 15.00% cumulative) (16)
—
—

131

81

 
 
Class B Preferred Member Units (717 units)
—
—

670

—

 
 
 
 
 
2,333

1,485

Digital River, Inc. (8)
Provider of Outsourced e-Commerce Solutions and Services
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.08%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 12, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
8,946

8,898

8,969

Evergreen Skills Lux S.á r.l.
(d/b/a Skillsoft) (8) (9)
Technology-Based Performance Support Solutions
LIBOR Plus 8.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 28, 2022) (14)
1 month LIBOR
10,901

10,510

9,725

Extreme Reach, Inc. (8)
Integrated TV and Video Advertising Platform
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.59%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 7, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
10,411

10,397

10,398

Felix Investments Holdings II, LLC (8) (11)
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.90%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 9, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
$
3,333

$
3,267

$
3,267

Flavors Holdings, Inc. (8)
Global Provider of Flavoring and Sweetening Products and Solutions
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 3, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
12,407

11,853

11,507

GoWireless Holdings, Inc. (8) (12)
Provider of Wireless Telecommunications Carrier Services
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.16%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 22, 2024)
3 month LIBOR
15,000

14,850

14,888

GST Autoleather, Inc. (8)
Automotive Leather Manufacturer
Prime Plus 6.50% (Floor 2.00%), Current Coupon 11.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 10, 2020)
PRIME
17,384

16,898

13,994

 
 
Prime Plus 6.50% (Floor 2.25%), Current Coupon 11.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 5, 2018)
PRIME
3,377

3,299

3,326

 
 
 
 
 
20,197

17,320

Guitar Center, Inc.
Musical Instruments Retailer
6.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - April 15, 2019)
None
15,015

14,490

13,889

Hojeij Branded Foods, LLC (8) (11)
Multi-Airport, Multi-Concept Restaurant Operator
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 20, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
12,107

12,000

12,107

Hoover Group, Inc. (8) (9) (11)
Provider of Storage Tanks and Related Products to the Energy and Petrochemical Markets
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 28, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,848

14,030

13,656

Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc. (8)
Provider of Military and Commercial Shelters and Systems
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 5, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
14,552

14,161

14,389

Hydrofarm Holdings, LLC (8) (11)
Wholesaler of Horticultural Products
LIBOR Plus 7.00%, Current Coupon 8.49%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 12, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
6,666

6,546

6,657

iEnergizer Limited (8) (9)
Provider of Business Outsourcing Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 7.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
10,644

10,408

10,618

Implus Footcare, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Footwear and Other Accessories
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 30, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,491

14,299

14,394

Industrial Services Acquisitions, LLC (11)
Industrial Cleaning Services
11.25% Current / 0.75% PIK, Current Coupon 12.00%, Unsecured Debt (Maturity - December 17, 2022) (17)
None
10,603

10,429

10,603

 
 
Member Units (Industrial Services Investments, LLC) (2,100,000 units)
—
—
2,100

1,890

 
 
 
 
 
12,529

12,493

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
Hotel & Casino Owner & Operator
9.25% Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2020)
None
10,749

10,620

9,782

iPayment, Inc. (8)
Provider of Merchant Acquisition
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.62%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 11, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
11,970

11,970

12,090

iQor US Inc. (8)
Business Process Outsourcing Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
7,678

7,338

7,649

IronGate Energy Services, LLC (18)
Oil and Gas Services
11.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2018) (18)
None
5,825

5,827

2,039

Jackmont Hospitality, Inc. (8) (11)
Franchisee of Casual Dining Restaurants
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 26, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
8,665

8,642

8,665

Jacuzzi Brands Corp. (8)
Manufacturer of Bath and Spa Products
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 28, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
5,925

5,812

5,969

Joerns Healthcare, LLC (8)
Manufacturer and Distributor of Health Care Equipment & Supplies
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.48%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 9, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
11,119

10,948

10,359

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC (8)
Outsourced Janitorial Services to Retail/Grocery Customers
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.88%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
14,700

14,618

14,241

Keypoint Government Solutions, Inc. (8) (11)
Provider of Pre-Employment Screening Services
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 18, 2024)
3 month LIBOR
12,031

11,921

12,031

LaMi Products, LLC (8) (11)
General Merchandise Distribution
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.05%, Secured Debt (Maturity -September 16, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
11,110

10,988

11,085

Larchmont Resources, LLC (8)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.53%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 7, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
$
4,118

$
4,118

$
4,076

 
 
Member units (Larchmont Intermediate Holdco, LLC) (4,806 units)
—
—

601

1,658

 
 
 
 
 
4,719

5,734

LJ Host Merger Sub, Inc. (8)
Managed Services and Hosting Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 8.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 13, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
16,137

15,744

15,714

 
 
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 8.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 13, 2018)
3 month LIBOR
2,433

2,358

2,293

 
 
 
 
 
18,102

18,007

Logix Acquisition Company, LLC (8) (11)
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.28%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 9, 2024) (23)
1 month LIBOR
9,730

9,632

9,839

LSF9 Atlantis Holdings, LLC (8)
Provider of Wireless Telecommunications Carrier Services
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.36%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2023)
1 month LIBOR
13,825

13,722

13,897

Lulu’s Fashion Lounge, LLC (8)(11)
Fast Fashion E-Commerce Retailer
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 28, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
6,690

6,496

6,766

Meisler Operating, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Short Term Trailer and Container Rental
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.84%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 7, 2022) (8)
3 month LIBOR
4,200

4,095

4,104

 
 
Member Units (Milton Meisler Holdings, LLC) (8,000 units)
—
—

800

848

 
 
 
 
 
4,895

4,952

MHVC Acquisition Corp. (8)
Provider of Differentiated Information Solutions, Systems Engineering and Analytics
LIBOR Plus 5.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.95%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2024)
1 month LIBOR
10,448

10,399

10,578

Minute Key, Inc. (10) (13)
Operator of Automated Key Duplication Kiosk
Warrants (359,352 equivalent units, Expiration - May 20, 2025)
—
—

70

293

NBG Acquisition, Inc. (8)
Wholesaler of Home Decor Products
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 26, 2024)
1 month LIBOR
4,402

4,336

4,452

New Media Holdings II LLC (8) (9)
Local Newspaper Operator
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 14, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
17,033

16,762

17,176

NNE Issuer, LLC (8) (11)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
LIBOR Plus 8.00%, Current Coupon 9.49%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 2, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
11,958

11,851

11,854

North American Lifting Holdings, Inc. (8)
Crane Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 4.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 27, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
6,310

5,666

5,912

Novetta Solutions, LLC (8)
Provider of Advanced Analytics Solutions for Defense Agencies
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 17, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
9,625

9,382

9,364

NTM Acquisition Corp. (8)
Provider of B2B Travel Information Content
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 7, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
10,908

10,797

10,853

Paris Presents, Inc. (8)
Branded Cosmetic and Bath Accessories
LIBOR Plus 8.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 31, 2021) (14)
1 month LIBOR
10,000

9,899

9,950

Parq Holdings, LP (8) (9)
Hotel and Casino Operator
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 17, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
12,469

12,317

12,547

Permian Holdco 2, Inc.
Storage Tank Manufacturer
14.00% PIK Unsecured Debt (Maturity - October 15, 2021) (17)
None
765

765

765

 
 
Series A Preferred Shares (Permian Holdco 1, Inc.) (386,255 units) (12.00% Cumulative) (16)
—
—

1,997

2,449

 
 
Common Shares (Permian Holdco 1, Inc.) (386,255 units)
—
—

—

350

 
 
 
 
 
2,762

3,564

Permian Holdings, Inc.
Storage Tank Manufacturer
10.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 15, 2018)
None
1,000

968

290

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (11)
Pharmaceutical Royalty - Anti-Migraine
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2020)
None
2,737

2,717

1,725

PPC/Shift, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Digital Solutions to Automotive Industry
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 22, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
$
6,825

$
6,704

$
6,825

Prowler Acquisition Corporation (8)
Specialty Distributor to the Energy Sector
LIBOR Plus 4.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 28, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
12,412

11,199

11,854

Renaissance Learning, Inc. (8)
Technology-based K-12 Learning Solutions
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 11, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
12,695

12,359

12,767

Resolute Industrial, LLC (8) (11)
HVAC Equipment Rental and Remanufacturing
LIBOR Plus 7.62% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.95%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 26, 2022) (24)
3 month LIBOR
17,086

16,679

16,774

 
 
Common Stock (601 units)
—
—
750

750

 
 
 
 
 
17,429

17,524

RGL Reservoir Operations, Inc. (9) (11)
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
1.00% Current / 9.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - December 23, 2024)
None
721

407

407

RM Bidder, LLC (11)
Full-scale Film and Television Production and Distribution
Common Stock (1,854 units)
—
—
31

13

 
 
Series A Warrants (124,915 equivalent units, Expiration - October 20, 2025)
—
—
284

—

 
 
Series B Warrants (93,686 equivalent units, Expiration - October 20, 2025)
—
—
—

—

 
 
 
 
 
315

13

Salient Partners, LP (8)
Provider of Asset Management Services
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.85%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 9, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
11,042

10,748

10,711

Smart Modular Technologies, Inc. (8) (9) (11)
Provider of Specialty Memory Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.25%, (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 9, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
14,625

14,351

14,552

Sorenson Communications, Inc.
Manufacturer of Communication Products for Hearing Impaired
9.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2020) (14)
None
6,616

6,457

6,599

 
 
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 2.25%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 30, 2020) (8)
3 month LIBOR
2,947

2,932

2,971

 
 
 
 
 
9,389

9,570

Strike, LLC (8)
Pipeline Construction and Maintenance Services
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
9,500

9,251

9,643

 
 
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.45%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
2,500

2,480

2,513

 
 
 
 
 
11,731

12,156

Synagro Infrastructure Company, Inc. (8)
Waste Management Services
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 22, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
6,411

6,235

6,023

TE Holdings, LLC
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Common Units (72,785 units)
—
—
728

118

Teleguam Holdings, LLC (8)
Cable and Telecom Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 12, 2024) (14)
1 month LIBOR
7,750

7,602

7,808

TMC Merger Sub Corp (8)
Refractory & Maintenance Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.88%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2022) (25)
1 month LIBOR
19,140

18,993

19,237

TOMS Shoes, LLC (8)
Global Designer, Distributor, and Retailer of Casual Footwear
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.98%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
4,863

4,604

2,893

Turning Point Brands, Inc. (8) (9) (11)
Marketer/Distributor of Tobacco Products
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.61%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 17, 2022) (24)
3 month LIBOR
8,436

8,364

8,605

TVG-I-E CMN Acquisition, LLC (8) (11)
Organic Lead Generation for Online Postsecondary Schools
LIBOR Plus 6.00%, (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.56%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
8,170

8,031

8,170

U.S. Telepacific Corp. (8)
Provider of Communications and Managed Services
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 2, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
16,421

16,027

15,754

USJ-IMECO Holding Company, LLC (8)
Marine Interior Design and Installation
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 16, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
8,243

8,224

8,202

Valley Healthcare Group, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Provider of Durable Medical Equipment
LIBOR Plus 12.50% (Floor 0.50%), Current Coupon 13.86%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 29, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
$
2,942

$
2,901

$
2,901

 
 
Preferred Member Units (Valley Healthcare Holding, LLC) (400 units)
—
—

400

400

 
 
 
 
 
3,301

3,301

VIP Cinema Holdings, Inc. (8)
Supplier of Luxury Seating to the Cinema Industry
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 1, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
9,625

9,582

9,721

Vistar Media, Inc. (8) (11)
Operator of Digital Out-of-Home Advertising Platform
LIBOR Plus 10.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 11.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 16, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
3,319

3,046

3,102

 
 
Warrants (70,207 equivalent units, Expiration - February 17, 2027)
—
—
331

500

 
 
 
 
 
3,377

3,602

Volusion, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Online Software-as-a-Service eCommerce Solutions
11.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 24, 2020)
None
7,172

6,453

6,453

 
 
Preferred Member Units (2,090,001 units)
—
—
6,000

6,000

 
 
Warrants (784,866.80 equivalent units, Expiration - January 26, 2025)
—
—
1,104

891

 
 
 
 
 
13,557

13,344

Wellnext, LLC (8) (11)
Manufacturer of Supplements and Vitamins
LIBOR Plus 10.10% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 11.67%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 21, 2022) (23)
1 month LIBOR
9,930

9,856

9,930

Wireless Vision Holdings, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Wireless Telecommunications Carrier Services
LIBOR Plus 8.91% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.27%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 29, 2022) (23)
1 month LIBOR
12,899

12,574

12,574

Wirepath, LLC (8)
E-Commerce Provider Into Connected Home Market
LIBOR Plus 5.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.87%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 5, 2024)
2 month LIBOR
11,471

11,416

11,629

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (5) (88% of total portfolio investments at fair value)
 
 
$
948,029

$
922,898

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio Investments
 
 
 
 
$
1,064,329

$
1,049,439

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short Term Investments (20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds (21)
—
Prime Money Market Portfolio, Class III Shares
—
—
$
11,335

$
11,335

US Bank Money Market Account (21)
—
—
—
—
18,613

18,613

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Short Term Investments
 
 
 
 
$
29,948

$
29,948

(1) All investments are Middle Market portfolio investments, unless otherwise noted. All of the assets of HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) are encumbered as security for the Company’s credit agreements. See Note 6 - Borrowings.
(2) Debt investments are income producing, unless otherwise noted. Equity investments and warrants are non-income producing, unless otherwise noted.
(3) See Note 3 - Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for summary geographic location of portfolio companies.
(4) Affiliate investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments. Fair value as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2017 in these affiliated investments were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
Affiliate Investments
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2016
 
Gross Additions (Cost)*
 
Gross Reductions (Cost)**
 
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2017
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Interest Income
Fee Income
Dividend Income
AFG Capital Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Member units
 
$
687

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
210

 
$
897

 
$
—

$
—

$
—

$
18

Warrants
 
167

 
—

 
—

 
48

 
215

 
—

—

—

—

Charps, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
4,817

 
(320
)
 
3

 
4,500

 
—

533

1

—

Preferred member units
 
—

 
101

 
—

 
62

 
163

 
—

—

—

—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Clad-Rex Steel, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
$
3,449

 
$
16

 
$
(201
)
 
$
56

 
$
3,320

 
$
—

$
392

$
—

$
—

Term loan
 
99

 
—

 
(99
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

—

—

—

Member units
 
1,820

 
—

 
—

 
555

 
2,375

 
—

—

—

103

Term loan (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC)
 
298

 
—

 
(5
)
 
—

 
293

 
—

30

—

—

Member units (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC)
 
53

 
—

 
—

 
17

 
70

 
—

—

—

—

EIG Traverse Co-Investment, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests
 
9,905

 
951

 
(10,756
)
 
(100
)
 
—

 
951

—

—

871

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests
 
4,763

 
3,795

 
—

 
(52
)
 
8,506

 
—

—

—

617

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
5,964

 
19

 
(170
)
 
37

 
5,850

 
—

755

—

—

Common stock
 
4,730

 
—

 
—

 
1,113

 
5,843

 
—

—

54

105

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,642

 
22

 
(1
)
 
(3
)
 
2,660

 
—

366

—

—

Common stock
 
20

 
—

 
—

 
(20
)
 
—

 
—

—

—

—

Class B preferred units
 
285

 
—

 
—

 
(285
)
 
—

 
—

—

—

—

Gulf Publishing Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,455

 
710

 
(14
)
 
—

 
3,151

 
—

387

1

—

Term loan
 
—

 
20

 
—

 
—

 
20

 
—

—

—

—

Member units
 
781

 
142

 
—

 
287

 
1,210

 
—

—

10

—

Harris Preston Fund Investments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests (HPEP 3, LP)
 
—

 
943

 
—

 
—

 
943

 
—

—

—

—

LP interests (2717 HM, LP)
 
—

 
536

 
—

 
—

 
536

 
—

—

—

—

Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,451

 
1,212

 
(149
)
 
60

 
3,574

 
—

301

—

—

Preferred member units
 
713

 
—

 
—

 
237

 
950

 
—

—

—

65

Preferred member units (HRS Services, ULC)
 
38

 
—

 
—

 
12

 
50

 
—

—

—

1

HWT, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,591

 
13

 
(150
)
 
—

 
2,454

 
—

370

—

—

Member units
 
985

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
985

 
—

—

35

—

Market Force Information, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
6,018

 
(286
)
 
—

 
5,732

 
—

324

—

—

Member units
 
—

 
3,675

 
—

 
—

 
3,675

 
—

—

—

—

M.H. Corbin, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
3,299

 
8

 
(177
)
 
—

 
3,130

 
—

382

—

—

Member units
 
1,500

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,500

 
—

—

35

—

Mystic Logistics, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,294

 
21

 
(352
)
 
(47
)
 
1,916

 
—

272

2

—

Common stock
 
1,445

 
—

 
—

 
260

 
1,705

 
—

—

—

—

NuStep, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
5,179

 
(131
)
 
—

 
5,048

 
—

603

—

—

Preferred member units
 
—

 
2,550

 
—

 
—

 
2,550

 
—

—

—

—

SoftTouch Medical Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
1,260

 
5

 
—

 
(5
)
 
1,260

 
—

135

—

124

Member units
 
1,618

 
—

 
—

 
163

 
1,781

 
—

—

42

—

 
 
$
56,312

 
$
30,753

 
$
(12,811
)
 
$
2,608

 
$
76,862

 
$
951

$
4,850

$
180

$
1,904

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.
** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.

(5) Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliate investments.
(6) Control investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which more than 25% of the voting securities are owned or where the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation is maintained. Fair value as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2017 in these controlled investments were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2017
Controlled Investments
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2016
 
Gross Additions (Cost)**
 
Gross Reductions (Cost)***
 
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2017
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Interest Income
Fee Income
Dividend Income
Copper Trail Energy Fund I, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests
 
$
—

 
$
2,500

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
2,500

 
$
—

$
—

$
—

$
—

GRT Rubber Technologies, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
6,538

 
32

 
(824
)
 
(31
)
 
5,715

 
—

663

—

—

Member units
 
10,004

 
—

 
—

 
817

 
10,821

 
—

—

73

577

HMS-ORIX SLF LLC*
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Membership interests
 
—

 
30,000

 
—

 
643

 
30,643

 
—

—

—

450

 
 
$
16,542

 
$
32,532

 
$
(824
)
 
$
1,429

 
$
49,679

 
$
—

$
663

$
73

$
1,027

* Together with ORIX Funds Corp. (“Orix”), the Company co-invests through HMS-ORIX SLF LLC (“HMS-ORIX”), which is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability company agreement and through representation on the HMS-ORIX Board of Managers, the Company and Orix each have 50% voting control of HMS-ORIX and together will agree on all portfolio and investment decisions as well as all other significant actions for HMS-ORIX. Therefore, although the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities of HMS-ORIX, the Company does not have control over HMS-ORIX for purposes of the 1940 Act or otherwise.
** Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.
*** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.
(7) Principal is net of repayments. Cost represents amortized cost which is net of repayments and adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable.
(8) Index based floating interest rate is subject to contractual minimum interest rates.
(9) The investment is not a qualifying asset under the 1940 Act. A business development company (“BDC”) may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the BDC’s total assets. As of December 31, 2017, approximately 13.9% of the Company’s investments were considered non-qualifying.
(10) Investment is classified as a Lower Middle Market investment.
(11) Investment is classified as a Private Loan portfolio investment.
(12) Investment or portion of investment is under contract to purchase and met trade date accounting criteria as of December 31, 2017. Settlement occurred or is scheduled to occur after December 31, 2017. See Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for Summary of Security Transactions.
(13) Investment serviced by Main Street pursuant to servicing arrangements with the Company.
(14) Second lien secured debt investment.
(15) Investment is classified as an Other Portfolio investment.
(16) Income producing through dividends or distributions.
(17) Unsecured debt investment.
(18) Investment is on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2017.
(19) Maturity date is under on-going negotiations with the portfolio company and other lenders, if applicable.
(20) Short term investments represent an investment in a fund that invests in highly liquid investments with average original maturity dates of three months or less.
(21) Effective yield as of December 31, 2017 was approximately 0.01%.
(22) The 1, 2, 3 and 6 month LIBOR rates were 1.57%, 1.62%, 1.69% and 1.84%, respectively, as of December 31, 2017. The actual LIBOR rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable LIBOR rate as of December 31, 2017, as the loan may have been priced or repriced based on a LIBOR rate prior to or subsequent to December 31, 2017. The prime rate was 4.50% as of December 31, 2017.
(23) The Company has entered into an intercreditor agreement that entitles the Company to the "last out" tranche of the first lien secured loans, whereby the "first out" tranche receives priority over the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder. Therefore, the Company receives a higher interest rate than the contractual stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%) per the credit agreement and the Condensed Consolidated Schedule of Investments above reflects such higher rate.
(24) As part of the credit agreement with the portfolio company, the Company is entitled to the "last out" tranche of the first lien secured loans, whereby the "first out" tranche receives priority over the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder. The rate the Company receives per the credit agreement is the same as the rate reflected in the Condensed Consolidated Schedule of Investments above.
(25) The Company has entered into an intercreditor agreement that entitles the Company to the "first out" tranche of the first lien secured loans, whereby the "first out" tranche receives priority over the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder. Therefore, the Company receives a lower interest rate than the contractual stated interest rate of LIBOR plus 6.64% (Floor 1.00%) per the credit agreement and the Condensed Consolidated Schedule of Investments above reflects such lower rate.
(26) The fair value of the investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs. See Note 3 - Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments.


