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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-K/A

 

Amendment No. 2

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland   82-0894786
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

1350 6th Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY   10019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(212) 596-3413

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

None

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒

 

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 past 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 ☒ No ☐

 

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 ☐ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer ☐
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒

 

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

 

The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the issuer was $46,314,744 on June 30, 2019.

 

There were 2,991,093.773 issued and outstanding shares of the issuer’s common stock, $.001 par value per share, on September 23, 2020.

 

Documents Incorporated by Reference

 

None.

 

 

 

  

EXPLANATORY NOTE

  

Flat Rock Capital Corp. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is filing this Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 19, 2020 (the “Original Report”), and amended on April 29, 2020. The purpose of this Amendment is to file re-issued audit reports from Cohen & Company Ltd. (“Cohen”) concerning the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and KPMG LLP (“KPMG”) concerning the Company’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018. Except for the audit reports of Cohen and KPMG, along with minor revisions to the notes to the financial statements, no other changes have been made to the 10-K. Also, this Form 10-K/A has not been updated to reflect events that occurred after the date of the Original Report. As such, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Original Report.

 

Updated certifications of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer are included as exhibits to this amendment.

 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   

      Page
    PART II    
Item 8.   Financial Statements and Supplementary Data   1
         
    PART IV    
Item 15.   Exhibits, Financial Statements, and Schedules   2
SIGNATURES   4

  

i

 

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

  

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 F-1
Report of the Predecessor Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period ended December 31, 2017. F-2
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-6
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-11

  

1

 

  

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

  

To the Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, including the consolidated schedule of investments, of Flat Rock Capital Corp. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows, and changes in net assets for the year then ended, including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2019, and the results of its operations, cash flows, and changes in its net assets for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2019, by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and underlying investment managers, or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers or counterparties were not received. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

We have served as the auditor of one or more of the investment companies advised by Flat Rock Global, LLC since 2018.

 

COHEN & COMPANY, LTD.

 

Cleveland, Ohio

 

October 2, 2020

 

F-1

 

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
Flat Rock Capital Corp.:

 

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Flat Rock Capital Corp. and subsidiary (the Company), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and for the period from May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, and for the period from May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of investments owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with third party agents. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

/s/ KPMG LLP 

 

We served as the Company’s auditor from 2017 to 2019.

 

New York, New York
March 13, 2019

 

F-2

 

 

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Assets:            
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, at fair value (cost of $101,846,603 and $76,887,587, respectively)   $ 101,537,724     $ 76,193,199  
Cash and cash equivalents     3,359,446       1,179,518  
Foreign currency, at fair value (cost of $47,289)     47,289       -  
Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency exchange contracts     -       369,812  
Receivables:                
Receivable for sales of investments     1,771       -  
Receivable for paydowns of investments     81,410       205,831  
Due from investment adviser     196,728       89,849  
Dividend receivable     64,524       -  
Interest receivable     265,314       421,055  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     75,000       75,000  
Total Assets   $ 105,629,206     $ 78,534,264  
                 
Liabilities:                
Credit facility, net (see note 6)   $ 29,796,235     $ 23,233,011  
Payables:                
Payable for investments purchased     18,996,667       17,946,607  
Distributions payable     257,614       200,145  
Management fee payable     368,452       -  
Incentive fee payable     155,491       -  
Accrued other general and administrative expenses     84,877       299,394  
Total Liabilities   $ 49,659,336     $ 41,679,157  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)                
                 
Net Assets:                
Preferred shares, $0.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 0 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2018   $ -     $ -  
Common Shares, $0.001 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized; 2,832,840 as of December 31, 2019, and 1,867,420 as of December 31, 2018 issued and outstanding, respectively     2,833       1,867  
Additional paid-in capital     56,459,407       37,367,533  
Total distributable earnings (accumulated deficit)     (492,370 )     (514,293 )
Total Net Assets   $ 55,969,870     $ 36,855,107  
Total Liabilities and Net Assets   $ 105,629,206     $ 78,534,264  
Net Asset Value Per Common Share   $ 19.76     $ 19.74  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

F-3

 

  

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

    For the Years Ended     For the Period May 3,
2017 (commencement of operations) through
 
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Income:                  
Investment income from non-controlled, non-affiliated investments:                        
Interest income   $ 6,497,864     $ 2,369,096     $ 443,683  
Dividend income     121,483       -       -  
Other income     76,408       109,431       -  
Total investment income from non-controlled, non-affiliated investments     6,695,755       2,478,527       443,683  
Total Investment Income     6,695,755       2,478,527       443,683  
                         
Expenses:                        
Interest expense     1,562,512       180,601       16,017  
Management fees     1,376,674       625,782       233,070  
Incentive fees     546,204       -       12,368  
Professional fees     259,986       452,407       407,946  
Other general and administrative expenses     404,596       438,738       180,290  
Total Expenses     4,149,972       1,697,528       849,691  
Less: Management fee waiver (Note 3)     (265,221 )     (625,782 )     (245,438 )
Less: Incentive fee waiver (Note 3)     (408,149 )     -       -  
Less: Expense reimbursement (Note 3)     -       (101,939 )     (520,033 )
Net expenses     3,476,602       969,807       84,220  
Net Investment Income (Loss)     3,219,153       1,508,720       359,463  
                         
Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions                        
Net realized gains (losses):                        
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments     (282,272 )     252,230       83,372  
Foreign currency transactions     47,937       (5,814 )     (264,336 )
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 2)     174,789       -       -  
Total net realized gains (losses)     (59,546 )     246,416       (180,964 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses):                        
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments     242,482       (602,720 )     43,070  
Foreign currency translation     137,371       (395,856 )     258,486  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts (Note 2)     (369,812 )     407,953       (38,141 )
Total net change in unrealized gains (losses)     10,041       (590,623 )     263,415  
Total realized and unrealized gains (losses)     (49,505 )     (344,207 )     82,451  
                         
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   $ 3,169,648     $ 1,164,513     $ 441,914  
                         
Per Common Share Data:                        
Basic and diluted net investment income per common share   $ 1.37     $ 1.14     $ 0.69  
Basic and diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 1.35     $ 0.88     $ 0.84  
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding - Basic and Diluted     2,350,674       1,317,698       523,748  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

F-4

 

   

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    For the Years Ended    

For the Period May 3,

2017

(commencement of operations) through

 
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations:                        
Net investment income (loss)   $ 3,219,153     $ 1,508,720     $ 359,463  
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions     (59,546 )     246,416       (180,964 )
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, foreign currency translations, and foreign currency exchange contracts     10,041       (590,623 )     263,415  
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     3,169,648       1,164,513       441,914  
                         
Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Stockholder Distributions                        
Dividends and distributions to stockholders     (3,147,725 )     (1,699,455 )     (262,140 )
Return of capital     -       -       (159,125 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Stockholder Distributions     (3,147,725 )     (1,699,455 )     (421,265 )
                         
Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions                        
Issuance of common shares     20,210,850       17,121,000       20,649,000  
Reinvestment of stockholder distributions     398,064       -       -  
Repurchase of common shares     (1,516,074 )     (400,600 )     -  
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     19,092,840       16,720,400       20,649,000  
Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets     19,114,763       16,185,458       20,669,649  
Net Assets, Beginning of Period     36,855,107       20,669,649       -  
Net Assets, End of Period   $ 55,969,870     $ 36,855,107     $ 20,669,649  
Net Asset Value per Common Share   $ 19.76     $ 19.74     $ 20.02  
Common shares outstanding at the end of the period     2,832,840       1,867,420       1,032,445  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

F-5

 

  

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

    For the Year Ended    

For the Period May 3,

2017

(commencement of operations) through

 
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
                   
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                        
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 3,169,648     $ 1,164,513     $ 441,914  
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:                        
Net realized (gains)/losses on investments     282,272       (246,416 )     (91,151 )
Net change in unrealized (gains)/losses on investments     (242,482 )     602,720       (42,295 )
Net change in unrealized (gains)/losses on foreign currency translations     (137,371 )     395,856       (258,486 )
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on forward foreign currency contracts     369,812       (407,953 )     38,141  
Net accretion of discount on investments     (60,003 )     (40,345 )     (13,741 )
Purchases of investments     (170,787,006 )     (123,016,550 )     (65,518,684 )
Proceeds from sale of investments     145,605,721       73,829,280       38,206,613  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     125,899       19,506       -  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:                        
Receivable for sales of investments     (1,771 )     1,486,885       (1,486,885 )
Interest and dividend receivable     91,217       (360,263 )     (60,792 )
Due from investment adviser     (106,879 )     430,184       (520,033 )
Receivable for paydowns of investments     124,421       (193,173 )     (12,658 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets     -       (75,000 )     -  
Payable for investments purchased     1,050,060       8,211,441       9,735,166  
Management fees payable     368,452       -       -  
Incentive fee payable     155,491       -       -  
Accrued other general and administrative expenses     (220,151 )     (288,841 )     588,235  
Net cash used in operating activities     (20,212,670 )     (38,488,156 )     (18,994,656 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                        
Borrowings on credit facility     45,094,606       36,041,685       -  
Payments on credit facility     (38,611,271 )     (12,373,131 )     -  
Payments of debt issuance costs     (46,010 )     (455,049 )     -  
Distributions paid in cash     (2,692,213 )     (1,610,275 )     (310,300 )
Proceeds from issuance of common shares, net of change in subscriptions receivable of $0, $100,000 and ($100,000), respectively     20,210,850       17,221,000       20,549,000  
Repurchase of common shares     (1,516,074 )     (400,600 )     -  
Net cash provided by financing activities     22,439,887       38,423,630       20,238,700  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents     2,227,217       (64,526 )     1,244,044  
Cash, cash equivalents and foreign currency, beginning of period     1,179,518       1,244,044       -  
Cash, cash equivalents and foreign currency, end of period(1)   $ 3,406,735     $ 1,179,518     $ 1,244,044  
                         
