Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc 8-K, filed Jan 23, 2024
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (PSBD)
About this 8-K
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc filed this 8-K on January 23, 2024, reporting on events of January 22, 2024.
Items reported
- Item 8.01: Other events
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On January 22, 2024, Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. issued a press release announcing the closing of its initial public offering of shares of its common stock. This press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| 99.1 | Press Release, dated January 22, 2024. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: January 22, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Fox |
| Name: | Jeffrey D. Fox | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Exhibit 99.1
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. Announces Closing of Initial Public Offering
MISSION WOODS, KANSAS – January 22, 2024 – Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (NYSE: PSBD) (“Palmer Square” or “Company”), an externally managed business development company, today announced that it closed its initial public offering of 5,450,000 shares of its common stock at $16.45 per share. Palmer Square’s shares of common stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on January 18, 2024 under the symbol “PSBD.”
“We are delighted to announce the closing of Palmer Square’s initial public offering”, said Christopher D. Long, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Palmer Square. “We ended 2023 on a positive note with an estimated net asset value per share of $17.04 as of December 31, 2023 and we are excited for the Company’s future in 2024.”
Palmer Square received gross proceeds from the offering of approximately $89.7 million, which it intends to use to make investments in accordance with its investment objectives and strategies.
J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, RBC Capital Markets, UBS Investment Bank and Citigroup acted as joint book-running managers for this offering, and Janney Montgomery Scott, Oppenheimer & Co. and Clear Street acted as co-managers for this offering.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective. This press release will not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described above nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to their registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
The offering of these securities was made only by means of a prospectus forming a part of the registration statement. Copies of the prospectus relating to this offering may be obtained from: J.P. Morgan, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201 North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attn: Prospectus Department Email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com, RBC Capital Markets, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281, Attn: Prospectus Department by telephone at 877-822-4089 or by email at equityprospectus@rbccm.com, UBS Investment Bank, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 or Citigroup, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717 or by telephone at 1-800-831-9146.
About Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc.
Palmer Square is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that primarily lends to and invests in corporate debt securities, including small to large private U.S. companies, and has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Palmer Square’s investment objective is to maximize total return, comprised of current income and capital appreciation. Palmer Square’s current investment focus is guided by two strategies that facilitate its investment opportunities and core competencies: (1) investing in corporate debt securities and, to a lesser extent, (2) investing in collateralized loan obligation structured credit funds, or “CLOs”, that typically own corporate debt securities, including in the equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs. Palmer Square may also receive warrants or other rights to acquire equity or similar securities or otherwise purchase such securities in connection with making a debt investment in a company.
Forward-Looking Statements
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, including the impact of the economy, financial markets, our business, our portfolio companies and our industry. The forward-looking statements in this press release may include statements as to the anticipated use of the net proceeds from this offering and Palmer Square’s estimated versus actual net asset value per share as of December 31, 2023. 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 Palmer Square’s filings with the SEC. Palmer Square 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. Although Palmer Square undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that Palmer Square may make directly to you or through reports that in the future may be filed with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
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Scott A. Betz
Chief Compliance Officer
Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc.
Scott@palmersquarecap.com
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Prosek Partners
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