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Last update: May 2, 2022
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:BKCC) (“BCIC” or the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.10 per share, payable on July 7, 2022 to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2022.
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1Adjusted NII excludes the “hypothetical liquidation” basis capital gains incentive fee accrual (reversal) required under GAAP of approximately $(0.5) million in the first quarter of 2022 and $0.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2021, respectively (refer to Supplemental Information for further details). |
“We started 2022 with solid progress on our commitment to draw upon the power of the BlackRock platform to build a diversified portfolio with solid risk-adjusted returns, focusing on senior secured debt and first lien loans in particular. We added nine new portfolio companies, each of which was a first lien investment. We ended the quarter with 93 portfolio companies, up from 86 at the end of 2021, 55 at the end of 2020, and 47 at the end of 2019. Gross deployments were $44 million in the first quarter – almost entirely in first lien loans. Approximately 72% of the portfolio consists of first lien investments, fairly consistent with the prior quarter-end, and up from 50% at the end of 2020 and 34% at the end of 2019,” said James E. Keenan, Chairman and Interim CEO of the Company. “We also experienced prepayments in the quarter of approximately $79 million, of which $45 million was from the full exit and repayment of St. George, previously our largest portfolio company by fair value. The investment in St. George, which was initiated in 2018, resulted in a 12.4% IRR to the Company. While the St. George exit will have the immediate impact of reducing leverage and investment income, it also reduces exposure to a large single issuer and facilitates further portfolio diversification,” Mr. Keenan added.
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March 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
December 31, 2020 |
December 31, 2019 |
Portfolio Composition |
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First Lien Debt |
72% |
74% |
50% |
34% |
Second Lien Debt |
20% |
19% |
27% |
23% |
Junior Capital1 |
8% |
7% |
23% |
43% |
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Portfolio Company Count |
93 |
86 |
55 |
47 |
Non-Core Assets |
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Portfolio Company Count2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
9 |
Fair Market Value ("FMV", in Millions) |
26 |
26 |
42 |
120 |
% of investments, at FMV |
5% |
5% |
9% |
16% |
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1 Includes unsecured/subordinated debt and equity investments. |
2 Excludes portfolio companies with zero FMV. |
“As previously announced, on April 21, 2022, we accessed the private placement market to issue Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $92.0 million. The Notes have a delayed funding date of June 9, 2022. We anticipate using the proceeds from the Notes as well as availability under our revolver to redeem our $143.75 million of outstanding 5.00% unsecured convertible debt at or prior to its June 15, 2022 maturity date. We are pleased with the execution we obtained on the Notes including the issuance size, pricing and prepayment features. Our net leverage was 0.46x at March 31, 2022, down from 0.56x at the end of 2021, due to net repayments we received during the first quarter. We continue to have ample leverage capacity as we pursue disciplined portfolio growth that we expect will be accretive to NII and provide increased dividend coverage for our stockholders.” Mr. Keenan concluded.
Financial Highlights
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Q1 2022 |
Q4 2021 |
Q1 2021 |
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($'s in millions, except per share data) 2 |
Total |
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Per Share |
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Total |
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Per Share |
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Total |
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Per Share |
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|
|
|
|
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Net Investment Income/(loss) |
$6.5 |
|
$0.09 |
|
$5.9 |
|
$0.08 |
|
$4.2 |
|
$0.06 |
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Net realized and unrealized gains/(losses) |
$(1.0) |
|
$(0.01) |
|
$0.7 |
|
$0.01 |
|
$12.0 |
|
$0.16 |
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Basic earnings/(losses) |
$5.5 |
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$0.07 |
|
$6.7 |
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$0.09 |
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$16.2 |
|
$0.22 |
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Distributions declared |
$7.4 |
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$0.10 |
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$7.4 |
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$0.10 |
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$7.4 |
|
$0.10 |
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Net Investment Income/(loss), as adjusted1 |
$6.0 |
