WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Declares Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Outcomes and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.355 Per Share

NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (“WhiteHorse Finance” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. In addition, the Company’s board of directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2021. The distribution will be payable on October 4, 2021 to stockholders of record as of September 20, 2021.

Second Quarter 2021 Summary Highlights

  • Net Asset Value of $319.6 million, or $15.42 per share
  • Investment portfolio(1) totaling $670.5 million
  • STRS JV investment portfolio totaling $209.5 million
  • Gross investment deployments(2) of $103.8 million for the second quarter, including new originations of $96.3 million and $7.5 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments
  • Net investment income of $6.1 million, or $0.296 per share
  • Core net investment income of $7.0 million, or $0.338 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 $61.9 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, “During the second quarter, we successfully originated seven first lien loans and one second lien deal, contributing $96.3 million of gross deployment. The origination volume increased leverage to 1.14x, and our net asset value rose to $15.42 per share driven by mark-to-market gains in our portfolio, representing the second highest per share level since the Company’s initial public offering. With SureFit placed back on accrual, the investment portfolio remains strong with only one investment remaining on non-accrual status. Looking forward, the pipeline is very active for existing deal paydowns, refinancings and new deals for the second half of 2021. In this fast-paced environment, we will continue to leverage our three-tiered sourcing approach and rigorous underwriting standards to maintain and grow a healthy portfolio, generating robust cash flows to support our dividend and ultimately enhancing value for our shareholders.”

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of June 30, 2021, the fair value of WhiteHorse Finance’s investment portfolio was $670.5 million, compared with $617.0 million as of March 31, 2021. The portfolio as of June 30, 2021 consisted of 97 positions across 67 companies with a weighted average effective yield of 9.5% on income-producing debt investments. The average debt investment size (excluding investments in STRS JV) was $7.1 million with the overall portfolio comprised of approximately 84.0% first lien secured loans, 4.4% second lien secured loans, 2.4% equity and 9.2% in investments in STRS JV. Almost all loans were 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, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance made investments in eight new portfolio companies totaling $96.3 million and added a total of $7.5 million to six existing portfolio companies. Proceeds from sales and repayments totaled approximately $30.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, driven by two full realizations in NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC and Comniscient Technologies LLC.

In addition to the transactions discussed above, during the three months ended June 30, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance transferred assets comprised of four new portfolio companies and three add-on investments totaling $31.8 million to STRS JV in exchange for a net investment in STRS JV of $6.6 million as well as cash proceeds of $25.2 million.

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

As of June 30, 2021, STRS JV’s portfolio totaled $209.5 million, consisted of 25 portfolio companies and had a weighted average effective yield of 8.1% on its portfolio.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s net investment income was approximately $6.1 million, compared with approximately $5.2 million for the same periods in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 17.3%. The increase in net investment income for the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to higher interest income earned on a comparatively larger portfolio and higher investment income generated from the Company’s investment in STRS JV, partially offset by higher incentive fees accrued for the quarter ended June 30, 2021. For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s investment in STRS JV generated an annualized, gross investment yield of approximately 13.8%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, core net investment income (as defined above) was $7.0 million, compared with $5.2 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 34.6%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance reported net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions of $4.4 million. This compares with net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions of $17.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020. The decrease for the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to higher prior-year unrealized gains generated on markups in the portfolio as a result of overall market stability and price recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

WhiteHorse Finance reported a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $10.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021, which compares with a net increase of $22.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2020.

WhiteHorse Finance’s net asset value was $319.6 million, or $15.42 per share, as of June 30, 2021, as compared with $314.3 million, or $15.27 per share, as of March 31, 2021.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance had cash and cash equivalents of $17.8 million, as compared with $24.5 million as of March 31, 2021, inclusive of restricted cash. As of June 30, 2021, the Company also had $46.5 million of undrawn capacity under its revolving credit facility.

Distributions

The Company’s Board of Directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending September 30, 2021. The distribution will be payable on October 4, 2021 to stockholders of record as of September 20, 2021.

