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Exhibit 99.1    
3700 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 530 Raleigh, NC 27612

TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2013 RESULTS

RALEIGH, NC - November 6, 2013, Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE: TCAP) (“Triangle” or the “Company”), a leading provider of capital to lower middle market companies, today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2013.


Highlights

Total Investment Portfolio at Fair Value: $630.5 million
Total Net Assets (Equity): $441.3 million
Net Asset Value Per Share (Book Value): $15.94
Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments: 14.3%
Efficiency Ratio (current quarter) (G&A Expenses/Total Investment Income): 20.3%
Efficiency Ratio (year-to-date) (G&A Expenses/Total Investment Income): 19.8%
Investment Portfolio Activity for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
Cost of investments made during the period: $75.3 million
Principal repayments during the period: $92.9 million
Proceeds related to the sale of equity investments during the period: $5.5 million
Financial Results for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2013
Total investment income: $27.3 million
Net investment income: $16.8 million
Net investment income per share: $0.61
Dividends paid per share: $0.54
Net realized gains: $1.0 million
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations: $23.2 million
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share: $0.84

In commenting on the Company’s results, Garland S. Tucker, III, Chief Executive Officer, stated, “The third quarter of 2013 was another very strong quarter for Triangle across all of they key metrics we track. Our new investment activity increased significantly during the quarter and our investment portfolio continues to perform well as we experienced both realized and unrealized gains during the quarter. Private equity sponsors that focus on the lower middle market are becoming increasingly active, which we believe bodes well for future investment opportunities for Triangle.”

Third Quarter 2013 Results

Total investment income during the third quarter of 2013 was $27.3 million, compared to total investment income of $24.3 million for the third quarter of 2012, representing an increase of 12.3%. This increase was primarily attributable to an increase in non-recurring fee, dividend and PIK interest income totaling approximately $4.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in loan interest income of approximately $1.1 million.

Net investment income during the third quarter of 2013 was $16.8 million, compared to net investment income of $15.9 million for the third quarter of 2012, representing an increase of 5.7%. The Company’s net investment income per share during the third quarter of 2013 was $0.61 based on a weighted average share count of 27.6 million, as compared to $0.58 per share during the third quarter of 2012, based on a weighted average share count of 27.3 million.






The Company’s net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $23.2 million during the third quarter of 2013, as compared to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $16.2 million during the third quarter of 2012. The Company’s net increase in net assets resulting from operations was $0.84 per share during the third quarter of 2013 based on a weighted average share count of 27.6 million, as compared to a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $0.59 per share during the third quarter of 2012, based on a weighted average share count of 27.3 million.

The Company’s net asset value, or NAV, per share at September 30, 2013, was $15.94 as compared to $15.30 per share at December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2013, the Company’s weighted average yield on its outstanding, currently yielding, debt investments was approximately 14.3%.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Commenting on the Company’s liquidity position, Steven C. Lilly, Chief Financial Officer, stated, “Triangle is fortunate to be in an excellent position from a liquidity standpoint. With almost $350 million of available capital, we have the ability to meaningfully grow our investment portfolio over the near to intermediate term.”

At September 30, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling $160.0 million.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had $11.6 million in borrowings outstanding under its $165.0 million credit facility.

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding non-callable, fixed-rate SBA-guaranteed debentures totaling $193.2 million with a weighted average interest rate of 4.07%. The Company has the ability to issue $31.3 million in additional SBA-guaranteed debentures.

Dividend and Distribution Information

On August 28, 2013, Triangle announced that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.54 per share, representing a 3.8% increase over the dividend the Company paid during the third quarter of 2012. This was the Company’s twenty-seventh consecutive quarterly dividend since its initial public offering in February, 2007. The record date for the dividend was September 11, 2013 and payment date was September 25, 2013.

Recent Portfolio Activity

During the third quarter of 2013, Triangle made five new investments totaling $75.2 million. In addition, Triangle made an equity investment in one existing portfolio company totaling approximately $0.1 million. Also during the third quarter of 2013, the Company received seven repayments totaling approximately $76.5 million and received normal principal repayments and partial loan prepayments totaling approximately $16.4 million. In addition, the Company received proceeds related to the sale of certain equity securities totaling $5.5 million.

New investment transactions during the third quarter of 2013 are summarized as follows:

In July, 2013, the Company made a $15.0 million investment in Applied Consultants, Inc. (“Applied”) consisting of subordinated debt and equity. Applied provides inspection services to the oil and gas pipeline infrastructure industry including inspection of pipelines, compressor stations and processing facilities used in midstream oil and gas energy transport.

In July, 2013, the Company made a $10.0 million second lien term loan to Water Pik, Inc. (“Water Pik”). Water Pik is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative branded health care products including oral health and replacement showerhead products.

