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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

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

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

¨	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: 0-50398

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland		20-0188736
(State of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255 Greenwich, CT		06830
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 983-5275

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


Title of Each Class		Name of Each Exchange On Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		NASDAQ Global Select Market

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

Common Stock, par value

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ¨ No x.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No x.

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically 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 is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of 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. x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “accelerated filer,” “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

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

The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on June 30, 2010, based on the closing price on that date of $8.40 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, was $219,885,674. For the purposes of calculating this amount only, all directors and executive officers of the Registrant have been treated as affiliates. There were 31,886,367 shares of the Registrant’s common stock outstanding as of March 8, 2011.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the registrant’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K as indicated herein.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR

ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS


		Page
PART I
ITEM 1.	BUSINESS		1
ITEM 1A.	RISK FACTORS		22
ITEM 1B.	UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS		38
ITEM 2.	PROPERTIES		38
ITEM 3.	LEGAL PROCEEDINGS		38
ITEM 4.	RESERVED		38

PART II
ITEM 5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES		39
ITEM 6.	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA		43
ITEM 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS		44
ITEM 7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK		68
ITEM 8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA		69
ITEM 9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE		97
ITEM 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES		97
ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION		97

PART III
ITEM 10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE		98
ITEM 11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION		98
ITEM 12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS		98
ITEM 13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE		98
ITEM 14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES		98

PART IV
ITEM 15.	EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES		99
SIGNATURES			101

PART I

Item 1.

Business

We are a specialty finance company principally providing capital to primarily non-public small- and medium-sized companies. Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return. Our primary focus is on seeking current income by investing primarily in corporate debt securities. Our debt investments may include bilateral loans (loans where we hold the entirety of a particular loan) and syndicated loans (those where multiple investors hold portions of that loan). We have and may continue to invest in structured finance investments, including collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) investment vehicles, that own debt securities. We may also seek to provide our stockholders with long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that we may receive when we make debt investments or equity investments. We may also invest in publicly traded debt and/or equity securities. As a business development company, we may not acquire any asset other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time we make the acquisition, the value of our qualifying assets represents at least 70% of the value of our total assets.

Our capital is generally used by our portfolio companies to finance organic growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and working capital. Our investment decisions are based on extensive analysis of potential portfolio companies’ business operations supported by an in-depth understanding of the quality of their recurring revenues and cash flow, variability of costs and the inherent value of their assets, including proprietary intangible assets and intellectual property.

We currently seek to concentrate our investments in companies having annual revenues of less than $200 million and/or an equity capitalization of less than $300 million. Historically, our investments have typically ranged from $5 million to $30 million each, although this investment size may vary proportionately as the size of our capital base changes and market conditions warrant, and accrue interest at fixed or variable rates.

While the structure of our investments will vary, we seek to invest primarily in the debt of established companies. We seek to invest in entities that, as a general matter, have been operating for at least one year prior to the date of our investment and that will, at the time of our investment, have employees and revenues, and are cash flow positive. Many of these companies will have financial backing provided by private equity or venture capital funds or other financial or strategic sponsors at the time we make an investment.

We may also borrow funds to make investments. As a result, we may be exposed to the risks of leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment technique. Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain and loss on amounts invested and therefore increase the risks associated with investing in our securities. In addition, the costs associated with our borrowings, including any increase in the management fee payable to our investment adviser, TICC Management, LLC (“TICC Management”), will be borne by our common stockholders.

Our investment activities are managed by TICC Management. TICC Management is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”). TICC Management is owned by BDC Partners, LLC (“BDC Partners”), its managing member, and Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce & Associates”). Jonathan H. Cohen, our Chief Executive Officer, and Saul B. Rosenthal, our President and Chief Operating Officer, are the members of BDC Partners, and Charles M. Royce, our non-executive Chairman, is the President of Royce & Associates. Under our investment advisory agreement with TICC Management (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), we have agreed to pay TICC Management an annual base management fee based on our gross assets as well as an incentive fee based on our performance. See “Investment Advisory Agreement.”

We were founded in July 2003 and completed an initial public offering of shares of our common stock in November 2003. We are a Maryland corporation and a closed-end, non-diversified management investment

company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (“1940 Act”). As a business development company, we are required to meet certain regulatory tests, including the requirement to invest at least 70% of our total assets in eligible portfolio companies. See “Regulation as a Business Development Company.” In addition, we have elected to be treated for federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which we refer to as the Code. In December 2007, we changed our name from Technology Investment Capital Corp. to TICC Capital Corp.

Our headquarters are located at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255 Greenwich, Connecticut and our telephone number is (203) 983-5275.

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). You can inspect any materials we file with the SEC, without charge, at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The information we file with the SEC is available free of charge by contacting us at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, CT 06830 or by telephone at (203) 983-5275 or on our website at http://www.ticc.com. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants, including us, that file such information electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC’s web site is http://www.sec.gov. Information contained on our website or on the SEC’s web site about us is not incorporated into this report and you should not consider information contained on our website or on the SEC’s website to be part of this report.

MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Beginning in mid-2007, global credit and other financial markets suffered substantial stress, volatility, illiquidity and disruption. These developments caused a series of failures and restructurings among a large number of financial institutions, which either participated in the origination and distribution of structured or syndicated loan credit products, or invested in them. The debt and equity capital markets in the United States were impacted by significant write-offs in the financial services sector relating to these products and the re-pricing of credit risk in the loan market, among other things.

These events constrained the availability of capital for the market as a whole, and the financial services sector in particular. During 2009 the syndicated corporate loans market experienced both unprecedented price declines and volatility. While loan prices remained depressed across many sectors and ratings categories through most of 2009, we witnessed a strong upward move in prices during the second half of 2009, which has continued through 2010 and into 2011. Our current view is that certain (primarily larger-issue) broadly syndicated corporate loans still may not adequately reflect the spreads necessary to compensate investors for the risks involved. In view of the above circumstances, we continue to focus more heavily on middle market issuers and, to a limited extent, larger issuers and, opportunistically, on certain structured finance investments, including CLO investment vehicles. We have and continue to review a large number of middle market loans and CLO investment vehicles, and have recently made a number of selective purchases in these markets.

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES

We believe that we are well positioned to provide financing primarily to middle market companies for the following reasons:

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Expertise in credit analysis and monitoring investments;

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Flexible investment approach; and

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Established transaction sourcing network.

Expertise in credit analysis and monitoring investments

While our investment focus is middle market companies, we have invested, and will likely continue to invest, in larger companies and in other investment structures on an opportunistic basis. Most recently, we have invested in a number of CLO investment vehicles. We believe our experience in analyzing middle market companies and CLO investment structures, as detailed in the biographies of TICC Management’s senior investment professionals, affords us a sustainable competitive advantage over lenders with limited experience in investing in these markets. In particular, we have expertise in evaluating the operating characteristics of middle market companies as well as the structural features of CLO investments, and in monitoring the credit risk of such investments after closing until full repayment.

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Jonathan H. Cohen, our Chief Executive Officer, has more than 20 years of experience in equity research and investment. Mr. Cohen is also the Chief Executive Officer of T2 Advisers, LLC, the investment manager of Greenwich Loan Income Fund Limited (LSE AIM: GLIF). Mr. Cohen has also served as Chief Executive Officer of both Oxford Lane Capital Corp., a registered closed-end fund, and its investment adviser, Oxford Lane Management, LLC (“Oxford Lane Management”), since 2010. During his career, Mr. Cohen has managed technology research groups covering computer software and hardware companies, telecommunication companies and semiconductor companies at several firms, including Wit SoundView, Merrill Lynch & Co., UBS Securities and Smith Barney. He was named to Institutional Investor’s “All-American” research team in 1996, 1997 and 1998. Mr. Cohen was also the owner and a principal of JHC Capital Management, LLC, a registered investment adviser that served as the sub-adviser to the Royce Technology Value Fund, a technology-focused mutual fund.

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Saul B. Rosenthal, our President and Chief Operating Officer, has 12 years of experience in the capital markets, with a focus on small to middle-market transactions in the technology sector. Mr. Rosenthal is also the President of T2 Advisers, LLC, the investment manager of Greenwich Loan Income Fund Limited (LSE AIM: GLIF). Mr. Rosenthal has also served as President and a Director of Oxford Lane Capital Corp., a registered closed-end fund, and as President of Oxford Lane Management, since 2010. Mr. Rosenthal previously served as President of Privet Financial Securities, LLC, a broker-dealer providing advisory services to technology companies, and previously led the private financing/public company effort at SoundView Technology Group, where he co-founded SoundView’s Private Equity Group. He was a Vice President and co-founder of the Private Equity Group at Wit Capital from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining Wit Capital, Mr. Rosenthal was an attorney at the law firm of Shearman & Sterling LLP.

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Darryl Monasebian is the Senior Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Management of TICC Management, LLC, the advisor of TICC. Previously, Mr. Monasebian was a Director in the Merchant Banking Group at BNP Paribas, and prior to that was a Director at Swiss Bank Corporation and a Senior Account Officer at Citibank. He began his business career at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as an Investment Analyst in the Corporate Investments Department. Mr. Monasebian has more than 20 years of banking and investment management experience.

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Hari Srinivasan is Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of TICC Management, LLC, the advisor of TICC. Previously, Mr. Srinivasan was a Credit Manager focusing on the restructuring and monetization of distressed assets in Lucent Technologies’ vendor finance portfolio, and on the credit analysis of several of Lucent’s telecom customers. Prior to that, he was an analyst in Fixed Income with Lehman Brothers. Mr. Srinivasan began his career as a Computer Science engineer.

Flexible investment approach

While we must comply with the 1940 Act, we have significant flexibility in selecting and structuring our investments. We also have fairly broad latitude as to the term and nature of our investments. We recognize that middle market companies in some cases may make corporate development decisions that favorably impact long-term enterprise value at the expense of short-term financial performance. We believe that this fundamental investment understanding results in a more flexible approach to managing investments which facilitates positive,

long-term relationships with our portfolio companies, bankers and other intermediaries and enables us to be a preferred source of capital to them. We also believe our approach enables our debt financing to be a viable alternative capital source for funding middle market companies that wish to avoid the dilutive effects of equity financings.

We are not subject to the investment time requirements and reinvestment limitations of private funds. These provisions typically require that such private funds invest capital within a set period of time and then ultimately return to investors the initial capital and associated capital gains, with certain limitation on reinvesting such capital. We believe that our ability to make investments at the most opportune time rather than based on a pre-agreed time horizon with the ability to reinvest such funds indefinitely should help us to maximize returns on our invested capital.

Established deal sourcing network

Through the investment professionals of TICC Management, we have extensive contacts and sources from which to generate investment opportunities. These contacts and sources include private equity funds, companies, brokers and bankers. We believe that senior professionals of TICC Management have developed strong reputations within the investment community over their years in the banking, investment management and equity research field.

INVESTMENT PROCESS

Identification of prospective portfolio companies

We identify and source new prospective portfolio companies through a network of venture capital and private equity funds, investment banks, accounting and law firms and direct company relationships. We have identified several criteria that we believe are important in seeking our investment objective. These criteria provide general guidelines for our investment decisions; however, we do not require each prospective portfolio company in which we choose to invest to meet all of these criteria.

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Experienced management. We generally require that our portfolio companies have an experienced management team. We also require the portfolio companies to have in place proper incentives to induce management to succeed and to act in concert with our interests as investors, including having significant equity interests.

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Significant financial or strategic sponsor and / or strategic partner. We prefer to invest in companies in which established private equity or venture capital funds or other financial or strategic sponsors have previously invested and are willing to make an ongoing contribution to the management of the business, including participation as board members or as business advisers.

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Strong competitive position in industry. We seek to invest in companies that have developed a strong competitive position within their respective sector or niche of a specific industry.

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Profitable on a cash flow basis. We focus on companies that are profitable or nearly profitable on an operating cash flow basis. Typically, we would not expect to invest in start-up companies.

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Clearly defined exit strategy. Prior to making an investment in a debt security that is accompanied by an equity-based security in a portfolio company, we analyze the potential for that company to increase the liquidity of its common equity through a future event that would enable us to realize appreciation, if any, in the value of our equity interest. Liquidity events may include an initial public offering, a merger or an acquisition of the company, a private sale of our equity interest to a third party, or a purchase of our equity position by the company or one of its stockholders.

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Liquidation value of assets. Although we do not operate as an asset-based lender, the prospective liquidation value of the assets, if any, collateralizing the debt securities that we hold is an important factor in our credit analysis. We emphasize both tangible assets, such as accounts receivable, inventory and equipment, and intangible assets, such as intellectual property, software code, customer lists, networks and databases.

Due diligence

If a company meets some of the characteristics described above, we perform a preliminary due diligence review including company and technology assessments, market analysis, competitive analysis, evaluation of management, risk analysis and transaction size, pricing and structure analysis. The criteria delineated below provide general parameters for our investment decisions, although not all of such criteria will be followed in each instance. Upon successful completion of this preliminary evaluation process, we will decide whether to deliver a non-binding letter of intent, after which our administrator, BDC Partners, generally receives an upfront advance to cover our due diligence-related expenses, begin the due diligence process and move forward towards the completion of a transaction.

Our due diligence process generally includes the following elements:

Management team and financial sponsor

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management assessment including a review of management’s track record with respect to product development, sales and marketing, mergers and acquisitions, alliances, collaborations, research and development outsourcing and other strategic activities, reference and background checks; and

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financial sponsor reputation, track record, experience and knowledge (where a financial sponsor is present in a transaction).

Business

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industry and competitive analysis;

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customer and vendor interviews to assess both business prospects and standard practices of the company;

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assessment of likely exit strategies; and

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potential regulatory / legal issues.

Financial condition

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detailed review of the historical financial performance and the quality of earnings;

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development of detailed pro forma financial projections;

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review of internal controls and accounting systems;

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review of assets and liabilities, including contingent liabilities; and

Technology assessment

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evaluation of intellectual property position;

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review of research and development milestones;

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analysis of core technology under development;

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assessment of collaborations and other technology validations; and

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assessment of market and growth potential.

Contemporaneous with our due diligence process, the investment team prepares a detailed credit memorandum for presentation to our Investment Committee, which currently consists of Messrs. Cohen and Rosenthal. Our Investment Committee reviews and approves each of our portfolio investments.

Investment Structuring

We seek to achieve a high level of current income by investing in debt securities, consisting primarily of senior debt, senior subordinated debt and junior subordinated debt, of primarily non-public small- and medium-sized companies. We may also seek to provide our stockholders with long-term capital growth through the appreciation in the value of warrants or other equity instruments that we may receive when we make loans.

In structuring our investments, we seek to ascertain the asset quality as well as the earnings quality of our prospective portfolio companies. Frequently, we obtain a senior secured position and thus receive a perfected, first priority security interest in substantially all of our portfolio companies’ assets, which entitles us to a preferred position on payments in the event of liquidation, and in many cases a pledge of the equity by the equity owners. It should be noted, however, that because we are not primarily an asset-based lender, in the current economic environment, the value of collateral and security interests may dissipate rapidly. In addition, we seek to structure loan covenants to assist in the management of risk. Our loan documents ordinarily include affirmative covenants that require the portfolio company to take specific actions such as periodic financial reporting, notification of material events and compliance with laws, restrictive covenants that prevent portfolio companies from taking a range of significant actions such as incurring additional indebtedness or making acquisitions without our consent, covenants requiring the portfolio company to maintain or achieve specified financial ratios such as debt to cash flow and interest coverage, and operating covenants requiring them to maintain certain operational benchmarks such as minimum revenue or minimum cash flow. Our loan documents also provide protection against customary events of default such as non-payment, breach of covenant, insolvency and change of control.

Senior Debt

The senior debt in which we invest generally holds a senior position in the capital structure of a portfolio company. Such debt may include loans that hold the most senior position, loans that hold an equal ranking with other senior debt, or loans that are, in the judgment of our investment adviser, in the category of senior debt. A senior position in the borrower’s capital structure generally gives the holder of the senior debt a claim on some or all of the borrower’s assets that is senior to that of subordinated debt, preferred stock and common stock in the event the borrower defaults or becomes bankrupt. The senior debt in which we invest may be wholly or partially secured by collateral, or may be unsecured. However, there may be instances in which senior debt held by other investors is in a superior position in the borrower’s capital structure.

Senior Subordinated Debt

Senior subordinated debt is subordinated in its rights to receive its principal and interest payments from the borrower to the rights of the holders of senior debt. As a result, senior subordinated debt is riskier than senior debt. Although such loans are sometimes secured by significant collateral, we principally rely on the borrower’s cash flow for repayment. Additionally, we often receive warrants to acquire shares of stock in borrowers in connection with these loans.

Junior Subordinated Debt

Structurally, junior subordinated debt is subordinate in priority of payment to senior debt (and is often unsecured), but is senior in priority to equity. Junior subordinated debt often has elements of both debt and equity instruments, having the fixed returns associated with senior debt while also providing the opportunity to participate in the future growth potential of a company through an equity component, typically in the form of warrants. Due to its higher risk profile and less restrictive covenants, loans associated with junior subordinated debt financing generally earn a higher return than senior debt or senior subordinated debt instruments.

ONGOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH PORTFOLIO COMPANIES

Monitoring . We monitor the financial trends of each portfolio company to assess the appropriate course of action for each company and to evaluate overall portfolio quality. We closely monitor the status and performance of each individual company on at least a quarterly and, in most cases, a monthly basis.

We have several methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance of our bilateral debt and equity positions, including but not limited to the following:

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assessment of business development success, including product development, profitability and the portfolio company’s overall adherence to its business plan;

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periodic and regular contact with portfolio company management to discuss financial position, requirements and accomplishments;

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periodic formal update interviews with portfolio company management and, if appropriate, the financial or strategic sponsor;

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board observation rights; and

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review of monthly and quarterly financial statements and financial projections for portfolio companies.

In addition, we may from time to time identify investments that require closer monitoring or become workout assets. In such cases, we will develop a strategy for workout assets and periodically gauge our progress against that strategy. As a private equity holder, we may incur losses from our investing activities from time to time, however we attempt where possible to work with troubled portfolio companies in order to recover as much of our investments as is practicable.

Portfolio Grading

We have developed a credit grading system to monitor the quality of our debt investment portfolio. We use an investment rating scale of 1 to 5. The following table provides a description of the conditions associated with each debt investment. Equity securities are not graded.


Grade		Summary Description

1		Company is ahead of expectations and/or outperforming financial covenant requirements and such trend is expected to continue.

2		Full repayment of principal and interest is expected.

3		Closer monitoring is required. Full repayment of principal and interest is expected.

4		A reduction of interest income has occurred or is expected to occur. No loss of principal is expected.

5		A loss of some portion of principal is expected.

Managerial assistance

As a business development company, we are required to offer managerial assistance to portfolio companies. This assistance typically involves monitoring the operations of portfolio companies, participating in their board and management meetings, consulting with and advising their officers and providing other organizational and financial guidance.

Portfolio Overview

We seek to create a portfolio that includes primarily senior secured loans, senior subordinated and junior subordinated debt investments, as well as warrants and other equity instruments we may receive in connection with such debt investments. We historically have invested between $5 million and $30 million in each of our portfolio companies with a goal of maintaining a diversified portfolio.

The following is a representative list of the industries in which we have invested:


• Software		• Enterprise software

• IT value-added reseller		• IT consulting

• Structured finance		• Healthcare

• Printing and publishing		• Grocery

• Semiconductor capital equipment		• Telecommunication services

• Food products manufacturer		• Interactive voice messaging

• Financial intermediaries		• Auto parts manufacturer

• Advertising		• Retail food products

• Business services		• Computer hardware

• Shipping & transportation

During 2010, we invested approximately $36.6 million in the junior capital of 17 different CLO vehicles. Due to the dramatic events in the credit markets over the past three years, we have identified what we believe are compelling investment opportunities in the CLO sector. The investments included $31.7 million subordinated debt and $4.9 million residual value investment in CLO tranches bought in the secondary market at substantial discounts to their par values, which may provide an attractive risk-adjusted returns. We believe that this asset class continues to present investment opportunities for attractive risk-adjusted returns and we continue to review other CLO tranches. At December 31, 2010, this asset class represented approximately 24.0% of our total portfolio on a fair value basis. At December 31, 2010, our portfolio was invested approximately 70.3% in senior secured notes and bonds, 20.4% in CLO debt, 2.4% in subordinated notes, 3.6% in CLO equity and 3.3% in equity.

TEN LARGEST PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2010

Our ten largest portfolio company investments at December 31, 2010, based on the combined fair value of the debt and equity securities we hold in each portfolio company, were as follows:


			At December 31, 2010
			($ in millions)
Portfolio Company	Industry		Cost		Fair Value		Fair Value Percentage of Total Portfolio
American Integration Technologies, LLC		Semiconductor capital equipment	$	20.1	$	21.8		8.8	%
Algorithmic Implementations, Inc.		Software		18.3		18.2		7.3	%
Stratus Technologies, Inc.		Computer hardware		9.7		10.3		4.2	%
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.		Enterprise software		6.6		9.3		3.8	%
Presidio, Inc.		Business services		9.1		9.1		3.7	%
Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.		Software		8.7		8.9		3.6	%
Power Tools, Inc.		Software		9.3		8.6		3.5	%
GXS Worldwide Inc.		Software		7.9		7.9		3.2	%
AKQA, Inc.		Advertising		7.9		7.9		3.2	%
SonicWall, Inc.		Software		6.6		6.8		2.7	%

Total			$	104.2	$	108.8		44.0	%

For a description of the factors relevant to the changes in the value of the above portfolio investments for the year ended December 31, 2010, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Portfolio Grading.”

Set forth below are descriptions of the ten largest portfolio investments as of December 31, 2010:

American Integration Technologies, LLC

American Integration Technologies, LLC (“AIT”) is a semiconductor capital equipment contract manufacturer. AIT specializes in precision sheet metal fabrication, tubular frame welding, integration of components and assembly of complex equipment, primarily used for the semiconductor industry.

Our original investment in AIT, which closed in May 2006, consisted of $12.0 million in senior secured notes. During April 2007, we invested an additional $15.0 million in senior secured notes. Also, during 2007 through 2008, AIT paid down approximately $6.1 million on the notes. In April 2010, the notes were restructured and AIT paid down approximately $2.0 million of the notes; as of December 31, 2010 $23.4 million remained outstanding.

Algorithmic Implementations, Inc. (d/b/a “Ai Squared”)

Algorithmic Implementations, Inc. (“Ai Squared”) has been providing assistive technology for more than 15 years to computer users with low vision. The Company’s flagship product is ZoomText, a screen magnification and reading software application for the visually impaired.

Our investment in Ai Squared, which closed in September 2006, consisted of $22.0 million in senior secured notes and common stock. TICC and an individual investor each acquired 50% of the outstanding equity of Ai Squared in connection with our investment in the company. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $15.6 million remained outstanding on our investment in the senior secured notes.

Stratus Technologies, Inc.

Stratus Technologies, Inc. provides fault tolerant computer products, servers and services for companies which require continuous operations to run mission critical businesses.

In April 2010, we purchased $10.0 million of the first lien secured high yield notes issued by Stratus, as well as common and preferred equity. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $10.0 million remained outstanding on our investment in the notes.

Pegasus Solutions, Inc.

Pegasus Solutions, Inc. (“Pegasus”) provides mission-critical technology and services to hotels and travel distributors. Pegasus’ services include central reservations systems (“CRSs”), distribution systems linking CRSs to travel agent systems and travel websites, third-party hotel marketing services and commission processing for hotels, travel agents and travel websites.

In January 2010, we acquired $4.8 million in second lien senior secured notes issued by Pegasus, and during September 2010, we acquired $3.0 million in first lien senior secured notes. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $8.3 million remained outstanding on our combined investment in the senior secured notes, including PIK interest.

Presidio, Inc.

Presidio, Inc. (“Presidio”) is an independent IT infrastructure solutions provider of virtualization and data center solutions, collaboration and contact center solutions, security, mobility and other advanced IT infrastructure solutions.

In December 2010, we purchased $9.4 million of the first lien secured high yield notes issued by Presidio. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $9.4 million remained outstanding on our investment in the notes.

Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.

Airvana Network Solutions, Inc. (“Airvana”) is a provider of mobile network infrastructure software to wireless operators.

In August 2010, we purchased $10.0 million in first lien senior secured notes issued by Airvana Network Solutions, Inc. and in September 2010 we acquired an additional $1.1 million of the same notes. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $8.8 million remained outstanding on our combined investment in the notes.

Power Tools, Inc. (d/b/a “Axceler”)

Power Tools, Inc. (“Power Tools”) provides software for content and data integration, workflow and automated administration for IBM Lotus Notes and Domino.

In May 2006, we acquired $12.0 million in senior secured notes issued by Power Tools and, also at the time of closing, we acquired $350,000 in warrants to purchase common stock issued by Power Tools. At December 31, 2010, $9.0 million of the senior secured notes remained outstanding.

GXS Worldwide, Inc.

GXS Worldwide, Inc. (“GXS”) is a business-to-business service provider whose product solutions enable customers to exchange trade related information electronically. GXS’s customers include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprise companies.

In December 2009, we acquired $8.0 million in high yield senior secured notes issued by GXS, which amount remains outstanding at December 31, 2010.