On May 10, 2021, the Company declared a distribution of $0.355 per share for the quarter ended June 30, 2021, consistent with distributions declared for the thirty-fifth consecutive quarter since the Company’s initial public offering. The distribution was paid on July 2, 2021 to stockholders of record as of June 18, 2021.

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 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, August 9, 2021. To access the teleconference, please dial 877-876-9174 (domestic and international) approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference’s scheduled start time and reference Conference ID #WHFQ221. 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 16, 2021. The teleconference replay can be accessed by dialing 877-274-8339 (domestic and international). 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 $45 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 incur any costs with refinancing any of its indebtedness for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and 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, 2021 and June 30, 2020 (in thousands, except per share data):

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2020

Amount

 Per Share

Amounts

Amount

 Per Share

Amounts

Net investment income

$

6,100

$

0.296

$

5,240

$

0.255

Net impact of costs associated with refinancing of indebtedness

Accrual for capital gains incentive fee

882

0.042

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

Core net investment income

$

6,982

$

0.338

$

5,240

$

0.255

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities(in thousands, except share and per share data)

June 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

Assets

Investments, at fair value

Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

$

602,576

$

623,777

Non-controlled affiliate company investments

6,008

15,717

Controlled affiliate company investments

61,891

51,241

Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost $678,680 and $695,429, respectively)

670,475

690,735

Cash and cash equivalents

10,329

8,062

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

7,037

7,549

Restricted foreign currency (cost of $378 and $319, respectively)

397

333

Interest and dividend receivable

7,076

6,532

Amounts receivable on unsettled investment transactions

1,021

4,717

Escrow receivable

2,236

Prepaid expenses and other receivables

1,154

1,061

Total assets

$

699,725

$

718,989

Liabilities

Debt

$

358,719

$

384,880

Distributions payable

7,357

7,294

Management fees payable

3,357

3,354

Incentive fees payable

6,994

6,117

Amounts payable on unsettled investment transactions

497

Interest payable

1,848

1,870

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

1,437

1,708

Advances received from unfunded credit facilities

392

372

Total liabilities

380,104

406,092

Commitments and contingencies

Net assets

Common stock, 20,722,596 and 20,546,032 shares issued and outstanding, par value $0.001 per share, respectively, and 100,000,000 shares authorized

21

21

Paid-in capital in excess of par

302,711

300,002

Accumulated earnings

16,889

12,874

Total net assets

319,621

312,897

Total liabilities and total net assets

$

699,725

$

718,989

Number of shares outstanding

20,722,596

20,546,032

Net asset value per share

$

15.42

$

15.23

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)(in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three months ended June30,

Six months ended June30,

2021

2020

2021

2020

Investment income

From non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

Interest income

$

14,148

$

12,145

$

28,960

$

25,284

Fee income

350

539

1,121

830

Dividend income

65

30

109

79

From non-controlled affiliate company investments

Dividend income

717

263

967

538

From controlled affiliate company investments

Interest income

738

606

1,457

1,231

Dividend income

1,325

240

2,699

393

Total investment income

17,343

13,823

35,313

28,355

Expenses

Interest expense

3,811

3,223

7,613

6,891

Base management fees

3,357

2,950

6,701

6,042

Performance-based incentive fees

2,628

1,311

4,670

1,752

Administrative service fees

170

171

341

342

General and administrative expenses

875

730

1,696

1,610

Total expenses

10,841

8,385

21,021

16,637

Net investment income before excise tax

6,502

5,438

14,292

11,718

Excise tax

402

198

592

376

Net investment income after excise tax

6,100

5,240

13,700

11,342

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

Net realized gains (losses)

Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

(555)

(77)

7,605

433

Non-controlled-affiliate company investments

Foreign currency transactions

(4)

70

(3)

67

Foreign currency forward contracts

(4)

(6)

(4)

Net realized gains (losses)

(563)

(13)

