Whitehorse Finance, Inc.NASDAQ: WHF

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2020 Earnings Results and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.355 Per Share

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NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. ("WhiteHorse Finance" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 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 September 30, 2020. The distribution will be payable on October 2, 2020 to stockholders of record as of September 21, 2020.

Second Quarter 2020 Summary Highlights

  • Net Asset Value of $300.2 million, or $14.61 per share
  • Investment portfolio(1) totaling $547.4 million
  • STRS JV investment portfolio totaling $160.8 million
  • Gross investment additions(2) of $39.4 million, including new positions of $33.6 million and $5.8 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments
  • Net investment income of $5.2 million, or $0.255 per share
  • Core net investment income of $5.2 million, or $0.255 per share(3)
  • Second quarter distribution of $0.355 per share

(1)

Includes investments in WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC ("STRS JV"), an unconsolidated joint venture, totaling $48.9 million, at fair value.

(2)

Excludes investments made in STRS JV.

(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 with GAAP. Additional information on core net investment income and a reconciliation of core net investment income to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net investment income, are set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Stuart Aronson, WhiteHorse Finance's Chief Executive Officer commented, "Five months into the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the market slowly recover from the first shock with moderate pricing and slightly higher deal activity. While NII for the quarter was below our goal, NAV increased materially and liquidity dramatically improved. During the quarter, we continued to grow our portfolio with three new first lien positions and our portfolio is now comprised of 93.8% first lien loans. Recently, we also reduced outstanding borrowings on our credit facility to its minimum requirement and this influx of liquidity will allow us to rebuild our pipeline and take advantage of the better deals we are now seeing in the marketplace. We will continue leveraging our three-tiered sourcing approach and rigorous underwriting standards while continuing to build value for our shareholders."

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of June 30, 2020, the fair value of WhiteHorse Finance's investment portfolio was $547.4 million, compared with $557.1 million as of March 31, 2020. The portfolio at June 30, 2020 consisted of 68 positions across 53 companies with a weighted average effective yield of 9.6% on income-producing debt investments. The average debt investment size (excluding investments in STRS JV) was $8.8 million with the overall portfolio comprised of approximately 83% first lien secured loans, 5% second lien secured loans, 3% equity and 9% in investments in STRS JV.  Almost all loans were substantially variable-rate investments (primarily indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate) with fixed rate securities representing only 0.4%of loans at fair value. Nearly all performing floating rate investments have interest rate floors.

During the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance made investments in three new portfolio companies totaling $33.6 million and added a total of $5.8 million to three existing portfolio companies. Proceeds from sales and repayments, including $0.3 million of net repayments on revolvers, totaled approximately $36.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2020, driven by a full paydown from Sigue Corporation of $24.8 million. 

In addition to the transactions above, during the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance transferred an aggregate of $36.6 million in assets to STRS JV in exchange for a net investment in STRS JV of $5.7 million as well as cash proceeds of $30.9 million.

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

As of June 30, 2020, STRS JV's portfolio totaled $160.8 million, consisted of 18 portfolio companies and had a weighted average effective yield of 7.9% on its portfolio.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company's net investment income was approximately $5.2 million, compared with approximately $7.2 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of approximately 27.8%. The decrease in net investment income for the year-over-year period is primarily attributable to lower non-recurring fee income in the current quarter. The decrease in fee income during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 as compared to the same period in the prior year is a result of a lower volume in non-recurring, fee-generating events. The decrease in fee income during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 was partially offset by a decrease in incentive fees as compared to the same period in the prior year. The incentive fees decrease was primarily due to lower net investment income in the current quarter.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, core net investment income, a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes capital gains incentive fee accruals, the net effects of excise or other income taxes related to net realized gains and losses, and the associated costs of refinancing the Company's indebtedness, was $5.2 million, compared with $7.4 million for the same period in the prior year, representing a decrease of approximately 29.4%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance reported a net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions of $17.6 million. This compares with a net realized and unrealized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions of $1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The increase in the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to markups in the portfolio as a result of overall market stability and price recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in the prior quarter.

