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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

________________

 

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)  
R QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013
OR
£ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
  For the transition period from               to

 

Commission file number: 814-00939

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

     
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  45-3999996
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
2800 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 5000
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  77056-6118
(Zip Code)

 

(888) 220-6121

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name, former address and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

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 o No o

 

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

             
Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer þ   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
   

 

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

 

The issuer had 3,919,214 shares of common stock outstanding as of November 12, 2013.

 

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements  
  Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012  1
  Unaudited Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012  2
  Unaudited Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012  3
  Unaudited Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012  5
  Schedules of Investments as of September 30, 2013 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2012  6
  Notes to the Financial Statements (Unaudited)  9
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations  28
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk  44
Item 4. Controls and Procedures  44
     
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION 
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings  45
Item 1A. Risk Factors  45
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds  45
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities  45
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures  45
Item 5. Other Information  45
Item 6. Exhibits  46
     
Signatures    47
Exhibit Index    48

  

 
 

  

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

   September 30, 2013
(Unaudited)
   December 31, 2012 
ASSETS        
         
Portfolio investments at fair value:        
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments (amortized cost: $37,969 and $16,081 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)  $38,366   $16,132 
Total portfolio investments   38,366    16,132 
           
Cash   1,918    1,832 
Interest receivable   251    58 
Receivable for securities sold   1,571    - 
Prepaid and other assets   134    82 
Due from Main Street Capital Corporation   71    1,003 
Deferred offering costs (net of accumulated amortization of $322 and $21 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)   3,421    2,508 
Deferred financing costs (net of accumulated amortization of $115 and $50 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)   179    210 
Total assets  $45,911   $21,825 
           
LIABILITIES          
           
Accounts payable and other liabilities  $112   $114 
Payable for unsettled trades   1,261    290 
Stockholder distributions payable   186    76 
Due to affiliates   3,490    2,922 
Note payable   11,300    7,000 
Total liabilities   16,349    10,402 
           
NET ASSETS          
           
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized, 3,318,175 and 1,289,472  issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively   3    1 
Additional paid in capital   29,209    11,248 
Accumulated net investment income, net of stockholder distributions   (89)   109 
Accumulated net realized gain on investment, net of stockholder distributions   -    14 
Net unrealized appreciation   439    51 
Total net assets   29,562    11,423 
           
Total liabilities and net assets  $45,911   $21,825 
           
Net asset value per share  $8.91   $8.86 

 

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except shares, per share and per unit amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Nine Months Ended 
   September 30, 2013   September 30, 2012   September 30, 2013   September 30, 2012 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                    
                     
Interest income:                    
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments  $808   $397   $1,759   $531 
Affiliate investments   -    67    -    757 
Total interest income   808    464    1,759    1,288 
                     
EXPENSES:                    
Interest expense   118    79    273    235 
Base management and incentive fees   268    152    470    201 
Administrative services expenses   234    129    689    154 
Professional fees   80    51    270    70 
Insurance   47    46    140    62 
Other general and administrative   65    26    180    50 
Expenses before fee and expense waivers   812    483    2,022    772 
Waiver of base management and incentive fees   (268)   (152)   (470)   (201)
Waiver of administrative services expenses   (234)   (129)   (689)   (154)
Total expenses, net of fee and expense waivers   310    202    863    417 
                     
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   498    262    896    871 
                     
NET REALIZED GAIN FROM INVESTMENT                    
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investment   -    -    4    - 
Affiliate investment   -    12    -    12 
Total realized gain from investment   -    12    4    12 
                     
NET REALIZED INCOME   498    274    900    883 
                     
NET UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)                    
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments   250    (74)   388    (74)
Affiliate investments   -    107    -    261 
Total net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)   250    33    388    187 
                     
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $748   $307   $1,288   $1,070 
                     
NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER SHARE/UNIT – BASIC AND DILUTED  $0.17   $0.23   $0.42   $0.77 
NET REALIZED INCOME PER SHARE/UNIT  $0.17   $0.24   $0.42   $0.78 
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS PER SHARE/UNIT – BASIC AND DILUTED  $0.26   $0.27   $0.61   $0.95 
STOCKHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS DECLARED PER SHARE/UNIT  $0.17   $0.18   $0.52   $0.77 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES/UNITS OUTSTANDING – BASIC AND DILUTED   2,904,245    1,129,501    2,123,132    1,125,287 

 

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Statements of Change in Net Assets

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013

(in thousands, except number of shares)

(Unaudited)

 

   Common Stock   Additional   Accumulated Net Investment Income, Net of   Accumulated Net Realized Gain, net of   Net     
   Number of       Paid-In   Stockholder   Stockholder   Unrealized   Total Net 
   Shares   Par Value   Capital   Distributions   Distributions   Appreciation   Assets 
Balance at December 31, 2012   1,289,472   $1   $11,248   $109   $14   $51   $11,423 
Issuance of common stock   2,028,703    2    20,054    -    -    -    20,056 
Selling commissions and dealer manager fees   -    -    (1,792)   -    -    -    (1,792)
Offering costs   -    -    (301)   -    -    -    (301)
Stockholder distributions declared   -    -    -    (1,094)   (18)   -    (1,112)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   -    -    -    896    4    388    1,288 
Balance at September 30, 2013   3,318,175   $3   $29,209   $(89)  $-   $439   $29,562 

  

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Statements of Change in Net Assets

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

(in thousands, except number of units and number of shares)

(Unaudited)

 

   Membership Units   Common Stock       Accumulated
Net Investment Income, Net
   Accumulated   Net     
                   Additional   of   Net   Unrealized   Total 
   Number of   Par   Number of   Par   Paid-In   Stockholder   Realized   (Depreciation)   Net 
   Units   Value   Shares   Value   Capital   Distributions   Gain   Appreciation   Assets 
Balance at December 31, 2011   1,111,111   $1    -   $-   $9,999   $56    -   $(36)  $10,020 
Issuance of common stock   -    -    11,000    -    110    -    -    -    110 
Issuance of common stock due to stock dividend   -    -    25,274    -    -    -    -    -    - 
Selling commissions and dealer manager fees   -    -    -    -    (11)   -    -    -    (11)
Offering Costs   -    -    -    -    (2)   -    -    -    (2)
Stockholder distributions declared   -    -    -    -    -    (864)   -    -    (864)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   -    -    -    -    -    871    12    187    1,070 
Merger transaction – May 31, 2012   (1,111,111)   (1)   1,123,157    1    -    -    -    -    - 
Balance at
September 30, 2012
   -   $-    1,159,431   $1   $10,096   $63   $12   $151   $10,323 

  

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

(Unaudited) 

 

 

   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES          
           
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $1,288   $1,070 
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations          
to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
           
Principal repayments received, proceeds from sales of investments in portfolio companies   7,951    7,259 
Investments in portfolio companies   (31,202)   (7,168)
Net unrealized (appreciation) of portfolio investments   (388)   (187)
Net realized (gain) on sale of portfolio investments   (4)   (12)
Amortization of deferred financing costs   65    54 
Accretion of unearned income   (50)   (85)
Net payment-in-kind interest accrual   (112)   (25)
           
Changes in other assets and liabilities:          
Interest receivable   (193)   (42)
Prepaid and other assets   (52)   (198)
Due from Main Street Capital Corporation   932    (10)
Due to affiliates   (23)   311 
Accounts payable and other liabilities   (2)   11 
Payable for unsettled trades   971    55 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (20,819)   1,033 
           
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   19,534    110 
Payment of selling commissions and dealer manager fees   (1,792)   (11)
Payment of offering costs   (322)   - 
Payment of stockholder distributions   (781)   (799)
Proceeds from note payable   9,300    7,000 
Repayments on note payable   (5,000)   - 
Repayments on note payable from Main Street Capital Corporation   -    (7,500)
Payment of deferred financing costs   (34)   (248)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   20,905    (1,448)
           
Net increase (decrease) in cash   86    (415)
           
CASH AT THE BEGINNING OF PERIOD   1,832    942 
           
CASH AT THE END OF THE PERIOD  $1,918   $527 

 

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

As of September 30, 2013

(dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

      Principal   Cost   Fair 
Portfolio Company / Type of Investment (1)  Industry  (5)   (5)   Value 
                
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (2)               
Ameritech College Operations, LLC, 18% Senior Secured Debt, (Maturity - March 9, 2017) (8)  For-Profit Nursing and Healthcare College  $750   $750   $750 
AMF Bowling Centers, Inc., LIBOR Plus 7.50%, Current Coupon 8.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 29, 2018) (6)  Large Bowling Center Operator (both upscale and casual)   994    965    989 
Ancile Solutions, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 15, 2018) (6)  Provider of eLearning Services   1,000    990    998 
Apria Healtchare Group, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.50%, Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 5, 2020) (6)  Home Healthcare Equipment   998    998    1,007 
Atkins Nutritional Holdings II, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – January 2, 2019) (6)  Weight Management Food Products   995    985    998 
BBTS Borrower, LP, LIBOR Plus 6.50%, Current Coupon 7.75%, Secured Debt, (Maturity - June 4, 2019) (6)  Oil and Gas Exploration and Midstream Services   1,493    1,489    1,519 
CDC Software Corporation, LIBOR plus 6%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Senior Secured Debt (Maturity – August 6, 2018) (6)  Enterprise Application Software   744    738    748 
California Healthcare Medical Billing, Inc., 12% Secured Debt (Maturity – October 17, 2015) (8)  Outsourced Billing and Revenue Cycle
Management
   750    750    750 
Cedar Bay Generating Company, LP, LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 23, 2020) (6)  Coal Fired Cogeneration Facility   928    918    937 
Collective Brands Finance, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – September 20, 2019) (6)  Specialty Footwear Retailer   498    498    500 
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, LIBOR Plus 4.50%, Current Coupon 5.75%, Secured Debt, (Maturity – April 3, 2019) (6)  Musical Instruments Manufacturer   481    477    484 
Fishnet Security, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt, (Maturity – November 30, 2017) (6)  Information Technology Value-Added Reseller   1,985    1,967    1,988 
iEnergizer Limited, LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 1, 2019) (6) (7)  Business Process Outsourcing Provider   975    956    970 
Ipreo Holdings LLC, LIBOR Plus 5.25%,  Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 5, 2017) (6)  Application Software for Capital Markets   734    723    741 
Joerns Healthcare, LLC, LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – March 28, 2018) (6)  Health Care Equipment and Supplies   995    986    970 
Keypoint Government Solutions, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 13, 2017) (6)  Pre-employment Screening Services   1,000    995    990 
Learning Care Group (US) No. 2, Inc., LIBOR Plus 4.75%, Current Coupon 6.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - May 8, 2019) (6)  Early Childhood Education Provider   1,000    990    1,000 
MediMedia USA, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.75%, Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - November 20, 2018) (6)  Provider of Healthcare Media and Marketing   998    969    973 
MedSolutions Holdings, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.25%, Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity - July 8, 2019) (6)  Specialty Benefits Healthcare Company   988    978    989 
Mitel US Holdings, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.25%, Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity – February 27, 2019) (6)  Enterprise IP Telephone Provider   995    986    995 
National Vision, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 2, 2018) (6)  Discount Optical Retailer   741    731    744 
Neenah Foundry Company, Libor Plus 5.50%, Current Coupon 6.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 26, 2017) (6)  Operator of Iron Foundries   988    969    990 
NRC US Holding Company, LLC, LIBOR Plus 4.50%, Current Coupon 5.50%, Securied Debt (Maturity - July 30, 2019) (6)  Environmental Services Provider   988    983    990 
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., LIBOR Plus 4.75%, Current Coupon 5.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity - March 25, 2019)  (6) (7)  Online Travel Agent   499    499    502 
Otter Products, LLC, LIBOR Plus 4.25%, Current Coupon 5.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - April 29, 2019) (6)  Protective Cases for Mobile Devices   988    973    993 
Panolam Industries International, Inc., LIBOR plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 23, 2017) (6)  Decorative Laminate Manufacturer   661    655    658 
Permian Holdings, Inc., 10.50% Secured Bond (Maturity - January 15, 2018)  Storage Tank Manufacturer   1,000    976    1,000 

 

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Polyconcept North America Holdings, Inc., LIBOR Plus 4.75%, Current Coupon 6.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - June 28, 2019) (6)  Promotional Products to Corporations and Consumers   979    969    974 
Relativity Media, LLC, 10.00% Secured Debt (Maturity - May 30, 2015)  Full-scale Film and Television Production and Distribution   976    976    976 
SCE Partners, LLC, LIBOR Plus 7.25%, Current Coupon 8.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 14, 2019) (6)  Hotel and Casino in Sioux City, IA   1,000    990    995 
Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – April 22, 2017) (6)  Defense Industry Intelligence Services   952    920    880 
Sutherland Global Services, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – March 6, 2019) (6)  Business Process Outsourcing Provider   975    956    974 
Synagro Infrastructure Company, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.25%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity - August 29, 2020) (6)  Waste Management Services   1,000    980    988 
Tervita Corporation, LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – May 15, 2018) (6) (7)  Oil and Gas Environmental Services   498    493    488 
Therakos, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.25%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – December 27, 2017) (6)  Immune System Disease Treatment   993    965    994 
Universal Fiber Systems, LLC, LIBOR plus 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – June 26, 2015) (6)  Manufacturer of Synthetic Fibers   1,753    1,729    1,762 
Vantage Oncology, Inc.,   9.50% Secured Bond, (Maturity - June 15, 2017)  Outpatient Radiation Oncology Treatment Centers   1,000    1,000    1,009 
VFH Parent LLC, LIBOR Plus 4.5%, Current Coupon 5.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity – July 8, 2016) (6)  Electronic Trading and Market Making   963    954    973 
Visant Corporation, LIBOR Plus 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – December 22, 2016) (6)  School Affinity Stores   691    691    673 
Wenner Media, LLC, LIBOR Plus 9.50%, Current Coupon 10.75%, Secured Debt (Maturity – February 12, 2018) (6)  Magazine Operator   649    626    662 
YP, LLC, LIBOR Plus 6.75%, Current Coupon 8.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity - June 4, 2018) (6)  Online and Offline Advertising Operator   848    826    845 
                   
Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (2) (3) (4) - 100% (of total Portfolio Investments at fair value)   $37,969   $38,366 

 

(1) See Note 3 – Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for summary geographic location of portfolio companies.
(2) Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments are defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliate investments.
(3) Control investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which more than 25% of the voting securities are owned or where the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation is maintained.  As of September 30, 2013, the Company did not own any Control investments.
(4) Affiliate investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments. As of September 30, 2013, the Company did not own any Affiliate investments.
(5) Principal is net of payments. Cost represents amortized cost which is net of repayments and adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable.
(6) Index based floating interest rate is subject to contractual minimum interest rates.
(7) The investment is not a qualifying asset under the 1940 Act.  A business development company (“BDC”) may not acquire any asset other than qualifying assets unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the BDC's total assets.
(8) Lower middle market investment