AKQA, Inc.

AKQA, Inc. (“AKQA”) is a digital interactive advertising company that delivers marketing solutions to blue chip clients. AKQA focuses on creating and delivering marketing solutions in digital media such as the Internet, mobile products, digital outdoor signage, gaming consoles and kiosks.

In March 2007, we acquired $25.0 million in senior secured notes issued by AKQA. During 2008 and 2009, we sold approximately $15.0 million of those notes. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $7.9 million remained outstanding on our investment in the notes.

SonicWall, Inc.

SonicWall, Inc. (“SonicWall”) is a leading provider of the integrated network security devices and subscription services primarily to the Small and Medium Enterprise (“SME”) market and governments. Its products provide secure e-mail and Internet access to wired and wireless broadband customers, enable Internet based remote connectivity for distributed organizations and provide ongoing protection against security threats.

In July 2010, we purchased $2.0 million of first lien senior secured notes issued by SonicWALL and $5.0 million of the second lien senior secured notes issued by SonicWALL. As of December 31, 2010, approximately $6.8 million remained outstanding on our combined investment in the senior secured notes.

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

Management Services

TICC Management serves as our investment adviser. TICC Management is registered as our investment adviser under the Advisers Act. Subject to the overall supervision of our Board of Directors, TICC Management manages our day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to us. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, TICC Management:

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determines the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes;

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identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments we make;

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closes, monitors and services the investments we make; and

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determines what securities we will purchase, retain or sell.

TICC Management’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to us are not impaired. TICC Management has agreed that, during the term of its Investment Advisory Agreement with us, it will not serve as investment adviser to any other public or private entity that utilizes a principal investment strategy of providing debt financing to technology-related companies similar to those we target.

Management Fee

We pay TICC Management a fee for its services under the Investment Advisory Agreement consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee payable to TICC Management and any incentive fees earned by TICC Management are ultimately borne by our common stockholders.

The base management fee (the “Base Fee”) is calculated at an annual rate of 2.00% of our gross assets. For services rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Base Fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any equity or debt capital raises, repurchases or redemptions during the current calendar quarter. The Base Fee for any partial quarter will be appropriately pro rated.

The incentive fee has two parts. The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on our “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, 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 Base Fee, expenses payable under our administration agreement with BDC Partners (the “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 with 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. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to one-fourth of an annual “hurdle rate.”

the 2009 calendar year was 6.55% and the annual hurdle rate for the 2010 calendar year was 7.69%. The current hurdle rate for the 2011 calendar year, calculated as of December 31, 2010, is 7.01%. Our net investment income (to the extent not distributed to our shareholders) used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the 2% base management fee. In addition, in the event we recognize PIK loan interest in excess of our available capital, we may be required to liquidate assets in order to pay a portion of the incentive fee. TICC Management, however, is not required to reimburse us for the portion of any fees attributable to accrued deferred loan interest in the event of a default by the obligor. The operation of the incentive fee with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income for each quarter is as follows:

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no incentive fee is payable to TICC Management in any calendar quarter in which our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed one fourth of the annual hurdle rate (currently 7.01% for the 2011 calendar year).

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20% of the amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, if any, that exceeds one-fourth of the annual hurdle rate in any calendar quarter (currently 7.01% for the 2011 calendar year) is payable to TICC Management (i.e., once the hurdle rate is reached, 20% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income thereafter is allocated to TICC Management).

For example, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010, pre-incentive fee net investment income of $7,080,440 exceeded the hurdle of $4,811,598 (based upon net assets of $250,278,154 at September 30, 2010 and the quarterly hurdle rate of 1.9225%). The incentive fee rate of 20% resulted in an incentive of $453,768 for the quarter. TICC Management unilaterally determined to waive $50,000 of the incentive fee for the fourth quarter, resulting in an incentive fee of $403,768.

The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals 20% of our “Incentive Fee Capital Gains,” which consist of our realized capital gains for each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation for that calendar year. For accounting purposes only, in order to reflect the theoretical capital gains incentive fee that would be payable for a given period as if all unrealized gains were realized, we will accrue a capital gains incentive fee based upon net realized capital gains and unrealized capital depreciation for that calendar year (in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement), plus unrealized capital appreciation on investments held at the end of the period. It should be noted that a fee so calculated and accrued would not necessarily be payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and may never be paid based upon the computation of capital gains incentive fees in subsequent periods. Amounts paid under the Investment Advisory Agreement will be consistent with the formula reflected in the Investment Advisory Agreement.

Example 1: Income Related Portion of Incentive Fee for Each Calendar Quarter (*)

Alternative 1

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%

Quarterly Hurdle rate⁽¹⁾ = 1.7525%

Management fee⁽²⁾ = 0.5%

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) = 0.2%

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income

(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 0.55%

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income does not exceed hurdle rate, therefore there is no income-related incentive fee.

Alternative 2

Assumptions

Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 4.0%

Quarterly Hurdle rate⁽¹⁾ = 1.7525%

Management fee⁽²⁾ = 0.5%

Other expenses (legal, accounting, custodian, transfer agent, etc.) = 0.2%

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income

(investment income – (management fee + other expenses)) = 3.3%

Incentive fee = 20% x Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income in excess of the hurdle rate

= 20% x (3.3% – 1.7525%)

= 20% x 1.5475%

= 0.3095%

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income exceeds hurdle rate, therefore the income-related incentive fee is 0.3095%

(1)	Represents 7.01% annualized hurdle rate for 2011 calendar year.

(2)	Represents 2% annualized management fee.

Example 2: Capital Gains Portion of Incentive Fee (*)

Capital Gains Incentive Fee = 20% x Incentive Fee Capital Gains (i.e., our realized capital gains for each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation for that calendar year)

Assumptions:

Year 1 = no realized capital gains or losses

Year 2 = 9% realized capital gains, 0% realized capital losses, 1% unrealized depreciation and 0% unrealized appreciation

Year 3 = 12% realized capital gains, 0% realized capital losses, 2% unrealized depreciation and 2% unrealized appreciation


Year 1 incentive fee		• Total Incentive Fee Capital Gains = 0
		• No capital gains incentive fee paid to TICC Management in Year 1

Year 2 incentive fee		• Total Incentive Fee Capital Gains = 8%
		(9% realized capital gains less 1% unrealized depreciation)
		• Total capital gains incentive fee paid to TICC Management in Year 2
		= 20% x 8%
		= 1.6%

Year 3 incentive fee		• Total Incentive Fee Capital Gains = 10%
		(12% realized capital gains less 2% unrealized depreciation; unrealized appreciation has no effect)
		• Total capital gains incentive fee paid to TICC Management in Year 3
		= 20% x 10%
		= 2%

(*)	The hypothetical amount of returns shown are based on a percentage of our total net assets and assumes no leverage. There is no guarantee that positive returns will be realized and actual returns may vary from those shown in this example.

Payment of our Expenses

All personnel of our investment adviser when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory services, and the compensation and expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by BDC Partners, the investment adviser’s managing member. We are responsible for all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including, without limitation, the cost of calculating our net asset value; the cost of effecting sales and repurchases of shares of our common stock and other securities; investment advisory fees; fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making investments; transfer agent and custodial fees; federal and state registration fees; any exchange listing fees; federal, state and local taxes; independent directors’ fees and expenses; brokerage commissions; costs of proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices; fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums; direct costs such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone, staff, independent audits and outside legal costs and all other expenses incurred by either BDC Partners or us in connection with administering our business, including payments under the Administration Agreement that will be based upon our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by BDC Partners in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including a portion of the rent and the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Controller and other administrative support personnel. All of these expenses are ultimately borne by our common stockholders.

Duration and Termination

Unless earlier terminated as described below, the Investment Advisory Agreement will remain in effect if approved annually by our Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, including, in either case, approval by a majority of our directors who are not interested persons. The Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other. See “Risk Factors—Risks relating to our business and structure — We are dependent upon TICC Management’s key management personnel for our future success, particularly Jonathan H. Cohen and Saul B. Rosenthal.”

Indemnification

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their respective duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of their respective duties and obligations, TICC Management and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it, including without limitation BDC Partners, are entitled to indemnification from TICC for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of TICC Management’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of TICC.

Organization of the Investment Adviser

TICC Management is a Delaware limited liability company that is registered as an investment adviser under the Advisers Act. BDC Partners, a Delaware limited liability company, is its managing member and provides our investment adviser with all personnel necessary to manage our day-to-day operations and provide the services under the Investment Advisory Agreement. The principal address of TICC Management and of BDC Partners is 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.

Royce & Associates, a Delaware limited liability company, is the investment adviser’s non-managing member. Royce & Associates has agreed to make Mr. Royce or certain other portfolio managers available to the investment adviser to provide certain consulting services without compensation. Royce & Associates is a wholly owned subsidiary of Legg Mason, Inc.

ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT

Pursuant to a separate Administration Agreement, BDC Partners furnishes us with office facilities, together with equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities. Under the Administration Agreement, BDC Partners also performs, or oversees the performance of our required administrative services, which includes being responsible for the financial records which we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, BDC Partners assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally overseeing the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. Payments under the Administration Agreement are based upon our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by BDC Partners in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including a portion of the rent and the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Controller, and other administrative support personnel. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party.

The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of their respective duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of their respective duties and obligations, BDC Partners and its officers, manager, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from TICC for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of BDC Partners’ services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as administrator for TICC.

COMPETITION

Our primary competitors to provide financing to primarily non-public small- and medium-sized companies include private equity and venture capital funds, other equity and non-equity based investment funds, including other business development companies, and investment banks and other sources of financing, including traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and specialty finance companies. Many of these entities have greater financial and managerial resources than we will have. For additional information concerning the competitive risks we face, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business and Structure—We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.”

EMPLOYEES

We have no employees. Our day-to-day investment operations are managed by our investment adviser. In addition, we reimburse BDC Partners for an allocable portion of expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including a portion of the rent and the compensation of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Controller and other administrative support personnel.

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

As a business development company, we have elected to be treated, and intend to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, beginning with our 2003 taxable year. As a RIC, we generally will not have to pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. To continue to qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment we must distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our “investment company taxable income,” which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of our realized net short-term capital gains over our realized net long-term capital losses (the “Annual Distribution Requirement”).

Taxation as a Regulated Investment Company

If we:

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qualify as a RIC; and

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satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement,

then we will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain (i.e., realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) we distribute to stockholders. We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the regular corporate rates on any income or capital gains 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 an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98% of our net ordinary income for each calendar year, (2) 98.2% of our capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year and (3) any income realized, but not distributed, and on which we paid no federal income tax, in preceding years (the “Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement”). We generally will endeavor in each taxable year to make sufficient distributions to our stockholders to satisfy the Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement.

In order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:

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continue to qualify as a business development company under the 1940 Act at all times during each taxable year;

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derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to loans of certain securities, gains from the sale of stock or other securities, net income from certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships,” or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities (the “90% Income Test”); and

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diversify our holdings so that at the end of each quarter of the taxable year:

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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

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no more than 25% of the value of our assets is invested in the securities, other than U.S. Government securities or securities of other RICs, of one issuer, of two or more issuers that are controlled, as determined under applicable Code rules, by us and that are engaged in the same or similar or related trades or businesses or of certain “qualified publicly traded partnerships” (the “Diversification Tests”).

We may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive cash. For example, if we hold debt obligations 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 issued with warrants), we must include in income each 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 taxable year. We may also have to include in income other amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as PIK interest and 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 year of accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount. In addition, we may be required to accrue for federal income tax purposes amounts attributable to our investment in CLOs that may differ from the distributions received in respect of such investments.

Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds, to sell assets and to make taxable distributions of our stock and debt securities 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.

We have purchased and may in the future purchase residual or subordinated interests in CLOs that are treated for federal income tax purposes as shares in a “passive foreign investment company” (a “PFIC”). We may be subject to federal income tax on our allocable share of a portion of any “excess distribution” received on, or any gain from the disposition of, such shares even if our allocable share of such income is distributed as a taxable dividend to the PFIC’s stockholders. Additional charges in the nature of interest generally will be imposed on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from any such excess distribution or gain. If we elect to treat a PFIC as a “qualified electing fund” under the Code (a “QEF”), in lieu of the foregoing requirements, we will be required to include in income each year our proportionate share of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of the QEF, even if such income is not distributed by the QEF. Alternatively, we may be able to elect to mark-to-market at the end of each taxable year our shares in a PFIC; in this case, we will recognize as ordinary income our allocable share of any increase in the value of such shares, and as ordinary loss our allocable share of any decrease in such value to the extent that any such decrease does not exceed prior increases included in our income. We have elected to treat all of the CLOs in which we own residual or subordinated notes as QEFs. Under either election, we may be required to recognize in a year income in excess of distributions from PFICs and proceeds from dispositions of PFIC shares during that year, and such income will nevertheless be subject to the Annual Distribution Requirement and will be taken into account for purposes of the 4% excise tax.

Under certain circumstances, a CLO may be treated as a controlled foreign corporation (“CFC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes. If a CLO is treated as a CFC, and we are considered to own 10% or more of total voting power in such CLO, we would be required to include in income each year any “subpart F income” generated by such CLO, which would generally include its net investment income, regardless of whether we received any distributions with respect to such income.

Although the Code generally provides that income inclusions from a QEF and subpart F income will be “good income” for purposes of the 90% Income Test to the extent it is distributed to a RIC in the year it is included in the RIC’s income, the Code does not specifically provide whether income inclusions from a QEF and subpart F income for which no distribution is received during the RIC’s taxable year would be “good income” for the 90% Income Test. The IRS has issued a series of private rulings in which it has concluded that all income inclusions from a QEF and subpart F income included in a RIC’s income would constitute “good income” for purposes of the 90% Income Test. Such rulings are not binding on the IRS except with respect to the taxpayer to whom such rulings were issued. Accordingly, although we believe that the income inclusions from a QEF and subpart F income of a CLO that we are required to include in our taxable income would be “good income” for purposes of the 90% Income Test, no guaranty can be made that the IRS would not assert that such income would not be “good income” for purposes of the 90% Income Test. If such income were not considered “good income” for purposes of the 90% Income Test, we may fail to qualify as a RIC.

Failure to Qualify as a Regulated Investment Company

If we were unable to qualify for 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. Distributions would not be required, and any distributions made in taxable years beginning before January 1, 2013 would be taxable to our stockholders as ordinary dividend income that, subject to certain limitations, may be eligible for the 15% maximum rate to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, corporate distributees 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.

REGULATION AS A BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

General

A business development company is regulated by the 1940 Act. A business development company must be organized in the United States for the purpose of investing in or lending to primarily private companies and making managerial assistance available to them. A business development company may use capital provided by public stockholders and from other sources to invest in long-term, private investments in businesses. A business development company provides stockholders the ability to retain the liquidity of a publicly traded stock, while sharing in the possible benefits, if any, of investing in primarily privately owned companies.

We may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or withdraw our election as, a business development company unless authorized by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities, as required by the 1940 Act. A majority of the outstanding voting securities of a company is defined under the 1940 Act as the lesser of: (i) 67% or more of such company’s voting securities present at a meeting if more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of such company are present or represented by proxy, or (ii) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of such company. We do not anticipate any substantial change in the nature of our business.

As with other companies regulated by the 1940 Act, a business development company must adhere to certain substantive regulatory requirements. A majority of our directors must be persons who are not interested persons, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. Additionally, we are required to provide and maintain a bond issued by a reputable fidelity insurance company to protect the business development company. Furthermore, as a business development company, we are prohibited from protecting any director or officer against any liability to the company or our stockholders arising from willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such person’s office.

As a business development company, we are required to meet a coverage ratio of the value of total assets to total senior securities, which include all of our borrowings and any preferred stock we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. We may also be prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our directors who are not interested persons and, in some cases, prior approval by the SEC.

We are not generally able to sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and Structure—Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we raise additional capital which may expose us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.” We may, however, sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share (i) in connection with a rights offering to our existing stockholders, (ii) with the consent of the majority of our common stockholders, or (iii) under such other circumstances as the SEC may permit. For example, we may sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then current net asset value 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 our policy and practice of making such sales. In any such case, under such circumstances, the price at which our common stock to be issued and sold may not be less than a price which, in the determination of our Board of Directors, closely approximates the market value of such common stock. In addition, we may generally issue new shares of our common stock at a price below net asset value in rights offerings to existing stockholders, in payment of dividends and in certain other limited circumstances.

We may be examined by the SEC for compliance with the 1940 Act.

As a business development company, we are subject to certain risks and uncertainties. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and Structure.”

Qualifying Assets

As a business development company, we may not acquire any asset other than “qualifying assets” unless, at the time we make the acquisition, the value of our qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the value of our total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are:

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Securities purchased in transactions not involving any public offering, the issuer of which is an eligible portfolio company;

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Securities received in exchange for or distributed with respect to securities described in the bullet above or pursuant to the exercise of options, warrants or rights relating to such securities; and

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Cash, cash items, government securities or high quality debt securities (within the meaning of the 1940 Act), maturing in one year or less from the time of investment.

An eligible portfolio company is generally a domestic company that is not an investment company (other than a small business investment company wholly owned by a business development company) and that:

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does not have a class of securities with respect to which a broker may extend margin credit at the time the acquisition is made;

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is controlled by the business development company and has an affiliate of the business development company on its board of directors;

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does not have any class of securities listed on a national securities exchange;

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is a public company that lists its securities on a national securities exchange with a market capitalization of less than $250 million; or

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meets such other criteria as may be established by the SEC.

Control, as defined by the 1940 Act, is presumed to exist where a business development company beneficially owns more than 25% of the outstanding voting securities of the portfolio company.

In addition, a business development company must have been organized and have its principal place of business in the United States and must be operated for the purpose of making investments in eligible portfolio companies, or in other securities that are consistent with its purpose as a business development company.

Significant Managerial Assistance

To include certain securities described above as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, a business development company must offer to the issuer of those securities managerial assistance such as providing guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations, or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company. We offer to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies.

Investment Concentration

Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return, principally by investing in the debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies. On December 3, 2007, we changed our name from Technology Investment Capital Corp. to TICC Capital Corp. While we continue to maintain our primary focus on the technology sector, we expect to actively seek new investment opportunities outside this sector that otherwise meet our investment criteria. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our Investments—Our portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies.”

Code of Ethics

As required by the 1940 Act, we maintain a Code of Ethics that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain transactions by our personnel. See “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and Structure—There are significant potential conflicts of interest.” Our Code of Ethics generally does not permit investments by our employees in securities that may be purchased or held by us. You may read and copy the Code of Ethics at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the Code of Ethics is available on the EDGAR Database on the SEC’s Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. You may obtain copies of the Code of Ethics, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following Email address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC’s Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.

Compliance Policies and Procedures

We and our investment adviser have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the federal securities laws, and are required to review these compliance policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation, and designate a Chief Compliance Officer to be responsible for administering the policies and procedures.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes a wide variety of new regulatory requirements on publicly-held companies and their insiders. Many of these requirements affect us. For example:

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Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the 1934 Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer must certify the accuracy of the financial statements contained in our periodic reports;

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Pursuant to Item 307 of Regulation S-K, our periodic reports must disclose our conclusions about the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures;

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Pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the 1934 Act, our management must prepare a report regarding its assessment of our internal control over financial reporting; and

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Pursuant to Item 308 of Regulation S-K and Rule 13a-15 of the 1934 Act, our periodic reports must disclose whether there were significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

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 will continue to monitor our compliance with all regulations that are adopted under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and will take actions necessary to ensure that we are in compliance therewith.

Fundamental Investment Policies

The restrictions identified as fundamental below, along with our investment objective of seeking to maximize total return, are our only fundamental policies. Fundamental policies may not be changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, as defined in the 1940 Act. The percentage restrictions set forth below, apply at the time a transaction is effected, and a subsequent change in a percentage resulting from market fluctuations or any cause will not require us to dispose of portfolio securities or to take other action to satisfy the percentage restriction.

As a matter of fundamental policy, we will not: (1) act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers (except to the extent that we may be deemed an “underwriter” of securities we purchase that must be registered under the 1933 Act before they may be offered or sold to the public); (2) purchase or sell real estate or interests in real estate or real estate investment trusts (except that we may (A) purchase and sell real estate or interests in real estate in connection with the orderly liquidation of investments, or in connection with foreclosure on collateral, (B) own the securities of companies that are in the business of buying, selling or developing real estate or (C) finance the purchase of real estate by our portfolio companies); (3) sell securities short (except with regard to managing the risks associated with publicly-traded securities issued by our portfolio companies); (4) purchase securities on margin (except to the extent that we may purchase securities with borrowed money); or (5) engage in the purchase or sale of commodities or commodity contracts, including futures contracts (except where necessary in working out distressed loan or investment situations or in hedging the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations), and, in such cases, only after all necessary registrations (or exemptions from registration) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have been obtained.

We may invest up to 100% of our assets in securities acquired directly from issuers in privately negotiated transactions. With respect to such securities, we may, for the purpose of public resale, be deemed an “underwriter” as that term is defined in the 1933 Act. Our intention is to not write (sell) or buy put or call options to manage risks associated with the publicly-traded securities of our portfolio companies, except that we may enter into hedging transactions to manage the risks associated with interest rate fluctuations, and, in such cases, only after all necessary registrations (or exemptions from registration) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission have been obtained. However, we may purchase or otherwise receive warrants to purchase the common stock or other equity securities of our portfolio companies in connection with acquisition financing or other investment. Similarly, in connection with an acquisition, we may acquire rights to require the issuers of acquired securities or their affiliates to repurchase them under certain circumstances. We also do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company that exceed the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. Under these limits, unless otherwise permitted by the 1940 Act, we currently cannot acquire more than 3% of the voting securities of any registered investment company, invest more than 5% of the value of our total assets in the securities of one investment company or invest, in the aggregate, in excess of 10% of the value of our total assets in the securities of one or more investment companies. With regard to that portion of our portfolio invested in securities issued by investment companies, it should be noted that such investments might subject our stockholders to additional expenses.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

We have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to our investment adviser, TICC Management. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of TICC Management are set forth below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by TICC Management and our non-interested directors, and, accordingly, are subject to change. For purposes of these Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures described below, “we” “our” and “us” refers to TICC Management.

Introduction

As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, we have a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of our clients. As part of this duty, we recognize that we must vote client securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in the best interests of our clients.

These policies and procedures for voting proxies for our investment advisory clients are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.

Proxy Policies

We vote proxies relating to our portfolio securities in the best interests of our clients’ shareholders. We review on a case-by-case basis each proposal submitted to a shareholder vote to determine its impact on the

portfolio securities held by our clients. Although we generally vote against proposals that may have a negative impact on our clients’ portfolio securities, we may vote for such a proposal if there exist compelling long-term reasons to do so.

Our proxy voting decisions are made by the senior officers who are responsible for monitoring each of our clients’ investments. To ensure that our vote is not the product of a conflict of interest, we require that: (i) anyone involved in the decision making process disclose to our 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 (ii) employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how we intend to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties.

Proxy Voting Records

You may obtain information about how we voted proxies by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Chief Compliance Officer, TICC Management, LLC, 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, CT 06830.

Periodic Reporting and Audited Financial Statements

We have registered our common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and have reporting obligations thereunder, including the requirement that we file annual and quarterly reports with the SEC. In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report contains financial statements audited and reported on by our independent registered public accounting firm. You may obtain our annual reports on Form 10-K, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and our current reports on Form 8-K on our website at http://www.ticc.com free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we file such reports electronically with the SEC.

NASDAQ Global Select Market Requirements

We have adopted certain policies and procedures intended to comply with the NASDAQ Global Select Market’s corporate governance rules. We will continue to monitor our compliance with all future listing standards that are approved by the SEC and will take actions necessary to ensure that we are in compliance therewith.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

An investment in our securities involves certain risks relating to our structure and investment objectives. The risks set forth below are not the only risks we face, and we face other risks which we have not yet identified, which we do not currently deem material or which are not yet predictable. If any of the following risks occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value and the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

RISKS RELATING TO OUR BUSINESS AND STRUCTURE

Any failure on our part to maintain our status as a business development company would reduce our operating flexibility.

If we do not remain a business development company, 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.

We are dependent upon TICC Management’s key management personnel for our future success, particularly Jonathan H. Cohen and Saul B. Rosenthal.

We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior management of TICC Management. The senior management, together with other investment professionals, will evaluate, negotiate, structure, close, monitor and service our investments. Our future success will depend to a significant extent on the continued service and coordination of the senior management team, particularly Jonathan H. Cohen, the Chief Executive Officer of TICC Management, and Saul B. Rosenthal, the President and Chief Operating Officer of TICC Management. Neither Mr. Cohen nor Mr. Rosenthal will devote all of their business time to our operations, and both will have other demands on their time as a result of their other activities. Neither Mr. Cohen nor Mr. Rosenthal is subject to an employment contract. The departure of either of these individuals could have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective.

Our financial condition and results of operations will depend on our ability to manage our existing portfolio and future growth effectively.

Our ability to achieve our investment objective will depend on our ability to manage our existing portfolio and to grow, which will depend, in turn, on our investment adviser’s ability to identify, analyze, invest in and finance companies that meet our investment criteria, and our ability to raise and retain debt and equity capital. Accomplishing this result on a cost-effective basis is largely a function of our investment adviser’s structuring of the investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and our access to financing on acceptable terms.

