8-K
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (BCSF)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):November 3, 2021
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in ItsCharter)
| DELAWARE | 814-01175 | 81-2878769 |
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| (State or Other Jurisdiction<br><br> <br>of Incorporation) | (Commission<br><br> <br>File Number) | (IRS Employer<br><br> <br>Identification No.) |
200Clarendon Street, 37^th^ Floor, Boston, MA 02116
(Addressof Principal Executive Offices)****(ZipCode)
Registrant’s telephone number, includingarea code: (617) 516-2000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed SinceLast Report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common Stock, $.001 par value | BCSF | New York Stock Exchange |
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On November 3, 2021, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 – Other Events
On November 3, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a fourth fiscal quarter 2021 dividend of $0.34 per share for stockholders of record as of December 31, 2021, payable on January 28, 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated November 3, 2021 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. | |||
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| Date: November 3, 2021 | By: | /s/ Michael Treisman | |
| Name: | Michael Treisman | ||
| Title: | Secretary |
Exhibit 99.1
Bain Capital SpecialtyFinance, Inc. Announces September 30, 2021 Financial Results and Declares Fourth Quarter 2021 Dividend of $0.34 per Share
BOSTON –November 3, 2021 – Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (NYSE: BCSF, the “Company”, “our” or “we”) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021, and that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter of 2021.
“Our positive third quarter earnings results were driven by higher interest income and continued stable credit quality across our diversified portfolio,” said Michael Ewald, Chief Executive Officer of BCSF. “We also had a strong quarter of new origination activity, demonstrating the strength of Bain Capital Credit’s Private Credit Group in sourcing compelling new investment opportunities in the middle market.”
QUARTERLYHIGHLIGHTS
| · | Net<br> investment income per share was $0.34, as compared to $0.34 for the quarter ended June 30,<br> 2021; |
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| · | Net<br> income per share was $0.36, as compared to $0.66 for the quarter ended June 30, 2021; |
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| · | Net<br> asset value per share as of September 30, 2021 was $17.03, as compared to $17.01 as of June<br> 30, 2021; |
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| · | Gross<br> and net investment fundings were $286.4 million and $31.5 million, respectively. Ending debt-to-equity<br> (net of cash) ratio was 1.15x, as compared to 1.12x as of June 30, 2021; |
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| · | No<br> investments were on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2021; |
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| · | Subsequent<br> to quarter-end, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.34 per share<br> for the fourth quarter of 2021 payable to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2021^(1)^;<br> and |
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| · | On<br> October 13, 2021, the Company closed an offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount<br> of 2.55% unsecured notes due 2026. The net proceeds of the offering were primarily used to<br> pay down debt under the Company’s revolving credit facilities. |
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SELECTEDFINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | ||
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| Net investment income per share | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.34 |
| Net investment income | $ | 21.8 | $ | 21.9 |
| Earnings per share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.66 |
| Dividends per share declared and payable | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.34 |
| ($ in millions, unless otherwise noted) | As of September 30, 2021 | As of June 30, 2021 | ||
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| Total fair value of investments | $ | 2,356.7 | $ | 2,319.5 |
| Total assets | $ | 2,498.7 | $ | 2,449.3 |
| Total net assets | $ | 1,099.7 | $ | 1,098.3 |
| Net asset value per share | $ | 17.03 | $ | 17.01 |
PORTFOLIOAND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company invested $286.4 million in 39 portfolio companies, including $229.1 million in 10 new companies, $46.2 million in 28 existing companies and $11.1 million in the ISLP. The Company had $254.9 million of principal repayments and sales in the quarter. On a net basis, our investments in the quarter totaled $31.5 million.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the ISLP invested $63.5 million in five portfolio companies. The ISLP had $62.3 million of principal repayments and sales in the quarter. On a net basis, ISLP’s investments in the quarter totaled $1.2 million.