7,598

500

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

4,407

15,841

(2,568)

(6,355)

Non-controlled affiliate company investments

755

871

321

(1,130)

Controlled affiliate company investments

(149)

1,111

(269)

(2,842)

Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies

(40)

(237)

(102)

343

Foreign currency forward contracts

1

(2)

(3)

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

4,974

17,584

(2,618)

(9,987)

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments

4,411

17,571

4,980

(9,487)

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

$

10,511

$

22,811

$

18,680

$

1,855

Per Common Share Data

Basic and diluted earnings per common share

$

0.51

$

1.11

$

0.91

$

0.09

Dividends and distributions declared per common share

$

0.36

$

0.36

$

0.71

$

0.71

Basic and diluted weighted average common shares Outstanding

20,626,340

20,546,032

20,589,159

20,546,032

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)June 30, 2021(in thousands)

Issuer

InvestmentType(1)

Floor

SpreadAboveIndex(2)

InterestRate(3)

AcquisitionDate(10)

MaturityDate

Principal/ShareAmount

AmortizedCost

FairValue(11)

Fair ValueAs APercentageof NetAssets

North America

Debt Investments

Advertising

SmartSign Holdings LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

08/21/20

10/11/24

7,705

$

7,583

$

7,705

2.41

%

7,705

7,583

7,705

2.41

Air Freight & Logistics

Access USA Shipping, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 8.00%

9.50%

02/08/19

02/08/24

5,083

5,043

5,083

1.59

5,083

5,043

5,083

1.59

Application Software

Atlas Purchaser, Inc. (dba Aspect Software)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

0.75%

L+ 9.00%

9.75%

05/06/21

05/06/29

15,000

14,558

14,558

4.55

Connexity, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 8.50%

10.00%

05/21/20

05/21/25

9,454

9,234

9,454

2.96

Newscycle Solutions, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

06/14/19

12/29/22

3,229

3,202

3,217

1.01

Newscycle Solutions, Inc.(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

06/14/19

12/29/22

169

168

168

0.05

TaxSlayer LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/31/20

12/31/26

6,779

6,655

6,655

2.08

TaxSlayer LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/31/20

12/31/26

34,631

33,817

34,052

10.65

Automotive Retail

Team Car Care Holdings, LLC(12)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.02%

Base rate+ 7.99%

9.01%

02/26/18

02/23/23

15,678

15,561

15,629

4.89

15,678

15,561

15,629

4.89

Building Products

Drew Foam Companies Inc

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

11/05/20

11/05/25

7,244

7,115

7,118

2.23

LHS Borrower, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

09/30/20

09/30/25

9,567

9,385

9,496

2.97

LHS Borrower, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

09/30/20

09/30/25

7

16,811

16,500

16,621

5.20

Cable & Satellite

Bulk Midco, LLC(15)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.34%

8.34%

06/08/18

06/08/23

15,000

14,913

14,250

4.46

15,000

14,913

14,250

4.46

Construction & Engineering

SFP Holding, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.25%

7.25%

06/22/21

09/01/23

2,295

2,246

2,272

0.71

Tensar Corp.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

11/20/20

08/20/25

6,965

6,813

6,930

2.17

9,260

9,059

9,202

2.88

Construction Materials

Claridge Products and Equipment, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/30/20

12/29/25

7,960

7,817

7,846

2.45

Claridge Products and Equipment, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/30/20

12/29/25

3

7,960

7,817

7,849

2.45

Commodity Chemicals

Flexitallic Group SAS

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

10/28/19

10/29/26

11,893

11,671

11,299

3.54

11,893

11,671

11,299

3.54

Consumer Finance

Maxitransfers Blocker Corp

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.50%

9.50%

10/07/20

10/07/25

8,757

8,580

8,657

2.71

Maxitransfers Blocker Corp(4)(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.50%

9.50%

10/07/20

10/07/25

9

8,757

8,580

8,666

2.71

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

Escalon Services Inc

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 13.50%

14.50% (13.00% Cash + 1.50% PIK)