 

 

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2012

(dollars in thousands)

 

      Principal   Cost   Fair 
Portfolio Company / Type of Investment (1)  Industry  (5)   (5)   Value 
                  
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (2)                  
Ameritech College Operations, LLC, 18% Secured Debt (Maturity –March 9, 2017) (7)  For-Profit Nursing and Healthcare College  $750   $750   $750 
CDC Software Corporation, LIBOR plus 6%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Senior Secured Debt (Maturity – August 6, 2018) (6)  Enterprise Application Software   748    741    752 
California Healthcare Medical Billing, Inc., 12% Secured Debt (Maturity – October 17, 2015) (7)  Outsourced Billing and Revenue Cycle Management   750    750    750 
Fishnet Security, Inc., LIBOR Plus 6.50%, Current Coupon 7.75%, Secured Debt, (Maturity – November 30, 2017)  Information Technology Value-Added Reseller   2,000    1,980    1,990 
Flexera Software, LLC, LIBOR plus 9.75%, Current Coupon 11.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity – September 30, 2018)(6)  Software Licensing   1,500    1,518    1,526 
Ipreo Holdings LLC, LIBOR Plus 5.25%,  Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 5, 2017) (6)  Application Software for Capital Markets   743    730    747 
IRTH Holdings, LLC, 12% Secured Debt (Maturity – December 29, 2015) (7)  Damage Prevention Technology Information Services   686    686    686 
NAPCO Precast, LLC, 18.00% Secured Debt (Maturity – January 31, 2016) (7)  Precast Concrete Manufacturing   750    750    750 
National Vision, Inc., LIBOR Plus 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.00%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 2, 2018) (6)  Discount Optical Reseller   744    734    756 
NRI Clinical Research, LLC, 14.00% Secured Debt (Maturity – September 8, 2016) (7)  Clinical Research Center   646    646    646 
Panolam Industries International, Inc., LIBOR plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – August 23, 2017) (6)  Decorative Laminate Manufacturer   714    707    713 
Phillips Plastic Corporation, LIBOR Plus 5.00%, Current Coupon 6.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – February 12, 2017) (6)  Custom Molder of Plastics and Metals   741    735    738 
Principle Environmental, LLC, 12.00% Secured Debt (Maturity – February 1, 2016) (7)  Noise Abatement Services   750    750    750 
UniTek Global Services, Inc., LIBOR Plus 7.50%, Current Coupon 9.00%,  Secured Debt (Maturity – April 15, 2018) (6)  Provider of Outsourced Infrastructure Services   1,466    1,424    1,442 
Universal Fiber Systems, LLC, LIBOR plus 5.75%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – June 26, 2015) (6)  Manufacturer of Synthetic Fibers   1,918    1,883    1,889 
VFH Parent LLC, LIBOR Plus 6.00%, Current Coupon 7.50%, Secured Debt (Maturity – July 8, 2016) (6)  Electronic Trading and Market Making   609    599    611 
Visant Corporation, LIBOR Plus 4.00%, Current Coupon 5.25%, Secured Debt (Maturity – December 22, 2016) (6)  School Affinity Stores   698    698    636 
                   
Total Non-Control/Non-Affiliate Investments (2) (3) (4) - 100% (of total Portfolio Investments at fair value)   $16,081   $16,132 

 

(1) See Note 3 – Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for summary geographic location of portfolio companies.
(2) Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments that are neither Control investments nor Affiliate investments.
(3) Control investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which more than 25% of the voting securities are owned or where the ability to nominate greater than 50% of the board representation is maintained.  As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not own any Control investments.
(4) Affiliate investments are defined by the 1940 Act as investments in which between 5% and 25% of the voting securities are owned, or an investment in an investment company’s investment adviser, and the investments are not classified as Control investments. As of December 31, 2012, the Company did not own any Affiliate investments.
(5) Principal is net of payments. Cost represents amortized cost which is net of repayments and adjusted for the amortization of premiums and/or accretion of discounts, as applicable.
(6) Index based floating interest rate is subject to contractual minimum interest rates.
(7) Lower middle market investment

 

 

See notes to the financial statements.

 

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HMS Income Fund, Inc.

Notes to the Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

 

Note 1. Principal Business and Organization

 

HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland corporation on November 28, 2011 under the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland. The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company’s primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments. A secondary objective of the Company is to generate long-term capital appreciation through such investments. On December 16, 2011, the Company filed a registration statement on Form N-2, as amended (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register for sale up to $1.5 billion of shares of common stock (the “Offering”). Except as with respect to minimum offering requirements set by securities regulators of certain states, there is no minimum number of shares of common stock required to be sold in the Offering.

 

The business of the Company is managed by HMS Adviser LP (the “Adviser”), a Texas limited partnership and affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership (“Hines”), pursuant to the Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), dated May 31, 2012, between the Company and the Adviser. On May 31, 2012, the Company and the Adviser entered into a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Main Street Capital Corporation (“Main Street”), a New York Stock Exchange listed BDC and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Street (“Main Street Partners”), to act as the Company’s investment sub-adviser to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor the Company’s investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser. Main Street is initially providing such investment sub-advisory services to the Adviser. However, because the fees that Main Street would receive from such arrangement could have negative consequences on Main Street’s ability to meet the source-of-income requirement necessary for Main Street to maintain its RIC tax treatment, the ultimate intent is that Main Street Partners will provide such services. Main Street will need to obtain certain relief from the SEC before Main Street Partners is permitted to provide these services to the Adviser, which relief Main Street is currently seeking. However, there can be no assurance that Main Street will obtain such relief. If and when such requested no-action letter relief or similar relief is granted by the Staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC (the “Staff”), Main Street Partners will act as the Company’s investment sub-adviser instead of Main Street. The term “Sub-Adviser,” as used herein, will refer to Main Street until such time that, if at all, the Staff grants the above mentioned requested no-action letter relief or similar relief; after which time, it will refer to Main Street Partners. The Adviser and Sub-Adviser are collectively referred to herein as the “Advisers.” Upon the execution of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Main Street became an affiliate of the Company. The Company has engaged Hines Securities, Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as the dealer manager for the Offering. The Dealer Manager is responsible for marketing the Company’s shares of common stock being offered pursuant to the Offering.

 

The Company’s predecessor-in-interest, HMS Income LLC, was formed under the Maryland Limited Liability Company Act on November 22, 2011. On December 12, 2011, an affiliate of Hines and an unaffiliated investor purchased 1,111,111 membership units of HMS Income LLC for a price of $9.00 per unit, which represents the Company’s initial public offering price in the Offering of $10.00 per share minus selling commissions of $0.70 per share and dealer manager fees of $0.30 per share, pursuant to a private placement, for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million. An executive officer of the unaffiliated investor is also an independent director of Main Street. Simultaneous with that initial capitalization, HMS Income LLC entered into a senior secured single advance term loan credit facility with Main Street in the committed principal amount of $7.5 million (the “Main Street Facility”). On December 12, 2011, HMS Income LLC fully drew the entire amount of the committed principal amount under the Main Street Facility and acquired from Main Street approximately $16.5 million of investments utilizing its initial equity investments and proceeds from the Main Street Facility.

 

On May 31, 2012, HMS Income LLC merged with and into the Company (the “Merger Transaction”). The Company is the surviving entity following the Merger Transaction, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the Articles of Merger. The Articles of Merger provided that within 48 hours prior to the Merger Transaction, a properly-constituted board of directors (with a majority of non-interested members) of the Company and the managers of HMS Income LLC would determine the net asset value of HMS Income LLC. The Agreement and Plan of Merger also provided that the outstanding membership units of HMS Income LLC would be converted into the number of shares of common stock of the Company that equal the net asset value of HMS Income LLC, as determined above, divided by $9.00 (based on the $10.00 per share initial offering price less the 10% sales load not incurred). As a result, the Hines affiliate and the unaffiliated investor exchanged a total of 1,111,111 membership units of HMS Income LLC for 1,123,157 shares of the Company’s common stock. The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on June 4, 2012, and the Offering commenced shortly thereafter. The Company filed a post-effective amendment on March 28, 2013 for purposes of updating the Registration Statement under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which the SEC declared effective on May 14, 2013. As of September 30, 2013, the Company had raised approximately $21.4 million, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $226,000.

 

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Note 2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Under the investment company rules and regulations pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation S-X, the Company is precluded from consolidating portfolio company investments, including those in which it has a controlling interest, unless the portfolio company is another investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if the Company owns a controlled operating company whose purpose is to provide services directly to the Company such as an investment adviser or transfer agent. None of the investments made by the Company qualify for this exception. Therefore, the Company’s portfolio investments are carried on the balance sheet at fair value, as discussed below, with changes to fair value recognized as “Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)” on the Statement of Operations until the investment is realized, usually upon exit, resulting in any gain or loss on exit being recognized as a “Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Investments.”

 

Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control

 

As discussed above, effective May 31, 2012, HMS Income LLC merged with and into the Company. When evaluating the accounting for this transaction, the Company determined that this was a transaction between entities under common control. Consistent with this determination, the Company recognized the assets and liabilities transferred from HMS Income LLC at their carrying amounts at the time of the Merger Transaction. The Company has reported the results of operations and cash flows for the period prior to which the Merger Transaction occurred as though the exchange of equity interests had occurred at the beginning of the period.

 

Reclassifications

 

Repayments received, sales and purchases of portfolio investments previously reported as investing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 have been reclassified to operating activities on the Statement of Cash Flows to conform to the presentation as of September 30, 2013.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements requires the Company to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts and disclosures of assets, liabilities and contingencies as of the date of the financial statements and accompanying notes. The Company evaluates its assumptions and estimates on an ongoing basis. The Company bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable under the circumstances. Additionally, application of the Company’s accounting policies involves exercising judgments regarding assumptions as to future uncertainties. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Significant estimates are used in the determination of fair value of investments. See Note 3 – Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments for a description of these estimates.

 

Investment Classification

 

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

 

On December 12, 2011, HMS Income LLC acquired interests in 17 investments from Main Street and certain of its affiliates for approximately $16.5 million, (the “Purchase Transaction”), as evidenced by an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”). Concurrently with the Purchase Transaction, HMS Income LLC and Main Street Partners entered into a Servicing Agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which Main Street Partners agreed to perform certain services for HMS Income LLC with respect to investments acquired in the Purchase Transaction. As of September 30, 2013, the Company owned five investments with respect to which Main Street Partners continues to provide service pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

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The legal nature of the Purchase Transaction and the intent of both HMS Income LLC and Main Street was to effectuate a sale thereby providing HMS Income LLC with an ownership of undivided interests in the acquired investments. The Purchase Transaction was originally classified in the financial statements as a sale under Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”) 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”), as previously reported as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 included in the Registration Statement, as well as in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Subsequently it was determined that, due to certain provisions within the Servicing Agreement, and in order to comply with ASC 860, the investments acquired in the Purchase Transaction should have been classified, for accounting purposes, as a secured loan to Main Street. The interest income related to these investments, previously reported as interest income of Non-Control/Non Affiliate investments, is now reported as interest income of Affiliate investment for the period from June 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012 on the statement of operations.

 

The Company evaluated both the quantitative and qualitative impact of this presentation on prior reporting periods and determined that because there were no changes to total assets, net assets, net increase in net assets resulting from operations and net asset value per share, among other considerations, any revision to prior period financial statements would not be material. Therefore, no prior filings were amended to reflect these reclassifications. Such reclassifications were made on the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012.

 

On November 2, 2012, the Company and Main Street and its affiliates amended the Assignment Agreement and amended and restated the Servicing Agreement to conform the Assignment Agreement and the Servicing Agreement with the intent of the parties at the time of the consummation of the Purchase Transaction and to account for certain changed facts and circumstances. As a result of the amended Assignment and the amended and restated Servicing Agreement, as of December 31, 2012, the Purchase Transaction was and for the subsequent periods thereafter will continue to be reported as a sale for accounting purposes under ASC 860 in the financial statements and the related investments are classified as Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments.

 

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

 

The Company accounts for its portfolio investments at fair value under the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. ASC 820 requires the Company to assume that the portfolio investment is to be sold in the principal market to independent market participants. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal market that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. For those investments in which there is an absence of a principal market, the Company incorporates the income approach to estimate the fair value of its portfolio debt investments primarily through the use of a yield to maturity model.

 

The Company determines in good faith the fair value of its portfolio investments pursuant to a valuation policy in accordance with ASC 820 and valuation policies approved by the Company’s board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act. The Company reviews external events, including private mergers, sales and acquisitions involving comparable companies, and considers these events in the valuation process.  The Company’s valuation policy and process are intended to provide a consistent basis for determining the fair value of the portfolio.

 

The Company’s portfolio strategy calls for it to invest in illiquid securities issued by private companies with annual revenues generally between $10 million and $150 million. These securities are also defined herein as lower middle market (“LMM”) investments. These portfolio investments may be subject to restrictions on resale and will generally have either no established trading market or established markets that are inactive; therefore, market quotations are generally not readily available. The Company determines the fair value primarily using a yield to maturity approach that analyzes the discounted cash flows of interest and principal for the debt security, as set forth in the associated loan agreements, as well as the financial position and credit risk of each of these portfolio investments at each reporting date. The Company’s estimate of the expected repayment date of a debt security is generally the legal repayment date of the instrument. The yield to maturity analysis considers changes in leverage levels, credit quality, portfolio company performance and other factors. The Company will use the value determined by the yield analysis as the fair value for that security. However, it is the Company’s position that assuming a borrower is outperforming underwriting expectations and because these respective investments do not contain pre-payment penalties, the borrower would most likely prepay or refinance the borrowing if the market interest rate, given the borrower’s current credit quality, is lower than the stated loan interest rate. Therefore, the Company does not believe that a market participant would pay a premium for the investment, and because of the Company’s general intent to hold its loans to repayment, the Company generally does not believe that the fair value of the investment should be adjusted in excess of the face amount. However, adjustments to investment values will be made for declines in fair value due to market changes or borrower specific credit deterioration. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company owned two and six LMM investments, respectively, which had a total estimated fair value of $1.5 million and $4.3 million or approximately 4% and 27% of the Company’s portfolio investments at fair value, respectively.

 

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The Company’s portfolio strategy also calls for it to invest in private placement debt securities that are generally larger in size than LMM investments. Private placement debt securities generally have established markets that are not active; however, market quotations are generally readily available. For these private placement investments, the Company uses observable inputs, such as third party quotes or other independent pricing of identical or similar assets in non-active markets, to determine the fair value of those investments. The fair value of these investments on the reporting date is determined by taking the midpoint between the bid-ask spread obtained from a third party pricing service. Securities under contract to sell have been valued at the contract price, which approximates the pricing noted by the independent pricing service. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company owned 39 and 11 private placement investments, respectively, which had a total estimated fair value of $36.9 million and $11.8 million or approximately 96% and 73% of the Company’s portfolio investments at fair value, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company held one private placement investment with issued warrants as a result of a credit agreement revision. The warrants along with associated private placement investment were under contract to sell as of September 30, 2013, and are presented in the balance sheet line item “Receivable for securities sold.” Based upon the contract sales price to sell the warrants and the private placement investment, the warrants were determined to have no value at September 30, 2013.

