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Exhibit 99.1

 

TICC Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

and Quarterly Distribution of $0.29 per share

 

GREENWICH, CT – 07/30/2012 – TICC Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: TICC) announced today its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 and a distribution of $0.29 per share for the third quarter of 2012.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

·Total investment income for the second quarter of 2012 amounted to approximately $20.5 million, up approximately 38.8% from the first quarter of 2012 due in part to a one-time fee of approximately $3.4 million associated with our investment in American Integration Technologies, LLC (“AIT”), as well as greater interest income and distribution income from our securitization vehicle investments.

 

·For the quarter ended June 30, 2012, we recorded net investment income of approximately $15.0 million, or approximately $0.40 per share. Excluding the impact of a capital gains incentive fee accrual reduction, our core net investment income(1) was approximately $13.9 million, or approximately $0.37 per share which includes approximately $0.09 per share associated with the AIT fee. We also recorded net unrealized depreciation of approximately $7.3 million and net realized capital gains of approximately $1.5 million. In total, we had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $9.3 million or $0.25 per share for the second quarter.

 

oAs of the end of the second quarter of 2012 there were no loans on non-accrual status.

 

oOur weighted average credit rating on a fair value basis was 2.1 at the end of the second quarter of 2012 (compared to 2.1 at the end of the first quarter of 2012).

 

·Operating expenses before the capital gains incentive fee for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 were approximately $6.6 million, which was up from the first quarter of 2012 by approximately $1.1 million due largely to a higher net investment income incentive fee.

 

·The reported capital gains incentive fee expense decreased by approximately $1,155,000 for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. The capital gains incentive fee expense, as reported under generally accepted accounting principles, is calculated on the basis of net realized and unrealized gains and losses at the end of each period. The expense related to the hypothetical liquidation of the portfolio (and assuming no other changes in realized or unrealized gains and losses) would only become payable to our investment adviser in the event of a complete liquidation of our portfolio as of period end and the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the "Agreement") on such date. The $1.0 million capital gains incentive fee accrual as of June 30, 2012 relates entirely to this hypothetical liquidation calculation.

The amount of the capital gains incentive fee which will actually be payable is determined in accordance with the terms of the Agreement and is calculated as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Agreement). The terms of the Agreement state that the capital gains incentive fee calculation is based on net realized gains, if any, offset by gross unrealized depreciation for the calendar year. No effect is given to gross unrealized appreciation in this calculation.
   
·Our Board of Directors has declared a distribution of $0.29 per share for the third quarter of 2012.
oPayable Date: September 28, 2012
oRecord Date: September 14, 2012

 

·During the second quarter of 2012, we deployed approximately $62.1 million in additional investments. For the same period, we received proceeds of approximately $68.7 million from repayments, sales and amortization payments on our debt investments.

 

·At June 30, 2012, the weighted average yield of our debt investments was approximately 11.2%, compared with 11.6% at March 31, 2012.

 

·At June 30, 2012, net asset value per share was $9.47 compared with the net asset value per share at March 31, 2012 of $9.50.

 

 
 

 

 

(1) Supplemental Information Regarding Core Net Investment Income and Core Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

On a supplemental basis, we provide information relating to core net investment income and core net increase in net assets resulting from operations, non-GAAP measures. These measures are provided in addition to, but not a substitute for, net investment income and net increase in net assets resulting from operations. Core net investment income represents net investment income excluding our capital gains incentive fee. Core net increase in net assets resulting from operations represents net increase in net assets resulting from operations excluding the capital gains incentive fee. As the capital gains incentive fee is based on a hypothetical event that did not occur, we believe that core net investment income and core net increase in net assets resulting from operations are useful indicators of non- hypothetical transactions during this period.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income (for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012):

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
 
   Amount   Per Share
Amounts
   Amount   Per Share
Amounts
 
Net investment income  $15,037,476   $0.40   $23,191,996   $0.65 
Capital gains incentive fee   (1,155,520)   (0.03)   (89,857)   0.00 
Core net investment income  $13,881,956   $0.37   $23,102,139   $0.65 

 

We will host a conference call to discuss our second quarter results on Tuesday, July 31 at 8:30 AM ET. Please call 1-877-317-6789 to participate. A replay of the conference call will be available for approximately 30 days. The replay number is 1-877-344-7529, and the replay passcode is 10016857.

The following financial statements are unaudited and without footnotes. Readers who would like additional information should obtain our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q as they are filed.

 

 
 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(Unaudited)

 

   June 30, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
ASSETS          
           
Non-affiliated/non-control investments (cost: $418,687,526 @ 6/30/12; $372,091,255 @ 12/31/11)  $422,775,500   $375,793,839 
Control investments (cost: $17,221,653 @ 6/30/12; $17,434,371 @ 12/31/11)   16,450,000    15,675,000 
 Total investments at fair value   439,225,500    391,468,839 
Cash and cash equivalents   10,868,065    4,494,793 
Restricted cash   13,790,934    23,183,698 
Deferred debt issuance costs   2,745,029    2,895,873 
Interest and distributions receivable.   3,391,403    1,837,882 
Other assets   126,627    238,485 
Total assets  $470,147,558   $424,119,570 
LIABILITIES          
Notes payable, net of discount  $99,802,771   $99,710,826 
Accrued interest payable   511,730    1,076,113 
Investment advisory fee payable to affiliate.   4,614,814    2,895,799 
Accrued capital gains incentive fee to affiliate   1,018,892    1,108,749 
Securities purchased not settled   5,542,583    13,352,500 
Accrued expenses   602,118    873,592 
Total liabilities   112,092,908    119,017,579 
           
