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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2014

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 333-174873

Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland   45-2460782

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

10877 Wilshire Blvd., 12th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90024

(Address of principal executive offices)

(310) 943-4990

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes x No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

             
Large accelerated filer   ¨   Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x

As of September 30, 2014, the Registrant had 214,939.64 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding.

 
 
 

 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I—Financial Information 3
Item 1: Financial Statements 3
Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 14
Item 3: Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 28
Item 4: Controls and Procedures 28
Part II—Other Information 28
Item 1: Legal Proceedings 28
Item 1A: Risk Factors 28
Item 2: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 29
Item 3: Defaults Upon Senior Securities 29
Item 4: Mine Safety Disclosures 29
Item 5: Other Information 29
Item 6: Exhibits 30
SIGNATURES 31

 

 

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Part I—Financial Information

 

Item 1:  Financial Statements

 

Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

StatementS of Financial Position

 

    September 30,        
    2014     December 31,  
    (unaudited)     2013  
ASSETS                
Cash   $ 2,702,427     $ 85  
Restricted cash (see Note 2)     36,000       160,000  
Prepaid expenses     57,168       1,445  
Reimbursement due from Sponsor (see Note 4)     809,218       391,240  
Deferred offering costs           775,858  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 3,604,813     $ 1,328,628  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                 
LIABILITIES                
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   $ 304,099     $ 244,475  
Due to related parties (see Note 4)     398,463       724,150  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES     702,562       968,625  
                 
Commitments and contingencies (see Note 6)                
                 
TEMPORARY EQUITY                
Common shares held in escrow (see Note 1) 0 and 11,777.78 issued and outstanding respectively           160,000  
Contingently redeemable common shares (see Note 7) 87,442.42 and 0 shares issued and outstanding respectively     1,181,037        
      1,181,037       160,000  
                 
NET ASSETS                
Common stock, $0.001 par value,
75,000,000 shares authorized,
127,497.22 and 14,815 shares issued and outstanding respectively
    127       15  
Additional paid-in capital     1,721,087       199,988  
                 
      1,721,214       200,003  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS   $ 3,604,813     $ 1,328,628  
                 
Net Asset Value Per Share   $ 13.50     $ 13.50  

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)

 

 

    Three months ended
September 30,
    Nine months ended
September 30,
    April 29, 2011
(Date of

Inception)
Through
September 30,
 
    2014     2013     2014     2013     2014  
INVESTMENT INCOME   $ 55     $     $ 93     $     $ 93  
OPERATING EXPENSES                                        
Board fees     20,250       23,250       66,750       71,250       207,750  
Administrator expense     37,573       45,901       103,386       74,405       190,713  
Professional fees     9,950       9,825       37,325       50,925       133,002  
Management fees     15,885       3,648       39,236       9,690       57,461  
Organizational expense                             47,458  
Other operating expenses     22,454       2,082       29,725       7,652       49,504  
Total operating expenses     106,112       84,706       276,422       213,922       685,888  
Waiver of management fees           (3,648 )           (9,690 )     (18,226 )
Expense reimbursement from sponsor     (106,057 )           (276,329 )           (667,569 )
Net expenses     55       81,058       93       204,232       93  
Net investment income (loss)           (81,058 )           (204,232 )      
Net gain (loss) on investments                              
NET INCOME (LOSS)   $     $ (81,058 )   $     $ (204,232 )   $  
PER SHARE INFORMATION                                        
Net income (loss) per share (as restated)   $     $ (6.33 )   $     $ (22.02 )   $  
Weighted average common shares outstanding     203,189       12,805       81,195       9,275       29,423  

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

StatementS of CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Unaudited)

 

 

    Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,  
    2014     2013  
Operations                
Net income (loss)   $     $ (204,232 )
Net changes in Net Assets resulting from operations           (204,232 )
Capital share transactions                
Issuance of common stock (see Note 3)     2,702,248       98,753  
Less contingently redeemable common stock     (1,181,037 )        
Offering costs            
Net changes in Net Assets resulting from capital share transactions     1,521,211       98,753  
                 
Total changes in Net Assets     1,521,211       (105,479 )
Net Assets at beginning of period     200,003       21,517  
Net Assets at end of period   $ 1,721,214     $ (83,962 )
Accumulated undistributed net investment income   $     $  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

 

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Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

Statements of CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

 

    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    April 29, 2011
(Date of
Inception)
Through
September 30,
 
    2014     2013     2014  
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES                        
Net income (loss)   $     $ (204,232 )   $  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used in) by operating activities                        
Depreciation and amortization           1,248       2,495  
Change in assets and liabilities                        
Prepaid expenses     (55,723 )     (824 )     (57,168 )
Reimbursement due from sponsor     (276,329 )           (809,218 )
Accounts payable     59,624       2,812       79,099  
Accrued expenses     308,522       205,666       623,464  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES     36,094       4,670       (161,328 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES                        
Net change in restricted cash held in escrow     124,000             (36,000 )
Purchase of software                 (2,495 )
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES     124,000             (38,495 )
                         
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES                        
Issuance of common stock (see Note 3)     1,361,211             1,721,213  
Issuance of temporary common stock     1,181,037               1,181,037  
Offering costs           (12,906 )      
NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES     2,542,248       (12,906 )     2,902,250  
                         
                         
NET CHANGE IN CASH     2,702,342       (8,236 )     2,702,427  
                         
CASH - BEGINNING OF PERIOD   $ 85     $ 8,321     $  
                         
CASH  - END OF PERIOD   $ 2,702,427     $ 85     $ 2,702,427  
                         
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities                        
Deferred offering costs funded by affiliates   $ 193,721     $ 232,843     $ 715,609  
Deferred offering costs in accrued expenses   $     $     $ 225,000  
Conversion of accounts payable to equity   $     $ 98,753     $ 98,753  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

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Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS

 

Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc. (the “Company”), incorporated in Maryland on April 29, 2011, is a newly organized specialty finance company. Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, the Company is authorized to issue 75,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. Additionally, the Company is authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Company is offering for sale a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at an initial price of $15.00 per share, on a “best efforts” basis pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Offering”). On June 25, 2014, the Company met its minimum offering requirement of $2,500,000 and released all shares held in escrow.