12/04/20

12/04/25

8,024

7,394

7,661

2.40

FPT Operating Company, LLC/ TLabs Operating Company, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.25%

9.25%

12/23/16

06/07/24

24,312

24,095

24,155

7.56

Geo Logic Systems Ltd.(5)(12)(13)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

C+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/19/19

12/19/24

6,623

4,982

5,236

1.64

Geo Logic Systems Ltd. (5)(7)(13)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

C+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/19/19

12/19/24

(2)

E-Phoenix Acquisition Co. Inc. (dba Integreon)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 5.75%

6.75%

06/23/21

06/23/27

9,000

8,888

8,888

2.78

47,959

45,359

45,938

14.38

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)June 30, 2021(in thousands) 

Issuer

InvestmentType(1)

Floor

SpreadAboveIndex(2)

InterestRate(3)

AcquisitionDate(10)

MaturityDate

Principal/ShareAmount

AmortizedCost

FairValue(11)

Fair ValueAs APercentageof NetAssets

Department Stores

Mills Fleet Farm Group, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

10/24/18

10/24/24

13,538

$

13,308

$

13,538

4.24

%

13,538

13,308

13,538

4.24

Distributors

Crown Brands, LLC(19)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 10.50%

12.00%

12/15/20

01/08/26

4,379

4,287

3,673

1.15

Crown Brands, LLC(19)

Second Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.50%

L+ 10.50%

12.00%

12/15/20

01/08/26

650

650

545

0.17

5,029

4,937

4,218

1.32

Diversified Chemicals

Sklar Holdings, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.75%

8.75%

11/13/19

05/13/23

7,451

7,335

7,451

2.33

7,451

7,335

7,451

2.33

Diversified Support Services

NNA Services, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 7.00%

8.50%

10/16/18

10/16/23

13,174

13,032

13,174

4.12

13,174

13,032

13,174

4.12

Education Services

EducationDynamics, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.75%

8.75%

11/26/19

11/26/24

12,232

12,059

12,232

3.83

12,232

12,059

12,232

3.83

Electronic Equipment & Instruments

LMG Holdings, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

04/30/21

04/30/26

6,836

6,704

6,704

2.10

LMG Holdings, Inc.(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

04/30/21

04/30/26

6,836

6,704

6,704

2.10

Health Care Facilities

Epiphany Dermatology

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

12/04/20

06/22/23

3,483

3,415

3,431

1.07

Epiphany Dermatology(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

12/04/20

06/22/23

2

Epiphany Dermatology(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

12/04/20

06/22/23

14

Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.(8)

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

N/A

L+ 9.00%

9.18%

05/05/19

04/30/19

3,855

3,855

2,146

0.67

Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.(8)

First Lien Secured Term Loan B

1.50%

L+ 9.00%

10.50%

02/01/13

04/30/19

13,511

13,511

7,521

2.35

Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.(8)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

N/A

L+ 15.75%

15.75% (13.75% Cash + 2.00% PIK)

02/01/13

07/31/18

1,028

1,024

21,877

21,805

13,114

4.09

Health Care Services

CHS Therapy, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

1.50%

L+ 8.50%

10.00%

06/14/19

06/14/24

7,326

7,244

7,325

2.29

CHS Therapy, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan C

1.50%

L+ 8.50%

10.00%

10/07/20

06/14/24

901

886

901

0.28

DCA Investment Holding, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

0.75%

L+ 6.25%

7.00%

03/12/21

03/12/27

7,060

6,959

6,959

2.18

DCA Investment Holding, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

0.75%

L+ 6.25%

7.00%

03/12/21

03/12/27

Ivy Rehab Holdings LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

12/04/20

12/04/24

8,811

8,660

8,811

2.76

Ivy Rehab Holdings LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

12/04/20

12/04/24

9

Ivy Rehab Holdings LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.75%

7.75%

12/04/20

12/04/24

377

370

398

0.12

Lab Logistics, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.25%

8.25%

10/16/19

09/25/23

1,161

1,141

1,153

0.36

Lab Logistics, LLC

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.25%

8.25%

10/16/19

09/25/23

5,210

5,188

5,210

1.63

PG Dental New Jersey Parent, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.75%