We and TICC Management, through its managing member, BDC Partners, will need to continue to hire, train, supervise and manage new employees. Failure to manage our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.

A large number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we make. We compete with a large number of private equity and venture capital funds, other equity and non-equity based investment funds, including other business development companies, investment banks and other sources of financing, including traditional financial services companies such as commercial banks and specialty finance companies. Many of our competitors are substantially larger than us and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. For example, some competitors may have a lower cost of funds 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, 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 business development company. There can be no assurance that the competitive pressures we face will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, as a result of this competition, we may not be able to take advantage of attractive investment opportunities from time to time, and we can offer no assurance that we will be able to identify and make investments that are consistent with our investment objective.

Our business model depends upon the development and maintenance of strong referral relationships with private equity and venture capital funds and investment banking firms.

If we fail to maintain our relationships with key firms, or if we fail to establish strong referral relationships with other firms or other sources of investment opportunities, we will not be able to grow our portfolio of loans

and achieve our investment objective. In addition, persons with whom we have informal relationships are not obligated to provide us with investment opportunities, and therefore there is no assurance that such relationships will lead to the origination of debt or other investments.

We may not realize gains from our equity investments.

When we invest in debt securities, we may acquire warrants or other equity securities as well. 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.

Because our investments are generally not in publicly traded securities, there is uncertainty regarding the fair value of our investments, which could adversely affect the determination of our net asset value.

Our portfolio investments are generally not in publicly traded securities. As a result, the fair value of these securities is not readily determinable. We value these securities at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors based upon the recommendation of the Board’s Valuation Committee. In connection with that determination, members of TICC Management’s portfolio management team prepare portfolio company valuations using the most recent portfolio company financial statements and forecasts. We utilize the services of a third party valuation firm which prepares valuations for each of our bilateral portfolio securities that, when combined with all other investments in the same portfolio company (i) have a value as of the previous quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of our total assets as of the previous quarter, and (ii) have a value as of the current quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of our total assets as of the previous quarter, after taking into account any repayment of principal during the current quarter. In addition, the frequency of the third party valuations of our bilateral portfolio securities is based upon the grade assigned to each such security under our credit grading system as follows: Grade 1, at least annually; Grade 2, at least semi-annually; Grades 3, 4, and 5, at least quarterly.

TICC Management also retains the authority to seek, on our behalf, additional third party valuations with respect to both our bilateral portfolio securities and our syndicated loan investments. The Board of Directors retains ultimate authority as to the third-party review cycle as well as the appropriate valuation of each investment. The types of factors that the Valuation Committee takes into account in providing its fair value recommendation to the Board of Directors includes, as relevant, the nature and value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to valuations of publicly traded companies, comparisons to recent sales of comparable companies, the discounted value of the cash flows of the portfolio company and other relevant factors. Because such valuations are inherently uncertain and may be based on estimates, our determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would be assessed if a readily available market for these securities existed.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

As stated above, our investments are generally not in publicly traded securities. Substantially all of these securities are subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need arises. Also, 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 have previously recorded our investments.

In addition, because we generally invest in debt securities with a term of up to seven years and generally intend to hold such investments until maturity of the debt, we do not expect realization events, if any, to occur in the near-term. We expect that our holdings of equity securities may require several years to appreciate in value, and we can offer no assurance that such appreciation will occur.

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly results.

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the rate at which we make new investments, the interest rates payable on the debt securities we acquire, the default rate on such securities, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and

unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

Capital markets have recently been in a period of disruption and instability. These market conditions have materially and adversely affected debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which had, and may in the future have, a negative impact on our business and operations.

The global capital markets have recently been in a period of disruption as evidenced by a lack of liquidity in the debt capital markets, significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the re-pricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated credit market and the failure of certain major financial institutions. Despite actions of the United States federal government and foreign governments, these events contributed to worsening general economic conditions that materially and adversely impacted the broader financial and credit markets and reduced the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole and financial services firms in particular. These conditions could return in the future. Should these conditions return, we and other companies in the financial services sector may have to access, if available, alternative markets for debt and equity capital. Equity capital may be difficult to raise because, subject to some limited exceptions which apply to us, as a BDC we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than net asset value. In addition, our ability to incur indebtedness (including by issuing preferred stock) is limited by applicable regulations such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, must equal at least 200% immediately after each time we incur indebtedness. The debt capital that will be available, if at all, may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions in the future. Any inability to raise capital could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if required. As a result, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded our investments. In addition, significant changes in the capital markets, including the recent period of extreme volatility and disruption, have had, and may in the future have, a negative effect on the valuations of our investments and on the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. An inability to raise capital, and any required sale of our investments for liquidity purposes, could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

During portions of 2010, the economy was in the midst of a recession and in a difficult part of a credit cycle. Many of our portfolio companies may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our loans during these periods. Therefore, our non-performing assets may increase and the value of our portfolio may decrease during these periods as we are required to record the values of our investments. Adverse economic conditions also may decrease the value of collateral securing some of our loans and the value of our equity investments at fair value. Economic slowdowns or recessions could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events could prevent us from increasing investments and 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, acceleration of the time when the loans are due and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize the portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt that we hold. We may incur additional expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, if one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we actually provided significant managerial assistance to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might recharacterize our debt holding and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. These events could harm our financial condition and operating results.

The affect of global climate change may impact the operations of our portfolio companies.

There may be evidence of global climate change. Climate change creates physical and financial risk and some of our portfolio companies may be adversely affected by climate change. For example, the needs of customers of energy companies vary with weather conditions, primarily temperature and humidity. To the extent weather conditions are affected by climate change, energy use could increase or decrease depending on the duration and magnitude of any changes. Increases in the cost of energy could adversely affect the cost of operations of our portfolio companies if the use of energy products or services is material to their business. A decrease in energy use due to weather changes may affect some of our portfolio companies’ financial condition, through decreased revenues. Extreme weather conditions in general require more system backup, adding to costs, and can contribute to increased system stresses, including service interruptions.

Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.

As a business development company, we are required to carry our investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our Board of Directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments are recorded as unrealized depreciation. The unprecedented declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets from 2008 through mid-2010 have resulted in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio, reducing our net asset value. Depending on market conditions, we could continue to incur substantial losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Even in the event the value of your investment declines, the management fee and, in certain circumstances, the incentive fee will still be payable.

The management fee is calculated as 2.0% of the value of our gross assets at a specific time. Accordingly, the management fee will be payable regardless of whether the value of our gross assets and/or your investment have decreased. Moreover, a portion of the incentive fee is payable if our net investment income for a calendar quarter exceeds a designated hurdle rate. This portion of the incentive fee is payable without regard to any capital gain, capital loss or unrealized depreciation that may occur during the quarter. Accordingly, this portion of our adviser’s incentive fee may also be payable notwithstanding a decline in net asset value that quarter. In addition, in the event we recognize deferred loan interest income in excess of our available capital as a result of our receipt of payment-in-kind, or “PIK” interest, we may be required to liquidate assets in order to pay a portion of the incentive fee. TICC Management, however, is not required to reimburse us for the portion of any incentive fees attributable to deferred loan interest income in the event of a subsequent default.

We may borrow money, which magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and may increase the risk of investing in us.

Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and, therefore, increase the risks associated with investing in our securities. We may borrow from and issue senior debt securities to banks, insurance companies, and other lenders. Lenders of these senior securities have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our common shareholders. If the value of our assets increases, then leveraging would cause the net asset value attributable to our common stock to increase more sharply than it would have had we not leveraged. Conversely, if the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause net asset value to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Similarly, any increase in our income in excess of interest payable on the borrowed funds would cause our net income to increase more than it would without the leverage, while any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make common stock dividend payments. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique. Our ability to service any debt that we incur will depend largely on our financial performance and will be subject to prevailing economic conditions and competitive pressures. Moreover, as the management fee

payable to TICC Management will be payable on our gross assets, including those assets acquired through the use of leverage, TICC Management may have a financial incentive to incur leverage which may not be consistent with our stockholders’ interests. In addition, our common stockholders will bear the burden of any increase in our expenses as a result of leverage, including any increase in the management fee payable to TICC Management.

Our portfolio is currently, and may continue to be, unlevered.

Beginning in mid-2007, global credit and other financial markets suffered substantial stress, volatility, illiquidity and disruption. These events have significantly diminished overall confidence in the debt and equity markets and caused increasing economic uncertainty. A further deterioration in the credit markets or a prolonged period of illiquidity without improvement could materially impair the availability of credit on commercially reasonable terms.

In view of tightened credit markets, since the end of the first quarter of 2008, and in the absence of having received a written offer for extension of our credit facility from our existing lenders, we took steps to reduce our borrowings under our credit facility and, effective December 30, 2008, we had fully repaid any amounts borrowed and terminated our credit facility. On a risk-adjusted basis, we believe that, until leverage can be obtained at appropriate pricing and terms with a longer maturity that more closely matches the maturity of our investments, we are better served by having an unlevered portfolio. However, as a result of de-levering our portfolio, our net investment income is now and will continue to be less than it might otherwise be on a more fully levered portfolio.

A disruption in the capital markets and the credit markets could negatively affect our business.

As a business development company, we seek to maintain our ability to raise additional capital for investment purposes. Without sufficient access to the capital markets or credit markets, we may not be able to pursue new business opportunities. Disruptive conditions in the financial industry and the impact of new legislation in response to those conditions could restrict our business operations and could adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

Our ability to grow our business could be impaired by an inability to access the capital markets or to enter into new credit facilities. At various times over the past three years, reflecting concern about the stability of the financial markets, many lenders and institutional investors have reduced or ceased providing funding to borrowers. This market turmoil and tightening of credit have led to increased market volatility and widespread reduction of business activity generally. If we are unable to raise additional equity capital or consummate new credit facilities on terms that are acceptable to us, we may not be able to initiate significant originations.

These situations may arise due to circumstances that we may be unable to control, such as access to the credit markets, a severe decline in the value of the U.S. dollar, a further economic downturn or an operational problem that affects third parties or us, and could materially damage our business. Even though such conditions have improved broadly and significantly over the short term, adverse conditions in particular sectors of the financial markets could adversely impact our business over the long-term.

Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to, and the way in which we raise additional capital, which may expose us to risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage.

Our ability to grow our business requires a substantial amount of capital, which we may acquire from the following sources:

Senior Securities and Other Indebtedness

We may issue debt securities or preferred stock and/or borrow money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as “senior securities,” up to the maximum amount permitted by the

1940 Act. Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted, as a business development company, to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% of gross assets less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, after each issuance of senior securities. This requirement of sustaining a 200% asset coverage ratio limits the amount that we may borrow. Because we will continue to need capital to grow our loan and investment portfolio, this limitation may prevent us from incurring debt. Further additional debt financing may not be available on favorable terms, if at all, or may be restricted by the terms of our debt facilities. If we are unable to incur additional debt, we may be required to raise additional equity at a time when it may be disadvantageous to do so.

As a result of the issuance of senior securities, including preferred stock and debt securities, we are exposed to typical risks associated with leverage, including an increased risk of loss and an increase in expenses, which are ultimately borne by our common stockholders. Because we incur leverage to make investments, a decrease in the value of our investments would have a greater negative impact on the value of our common stock. When we issue debt securities or preferred stock, it is likely that such securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. In addition, such securities may be rated by rating agencies, and in obtaining a rating for such securities, we may be required to abide by operating and investment guidelines that could further restrict our operating flexibility.

Our ability to pay dividends or issue additional senior securities would be restricted if our asset coverage ratio was not at least 200%. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy this test. If that happens, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments and, depending on the nature of our leverage, repay a portion of our indebtedness at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous. Furthermore, any amounts that we use to service our indebtedness would not be available for distributions to our common stockholders.

Common Stock

We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, sell our common stock, or warrants, options or rights to acquire our common stock, at a price below the then-current net asset value of our common stock if our Board of Directors determines that such sale is in the best interests of TICC and its stockholders, and our stockholders approve such sale. In certain limited circumstances, pursuant to an SEC staff interpretation, we may also issue shares at a price below net asset value in connection with a transferable rights offering so long as: (1) the offer does not discriminate among shareholders; (2) we use our best efforts to ensure an adequate trading market exists for the rights; and (3) the ratio of the offering does not exceed one new share for each three rights held. If we raise additional funds by issuing more common stock or senior securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, our common stock, the percentage ownership of our stockholders at that time would decrease and they may experience dilution. Moreover, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to issue and sell additional equity securities in the future, on favorable terms or at all.

The impact of recent financial reform legislation on us is uncertain.

In light of current conditions in the U.S. and global financial markets and the U.S. and global economy, legislators, the presidential administration and regulators have increased their focus on the regulation of the financial services industry. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Dodd-Frank Reform Act") became effective on July 21, 2010, although many provisions of the Dodd-Frank Reform Act have delayed effectiveness or will not become effective until the relevant federal agencies issue new rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Reform Act. Nevertheless, the Dodd-Frank Reform Act may have a material adverse impact on the financial services industry as a whole and on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Accordingly, we cannot predict the effect the Dodd-Frank Act or its implementing regulations will have on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Our Board of Directors is authorized to reclassify any unissued shares of stock into one or more classes of preferred stock, which could convey special rights and privileges to its owners.

Our charter permits our Board of Directors to reclassify any authorized but unissued shares of stock into one or more classes of preferred stock. We are currently authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 31,886,367 shares are issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2010. In the event our Board of Directors opts to reclassify a portion of our unissued shares of common stock into a class of preferred stock, those preferred shares would have a preference over our common stock with respect to dividends and liquidation. The cost of any such reclassification would be borne by our existing common stockholders. The class voting rights of any preferred shares we may issue could make it more difficult for us to take some actions that may, in the future, be proposed by the Board of Directors and/or the holders of our common stock, such as a merger, exchange of securities, liquidation, or alteration of the rights of a class of our securities, if these actions were perceived by the holders of preferred shares as not in their best interests. The issuance of preferred shares convertible into shares of common stock might also reduce the net income and net asset value per share of our common stock upon conversion. These effects, among others, could have an adverse effect on your investment in our common stock.

A change in interest rates may adversely affect our profitability.

Currently, we do not have a credit facility in place and do not have any other outstanding borrowings. However, to the extent we employ leverage in the future, a portion of our income will depend upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the interest rate on the debt securities in which we invest.

Currently, only three of our debt investments are at a fixed rate, while the others are at variable rates. Although we have not done so in the past, we may in the future choose to hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts, subject to applicable legal requirements. 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 choose to employ hedging strategies in the future.

We will be subject to corporate-level income tax if we are unable to qualify as a RIC.

To remain entitled to the tax benefits accorded to RICs under the Code, we must meet certain income source, asset diversification and annual distribution requirements. In order to qualify as a RIC, we must derive each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale of stock or other securities, or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such stock or securities. The annual distribution requirement for a RIC is satisfied if we distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders on an annual basis. Because we may use debt financing in the future, we may be subject to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and financial covenants under loan and credit agreements that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to satisfy the annual distribution requirement. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for special tax treatment as a RIC and, thus, may be subject to corporate-level income tax on all of our income. To qualify as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each calendar quarter. Failure to meet these tests may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Because most of our investments will be in private companies, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and may result in substantial losses. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for any reason and remain or become 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. Such a failure would have a material adverse effect on us and our stockholders.

We may choose to pay dividends in our own common stock, in which case our stockholders may be required to pay federal income taxes in excess of the cash dividends they receive.

We may distribute taxable dividends that are payable in cash or shares of our common stock at the election of each stockholder. IRS Revenue Procedure 2010-12 temporarily allows a RIC whose stock is publicly traded on an established securities market in the United States to distribute its own stock as a dividend for the purpose of fulfilling its distribution requirements. Pursuant to this revenue procedure, a RIC may treat a distribution of its own stock as fulfilling its distribution requirements if (i) the distribution is declared on or before December 31, 2012, with respect to a taxable year ending on or before December 31, 2011, and (ii) each shareholder may elect to receive his or her entire distribution in either cash or stock of the RIC subject to a limitation on the aggregate amount of cash to be distributed to all shareholders, which limitation must be at least 10% of the aggregate declared distribution. Under Revenue Procedure 2010-12, if too many shareholders elect to receive cash, each shareholder electing to receive cash will receive a pro rata amount of cash (with the balance of the distribution paid in stock). In no event will any shareholder, electing to receive cash, receive less than 10% of his or her entire distribution in cash. If the requirements of Revenue Procedure 2010-12 are met, for U.S federal income tax purposes, the amount of the dividend paid in stock will be equal to the amount of cash that could have been received instead of stock.

Where Revenue Procedure 2010-12 is not currently applicable, the Internal Revenue Service has also issued private letter rulings on cash/stock dividends paid by RICs and real estate investment trusts using a 20% cash standard (and, more recently, the 10% cash standard of Revenue Procedure 2010-12) if certain requirements are satisfied. Stockholders receiving such dividends will be required to include the full amount of the dividend (including the portion payable in stock) as ordinary income (or, in certain circumstances, long-term capital gain) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for federal income tax purposes. As a result, stockholders may be required to pay income taxes with respect to such dividends in excess of the cash dividends received. If a U.S. stockholder sells the common stock that it receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the dividend, depending on the market price of our common stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to non-U.S. stockholders, we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such dividends, including in respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in common stock. In addition, if a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our common stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividends, it may put downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. It is unclear whether and to what extent we will be able to pay taxable dividends of the type described in this paragraph (whether pursuant to Revenue Procedure 2010-12, a private letter ruling or otherwise).

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.

For federal income tax purposes, we will include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as original issue discount, which may arise if we receive warrants in connection with the making of a loan or possibly in other circumstances, or contracted PIK interest, which represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. In addition, we may be required to accrue for federal income tax purposes amounts attributable to our investment in CLOs that may differ from the distributions received in respect of such investments. We also may be required to include in income certain other amounts that we will not receive in cash.

Because in certain cases we may recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income, we may have difficulty satisfying the annual distribution requirement applicable to RICs. Accordingly, we may have to sell some of our investments at times we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital, reduce new investments or make taxable distributions of our stock or debt securities to meet that distribution requirement. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and thus be subject to corporate-level income tax.

In addition, original issue discount income for certain portfolio investments may or may not be included as a factor in the determination of the fair value of such investments.

There are significant potential conflicts of interest, which could impact our investment returns.

In the course of our investing activities, we pay management and incentive fees to TICC Management, and reimburse BDC Partners for certain expenses it incurs. As a result, investors in our common stock 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. As a result of this arrangement, there may be times when the management team of TICC Management has interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict.

TICC Management receives a quarterly incentive fee based, in part, on our “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income,” if any, for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. This incentive fee is subject to a quarterly hurdle rate before providing an incentive fee return to TICC Management. To the extent we or TICC Management are able to exert influence over our portfolio companies, the quarterly pre-incentive fee may provide TICC Management with an incentive to induce our portfolio companies to accelerate or defer interest or other obligations owed to us from one calendar quarter to another.

In addition, our executive officers and directors, and the executive officers of TICC Management, and its managing member, BDC Partners, serve or may serve as officers and directors of entities that operate in a line of business similar to our own. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Charles M. Royce, the non-executive Chairman of our Board of Directors, is the President and Co-Chief Investment Officer of Royce & Associates, the non-managing member of our investment adviser. BDC Partners is the managing member of Oxford Gate Capital, LLC, a private fund in which Messrs. Cohen, Rosenthal and Conroy, along with certain investment and administrative personnel of TICC Management, are invested.

Messrs. Cohen and Rosenthal also currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, for T2 Advisers, LLC, an investment adviser to Greenwich Loan Income Fund Limited (f/k/a T2 Income Fund Limited) (“GLIF”), a Guernsey fund, established and operated for the purpose of investing in bilateral transactions and syndicated loans across a variety of industries globally. BDC Partners is the managing member of T2 Advisers, LLC. Further, Messrs. Cohen and Rosenthal currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, of Oxford Lane Capital Corp., a non-diversified closed-end management investment company that invests primarily in leveraged corporate loans, and its investment adviser, Oxford Lane Management. BDC Partners provides Oxford Lane Capital Corp. with office facilities and administrative services pursuant to an administration agreement and also serves as the managing member of Oxford Lane Management. In addition, Patrick F. Conroy, the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of TICC Management, BDC Partners and TICC, serves in the same capacities for Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and Oxford Lane Management and also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of GLIF and as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer of T2 Advisers, LLC. Because of these possible conflicts of interest, these individuals may direct potential business and investment opportunities to other entities rather than to us or such individuals may undertake or otherwise engage in activities or conduct on behalf of such other entities that is not in, or which may be adverse to, our best interests.

Both we, GLIF and Oxford Lane Capital Corp. have adopted a policy with respect to the allocation of investment opportunities in view of these potential conflicts of interest. Bilateral investment opportunities are those negotiated directly between us or GLIF and a prospective portfolio company. Our general policy is to allocate bilateral U.S.-based opportunities to us and bilateral non-U.S.-based opportunities to GLIF; provided, that in instances involving bilateral investment opportunities where there is significant question as to a prospective portfolio company’s primary base of operation (by virtue, for instance, of it conducting business in many countries, including the United States, with no clear principal center of operation or legal domicile), and

where that question leads to doubt with regard to an investment in that company representing a “qualified asset” for the purpose of compliance with the “70% test” for qualifying assets for BDCs under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, that bilateral investment opportunity will be allocated to GLIF.

Either we, GLIF or Oxford Lane Capital Corp. may also purchase syndicated loans (i.e., those transactions in which an agent bank syndicates loans to four or more investors) or investments in CLO vehicles provided that the purchases are not made directly from the other fund or the issuer of the acquired syndicated loans or the CLO vehicle. In instances where both we and GLIF or Oxford Lane Capital Corp. desire to either purchase or sell the same position at the same time, such purchases or sales will generally be allocated on a pro rata basis between us and GLIF or Oxford Lane Capital Corp. based on order size as determined by each fund’s investment adviser in good faith.

Notwithstanding the foregoing policy with respect to the allocation of investment opportunities, any opportunity to invest a sum of less than or equal to $500,000 (an amount generally considered below our or GLIF’s or Oxford Lane Capital Corp.’s minimum investment threshold) will be allocated to Oxford Gate Capital, LLC.

In the ordinary course of business, we may enter into transactions with portfolio companies that may be considered related party transactions. In order to ensure that we do not engage in any prohibited transactions with any persons affiliated with us, we have implemented certain policies and procedures whereby our executive officers screen each of our transactions for any possible affiliations between the proposed portfolio investment, us, companies controlled by us and our employees and directors. We will not enter into any agreements unless and until we are satisfied that doing so will not raise concerns under the 1940 Act or, if such concerns exist, we have taken appropriate actions to seek board review and approval or exemptive relief for such transaction. Our Board of Directors reviews these procedures on an annual basis.

We have also adopted a Code of Ethics which applies to, among others, our senior officers, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as well as all of our officers, directors and employees. Our Code of Ethics requires that all employees and directors avoid any conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between an individual’s personal interests and our interests. Pursuant to our Code of Ethics, each employee and director must disclose any conflicts of interest, or actions or relationships that might give rise to a conflict, to our Chief Compliance Officer. Our Audit Committee is charged with approving any waivers under our Code of Ethics. As required by the NASDAQ Global Select Market corporate governance listing standards, the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is also required to review and approve any transactions with related parties (as such term is defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K).

Changes in laws or regulations governing our operations may adversely affect our business.

We and our portfolio companies are subject to regulation by laws at the local, state and federal levels. These laws and regulations, as well as their interpretation, may be changed from time to time. Any change in these laws or regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business. In particular, legislative initiatives relating to climate change, healthcare reform and similar public policy matters may impact the portfolio companies in which we invest to the extent they operate in industries that may be subject to such changes.

If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a business development company or be precluded from investing according to our current business strategy.

As a business development company, 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 “Business—Regulation as a Business Development Company.”

We believe that most of our portfolio investments will constitute qualifying assets. However, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could lose our status as a business development company, which would have a material adverse effect on our

business, financial condition and results of operations. Similarly, these rules could prevent us from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies (which could result in the dilution of our position) or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to comply with the 1940 Act. If we need to dispose of such investments quickly, it would be difficult to dispose of such investments on favorable terms. For example, we may have difficulty in finding a buyer and, even if we do find a buyer, we may have to sell the investments at a substantial loss.

Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and of our charter and bylaws could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the price 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 making an acquisition proposal for us. These anti- takeover 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 market price for our common stock.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR INVESTMENTS

Our portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt securities that we hold or if the sectors in which we invest experience a market downturn.

A consequence of our limited number of investments is that the aggregate returns we realize may be significantly adversely affected if a small number of investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one investment. Beyond our income tax asset diversification requirements, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification, and our investments could be concentrated in relatively few issuers. On December 3, 2007, we changed our name from Technology Investment Capital Corp. to TICC Capital Corp. While we have historically focused on the technology sector, we expect to actively seek new investment opportunities outside this sector that otherwise meet our investment criteria. As a result, a market downturn, including a downturn in the sectors in which we invest, could materially adversely affect us.