NET ASSETS          
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 37,806,232 and          
 32,818,428 issued and outstanding, respectively   378,062    328,184 
Capital in excess of par value   424,015,323    376,991,540 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments   3,316,321    1,943,213 
Accumulated net realized losses on investments   (68,529,970)   (70,308,108)
Distributions in excess of investment income   (1,125,086)   (3,852,838)
Total net assets   358,054,650    305,101,991 
Total liabilities and net assets  $470,147,558   $424,119,570 
Net asset value per common share  $9.47   $9.30 

 

 

 
 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
 
                 
INVESTMENT INCOME                
From non-affiliated/non-control investments:                    
Interest income - debt investments  $9,540,030   $6,896,080   $18,250,282   $13,762,724 
Distributions from securitization vehicles and equity investments   6,406,175    3,554,407    11,955,822    5,883,257 
Commitment, amendment fee income and other income   4,138,857    286,918    4,246,212    446,019 
 Total investment income from non-affiliated/non-control investments   20,085,062    10,737,405    34,452,316    20,092,000 
From control investments:                    
Interest income - debt investments   378,258    396,892    758,609    802,422 
 Total investment income   20,463,320    11,134,297    35,210,925    20,894,422 
EXPENSES                    
Compensation expense   279,354    257,788    549,688    495,852 
Investment advisory fees   2,450,664    1,661,673    4,594,021    3,276,116 
Professional fees   436,210    167,942    1,227,037    461,214 
Interest expense and other debt financing expenses   816,304    -    1,653,081    - 
General and administrative   434,682    355,859    727,479    574,743 
 Total expenses before incentive fees   4,417,214    2,443,262    8,751,306    4,807,925 
Net investment income incentive fees   2,164,150    610,441    3,357,480    988,551 
Capital gains incentive fees   (1,155,520)   (1,442,843)   (89,857)   5,026,486 
 Total incentive fees   1,008,630    (832,402)   3,267,623    6,015,037 
 Total expenses   5,425,844    1,610,860    12,018,929    10,822,962 
Net investment income   15,037,476    9,523,437    23,191,996    10,071,460 
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments   (7,261,959)   (6,053,718)   1,373,108    3,062,480 
Net realized gains on investments   1,484,357    734,927    1,778,138    2,630,348 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $9,259,874   $4,204,646   $26,343,242   $15,764,288 
                     
Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per                    
common share:                    
Basic and diluted  $0.40   $0.29   $0.65   $0.31 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per                    
common share:                    
Basic and diluted  $0.25   $0.13   $0.74   $0.49 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:                    
Basic and diluted   37,755,905    32,387,993    35,583,102    32,151,738 

 

 
 

 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2012
(unaudited)
   Three Months Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2012
(unaudited)
   Six Months Ended
June 30, 2011
(unaudited)
 
                 
Per Share Data                
Net asset value at beginning of period  $9.50   $9.97   $9.30   $9.85 
                     
Net investment income(1)   0.40    0.29    0.65    0.31 
Net realized and unrealized capital gains(2)   (0.16)   (0.16)   0.07    0.18 
                     
Total from net investment operations   0.24    0.13    0.72    0.49 
                     
Distributions per share from net investment income   (0.27)   (0.25)   (0.54)   (0.49)
                     
Distributions based on weighted average share impact   -    -    (0.03)   - 
                     
Distributions from net realized capital gains   -    -    -    - 
                     
Tax return of capital distributions   -    -    -    - 
                     
Total distributions(3)   (0.27)   (0.25)   (0.57)   (0.49)
                     
Effect of shares issued, net of offering expenses   -    -    0.02    - 
                     
Net asset value at end of period  $9.47   $9.85   $9.47   $9.85 
                     
Per share market value at beginning of period  $9.74   $10.87   $8.65   $11.21 
Per share market value at end of period  $9.69   $9.60   $9.69   $9.60 
Total return(4)   2.26%   (9.38%)   18.34%   (10.19%)
Shares outstanding at end of period   37,806,232    32,671,485    37,806,232    32,671,485 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                    
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   358,055    321,776    358,055    321,776 
Average net assets (000’s)   356,762    321,805    336,458    318,218 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:                    
Expenses before incentive fees(5)   4.95%   3.03%   5.20%   3.02%
Net investment income incentive fees(5)    2.43%   0.76%   1.99%   0.62%
Capital gains incentive fees(5)   (1.30)%   (1.79)%   (0.05%)   3.16%
                     
Total ratio of expenses to average net assets(5)   6.08%   2.00%   7.14%   6.80%
                     
Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets(5)   5.17%   2.00%   6.16%   6.80%
                     
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5)   16.86%   11.84%   13.79%   6.33%

 

 
(1)Represents per share net investment income for the period, based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)Net realized and unrealized capital gains include rounding adjustment to reconcile change in net asset value per share.
(3)Management monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the year. To the extent the Company’s taxable earnings fall below the total amount of the Company’s distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. The tax character of distributions will be determined at the end of the fiscal year. However, if the character of such distributions were determined as of June 30, 2012, none of the distributions for 2012 would have been characterized as a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders; this tax return of capital may differ from the return of capital calculated with reference to net investment income for financial reporting purposes.
(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. Total return is not annualized.
(5)Annualized.
 
 

 

 

About TICC Capital Corp.

 

TICC Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally engaged in providing capital to established small and mid-size companies, investing in syndicated bank loans and purchasing debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations. Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact Debdeep Maji at (203) 983-5285.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events.