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Exhibit 99.1

 

Medley Capital Corporation Declares $0.36 Per Share Dividend, a 71% Increase from the Prior Year and an 16% Increase from the Prior Quarter; Announces June 30, 2012 Financial Results

 

New York, NY – August 2, 2012

 

Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Dividend Declared

 

Medley Capital Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: MCC) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 of $0.36 per share, payable on September 14, 2012 to stockholders of record as of August 24, 2012. The dividend will be paid from earnings whose specific tax characteristics will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.

 

Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

 

Highlights for the quarter ended June 30, 2012

 

·Declared a dividend of $0.36 per share
·Net investment income of $0.36 per share
·Net income of $0.28 per share
·Net asset value (NAV) of $12.60 per share
·New investment originations of $67.5 million

 

“We are pleased to announce an increase in the dividend to $0.36 per share for the quarter end June 30, 2012” said Mr. Brook Taube, Chief Executive Officer. “Last quarter we communicated our expectation for continued growth in net investment income and the dividend and we are glad to report an increase in both.” continued Mr. Taube.

 

Portfolio Investments

 

The total value of our investments, including cash and cash equivalents, was $366.2 million at June 30, 2012. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company originated $67.5 million of new investments and had $10.3 million of repayments resulting in net investment originations of $57.2 million. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had investments in securities of 34 portfolio companies with approximately 55.2% consisting of senior secured first lien investments, 43.5% consisting of senior secured second lien investments, 0.5% consisting of equities / warrants and 0.8% consisting of cash and cash equivalents. As of June 30, 2012, the weighted average yield based upon the cost basis of our portfolio investments, excluding cash and cash equivalents, was 14.3% and there were no non-accrual assets.

 

Results of Operations

 

The Company reported net investment income of $0.36 and $0.95 per share and net income of $0.28 and $0.87 per share, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the Company’s NAV was $12.60 per share.

 

Investment Income

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, gross investment income was $12.3 million and consisted of $10.4 million of portfolio interest income and $1.9 million of other fee income. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, gross investment income was $30.5 million and consisted of $26.0 million of portfolio interest income and $4.5 million of other fee income.

 

Expenses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, total expenses were $6.0 million and consisted of the following: base management fees of $1.5 million, professional fees of $0.5 million, administrator expenses of $0.4 million, directors fees of $0.1 million, interest and credit facility financing expenses of $1.8 million, incentive fees of $1.5 million and other general and administrative related expenses of $0.2 million.

 

For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, total expenses net of management fee waiver were $14.0 million and consisted of the following: base management fees net of waiver of $3.7 million, professional fees of $1.1 million, administrator expenses of $1.1 million, directors fees of $0.4 million, interest and credit facility financing expenses of $2.9 million, incentive fees of $4.1 million and other general and administrative related expenses of $0.7 million.

 

 
 

 

Net Investment Income

 

The Company reported net investment income of $6.2 million and $16.4 million, or $0.36 and $0.95 on a weighted average per share basis, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012.

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/Losses

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported net realized losses of $15,016 and net unrealized depreciation of $1.4 million. For the nine months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported net realized gains of $0.1 million and net unrealized depreciation of $1.4 million.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $3.1 million, $108.7 million of debt outstanding under its $125 million senior secured revolving credit facility and $40.0 million of 7.125% senior notes due 2019 outstanding.

 

On August 1, 2012, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share payable on September 14, 2012 to holders of record as of August 24, 2012.

 

Webcast/Conference Call

 

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, August 3, 2012.

 

All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (866) 788-0547 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call: international callers should dial (857) 350-1685. Participants should reference Medley Capital Corporation and the participant passcode of 84897251 when prompted. Following the call you may access a replay of the event via audio webcast. This conference call will be broadcast live over the Internet and can be accessed by all interested parties through the Company's website, http://www.medleycapitalcorp.com. To listen to the live call, please go to the Company's website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register and download any necessary audio software. For those who are not able to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call on the Company’s website.