 

Due to the inherent uncertainty in the valuation process, the Company’s estimate of fair value may differ materially from the values that would have been used had an active market for the securities existed. In addition, changes in the market environment, portfolio company performance and other events that may occur over the lives of the investments may cause the amounts ultimately realized upon sale, liquidation or other exit of these investments to be materially different than the valuations currently assigned. The Company estimates the fair value of each individual investment and records changes in fair value as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the Statements of Operations.

 

Security Transactions

 

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Any gain or loss on the transaction is unrealized until the trade is settled. The company considers the trade date to be the date upon which both the company and counterparty have signed an agreement to effectuate a trade. As of the trade date, the investment is derecognized for security sales and recognized for security purchases. As discussed above, as of September 30, 2013, the Company had one investment under contract to sell which had not settled. This investment has been derecognized by the company and is not included in the schedule of investments. This investment is presented on the balance sheet at the contract price in the line item “Receivable for securities sold.”

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent amounts are expected to be collected. Prepayment penalties received by the Company are recorded as income upon receipt. Accrued interest is evaluated for collectability. When a debt security becomes 90 days or more past due and the Company does not expect the debtor to be able to service all of its debt or other obligations, the debt security will generally be placed on non-accrual status and the Company will cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due. If a debt security’s status significantly improves with respect to the debtor’s ability to service the debt or other obligations, or if a debt security is fully impaired, sold or written off, it will be removed from non-accrual status. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company did not have any investments that were more than 90 days past due or on non-accrual status. Additionally, the Company is not aware of any material changes to the creditworthiness of the borrowers underlying its debt investments.

 

From time to time, the Company may hold debt instruments in its investment portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. If these borrowers elect to pay or are obligated to pay interest under the optional PIK provision, and if deemed collectible in management’s judgment, then the interest would be computed at the contractual rate specified in the investment’s credit agreement, added to the principal balance of the investment, and recorded as interest income. Thus, the actual collection of this interest would be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company held one investment that contained a PIK provision which the Company deemed collectible and recognized $112,000 into interest income. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012 the Company held two investments that contained PIK provisions which the Company subsequently collected and recognized $25,000 into interest income. During the three months ended September 30, 2013, the Company held one investment that contained a PIK provision which the Company deemed collectible and recognized $54,000 into interest income. For the three months ended September 30, 2012, Company did not hold any investments containing a PIK provision.

  

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Unearned Income – Original Issue Discount / Premium to Par Value

 

The Company may purchase debt investments at a value different than par value. For purchases at less than par value a discount is recorded, which is accreted into interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the debt investment. For purchases at greater than par value, a premium is recorded, which is amortized as a reduction to interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the investment. Upon repayment or sale, any unamortized discount or premium is also amortized into interest income. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company accreted approximately a net $29,000 and $72,000, respectively, into interest income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company accreted approximately a net $50,000 and $85,000, respectively, into interest income.

 

Net Realized Gains or Losses from Investments and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) from Investments

 

Net realized gains or losses are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the sale or redemption of an investment and the par value of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation from investments reflects the net change in the fair value of the investment portfolio and the reclassification of any prior period unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on exited investments.

 

Due from Main Street

 

Due from Main Street represents principal and interest payments from portfolio investments serviced and received by Main Street on the Company’s behalf.  The amounts due to the Company as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were subsequently collected in October 2013, and January 2013, respectively.

 

Deferred Financing Costs

 

Deferred financing costs represent fees and other direct costs incurred in connection with arranging the Company’s borrowings. These costs were incurred in connection with the Company’s revolving credit facility (see Note 4 for a discussion regarding the Company’s credit facility) and have been capitalized. The deferred financing costs are being amortized to interest expense using the straight-line method over the life of the credit facility, which the Company believes is materially consistent with the effective interest method. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company amortized approximately $25,000 and $27,000, respectively, into interest expense related to deferred financing costs. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company amortized approximately $65,000 and $54,000, respectively, into interest expense related to deferred financing costs. Further, in May 2012, upon the retirement of the Main Street facility, all unamortized deferred financing costs incurred in connection with the Main Street Facility were fully amortized and written-off.

 

Organizational and Offering Costs

 

In accordance with the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Company will reimburse the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for any organizational expenses and Offering costs that are paid on the Company’s behalf, which consist of, among other costs, expenses of the Company’s organization, actual legal, accounting, bona fide out-of-pocket itemized and detailed due diligence costs, printing, filing fees, transfer agent costs, postage, escrow fees, data processing fees, advertising and sales literature and other Offering-related costs. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Advisers are responsible for the payment of Offering costs to the extent they exceed 1.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering.

 

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser incurred approximately $3.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of Offering costs on the Company’s behalf. Upon the execution of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, on May 31, 2012, the Company recorded a due to affiliates liability and capitalized the deferred Offering costs as it is expected that aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering will be at a level that will require the Company to reimburse the Advisers for these costs. As of September 30, 2013, the balance of the due to affiliate liability related to organizational and Offering costs was $3.4 million. Commencing with the Company’s initial closing, which occurred on September 17, 2012, and continuing with every closing thereafter, 1.5% of the proceeds of such closings will be amortized as a charge to additional paid in capital and a reduction of deferred Offering costs, until such asset is fully amortized. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $322,000 has been amortized.  The Company expects to reimburse the Advisers for such costs incurred on its behalf on a monthly basis up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross Offering proceeds. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser will be responsible for the payment of organizational and Offering expenses to the extent they exceed 1.5% of gross proceeds from the Offering.

 

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Payable for Unsettled Trades

 

The Company accepts stockholder’s subscriptions on a semi-monthly basis. For subscriptions received in the second half of the last month of the quarter, for which shares of common stock were not issued by September 30, 2013, the amounts of such subscriptions are presented as cash and as a payable for unsettled trades. The shares issued in exchange for the subscriptions received in the second half of September 2013 were issued and outstanding on October 1, 2013. The Company expects to begin accepting stockholder subscriptions on a weekly basis during the fourth quarter of 2013, in which event the payable for unsettled trades will reflect the shorter settlement cycle.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

The Company has cash deposited in a financial institution in excess of federally insured levels. Management regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions in an effort to manage the Company’s exposure to any significant credit risk in cash. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation generally only insures limited amounts per depositor per insured bank.

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Fair value estimates are made at discrete points in time based on relevant information. These estimates may be subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and, therefore, cannot be determined with precision. The Company believes that the carrying amounts of its financial instruments, consisting of cash, accounts receivable from affiliates, interest payable to affiliates, other accrued expenses and liabilities, and notes payable approximate the fair values of such items.

 

Note 3 — Fair Value Hierarchy for Investments

 

Fair Value Hierarchy

 

ASC 820 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework that prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability of inputs used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.

 

Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques, the Company is required to provide disclosures on fair value measurements according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the observability of the inputs used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

 

    Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.

 

    Level 2—Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable.

 

    Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The inputs used in the determination of fair value may require significant judgment or estimation. Such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes that include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as a Level 3 asset, assuming no additional corroborating evidence.

 

As required by ASC 820, when the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. For example, a Level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (Level 3). Therefore, gains and losses for such investments categorized within the Level 3 table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (Levels 1 and 2) and unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Company conducts reviews of fair value hierarchy classifications on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification for certain investments.

 

The Company’s investment portfolio at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was comprised exclusively of debt securities. The fair value determination for these investments primarily consisted of both observable (Level 2) and unobservable (Level 3) inputs. The investments in private placement debt securities were valued at the midpoint of the bid and ask range provided by an independent, third party pricing service, or at the contract sales price for securities under contract to sell. Due to the inactive nature of this market, these securities were considered level 2 fair value measurements. The LMM investments were valued largely based upon unobservable inputs. Therefore, these were considered level 3 fair value measurements. The fair value determination of the Level 3 securities required one or more of the following unobservable inputs:

 

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·Financial information obtained from each portfolio company, including unaudited statements of operations and balance sheets for the most recent period available as compared to budgeted numbers;

 

·Current and projected financial condition of the portfolio company;

 

·Current and projected ability of the portfolio company to service its debt obligations;

 

·Type and amount of collateral, if any, underlying the investment;

 

·Current financial ratios (e.g., fixed charge coverage ratio, interest coverage ratio, and net debt/EBITDA ratio) applicable to the investment;

 

·Current liquidity of the investment and related financial ratios (e.g., current ratio and quick ratio);

 

·Pending debt or capital restructuring of the portfolio company;

 

·Projected operating results of the portfolio company;

 

·Current information regarding any offers to purchase the investment;

 

·Current ability of the portfolio company to raise any additional financing as needed;

 

·Changes in the economic environment that may have a material impact on the operating results of the portfolio company;

 

·Internal occurrences that may have an impact (both positive and negative) on the operating performance of the portfolio company;

 

·Qualitative assessment of key management;

 

·Contractual rights, obligations or restrictions associated with the investment; and

 

·Other factors deemed relevant.

 

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments, by major class, as of September 30, 2013 according to the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
First lien secured debt  $-   $36,866   $1,500   $38,366 
Receivable for securities sold   -    1,571    -    1,571 
Total  $-   $38,437   $1,500   $39,937 

 

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments, by major class, as of at December 31, 2012 according to the fair value hierarchy (in thousands):

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
First lien secured debt  $-   $10,274   $4,332   $14,606 
Second lien secured debt   -    1,526    -    1,526 
Total  $-   $11,800   $4,332   $16,132 

 

 

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The following table presents fair value measurements of investments segregated by the level within the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
LMM portfolio investments  $-   $-   $1,500   $1,500 
Receivable for securities sold   -    1,571    -    1,571 
Private placement investments   -    36,866    -    36,866 
Total  $-   $38,437   $1,500   $39,937 

 

The following table presents fair value measurements of investments segregated by the level within the fair value hierarchy, as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

   Fair Value Measurements 
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
LMM portfolio investments  $-   $-   $4,332   $4,332 
Private placement investments   -    11,800    -    11,800 
Total  $-   $11,800   $4,332   $16,132 

  

The following table presents the significant unobservable input of the Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

    Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Significant Unobservable Input   Range   Weighted Average
                     
LMM portfolio investments   $1,500  

Discounted

Cash Flows

  Expected Principal Recovery   -   100%
                     
            Risk Adjusted Discount Rate   12% - 18%   15.0%

  

The following table presents the significant unobservable input of the Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

    Fair Value   Valuation Technique   Significant Unobservable Input   Range   Weighted Average
                     
LMM portfolio investments   $4,332  

Discounted
Cash Flows

  Expected Principal Recovery   -    100%
                     
            Risk Adjusted Discount Rate    12% - 18%    14.4%

  

The significant unobservable input utilized in the determination of the fair value of the LMM portfolio investments is the risk adjusted discount rate utilized in the discounted cash flow approach. The discount rate is based on the underlying credit quality of the borrower as of September 30, 2013. The use of a higher discount rate would result in a lower fair value, and conversely the use of a lower discount rate would result in a higher fair value. Given that the loans have no pre-payment penalties, assuming that the loan is out performing underwriting and market interest rates have declined, the lower interest rate would result in a higher fair value of the investment; however, due to the lack of prepayment penalties, the Company does not believe that any value in excess of the fair value would ever be realized. Therefore, the Company will not value the LMM loans at a value in excess of the principal amount due. Please see the discussion above regarding the factors that were considered in determining the appropriate discount rate to utilize in the valuation of these securities.

 

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The following table provides a summary of changes in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 portfolio investments for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (in thousands):

 

   January 1, 2013 Fair Value   Payment-in-Kind Interest Accrual   New Investments   Redemptions/ Repayments/ Exits   Net Unrealized
Appreciation (Depreciation)
   September 30, 2013 Fair Value 
LMM portfolio investments  $4,332   $-   $-   $(2,832)  $-   $1,500 
Total  $4,332   $-   $-   $(2,832)  $-   $1,500 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, there were no transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 portfolio investments.

 

Portfolio Investment Composition

 

The composition of the Company’s investments as of September 30, 2013, at cost and fair value, was as follows (in thousands):

 

   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at Fair Value   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
First Lien Secured Debt  $37,969    100.0%  $38,366    100.0%
Second Lien Secured Debt   -    -    -    - 
Total  $37,969    100.0%  $38,366    100.0%

  

The composition of the Company’s investments as of December 31, 2012, at cost and fair value, was as follows (in thousands):

 

   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at Fair Value   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
First Lien Secured Debt  $14,563    90.6%  $14,606    90.5%
Second Lien Secured Debt   1,518    9.4%   1,526    9.5%
Total  $16,081    100.0%  $16,132    100.0%

  

The composition of the Company’s investments by geographic region of the United States as of September 30, 2013, at cost and fair value, is set forth in the table below (in thousands). The geographic composition is determined by the location of the portfolio company’s corporate headquarters.

 

   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at Fair Value   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
Northeast  $10,462    27.6%  $10,598    27.6%
Midwest   7,637    20.1%   7,693    20.1%
West   7,427    19.6%   7,472    19.5%
Southeast   7,067    18.6%   7,148    18.6%
Midwest   3,927    10.3%   3,997    10.4%
Non-United States   1,449    3.8%   1,458    3.8%
Total  $37,969    100.0%  $38,366    100.0%

 

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The composition of the Company’s investments by geographic region of the United States as of December 31, 2012, at cost and fair value, is set forth in the table below (in thousands). The geographic composition is determined by the location of the portfolio company’s corporate headquarters.