WhiteHorse Finance reported a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $22.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020, which compares with a net increase of $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

WhiteHorse Finance's net asset value was $300.2 million, or $14.61 per share, as of June 30, 2020, as compared with $284.7 million, or $13.86 per share, as of March 31, 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, WhiteHorse Finance had cash and cash equivalents of $20.9 million, as compared with $28.1 million as of March 31, 2020, inclusive of restricted cash. As of June 30, 2020, the Company also had $57.8 million of undrawn capacity under its revolving credit facility.

Distributions

On June 2, 2020, the Company declared a distribution of $0.355 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The distribution was paid on July 3, 2020 to stockholders of record as of June 19, 2020, and marks the thirty-first consecutive quarterly distribution paid since the Company's initial public offering with all distributions consistently paid at the quarterly rate of $0.355 per share.

Distributions are paid from taxable earnings and may include return of capital and/or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of the distributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the calendar year and in the Company's periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Conference Call

WhiteHorse Finance will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter results at 2:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 10, 2020. To access the teleconference, please dial 706-758-9224 (domestic and international) approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference's scheduled start time and reference ID #3181299. Investors may also access the call on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.

If you are unable to access the live teleconference, a replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call's completion through August 17, 2020. The teleconference replay can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406 (domestic and international) and entering ID #3181299. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations portion of the Company's website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.

About WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

WhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries.  The Company's investment activities are managed by H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, ("H.I.G. Capital"). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager with $39 billion of capital under management(4) across a number of funds focused on the small and mid-cap markets. For more information about H.I.G. Capital, please visit http://www.higcapital.com.  For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.whitehorsefinance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

 (4) Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.

SCHEDULE 1

As a supplement to GAAP financial measures, the Company has provided information relating to core net investment income, which is a non-GAAP measure. This measure is provided in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net investment income determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company's non-GAAP measures may differ from similar measures by other companies, even if similar terms are used to identify such measures. Core net investment income represents net investment income adjusted to exclude the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company's indebtedness, the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and excise or other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). There were no excise or other income taxes related to net realized gains and losses, nor did the Company refinance any of its indebtedness for the quarters ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019. Additionally, there were no accruals for the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019 (in thousands, except per share data):

June 30, 2020

June 30, 2019

Amount

 Per Share

Amounts

Amount

 Per Share

Amounts

Net investment income

$

5,240

$

0.255

$

7,226

$

0.352

Net impact of costs associated with refinancing of indebtedness

-

-

-

-

Accrual for capital gains incentive fee

-

-

198

0.010

Net impact of excise tax expense related to net realized gains and losses

-

-

-

-

Core net investment income

$

5,240

$

0.255

$

7,424

$

0.362

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except share and per share data) 

June 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

(Unaudited)

Assets

Investments, at fair value

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

$

490,013

$

546,744

   Non-controlled affiliate company investments

8,521

9,651

   Controlled affiliate company investments

48,863

33,293

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost $565,762 and $597,725, respectively)

547,397

589,688

Cash and cash equivalents

2,263

4,294

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

18,487

23,252

Restricted foreign currency (cost of $143)

136

—

Interest and dividend receivable

5,900

6,010

Amounts receivable on unsettled investment transactions

297

360

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

464

7,620

Total assets

$

574,944

$

631,224

Liabilities

Debt

$

252,671

$

298,924

Distributions payable

7,294

7,294

Management and incentive fees payable

7,359

8,290

Interest payable

1,315

1,674

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

1,163

1,944

Amounts payable on unsettled investment transactions

4,900

—

Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts

3

—

Advances received from unfunded credit facilities

17

143

Total liabilities

274,722

318,269

Commitments and contingencies

Net assets

Common stock, 20,546,032 and 20,546,032 shares issued and outstanding, par value $0.001 per share, respectively, and 100,000,000 authorized

21

21

Paid-in capital in excess of par

300,744

300,744

Accumulated earnings (deficit)

(543)

12,190

Total net assets

300,222

312,955

Total liabilities and total net assets

$

574,944

$

631,224

Number of shares outstanding

20,546,032

20,546,032

Net asset value per share

$

14.61

$

15.23

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three months ended June 30,

Six months ended June 30,

2020

2019

2020

2019

Investment income

From non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

   Interest income

$

12,145

$

12,746

$

25,284

$

27,238

   Fee income

539

2,926

830

4,083

   Dividend income

30

-

79

-

From non-controlled affiliate company investments

   Dividend income

263

312

538

587

From controlled affiliate company investments

   Interest income

606

-

1,231

-

   Dividend income

240

-

393

-

Total investment income

13,823

15,984

28,355

31,908

Expenses

Interest expense

3,223

3,176

6,891

6,249

Base management fees

2,950

2,818

6,042

5,407

Performance-based incentive fees

1,311

2,055

1,752

3,806

Administrative service fees

171

159

342

317

General and administrative expenses

730

532

1,610

1,214

Total expenses, before fees waived

8,385

8,740

16,637

16,993

Base management fee waived

-

(220)