 
 

 

Financial Statements

 

Medley Capital Corporation
           
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
           

  As of  
  June 30,
2012
   September 30,
2011
 
  (unaudited)      
ASSETS          
Investments at fair value          
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $356,108,198 and $153,268,701, respectively)  $355,035,060   $153,385,565 
Affiliated investments (amortized cost of $8,569,436 and $46,087,374, respectively)   8,058,646    45,820,982 
Total investments at fair value   363,093,706    199,206,547 
Cash and cash equivalents   3,120,105    17,201,643 
Interest receivable   3,277,289    1,679,738 
Deferred financing costs, net   2,961,989    1,259,382 
Other assets   160,078    782,006 
Deferred offering costs   167,628    - 
Total assets  $372,780,795   $220,129,316 
LIABILITIES          
Credit facility payable  $108,700,000   $- 
Notes payable   40,000,000    - 
Management and incentive fees payable, net   3,050,223    1,483,751 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   988,420    626,261 
Administrator expenses payable   395,689    346,293 
Deferred revenue   98,428    18,648 
Interest and fees payable   1,211,149    1,667 
Due to affiliate   81,391    - 
Deferred offering costs payable   84,963    - 
Total liabilities  $154,610,263   $2,476,620 
NET ASSETS          
Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized,          
17,320,468 and 17,320,468 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively  $17,320   $17,320 
Capital in excess of par value   214,509,815    214,509,815 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income   5,078,773    3,220,089 
Accumulated net realized gain from investments   148,552    55,000 
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments   (1,583,928)   (149,528)
Total net assets   218,170,532    217,652,696 
Total liabilities and net assets  $372,780,795   $220,129,316 
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE   12.60    12.57 

 

 

 
 

 

Medley Capital Corporation
                   
Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

   For the three months
ended June 30
   For the nine months
ended June 30
 
   2012   2011   2012   2011 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
INVESTMENT INCOME                    
Interest from investments                    
Non-controlled/Non-affiliated investments  $10,179,522   $2,704,988   $23,962,160   $4,116,146 
Affiliated investments   239,761    1,538,533    2,013,461    2,664,963 
Total interest income   10,419,283    4,243,521    25,975,621    6,781,109 
Interest from cash and cash equivalents   781    22,187    3,513    63,730 
Other fee income   1,832,307    633,454    4,475,777    833,454 
Total investment income   12,252,371    4,899,162    30,454,911    7,678,293 
                     
EXPENSES                    
Base management fees   1,498,212    974,844    3,782,158    1,689,030 
Incentive fees   1,552,011    79,785    4,110,844    79,785 
Administrator expenses   395,689    329,516    1,074,173    519,762 
Professional fees   469,650    131,881    1,102,278    366,069 
Interest and financing expenses   1,781,455    -    2,890,872    - 
Directors fees   131,125    124,875    377,504    322,058 
Insurance   121,506    103,467    343,325    182,912 
General and administrative   94,678    23,741    371,505    73,814 
Organizational expense   -    -    -    92,226 
Expenses before management fee waiver   6,044,326    1,768,109    14,052,659    3,325,656 
Management fee waiver   -    (424,226)   (41,126)   (848,918)
Total expenses net of management fee waiver   6,044,326    1,343,883    14,011,533    2,476,738 
Net investment income before excise taxes   6,208,045    3,555,279    16,443,378    5,201,555 
Excise tax expense   -    -    (35,501)   - 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   6,208,045    3,555,279    16,407,877    5,201,555 
                     
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:                    
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments   (15,016)   55,000    93,552    55,000 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   (1,353,281)   343,927    (1,434,400)   343,927 
Net gain/(loss) on investments   (1,368,297)   398,927    (1,340,848)   398,927 
                     
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $4,839,748   $3,954,206   $15,067,029   $5,600,482 
                     
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE  $0.28   $0.23   $0.87   $0.33 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER COMMON SHARE  $0.36   $0.21   $0.95   $0.30 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED   17,320,468    17,320,468    17,320,468    17,222,642 
                     
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE  $0.31   $0.16   $0.84   $0.16 

 
 

 

 

ABOUT MEDLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

The Company is an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation, primarily through investments in privately negotiated debt and equity securities of middle market companies. The Company is a direct lender targeting private debt transactions ranging in size from $10 to $50 million to borrowers principally located in North America. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, MCC Advisors LLC, which is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.

 

ABOUT MCC ADVISORS LLC

 

MCC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Medley LLC (“Medley”), is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Medley specializes in credit investing, including direct private lending and corporate credit related strategies and provides first lien, second lien and unitranche term loans to lower middle-market and middle-market companies with an investment size between $7-50 million. Medley will support acquisition and growth financings, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, bank debt restructurings, CAPEX, Chapter 11 exit financing and DIP financing. Medley is headquartered in New York with offices in San Francisco.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Statements included herein may contain "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 assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in any forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings by the Company 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.

 

SOURCE: Medley Capital Corporation

 

Contact:

Richard T. Allorto

212.759.0777