PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:PFLT) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 1, 2017, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (the “Company”), announced that it increased the size of its multi-currency, senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) from $350 million to $375 million. All other terms, including the interest rate of LIBOR plus 200 basis points, remain unchanged.
The Credit Facility is secured by all of the assets held by PennantPark Floating Rate Funding I, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and includes customary covenants, including minimum asset coverage and minimum equity requirements.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Credit Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Facility, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q on August 6, 2015 and the First Amendment to the Credit Facility, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K on November 12, 2015.
A press release announcing the amendment to the Credit Facility is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You should understand that under Section 27A(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E(b)(2)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 do not apply to forward-looking statements made in periodic reports we file under the Exchange Act. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release are forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. You should not place undue influence on such forward-looking statements as such statements speak only as of the date on which they are made.
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. may use words such as “expects,” “maintain,” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on currently available operating, financial and competitive information and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from its historical experience and present expectations.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial statements: None (b) Pro forma financial information: None (c) Shell company transactions: None (d) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release of PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. dated June 1, 2017
About PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:PFLT)
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company. The Company is a closed-end, externally managed and non-diversified investment company. Its investment objectives are to generate current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in floating rate loans and other investments made to the United States middle-market companies. It provides first lien secured debt and other opportunistic financings (senior notes, second lien, mezzanine, private high yield debt, and preferred and common stock) to middle market sponsors and companies. Its investments may include equity features, such as direct investments in the equity securities of borrowers or warrants or options to buy a minority interest in a portfolio company. It has investments in various sectors, including aerospace and defense; consumer services; healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and others. Its investment activities are managed by the investment advisor, PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:PFLT) Recent Trading Information
PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ:PFLT) closed its last trading session up +0.11 at 14.20 with 121,275 shares trading hands.