 

   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at Fair Value   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
Northeast  $4,158    25.8%  $4,149    25.7%
Southwest   750    4.7%   750    4.6%
West   2,896    18.0%   2,896    18.0%
Southeast   2,617    16.3%   2,645    16.4%
Midwest   5,660    35.2%   5,692    35.3%
Total  $16,081    100.0%  $16,132    100.0%

  

The composition of the Company’s total investments by industry as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, at cost was as follows:

 

Cost:  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
IT Services   7.7%   12.3%
Textiles, Apparel, and Luxury Goods   7.1%   11.7%
Healthcare Providers and Services   5.2%   - 
Environmental and Facilities Services   5.2%   - 
Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure   5.1%   - 
Specialty Retail   5.1%   8.9%
Media   4.2%   - 
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation   3.9%   - 
Software   3.8%   22.8%
Healthcare Facilities   2.6%   - 
Human Resource and Employment Services   2.6%   - 
Education   2.6%   - 
IT Consulting and Other Services   2.6%   - 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies   2.6%   - 
Communications Equipment   2.6%   - 
Retail (Food and Beverage)   2.6%   - 
Gas Equipment and Services   2.6%   - 
Apparel, Accessories, and Luxury Goods   2.6%   - 
Metals and Mining   2.6%   - 
Publishing   2.6%   - 
Pharmaceuticals   2.5%   - 
Services and Leasing   2.5%     
Capital Markets   2.5%   3.7%
Aerospace and Defense   2.4%   - 
Utilities   2.4%   - 
Advertising   2.2%   - 
Diversified Consumer Services   2.0%   4.7%
Healthcare Services   2.0%   8.7%
Building Products   1.7%   4.4%
Internet and Catalog Retail   1.3%   - 
Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels   1.3%   - 
Entertainment and Leisure   1.3%   - 
Construction and Engineering   -    13.5%
Energy Equipment and Services   -    4.7%
Chemicals   -    4.6%
Total   100.0%   100.0%

 

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The composition of the Company’s total investments by industry as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, at fair value was as follows:

 

Fair Value:  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
IT Services   7.7%   12.3%
Textiles, Apparel, and Luxury Goods   7.1%   11.7%
Healthcare Providers and Services   5.2%   - 
Environmental and Facilities Services   5.2%   - 
Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure   5.2%   - 
Specialty Retail   5.0%   8.6%
Media   4.3%   - 
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation   4.0%   - 
Software   3.9%   23.0%
Healthcare Facilities   2.6%   - 
Human Resource and Employment Services   2.6%   - 
Education   2.6%   - 
IT Consulting and Other Services   2.6%   - 
Communications Equipment   2.6%   - 
Retail (Food and Beverage)   2.6%   - 
Gas Equipment and Services   2.6%   - 
Apparel, Accessories, and Luxury Goods   2.6%   - 
Metals and Mining   2.6%   - 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies   2.5%   - 
Publishing   2.5%   - 
Pharmaceuticals   2.5%   - 
Services and Leasing   2.5%     
Capital Markets   2.5%   3.8%
Utilities   2.4%   - 
Aerospace and Defense   2.3%   - 
Advertising   2.2%   - 
Diversified Consumer Services   2.0%   4.7%
Healthcare Services   2.0%   8.6%
Building Products   1.7%   4.4%
Internet and Catalog Retail   1.3%   - 
Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels   1.3%   - 
Entertainment and Leisure   1.3%   - 
Construction and Engineering   -    13.6%
Energy Equipment and Services   -    4.7%
Chemicals   -    4.6%
Total   100.0%   100.0%

 

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Note 4 — Borrowings

 

On December 11, 2011, the Company's predecessor-in-interest, HMS Income LLC, entered into the Main Street Facility and immediately borrowed $7.5 million, the entire amount available under the facility. Interest on outstanding borrowings under the Main Street Facility was payable at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus a margin of 3.0%. The Main Street Facility was repaid in full and terminated in May 2012 with proceeds of the Credit Facility described below.

 

On May 24, 2012, HMS Income LLC entered into a $15 million senior secured revolving credit facility with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”) and immediately borrowed $7 million under the facility (the “Credit Facility”). The Company became the borrower under the Credit Facility as a result of the Merger Transaction. The Credit Facility has an accordion provision allowing increases in borrowing of up to $60 million, for a total facility of up to $75 million, subject to certain conditions. The proceeds from the initial borrowing under the Credit Facility and working capital were used to repay the Main Street Facility, which had an outstanding balance of $7.5 million at the time of repayment. On August 16, 2013, the Company expanded the available capacity under the Credit Facility from $15 million to $25 million. With the amendment to expand the Credit Facility, certain restrictions were added including requirements that the Company (i) notify the administrative agent of the occurrence of certain events relating to the Adviser or certain breaches under the Advisory Agreement and (ii) seek written approval from the administrative agent prior to entering into any material amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of the Advisory Agreement. Additionally, the amendment includes as an event of default under the Credit Facility the Company’s failure to cause the Adviser to comply with all terms and conditions of the control agreement between the Company, the Company’s custodian and the administrative agent and any other custodial agreement. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, subject to the Company’s election, on a per annum basis equal to (i) the applicable LIBOR rate plus 2.75% or (ii) the base rate plus 1.5%. The base rate is defined as the higher of (a) the prime rate or (b) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus 0.5%. As of September 30, 2013, the Company exercised its LIBOR election, thus setting a rate of approximately 3.0%. The Company pays unused commitment fees of 0.25% per annum on the unused lender commitment under the Credit Facility. At September 30, 2013, the Company had $11.3 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are secured by all of the Company’s assets as well as all of the assets, and a pledge of equity ownership interests, of any future subsidiaries of the Company, which would be joined as guarantors. As of September 30, 2013, the Company estimated that the fair value of the Credit Facility approximated carrying value.

 

The credit agreement for the Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for credit facilities of this nature, including, but not limited to: (i) maintaining an interest coverage ratio of at least 2.0 to 1.0 (ii) maintaining an asset coverage ratio of at least 2.25 to 1.0 and (iii) maintaining a minimum adjusted tangible net worth of at least 80% of the Company’s adjusted tangible net worth on the closing date of the Credit Facility. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2013, the Company’s interest coverage ratio was 4.3 to 1 and as of September 30, 2013, the Company’s asset coverage ratio was 3.6 to 1, and the Company’s tangible net worth was approximately 101% of the Company’s adjusted tangible net worth on the closing date of the Credit Facility. Additionally, the Company must provide information to Capital One on a regular basis, preserve the Company’s corporate existence, comply with applicable laws, including the 1940 Act, pay obligations when they become due, and invest the proceeds of the Offering in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies. Further, the credit agreement contains usual and customary default provisions including, without limitation: (i) a default in the payment of interest and principal; (ii) insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company; (iii) a material adverse change in the Company’s business; or (iv) breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in the loan agreement or other credit documents and failure to cure such breach within defined periods. As of September 30, 2013, the Company was not aware of any instances of noncompliance with covenants related to the credit agreement. The maturity date of the Credit Facility is May 24, 2015, and the Company has two, one-year extension options.

 

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Note 5 – Financial Highlights

 

The following is a schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Per Share/Unit Data:  Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
           
Net asset value at beginning of period  $8.86   $9.02 
Net realized income(1) (2)   0.42    1.00 
Net unrealized appreciation (1) (2)   0.19    0.08 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   0.61    1.08 
           
Stockholder distributions(1) (3)   (0.52)   (0.94)
           
Issuance of common stock above net asset value(4), net of offering costs(1)   (0.04)   - 
Impact of stock dividend   -    (0.20)
Impact of merger transaction   -    (0.10)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions   (0.04)   (0.30)
Net asset value at end of the period  $8.91   $8.86 
           
Shares/units outstanding at end of period   3,318,175    1,289,472 
Weighted average shares/units outstanding   2,123,132    1,151,554 

 

(1)Based on weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period.
(2)Change in net realized gain and net unrealized appreciation from investments can change significantly from period to period.
(3)The stockholder distributions represent the stockholder distributions declared for the period.
(4)The continuous issuance of shares of common stock may cause an incremental increase in net asset value per share due to the sale of shares at the then prevailing public offering price in excess of net asset value per share on each subscription closing date. The per share data was derived by computing (i) the sum of (A) the number of shares issued in connection with subscriptions and/or distribution reinvestment on each share transaction date times (B) the differences between the net proceeds per share and the net asset value per share on each share transaction date, divided by (ii) the total shares outstanding at the end of the period.

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
   (in thousands, except percentages)   (in thousands, except percentages) 
Net assets at end of period  $29,562   $11,423 
Average net assets  $19,046   $10,488 
Average Credit Facility borrowings  $8,989   $7,231 
           
Ratios to average net assets:          
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets(1) (2)   4.53%   7.05%
Ratio of total expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets (1) (2)   3.10%   4.03%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (2)   4.71%   10.81%
           
Portfolio turnover ratio (2)   31.35%   72.81%
           
Total return (2) (3)   6.48%   10.85%

 

(1)For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Advisers waived base management fees of approximately $469,000, capital gains incentive fees of approximately $1,000, and administrative services expenses of approximately $689,000. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the Advisers waived base management fees of approximately $232,000, subordinated incentive fees on income of approximately $123,000, capital gains incentive fees of approximately $3,000 and administrative services expenses of approximately $438,000. The ratio is calculated by reducing the expenses to reflect the waiver of expenses.
(2)Not annualized for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.
(3)Total return is calculated on the change in net asset value per share, stockholder distributions declared per share and the amount of the stock dividend per share over the reporting period.

 

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Note 6 – Stockholder Distributions

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that the Company has declared on its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (in thousands except per share amounts).

 

    Distributions 
For the Period Ended  Per Share   Amount 
Three months ended September 30, 2013  $0.17   $513 
Three months ended June 30, 2013  $0.18   $356 
Three months ended March 31, 2013  $0.17   $243 

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share/ unit that the Company has declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands except per share/unit amounts).

 

    Distributions 
For the Period Ended  Per Share, Per Unit   Amount 
Three months ended September 30, 2012  $0.18   $199 
One month ended June 30, 2012  $0.06   $65 
Five months ended May 31, 2012  $0.53   $600 

 

On September 27, 2013, with the authorization of the Company’s board of directors, the Company declared distributions to its stockholders for the period of October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. These distributions have been, or will be, calculated based on stockholders of record each day from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 in an amount equal to $0.00191781 per share, per day (which represents an annualized distribution yield of 7.0% based on the Company's current public offering price of $10.00 per share, if it were maintained everyday for a twelve-month period). Distributions are paid on the first business day following the completion of each month to which they relate.

 

The following table reflects the stock dividend per share that the Company has declared and paid on its common stock:

 

Date Declared Record Date Dividend Date Dividend
Percentage
Shares
Issued
September 13, 2012 September 13, 2012 September 14, 2012 2.25% 25,274

 

The purpose of this stock dividend was for the Company to maintain a net asset value per share that was below the then-current offering price, after deducting selling commissions and dealer manager fees, as required by the 1940 Act, subject to certain limited exceptions. The Company’s board of directors determined that the Company's portfolio performance sufficiently warranted taking these actions.

 

The stock dividend increased the number of shares outstanding, thereby reducing the Company’s net asset value per share. However, because the stock dividend was payable to all stockholders as of the designated record date in proportion to their holdings as of such date, the reduction in net asset value per share as a result of the stock dividend was offset exactly by the increase in the number of shares owned by each stockholder. Also, the stock dividend did not change any stockholder’s proportionate interest in the Company, and, therefore, it did not represent a taxable dividend. Lastly, as the overall value to the stockholder was not reduced as a result of the stock dividend, the Company’s board of directors determined that the stock dividend would not be dilutive to stockholders as of the designated record date.

 

The Company has adopted an “opt in” distribution reinvestment plan for its stockholders. As a result, if the Company makes a distribution, its stockholders will receive distributions in cash unless they specifically “opt in” to the distribution reinvestment plan so as to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

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The following table reflects the sources of the cash distributions that the Company declared and, in some instances, paid on its common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 (in thousands, except percentages).

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2012
 
Source of Distribution  Distribution Amount   Percentage   Distribution Amount   Percentage 
Net realized income from operations (net of waiver of base management and incentive fees)  $430    39%  $682    79%
Waiver of base management and incentive fees   470    42%   182    21%
Distributions from other sources   212    19%   -    - 
Total  $1,112    100%  $864    100%

 

The Company may fund its cash distributions from all sources of funds available, including Offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to it on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies, and fee and expense waivers from its Advisers. The Distributions from other sources noted on the above table reflect distributions paid from Offering proceeds and borrowings. The Company has not established limits on the amount of funds that the Company may use from available sources to make distributions. The Company expects that for the foreseeable future, a portion of the distributions will be paid from sources other than net realized income from operations, including Offering proceeds, borrowings, and fee and expense waivers from its Advisers.  As a result of fee waivers under the conditional fee waiver agreement that the Company entered into with the Advisers on May 31, 2012 (we refer to this agreement, as amended from time to time, and most recently on June 28, 2013, as the “Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement”), fee waivers may be subject to repayment by the Company at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company’s board of directors within three years from the date that each respective fee waiver was made. The Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement allows the Advisers to waive fees upon the occurrence of any event, in the Advisers’ sole discretion, including, but neither limited to nor automatically triggered by, the Company’s estimate that a distribution declared and payable to its stockholders during the fee waiver period represents, or would represent when paid, a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

The Company’s distributions may exceed its earnings, especially during the period before it has substantially invested the proceeds from the Offering. As a result, a portion of the distributions it makes may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of the Company’s board of directors.

 

Note 7 – Taxable Income

 

The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC. As a RIC, the Company generally will not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on net ordinary income or capital gains that the Company distributes to its stockholders from taxable earnings and profits as distributions. The Company must generally distribute at least 90% of its investment company taxable income to maintain its RIC status. As a part of maintaining its RIC status, undistributed taxable income (subject to a 4% excise tax) pertaining to a given taxable year may be distributed up to 12 months subsequent to the end of that taxable year, provided such distributions are declared prior to the filing of the federal income tax return for the prior year. In 2013, the Company paid approximately $6,000, representing a 4% nondeductible excise tax related to approximately $117,000, or $0.09 per share, of cumulative undistributed taxable income pertaining to the 2012 tax year.

 

Ordinary distributions from a RIC do not qualify for the 20% maximum tax rate on dividend income from domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations, except to the extent that the RIC received the income in the form of qualifying dividends from domestic corporations and qualified foreign corporations. The tax attributes for distributions will generally include both ordinary income and capital gains but may also include qualified dividends or return of capital.

 

The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually at the end of the Company’s taxable year based upon the Company’s taxable income for the full year and distributions paid for the full year. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to stockholders annually on a Form 1099-DIV.

 

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Note 8 – Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures

 

Listed below are the supplemental cash flow disclosures for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information  Nine Months Ended September 30, 2013   Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 
Interest Paid  $182   $194 
Taxes Paid  $6   $- 
           
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Flow Information          
Stockholder distributions declared and unpaid  $186   $65 
Stockholder distributions reinvested  $221   $- 
Unpaid deferred offering costs  $892   $2,121 
Sale of portfolio investments to Main Street Capital Corporation  $-   $2,250 
Portfolio investments acquired from Main Street Capital Corporation  $-   $2,250 

 

Note 9 — Related Party Transactions and Arrangements

 

Advisory Agreements and Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement

 

As described in Note 1 – Principal Business and Organization, the business of the Company is managed by the Adviser (an affiliate of Hines), pursuant to the Advisory Agreement that was entered into on May 31, 2012. This agreement states that the Adviser will oversee the management of the Company’s activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to, and providing day-to-day management and administration of, the Company’s investment portfolio. Additionally, the Adviser has engaged the Sub-Adviser pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure the Company’s prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor the Company’s investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser in exchange for which the Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser fifty percent (50%) of the base management fee and incentive fees described below as compensation for its services.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Company pays the Adviser a base management fee and incentive fees as compensation for the services described above. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2% of the Company’s average gross assets. The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears, and is calculated based on the average value of the Company’s gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. The base management fee is expensed as incurred.