Most of our debt investments will not fully amortize during their lifetime, which may subject us to the risk of loss of our principal in the event a portfolio company is unable to repay us prior to maturity.

Most of our debt investments are not structured to fully amortize during their lifetime. Accordingly, if a portfolio company has not previously pre-paid its debt investment to us, a significant portion of the principal amount due on such a debt investment may be due at maturity. In order to create liquidity to pay the final principal payment, a portfolio company typically must raise additional capital. If they are unable to raise sufficient funds to repay us, the debt investment may go into default, which may compel us to foreclose on the borrower’s assets, even if the debt investment was otherwise performing prior to maturity. This may deprive us from immediately obtaining full recovery on the debt investment and may prevent or delay the reinvestment of the investment proceeds in other, possibly more profitable investments.

The sectors in which we invest are subject to many risks, including volatility, intense competition, decreasing life cycles and periodic downturns.

We invest in companies which may have relatively short operating histories. The revenues, income (or losses) and valuations of these companies can and often do fluctuate suddenly and dramatically. Also, the technology-related sector, on which we have historically focused, in particular, is generally characterized by abrupt business cycles and intense competition. The recent cyclical economic downturn has resulted in substantial decreases in the market capitalization of many companies. While such valuations have recovered to some extent, we can offer no assurance that such decreases in market capitalizations will not recur, or that any future decreases in valuations will be insubstantial or temporary in nature. Therefore, our portfolio companies may face considerably more risk of loss than companies in other industry sectors.

In addition, because of rapid technological change, the average selling prices of products and some services provided by the technology-related sector, on which we have historically focused, have historically decreased over their productive lives. As a result, the average selling prices of products and services offered by some of our portfolio companies may decrease over time, which could adversely affect their operating results and their ability to meet their obligations under their debt securities, as well as the value of any equity securities, that we may hold. This could, in turn, materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our investments in the companies that we are targeting may be extremely risky and we could lose all or part of our investments.

Although a prospective portfolio company’s assets are one component of our analysis when determining whether to provide debt capital, we generally do not base an investment decision primarily on the liquidation value of a company’s balance sheet assets. Instead, given the nature of the companies that we invest in, we also review the company’s historical and projected cash flows, equity capital and “soft” assets, including intellectual property (patented and non-patented), databases, business relationships (both contractual and non-contractual) and the like. Accordingly, considerably higher levels of overall risk will likely be associated with our portfolio compared with that of a traditional asset-based lender whose security consists primarily of receivables, inventories, equipment and other tangible assets. Interest rates payable by our portfolio companies may not compensate for these additional risks.

Specifically, investment in certain of the companies that we are invested in involves a number of significant risks, including:

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these companies may have limited financial resources and may be unable to meet their obligations under their debt 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 value from the liquidation of such collateral;

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they may have limited operating histories, narrower product lines and smaller market shares than larger businesses, which may tend to render them more vulnerable to competitors’ actions and market conditions, as well as general economic downturns;

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because many of them tend to be privately owned, there is generally little publicly available information about these businesses; therefore, although TICC Management’s agents will perform “due diligence” investigations on these portfolio companies, their operations and their prospects, we may not learn all of the material information we need to know regarding these businesses;

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some of these companies 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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some of these companies may 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; and

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many of these companies may be more susceptible to adverse economic conditions than other better capitalized companies that operate in less capital intensive industries.

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 assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize our portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt securities that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, if a portfolio company goes bankrupt, even though we may have structured our interest as senior debt, depending on the facts and

circumstances, including the extent to which we actually provided significant “managerial assistance” to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might recharacterize our debt holding and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors.

Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.

Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we may make additional investments in that portfolio company as “follow-on” investments, in order to: (i) increase or maintain in whole or in part our equity ownership percentage; (ii) exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing; or (iii) attempt to preserve or enhance the value of our investment.

We may elect not to make follow-on investments or otherwise lack sufficient funds to make those investments. We have the discretion to make any follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. The failure to make follow-on investments may, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our concentration of risk, because we prefer other opportunities, or because we are inhibited by compliance with business development company requirements or the desire to maintain our tax status.

Our incentive fee may induce TICC Management to make speculative investments.

The incentive fee payable by us to TICC Management may create an incentive for TICC Management 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 on “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” is determined, which is calculated as a percentage of the return on invested capital, may encourage TICC Management to use leverage to increase the return on our investments. Under certain circumstances, the use of leverage may increase the likelihood of default, which would disfavor holders of our common stock. Similarly, because TICC Management may also receive an incentive fee based, in part, upon the capital gains realized on our investments, the investment adviser may invest more than would otherwise be appropriate in companies whose securities are likely to yield capital gains, as compared to income producing securities. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during an economic downturn.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.

We intend to invest primarily in senior debt securities, but may also invest in subordinated debt securities, issued by our portfolio companies. In some cases portfolio companies will be permitted to have other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt securities in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may provide that the holders thereof are entitled to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments in respect of the debt securities 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 in respect of our investment. After repaying such senior creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligations to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt securities 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. In addition, we will not be in a position to control any portfolio company by investing in its debt securities. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company in which we invest may make business decisions with which we disagree and the management of such companies, as representatives of the holders of their common equity, may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not best serve our interests as debt investors.

Because we generally do not hold controlling equity interests in our portfolio companies, we may not be in a position to exercise control over our portfolio companies or to prevent decisions by the managements of our portfolio companies that could decrease the value of our investments.

Although we have taken and may in the future take controlling equity positions in our portfolio companies from time to time, we generally do not do so. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we disagree, and the stockholders and management of a portfolio company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that are adverse to our interests. Due to the lack of liquidity for the debt and equity investments that we typically hold in our portfolio companies, we may not be able to dispose of our investments in the event we disagree with the actions of a portfolio company, and may therefore suffer a decrease in the value of our investments.

Our investments in CLO vehicles may be riskier and less transparent than direct investments in portfolio companies.

From time to time we have and may invest in debt and residual value interests of CLO vehicles. Generally, there may be less information available to us regarding the underlying debt investments held by such CLOs than if we had invested directly in the underlying companies. Our CLO investments will also be subject to the risk of leverage associated with the debt issued by such CLOs and the repayment priority of debt holders senior to us in such CLOs.

Some instruments issued by CLO vehicles may not be readily marketable and may be subject to restrictions on resale. Securities issued by CLO vehicles are generally not listed on any U.S. national securities exchange and no active trading market may exist for the securities of CLO vehicles in which we may invest. Although a secondary market may exist for our investments in CLO vehicles, the market for our investments in CLO vehicles may be subject to irregular trading activity, wide bid/ask spreads and extended trade settlement periods. As a result, these types of investments may be more difficult to value.

Failure by a CLO vehicle in which we are invested to satisfy certain tests will harm our operating results.

The failure by a CLO vehicle in which we invest to satisfy financial covenants, including with respect to adequate collateralization and/or interest coverage tests, could lead to a reduction in its payments to us. In the event that a CLO vehicle fails certain tests, holders of debt senior to us may be entitled to additional payments that would, in turn, reduce the payments we would otherwise be entitled to receive. Separately, we may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, with a defaulting CLO vehicle or any other investment we may make. If any of these occur, it could materially and adversely affect our operating results and cash flows.

Our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant equity or junior debt investments in such CLO vehicles defaults on its payment obligations or fails to perform as we expect.

Up to 30% of our portfolio may consist of equity and junior debt investments in CLO vehicles, which involves a number of significant risks. CLO vehicles that we invest in are typically very highly levered (10-14 times), and therefore the junior debt and equity tranches that we invest in are subject to a higher degree of risk of total loss. In particular, investors in CLO vehicles indirectly bear risks of the underlying debt investments held by such CLO vehicles. We will generally have the right to receive payments only from the CLO vehicles, and will generally not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers or the entity that sponsored the CLO vehicle. While the CLO vehicles we have and continue to target generally enable the investor to acquire interests in a pool of leveraged corporate loans without the expenses associated with directly holding the same investments, when we invest in an equity tranche of a CLO vehicle we will generally pay a proportionate share of the CLO vehicles’ administrative and other expenses. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying CLO vehicles will rise or fall, these prices (and, therefore, the prices of the CLO vehicles) will be influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally.

The interests we intend to acquire in CLO vehicles will likely be thinly traded or have only a limited trading market. CLO vehicles are typically privately offered and sold, even in the secondary market. As a result, investments in CLO vehicles may be characterized as illiquid securities. In addition to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, CLO vehicles carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from collateral securities will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the collateral may decline in value or default; (iii) the fact that our investments in CLO tranches will likely be subordinate to other senior classes of note tranches thereof; and (iv) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the CLO vehicle or unexpected investment results.

Investments in structured vehicles, including equity and junior debt instruments issued by CLO vehicles, involve risks, including credit risk and market risk. Changes in interest rates and credit quality may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the underlying leveraged corporate loans held by a CLO vehicle may cause payments on the instruments we hold to be reduced, either temporarily or permanently. Structured investments, particularly the subordinated interests in which we intend to invest, are less liquid than many other types of securities and may be more volatile than the leveraged corporate loans underlying the CLO vehicles we intend to target. Fluctuations in interest rates may also cause payments on the tranches of CLO vehicles that we hold to be reduced, either temporarily or permanently.

Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

Our investment strategy involves investments in securities issued by foreign entities, including foreign CLO vehicles. Investing in foreign entities may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issues. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Further, we, and the CLO vehicles in which we invest, may have difficulty enforcing creditor’s rights in foreign jurisdictions. In addition, the underlying companies of the CLO vehicles in which we invest may be foreign, which may create greater exposure for us to foreign economic developments.

Although we expect that most of our investments will be U.S. dollar-denominated, any investments denominated in a foreign currency will be subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to one or more other currencies. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, and political developments. We may employ hedging techniques to minimize these risks, but we can offer no assurance that we will, in fact, hedge currency risk, or that if we do, such strategies will be effective.

RISKS RELATED TO AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMON STOCK

Our common stock price may be volatile.

The trading price of our common stock may fluctuate substantially depending on many factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

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price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time;

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significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of securities of regulated investment companies, business development companies or other financial services companies;

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changes in regulatory policies or tax guidelines with respect to regulated investment companies or business development companies;

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actual or anticipated changes in our earnings or fluctuations in our operating results or changes in the expectations of securities analysts;

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general economic conditions and trends;

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loss of a major funding source; or

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departures of key personnel.

In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Due to the potential volatility of our stock price, we may therefore be the target of securities litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources from our business.

Our shares have traded at a discount from net asset value and may do so in the future.

Shares of closed-end investment companies have frequently traded at a market price that is less than the net asset value that is attributable to those shares. In part as a result of the current adverse economic conditions and increasing pressure within the financial sector of which we are a part, our common stock consistently traded below our net asset value per share throughout 2009, and had remained below our net asset value per share through the first two quarters of 2010. Our shares could revert to trading at a discount to net asset value. The possibility that our shares of common stock may trade at a discount from net asset value over the long term is separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value will decrease. We cannot predict whether shares of our common stock will trade above, at or below our net asset value. If our common stock trades below its net asset value, we will generally not be able to issue additional shares of our common stock at its market price without first obtaining the approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. If additional funds are not available to us, we could be forced to curtail or cease our new lending and investment activities, and our net asset value could decrease and our level of distributions could be impacted.

There is a risk that you may not receive dividends or that our dividends may decline or that our dividends may not grow over time.

We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results or maintain a tax status that will allow or require any specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. In addition, as a result of de-levering our portfolio, our net investment income is now and will continue to be less than it might otherwise be on a more fully levered portfolio.

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. Our headquarters are located at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, Connecticut, where we occupy our office space pursuant to our Administration Agreement with BDC Partners. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our business as it is presently 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 in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4.

Reserved

PART II

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “TICC.” The following table sets forth the range of high and low sales prices of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and our net asset value per share as determined as of the last day of each quarter over the last two years:


	NAV^(a)		Price Range
	NAV^(a)		High		Low
Fiscal 2010
Fourth quarter	$	9.85	$	11.62		9.90
Third quarter		9.27		10.70		7.88
Second quarter		9.03		8.70		6.50
First quarter		8.87		7.05		5.62
Fiscal 2009
Fourth quarter	$	8.36	$	6.21	$	4.83
Third quarter		8.07		5.51		4.27
Second quarter		7.66		4.67		3.30
First quarter		7.46		4.50		2.70

^(a)	Net asset value per share is determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the net asset value per share on the date of the high and low sales prices. The net asset values shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of each period.

The last reported sale price for our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on March 8, 2011 was $12.18 per share. As of March 8, 2011, we had 164 shareholders of record.

Dividends

We currently intend to distribute a minimum of 90% of our ordinary income and short-term capital gains, if any, on a quarterly basis to our stockholders, in accordance with our election to be treated, and intention to qualify annually, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. For a more detailed discussion of the requirements under Subchapter M, please refer to the discussion in “Business—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” set forth above. The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, per share that we have declared on our common stock since 2009:

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount

Fiscal 2011

March 3, 2011

March 21, 2011

March 31, 2011

0.24

Fiscal 2010

November 2, 2010

December 10, 2010

December 31, 2010

0.24

July 29, 2010

September 10, 2010

September 30, 2010

0.22

April 29, 2010

June 10, 2010

June 30, 2010

0.20

March 4, 2010

March 24, 2010

March 31, 2010

0.15

Total (2010)

0.81

Fiscal 2009

October 29, 2009

December 10, 2009

December 31, 2009

0.15

July 30, 2009

September 10, 2009

September 30, 2009

0.15

May 5, 2009

June 10, 2009

June 30, 2009

0.15

March 5, 2009

March 17, 2009

March 31, 2009

0.15

Total (2009)

0.60

In order to qualify as a RIC and to avoid corporate level tax on the income we distribute to our stockholders, we are required, under Subchapter M of the Code, to distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses to our stockholders on an annual basis.

To the extent our taxable earnings fall below the total amount of our distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital to our stockholders. Thus, the source of a distribution to our stockholders may be the original capital invested by the stockholder rather than our taxable ordinary income or capital gains. Stockholders should read any written disclosure accompanying a dividend payment carefully and should not assume that the source of any distribution is our taxable ordinary income or capital gains.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, our distributions were made from undistributed net investment income. A written statement identifying the source of dividends for the year was posted on our website. We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of these distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage requirements applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of favorable regulated investment company tax treatment. We cannot assure shareholders that they will receive any distributions.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

While we did not engage in any sales of unregistered securities during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, we issued a total of 238,500 shares of common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan. This issuance

was not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The aggregate valuation price for the shares of common stock issued under the dividend reinvestment plan was approximately $2.2 million.

Use of Proceeds from Recent Sales of Registered Securities

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010, we sold 234,651 shares of our common stock pursuant to a “at-the-market” share issuance plan and 4.6 million shares of our common stock pursuant to an underwritten follow-on equity offering, which closed on December 6, 2010. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as the sole book-running manager for the follow-on equity offering and as the sales agent for the “at-the-market” share issuance plan. The total amount of capital raised under these issuances was approximately $49.7 million and net proceeds were approximately $46.9 million, after deducting approximately $2.4 million of underwriters’ discounts and commissions and approximately $0.4 million of offering expenses. The registration statement pursuant to which the foregoing shares of our common stock were registered became effective on November 17, 2010 (File No. 333-169061) and registered a total of $100 million of shares of our common stock.

We have used, and will continue to use, the net proceeds from these offerings for investing in debt or equity securities, and other general corporate purposes, including working capital requirements. We estimate that it will take three to six months for us to substantially invest the net proceeds of these offerings, depending on the availability of attractive opportunities and market conditions. However, we may not be able to achieve this goal.

Pending these uses, we will invest such net proceeds primarily in cash, cash equivalents, and U.S. government securities and other high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less consistent with our business development company election and our election to be taxed as a RIC, at yields significantly below those we expect to earn on our other portfolio investments. The management fee payable by us to our investment adviser will not be reduced while our assets are invested in these temporary investments.

Performance Graph

This graph compares the return on our common stock with that of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ Financial 100, for the period from December 31, 2005 through December 31, 2010. The graph assumes that, on December 31, 2005, a person invested $100 in each of our common stock, the NASDAQ Composite Index and the NASDAQ Financial 100, which includes the 100 largest domestic and international financial organizations listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market based on market capitalization. The NASDAQ Financial 100 contains banks and savings institutions and related holding companies, insurance companies, broker-dealers, investment companies and financial services organizations.

The graph measures total shareholder return, which takes into account both changes in stock price and dividends. It assumes that dividends paid are reinvested in like securities.

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Item 6.

Selected Financial Data

The following selected financial data for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 is derived from our financial statements which have been audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this report.


	Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009			Year Ended December 31, 2008			Year Ended December 31, 2007			Year Ended December 31, 2006
Total Investment Income	$	33,506,591		$	20,507,792		$	37,305,635		$	43,841,813		$	35,947,227
Total Expenses	$	9,263,094		$	7,015,808		$	15,114,472		$	16,648,194		$	10,546,409
Net Investment Income	$	24,243,497		$	13,491,984		$	22,191,163		$	27,193,619		$	25,400,818
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	$	63,947,441		$	35,182,458		$	(53,266,154	)	$	(11,648,832	)	$	26,331,172
Per Share Data:
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Net Investment Income per common share (Basic and Diluted)⁽¹⁾	$	0.89		$	0.51		$	0.91		$	1.30		$	1.28
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per common share (Basic and Diluted)⁽¹⁾	$	2.35		$	1.32		$	(2.19	)	$	(0.56	)	$	1.32
Distributions Declared per Share	$	0.81		$	0.60		$	1.06		$	1.44		$	1.38
Balance Sheet Data:
Total Assets	$	317,900,083		$	225,340,291		$	204,962,887		$	396,390,153		$	334,819,746
Total Net Assets	$	314,117,541		$	224,091,995		$	203,366,750		$	257,369,503		$	271,335,345
Other Data:
Number of Portfolio Companies at Period End		50			35			23			33			28
Purchases of Loan Originations	$	129,800,000		$	65,700,000		$	18,300,000		$	188,000,000		$	191,000,000
Loan Repayments	$	73,800,000		$	65,600,000		$	90,500,000		$	87,300,000		$	76,600,000
Proceeds from Loan Sales	$	54,800,000		$	14,000,000		$	50,200,000		$	4,500,000		$	4,300,000
Total Return⁽²⁾		102.39	%		81.15	%		(50.23	)%		(36.26	)%		17.02	%
Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments at Period End⁽³⁾		14.1	%		9.0	%		8.9	%		11.3	%		12.8	%

⁽¹⁾

In accordance with ASC 260-10, the weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding used in computing basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2008, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 were increased retroactively by a factor of 1.021 to recognize the bonus element associated with rights to acquire shares of common stock that were issued to shareholders on May 23, 2008. See Note 4—Earnings Per Share, included in the financial statements, for additional information about the rights offering and the calculation of the associated bonus element.

⁽²⁾	Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment at prices obtained under our dividend reinvestment plan.

⁽³⁾	Weighted average yield calculation includes the impact of any loans on non-accrual status as of the year end.

Item 7.

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

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” and “estimates” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements including without limitation:

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an economic downturn could impair our portfolio companies’ ability to continue to operate, which could lead to the loss of some or all of our investments in such portfolio companies;

•

a contraction of available credit and/or an inability to access the equity markets could impair our lending and investment activities;

•

interest rate volatility could adversely affect our results, particularly if we elect to use leverage as part of our investment strategy;

•

currency fluctuations could adversely affect the results of our investments in foreign companies, particularly to the extent that we receive payments denominated in foreign currency rather than U.S. dollars; and

•

the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report and in our filings with the SEC.

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new loans and investments, certain margins and levels of profitability and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this annual report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described or identified in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this annual report. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this annual report.

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

OVERVIEW

Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return. Our primary focus is to seek current income by investing in corporate debt securities. We have also invested and may continue to invest in structured finance investments, including CLO vehicles, which own debt securities. We may also invest in publicly traded debt and/or equity securities. We operate as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company and have elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. We have elected to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC under the Code, beginning with our 2003 taxable year.

Our investment activities are managed by TICC Management, a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act. TICC Management is owned by BDC Partners, its managing member, and Royce & Associates. Jonathan H. Cohen, our Chief Executive Officer, and Saul B. Rosenthal, our President and Chief Operating

Officer, are the members of BDC Partners, and Charles M. Royce, our non-executive chairman, is the President of Royce & Associates. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay TICC Management an annual base fee calculated on gross assets, and an incentive fee based upon our performance. Under an Administration Agreement, we have agreed to pay or reimburse BDC Partners, as administrator, for certain expenses incurred in operating TICC. Our executive officers and directors, and the executive officers of TICC Management and BDC Partners, serve or may serve as officers and directors of entities that operate in a line of business similar to our own. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. For more information, see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Business and Structure—There are significant potential conflicts of interest, which could impact our investment returns.”

We currently concentrate our investments in companies having annual revenues of less than $200 million and/or an equity capitalization of less than $300 million. While the structure of our investments will vary, we invest primarily in the debt of technology-related companies. We seek to invest in entities that, as a general matter, have been operating for at least one year prior to the date of our investment and that will, at the time of our investment, have employees and revenues, and are cash flow positive. Many of these companies will have financial backing provided by private equity or venture capital funds or other financial or strategic sponsors at the time we make an investment.

We expect that our investments will generally range between $5 million and $30 million each, although this investment size may vary proportionately as the size of our capital base changes and market conditions warrant, and accrue interest at fixed or variable rates. As of December 31, 2010, our debt investments had stated interest rates of between 2.19% and 15.58% (excluding our investment in GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc. which carries a zero interest rate through October 30, 2014) and maturity dates of between 7 and 142 months. In addition, our total portfolio had a weighted average yield on debt investments of approximately 14.1%, including GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc.

Our loans may carry a provision for deferral of some or all of the interest payments and amendment fees, which will be added to the principal amount of the loan. This form of deferred income is referred to as “payment-in-kind,” or “PIK,” interest or other income and, when earned, is recorded as interest or other income and an increase in the principal amount of the loan. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized approximately $710,000 of interest income attributable to PIK associated with our investments in Pegasus Solutions, Inc., Cavtel Holdings, LLC, Shearer’s Holdings II, Inc., Allen Systems Group, Inc. and Workflow Management, Inc., compared to PIK interest of approximately $162,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

We have historically and may continue to borrow funds to make investments. As a result, we may be exposed to the risks of leverage, which may be considered a speculative investment technique. Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain and loss on amounts invested and therefore increase the risks associated with investing in our securities. In addition, the costs associated with our borrowings, including any increase in the management fee payable to TICC Management, will be borne by our common stockholders.

In addition, as a business development company under the 1940 Act, we are required to make available significant managerial assistance, for which we may receive fees, to our portfolio companies. These fees would be generally non-recurring, however in some instances they may have a recurring component. We have received no fee income for managerial assistance to date.

Prior to making an investment, we may enter into a non-binding term sheet with the potential portfolio company. These term sheets are generally subject to a number of conditions, including but not limited to the satisfactory completion of our due diligence investigations of the company’s business and legal documentation for the loan.

To the extent possible, our loans will be collateralized by a security interest in the borrower’s assets or guaranteed by a principal to the transaction. Interest payments, if not deferred, are normally payable quarterly

with most debt investments having scheduled principal payments on a monthly or quarterly basis. When we receive a warrant to purchase stock in a portfolio company, the warrant will typically have a nominal strike price, and will entitle us to purchase a modest percentage of the borrower’s stock.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we closed approximately $129.8 million in portfolio investments, including additional investments of approximately $20.9 million in existing portfolio companies and approximately $108.9 million of investments in new portfolio companies. During the year ended December 31, 2010 we recognized a total of $73.8 million from principal repayments on debt investments, and we recognized approximately $54.8 million from the sale of portfolio investments. We realized net losses on investments during the year ended December 31, 2010 in the amount of approximately $42.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had net unrealized gains of approximately $81.8 million.

Current Market and Economic Conditions

Beginning in mid-2007, global credit and other financial markets suffered substantial stress, volatility, illiquidity and disruption. These developments caused a series of failures and restructurings among a large number of financial institutions, which either participated in the origination and distribution of structured finance or syndicated loan credit products, or invested in them. The debt and equity capital markets in the United States have been impacted by significant write-offs in the financial services sector relating to these products and the re-pricing of credit risk in the loan market, among other things.

These events constrained the availability of capital for the market as a whole, and the financial services sector in particular. During 2009, the syndicated corporate loans market experienced both unprecedented price declines and volatility. While prices remained depressed across many sectors and ratings categories through most of 2009, we witnessed a strong upward move during the second half of 2009, which has continued through 2010 and into 2011. Although corporate loan prices may still be below historical averages, our view is that certain, and primarily larger-issuer, broadly syndicated corporate loans still may not adequately reflect the spreads necessary to compensate investors for the risks involved. In view of the above circumstances, we continue to focus more heavily on middle market issuers and to a limited extent larger issuers, and opportunistically, on certain structured finance investments, including CLO investment vehicles. We have and continue to review a large number of middle market loans and CLO investment vehicles, and have recently made a number of selective purchases in these markets.

PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

The total value of our investments was approximately $247.5 million and $200.3 million at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The increase in investments during the year ended December 31, 2010 was due to new portfolio investments of approximately $129.8 million and net unrealized appreciation of approximately $81.8 million. The ability to add new portfolio investments was made possible by debt repayments and sales of securities totaling approximately $128.6 million and new equity capital raises resulting in approximately $46.9 million of net proceeds. The value of cash and cash equivalents also increased by $44.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2010. Our gross originations and advances totaled approximately $68.9 million during the year ended December 31, 2009.

In certain instances we receive payments in our loan portfolio based on scheduled amortization of the outstanding balances. In addition, we receive repayments of some of our loans prior to their scheduled maturity date. The frequency or volume of these repayments may fluctuate significantly from period to period. For the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, we had $73.8 million and $68.9 million, respectively, of loan repayments. Portfolio activity also reflects sales of securities in the amounts of $54.8 million and $14.0 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively. During 2010, the most significant repayments on our debt investments were from Questia, Inc. ($13.8 million), Hyland Software, Inc. ($11.0 million), Palm, Inc. ($9.6 million), Cavtel Holdings, LLC ($6.5 million) and Workflow Management, Inc. ($6.3 million). Also, during 2010, the most significant sales of our debt investments were of NetQuote, Inc. ($19.0 million) and SCS Holdings II, Inc. ($13.9 million).

For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had a net realized loss on investments of approximately $42.1 million, which largely consists of the loss of approximately $22.9 million on our investment in The CAPS Group, $15.0 million on our investment in WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC, and the loss of approximately $7.8 million on our investment in Box Services, LLC. These losses were partially offset by the gain on our investment in Cavtel Holdings, LLC of approximately $1.5 million, as well as several other smaller realized gains.

Based upon the fair value determinations made in good faith by the Board of Directors, during the year ended December 31, 2010, we had net unrealized gains of approximately $81.8 million, comprised of $53.6 million in gross unrealized appreciation, $16.0 million in gross unrealized depreciation and approximately $44.2 million relating to the reversal of prior period net unrealized depreciation as certain investments were realized. The most significant changes in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows (in millions):


Portfolio Company	Changes In Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
The CAPS Group		$22.9
American Integration Technologies, LLC		14.3
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC		13.5
Box Services, LLC		7.8
SCS Holdings II, Inc		2.6
Prospero CLO II BV		2.1
Hewetts Island CDO III 2005-1A D		2.1
Lightpoint CLO 2007-8a		1.8
Pegasus Solutions, Inc		1.7
Power Tools, Inc		1.5
Palm, Inc		1.1
Sargas CLO 2006 -1A		1.1
Workflow Management, Inc		(1.0	)
Cavtel Holdings, LLC		(2.2	)
Net all other⁽¹⁾		12.5

Total	$	81.8

(1)	Unrealized gains and losses less than $1.0 million have been combined.

At December 31, 2009, we had investments in debt securities of, or loans to, 33 portfolio companies, with a fair value totaling approximately $192.2 million, and equity investments of approximately $8.1 million. The debt investments include approximately $162,000 in accrued PIK interest which, as described in “—Overview” above, is added to the carrying value of our investments, reduced by repayments of principal.

A reconciliation of the investment portfolio for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 follows:


	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
	(dollars in millions)			(dollars in millions)
Beginning Investment Portfolio	$	200.3		$	189.6
Portfolio Investments Acquired		129.8			68.9
Debt repayments		(73.8	)		(68.9	)
Sales of securities		(54.8	)		(14.0	)
Payment in Kind		0.7			0.2
Original Issue Discount		5.6			2.8
Net Unrealized Appreciation		81.8			32.2
Net Realized Losses		(42.1	)		(10.5	)

Ending Investment Portfolio	$	247.5		$	200.3

The following table indicates the quarterly portfolio investment activity for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009:


	New Investments		Debt Repayments		Sales of Securities
	(dollars in millions)		(dollars in millions)		(dollars in millions)
Quarter ended
December 31, 2010	$	30.8	$	31.8	$	7.5
September 30, 2010		44.7		13.4		34.5
June 30, 2010		15.0		10.8		6.6
March 31, 2010		39.3		17.8		6.2

Total	$	129.8	$	73.8	$	54.8

December 31, 2009	$	33.0	$	23.3	$	6.0
September 30, 2009		24.5		23.2		4.2
June 30, 2009		11.4		18.9		3.8
March 31, 2009		0.0		3.5		0.0

Total	$	68.9	$	68.9	$	14.0

The following table shows the fair value of our portfolio of investments by asset class as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:


	2010					2009
	Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio			Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio
	(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
Senior Secured Notes	$	173.9		70.3	%	$	184.6		92.1	%
CLO Debt		50.4		20.4	%		4.9		2.5	%
CLO Equity		8.9		3.6	%		2.2		1.1	%
Subordinated Notes		6.0		2.4	%		2.7		1.4	%
Common Stock		5.8		2.3	%		5.4		2.7	%
Preferred Shares		2.0		0.8	%		0.0		0.0	%
Warrants		0.5		0.2	%		0.5		0.2	%

Total	$	247.5		100.0	%	$	200.3		100.0	%

The following table shows our portfolio of investments by industry at fair value, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:


	December 31, 2010					December 31, 2009
	Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Fair Value			Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Fair Value
	(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
Software	$	66.8		27.0	%	$	44.8		22.4	%
Diversified financial services		59.3		24.0	%		7.1		3.5	%
Semiconductor capital equipment		21.8		8.8	%		8.4		4.2	%
Enterprise software		13.2		5.3	%		12.1		6.0	%
Telecommunication services		12.1		4.9	%		10.9		5.5	%
Computer hardware		10.3		4.2	%		4.5		2.2	%
Business services		9.1		3.7	%		4.4		2.2	%
Auto parts manufacturer		8.8		3.5	%		0.0		0.0	%
Advertising		7.9		3.2	%		8.2		4.1	%
Healthcare		7.4		3.0	%		3.4		1.7	%
Printing and publishing		5.2		2.1	%		3.2		1.6	%
Grocery		5.0		2.0	%		4.9		2.4	%
Shipping & transportation		4.4		1.8	%		4.8		2.4	%
Food products manufacturer		4.1		1.6	%		0.0		0.0	%
Retail food products		3.9		1.6	%		4.7		2.4	%
IT consulting		2.4		1.0	%		3.1		1.6	%
IT value-added reseller		2.0		0.8	%		14.8		7.4	%
Interactive voice messaging services		2.0		0.8	%		2.0		1.0	%
Financial intermediaries		1.8		0.7	%		0.0		0.0	%
Printing and document management		0.0		0.0	%		6.3		3.1	%
Web-based services		0.0		0.0	%		20.8		10.4	%
Consumer electronics		0.0		0.0	%		12.5		6.2	%
Real estate development		0.0		0.0	%		1.5		0.7	%
Digital media		0.0		0.0	%		13.8		6.9	%
Digital imaging		0.0		0.0	%		4.1		2.1	%

	$	247.5		100.0	%	$	200.3		100.0	%

Since our inception in 2003, our portfolio has consisted primarily of senior loans to companies operating in the technology-related sector. We may also invest in publicly traded debt and/or equity securities or take controlling interests in portfolio companies in certain limited circumstances, as well as syndicated corporate loans and structured finance investments. On December 3, 2007, we changed our name from Technology Investment Capital Corp. to TICC Capital Corp. While we continue to maintain our primary focus on the technology sector, we expect to actively seek new investment opportunities outside this sector that otherwise meet our investment criteria.

Beginning in mid-2007, global credit and other financial markets suffered substantial stress, volatility, illiquidity and disruption. These developments caused a series of failures and restructurings among a large number of financial institutions, which either participated in the origination and distribution of structured finance or syndicated loan credit products, or invested in them. The debt and equity capital markets in the United States have been impacted by significant write-offs in the financial services sector relating to these products and the re-pricing of credit risk in the loan market, among other things.

PORTFOLIO GRADING

We have developed a credit grading system to monitor the quality of our debt investment portfolio. Equity securities are not graded. As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 our portfolio had a weighted average grade of 2.1 and 2.5, respectively, based upon the fair value of the debt investments in the portfolio.

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, our debt investment portfolio was graded as follows:


		December 31, 2010
Grade	Summary Description	Principal Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio			Portfolio at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio
		(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
1	Company is ahead of expectations and/or outperforming financial covenant requirements and such trend is expected to continue.	$	11.8		4.6	%	$	11.8		5.1	%
2	Full repayment of principal and interest is expected.		184.9		72.4	%		163.0		70.8	%
3	Closer monitoring is required. Full repayment of principal and interest is expected.		55.1		21.6	%		53.5		23.2	%
4	A reduction of interest income has occurred or is expected to occur. No loss of principal is expected.		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%
5	A loss of some portion of principal is expected.		3.5		1.4	%		2.0		0.9	%

		$	255.3		100.0	%	$	230.3		100.0	%


		December 31, 2009
Grade	Summary Description	Principal Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio			Portfolio at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio
		(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
1	Company is ahead of expectations and/or outperforming financial covenant requirements and such trend is expected to continue.	$	26.0		9.7	%	$	25.5		13.3	%
2	Full repayment of principal and interest is expected		94.3		35.1	%		84.9		44.2	%
3	Closer monitoring is required. Full repayment of principal and interest is expected.		73.9		27.5	%		65.7		34.2	%
4	A reduction of interest income has occurred or is expected to occur. No loss of principal is expected.		—		0.0	%		—		0.0	%
5	A loss of some portion of principal is expected.		74.3		27.7	%		16.0		8.3	%

		$	268.5		100.0	%	$	192.1		100.0	%

We expect that a portion of our investments will be in the Grades 3, 4 or 5 categories from time to time, and, as such, we will be required to work with troubled portfolio companies to improve their business and protect our investment. The number and amount of investments included in Grade 3, 4 or 5 may fluctuate from year to year.

During the quarter ending December 31, 2008, we determined that the liquidity of American Integration Technologies, LLC (“AIT”) had severely deteriorated. As a result, we downgraded our investment in AIT to a 5 rating. During the year ending December 31, 2009, business conditions improved, and the fair value of the investment was written-up to approximately $8.4 million at December 31, 2009 from approximately $6.3 million at December 31, 2008. However, business conditions did not improve sufficiently to warrant a change in the investment rating of AIT, which was maintained as a grade 5. AIT was placed on non-accrual status as of January 1, 2009. In April 2010, the notes were restructured and placed back on accrual status. The investment rating is 2 as of December 31, 2010.

During the first quarter of 2009 we recorded unrealized depreciation on our debt investment in The CAPS Group of approximately $1.4 million, effectively reducing the fair value of the notes to zero. This write-down was due primarily to the continued deterioration in this company’s operations and the investment rating was maintained as a grade 5 during 2009. The investment was realized in 2010 at a loss of approximately $22.9 million.

As of the quarter ending June 30, 2009, we downgraded our investment in WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC to a grade 5 as a result of the failure of this company’s equity sponsor to pre-fund interest reserves as required to extend the maturity beyond July 31, 2009. This investment rating was maintained through December 31, 2009 and 2010. As of December 31, 2010, the impairment of this investment was determined to be other than temporary and has been classified as a realized loss for accounting purposes in the amount of $15.0 million.

As of the quarter ended September 30, 2009, we downgraded our investment held in senior secured notes issued by Box Services, LLC from a grade 3 to a grade 5 as a result of continued deterioration of their financial profile during the quarter. Our investment in Box Services remained on accrual status because it has continued to remit its interest payments due to us since the downgrade. In 2010, the investment in Box Services was sold, resulting in a realized loss of approximately $7.8 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Set forth below is a comparison of our results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009

Investment Income

As of December 31, 2010, our debt investments had stated interest rates of between 2.19% and 15.58% (excluding our investment in GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc. which carries a zero interest rate through October 30, 2014) and maturity dates of between 7 and 142 months. In addition, our total portfolio had a weighted average yield on debt investments of approximately 14.1% including all investments in the portfolio, compared to 9.0% as of December 31, 2009.

Investment income for the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $33.5 million compared to approximately $20.5 million for the period ended December 31, 2009. This increase was due largely to an increase in the amount of performing assets in the portfolio, an increase in the amortization of discounts on new debt investments and distributions from the equity interests in our CLO vehicle investments. The total principal value of income producing debt investments as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was approximately $251.8 million and $204.0 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2010, investment income consisted of approximately $20.5 million in cash interest from portfolio investments, approximately $5.6 million in amortization of original issue and market discount, approximately $2.0 million of discount income derived from unscheduled principal cash remittances at par on discounted debt securities, approximately $3.7 million in distributions from the equity interest in securitized vehicle investments and approximately $710,000 in PIK interest income.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, fee income of approximately $968,000 was recorded, compared to fee income of approximately $129,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009. Fee income consists of non-recurring fees in connection with our investments in portfolio companies, including commitment fees, origination fees and amendment fees.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 were approximately $9.3 million. This amount consisted primarily of investment advisory fees, compensation expense, professional fees, and general and administrative expenses. Expenses increased approximately $2.3 million from the period ended December 31, 2009, attributable primarily to higher investment advisory fees. Operating expenses for the period ended December 31, 2009 were approximately $7.0 million.

The investment advisory fee for the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $6.4 million, representing the base fee for the period as provided for in the Investment Advisory Agreement as well as income incentive fees earned of approximately $1.4 million. The investment advisory fee in the comparable period in 2009 was approximately $4.1 million which consisted of the base fee for the period as well as incentive fees of approximately $52,000. The total increase of approximately $2.3 million is due to an increase in average gross assets and the increase in pre-incentive fee net investment income. For the year ended December 31, 2010, TICC Management determined to waive $50,000 of the fourth quarter income incentive fee. At each of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, approximately $1.8 million and $1.1 million of investment advisory fees remained payable to TICC Management.

Compensation expenses were approximately $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to approximately $971,000 for the period ending December 31, 2009, reflecting the allocation of compensation expenses for the services of our Chief Financial Officer, our Chief Compliance Officer and our Controller. For each period ending December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, approximately $0 of compensation expenses remained payable.

Professional fees, consisting of legal, valuation, audit and consulting fees, were approximately $1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009. This was primarily the result of decreases in fees for valuation services of approximately $158,000 and legal costs of approximately $118,000 incurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2010.

General and administrative expenses, consisting primarily of printing expenses, listing fees, facilities costs and other expenses, were approximately $401,000 in 2010 compared to approximately $250,000 for the same period in 2009. This increase was primarily the result of greater proxy related costs of approximately $69,000 as well as an increase in transaction charges related to participations in syndicated loans of approximately $39,000. Office supplies, facilities costs and other office expenses are allocated to us under the terms of the Administration Agreement.

Realized and Unrealized Gains/Losses on Investments

For the year ended December 31, 2010, we had a net realized loss on investments of approximately $42.1 million, which largely represents the loss of approximately $22.9 million on our investment in The CAPS Group, $15.0 million on our investment in WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC, as well as the loss of approximately $7.8 million on our investment in Box Services, LLC. These losses were partially offset by the gain on our investment in Cavtel Holdings, LLC of approximately $1.5 million.


Portfolio Company	Changes In Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
The CAPS Group	$	22.9
American Integration Technologies, LLC		14.3
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC		13.5
Box Services, LLC		7.8
SCS Holdings II, Inc		2.6
Prospero CLO II BV		2.1
Hewetts Island CDO III 2005-1A D		2.1
Lightpoint CLO 2007-8a		1.8
Pegasus Solutions, Inc		1.7
Power Tools, Inc		1.5
Palm, Inc		1.1
Sargas CLO 2006 -1A		1.1
Workflow Management, Inc		(1.0	)
Cavtel Holdings, LLC		(2.2	)
Net all other⁽¹⁾		12.5

Total	$	81.8

(1)	Unrealized gains and losses less than $1.0 million have been combined.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, we had a net realized loss on investments of approximately $10.5 million, which is primarily comprised of the loss on our debt investment in Falcon Communications, Inc. of approximately $9.5 million, the loss on the partial sale of our debt investment in AKQA, Inc. of approximately $1.4 million, the write off of preferred stock of TrueYou.com Inc. of approximately $1.3 million, as well as a loss of approximately $2.5 million resulting from the restructuring of notes held in, and the sale of warrants issued by, Punch Software, LLC (new notes were subsequently issued by Punch Software, LLC with an amended interest rate and maturity date). These losses were partially offset by the realized gain associated with the sale of warrants issued by Segovia, Inc. of approximately $5.4 million.

Based upon the fair value determinations made in good faith by the Board of Directors, during the year ended December 31, 2009, we had net unrealized gains of approximately $32.2 million, comprised of $43.9 million in gross unrealized appreciation, $22.5 million in gross unrealized depreciation and approximately $10.8 million relating to the reversal of prior period net unrealized depreciation as certain investments were realized. The most significant changes in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation during the year ended December 31, 2009 were as follows (in millions):


Portfolio Company	Changes in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Falcon Communications, Inc.	$	9.5
Questia Media, Inc.		5.9
Palm, Inc.		4.1
AKQA, Inc.		3.3
Punch Software LLC		3.1
Power Tools, Inc.		2.9
Hyland Software, Inc.		2.7
Cavtel Holdings, LLC		2.2
American Integration Technologies, LLC		2.1
Integra Telecom, Inc.		2.1
Netquote, Inc.		2.0
GXS Worldwide Inc.		1.7
TrueYou.com Inc.		1.3
Workflow Management, Inc.		1.0
SCS Holdings II, Inc.		1.0
The CAPS Group		(1.4	)
Segovia, Inc.		(1.6	)
Box Services, LLC		(5.9	)
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC		(7.5	)
Net all other⁽¹⁾		3.7

Total	$	32.2

(1)	Unrealized gains and losses less than $1.0 million have been combined.

Please see “—Portfolio Grading” above for more information.

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Net Investment Income

Net investment income for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 was $24.2 million and $13.5 million, respectively. This increase was due largely to a greater return on our investment portfolio due to market discounts on new debt investments, distributions from the equity interests in our securitization vehicle investments as well as an increase in the amount of performing assets in the portfolio.

Based on a weighted-average of 27,253,552 shares outstanding (basic and diluted), the net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share for the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $0.89 for basic and diluted, compared to approximately $0.51 per share for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

We had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $63.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, compared to a net increase of approximately $35.2 million in 2009. This net increase in net assets was attributable to greater net unrealized appreciation on investments and increased net investment income, partially offset by increased net realized losses on investments.

Based on a weighted-average of 27,253,552 shares outstanding (basic and diluted), the net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share for the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $2.35 for basic and diluted, compared to a net increase in net assets of approximately $1.32 per share in 2009.

Please see “—Portfolio Grading” above for more information.

Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008

Investment Income

As of December 31, 2009, our debt investments had stated interest rates of between 3.00% and 13.75% (excluding our investment in GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc. which carries a zero interest rate through October 30, 2014 and Punch Software, LLC, which carries a zero interest rate through October 31, 2012) and maturity dates of between 1 and 150 months. In addition, our total portfolio had a weighted average yield on debt investments of approximately 9.0%, including GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc. and Punch Software, LLC, and all investments on non-accrual status, compared to 8.9% as of December 31, 2008.

Investment income for the year ended December 31, 2009 was approximately $20.5 million compared to approximately $37.3 million for the period ended December 31, 2008. This decrease resulted primarily from a lower return on investments and a decrease of the size of our debt investment portfolio over the past year, as the average outstanding principal value declined. The total principal value of income producing investments for the period ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was approximately $204.0 million and $242.1 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2009, investment income consisted of approximately $17.2 million in cash interest from portfolio investments, approximately $2.8 million in amortization of original issue discount and approximately $162,000 in PIK interest income primarily from our investments in Cavtel Holdings, LLC and Allen Systems Group, Inc.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, other income of approximately $129,000 was recorded, compared to other income of approximately $1,029,000, in 2008. Other income consists primarily of non-recurring amendment fees earned in conjunction with existing portfolio investments. The decline in other income during 2009 compared with 2008 was due primarily to fewer closed deals and fewer amendments associated with our investment portfolio.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009, were approximately $7.0 million. This amount consisted primarily of investment advisory fees, professional fees, compensation expenses and general and administrative expenses. This was a decrease of approximately $8.1 million from the period ended December 31, 2008, which was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest expense of approximately $4.8 million related to our de-levering activity during 2008 and a decrease in investment advisory fees of approximately $2.9 million resulting from the decrease in gross assets during the year ended December 31, 2009. Our operating expenses for the period ended December 31, 2008 were approximately $15.1 million.

The investment advisory fee for fiscal 2009 was approximately $4.1 million, representing primarily the base fee as provided for in the Investment Advisory Agreement, as well as an investment income incentive fee of approximately $52,000. The investment advisory fee in 2008 was approximately $7.0 million, which consisted of the base fee as well as an income incentive fee of approximately $485,000.

Compensation expenses were approximately $971,000 for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to approximately $906,000 for the period ending December 31, 2008, reflecting primarily the allocation of compensation expenses for the services of our Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Controller, and other administrative support personnel. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, no compensation expenses remained payable to BDC Partners.

Professional fees, consisting of legal, valuation, audit and consulting fees, were approximately $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to approximately $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. This was primarily the result of decreases in fees for valuation services of approximately $249,000 and legal costs of approximately $73,000, incurred during the twelve months ended December 31, 2009.

No interest expense was incurred during the period ended December 31, 2009. During the same period in the prior year, however, interest expense was approximately $4.8 million as a result of the average level of borrowings outstanding under our credit facility during that period. At December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, there was no outstanding accrued interest expense.

General and administrative expenses, consisting primarily of printing expenses, listing fees, facilities costs and other expenses, were approximately $250,000 in 2009 compared to approximately $401,000 in 2008. This decrease was due primarily to lower listing costs of approximately $43,000 and decreased miscellaneous expenses of approximately $112,000 as a result of proxy solicitation and rights offering costs incurred during 2008. Office supplies, facilities costs and other expenses are allocated to us under the terms of the Administration Agreement.

Realized Losses on Investments

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments


Portfolio Company	Changes in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Falcon Communications, Inc.	$	9.5
Questia Media, Inc.		5.9
Palm, Inc.		4.1
AKQA, Inc.		3.3
Punch Software LLC		3.1
Power Tools, Inc.		2.9
Hyland Software, Inc.		2.7
Cavtel Holdings, LLC		2.2
American Integration Technologies, LLC		2.1
Integra Telecom, Inc.		2.1
Netquote, Inc.		2.0
GXS Worldwide Inc.		1.7
TrueYou.com Inc.		1.3
Workflow Management, Inc.		1.0
SCS Holdings II, Inc.		1.0
The CAPS Group		(1.4	)
Segovia, Inc.		(1.6	)
Box Services, LLC		(5.9	)
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC		(7.5	)
Net all other⁽¹⁾		3.7

Total	$	32.2

(1)	Unrealized gains and losses less than $1.0 million have been combined.

Based upon the fair value determinations made in good faith by the Board of Directors, during the year ended December 31, 2008, we had net unrealized losses of approximately $66.9 million, comprised of $13.5 million in gross unrealized appreciation, $93.2 million in gross unrealized depreciation and approximately $12.8 million relating to the reversal of prior period net unrealized depreciation as certain investments were realized. The most significant changes in net unrealized appreciation and depreciation during the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows (in millions):


Portfolio Company	Changes in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)
Pulvermedia, LLC	$	10.6
GXS Worldwide Inc.		(1.2	)
Fusionstorm, Inc.		(1.4	)
Algorithmic Implementations, Inc.		(1.7	)
Integra Telecom, Inc.		(1.7	)
Box Services, LLC		(1.9	)
Netquote, Inc.		(2.1	)
SCS Holdings II, Inc.		(2.8	)
Punch Software, LLC		(2.9	)
Power Tools, Inc.		(3.0	)
Hyland Software, Inc.		(3.1	)
AKQA, Inc.		(3.6	)
Palm, Inc.		(4.3	)
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC		(5.7	)
Questia Media, Inc.		(6.2	)
American Integration Technologies, LLC		(14.7	)
The CAPS Group		(18.9	)
Net all other⁽¹⁾		(2.3	)

Total	$	(66.9	)

(1)	Unrealized gains and losses less than $1.0 million have been combined.

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

We had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $35.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to a net decrease in net assets of approximately $53.3 million in 2008. Based on a weighted-average of 26,624,217 shares outstanding (basic and diluted), our net increase in net assets from operations per common share for the year ended December 31, 2009, was approximately $1.32 for basic and diluted earnings, compared to a decrease of $2.19 per share in 2008.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

In the fourth quarter of 2010, we issued 234,651 shares under an at-the-market share issuance program, and raised approximately $2.5 million in net proceeds. On December 6, 2010, we issued 4.6 million shares in a follow-on equity offering, raising approximately $44.4 million in net proceeds.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, cash and cash equivalents increased from approximately $24.0 million at the beginning of the period to approximately $68.8 million at the end of the period. Net cash provided by operating activities for the period, consisting primarily of the items described in “—Results of Operations,” was approximately $18.7 million, largely reflecting principal repayments and proceeds from the sale of investments of approximately $128.6 million and net investment income, partially offset by purchases of investments of approximately $128.0 million. During the period, net cash provided by financing activities was approximately $26.1 million, reflecting the issuance of new shares during the year offset to some extent by distribution of dividends.