Supplemental and Non-Cash Information:                        
Interest paid during the period   $ 1,562,512     $ 180,601     $ 16,017  
Distributions declared during the period   $ 3,147,725     $ -     $ -  
Reinvestment of distributions during the period   $ 398,064     $ -     $ -  
Distributions payable   $ 257,614     $ 200,145     $ 110,965  

 

(1) Agrees to the total of “Cash and cash equivalents” and “Foreign currency, at fair value” balances on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

F-6

 

  

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2019

 

Portfolio Company(3)   Industry   Interest Rate   Acquisition Date   Maturity Date     Principal / Par     Cost     Fair Value     Percentage of Net Assets  
Debt Investments                                                    
First Lien Senior Secured Debt(1)(2)(6)                                                    
AIS HoldCo, LLC(7)   Insurance Services   3M USD L + 5.00% (0% Floor)   8/15/2018     8/15/2025     $ 3,875,000     $ 3,875,108     $ 3,826,562       6.8 %
ALM Media, Inc.(7)   Media: Advertising, Printing, and Publishing   3M USD L + 6.50% (1% Floor)   11/25/2019     11/25/2024       5,000,000       4,901,774       4,900,000       8.8 %
Broder Bros Co.(7)   Wholesale   3M USD L + 8.50% (1% Floor)   1/30/2019     12/2/2022       1,932,883       1,932,883       1,932,883       3.5 %
Diversified Risk Holdings, LLC   Insurance Services   3M USD L + 8.00% (1% Floor)   11/28/2018     11/28/2023       14,850,000       14,732,774       14,998,500       26.8 %
Ceva Logistics Finance B.V.(4)   Transportation: Cargo   3M USD L + 5.00% (0% Floor)   2/22/2019     8/4/2025       2,985,000       2,901,303       2,567,100       4.6 %
Coastal Construction Products(7)(10)   Construction & Building   1M USD L + 5.125% (1% Floor)   10/10/2018     9/4/2024       3,805,021       3,765,373       3,805,021       6.8 %
Hill International, Inc.(7)   Business Services   3M USD L + 5.75% (1% Floor)   9/22/2017     6/21/2023       1,462,500       1,457,080       1,458,844       2.6 %
Isagenix International LLC(7)   Direct Selling   3M USD L + 5.75% (1% Floor)   4/26/2018     4/25/2025       2,773,173       2,781,173       2,495,856       4.5 %
Mills Fleet Farms(7)   Consumer Goods   1M USD L + 6.25% (1% Floor)   10/19/2018     10/19/2024       4,961,078       4,876,119       4,712,031       8.4 %
NM Z Parent Inc (Zep Inc)(7)   Chemicals & Allied Products   3M USD L+ 4.00% (1% Floor)   5/25/2018     8/9/2024       982,412       972,631       808,820       1.4 %
North Pole US
LLC(4)
  Aerospace & Defense   3M USD L + 7.00% (0% Floor)   4/10/2019     4/10/2025       1,925,000       1,745,737       1,750,595       3.1 %
Potpourri Group,
Inc.(7)
  Direct Selling   1M USD L + 8.25% (0% Floor)   7/3/2019     7/3/2024       9,875,000       9,781,895       9,776,250       17.5 %
Specialist Resources Global Inc.(5)(7)(10)   Healthcare Services   1M USD L + 5.25% (0% Floor)   9/23/2019     9/23/2025       3,325,000       3,284,781       3,283,417       5.9 %
Spencer Gifts LLC(7)   Retail   1M USD L + 6.00% (0% Floor)   6/14/2019     6/12/2026       4,987,500       4,891,998       4,889,246       8.7 %
ThreeBridge Solutions Delayed Draw(7)   IT Implementation   -   12/1/2017     12/1/2022       277,916       275,688       277,916       0.5 %
ThreeBridge Solutions Term Loan(5)(7)   IT Implementation   1M USD L+ 9.00% (1% Floor)   12/1/2017     12/1/2022       5,164,392       5,115,830       5,164,392       9.2 %
World Insurance Associates, LLC Delayed Draw(7)   Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   1M USD L + 4.50% (1% Floor)   7/2/2018     7/18/2024       1,692,930       1,686,765       1,676,001       3.0 %
World Insurance Associates, LLC(7)   Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate   1M USD L + 4.50% (1% Floor)   7/2/2018     7/18/2024       3,182,458       3,155,653       3,150,633       5.6 %
Total First Lien Senior Secured Debt                       $ 73,057,263     $ 72,134,565     $ 71,474,067       127.7 %
                                                     
Collateralized Loan Obligations(1)(6)                                                    
Churchill Middle Market CLO IV
Ltd., Class E2(4)
  Investment Vehicle   3M USD L + 10.20% (0% Floor)   12/12/2019     1/23/2032       4,000,000       3,800,904       4,060,800       7.3 %
Total Collateralized Loan Obligations                         4,000,000       3,800,904       4,060,800       7.3 %
Total Debt Investments                       $ 77,057,263     $ 75,935,469     $ 75,534,867       135.0 %
                                                     
Private Fund Investments                                                    
BCP Great Lakes Fund LP(4)(8)(9)   Investment Vehicle   -   8/9/2019     -               6,914,467       7,006,429       12.5 %
Total Private Fund Investments                               $ 6,914,467     $ 7,006,429       12.5 %

F-7

 

   

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2019

 

Security(3)   Yield to Maturity     Maturity Date   Acquisition Date   Number of Shares     Principal / Par     Amortized Cost(6)     Fair Value     Percentage of Net Assets  
U.S. Government Securities(1)(6)                                                        
U.S. Treasury Bill(5)     1.05 %   1/7/2020   12/31/2019     19,000,000     $ 19,000,000     $ 18,996,667     $ 18,996,428       33.9 %
Total U.S. Government Securities                             19,000,000       18,996,667       18,996,428       33.9 %
                                                         
Total Investments                           $ 96,057,263     $ 101,846,603     $ 101,537,724       181.4 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets                                             (45,567,854 )     (81.4 )%
Net assets                                           $ 55,969,870       100.0 %

  

(1) The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.

(2) Loan contains a variable rate structure, subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR) or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement. For each such loan, the Company has provided the interest rate in effect on the date presented. As of December 31, 2019, the 1 month (1M), 2 month (2M), and 3 month (3M) USD LIBOR rates were 1.76%, 1.83%, and 1.91%, respectively.

(3) As of December 31, 2019, all investments are non-controlled, non-affiliated investments. Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments are defined as investments in which the Company owns less than 5% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and does not have the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company.

(4) Non-qualifying investment as defined by Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time of acquisition, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the Company’s total assets. As of December 31, 2019, 14.6% of the Company’s total assets were in non-qualifying investments.

(5) Investments or a portion of investments are unsettled as of December 31, 2019.

(6) As of December 31, 2019, the tax cost of the Company’s investments approximates their amortized cost.

(7) Security or portion thereof held within FRC Funding I, LLC, a special purpose wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under a revolving credit facility (see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements).

(8) Security exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), and may be deemed to be a “restricted security” under the Securities Act. As of December 31, 2019, the aggregate fair value of restricted securities held by the Company was $7,006,429 or 12.5% of net assets.

(9) The BCP Great Lakes Fund LP (the “Private Fund”) is a limited partnership commitment, and has a three year reinvestment period expiring November 27, 2021, and is subject to two (2) one year extensions thereof with the consent of BMO Harris Bank and BC Partners Advisors, L.P. The Private Fund’s investment strategy is to invest in middle market sponsor backed uni-tranche term loans. The reinvestment period is 3 years from the close date. The Private Fund does not permit withdrawal from the Private Fund or the withdrawal of any portion of the Company’s capital account until the termination of the Private Fund or as provided in the Private Fund’s limited partnership agreement. Of the $7,300,000 commitment to the Private Fund, $385,533 was unfunded as of December 31, 2019 (See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

(10) The Company had unfunded loan commitments to the portfolio company as of December 31, 2019. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

F-8

 

   

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2018

 

            Acquisition   Maturity   Principal /     Amortized     Fair     Percentage
of Net
 
