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Exhibit 99.1

 

TICC Announces Results of Operations for the Quarter and the Year Ended December 31, 2012 and

 

Announces Quarterly Distribution of $0.29 per Share

GREENWICH, CT – 03/12/2013 – TICC Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: TICC) announced today its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012, and a distribution of $0.29 per share for the first quarter of 2013.

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

·For the year ended December 31, 2012, we recorded approximately $71.2 million of total investment income and $37.2 million of net investment income, compared to $45.2 million of total investment income and $30.0 million of net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

·For the quarter ended December 31, 2012, we recorded net investment income of approximately $9.4 million, or approximately $0.23 per share. Excluding the impact of a capital gains incentive fee accrual increase of approximately $949,000, our core net investment income(1) was approximately $10.3 million, or approximately $0.25 per share. In the fourth quarter, we also recorded net realized capital gains of approximately $13.3 million and net unrealized depreciation of approximately $8.6 million (which includes the reversal of net unrealized appreciation associated with the fourth quarter realization events). In total, we had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $14.1 million or approximately $0.34 per share for the fourth quarter.

 

oTotal investment income for the fourth quarter of 2012 amounted to approximately $20.4 million which represents an increase of approximately $4.8 million over the third quarter of 2012.

 

oAs of the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 there was one loan on non-accrual status with a par amount of approximately $1.9 million and a fair value of approximately $0.5 million.

 

oOur weighted average credit rating on a fair value basis was 2.1 at the end of the fourth quarter of 2012 (compared to 2.2 at the end of the third quarter of 2012).

 

·Our operating expenses before the capital gains incentive fee for the quarter ended December 31, 2012 were approximately $10.0 million, up from the third quarter of 2012 by approximately $3.7 million due largely to increased interest expense and other debt financing expenses as well as higher investment advisory fees.

 

·The capital gains incentive fee expense was approximately $949,000 for the quarter ended December 31, 2012, and for the year ended December 31, 2012 that expense was approximately $5.5 million. The capital gains incentive fee expense, as reported under generally accepted accounting principles, is calculated on the basis of net realized and unrealized gains and losses at the end of each period. The expense related to the hypothetical liquidation of the portfolio (and assuming no other changes in realized or unrealized gains and losses) would only become payable to our investment adviser in the event of a complete liquidation of our portfolio as of period end.

 

The amount of the capital gains incentive fee which will actually be payable is determined in accordance with the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) and is calculated as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Agreement). The terms of the Agreement state that the capital gains incentive fee calculation is based on net realized gains, if any, offset by gross unrealized depreciation for the calendar year. No effect is given to gross unrealized appreciation in this calculation. Based on the terms of the Agreement, a capital gains incentive fee of approximately $1.6 million was payable as of December 31, 2012.

 

·Our Board of Directors has declared a distribution of $0.29 per share for the first quarter of 2013.
oPayable Date: March 29, 2013
oRecord Date: March 22, 2013

 

·During the fourth quarter of 2012, we invested approximately $247.0 million in additional investments, in addition to the prior three quarters’ investment of approximately $247.6 million, for a total deployment of approximately $494.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012.

  

·At December 31, 2012, the weighted average yield of our debt investments was approximately 9.4%, compared with 10.3% at September 30, 2012.

 

 
 

 

·At December 31, 2012, net asset value per share was $9.90 compared with the net asset value per share at September 30, 2012 of $9.85.

 

·On February 25, 2013, we completed the sale of $60,000,000 of incremental senior debt in connection with the collateralized loan obligation transaction that originally closed on August 23, 2012. The issuance of additional notes was proportional across all existing classes of notes originally issued.

 

(1) Supplemental Information Regarding Core Net Investment Income

 

On a supplemental basis, we provide 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. Core net investment income represents net investment income excluding our capital gains incentive fee. As the capital gains incentive fee, for generally accepted accounting purposes, is based on the hypothetical liquidation of the entire portfolio (and as any capital gains incentive fee may be non-recurring), we believe that core net investment income is a useful indicator of operations exclusive of any capital gains incentive fee. However, it should be noted that for the year ended December 31, 2012, based upon the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, a capital gains incentive fee of approximately $1.6 million was incurred. We note that such amount is excluded from the core net investment income amount presented below.