Share Repurchase Program

On July 30, 2009, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program which provides for the purchase of up to $10 million worth of shares to be implemented at the discretion of our management team. Under the repurchase program, we may, but are not obligated to, repurchase our outstanding common stock in the open market from time to time. The timing and number of shares to be repurchased in the open market will depend on a number of factors, including market conditions and alternative investment opportunities. In addition, any repurchases will be conducted in accordance with the 1940 Act.

Contractual Obligations

We have certain obligations with respect to the investment advisory and administration services we receive. See “—Overview”. We incurred approximately $6.4 million for investment advisory services and $761,000 for administrative services for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We currently have no off-balance sheet arrangements, including any risk management of commodity pricing or other hedging practices.

Borrowings

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we did not have a revolving credit facility agreement. However, during 2008, we had a credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with the Royal Bank of Canada as an agent and a lender, and Branch Banking and Trust Company as an additional lender. Effective December 30, 2008, we had fully repaid all amounts under the Credit Facility and reduced the commitment amount thereunder to zero, thereby terminating the Credit Facility.

As a business development company, we generally have an ongoing need to raise additional capital for investment purposes. As a result, we expect, from time to time, to access the debt and equity markets when we believe it is necessary and appropriate to do so. In the future, if we are unable to obtain leverage or raise equity capital on terms that are acceptable to us, our ability to grow our portfolio will be substantially impacted.

Distributions

During the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 we did not have distributions in excess of our earnings. For tax purposes, distributions for 2010 and 2009 were funded from current net investment income. A written statement identifying the source of the dividend accompanied our fourth quarter dividend payment to our shareholders and was posted on our website. We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of these distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions due to the asset coverage requirements applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of favorable regulated investment company tax treatment. We cannot assure shareholders that they will receive any distributions.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, we have accrued approximately $20,000 for excise taxes, as distributions for the year are estimated to be slightly lower than net investment income for tax purposes.

The following table reflects the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, per share that we have declared on our common stock to date:

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount

Fiscal 2011

March 3, 2011

March 21, 2011

March 31, 2011

0.24

Fiscal 2010

November 2, 2010

December 10, 2010

December 31, 2010

0.24

July 29, 2010

September 10, 2010

September 30, 2010

0.22

April 29, 2010

June 10, 2010

June 30, 2010

0.20

March 4, 2010

March 24, 2010

March 31, 2010

0.15

Total (2010)

0.81

⁽¹⁾

Fiscal 2009

October 29, 2009

December 10, 2009

December 31, 2009

0.15

July 30, 2009

September 10, 2009

September 30, 2009

0.15

May 5, 2009

June 10, 2009

June 30, 2009

0.15

March 5, 2009

March 17, 2009

March 31, 2009

0.15

Total (2009)

0.60

⁽¹⁾

Fiscal 2008

October 30, 2008

December 10, 2008

December 31, 2008

0.20

July 31, 2008

September 10, 2008

September 30, 2008

0.20

May 1, 2008

June 16, 2008

June 30, 2008

0.30

March 11, 2008

March 21, 2008

March 31, 2008

0.36

Total (2008)

1.06

⁽²⁾

Fiscal 2007

October 25, 2007

December 10, 2007

December 31, 2007

0.36

July 26, 2007

September 7, 2007

September 28, 2007

0.36

April 30, 2007

June 8, 2007

June 29, 2007

0.36

February 27, 2007

March 9, 2007

March 30, 2007

0.36

Total (2007)

1.44

⁽³⁾

Fiscal 2006

December 20, 2006

December 29, 2006

January 17, 2007

0.12

October 26, 2006

December 8, 2006

December 29, 2006

0.34

July 26, 2006

September 8, 2006

September 29, 2006

0.32

April 26, 2006

June 9, 2006

June 30, 2006

0.30

February 9, 2006

March 10, 2006

March 31, 2006

0.30

Total (2006)

1.38

Fiscal 2005

December 7, 2005

December 30, 2005

January 18, 2006

0.12

October 27, 2005

December 9, 2005

December 30, 2005

0.30

July 27, 2005

September 10, 2005

September 30, 2005

0.25

April 27, 2005

June 10, 2005

June 30, 2005

0.20

February 9, 2005

March 10, 2005

March 31, 2005

0.14

Total (2005)

1.01

Fiscal 2004

October 27, 2004

December 10, 2004

December 31, 2004

0.11

July 28, 2004

September 10, 2004

September 30, 2004

0.11

May 5, 2004

June 10, 2004

June 30, 2004

0.11

February 2, 2004

March 15, 2004

April 5, 2004

0.10

Total (2004)

0.43

⁽⁴⁾

Total Distributions:

6.97

⁽⁵⁾

⁽¹⁾	Distributions for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were funded from undistributed net investment income.

⁽²⁾	Includes a return of capital of approximately $0.08 per share for tax purposes.

⁽³⁾	Includes a return of capital of approximately $0.02 per share for tax purposes.

⁽⁴⁾	Includes a return of capital of approximately $0.10 per share for tax purposes.

⁽⁵⁾	We did not declare a dividend for the period ended December 31, 2003.

Related Parties

We have a number of business relationships with affiliated or related parties, including the following:

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We have entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with TICC Management. TICC Management is controlled by BDC Partners, its managing member. In addition to BDC Partners, TICC Management is owned by Royce & Associates as the non-managing member. BDC Partners, as the managing member of TICC Management, manages the business and internal affairs of TICC Management. In addition, BDC Partners provides us with office facilities and administrative services pursuant to the Administration Agreement.

•

Messrs. Cohen and Rosenthal currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, for T2 Advisers, LLC, an investment adviser to Greenwich Loan Income Fund Limited (f/k/a T2 Income Fund Limited) (“GLIF”), a Guernsey fund, established and operated for the purpose of investing in bilateral transactions and syndicated loans across a variety of industries globally. BDC Partners is the managing member of T2 Advisers, LLC. In addition, Mr. Conroy serves as the Chief Financial Officer of GLIF and the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer of T2 Advisers, LLC.

•

Messrs. Cohen and Rosenthal currently serve as Chief Executive Officer and President, respectively, of Oxford Lane Capital Corp., a non-diversified closed-end management investment company that invests primarily in leveraged corporate loans, and its investment adviser, Oxford Lane Management. BDC Partners provides Oxford Lane Capital Corp. with office facilities and administrative services pursuant to an administration agreement and also serves as the managing member of Oxford Lane Management. In addition, Patrick F. Conroy serves as the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Treasurer of Oxford Lane Management.

•

BDC Partners is the managing member of Oxford Gate Capital, LLC, a private fund in which Messrs. Cohen, Rosenthal and Conroy, along with certain investment and administrative personnel of TICC Management, are invested.

Information concerning related party transactions is included in the financial statements and related notes, appearing elsewhere in this annual report on Form 10-K.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the periods reported. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates. We have identified our investment valuation policy as a critical accounting policy.

Investment Valuation

The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of our financial statements is the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments recorded. There is no single method 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 portfolio investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments we make. We are required to specifically fair value each individual investment on a quarterly basis.

We adopted ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, which establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, on January 1, 2008. ASC 820-10 clarified the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820-10 also establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, which includes inputs such as quoted prices for similar securities in active markets and quoted prices for identical securities in markets that are not active; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity

to develop its own assumptions. We have determined that due to the general illiquidity of the market for our investment portfolio, whereby little or no market data exists, all of our investments are based upon “Level 3” inputs.

Our Board of Directors determines the value of our investment portfolio each quarter. In connection with that determination, members of TICC Management’s portfolio management team prepare portfolio company valuations using the most recent portfolio company financial statements and forecasts. Since March 2004, we have engaged third-party valuation firms to provide assistance in valuing our bilateral investments and, more recently, for certain of our syndicated loans, although the Board of Directors ultimately determines the appropriate valuation of each such investment.

Our process for determining the fair value of a bilateral investment begins with determining the enterprise value of the portfolio company. Enterprise value means the entire value of the company to a potential buyer, including the sum of the values of debt and equity securities used to capitalize the enterprise at a point in time. The fair value of our investment is based, in part, on the enterprise value at which the portfolio company could be sold in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period of time between willing parties other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The liquidity event whereby we exit a private investment is generally the sale, the recapitalization or, in some cases, the initial public offering of the portfolio company.

There is no one methodology to determine enterprise value and, in fact, for any one portfolio company, enterprise value is best expressed as a range of fair values, from which we derive a single estimate of enterprise value. To determine the enterprise value of a portfolio company, we analyze the historical and projected financial results, as well as the nature and value of any collateral. We also use industry valuation benchmarks and public market comparables. We also consider other events, including private mergers and acquisitions, a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent debt or equity sale or restructuring, and include these events in the enterprise valuation process. We generally require portfolio companies to provide annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements, as well as annual projections for the upcoming fiscal year.

Typically, our bilateral debt investments are valued on the basis of a fair value determination arrived at through an analysis of the borrower’s financial and operating condition or other factors, as well as consideration of the entity’s enterprise value. The types of factors that we may take into account in valuing our investments include: market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, among other factors. The fair value of equity interests in portfolio companies is determined based on various factors, including the enterprise value remaining for equity holders after the repayment of the portfolio company’s debt and other preference capital, and other pertinent factors such as recent offers to purchase a portfolio company, recent transactions involving the purchase or sale of the portfolio company’s equity securities, or other liquidity events. The determined equity values are generally discounted when we have a minority position, restrictions on resale, specific concerns about the receptivity of the capital markets to a specific company at a certain time, or other factors.

We will record unrealized depreciation on bilateral investments when we believe that an investment has become impaired, including where collection of a loan or realization of an equity security is doubtful. To the extent that we believe that it has become probable that a loan is not collectible or probable that an equity investment is not realizable, we will classify that amount as realized depreciation. We will record unrealized appreciation if we believe that the underlying portfolio company has appreciated in value and our equity security has also appreciated in value. Changes in fair value, other than such changes that are considered probable of non-collection or non-realization, as described above, are recorded in the statement of operations as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

portfolio company, (i) have a value as of the previous quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of our total assets as of the previous quarter, and (ii) have a value as of the current quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of our total assets as of the previous quarter, after taking into account any repayment of principal during the current quarter. In addition, the frequency of those third-party valuations of our portfolio securities is based upon the grade assigned to each such security under our credit grading system as follows: Grade 1, at least annually; Grade 2, at least semi-annually; Grades 3, 4, and 5, at least quarterly. TICC Management also retains the authority to seek, on our behalf, additional third party valuations with respect to both our bilateral portfolio securities and our syndicated loan investments. The Board of Directors retains ultimate authority as to the third-party review cycle as well as the appropriate valuation of each investment.

Given the recent economic downturn, the market for syndicated loans has become increasingly illiquid with limited or no transactions for many of those securities which we hold. On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued additional guidelines under ASC 820-10-35, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly,” which provides guidance on factors that should be considered in determining when a previously active market becomes inactive and whether a transaction is orderly. In accordance with ASC 820-10-35, our valuation procedures specifically provide for the review of indicative quotes supplied by the large agent banks that make a market for each security. However, the marketplace for which we obtain indicative bid quotes for purposes of determining the fair value of our syndicated loan investments have shown these attributes of illiquidity as described by ASC-820-10-35. Due to the market illiquidity and the lack of transactions since 2008, we determined that the current agent bank non-binding indicative bids for the substantial majority of our syndicated investments may not be considered reliable, and alternative valuation procedures would need to be performed until liquidity returns to the marketplace. As such, we have engaged third-party valuation firms to provide assistance in valuing certain of our syndicated investments. In addition, TICC Management prepares an analysis of each syndicated loan, including a financial summary, covenant compliance review, recent trading activity in the security, if known, and other business developments related to the portfolio company. All available information, including non-binding indicative bids which may not be considered reliable, is presented to the Valuation Committee to consider in its determination of fair value. In some instances, there may be limited trading activity in a security even though the market for the security is considered not active. In such cases the Valuation Committee will consider the number of trades, the size and timing of each trade, and other circumstances around such trades, to the extent such information is available, in its determination of fair value. The Valuation Committee will evaluate the impact of such additional information, and factor it into its consideration of the fair value that is indicated by the analysis provided by third-party valuation firms. We have considered the factors described in ASC 820-10 and have determined that we are properly valuing the securities in our portfolio.

During the past several quarters, the Company has acquired a number of debt and equity positions in CLO investment vehicles. These investments are special purpose financing vehicles. In valuing such investments, the Company considers the operating metrics of the specific investment vehicle, including compliance with collateralization tests, defaulted and restructured securities, and payment defaults, if any. In addition, the Company considers the indicative prices provided by the broker who arranges transactions in such investment vehicles, as well as any available information on other relevant transactions in the market. TICC Management or the Valuation Committee may request an additional analysis by a third-party firm to assist in the valuation process of CLO investment vehicles. All information is presented to the Board of Directors for its determination of fair value of these investments.

Our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820-10-35 at December 31, 2010, were as follows:


($ in millions)	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Total
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash equivalents	$	68.5	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	68.5
Senior Secured Notes		0.0		0.0		173.9		173.9
CLO Debt		0.0		0.0		50.4		50.4
CLO Equity		0.0		0.0		8.9		8.9
Subordinated Notes		0.0		0.0		6.0		6.0
Common Stock		0.0		0.0		5.8		5.8
Preferred Shares		0.0		0.0		2.0		2.0
Warrants to purchase equity		0.0		0.0		0.5		0.5

Total	$	68.5	$	0.0	$	247.5	$	316.0

A reconciliation of the fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2010, utilizing significant unobservable inputs, is as follows:


($ in millions)	Senior Secured Note Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Debt Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Equity Investments		Subordinated Note Investments			Common Stock Investments			Preferred Share Equity Investments		Warrants to Purchase Common Stock Investments		Total
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	180.1		$	4.9		$	2.2	$	2.7		$	5.5		$	0.0	$	0.5	$	195.9
Realized Losses included in earnings		(42.4	)		0.0			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		(42.4	)
Unrealized appreciation included in earnings		63.7			15.0			1.8		0.8			(0.1	)		1.2		0.0		82.4
Accretion of discount		4.5			1.1			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		5.6
Purchases		88.1			31.5			4.9		3.9			0.4			0.8		0.0		129.6
Repayments and Sales⁽¹⁾		(120.1	)		(2.1	)		0.0		(1.4	)		0.0			0.0		0.0		(123.6	)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		0.0

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	173.9		$	50.4		$	8.9	$	6.0		$	5.8		$	2.0	$	0.5	$	247.5

The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to our Level 3 assets still held at the reporting date and reported within the net change in unrealized gains or losses on investments in our Statement of Operations	$	18.7		$	15.0		$	1.8	$	0.9		($	0.1	)	$	1.1	$	0.1	$	37.5

⁽¹⁾	Includes amortization of discounts of approximately $5.6 million and PIK interest of approximately $710,000 and rounding adjustments to reconcile period balances.

Our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820-10-35 at December 31, 2009, were as follows:


($ in millions)	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash equivalents	$	23.8	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	23.8
Bilateral investments		0.0		0.0		84.8		84.8
Syndicated investments		0.0		4.4		104.0		108.4
Collateralized loan obligation investments		0.0		0.0		7.1		7.1

Total	$	23.8	$	4.4	$	195.9	$	224.1

A reconciliation of the fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2009, utilizing significant unobservable inputs, is as follows:


($ in millions)	Bilateral Investments			Syndicated Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Investments			Total
Balance at December 31, 2008	$	130.6		$	59.0		$	0.0		$	189.6
Realized losses included in earnings		(7.8	)		(2.7	)		0.0			(10.5	)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in earnings		18.5			13.9			(0.1	)		32.3
Accretion of discount		1.2			1.5			0.0			2.7
Purchases, issuances and settlements⁽¹⁾		(57.7	)		36.7			7.2			(13.8	)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		0.0			(4.4	)		0.0			(4.4	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	84.8		$	104.0		$	7.1		$	195.9

The change in unrealized appreciation for level 3 investments still held as of December 31, 2009 is approximately $20.3 million.

⁽¹⁾	Includes amortization of discounts of approximately $2.8 million and PIK interest of approximately $162,000.

The following table shows the fair value of our portfolio of investments by asset class as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:


	2010					2009
	Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio			Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio
	(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
Senior Secured Notes	$	173.9		70.3	%	$	184.6		92.1	%
CLO Debt		50.4		20.4	%		4.9		2.5	%
CLO Equity		8.9		3.6	%		2.2		1.1	%
Subordinated Notes		6.0		2.4	%		2.7		1.4	%
Common Stock		5.8		2.3	%		5.4		2.7	%
Preferred Shares		2.0		0.8	%		0.0		0.0	%
Warrants		0.5		0.2	%		0.5		0.2	%

Total	$	247.5		100.0	%	$	200.3		100.0	%

OTHER ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Interest Income Recognition

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected.

Payment in Kind Interest

We have investments in our portfolio which contain a PIK provision. The PIK income is added to the principal balance of the investment and is recorded as income. To maintain our status as a RIC, this income must be paid out to stockholders in the form of dividends, even though we have not collected any cash. For the year ended December 31, 2010 we recorded PIK interest income of approximately $710,000. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, we recorded approximately $162,000 and $235,000 in PIK interest income, respectively.

In addition, we recorded original issue discount income of approximately $5,578,000, $2,783,000 and $1,881,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing the amortization of the discounted cost attributed to certain debt securities purchased by us in connection with the issuance of warrants.

Other Income

Other income includes closing fees, or origination fees, associated with investments in portfolio companies. Such fees are normally paid at closing of our investments, are fully earned and non-refundable, and are generally non-recurring.

Managerial Assistance Fees

The 1940 Act requires that a business development company offer managerial assistance to its portfolio companies. We offer to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies in connection with our investments and may receive fees for our services. We have not received any fees for such services since inception.

Federal Income Taxes

We intend to operate so as to qualify to be taxed as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and, as such, to not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of our taxable income and gains distributed to stockholders. To qualify for RIC tax treatment, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code.

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

For tax purposes, the cost basis of the portfolio investments at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was approximately $241,093,357 and $260,645,369, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-6 Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures related to Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures—(Topic 820), Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements. This update provides amendments to Subtopic 820-10 that requires new disclosures for transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2, reporting gross activity in Level 3 fair value measurements, and clarifications to the level of detail of existing disclosures. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, with the exception of reporting gross activity in Level 3 fair value measurements which is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2010-6 to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

We declared, on March 3, 2011, a cash dividend of $0.24 per share payable March 31, 2011 to holders of record on March 21, 2011.

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. As of December 31, 2010, three debt investments in our portfolio were at a fixed rate, and the remaining forty-seven debt investments were at variable rates, representing approximately $23.3 million and $232.0 million in principal debt, respectively. At December 31, 2010, $228.5 million of our variable rate investments were income producing. The variable rates are based upon the five-year Treasury note, the Prime rate or LIBOR, and, in the case of our bilateral investments, are generally reset annually, whereas our non-bilateral investments generally reset quarterly. We expect that future debt investments will generally be made at variable rates. Many of the variable rate investments contain floors.

To illustrate the potential impact of a change in the underlying interest rate on our net increase in net assets resulting from operations, we have assumed a 1% increase in the underlying five-year Treasury note, the Prime rate or LIBOR, and no other change in our portfolio as of December 31, 2010. We have also assumed no outstanding borrowings. Under this analysis, net investment income would increase by approximately $831,000 million annually, based upon the implied floors in our portfolio. Conversely, if we had instead assumed a 1% decrease in the underlying five-year Treasury note, the Prime rate or LIBOR, net investment income would decrease by approximately $243,000 annually. Although management believes that this analysis is indicative of our existing interest rate sensitivity, it does not adjust for changes in the credit quality, size and composition of our portfolio, and other business developments, including borrowing under a credit facility, that could affect the net increase in net assets resulting from operations. It should be noted, also, that to the extent that certain investments may be based on a rate which is historically low at the current time, it may not be possible for the underlying rate to decrease by 1%, Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from the results under this hypothetical analysis.

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

Item 8.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Financial Statements


	Page
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting		70
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		71
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009		72
Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2010		73
Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2009		77
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		80
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		81
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		82
Notes to Financial Statements		83

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company’s 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 the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010 based upon criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our assessment, management determined that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2010 based on the criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, as stated in its report, which is included herein.

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

of TICC Capital Corp.:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of TICC Capital Corp. (“the Company”) at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and the results of its operations, the changes in net assets, and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2010 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing on page 70 of the 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements and on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our integrated audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s 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 the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control 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.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

March 9, 2011

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES


	December 31, 2010			December 31, 2009
ASSETS
Investments, at fair value (cost: $226,200,687 @ 12/31/10; $260,752,699 @ 12/31/09)
Non-affiliated/non-control investments (cost: $207,854,154 @ 12/31/10; $241,169,345 @ 12/31/09)	$	229,385,715		$	180,226,123
Control investments (cost: $18,346,533 @ 12/31/10; $19,583,354 @ 12/31/09)		18,150,000			20,025,000

Total investments at fair value		247,535,715			200,251,123

Cash and cash equivalents		68,780,866			23,972,885
Interest receivable		1,488,984			860,271
Prepaid expenses and other assets		94,518			256,012

Total assets	$	317,900,083		$	225,340,291

LIABILITIES
Investment advisory fee payable to affiliate	$	1,760,896		$	1,119,544
Securities purchased not settled		1,837,500			—
Accrued expenses		184,146			128,752

Total liabilities		3,782,542			1,248,296

NET ASSETS
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 31,886,367 and 26,813,216 issued and outstanding, respectively		318,864			268,132
Capital in excess of par value		369,163,104			320,175,874
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		21,335,028			(60,501,576	)
Accumulated net realized losses on investments		(74,545,034	)		(32,412,374	)
Distributions in excess of investment income		(2,154,421	)		(3,438,061	)

Total net assets		314,117,541			224,091,995

Total liabilities and net assets	$	317,900,083		$	225,340,291

Net asset value per common share	$	9.85		$	8.36

See Accompanying Notes.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2010


COMPANY⁽¹⁾	INDUSTRY	INVESTMENT	PRINCIPAL AMOUNT		COST		FAIR VALUE⁽²⁾
ACA CLO 2006-2, Limited	structured finance	CLO preferred equity		—	$	2,200,000	$	2,850,000
Airvana Network Solutions, Inc.	software	senior secured notes ⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾(11.00%, due August 27, 2014)	$	8,847,171		8,700,153		8,858,230
AKQA, Inc.	advertising	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾(4.96%, due March 20, 2013)		7,865,342		7,865,342		7,857,477
Algorithmic Implementations, Inc. (d/b/a “Ai Squared”)	software	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6)(9.84%, due September 11, 2013) common stock		15,550,000 —		15,346,533 3,000,000		15,550,000 2,600,000
American Integration Technologies, LLC	semiconductor capital equipment	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾(11.75%, due December 31, 2013)		23,401,906		20,059,705		21,763,773
Avenue CLO V LTD 2007-5A D1	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾(3.73%, due April 25, 2019)		3,659,805		1,702,855		2,049,491
Band Digital Inc. (F/K/A “WHITTMANHART, Inc.”)	IT consulting	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾ (15.58%, due December 31, 2011) warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		2,425,000 —		2,425,000 0		2,425,000 0
Birch Communications, Inc.	telecommunication services	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾ (15.00%, due June 21, 2015)		5,000,000		5,000,000		5,000,000
BNY Convergex	financial intermediaries	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾ (8.75%, due December 17, 2017)		1,875,000		1,837,500		1,837,500
Canaras CLO—2007-1A E	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.65%, due June 19, 2021)		3,500,000		1,804,206		2,660,000
CIFC CLO—2006-1A B2L	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.29%, due October 20, 2020)		3,247,284		1,593,673		2,273,099
Decision Resources, LLC	healthcare	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.75%, due December 28, 2016)		4,500,000		4,432,525		4,432,500
Del Mar CLO I Ltd. 2006-1	structured finance	CLO secured notes^(4)(5)(6)(4.29%, due July 25, 2018)		1,831,690		934,388		1,373,768
Diversified Machine, Inc.	autoparts manufacturer	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (10.50%, due October 28, 2015)		5,500,000		5,339,007		5,335,000
Drew Marine Partners, L.P.	shipping & transportation	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (9.50%, due August 31, 2014)		4,468,750		4,371,448		4,424,063
Fairway Group Acquisition Company	grocery	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (12.00%, due October 1, 2014)		4,950,008		4,832,815		4,956,196
Flagship 2005-4A D	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (5.05%, due June 1, 2017)		2,612,988		1,538,260		1,959,741
Fusionstorm, Inc.	IT value-added reseller	subordinated notes^(4)(5)(6)(11.74%, due February 28, 2013)		1,922,500		1,903,984		1,840,794
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		725,000		150,000