 

The Company was formed to make debt and equity investments in small to mid-sized private U.S. companies either alone or together with other private equity sponsors. Upon commencement of our offering, the Company will be an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. The Company will therefore be required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. The Company intends to elect to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and to qualify annually thereafter, as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue code of 1986, as amended, or the Code.

 

Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC (the “Adviser” or “Sponsor”) will serve as the Investment Adviser and TFA Associates, LLC will serve as the Administrator. Each of these entities are affiliated with Triton Pacific Group, Inc., a private equity investment management firm, and its subsidiary Triton Pacific Capital Partners, LLC, a private equity investment fund management company, each focused on debt and equity investments for small to mid-sized private companies.

 

The Adviser was formed in Delaware as a private investment management firm and is registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, or the Advisers Act. The Adviser will oversee the management of the Company’s activities and will be responsible for making the investment decisions for the portfolio.

 

NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for interim financial statements. These financial statements reflect all adjustments and accruals of a normal recurring nature that, in the opinion of management, are necessarily indicative of results expected for any future period. These interim unaudited financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

Development Stage Company. The Company complies with the reporting requirements of development stage enterprises. The Company has incurred organizational, accounting and offering costs in connection with the Offering. The offering and other organization costs, which are primarily being advanced by the Adviser, are expected to be reimbursed pursuant to the Conditional Expense Reimbursement and Support Agreement (described below) until the Company has raised gross proceeds of $25 million, at which point, the Company will be subject to repayment of these costs. As of September 30, 2014, the Company has met its minimum offering requirement of $2,500,000. It will exit the development stage when the Company commences its planned principal operations.

 

Cash. The Company maintains cash balances that may exceed federally insured limits.

 

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Management Estimates and Assumptions. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Restricted Cash and Common Shares Held in Escrow. Prior to meeting the terms of the escrow agreement, cash from share purchases was restricted and such equity purchased was held outside of permanent equity until the escrow was released effective June 25, 2014. As of September 30, 2014, there were $36,000 in subscriptions that were returned during the first week of October. During the escrow period and the period before funds are fully invested in portfolio investments, the Company will maintain cash balances that may exceed federally insured limits.

 

Offering Costs. The Company has incurred certain expenses in connection with registering to sell shares of its common stock in connection with the Offering. These costs principally relate to professional and filing fees. Simultaneously with selling common shares, the deferred offering costs will be charged to stockholders’ equity or to expense if the Offering is not completed. The Adviser may reimburse the Company for all or part of these amounts pursuant to the Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement (“Expense Reimbursement Agreement”) discussed below. As of September 30, 2014, $969,579 of offering costs have been reclassified and included as part of the Expense Reimbursement Agreement and accordingly included in Reimbursement due from Sponsor.

 

Income Taxes. The Company intends to elect to be treated for federal income tax purposes, and intends to qualify thereafter, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Code. Generally, a RIC is exempt from federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of “Investment Company Taxable Income,” as defined in the Code, each year. Dividends paid up to one year after the current tax year can be carried back to the prior tax year for determining the dividends paid in such tax year. The Company intends to distribute sufficient dividends to maintain its RIC status each year. The Company is also subject to nondeductible federal excise taxes if it does not distribute at least 98% of net ordinary income, 98.2% of realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, and any recognized and undistributed income from prior years for which it paid no federal income taxes. The Company will generally endeavor each year to avoid any federal excise taxes.

 

GAAP requires management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Company and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Company has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authorities. Management has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Company, and has concluded that as of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Company is subject to routine audits by the Internal Revenue Service or other tax authorities, generally for three years after the tax returns are filed; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements. In June 2013, the FASB issued ASU 2013-08, Financial Services — Investment Companies (ASC Topic 946) (“ASU 2013-08”), which affects the scope, measurement and disclosure requirements for investment companies under GAAP. ASU 2013-08 contains new guidance on assessing whether an entity is an investment company, requiring non-controlling ownership interest in investment companies to be measured at fair value and requiring certain additional disclosures. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning on or after December 15, 2013. Management adopted this statement effective January 1, 2014.

 

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NOTE 3 – SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Below is a summary of transactions with respect to shares of the Company’s common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2014:

 

   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
 
   Shares   Amount 
Gross proceeds from Offering   200,124.64   $2,928,720 
Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees       (226,472)
Net Proceeds to Company from Share Transactions   200,124.64   $2,702,248 

 

Status of Continuous Public Offering

 

Since commencing its continuous public offering and through November 19, 2014, the Company has sold 214,939.64 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $3,128,722. As of November 19, 2014, the Company had raised total gross proceeds of approximately $200,003 in contributions from its Adviser.

 

During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company sold 200,124.64 shares of common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $2,928,720 at an average price per share of $14.63. This includes 11,777.78 shares held in escrow at December 31, 2013 representing gross proceeds of $160,000. During the period from October 1, 2014 to November 19, 2014, the Company sold no shares of common stock.