 

The incentive fees consist of two parts. The first part, referred to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter. The subordinated incentive fee on income is equal to 20% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter, expressed as a quarterly rate of return on adjusted capital at the beginning of the most recently completed calendar quarter, exceeding 1.875% (7.5% annualized), subject to a “catch up” feature. For purposes of this fee, adjusted capital means cumulative gross proceeds generated from sales of the Company’s common stock (including proceeds from the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan) reduced for non-liquidating distributions, other than distributions of profits, paid to the Company’s stockholders and amounts paid for share repurchases pursuant to the Company’s share repurchase program. The subordinated incentive fee on income is expensed in the quarter in which it is incurred.

 

The second part of the incentive fee, referred to as the incentive fee on capital gains, is an incentive fee on capital gains earned from the portfolio of the Company and is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement). This fee equals 20.0% of the Company’s incentive fee capital gains, which equals the Company’s realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception, calculated as of the end of each calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. At the end of each reporting period, the Company estimates the incentive fee on capital gains and accrues the fee based on a hypothetical liquidation of its portfolio. Therefore the accrual includes both net realized gains and net unrealized gains (the net unrealized difference between the fair value and the par value of its portfolio), if any. The incentive fee accrued pertaining to the unrealized gain is neither earned nor payable to the Advisers until such time it is realized.

 

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As discussed above, the Company and the Advisers entered into the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement pursuant to which, for a period from June 4, 2012 to December 31, 2013, the Advisers have agreed to waive all fees upon the occurrence of any event, which in the Advisers’ sole discretion is deemed necessary, including, but neither limited to nor automatically triggered by, the Company’s estimate that a distribution declared and payable to its stockholders during the fee waiver period represents, or would represent when paid, a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Further, the agreement contains a clause which states that subject to the approval of the Company’s board of directors, in future periods previously waived fees may be paid to the Advisers, if and only to the extent that the Company’s cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations exceeds the amount of cumulative distributions paid to stockholders. The previously waived fees are potentially subject to repayment by the Company, if at all, within a period not to exceed three years from the date of each respective fee waiver.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred, and the Advisers waived, base management fees of approximately $268,000 and $469,000, respectively, and capital gains incentive fees of approximately $0 and $1,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred, and the Advisers waived, base management fees of approximately $98,000 and $128,000, respectively, capital gains incentive fees of $2,000 and $2,000, respectively, and subordinated incentive fees on income of approximately $52,000 and $71,000, respectively. Reimbursement of previously waived fees to the Advisers will not be accrued until the reimbursement of the waived fees become probable and estimable which will be upon approval by the Company’s board of directors. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, the Company did not record an accrual for any previously waived fees.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Company is required to pay or reimburse the Advisers for administrative services expenses, which include all costs and expenses related to the day-to-day administration and management of the Company not related to advisory services. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, the Company incurred, and the Advisers waived the reimbursement of, administrative services expenses of approximately $234,000 and $689,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, the Company incurred, and the Advisers waived the reimbursement of administrative services expenses of approximately $129,000 and $154,000, respectively.

 

The below table presents the fees and expenses waived by the Advisers:

 

Period Ended

Amount of Fee Waivers

(in thousands)(1)

Expiration of the Advisers’ Right to Receive Reimbursement of Previously Waived Fees(2) Amount of Administrative Expense Waivers (in thousands)(3) Operating Expense Ratio as of the Date of the Fee Waivers(4) Annualized Distribution Rate as of the Date of the Fee Waivers(5)
June 30, 2012 $49 June 30, 2015 $25 1.35% 7.00%
September 30, 2012 $152 September 30, 2015 $129 1.97% 7.00%
December 31, 2012 $157 December 31, 2015 $284 2.96% 7.00%
March 31, 2013 $84 March 31, 2016 $233 1.86% 7.00%
June 30, 2013 $118 June 30, 2016 $222 1.36% 7.00%
September 30, 2013 $268 September 30, 2016 $234 1.22% 7.00%

  

(1)

Fees waived pursuant to the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement.

   
(2) Subject to the approval of the Company’s board of directors, in future periods, previously waived fees may be paid to the Advisers, if the Company’s cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations exceeds the amount of cumulative distributions paid to stockholders. The previously waived fees are potentially subject to repayment by the Company, if at all, within a period not to exceed three years from the date of each respective fee waiver. To date, none of the previously waived fees have been approved for reimbursement by the Company’s board of directors.
   
(3) The Advisers have agreed to permanently waive administrative expenses through December 31, 2013. The administrative expenses are waived on a quarterly basis and are not eligible for future reimbursement from the Company to the Advisers.
   
(4) “Operating Expense Ratio” is calculated on a quarterly basis as a percentage of average net assets and includes all expenses borne by the Company, except for base management and incentive fees and administrative expenses waived by the Advisers and organizational and offering expenses.
   
(5) “Annualized Distribution Rate” equals $0.00191781 per share, per day (which represents an annualized distribution yield of 7% based on our current public offering price of $10.00 per share, if it were maintained everyday for a twelve-month period). “Annualized Distribution Rate” does not include the special stock dividend paid to stockholders on September 14, 2012.

 

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As discussed in Note 2 – Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Organizational and Offering Costs, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser incurred approximately $3.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of Offering costs on the Company’s behalf. Upon the execution of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, on May 31, 2012, the Company recorded a due to affiliate liability and capitalized the deferred Offering costs as it is expected that the Company will raise sufficient capital that it will be required to reimburse the Advisers for these costs. As of September 30, 2013, the balance of the due to affiliate liability was $3.4 million. Commencing with the Company’s initial closing, which occurred on September 17, 2012, and continuing with every closing thereafter, 1.5% of the proceeds of such closings will be amortized as a charge to additional paid in capital and a reduction of deferred offering costs, until such asset is fully amortized. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $322,000 has been amortized. The Company expects to reimburse the Advisers for such costs incurred on its behalf on a monthly basis up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross Offering proceeds. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser will be responsible for the payment of organizational and offering expenses to the extent they exceed 1.5% of gross proceeds from the Offering.

 

The table below outlines fees incurred and expense reimbursements payable to Hines, Main Street and their affiliates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012 and amounts unpaid as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands).

 

   Incurred   Incurred   Unpaid as of 
   Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
   September
   December
 
Type and Recipient  2013   2012   2013   2012   30, 2013   31, 2012 
Base Management Fees (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser  $-   $-   $-   $-   $-   $- 
Incentive Fee on Income (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Capital Gains Incentive Fee (1) - the Adviser, Sub-Adviser   -    -    -    -    -    - 
Offering Costs- the Adviser   251    435    1,213    1,210    3,421    2,529 
Other (2) - the Adviser   41    318    229    323    69    393 
Interest Expense – Main Street Capital Corporation   -    -    -    127    -    - 
Management Fees – Main Street Capital Corporation   -    -    -    15    -    - 
Selling Commissions - Dealer Manager   578    8    1,206    8    -    - 
Dealer Manager Fee - Dealer Manager   267    3    586    3    -    - 
Due to Affiliates                      $3,490   $2,922 

 

(1)Net of amounts waived by the Adviser and Sub-Adviser.
(2)Includes amounts the Adviser paid on behalf of the Company such as general and administrative services expenses.

 

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Note 10 – Share Repurchase Plan

 

The Company conducts quarterly tender offers pursuant to its share repurchase program. Under the terms of the plan, the Company will offer to purchase shares at the net asset value calculated at the date of the offer. The Company currently limits the number of shares to be repurchased during any calendar year to the number of shares it can repurchase with the proceeds it receives from the issuance of shares of its common stock under its distribution reinvestment plan. At the discretion of the Company’s board of directors, the Company may also use cash on hand, cash available from borrowings and cash from the sale of investments as of the end of the applicable period to repurchase shares. The Company will limit repurchases in each quarter to 2.5% of the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding in the prior four calendar quarters. The Company’s board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the share repurchase program upon 30 days’ notice. The Company’s first repurchase date was October 1, 2013. No shares were tendered for repurchase.

  

Note 11 – Subsequent Events

 

On November 11, 2013, the Company entered into an Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement (the “Reimbursement Agreement”) with the Adviser.  Under the Reimbursement Agreement, until December 31, 2013 or a prior date mutually agreed to by both parties, the Adviser will pay to the Company up to 100% of the Company’s operating expenses (the “Expense Support Payment”).  Operating expenses are defined as 2013 third party operating costs and expenses incurred by the Company under generally accepted accounting principles for investment management companies.  Any Expense Support Payments paid by the Adviser are subject to conditional reimbursement by the Company upon a determination by the board of directors of the Company that the Company has achieved a reasonable level of expenses relative to its investment income.  Any repayment of Expense Support Payments will be made within a period not to exceed three years from the date each respective Expense Support Payment is determined.  The Reimbursement Agreement may be terminated by the Company at any time, and shall automatically terminate upon termination of the Advisory Agreement dated as of May 31, 2012 between the Company and the Adviser, or upon liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”). In this Report, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to HMS Income Fund, Inc.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the statements in this Report constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this Report may include statements as to:

 

    our future operating results;

 

    our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

 

    the impact of the investments that we expect to make;

 

    the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

    our expected financings and investments;

 

    the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and

 

    the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

 

In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect” and “intend” indicate a forward-looking statement, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this Report involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Report. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include:

 

    changes in the economy;

 

    risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters; and

 

    future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in our operating areas.

 

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this Report on information available to us on the date of this Report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Except as required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. The forward-looking statements and projections contained in this Report are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

ORGANIZATION

 

We were formed on November 28, 2011 for the purpose of succeeding to the portfolio of HMS Income LLC. On May 31, 2012, our merger with HMS Income LLC was consummated.

 

We are an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). We have elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Our business is managed by HMS Adviser LP (the “Adviser”), a Texas limited partnership and affiliate of Hines Interests Limited Partnership (“Hines”), pursuant to the Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) dated May 31, 2012, between us and the Adviser. Also, on May 31, 2012, we and the Adviser entered into a sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) with Main Street Capital Corporation (“Main Street”), a New York Stock Exchange listed BDC and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), and Main Street Capital Partners, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Main Street (“Main Street Partners”), to act as our investment sub-adviser to identify, evaluate, negotiate and structure prospective investments, make investment and portfolio management recommendations for approval by the Adviser, monitor our investment portfolio and provide certain ongoing administrative services to the Adviser. Main Street is initially providing such investment sub-advisory services to the Adviser. However, because the fees that Main Street would receive from such arrangement could have negative consequences on Main Street’s ability to meet the source-of-income requirement necessary for Main Street to maintain its RIC tax treatment, the ultimate intent is that Main Street Partners will provide such services. Main Street will need to obtain certain relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) before Main Street Partners is permitted to provide these services to the Adviser, which relief Main Street is currently seeking. However, there can be no assurance that Main Street will obtain such relief. If and when such requested no-action letter relief or similar relief is granted by the Staff of the Division of Investment Management of the SEC (the “Staff”), Main Street Partners will act as our investment sub-adviser instead of Main Street. The term “our Sub-Adviser,” as used herein, will refer to Main Street until such time that, if at all, the Staff grants the above mentioned requested no-action letter relief or similar relief; after which time, it will refer to Main Street Partners. We refer to the Adviser and Sub-Adviser, collectively, as the “Advisers.” Upon the execution of the Sub-Advisory Agreement, Main Street became an affiliate of ours.

 

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Our predecessor-in-interest, HMS Income LLC, was formed under the Maryland Limited Liability Company Act on November 28, 2011. On December 12, 2011, an affiliate of Hines and an unaffiliated investor purchased 1,111,111 membership units of HMS Income LLC for a price of $9.00 per unit, which represents our initial offering price at $10.00 per share minus the selling commissions of $0.70 per share and dealer manager fees of $0.30 per share, pursuant to a private placement, for an aggregate purchase price of $10.0 million. An executive officer of the unaffiliated investor is also an independent director of Main Street. Simultaneous with that initial capitalization, HMS Income LLC entered into a senior secured single advance term loan credit facility with Main Street in the committed principal amount of $7.5 million (the “Main Street Facility”). On December 12, 2011, HMS Income LLC fully drew the entire amount of the committed principal amount under the Main Street Facility and acquired from Main Street approximately $16.5 million of investments utilizing its initial equity investment and proceeds from the Main Street Facility.

 

On May 24, 2012, HMS Income LLC entered into a $15 million senior secured revolving credit facility with Capital One, National Association (“Capital One”) and immediately borrowed $7 million under the facility (the “Credit Facility”). We became the borrower under the Credit Facility as a result of the Merger Transaction (as defined below). The proceeds from the initial borrowing under the Credit Facility and working capital were used to repay the Main Street Facility.

 

On May 31, 2012, HMS Income LLC merged with and into us (the “Merger Transaction”) leaving us as the surviving entity following the Merger Transaction, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the Articles of Merger. The Articles of Merger provided that within 48 hours prior to the Merger Transaction, our properly-constituted board of directors (with a majority of non-interested members) would determine the fair value of the initial portfolio held by HMS Income LLC. The Agreement and Plan of Merger also provided that the outstanding membership units of HMS Income LLC would be converted into the number of shares of our common stock that equal $9.00 per share (based on the $10.00 per share initial offering price less the 10% sales load not incurred) based on net asset value of HMS Income LLC determined at the time of the Merger Transaction. Effectively, the Hines affiliate and the unaffiliated investor exchanged a total of 1,111,111 membership units of HMS Income LLC for 1,123,157 shares of our common stock.

 

On December 16, 2011, we filed a registration statement on Form N-2, as amended (the “Registration Statement”) with the SEC to register for sale up to $1.5 billion of shares of our common stock (the “Offering”). Except as with respect to minimum offering requirements set by securities regulators of certain states, there is no minimum number of shares required to be sold in the Offering. We engaged Hines Securities, Inc. (the “Dealer Manager”), an affiliate of the Adviser, to serve as the dealer manager for the Offering. The Dealer Manager is responsible for marketing the shares of common stock being offered pursuant to the Offering.

 

The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on June 4, 2012, and the Offering commenced shortly thereafter. We filed a post-effective amendment on March 28, 2013 for purposes of updating the Registration Statement under Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, which the SEC declared effective on May 14, 2013. As of September 30, 2013, we have raised $21.4 million, including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of approximately $226,000.

  

OVERVIEW

 

We are a specialty finance company primarily focused on making debt and equity investments in middle market companies, which we define as companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $3 billion that operate in diverse industries. Our primary investment objective is to generate current income through debt and equity investments and a secondary objective is to generate long-term capital appreciation through such investments. We anticipate that during our Offering period we will invest a majority of the net proceeds from the Offering in senior secured and second lien debt securities issued by middle market companies in private placements and negotiated transactions, which are traded in private over-the-counter markets for institutional investors. As we increase our capital base during our Offering period we will also invest in, and ultimately intend to have a significant portion of our assets invested in, customized direct secured and unsecured loans to and equity securities of lower middle market (“LMM”) companies, which we define as companies with annual revenues generally between $10 million and $150 million. Typically, our investment in LMM companies will require us to co-invest with Main Street and/or its affiliates. Due to legal restrictions, we currently are not allowed to co-invest with Main Street in the LMM deals.