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$0.08 |
|
$6.2 |
|
$0.08 |
|
$4.2 |
|
$0.06 |
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Basic earnings/(losses), as adjusted1 |
$5.1 |
|
$0.07 |
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$6.9 |
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$0.09 |
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$16.2 |
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$0.22 |
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1Non-GAAP basis financial measure, excluding the hypothetical liquidation basis capital gain incentive fee accrual (reversal) under GAAP. See Supplemental Information. |
2Totals may not foot due to rounding |
($'s in millions, except per share data) |
March 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
March 31, 2021 |
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|
|
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Total assets |
$533.3 |
$572.0 |
$483.5 |
Investment portfolio, at FMV |
$517.8 |
$552.6 |
$458.3 |
Debt outstanding |
$171.6 |
$196.9 |
$141.5 |
Total net assets |
$346.9 |
$349.7 |
$322.9 |
Net asset value per share |
$4.70 |
$4.73 |
$4.35 |
Net leverage ratio1 |
0.46x |
0.56x |
0.38x |
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1 Calculated as the ratio between (A) debt, excluding unamortized debt issuance costs, less available cash and receivable for investments sold, plus payables for investments purchased, and (B) NAV. |
Business Updates
First Quarter Financial Updates
Portfolio and Investment Activity*
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Three Months Ended |
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($’s in millions) |
March 31, 2022 |
December 31, 2021 |
March 31, 2021 |
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|
|
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Investment deployments |
$44.0 |
|
$68.5 |
|
$54.9 |
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Investment exits |
$78.7 |
|
$75.7 |
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$88.0 |
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Number of portfolio company investments at the end of period |
93 |
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86 |
|
60 |
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Weighted average yield of debt and income producing equity securities, at FMV |
8.5% |
|
8.7% |
|
8.5% |
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% of Portfolio invested in Secured debt, at FMV |
92% |
|
93% |
|
86% |
|
% of Portfolio invested in Unsecured debt, at FMV |
5% |
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5% |
|
6% |
|
% of Portfolio invested in Equity, at FMV |
3% |
|
2% |
|
8% |
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Average investment by portfolio company, at amortized cost |
$6.3 |
|
$7.1 |
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$9.4 |
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*Balance sheet amounts and yield information above are as of period end |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Conference Call
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation will host a webcast/teleconference at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Monday, May 2, 2022, to discuss its first quarter 2022 financial results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the teleconference by dialing, from the United States, (888) 220-8451 or from outside the United States, +1(313) 209-6544, 10 minutes before 10:00 a.m. and referencing the BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation Conference Call (ID Number 7408737). A live, listen-only webcast will also be available via the Investor Relations section of www.blackrockbkcc.com. This teleconference can also be accessed using Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or Firefox via this link: BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation First Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. Once clicked-on, please enter your information to be connected. Please note that the link becomes active fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled start time.
Both the teleconference and webcast will be available for replay by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 2 and ending at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 16, 2022. To access the replay of the teleconference, callers from the United States should dial (888) 203-1112 and callers from outside the United States should dial +1(719) 457-0820 and enter the Conference ID Number 7408737. To access the webcast, please visit the investor relations section of www.blackrockbkcc.com.
Prior to the webcast/teleconference, an investor presentation that complements the earnings conference call will be posted to BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s website within the Presentations section of the Investors page (https://www.blackrockbkcc.com/investors/news-and-events/disclaimer).
About BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company that provides debt and equity capital to middle-market companies.
The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We invest primarily in middle-market companies in the form of senior debt securities and loans, and our investment portfolio may include junior secured and unsecured debt securities and loans, each of which may include an equity component.