-

(397)

Total expenses, net of fees waived

8,385

8,520

16,637

16,596

Net investment income before excise tax

5,438

7,464

11,718

15,312

   Excise tax

198

238

376

475

Net investment income after excise tax

5,240

7,226

11,342

14,837

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency transactions

Net realized gains (losses)

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

(77)

-

433

(2,018)

   Non-controlled-affiliate company investments

-

-

-

-

   Foreign currency transactions

70

-

67

-

   Foreign currency forward contracts

(6)

-

-

-

   Net realized gains (losses)

(13)

-

500

(2,018)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

   Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

15,841

937

(6,355)

2,925

   Non-controlled affiliate company investments

871

56

(1,130)

(520)

   Controlled affiliate company investments

1,111

-

(2,842)

-

   Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(237)

-

343

-

   Foreign currency forward contracts

(2)

-

(3)

-

   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

17,584

993

(9,987)

2,405

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

17,571

993

(9,487)

387

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

$

22,811

$

8,219

$

1,855

$

15,224

Per Common Share Data

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

$

1.11

$

0.41

$

0.09

$

0.74

Dividends and distributions declared per common share

$

0.36

$

0.36

$

0.71

$

0.71

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

20,546,032

20,546,032

20,546,032

20,546,032

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

Investment Type(1)

SpreadAboveIndex(2)

InterestRate(3)

Acquisition Date(10)

MaturityDate

Principal/ShareAmount

AmortizedCost

FairValue(11)

Fair ValueAs APercentageof NetAssets

North America

Debt Investments

Advertising

Fluent, LLC

First Lien Secured

Term Loan

L+ 7.00%

7.50%

03/26/18

03/27/23

8,645

$

8,645

$

8,619

2.87

%

(0.50% Floor)

Connexity, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.50%

10.00%

05/21/20

05/21/25

11,000

10,678

10,675

3.56

(1.50% Floor)

19,645

19,323

19,294

6.43

Agricultural & Farm Machinery

Bad Boy Mowers Acquisition, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 5.75%

6.75%

12/19/19

12/06/25

10,333

10,049

9,816

3.27

(1.00% Floor)

Air Freight & Logistics

Access USA Shipping, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.00%

9.50%

02/08/19

02/08/24

5,505

5,446

5,441

1.81

(1.50% Floor)

Application Software

Newscycle Solutions, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

06/14/19

12/29/22

5,195

5,122

4,832

1.61

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

06/14/19

12/29/22

301

298

280

0.09

(1.00% Floor)

5,496

5,420

5,112

1.70

Automotive Retail

Team Car Care Holdings, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan(12)

base rate+ 7.99%

9.40%

02/26/18

02/23/23

16,491

16,295

15,900

5.30

(1.00% Floor)

BW Gas & Convenience Holdings, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.25%

6.43%

11/15/19

11/18/24

8,288

7,993

8,039

2.68

(0.00% Floor)

24,779

24,288

23,939

7.98

Broadcasting

Alpha Media, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

08/14/18

02/25/22

5,155

5,077

4,923

1.64

(1.00% Floor)

Rural Media Group, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.75%

9.75%

12/29/17

12/29/22

3,391

3,358

3,391

1.13

(1.00% Floor)

8,546

8,435

8,314

2.77

Cable & Satellite

Bulk Midco, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan(15)

P+ 6.23%

9.48%

06/08/18

06/08/23

15,000

14,868

13,725

4.57

(0.75% Floor)

Communications Equipment

Sorenson Communications, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

6.81%

03/15/19

04/29/24

4,319

4,220

4,153

1.38

(0.00% Floor)

Construction & Engineering

Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.25%

7.25%

05/26/20

02/14/26

15,464

14,547

14,553

4.85

(1.00% Floor)

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

FPT Operating Company, LLC/

TLabs Operating Company, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.25%