See notes to the consolidated financial statements.


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HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
As of December 31, 2016
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company (1) (3)
Business Description
Type of Investment (2) (3)
Index Rate (22)
Principal (7)
Cost (7)
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Control Investments (6)
GRT Rubber Technologies, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Engineered Rubber Product Manufacturer
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 19, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
$
6,538

$
6,448

$
6,538

 
 
Member Units (2,896 shares)
—
—

6,435

10,004

 
 
 
 
 
12,883

16,542

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Control Investments (6) (2% of total investments at fair value)
 
 
$
12,883

$
16,542

 
Affiliate Investments (4)
AFG Capital Group, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Rent-to-Own Financing Solutions and Services
Member Units (46 shares)
—
—

$
300

$
687

 
 
Warrants (10 equivalent shares, Expiration - November 7, 2024)
—
—

65

167

 
 
 
 
 
365

854

Clad-Rex Steel, LLC (10) (13)
Specialty Manufacturer of Vinyl-Clad Metal
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 20, 2021) (8)
1 month LIBOR
3,520

3,449

3,449

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 20, 2018) (8)
1 month LIBOR
100

99

99

 
 
Member Units (179 units)
—
—

1,820

1,820

 
 
10.00% Secured Debt (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC) (Maturity - December 20, 2036)
None
301

298

298

 
 
Member Units (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC) (200 units)
—
—

53

53

 
 
 
 
 
5,719

5,719

EIG Traverse Co-Investment, LP (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (EIG Traverse Co-Investment, LP) (Fully diluted 22.20%) (16)
—
—

9,805

9,905

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP) (Fully diluted 5.60%) (16)
—
—

4,763

4,763

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Manufacturer of Ruggedized Computer Mounting Systems
LIBOR Plus 11.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 12.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 24, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
6,020

5,902

5,964

 
 
Member Units (2,155 units)
 
—

3,711

4,730

 
 
 
 
 
9,613

10,694

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc. (10) (13)
Multi-Family and Commercial Modular Construction Company
9.00% Current / 4.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - August 13, 2019)
None
2,668

2,621

2,642

 
 
Common Stock (53,008 shares)
—
—

746

20

 
 
Class B Preferred Stock (101,250 shares)
—
—

285

285

 
 
 
 
 
3,652

2,947

Gulf Publishing Holdings, LLC (10) (13)
Energy Focused Media and Publishing
12.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2021)
None
2,500

2,455

2,455

 
 
Member Units (781 shares)
 
—

781

781

 
 
 
 
 
3,236

3,236

Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC (9) (10) (13)
Value-Added Reseller of Engineering Design and Manufacturing Solutions
10.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - December 2, 2021)
None
2,500

2,451

2,451

 
 
Preferred Member Units (56 units)
—
—

713

713

 
 
Preferred Member Units (HRS Services, ULC) (56 units)
—
—

38

38

 
 
 
 
 
3,202

3,202

HW Temps LLC (8) (10) (13)
Temporary Staffing Solutions
LIBOR Plus 13.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 14.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 2, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
2,644

2,591

2,591

 
 
Preferred Member Units (800 shares) (16)
—
—

986

985

 
 
 
 
 
3,577

3,576

M.H. Corbin Holding, LLC (10) (13)
Manufacturer and Distributor of Traffic Safety Products
10.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 31, 2021)
None
3,325

3,299

3,299

 
 
Preferred Member Units (1,000 shares)
 
—

1,500

1,500

 
 
 
 
 
4,799

4,799

Mystic Logistics, Inc. (10) (13)
Logistics and Distribution Services Provider for Large Volume Mailers
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 15, 2019)
None
$
2,294

$
2,246

$
2,294

 
 
Common Stock (1,468 shares) (16)
—
—

680

1,445

 
 
 
 
 
2,926

3,739

SoftTouch Medical Holdings LLC (8) (10) (13)
Home Provider of Pediatric Durable Medical Equipment
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
1,260

1,244

1,260

 
 
Member Units (785 units) (16)
—
—

870

1,618

 
 
 
 
 
2,114

2,878

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Affiliate Investments (4) (6% of total investments at fair value)
 
 
$
53,771

$
56,312

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (5)
Adams Publishing Group, LLC (8) (11)
Local Newspaper Operator
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
$
7,589

$
7,459

$
7,589

ADS Tactical, Inc. (8) (11)
Value-Added Logistics and Supply Chain Solutions Provider
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 31, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
10,000

9,750

9,750

Ahead, LLC (8) (11)
IT Infrastructure Value Added Reseller
LIBOR Plus 6.50%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 2, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
9,500

9,267

9,536

Allflex Holdings III Inc. (8)
Manufacturer of Livestock Identification Products
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 19, 2021) (14)
6 month LIBOR
14,922

15,012

14,936

American Scaffold Holdings, Inc. (8) (11)
Marine Scaffolding Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 31, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
7,359

7,257

7,323

American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd. (8)
Provider of Audio Conferencing and Video Collaboration Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 8, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
10,056

9,122

9,848

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 6, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
5,571

5,353

5,353

 
 
 
 
 
14,475

15,201

AmeriTech College Operations, LLC (10) (13)
For-Profit Nursing and Healthcare College
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 31, 2020)
None
375

375

375

 
 
10.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2019)
None
61

61

61

 
 
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2019)
None
64

64

64

 
 
Preferred Member Units (364 units, 5.00% cumulative) (16)
—
—

284

284

 
 
 
 
 
784

784

AP Gaming I, LLC (8) (11)
Developer, Manufacturer and Operator of Gaming Machines
LIBOR Plus 8.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 21, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
11,291

11,194

11,267

Apex Linen Service, Inc. (10) (13)
Industrial Launderers
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2022)
None
3,604

3,545

3,545

 
 
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2022)
1 month LIBOR
600

600

600

 
 
 
 
 
4,145

4,145

Arcus Hunting, LLC (8) (11)
Manufacturer of Bowhunting and Archery Products and Accessories
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 13, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
6,973

6,850

6,973

Artel, LLC (8) (12)
Provider of Secure Satellite Network and IT Solutions
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.25%), 7.25% Current/1.00% PIK, Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 27, 2017)
3 month LIBOR
5,173

5,000

4,837

ATI Investment Sub, Inc. (8)
Manufacturer of Solar Tracking Systems
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 22, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
9,500

9,322

9,476

ATX Networks Corp. (8) (9)
Provider of Radio Frequency Management Equipment
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 11, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,775

14,541

14,516

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BarFly Ventures, LLC (11)
Casual Restaurant Group
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 30, 2020)
None
$
1,986

$
1,953

$
1,942

 
 
Warrants (.410 equivalent units, Expiration - August 31, 2025)
—
—

158

94

 
 
Options (.731 equivalent units)
—
—

133

164

 
 
 
 
 
2,244

2,200

BBB Tank Services, LLC (10) (13)
Maintenance, Repair and Construction Services to the Above-Ground Storage Tank Market
15% Current Secured Debt (Maturity - April 8, 2021)
None
1,007

989

989

 
 
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 8, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
200

200

200

 
 
Member Units (200,000 units)
—
—

200

200

 
 
 
 
 
1,389

1,389

Berry Aviation, Inc. (11)
Airline Charter Service Operator
12.00% Current / 1.75% PIK, Current Coupon 13.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 30, 2020) (14)
None
1,407

1,390

1,407

 
 
Common Stock (138 shares)
—
—
100

205

 
 
 
 
 
1,490

1,612

Bluestem Brands, Inc. (8)
Multi-Channel Retailer of General Merchandise
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 6, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
13,812

13,582

12,039

Brightwood Capital Fund III, LP (9) (15)
Investment Partnership
LP Interests (Brightwood Capital Fund III, LP) (Fully diluted .52%) (16)
—
—
4,075

3,698

Brundage-Bone Concrete Pumping, Inc.
Construction Services Provider
10.38% Secured Debt (Maturity - September 1, 2021) (14)
None
12,000

12,088

12,960

Buca C, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Casual Restaurant Group
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
15,114

14,889

15,114

 
 
Preferred Member Units (4 units, 6.00% cumulative) (16)
—
—

2,547

3,110

 
 
 
 
 
17,436

18,224

CAI Software, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Specialized Enterprise Resource Planning Software
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 10, 2019)
None
921

904

921

 
 
Member Units (16,339 units)
—
—

163

620

 
 
 
 
 
1,067

1,541

CapFusion Holding, LLC (9) (10) (13)
Business Lender
13.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - March 25, 2021)
None
3,600

3,289

3,289

 
 
Warrants (400 equivalent units, Expiration - March 24, 2026)
—
—

300

300

 
 
 
 
 
3,589

3,589

CDHA Management, LLC (8) (11)
Dental Services
Prime Plus 6.25% (Floor 3.75%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 5, 2021)
PRIME
4,491

4,376

4,376

 
 
Prime Plus 6.25% (Floor 3.75%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 5, 2021)
PRIME
—

—

—

 
 
 
 
 
4,376

4,376

Cenveo Corporation
Provider of Commercial Printing, Envelopes, Labels, Printed Office Products
6.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2019)
None
15,000

13,013

13,388

Charlotte Russe, Inc. (8)
Fast-Fashion Retailer to Young Women
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 22, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
15,101

14,918

9,184

CJ Holding Company (8)
Oil and Gas Equipment and Services
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 31, 2017)
3 month LIBOR
83

85

83

Clarius BIGS, LLC (11) (18)
Prints & Advertising Film Financing
15.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2015) (18)
None
2,144

1,886

64

 
 
20.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2015) (18)
None
774

681

23

 
 
 
 
 
2,567

87

Compuware Corporation (8)
Provider of Software and Supporting Services
LIBOR Plus 5.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 15, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
$
12,265

$
12,004

$
12,341

Construction Supply Investments, LLC (8) (11)
Distribution Platform of Specialty Construction Materials to Professional Concrete and Masonry Contractors
LIBOR Plus 9.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
8,500

8,305

8,330

 
 
Member units (20,000 units)
—
—

2,000

2,000

 
 
 
 
 
10,305

10,330

ContextMedia Health, LLC (8) (12)
Provider of Healthcare Media Content
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 21, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
10,000

9,000

9,150

Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
8.75% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2019)
None
9,500

9,500

9,168

CRGT, Inc. (8)
Provider of Custom Software Development
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 18, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
9,642

9,492

9,666

CST Industries, Inc. (8)
Storage Tank Manufacturer
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.50%), Current Coupon 7.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 22, 2017)
3 month LIBOR
2,759

2,766

2,759

Datacom, LLC (10) (13)
Technology and Telecommunications Provider
5.25% Current / 5.25% PIK, Current Coupon 10.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2019)
None
1,296

1,282

1,222

 
 
8.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2017)
—
100

100

100

 
 
Class A Preferred Member Units (1,530 units, 15.00% cumulative) (16)
—
—

131

152

 
 
Class B Preferred Member Units (717 units)
—
—

670

170

 
 
 
 
 
2,183

1,644

Digital River, Inc. (8)
Provider of Outsourced e-Commerce Solutions and Services
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 12, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,586

14,477

14,713

Digital Room, LLC (8)
Organic Lead Generation for Online Postsecondary Schools
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 21, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
7,625

7,475

7,549

East West Copolymer & Rubber, LLC (10) (13)
Manufacturer of Synthetic Rubbers
12.00% Current / 2.00% PIK, Current Coupon 14.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 17, 2019)
None
2,400

2,351

2,136

 
 
Warrants (627,697 equivalent shares, Expiration - October 15, 2024)
—
—

13

—

 
 
 
 
 
2,364

2,136

ECP-PF Holdings Groups, Inc. (11)
Fitness Club Operator
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 26, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
1,875

1,863

1,875

Evergreen Skills Lux S.á r.l. (d/b/a Skillsoft) (8) (9)
Technology-Based Performance Support Solutions
LIBOR Plus 8.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 28, 2022) (14)
6 month LIBOR
10,902

10,443

8,214

Flavors Holdings, Inc. (8)
Global Provider of Flavoring and Sweetening Products and Solutions
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 3, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
11,774

11,236

9,596

GST Autoleather, Inc. (8)
Automotive Leather Manufacturer
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 10, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
12,204

12,073

11,929

Guitar Center, Inc.
Musical Instruments Retailer
6.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - April 15, 2019)
None
15,015

14,128

13,626

Hojeij Branded Foods, LLC (8) (11)
Multi-Airport, Multi-Concept Restaurant Operator
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 28, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
5,419

5,376

5,419

Hoover Group, Inc. (8) (9) (11)
Provider of Storage Tanks and Related Products to the Energy and Petrochemical Markets
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 28, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
15,000

13,961

13,961

Horizon Global Corporation (8) (9)
Auto Parts Manufacturer
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
12,098

11,893

12,325

Hunter Defense Technologies, Inc. (8)
Provider of Military and Commercial Shelters and Systems
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 5, 2019)
3 Month LIBOR
13,847

13,255

12,878

Hygea Holdings Corp. (8) (11)
Provider of Physician Services
LIBOR Plus 9.25%, Current Coupon 10.17%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 24, 2019)
3 Month LIBOR
7,875

7,378

7,615

 
 
Warrants (5,910,453 equivalent shares, Expiration - February 24, 2023)
—
—

369

1,531

 
 
 
 
 
7,747

9,146

iEnergizer Limited (8) (9)
Provider of Business Outsourcing Solutions
LIBOR 6.00% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
$
8,569

$
8,110

$
8,312

Indivior Finance, LLC (8) (9)
Specialty Pharmaceutical Company Treating Opioid Dependence
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 19, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
9,000

8,644

9,079

Industrial Container Services, LLC (8) (11)
Steel Drum Reconditioner
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 31, 2018)
3 month LIBOR
8,927

8,871

8,927

Industrial Services Acquisitions, LLC (11)
Industrial Cleaning Services
11.25% Current / 0.75% PIK, Current Coupon 12.00%, Unsecured Debt (Maturity - December 17, 2022) (17)
None
10,523

10,325

10,325

 
 
Member units (Industrial Services Investments, LLC) (2,100,000 units)
—
—

2,100

2,100

 
 
 
 
 
12,425

12,425

Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
Hotel & Casino Owner & Operator
9.25% Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2020)
None
10,749

10,583

9,782

Intertain Group Limited (8) (9)
Business-to-Consumer Online Gaming Operator
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 8, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
8,799

8,633

8,876

iPayment, Inc. (8)
Provider of Merchant Acquisition
LIBOR Plus 5.25% (Floor 1.50%), Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 8, 2017)
3 month LIBOR
15,007

14,986

14,481

Ipreo Holdings, LLC
Application Software for Capital Markets
7.25% Unsecured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2022) (17)
None
6,250

5,318

5,266

iQor US Inc. (8)
Business Process Outsourcing Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
7,757

7,331

7,442

IronGate Energy Services, LLC (18)
Oil and Gas Services
11.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2018) (18)
None
5,825

5,827

1,631

Jackmont Hospitality, Inc. (8) (11)
Franchisee of Casual Dining Restaurants
LIBOR Plus 4.25% (Floor 1.00%)/ 2.50% PIK , Current Coupon 7.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 26, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
8,891

8,861

8,891

Joerns Healthcare, LLC (8)
Manufacturer and Distributor of Health Care Equipment & Supplies
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 9, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
12,172

11,947

11,442

JSS Holdings, Inc. (8)
Aircraft Maintenance Program Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 31, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
13,828

13,550

13,759

Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, LLC (8)
Outsourced Janitorial Services to Retail/Grocery Customers
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
14,700

14,603

13,964

Kendra Scott, LLC (8)
Jewelry Retail Stores
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 17, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
9,375

9,305

9,328

Keypoint Government Solutions, Inc. (8)
Provider of Pre-Employment Screening Services
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 7.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 13, 2017)
3 month LIBOR
1,761

1,757

1,752

LaMi Products, LLC (8) (11)
General Merchandise Distribution
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 16, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
10,735

10,564

10,730

 
 
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 16, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10,564

10,730

Larchmont Resources, LLC (8)
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.00% PIK, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 7, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
3,816

3,816

3,731

 
 
Member units (Larchmont Intermediate Holdo, LLC) (4,806 units)
—
—

601

2,027

 
 
 
 
 
4,417

5,758

Legendary Pictures Funding, LLC (8) (11)
Producer of TV, Film, and Comic Content
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 22, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
8,020

7,905

8,030

LJ Host Merger Sub, Inc. (8)
Managed Services and Hosting Provider
LIBOR Plus 4.75% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 6.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 13, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
4,846

4,837

4,595

Logix Acquisition Company, LLC (8) (11)
Competitive Local Exchange Carrier
LIBOR Plus 8.28% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.28%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 24, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
8,593

8,455

8,593

Minute Key, Inc. (10) (13)
Operator of Automated Key Duplication Kiosk
10.00% Current / 2.00% PIK Secured Debt (Maturity - September 19, 2019) (14)
None
$
3,905

$
3,821

$
3,821

 
 
Warrants (359,352 equivalent units, Expiration - May 20, 2025)
—
—

70

117

 
 
 
 
 
3,891

3,938

Mood Media Corporation (8) (9)
Provider of Electronic Equipment
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2019)
3 month LIBOR
14,822

14,741

14,328

New Media Holdings II LLC (8) (9)
Local Newspaper Operator
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 4, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
14,706

14,578

14,633

North American Lifting Holdings, Inc. (8)
Crane Service Provider
LIBOR Plus 4.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 5.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 27, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
2,405

2,016

2,101

North Atlantic Trading Company, Inc. (8)
Marketer/Distributor of Tobacco
Prime Plus 5.50% (Floor 3.75%), Current Coupon 9.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 13, 2020)
PRIME
10,897

10,913

10,829

Novitex Acquisition, LLC (8)
Provider of Document Management Services
LIBOR Plus 6.75% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 7, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
13,322

13,004

12,823

NTM Acquisition Corp. (8)
Provider of B2B Travel Information Content
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 7, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
4,144

4,085

4,128

Pardus Oil & Gas, LLC
Oil & Gas Exploration and Production
13.00% PIK, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 12, 2021)
None
989

989

989

 
 
5.00% PIK, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 13, 2022) (14)
None
517

517

293

 
 
Class A units (1,331 units)
—
—

1,331

523

 
 
 
 
 
2,837

1,805

Paris Presents, Inc. (8)
Branded Cosmetic and Bath Accessories
LIBOR Plus 8.75% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 31, 2021) (14)
1 month LIBOR
7,500

7,382

7,350

Parq Holdings, LP (8) (9)
Hotel and Casino Operator
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 17, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
12,500

12,378

12,313

Permian Holdco 2, Inc.
Storage Tank Manufacturer
14.00% PIK Unsecured Debt (Maturity - October 15, 2021)
None
483

483

483

 
 
Series A Preferred Shares (Permian Holdco 1, Inc.) (386,255 units) (12.00% Cumulative) (16)
—
—

997

997

 
 
Common Shares (Permian Holdco 1, Inc.) (386,255 units)
—
—

997

997

 
 
 
 
 
2,477

2,477

Permian Holdings, Inc.
Storage Tank Manufacturer
10.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 15, 2018)
None
1,000

