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Exhibit 99.1

 

Medley Capital Corporation Declares $0.37 Per Share Dividend; Announces December 31, 2013 Financial Results

 

New York, NY – February 6, 2014

 

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2014 Dividend Declared

 

Medley Capital Corporation (the "Company") (NYSE: MCC) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend for the quarter ended December 31, 2013 of $0.37 per share, payable on March 14, 2014, to stockholders of record as of February 26, 2014. 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.

 

Financial Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2013

 

First Quarter Highlights

 

·Declared a dividend of $0.37 per share
·Net investment income of $0.42 per share
·Net income of $0.36 per share
·Net asset value (NAV) of $12.68 per share
·Gross investment originations of $160.6 million

 

Portfolio Investments

 

The total value of our investments was $818.5 million at December 31, 2013. During the quarter ended December 31, 2013, the Company originated $160.6 million of new investments and had $92.0 million of repayments resulting in net investment originations of $68.6 million. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had investments in securities of 63 portfolio companies with approximately 64.0% consisting of senior secured first lien investments, 35.4% consisting of senior secured second lien investments, 0.1% in unsecured debt and 0.5% in equities/warrants. As of December 31, 2013, the weighted average yield based upon the cost basis of our portfolio investments, excluding cash and cash equivalents, was 13.6%.

 

Results of Operations: Three Months Ended December 31, 2013

 

The Company reported net investment income and net income of $0.42 per share and $0.36 per share, respectively, calculated based upon the weighted average shares outstanding, for the three months ended December 31, 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s NAV was $12.68 per share.

 

Investment Income

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, gross investment income was $31.7 million and consisted of $25.1 million of portfolio interest income and $6.6 million of other fee income.

 

Expenses

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, total expenses were $14.6 million and consisted of the following: base management fees of $3.7 million, incentive fees of $4.3 million, interest and financing expenses of $4.5 million, professional fees of $0.6 million, administrator expenses of $0.7 million, directors fees of $0.2 million, and other general and administrative related expenses of $0.6 million.

 

Net Investment Income

 

The Company reported net investment income of $17.0 million, or $0.42 on a weighted average per share basis, for the quarter ended December 31, 2013.

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gains/Losses

 

For the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Company reported net realized gains of $45,000 and net unrealized depreciation of $2.8 million.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $46.1 million and $95.9 million of debt outstanding under its $245.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility.

 

 
 

 

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had $120 million of debt outstanding under its senior secured term loan credit facility, $44.0 million outstanding in SBA-guaranteed debentures, $40.0 million outstanding in aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2019 and $63.5 million outstanding in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due 2023.

 

Dividend Declaration

 

On February 5, 2014, the Company’s board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share payable on March 14, 2014 to holders of record as of February 26, 2014.

 

Webcast/Conference Call

 

The Company will host an earnings conference call and audio webcast at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, February 7, 2014.

All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (800) 688-0836 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call: international callers should dial (617) 614-4072. Participants should reference Medley Capital Corporation and the participant passcode of 23982724 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
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
           

   As of  
   December 31, 2013   September 30, 2013 
   (unaudited)     
ASSETS    
Investments at fair value    
Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (amortized cost of $820,250 and $748,406, respectively)  $809,125   $740,097 
Affiliated investments (amortized cost of $9,443 and $9,284, respectively)   9,333    9,140 
Total investments at fair value   818,458    749,237 
Cash and cash equivalents   46,142    8,558 
Interest receivable   9,052    9,608 
Deferred financing costs, net   8,875    8,523 
Other assets   293    249 
Receivable for paydown of investments   2,186    - 
Deferred offering costs   355    218 
           
Total assets  $885,361   $776,393 
           
LIABILITIES          
Revolving credit facility payable  $95,900   $2,500 
Term loan payable   120,000    120,000 
Notes payable   103,500    103,500 
SBA debentures payable   44,000    30,000 
Payable for investments originated and purchased   -    54 
Management and incentive fees payable, net   7,923    6,900 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   1,630    1,305 
Administrator expenses payable   672    701 
Deferred revenue   324    256 
Interest and fees payable   1,402    1,156 
Due to affiliate   4    82 
Offering costs payable   110    105 
           
Total liabilities  $375,465   $266,559 
           
NET ASSETS          
Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized,          
40,199,813 and 40,152,904 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively  $40   $40 
Capital in excess of par value   506,687    506,062 
Accumulated undistributed net investment income   14,359    12,185 
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) from investments   45    - 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   (11,235)   (8,453)
Total net assets   509,896    509,834 
           
Total liabilities and net assets  $885,361   $776,393 
           
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE  $12.68   $12.70 

 

 
 

 

Medley Capital Corporation
             
Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 

   For the three months  
   ended December 31  
   2013   2012 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
INVESTMENT INCOME    
Interest from investments    
Non-controlled/Non-affiliated investments  $24,690   $14,471 
Affiliated investments   393    368 
     Total interest income   25,083    14,839 
Interest from cash and cash equivalents   2    1 
Other fee income   6,583    2,879 
Total investment income   31,668    17,719 
           
EXPENSES          
Base management fees   3,665    2,096 
Incentive fees   4,258    2,404 
Interest and financing expenses   4,540    2,317 
Administrator expenses   672    522 
Professional fees   614    292 
Directors fees   151    113 
Insurance   140    67 
General and administrative   597    291 
Total expenses   14,637    8,102 
NET INVESTMENT INCOME   17,031    9,617 
           
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:          
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments   45    222 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   (2,783)   (226)
Net gain/(loss) on investments   (2,738)   (4)
           
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $14,293   $9,613 
           
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE  $0.36   $0.39 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE - BASIC AND DILUTED NET INVESTMENT INCOME PER          
COMMON SHARE  $0.42   $0.39 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING          
- BASIC AND DILUTED   40,162,592    24,767,375 
           
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE  $0.37   $0.36 

 

 
 

 

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 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