 

The proceeds from the issuance of common stock as presented on the Company’s unaudited consolidated statement of changes in net assets and unaudited consolidated statement of cash flows are presented net of selling commissions and dealer manager fees of $226,472 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

NOTE 4 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS

 

Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC and TFA Associates, LLC and their affiliates will receive compensation and reimbursement for services relating to our offering and the investment and management of its assets.

 

In connection with the Offering, the Company has incurred registration, organization, operating and offering costs. Such costs have been advanced by the Adviser, Triton Pacific Capital Partners, LLC and Triton Pacific Securities, LLC. As discussed below, the Company has entered into an Expense Reimbursement Agreement. For the period from inception through September 30, 2014, all registration, organization, operating and offering costs have been accounted for under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement and accordingly included in Reimbursement due from Sponsor on the Statement of financial condition. The details of such costs are as follows:

 

Operating Expenses  $667,569 
Offering Costs   969,579 
Due to related party offset   (827,930)
Total Reimbursement due from Sponsor  $809,218 

 

The Company compensates the Adviser for investment services per an Investment Adviser Agreement (“Agreement”), approved by the Company’s directors, calculated as the sum of (1) base management fee, calculated quarterly at 0.5% of the Company’s average gross assets payable quarterly in arrears, and (2) an incentive fee upon capital gains determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each quarter or upon liquidation of the Company or upon termination of Agreement at 20% of Company’s realized capital gains, as defined. The Agreement expires July 2015 and may continue automatically for successive annual periods, as approved by the Company. Management fees earned and accrued by the Adviser for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 totaled $15,886 and $39,236, respectively. All management fees earned by the Adviser prior to January 1, 2014 were waived by the Adviser.

 

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The Adviser has advanced the Company $204,265 for registration and organization expenditures and operating expenses as of September 30, 2014.

 

The Company compensates TFA Associates, LLC for administration services per an Administration Agreement for costs and expenses incurred with the administration and operation of the Company. Such agreement expires July 2015 and may continue automatically for successive annual periods, as approved by the Company. The Company has incurred $37,573 and $103,386 in administration fees for the three and nine months, respectively, ended September 30, 2014, and $190,713 since inception, and these fees have been reimbursed from the Sponsor pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreement discussed below.

 

Directors receive an annual cash retainer of $20,000, plus $1,000 for every meeting they attend and reimbursement of any reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred in such connection. In addition, the Chairman of the Audit Committee will receive an annual cash retainer of $10,000 and members of the Audit Committee will receive an annual fee of $2,500 for their additional services, as well as $500 per Audit Committee meeting and reimbursement of any reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred. We will not, however, pay any compensation to directors who also serve as executive officers for us or our Adviser. In addition, we will purchase directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers.

 

Director fees of $207,750 have been accrued through September 30, 2014. The Board has indicated a willingness to continue accruing these fees during the development stage of the Company.

 

Expense Reimbursement Agreement

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company and its Adviser agreed to an Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, or the Expense Reimbursement Agreement. The Expense Reimbursement Agreement was amended and restated effective November 17, 2014. Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, as amended, the Adviser, in consultation with the Company, will pay up to 100% of both the Company’s organizational and offering expenses and its operating expenses, all as determined by the Company and the Adviser. As used in the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, operating expenses refer to third party operating costs and expenses incurred by the Company, as determined under GAAP for investment management companies. Organizational and offering expenses include expenses incurred in connection with the organization of the Company and expenses incurred in connection with its offering, which are recorded as a component of equity. The Expense Reimbursement Agreement states that until the net proceeds to the Company from its offering are at least $25 million, the Adviser will pay up to 100% of both the Company’s organizational and offering expenses and its operating expenses. After the Company receives at least $25 million in net proceeds from its offering, the Adviser may, with the Company’s consent, continue to make expense support payments to the Company in such amounts as are acceptable to the Company and the Adviser. Any expense support payments shall be paid by the Adviser to the Company in any combination of cash, and/or offsets against amounts otherwise due from the Company to the Adviser.

 

Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement as amended, once the Company has received at least $25 million in net proceeds from its offering, during any quarter occurring within three years of the date on which the Adviser funded any expense support payments, the Company is required to reimburse the Adviser for any expense support payments the Company received from them. However, with respect to any expense support payments attributable to the Company’s operating expenses, (i) the Company will only reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser to the extent that the payment of such reimbursement (together with any other reimbursement paid during such fiscal year) does not cause “other operating expenses” (as defined below) (on an annualized basis and net of any expense reimbursement payments received by the Company during such fiscal year) to exceed the percentage of the Company’s average net assets attributable to shares of its common stock represented by “other operating expenses” during the fiscal year in which such expense support payment from the Adviser was made (provided, however, that this clause (i) shall not apply to any reimbursement payment which relates to an expense support payment from the Adviser made during the same fiscal year); and (ii) the Company will not reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser if the annualized rate of regular cash distributions declared by the Company at the time of such reimbursement payment is less than the annualized rate of regular cash distributions declared by the Company at the time the Adviser made the expense support payment to which such reimbursement relates. “Other operating expenses” means the Company’s total operating expenses excluding base management fees, incentive fees, organization and offering expenses, financing fees and costs, interest expense, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses.

 

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In addition, with respect to any expense support payment attributable to the Company’s organizational and offering expenses, the Company will only reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser to the extent that the payment of such reimbursement (together with any other reimbursement for organizational and offering expenses paid during such fiscal year) is limited to 15% of cumulative gross sales proceeds from the Company’s offering including the sales load (or dealer manager fee) paid by the Company.