338

338

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. (11)
Pharmaceutical Royalty - Anti-Migraine
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2020)
None
3,016

2,990

2,910

Pike Corporation (8)
Construction and Maintenance Services for Electric Transmission and Distribution Infrastructure
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 22, 2022) (14)
1 month LIBOR
13,334

13,070

13,411

Polycom, Inc. (8)
Provider of Audio and Video Communication Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 27, 2023)
3 month LIBOR
12,089

11,617

12,194

PPC/Shift, LLC (8) (11)
Provider of Digital Solutions to Automotive Industry
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 22, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
7,000

6,851

6,851

Premier Dental Services, Inc. (8)
Dental Care Services
LIBOR Plus 6.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 1, 2018)
3 month LIBOR
4,511

4,497

4,494

Prowler Acquisition Corporation (8)
Specialty Distributor to the Energy Sector
LIBOR Plus 4.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 5.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 28, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
11,329

9,896

8,383

Raley’s, Inc. (8)
Family-Owned Supermarket Chain in California
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 18, 2022)
3 month LIBOR
4,195

4,125

4,242

Redbox Automated Retail, LLC (8)
Operator of Home Media Entertainment Kiosks
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 27, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
14,344

13,925

13,989

Renaissance Learning, Inc. (8)
Technology-based K-12 Learning Solutions
LIBOR Plus 7.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 11, 2022) (14)
3 month LIBOR
$
12,950

$
12,548

$
12,896

RGL Reservoir Operations, Inc. (8) (9)
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
LIBOR Plus 5.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 13, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
3,910

3,826

880

RM Bidder, LLC (11)
Full-scale Film and Television Production and Distribution
Common Stock (1,854 units)
—
—

31

29

 
 
Series A Warrants (124,915 equivalent units, Expiration - October 20, 2025)
—
—

284

200

 
 
Series B Warrants (93,686 equivalent units, Expiration - October 20, 2025)
—
—

—

—

 
 
 
 
 
315

229

Salient Partners, LP (8)
Provider of Asset Management Services
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 9, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
11,842

11,527

11,338

School Specialty, Inc. (8)
Distributor of Education Supplies and Furniture
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 11, 2019)
1 month LIBOR
5,467

5,396

5,536

Sigma Electric Manufacturing Corp. (8) (11)
Manufacturer and Distributor of Electrical Fittings and Parts
LIBOR Plus 7.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 13, 2019)
3 Month LIBOR
12,500

12,199

12,199

Sorenson Communications, Inc.
Manufacturer of Communication Products for Hearing Impaired
9.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2020) (14)
None
11,710

11,308

10,305

 
 
LIBOR Plus 5.75% (Floor 2.25%), Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 30, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
2,977

2,957

2,955

 
 
 
 
 
14,265

13,260

Strike, LLC (8)
Pipeline Construction and Maintenance Services
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.29%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2022)
6 month LIBOR
10,000

9,667

9,900

Synagro Infrastructure Company, Inc. (8)
Waste Management Services
LIBOR Plus 5.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 22, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
2,704

2,687

2,372

TaxAct, Inc. (8)
Provider of Tax Preparation Solutions
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 3, 2023)
1 month LIBOR
6,500

6,369

6,549

TE Holdings, LLC
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
Common Units (72,785 units)
—
—
728

546

Teleguam Holdings, LLC (8)
Cable and Telecom Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 7.50% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 8.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 10, 2019) (14)
1 month LIBOR
6,397

6,387

6,268

 
 
LIBOR Plus 4.00% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 5.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 10, 2018)
1 month LIBOR
7,481

7,335

7,406

 
 
 
 
 
13,722

13,674

TMC Merger Sub Corp (8)
Refractory & Maintenance Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2022)
1 week LIBOR
12,500

12,376

12,438

The Topps Company, Inc. (8)
Trading Cards & Confectionary
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 2, 2018)
3 month LIBOR
1,109

1,104

1,113

TOMS Shoes, LLC (8)
Global Designer, Distributor, and Retailer of Casual Footwear
LIBOR Plus 5.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 30, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
4,913

4,573

3,635

Travel Leaders Group, LLC (8)
Travel Agency Network Provider
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 7, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
15,988

15,900

15,960

TVG-I-E CMN Acquisition, LLC (8) (11)
Organic Lead Generation for Online Postsecondary Schools
LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2021)
1 month LIBOR
6,459

6,333

6,333

Unirush LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Prepaid Debit Card Solutions
12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity Date - February 1, 2019)
None
3,000

2,745

3,000

 
 
Warrants (111,181 equivalent units, Expiration - February 2, 2026)
—
—

313

313

 
 
 
 
 
3,058

3,313

U.S. Telepacific Corp. (8) (11)
Provider of Communications and Managed Services
LIBOR Plus 8.50% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 24, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
7,500

7,367

7,367

USJ-IMECO Holding Company, LLC (8)
Marine Interior Design and Installation
LIBOR Plus 6.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 16, 2020)
3 month LIBOR
$
8,857

$
8,829

$
8,813

Valley Healthcare Group, LLC (8) (10) (13)
Provider of Durable Medical Equipment
LIBOR Plus 12.50% (Floor 0.50%), Current Coupon 13.12%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 29, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
3,239

3,183

3,183

 
 
Preferred Member Units (Valley Healthcare Holding, LLC) (400 units)
—
—

400

400

 
 
 
 
 
3,583

3,583

VCVH Holding Corp. (8)
Healthcare Technology Services Focused on Revenue Maximization
LIBOR Plus 9.25% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 10.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 1, 2024) (14)
3 month LIBOR
3,500

3,417

3,474

Volusion, LLC (10) (13)
Provider of Online Software-as-a-Service eCommerce Solutions
11.50% Secured Debt (Maturity - January 24, 2020)
None
7,500

6,484

6,484

 
 
Preferred Member Units (2,090,001 units)
—
—

6,000

6,000

 
 
Warrants (784,866.80 equivalent units, Expiration - January 26, 2025)
—
—

1,104

1,104

 
 
 
 
 
13,588

13,588

Wellnext, LLC (8) (11)
Manufacturer of Supplements and Vitamins
LIBOR Plus 9.00% (Floor 0.50%), Current Coupon 9.85%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 23, 2021)
3 month LIBOR
10,058

9,966

10,058

Worley Claims Services, LLC (8) (11)
Insurance Adjustment Management and Services Provider
LIBOR Plus 8.00% (Floor 1.00%), Current Coupon 9.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2020)
1 month LIBOR
6,370

6,326

6,370

YP Holdings LLC (8)
Online and Offline Advertising Operator
LIBOR Plus 11.00% (Floor 1.25%), Current Coupon 12.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 4, 2018)
1 month LIBOR
15,280

15,016

15,241

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (5) (91% of total portfolio investments at fair value)
 
 
$
935,741

$
916,393

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Portfolio Investments
 
 
 
 
$
1,002,395

$
989,247

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Short Term Investments (20)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds
—
Prime Money Market Portfolio, Class III Shares (21)
—
—
$
9,775

$
9,775

UMB Bank Money Market Account (21)
—
—
 
 
642

642

US Bank Money Market Account (21)
—
—
—
—
10,672

10,672

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Short Term Investments
 
 
 
 
$
21,089

$
21,089

(1) All investments are Middle Market portfolio investments, unless otherwise noted. All of the Company’s assets are encumbered as security for the Company’s credit agreements. See Note 6 - Borrowings.
(2) Debt investments are income producing, unless otherwise noted. Equity investments and warrants are non-income producing, unless otherwise noted.
(3) See Note 3 - Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for summary geographic location of portfolio companies.
(4) Affiliate investments are defined by the1940 Act, as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments. Fair value as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2016 in these affiliated investments were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
Affiliate Investments
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2015
 
Gross Additions (Cost)*
 
Gross Reductions (Cost)**
 
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2016
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Interest Income
Fee Income
Dividend Income
AFG Capital Group, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
$
3,197

 
$
120

 
$
(3,238
)
 
$
(79
)
 
$
—

 
$
—

$
256

$
—

$
—

Member units
 
505

 
1

 
(1
)
 
182

 
687

 
—

—

—

—

Warrants
 
123

 
—

 
—

 
44

 
167

 
—

—

—

—

Clad-Rex Steel, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
3,449

 
—

 
—

 
3,449

 
—

14

—

—

Term loan
 
—

 
99

 
—

 
—

 
99

 
—

—

1

—

Member units
 
—

 
1,820

 
—

 
—

 
1,820

 
—

—

—

—

Term loan (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC)
 
—

 
298

 
—

 
—

 
298

 
—

—

—

—

Member units (Clad-Rex Steel RE Investor, LLC)
 
—

 
53

 
—

 
—

 
53

 
—

—

—

—

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EIG Traverse Co-Investment, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests
 
$
4,755

 
$
5,051

 
$
(1
)
 
$
100

 
$
9,905

 
$
—

$
—

$
56

$
888

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LP interests
 
2,077

 
2,686

 
—

 
—

 
4,763

 
—

—

—

402

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
5,902

 
—

 
62

 
5,964

 
—

328

—

—

Common stock
 
—

 
3,711

 
—

 
1,019

 
4,730

 
—

—

101

—

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
2,651

 
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
2,642

 
—

311

—

—

Common stock
 
—

 
303

 
—

 
(283
)
 
20

 
—

—

13

—

Class B preferred units
 
—

 
285

 
—

 
—

 
285

 
—

—

—

—

Gulf Publishing Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
2,455

 
—

 
—

 
2,455

 
—

219

—

—

Member units
 
—

 
781

 
—

 
—

 
781

 
—

—

—

—

Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
—

 
2,451

 
—

 
—

 
2,451

 
—

22

—

—

Preferred member units
 
—

 
713

 
—

 
—

 
713

 
—

—

—

—

Preferred member units (HRS Services, ULC)
 
—

 
38

 
—

 
—

 
38

 
—

—

—

—

HWT, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,430

 
211

 
(50
)
 
—

 
2,591

 
—

283

—

—

Member units
 
986

 
1

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
985

 
—

—

32

108

M.H. Corbin, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
3,467

 
4

 
(172
)
 
—

 
3,299

 
—

351

—

—

Member units
 
1,500

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
1,500

 
—

—

46

—

Mystic Logistics, Inc.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
2,361

 
8

 
(59
)
 
(16
)
 
2,294

 
—

301

—

—

Common stock
 
1,492

 
1

 
—

 
(48
)
 
1,445

 
—

—

—

—

Soft Touch Medical Holdings, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
1,402

 
3

 
(161
)
 
16

 
1,260

 
—

144

—

—

Member units
 
1,008

 
1

 
(1
)
 
610

 
1,618

 
—

—

27

65

 
 
$
25,303

 
$
33,096

 
$
(3,688
)
 
$
1,601

 
$
56,312

 
$
—

$
2,229

$
276

$
1,463

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.
** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.
(5) Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliate investments.
(6) Control investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which more than 25% of the voting securities are owned or where the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation is maintained. Fair value as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2017 along with transactions during the year ended December 31, 2017 in these controlled investments were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
 
 
 
Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2016
Controlled Investments
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2015
 
Gross Additions (Cost)*
 
Gross Reductions (Cost)**
 
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss)
 
Fair Value at December 31, 2016
 
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
Interest Income
Fee Income
Dividend Income
GRT Rubber Technologies, LLC
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
 
$
7,806

 
$
37

 
$
(1,395
)
 
$
90

 
$
6,538

 
$
—

$
740

$
—

$
—

Member units
 
7,674

 
—

 
—

 
2,330

 
10,004

 
—

—

81

107

 
 
$
15,480

 
$
37

 
$
(1,395
)
 
$
2,420

 
$
16,542

 
$
—

$
740

$
81

$
107

* Gross additions include increases in the cost basis of investments resulting from new portfolio investments, PIK interest, the amortization of unearned income, the exchange of one or more existing securities for one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company into this category from a different category.
** Gross reductions include decreases in the cost basis of investments resulting from principal collections related to investment repayments or sales, the exchange of one or more new securities and the movement of an existing portfolio company out of this category into a different category.
(7) Principal is net of repayments. Cost represents amortized cost which is net of repayments and adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable.
(8) Index based floating interest rate is subject to contractual minimum interest rates.
(9) The investment is not a qualifying asset under the 1940 Act. A BDC may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the BDC’s total assets. As of December 31, 2016, approximately 13.8% of the Company’s investments were considered non-qualifying.
(10) Investment is classified as a Lower Middle Market investment.
(11) Investment is classified as a Private Loan portfolio investment.
(12) Investment or portion of investment is under contract to purchase and met trade date accounting criteria as of December 31, 2016. Settlement occurred or is scheduled to occur after December 31, 2016.
(13) Investment serviced by Main Street pursuant to servicing arrangements with the Company.
(14) Second lien secured debt investment.
(15) Investment is classified as an Other Portfolio investment.
(16) Income producing through dividends or distributions.
(17) Unsecured debt investment.
(18) Investment is on non-accrual status as of December 31, 2016.
(19) Maturity date is under on-going negotiations with the portfolio company and other lenders, if applicable.
(20) Short term investments represent an investment in a fund that invests in highly liquid investments with average original maturity dates of three months or less.
(21) Effective yield as of December 31, 2016 was approximately 0.01%.
(22) The 1 week and 1, 2, 3 and 6 month LIBOR rates were 0.72%, 0.77%, 0.82%, 1.00% and 1.32%, respectively, as of December 31, 2016. The actual LIBOR rate for each loan listed may not be the applicable LIBOR rate as of December 31, 2016, as the loan may have been priced or repriced based on a LIBOR rate prior to or subsequent to December 31, 2016. The prime rate was 3.75% as of December 31, 2016.


See notes to the consolidated financial statements.


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HMS Income Fund, Inc.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Principal Business and Organization

HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on November 28, 2011 under the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland. The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The Company’s primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments. A secondary objective of the Company is to generate long-term capital appreciation through equity and equity-related investments, including warrants, convertible securities and other rights to acquire equity securities. The Company’s portfolio strategy is to invest primarily in illiquid debt and equity securities issued by lower middle market (“LMM”) companies, which generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million, and middle market (“Middle Market”) companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies. The Company categorizes some of its investments in LMM companies and Middle Market companies as private loan (“Private Loan”) portfolio investments. Private Loan investments, often referred to in the debt markets as “club deals,” are investments, generally in debt instruments, that the Company originates on a collaborative basis with other investment funds. Private Loan investments are typically similar in size, structure, terms and conditions to investments the Company holds in its LMM portfolio and Middle Market portfolio. The Company’s portfolio also includes other portfolio (“Other Portfolio”) investments primarily consisting of the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX (see Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC) and investments managed by third parties, which differ from the typical profiles for the Company’s other types of investments.

The Company previously registered for sale up to 150,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-178548) which was initially declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 4, 2012 (the “Initial Offering”). The Initial Offering terminated on December 1, 2015. The Company had raised approximately $601.2 million under the Initial Offering, including proceeds from the dividend reinvestment plan of approximately $22.0 million. The Company also registered for sale up to $1,500,000,000 worth of shares of common stock (the “Offering”) pursuant to a new registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-204659), as amended, most recently declared effective on May 1, 2017. With the approval of the Company’s board of directors, the Company closed the Offering to new investors effective September 30, 2017. Through December 31, 2017, the Company raised approximately $184.1 million in the Offering, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $52.4 million.

The Company has three wholly owned subsidiaries. HMS Funding I LLC (“HMS Funding”) and HMS Equity Holding, LLC (“HMS Equity Holding”) were both organized as Delaware limited liability companies and HMS Equity Holding II, Inc. (“HMS Equity Holding II”) was organized as a Delaware corporation. HMS Funding was created pursuant to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (as defined below in Note 6 - Borrowings) in order to function as a “Structured Subsidiary,” which is permitted to incur debt outside of the EverBank Credit Facility (as defined below in Note 6 - Borrowings).

The business of the Company is managed by HMS Adviser LP (the “Adviser”), a Texas limited partnership and affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership (“Hines”), under an Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement dated May 31, 2012 (as amended, the “Investment Advisory Agreement”). The Company and the Adviser have retained MSC Adviser I, LLC (the “Sub-Adviser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Street Capital Corporation (“Main Street”), a New York Stock Exchange listed BDC, as the Company’s investment sub-adviser, pursuant to an Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor the Company’s investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser. The Adviser and the Sub-Adviser are collectively referred to as the “Advisers”, and each is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended . Upon the execution of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Main Street became an affiliate of the Company. The Company’s board of directors most recently reapproved the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on May 12, 2017. The Company engaged Hines Securities, Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as the Dealer Manager for the Offering.

Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Presentation and Consolidation
 
The Company is an investment company, as defined in the accounting and reporting guidance under Topic 946, Financial Services-Investment Companies, of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (“FASB’s”) Accounting Standards Codification, as amended

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(the “ASC”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries: HMS Funding, HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Under the 1940 Act rules, regulations pursuant to Articles 6, 10 and 12 of Regulation S-X and ASC Topic 946, the Company is precluded from consolidating portfolio company investments, including those in which it has a controlling interest, unless the portfolio company is a wholly owned investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if the Company owns a controlled operating company whose purpose is to provide services to the Company such as an investment adviser or transfer agent. None of the investments made by the Company qualifies for this exception. Therefore, the Company’s portfolio company investments, including those in which the Company has a controlling interest, are carried on the Consolidated Balance Sheet at fair value, as discussed below, with changes to fair value recognized as “Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations until the investment is realized, usually upon exit, resulting in any gain or loss on exit being recognized as a realized gain or loss. However, in the event that any controlled subsidiary exceeds the tests of significance set forth in Rules 3-09 or 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X, the Company will include required financial information for such subsidiary in the notes or as an attachment to its consolidated financial statements.

Reclassifications

The presentation of investment income has been changed to separately state interest income, fee income and dividend income in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The prior periods have been reclassified to conform to this presentation as of December 31, 2017.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Additionally, application of the Company’s accounting policies involves exercising judgments regarding assumptions as to future uncertainties. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Significant estimates are used in the determination of fair value of investments. See Note 3 — Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for a description of these estimates.

Investment Classification

The Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, (a) “Control” investments are defined as investments in companies in which the Company owns more than 25% of the voting securities or has rights to nominate greater than 50% of the directors or managers of the entity, (b) “Affiliate” investments are defined as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments and (c) “Non-Control/Non-Affiliate” investments are defined as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliated investments.
 
Valuation of Portfolio Investments
 
The Company accounts for its portfolio investments at fair value under the provisions of ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements 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 the portfolio investment is to be sold in the principal market to independent market participants, which may be a hypothetical market. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact.

LMM investments and Other Portfolio investments generally have no established trading market, while Middle Market securities generally have established markets that are not active. Private Loan investments may include investments which have no established trading market or have established markets that are not active. The Company determines in good faith the fair value of its investment portfolio pursuant to a valuation policy in accordance with ASC 820 and a valuation process approved by its board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act. The Company’s valuation policies and processes are intended to provide a consistent basis for determining the fair value of the portfolio.

For LMM portfolio investments, the Company generally reviews external events, including private mergers, sales and acquisitions involving comparable companies, and includes these events in the valuation process by using an enterprise value waterfall

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(“Waterfall”) for its LMM equity investments and an income approach using a yield-to-maturity model (“Yield-to-Maturity”) for its LMM debt investments. For Middle Market portfolio investments, the Company uses observable inputs such as quoted prices in the valuation process. The Company determines the appropriateness of the use of third-party broker quotes, if any, in determining fair value based on its understanding of the level of actual transactions used by the broker to develop the quote and whether the quote was an indicative price or binding offer, the depth and consistency of broker quotes and the correlation of changes in broker quotes with underlying performance of the portfolio company and other market indices. The Company often cannot observe the inputs considered by the third party in determining their quotes. For Middle Market and Private Loan portfolio investments in debt securities for which it has determined that third-party quotes or other independent pricing are not available or appropriate, the Company generally estimates the fair value based on the assumptions that it believes hypothetical market participants would use to value the investment in a current hypothetical sale using the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method. For its Other Portfolio equity investments, the Company generally calculates the fair value of the investment primarily based on the net asset value (“NAV”) of the fund. All of the valuation approaches for the Company’s portfolio investments estimate the value of the investment as if the Company was to sell, or exit, the investment as of the measurement date.

