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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. Declares Third Fiscal Quarter Dividend of $0.32 Per Share and Announces Quarter Ended March 31, 2011 Financial Results

CHICAGO, IL, May 5, 2011 – Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company (NASDAQ: GBDC), today announced its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms "we," "us," "our," and "Company," refer to Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and its Subsidiaries.  “GC Advisors” refers to GC Advisors LLC, our investment adviser.

SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
           
             
(in thousands, expect per share data)
           
             
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Investment portfolio
  $ 389,060     $ 382,414  
Total assets
  $ 459,519     $ 460,314  
NAV per share
  $ 14.75     $ 14.74  
                 
   
Quarter Ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Investment income
  $ 9,111     $ 9,137  
Net investment income
  $ 5,181     $ 5,233  
Net realized and unrealized gain
  $ 695     $ 729  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 5,876     $ 5,962  
                 
Net earnings per share
  $ 0.33     $ 0.34  
Net investment income per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.30  
Net realized and unrealized gain per share
  $ 0.04     $ 0.04  

Second Fiscal Quarter 2011 Highlights

 
·
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was $5.9 million, or $0.33 per share, as compared to $6.0 million, or $0.34 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010;
 
·
Net realized and unrealized gains on investments for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was $0.7 million, or $0.04 per share, as compared to $0.7 million, or $0.04 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010;
 
·
Net investment income for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 was $5.2 million, or $0.29 per share, as compared to $5.2 million, or $0.30 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2010;

 
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Our board of directors declared a third quarter distribution on May 3, 2011 of $0.32 per share, payable on June 29, 2011 to shareholders of record on of June 17, 2011
 
Portfolio and Investment Activities
 
At March 31, 2011, the Company had investments in 98 portfolio companies, with a total fair value of $389.1 million.  The portfolio consisted of $217.2 million of senior secured loans, $113.8 million of unitranche loans, $26.3 million of second lien loans, $24.8 million of subordinated debt and $7.0 million of common equity investments.   This compares to the portfolio as of December 31, 2010, which had investments in 98 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $382.4 million and consisted of $226.8 million of senior secured loans, $98.1 million of unitranche loans, $26.3 million of second lien loans, $24.8 million of subordinated debt, and $6.4 million of common equity investments.
 
For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company originated $54.6 million in new investment commitments of which 67% were senior secured loans, 32% were unitranche loans, and 1% were equity securities.  Sales and repayments on investments for the same period totaled $46.0 million. The Company expects to continue to invest in a mix of mezzanine and senior secured loans to obtain a high level of current income and to preserve capital.
 
For the quarter ended March 31, 2011, weighted average annualized investment income yield (which includes interest income and amortization of fees and discounts) and the weighted average annualized interest income yield (which excludes income resulting from amortization of fees and discounts) on the fair value of investments in the Company’s portfolio was 9.9% and 8.3%, respectively.
 
Consolidated Results of Operations

Total investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $9.1 million and $9.1 million, respectively.  For the three months ended March 31, 2011, total investment income consisted of $7.9 million in interest income from investments and $1.2 million in income from the amortization of discounts and origination fees. For the three months ended December 31, 2010, total investment income consisted of $7.2 million in interest income from investments and $1.9 million in income from the amortization of discounts and origination fees.

Total expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 were $3.9 million and $3.9 million, respectively.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011, interest expense decreased by $0.1 million, which was offset by an increase in management fees, incentive fees, and administrative service fees.   Management fees, incentive fees, and administrative service fees increased by a combined $0.1 million due to higher average invested assets and realized gains during the quarter. The decrease in interest expense was driven by a lower effective interest rate during the three months ended March 31, 2011.

 
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During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had $1.0 and $0.9 million of net realized gains, respectively.  During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company recorded net unrealized depreciation of $(0.4) million and $(0.1) million, respectively.

“As expected, new deal activity slowed in January and February, but has since rebounded,” commented David B. Golub, Chief Executive Officer of Golub Capital BDC.  “We expect origination and growth in total investments to be robust in the quarter ended June 30, 2011.   With the proceeds of our recent follow-on offering and additional borrowings through our SBIC, we are well-positioned to take advantage of opportunities to grow our portfolio, advance toward our targeted asset mix, and grow net investment income.”

During the month of April 2011, we invested approximately $33.3 million in new middle market portfolio companies.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2011, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $43.9 million, restricted cash of $16.1 million and $194.0 million of total debt outstanding.

On April 6, 2011, the Company closed on a public offering of 3,500,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $15.75 per share, raising approximately $52.6 million in proceeds, net of offering costs.  On May 2, 2011, the Company sold an additional 453,257 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.75 per share pursuant to the underwriters’ partial exercise of the over-allotment option the Company granted to the underwriters in connection with the public offering of the 3,500,000 shares of common stock.  Proceeds, net of offering costs, received by the Company for the partial exercise were approximately $6.8 million.

On May 3, 2011, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.32 per share, payable on June 29, 2011 to holders of record as of June 17, 2011.  Additionally, on May 3, 2011, the Company’s board of directors approved an amendment to the Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) that in the event the market price per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of a distribution exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share of the common stock, the Company will issue shares of common stock to participants in the DRIP at the greater of the most recently computed net asset value per share of common stock or 95% of the current market price per share of common stock (or such lesser discount to the current market price per share that still exceeds the most recently computed net asset value per share of common stock).  This amendment is expected to be effective for the distribution payable on June 29, 2011 to holders of record as of June 17, 2011.