 

Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, any unreimbursed expense support payments may be reimbursed by the Company within a period not to exceed three years from the date each respective expense support payment is made.

 

The Company or the Adviser may terminate the Expense Reimbursement Agreement at any time upon thirty days’ written notice, however, the Adviser has indicated that it expects to continue such reimbursements until it deems that the Company has achieved economies of scale sufficient to ensure that the Company bears a reasonable level of expenses in relation to its income. The Expense Reimbursement Agreement will automatically terminate upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement or upon the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.

 

The Expense Reimbursement Agreement is, by its terms, effective retroactively to the Company’s inception date of April 29, 2011 for Operating Expenses and from the break of escrow on June 25, 2014 for Offering Expenses. As of September 30, 2014, $1,637,148 has been recorded as Reimbursement due from Sponsor pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreement. Of this, $827,930, representing an amount due to the Sponsor, was netted against the Reimbursement due from Sponsor.

 

NOTE 5 – LIABILITIES

 

Liabilities are broken down as follows:

 

   September 30, 2014   December 31, 2013 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities          
Legal  $225,000   $225,000 
Other   79,099    19,475 
           
    304,099    244,475 
           
Due to Related Parties          
Legal       204,191 
Licenses, fees and registration expenses       95,603 
Board expenses   207,750    141,000 
Administrative expenses   190,713    87,326 
Issuer and underwriting costs       196,030 
           
    398,463    724,150 
           
   $702,562   $968,625 

 

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All costs paid by affiliates of the Company are directly passed through to the Company at the lower of the cost incurred by the affiliates or market value. None of the Company’s affiliates recognize any gain or profits for advancing costs on behalf of the Company.

 

NOTE 6 – COMMITMENTS TO PURCHASE

 

As of September 30, 2014, the Company has made commitments to its Subadviser for the purchase of the following senior secured, first lien loans:

 

Portfolio Company  Industry  Rate   Maturity Principal Amount 
Senior Secured Loans—First Lien                  
Mannington Mills, Inc.  Construction Special Trade Contractors   L+3.75% (4.75%)    10/1/2021  $250,000 
Jeld-Wen, Inc.  Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods   L+4.25% (5.25%)    10/15/2021   125,000 
Mister Car Wash, Inc.  Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking   L+4.00% (5.00%)    9/24/2021   125,000 
Ranpak Corp.  Paper and Allied Products   L+3.75% (4.75%)    10/1/2021   125,000 
Verdesian Life Sciences LLC  Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods   L+5.00% (6.00%)    7/1/2020   250,000 
Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien             $ 875,000 

 

All of these commitments were funded by November 19, 2014, the date these financial statements were made available.

 

NOTE 7 – CONTINGENCIES

 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), the Company is required to annually update the prospectus used in the Offering so that the financial statements and other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus is not more than sixteen months old. In order to comply with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, the Company is required to file a post-effective amendment to its registration statement containing an updated prospectus prior to April 30th of each year. If the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not declared such post-effective amendment effective by April 30th of each year, the Company is required to halt its public offering until such time as the SEC declares the post-effective amendment effective. The Company failed to file the post-effective amendment required to be filed by April 30, 2014 and continued to offer and sell its shares in the Offering during the period from May 1, 2014 to August 14, 2014, the date the Company suspended the Offering.

 

As a result of the Company’s failure to timely update its registration statement as required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, from May 1, 2014 to August 14, 2014, the offer and sale of securities in the Offering during such period may trigger a right of rescission under the Securities Act for investors that purchased shares of common stock during this period.  Such stockholders may have the right to rescind their purchase of shares of common stock and require the Company to reacquire their shares at a price equal to the price originally paid for such shares, plus interest, less the amount of any income (i.e., dividends) received by the investor on such shares. As of September 30, 2014, the total amount of equity subscribed during the period from May 1, 2014 to August 14, 2014 amounted to $1,276,152. To better ensure that the Company’s stockholders are not harmed by any claims for rescission, the Company has entered into an indemnification agreement with the Adviser whereby the Adviser has agreed to provide funds necessary for stockholder claims for rescission if the Company is unable to do so and to indemnify the Company for certain losses arising from rescission claims. The amount recorded as contingent is net of the amount indemnified by the Adviser.

 

NOTE 8 – PER SHARE INFORMATION

 

The current Net Asset Value (NAV), or book value per share based on 214,939.64 shares outstanding is $13.50 per share as of September 30, 2014. The calculations of NAV and weighted average common shares outstanding include all contingently redeemable common shares.

 

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NOTE 9 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

From October 1, 2014 through November 19, 2014, no additional shares have been sold.

 

In connection with the preparation of the Company’s unaudited financial statements for the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company determined that its conversion of a payable due to the Adviser on July 26, 2013 may have been prohibited by the terms of the Investment Company Act of 1940. As a result, on November 18, 2014, the Adviser contributed $98,753 in cash for prior receipt of these shares.

 

Management has evaluated all known subsequent events through the date the accompanying financial statements were available to be issued on November 14, 2014.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Item 2:  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

 

Except as otherwise specified, references to “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company,” refer to Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Some of the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, statements as to:

 

    our future operating results;
    our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;
    changes in the economy;
    risk associated with possible disruptions in our operations or the economy generally;
    the effect of investments that we expect to make;
    our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;
    actual and potential conflicts of interest with Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC and its affiliates;
    the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effect on the industries in which we invest;
    the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;
    the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments;
    the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;
    the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;
    the ability of Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC and its Sub-Adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;
    the ability of Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC, its Sub-Adviser and its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;
    our ability to qualify and maintain our qualification as a RIC and as a BDC; and
    the effect of changes in laws or regulations affecting our operations or to tax legislation and our tax position.