Under the Waterfall valuation method, the Company estimates the enterprise value of a portfolio company using a combination of market and income approaches or other appropriate valuation methods, such as considering recent transactions in the equity securities of the portfolio company or third-party valuations of the portfolio company, and then performs a Waterfall calculation by using the enterprise value over the portfolio company’s securities in order of their preference relative to one another. The enterprise value is the fair value at which an enterprise could be sold in a transaction between two willing parties, rather than through a forced or liquidation sale. Typically, private companies are bought and sold based on multiples of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), cash flows, net income, revenues, or in limited cases, book value. There is no single methodology for estimating enterprise value. For any one portfolio company, enterprise value is generally described as a range of values from which a single estimate of enterprise value is derived. In estimating the enterprise value of a portfolio company, the Company analyzes various factors including the portfolio company’s historical and projected financial results. The operating results of a portfolio company may include unaudited, projected, budgeted or pro forma financial information and may require adjustments for non-recurring items or to normalize the operating results that may require significant judgment in its determination. In addition, projecting future financial results requires significant judgment regarding future growth assumptions. In evaluating the operating results, the Company also analyzes the impact of exposure to litigation, loss of customers or other contingencies. After determining the appropriate enterprise value, the Company allocates the enterprise value to investments in order of the legal priority of the various components of the portfolio company’s capital structure. In applying the Waterfall valuation method, the Company assumes the loans are paid off at the principal amount in a change in control transaction and are not assumed by the buyer, which the Company believes is consistent with its past transaction history and standard industry practices.

Under the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method, the Company also uses the income approach to determine the fair value of debt securities based on projections of the discounted future free cash flows that the debt security will likely generate, including analyzing the discounted cash flows of interest and principal amounts for the debt security, as set forth in the associated loan agreements, as well as the financial position and credit risk of the portfolio investments. The Company’s estimate of the expected repayment date of its debt securities is generally the legal maturity date of the instrument, as the Company generally intends to hold its loans and debt securities to maturity. The Yield-to-Maturity analysis also considers changes in leverage levels, credit quality, portfolio company performance and other factors. The Company will generally use the value determined by the Yield-to-Maturity analysis as the fair value for that security. However, it is the Company’s position that assuming a borrower is outperforming underwriting expectations and because these respective investments do not generally contain pre-payment penalties, the borrower would most likely prepay or refinance the borrowing if the market interest rate, given the borrower’s credit quality, is lower than the stated loan interest rate. Therefore, the Company does not believe that a market participant would pay a premium for the investment, and because of the Company’s general intent to hold its loans to maturity, the Company generally does not believe that the fair value of the investment should be adjusted in excess of the face amount. A change in the assumptions that the Company uses to estimate the fair value of its debt securities using the Yield-to-Maturity valuation method could have a material impact on the determination of fair value. If there is deterioration in credit quality or if a debt security is in workout status, the Company may consider other factors in determining the fair value of the debt security, including the value attributable to the debt security from the enterprise value of the portfolio company or the proceeds that would most likely be received in a liquidation analysis.

Under the NAV valuation method, for an investment in an investment fund that does not have a readily determinable fair value, the Company measures the fair value of the investment predominately based on the NAV of the investment fund as of the measurement date. However, in determining the fair value of the investment, the Company may consider whether adjustments to the NAV are necessary in certain circumstances, based on the analysis of any restrictions on redemption of the Company’s investment as of the measurement date, recent actual sales or redemptions of interests in the investment fund, and expected future cash flows available to equity holders, including the rate of return on those cash flows compared to an implied market return on equity required by market participants, or other uncertainties surrounding the Company’s ability to realize the full NAV of its interests in the investment fund.

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With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available, or an indicator exists that the available market prices are not reliable for a particular security, a multi-step valuation process is undertaken, as described below:

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The Company’s valuation process will begin with the Sub-Adviser preparing draft valuations of each investment based upon the methodology contained in the Sub-Adviser’s valuation policy and submitting such draft valuations to the Adviser.
•
The Adviser then prepares its own initial draft valuation for each investment based upon the Adviser’s valuation policy.
•
The Advisers obtain and potentially take into account information received from a third-party valuation firm retained by the Company’s board of directors, if applicable, and then individually set the initial draft value of each investment.
•
Team members from the Advisers then confer regarding their respective draft valuations, and the Adviser’s team members issue such clarifying questions regarding discrepancies in value estimates to the Sub-Adviser for mutual resolution. After receiving responses to such inquiries from the Sub-Adviser, the Adviser then prepares and presents its recommended fair value for each of the investments for consideration by the Adviser’s valuation committee.
•
The Adviser’s valuation committee meets to review the Adviser’s initial draft values, to analyze and discuss the proposed valuations and to document its conclusions. The Adviser’s valuation committee approves the fair values that are recommended to the Company’s audit committee and board of directors.
•
Team members from the Adviser prepare written valuation materials for distribution to the Company’s audit committee and board of directors containing final recommended valuations, as approved by the Adviser’s valuation committee.
•
The Company’s audit committee reviews the Adviser’s preliminary recommended valuations with representatives of the Advisers, and the Company’s audit committee recommends the fair value of the Company’s portfolio for approval by its board of directors.
•
At this point, the Company’s board of directors then approves the fair value of the Company’s investment portfolio in good faith based on several factors, including the input and recommendation of the Advisers, the Adviser’s valuation committee, the audit committee, and any third-party valuation firm, if applicable, and further determines that the valuation of investments held by us and presented in our financial statements was approved in accordance with the Company’s valuation policy.

Pursuant to its internal valuation process and the requirements under the 1940 Act, the Company performs valuation procedures on its investments in each LMM portfolio company and certain Private Loan portfolio companies (the “Internally Valued Investments”) once a quarter. Among other things, the Company generally consults with a nationally recognized independent valuation firm on the Internally Valued Investments at least once in every calendar year, and for new Internally Valued Investments, at least once in the twelve-month period subsequent to the initial investment. In certain instances, the Company may determine that it is not cost-effective, and as a result is not in its stockholders’ best interest, to consult with the nationally recognized independent valuation firm on its investments in one or more of these Internally Valued Investments. Such instances include situations where the fair value of the Company’s investment is determined to be insignificant relative to the total investment portfolio. During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company consulted with its independent valuation firm in arriving at the Company’s determination of fair value on its investments in 22 of the 25 LMM portfolio companies and in 19 of the 38 Private Loan portfolio companies. During the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company consulted with its independent valuation firm in arriving at the Company’s determination of fair value on its investments in 21 of the 23 LMM portfolio companies and in 15 of the 29 Private Loan portfolio companies.

Due to the inherent uncertainty in the valuation process, the Company’s estimate of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used had an active market for the securities existed. In addition, changes in the market environment, portfolio company performance and other events that may occur over the lives of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be materially different than the valuations currently assigned. The Company estimates the fair value of each individual investment and record changes in fair value as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. These highly liquid, short term investments are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. As of the trade date, the investment is derecognized for security sales and recognized for security purchases. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had three investments at contract prices of $29.3 million and $11.0 million, respectively, under contract to purchase which had not yet settled. These investments

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have been recognized by the Company and are included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The settlement obligations are presented in the line item “Payable for securities purchased” at the contract price. As of both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had two investments at contract prices of $5.0 million and $7.6 million, respectively, under contract to sell which had not yet settled. These investments were derecognized by the Company and are not included in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The sale trades are presented in the line item “Receivable for securities sold” at the contract price.

Interest, Fee and Dividend Income
 
Interest and dividend income are recorded on the accrual basis to the extent amounts are expected to be collected. Prepayment penalties received by the Company are recorded as income upon receipt. Dividend income is recorded when dividends are declared by the portfolio company or at the point an obligation exists for the portfolio company to make a distribution. Accrued interest and dividend income are evaluated quarterly for collectability. When a debt security becomes 90 days or more past due and the Company does not expect the debtor to be able to service all of its debt or other obligations, it will generally be placed on non-accrual status and the Company will cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due. If there is reasonable doubt that we will receive any previously accrued interest, then the interest income will be written off. Additionally, if a debt security has deferred interest payment terms and the Company becomes aware of a deterioration in credit quality, the Company will evaluate the collectability of the deferred interest payment. If it is determined that the deferred interest is unlikely to be collected, the Company will place the security on non-accrual status and cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay the contractual amounts due. Payments received on non-accrual investments may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon the collectability of the remaining principal and interest. If a debt security’s status significantly improves with respect to the debtor’s ability to service the debt or other obligations, or if a debt security is fully impaired, sold or written off, it will be removed from non-accrual status.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had four debt investments in three portfolio companies that were more than 90 days past due, all of which were on non-accrual status. Each of these portfolio companies experienced a significant decline in credit quality raising doubt regarding the Company’s ability to collect the principal and interest contractually due. Given the credit deterioration, the Company ceased accruing interest income on the non-accrual debt investments and wrote off any previously accrued interest deemed uncollectible. As of December 31, 2017, the Company is not aware of any other material changes to the creditworthiness of the borrowers underlying its debt investments.

As of December 31, 2016, the Company had five debt investments in four portfolio companies that were more than 90 days past due (two of which were in the oil and gas industry), including three debt investments in two portfolio companies that were on non-accrual status. Each of these portfolio companies experienced a significant decline in credit quality raising doubt regarding the Company’s ability to collect the principal and interest contractually due. Given the credit deterioration, the Company ceased accruing interest income on the non-accrual debt investments and wrote off any previously accrued interest deemed uncollectible. There was no allowance recorded for the year ended December 31, 2016.

From time to time, the Company may hold debt instruments in its investment portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. If these borrowers elect to pay or are obligated to pay interest under the optional PIK provision, and if deemed collectible in management’s judgment, then the interest would be computed at the contractual rate specified in the investment’s credit agreement, recorded as interest income and periodically added to the principal balance of the investment. Thus, the actual collection of this interest may be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. The Company stops accruing PIK interest and writes off any accrued and uncollected interest in arrears when it determines that such PIK interest in arrears is no longer collectible.

At both December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company held 19 investments, which contained a PIK provision. As discussed above, three of the 19 investments with PIK provisions as of December 31, 2017 and two of the 19 investments with PIK provisions as of December 31, 2016 were on non-accrual status and no PIK interest was recorded on these investments during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized approximately $1.3 million, $469,000 and $1.2 million, respectively, of PIK interest. The Company stops accruing PIK interest and writes off any accrued and uncollected interest in arrears when it determines that such PIK interest in arrears is no longer collectible.

The Company may periodically provide services, including structuring and advisory services, to its portfolio companies or other third parties. The income from such services is non-recurring. For services that are separately identifiable and evidence exists to substantiate fair value, income is recognized as earned, which is generally when the investment or other applicable transaction closes. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized approximately $2.4 million, $1.3 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of non-recurring fee income received from its portfolio companies or other third parties, which accounted for approximately 2.3%, 1.4% and 1.6%, respectively, of the Company’s total investment income during such periods.

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Fees received in connection with debt financing transactions for services that do not meet these criteria are treated as debt origination fees and are deferred and accreted into interest income over the life of the financing.

Unearned Income – Original Issue Discount / Premium to Par Value

The Company generally purchases its debt investments for an amount different than their respective principal values. For purchases at less than par value, a discount is recorded at acquisition, which is accreted into interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the debt investment. For purchases at greater than par value, a premium is recorded at acquisition, which is amortized as a reduction to interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the investment. Upon repayment or sale, any unamortized discount or premium is also recognized into interest income. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 the Company accreted approximately a net of $15.1 million, $11.9 million and $4.4 million, respectively, into interest income.
 
Net Realized Gains or Losses on Investments and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

Generally, net realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the sale or redemption of an investment and the principal amount, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, and includes investments written-off during the period net of recoveries and realized gains or losses from in-kind redemptions. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments reflects the net change in the fair value of the investment portfolio and the reclassification of any prior period unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on exited investments to realized gains or losses.

Deferred Financing Costs
 
Deferred financing costs represent fees and other direct costs incurred in connection with arranging the Company’s borrowings. These costs were incurred in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facilities (see Note 6 — Borrowings) and have been capitalized. The deferred financing costs are being amortized to interest expense using the straight-line method over the life of the related credit facility, which the Company believes is materially consistent with the effective interest method. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company amortized approximately $1.3 million, $1.5 million, and $1.2 million, respectively, into interest expense related to deferred financing costs.
 
Offering Costs
 
In accordance with the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Company reimburses the Advisers for any offering costs that are paid on the Company’s behalf, which consist of, among other costs, actual legal, accounting, bona fide out-of-pocket itemized and detailed due diligence costs, printing, filing fees, transfer agent costs, postage, escrow fees, data processing fees, advertising and sales literature and other offering costs. The Company expects to reimburse the Advisers for such costs incurred on its behalf on a monthly basis, up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross stock offering proceeds. The Advisers are responsible for the payment of offering costs to the extent they exceed 1.5% of the aggregate gross stock offering proceeds.

Prior to January 1, 2016, offering costs were capitalized as incurred by the Advisers and such costs, up to 1.5% of the gross proceeds, were recorded as a charge to additional paid in capital and a reduction of deferred offering costs. Effective January 1, 2016 through the closing of the Offering to new investors, offering costs were capitalized as incurred by the Company as it became obligated to reimburse its Advisers for such costs and subsequently amortized to expense over a 12-month period to more closely track applicable guidance. Deferred offering costs were fully amortized to expense upon the closing of the Offering to new investors and are currently expensed as incurred by the Company as it becomes obligated to reimburse its Advisers for such costs .

Payable for Unsettled Trades
 
The Company accepted stockholders’ subscriptions on a weekly basis during the Offering, which was closed to new investors effective September 30, 2017. There was no payable for unsettled trades as of December 31, 2017. For subscriptions received, for which shares of common stock were not issued by December 31, 2016, the amounts of such subscriptions were presented as cash and as a payable for unsettled trades. The shares issued in exchange for these subscriptions were issued and outstanding on January 4, 2017.
 

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Per Share Information
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share, net investment income per share, and net realized income per share are calculated based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the reporting period. 

Concentration of Credit Risk
 
The Company has cash deposited in a financial institution in excess of federally insured levels. Management regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions in an effort to manage the Company’s exposure to any significant credit risk in cash. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation generally only insures limited amounts per depositor per insured bank.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
Fair value estimates are made at discrete points in time based on relevant information. These estimates may be subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. The Company believes that the carrying amounts of its financial instruments, consisting of cash, accounts receivable from affiliates, interest payable to affiliates, other accrued expenses and liabilities, and credit facilities payable approximate the fair values of such items due to the short term nature of these instruments.
 
Income Taxes

The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC. As a RIC, the Company generally will not incur corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on net ordinary income or capital gains that the Company timely distributes each taxable year as dividends to its stockholders. To qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, the Company must, among other things, satisfy certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, the Company must distribute in respect of each taxable year dividends of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, in order to maintain its ability to be subject to tax as a RIC (the “Annual Distribution Requirement”). As a part of maintaining our RIC status, undistributed taxable income (subject to a 4% excise tax) pertaining to a given taxable year may be distributed up to 12 months subsequent to the end of that taxable year, provided such distributions are declared prior to the earlier of eight-and-one-half months after the close of that taxable year or the filing of the federal income tax return for such prior taxable year. In order to avoid the imposition of this excise tax, the Company needs to distribute in respect of each calendar year dividends of an amount at least equal to the sum of: (1) 98.0% of its net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (2) 98.2% of its capital gain in excess of capital loss, or capital gain net income, (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period generally ending on October 31 of that calendar year (or, if we so elect, for that calendar year) and (3) any net ordinary income and capital gain net income for preceding years that was not distributed with respect to such years and on which the Company incurred no U.S. federal income tax (the “Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement”).

The Company has formed wholly owned subsidiaries, HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, which have elected to be taxable entities. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II primarily hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are treated as “pass through” entities for tax purposes. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, and the portfolio investments held by each entity are included in the consolidated financial statements as portfolio investments recorded at fair value. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II are not consolidated with the Company for income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, or benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities, as a result of its ownership of certain portfolio investments. This income tax expense, or benefit, if any, and the related tax assets and liabilities, are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II use the liability method in accounting for income taxes in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements, using statutory tax rates in effect for the year in which the temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided against deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Taxable income generally differs from net income for financial reporting purposes due to temporary and permanent differences in the recognition of income and expenses. Taxable income generally excludes net unrealized appreciation or depreciation, as investment gains or losses are not included in taxable income until they are realized.


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Uncertainty in Income Taxes

The Company evaluates its tax positions to determine if the tax positions taken in accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes meet the minimum recognition threshold in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken for the purposes of measuring and recognizing tax benefits or liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. Recognition of a tax benefit or liability with respect to an uncertain tax position is required only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by taxing authorities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax liabilities as income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014‑09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). ASU 2014‑09 supersedes the revenue recognition requirements under ASC 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry‑specific guidance throughout the Industry Topics of the ASC. The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. Under the new guidance, an entity is required to perform the following five steps: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The new guidance will significantly enhance comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions and capital markets. Additionally, the guidance requires improved disclosures as to the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue that is recognized. In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-08, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Principal versus Agent Considerations (Reporting Revenue Gross versus Net), which clarified the implementation guidance on principal versus agent considerations. In April 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-10, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Identifying Performance Obligations and Licensing, which clarified the implementation guidance regarding performance obligations and licensing arrangements. In May 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016‑12, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)-Narrow‑Scope Improvements and Practical Expedients, which clarified guidance on assessing collectability, presenting sales tax, measuring non-cash consideration, and certain transition matters. The new guidance will be effective for the annual reporting period beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption would be permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. The Company expects to identify similar performance obligations under ASC 606 as compared with deliverables and separate units of account previously identified. As a result, the Company expects the timing of its revenue recognition to remain the same.

In January 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments-Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities which amends the guidance related to the classification and measurement of investments in equity securities. The guidance requires equity investments (except those accounted for under the equity method of accounting or those that result in consolidation of the investee) to be measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in net income. The ASU will also amend the guidance related to the presentation of certain fair value changes for financial liabilities measured at fair value and certain disclosure requirements associated with the fair value of financial instruments. For public companies, this ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments,” which addresses eight specific cash flow issues including, among other things, the classification of debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs. ASU No. 2016-15 is effective for annual reporting periods, and the interim periods within those periods, beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption is permitted. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, “Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230),” which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The new guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017 and early adoption is permitted. The amendment should be adopted retrospectively. The impact of the adoption of this new accounting standard on the Company’s consolidated financial statements is not expected to be material.

From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standards setting bodies that are adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. The Company believes that the impact of recently issued standards and any that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on its financial statements upon adoption.

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Note 3 — Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments
 
Fair Value Hierarchy
 
ASC Topic 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—Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable for essentially the full term of the investment. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets (for example, thinly traded public companies), pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the investment, and pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by, observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the investment.
•
Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. Such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes for which sufficient observable inputs were not available.

As required by ASC Topic 820, when the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. For example, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Therefore, gains and losses for such investments categorized within the Level 3 table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Company conducts reviews of fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification for certain investments.

As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s investment portfolio was comprised of debt securities, equity investments, and Other Portfolio investments. The fair value determination for these investments primarily consisted of unobservable (Level 3) inputs.

As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, all of the Company’s LMM portfolio investments consisted of illiquid securities issued by private companies. The fair value determination for the LMM portfolio investments primarily consisted of unobservable inputs. As a result, all of the Company’s LMM portfolio investments were categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s Middle Market portfolio investments consisted primarily of Middle Market investments in secured and unsecured debt investments and independently rated debt investments. The fair value determination for these investments consisted of a combination of (1) observable inputs in non-active markets for which sufficient observable inputs were available to determine the fair value of these investments, (2) observable inputs in non-active markets for which sufficient observable inputs were not available to determine the fair value of these investments and (3) unobservable inputs. As a result, all of the Company’s Middle Market portfolio investments were categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

As of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company’s Private Loan portfolio investments primarily consisted of debt investments. The fair value determination for Private Loan investments consisted of a combination of observable inputs in non-active markets for which sufficient observable inputs were not available to determine the fair value of these investments and unobservable inputs. As a result, all of the Company’s Private Loan portfolio investments were categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.