8.75%

11/25/20

11/25/25

16,089

15,770

15,903

4.98

PG Dental New Jersey Parent, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.75%

8.75%

11/25/20

11/25/25

10

46,935

46,218

46,679

14.60

Heavy Electrical Equipment

PPS CR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Power Plant Services)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.25%

7.25%

06/25/21

06/25/26

11,179

10,956

10,956

3.43

PPS CR Acquisition, Inc. (dba Power Plant Services)(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.25%

8.25%

06/25/21

06/25/24

104

102

102

0.03

11,283

11,058

11,058

3.46

Home Furnishings

Sure Fit Home Products, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 9.75%

10.75%

04/12/21

07/13/23

4,982

4,868

4,434

1.39

4,982

4,868

4,434

1.39

Household Products

The Kyjen Company, LLC (dba Outward Hound)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

04/05/21

04/05/26

11,460

11,297

11,297

3.53

The Kyjen Company, LLC (dba Outward Hound)(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

04/05/21

04/05/26

385

379

379

0.12

11,845

11,676

11,676

3.65

Interactive Media & Services

What If Media Group, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

10/02/19

10/02/24

17,448

17,194

17,356

5.43

17,448

17,194

17,356

5.43

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

BBQ Buyer, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 8.00%

9.50%

08/28/20

08/28/25

12,666

12,396

12,878

4.03

Luxury Brand Holdings, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

12/04/20

06/04/26

5,970

5,863

5,970

1.87

Potpourri Group, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 8.25%

9.75%

07/03/19

07/03/24

18,151

17,905

18,151

5.68

36,787

36,164

36,999

11.58

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)June 30, 2021(in thousands)

Issuer

InvestmentType(1)

Floor

SpreadAboveIndex(2)

InterestRate(3)

AcquisitionDate(10)

MaturityDate

Principal/ShareAmount

AmortizedCost

FairValue(11)

Fair ValueAs APercentageof NetAssets

Investment Banking & Brokerage

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

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.25%

8.25%

02/28/19

02/28/24

13,163

$

13,093

$

13,163

4.12

%

13,163

13,093

13,163

4.12

IT Consulting & Other Services

AST-Applications Software Technology LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.00%

9.00% (8.00% Cash + 1.00% PIK)

01/10/17

01/10/23

3,988

3,965

3,988

1.25

Cennox Holdings Limited(5)(13)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

05/04/21

05/04/26

2,880

3,928

3,906

1.22

Cennox Holdings Limited(5)(7)(12)(13)

First lien Secured Revolving Loan

2.50%

L+ 5.33%

7.83%

05/04/21

05/04/26

432

588

586

0.18

Core BTS, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 6.75%

8.25%

02/01/21

08/30/25

3,325

3,264

3,289

1.03

Core BTS, Inc.

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.50%

L+ 6.75%

8.25%

02/01/21

08/30/25

1,663

1,631

1,628

0.51

12,288

13,376

13,397

4.19

Leisure Facilities

Honors Holdings, LLC(16)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.81%

8.81% (8.31% Cash + 0.50% PIK)

09/06/19

09/06/24

9,440

9,300

9,156

2.86

Honors Holdings, LLC(16)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.62%

8.62% (8.04% Cash + 0.58% PIK)

09/06/19

09/06/24

4,649

4,606

4,509

1.41

Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap  Fitness Holdings, Inc.)

First Lien Secured Term Loan A

1.00%

L+ 7.50%

8.50%

06/29/20

06/29/25

5,659

5,589

5,571

1.74

Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap  Fitness Holdings, Inc.)