 

Such forward-looking statements may include statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “trend,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “potential,” “outlook,” “continue,” “remain,” “maintain,” “sustain,” “seek,” “achieve,” and similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “may,” or similar expressions. The forward looking statements contained in this quarterly report involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth as “Risk Factors” in this report and in our last post-effective, amended registration statement filed on form N-2 dated August 1, 2014, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 1, 2014.

 

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements, and future results could differ materially from historical performance. Although we undertake 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 we may make directly to you or through reports that we have filed or in the future may file with the SEC, including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, annual reports on Form 10-K, and current reports on Form 8-K.

 

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Overview

 

We are a newly-formed specialty finance company operating as an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC (“Triton Pacific Adviser”), which is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Advisers Act”) serves as our investment adviser and TFA Associates, LLC serves as our administrator. Each of these companies is affiliated with Triton Pacific Group, Inc., a private equity investment management firm, and its subsidiary, Triton Pacific Capital Partners, LLC (“TPCP”), a private equity investment fund management company, each focused on debt and equity investments in small to mid-sized private companies.

 

We intend to primarily make debt investments likely to generate current income and equity investments in small to mid-sized private U.S. companies either alone or together with other private equity sponsors. Our investment objective is to generate current income and long term capital appreciation.

 

Triton Pacific Adviser is responsible for sourcing potential investments, conducting due diligence on prospective investments, analyzing investment opportunities, structuring investments and monitoring our portfolio on an ongoing basis. In addition, we intend to elect and qualify to be treated, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

We intend to offer for sale a maximum of 20,000,000 shares of common stock at an initial price of $15 per share, on a “best efforts” basis pursuant to a registration statement on Form N-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Offering”). On September 4, 2012 our registration statement was declared effective by the SEC.

 

Our investment objective is to maximize our portfolio’s total return by generating current income from our debt investments and long term capital appreciation from our equity investments. We will seek to meet our investment objectives by:

 

-Focusing primarily on debt and equity investments in small and mid-sized private U.S. companies, which we define as companies with annual revenue of from $10 million to $250 million at the time of investment;

 

-Leveraging the experience and expertise of our Adviser, its Sub-Adviser and its affiliates in sourcing, evaluating and structuring transactions;

 

-Employing disciplined underwriting policies and rigorous portfolio management;

 

-Developing our equity portfolio through our Adviser’s Value Enhancement Program, more fully discussed below in “Investment Objectives and Policies – Investment Process”; and

 

-Maintaining a well balanced portfolio.

 

We intend to be active in both debt and equity investing. We will seek to provide current income to our investors through our debt investments while seeking to enhance our investors’ overall returns through long term capital appreciation of our equity investments. We intend to be opportunistic in our investment approach, allocating our investments between debt and equity, depending on:

 

-Investment opportunities

 

-Market conditions

 

-Perceived Risk

 

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Depending on the amount of capital we raise in the Offering and subject to subsequent changes in our capital base, we expect that our investments will generally range between $1 million and $25 million per portfolio company, although this range may change in the discretion of our Adviser, subject to oversight by our board of directors. Prior to raising sufficient capital to finance investments in this range and as a strategy to manage excess cash, we may make smaller and differing types of investments in, for example, high quality debt securities, and other public and private yield-oriented debt and equity securities, directly and through our Sub-Adviser.

 

Our Adviser has engaged ZAIS Group, LLC to act as our investment sub-adviser. ZAIS will assist our Adviser with identifying, evaluating, negotiating and structuring debt investments and will make investment recommendations for approval by our Adviser. ZAIS is a registered investment adviser under the Advisers Act and had in excess of $5 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2014. ZAIS is not an affiliate of us or our Adviser and does not own any of our shares. The appointment of ZAIS as our sub-adviser was approved by our stockholders on September 16, 2014. Sound Point Capital, LP previously served as the Company’s sub-adviser but the agreement between the Adviser and Sound Point terminated effective May 22, 2014.

 

We will generally source our private equity investments through third party intermediaries and our debt investments primarily through our Sub-Adviser. We will invest only after we conduct a thorough evaluation of the risks and strategic opportunity of an investment and a price (or interest rate in the case of debt investments) has been established that reflects the intrinsic value of the opportunity. We will endeavor to identify the best exit strategy for each private equity investment, including methodology (for example, a sale, company redemption or public offering) and an appropriate time horizon. We will then attempt to build each portfolio company accordingly to maximize our potential return on investment using such exit strategy or another strategy that may become preferable due to changing market conditions. We anticipate that the holding period for most of our private equity investments will range from four to six years, but we will be flexible in order to take advantage of market opportunities or to wait out unfavorable market conditions.

 

We intend to generate the majority of our current income by investing in senior secured loans, second lien secured loans and, to a lesser extent, subordinated loans of private U.S. companies. We may purchase interests in loans through secondary market transactions in the “over-the-counter” market for institutional loans or directly from our target companies as primary market investments. In connection with our debt investments, we may on occasion receive equity interests such as warrants or options as additional consideration. The senior secured and second lien secured loans in which we invest generally will have stated terms of three to seven years and any subordinated investments that we make generally will have stated terms of up to ten years. However, there is no limit on the maturity or duration of any security we may hold in our portfolio. The loans in which we intend to invest are often rated by a nationally recognized ratings organization, and generally carry a rating below investment grade (rated lower than “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service or lower than “BBB-” by Standard & Poor’s Corporation). However, we may also invest in non-rated debt securities.