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As of December 31, 2017, the Company’s Other Portfolio investments consisted of illiquid securities issued by private companies. The Company relies primarily on information provided by managers of private investment funds in valuing these investments and considers whether it is appropriate, in light of all relevant circumstances, to value the Other Portfolio investments, at the NAV reported by the private investment fund at the time of valuation or to adjust the value to reflect a premium or discount. The fair value determination for these investments primarily consisted of unobservable inputs. As a result, all of the Company’s Other Portfolio equity investments were categorized as Level 3 as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

The fair value determination of the Level 3 securities required one or more of the following unobservable inputs:
 
•
Financial information obtained from each portfolio company, including unaudited statements of operations and balance sheets for the most recent period available as compared to budgeted numbers;
•
Current and projected financial condition of the portfolio company;
•
Current and projected ability of the portfolio company to service its debt obligations;
•
Type and amount of collateral, if any, underlying the investment;
•
Current financial ratios (e.g., fixed charge coverage ratio, interest coverage ratio, and net debt/EBITDA ratio) applicable to the investment;
•
Current liquidity of the investment and related financial ratios (e.g., current ratio and quick ratio);
•
Pending debt or capital restructuring of the portfolio company;
•
Projected operating results of the portfolio company;
•
Current information regarding any offers to purchase the investment;
•
Current ability of the portfolio company to raise any additional financing as needed;
•
Changes in the economic environment which may have a material impact on the operating results of the portfolio company;
•
Internal occurrences that may have an impact (both positive and negative) on the operating performance of the portfolio company;
•
Qualitative assessment of key management;
•
Contractual rights, obligations or restrictions associated with the investment;
•
Third party pricing for securities with limited observability of inputs determining the pricing; and
•
Other factors deemed relevant.

The following table presents fair value measurements of the Company’s investments, by major class, as of December 31, 2017 according to the fair value hierarchy (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
First lien secured debt investments
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
830,460

 
$
830,460

Second lien secured debt investments
—

 
—

 
97,940

 
97,940

Unsecured debt investments
—

 
—

 
11,368

 
11,368

Equity investments (1)
—

 
—

 
109,671

 
109,671

Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,049,439

 
$
1,049,439

(1) Includes the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX. (See Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC)

The following table presents fair value measurements of the Company’s investments, by major class, as of December 31, 2016 according to the fair value hierarchy (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
First lien secured debt investments
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
791,126

 
$
791,126

Second lien secured debt investments
—

 
—

 
114,652

 
114,652

Unsecured debt investments
—

 
—

 
16,074

 
16,074

Equity investments
—

 
—

 
67,395

 
67,395

Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
989,247

 
$
989,247

 

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The following table presents fair value measurements of the Company’s investments, by investment classification, segregated by the level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
LMM portfolio investments
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
135,657

 
$
135,657

Private Loan investments
—

 
—

 
315,382

 
315,382

Middle Market investments
—

 
—

 
549,792

 
549,792

Other Portfolio investments (1)
—

 
—

 
48,608

 
48,608

Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,049,439

 
$
1,049,439

(1) Includes the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX. (See Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC)

The following table presents fair value measurements of the Company’s investments, by investment classification, segregated by the level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
LMM portfolio investments
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
116,060

 
$
116,060

Private Loan investments
—

 
—

 
211,357

 
211,357

Middle Market investments
—

 
—

 
643,464

 
643,464

Other Portfolio investments
—

 
—

 
18,366

 
18,366

Total
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
989,247

 
$
989,247


The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s LMM, Middle Market and Private Loan debt investments are (i) risk adjusted discount rates used in the yield-to-maturity valuation technique (described in Note 2 - Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Valuation of Portfolio Investments) and (ii) the percentage of expected principal recovery. Increases (decreases) in any of these discount rates in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. Increases (decreases) in any of these expected principal recovery percentages in isolation could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement.  The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s LMM equity securities and Private Loan equity securities, which are generally valued through an average of the discounted cash flow technique and the market comparable/enterprise value technique (unless one of these approaches is not applicable), are (i) EBITDA multiples and (ii) the weighted average cost of capital (“WACC”). Increases (decreases) in EBITDA multiple inputs in isolation could result in a significantly higher (lower) fair value measurement. Conversely, increases (decreases) in WACC inputs in isolation could result in a significantly lower (higher) fair value measurement. However, due to the nature of certain investments, fair value measurements may be based on other criteria, such as third-party appraisals of collateral and fair values as determined by independent third parties, which are not presented in the table below.


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The following table, which is not intended to be all inclusive, presents the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Range
 
Weighted
Average (2)
LMM equity investments
$
47,876

Discounted Cash Flows
WACC
12.6% - 17.4%
 
13.9%
 
 
Market Approach/Enterprise Value
EBITDA Multiples (1)
4.0x - 10.0x
 
7.1x
LMM debt portfolio investments
87,781

Discounted Cash Flows
Expected Principal Recovery
28.0% - 100.0%
 
98.9%
 
 

 
Risk Adjusted Discount Factor
10.6% - 20.5%
 
12.3%
Private Loan debt investments
228,789

Discounted Cash Flows
Expected Principal Recovery
2.9% - 100.0%
 
99.7%
 
 
 
Risk Adjusted Discount Factor
4.5% - 28.3%
 
7.9%
 
77,981

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
92.0% - 102.0%
 
98.8%
Private Loan equity investments
8,612

Market Approach/Enterprise Value
EBITDA Multiples (1)
5.0x - 9.5x
 
8.0x
 
 
Discounted Cash Flows
WACC
9.9% - 14.0%
 
11.8%
Middle Market debt investments
545,217

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
29.0% - 106.0%
 
96.1%
Middle Market equity investments
4,575

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
$1.6 - $345.0
 
$322.2
 
 
Discounted Cash Flow
WACC
15.3% - 15.3%
 
15.3%
 
 
Market Approach/
Enterprise Value
EBITDA Multiples (1)
5.5x - 5.5x
 
5.5x
Other Portfolio investments (3)
48,608

Market Approach
NAV (1)
86.1% - 102.1%
 
100.3%
 
$
1,049,439

 
 
 
 
 
(1) May include pro forma adjustments and/or other add-backs based on specific circumstances related to each investment.
(2) Weighted average excludes investments for which the significant unobservable input was not utilized in the fair value determination.
(3) Includes the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX. (See Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC)

The following table, which is not intended to be all inclusive, presents the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
 
Fair Value
Valuation
Technique
Significant Unobservable Inputs
Range
 
Weighted
Average (2)
LMM equity investments
$
37,616

Discounted Cash Flows
WACC
10.7% - 16.6%
 
12.7%
 
 
Market Approach/Enterprise Value
EBITDA Multiples (1)
3.3x - 11.5x
 
6.9x
LMM debt portfolio investments
78,444

Discounted Cash Flows
Expected Principal Recovery
100.0% - 100.0%
 
100.0%
 
 

 
Risk Adjusted Discount Factor
8.5% - 21.0%
 
11.3%
Private Loan debt investments
165,968

Discounted Cash Flows
Expected Principal Recovery
3.0% - 100.0%
 
99.9%
 
 
 
Risk Adjusted Discount Factor
4.8% - 14.2%
 
8.3%
 
39,066

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
96.5% - 100.4%
 
99.7%
Private Loan equity investments
6,323

Market Approach/Enterprise Value
EBITDA Multiples (1)
5.0x - 9.5x
 
8.3x
 
 
Discounted Cash Flows
WACC
10.6% - 13.2%
 
11.8%
Middle Market debt investments
638,374

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
22.5% - 108.0%
 
95.7%
Middle Market equity investments
5,090

Market Approach
Third Party Quotes
75.0% - 337.5%
 
281.8%
Other Portfolio investments
18,366

Market Approach
NAV (1)
92.5% - 101.0%
 
99.0%
 
$
989,247

 
 
 
 
 
(1) May include pro forma adjustments and/or other add-backs based on specific circumstances related to each investment.
(2) Weighted average excludes investments for which the significant unobservable input was not utilized in the fair value determination.


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The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 portfolio investments for the year ended December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
Type of Investment
January 1, 2017 Fair Value
PIK Interest Accrual
New
Investments (1)
Sales/ Repayments
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation) (2)
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
December 31, 2017 Fair Value
LMM Equity
$
37,616

$
154

$
8,276

$
(622
)
$
3,210

$
(758
)
$
47,876

LMM Debt
78,444

120

26,985

(15,854
)
(1,104
)
(810
)
87,781

Private Loan Equity
6,323

—

3,855

(2,917
)
(1,197
)
2,548

8,612

Private Loan Debt
205,034

201

210,474

(108,750
)
(143
)
(46
)
306,770

Middle Market Debt
638,374

697

294,857

(380,250
)
(3,536
)
(4,925
)
545,217

Middle Market Equity
5,090

83

914

(1,004
)
813

(1,321
)
4,575

Other Portfolio (3)
18,366

—

39,812

(10,756
)
237

949

48,608

Total
$
989,247

$
1,255

$
585,173

$
(520,153
)
$
(1,720
)
$
(4,363
)
$
1,049,439

(1) Column includes changes to investments due to the net accretion of discounts/premiums and amortization of fees.
(2) Column does not include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments.
(3) Includes the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX. (See Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC)

The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 portfolio investments for the year ended December 31, 2016 (dollars in thousands):
Type of Investment
January 1, 2016 Fair Value
PIK Interest
Accrual
New
Investments (1)
Sales/ Repayments
Net Change in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)(2)
Net Realized Gain (Loss)
December 31, 2016 Fair Value
LMM Equity
$
24,165

$
(72
)
$
9,264

$
—

$
4,259

$
—

$
37,616

LMM Debt
61,295

200

24,343

(7,715
)
321

—

78,444

Private Loan Equity
530

—

4,602

—

1,191

—

6,323

Private Loan Debt
110,558

248

164,902

(72,533
)
2,156

(297
)
205,034

Middle Market Debt
645,913

93

260,416

(275,787
)
30,333

(22,594
)
638,374

Middle Market Equity
—

—

4,653

—

437

—

5,090

Other Portfolio
10,527

—

7,985

—

(146
)
—

18,366

Total
$
852,988

$
469

$
476,165

$
(356,035
)
$
38,551

$
(22,891
)
$
989,247

(1) Column includes changes to investments due to the net accretion of discounts/premiums and amortization of fees.
(2) Column does not include unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on unfunded commitments.
 
The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 included in the Consolidated Statement of Operations that related to Level 3 assets still held as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was approximately $0.4 million, $17.1 million and $(41.4) million, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 portfolio investments.

Portfolio Investment Composition

The composition of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2017, at cost and fair value, was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Investments
at Cost
 
Cost Percentage
of Total Portfolio
 
Investments
at Fair Value
 
Fair Value Percentage 
of Total Portfolio
First lien secured debt investments
$
856,582

 
80.5
%
 
$
830,460

 
79.1
%
Second lien secured debt investments
97,691

 
9.2

 
97,940

 
9.3

Unsecured debt investments
11,194

 
1.0

 
11,368

 
1.1

Equity investments (1)
96,850

 
9.1

 
107,597

 
10.3

Equity warrants
2,012

 
0.2

 
2,074

 
0.2

Total
$
1,064,329

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,049,439

 
100.0
%
(1) Includes the Company’s investment in HMS-ORIX. (See Note 4 - Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC)


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The composition of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2016, at cost and fair value, was as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Investments
at Cost
 
Cost Percentage
of Total Portfolio
 
Investments 
at Fair Value
 
Fair Value Percentage 
of Total Portfolio
First lien secured debt investments
$
809,280

 
80.7
%
 
$
791,126

 
80.0
%
Second lien secured debt investments
117,339

 
11.7

 
114,652

 
11.6

Unsecured debt investments
16,126

 
1.6

 
16,074

 
1.6

Equity investments
56,974

 
5.7

 
63,569

 
6.4

Equity warrants
2,676

 
0.3

 
3,826

 
0.4

Total
$
1,002,395

 
100.0
%
 
$
989,247

 
100.0
%

The composition of the Company’s investments by geographic region as of December 31, 2017, at cost and fair value, was as follows (dollars in thousands) (since the Other Portfolio investments do not represent a single geographic region, this information excludes Other Portfolio investments):
 
Investments
at Cost
 
Cost Percentage
of Total Portfolio
 
Investments
at Fair Value
 
Fair Value Percentage 
of Total Portfolio
Northeast
$
155,908

 
15.4
%
 
$
154,098

 
15.4
%
Southeast
180,946

 
17.8

 
188,290

 
18.8

West
190,615

 
18.8

 
177,422

 
17.7

Southwest
193,219

 
19.0

 
190,926

 
19.1

Midwest
250,005

 
24.6

 
244,331

 
24.4

Non-United States
44,987

 
4.4

 
45,764

 
4.6

Total
$
1,015,680

 
100.0
%
 
$
1,000,831

 
100.0
%
 
The composition of the Company’s investments by geographic region as of December 31, 2016, at cost and fair value, was as follows (dollars in thousands) (since the Other Portfolio investments do not represent a single geographic region, this information excludes the Other Portfolio investments):
 
Investments
at Cost
 
Cost Percentage
of Total Portfolio
 
Investments
at Fair Value
 
Fair Value Percentage 
of Total Portfolio
Northeast
$
144,465

 
14.6
%
 
$
141,637

 
14.6
%
Southeast
185,803

 
18.9

 
193,616

 
19.9

West
177,572

 
18.1

 
167,544

 
17.3

Southwest
188,455

 
19.2

 
181,894

 
18.7

Midwest
217,603

 
22.1

 
218,540

 
22.5

Non-United States
69,854

 
7.1

 
67,650

 
7.0

Total
$
983,752

 
100.0
%
 
$
970,881

 
100.0
%

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The composition of the Company’s total investments by industry as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, at cost and fair value was as follows (since the Other Portfolio investments do not represent a single industry, this information excludes Other Portfolio investments):
 
Cost
 
Fair Value
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
Commercial Services and Supplies
7.9
%
 
9.1
%
 
7.7
%
 
9.2
%
Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure
6.2

 
8.0

 
6.3

 
8.1

Construction and Engineering
5.4

 
4.6

 
5.5

 
4.8

Diversified Telecommunication Services
5.3

 
3.1

 
5.3

 
3.0

Aerospace and Defense
4.8

 
1.9

 
4.9

 
1.8

IT Services
4.6

 
4.6

 
4.6

 
4.7

Communications Equipment
4.3

 
4.7

 
4.5

 
4.9

Media
4.0

 
7.7

 
3.9

 
7.6

Diversified Consumer Services
3.6

 
2.8

 
3.7

 
2.7

Energy Equipment and Services
3.5

 
3.7

 
3.2

 
2.8

Professional Services
3.5

 
1.0

 
3.6

 
1.0

Machinery
3.5

 
1.5

 
4.0

 
1.9

Internet Software and Services
3.3

 
5.1

 
3.3

 
5.2

Distributors
3.1

 
1.6

 
3.2

 
1.7

Leisure Equipment and Products
3.0

 
0.8

 
3.1

 
0.8

Specialty Retail
2.9

 
3.9

 
2.0

 
3.3

Auto Components
2.7

 
3.1

 
2.4

 
3.2

Food Products
2.6

 
2.7

 
2.6

 
2.5

Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels
2.4

 
0.9

 
2.5

 
0.9

Computers and Peripherals
2.3

 
1.0

 
2.6

 
1.1

Health Care Equipment and Supplies
2.0

 
2.2

 
2.1

 
2.3

Internet and Catalog Retail
1.9

 
1.4

 
1.6

 
1.2

Household Durables
1.6

 
—

 
1.6

 
—

Health Care Providers and Services
1.5

 
2.2

 
1.6

 
2.4

Construction Materials
1.5

 
1.0

 
1.6

 
1.1

Diversified Financial Services
1.3

 
1.9

 
1.2

 
1.9

Trading Companies and Distributors
1.2

 
1.0

 
1.3

 
1.0

Capital Markets
1.1

 
1.2

 
1.1

 
1.2

Food & Staples Retailing
1.0

 
1.4

 
1.0

 
1.5

Personal Products
1.0

 
0.8

 
1.0

 
0.8

Healthcare Technology
0.9

 
1.3

 
0.6

 
1.3

Marine
0.8

 
0.9

 
0.8

 
0.9

Tobacco
0.8

 
1.1

 
0.9

 
1.1

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
0.7

 
3.7

 
0.7

 
3.7

Electrical Equipment
0.7

 
0.9

 
0.7

 
1.0

Building Products
0.5

 
0.6

 
0.6

 
0.6

Road & Rail
0.5

 
—

 
0.5

 
—

Software
0.5

 
2.6

 
0.6

 
2.7

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods
0.4

 
0.5

 
0.3

 
0.4

Publishing
0.4

 
0.3

 
0.4

 
0.3

Pharmaceuticals
0.3

 
1.2

 
0.2

 
1.2

Air Freight & Logistics
0.3

 
0.3

 
0.4

 
0.4

Airlines
0.2

 
0.2

 
0.2

 
0.2

Consumer Finance
—

 
0.3

 
0.1

 
0.4

Containers and Packaging
—

 
0.3

 
—

 
0.3

Chemicals
—

 
0.2

 
—

 
0.2

Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
—

 
0.1

 
—

 
0.1

Insurance
—

 
0.6

 
—

 
0.6

Total
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%
 
100.0
%


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Note 4 — Investment in HMS-ORIX SLF LLC

On April 4, 2017, the Company and ORIX Funds Corp. (“Orix”) entered into a limited liability company agreement to co-manage HMS-ORIX SLF LLC (“HMS-ORIX”), which invests primarily in broadly-syndicated loans. Pursuant to the terms of the limited liability agreement and through representation on the HMS-ORIX Board of Managers, the Company and Orix each have 50% voting control of HMS-ORIX and together will agree on all portfolio and investment decisions as well as all other significant actions for HMS-ORIX. The Company does not operationally control HMS-ORIX and, accordingly, does not consolidate the operations of HMS-ORIX within the consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2017, the Company and Orix have committed to provide, and have funded, an aggregate of $50.0 million of equity to HMS-ORIX, with the Company providing $30.0 million (60% of the equity) and Orix providing $20.0 million (40% of the equity).

As of December 31, 2017, HMS-ORIX had total assets of $142.9 million and HMS-ORIX’s portfolio consisted of 74 broadly-syndicated loans, all of which were secured by first-priority liens, generally in industries similar to those in which the Company may directly invest. As of December 31, 2017, there were no loans in HMS-ORIX’s portfolio that were on non-accrual status.

On April 5, 2017, HMS-ORIX closed on a $100.0 million credit facility with Bank of America, N.A. The facility has a maturity date of April 5, 2020 and borrowings under the facility bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.65% per annum. As of December 31, 2017, $86.5 million was outstanding under this facility. Borrowings under the facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of HMS-ORIX.

The following table presents a summary of HMS-ORIX’s portfolio as of December 31, 2017 (dollars in thousands):
 
As of December 31, 2017
 
 
Total debt investments (1)
$
138,908

Weighted average effective yield on loans(2)
4.95
%
Largest loan to a single borrower(1)
$
3,496

Total of 10 largest loans to borrowers(1)
$
30,790

(1) At principal amount.
(2) Weighted average effective annual yield is calculated based on the investments at the end of each period and includes accretion of original issue discounts and amortization of premiums, and the amortization of fees received in connection with transactions.