Investment Activityfor the Quarter Ended September 30, 2021:
| ($ in millions) | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 | |||
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| Investment Fundings | $ | 286.4 | $ | 213.2 | |
| Sales and Repayments | $ | 254.9 | $ | 257.7 | |
| Net Investment Activity | $ | 31.5 | $ | (44.5 | ) |
As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s investment portfolio had a fair value of $2,356.7 million, comprised of investments in 105 portfolio companies operating across 29 different industries.
Investment Portfolioat Fair Value as of September 30, 2021:
| Investment Type | in Millions | % of Total | ||
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| First Lien Senior Secured Loans | 80.1 | % | ||
| Second Lien Senior Secured Loans | 4.9 | |||
| Subordinated Debt | 0.7 | |||
| Equity Interest | 6.8 | |||
| Preferred Equity | 1.4 | |||
| Warrants | 0.0 | |||
| Investment Vehicles | 6.1 | |||
| Subordinated Note in ISLP | 4.5 | |||
| Equity Interest in ISLP | 1.6 | |||
| Total | 100.0 | % |
All values are in US Dollars.
As of September 30, 2021, the weighted average yield on the investment portfolio at amortized cost and fair value were 7.5% and 7.6%, respectively, as compared to 7.5% and 7.7%, respectively, as of June 30, 2021.^(2)^ 98.9% of the Company’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.
As of September 30, 2021, no investments were on non-accrual status.
As of September 30, 2021, ISLP’s investment portfolio had an aggregate fair value of $395.8 million, comprised of investments in 23 portfolio companies operating across 10 different industries. The investment portfolio on a fair value basis was comprised of 96.7% first lien senior secured loans and 3.3% second lien senior secured loans. 100% of ISLP’s debt investments at fair value were in floating rate securities.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021, total investment income was $49.5 million and $46.5 million, respectively. The increase in investment income was primarily due to an increase in prepayment related income and other income.
Total expenses (before taxes), net of fee waivers for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021 were $27.8 million and $24.6 million, respectively. The increase was primarily driven by an increase in investment advisory fees as a result of no fee waivers by the Advisor given the Company’s net investment income coverage of the dividend during the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and June 30, 2021 was $21.8 million or $0.34 per share and $21.9 million or $0.34 per share, respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2021, the Company had net realized and unrealized gains of $1.6 million.
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was $23.3 million, or $0.36 per share.
CAPITALAND LIQUIDITY
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had total principal debt outstanding of $1,356.7 million, including $179.7 million outstanding in the Company’s credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (the “JPM Credit Facility”), $365.7 million outstanding of the notes issued through BCC Middle Market CLO 2018-1 LLC, $398.8 million outstanding of the debt issued through BCC Middle Market CLO 2019-1 LLC, $112.5 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due 2023 and $300.0 million outstanding in the Company’s senior unsecured notes due 2026.
For the three months ended September 30, 2021, the weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding was 3.0%, as compared to 3.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2021.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company had cash and cash equivalents (including foreign cash) of $35.1 million, $270.3 million of capacity under its JPM Credit Facility and $50.0 million of capacity under the Revolving Advisor Loan. As of September 30, 2021, the Company had $225.3 million of undrawn investment commitments.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company’s debt-to-equity and debt-to-equity (net of cash) ratios were 1.23x and 1.15x, respectively, as compared to 1.20x and 1.12x, respectively, as of June 30, 2021.
As of September 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all terms under its secured credit facilities.
During the quarter, the Company repurchased $37.5 million of its senior 8.50% unsecured notes due 2023 at a total cost of $39.5 million.
Endnotes
| (1) | The fourth quarter<br> dividend is payable on January 28, 2022 to holders of record as of December 31, 2021. |
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| (2) | The weighted average<br> yield is computed as (a) the annual stated interest rate or yield earned on the relevant<br> accruing debt and other income producing securities plus amortization of fees and discounts<br> on the performing debt and other income producing investments, divided by (b) the total relevant<br> investments at amortized cost. The weighted average yield does not represent the total return<br> to our stockholders. |
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CONFERENCECALL INFORMATION
A conference call to discuss the Company’s financial results will be held live at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 4, 2021. Please visit BCSF’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website at http://www.baincapitalbdc.com for a slide presentation that complements the Earnings Conference Call.
Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing one of the following numbers:
| · | Domestic:<br> 1-800-458-4121 |
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| · | International:<br> 1-323-794-2597 |
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| · | Conference<br> ID: 7785735 |
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All participants will need to reference “Bain Capital Specialty Finance - Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2021 Earnings Conference Call” once connected with the operator. All participants are asked to dial in 10-15 minutes prior to the call.
Replay Information:
An archived replay will be available approximately three hours after the conference call concludes through November 11, 2021 via a webcast link located on the Investor Resources section of BCSF’s website, and via the dial-in numbers listed below:
| · | Domestic:<br> 1-844-512-2921 |
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| · | International:<br> 1-412-317-6671 |
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| · | Conference<br> ID: 7785735# |
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BainCapital Specialty Finance, Inc.
Consolidated Statementsof Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, exceptshare and per share data
| **** | As of | **** | |||
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| **** | December 30, 2021 | **** | |||
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| Assets | |||||
| Investments at fair value: | |||||
| Non-controlled/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of 2,023,858 and 2,281,809, respectively) | 2,005,635 | $ | 2,261,461 | ||
| Non-controlled/affiliate investment (amortized cost of 99,438 and 93,089, respectively) | 107,576 | 92,915 | |||
| Controlled affiliate investment (amortized cost of 256,766 and 147,841, respectively) | 243,460 | 130,112 | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 34,277 | 53,704 | |||
| Foreign cash (cost of 1,033 and 976, respectively) | 829 | 972 | |||
| Restricted cash and cash equivalents | 57,802 | 27,026 | |||
| Collateral on forward currency exchange contracts | 4,564 | 4,934 | |||
| Deferred financing costs | 864 | 3,131 | |||
| Interest receivable on investments | 20,943 | 15,720 | |||
| Receivable for sales and paydowns of investments | 3,850 | 5,928 | |||
| Prepaid Insurance | 376 | - | |||
| Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | 4,071 | - | |||
| Dividend receivable | 14,417 | 7,589 | |||
| Total Assets | 2,498,664 | $ | 2,603,492 | ||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Debt (net of unamortized debt issuance costs of 10,500 and 7,147, respectively) | 1,346,183 | $ | 1,458,360 | ||
| Interest payable | 8,471 | 8,223 | |||
| Payable for investments purchased | 5,400 | 10,991 | |||
| Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | - | 22,614 | |||
| Base management fee payable | 8,776 | 6,289 | |||
| Incentive fee payable | 4,531 | 3,799 | |||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 3,673 | 3,261 | |||
| Distributions payable | 21,951 | 21,951 | |||
| Total Liabilities | 1,398,985 | 1,535,488 | |||
| Commitments and Contingencies | |||||
| Net Assets | |||||
| Preferred stock, 0.001 par value per share, 10,000,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | - | $ | - | ||
| Common stock, par value 0.001 per share, 100,000,000,000 and 100,000,000,000 shares authorized, 64,562,265 and 64,562,265 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively | 65 | 65 | |||
| Paid in capital in excess of par value | 1,166,453 | 1,166,453 | |||
| Total distributable earnings (loss) | (66,839 | ) | (98,514 | ) | |
| Total Net Assets | 1,099,679 | 1,068,004 | |||
| Total Liabilities and Total Net assets | 2,498,664 | $ | 2,603,492 | ||