 

As a BDC, we are subject to certain regulatory restrictions in making our investments. For example, we will not be permitted to co-invest in transactions originated by affiliates of our Adviser, including TPCP and certain of its affiliates, unless we obtain an exemptive order from the SEC. We are seeking exemptive orders for investments, though there is no assurance that such exemptions will be granted, and in either instance, conflicts of interests with affiliates of our Adviser might exist. Should such conflicts of interest arise, we and the Adviser have developed policies and procedures for dealing with such conflicts which require the Adviser to (i) execute such transactions for all of the participating investment accounts, including the Company’s, on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account such factors as the relative amounts of capital available for new investments and the investment programs and portfolio positions of the Company, the clients for which participation is appropriate and any other factors deemed appropriate and (ii) endeavor to obtain the advice of Adviser personnel not directly involved with the investment giving rise to the conflict as to such appropriateness and other factors as well as the fairness to all parties of the investment and its terms. We intend to make all of our investments in compliance with the 1940 Act and in a manner that will not jeopardize our status as a BDC or RIC.

 

As a BDC, we are permitted under the Company Act to borrow funds to finance portfolio investments. To enhance our opportunity for gain, we intend to employ leverage as market conditions permit, but, as required under the Company Act, in no event will our leverage exceed 50% of the value of our assets. While we have not yet determined the amount of leverage we will use, we do not currently anticipate that we would approach the 50% maximum level frequently or at all. The use of leverage, although it may increase returns, may also increase the risk of loss to our investors, particularly if the level of our leverage is high and the value of our investments declines.

 

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Revenues

 

We plan to generate revenue in the form of dividends, interest and capital gains. In addition, we may generate revenue from our portfolio companies in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, monitoring fees, fees for providing managerial assistance and possibly consulting fees and performance-based fees. Any such fees will be recognized as earned.

 

Expenses

 

Our primary operating expenses will be the payment of advisory fees and other expenses under the proposed investment adviser agreement. The advisory fees will compensate our Adviser for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, executing, monitoring and servicing our investments.

 

We will bear all other expenses of our operations and transactions, including (without limitation) fees and expenses relating to:

 

-corporate and organizational expenses relating to offerings of our common stock, subject to limitations included in the investment advisory and management services agreement;

 

-the cost of calculating our net asset value, including the cost of any third-party valuation services;

 

-the cost of effecting sales and repurchase of shares of our common stock and other securities;

 

-investment advisory fees;

 

-fees payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making investments and valuing investments, including fees and expenses associated with performing due diligence reviews of prospective investments;

 

-transfer agent and custodial fees;

 

-fees and expenses associated with marketing efforts;

 

-federal and state registration fees;

 

-federal, state and local taxes;

 

-independent directors’ fees and expenses;

 

-costs of proxy statements, stockholders’ reports and notices;

 

-fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance and other insurance premiums;

 

-direct costs such as printing, mailing, long distance telephone, and staff;

 

-fees and expenses associated with independent audits and outside legal costs, including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

-costs associated with our reporting and compliance obligations under the Company Act and applicable federal and state securities laws;

 

-brokerage commissions for our investments;

 

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-legal, accounting and other costs associated with structuring, negotiating, documenting and completing our investment transactions;

 

-all other expenses incurred by our Adviser in performing its obligations, subject to the limitations included in the investment adviser agreement; and

 

-all other expenses incurred by either our Administrator or us in connection with administering our business, including payments to our Administrator under the administration agreement that will be based upon our allocable portion of its overhead and other expenses incurred in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of compensation and related expenses of our chief executive officer, chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs.

 

Reimbursement of TFA Associates, LLC for Administrative Services

 

We will reimburse TFA Associates for the administrative expenses necessary for its performance of services to us. However, such reimbursement will be made at an amount equal to the lower of TFA Associates’ actual costs or the amount that we would be required to pay for comparable administrative services in the same geographic location. Also, such costs will be reasonably allocated to us on the basis of assets, revenues, time records or other reasonable methods. We will not reimburse TFA Associates for any services for which it receives a separate fee or for rent, depreciation, utilities, capital equipment or other administrative items allocated to a controlling person of TFA Associates.

 

Portfolio and Investment Activity

 

We commenced operations on September 4, 2012. As a newly-organized investment company, we have not yet made any portfolio investments.

 

The following table summarizes the amortized cost and the fair value of investments and cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2014:

 

   Amortized
Cost
   Percentage
of Total
   Fair Value   Percentage
of Total
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents  $2,738,427    100.0%  $2,738,427    100.0%
Total  $2,738,427    100.0%  $2,738,427    100.0%

 

As of September 30, 2014, as no investments have been made, there is no data on portfolio weighted average yield or interest rates.

 

Commitments

 

As of September 30, 2014, the Company has made the following portfolio purchase commitments through its Subadviser:

 

Portfolio Company  Industry  Rate   Maturity Principal Amount 
Senior Secured Loans—First Lien                  
Mannington Mills, Inc.  Construction Special Trade Contractors   L+3.75% (4.75%)    10/1/2021  $250,000 
Jeld-Wen, Inc.  Wholesale Trade-Durable Goods   L+4.25% (5.25%)    10/15/2021   125,000 
Mister Car Wash, Inc.  Automotive Repair, Services, and Parking   L+4.00% (5.00%)    9/24/2021   125,000 
Ranpak Corp.  Paper and Allied Products   L+3.75% (4.75%)    10/1/2021   125,000 
Verdesian Life Sciences LLC  Wholesale Trade-Nondurable Goods   L+5.00% (6.00%)    7/1/2020   250,000 
Total Senior Secured Loans—First Lien             $ 875,000 

 

All of these commitments were funded by November 19, 2014, the date these financial statements were made available.