The following table presents a listing of HMS-ORIX’s individual loans as of December 31, 2017:
HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Acosta, Inc.
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 26, 2021)
$
2,000

$
1,881

$
1,766

Acrisure, LLC
Insurance
LIBOR (2 months) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.65%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 22, 2023)
2,115

2,122

2,139

Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc.
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.63%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 23, 2021)
1,990

1,938

1,945

Air Medical Group Holdings Inc
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (6 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.67%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 28, 2022)
1,990

1,981

1,993

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.
Life Sciences Tools & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 28, 2024)
100

100

99

Alphabet Holding Company, Inc.
Food Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 26, 2024)
1,995

1,985

1,935


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
American Seafoods Group LLC
Food Products
Prime + 2.25%, Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 21, 2023)
$
1,500

$
1,493

$
1,513

Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
Internet Software & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 19, 2023)
1,995

2,013

2,007

Arch Coal, Inc.
Metals & Mining
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 7, 2024)
1,985

1,992

2,004

AshCo, Inc.
Specialty Retail
LIBOR (3 months) + 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 25, 2024)
1,995

1,951

1,993

Asurion, LLC
Insurance
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2023)
1,312

1,312

1,320

Atkore International, Inc.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.70%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 22, 2023)
2,977

3,005

2,999

BCP Renaissance Parent L.L.C.
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 31, 2024)
600

602

608

BMC Software Finance, Inc.
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 12, 2022)
3,156

3,181

3,163

Builders FirstSource, Inc.
Building Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 29, 2024)
2,977

2,974

2,993

Calpine Corporation
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.50%, Current Coupon 4.20%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 15, 2023)
1,990

1,997

1,991

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.48%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 27, 2021)
1,613

1,608

1,543

ClubCorp Holdings, Inc.
Real Estate Management & Development
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 18, 2024)
1,959

1,949

1,969

Colorado Buyer Inc
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2024)
2,985

2,995

3,008

Confie Seguros Holding II Co.
Insurance
LIBOR (1 month) + 5.25%, Current Coupon 6.73%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 19, 2022)
1,985

1,992

1,987

CPI International, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 26, 2024)
1,995

1,995

2,011

Diamond Resorts International, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.50%, Current Coupon 6.07%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 1, 2023)
2,152

2,179

2,173

Duff & Phelps Corporation
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 15, 2024)
491

494

493

 
 
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.63%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 4, 2024)
2,728

2,724

2,737

 
 
 
3,219

3,218

3,230

EFS Cogen Holdings I LLC
Electric Utilities
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.95%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 28, 2023)
1,904

1,917

1,925

Encapsys LLC
Chemicals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 7, 2024)
1,000

1,001

1,006


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a.r.l.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.88%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2024)
$
1,990

$
2,009

$
2,005

Envision Healthcare Corporation
Health Care Providers & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 1, 2023)
2,481

2,481

2,491

Everi Payments Inc.
Leisure Products
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.98%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 9, 2024)
1,990

1,983

2,013

Exgen Renewables IV, LLC
Electrical Production
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.47%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 29, 2024)
300

299

304

First American Payment Systems, L.P.
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.14%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 5, 2024)
952

963

958

Fitness International, LLC
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2020)
1,735

1,757

1,760

Flex Acquisition Company Inc
Containers & Packaging
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.34%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 29, 2023)
1,995

2,004

2,008

Flexera Software LLC
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.83%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 2, 2020)
1,995

2,013

2,008

Gardner Denver, Inc.
Machinery
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 30, 2024)
1,995

2,005

2,004

Golden Nugget, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 4, 2023)
1,990

1,990

2,008

Greatbatch Ltd.
Health Care Equipment & Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.66%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 27, 2022)
2,763

2,780

2,788

GYP Holdings III Corp.
Trading Companies & Distributors
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 31, 2023)
3,483

3,506

3,502

Harbor Freight Tools USA, Inc.
Specialty Retail
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
1,980

1,987

1,996

HD Supply Waterworks, Ltd.
Trading Companies & Distributors
LIBOR (6 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.46%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 1, 2024)
140

140

141

Horizon Pharma, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 29, 2024)
1,990

2,009

2,001

IG Investments Holdings, LLC
Professional Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.19%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 29, 2021)
1,990

2,002

1,992

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service Inc.
Diversified Financial Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 7.00%, Current Coupon 8.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 30, 2020)
1,939

1,868

1,922

KMG Chemicals, Inc.
Chemicals
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 17, 2024)
863

859

868

KUEHG Corp.
Educational Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.75%, Current Coupon 5.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 12, 2022)
2,482

2,489

2,493

LANDesk Group, Inc.
Software
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - January 22, 2024)
993

999

947

Learfield Communications LLC
Media
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 1, 2023)
1,990

2,009

2,007


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
MA FinanceCo., LLC
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 21, 2024)
$
387

$
387

$
388

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 13, 2023)
1,985

2,003

2,006

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC
Health Care Technology
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 7, 2023)
2,896

2,935

2,905

NAB Holdings, LLC
IT Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.82%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 1, 2024)
1,990

1,981

2,000

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc
Life Sciences Tools & Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.75%, Current Coupon 5.44%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 30, 2021)
1,985

1,980

1,992

PODS, LLC
Transportation & Logistics
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.40%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 6, 2024)
1,995

1,994

2,010

Rackspace Hosting, Inc.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 3, 2023)
3,284

3,309

3,286

Radiate Holdco, LLC
Media
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.38%, Secured Debt (Maturity - February 1, 2024)
2,570

2,544

2,547

Red Ventures, LLC
Direct Marketing Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 8, 2024)
1,995

1,981

1,996

Scientific Games International, Inc.
Leisure Products
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.67%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 14, 2024)
399

401

403

Seattle Spin Co.
Electric Equipment, Instruments & Components
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 21, 2024)
2,613

2,616

2,618

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, Inc.
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.69%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2024)
1,985

1,987

1,966

Signode Industrial Group US Inc.
Machinery
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 30, 2021)
2,773

2,792

2,785

Staples, Inc.
Distributors
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.49%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 12, 2024)
2,000

1,995

1,965

Telenet Financing USD LLC
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.50%, Current Coupon 3.92%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 2, 2026)
1,655

1,655

1,663

Transdigm, Inc.
Aerospace & Defense
LIBOR (1 month) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.32%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 9, 2023)
1,985

1,992

1,990

 
 
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.57%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 22, 2024)
1,000

998

1,006

 
 
 
2,985

2,990

2,996

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) S.A.R.L.
Internet Software & Services
LIBOR (3 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.17%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 2, 2021)
1,901

1,901

1,903

Traverse Midstream Partners LLC
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.85%, Secured Debt (Maturity - September 27, 2024)
781

784

793

UFC Holdings, LLC
Media
LIBOR (3 months) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.81%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
1,990

2,002

2,003


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HMS-ORIX
Loan Portfolio
As of December 31, 2017
(dollars in thousands)
Portfolio Company
Industry
Type of Investment
Principal
Cost
Fair Value
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ultra Resources, Inc.
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.00%, Current Coupon 4.41%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 12, 2024)
$
2,000

$
2,002

$
2,002

Utz Quality Foods, LLC
Commercial Services and Supplies
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 5.01%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 21, 2024)
1,600

1,599

1,616

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Pharmaceuticals
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.50%, Current Coupon 4.94%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 1, 2022)
1,546

1,553

1,570

Vertiv Group Corporation
Electrical Equipment
LIBOR (3 months) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 30, 2023)
1,555

1,569

1,556

Vistra Operations Company LLC
Electric Utilities
LIBOR (2 months) + 2.75%, Current Coupon 4.08%, Secured Debt (Maturity - December 14, 2023)
1,985

1,996

2,001

West Corporation
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.35%, Secured Debt (Maturity - October 10, 2024)
1,032

1,022

1,036

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC
Diversified Telecommunications Services
LIBOR (1 month) + 3.25%, Current Coupon 4.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 18, 2023)
3,496

3,506

3,470

Total Loan Portfolio
 
 
 
$
139,017

$
139,012


For the period from inception (April 4, 2017) to December 31, 2017, the Company received $450,000 of dividend income from its investment in HMS-ORIX.

The following tables show the financial information for HMS-ORIX:
HMS-ORIX SLF LLC
Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
As of December 31, 2017
Assets
 
Portfolio investments at fair value (amortized cost: $139,017)
$
139,012

Cash and cash equivalents
2,681

Interest receivable
306

Deferred financing costs, net
890

Other assets
15

Total assets
$
142,904

 
 
Liabilities
 
Credit facilities payable
$
86,500

Payable for securities purchased
5,268

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
64

Total liabilities
91,832

 
 
Net assets
 
Members’ equity
51,072

Total net assets
51,072

Total liabilities and net assets
$
142,904



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HMS-ORIX SLF LLC
Statement of Operations (Unaudited)
(dollars in thousands)
 
Period from inception (April 4, 2017) to December 31, 2017
 
Investment income
 
Interest income
$
3,730

Dividend income
—

Fee income
—

Other income
—

Total investment income
3,730

Expenses
 
Interest expense
1,720

Other expenses
34

General and administrative expenses
64

Total expenses
1,818

Net investment income
1,912

Net realized (loss) from investments
(85
)
Net realized income
1,827

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on investments
(5
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
1,822


Note 5 — Unconsolidated Significant Subsidiaries

In accordance with Rules 3-09 and 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X, the Company must determine which of its unconsolidated controlled portfolio companies, if any, are considered "significant subsidiaries." After performing this analysis, the Company determined that GRT Rubber Technologies, LLC (“GRT”) is a significant subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2015, under at least one of the significance conditions of Rule 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X.  The Company had no “significant subsidiaries” under Rule 3-09 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, and under Rule 4-08(g) of Regulation S-X for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

The following tables show the summarized financial information for GRT (dollars in thousands):
 
As of December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Balance Sheet Data
 
 
 
Current assets
$
8,375

 
$
8,326

Noncurrent assets
28,312

 
32,107

Current liabilities
3,577

 
2,941

Non Current liabilities
16,067

 
18,563


 
For the Twelve Months Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Summary of Operations
 
 
 
 
 
Total revenue
$
31,165

 
$
26,140

 
$
29,838

Gross profit
6,737

 
6,330

 
6,943

Income from operations
2,329

 
2,154

 
2,900

Net income (loss)
(103
)
 
(270
)
 
86



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Note 6 — Borrowings


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On March 11, 2014, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement with Capital One, National Association (as amended from time to time, the “Capital One Credit Facility”) with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”), as administrative agent, and other financial institutions as lenders (together with Capital One, the “Lenders”). On March 6, 2017, the Capital One Credit Facility was amended and restated to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date to March 6, 2020, (ii) reduce revolver commitments to $95.0 million and (iii) assign Capital One’s role as administrative agent to EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. (“EverBank”). On October 19, 2017, the Company amended the EverBank Credit Facility to increase the revolver commitments to $120.0 million. Borrowings under the EverBank Credit Facility bear interest, subject to the Company’s election, on a per annum basis equal to (i) the adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus 2.75% or (ii) the base rate plus 1.75%. The base rate is defined as the higher of (a) the prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus 0.50% or (c) the adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1.00%. The adjusted LIBOR rate is defined in the credit agreement for the EverBank Credit Facility as the one-month LIBOR rate plus such amount as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurocurrency liabilities. As of December 31, 2017, the one-month LIBOR rate was 1.57%. The Company pays an annual unused commitment fee of 0.30% on the unused revolver commitments if more than 50% of the revolver commitments are being used and an annual unused commitment fee of 0.625% on the unused revolver commitments if less than 50% of the revolver commitments are being used.

The EverBank Credit Facility permits the creation of certain “Structured Subsidiaries,” which are not guarantors under the EverBank Credit Facility and which are permitted to incur debt outside of the EverBank Credit Facility. Borrowings under the EverBank Credit Facility are secured by all of the Company’s assets, other than the assets of Structured Subsidiaries, as well as all of the assets, and a pledge of equity ownership interests, of any future subsidiaries of the Company (other than Structured Subsidiaries). The credit agreement for the EverBank Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for credit facilities of this nature, including: (i) maintaining a minimum interest coverage ratio of at least 2.00 to 1.00; (ii) maintaining an asset coverage ratio of at least 2.10 to 1.00; and (iii) maintaining a minimum consolidated tangible net worth, excluding Structured Subsidiaries, of at least the greater of (a) the aggregate amount of the revolver commitments or (b) $50.0 million. Further, the EverBank Credit Facility contains limitations on incurrence of other indebtedness (other than by the Structured Subsidiaries), limitations on industry concentration, and an anti-hoarding provision to protect the collateral under the EverBank Credit Facility. Additionally, the Company must provide information to EverBank on a regular basis, preserve its corporate existence, comply with applicable laws, including the 1940 Act, pay obligations when they become due, and invest the proceeds of the sales of common stock in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies (as set forth in the EverBank Credit Facility). Further, the credit agreement contains usual and customary default provisions including: (i) a default in the payment of interest and principal; (ii) insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company; (iii) a material adverse change in the Company’s business; or (iv) breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in the loan agreement or other credit documents and failure to cure such breach within defined periods. Additionally, the EverBank Credit Facility requires the Company to obtain written approval from the administrative agent prior to entering into any material amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of the Investment Advisory Agreement. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was not aware of any instances of noncompliance with covenants related to the EverBank Credit Facility.

On June 2, 2014, HMS Funding I LLC (“HMS Funding”), entered into a credit agreement (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”) among HMS Funding, as borrower, the Company, as equityholder and as servicer, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch (“Deutsche Bank”), as administrative agent, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders (together with Deutsche Bank, the “HMS Funding Lenders”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility was amended and restated on May 18, 2015 and subsequently has been amended on multiple occasions, most recently on November 20, 2017 to among other things, (i) reduce the interest rate from the sum of the index plus an applicable margin of 2.50% to the sum of the index plus an applicable margin of 2.35%, (ii) extend the maturity date of such facility to November 20, 2022, (iii) increase revolver commitments thereunder by the amount of $50.0 million (from $400.0 million to $450.0 million) and (iv) establish a maximum borrowing capacity thereunder of $550.0 million. The Company contributes certain assets to HMS Funding from time to time, as permitted under the EverBank Credit Facility, as collateral to secure the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility.

Under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, interest is calculated as the sum of the index plus the applicable margin of 2.35%. The index will be equal to one-month LIBOR, or, in the event that LIBOR is not reasonably available, the higher of Deutsche Bank’s base commercial lending rate and the interest rate equal to 0.5% above the federal funds rate. As of December 31, 2017, the one-month LIBOR rate was 1.6%. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility provides for a revolving period until November 20, 2020, unless otherwise extended with the consent of the HMS Funding Lenders. The amortization period begins the day after the last day of the revolving period and ends on November 20, 2022, the maturity date. During the amortization period, the applicable margin will increase by 0.25%. During the revolving period, HMS Funding will pay a utilization fee equal to 2.50% of the undrawn amount of the required utilization, which is 75% of the loan commitment amount. HMS Funding will incur an undrawn fee equal to 0.40% per annum of the difference between the aggregate commitments and the outstanding advances under the facility, provided that the undrawn fee relating to any utilization shortfall will not be payable to the extent that the utilization fee relating to such

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utilization shortfall is incurred. Additionally, per the terms of a fee letter executed on November 20, 2017, HMS Funding pays Deutsche Bank an administrative agent fee of 0.25% of the aggregate revolver commitments.

HMS Funding’s obligations under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in its assets, including all of the present and future property and assets of HMS Funding. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for credit facilities of this nature, including maintaining a positive tangible net worth, limitations on industry concentration and complying with all applicable laws. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility contains usual and customary default provisions including: (i) a default in the payment of interest and principal; (ii) insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company; (iii) the occurrence of a change of control; or (iv) any uncured breach of a covenant, representation or warranty in the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was not aware of any instances of noncompliance with covenants related to the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had borrowings of $82.0 million outstanding on the EverBank Credit Facility, and had borrowings of $348.0 million outstanding on the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, both of which the Company estimated approximated fair value.

A summary of the Company’s significant contractual payment obligations for the repayment of outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2017 is as follows:
 
Payments Due By Period (dollars in thousands)
 
Total
 
Less than 1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
After 5 years
EverBank Credit Facility (1)
$
82,000

 
$
—

 
$
82,000

 
$
—

 
$
—

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (2)
348,000

 
—

 
—

 
348,000

 
—

Total
$
430,000

 
$
—

 
$
82,000

 
$
348,000

 
$
—

(1)
At December 31, 2017, $38.0 million remained available under the EverBank Credit Facility; however, the Company’s borrowing ability is limited to the asset coverage ratio restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act.
(2)
At December 31, 2017, $102.0 million remained available under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility; however, the Company’s borrowing ability is limited to the asset coverage ratio restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act.

Note 7 – Financial Highlights

The following is a schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013.
 
Year Ended December 31,
Per Share/Unit Data:
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
NAV at beginning of period
$
8.15

 
$
7.88

 
$
8.40

 
$
8.91

 
$
8.86

Results from Operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income (1) (2)
0.76

 
0.75

 
0.75

 
0.70

 
0.64

Net realized appreciation (depreciation) (1) (2)
(0.06
)
 
(0.34
)
 
(0.11
)
 
—

 
0.01

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments(1) (2)
(0.02
)
 
0.56

 
(0.78
)
 
(0.89
)
 
0.16

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
0.68

 
0.97

 
(0.14
)
 
(0.19
)
 
0.81

Stockholder distributions (1) (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Distributions from net investment income (1) (2)
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.69
)
Distributions from realized appreciation (1) (2)
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(0.01
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from stockholder distributions
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
 
(0.70
)
Capital share transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock above (below) NAV, net of offering costs (1) (4)
0.02

 
—

 
0.21

 
0.09

 
(0.06
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions
0.02

 
—

 
0.21

 
0.09

 
(0.06
)
Other (5)
—

 
—

 
0.11

 
0.29

 
—

NAV at end of the period
$
8.15

 
$
8.15

 
$
7.88

 
$
8.40

 
$
8.91

Shares/units outstanding at end of period
79,511,731

 
73,382,971

 
62,382,044

 
30,967,120

 
5,396,967

Weighted average shares/units outstanding
77,718,813

 
68,029,977

 
48,838,114

 
16,022,853

 
2,648,689

(1)
Based on weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.
(2)
Change in net realized income and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments can change significantly from period to period.

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(3)
The stockholder distributions represent the stockholder distributions declared for the period.
(4)
The continuous issuance of shares of common stock may have caused an incremental increase in NAV per share due to the sale of shares at the then prevailing public offering price in excess of NAV per share on each subscription closing date. The per share data were 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 times (B) the differences between the net proceeds per share and the NAV per share on each share transaction date, divided by (ii) the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for the period.
(5)
Includes the impact of the different share amounts as a result of calculating certain per share data based on the weighted average basic shares outstanding during the period and certain per share data based on the shares outstanding as of a period end or transaction date.
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
 
(dollars in thousands)
NAV at end of period
$
647,789

 
$
597,833

 
$
491,652

 
$
260,063

 
$
48,077

Average net assets
$
629,775

 
$
535,175

 
$
400,045

 
$
142,603

 
$
24,864

Average Credit Facilities borrowings
$
427,200

 
$
396,000

 
$
304,973

 
$
89,846

 
$
9,660

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratios to average net assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (1)
7.14
%
 
7.12
%
 
7.23
%
 
5.62
%
 
4.24
%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
9.32
%
 
9.81
%
 
9.12
%
 
7.85
%
 
6.86
%
Portfolio turnover ratio
50.66
%
 
39.01
%
 
24.23
%
 
38.39
%
 
49.37
%
Total return (2)
8.59
%
 
12.31
%
 
2.14
%
 
2.13
%
 
8.47
%
(1)
For the years ended December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Adviser did not waive base management fees but waived subordinated incentive fees of approximately $3.0 million and $1.7 million, respectively, and internal administrative services expenses of approximately $3.0 million and $2.3 million, respectively. The ratio is calculated by reducing the expenses to reflect the waiver of expenses and reimbursement of internal administrative services and to reflect the reduction of expenses for expense support provided by the Adviser in both periods presented. Excluding interest expense, the ratio of total expenses to average net assets for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2013 was 4.23%, 4.25%, 4.44%, 3.29% and 2.55%, respectively. See Note 11 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements.
(2)
Total return is calculated on the change in NAV per share and stockholder distributions declared per share over the reporting period. The total return does not reflect the sales load from the sale of the Company’s common stock.

Note 8 – Stockholder Distributions

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that the Company declared on its common stock during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts).
 
Distributions
For the Period Ended
Per Share
 
Amount
2017
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2017
$
0.18

 
$
14,144

Three months ended September 30, 2017
0.17

 
13,910

Three months ended June 30, 2017
0.18

 
13,438

Three months ended March 31, 2017
0.17

 
12,922

2016
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2016
0.18

 
12,767

Three months ended September 30, 2016
0.17

 
12,307

Three months ended June 30, 2016
0.18

 
11,650

Three months ended March 31, 2016
0.17

 
11,037

2015
 
 
 
Three months ended December 31, 2015
0.18

 
10,564

Three months ended September 30, 2015
0.17

 
9,373

Three months ended June 30, 2015
0.18

 
7,998

Three months ended March 31, 2015
0.17

 
6,260



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On December 14, 2017, with the authorization of the Company’s board of directors, the Company declared distributions to its stockholders for the period of January 2018 through March 2018. These distributions have been, or will be, calculated based on stockholders of record each day from January 1, 2018 through March 31, 2018 in an amount equal to $0.00191781 per share, per day. Distributions are paid on the first business day following the completion of each month to which they relate.
 