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
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March 31, 2022 |
|
December 31, 2021 |
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Assets |
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
Investments at fair value: |
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (cost of $487,539,706 and $520,501,274) |
$491,006,357 |
|
$526,504,945 |
|
Non-controlled, affiliated investments (cost of $4,974,043 and $5,027,616) |
4,660,863 |
|
4,131,978 |
|
Controlled investments (cost of $89,097,765 and $89,097,765) |
22,083,000 |
|
21,927,071 |
|
Total investments at fair value (cost of $581,611,514 and $614,626,655) |
517,750,220 |
|
552,563,994 |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
10,588,855 |
|
12,750,121 |
|
Interest, dividends and fees receivable |
2,837,619 |
|
3,671,722 |
|
Deferred debt issuance costs |
1,398,905 |
|
1,511,418 |
|
Receivable for investments sold |
83,157 |
|
690,550 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
607,910 |
|
788,469 |
|
Total assets |
$533,266,666 |
|
$571,976,274 |
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Debt (net of deferred issuance costs of $194,703 and $425,272) |
$171,555,297 |
|
$196,875,330 |
|
Distributions payable |
7,380,270 |
|
7,392,972 |
|
Interest and debt related payables |
2,371,204 |
|
601,379 |
|
Management fees payable |
2,059,864 |
|
2,122,519 |
|
Income incentive fees payable |
19,013 |
|
170,002 |
|
Accrued capital gains incentive fees |
1,073,068 |
|
1,544,569 |
|
Accrued administrative expenses |
365,507 |
|
384,225 |
|
Payable for investments purchased |
21,196 |
|
11,679,798 |
|
Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
1,516,805 |
|
1,553,507 |
|
Total liabilities |
186,362,224 |
|
222,324,301 |
|
Net assets |
|
|
|
|
Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 200,000,000 common shares authorized, 84,478,251 and 84,478,251 issued and 73,770,679 and 73,876,987 outstanding |
84,478 |
|
84,478 |
|
Paid-in capital in excess of par |
848,022,547 |
|
852,360,178 |
|
Distributable earnings (losses) |
(432,272,960) |
|
(434,303,297) |
|
Treasury stock at cost, 10,707,572 and 10,601,264 shares held |
(68,929,623) |
|
(68,489,386) |
|
Total net assets |
346,904,442 |
|
349,651,973 |
|
Total liabilities and net assets |
$533,266,666 |
|
$571,976,274 |
|
Net assets per share |
$4.70 |
|
$4.73 |
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BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Three Months Ended (Unaudited) |
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March 31, 2022 |
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|
March 31, 2021 |
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Investment income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income (excluding PIK): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
$ |
11,606,903 |
|
|
$ |
8,049,250 |
|
Non-controlled, affiliated investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11,867 |
|
Controlled investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
583,200 |
|
PIK interest income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
123,018 |
|
|
|
780,679 |
|
Non-controlled, affiliated investments |
|
|
115,896 |
|
|
|
119,029 |
|
Dividend income (excluding PIK): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, affiliated investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
71,500 |
|
Controlled investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
511,067 |
|
PIK dividend income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
75,882 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other income: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
260,588 |
|
|
|
146,032 |
|
Total investment income |
|
|
12,182,287 |
|
|
|
10,272,624 |
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest and other debt expenses |
|
|
2,728,951 |
|
|
|
2,753,096 |
|
Management fees |
|
|
2,059,864 |
|
|
|
1,799,766 |
|
Incentive fees on income |
|
|
19,013 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Incentive fees on capital gains(1) |
|
|
(471,501 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Administrative expenses |
|
|
365,507 |
|
|
|
322,115 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
302,857 |
|
|
|
412,159 |
|
Insurance expense |
|
|
199,758 |
|
|
|
199,364 |
|
Director fees |
|
|
153,125 |
|
|
|
153,125 |
|
Investment advisor expenses |
|
|
25,819 |
|
|
|
87,500 |
|
Other operating expenses |
|
|
303,799 |
|
|
|
355,282 |
|
Total expenses, before incentive fee waiver |
|
|
5,687,192 |
|
|
|
6,082,407 |
|
Incentive fee waiver |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total expenses, net of incentive fee waiver |
|
|
5,687,192 |
|
|
|
6,082,407 |
|
Net investment income(1) |
|
|
6,495,095 |
|
|
|
4,190,217 |
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net realized gain (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
825,913 |
|
|
|
(646,274 |
) |
Non-controlled, affiliated investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(7,989,591 |
) |
Controlled investments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,290,143 |
) |
Net realized gain (loss) |
|
|
825,913 |
|
|
|
(10,926,008 |
) |
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments |
|
|
(2,537,021 |
) |
|
|
9,868,556 |
|
Non-controlled, affiliated investments |
|
|
582,458 |
|
|
|
6,834,973 |
|
Controlled investments |
|
|
155,929 |
|
|
|
6,137,248 |
|
Foreign currency translation |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
96,019 |
|
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
|
|
(1,798,634 |
) |
|
|
22,936,796 |
|
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) |
|
|
(972,721 |
) |
|
|
12,010,788 |
|
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations |
|
|
5,522,374 |
|
|
|
16,201,005 |
|
Net Investment Income Per Share—basic(1) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
Earnings (Loss) Per Share—basic(1) |
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.22 |
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—basic |
|
|
73,822,190 |
|
|
|
74,436,429 |
|
Net Investment Income Per Share—diluted(1) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
Earnings (Loss) Per Share—diluted(1) |
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding—diluted |
|
|
90,815,927 |
|
|
|
91,430,166 |
|
(1) |
Net investment income and per share amounts displayed above are net of the reversal for incentive fees on capital gains which is reflected on a hypothetical liquidation basis in accordance with GAAP for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Refer to Supplemental Information section below for further details and as adjusted figures that reflect that there were no incentive fees on capital gains realized and payable to the Advisor during such periods. |
Supplemental Information
The Company reports its financial results on a generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) basis; however, management believes that evaluating the Company’s ongoing operating results may be enhanced if investors have additional non-GAAP basis financial measures. Management reviews non-GAAP financial measures to assess ongoing operations and, for the reasons described below, considers them to be effective indicators, for both management and investors, of the Company’s financial performance over time. The Company’s management does not advocate that investors consider such non-GAAP financial measures in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP.