In August, 2013, the Company made a $7.0 million senior debt investment in FrontStream Payments, Inc. (“FrontStream”). FrontStream is a multi-national provider of integrated back-end merchant solutions and front-end payment and donation management products including turnkey solutions that enable clients to increase revenues through point-of-service, mobile, in-person and web acceptance of ACH eChecks and credit/debit cards.

In September, 2013, the Company made a $30.0 million subordinated debt investment to recapitalize Yellowstone Landscape Group, Inc. (“Yellowstone”), an existing portfolio company. Yellowstone is a full-service lawn care provider





focused primarily on the commercial market with services including lawn and landscape maintenance, construction/installation, irrigation, turf management and tree care throughout Texas and the Southeast.

In September, 2013, the Company made a C$14.0 million investment in Specialized Tech, Inc. (“STI”) consisting of subordinated debt and equity. STI, based in Canada, provides oil and gas companies with patented equipment that removes sand and other particulates from the production stream of wells to prevent costly and dangerous leaks and blowouts.


Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2013 Results

Triangle has scheduled a conference call to discuss third quarter 2013 operating and financial results for Thursday, November 7, 2013, at 9:00 a.m. ET.

To listen to the call, please dial 877-312-5521 or 253-237-1143 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until November 11, 2013. To access the replay, please dial 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 and enter the passcode 78142304.

Triangle’s quarterly results conference call will also be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of its website at http://ir.tcap.com/events.cfm. Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the Company's website until December 15, 2013.


About Triangle Capital Corporation

Triangle Capital Corporation (www.TCAP.com) invests capital in established companies in the lower middle market to fund growth, changes of control and other corporate events. Triangle offers a wide variety of investment structures with a primary focus on mezzanine financing with equity components. Triangle’s investment objective is to seek attractive returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity related investments. Triangle’s investment philosophy is to partner with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors to provide flexible financing solutions. Triangle typically invests $5.0 million - $35.0 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $20.0 million and $200.0 million and EBITDA between $3.0 million and $35.0 million.

Triangle has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”). Triangle is required to comply with a series of regulatory requirements under the 1940 Act as well as applicable NYSE, federal and state laws and regulations. Triangle has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Failure to comply with any of the laws and regulations that apply to Triangle could have a material adverse effect on Triangle and its stockholders.







Forward Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are likely to be affected by other unknowable future events and conditions, including elements of the future that are or are not under the Company's control, and that the Company may or may not have considered; accordingly, such statements cannot be guarantees or assurances of any aspect of future performance. Actual developments and results are highly likely to vary materially from these estimates and projections of the future and some of these uncertainties are enumerated in Triangle’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements are included in our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and stockholders may receive a hard copy of the completed audited financial statements free of charge upon request to the Company at 3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 530, Raleigh, NC 27612. Such statements speak only as of the time when made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statement now or in the future.

Contacts

Sheri Blair Colquitt
Vice President, Investor Relations
919-719-4784
scolquitt@tcap.com

Steven C. Lilly
Chief Financial Officer
919-719-4789
slilly@tcap.com
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TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
 
September 30, 2013
 
December 31, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
Investments at fair value:
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments (cost of $499,409,391 and $565,737,092 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)
$
519,185,426

 
$
579,078,939

Affiliate investments (cost of $106,302,777 and $123,019,204 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)
108,028,880

 
123,408,445

Control investments (cost of $7,977,878 and $11,474,208 at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)
3,261,887

 
4,315,339

Total investments at fair value
630,476,193

 
706,802,723

Cash and cash equivalents
160,020,438

 
72,300,423

Interest and fees receivable
3,885,283

 
2,650,178

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
785,992

 
403,123

Deferred financing fees
11,441,030

 
12,323,430

Property and equipment, net
54,174

 
55,535

Total assets
$
806,663,110

 
$
794,535,412

Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
7,128,708

 
$
6,405,570

Interest payable
1,072,595

 
3,136,574

Taxes payable
40,249

 
3,210,989

Deferred income taxes
2,780,236

 
1,342,456

Borrowings under credit facility
11,636,928

 

Notes
149,500,000

 
149,500,000

SBA-guaranteed debentures payable
193,238,889

 
213,604,579

Total liabilities
365,397,605

 
377,200,168

Net Assets:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (150,000,000 shares authorized, 27,678,286 and 27,284,798 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively)
27,678

 
27,285

Additional paid in capital
408,501,259

 
403,322,097

Investment income in excess of distributions
10,432,313

 
6,783,161

Accumulated realized gains
8,309,620

 
1,972,940

Net unrealized appreciation
13,994,635

 
5,229,761

Total net assets
441,265,505

 
417,335,244

Total liabilities and net assets
$
806,663,110

 
$
794,535,412

Net asset value per share
$
15.94

 
$
15.30












TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations

 
Three Months
Ended
 
Three Months
Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
 
September 30,
2013
 
September 30,
2012
Investment income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loan interest, fee and dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
$
19,933,576

