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WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Earnings Results and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.355 Per Share
NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. ("WhiteHorse Finance" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK, March 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (\"WhiteHorse Finance\" or the \"Company\") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2020. Additionally, the Company announced that its board of directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending March 31, 2021. The distribution will be payable on April 5, 2021 to stockholders of record as of March 26, 2021.\nFourth Quarter 2020 Summary Highlights\nNet Asset Value of $312.9 million, or $15.23 per share, compared to $15.23 per share in 2019 Investment portfolio(1) totaling $690.7 million STRS JV investment portfolio totaling $174.6 million Gross investment deployments(2) of $162.4 million for the fourth quarter, including new originations of $158.9 million and $3.5 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments Gross investment deployments(2) of $286.9 million for the year, including new originations of $261.3 million and $25.6 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments Net investment income of $6.9 million, or $0.335 per share, for the fourth quarter Core net investment income of $7.1 million, or $0.348 per share(3), for the fourth quarter Annual net investment income of $24.2 million, or $1.176 per share Annual core net investment income of $25.7 million, or $1.249 per share(3) Annual distributions of $1.545 per share, including special distributions of $0.125 per share(1) Includes investments in WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC (\"STRS JV\"), an unconsolidated joint venture, totaling $51.2 million, at fair value.\n(2) Excludes investments made in STRS JV. \n(3) Core net investment income is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that core net investment income provides useful information to investors and management because it reflects the Company's financial performance excluding (i) the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company's indebtedness, (ii) the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and (iii) excise and other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance wi...