Company(3)   Industry   Interest   Date   Date   Par     Cost(1)(6)     Value      Assets  
Debt Investments                                                
First Lien Senior Secured(2)                                                
AIS HoldCo, LLC(5)   Insurance Services   3M USD L + 5.00% (1% Floor)   8/15/2018   8/15/2025   $ 3,975,000     $ 3,975,330     $ 3,955,125       10.7 %
American Dental Partners, Inc.   Healthcare Services   3M USD L + 4.25% (1% Floor)   11/14/2018   8/30/2021     1,000,000       997,564       985,000       2.7 %
Bomgar Corporation   Computers & Electronics   3M USD L + 4.00% (1% Floor)   4/17/2018   4/17/2025     2,736,250       2,744,413       2,619,959       7.1 %
Canngen Insurance Services, LLC   Insurance Services   3M USD L + 8.00% (1% Floor)   11/28/2018   11/28/2023     15,000,000       14,854,433       14,850,000       40.3 %
Coastal Construction Products   Construction & Building   2M USD L + 5.375% (1% Floor)   10/10/2018   9/4/2024     3,995,882       3,947,388       3,955,924       10.7 %
Deliver Buyer, Inc.   Capital Equipment   3M USD L + 5.00% (1% Floor)   6/14/2018   5/1/2024     497,475       496,315       486,928       1.3 %
Elo Touch Solutions(5)   High Tech Industries   3M USD L + 6.50% (1% Floor)   12/7/2018   12/5/2025     1,000,000       950,000       950,000       2.6 %
Envision Healthcare, Inc.   Healthcare Services   1M USD L + 3.75% (1% Floor)   9/28/2018   10/10/2025     2,000,000       1,995,040       1,860,000       5.0 %
GI Revelation Acquisition LLC   Business Services   1M USD L + 5.00% (1% Floor)   4/11/2018   4/11/2025     746,873       743,357       743,139       2.0 %
Hill International, Inc.   Business Services   3M USD L + 5.75% (1% Floor)   9/22/2017   6/21/2023     1,477,500       1,471,084       1,473,806       4.0 %
Idera, Inc.   Computers & Electronics   1M USD L + 4.50% (1% Floor)   6/29/2017   6/28/2024     1,331,507       1,329,303       1,338,164       3.6 %
Isagenix International LLC   Direct Selling   3M USD L + 5.75% (1% Floor)   4/26/2018   6/14/2025     2,925,000       2,935,223       2,827,598       7.7 %
JP Intermediate Term Loan   Direct Selling   3M USD L + 5.50% (1% Floor)   10/19/2018   11/15/2025     500,000       495,073       495,000       1.3 %
Logibec Inc.(4)   Healthcare IT   1M CDOR + 6.00% (1% Floor)   6/14/2017   1/15/2020     4,563,960       4,686,491       4,518,321       12.3 %
MHVC Acquisition Corp (Magnolia/Peraton)   Aerospace and Defense   3M USD L + 5.25% (1% Floor)   9/21/2018   4/28/2024     994,949       989,975       962,614       2.6 %
Mills Fleet Farms   Consumer Goods   1M USD L + 6.25% (1% Floor)   10/19/2018   10/19/2024     5,000,000       4,902,388       4,900,000       13.4 %
MRO Holdings, Inc.   Transportation   3M USD L + 5.25% (1% Floor)   10/20/2017   10/25/2023     990,000       981,904       990,000       2.7 %
Next Level Apparel, Inc.   Consumer Goods   1M USD L + 6.00% (1% Floor)   7/27/2018   7/26/2024     1,987,500       1,968,004       1,967,625       5.3 %
NM Z Parent Inc (Zep Inc)   Chemicals & Allied Products   3M USD L+ 4.00% (1% Floor)   5/25/2018   8/9/2024     992,462       981,013       876,642       2.4 %
Octave Music Group, Inc.   Broadcasting & Subscription   1M USD L + 4.75% (1% Floor)   10/17/2017   5/28/2021     987,212       992,027       987,212       2.7 %
ScribeAmerica (HealthChannels)   Healthcare Services   1M USD L + 4.50% (1% Floor)   10/31/2018   4/3/2025     997,487       987,561       987,513       2.7 %
ThreeBridge Solutions Delayed Draw(7)   IT Implementation   -   12/1/2017   12/1/2022     277,916       275,232       275,136       0.6 %
ThreeBridge Solutions Term Loan   IT Implementation   1M USD L+ 9.00% (1% Floor)   12/1/2017   12/1/2022     5,456,700       5,394,248       5,402,133       14.7 %
World Insurance Associates, LLC Delayed Draw(5)(7)   Insurance Brokerage   1M USD L + 4.75% (1% Floor)   7/2/2018   7/18/2024     332,446       325,366       317,447       0.9 %
World Insurance Associates, LLC(5)   Insurance Brokerage   1M USD L + 4.75% (1% Floor)   7/2/2018   7/18/2024     2,493,750       2,469,748       2,468,813       6.7 %
Total First Lien Senior Secured                   $ 62,259,869     $ 61,888,480     $ 61,194,099       166.0 %
                                                 
Total Debt Investments                   $ 62,259,869     $ 61,888,480     $ 61,194,099       166.0 %

 

    Yield to     Maturity   Acquisition   Number of     Principal /     Amortized     Fair     Percentage  
Company(3)   Maturity     Date   Date   Shares     Par     Cost(6)     Value     of Net Assets  
U.S. Government Securities                                                        
U.S. Treasury Bill(5)     0.00 %   1/3/2019   12/31/2018     15,000,000     $ 15,000,000     $ 14,999,107     $ 14,999,100       40.7 %
Total U.S. Government Securities                             15,000,000       14,999,107       14,999,100       40.7 %
                                                         
Total Investments                           $ 77,259,869     $ 76,887,587     $ 76,193,199       206.7 %
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets                                             (39,338,092 )     (106.7 )%
Net assets                                           $ 36,855,107       100.0 %

 

F-9

 

   

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments

As of December 31, 2018

 

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:

 

                  Unrealized  
Currency   Currency       Expiration     Appreciation  
Purchased   Sold   Counterparty   Date     (Depreciation)  
                         
USD 5,090,981   CAD 6,435,000   Bannockburn Global Forex, LLC     1/31/2019       369,812  

 

CAD Canadian Dollar

USD United States Dollar

 

(1) The amortized cost represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of discounts and premiums, as applicable, on debt investments using the effective interest method.

 

(2) Loan contains a variable rate structure, subject to an interest rate floor. Variable rate loans bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) (which can include one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR), Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”), or an alternate base rate (which can include the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Prime Rate), at the borrower’s option, and which reset periodically based on the terms of the loan agreement. As of December 31, 2018, the 1 month (1M), 2 month (2M), and 3 month (3M) USD LIBOR rates were 2.50%, 2.61%, and 2.81%, respectively. As of December 31, 2018, CDOR was 2.25%.

 

(3) As of December 31, 2018, all investments are non-controlled, non-affiliated investments. Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments are defined as investments in which the Company owns less than 5% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities and does not have the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company.

 

(4) Non-qualifying investment as defined by Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As of December 31, 2018, 5.60% of the Company’s total assets were in non-qualifying investments.

 

(5) Investments or a portion of investments are unsettled as of December 31, 2018.

 

(6) As of December 31, 2018, the tax cost of the Company’s investments approximates their amortized cost.

 

(7) Of the entire $1,499,837 commitment to World Insurance Associates, LLC Delayed Draw, $1,167,391 was unfunded as of December 31, 2018. As such, no interest is being earned on this investment. The investment is subject to a 0.50% commitment fee (see Note 8 to the consolidated financial statements).

 

(8) Security or portion thereof held within FRC Funding I, LLC and is pledged as collateral supporting the amounts outstanding under a revolving credit facility with State Bank and Trust Company (see Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements).

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

  

F-10

 

   

Flat Rock Capital Corp.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1. Organization

 

Flat Rock Capital Corp. (the “Company”) is a Maryland corporation formed on March 20, 2017 that commenced operations on May 3, 2017. The Company was formed to primarily make debt investments in senior secured loans of U.S. middle-market companies (“Senior Loans”). The Company is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, for tax purposes, the Company has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Because the Company has elected to be regulated as a BDC and has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code, the Company’s portfolio is subject to diversification and other requirements. The Company’s investment objective is the preservation of capital while generating current income from its debt investments and seeking to maximize the portfolio’s total return.

 

Flat Rock Global, LLC (the “Adviser” or “Flat Rock Global”), a Delaware limited liability company, serves as the Company’s investment adviser. The Adviser is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”). The Adviser oversees 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 under the terms of an investment advisory agreement between the Company and the Adviser (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), subject to the supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The Board consists of three directors, two of whom are not “interested persons,” as such term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, of the Company of Flat Rock Global.

 

The Company is conducting a continuous private offering of shares of its common stock (“Shares”) to investors in reliance on exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Shares are offered solely to investors that are “accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. The Company offers Shares through its agents and employees without sales commission or other remuneration on a “best efforts” basis. The Company believes that each of its employees and agents qualifies as an “associated person not deemed to be broker” within the meaning of Rule 3a4-1 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying audited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company and related financial information have been prepared pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Articles 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X. The Company is an investment company, and, therefore, applies the specialized accounting and reporting guidance in Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies.

 

Basis of Consolidation

 

As provided under Regulation S-X and ASC Topic 946, the Company will generally not consolidate its investment in a company other than a wholly-owned investment company subsidiary or a controlled operating company whose business consists of providing services to the Company. Accordingly, the Company consolidated the results of the Company’s special purpose wholly-owned subsidiary, FRC Funding I, LLC, which was formed on August 31, 2018, in its consolidated financial statements. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Distributions received from limited liability company and limited partnership investments are evaluated to determine if the distribution should be recorded as dividend income or a return of capital. The Company does not accrue as a receivable interest or dividends on loans and securities if it has reason to doubt its ability to collect such income.

 

Loan origination fees, original issue discount and market discount are capitalized and the Company amortizes such amounts as interest income over the respective term of the loan or security using the effective interest method. Upon the prepayment of a loan or security, any unamortized loan origination fees and original issue discount are recorded as interest income. Structuring and other non-recurring upfront fees are recorded as fee income when earned.

  

F-11

 

   

Interest and Dividend Income Recognition

 

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts. Discounts and premiums to par value on securities purchased are accreted and amortized, respectively, into interest income over the contractual life of the respective security using the effective interest method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts, if any. Upon prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment premiums, unamortized upfront loan origination fees and unamortized discounts are recorded as interest income in the current period.

 

Loans are generally placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in full. The Company considers many factors relevant to an investment when placing it on or removing it from non-accrual status including, but not limited to, the delinquency status of the investment, economic and business conditions, the overall financial condition of the underlying investment, the value of the underlying collateral, bankruptcy status, if any, and any other facts or circumstances relevant to the investment. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment regarding collectability. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid current and, in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current. Management may make exceptions to this treatment and determine to not place a loan on non-accrual status if the loan has sufficient collateral value and is in the process of collection.

 

Dividend income on preferred equity securities is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are payable by the portfolio company and are expected to be collected. Dividend income on common equity securities is recorded on the record date for private portfolio companies or on the ex-dividend date for publicly-traded portfolio companies.

 

Other Income

 

From time to time, the Company may receive fees for services provided to portfolio companies. These fees are generally only available to the Company as a result of closing investments, are normally paid at the closing of the investments, are generally non-recurring and are recognized as revenue when earned upon closing of the investment. The services that the Adviser provides vary by investment, but can include closing, work, diligence or other similar fees and fees for providing managerial assistance to the Company’s portfolio companies. In addition, the Company may generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, monitoring fees and possibly consulting and performance- based fees.