 
$
16,376,768

 
$
56,817,499

 
$
44,401,267

Affiliate investments
2,710,338

 
3,838,341

 
8,919,819

 
9,508,295

Control investments
50,334

 
49,384

 
145,899

 
161,375

Total loan interest, fee and dividend income
22,694,248

 
20,264,493

 
65,883,217

 
54,070,937

Payment-in-kind interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
3,591,182

 
3,017,120

 
10,076,655

 
8,454,799

Affiliate investments
942,609

 
946,345

 
2,882,719

 
2,470,663

Control investments
6,058

 
20,250

 
17,886

 
60,221

Total payment-in-kind interest income
4,539,849

 
3,983,715

 
12,977,260

 
10,985,683

Interest income from cash and cash equivalent investments
81,071

 
78,500

 
176,774

 
344,407

Total investment income
27,315,168

 
24,326,708

 
79,037,251

 
65,401,027

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other debt financing fees
4,997,620

 
4,046,885

 
15,098,655

 
11,502,245

General and administrative expenses
5,537,980

 
4,403,469

 
15,653,640

 
11,778,156

Total operating expenses
10,535,600

 
8,450,354

 
30,752,295

 
23,280,401

Net investment income
16,779,568

 
15,876,354


48,284,956

 
42,120,626

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gains (losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate
1,006,339

 
816,393

 
4,013,789

 
3,600,501

Affiliate
17,811

 
785,132

 
4,613,810

 
785,132

Control

 

 
(2,290,919
)
 
838,039

Net realized gains (losses)
1,024,150

 
1,601,525

 
6,336,680

 
5,223,672

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Investments
4,892,807

 
(586,937
)
 
8,776,148

 
(2,011,835
)
Foreign currency borrowings
(11,274
)
 

 
(11,274
)
 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
4,881,533

 
(586,937
)
 
8,764,874

 
(2,011,835
)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency borrowings
5,905,683

 
1,014,588

 
15,101,554

 
3,211,837

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 
(624,768
)
 
(412,673
)

(829,811
)
Income tax benefit (provision)
486,413

 
(34,388
)
 
466,110


(27,157
)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
23,171,664


$
16,231,786

 
$
63,439,947

 
$
44,475,495

Net investment income per share—basic and diluted
$
0.61

 
$
0.58

 
$
1.75

 
$
1.59

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share—basic and diluted
$
0.84

 
$
0.59

 
$
2.30

 
$
1.68

Dividends declared per common share
$
0.54

 
$
0.52

 
$
1.62

 
$
1.49

Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic and diluted
27,619,464

 
27,290,493

 
27,541,442

 
26,545,542









TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2013
 
September 30, 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
$
63,439,947

 
$
44,475,495

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of portfolio investments
(112,405,369
)
 
(228,510,522
)
Repayments received/sales of portfolio investments
210,113,002

 
113,898,080

Loan origination and other fees received
1,221,431

 
3,565,896

Net realized gain on investments
(6,336,680
)
 
(5,223,672
)
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
(10,213,928
)
 
1,420,124

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency borrowings
11,274

 

Deferred income taxes
1,437,780

 
591,712

Payment-in-kind interest accrued, net of payments received
(1,459,624
)
 
(5,501,302
)
Amortization of deferred financing fees
1,154,021

 
789,479

Loss on extinguishment of debt
412,673

 
829,811

Accretion of loan origination and other fees
(3,447,435
)
 
(2,397,275
)
Accretion of loan discounts
(1,144,867
)
 
(1,482,707
)
Accretion of discount on SBA-guaranteed debentures payable
134,310

 
131,748

Depreciation expense
30,417

 
24,145

Stock-based compensation
2,817,267

 
2,074,927

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Interest and fees receivable
(1,235,105
)
 
(2,086,562
)
Prepaid expenses
(382,869
)
 
172,301

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
723,138

 
768,607

Interest payable
(2,063,979
)
 
(2,664,482
)
Taxes payable
(3,170,740
)
 
(1,095,866
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
139,634,664

 
(80,220,063
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(29,056
)
 
(20,667
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(29,056
)
 
(20,667
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Repayments of SBA-guaranteed debentures payable
(20,500,000
)
 
(40,810,000
)
Borrowings under credit facility
11,625,654

 
26,000,000

Repayments of credit facility

 
(15,000,000
)
Proceeds from notes

 
69,000,000

Financing fees paid
(684,294
)
 
(3,572,059
)
Proceeds from public stock offerings, net of expenses

 
77,122,974

Common stock withheld for payroll taxes upon vesting of restricted stock

 
(1,111,444
)
Cash dividends paid
(42,326,953
)
 
(38,146,302
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(51,885,593
)
 
73,483,169

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
87,720,015

 
(6,757,561
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
72,300,423

 
66,868,340

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
160,020,438

 
$
60,110,779

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
15,374,816

 
$
12,999,240

Summary of non-cash financing transactions:
 
 
 
Dividends paid through DRIP share issuances
$
2,362,288

 
$
2,462,947