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): November 12, 2018 |
FS Energy and Power Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
814-00841 (Commission File Number) |
27-6822130 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) |
19112 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.02. | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 14, 2018, FS/EIG Advisor, LLC (“FS/EIG Advisor”) announced that for any calendar quarter ending on or prior to September 30, 2019 it will defer the receipt of base management fees under the Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018, by and between FS Energy and Power Fund (the “Company”) and FS/EIG Advisor if, and to the extent that, the Company’s distributions paid to the Company’s shareholders in the calendar quarter exceeds the sum of the Company’s investment company taxable income (as defined in Section 852 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code), net capital gains (as defined in Section 1222 of the Code) and dividends and other distributions paid to the Company on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies (to the extent such amounts were not included in net investment company taxable income or net capital gains) in the calendar quarter, or collectively, the Company’s distributable funds on a tax basis. FS/EIG Advisor will only receive any deferred fees in a future calendar quarter if, and to the extent that, the Company’s distributable funds on a tax basis in the future calendar quarter exceeds the Company’s distributions paid to the Company’s shareholders in such quarter. Prior to September 30, 2019, FS/EIG Advisor will evaluate whether to extend this commitment to future quarters. In light of this commitment by FS/EIG Advisor, the Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, dated as of April 9, 2018, by and between the Company and FS/EIG Advisor (the “FS/EIG Advisor expense reimbursement agreement”) was terminated on November 12, 2018. No early termination penalties will be incurred by the Company in light of the termination of the FS/EIG Advisor expense reimbursement agreement. See Note 4—Related Party Transactions—Expense Reimbursement in our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018, for a description of the material terms and conditions of the FS/EIG Advisor expense reimbursement agreement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to the future performance and operations of the Company. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and some of these factors are enumerated in the filings the Company makes with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FS Energy and Power Fund | ||||
| Date: | November 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd | |
| Stephen S. Sypherd | ||||
| General Counsel and Secretary | ||||