9.25%

12/23/16

06/07/24

24,595

24,401

23,120

7.70

(1.00% Floor)

Geo Logic Systems Ltd. (5)

First Lien Secured Term Loan (13)

C +6.25%

7.25%

12/19/19

12/19/24

6,795

5,089

4,701

1.57

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)(13)

C +6.25%

7.25%

12/19/19

12/19/24

-

-

(12)

-

(1.00% Floor)

31,390

29,490

27,809

9.27

Department Stores

Mills Fleet Farm Group, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.00%

8.59%

10/24/18

10/24/24

13,964

13,690

12,567

4.19

(1.00% Floor)

(0.75%PIK)

Distributors

Crown Brands, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.00%

9.50%

01/28/19

01/25/24

5,727

5,625

5,164

1.72

(1.50% Floor)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

L+ 8.00%

9.50%

06/10/20

01/25/24

850

850

766

0.26

(1.50% Floor)

6,577

6,475

5,930

1.98

Diversified Capital Markets

TOUR Intermediate Holdings, LLC

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

06/30/20

05/15/25

1,360

1,334

1,335

0.44

(1.00% Floor)

Diversified Chemicals

Sklar Holdings, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.00%

9.00%

11/13/19

05/13/23

8,903

8,713

8,643

2.88

(1.00% Floor)

(1.00%PIK)

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued) 

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

Diversified Support Services

ImageOne Industries, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 10.00%

11.00%

01/11/18

01/11/23

7,218

$

7,058

$

7,073

2.36

%

(1.00% Floor)

(4.00%PIK)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(4)(7)

L+ 10.00%

11.00%

07/22/19

12/12/22

5

5

(11)

-

(1.00% Floor)

(4.00%PIK)

NNA Services, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.00%

8.50%

10/16/18

10/16/23

9,757

9,629

9,635

3.21

(1.50% Floor)

16,980

16,692

16,697

5.57

Education Services

EducationDynamics, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

11/26/19

11/26/24

11,406

11,205

11,349

3.78

(1.00% Floor)

Food Retail

AG Kings Holdings, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan(4)(8)

P+ 11.00%

14.25%

08/10/16

08/10/21

35,693

17,737

21,280

7.09

(0.75% Floor)

(2.00%PIK)

Health Care Facilities

Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

L+ 9.00%

9.69%

05/15/19

04/30/19

3,855

3,855

2,891

0.96

First Lien Secured Term Loan B

L+ 9.00%

10.50%

02/01/13

04/30/19

13,511

13,511

10,133

3.38

(1.50% Floor)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan(8)

N/A

15.75%

02/01/13

07/31/18

1,028

1,024

-

-

(2.00%PIK)

18,394

18,390

13,024

4.34

Health Care Services

CHS Therapy, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

L+ 8.50%

10.00%

06/14/19

06/14/24

7,518

7,406

7,302

2.43

(1.50% Floor)

Lab Logistics, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.56%

10/16/19

09/25/23

106

105

104

0.03

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.73%

10/16/19

09/25/23

5,262

5,230

5,157

1.72

(1.00% Floor)

PMA Holdco, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 10.00%

11.00%

06/28/18

06/28/23

12,841

12,616

12,713

4.23

(1.00% Floor)

25,727

25,357

25,276

8.41

Home Furnishings

Sure Fit Home Products, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan(8)

L+ 9.75%

10.75%

10/26/18

07/13/22

5,215

5,157

4,206

1.40

(1.00% Floor)

Interactive Media & Services

What If Media Group, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

10/02/19

10/02/24

12,756

12,539

12,692

4.23

(1.00% Floor)

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

Potpourri Group, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.25%

9.75%

07/03/19

07/03/24

18,525

18,194

17,784

5.92

(1.50% Floor)

Investment Banking & Brokerage

Arcole Acquisition Corp(5)

First Lien Secured Term Loan A(4)(8)

L+ 10.25%

11.25%

11/29/18

11/30/23

5,231

5,159

4,185

1.39

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Term Loan B(4)(8)

L+ 16.50%

17.50%

11/29/18

11/30/23

1,819

1,785

1,455

0.48

(1.00% Floor)

(1.50%PIK)

JVMC Holdings Corp. (f/k/a RJO Holdings Corp)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/28/19

02/28/24

14,032

13,930

13,892

4.63

(1.00% Floor)