 
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Portfolio and Asset Quality

GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of the Company’s investments and rates each of them based on the following categories:

Risk Ratings Definition
 
Rating
 
Definition
     
5
 
Involves the least amount of risk in our portfolio. The borrower is performing above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable.
     
4
 
Involves an acceptable level of risk that is similar to the risk at the time of origination. The borrower is generally performing as expected, and the risk factors are neutral to favorable.
     
3
 
Involves a borrower performing below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased somewhat since origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants; however; loan payments are generally not past due.
     
2
 
Involves a borrower performing materially below expectations and indicates that the loan’s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
     
1
 
Indicates that the borrower is performing substantially below expectations and the loan risk has substantially increased since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Loans graded 1 are not anticipated to be repaid in full, and we reduce the fair market value of the loan to the amount we anticipate recovering.

 
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The following table shows the distribution of our investments on the 1 to 5 investment performance rating scale at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010:

     
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Investment
   
Investments
   
Percentage of
   
Investments
   
Percentage of
 
Performance
   
at Fair Value
   
Total
   
at Fair Value
   
Total
 
Rating
   
(In thousands)
   
Investments
   
(In thousands)
   
Investments
 
 5     $ 67,250       17.3 %     75,836       19.9 %
 4       275,563       70.8 %     277,356       72.5 %
 3       41,915       10.8 %     24,908       6.5 %
 2       4,332       1.1 %     4,314       1.1 %
 1       -       0.0 %     -       0.0 %
Total
    $ 389,060       100.0 %   $ 382,414       100.0 %

Conference Call

The Company will host an earnings conference call at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, May 6, 2011.  All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (800) 897-4057 approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call; international callers should dial (212) 231-2919. Participants should reference Golub Capital BDC, Inc. when prompted. For a slide presentation that we intend to refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Events and Presentations link on the homepage of our website (www.golubcapitalbdc.com) and click on the Investor Presentations link to find the March 31, 2011 Investor Presentation.  An archived replay of the call will be available shortly after the call until 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 27, 2011. To hear the replay, please dial (800) 633-8284. International dialers, please dial (402) 977-9140. For all replays, please reference program ID number 21520746.

 
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition (unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 
       
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Assets
           
Investments, at fair value (cost of $390,629 and $383,507 respectively)
  $ 389,060     $ 382,414  
Cash and cash equivalents
    43,866       41,389  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    16,050       27,618  
Interest receivable
    2,181       2,194  
Receivable for investments sold
    4,389       2,895  
Deferred financing costs
    3,351       3,548  
Deferred offering costs
    593       -  
Other assets
    29       256  
Total Assets
  $ 459,519     $ 460,314  
                 
Liabilities
               
Debt
  $ 194,000     $ 194,000  
Interest payable
    935       2,576  
Management and incentive fees payable
    1,590       1,693  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,017       570  
Total Liabilities
    197,542       198,839  
                 
Net Assets
               
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized,
               
    zero shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and
               
    December 31, 2010
  $ -     $ -  
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 17,755,976
               
 and 17,738,197 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    18       18  
Paid in capital in excess of par
    260,455       260,152  
Capital distributions in excess of net investment income
    (1,875 )     (1,379 )
Net unrealized appreciation on investments
    1,494       1,848  
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
    1,885       836  
Total Net Assets
    261,977       261,475  
Total Liabilities and Total Net Assets
  $ 459,519     $ 460,314  
                 
Number of common shares outstanding
    17,755,976       17,738,197  
Net asset value per common share
  $ 14.75     $ 14.74  


 
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Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and Subsidiaries
           
Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited)
           
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
     
   
Three months ended
 
   
March 31, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Investment income
           
Interest
  $ 9,111     $ 9,137  
                 
Total investment income
    9,111       9,137  
                 
Expenses
               
Interest and other debt financing expenses
    1,467       1,577  
Base management fee
    1,341       1,284  
Incentive fee
    221       190  
Professional fees
    491       567  
Administrative service fee
    214       174  
General and administrative expenses
    196       112  
                 
Total expenses
    3,930       3,904  
                 
Net investment income
    5,181       5,233  
                 
Net gain (loss) on investments
               
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
    1,049       876  
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments
    (354 )     (147 )
                 
Net gain on investments
    695       729  
                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 5,876     $ 5,962  
                 
Per Common Share Data
               
Basic and diluted earnings per common share
  $ 0.33     $ 0.34  
Dividends and distributions declared per common share
  $ 0.32     $ 0.31  
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding
    17,738,395       17,712,724  


 
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ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.

Golub Capital BDC, Inc. principally invests in senior secured, unitranche, mezzanine and second lien loans of middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by private equity investors. Golub Capital BDC’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, GC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of the Golub Capital group of companies ("Golub Capital").

ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL

Golub Capital, founded in 1994, is a leading lender to middle-market companies. In 2010, Golub Capital was named "Middle Market Lender of the Year" by Buyouts Magazine and "Debt Financing Agent of the Year" and "Mezzanine Financing Agent of the Year" by M&A Advisor. As of March 31, 2011, Golub Capital managed approximately $4.5 billion of capital, with a team of investment professionals in New York, Chicago and Atlanta.
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
 
Contact:

Ross Teune
312-284-0111
rteune@golubcapital.com

 
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