UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2017
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 814-01044 | 46-3082016 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150 Menlo Park, California |
94025 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 854-2090
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 6, 2017, TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (the Company) posted an investor presentation (the Presentation) on the investor relations portion of its website, www.tpvg.com. The Company may use the Presentation from time to time in conversations with analysts and others, including at the Wells Fargo Thought Leadership Forum on December 6, 2017.
The Presentation includes certain of the Companys recent developments during the fourth quarter of 2017 (as of December 5, 2017) including:
| Raising approximately $22 million in a private placement from investment funds managed by the Alternative Investments & Manager Selection Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. who purchased 1.6 million shares at $13.54 per share; |
| Signing $55 million of term sheets; |
| Closing $65 million of new debt commitments to four venture growth stage companies; |
| Funding $76 million in new debt and equity investments to nine portfolio companies; and |
| Having achieved the lower end of its target leverage ratio (0.6x). |
The information contained in the Presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Companys Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings and other public announcements that it may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.
The information set forth herein is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure, and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section nor shall the information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | ||
By: | /s/ James P. Labe | |
Name: | James P. Labe | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
Date: December 6, 2017