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income for the three months and year ended December 31, 2012:

   Three Months Ended
December 31, 2012
   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
   Amount   Per Share
Amounts
   Amount   Per Share
Amounts
 
Net investment income  $9,377,784   $0.227   $37,177,354   $0.979 
Capital gains incentive fee   949,104    0.023    5,509,061    0.145 
                     
Core net investment income  $10,326,888   $0.250   $42,686,415   $1.124 

 

We will host a conference call to discuss our fourth quarter and year end results today, Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM ET. Please call 888-317-6016 to participate. A replay of the conference call will be available for approximately 30 days. The replay number is 877-344-7529, and the replay passcode is 10026163.

 

The following financial statements are unaudited and without footnotes. Readers who would like additional information should obtain our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2012, and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q as they are filed.

 

 
 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED)

 

   December 31, 2012   December 31, 2011 
         
ASSETS          
           
Non-affiliated/non-control investments (cost: $634,081,527 @ 12/31/12; $372,091,255 @ 12/31/11)  $651,099,873   $375,793,839 
Control investments (cost: $17,256,179 @ 12/31/12; $17,434,371 @ 12/31/11)   16,450,000    15,675,000 
        Total investments at fair value   667,549,873    391,468,839 
Cash and cash equivalents   51,392,949    4,494,793 
Restricted cash   21,240,508    23,183,698 
Deferred debt issuance costs   8,154,925    2,895,873 
Interest and distributions receivable   5,986,122    1,837,882 
Securities sold not settled   1,516,875    - 
Other assets   181,788    238,485 
Total assets  $756,023,040   $424,119,570 
LIABILITIES          
Accrued interest payable  $4,234,376   $1,076,113 
Investment advisory fee payable to affiliate   4,930,908    2,895,799 
Accrued capital gains incentive fee to affiliate   6,617,810    1,108,749 
Securities purchased not settled   -    13,352,500 
Accrued expenses   302,971    873,592 
Notes payable - TICC CLO LLC, net of discount   99,882,627    99,710,826 
Notes payable - TICC CLO 2012-1 LLC, net of discount   115,451,819    - 
Convertible senior notes payable   115,000,000    - 
Total liabilities   346,420,511    119,017,579 
           
NET ASSETS          
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 41,371,286 and          
    32,818,428 issued and outstanding, respectively   413,713    328,184 
Capital in excess of par value   451,157,297    376,991,540 
Net unrealized appreciation on investments   16,212,167    1,943,213 
Accumulated net realized losses on investments   (53,906,504)   (70,308,108)
Distributions in excess of investment income   (4,274,144)   (3,852,838)
Total net assets   409,602,529    305,101,991 
Total liabilities and net assets  $756,023,040   $424,119,570 
Net asset value per common share  $9.90   $9.30 

   

 
 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

   Year Ended
December 31, 2012
   Year Ended
December 31, 2011
   Year Ended
December 31, 2010
 
             
INVESTMENT INCOME               
From non-affiliated/non-control investments:               
Interest income - debt investments  $38,597,973   $29,604,441   $26,959,707 
Distributions from securitization vehicles and equity investments   25,755,438    13,079,923    3,728,638 
Commitment, amendment fee income and other income   5,247,571    920,945    968,317 
Total investment income from non-affiliated/non-control investments   69,600,982    43,605,309    31,656,662 
From control investments:               
Interest income - debt investments   1,511,897    1,582,881    1,849,929 
Distributions from equity investments   62,041    -    - 
Total investment income from control investments   1,573,938    1,582,881    1,849,929 
Total investment income   71,174,920    45,188,190    33,506,591 
EXPENSES               
Compensation expense   1,183,056    1,090,626    1,020,950 
Investment advisory fees   11,222,713    7,317,273    5,043,973 
Professional fees   1,873,892    1,190,999    1,033,650 
Interest expense and other debt financing expenses   7,262,714    1,243,584    - 
Insurance   68,826    68,450    75,419 
Directors' fees   261,000    222,749    178,750 
Transfer agent and custodian fees   128,692    116,592    105,389 
General and administrative   1,027,607    587,314    401,366 
Total expenses before incentive fees   23,028,500    11,837,587    7,859,497 
Net investment income incentive fees   5,460,006    2,241,713    1,403,597 
Capital gains incentive fees   5,509,061    1,108,749    - 
Total incentive fees   10,969,067    3,350,462    1,403,597 
Total expenses   33,997,567    15,188,049    9,263,094 
Net investment income   37,177,354    30,000,141    24,243,497 
Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments   14,268,954    (19,391,815)   81,836,604 
Net realized gains on investments   16,876,880    3,600,539    (42,132,660)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations  $68,323,188   $14,208,865   $63,947,441 
                
Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share:               
Basic  $0.98   $0.92   $0.89 
Diluted  $0.96   $0.92   $0.89 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share:               
Basic  $1.80   $0.44   $2.35 
Diluted  $1.73   $0.44   $2.35 
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:               
Basic   37,978,693    32,433,101    27,253,552 
Diluted   40,575,776    32,433,101    27,253,552 

 

 

 
 

 

TICC CAPITAL CORP.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)

 

   Year Ended
 December 31, 2012
   Year Ended
 December 31, 2011
   Year Ended
 December 31, 2010
   Year Ended
 December 31, 2009
   Year Ended
 December 31, 2008
 
Per Share Data                         
Net asset value at beginning of period  $9.30   $9.85   $8.36   $7.68   $11.94 
Net investment income(1)   0.98    0.92    0.89    0.51    0.91 
Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses)(2)   0.82    (0.47)   1.19    0.81    (2.94)
Total from net investment operations   1.80    0.45    2.08    1.32    (2.03)
Distributions from net investment income   (1.12)   (0.99)   (0.81)   (0.60)   (0.98)
Distributions based on weighted average share impact   (0.04)                
Tax return of capital distributions                   (0.08)
Total distributions(3)   (1.16)   (0.99)   (0.81)   (0.60)   (1.06)
Effect of shares issued, net of offering expenses   (0.04)   (0.01)   0.22    (0.04)   (1.17)
Net asset value at end of period  $9.90   $9.30   $9.85   $8.36   $7.68 
Per share market value at beginning of period  $8.65   $11.21   $6.05   $3.80   $9.23 
Per share market value at end of period  $10.12   $8.65   $11.21   $6.05   $3.80 
Total return(4)   30.49%   (14.19)%   102.39%   81.15%   (50.23)%
Shares outstanding at end of period   41,371,286    32,818,428    31,886,367    26,813,216    26,483,546 
Ratios/Supplemental Data                         
Net assets at end of period (000’s)   409,603    305,102    314,118    224,092    203,367 
Average net assets (000’s)   363,584    318,305    243,723    206,183    251,320 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets:                         
Expenses before incentive fees   6.33%   3.72%   3.22%   3.38%   5.82%
Net investment income incentive fees   1.50%   0.70%   0.58%   0.02%   0.19%
Capital gains incentive fees   1.52%   0.35%            
Total ratio of expenses to average net assets   9.35%   4.77%   3.80%   3.40%   6.01%
Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets   7.35%   4.38%   3.80%   3.40%   4.10%
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets   10.23%   9.42%   9.95%   6.54%   8.83%

 

 
(1)Represents per share net investment income for the period, based upon average shares outstanding.
(2)Net realized and unrealized capital gains include rounding adjustments to reconcile change in net asset value per share.
(3)Management monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the year. To the extent the Company’s taxable earnings fall below the total amount of the Company’s distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. For the year ending December 31, 2008, approximately $0.08 per share of the Company’s distributions were characterized as a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders.
(4)Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan.

 

 

About TICC Capital Corp.

 

   TICC Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally engaged in providing capital to established businesses, investing in syndicated bank loans and purchasing debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations. Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact Debdeep Maji at (203) 983-5285.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events.