The Company records its liability for incentive fees based on capital gains by performing a hypothetical liquidation basis calculation at the end of each reporting period, as required by GAAP, which assumes that all unrealized capital appreciation and depreciation is realized as of the reporting date. It should be noted that incentive fees based on capital gains (if any) are not due and payable until the end of the annual measurement period, or every June 30. The incremental incentive fees disclosed for a given period are not necessarily indicative of actual full year results. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ and such differences could be material. There can be no assurance that unrealized capital appreciation and depreciation will be realized in the future, or that any accrued capital gains incentive fee will become payable. Incentive fee amounts on capital gains actually paid by the Company will specifically exclude consideration of unrealized capital appreciation, consistent with requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Company’s investment management agreement. For a more detailed description of the Company’s incentive fees, please refer to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Computations for the periods below are derived from the Company's financial statements as follows:
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Three Months Ended |
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|
March 31, 2022 |
March 31, 2021 |
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GAAP Basis: |
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income |
$6,495,095 |
|
$4,190,217 |
|
Net Investment Income per share |
0.09 |
|
0.06 |
|
Addback: GAAP incentive fee (reversal) based on capital gains |
(471,501) |
|
— |
|
Addback: GAAP incentive fee based on Income net of incentive fee waiver |
19,013 |
|
— |
|
Pre-Incentive Fee1: |
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income |
$6,042,607 |
|
$4,190,217 |
|
Net Investment Income per share |
0.08 |
|
0.06 |
|
Less: Incremental incentive fee based on Income net of incentive fee waiver |
(19,013) |
|
— |
|
As Adjusted2: |
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income |
$6,023,594 |
|
$4,190,217 |
|
Net Investment Income per share |
0.08 |
|
0.06 |
|
1 |
Pre-Incentive Fee: Amounts are adjusted to remove all incentive fees. Such fees have been accrued (reversed) but are not due and payable at the reporting date. |
2 |
As Adjusted: Amounts are adjusted to remove the GAAP accrual (reversal) for incentive fee based on capital gains, and to include only the incremental incentive fee based on income. Adjusted amounts reflect the fact that no incentive fee on capital gains was realized and payable to the Advisor during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Under the Current Management Agreement, incentive fee based on income is calculated for each calendar quarter and may be paid on a quarterly basis if certain thresholds are met. Amounts reflect the Company's ongoing operating results and reflect the Company's financial performance over time. |
Forward-looking statements
This press release, and other statements that BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may” or similar expressions.
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.
In addition to factors previously disclosed in BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s SEC reports and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) our future operating results; (2) our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; (3) the impact of investments that we expect to make; (4) our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; (5) the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; (6) the financial condition of and ability of our current and prospective portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; (7) our expected financings and investments; (8) the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital, including our ability to obtain continued financing on favorable terms; (9) the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; (10) the impact of increased competition; (11) the ability of our investment advisor to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments; (12) potential conflicts of interest in the allocation of opportunities between us and other investment funds managed by our investment advisor or its affiliates; (13) the ability of our investment advisor to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (14) changes in law and policy accompanying the new administration and uncertainty pending any such changes; (15) increased geopolitical unrest, terrorist attacks or acts of war, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, or the specific industries of our portfolio companies; (16) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets; (17) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; and (18) the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, our tax position.
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 2, 2022, identifies additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.
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