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2010


COMPANY⁽¹⁾	INDUSTRY	INVESTMENT	AMOUNT		COST		FAIR VALUE⁽²⁾
GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc.	interactive voice messaging services	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(7) (0.0%, due October 30, 2014)	$	3,476,000	$	3,079,396	$	2,000,000
GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc.	interactive voice messaging services	convertible preferred stock⁽⁷⁾		—		1,500,000		0
GXS Worldwide Inc.	software	senior secured notes⁽⁵⁾ (9.75%, due June 15, 2015)		8,000,000		7,885,499		7,900,000
Harch CLO II LTD 2005-2a e	structured finance	CDO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (5.29%, due October 22, 2017)		4,819,262		2,382,248		3,325,290
Hewetts Island CDO 2007—1RA E	structured finance	CDO secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (7.04%, due November 12, 2019)		3,193,918		1,859,658		2,746,769
Hewetts Island CDO III 2005-1A D	structured finance	CDO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (6.04%, due August 9, 2017)		6,640,478		3,503,885		5,578,002
Hewetts Island CDO IV 2006-4X E BB	structured finance	CDO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.84%, due May 9, 2018)		3,251,816		1,491,511		2,438,862
HHI Holdings LLC	auto parts manufacturer	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (10.50%, due March 30, 2015)		3,381,236		3,292,190		3,415,049
Hudson Straits CLO 2004-1A E	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.04%, due October 15, 2016)		2,244,290		1,283,620		1,907,647
Hyland Software, Inc.	enterprise software	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (6.75%, due December 19, 2016)		3,818,182		3,780,029		3,822,955
Integra Telecomm, Inc.	telecommunication services	common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		1,712,397		3,115,022
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation	retail food products	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (10.75% , due February 16, 2014)		3,899,005		3,683,115		3,899,005
Landmark V CDO LTD	structured finance	CDO senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (5.55%, due June 1, 2017)		3,722,086		2,153,441		2,887,222
Latitude II CLO 2006 2A D	structured finance	CLO senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (4.05%, due December 15, 2018)		2,828,018		1,475,855		1,630,635
Latitude III CLO 2007-3A	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.04%, due April 11, 2021)		4,000,000		1,834,131		2,200,000
Liberty CDO LTD 2005-1A C	structured finance	CLO secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (2.19%, due November 1, 2017)		2,371,953		1,283,845		1,470,611
Lightpoint CLO 2007-8a	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (6.79%, due July 25, 2018)		5,000,000		2,738,631		4,500,000
Loomis Sayles CLO 2006-1AE	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.14%, due October 26, 2020)		3,322,992		1,818,151		2,359,324
MLM Holdings, Inc.	software	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.00%, due December 1, 2016)		4,987,500		4,913,231		4,912,688

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2010


COMPANY⁽¹⁾	INDUSTRY	INVESTMENT	AMOUNT		COST		FAIR VALUE⁽²⁾
Ocean Trails CLO II 2007-2a-d	structured finance	CLO subordinated secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.79%, due June 27, 2022)	$	3,649,700	$	1,974,935	$	2,737,275
Pegasus Solutions, Inc.	enterprise software	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6)(7.75%, due April 17, 2013)		2,950,461		2,722,247		2,768,506
		second lien senior secured notes^(3)(5)(6) (13.00%, due April 15, 2014)		5,290,695		3,153,479		4,936,219
		common equity⁽⁷⁾		—		62,595		112,238
		preferred equity⁽⁷⁾		—		657,247		1,530,949
Power Tools, Inc.	software	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (12.00%, due May 16, 2014)		9,000,000		8,912,088		8,235,000
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾				350,000		370,000
Presidio Inc.	business services	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.50%, due December 16, 2015)		9,375,000		9,141,699		9,140,625
Prodigy Health Group	healthcare	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (8.27%, due November 29, 2013)		3,013,333		2,153,283		2,968,133
Prospero CLO II BV	structured finance	CLO senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.24%, due October 20, 2022)		9,900,000		4,191,843		6,336,000
QA Direct Holdings, LLC	printing and publishing	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (8.25%, due August 10, 2014)		5,488,999		5,150,835		5,205,381
Sargas CLO 2006 -1A	structured finance	CLO subordinated notes		—		4,945,500		6,060,000
Shearer’s Food Inc.	food products manufacturer	subordinated notes^(3)(4)(5) (15.50%, due March 31, 2016)		4,071,049		3,979,305		4,111,759
Shield Finance Co.	software	first lien term notes^(4)(5)(6) (7.75%, due June 15, 2016)		5,910,000		5,681,659		5,880,450
SonicWall, Inc.	software	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (8.25%, due January 23, 2016)		1,794,355		1,743,235		1,803,327
		second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (12.00%, due January 23, 2017)		5,000,000		4,856,725		5,000,000
Stratus Technologies, Inc.	computer hardware	first lien high yield notes⁽⁵⁾ (12.00%, due March 29, 2015)		10,000,000		9,175,912		9,885,000
		common equity⁽⁷⁾		—		377,928		0
		preferred equity⁽⁷⁾		—		186,622		431,480
U.S. Telepacific Corp.	telecommunication services	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (9.25%, due August 4, 2011)		3,970,000		3,946,073		4,000,410
Vision Solutions, Inc	software	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.75%, due July 23, 2016)		5,775,000		5,554,250		5,717,250

Total Investments					$	226,200,687	$	247,535,715

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS—(Continued)

DECEMBER 31, 2010

(1)

Other than Algorithmic Implementation, Inc. (d/b/a Ai Squared), which we may be deemed to control, we do not “control” and are not an “affiliate” of any of our portfolio companies, each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). In general, under the 1940 Act, we would be presumed to “control” a portfolio company if we owned 25% or more of its voting securities and would be an “affiliate” of a portfolio company if we owned 5% or more of its voting securities.

(2)	Fair value is determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

(3)	Investment includes payment-in-kind interest.

(4)	Notes bear interest at variable rates.

(5)	Cost value reflects accretion of original issue discount or market discount.

(6)	Cost value reflects repayment of principal.

(7)	Non-income producing at the relevant period end.

(8)	As a percentage of net assets at December 31, 2010, investments at fair value are categorized as follows: senior secured notes (55.4%), subordinated notes (1.9%), CLO debt (16.1%), CLO equity (2.8%), common stock (1.9%), preferred shares (0.6%) and warrants to purchase equity securities (0.2%).

(9)	Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is $26,128,474; aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes is $19,686,116. Net unrealized appreciation is $6,442,358 based upon a tax cost basis of $241,093,357.

See Accompanying Notes.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2009


COMPANY⁽¹⁾	INDUSTRY	INVESTMENT	PRINCIPAL AMOUNT		COST		FAIR VALUE⁽²⁾⁽⁸⁾
ACA CLO 2006-2, Limited	structured finance	CLO preferred equity		—	$	2,200,000	$	2,200,000
AKQA, Inc.	advertising	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾ (4.75%, due March 20, 2013)	$	8,491,848		8,491,848		8,143,682
Algorithmic Implementations, Inc. (d/b/a “Ai Squared”)	software	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6)(9.84%, due September 11, 2013)		17,025,000		16,583,354		17,025,000
		common stock		—		3,000,000		3,000,000
Allen Systems Group, Inc.	software	second lien senior secured notes^(3)(4)(5) (13.00%, due April 19, 2014)		3,514,000		3,361,190		3,393,927
American Integration Technologies, LLC	semiconductor capital equipment	senior secured notes^{(4)(6)(7)(10)}(13.75%, due April 29, 2011)		20,950,000		20,950,000		8,380,000
Attachmate Corporation	enterprise software	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (7.00%, due October 13, 2013)		2,000,000		1,396,221		1,615,000
Box Services, LLC	digital imaging	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾(9.50%, due April 30, 2012)		11,915,170		11,915,170		4,106,563
Cavtel Holdings, LLC	telecommunication services	first lien senior secured notes^(3)(4)(5)(6) (10.50%, due December 31, 2012)		6,438,805		4,208,627		6,390,515
Del Mar CLO I Ltd. 2006-1	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾(4.28%, due July 25, 2018)		1,876,262		903,895		891,224
Drew Marine Partners, L.P.	shipping & transportation	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (9.50%, due August 31, 2014)		4,906,250		4,769,087		4,832,656
Fairway Group Acquisition Company	grocery	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (12.00%, due October 1, 2014)		5,000,000		4,851,296		4,900,000
First Data Corporation	business services	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (3.00%, due September 24, 2014)		4,961,929		3,725,801		4,398,899
Fusionstorm, Inc.	IT value-added reseller	senior subordinated unsecured notes^(4)(5)(6) (11.74%, due October 2, 2011)		3,550,000		3,483,268		2,680,250
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾				725,000		250,000
GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc.	interactive voice messaging services	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(7)(0.0%, due October 30, 2014)		3,476,000		2,906,779		2,000,000
		convertible preferred stock⁽⁷⁾		—		1,500,000		0
Group 329, LLC (d/b/a “The CAPS Group”)	digital imaging	senior secured term A notes^{(4)(5)(7)(10)} (11.89%, due February 28, 2012)		5,467,804		5,406,561		0
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		110,000		0
		senior secured term B notes^{(4)(5)(7)(10)} (12.39%, due February 28, 2013)		17,485,000		17,250,655		0
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		90,000		0
GXS Worldwide Inc.	software	senior secured notes⁽⁵⁾(9.75%, due June 15, 2015)		8,000,000		7,865,888		7,870,000

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COMPANY⁽¹⁾	INDUSTRY	INVESTMENT	PRINCIPAL AMOUNT		COST		FAIR VALUE⁽²⁾⁽⁸⁾
Hyland Software, Inc.	enterprise software	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (6.77%, due July 31, 2014)	$	11,000,000	$	10,936,317	$	10,461,000
Integra Telecomm, Inc.	telecommunications services	common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		1,712,397		2,454,450
Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation	retail food products	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (10.75%, due February 16, 2014)		4,980,973		4,534,476		4,738,151
Lightpoint CLO 2007-8a	structured finance	CLO secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾(6.78%, due July 25, 2018)		5,000,000		2,621,122		2,575,000
NetQuote, Inc.	web-based services	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾(9.50%, due May 1, 2011)		21,000,000		21,000,000		20,790,000
Ocean Trails CLO II 2007-2a-d	structured finance	CLO subordinated secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (4.78%, due June 27, 2022)		2,838,656		1,490,894		1,447,714
Palm, Inc.	consumer electronics	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (3.76%, due April 24, 2014)		14,575,446		13,609,015		12,462,006
Power Tools, Inc.	software	senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6)(12.00%, due May 16, 2014)		10,000,000		9,872,792		7,825,000
		warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		—		350,000		220,000
Prodigy Health Group	healthcare	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (8.24%, due November 29, 2013)		4,000,000		2,546,288		3,386,000
Punch Software LLC	software	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁷⁾(0.00%, due October 31, 2012)		2,100,000		1,595,643		1,625,400
QA Direct Holdings, LLC	printing and publishing	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (8.00%, due August 10, 2014)		3,632,149		3,342,189		3,232,613
Questia Media, Inc.	digital media	senior secured notes⁽³⁾(11.00%, due Jan. 29, 2010)		14,358,128		14,358,128		13,767,127
SCS Holdings II, Inc.	IT value-added reseller	second lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾ (6.25%, due May 30, 2013)		14,500,000		14,510,534		11,890,000
Springboard Finance (d/b/a “Skype”)	telecommunication services	first lien senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾ (9.00%, due November 19, 2014)		2,000,000		1,950,873		2,080,000
Stratus Technologies, Inc.	computer hardware	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (4.01%, due March 29, 2011)		4,721,536		3,767,988		4,459,491
WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC	real estate development	second lien senior secured notes^{(4)(7)(9)(10)} (9.31%, due July 31, 2009)		15,000,000		15,000,000		1,500,000
WHITTMANHART, Inc.	IT consulting	senior secured notes⁽⁴⁾⁽⁶⁾(13.58%, due December 31, 2010) warrants to purchase common stock⁽⁷⁾		3,125,000 —		3,125,000 0		3,125,000 0
Workflow Management, Inc.	printing & document management	first lien senior secured notes^(3)(4)(5)(6) (9.50%, due November 30, 2011)		6,626,109		5,263,940		6,311,369
X-Rite Incorporated	software	first lien senior secured notes^(4)(5)(6) (7.47%, due October 24, 2012)		3,994,865		3,470,463		3,823,086

Total Investments					$	260,752,699	$	200,251,123

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⁽¹⁾

Other than Algorithmic Implementation, Inc. (d/b/a Ai Squared), which TICC may be deemed to control, TICC does not “control” and is not an “affiliate” of any of its portfolio companies, each as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). In general, under the 1940 Act, TICC would be presumed to “control” a portfolio company if TICC owned 25% or more of its voting securities and would be an “affiliate” of a portfolio company if TICC owned 5% or more of its voting securities.

⁽²⁾	Fair value is determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company.

⁽³⁾	Investment includes payment-in-kind interest.

⁽⁴⁾	Notes bear interest at variable rates.

⁽⁵⁾	Cost value reflects accretion of original issue discount or market discount.

⁽⁶⁾	Cost value reflects repayment of principal.

⁽⁷⁾	Non-income producing at the relevant period end.

⁽⁸⁾

As a percentage of net assets at December 31, 2009, investments at fair value are categorized as follows: senior secured notes (82.38%), CLO subordinated secured notes (2.2%), senior subordinated unsecured notes (1.2%), CLO preference shares (1.0%), common stock (2.4%), and warrants to purchase equity securities (0.2%).

⁽⁹⁾

In 2009, the maturity date on our investment in WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC (“WAICCS”) became July 31, 2009 as a result of the failure of WAICCS’ equity sponsor to pre-fund interest reserves as required to extend the maturity beyond July 31, 2009. During July 2009, this investment was placed on non-accrual status and, as of December 31, 2009, the maturity date has not been revised as the interest reserves have not yet been pre-funded.

⁽¹⁰⁾	Debt investment on non-accrual status at the relevant period end.

⁽¹¹⁾	Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is $7,807,742; aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes is $68,201,988. Net unrealized depreciation is $60,394,246 based upon a tax cost basis of $260,645,369.

See Accompanying Notes.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009			Year Ended December 31, 2008
INVESTMENT INCOME
From non-affiliated/non-control investments:
Interest income—debt investments	$	26,959,707		$	17,907,924		$	33,355,098
Distributions from securitization vehicles—equity investments		3,728,638			—			—
Commitment, amendment fee income and other income		968,317			129,265			904,363

Total investment income from non-affiliated/non-control investments		31,656,662			18,037,189			34,259,461

From control investments:
Interest income—debt investments		1,849,929			2,470,603			2,921,174
Other income		—			—			125,000

Total investment income from control investments		1,849,929			2,470,603			3,046,174

Total investment income		33,506,591			20,507,792			37,305,635

EXPENSES
Compensation expense		1,020,950			971,356			906,109
Investment advisory fees		6,447,570			4,122,005			7,001,236
Professional fees		1,033,650			1,305,894			1,626,028
Interest expense		—			—			4,814,408
Insurance		75,419			75,974			76,734
Directors' fees		178,750			193,000			184,750
Transfer agent and custodian fees		105,389			98,012			104,572
General and administrative		401,366			249,567			400,635

Total expenses		9,263,094			7,015,808			15,114,472

Net investment income		24,243,497			13,491,984			22,191,163

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		81,836,604			32,203,525			(66,947,503	)

Net realized losses on investments		(42,132,660	)		(10,513,051	)		(8,509,814	)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	63,947,441		$	35,182,458		$	(53,266,154	)

Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share:
Basic and diluted	$	0.89		$	0.51		$	0.91
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share:
Basic and diluted	$	2.35		$	1.32		$	(2.19	)
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic and diluted		27,253,552			26,624,217			24,314,512

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS


	Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009			Year Ended December 31, 2008
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations:
Net investment income	$	24,243,497		$	13,491,984		$	22,191,163
Net realized losses on investments		(42,132,660	)		(10,513,051	)		(8,509,814	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		81,836,604			32,203,525			(66,947,503	)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		63,947,441			35,182,458			(53,266,154	)

Dividends from net investment income		(22,959,856	)		(15,973,470	)		(22,870,147	)
Tax return of capital distributions		—			—			(1,898,860	)

Distributions to shareholders		(22,959,856	)		(15,973,470	)		(24,769,007	)

Capital share transactions:
Issuance of common stock (net of offering costs of $2,817,408, $0 and $1,629,542, respectively)		46,859,868			—			20,934,434
Reinvestment of dividends		2,178,093			1,516,257			3,097,974

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions		49,037,961			1,516,257			24,032,408

Total increase (decrease) in net assets		90,025,546			20,725,245			(54,002,753	)
Net assets at beginning of period		224,091,995			203,366,750			257,369,503

Net assets at end of period (including over distributed net investment income of $2,154,421, $3,438,061 and
$956,575, respectively)	$	314,117,541		$	224,091,995		$	203,366,750

Capital share activity:
Shares sold		4,834,651			—			4,339,226
Shares issued from reinvestment of dividends		238,500			329,670			580,603

Net increase in capital share activity		5,073,151			329,670			4,919,829

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009			Year Ended December 31, 2008
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	63,947,441		$	35,182,458		$	(53,266,154	)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization of discounts		(5,577,631	)		(2,782,998	)		(1,881,183	)
Increase in investments due to PIK		(710,108	)		(162,055	)		(235,000	)
Purchases of investments		(128,038,228	)		(65,671,220	)		(18,290,000	)
Repayments of principal and reductions to investment cost value		73,771,623			65,639,714			90,543,884
Proceeds from the sale of investments		54,811,196			14,010,037			50,178,603
Net realized losses on investments		42,132,660			10,513,051			8,509,814
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments		(81,836,604	)		(32,203,525	)		66,947,503
(Increase) decrease in interest receivable		(628,713	)		291,432			1,724,721
Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets		161,494			(108,206	)		53,566
Increase (decrease) in investment advisory fee payable		641,352			(167,907	)		(835,717	)
Decrease in accrued interest payable		—			—			(310,312	)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses		55,394			(179,934	)		221,516

Net cash provided by operating activities		18,729,876			24,360,847			143,361,241

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock		49,677,276			—			22,563,976
Offering expenses from the issuance of common stock		(2,817,408	)		—			(1,629,542	)
Amounts borrowed under revolving credit facility		—			—			10,500,000
Amounts paid back under revolving credit facility		—			—			(147,000,000	)
Distributions paid (net of stock issued under dividend reinvestment plan of $2,178,093, 1,516,257 and $3,097,974, respectively)		(20,781,763	)		(14,457,213	)		(21,671,032	)

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities		26,078,105			(14,457,213	)		(137,236,598	)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		44,807,981			9,903,634			6,124,643
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		23,972,885			14,069,251			7,944,608

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	68,780,866		$	23,972,885		$	14,069,251

NON-CASH FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Value of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan	$	2,178,093		$	1,516,257		$	3,097,974

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Securities purchased not settled	$	1,837,500		$	—		$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	—		$	—		$	4,297,974

SEE ACCOMPANYING NOTES.

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2010

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

TICC Capital Corp. (“TICC” or “the Company”) was incorporated under the General Corporation Laws of the State of Maryland on July 21, 2003 and is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company. The Company has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company has elected to be treated for tax purposes as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company’s investment objective is to maximize its total return, principally by investing in the debt and/or equity securities of technology-related companies.

TICC’s investment activities are managed by TICC Management, LLC, (“TICC Management”), a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. BDC Partners, LLC (“BDC Partners”) is the managing member of TICC Management and serves as the administrator of TICC.

NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of the Company. There are no related companies and no intercompany accounts to be eliminated.

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles—a replacement of FASB Statement No. 162” (“SFAS 168”). The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) organizes nongovernmental U.S. GAAP using a topic-based model consisting of 90 individual topics. Each topic contains at least one subtopic. Subtopics contain sections, which include the actual accounting guidance. Any new authoritative U.S. GAAP will be issued under a new FASB document called an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”). Once the new guidance becomes effective it will be referred to under the relevant ASC. The Company references its relevant accounting guidance based on the standards as organized under ASC.

USE OF ESTIMATES

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America that require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates.

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and provide indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Company that have not yet occurred. However, based upon experience, the Company expects the risk of loss to be remote.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Cash and cash equivalents consist of demand deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost or amortized cost which approximates fair value.

INVESTMENT VALUATION

The most significant estimate inherent in the preparation of the Company’s financial statements is the valuation of investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments

recorded. There is no single method 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 portfolio investment while employing a consistently applied valuation process for the types of investments TICC makes. The Company is required to specifically fair value each individual investment on a quarterly basis.

The Company adopted ASC 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure, which establishes a three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements, on January 1, 2008. ASC 820-10 clarified the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. ASC 820-10 defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820-10 also establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, which includes inputs such as quoted prices for similar securities in active markets and quoted prices for identical securities in markets that are not active; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. The Company has determined that due to the general illiquidity of the market for the Company’s investment portfolio, whereby little or no market data exists, all of the Company’s investments are based upon “Level 3” inputs as of December 31, 2010.

The Company’s Board of Directors determines the value of TICC’s investment portfolio each quarter. In connection with that determination, members of TICC Management’s portfolio management team prepare portfolio company valuations using the most recent portfolio company financial statements and forecasts. Since March 2004, the Company has engaged third-party valuation firms to provide assistance in valuing its bilateral investments and, more recently, for certain of its syndicated loans, although the Board of Directors ultimately determines the appropriate valuation of each such investment.

The Company’s process for determining the fair value of a bilateral investment begins with determining the enterprise value of the portfolio company. Enterprise value means the entire value of the company to a potential buyer, including the sum of the values of debt and equity securities used to capitalize the enterprise at a point in time. The fair value of the Company’s investment is based, in part, on the enterprise value at which the portfolio company could be sold in an orderly disposition over a reasonable period of time between willing parties other than in a forced or liquidation sale. The liquidity event whereby the Company exits a private investment is generally the sale, the recapitalization or, in some cases, the initial public offering of the portfolio company.

There is no one methodology to determine enterprise value and, in fact, for any one portfolio company, enterprise value is best expressed as a range of fair values, from which TICC derives a single estimate of enterprise value. To determine the enterprise value of a portfolio company, TICC analyzes the historical and projected financial results, as well as the nature and value of any collateral. The Company also uses industry valuation benchmarks and public market comparables. The Company also considers other events, including private mergers and acquisitions, a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent debt or equity sale or restructuring, and includes these events in the enterprise valuation process. The Company generally requires portfolio companies to provide annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements, as well as annual projections for the upcoming fiscal year.

Typically, the Company’s bilateral debt investments are valued on the basis of a fair value determination arrived at through an analysis of the borrower’s financial and operating condition or other factors, as well as consideration of the entity’s enterprise value. The types of factors that the Company may take into account in valuing its investments include: market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flows, among other factors. The fair value of equity interests in portfolio companies is determined based on various factors, including the enterprise value remaining for equity holders after the repayment of the portfolio company’s debt and other preference capital, and other pertinent factors such as recent offers to purchase a portfolio company, recent

transactions involving the purchase or sale of the portfolio company’s equity securities, or other liquidity events. The determined equity values are generally discounted when the Company has a minority position, when there are restrictions on resale, specific concerns about the receptivity of the capital markets to a specific company at a certain time, or other factors.

The Company will record unrealized depreciation on bilateral investments when it believes that an investment has become impaired, including where collection of a loan or realization of an equity security is doubtful. The Company will record unrealized appreciation if it believes that the underlying portfolio company has appreciated in value and the Company’s equity security has also appreciated in value. Changes in fair value are recorded in the statement of operations as net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation.

Under the valuation procedures approved by the Board of Directors, upon the recommendation of the Valuation Committee, a third-party valuation firm will prepare valuations for each of the Company’s bilateral investments for which market quotations are not readily available that, when combined with all other investments in the same portfolio company, (i) have a value as of the previous quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of TICC’s total assets as of the previous quarter, and (ii) have a value as of the current quarter of greater than or equal to 2.5% of TICC’s total assets as of the previous quarter, after taking into account any repayment of principal during the current quarter. In addition, the frequency of those third-party valuations of TICC’s portfolio securities is based upon the grade assigned to each such security under TICC’s credit grading system as follows: Grade 1, at least annually; Grade 2, at least semi-annually; Grades 3, 4, and 5, at least quarterly. TICC Management also retains the authority to seek, on the Company’s behalf, additional third party valuations with respect to both the Company’s bilateral portfolio securities and the Company’s syndicated loan investments. The Board of Directors retains ultimate authority as to the third-party review cycle as well as the appropriate valuation of each investment.

Given the recent economic volatility, the market for syndicated loans had become increasingly illiquid with limited or no transactions for many of those securities which the Company holds. On April 9, 2009, the FASB issued additional guidelines under ASC 820-10-35, “Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly,” which provides guidance on factors that should be considered in determining when a previously active market becomes inactive and whether a transaction is orderly. In accordance with ASC 820-10-35, the Company’s valuation procedures specifically provide for the review of indicative quotes supplied by the large agent banks that make a market for each security. However, although there has been improvement during the course of 2010 in transaction volume, the liquidity of the markets and the quality of the indicative quotes, the marketplace for which the Company obtains indicative bid quotes for purposes of determining the fair value of its syndicated loan investments still have shown, at various times, some of the attributes of illiquidity as described by ASC-820-10-35. The Company has determined that the current agent bank non-binding indicative bids for the substantial majority of its syndicated investments may not be considered reliable, and alternative valuation procedures would need to be performed until liquidity returns to the marketplace. As such, the Company has engaged third-party valuation firms to provide assistance in valuing certain of its syndicated investments. In addition, TICC Management prepares an analysis of each syndicated loan, including a financial summary, covenant compliance review, recent trading activity in the security, if known, and other business developments related to the portfolio company. All available information, including non-binding indicative bids which may not be considered reliable, is presented to the Valuation Committee to consider in its determination of fair value. In some instances, there may be limited trading activity in a security even though the market for the security is considered not active. In such cases the Valuation Committee will consider the number of trades, the size and timing of each trade, and other circumstances around such trades, to the extent such information is available, in its determination of fair value. The Valuation Committee will evaluate the impact of such additional information, and factor it into its consideration of the fair value that is indicated by the analysis provided by third-party valuation firms. The Company has considered the factors described in ASC 820-10 and has determined that it is properly valuing the securities in its portfolio.