 

Use of Estimates

 

U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reported periods. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ materially.

 

F-12

 

  

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents (e.g. U.S. Treasury bills) may include demand deposits and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company deposits its cash and cash equivalents with highly-rated banking corporations and, at times, may exceed the insured limits under applicable law.

 

Income Taxes

 

The Company has elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC under the Code. So long as the Company maintains its status as a RIC, it generally will not pay corporate-level U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its stockholders as dividends. Rather, any tax liability related to income earned by the Company represents obligations of the Company’s investors and will not be reflected in the financial statements of the Company. To qualify as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, the Company must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment, the Company must distribute to its stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of its “investment company taxable income” for that year, which is generally its ordinary income plus the excess of its realized net short-term capital gains over its realized net long-term capital losses.

 

In order for the Company not to be subject to U.S. federal excise taxes, it must distribute annually an amount at least equal to the sum of (i) 98% of its net ordinary income (taking into account certain deferrals and elections) for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of its capital gains in excess of capital losses for the calendar year and (iii) any net ordinary income and capital gains in excess of capital losses for preceding years that were not distributed during such years. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year dividends and pay a 4% nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax on this income.

 

The Company evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing its financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the “more-likely-than- not” threshold are reserved and recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. All penalties and interest associated with income taxes are included in income tax expense. Conclusions regarding tax positions are subject to review and may be adjusted at a later date based on factors including, but not limited to, on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

Although the Company files federal and state tax returns, its major tax jurisdiction is federal. The Company’s inception-to-date federal tax years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation.

 

Valuation of Portfolio Investments

 

The Company has adopted FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC Topic 820 clarifies that fair value is defined as the price that the Company would receive upon selling an investment or paying to transfer a liability to a market participant in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. The transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability is a hypothetical transaction at the measurement date, considered from the perspective of a market participant that holds the asset or owes the liability. ASC Topic 820 provides a consistent definition of fair value that focuses on exit price and prioritizes, within a measurement of fair value, the use of market-based inputs over entity-specific inputs. In addition, ASC Topic 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value and establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date as discussed in Note 5.

 

The Board has established procedures for the valuation of the Company’s investment portfolio. The valuation committee, which is comprised of the independent members of the Board, is responsible for executing the valuation policy, with assistance from Flat Rock Global and one or more independent valuation firms. These procedures are detailed below.

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations.

 

Most of the Company’s investments are not traded on a national securities exchange and do not have the benefit of market quotations or other pricing data from such an exchange. With respect to investments for which pricing data is not readily available or when such pricing data is deemed not to represent fair value, the Board has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

  1. each portfolio company or investment is valued by Flat Rock Global, potentially with information received from one or more independent valuation firms engaged by the Company;

 

  2. an independent valuation firm conducts independent valuations and makes an independent assessment of the value of each investment on a rotating basis so that each investment is valued at least twice annually;

 

  3. the valuation committee of the Board reviews and discusses the preliminary valuations prepared by Flat Rock Global and that of the independent valuation firm; and

 

  4. the Board discusses the valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in the Company’s portfolio in good faith based on the input of Flat Rock Global, an independent valuation firm and the valuation committee.

 

F-13

 

  

Investments are valued utilizing a market approach, an income approach, or both approaches, as appropriate. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted) calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors that may be taken into account in fair value pricing the Company’s investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, M&A comparables, the principal market and enterprise values, among other factors.

 

Investments in private investment companies are measured based upon NAV as a practical expedient to determine fair value. The Company applies the practical expedient to private investment companies on an investment-by-investment basis, and consistently with the Company’s entire position in a particular investment, unless it is probable that the Company will sell a portion of an investment at an amount different from the NAV of the investment. Each of these investments has certain restrictions with respect to rights of withdrawal by the Company as specified in the respective agreements. Generally, the Company is required to provide notice of its intent to withdraw after the investment has been maintained for a certain period of time. The management agreements of the private investment companies provide for compensation to the managers in the form of fees ranging from 0% to 2% annually of the net assets and performance incentive allocations or fees ranging from 0% to 20% on net profits earned.

 

Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation

 

The Company measures realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized. The Company utilizes specific identification on a First-In, First-Out (“FIFO”) basis as their tax-lot relief method.

 

Debt Issuance Costs

 

The Company records origination and other expenses related to its debt obligations as debt issuance costs. These expenses are deferred and amortized over the life of the related debt instrument. Debt issuance costs are presented on the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities as a direct deduction from the debt liability. As of December 31, 2019, the balance of debt issuance costs was $372,544, included in Credit Facility, net of $29,796,235 on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities. As of December 31, 2018, the balance of debt issuance costs was  $435,543, included in Credit Facility, net of $23,233,011 on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

 

Distributions to Common Stockholders

 

Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the record date. The amount to be distributed is determined by the Board and is generally based upon current and estimated net earnings. Net realized long-term capital gains, if any, would be generally distributed at least annually, although the Company may decide to retain such capital gains for investment.

  

F-14

 

  

Derivatives and Hedging Activities

 

Derivative instruments are defined as financial instruments whose value and performance are based on the value and performance of another security or financial instrument. During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company utilized forward foreign currency contracts to hedge its foreign currency exposure.

 

The following table provides quantitative disclosures about fair values of, and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on, the Company’s derivative instruments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, grouped by contract type and risk exposure category.

 

Derivatives
    For the Years Ended  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) per the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $    -     $ 369,812  
Derivative Assets (Liabilities)   $ -     $ 369,812  

 

The following table lists the amount of change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) included in net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period ended December 31, 2017, grouped by contract type and risk exposure. There were no realized gains/(losses) generated on forward contracts during the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period ended December 31, 2017.

  

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2019
Derivative Type   Consolidated Statement of Operations Location   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
           
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ (369,812 )
    Net realized gains/(losses) on forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 174,789  

 

Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2018
Derivative Type   Consolidated Statement of Operations Location   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
           
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 407,953  

 

For the Period May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017
Derivative Type   Consolidated Statement of Operations Location   Foreign
Currency
Contracts
 
           
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   Net change in unrealized gains (losses) from forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ (38,141 )

 

F-15

 

 

During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company’s quarterly average volume of derivatives is as follows:

 

    For the Years Ended    

For the Period
May 3,

2017

(commencement of operations) through

 
Notional Amount   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
                         
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   $ 4,810,461     $ 5,090,981     $ 3,393,987  

 

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The Company’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Any foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:

 

  1. Fair value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities — at the exchange rates prevailing at the end of the applicable period; and

 

  2. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses — at the exchange rates prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.

 

Although net assets and fair values are presented based on the applicable foreign exchange rates described above, the Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations due to changes in foreign exchange rates on investments, other assets and debt from the fluctuations arising from changes in fair values of investments and liabilities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized gain (loss) from investments and liabilities.

 

Foreign security and currency translations may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies and U.S. government securities. These risks include, but are not limited to, currency fluctuations and revaluations and future adverse political, social and economic developments, which could cause investments in foreign markets to be less liquid and prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. companies or U.S. government securities. During the year ended December 31, 2019, all foreign security and currency translations were closed out as a result of the sale of the Company’s investment in a first lien senior secured loan to Logibec, Inc., which was denominated in Canadian currency.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement (“ASU 2018-13”). The primary focus of ASU 2018-13 is to improve the effectiveness of the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. The changes affect all companies that are required to include fair value measurement disclosures. In general, the amendments in ASU 2018-13 are effective for all entities for fiscal years and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019. An entity is permitted to early adopt the removed or modified disclosures upon the issuance of ASU 2018-13 and may delay adoption of the additional disclosures, which are required for public companies only, until their effective date. Management has adopted certain disclosures of ASU 2018-13 and delayed adoption of additional disclosures as permitted by the standard.

 

F-16

 

 

Note 3. Agreements and Related Party Transactions

 

Investment Advisory Agreement

 

On May 16, 2017, the Company entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with Flat Rock Global. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Company pays Flat Rock Global a fee for its services consisting of two components — a management fee and an incentive fee. The management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 1.375% of the Company’s average gross assets as of the end of the two most recently completed quarters and is payable quarterly in arrears. The management fee for any partial month or quarter will be appropriately pro-rated. In order to meet the diversification tests required to qualify as a RIC, the Company, on December 31, 2019, acquired $19,000,000 in face value of short-term U.S. Treasury Bills. This transaction had the effect of increasing management fees payable to Flat Rock Global by $76,236 for a total gross management fee payable of $368,452; however, Flat Rock Global waived the portion relating to the acquisition of short-term U.S. Treasury Bills. For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred management fees of $1,376,674, $265,221 of which was waived by Flat Rock Global. In addition, there are no recoupment agreements in place, and waived fees will not be recouped by Flat Rock Global.

 

The incentive fee consists of two parts. The first part, which is referred to as the subordinated incentive fee on income, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on 15% of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding quarter. The payment of the incentive fee on income is subject to payment of a preferred return to investors each quarter, expressed as a quarterly rate of return on adjusted capital at the beginning of the most recently completed calendar quarter, of 1.5% (6.0% annualized), subject to a “catch up” feature. The foregoing incentive fee is subject to a total return requirement, which provides that no incentive fee in respect of the Company’s pre- incentive fee net investment income is payable except to the extent that 15.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the prior twelve quarters exceeds the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the prior twelve quarters. In other words, any incentive fee on income that is payable in a calendar quarter is limited to the lesser of (i) 15.0% of the amount by which the Company’s pre- incentive fee net investment income for such calendar quarter that exceeds the 1.5% hurdle, subject to the “catch-up” provision and (ii) (x) 15.0% of the cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the prior twelve quarters minus (y) the cumulative incentive fees accrued and/or paid for the prior twelve quarters. For the foregoing purpose, the “cumulative net increase in net assets resulting from operations” is the sum of the Company’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, realized gains and losses and unrealized gains and losses since inception.