| Net asset value per share | 17.03 | $ | 16.54 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||
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| (Unaudited) | ||||||||||||
| For the Three Months Ended September 30 | For the Three Months Ended September 30 | For the Three Months Ended September 30 | For the Three Months Ended September 30 | |||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | $ | 37,821 | $ | 43,558 | $ | 114,439 | $ | 135,576 | ||||
| Dividend income | 38 | 34 | 38 | 748 | ||||||||
| PIK income | 1,046 | - | 3,108 | - | ||||||||
| Other income | 1,181 | 607 | 5,512 | 1,106 | ||||||||
| Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | 40,086 | 44,199 | 123,097 | 137,430 | ||||||||
| Investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | 455 | 56 | 1,355 | 56 | ||||||||
| PIK income | 1,421 | - | 4,173 | - | ||||||||
| Total investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments | 1,876 | 56 | 5,528 | 56 | ||||||||
| Investment income from controlled affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | 4,983 | 715 | 9,192 | 2,225 | ||||||||
| Dividend income | 2,600 | 1,847 | 7,564 | 6,473 | ||||||||
| PIK income | - | - | 483 | - | ||||||||
| Total investment income from controlled affiliate investments | 7,583 | 2,562 | 17,239 | 8,698 | ||||||||
| Total investment income | 49,545 | 46,817 | 145,864 | 146,184 | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| Interest and debt financing expenses | 12,265 | 14,426 | 37,115 | 49,614 | ||||||||
| Base management fee | 8,776 | 8,885 | 26,096 | 26,250 | ||||||||
| Incentive fee | 4,531 | - | 19,301 | - | ||||||||
| Professional fees | 581 | 296 | 2,254 | 1,909 | ||||||||
| Directors fees | 186 | 209 | 529 | 555 | ||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | 1,445 | 1,545 | 4,075 | 3,878 | ||||||||
| Total expenses before fee waivers | 27,784 | 25,361 | 89,370 | 82,206 | ||||||||
| Base management fee waiver | - | - | (4,837 | ) | - | |||||||
| Incentive fee waiver | - | - | (4,519 | ) | - | |||||||
| Total expenses, net of fee waivers | 27,784 | 25,361 | 80,014 | 82,206 | ||||||||
| Net investment income | 21,761 | 21,456 | 65,850 | 63,978 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | (668 | ) | (24,263 | ) | 22,589 | (34,667 | ) | |||||
| Net realized loss on controlled affiliate investments | (621 | ) | - | (3,858 | ) | - | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | (72 | ) | (19 | ) | (2,093 | ) | (368 | ) | ||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts | (2,085 | ) | (130 | ) | (23,773 | ) | 6,472 | |||||
| Net realized loss on extinguishment of debt | (2,546 | ) | - | (2,546 | ) | - | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translation | (508 | ) | 194 | (186 | ) | 89 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts | 6,080 | (11,177 | ) | 26,685 | (7,921 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | 922 | 73,892 | 2,125 | (45,077 | ) | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on non-controlled/affiliate investments | 2,905 | 1,689 | 8,312 | 4,697 | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on controlled affiliate investments | (1,826 | ) | (10,185 | ) | 4,423 | (18,421 | ) | |||||
| Total net gains (losses) | 1,581 | 30,001 | 31,678 | (95,196 | ) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 23,342 | $ | 51,457 | $ | 97,528 | $ | (31,218 | ) | |||
| Basic and diluted net investment income per common share | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 1.13 | ||||
| Basic and diluted increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share | $ | 0.36 | $ | 0.80 | $ | 1.51 | $ | (0.55 | ) | |||
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 64,562,265 | 64,562,265 | 64,562,265 | 56,692,267 |
Bain Capital SpecialtyFinance, Inc.