 

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While we intend to co-invest with such investment entities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, the 1940 Act imposes significant limits on co-investing with affiliates, of which Main Street is one due to its position as our sub-adviser. As a result, we and Main Street have applied for exemptive relief from the SEC under the 1940 Act, which, if granted, would allow us additional latitude to co-invest with Main Street and/or certain of its affiliates. However, there is no assurance that we will obtain such relief. In the event the SEC does not grant us relief, we will not be able to invest in certain portfolio companies in which Main Street and/or its affiliates are investing or are invested. Even if we are able to obtain exemptive relief, we will be unable to participate in certain transactions originated by Main Street and/or its affiliates prior to receipt of such relief.

 

Prior to obtaining exemptive relief, we have co-invested alongside Main Street and/or its affiliates only in accordance with existing regulatory guidance. These co-investments have been in syndicated deals and secondary loan market transactions where price is the only negotiated point.

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had debt investments in 39 private placement investments and 2 LMM investments with an aggregate fair value of $38.4 million, a cost basis of $38.0 million, and a weighted average effective annual yield of approximately 7.8%. The weighted average annual yield was calculated using the effective interest rates for all debt investments at September 30, 2013, including accretion of original issue discount and premium to par value. All of our portfolio investments were secured by first priority liens.

 

The level of new portfolio investment activity will fluctuate from period to period based upon the status of the capital raising efforts under the Offering, our view of the current economic fundamentals, our ability to identify new investment opportunities that meet our investment criteria, and our ability to close on the identified transactions. The level of new investment activity, and associated interest and fee income will directly impact future investment income. While we intend to grow our portfolio and our investment income over the long-term, our growth and our operating results may be more limited during depressed economic periods. However, we intend to appropriately manage our cost structure and liquidity position based on applicable economic conditions and our investment outlook. The level of realized gains or losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation will also fluctuate depending upon portfolio activity and the performance of our individual portfolio companies. The changes in realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation or depreciation could have a material impact on our operating results.

 

Investment Income

 

We have generated and plan to continue to generate investment income primarily in the form of interest on the debt securities that we hold, dividends and other distributions with respect to any equity interest that we hold and capital gains, if any, on convertible debt or other equity interests that we acquire in portfolio companies. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, monitoring fees, and possibly consulting fees and performance-based fees. All such fees will be generated in connection with our investments and recognized as earned or as additional yield over the life of the debt investment. To date our investment income has been interest income on debt investments, accretion of original issue discounts/premiums and net realized/unrealized appreciation/depreciation.

 

Expenses

 

On both a short-term and long-term basis, our primary use of funds will be investments in portfolio companies and cash distributions to our stockholders. Our primary operating expenses will be the payment of debt service, general and administrative expenses, and payment of advisory fees under the Advisory Agreement. The investment advisory fees paid to our Adviser (and the fees paid by our Adviser to our Sub-Adviser pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement) will compensate our Advisers for their work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, executing, monitoring and servicing our investments. We expect our expenses to fluctuate based upon the amount of assets under management.

 

We will bear all other expenses of our operations and transactions, including (without limitation) fees and expenses relating to:

  

  corporate and organizational expenses relating to offerings of our common stock, subject to limitations included in the Advisory Agreement;
     
  the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;
     
  the cost of effecting sales and repurchase of shares of our common stock and other securities;
     
  fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, monitoring our financial and legal affairs, making investments, and valuing investments, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments;
     
  interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments;

 

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  investment advisory fees;
     
  transfer agent and custodial fees;
     
  fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;
     
  federal and state registration fees;
     
  federal, state and local taxes;
     
  independent directors’ fees and expenses, including travel expenses;
     
  costs of director and stockholder meetings, proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices;
     
  cost of fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;
     
  direct costs such as printing of stockholder reports and advertising or sales materials, mailing, long distance telephone, and staff;
     
  fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, amended, the 1940 Act, and applicable federal and state securities laws;
     
  costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the 1940 Act and applicable federal and state securities laws;
     
  brokerage commissions for our investments;
     
  all other expenses incurred by our Advisers, in performing their obligations subject to the limitations included in the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement; and
     
  all other expenses incurred by us or any administrator in connection with administering our business, including payments under any administration agreement that will be based upon our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by any administrator in performing its obligations under any proposed administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs.

 

Base Management Fee, Incentive Fee, and Administrative Expense Waiver

 

On May 31, 2012, we and the Advisers entered into a conditional fee waiver agreement, pursuant to which, for a period from June 4, 2012 to December 31, 2013, the Advisers can waive all fees upon the occurrence of any event, that in the Advisers’ sole discretion is deemed necessary, including, but neither limited to nor automatically triggered by our estimate that a distribution declared and payable to our stockholders during the fee waiver period represents, or would represent when paid, a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We refer to this conditional fee waiver agreement, as amended from time to time, as the “Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement.” Further, the agreement contains a clause which states that at the sole and absolute discretion of our board of directors, in future periods, previously waived fees may be paid to the Advisers if and only to the extent that our cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations exceeds the amount of cumulative distributions paid to stockholders. The previously waived fees are potentially subject to repayment by us, if at all, within a period not to exceed three years from the date of each respective fee waiver. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred, and the Advisers waived, base management fees of approximately $268,000 and $469,000, respectively and capital gains incentive fees of approximately $0 and $1,000, respectively.

 

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred, and the Advisers waived, base management fees of approximately $98,000 and $128,000 respectively, subordinated incentive fees on income of approximately $52,000 and $71,000 respectively, and capital gains incentive fees of approximately $2,000 and $2,000, respectively. Reimbursement of previously waived fees to the Advisers will not be accrued until reimbursement is approved by the board of directors. To date none of the previously waived fees have been approved by the board of directors for reimbursement.

 

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, we are required to pay or reimburse the Advisers for administrative services expenses, which include all costs and expenses related to our day-to-day administration and management not related to advisory services. For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2013, we incurred, and the Advisers waived the reimbursement of, administrative services expenses of approximately $234,000 and $689,000, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we incurred, and the Advisers waived the reimbursement of administrative services expenses of approximately $129,000 and $154,000, respectively.

 

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Our financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). Under the investment company rules and regulations pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation S-X, we are precluded from consolidating portfolio company investments, including those in which we have a controlling interest, unless the portfolio company is another investment company. An exception to this general principle occurs if we own a controlled operating company whose purpose is to provide services to us such as an investment adviser or transfer agent. None of the investments we have made qualify for this exception. Therefore, our portfolio investments are carried on the balance sheet at fair value, as discussed below, with changes to fair value recognized as “Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)” on the Statement of Operations until the investment is realized, usually upon exit, resulting in any gain or loss on exit being recognized as a “Net Realized Gain (Loss) from Investments.”

 

Transactions Between Entities Under Common Control

 

As discussed above, effective May 31, 2012, HMS Income LLC merged with and into us leaving us, HMS Income Fund, Inc., as the surviving entity. When evaluating the accounting for this transaction, we determined that this was a transaction between entities under common control. Consistent with this determination, we recognized the assets and liabilities transferred from HMS Income LLC at their carrying amounts at the time of the Merger Transaction. We have reported the results of operations and cash flows for the period prior to which the Merger Transaction occurred as though the exchange of equity interests had occurred at the beginning of the period.

 

Investment Classification

 

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

 

On December 12, 2011, HMS Income LLC acquired interests in 17 investments from Main Street and certain of its affiliates for approximately $16.5 million (the “Purchase Transaction”), as evidenced by an Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the “Assignment Agreement”). Concurrently with the Purchase Transaction, HMS Income LLC and Main Street Partners entered into a Servicing Agreement (the “Servicing Agreement”), pursuant to which Main Street Partners agreed to perform certain services for HMS Income LLC with respect to the investments acquired in the Purchase Transaction. As of September 30, 2013, we owned five investments with respect to which Main Street Partners continues to provide service pursuant to the Servicing Agreement.

 

The legal nature of the Purchase Transaction and the intent of both HMS Income LLC and Main Street was to effectuate a sale thereby providing HMS Income LLC with an ownership of undivided interests in the acquired investments. The Purchase Transaction was originally classified in the financial statements as a sale under the Accounting Standards Codification (“Codification” or “ASC”) 860, Transfers and Servicing (“ASC 860”), as previously reported as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 included in the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed December 16, 2011 and all subsequent amendments thereto, as well as in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2012. Subsequently it was determined that, due to certain provisions within the Servicing Agreement, and in order to comply with ASC 860, the investments acquired in the Purchase Transaction should have been classified, for accounting purposes, as a secured loan to Main Street. The interest income related to these investments, previously reported as interest income of Non-Control/Non Affiliate investments, is now reported as interest income of Affiliate investment for the period from June 1, 2012 to June 30, 2012 on the statement of operations.

 

We evaluated both the quantitative and qualitative impact of this presentation on prior reporting periods and determined that because there were no changes to total assets, net assets, net increase in net assets resulting from operations and net asset value per share, among other considerations, any revision to prior period financial statements would not be material. Therefore, no prior filings were amended to reflect these reclassifications. Such reclassifications were made on the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012.

 

On November 2, 2012, we and Main Street and its affiliates amended the Assignment Agreement and amended and restated the Servicing Agreement to conform the Assignment Agreement and the Servicing Agreement with the intent of the parties at the time of the consummation of the Purchase Transaction and to account for certain changed facts and circumstances. As a result of the amended Assignment and the amended and restated Servicing Agreement, as of December 31, 2012, the Purchase Transaction was and for the subsequent periods thereafter will continue to be reported as a sale for accounting purposes under ASC 860 in the financial statements and the related investments will be classified as Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments.

 

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Valuation of Portfolio Investments

 

The most significant determination inherent in the preparation of our financial statements is the valuation of our portfolio investments and the related amounts of unrealized appreciation or depreciation. As of September 30, 2013, 87% of our total assets represented investments in portfolio companies valued at fair value including one investment presented as “Revenue from securities sold”. We are required to report our investments at fair value. We follow the provisions of ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“ASC 820”). ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.

 

We determine in good faith the fair value of our portfolio investments pursuant to a valuation policy in accordance with ASC 820 and valuation policies approved by our board of directors and in accordance with the 1940 Act. For LMM investments, our Advisers review external events, including private mergers, sales and acquisitions involving comparable companies, and consider these events in the valuation process. For private placement portfolio investments, we generally use observable inputs such as quotes prices in the valuation process. Our valuation policy and process is intended to provide a consistent basis for determining the fair value of the portfolio.

 

Our portfolio strategy calls for us to invest in illiquid securities issued by private LMM companies as well as privately placed debt securities issued by middle market companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies. These portfolio investments may be subject to restrictions on resale. LMM companies generally have no established trading market while privately placed debt securities generally have established markets that are not active. Further, market quotations are generally not readily available for LMM investments. We determine the fair value using a yield to maturity approach that analyzes the discounted cash flows of interest and principal for the debt security, as set forth in the associated loan agreements, as well as the financial position and credit risk of each of these portfolio investments at each reporting date. Our estimate of the expected repayment date of a debt security is generally the legal repayment date of the instrument. The yield to maturity analysis considers changes in leverage levels, credit quality, portfolio company performance and other factors. We will use the value determined by the yield analysis as the fair value for that security. However, it is our position that assuming a borrower is outperforming underwriting expectations and because these respective investments do not contain pre-payment penalties, the borrower would most likely prepay or refinance the borrowing if the market interest rate, given the borrower’s current credit quality, is lower than the stated loan interest rate. Therefore, we do not believe that a market participant would pay a premium for the investment and because of our general intent to hold loans to repayment, we do not believe that the fair value of the investment should be adjusted in excess of the face amount. However, adjustments to investment values will be made for declines in fair value due to market changes or borrower specific credit deterioration.

 

For valuation purposes, “non-control” portfolio investments are composed of debt securities for which we do not have a controlling interest in the portfolio company or the ability to nominate a majority of the portfolio company’s board of directors. For those non-control portfolio investments in which market quotations are generally readily available, we use observable inputs, such as third party quotes or other independent pricing, to determine the fair value of those investments. The fair value of these investments on the reporting date is determined by taking the midpoint between the bid-ask spread obtained from a third party pricing service. Securities under contract to sell have been valued at the contract price, which approximates the pricing noted by the independent pricing service. As of September 30, 2013, all of our investments were classified as non-control investments.

 

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

 

Interest Income

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent amounts are expected to be collected. Prepayment penalties received by us are recorded as income upon receipt. Accrued interest is evaluated periodically for collectability. When a debt security becomes 90 days or more past due, and we do not expect the debtor to be able to service all of its debt or other obligations, the debt security will generally be placed on non-accrual status and we will cease recognizing interest income on that debt security until the borrower has demonstrated the ability and intent to pay contractual amounts due. If a debt security’s status significantly improves with respect to the debtor’s ability to service the debt or other obligations, or if a debt security is fully impaired, sold or written off, it will be removed from non-accrual status. None of our investments were more than 90 days past due or on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2013.

 

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From time to time, we may hold debt instruments in our investment portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest provision. If these borrowers elect to pay or are obligated to pay interest under the optional PIK provision, and if deemed collectible in management’s judgment, then the interest would be computed at the contractual rate specified in the investment’s credit agreement, added to the principal balance of the investment, and recorded as interest income. Thus, the actual collection of this interest would be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we held one investment that contained a PIK provision which we deemed collectible and recognized $112,000 into interest income. During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we held two investments that contained PIK provisions which we subsequently collected and recognized $25,000 into interest income.

 

Unearned Income – Original Issue Discount / Premium to Par Value

 

We purchased some of our debt investments for an amount different than their respective principal values. For purchases at less than par value a discount is recorded, which is accreted into interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the debt investment. For purchases at greater than par value, a premium is recorded, which is amortized as a reduction to interest income based on the effective interest method over the life of the investment. Upon repayment or sale, any unamortized discount or premium is also amortized into interest income. For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we accreted approximately a net $29,000 and $72,000, respectively, into interest income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, we accreted approximately a net $50,000 and $85,000, respectively, into interest income.

 

Organizational and Offering Costs

 

In accordance with the Advisory Agreement and the Sub-Advisory Agreement, we will reimburse the Adviser and Sub-Adviser for any organizational expenses and Offering costs that are paid on our behalf, which consist of, among other costs, expenses of our organization, actual legal, accounting, bona fide out-of-pocket itemized and detailed due diligence costs, printing, filing fees, transfer agent costs, postage, escrow fees, data processing fees, advertising and sales literature and other Offering-related costs. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Advisers are responsible for the payment of Offering costs to the extent they exceed 1.5% of the aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering.