 

The total return requirement described above is designed to measure the performance of Flat Rock Global over a longer time horizon than on a quarterly basis and to ensure that Flat Rock Global does not earn fees for exceeding the hurdle rate in selected quarters while under-performing on a longer- term basis. The total return requirement is likewise designed to incentivize Flat Rock Global to not focus solely on quarterly performance, but to seek investments that exhibit strong performance on a long-term basis. The Company believes that the total return requirement is beneficial to investors and has the potential to reduce the fees payable to Flat Rock Global in the event of under-performance on a long-term basis.

 

F-17

 

 

Under the capital gains component of the incentive fee, the Company pays Flat Rock Global at the end of each calendar year 15.0% of its aggregate cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of that year, computed net of the Company’s aggregate cumulative realized capital losses and the Company’s aggregate cumulative unrealized losses through the end of such year, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees. For the foregoing purpose, the Company’s “aggregate cumulative realized capital gains” does not include any unrealized gains. It should be noted that the Company accrues an incentive fee for accounting purposes taking into account any unrealized gains in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The capital gains component of the incentive fee is not subject to any minimum return to stockholders. If such amount is negative, then no capital gains incentive fee is payable for such year. Additionally, if the Investment Advisory Agreement is terminated as of a date that is not a calendar year end, the termination date is treated as though it were a calendar year end for purposes of calculating and paying the capital gains incentive fee.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company incurred incentive fees on income of $546,204 of which $408,149 was waived by Flat Rock Global. In addition, there are no recoupment agreements in place, and waived incentive fees will not be recouped by Flat Rock Global.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company did not incur incentive fees on income. For the period May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017, the Company incurred subordinated incentive fees on income and capital gain incentive fees of $0 and $12,368, respectively, all of which were waived by Flat Rock Global.

 

The Company includes unrealized gains in the calculation of the capital gains incentive fee expense and related accrued capital gains incentive fee. This accrual reflects the incentive fees that would be payable to Flat Rock Global if the Company’s entire portfolio was liquidated at its fair value as of the balance sheet date even though Flat Rock Global is not entitled to an incentive fee with respect to unrealized gains unless and until such gains are actually realized. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period ended December 31, 2017, the Company did not accrue capital gains incentive fees. On a quarterly basis, the Company accrues for the capital gains incentive fee by calculating such fee as if it were due and payable as of the end of such period.

 

Administration Agreement

 

The Company entered into an administration agreement with Flat Rock Global to serve as its Administrator. Pursuant to the administration agreement, Flat Rock Global provides the Company with services such as accounting, financial reporting, legal and compliance support and investor relations support necessary for the Company to operate or has engaged a third-party firm to perform some or all of these functions. The Company does not pay Flat Rock Global any fees pursuant to the Administration Agreement. The Company reimburses Flat Rock Global for administrative expenses it incurs as a result of providing these services. Beginning on May 3, 2017, Flat Rock Global agreed to reimburse the Company for certain operating expenses. Flat Rock Global has no obligation to reimburse any portion of the Company’s expenses but has indicated that it expects to continue such reimbursements until it deems that the Company has achieved economies of scale sufficient to ensure that the Company bears a reasonable level of expenses in relation to its income. The specific amount of expenses reimbursed by Flat Rock Global, if any, will be determined at the end of each quarter. For the year ended December 31, 2019, there was no reimbursement for audit, fund accounting, fund administration, insurance, legal, valuation and other fees. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the reimbursement totaled $101,939. For the fiscal period May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017, the reimbursement totaled $520,033. To the extent reimbursements may be needed in the future, there can be no assurance that Flat Rock Global will provide any such reimbursements. In addition, there are no recoupment agreements in place and the aforementioned expenses will not be recouped by Flat Rock Global.

 

Note 4. Investments

 

The following table presents the composition of the Company’s investment portfolio at cost and fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    December 31, 2019     December 31, 2018  
          Fair           Fair  
    Cost     Value     Cost     Value  
First-lien senior secured debt   $ 72,134,565     $ 71,474,067     $ 61,888,480     $ 61,194,099  
Private Fund Investments     6,914,467       7,006,429       -       -  
Collateralized Loan Obligations     3,800,904       4,060,800       -       -  
U.S. Government Securities     18,996,667       18,996,428       14,999,107       14,999,100  
      101,846,603       101,537,724       76,887,587       76,193,199  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts     -       -       -       369,812  
Total Investments   $ 101,846,603     $ 101,537,724     $ 76,887,587     $ 76,563,011  

 

As of December 31, 2019, 14.6% of the investment portfolio at amortized cost and 14.6% of the investment portfolio measured at fair value, respectively, were invested in portfolio companies with foreign domiciles, specifically Luxembourg and Switzerland, or non-controlled investment companies. Such investments are not qualifying assets as defined by Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. As of December 31, 2018, approximately 6.10% of the investment portfolio at amortized cost and 5.93% of the investment portfolio measured at fair value, respectively, were invested in portfolio companies with foreign domiciles, specifically Canada. Such investments are not qualifying assets as defined by Section 55(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

F-18

 

 

The industry composition of investments based on fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
             
U.S. Government Securities     18.8 %     19.6 %
Insurance Services     18.6 %     24.6 %
Direct Selling     12.1 %     4.3 %
Investment Vehicle     10.9 %     0.0 %
IT Implementation     5.3 %     7.4 %
Retail     4.8 %     0.0 %
Banking, Finance, Insurance & Real Estate     4.8 %     0.0 %
Media: Advertising, Printing, and Publishing     4.8 %     0.0 %
Consumer Goods     4.6 %     9.0 %
Construction & Building     3.8 %     5.2 %
Healthcare Services     3.2 %     5.0 %
Transportation: Cargo     2.5 %     0.0 %
Wholesale     1.9 %     0.0 %
Aerospace & Defense     1.7 %     1.3 %
Business Services     1.4 %     2.9 %
Chemicals & Allied Products     0.8 %     1.1 %
Healthcare IT     0.0 %     5.9 %
Computers & Electronics     0.0 %     5.2 %
Transportation     0.0 %     1.3 %
High Tech Industries     0.0 %     1.2 %
Broadcasting & Subscription     0.0 %     1.3 %
Capital Equipment     0.0 %     0.6 %
Insurance Brokerage     0.0 %     3.6 %
Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts     0.0 %     0.5 %
Total     100.0 %     100.0 %

 

The geographic composition of investments based on fair value as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 was as follows:

 

    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
             
United States:            
Northeast     42.1 %     14.4 %
U.S. Government Securities     18.8 %     19.7 %
West     17.1 %     27.0 %
Midwest     10.0 %     13.9 %
Southeast     7.0 %     12.1 %
South     0.8 %     7.0 %
Switzerland     2.5 %     0.0 %
Luxembourg     1.7 %     0.0 %
Canada     0.0 %     5.9 %
Total     100.0 %     100.0 %

 

F-19

 

 

Note 5. Fair Value of Investments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that the Company would receive upon selling an investment or paying to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction to a market participant in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. Accounting guidance emphasizes that valuation techniques maximize the use of observable market inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs.

 

Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the Company. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The valuation hierarchical levels are based upon the transparency of the inputs to the valuation of the investment as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

 

  Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.
   
  Level 2 — Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable at the measurement date. This category includes quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets including actionable bids from third parties for privately held assets or liabilities, and observable inputs other than quoted prices such as yield curves and forward currency rates that are entered directly into valuation models to determine the value of derivatives or other assets or liabilities.
   
  Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and where there is little, if any, market activity at the measurement date.

 

Investments in private investment companies measured based upon NAV as a practical expedient to determine fair value are not required to be categorized in the fair value hierarchy.

 

The inputs for the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation and are based upon management’s assessment of the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. These investments include debt and equity investments in private companies or assets valued using the market or income approach and may involve pricing models whose inputs require significant judgment or estimation because of the absence of any meaningful current market data for identical or similar investments. The inputs in these valuations may include, but are not limited to, capitalization and discount rates, beta and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) multiples. The information may also include pricing information or broker quotes, which 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 Level 3 information, assuming no additional corroborating evidence.

 

Pricing inputs and weightings applied to determine fair value require subjective determination. Accordingly, valuations do not necessarily represent the amounts that may eventually be realized from sales or other dispositions of investments.

 

A financial instrument’s categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

F-20

 

 

The following table presents the fair value hierarchy of investments as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018. Assets valued using NAV as a practical expedient, an indicator of fair value, are listed in a separate column to permit reconciliation to totals in the Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities:

 

    Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2019  
Investments:   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Investments
Valued at
Net Asset
Value
    Total  
First-lien senior secured debt   $ -     $ -     $ 71,474,067     $ -     $ 71,474,067  
Private Fund Investments     -       -       -       7,006,429       7,006,429  
Collateralized Loan Obligations     -       -       4,060,800       -       4,060,800  
U.S. Government Securities     -       18,996,428       -       -       18,996,428  
Total Investments   $ -     $ 18,996,428     $ 75,534,867     $ 7,006,429     $ 101,537,724  

 

    Fair Value Hierarchy as of December 31, 2018  
Investments:   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Investments
Valued at
Net Asset
Value
    Total  
First-lien senior secured debt   $ -     $ -     $ 61,194,099     $              -     $ 61,194,099  
U.S. Government Securities     -       14,999,100       -       -       14,999,100  
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts     -       369,812       -       -       369,812  
Total Investments   $ -     $ 15,368,912     $ 61,194,099     $ -     $ 76,563,011  

 

The following table presents changes in the fair value of investments for which Level 3 inputs were used to determine the fair value as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018:

 

    For the Years Ended  
First-lien senior secured debt   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Fair value, beginning of period   $ 61,194,099     $ 19,718,232  
Purchases of investments     80,447,699       87,520,229  
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of investments     (70,252,423 )     (45,086,107 )
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)     25,593       (998,600 )
Net accretion of discount on investments     59,099       40,345  
Transfers into (out of) Level 3     -       -  
Fair value, end of period   $ 71,474,067     $ 61,194,099  