Consolidated Statementsof Operations
(in thousands, exceptshare and per share data)
(Unaudited)
| For the Three<br> Months Ended<br> June 30, | For the Three<br> Months Ended<br> June 30, | For the Six<br> Months Ended<br> June 30, | For the Six<br> Months Ended<br> June 30, | |||||||||
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| 2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||||
| Income | ||||||||||||
| Investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | $ | 36,706 | $ | 44,147 | $ | 76,619 | $ | 92,018 | ||||
| Dividend income | - | 681 | - | 714 | ||||||||
| PIK income | 1,082 | - | 2,062 | - | ||||||||
| Other income | 875 | 59 | 4,331 | 499 | ||||||||
| Total investment income from non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | 38,663 | 44,887 | 83,012 | 93,231 | ||||||||
| Investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | 477 | - | 900 | - | ||||||||
| PIK income | 1,366 | - | 2,752 | - | ||||||||
| Total investment income from non-controlled/affiliate investments | 1,843 | - | 3,652 | - | ||||||||
| Investment income from controlled affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||
| Interest from investments | 2,572 | 738 | 4,209 | 1,510 | ||||||||
| Dividend income | 2,929 | 2,246 | 4,964 | 4,626 | ||||||||
| PIK income | 483 | - | 483 | - | ||||||||
| Total investment income from controlled affiliate investments | 5,984 | 2,984 | 9,656 | 6,136 | ||||||||
| Total investment income | 46,490 | 47,871 | 96,320 | 99,367 | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||||
| Interest and debt financing expenses | 13,017 | 17,312 | 24,850 | 35,188 | ||||||||
| Base management fee | 8,623 | 8,639 | 17,320 | 17,365 | ||||||||
| Incentive fee | 8,042 | - | 14,771 | - | ||||||||
| Professional fees | 714 | 643 | 1,673 | 1,613 | ||||||||
| Directors fees | 171 | 171 | 343 | 346 | ||||||||
| Other general and administrative expenses | 1,241 | 1,084 | 2,629 | 2,333 | ||||||||
| Total expenses before fee waivers | 31,808 | 27,849 | 61,586 | 56,845 | ||||||||
| Base management fee waiver | (2,723 | ) | - | (4,837 | ) | - | ||||||
| Incentive fee waiver | (4,519 | ) | - | (4,519 | ) | - | ||||||
| Total expenses, net of fee waivers | 24,566 | 27,849 | 52,230 | 56,845 | ||||||||
| Net investment income | 21,924 | 20,022 | 44,090 | 42,522 | ||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) | ||||||||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | 4,845 | 52 | 23,258 | (10,404 | ) | |||||||
| Net realized loss on controlled affiliate investments | - | - | (3,237 | ) | - | |||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions | 1,005 | 66 | (2,021 | ) | (349 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized gain (loss) on forward currency exchange contracts | (18,396 | ) | 5,097 | (21,688 | ) | 6,602 | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on foreign currency translation | (65 | ) | 104 | 322 | (105 | ) | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on forward currency exchange contracts | 16,028 | (9,865 | ) | 20,604 | 3,256 | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on non-controlled/non-affiliate investments | 4,426 | 10,418 | 1,202 | (118,969 | ) | |||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation on non-controlled/affiliate investments | 5,780 | 3,008 | 5,407 | 3,008 | ||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on controlled affiliate investments | 6,886 | (7,130 | ) | 6,249 | (8,236 | ) | ||||||
| Total net gains (losses) | 20,509 | 1,750 | 30,096 | (125,197 | ) | |||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 42,433 | $ | 21,772 | # | $ | 74,186 | $ | (82,675 | ) | ||
| Basic and diluted net investment income per common share | $ | 0.34 | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.68 | $ | 0.81 | ||||
| Basic and diluted increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.40 | $ | 1.15 | $ | (1.57 | ) | |||
| Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 64,562,265 | 53,778,239 | 64,562,265 | 52,714,025 |
About Bain CapitalSpecialty Finance, Inc.
Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle market companies. BCSF is managed by BCSF Advisors, LP, an SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of Bain Capital Credit, LP. Since commencing investment operations on October 13, 2016, and through September 30, 2021, BCSF has invested approximately $4.7 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. BCSF’s investment objective is to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation through direct originations of secured debt, including first lien, first lien/last out, unitranche and second lien debt, investments in strategic joint ventures, equity investments and, to a lesser extent, corporate bonds. BCSF has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Forward-LookingStatements
This letter 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 letter 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 U.S. 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 letter.
Investor Contact:
Katherine Schneider
Tel. +1 212 803 9613
investors@baincapitalbdc.com
Media Contact:
Charlyn Lusk
Tel. +1 646 502 3549
clusk@stantonprm.com