First Lien Secured Term Loan B

N/A

9.50%

9.50% (0.00% Cash + 9.50% PIK)

06/29/20

06/29/25

1,219

1,196

1,187

0.37

Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap  Fitness Holdings, Inc.)(9)

First Lien Secured Term Loan C

N/A

9.50%

9.50% (0.00% Cash + 9.50% PIK)

06/29/20

NA

1,268

1,265

1,218

0.38

22,235

21,956

21,641

6.76

Leisure Products

PlayMonster LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

06/07/21

06/07/26

6,000

5,882

5,882

1.84

PlayMonster LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

06/07/21

06/07/26

6,000

5,882

5,882

1.84

Office Services & Supplies

American Crafts, L.C.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.50%

9.50%

05/28/21

05/28/26

8,500

8,375

8,373

2.62

Empire Office, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.50%

L+ 6.75%

8.25%

04/12/19

04/12/24

8,795

8,697

8,795

2.75

17,295

17,072

17,168

5.37

Packaged Foods & Meats

Lenny & Larry’s, LLC(17)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.41%

9.41% (7.69% Cash + 1.72% PIK)

05/15/18

05/15/23

11,046

10,966

10,554

3.30

11,046

10,966

10,554

3.30

Personal Products

Inspired Beauty Brands, Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

12/30/20

12/30/25

12,475

12,250

12,250

3.83

Inspired Beauty Brands, Inc.(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

12/30/20

12/30/25

12,475

12,250

12,250

3.83

Property & Casualty Insurance

Policy Services Company, LLC (5)

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.00%

7.00%

03/06/20

05/31/24

6,062

5,851

5,940

1.86

6,062

5,851

5,940

1.86

Research & Consulting Services

ALM Media, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

11/25/19

11/25/24

14,527

14,330

14,091

4.41

Nelson Worldwide, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 10.25%

11.25% (10.25% Cash + 1.00% PIK)

01/09/18

01/09/23

10,639

10,558

10,533

3.30

25,166

24,888

24,624

7.71

Restaurants

LS GFG Holdings Inc.

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.00%

9.00% (7.00% Cash + 2.00% PIK)

11/30/18

11/19/25

10,842

10,155

10,842

3.39

10,842

10,155

10,842

3.39

Specialized Consumer Services

True Blue Car Wash, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.12%

8.12%

10/17/19

10/17/24

4,293

4,236

4,293

1.34

True Blue Car Wash, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.12%

8.12%

10/17/19

10/17/24

2,943

2,913

2,942

0.92

7,236

7,149

7,235

2.26

Specialized Finance

Golden Pear Funding Assetco, LLC(5)

Second Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 10.50%

11.50%

09/20/18

03/20/24

10,938

10,829

10,938

3.42

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC(4)(5)(7)(9)(14)

Subordinated Note

N/A

L+ 6.50%

6.59%

07/19/19

N/A

49,809

49,809

49,809

15.58

60,747

60,638

60,747

19.00

Systems Software

IDIG Parent LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/17/21

12/15/26

4,263

4,224

4,223

1.32

IDIG Parent LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/17/21

12/15/26

IDIG Parent LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/17/21

12/15/26

4,263

4,224

4,223

1.32

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)June 30, 2021(in thousands)

Issuer

InvestmentType(1)

Floor  

SpreadAboveIndex(2)

InterestRate(3)  

AcquisitionDate(10)

MaturityDate

Principal/ShareAmount

AmortizedCost

FairValue(11)

Fair ValueAs APercentageof NetAssets

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Arcstor Midco, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 7.00%

8.00%

03/16/21

03/16/27

19,451

$

19,081

$

19,081

5.97

%

Source Code Midco, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.25%

9.25%

05/04/18

05/04/23

21,700

21,470

21,700

6.79

Telestream Holdings Corporation

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.75%

9.75%

10/15/20

10/15/25

15,155

14,738

14,882

4.66

Telestream Holdings Corporation(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 8.75%

9.75%

10/15/20

10/15/25

14

56,306

55,289

55,677

17.42

Trading Companies & Distributors

LINC Systems, LLC

First Lien Secured Term Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/24/21