 

    For the Years Ended  
Collateralized loan obligations   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
Fair value, beginning of period   $ -     $       -  
Purchases of investments     3,800,000       -  
Proceeds from principal payments and sales of investments     -       -  
Net change in unrealized gain (loss)     259,896       -  
Net accretion of discount on investments     904       -  
Transfers into (out of) Level 3     -       -  
Fair value, end of period   $ 4,060,800     $ -  

 

The following table presents the net change in unrealized gains/(losses) for the period relating to these Level 3 assets that were still held by the Company at the end of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the period ended December 31, 2017:

 

    For the Years Ended    

For the Period May 3,

2017 (commencement of operations) through

 
Net Change in Unrealized Gain (Loss)   December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
                   
First-lien senior secured debt   $ (87,939 )   $ (992,391 )   $ 301,587  
Collateralized loan obligations     259,896       -       -  
    $ 171,957     $ (992,391 )   $ 301,587  

F-21

 

 

Market Based Approach: The Company may estimate the total enterprise value of each portfolio company by utilizing market value cash flow (EBITDA) multiples of publicly traded comparable companies and comparable transactions. The Company considers numerous factors when selecting the appropriate companies whose trading multiples are used to value its portfolio companies. These factors include, but are not limited to, the type of organization, similarity to the business being valued, and relevant risk factors, as well as size, profitability and growth expectations. The Company may apply an average of various relevant comparable company EBITDA multiples to the portfolio company’s latest twelve–month EBITDA or projected EBITDA to calculate the enterprise value of the portfolio company. Significant increases or decreases in the EBITDA multiple will result in an increase or decrease in enterprise value, which may result in an increase or decrease in the fair value estimate of the investment. In applying the market-based approach as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company used the relevant EBITDA and revenue multiple ranges set forth in the table below to determine the enterprise value of its portfolio companies.

 

The Company believes these were reasonable ranges in light of current comparable company trading levels and the specific portfolio companies involved.

 

Income Based Approach: The Company also may use a discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of an investment. Projected cash flows represent the relevant security’s contractual interest, fee and principal payments plus the assumption of full principal recovery at the investment’s expected maturity date. These cash flows are discounted at a rate established utilizing a yield calibration approach, which incorporates changes in the credit quality (as measured by relevant statistics) of the portfolio company, as compared to changes in the yield associated with comparable credit quality market indices, between the date of origination and the valuation date. Significant increases or decreases in the discount rate would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value measurement. In applying the income-based approach as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Company used the discount ranges set forth in the table below to value investments in its portfolio companies.

 

Fair value was also determined in some cases based on transaction pricing or recent acquisition or sale as the best measure of fair value with no material changes in operations of the related portfolio company since the transaction date.

 

The following table presents quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs of the Company’s Level 3 investments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018. The table is not intended to be all-inclusive but instead captures the significant unobservable inputs relevant to the Company’s determination of fair value.

 

    As of December 31, 2019  
    Fair Value     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Range (Weighted Average)  
Collateralized loan obligations   $ 4,060,800     Third Party Vendor Pricing Service   Broker Quotes     101.52 - 101.52 (101.52)  
First-lien senior secured debt     4,900,000     Recent transaction   Transaction price     98.00 - 98.00 (98.00)  
First-lien senior secured debt     66,574,067     Market & income approach   EBITDA multiple     8.4x - 16.5x (12.7x)  
    $ 75,534,867         Revenue multiple     0.88x - 3.5x (2.1x)  
                Discount rate     4.31% - 11.62% (9.33%)  

 

    As of December 31, 2018  
    Fair Value     Valuation Technique   Unobservable Input   Range (Weighted Average)  
First-lien senior secured debt   $ 37,072,165     Recent transaction   Transaction price      95.00 - 99.50 (98.50)  
First-lien senior secured debt     24,121,934     Market & income approach   EBITDA multiple     7.8x - 10.2x (8.99x)  
    $ 61,194,099         Discount rate     6.75% - 8.75% (7.79%)  

 

Note 6. Borrowings

 

In accordance with the 1940 Act, with certain limitations, BDCs are allowed to borrow amounts such that their asset coverage ratios, as defined in the 1940 Act, are at least 200% after such borrowing. As of May 30, 2019, as a result of complying with the requirements set forth in the Small Business Credit Availability Act (“SBCAA”), the Company is able to borrow amounts such that its asset coverage ratio is at least 150%, rather than 200%. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company’s asset coverage ratio was 287% and 250%, respectively.

 

On October 12, 2018, the Company, through a special purpose wholly-owned subsidiary, FRC Funding I, LLC (“FRC Funding” and together with the Company, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Loan and Security Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with certain financial institutions as lenders (“Lenders”), State Bank and Trust Company as the administrative agent (“State Bank”) and Alostar Capital Finance (“Alostar”), as Lead Arranger and Bookrunner, pursuant to which the Lenders agreed to provide the Company with a revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”). The Loan Agreement was effective as of October 12, 2018. Per the second amendment of the Loan Agreement, Cadence Bank, N.A. is the successor by merger to State Bank and Trust Company. The termination date for the Loan Agreement is October 12, 2022.

 

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The Loan Agreement provides for an initial $20.0 million in Revolver Commitments (as defined in the Loan Agreement) to be available at closing that the Company can draw down and repay for three years, subject to borrowing base eligibility. The Loan Agreement matures at the earliest of (a) the date that is four (4) years from closing, (b) the date on which FRC Funding terminates the Revolver Commitments pursuant to the Loan Agreement; or (c) the date on which the Revolver Commitments are terminated pursuant to certain events of default under the Loan Agreement; and the Scheduled Revolving Period End Date (as defined in the Loan Agreement) is three years from closing. On December 10, 2018, the Loan Agreement was amended to add Hitachi Capital America Corp. to the definition of “Lenders” and to amend the definition of “Revolver Commitments” to increase the aggregate amount available to the Borrowers under the Revolver Commitments to $30 million, beginning with the effective date of the amendment. On May 31, 2019, the Loan Agreement was further amended to revise the definitions for “Asset Coverage Ratio” and “Service Termination Event,” and increase the aggregate amount available to Borrowers under the Revolver Commitments to $35 million, beginning with the effective date of the amendment.

 

Debt obligations consisted of the following as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

    December 31, 2019  
    Aggregate
Principal
Committed
    Outstanding
Principal
    Amount
Available(1)
    Net
Carrying
Value(2)
 
Credit Facility   $ 35,000,000     $ 30,048,313     $ 2,579,058     $ 29,796,235  
Total debt   $ 35,000,000     $ 30,048,313     $ 2,579,058     $ 29,796,235  

 

  (1) The amount available reflects any limitations related to the Credit Facility’s borrowing base.

 

  (2) The carrying value of the Credit Facility is presented net of deferred financing costs and loan servicing fees of approximately $0.4 million.

 

    December 31, 2018  
    Aggregate
Principal
Committed
    Outstanding
Principal
    Amount
Available(1)
    Net
Carrying
Value(2)
 
Credit Facility   $ 30,000,000     $ 23,668,554     $ 576,091     $ 23,233,011  
Total debt   $ 30,000,000     $ 23,668,554     $ 576,091     $ 23,233,011  

 

  (1) The amount available reflects any limitations related to the Credit Facility’s borrowing base.

 

  (2) The carrying value of the Credit Facility is presented net of deferred financing costs and loan servicing fees of approximately $0.4 million.

 

Average debt outstanding during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $25,684,091 and $12,654,577, respectively.

 

The Loan Agreement accrues interest at the Daily LIBOR Rate, plus a 2.88% margin, and principal is repayable in full at maturity. Interest is generally required to be paid monthly in arrears. The Loan Agreement requires the payment of an unused line fee of between 0.50% and 1.0%, commencing on the date that is two months from closing, based on the amount by which the Revolver Commitments exceed the average daily balance of the Revolver Loans (as defined in the Loan Agreement) during any month. Such fee is payable monthly in arrears. The Loan Agreement has an advance rate against FRC Funding’s Eligible Portfolio Investments (as defined in the Loan Agreement). The advance rate, as to any Eligible Portfolio Investment, is 75.0% when the Company’s asset coverage ratio is equal or greater than 200.0% or 70.0% when the Company’s asset coverage ratio is less than 200.0%, subject to certain eligibility requirements.

 

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, the components of interest expense relating to the credit facility were as follows:

 

    For the Years Ended  
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
 
             
Interest expense   $ 1,350,669     $ 150,100  
Amortization of debt issuance costs     125,899       19,508  
Total interest expense   $ 1,476,568     $ 169,608  
Average interest rate     5.06 %     5.23 %
Unamortized deferred financing costs, revolving credit facility   $ 372,544     $ 435,543  

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers granted to State Bank for the benefit of State Bank and Hitachi, Lenders, Alostar and its affiliates, a security interest and a lien in substantially all of FRC Funding’s assets. The Loan Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including a minimum Company asset coverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge ratio, and a minimum Company tangible net worth. Under the Loan Agreement, the Borrowers are required to make certain customary representations and warranties and are required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other requirements that are customary for similar credit facilities. The obligations under the Loan Agreement may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Loan Agreement or in the event of a change of control of the Company or FRC Funding.

 

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Note 7. Share Transactions

 

Offering Proceeds

 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued and sold 1,021,942 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $20.2 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company issued and sold 854,788 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $17,121,000. For the period May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017, the Company issued and sold 1,032,445 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $20,649,000.