 

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Triton Pacific Adviser plans to regularly assess the risk profile of each of our debt investments and rates each of them based on the following categories, which we refer to as Triton Pacific Adviser investment credit rating:

 

Credit Rating

        Definition
1   Investments that are performing above expectations.
   
2   Investments that are performing within expectations, with risks that are neutral or favorable compared to risks at the time of origination. All new loans are rated ’2’.
   
3   Investments that are performing below expectations and that require closer monitoring, but where no loss of interest, dividend or principal is expected. Companies rated ’3’ may be out of compliance with financial covenants; however, loan payments are generally not past due.
   
4   Investments that are performing below expectations and for which risk has increased materially since origination. Some loss of interest or dividend is expected but no loss of principal. In addition to the borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due (but generally not more than 180 days past due).
   
5   Investments that are performing substantially below expectations and whose risks have increased substantially since origination. Most or all of the debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. Some loss of principal is expected.

 

Results of Operations

 

Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013 are as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2014
   Three Months Ended
September 30, 2013
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2014
   Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2013
 
Total investment income (loss)  $55   $   $93   $ 
Total expenses, net   55    81,058    93    204,232 
Net investment income (loss)       (81,058)       (204,232)
Net gain (loss) on investments                
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $   $(81,058)  $   $(204,232)

 

Investment Income

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, there was $55 and zero in investment income. As no portfolio investments have been made, investment income is derived solely from overnight time deposits earned from the funds in the custody account held at Bank of New York Mellon Bank.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, there was $93 and zero in investment income. As no portfolio investments have been made, investment income is derived solely from overnight time deposits earned from the funds in the custody account held at Bank of New York Mellon Bank.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Total operating expenses were $106,112 and $84,706 for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, and consisted of base management fees, adviser and administrator reimbursements, professional fees, insurance expense, directors’ fees and other general and administrative fees. The base management fees for the quarter ended September 30, 2014 were $15,886 and no incentive fee was incurred for the quarter. The base management fees for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 were $3,648 and no incentive fee was incurred for the quarter.

 

Total operating expenses were $276,422 and $213,922 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively, and consisted of base management fees, adviser and administrator reimbursements, professional fees, insurance expense, directors’ fees and other general and administrative fees. The base management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 were $39,236 and no incentive fee was incurred for the quarter. The base management fees for the nine months ended September 30, 2013 were $9,690 and no incentive fee was incurred for the nine month period.

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Triton Pacific Adviser has waived its base management fees since inception and through the year ended December 31, 2013, thus removing the expense for the base management fee during this period. Management fees will accrue beginning January 1, 2014 and be subject to the Expense Reimbursement Agreement described below:

 

Net Realized Gains/Losses from Investments

 

We measure realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized.

 

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, there were no realized gains or losses.

 

Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Investments

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments reflects the net change in the fair value of our investment portfolio. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013, there were no unrealized gains or losses.

 

Changes in Net Assets from Operations

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded a net income of zero versus a net loss of $81,058 for the three months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Based on 203,189 weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2014, our per share net increase in net assets resulting from operations was zero.

 

Based on 12,805 weighted average common shares outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2013, our per share net decrease in net assets was $6.33.

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we recorded a net income of zero versus a net loss of $204,232 for the nine months ended September 30, 2013.

 

Based on 81,195 weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, our per share net increase in net assets resulting from operations was zero.

 

Based on 9,275 weighted average common shares outstanding for the nine months ended September 30, 2013, our per share net decrease in net assets was $22.02.

 

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We will generate cash primarily from the net proceeds of the Offering, and from cash flows from fees (such as management fees), interest and dividends earned from our investments and principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments. Our primary use of funds will be investments in companies, and payments of our expenses and distributions to holders of our common stock.

 

The Offering is a continuous offering of our shares. We will file post-effective amendments to the registration statement for the Offering to allow us to continue this offering for three years. The dealer manager for the Offering is not required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of shares but will use its best efforts to sell the shares offered. The minimum investment in shares of our common stock is $5,000. We will not sell any shares unless we raise gross offering proceeds of $2.5 million, which we refer to as the minimum offering requirement. On June 25, 2014 the Company met the minimum offering requirement. Investors with subscription funds held in the escrow were admitted as stockholders as of that date.

 

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Under applicable FINRA rules, total organization and offering expenses are limited to 15% of the gross offering proceeds and underwriting compensation payable to underwriters, broker-dealers or affiliates is limited to 10% of the gross offering proceeds. The 10% limit on underwriting compensation is included as part of the overall 15% limit on organization and offering expenses. Our Adviser will reimburse to us, without recourse or reimbursement by us, any organizational and offering expenses, to the extent they, taken together with selling commissions and dealer manager fees, exceed 15% of the aggregate gross proceeds from this offering. Offering expenses as a percentage of gross proceeds are expected to decline as gross proceeds increase and are expected to constitute 2% of gross proceeds if we sell all of the 20,000,000 shares offered.