During the past several quarters, the Company has acquired a number of debt and equity positions in collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) investment vehicles. These investments are special purpose financing vehicles. In valuing such investments, the Company considers the operating metrics of the specific investment vehicle, including compliance with collateralization tests, defaulted and restructured securities, and payment defaults, if any. In addition, the Company considers the indicative prices provided by the broker who arranges transactions in such investment vehicles, as well as any available information on other relevant transactions in the market. TICC Management or the Valuation Committee may request an additional analysis by a third-party firm to assist in the valuation process of CLO investment vehicles. All information is presented to the Board of Directors for its determination of fair value of these investments.

Our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820-10-35 at December 31, 2010, were as follows:


($ in millions)	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using						Total
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash equivalents	$	68.5	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	68.5
Senior Secured Notes		0.0		0.0		173.9		173.9
CLO Debt		0.0		0.0		50.4		50.4
CLO Equity		0.0		0.0		8.9		8.9
Subordinated Notes		0.0		0.0		6.0		6.0
Common Stock		0.0		0.0		5.8		5.8
Preferred Shares		0.0		0.0		2.0		2.0
Warrants to purchase equity		0.0		0.0		0.5		0.5

Total	$	68.5	$	0.0	$	247.5	$	316.0

A reconciliation of the fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2010, utilizing significant unobservable inputs, is as follows:


($ in millions)	Senior Secured Note Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Debt Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Equity Investments		Subordinated Note Investments			Common Stock Investments			Preferred Share Equity Investments		Warrants to Purchase Common Stock Investments		Total
Balance at December 31, 2009	$	180.1		$	4.9		$	2.2	$	2.7		$	5.5		$	0.0	$	0.5	$	195.9
Realized Losses included in earnings		(42.4	)		0.0			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		(42.4	)
Unrealized appreciation included in earnings		63.7			15.0			1.8		0.8			(0.1	)		1.2		0.0		82.4
Accretion of discount		4.5			1.1			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		5.6
Purchases		88.1			31.5			4.9		3.9			0.4			0.8		0.0		129.6
Repayments and Sales⁽¹⁾		(120.1	)		(2.1	)		0.0		(1.4	)		0.0			0.0		0.0		(123.6	)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0			0.0			0.0		0.0		0.0

Balance at December 31, 2010	$	173.9		$	50.4		$	8.9	$	6.0		$	5.8		$	2.0	$	0.5	$	247.5

The amount of total gains or losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to our Level 3 assets still held at the reporting date and reported within the net change in unrealized gains or losses on investments in our Statement of Operations	$	18.7		$	15.0		$	1.8	$	0.9		($	0.1	)	$	1.1	$	0.1	$	37.5

⁽¹⁾	Includes amortization of discounts of approximately $5.6 million and PIK interest of approximately $710,000 and rounding adjustments to reconcile period balances.

The Company’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis subject to the disclosure requirements of ASC 820-10-35 at December 31, 2009, were as follows:


($ in millions)	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Assets	Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)		Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)		Total
Cash equivalents	$	23.8	$	0.0	$	0.0	$	23.8
Bilateral investments		0.0		0.0		84.8		84.8
Syndicated investments		0.0		4.4		104.0		108.4
Collateralized loan obligation investments		0.0		0.0		7.1		7.1

Total	$	23.8	$	4.4	$	195.9	$	224.1

A reconciliation of the fair value of investments for the year ended December 31, 2009, utilizing significant unobservable inputs, is as follows:


($ in millions)	Bilateral Investments			Syndicated Investments			Collateralized Loan Obligation Investments			Total
Balance at December 31, 2008	$	130.6		$	59.0		$	0.0		$	189.6
Realized losses included in earnings		(7.8	)		(2.7	)		0.0			(10.5	)
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in earnings		18.5			13.9			(0.1	)		32.3
Accretion of discount		1.2			1.5			0.0			2.7
Purchases, issuances and settlements⁽¹⁾		(57.7	)		36.7			7.2			(13.8	)
Transfers in and/or out of level 3		0.0			(4.4	)		0.0			(4.4	)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	84.8		$	104.0		$	7.1		$	195.9

The change in unrealized appreciation for level 3 investments still held as of December 31, 2009 is approximately $20.3 million.

⁽¹⁾	Includes amortization of discounts of approximately $2.8 million and PIK interest of approximately $162,000.

The following table shows the fair value of TICC’s portfolio of investments by asset class as of December 31, 2010 and 2009:


	2010					2009
	Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio			Investments at Fair Value		Percentage of Total Portfolio
	(dollars in millions)					(dollars in millions)
Senior Secured Notes	$	173.9		70.3	%	$	184.6		92.1	%
CLO Debt		50.4		20.4	%		4.9		2.5	%
CLO Equity		8.9		3.6	%		2.2		1.1	%
Subordinated Notes		6.0		2.4	%		2.7		1.4	%
Common Stock		5.8		2.3	%		5.4		2.7	%
Preferred Shares		2.0		0.8	%		0.0		0.0	%
Warrants		0.5		0.2	%		0.5		0.2	%

Total	$	247.5		100.0	%	$	200.3		100.0	%

OTHER ASSETS

Other assets consists of prepaid expenses associated primarily with insurance costs.

INTEREST INCOME RECOGNITION

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected.

PAYMENT-IN-KIND

The Company has investments in its portfolio which contain a PIK provision. The PIK income is added to the principal balance of the investment and is recorded as income. To maintain the Company’s status as a RIC, this income must be paid out to stockholders in the form of dividends, even though the Company has not collected any cash. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recorded PIK interest income of approximately $710,000. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company recorded approximately $162,000 and $235,000 in PIK interest income, respectively.

In addition, the Company recorded discount income of approximately $7.5 million, $3.0 million and $1.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, representing the amortization of the discount attributed to certain debt securities purchased by the Company, including original issue discount (“OID”) and discount income derived from unscheduled principal cash remittances at par on discounted debt securities.

OTHER INCOME

Other income includes closing fees, or origination fees, associated with investments in portfolio companies. Such fees are normally paid at closing of the Company’s investments, are fully earned and non-refundable, and are generally non-recurring.

MANAGERIAL ASSISTANCE FEES

The 1940 Act requires that a business development company offer managerial assistance to its portfolio companies. The Company offers to provide managerial assistance to its portfolio companies in connection with the Company’s investments and may receive fees for its services. The Company has not received any fees for such services since inception.

FEDERAL INCOME TAXES

The Company intends to operate so as to qualify to be taxed as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and, as such, to not be subject to federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income and gains distributed to stockholders. To qualify for RIC tax treatment, TICC is required to distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code.

For tax purposes, the cost basis of the portfolio investments at December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was approximately $241,093,357 and $260,645,369, respectively.

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

The Company places its cash and cash equivalents with financial institutions and, at times, cash held in checking accounts may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limit. In addition, the Company’s portfolio may be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies in the technology-related sector, which will subject the Company to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt securities that the Company holds or if the technology-related sector experiences a market downturn.

NOTE 3. CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

At December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, cash and cash equivalents consisted of:


	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2009
Eurodollar Time Deposit (due1/03/11 and 1/4/10, respectively)	$	68,513,869	$	23,759,409

Total Cash Equivalents		68,513,869		23,759,409
Cash		266,997		213,476

Cash and Cash Equivalents	$	68,780,866	$	23,972,885

NOTE 4. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008:


	Year ended December 31, 2010		Year ended December 31, 2009		Year ended December 31, 2008
Numerator for basic and diluted income per share—net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income	$	24,243,497	$	13,491,984	$	22,191,163
Numerator for basic and diluted income per share—net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	63,947,441	$	35,182,458	$	(53,266,154	)
Denominator for basic and diluted income per share -weighted average shares⁽¹⁾		27,253,552		26,624,217		24,314,512
Basic and diluted net investment income per common share⁽¹⁾	$	0.89	$	0.51	$	0.91
Basic and diluted net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share⁽¹⁾	$	2.35	$	1.32	$	(2.19	)

⁽¹⁾

TICC issued transferable rights to stockholders of record on May 23, 2008. The rights entitled rights holders to subscribe for an aggregate of 4,339,226 shares of the Company’s common stock. Record date stockholders received one right for every outstanding share of common stock owned on the record date. The rights entitled the holders to purchase one new share of common stock for every five rights held. The subscription price equaled 88% of the volume-weighted average of the sales price of TICC’s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the five trading days that ended on the expiration date, which was June 13, 2008. On June 18, 2008 all 4,339,226 shares of common stock were issued. Accordingly, as required by ASC 260-10, the number of weighted average shares of common stock outstanding for basic and diluted earnings per share have been increased retroactively by a factor of 1.021 for all periods presented before June 18, 2008. This factor represents the impact of the bonus element of the rights offering on the Company’s common stock, based upon the closing price of the stock immediately prior to the rights trading separately from the stock on May 20, 2008 ($6.76 per share), and the expected proceeds from the rights offering (assuming an exercise price of 88% of the closing price).

NOTE 5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

TICC has entered into an investment advisory agreement with TICC Management (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) under which TICC Management, subject to the overall supervision of TICC’s Board of Directors, manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, TICC. For providing these services TICC Management receives a fee from TICC, consisting of two components: a base management fee (the “Base Fee”) and an incentive fee. The Base Fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.00%. The Base Fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and is calculated based on the average value of TICC’s gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any equity or debt capital raises, repurchases or redemptions during the current calendar quarter. Accordingly, the Base Fee will be payable regardless of whether the value of TICC’s gross assets have decreased during the quarter.

The incentive fee has two parts. The first part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on the Company’s “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income” means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees, such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that TICC receives from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus the Company’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the Base Fee, expenses payable under the Company’s administration agreement with BDC Partners (the “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 with PIK interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that the Company has 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. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the Company’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to one- fourth of an annual “hurdle rate.” Given that this portion of the incentive fee is payable without regard to any capital gain, capital loss or unrealized depreciation that may occur during the quarter, this portion of TICC Management’s incentive fee may also be payable notwithstanding a decline in net asset value that quarter.

For each year commencing on or after January 1, 2005, the annual hurdle rate has been determined as of the immediately preceding December 31^st by adding 5.0% to the interest rate then payable on the most recently issued five-year U.S. Treasury Notes, up to a maximum annual hurdle rate of 10.0%. The annual hurdle rate for the 2010, 2009 and 2008 calendar year was 7.69, 6.55% and 8.45%, respectively. The current hurdle rate for the 2011 calendar year, calculated as of December 31, 2010, is 7.01%.

The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals 20% of the Company’s “Incentive Fee Capital Gains,” which consist of the Company’s realized capital gains for each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation for that calendar year. For accounting purposes only, in order to reflect the theoretical capital gains incentive fee that would be payable for a given period as if all unrealized gains were realized, we will accrue a capital gains incentive fee based upon net realized capital gains and unrealized capital depreciation for that calendar year (in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement), plus unrealized capital appreciation on investments held at the end of the period. It should be noted that a fee so calculated and accrued would not necessarily be payable under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and may never be paid based upon the computation of capital gains incentive fees in subsequent periods. Amounts paid under the Investment Advisory Agreement will be consistent with the formula reflected in the Investment Advisory Agreement. As of December 31, 2010, there was no accrual required under this methodology.

Incentive fees, based upon pre-incentive fee net investment income, were approximately $1.4 million, $51,800 and $485,000 for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. There were no capital gains incentive fees earned for any year in this three-year period. The Investment Advisor determined to waive $50,000 of the income incentive fee for the fourth quarter of 2010.

In addition, in the event the Company recognizes payment-in-kind, or “PIK,” interest income in excess of its available capital, the Company may be required to liquidate assets in order to pay a portion of the incentive fee. TICC Management, however, is not required to reimburse the Company for the portion of any incentive fees attributable to PIK loan interest income in the event of a subsequent default.

TICC has also entered into an Administration Agreement with BDC Partners under which BDC Partners provides administrative services for TICC. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, TICC reimburses BDC Partners for TICC’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by BDC Partners in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent.

The Company’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, TICC Management, pursuant to the investment advisory agreement described above. TICC Management is owned by BDC Partners, its managing member, and Royce & Associates, LLC (“Royce & Associates”). Jonathan Cohen, TICC’s Chief Executive Officer, and Saul Rosenthal, TICC’s President and Chief Operating Officer, are the members of BDC Partners, and Charles Royce, TICC’s non-executive chairman, is the President of Royce & Associates. For the periods ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, TICC incurred investment advisory fees of approximately $6.4 million, $4.1 million and $7.0 million in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and incurred approximately $1.0 million, $1.0 million and $0.9 million in compensation expenses for the services of employees allocated to the administrative activities of TICC, pursuant to the Administration Agreement with BDC Partners. In addition, TICC incurred approximately $87,000, $77,000 and $74,000 for facility costs allocated under the agreement for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively. At December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively $1.8 million, $1.1 million and $1.3 million of investment advisory fees remained payable to TICC Management, and no compensation expense remained payable to BDC Partners at the end of any year in the three-year period.

NOTE 6. OTHER INCOME

Other income includes primarily exit fees and closing fees, or origination fees, associated with investments in portfolio companies as well as dividends. Fees are normally paid at closing of the Company’s investments, are fully earned and non-refundable, and are generally non-recurring. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively, TICC earned approximately $1.0 million, $0.1 million, and $1.0 million, in other income.

The 1940 Act requires that a business development company offer managerial assistance to its portfolio companies. The Company may receive fee income for managerial assistance it renders to portfolio companies in connection with its investments. For the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008, the Company received no fee income for managerial assistance.

NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into a variety of undertakings containing a variety of warranties and indemnifications that may expose the Company to some risk of loss. The risk of future loss arising from such undertakings, while not quantifiable, is expected to be remote.

As of December 31, 2010, the Company had not issued any commitments to purchase additional debt investments and/or warrants from any portfolio companies.

NOTE 8. REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

During the year ending December 31, 2010, the Company did not have a revolving credit facility agreement.

NOTE 9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company declared, on March 3, 2011, a cash dividend of $0.24 per share payable March 31, 2011 to holders of record on March 21, 2011.

NOTE 10. FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS


	Year ended December 31, 2010			Year ended December 31, 2009			Year ended December 31, 2008			Year ended December 31, 2007			Year ended December 31, 2006
Per Share Data
Net asset value at beginning of period	$	8.36		$	7.68		$	11.94		$	13.77		$	13.77

Net investment income⁽¹⁾		0.89			0.51			0.91			1.32			1.30
Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses)⁽²⁾		1.19			0.81			(2.94	)		(1.79	)		0.05

Total from investment operations		2.08			1.32			(2.03	)		(0.47	)		1.35

Dividends from net investment income		(0.81	)		(0.60	)		(0.98	)		(1.37	)		(1.28	)
Distributions from net realized capital gains		(0.00	)		(0.00	)		(0.00	)		(0.05	)		(0.10	)
Tax return of capital distributions		(0.00	)		(0.00	)		(0.08	)		(0.02	)		(0.00	)

Total distributions⁽³⁾		(0.81	)		(0.60	)		(1.06	)		(1.44	)		(1.38	)

Effect of shares issued, net of offering expenses		0.22			(0.04	)		(1.17	)		0.08			0.03

Net asset value at end of period	$	9.85		$	8.36		$	7.68		$	11.94		$	13.77

Per share market value at beginning of period	$	6.05		$	3.80		$	9.23		$	16.14		$	15.10
Per share market value at end of period	$	11.21		$	6.05		$	3.80		$	9.23		$	16.14
Total return⁽⁴⁾		102.39	%		81.15	%		(50.23	)%		(36.26	)%		17.02	%
Shares outstanding at end of period		31,886,367			26,813,216			26,483,546			21,563,717			19,705,824

Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets at end of period (000’s)	$	314,118		$	224,092		$	203,367		$	257,370		$	271,335
Average net assets (000’s)	$	243,723		$	206,183		$	251,320		$	277,994		$	270,309
Ratio of expenses to average net assets		3.80	%		3.40	%		6.01	%		5.99	%		3.90	%
Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets		3.80	%		3.40	%		4.10	%		3.72	%		3.20	%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets		9.95	%		6.54	%		8.83	%		9.78	%		9.40	%

⁽¹⁾	Represents per share net investment income for the period, based upon average shares outstanding.

⁽²⁾	Net realized and unrealized capital gain (losses) includes rounding adjustment to reconcile change in net asset value per share.

⁽³⁾	For the years ending December 31, 2008 and 2007, approximately $0.08 per share and $0.02 per share of the Company’s distributions were characterized as a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders, respectively.

⁽⁴⁾	Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

NOTE 11. DIVIDENDS

The following table represents the cash distributions, including dividends and returns of capital, if any, declared per share:

Date Declared

Record Date

Payment Date

Amount

Fiscal 2011

March 3, 2011

March 21, 2011

March 31, 2011

0.24

Fiscal 2010

November 2, 2010

December 10, 2010

December 31, 2010

0.24

July 29, 2010

September 10, 2010

September 30, 2010

0.22

April 29, 2010

June 10, 2010

June 30, 2010

0.20

March 4, 2010

March 24, 2010

March 31, 2010

0.15

Total (2010)

0.81

Fiscal 2009

October 29, 2009

December 10, 2009

December 31, 2009

0.15

July 30, 2009

September 10, 2009

September 30, 2009

0.15

May 5, 2009

June 10, 2009

June 30, 2009

0.15

March 5, 2009

March 17, 2009

March 31, 2009

0.15

Total (2009)

0.60

The tax character of distributions declared and paid in 2010 represented $22,959,856 from ordinary income, and $0 from tax return of capital. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to certain components of net assets to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no affect on net asset value per share.

The Company has available $59,545,010 of capital losses which can be used to offset future capital gains. If these losses are not utilized, $21,899,301 will expire in 2016, $8,377,450 will expire in 2017, and $29,268,259 will expire in 2018. Under the current law, capital losses related to securities realized after October 31 and prior to the Company’s fiscal year end may be deferred as occurring the first day of the following year. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010, the Company had no such capital losses to defer. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, the Company elected to defer capital losses of $2,135,599.

As of December 31, 2010, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follow:


Distributable ordinary income	$	438,119
Distributable long-term capital gains (capital loss carry forward)		(59,545,010	)
Unrealized appreciation on investments		3,762,465

As of December 31, 2009, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follow:


Distributable ordinary income	$	23,864
Distributable long-term capital gains (capital loss carry forward)		(30,276,751	)
Unrealized depreciation on investments		(60,394,246	)

NOTE 12. SELECTED QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED)


	Year Ended December 31, 2010
	Quarter Ended December 31,		Quarter Ended September 30,		Quarter Ended June 30,		Quarter Ended March 31,
Total Investment Income	$	9,138,830	$	9,081,118	$	8,730,552	$	6,556,091
Net Investment Income		6,676,672		6,603,161		6,318,488		4,645,176
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting from Operations		23,918,817		12,442,822		9,601,956		17,983,846
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting from Net Investment Income, per common share, basic and diluted⁾	$	0.24	$	0.25	$	0.24	$	0.17
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting from Operations, per common share, basic and diluted⁽¹⁾	$	0.84	$	0.46	$	0.36	$	0.67

	Year Ended December 31, 2009
	Quarter Ended December 31,		Quarter Ended September 30,		Quarter Ended June 30,		Quarter Ended March 30,
Total Investment Income	$	5,515,343	$	4,948,942	$	4,920,199	$	5,123,308
Net Investment Income		3,552,891		3,178,063		3,242,794		3,518,236
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets resulting from Operations		11,902,261		15,023,970		9,699,198		(1,442,971	)
Net Increase in Net Assets resulting from Net Investment Income, per common share, basic and diluted⁽¹⁾	$	0.13	$	0.12	$	0.12	$	0.13
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets resulting from Operations, per common share, basic and diluted⁽¹⁾	$	0.45	$	0.56	$	0.36	$	(0.05	)

⁽¹⁾	Aggregate of quarterly earnings per share differs from calculation of annual earnings per share for the years ending December 31, 2010 and 2009 due to rounding.

NOTE 13. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

NOTE 14. RISK DISCLOSURES

The U.S. capital markets have experienced periods of extreme volatility and disruption over the past three years. Disruptions in the capital markets tend to increase the spread between the yields realized on risk-free and higher risk securities, resulting in illiquidity in parts of the capital markets. The Company believes these conditions may reoccur in the future. A prolonged period of market illiquidity may have an adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. Adverse economic conditions could also increase the Company’s funding costs, limit the Company’s access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to the Company. These events could limit the Company’s investment originations, limit the Company’s ability to grow and negatively impact the Company’s operating results.

Many of the companies in which the Company has made or will make investments may be susceptible to adverse economic conditions, which may affect the ability of a company to repay TICC’s loans or engage in a liquidity event such as a sale, recapitalization, or initial public offering. Therefore, the Company’s nonperforming assets may increase, and the value of the Company’s portfolio may decrease during this period. Adverse economic conditions also may decrease the value of any collateral securing some of the Company’s loans and the value of its equity investments. Adverse economic conditions could lead to financial losses in the Company’s portfolio and a decrease in its revenues, net income, and the value of the Company’s assets. For example, during 2010 the Company experienced significant losses on several of its portfolio investments, including realized losses on Group 329, LLC (The CAPS Group) and Box Services, LLC, and an impairment on WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC that is considered to be other than temporary, each of which was in part attributable to the adverse economic conditions in the industries in which those portfolio companies operate.

A portfolio company’s failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by the Company or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of the portfolio company’s loans and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize the portfolio company’s ability to meet its obligations under the debt securities that the Company holds. The Company may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, if a portfolio company goes bankrupt, even though the Company may have structured its investment as senior debt or secured debt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which the Company actually provided significant “managerial assistance,” if any, to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize the Company’s debt holding and subordinate all or a portion of the Company’s claim to that of other creditors. These events could harm the Company’s financial condition and operating results.

As a business development company, the Company is required to carry its investments at market value or, if no market value is ascertainable, at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of its Board of Directors. Decreases in the market values or fair values of the Company’s investments are recorded as unrealized depreciation. The continuing unprecedented declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets have resulted in significant net unrealized depreciation in the Company’s portfolio, reducing its net asset value. Depending on market conditions, the Company could continue to incur substantial losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse impact on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

Item 9.

Changes in and Disagreements with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

There were no changes in or disagreements on accounting or financial disclosure with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010.

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures.

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2010 (the end of the period covered by this report), we, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 1934 Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

(b) Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and for the assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, which appears on page 70 of this Form 10-K, is incorporated by reference herein.

(c) Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which appears on page 71 of this Form 10-K.

(d) Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management did not identify any change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 9B.

Other Information.

Not applicable.

PART III

We will file a definitive Proxy Statement for our 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders with the SEC, pursuant to Regulation 14A, not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year. Accordingly, 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 Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement relating to the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days following the end of the Company’s fiscal year.

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

a. Documents Filed as Part of this Report

The following financial statements are set forth in Item 8:


	Page
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting		70
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		71
Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009		72
Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2010		73
Schedule of Investments as of December 31, 2009		77
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		80
Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		81
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2010, December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008		82
Notes to Financial Statements		83

b. Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:



3.1		Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on September 23, 2003).

3.2		Articles of Amendment (Incorporated by reference to Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00638) filed December 3, 2007).

3.3		Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on November 19, 2003).

4.1		Form of Share Certificate (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on September 23, 2003).

10.1		Form of Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Technology Investment Management, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Appendix B to the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Materials on Schedule 14A (File No. 000-50398) filed on May 18, 2004).

10.2		Custodian Agreement between Registrant and State Street Bank and Trust Company (Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on November 19, 2003).

10.3		Administration Agreement between Registrant and BDC Partners, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on November 19, 2003).

10.4		Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-109055), filed on November 6, 2003).

11		Computation of Per Share Earnings (included in the notes to the audited financial statements contained in this report).

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

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

32.1*		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2*		Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

*	Filed herewith.

c. Financial statement schedules

No financial statement schedules are filed herewith because (1) such schedules are not required or (2) the information has been presented in the aforementioned financial statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


Date: March 9, 2011		TICC CAPITAL CORP.

		/s/ JONATHAN H. COHEN
		Jonathan H. Cohen
		Chief Executive Officer

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 capacity and on the dates indicated.


Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ CHARLES M. ROYCE
		Charles M. Royce Chairman of the Board of Directors

Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ JONATHAN H. COHEN
		Jonathan H. Cohen Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ PATRICK F. CONROY
		Patrick F. Conroy Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ STEVEN P. NOVAK
		Steven P. Novak Director

Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ G. PETER O’BRIEN
		G. Peter O’Brien Director

Date: March 9, 2011		/s/ TONIA L. PANKOPF
		Tonia L. Pankopf Director

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