 

Distributions

 

The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of the Company’s common stock during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period from May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017:

 

The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:

 

                        Total  
Declaration     Record     Per     Payment     Distributions  
Date     Date     Share     Date     Declared  
  11/13/2018       1/26/2019     $ 0.108       2/6/2019     $ 201,660  
  11/13/2018       2/26/2019       0.108       3/6/2019       209,035  
  2/28/2019       3/26/2019       0.108       4/8/2019       213,723  
  3/28/2019       4/26/2019       0.111       5/6/2019       224,726  
  3/28/2019       5/26/2019       0.111       6/6/2019       227,886  
  5/14/2019       6/26/2019       0.111       7/6/2019       266,832  
  5/14/2019       7/26/2019       0.114       8/6/2019       284,194  
  5/14/2019       8/26/2019       0.114       9/6/2019       295,882  
  8/12/2019       9/26/2019       0.114       10/7/2019       299,494  
  8/12/2019       10/24/2019       0.114       11/6/2019       306,130  
  8/12/2019       11/25/2019       0.114       12/6/2019       307,703  
  11/12/2019       12/23/2019       0.114       1/6/2020 (1)     310,460  
                                $ 3,147,725  

 

  (1) As of December 31, 2019, this distribution had not been paid, which consisted of a cash dividend of $257,614 and dividends reinvested of $52,845. See disclosure of payment noted in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

The following table reflects the distrubtions declared on shares during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:

 

                        Total  
Declaration     Record     Per     Payment     Distributions  
Date     Date     Share     Date     Declared  
  1/26/2018       1/26/2018     $ 0.108       2/6/2018     $ 111,504  
  2/26/2018       2/26/2018       0.108       3/6/2018       113,258  
  3/26/2018       3/26/2018       0.108       4/6/2018       113,554  
  4/26/2018       4/26/2018       0.108       5/6/2018       115,928  
  5/26/2018       5/26/2018       0.108       6/6/2018       117,518  
  6/26/2018       6/26/2018       0.108       7/6/2018       122,506  
  7/26/2018       7/26/2018       0.108       8/6/2018       135,436  
  8/26/2018       8/26/2018       0.108       9/6/2018       136,430  
  9/26/2018       9/26/2018       0.108       10/6/2018       148,211  
  10/26/2018       10/26/2018       0.108       11/6/2018       187,125  
  11/13/2018       11/26/2018       0.108       12/6/2018       197,860  
  11/13/2018       12/26/2018       0.108       1/7/2019 (1)     200,125  
                                $ 1,699,455  

 

  (1) As of December 31, 2018, this distribution had not been paid, which consisted of a cash dividend of $200,145 and no dividends reinvested. See balance payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as well as disclosure of payment noted in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

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The following table reflects the distrubtions declared on shares during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:

 

                        Total  
Declaration     Record     Per     Payment     Distributions  
Date     Date     Share     Date     Declared  
  8/25/2017       8/25/2017     $ 0.108       9/6/2017     $ 36,207  
  9/26/2017       9/26/2017       0.108       10/6/2017       63,585  
  10/26/2017       10/26/2017       0.108       11/6/2017       104,134  
  11/26/2017       11/26/2017       0.108       12/6/2017       106,375  
  12/26/2017       12/26/2017       0.108       1/6/2018 (1)     110,964  
                                $ 421,265  

 

  (1) As of December 31, 2017, this distribution had not been paid, which consisted of a cash dividend of $110,964 and no dividends reinvested. See balance payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as well as disclosure of payment noted in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Distribution Reinvestment Plan

 

On March 28, 2019, the Board approved the establishment of a distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”). The DRIP was effective as of, and was first applied to the reinvestment of cash distributions paid on or after, May 1, 2019.

 

Under the DRIP, cash distributions paid to participating stockholders are reinvested in Shares at a price equal to the net asset value per share of the Shares as of such date. New stockholders of the Company on or after May 1, 2019 became participating stockholders in the DRIP unless they affirmatively declined participation in the DRIP. Existing stockholders of the Company prior to May 1, 2019 were given the opportunity to participate in the DRIP.

 

The following table reflects the common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP during the period May 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019:

 

Declaration   Record   Payment      
Date   Date   Date   Shares  
3/28/2019   5/26/2019   6/6/2019     2,208  
5/14/2019   6/26/2019   7/6/2019     2,220  
5/14/2019   7/26/2019   8/6/2019     2,503  
5/14/2019   8/26/2019   9/6/2019     2,605  
8/12/2019   9/26/2019   10/7/2019     2,605  
8/12/2019   10/24/2019   11/6/2019     2,642  
8/12/2019   11/25/2019   12/6/2019     2,660  
11/12/2019   12/23/2019   1/6/2020 (1)   2,676  
              20,119  

 

  (1) As of December 31, 2019, this distribution had not been paid, which consisted of a reinvestment of 2,676 shares at a value of $52,845. See balance payable on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities, as well as disclosure of payment noted in Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Repurchases of Shares

 

As a result of the Company’s compliance with the requirements set forth in the SBCAA, the asset coverage ratio test applicable to the Company was decreased from 200% to 150%, effective May 30, 2019. In order to comply with the requirement that the Company extend, within twelve months from May 30, 2018, to each of the Company’s stockholders as of May 30, 2018, the opportunity to sell the securities held by that stockholder as of that date, the Company filed four tender offers on June 27, 2018, August 7, 2018, September 12, 2018, and October 24, 2018, each representing 25% of the total issued and outstanding shares as of May 30, 2018, July 31, 2018, September 11, 2018 and October 23, 2018, respectively. The tender offer filed on June 27, 2018 resulted in the Company purchasing all 20,000 shares validly tendered and not withdrawn at a price equal to $20.03 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $400,600. The remaining tender offers did not result in the Company purchasing any Shares pursuant to the offers.

 

Following the closing of the final tender offer above in order to comply with the provisions of the SBCAA, the Company commenced its share repurchase program, whereby it intends to offer to repurchase up to 5% if its issued and outstanding shares on a quarterly basis through registered tender offers. The table below shows the effects of the quarterly repurchase offers made by the Company during the year ended December 31, 2019:

 

Repurchase
Offer Date
  Repurchase Date   Number of Shares
Repurchased
    Percentage of
Shares
Repurchased
    Repurchase Price
Per Share
    Aggregate
Consideration
for Repurchased
Shares
 
April 1, 2019   April 29, 2019     18,750       100 %   $ 19.80     $ 371,250  
July 16, 2019   August 14, 2019     19,996       100 %   $ 19.77     $ 395,326  
October 1, 2019   November 6, 2019     37,911       100 %   $ 19.77     $ 749,498  
TOTAL         76,657                     $ 1,516,074  

 

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Note 8. Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company had an aggregate of $3,052,200 of unfunded commitments to provide debt financing to its portfolio companies or to fund limited partnership interests as of December 31, 2019. As of December 31, 2019, there were no capital calls or draw requests made by the portfolio companies to fund these commitments. Such commitments are generally up to the Company’s discretion to approve or are subject to the satisfaction of certain financial and nonfinancial covenants and involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Company’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities and are not reflected in the Company’s consolidated statement of assets and liabilities.

 

A summary of the composition of the unfunded commitments as of December 31, 2019 is shown in the table below:

 

        As of  
    Expiration
Date (1)
  December 31,
2019
 
           
Coastal Construction Products   9/4/2020   $ 1,000,000  
Specialist Resources Global Inc.   9/26/2021     1,666,667  
BCP Great Lakes Fund LP   11/27/2021     385,533  
Total unfunded commitments       $ 3,052,200  

 

  (1) Commitments are generally subject to borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. These amounts may remain outstanding until the commitment period of an applicable loan expires, which may be shorter than its maturity.

 

A summary of the composition of the unfunded commitments as of December 31, 2018 is shown in the table below:

 

        As of  
    Expiration
Date (1)
  December 31,
2018
 
           
World Insurance Associates, LLC   7/18/2024   $ 1,167,391  
Total unfunded commitments       $ 1,167,391  

 

  (1) Commitments are generally subject to borrowers meeting certain criteria such as compliance with covenants and certain operational metrics. These amounts may remain outstanding until the commitment period of an applicable loan expires, which may be shorter than its maturity.

 

From time to time, the Company may become a party to certain legal proceedings incidental to the normal course of its business. As of December 31, 2019, management is not aware of any pending or threatened litigation.

 

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Note 9. Earnings Per Share

 

In accordance with the provisions of ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, basic earnings per share is computed by dividing earnings available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Other potentially dilutive common shares, and the related impact to earnings, are considered when calculating earnings per share on a diluted basis. As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, there were no dilutive shares.

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per common share for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period from May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017:

 

                For the Period  
    For the Years Ended     May 3,
2017 (commencement of operations) through
 
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
                   
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations   $ 3,169,648     $ 1,164,513     $ 441,914  
Weighted average common shares of common stock outstanding - basic and diluted     2,350,674       1,317,698       523,748  
Earnings per common share - basic and diluted   $ 1.35     $ 0.88     $ 0.84  

 

Note 10. Income Taxes

 

The Company has elected to be treated as a RIC under the Code beginning with the taxable year end December 31, 2017. As a RIC, the Company is not subject to federal income tax on the portion of its taxable income and gains distributed currently to its stockholders as dividends. As a RIC, the Company is also subject to a federal excise tax based on distributive requirements of its taxable income on a calendar year basis. Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, the Company may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current year distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on such income, to the extent required.

 

The permanent differences for tax purposes from distributable earnings to additional paid in capital were reclassified for tax purposes for the tax year ended December 31, 2019. These reclassifications have no impact on net assets.