The Company has adopted an “opt in” distribution reinvestment plan for its stockholders. As a result, if the Company makes a distribution, its stockholders will receive distributions in cash unless they specifically “opt in” to the distribution reinvestment plan so as to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.
 
The following table reflects the sources of the cash distributions that the Company declared and, in some instances, paid on its common stock during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015.
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Source of Distribution
Distribution
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Distribution
Amount
 
Percentage
 
Distribution
Amount
 
Percentage
Net realized income from operations (before waiver of incentive fees)
$
51,327

 
94.3
%
 
$
26,689

 
55.9
%
 
$
28,375

 
83.0
%
Waiver of incentive fees
3,029

 
5.6

 
1,689

 
3.5

 
2,601

 
7.6

Distributions in excess of net realized income from operations (1)
58

 
0.1

 
19,383

 
40.6

 
3,219

 
9.4

Total
$
54,414

 
100.0
%
 
$
47,761

 
100.0
%
 
$
34,195

 
100.0
%
(1)
Includes adjustments made to GAAP basis net realized income to arrive at taxable income available for distributions. See Note 9 for the sources of the Company’s cash distributions on a tax basis.

The Company may fund its cash distributions from all sources of funds legally available, including stock offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to us on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies, and fee and expense waivers from its Advisers. The Company has not established limits on the amount of funds that the Company may use from legally available sources to make distributions. The Company expects that for the foreseeable future, a portion of the distributions may be paid from sources other than net realized income from operations, which may include stock offering proceeds, borrowings, and fee and expense waivers from its Advisers. See Note 11 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements — Advisory Agreements and Conditional Fee Waiver.

The Company’s distributions may exceed its earnings and, as a result, a portion of the distributions it makes may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of the Company’s board of directors. 

Note 9 – Taxable Income
 
The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC. As a RIC, the Company generally will not incur corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on net ordinary income or capital gains that the Company timely distributes each taxable year as dividends to its stockholders. To qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, the Company must, among other things, satisfy certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, the Company must satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement. As a part of maintaining its RIC status, undistributed taxable income (subject to a 4% nondeductible, U.S. federal excise tax) pertaining to a given taxable year may be distributed up to 12 months subsequent to the end of that taxable year, provided such distributions are declared prior to the earlier of eight-and-one-half months after the close of that taxable year or the filing of the U.S. federal income tax return for such prior taxable year. In order to avoid the imposition of the 4% nondeductible, U.S. federal excise tax, the Company needs to satisfy the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement. For the taxable year ended December 31, 2015, the Company distributed $3.8 million, or $0.0615 per share, of its taxable income in 2016, prior to the filing of its U.S. federal income tax return for the 2015 taxable year. As a result, the Company incurred a $119,000 excise tax for the 2015 taxable year. In 2016, the Company distributed $7.1 million, or $0.096753 per share, of our taxable income in 2017, prior to the filing of its U.S. federal income tax return for our 2016 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible, U.S. federal excise tax liability of approximately $239,000. In 2017, the Company distributed $14.9 million, or $0.187394 per share, of our taxable income in 2018, prior to the filing of its U.S. federal income tax return for our 2017 taxable year. As a result, we were subject to a 4% nondeductible, U.S. federal excise tax liability of approximately $392,000.


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The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes, which provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the Company’s financial statements is the largest benefit or expense that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon its ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. Positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. It is the Company’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits, if any, in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof. Management has analyzed the Company’s tax positions, and has concluded that there were no material uncertain income tax positions through December 31, 2017. The Company identifies its major tax jurisdiction as the United States, and the Company is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Tax returns for the 2014 through 2016 taxable years remain subject to examination by U.S. federal and most state tax authorities.

The Company has formed wholly-owned subsidiaries, HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, which have elected to be taxable entities for U.S. tax purposes. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II primarily hold equity investments in portfolio companies which are treated as “pass through” entities for U.S. tax purposes. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II are consolidated for financial reporting purposes, and the portfolio investments held by each entity are included in the consolidated financial statements as portfolio investments recorded at fair value. HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II are not consolidated with the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes and may generate income tax expense, or benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities, as a result of its ownership of certain portfolio investments. This income tax expense, or benefit, if any, and the related tax assets and liabilities, are reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Listed below is a reconciliation of “Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations” to taxable income and to total distributions declared to common stockholders for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands).
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
52,626

 
$
66,584

 
$
(6,980
)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation
1,730

 
(38,206
)
 
37,956

Income tax (benefit) provision
624

 
336

 
127

Pre-tax book (income) loss not consolidated for tax purposes
3,532

 
21,353

 
5,862

Book income and tax income differences, including debt origination, structuring fees, dividends, realized gains and changes in estimates
3,669

 
1,093

 
1,024

Estimated taxable income (1)
62,181

 
51,160

 
37,989

Taxable income earned in prior year and carried forward for distribution in current year
7,238

 
3,839

 
45

Taxable income earned prior to period end and carried forward for distribution next period
(19,777
)
 
(11,592
)
 
(7,556
)
Dividend accrued as of period end and paid-in the following period
4,772

 
4,354

 
3,717

Taxable income earned to be carried forward
(15,005
)
 
(7,238
)
 
(3,839
)
Total distributions accrued or paid to common stockholders
$
54,414

 
$
47,761

 
$
34,195

(1)
The Company’s taxable income for each period is an estimate and will not be finally determined until the Company files its tax return for each year. Therefore, the final taxable income, and the taxable income earned in each period and carried forward for distribution in the following period, may be different than this estimate.

The income tax expense, or benefit, and the related tax assets and liabilities generated by HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, if any, are reflected in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recognized a net income tax (benefit) provision of $624,000, $336,000 and $127,000, respectively, which was comprised of (i) deferred taxes of $3.4 million, $(5.1) million and $(4.4) million, respectively, offset by a valuation allowance of $(3.4) million, $5.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively, and (ii) other taxes of $624,000, $336,000 and $127,000, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the other taxes included $379,000, $256,000 and $108,000, respectively, related to an accrual for excise tax on the Company’s estimated spillover taxable income and $245,000, $80,000 and $19,000, respectively, related to accruals for state and other taxes.

As of December 31, 2017, the cost basis of investments for tax purposes was $1.0 billion, with such investments having an estimated net unrealized depreciation of $14.9 million, composed of gross unrealized appreciation of $25.2 million and gross unrealized

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depreciation of $40.1 million. As of December 31, 2016, the cost basis of investments for tax purposes was $1.0 billion, with such investments having an estimated net unrealized depreciation of $13.2 million, composed of gross unrealized appreciation of $20.3 million and gross unrealized depreciation of $33.5 million.

The net deferred tax asset at both December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016 was $0, primarily related to loss carryforwards, timing differences in net unrealized depreciation of portfolio investments, and basis differences of portfolio investments held by HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II, which are “pass through” entities for tax purposes, offset by a valuation allowance. Based on HMS Equity Holding’s and HMS Equity Holding II’s short operating history, management believes it is more likely than not that there will be inadequate profits in HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II against which the deferred tax assets can be offset. Accordingly, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance against such deferred tax assets.

The following table sets forth the significant components of net deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Deferred tax assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net operating loss carryforwards
 
$
1,901

 
$
2,258

 
$
2,869

Foreign tax credit carryforwards
 
10

 
—

 
—

Capital loss carryforwards
 
5,390

 
8,366

 
—

Net unrealized depreciation of portfolio investments
 
—

 
20

 
2,143

    Total deferred tax assets
 
7,301

 
10,644

 
5,012

Deferred tax liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net basis differences in portfolio investments
 
(703
)
 
(1,119
)
 
(599
)
Net unrealized appreciation of portfolio investments
 
(426
)
 
—

 
—

Other
 
—

 
—

 
—

    Total deferred tax liabilities
 
(1,129
)
 
(1,119
)
 
(599
)
Valuation allowance
 
(6,172
)
 
(9,525
)
 
(4,413
)
    Total net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—


On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) was signed into law. The TCJA significantly changed the U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to businesses and their owners. Technical corrections or other amendments to the TCJA or administrative guidance interpreting the TCJA may be forthcoming at any time. Under the TCJA, the corporate income tax rate is reduced to 21%, and the corporate alternative minimum tax was repealed. The reduced corporate income tax rate, which is effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, will apply to income earned by HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II. The effect of the law change caused a reduction in the deferred tax asset, deferred tax liabilities and valuation allowance by $3.8 million. The net effect of such change is zero. The table above reflects the law change rate reduction in each of the components.

For federal income tax purposes, the net operating loss carryforwards generated prior to December 31, 2017 expire in various taxable years from 2034 through 2037 and the net capital loss carryforwards expire in taxable years 2020 and 2022. The timing and manner in which HMS Equity Holding and HMS Equity Holding II will utilize any net loss carryforwards in such taxable years, or in total, may be limited in the future under the provisions of the Code.

The difference between the Company’s reported income tax expense (benefit), including excise tax and the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Income tax expense (benefit) at the statutory rate
$
18,638

35.00
 %
 
$
23,421

35.00
 %
 
$
(2,399
)
35.00
 %
Non-taxable RIC income
(19,065
)
(35.80
)
 
(28,410
)
(42.45
)
 
(1,811
)
26.42

State and local taxes
202

0.38

 
(44
)
(0.07
)
 
(184
)
2.68

Change in federal tax rate for tax reform
3,823

7.18

 
—

—

 
—

—

Change in valuation allowance for tax reform
(3,823
)
(7.18
)
 
—

—

 
—

—

Change in valuation allowance from operations
470

0.88

 
5,113

7.64

 
4,413

(64.40
)
Other 1
379

0.71

 
256

0.38

 
$
108

(1.58
)
Effective tax rate
$
624

1.17
 %
 
$
336

0.50
 %
 
$
127

(1.88
)%
1 For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the “Other” amount represents federal excise tax.


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For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, the tax characteristics of distributions paid to shareholders were as follows. No portion of the distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 represented a return of capital.
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Tax Characteristics of Distributions
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary Income
 
$
52,473

96.43
%
 
$
44,848

93.90
%
 
$
34,085

99.68
%
Capital Gain Distributions
 
1,941

3.57

 
2,913

6.10

 
110

0.32

    Total Distributions
 
$
54,414

100.00
%
 
$
47,761

100.00
%
 
$
34,195

100.00
%

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

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from net realized capital gains are determined in accordance with U.S. federal tax regulations, which may differ from amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and those differences could be material. These book-to-tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. Reclassifications due to permanent book-tax differences, such as the nondeductible excise tax, have no impact on net assets.

Note 10 – Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

Listed below are the supplemental cash flow disclosures for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Interest Paid
 
$
16,966

 
$
13,560

 
$
9,877

Taxes Paid
 
426

 
287

 
81

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Flow Information
 
 

 
 

 
 
Stockholder distributions declared and unpaid
 
4,772

 
4,354

 
3,717

Stockholder distributions reinvested
 
27,641

 
24,769

 
16,939

Change in unpaid deferred offering costs
 
(21
)
 
1,129

 
1,281

Unpaid deferred financing costs
 
13

 
4

 
70

Unpaid sales commissions and dealer manager fees
 
—

 
86

 
—

  
Note 11 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements
 
Advisory Agreements and Conditional Fee Waiver
 
The business of the Company is managed by the Adviser (an affiliate of Hines), pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. This agreement states that the Adviser will oversee the management of the Company’s activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to, and providing day-to-day management and administration of, the Company’s investment portfolio. Additionally, the Company and the Adviser have engaged the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure the Company’s prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor the Company’s investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser in exchange for which the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser fifty percent (50%) of the base management fee and incentive fees described below as compensation for its services.

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Adviser a base management fee and incentive fees as compensation for the services described above. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2% of the Company’s average gross assets. The term “gross assets” means total assets of the Company as disclosed on the Company’s balance sheet. “Average gross assets” are calculated based on the Company’s gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is expensed as incurred.

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The incentive fees consist of two parts. The first part, referred to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter. The subordinated incentive fee on income is equal to 20% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter, expressed as a quarterly rate of return on adjusted capital at the beginning of the most recently completed calendar quarter, exceeding 1.875% (or 7.5% annualized), subject to a “catch up” feature (as described below).

For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the management fee, expenses payable under any proposed administration agreement and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount debt instruments and PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. For purposes of this fee, adjusted capital means cumulative gross proceeds generated from sales of the Company’s common stock (including proceeds from the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan) reduced for non-liquidating distributions, other than distributions of profits, paid to the Company’s stockholders and amounts paid for share repurchases pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program. The subordinated incentive fee on income is expensed in the quarter in which it is incurred.

The second part of the incentive fee, referred to as the incentive fee on capital gains, is an incentive fee on realized capital gains earned from the portfolio of the Company and is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement). This fee equals 20.0% of the Company’s incentive fee capital gains, which equals the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, calculated as of the end of each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. At the end of each reporting period, the Company estimates the incentive fee on capital gains and accrues the fee based on a hypothetical liquidation of its portfolio. Therefore the accrual includes both net realized gains and net unrealized gains (the net unrealized difference between the fair value and the par value of its portfolio), if any. The incentive fee accrued pertaining to the unrealized gain is neither earned nor payable to the Advisers until such time it is realized.

The Company and the Adviser may enter into an agreement pursuant to which the Adviser could pay the Company up to 100% of its operating expenses (an “Expense Support Payment”) in order to achieve a reasonable level of expenses relative to its investment income.

The Company and the Advisers entered into a conditional fee waiver agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement”), pursuant to which the Advisers could waive certain fees through December 31, 2015 upon the occurrence of any event that, in the Advisers’ sole discretion, causes such waivers to be deemed necessary.

The Company and the Advisers entered into conditional income incentive fee waiver agreements (the “2016-2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreements”), most recently on January 31, 2018, pursuant to which, for a period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, the Advisers could waive the “subordinated incentive fee on income,” as such term is defined in the Investment Advisory Agreement, upon the occurrence of any event that, in the Advisers’ sole discretion, causes such waiver to be deemed necessary. The 2016-2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreements may require the Company to repay the Advisers for previously waived reimbursement of Expense Support Payments or waived base management fees or incentive fees under certain circumstances and to the extent eligible for repayment.

Previously waived fees and Expense Support Payments are potentially subject to repayment by the Company, if at all, within a period not to exceed three years from the date of each respective fee waiver or Expense Support Payment. Thus, in any quarter where a surplus exists, that surplus will be available, subject to approval of the board of directors, to reimburse waived fees and Expense Support Payments as follows:

1.
First, to reimburse Expense Support Payments, beginning with the earliest year eligible for reimbursement; and
2.
Second, to reimburse all waived fees, beginning with the earliest year eligible for reimbursement.

Reimbursement of previously waived fees will only be permitted with the approval of the board of directors and if the operating expense ratio is equal to or less than the operating expense ratio at the time the corresponding fees were waived or Expense Support Payments were made and if the annualized rate of regular cash distributions to stockholders is equal to or greater than the annualized rate of the regular cash distributions at the time the corresponding fees were waived.

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For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred base management fees of approximately $21.8 million, $19.2 million and $15.5 million, respectively. The Advisers did not waive base management fees in the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred no capital gains incentive fees, and incurred subordinated incentive fees on income of $3.0 million, $1.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, all of which were waived.

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company did not record an accrual for any previously waived fees. Any reimbursement of previously waived fees to the Advisers will not be accrued until the reimbursement of the waived fees become probable and estimable, which will be upon approval of the Company’s board of directors. To date, none of the previously waived fees has been approved by the board of directors for reimbursement.

The table below presents the fees waived by the Advisers and the timing of potential reimbursement of waived fees (dollars in thousands). Previously waived fees will only be reimbursed with the approval of the Company’s board of directors and if the “Operating Expense Ratio” (as described in footnote 3 to the table below) is equal to or less than the Company’s operating expense ratio at the time the corresponding fees were waived and if the annualized rate of the Company’s regular cash distributions to stockholders is equal to or greater than the annualized rate of the Company’s regular cash distributions at the time the corresponding fees were waived.
 
Management Fee (1)
 
Subordinated Incentive Fee (1)
 
Capital Gain Incentive Fee (1)
 
Expense Support (1)
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
Waivers
Repaid to Adviser (2)
 
Waivers
Repaid to Adviser (2)
 
Waivers
Repaid to Adviser (2)
 
Payments
Repaid to Adviser (2)
 
Operating Expense Ratio (3)
Annualized Distribution Rate (4)
Eligible to be Repaid Through
6/30/2012
$
31

$
—

 
$
18

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.35%
$
0.70

Expired
9/30/2012
$
97

$
—

 
$
52

$
—

 
$
3

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.97%
$
0.70

Expired
12/31/2012
$
104

$
—

 
$
53

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
2.96%
$
0.70

Expired
3/31/2013
$
84

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.86%
$
0.70

Expired
6/30/2013
$
118

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.36%
$
0.70

Expired
9/30/2013
$
268

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.22%
$
0.70

Expired
12/31/2013
$
309

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
5

$
—

 
$
153

$
—

 
0.49%
$
0.70

Expired
3/31/2014
$
306

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.28%
$
0.70

Expired
6/30/2014
$
548

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.28%
$
0.70

Expired
9/30/2014
$
821

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
328

$
—

 
1.23%
$
0.70

Expired
12/31/2014
$
148

$
—

 
$
451

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.70%
$
0.70

Expired
3/31/2015
$
—

$
—

 
$
358

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.78%
$
0.70

3/31/2018
6/30/2015
$
—

$
—

 
$
930

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.69%
$
0.70

6/30/2018
9/30/2015
$
—

$
—

 
$
155

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
2.11%
$
0.70

9/30/2018
12/31/2015
$
—

$
—

 
$
1,159

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
2.27%
$
0.70

12/31/2018
3/31/2016
$
—

$
—

 
$
493

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.83%
$
0.70

3/31/2019
6/30/2016
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.77%
$
0.70

6/30/2019
9/30/2016
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.73%
$
0.70

9/30/2019
12/31/2016
$
—

$
—

 
$
1,196

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.67%
$
0.70

12/31/2019
3/31/2017
$
—

$
—

 
$
1,495

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.62%
$
0.70

3/31/2020
6/30/2017
$
—

$
—

 
$
823

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.60%
$
0.70

6/30/2020
9/30/2017
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.77%
$
0.70

9/30/2020
12/31/2017
$
—

$
—

 
$
711

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
$
—

$
—

 
1.82%
$
0.70

12/31/2020
(1)
Fees waived pursuant to the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement and the 2016-2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreements.
(2)
Subject to the approval of the Company’s board of directors, in future periods, previously waived fees may be paid to the Advisers, if the Company’s cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations exceeds the amount of cumulative distributions paid to stockholders. The previously waived fees are potentially subject to repayment by the Company, if at all, within a period not to exceed three years from the date of each respective fee waiver. To date, none of the previously waived fees and Expense Support Payments have been approved for reimbursement by the Company’s board of directors.
(3)
The “Operating Expense Ratio” is calculated on a quarterly basis as a percentage of average net assets and includes all expenses borne by the Company, except for base management and incentive fees and administrative expenses waived by the Advisers and organizational and offering expenses.
(4)
“Annualized Distribution Rate” equals $0.00191781 per share, per day as declared by the Company’s board of directors.

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Administration

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Company is required to pay or reimburse the Advisers for administrative services expenses, which include all costs and expenses related to the Company’s day-to-day administration and management not related to advisory services, whether such administrative services were performed by a third party service provider or affiliates of the Advisers (“Internal Administrative Services”). The Advisers do not earn any profit under their provision of administrative services to the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company incurred, and the Advisers waived the reimbursement of Internal Administrative Services expenses of approximately $3.0 million, $2.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The Company and the Advisers entered into an expense support and conditional reimbursement agreement, as amended from time to time, which extends the period for waiver of reimbursement of Internal Administrative Services expenses accrued pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. Waived Internal Administrative Services expenses are not subject to future reimbursement.

The table below presents the Internal Administrative Services expenses waived by the Advisers (dollars in thousands).
 