21,082

20,874

19,532

6.50

IT Consulting & Other Services

AST-Applications Software Technology LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.00%

9.00%

01/10/17

01/10/23

4,049

4,010

4,009

1.34

(1.00% Floor)

(1.00%PIK)

Leisure Facilities

Honors Holdings, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan(16)

L+ 7.75%

8.75%

09/06/19

09/06/24

9,405

9,279

8,465

2.82

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)(16)

L+ 6.50%

8.11%

09/06/19

09/06/24

4,633

4,592

4,170

1.39

(1.00% Floor)

Lift Brands, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan A(8)

L+ 3.75%

4.75%

06/29/20

06/29/25

5,659

5,571

5,571

1.86

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Term Loan B(8)

N/A

9.50%

06/29/20

06/29/25

1,109

1,080

1,080

0.36

First Lien Secured Term Loan C(8)(9)

N/A

9.50%

06/29/20

N/A

1,268

1,265

1,265

0.42

22,074

21,787

20,551

6.85

Office Services & Supplies

Empire Office, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.75%

8.25%

04/12/19

04/12/24

11,054

10,887

10,797

3.60

(1.50% Floor)

Packaged Foods & Meats

Lenny & Larry's, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan (17)

L+ 7.95%

8.95%

05/15/18

05/15/23

11,237

11,110

10,747

3.58

(1.00% Floor)

(1.17%PIK)

Property & Casualty Insurance

Policy Services Company, LLC (5)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.25%

7.32%

03/06/20

05/31/24

6,459

6,158

6,136

2.04

(1.00% Floor)

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued) 

June 30, 2020 

(in thousands)

Research & Consulting Services

Nelson Worldwide, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 9.25%

10.56

%

01/09/18

01/09/23

13,041

$

12,876

$

12,780

4.26

%

(1.00% Floor)

ALM Media, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.50

%

11/25/19

11/25/24

15,356

15,086

14,482

4.82

(1.00% Floor)

28,397

27,962

27,262

9.08

Restaurants

LS GFG Holdings Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.00%

6.18

%

11/30/18

11/19/25

10,177

9,940

8,548

2.85

(0.00% Floor)

Specialized Consumer Services

True Blue Car Wash, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.12%

9.12

%

10/17/19

10/17/24

4,405

4,329

4,361

1.45

(1.00% Floor)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)

L+ 8.12%

9.12

%

10/17/19

10/17/24

667

661

659

0.22

(1.00% Floor)

5,072

4,990

5,020

1.67

Specialty Chemicals

Flexitallic Group SAS

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.50%

7.57

%

10/28/19

10/29/26

11,691

11,425

10,756

3.58

(1.00% Floor)

Specialized Finance

Golden Pear Funding Assetco, LLC(5)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 10.50%

11.50

%

09/20/18

03/20/24

17,500

17,263

17,468

5.82

(1.00% Floor)

Oasis Legal Finance, LLC(5)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 10.75%

11.75

%

09/09/16

03/09/22

12,500

12,423

12,500

4.16

(1.00% Floor)

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

Subordinated Note(4)(5)(7)(9)(14)

L+ 6.50%

6.68

%

07/19/19

N/A

41,073

41,073

41,073

13.68

71,073

70,759

71,041

23.66

Systems Software

Vero Parent, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 6.00%

7.00

%

11/06/19

08/16/24

16,469

15,010

15,971

5.32

(1.00% Floor)

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Source Code Midco, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 8.25%

9.25

%

05/04/18

05/04/23

22,944

22,568

22,675

7.55

(1.00% Floor)

Trading Companies & Distributors

Vessco Holdings, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

L+ 7.25%

8.75

%

08/22/19

08/22/24

8,891

8,744

8,778

2.92

(1.50% Floor)

Total Debt Investments

566,646

537,793

524,762

174.80

Equity Investments

Diversified Support Services

Quest Events, LLC Preferred Units(4)

N/A

N/A

12/28/18

12/08/25

317

317

-

-

ImageOne Industries, LLC Common A Units(4)

N/A

N/A

09/20/19

N/A

149

-

61

0.02

Health Care Services

Lab Logistics Preferred Units (4)

N/A

N/A

10/29/19

N/A

2

857

844

0.28

PMA Holdco, LLC Warrants(4)