 

      Year Ended
December 31,
2019
 
         
Increase (decrease) in distributable earnings     -  
         
Increase (decrease) in capital in excess of par value   $ -  

 

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The following reconciles net increase in net assets resulting from operations to taxable income for the years ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, and the period ended December 31, 2017:

 

    Year Ended
December 31,
2019
    Year Ended
December 31,
2018
    For the Period
May 3,
2017
(commencement of operations) through
December 31,
2017
 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 3,169,648     $ 1,164,513     $ 441,914  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from investments     (10,041 )     590,623       (263,415 )
Net realized losses     318,751       -       -  
Other book tax differences     (369,812 )     149,467       83,641  
Taxable income before deductions for distributions   $ 3,108,546     $ 1,904,603     $ 262,140  

 

    Year Ended December 31,
2019
    Year Ended December 31,
2018
    For the Period
May 3,
2017
(commencement of operations) through
December 31,
2017
 
Distributions paid from:                  
                   
Ordinary income   $ 3,147,725     $ 1,699,455     $ 262,140  
Capital gains                  
Return of Capital                 159,125  
Total   $ 3,147,725     $ 1,699,455     $ 421,265  

 

For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period ended December 31, 2017, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

    Year Ended     Year Ended    

For the Period
May 3,

2017
(commencement of operations) through

 
    December 31,     December 31,     December 31,  
    2019     2018     2017  
Undistributed net investment income (loss)   $ 401,162     $ 136,522     $ (83,641 )
Undistributed capital gains           246,350        
Capital loss carryforward     (318,751 )            
Other accumulated gain (loss)/dividends payable     (265,902 )     (200,145 )     83,641  
Net unrealized appreciation     (308,879 )     (697,020 )     263,415  
Total   $ (492,370 )   $ (514,293 )   $ 263,415  

 

Capital losses can be carried forward indefinitely to offset future capital gains. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had short term loss carryforwards of $314,489 and long term loss carryforwards of $4,262.

 

As of December 31, 2019, the Company’s aggregate unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments based on cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

    December 31,
2019
 
Tax cost     101,846,603  
Gross unrealized appreciation     794,415  
Gross unrealized depreciation     (1,103,294 )
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   $ (308,879 )

 

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The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 740, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“ASC 740”) as of December 31, 2018. ASC 740 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the consolidated financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. The Company recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only where the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. As of December 31, 2019, management has analyzed the Company’s tax positions, and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions taken in the Company’s current year tax return. The Company identifies its major tax jurisdictions as U.S. Federal, New York State, and New York City. The Company is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months. Management’s determinations regarding ASC 740 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based upon factors including, but not limited to, an ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

 

Note 11. Financial Highlights

 

The following per common share data has been derived from information provided in the audited financial statements. The following is a schedule of financial highlights for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the period from May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) through December 31, 2017:

 

                For the Period  
    For the Years Ended    

May 3,

2017 (commencement of operations) through

 
    December 31,
2019
    December 31,
2018
    December 31,
2017
 
Per Common Share Operating Performance                  
Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period   $ 19.74     $ 20.02     $ -  
                         
Results of Operations:                        
Net Investment Income(1)     1.37       1.15       0.69  
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments(1)(5)     (0.01 )     (0.13 )     (0.13 )
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations     1.36       1.02       0.56  
                         
Distributions to Common Stockholders                        
Distributions from Net Investment Income     (1.34 )     (1.30 )     (0.34 )
Return of Capital     -       -       (0.20 )
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Distributions     (1.34 )     (1.30 )     (0.54 )
                         
Capital Share Transactions                        
Issuance of Common Stock     -       -       20.00  
Net Increase (Decrease) Resulting from Capital Share Transactions     -       -       20.00  
Net Asset Value, End of Period   $ 19.76     $ 19.74     $ 20.02  
                         
Shares Outstanding, End of Period     2,832,840       1,867,420       1,032,445  
                         
Ratio/Supplemental Data                        
Net assets, end of period   $ 55,969,870     $ 36,855,107     $ 20,669,649  
Weighted-average shares outstanding     2,350,674       1,317,698       523,748  
Total Return(3)     7.13 %     5.07 %     2.80 %
Portfolio turnover     84.6 %     136.5 %     156.3 %
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets without waiver and reimbursement(2)(4)     8.83 %     6.15 %     11.95 %
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets with waiver and reimbursement(2)(4)     7.39 %     3.52 %     1.18 %
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets without waiver and reimbursement(2)(4)     5.41 %     2.84 %     (5.71 %)
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets with waiver and reimbursement(2)(4)     6.85 %     5.47 %     5.06 %

 

  (1) The per common share data was derived by using weighted average shares outstanding.

 

  (2) The ratios reflect an annualized amount.

 

  (3) Total return is calculated as the change in net asset value (“NAV”) per share during the period, plus distributions per share (if any), divided by the beginning NAV per share. Total return is not annualized.

 

  (4) Includes interest expense of 2.92%, 0.53%, 0.23%, respectively, which is not subject to reimbursement by Flat Rock Global.

 

  (5) Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations due to share transactions during the period.

 

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Note 12. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 

    For the Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2019
    June 30,
2019
    September 30,
2019
    December 31,
2019
 
                         
Investment income   $ 1,562,580     $ 1,593,794     $ 1,642,598     $ 1,896,783  
Net expenses     816,583       870,334       896,443       893,243  
Net investment income (loss)     745,997       723,460       746,155       1,003,540  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, and foreign currency transactions     407,483       (328,422 )     (139,061 )     454  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations, and foreign currency contracts     (464,240 )     321,216       263,557       (110,492 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 689,240     $ 716,254     $ 870,651     $ 893,502  
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter   $ 19.77     $ 19.77     $ 19.77     $ 19.76  

 

    For the Three Months Ended  
    March 31,
2018
    June 30,
2018
    September 30,
2018
    December 31,
2018
 
                         
Investment income   $ 415,523     $ 439,548     $ 613,700     $ 1,009,756  
Net expenses     145,498       177,737       276,045       370,527  
Net investment income (loss)     270,025       261,811       337,655       639,229  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, and foreign currency transactions     36,834       44,305       87,506       77,771  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations, and foreign currency contracts     41,998       51,627       (3,008 )     (681,240 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 348,857     $ 357,743     $ 422,153     $ 35,760  
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter   $ 20.03     $ 20.03     $ 20.03     $ 19.74  

 

    For the Three Months Ended  
    June 30,
2017*
    September 30,
2017
    December 31,
2017
 
                   
Investment income   $ 685     $ 113,255     $ 329,743  
Net expenses     480       36,753       46,987  
Net investment income (loss)     205       76,502       282,756  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, and foreign currency transactions     -       (266,658 )     85,694  
Net unrealized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency translations, and foreign currency contracts     362       289,381       (26,328 )
Increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations   $ 567     $ 99,225     $ 342,122  
Net asset value per share as of the end of the quarter   $ 20.00     $ 20.00     $ 20.02  

 

* Commenced operations on May 3, 2017

 

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Note 13. Subsequent Events

 

The Company’s management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the financial statements included herein. There have been no subsequent events that require recognition or disclosure in these financial statements except for the following:

 

Issuance of Common Stock

 

On January 29, 2020, the Company issued and sold approximately 7,606 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $150,000. The issuance of the shares of common stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereof.

 

On March 2, 2020, the Company issued and sold 34,862 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $689,925. The issuance of the shares of common stock was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and Rule 506(b) of Regulation D thereof.

 

Distributions

 

On November 12, 2019, the Company declared a distribution of $0.114 per share, or $322,943, for holders of record as of January 24, 2020, which was paid on February 6, 2020.

 

On November 12, 2019, the Company declared a distribution of $0.114 per share, or $322,863, for holders of record as of February 24, 2020, which was paid on March 6, 2020.

 

On January 8, 2020, following approval from the Board, the Company filed a tender offer to repurchase up to 141,245 Shares of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, which represented 5% of the issued and outstanding shares as of January 6, 2020. The tender offer expired at 11:59 P.M., Central Time, on February 7, 2020 (the “Offer Expiration Date”). As of the Offer Expiration Date, 11,009 Shares for a total of $217,583 were validly tendered and withdrawn pursuant to the tender offer.

 

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a) DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

 

The following is a list of our financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A under Item 8 of Part II hereof:

 

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA

 

Index to Financial Statements

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 F-1
Report of the Predecessor Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and the period ended December 31, 2017. F-2
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-4
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and for the Period of May 3, 2017 (commencement of operations) to December 31, 2017 F-6
Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of December 31, 2019 and 2018 F-7
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-11

 

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(b) EXHIBITS

 

 

3.1   Articles of Incorporation of Flat Rock Capital Corp. (Incorporated by reference to the initial filing of the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on March 24, 2017.)
     
3.2   Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017.)
     
3.3   Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000- 55767) filed with the SEC on May 1, 2017.)
     
4.1   Form of Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017.)
     
4.2   Distribution Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K Exhibit 4.1 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on April 5, 2019.)
     
10.1   Investment Advisory Agreement by and between Flat Rock Capital Corp. and Flat Rock Global, LLC, dated May 16, 2017 (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000- 55767) filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017.)
     
10.2   Amendment No. 1 to Investment Advisory Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on May 23, 2017.)
     
10.3   Administration Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017.)
     
10.4   Custody Agreement (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2017, filed with the SEC on November 14, 2017.)
     
10.5   Loan and Security Agreement among FRC Funding I, LLC as borrower, Flat Rock Capital Corp. as servicer, the Lenders party thereto, and State Bank and Trust Company as agent for the Lenders, dated October 12, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on October 18, 2018.)
     
10.6   First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement by and among FRC Funding I, LLC as borrower, Flat Rock Capital Corp. as servicer, the Existing Lender party thereto, State Bank and Trust Company as agent for the Lenders and Hitachi Capital America Corp. as a New Lender, dated December 10, 2018 (Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 17, 2018.)
     
10.7   Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K (SEC File No. 000-55767) filed with the SEC on July 3, 2019.)
     
14.1   Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020.
     
21.1   Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 19, 2020.
     
31.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
31.2*   Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
     
32.1*   Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

 

*Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

  FLAT ROCK CAPITAL CORP.
     
Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Robert K. Grunewald
    Robert K. Grunewald
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Robert K. Grunewald
    Robert K. Grunewald
    President and Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Richard A. Petrocelli
    Richard A. Petrocelli
    Chief Financial Officer and
    Chief Operating Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
     
Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ R. Scott Coolidge
    R. Scott Coolidge
    Director
     
Dated: October 2, 2020 By: /s/ Marshall H. Durston
    Marshall H. Durston
    Director

 

 

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