 
Internal Administrative Services
 
 
 
 
 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Waivers
Repaid to Adviser
 
Operating Expense Ratio (1)
 
Annualized Distribution Rate (2)
 
Eligible to be Repaid Through (3)
6/30/2012
 
$
25

$
—

 
1.35%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2012
 
$
129

$
—

 
1.97%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2012
 
$
284

$
—

 
2.96%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
3/31/2013
 
$
233

$
—

 
1.86%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
6/30/2013
 
$
222

$
—

 
1.36%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2013
 
$
234

$
—

 
1.22%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2013
 
$
329

$
—

 
0.49%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
3/31/2014
 
$
329

$
—

 
1.28%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
6/30/2014
 
$
385

$
—

 
1.28%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2014
 
$
371

$
—

 
1.23%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2014
 
$
412

$
—

 
1.70%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
3/31/2015
 
$
437

$
—

 
1.78%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
6/30/2015
 
$
480

$
—

 
1.69%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2015
 
$
517

$
—

 
2.11%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2015
 
$
603

$
—

 
2.27%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
3/31/2016
 
$
533

$
—

 
1.83%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
6/30/2016
 
$
574

$
—

 
1.77%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2016
 
$
529

$
—

 
1.73%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2016
 
$
679

$
—

 
1.67%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
3/31/2017
 
$
661

$
—

 
1.62%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
6/30/2017
 
$
873

$
—

 
1.60%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
9/30/2017
 
$
694

$
—

 
1.77%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
12/31/2017
 
$
786

$
—

 
1.82%
 
$
0.70

 
Not Eligible to be Repaid
(1)
The “Operating Expense Ratio” is calculated on a quarterly basis as a percentage of average net assets and includes all expenses borne by the Company, except for base management and incentive fees and Internal Administrative Services expenses waived by the Advisers and organizational and offering expenses.
(2)
“Annualized Distribution Rate” equals $0.00191781 per share, per day as declared by the Company’s board of directors.
(3)
The Advisers have agreed to permanently waive reimbursement by the Company of Internal Administrative Services expenses through December 31, 2017. Waived Internal Administrative Services expenses are not eligible for future reimbursement from the Company to the Advisers.
 
As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Advisers have incurred approximately $13.1 million and $12.0 million, respectively, of offering costs on the Company’s behalf. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, approximately $11.8 million and $10.6 million, respectively, of offering costs have been reimbursed to the Advisers. The Company expects to reimburse the Advisers for the balance of such costs incurred on its behalf on a monthly basis up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross stock offering proceeds.
 

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The table below outlines fees incurred and expense reimbursements payable to Hines, Main Street and their affiliates for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 and amounts unpaid as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 (dollars in thousands).
 
Incurred
 
Unpaid as of
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
December 31,
Type and Recipient
2017
 
2016
 
2015
 
2017
 
2016
Incentive Fees on Income (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Capital Gains Incentive Fee (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Offering Costs - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser
1,181

 
1,581

 
3,309

 
—

 
(23
)
Expense Support from Adviser
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Other (2) - the Adviser
693

 
458

 
463

 
59

 
121

Selling Commissions - Dealer Manager
2,577

 
4,772

 
17,489

 
—

 
92

Dealer Manager Fee - Dealer Manager
1,453

 
2,348

 
8,210

 
—

 
(6
)
Due to Affiliates
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
59

 
$
184

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Base Management Fees (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser
$
21,785

 
$
19,151

 
$
15,541

 
$
5,682

 
$
5,054

(1)
Net of amounts waived by the Advisers.
(2)
Includes amounts the Adviser paid on behalf of the Company such as general and administrative services expenses.

Note 12 – Share Repurchase Plan
 
The Company conducts quarterly tender offers pursuant to its share repurchase program. Under the terms of the plan, the Company will offer to purchase shares at the estimated NAV per share, as determined within 48 hours prior to the repurchase date. The Company currently limits the number of shares to be repurchased (i) during any calendar year to the proceeds it receives from the issuance of shares of its common stock under its distribution reinvestment plan during the trailing four quarters and (ii) in any calendar quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the trailing four quarters. At the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, the Company may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. The Company’s board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program upon 30 days’ notice. The Company’s first repurchase date was October 1, 2013. Since inception of our share repurchase program, the Company funded the repurchase of $37.0 million in shares. For the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company funded approximately $23.0 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for shares tendered for repurchase under the plan approved by the board of directors. Since inception of the share repurchase program, the Company has funded all redemption requests validly tendered and not withdrawn.

Repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our tender offer are as follows:
For the Three Months Ended
 
Repurchase Date
 
Shares Repurchased
 
Percentage of Shares Tendered that were Repurchased
 
Repurchase Price
per Share
 
Aggregate Consideration for Repurchased Shares
September 30, 2013
 
—

 
—

 
100
%
 
$
—

 
$
—

December 31, 2013
 
12/31/2013

 
395

 
100
%
 
8.89

 
3,512

March 31, 2014
 
3/31/2014

 
1,667

 
100
%
 
8.85

 
14,753

June 30, 2014
 
6/30/2014

 
9,763

 
100
%
 
8.87

 
86,598

September 30, 2014
 
9/30/2014

 
6,093

 
100
%
 
8.82

 
53,740

December 31, 2014
 
12/17/2014

 
340

 
100
%
 
8.51

 
2,893

March 31, 2015
 
3/25/2015

 
33,842

 
100
%
 
8.54

 
289,011

June 30, 2015
 
6/24/2015

 
52,799

 
100
%
 
8.71

 
459,879

September 30, 2015
 
9/23/2015

 
82,165

 
100
%
 
8.48

 
696,759

December 31, 2015
 
12/23/2015

 
191,534

 
100
%
 
7.88

 
1,509,288

March 31, 2016
 
3/30/2016 and 3/31/2016

 
200,508

 
100
%
 
7.62

 
1,527,873

June 30, 2016
 
6/23/2016

 
639,880

 
100
%
 
7.81

 
4,997,465

September 30, 2016
 
9/22/2016

 
239,605

 
100
%
 
7.92

 
1,897,674

December 31, 2016
 
12/22/2016

 
306,426

 
100
%
 
8.08

 
2,475,925

March 31, 2017
 
3/23/2017

 
614,180

 
100
%
 
8.23

 
5,054,698

June 30, 2017
 
6/16/2017

 
346,307

 
100
%
 
8.20

 
2,839,713

September 30, 2017
 
9/21/2017

 
747,785

 
100
%
 
8.19

 
6,124,356

December 31, 2017
 
12/21/2017

 
1,105,578

 
100
%
 
8.10

 
8,955,178

 
 
 
 
4,578,867

 
 
 
 
 
$
36,989,315


109


Note 13 – Commitments and Contingencies

At December 31, 2017, the Company had a total of approximately $45.4 million in outstanding commitments comprised of (i) 28 commitments to fund revolving loans that had not been fully drawn or term loans that had not been funded and (ii) four capital commitments that had not been fully called. The Company recognized unrealized appreciation of $14,000 on the outstanding unfunded loan commitments and no unrealized appreciation or depreciation on the outstanding unfunded capital commitments during the year ended December 31, 2017. At December 31, 2016, the Company had a total of approximately $42.7 million in outstanding commitments comprised of (i) 22 commitments to fund revolving loans that had not been fully drawn or term loans that had not been funded and (ii) three capital commitment that had not been fully called. The Company recognized unrealized depreciation of $266,000 on the outstanding unfunded loan commitments and unrealized appreciation of approximately $14,000 on the outstanding unfunded capital commitments during the year ended December 31, 2016.
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
(dollars in thousands)
 
December 31, 2017
 
December 31, 2016
 
 
 
 
Unfunded Loan Commitments
 
 
 
Apex Linen Services, Inc.
$
403

 
$
397

Arcus Hunting, LLC
976

 
2,136

BarFly Ventures, LLC
613

 
881

BigName Holdings, LLC
101

 
—

Boccella Precast Products, LLC
500

 
—

Buca C, LLC
—

 
1,548

CapFusion Holding, LLC
—

 
394

CDHA Management, LLC
2,343

 
3,259

Charps, LLC
1,000

 
—

Clad-Rex Steel, LLC
100

 
—

CTVSH, PLLC
200

 
—

Datacom, LLC
25

 
1,302

Felix Investments Holdings II LLC
1,667

 
—

Gamber-Johnson Holdings, LLC
300

 
300

GST Autoleather Inc.
1,281

 
—

Guerdon Modular Holdings, Inc.
400

 
400

Hawk Ridge Systems, LLC
400

 
400

Hojeij Branded Foods, Inc.
1,923

 
2,000

Hostway corporation
7

 
—

HW Temps LLC
200

 
50

Jackmont Hospitality, Inc.
—

 
1,200

LaMi Products, LLC
294

 
1,729

Market Force Information, Inc.
400

 
—

Meisler Operating, LLC
400

 
—

Minute Key, Inc.
—

 
197

Mystic Logistics, Inc.
200

 
194

NNE Issuer, LLC
5,542

 
—

NuStep, LLC
300

 
—

Pardus Oil & Gas, LLC
—

 
357

Permian Holdco 2, Inc.
97

 
290

PPC/Shift, LLC
500

 
500

Resolute Industrial LLC
5,750

 
—

Strike, LLC
—

 
2,475

Unirush, LLC
—

 
980

Volusion, LLC
—

 
2,955

Wireless Vision Holdings, LLC
2,084

 
—

Unfunded Capital Commitments
 
 
 
Brightwood Capital Fund III, LP
1,000

 
1,000

Brightwood Capital Fund IV, LP
9,000

 
10,000

Copper Trail Energy Fund I LP
2,500

 
—

Freeport First Lien Loan Fund III, LP
4,941

 
7,737

Total
$
45,447

 
$
42,681


110



Note 14 – Subsequent Events

On February 2, 2018, the Company filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, to commence an offer by the Company to purchase, as approved by the Company’s board of directors, 1,942,970.33 shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The offer is for cash at a purchase price equal to the NAV per share to be determined within 48 hours of the repurchase date.


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Note 15 – Quarterly Financial Data (UNAUDITED)


The following table presents selected unaudited quarterly financial data for each quarter during the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):

 
Quarter Ended
 
March 31, 2017
 
June 30, 2017
 
September 30, 2017
 
December 31, 2017
Total interest, fee and dividend income
$
25,364

 
$
25,548

 
$
25,331

 
$
27,417

Net investment income
$
15,142

 
$
15,064

 
$
13,040

 
$
15,473

Net realized gain (loss) from investments
$
2,640

 
$
(5
)
 
$
724

 
$
(7,722
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
$
(4,516
)
 
$
2,401

 
$
(5,050
)
 
$
5,435

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
13,266

 
$
17,460

 
$
8,714

 
$
13,186

Net investment income per share – basic and diluted
$
0.20

 
$
0.20

 
$
0.16

 
$
0.20

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share – basic and diluted
$
0.18

 
$
0.22

 
$
0.11

 
$
0.17



 
Quarter Ended
 
March 31, 2016
 
June 30, 2016
 
September 30, 2016
 
December 31, 2016
Total interest, fee and dividend income
$
21,259

 
$
21,201

 
$
22,234

 
$
24,705

Net investment income
$
12,240

 
$
12,048

 
$
12,518

 
$
14,463

Net realized loss from investments
$
(646
)
 
$
(9,369
)
 
$
(1,949
)
 
$
(10,927
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
$
(14,263
)
 
$
15,416

 
$
11,776

 
$
25,277

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
(2,669
)
 
$
18,095

 
$
22,345

 
$
28,813

Net investment income per share – basic and diluted
$
0.19

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.20

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share – basic and diluted
$
(0.04
)
 
$
0.27

 
$
0.32

 
$
0.42



 
Quarter Ended
 
March 31, 2015
 
June 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2015
 
December 31, 2015
Total interest, fee and dividend income
$
11,793

 
$
15,381

 
$
17,325

 
$
20,890

Net investment income
$
6,327

 
$
8,791

 
$
9,543

 
$
11,823

Net realized gain (loss) from investments
$
20

 
$
127

 
$
(17
)
 
$
(5,638
)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
$
3,840

 
$
3,967

 
$
(19,324
)
 
$
(26,439
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$
10,187

 
$
12,885

 
$
(9,798
)
 
$
(20,254
)
Net investment income per share – basic and diluted
$
0.17

 
$
0.19

 
$
0.18

 
$
0.20

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share – basic and diluted
$
0.28

 
$
0.28

 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
(0.34
)


112


Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
 
None.
 
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
 
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
 
In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2017, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that it will detect or uncover our failures to disclose material information otherwise required to be set forth in our periodic reports.
 
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our system of internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

(i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

(ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

(iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control, no matter how well designed, over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management’s assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control system as of December 31, 2017 was based on the criteria for effective internal control over financial reporting described in the 2013 Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on our evaluation under the framework in the 2013 Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by COSO, our management concluded that our system of internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2017.

This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Act, which exempts non-accelerated filers from the auditor attestation requirement of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

March 21, 2018
 
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
 
During the quarter ended December 31, 2017, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 

113


Item 9B.  Other Information
 
None.

114


PART III

Certain information required by Part III has been omitted under General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K. Only those sections of
our definitive Proxy Statement that specifically address the items set forth herein are incorporated by reference.

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 11.  Executive Compensation

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 12.  Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
 
The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.

Item 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement relating to our 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days following the end of our fiscal year.


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PART IV
 
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
 
a.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The following financial statements are set forth in Item 8:
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
70
Audited Financial Statements
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
71
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
72
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
73
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015
74
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2017 and 2016
75
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
95
 
b.     Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Schedule of Investments in and Advances to Affiliates for the Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
c.
Exhibits 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this Form 10-K or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger (filed as Exhibit (k)(3) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 31, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.1
 
Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 21, 2016 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
3.2
 
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 24, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.1
 
Distribution Reinvestment Plan (filed as Exhibit (e) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on November 23, 2015 (File No. 333-204659) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.2
 
Form of Subscription Agreement (filed as Appendix A to the Supplement on Form 497 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on October 6, 2016 (File No. 333-204659) and incorporated herein by reference).
4.3
 
Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan, effective as of November 1, 2017 (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 19, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1
 
Loan and Security Agreement (filed as Exhibit (k)(2) to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on December 16, 2011 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.2
 
Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement by and between the Registrant and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit (g)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 31, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3
 
Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP, Main Street Capital Partners, LLC and Main Street Capital Corporation (filed as Exhibit (g)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 31, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.4
 
Assignment and Assumption of Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement by and among Main Street Capital Partners, LLC, Main Street Capital Corporation and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit (g)(3) to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the SEC on March 17, 2014 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.5
 
Dealer Manager Agreement by and between the Registrant and Hines Securities, Inc. (filed as Exhibit (h)(1) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on November 23, 2015 (File No. 333-204659) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.6
 
Form of Indemnification for Affiliated Directors and Officers (filed as Exhibit (k)(5) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 31, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).

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10.7
 
Form of Indemnification for Independent Directors (filed as Exhibit (k)(6) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 31, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.8
 
Escrow Agreement by and among the Registrant, Hines Securities, Inc. and UMB Bank, N.A. (filed as Exhibit (k)(7) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on June 25, 2012 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.9
 
Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of March 26, 2013, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP, Main Street Capital Corporation and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K, filed on March 27, 2013 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.10
 
First Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2013, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP, Main Street Capital Corporation and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (filed as Exhibit (k)(8) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2, filed on May 14, 2013 (File No. 333-178548) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.11
 
Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2013, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP, Main Street Capital Corporation and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28, 2013 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.12
 
Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of December 30, 2013, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP, Main Street Capital Corporation and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on January 6, 2014 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.13
 
Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement by and between the Registrant and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on January 6, 2014 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.14
 
Amendment dated March 31, 2014 to Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement by and between the Registrant and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 2, 2014 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.15
 
Second Amended and Restated Custody Agreement, dated May 29, 2014, by and among the Registrant, HMS Equity Holding, LLC and Amegy Bank National Association (Filed as Exhibit (j)(2) to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the SEC on July 17, 2015 (File No. 333-204659) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.16
 
Securities Account Control Agreement, dated June 2, 2014, by and between HMS Funding I LLC, as pledgor, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and securities intermediary (Filed as Exhibit (j)(3) to the Registrant’s Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed with the SEC on July 17, 2015 (File No. 333-204659) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.17
 
Second Amendment to the Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, dated June 30, 2014, by and between the Registrant and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2014 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.18
 
Third Amendment to the Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, dated September 30, 2014, by and between the Registrant and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 30, 2014 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.19
 
Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, dated April 15, 2015, by and among HMS Income Fund, Inc., HMS Adviser LP, and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 21, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.20
 
Fourth Amendment to Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, dated April 15, 2015, by and between HMS Income Fund, Inc. and HMS Adviser LP (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 21, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.21
 
Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2015, by and between HMS Funding I LLC, as Borrower, HMS Income Fund, Inc, as Equityholder and Servicer, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, Deutsche Bank AG, New York branch, as Administrative Agent and as a lender, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 22, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.22
 
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 17, 2015, by and among HMS Funding I, LLC, as Borrower, HMS Income Fund, Inc., as Equityholder and Servicer, the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on June 23, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).

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10.23
 
Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2015, by and among HMS Funding I LLC, as Borrower, HMS Income Fund, Inc., as Equityholder and Servicer, the financial institutions party thereto as Lenders, U.S. Bank National Association, as Collateral Agent and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on September 24, 2015 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.24
 
Third Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2016, by and among HMS Funding I LLC, as borrower, HMS Income Fund, Inc., as Equityholder and Servicer, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on February 11, 2016 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.25
 
Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2016, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on May 13, 2016 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.26
 
Third Quarter 2016 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of October 7, 2016, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 11, 2016 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.27
 
Fourth Quarter 2016 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2016, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on December 14, 2016 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.28
 
Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2017, by and among the Registrant, HMS Equity Holding, LLC, HMS Equity Holding II, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto and EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.40 to the Registrant’s annual report on Form 10-K, filed on March 7, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.29
 
HMS-ORIX SLF LLC Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2017, by and between the Registrant and ORIX Funds Corp. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 10, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.3
 
First Quarter 2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2017, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on April 27, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.31
 
Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2017, by and among HMS Funding I LLC, as borrower, the Registrant as equityholder and servicer, the financial institutions party thereto as lenders, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on July 5, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.32
 
Second Quarter 2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of July 26, 2017, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on July 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.33
 
First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2017, by and among the Registrant, HMS Equity Holding, LLC, HMS Equity Holding II, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto and EverBank Commercial Finance, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 19, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.34
 
Third Quarter 2017 Conditional Income Incentive Fee Waiver Agreement, dated as of October 19, 2017, by and among the Registrant, HMS Adviser LP and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on October 19, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
10.35
 
Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Loan Financing and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, by and among HMS Funding I LLC, as borrower, the Registrant as equityholder and servicer, the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as administrative agent and lender, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent and collateral custodian (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s current report on Form 8-K, filed on November 27, 2017 (File No. 814-00939) and incorporated herein by reference).
11.1
 
Computation of per share earnings (included in the notes to the audited financial statements included in this report).
14.1
 
Code of Ethics of the Registrant (filed herewith).
14.2
 
Code of Ethics of HMS Adviser LP (filed herewith).
14.3
 
Amended and Restated Code of Ethics of Main Street Capital Corporation and MSC Adviser I, LLC (filed herewith).
21.1
 
List of Subsidiaries (filed herewith).
31.1
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
31.2
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

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32.1
 
Certification of President and Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HMS INCOME FUND, INC.
 
 
 
 
Date:
March 21, 2018
By:
/s/ SHERRI W. SCHUGART
 
 
 
Sherri W. Schugart
 
 
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
 
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENT, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Sherri W. Schugart and Ryan T. Sims, and each of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on the dates indicated.
 
Signature
Title
Date
 
 
 
/s/  Sherri W. Schugart  
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
March 21, 2018
Sherri W. Schugart  
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
 
/s/  Ryan T. Sims
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
March 21, 2018
Ryan T. Sims
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
/s/  David M. Covington
Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer
March 21, 2018
David M. Covington
(Principal Accounting Officer)
 
 
 
 
/s/  John O. Niemann, Jr.
Director
March 21, 2018
John O. Niemann, Jr.
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  Peter Shaper
Director
March 21, 2018
Peter Shaper
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  Gregory Geib
Director
March 21, 2018
Gregory Geib
 
 
 
 
 
/s/  Nicholas T. Meserve
Director
March 21, 2018
Nicholas T. Meserve
 
 
 
 
 


 


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