N/A

N/A

06/28/18

06/28/28

8

-

503

0.17

10

857

1,347

0.45

Leisure Facilities

 Lift Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock (4)

N/A

N/A

06/29/20

N/A

2

1,955

282

0.09

 Lift Brands, Inc. Warrants (4)

N/A

N/A

06/29/20

06/28/28

1

793

114

0.04

3

2,748

396

0.13

Other Diversified Financial Services

RCS Creditor Trust Class B Units(4)(6)

N/A

N/A

10/01/17

N/A

143

-

-

-

SFS Global Holding Company Warrants(4)

N/A

N/A

06/28/18

12/28/25

-

-

-

-

Sigue Corporation Warrants(4)

N/A

N/A

06/28/18

12/28/25

22

2,890

3,499

1.17

165

2,890

3,499

1.17

Specialized Finance

NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC Units (4)(5)(6)

N/A

N/A

08/13/14

08/31/22

10,000

10,029

8,521

2.84

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC Interests (4)(5)(7)(14)

N/A

N/A

07/19/19

N/A

10,268

10,268

7,789

2.59

20,268

20,297

16,310

5.43

Trading Companies & Distributors

Vessco Holdings, LLC Units(4)

N/A

N/A

08/22/19

N/A

506

860

993

0.33

Trucking

Europcar Mobility Group Earnout (4)(5)

N/A

N/A

10/31/19

12/31/22

-

-

29

0.01

Total Equity Investments

21,418

27,969

22,635

7.54

Total Investments

588,064

$

565,762

$

547,397

182.34

%

A summary of outstanding financial instruments at June 30, 2020 is as follows:

Forward Currency Contracts

Currency to be

Currency to be

Unrealized

Unrealized

Counterparty

sold

purchased

Settlement date

appreciation ($)

depreciation ($)

Morgan Stanley

C$ 1,999 CAD

$ 1,468 USD

09/30/2020

$

-

$

(3)

$

-

$

(3)

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited) - (continued)

June 30, 2020

(in thousands)

(1)

Except as otherwise noted, all investments are non-controlled/non-affiliate investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), and provide collateral for the Company's credit facility.

(2)

The investments bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR" or "L"), which resets monthly, quarterly or semiannually, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate ("CDOR" or "C") or the U.S. Prime Rate as published by the Wall Street Journal ("Prime" or "P"). The one, three and six-month LIBOR were 0.2%, 0.3% and 0.4%, respectively, as of June 30, 2020. The Prime was 3.3% as of June 30, 2020. The CDOR was 0.6% as of June 30, 2020.

(3)

The interest rate is the "all-in-rate" including the current index and spread, the fixed rate, and the payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest rate, as the case may be.

(4)

The investment or a portion of the investment does not provide collateral for the Company's credit facility.

(5)

Not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of total assets. Qualifying assets represented 82% of total assets as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments.

(6)

Investment is a non-controlled/affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act.

(7)

The investment has an unfunded commitment in addition to any amounts presented in the consolidated schedule of investments as of June 30, 2020.

(8)

The investment is on non-accrual status.

(9)

Security is perpetual with no defined maturity date.

(10)

Except as otherwise noted, all of the Company's portfolio company investments, which as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments represented 182% of the Company's net assets or 95% of the Company's total assets, are subject to legal restrictions on sales.

(11)

The fair value of each investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.

(12)

The investment was comprised of two contracts, which were indexed to different base rates, L and P, respectively. The Spread Above Index and Interest Rate presented represent the weighted average of both contracts.

(13)

Principal amount is denominated in Canadian dollars.

(14)

Investment is a controlled affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act. On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement (as described in Note 4 hereto) with State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, a public pension fund established under Ohio law ("STRS Ohio"), to create WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund, LLC ("STRS JV"), a joint venture, which invests primarily in senior secured first and second lien term loans.

(15)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 2.75% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.

(16)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.50% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.

(17)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.00% on its "last out" tranche of the portfolio company's senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into "first out" and "last out" tranches, whereby the "first out" tranche will have priority as to the "last out" tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder. 

Contacts

Stuart AronsonWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.212-506-0500saronson@higwhitehorse.com  

Joyson ThomasWhiteHorse Finance, Inc.305-379-2322jthomas@higwhitehorse.com

or

Sean Silva Prosek Partners646-818-9122 ssilva@prosek.com

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