 

As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser incurred approximately $3.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of Offering costs on our behalf. Upon the execution of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, on May 31, 2012, we recorded a due to affiliates liability and capitalized the deferred Offering costs as it is expected that aggregate gross proceeds from the Offering will be at a level which will require us to reimburse the Advisers for these costs. As of September 30, 2013, the balance of the due to affiliate liability related to organizational and Offering costs was $3.4 million. Commencing with our initial closing, which occurred on September 17, 2012, and continuing with every closing thereafter, 1.5% of the proceeds of such closings will be amortized as a charge to additional paid in capital and a reduction of deferred Offering costs, until such asset is fully amortized. As of September 30, 2013, approximately $322,000 has been amortized.  We expect to reimburse the Advisers for such costs incurred on our behalf on a monthly basis up to a maximum aggregate amount of 1.5% of the gross Offering proceeds. Pursuant to the terms of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Adviser and Sub-Adviser will be responsible for the payment of organizational and Offering expenses to the extent they exceed 1.5% of gross proceeds from the Offering.

  

PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT COMPOSITION

 

Private placement portfolio investments primarily consist of direct or secondary purchases of interest-bearing debt securities in companies that are generally larger in size than the LMM companies included in our LMM portfolio. As of September 30, 2013, our privately placed portfolio was completely comprised of debt investments secured by first priority liens.

 

Our current LMM portfolio investments consist solely of secured debt in privately held LMM companies. The LMM debt investments are secured by first liens on the assets of the portfolio companies, generally bear interest at fixed rates and generally mature between five and seven years from the original investment date. However, since we purchased these investments subsequent to their original investment dates, the maturities range from approximately two to four years.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we purchased 33 new investments for approximately $31.2 million and received proceeds from sales and repayments of existing portfolio investments of approximately $8.0 million including $4.4 million in full prepayment and $2.5 million in sales. The combined result of which increased our portfolio by approximately $24.3 million, or 151%, and the number of portfolio companies by 24, or 141%. The largest investment in an individual portfolio company represented approximately 5% the portfolio’s fair value with the remaining investments ranging from 1% to 5%. The average investment in our portfolio is approximately $0.9 million or 2% of the total portfolio. As a result of the aforementioned transactions our portfolio has become increasingly diversified across individual portfolio investments, geographic regions, and industries. Further, our portfolio investment composition is now completely comprised of first lien debt securities. First lien debt securities have priority over subordinated or other unsecured debt owed by the issuer with respect to the collateral pledged as security for the loan. Due to the priority of first lien investments, these generally have lower yields than lower priority, less secured investments.

 

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Summaries of the composition of our total investment portfolio at cost and fair value are shown in the following table:

 

   September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 

 

Cost:

  LMM   Private Placement   Total   LMM   Private Placement   Total 
First Lien Secured Debt   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   87.1%   90.6%
Second Lien Secured Debt   -    -    -    -    12.9%   9.4%
Total   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%

 

 

   September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 

 

Fair Value:

  LMM   Private Placement   Total   LMM   Private Placement   Total 
First Lien Secured Debt   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   87.1%   90.5%
Second Lien Secured Debt   -    -    -    -    12.9%   9.5%
Total   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%

 

The composition of our investments by geographic region of the United States as of September 30, 2013, at cost and fair value, is set forth in the table below (in thousands). The geographic composition is determined by the location of the portfolio company’s corporate headquarters. 

 

   September 30, 2013 
   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at
Fair Value
   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
Northeast  $10,462    27.6%  $10,598    27.6%
Midwest   7,637    20.1%   7,693    20.1%
West   7,427    19.6%   7,472    19.5%
Southeast   7,067    18.6%   7,148    18.6%
Midwest   3,927    10.3%   3,997    10.4%
Non-United States   1,449    3.8%   1,458    3.8%
Total  $37,969    100.0%  $38,366    100.0%

 

The composition of our investments by geographic region of the United States as of December 31, 2012, at cost and fair value, is set forth in the table below (in thousands). The geographic composition is determined by the location of the portfolio company’s corporate headquarters.

 

   December 31, 2012 
   Investments at Cost   Cost Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at
Fair Value
   Fair Value
Percentage of
Total Portfolio
 
Northeast  $4,158    25.8%  $4,149    25.7%
Southwest   750    4.7%   750    4.6%
West   2,896    18.0%   2,896    18.0%
Southeast   2,617    16.3%   2,645    16.4%
Midwest   5,660    35.2%   5,692    35.3%
Total  $16,081    100.0%  $16,132    100.0%

  

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The following tables show the total investment portfolio composition of portfolio investments by industry at cost and fair value:

 

Cost:  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
IT Services   7.7%   12.3%
Textiles, Apparel, and Luxury Goods   7.1%   11.7%
Healthcare Providers and Services   5.2%   - 
Environmental and Facilities Services   5.2%   - 
Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure   5.1%   - 
Specialty Retail   5.1%   8.9%
Media   4.2%   - 
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation   3.9%   - 
Software   3.8%   22.8%
Healthcare Facilities   2.6%   - 
Human Resource and Employment Services   2.6%   - 
Education   2.6%   - 
IT Consulting and Other Services   2.6%   - 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies   2.6%   - 
Communications Equipment   2.6%   - 
Retail (Food and Beverage)   2.6%   - 
Gas Equipment and Services   2.6%   - 
Apparel, Accessories, and Luxury Goods   2.6%   - 
Metals and Mining   2.6%   - 
Publishing   2.6%   - 
Pharmaceuticals   2.5%   - 
Services and Leasing   2.5%     
Capital Markets   2.5%   3.7%
Aerospace and Defense   2.4%   - 
Utilities   2.4%   - 
Advertising   2.2%   - 
Diversified Consumer Services   2.0%   4.7%
Healthcare Services   2.0%   8.7%
Building Products   1.7%   4.4%
Internet and Catalog Retail   1.3%   - 
Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels   1.3%   - 
Entertainment and Leisure   1.3%   - 
Construction and Engineering   -    13.5%
Energy Equipment and Services   -    4.7%
Chemicals   -    4.6%
Total   100.0%   100.0%

 

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Fair Value:  September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
IT Services   7.7%   12.3%
Textiles, Apparel, and Luxury Goods   7.1%   11.7%
Healthcare Providers and Services   5.2%   - 
Environmental and Facilities Services   5.2%   - 
Hotels, Restaurants, and Leisure   5.2%   - 
Specialty Retail   5.0%   8.6%
Media   4.3%   - 
Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation   4.0%   - 
Software   3.9%   23.0%
Healthcare Facilities   2.6%   - 
Human Resource and Employment Services   2.6%   - 
Education   2.6%   - 
IT Consulting and Other Services   2.6%   - 
Communications Equipment   2.6%   - 
Retail (Food and Beverage)   2.6%   - 
Gas Equipment and Services   2.6%   - 
Apparel, Accessories, and Luxury Goods   2.6%   - 
Metals and Mining   2.6%   - 
Healthcare Equipment and Supplies   2.5%   - 
Publishing   2.5%   - 
Pharmaceuticals   2.5%   - 
Services and Leasing   2.5%     
Capital Markets   2.5%   3.8%
Utilities   2.4%   - 
Aerospace and Defense   2.3%   - 
Advertising   2.2%   - 
Diversified Consumer Services   2.0%   4.7%
Healthcare Services   2.0%   8.6%
Building Products   1.7%   4.4%
Internet and Catalog Retail   1.3%   - 
Oil, Gas, and Consumable Fuels   1.3%   - 
Entertainment and Leisure   1.3%   - 
Construction and Engineering   -    13.6%
Energy Equipment and Services   -    4.7%
Chemicals   -    4.6%
Total   100.0%   100.0%

 

Our portfolio investments carry a number of risks including, but not limited to: (1) investing in companies which may have limited operating histories and financial resources; (2) holding investments that generally are not publicly traded and which may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale; and (3) other risks common to investing in below investment grade debt in LMM and middle market companies.

 

PORTFOLIO ASSET QUALITY

 

As of September 30, 2013, we owned a diversified portfolio of 41 companies representing a wide range of industries. We believe that this diversity adds to the structural protection of the portfolio, revenue sources, income, cash flows and dividends. The portfolio included the following:

 

§Debt investments in 39 private-placement portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $36.9 million and a cost basis of approximately $36.5 million. The private placement portfolio had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 7.5% and 100% of the investments were secured by first priority liens. Further, 92% of the private placement investments contain variable rates, the majority of which have contractual minimum interest rates between 100 and 150 basis points.

 

§Debt investments in two LMM portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value and cost basis of approximately $1.5 million. The LMM investments had a weighted average annual effective yield of approximately 15.0% and 100% of the investments were secured by first priority liens.

 

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§Overall, our investment portfolio had a weighted average effective yield of approximately 7.8%, and 100% of the investments were secured by first-priority liens.

 

100% of the portfolio was performing materially at or above our expectations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we had one investment that experienced a technical default. Despite the technical default, there was no lapse in payment. As a remedy for the technical default, additional PIK was granted and warrants to purchase shares of common stock were issued. At the time of issuance and as of September 30, 2013, these warrants were deemed to have no value. As of September 30, 2013, we had executed a contract to sell our syndicated loan investment and associated warrants. As of the reporting date, the sale had not yet settled. For those investments in which S&P credit ratings are available, approximately 56% of the portfolio, the portfolio had a weighted average effective credit rating of B.

 

We utilize a rating system developed by our Sub-Adviser to rate the performance of each LMM portfolio company. The investment rating system takes into consideration various factors, including, but not limited to, each investment’s expected level of returns, collectability, comparisons to competitors and other industry participants, and the portfolio company’s future outlook. Investment Rating 1 represents a LMM portfolio company that is performing in a manner which significantly exceeds expectations. Investment Rating 2 represents a LMM portfolio company that, in general, is performing above expectations. Investment Rating 3 represents a LMM portfolio company that is generally performing in accordance with expectations and there is no indication of a decline in value. Investment Rating 4 represents a LMM portfolio company that is underperforming expectations, requiring increased monitoring and scrutiny by us. Investment Rating 5 represents a LMM portfolio company that is significantly underperforming, requiring heightened levels of monitoring and scrutiny by us and involves the recognition of significant unrealized depreciation on such investment. For investments with a 4 or 5 rating, there is significant doubt regarding our ability to fully recover the principal amount due. All new LMM portfolio investments receive an initial Investment Rating 3.

 

The following table shows the distribution of our LMM portfolio investments on the 1 to 5 investment rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

   September 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Investment Rating  Investments at Fair Value   Percentage of Total Portfolio   Investments at Fair Value   Percentage of Total Portfolio 
1  $-    -   $1,436    33.2%
2   1,500    100.0%   1,500    34.6%
3   -    -    1,396    32.2%
4   -    -    -    - 
5   -    -    -    - 
Totals  $1,500    100.0%  $4,332    100.0%

 

Based upon our investment rating system, the weighted average rating of our LMM portfolio was approximately 2.0 as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

  

DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 

 

RESULTS COMPARISONS FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

 

Total Investment Income, Operating Expenses, Net Assets

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, our total investment income was approximately $808,000 and $464,000, respectively, consisting predominately of interest income. As of September 30, 2013 the portfolio had a weighted average annual effective yield on investments of approximately 7.8% compared to 10.3% as of September 30, 2012 and our average investment portfolio for the three months ended September 30, 2013 was $34.1 million compared to $16.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in interest income is primarily due to the growth in our total portfolio resulting from the investment of additional equity capital raised, and borrowings under our Credit Facility. Additionally, during the three months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $54,000 of PIK interest income compared to zero for the same period in 2012. This increase is largely due to an investment which had a technical default during the period, resulting in additional PIK being earned. Subsequent to the event of default, we entered into an agreement to sell the investment, including the PIK, to a third party. As of September 30, 2013, the sale had not yet settled. We believe all amounts recorded as PIK interest income are collectable. We expect further increases in investment income in future periods due to (i) a growing base of portfolio company investments, and (ii) investments being held for the entire period relative to incremental net investment activity during each quarter.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2013, expenses, net of base management fee, incentive fee and administrative services expenses waivers, were approximately $310,000 as compared to expenses of approximately $202,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in expenses is due primarily to an increase in interest expense of $39,000, an increase in professional fees expense of $29,000 and an increase in other general and administrative expense of $39,000. Interest expense increased due to an increase in the average borrowings during the period. Average borrowings were $12.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012. Professional fees increased due to additional legal costs related to the share repurchase program and the application for exemptive relief. Other general and administrative expenses increased due to additional banking costs, trade costs and other costs associated with the increase in the overall portfolio size.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2013, the net increase in net assets resulting from operations (gross of stockholder distributions declared) was approximately $748,000. The increase was attributable to net investment income of approximately $498,000 and unrealized appreciation on investments of approximately $250,000.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, the net increase in net assets was approximately $307,000. The increase was primarily attributable to net investment income of approximately $262,000 and realized gains of approximately $12,000 and unrealized appreciation on investments of approximately $33,000.

  

RESULTS COMPARISONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

 

Total Investment Income, Operating Expenses, Net Assets

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and September 30, 2012, our total investment income was approximately $1.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, consisting predominately of interest income. As of September 30, 2013 the portfolio had a weighted average annual effective yield on investments of approximately 7.8% compared to 10.3% as of September 30, 2012 and our average investment portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 was $27.1 million compared to $16.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase is primarily due to the growth in our total portfolio resulting from the investment of additional equity capital raised, and borrowings under our Credit Facility. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we recognized $112,000 of PIK interest income compared to only $25,000 for the same period in 2012. This increase is largely due to an investment which had a technical default during the period, resulting in additional PIK being earned. Subsequent to the event of default, we entered into an agreement to sell the investment, including the PIK, to a third party. As of September 30, 2013, the sale had not yet settled. We believe all amounts recorded as PIK interest income are collectable. We expect further increases in investment income in future periods due to (i) a growing base of portfolio company investments, and (ii) investments being held for the entire period relative to incremental net investment activity during each quarter.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, expenses, net of base management fee, incentive fee and administrative services expenses waivers, were approximately $863,000 as compared to expenses of approximately $417,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The increase in expenses is due primarily to an increase in interest expense of $38,000, an increase in professional fees expense of $200,000, an increase in insurance expense of $78,000 and an increase in other general and administrative expense of $130,000. Interest expense increased due to an increase in the average borrowings during the period. Average borrowings were $9.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 compared to $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The remaining increase in expenses is primarily to due to the expense of operating a public company including legal and audit costs, director fees, and director and officer insurance. Our registration statement was declared effective on June 4, 2012. We were a public company for four months during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared with the full period for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, the net increase in net assets resulting from operations (gross of stockholder distributions declared) was approximately $1.3 million. The increase was attributable to net investment income of approximately $896,000, realized gains of $4,000 and unrealized appreciation on investments of approximately $388,000.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, the net increase in net assets (gross of stockholder distributions declared) was approximately $1.1 million. The increase was attributable to net investment income of approximately $871,000, realized gains of $12,000 and unrealized appreciation on investments of approximately $187,000.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flows

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we experienced a net increase in cash of approximately $86,000. During this period, we generated approximately $20.9 million from our financing activities which consisted of $17.4 million in net Offering proceeds received, a net increase in our notes payable of $4.3 million, reduced by payment of cash distributions of approximately $781,000. Additionally, we used approximately $20.8 million of cash in our operating activities primarily as a result of the purchase of $31.2 million in portfolio debt investments offset by receipts of $8.0 million from the sale and repayment of principal amounts from existing portfolio investments. Further, we collected $932,000 from Main Street related to the repayment of a portfolio investment that was serviced by Main Street.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we experienced a net decrease in cash of approximately $415,000. During this period, we used approximately $1.4 million from our financing activities including the payment of distributions of $799,000, the net reduction in notes payable of $500,000 and the payment of deferred financing costs of $248,000. Additionally, we generated approximately $1.0 million of cash in our operating activities primarily as a result of the net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $1.1 million and the purchase of $7.2 million in portfolio debt investments offset by receipts of $7.3 million from the sale and repayment of principal amounts from existing portfolio investments.