02/24/26

4,167

4,090

4,090

1.28

LINC Systems, LLC(7)

First Lien Secured Revolving Loan

1.00%

L+ 6.50%

7.50%

02/24/21

02/24/26

4,167

4,090

4,090

1.28

Total Debt Investments

659,445

$

649,140

$

642,360

200.95

%

Equity Investments

Data Processing & Outsourced Services

Escalon Services Inc(4)

Warrants

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

12/04/20

N/A

709

$

476

$

482

0.15

%

476

482

0.15

Diversified Support Services

Quest Events, LLC(4)

Preferred Units

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

12/28/18

12/08/25

317

317

ImageOne Industries, LLC(4)

Common A Units

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

09/20/19

N/A

225

164

0.05

317

164

0.05

Health Care Services

Lab Logistics(4)

Preferred Units

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

10/29/19

N/A

2

857

905

0.28

857

905

0.28

Internet & Direct Marketing Retail

BBQ Buyer, LLC(4)

Shares

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

08/28/20

N/A

1,100

1,100

2,728

0.85

Ross-Simons Topco, LP(4)

Preferred Units

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

12/04/20

N/A

600

600

840

0.26

1,700

3,568

1.11

Investment Banking & Brokerage

Arcole Holding Corp.(4)(5)(6)(18)

Shares

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

10/01/20

N/A

6,944

6,008

1.88

6,944

6,008

1.88

IT Consulting & Other Services

CX Holdco LLC(4)

Common Units

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

05/04/21

N/A

660

660

660

0.21

Keras Holdings, LLC(4)

Shares

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

12/31/20

N/A

496

496

496

0.16

1,156

1,156

0.37

Leisure Facilities

 Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap Fitness Holdings, Inc.)(4)

Class A Common Stock

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

06/29/20

N/A

2

1,955

184

0.06

 Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap Fitness Holdings, Inc.)(4)

Warrants

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

06/29/20

06/28/28

1

793

75

0.02

2,748

259

0.08

Other Diversified Financial Services

SFS Global Holding Company(4)

Warrants

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

06/28/18

12/28/25

Sigue Corporation(4)

Warrants

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

06/28/18

12/28/25

22

2,890

3,491

1.09

2,890

3,491

1.09

Specialized Finance

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

LLC Interests

N/A  

N/A

N/A  

07/19/19

N/A

12,452

12,452

12,082

3.78

12,452

12,082

3.78

Total Equity Investments

$

29,540

$

28,115

8.79

%

Total Investments

$

678,680

$

670,475

209.74

%

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)June 30, 2021(in thousands)

Forward Currency Contracts

Currency to be

Currency to be

Unrealized

Unrealized

Counterparty

sold

purchased

Settlement date

appreciation ($)

depreciation ($)

Morgan Stanley

C$

86 CAD

$

67 USD

07/28/2021

$

$

$

$

 

(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 USD LIBOR were 0.1%, 0.1% and 0.2%, respectively, as of June 30, 2021. The one, three and six-month GBP LIBOR were all 0.1% as of June 30, 2021. The CDOR and Prime was 0.4% and 3.25%, respectively, as of June 30, 2021.

(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 86.5% 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, 2021.

(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 209.8% of the Company’s net assets or 95.8% 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 non-USD denominated and is based in Canadian dollars or British Pounds.

(14)

Investment is a controlled affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act. On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement 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 in the 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 in the 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 in the 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.

(18)

On October 1, 2020, as part of a restructuring agreement between the Company and Arcole Acquisition Corp, the Company’s investments in first lien secured term loans to Arcole Acquisition Corp were converted into common shares of Arcole Holding Corp.

(19)

At the option of the issuer, interest can be paid in cash or cash and PIK. The issuer may elect to pay up to 2.00% PIK.

 

 

Contacts

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

or

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

or

Alex JorgensenProsek Partners646-818-9059ajorgensen@prosek.com

 

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