CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 11, 2018--
OFS Capital Corporation (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:OFS) announced today
that it has priced a registered public offering of $43.75 million
aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% notes due 2025 (the “Notes”)
which will result in net proceeds to the Company of approximately $42.03
million (or approximately $48.39 million if the underwriters fully
exercise the overallotment option described below) based on a public
offering price of 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes,
after deducting payment of underwriting discounts and commissions and
estimated offering expenses payable by the Company.
The Notes will mature on April 30, 2025 and may be redeemed in whole or
in part at any time, or from time to time, at the Company’s option on or
after April 30, 2020. The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.375%
per year, payable quarterly on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October
31 of each year, beginning on July 31, 2018. At closing, the Notes are
expected to be rated “A”* by Egan-Jones Ratings Company. The Company has
also granted the underwriters an option to purchase an additional
$6,562,500 aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover overallotments,
if any, on or before April 30, 2018.
The offering is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected
to close on April 16, 2018. The Company has submitted an application for
the Notes to be listed and trade on The Nasdaq Global Select Market
under the trading symbol “OFSL”. If approved for listing, the Company
expects the Notes to begin trading within 30 days from the original
issue date.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to fund
investments in debt and equity securities in accordance with its
investment objective and for other general corporate purposes. The
Company also intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the
offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its revolving credit
facility. As of April 9, 2018, the Company had $38.2 million of
indebtedness outstanding under the credit facility.
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., a subsidiary of Ladenburg Thalmann
Financial Services Inc. (NYSEMKT: LTS), and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC
are acting as book-running managers for the offering. B. Riley FBR,
Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC and
National Securities Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of National
Holdings Corporation (NasdaqCM:NHLD), are acting as lead managers for
the offering.
Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objective,
risks and charges and expenses of the Company before investing. The
preliminary prospectus supplement, dated April 11, 2018, and
accompanying prospectus, dated June 16, 2017, each of which has been
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, contain a description
of these matters and other important information about the Company and
should be read carefully before investing.
The information in the preliminary prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may
be changed. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering or
any other securities nor will there be any sale of these securities or
any other securities referred to in this press release in any state or
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful
prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of
such state or jurisdiction.
A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on
file with and has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The offering may be made only by means of a prospectus and a
related prospectus supplement, copies of which may be obtained, when
available, from: Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., 277 Park Avenue, 26th
Floor, New York, New York 10172, or: 1-800-573-2541, or: prospectus@ladenburg.com.
* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold
securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
About OFS Capital Corporation
The Company is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified
management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a
business development company. The Company's investment objective is to
provide stockholders with both current income and capital appreciation
primarily through debt investments and, to a lesser extent, equity
investments. The Company invests primarily in privately held
middle-market companies in the United States, including
lower-middle-market companies, targeting investments of $3 to $20
million in companies with annual EBITDA between $3 million and $50
million. The Company offers flexible solutions through a variety of
asset classes including senior secured loans, which includes first-lien,
second-lien and unitranche loans, as well as subordinated loans and, to
a lesser extent, warrants and other equity securities. The Company's
investment activities are managed by OFS Capital Management, LLC, an
investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with additional offices in New
York and Los Angeles.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements”,
which relate to future events or our future operations, performance or
financial condition. Forward-looking statements include statements
regarding our intentions related to the offering discussed in this press
release, including the use of proceeds from the offering. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance, condition or
results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results
and outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors,
including those described from time to time in our filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or factors that are beyond our
control. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements made herein. All forward-looking
statements speak only as of the time of this press release.
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Source: OFS Capital Corporation
OFS Capital Corporation
INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Steve Altebrando,
646-652-8473
saltebrando@ofsmanagement.com