 

Stockholder Distributions

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions per share that we declared on our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 (in thousands except per share amounts).

 

   Distributions 
For the Period Ended  Per Share   Amount 
Three months ended September 30, 2013  $0.17   $513 
Three months ended June 30, 2013  $0.18   $356 
Three months ended March 31, 2013  $0.17   $243 

 

The following table reflects the cash distributions that we declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 (in thousands except per share/unit amounts).

 

   Distributions 
For the Period Ended  Per Share, Per Unit   Amount 
Three months ended September 30, 2012  $0.18   $199 
One month ended June 30, 2012  $0.06   $65 
Five months ended May 31, 2012  $0.53   $600 

  

On September 27, 2013, with the authorization of our board of directors, we declared distributions to its stockholders for the period of October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. These distributions have been, or will be, calculated based on stockholders of record each day from October 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013 in an amount equal to $0.00191781 per share, per day (which represents an annualized distribution yield of 7.0% based on the Company's current public offering price of $10.00 per share, if it were maintained everyday for a twelve-month period). Distributions are paid on the first business day following the completion of each month to which they relate.

 

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The following table reflects the stock dividend per share that we have declared on our common stock from inception through September 30, 2013:

 

Date Declared  Record Date  Dividend Date  Dividend Percentage   Shares Issued
September 13, 2012  September 13, 2012  September 14, 2012   2.25%  25,274
                

The purpose of this stock dividend was for us to maintain a net asset value per share that was below the then-current offering price, after deducting selling commissions and dealer manager fees, as required by the 1940 Act, subject to certain limited exceptions. Our board of directors determined that our portfolio performance sufficiently warranted taking these actions.

 

The stock dividend increased the number of shares outstanding, thereby reducing our net asset value per share. However, because the stock dividend was payable to all stockholders as of the designated record date in proportion to their holdings as of such date, the reduction in net asset value per share as a result of the stock dividend was offset exactly by the increase in the number of shares owned by each stockholder. Also, as the stock dividend did not change any stockholder’s proportionate interest in us, it did not represent a taxable dividend. Lastly, as the overall value to the stockholders was not reduced as a result of the stock dividend, our board of directors determined that the stock dividend would not be dilutive to stockholders as of the designated record date. Specific tax characteristics of all distributions are reported to stockholders annually on Form 1099-DIV.

 

We have adopted an “opt in” distribution reinvestment plan for our stockholders. As a result, if we make a distribution, our stockholders will receive distributions in cash unless they specifically “opt in” to the distribution reinvestment plan so as to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of our common stock.

 

We may fund our cash distributions from all sources of funds available, including offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, dividends or other distributions paid to it on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies and fee waivers from our Advisers. We have not established limits on the amount of funds that we may use from available sources to make distributions. We expect that for the foreseeable future, a portion of the distributions paid will be possible as a result of the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement with our Advisers, which fee waivers may be subject to repayment by us upon the approval of our board of directors, if at all, within three years from the date that each respective fee waiver was made. The Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement allows the Advisers to waive fees upon the occurrence of any event, in the Advisers’ sole discretion, including, but neither limited to nor automatically triggered by, our estimate that a distribution declared and payable to our stockholders during the fee waiver period represents, or would represent when paid, a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Notwithstanding the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, the Company may still have distributions which could be characterized as a return of capital for tax purposes. Moreover, the Advisers have no obligation to waive fees pursuant to the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement, and if the Advisers choose not to waive the fees, our ability to pay distributions or our liquidity generally could be adversely affected. For the distributions declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2013, 42% of the distributions were funded by fee waivers pursuant to the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement.

 

Our distributions may exceed our earnings, especially during the period before we have substantially invested the proceeds from the Offering. As a result, a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

The timing and amount of any future distributions to stockholders are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of our board of directors.

 

In order to satisfy the Code requirements applicable to a RIC, we intend to distribute to our stockholders substantially all of our taxable income, but we may also elect to periodically spillover certain excess undistributed taxable income from one tax year into the next tax year (subject to a 4% excise tax). In 2013, we paid approximately $6,000 representing a 4% nondeductible excise tax related to approximately $117,000, or $0.09 per share, of cumulative undistributed taxable income.

 

Capital Resources

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had approximately $1.9 million in cash and our net asset value totaled approximately $29.6 million, equating to $8.91 per share. We believe our current cash flows from operations, future availability under our Credit Facility and the proceeds from the Offering are sufficient to allow us to meet our liquidity needs for both the near and longer term, to continue operations, satisfy our contractual obligations and pay distributions to our stockholders. 

 

On May 24, 2012, HMS Income LLC entered into the Credit Facility with Capital One and immediately borrowed $7 million under the Credit Facility. We became the borrower under the Credit Facility as a result of the Merger Transaction. The Credit Facility has an accordion provision allowing increases in borrowing of up to $60 million, for a total facility of up to $75 million, subject to certain conditions. The proceeds from the initial borrowing under the Credit Facility and working capital were used to repay the outstanding balance on the Main Street Facility, which had an outstanding balance of $7.5 million at the time of repayment. Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, subject to our election, on a per annum basis equal to (i) the applicable LIBOR rate plus 2.75% or (ii) the base rate plus 1.5%. The base rate is defined as the higher of (a) the prime rate or (b) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the credit agreement) plus 0.5%. As of September 30, 2013, we exercised our LIBOR election, thus setting a rate of 3.0%. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are secured by all of our assets as well as all of the assets, and a pledge of equity ownership interests, of any of our future subsidiaries, which would be joined as guarantors. The credit agreement for the Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants usual and customary for leveraged financings, including, but not limited to: (i) maintaining an interest coverage ratio of at least 2.25 to 1.0 (ii) maintaining an asset coverage ratio of at least 2.0 to 1.0 and (iii) maintaining a minimum adjusted tangible net worth of at least 80% of our adjusted tangible net worth on the closing date of the Credit Facility. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2013, our interest coverage ratio was 4.3 to 1 and as of September 30, 2013, our asset coverage ratio was 3.6 to 1, and our tangible net worth was approximately 101% of the our adjusted tangible net worth on the closing date of the Credit Facility. Additionally, we must provide information to Capital One on a regular basis, preserve our corporate existence, comply with applicable laws, including the 1940 Act, pay obligations when they become due, and invest the proceeds of the Offering in accordance with our investment objectives and strategies. Further, the credit agreement contains usual and customary default provisions including, without limitation: (i) a default in the payment of interest and principal; (ii) our insolvency or bankruptcy; (iii) a material adverse change in our business; or (iv) breach of any covenant, representation or warranty in the credit agreement or other credit documents and failure to cure such breach within defined periods. As of September 30, 2013, we are not aware of any instances of noncompliance with covenants related to the credit agreement. The maturity date of the Credit Facility is May 24, 2015, and we have two, one-year extension options. On August 16, 2013, we expanded the available capacity under the Credit Facility from $15 million to $25 million. With the amendment to expand the Credit Facility, certain restrictions were added including requirements that we (i) notify the administrative agent of the occurrence of certain events relating to the Adviser or certain breaches under the Advisory Agreement and (ii) seek written approval from the administrative agent prior to entering into any material amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of the Advisory Agreement. Additionally, the amendment includes as an event of default under the Credit Facility our failure to cause the Adviser to comply with all terms and conditions of the control agreement between the Company, our custodian and the administrative agent and any other custodial agreement

 

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we raised gross proceeds of approximately $20.0 million from the Offering including proceeds from the distribution reinvestment plan of $221,000, and we made payments of approximately $1.8 million for selling commissions and dealer manager fees. We also paid $322,000 of Offering costs related to the Offering.

 

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

 

In addition, as a BDC, we generally are required to meet a coverage ratio of total assets to total senior securities, which include borrowings and any preferred stock we may issue in the future, of at least 200%. Stated differently, the amount outstanding under our Credit Facility as a percentage of our total assets cannot exceed 50%. As of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, this percentage was 25% and 32%, respectively. This requirement limits the amount that we may borrow. As of September 30, 2013, we had capacity under our Credit Facility of $13.7 million, however considering the aforementioned restriction we only have the ability to borrow an additional $11.6 million.

 

Although we have been able to secure access to potential additional liquidity, through proceeds from the Offering and also by entering into the Credit Facility, there is no assurance that equity or debt capital will be available to us in the future on favorable terms, or at all.

 

Related-Party Transactions and Agreements

 

We have entered into agreements with the Adviser, the Sub-Adviser, and the Dealer Manager, whereby we pay certain fees and reimbursements to these entities. These include payments to the Dealer Manager for selling commissions and the Dealer Manager fees and payments to our Adviser and Sub-Adviser for reimbursement of Offering costs. In addition, we make payments for certain services that include, but are not limited to, the identification, execution, and management of our investments and also the management of our day-to-day operations provided to us by our Adviser and Sub-Adviser, pursuant to various agreements that we have entered into, including the Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Advisory Agreement and the Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement. See Note 9 to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for additional information regarding related party transactions

 

Contractual Obligations

 

See Note 9 to the financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for additional information regarding certain of our contractual obligations.

 

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As of September 30, 2013, we had $11.3 million in borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. Unless extended, the Credit Facility will mature on May 24, 2015. We have two, one-year extension options that, if exercised, would permit us to extend the maturity to May 24, 2017. See above for a description of the Credit Facility.

 

A summary of our significant contractual payment obligations for the repayment of outstanding borrowings at September 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

    Payments Due By Period (dollars in thousands)
    Total     Less than 1 year     1-3 years     3-5 years     After 5 years
Credit Facility(1) $ 11,300     $     $ 11,300     $     $

 

 

(1)  At September 30, 2013, $13.7 million remained available under our Credit Facility.

  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2013, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements.

  

Recent Developments and Subsequent Events

 

On November 11, 2013, we entered into an Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement (the “Reimbursement Agreement”) with the Adviser.  Under the Reimbursement Agreement, until December 31, 2013 or a prior date mutually agreed to by both parties, the Adviser will pay to us up to 100% of our operating expenses (the “Expense Support Payment”).  Operating expenses are defined as 2013 third party operating costs and expenses incurred by the Company under generally accepted accounting principles for investment management companies.  Any Expense Support Payments paid by the Adviser are subject to conditional reimbursement by us upon a determination by our board of directors that we have achieved a reasonable level of expenses relative to its investment income.  Any repayment of Expense Support Payments will be made within a period not to exceed three years from the date each respective Expense Support Payment is determined.  The Reimbursement Agreement may be terminated by us at any time, and shall automatically terminate upon termination of the Advisory Agreement dated as of May 31, 2012 between us and the Adviser, or upon liquidation or dissolution of us.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

We are subject to financial market risks, in particular changes in interest rates. Changes in interest rates may affect our interest income from portfolio investments, the fair value of our fixed income investments, and our cost of funding.

 

Our interest income will be affected by changes in various interest rates, including LIBOR and prime rates, to the extent any of our debt investments include floating interest rates. As of September 30, 2013, approximately 88% of our portfolio investments (based on cost) contained floating interest rates, the majority of which had index floors between 100 and 150 basis points. Assuming no changes to our investment portfolio and taking into account the interest rate floors, a 1% upward or downward change in interest rates over the next twelve months would increase or decrease our interest income from debt investments by approximately $7,000.

 

In addition, any fluctuations in prevailing interest rates may affect the fair value of our fixed rate debt instruments and result in changes in unrealized gains and losses, and may also affect a net increase or decrease in net assets resulting from operations. Such changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation will materialize into realized gains and losses if we sell our investments before their respective debt maturity dates.

 

Because we borrow money to make investments, our net investment income is partially dependent upon the difference between the interest rate at which we invest borrowed funds and the interest rate at which we borrow funds. In periods of rising interest rates and when we have borrowed capital with floating interest rates, then our interest expense would increase, which could increase our financing costs and reduce our net investment income, especially to the extent we hold fixed-rate debt investments. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Facility which we maintain with Capital One, as of September 30, 2013, we had borrowed at a floating rate of LIBOR plus 2.75%. Therefore, given our current level of borrowing of $11.3 million, a 1% upward change in interest rates for the next twelve months would increase our interest expense by approximately $113,000. Also, at September 30, 2013, one month LIBOR was approximately 0.20%; therefore, a 0.20% decrease in interest rates would result in a decrease in interest expense of $20,000.

 

If deemed prudent, we may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to minimize our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. These techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. As of September 30, 2013, we had not entered into any interest rate hedging arrangements.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

In accordance with Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of September 30, 2013, to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

In the most recent fiscal quarter, there was no change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined under Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. 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 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 any legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition or results of operations.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

 

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

Not applicable.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
3.1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement (filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-178548), filed on May 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.1   Form of Subscription Agreement (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s final prospectus dated May 14, 2013 filed pursuant to Rule 497 (File No. 333-178548), filed on May 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.1   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.2   First Amendment to the Credit Agreement between HMS Income Fund, Inc. and Capital One, National Association dated August 16, 2013 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 22, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.3   Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement dated as of November 11, 2013 between HMS Income Fund, Inc. and HMS Adviser LP (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Furnished herewith).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

 

    HMS INCOME FUND, INC.
         
Date: November 13, 2013   By: /s/ SHERRI  W. SCHUGART  
      Sherri W. Schugart  
      President and Chief Executive Officer  
         
         
Date: November 13, 2013   By: /s/ RYAN T. SIMS  
      Ryan T. Sims  
      Chief Financial Officer and Secretary  

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
3.1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement (filed as Exhibit (a)(2) to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-178548), filed on May 31, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 27, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
4.1   Form of Subscription Agreement (filed as Appendix A to the Registrant’s final prospectus dated May 14, 2013 filed pursuant to Rule 497 (File No. 333-178548), filed on May 16, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.1   Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Conditional Fee Waiver Agreement (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 28, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.2   First Amendment to the Credit Agreement between HMS Income Fund, Inc. and Capital One, National Association dated August 16, 2013 (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on August 22, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
10.3   Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement dated as of November 11, 2013 between HMS Income Fund, Inc. and HMS Adviser LP (Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 12, 2013 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Filed herewith).
     
32.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Furnished herewith).

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