 

Subsequent to obtaining the minimum offering requirement, we will sell our shares on a continuous basis at a price of $15.00; however, if our net asset value per share increases by more than 10%, we will increase the offering price to a price which, after deduction of the sales load, will be at least equal to our net asset value per share. In connection with each closing on the sale of shares of our common stock pursuant to our prospectus, our board of directors or a committee thereof is required to make the determination within 48 hours of the time that we price our shares for sale that we are not selling shares of our common stock at a price materially below our then current net asset value per share. Prior to each closing, to the extent we are required to do so under applicable disclosure obligations, we will provide updates, including with regard to any changes in the offering price per share, by filing a prospectus supplement with the SEC, and we will also post any updated information to our website.

 

We may borrow funds to make investments at any time, including before we have fully invested the proceeds of this offering, to the extent we determine that additional capital would allow us to take advantage of investment opportunities, or if our board of directors determines that leveraging our portfolio would be in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders. We have not yet decided, however, whether, and to what extent, we will finance portfolio investments using debt. We do not currently anticipate issuing any preferred stock.

 

Contractual Obligations

 

We have entered into certain contracts under which we have material future commitments. On July 27, 2012, we entered into the investment advisory agreement with Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC in accordance with the 1940 Act. The investment advisory agreement became effective the date that we met the minimum offering requirement. Triton Pacific Adviser will serve as our investment advisor in accordance with the terms of our investment advisory agreement. Payments under our investment advisory agreement in each reporting period will consist of (i) a management fee equal to a percentage of the value of our gross assets and (ii) a capital gains incentive fee based on our performance.

 

On July 27, 2012, we entered into the administration agreement with TFA Associates, LLC pursuant to which TFA Associates furnishes us with administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations. TFA Associates is reimbursed for administrative expenses it incurs on our behalf in performing its obligations. Such costs are reasonably allocated to us on the basis of assets, revenues, time records or other reasonable methods. We do not reimburse TFA Associates for any services for which it receives a separate fee or for rent, depreciation, utilities, capital equipment or other administrative items allocated to a controlling person of TFA Associates. At the time of this offering, our Administrator has contracted with Bank of New York Mellon and affiliated entities to provide additional compliance and administrative services, while we have directly engaged Bank of New York Mellon and affiliated entities to act as our custodian. The Company has also entered into an agreement with Gemini Fund Services to act as Transfer Agent.

 

Our Adviser has also entered into an investment sub-advisory agreement with our Sub-Adviser. Under the sub-advisory agreement, our Adviser will pay the Sub-Adviser .125% (12.5 basis points) of the average gross assets of our syndicated debt portfolio managed by our Sub-Adviser, which will include any borrowings for investment purposes, and will be appropriately adjusted on a pro rata basis during any partial quarter and for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant quarter. With respect to any incentive fee, our Adviser will pay our Sub-Adviser one half of the incentive fee paid to the Adviser multiplied by a quotient equal to the incentive fee generated on our syndicated debt portfolio divided by the aggregate incentive fee payable to our Adviser each quarter (pro-rated if less than one quarter). However, in no event shall the incentive fee paid to the Sub-Adviser be greater than 100% of the incentive fee we pay to our Adviser and all fees paid to the Sub-Adviser shall be paid out of the fees we pay to our Adviser and will not increase the total amount of base management fees or incentive fees we are required to pay. Effective September 16, 2014, our shareholders approved the investment sub-advisory agreement with our Sub-Adviser and the appointment of ZAIS as our Sub-Adviser.

 

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If any of our contractual obligations discussed above are terminated, our costs may increase under any new agreements that we enter into as replacements. We would also likely incur expenses in locating alternative parties to provide the services we expect to receive under the investment advisory agreement and administration agreement. Any new investment advisory agreement or investment sub-advisory agreement would also be subject to approval by our stockholders.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Other than contractual commitments and other legal contingencies incurred in the normal course of our business, we do not have any off-balance sheet financings or liabilities.

 

Distributions

 

We have elected to be treated, beginning with our fiscal year ending December 31, 2012, and intend to qualify annually thereafter, as a RIC under the Code. To obtain and maintain RIC tax treatment, we must, among others things, distribute at least 90% of our net ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders. In order to avoid certain excise taxes imposed on RICs, we must distribute during each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of: (i) 98% of our ordinary income for the calendar year, (ii) 98.2% of our capital gains in excess of capital losses for the one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year (unless an election is made by us to use our taxable year) and (iii) any ordinary income and net capital gains for preceding years that were not distributed during such years and on which we paid no federal income tax.

 

While we intend to distribute any income and capital gains in the manner necessary to minimize imposition of the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, sufficient amounts of our taxable income and capital gains may not be distributed to avoid entirely the imposition of the tax. In that event, we will be liable for the tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.

 

We intend to authorize, declare and pay distributions quarterly as soon as practicable after we have obtained the minimum offering requirement. Subject to our board of directors’ discretion and applicable legal restrictions, our board of directors intends to authorize and declare a quarterly distribution amount per share of our common stock. We will then calculate each stockholder’s specific distribution amount for the quarter using record and declaration dates and the distributions will begin to accrue on the date we accept a subscription for shares of our common stock. From time to time, we may also pay interim distributions at the discretion of our board. Each year a statement on Internal Revenue Service Form 1099-DIV (or any successor form) identifying the source of the distribution (i.e., paid from ordinary income, paid from net capital gain on the sale of securities, and/or a return of paid-in capital surplus which is a nontaxable distribution) will be mailed to our stockholders. Our distributions may exceed our earnings, especially during the period before we have substantially invested the proceeds from our Offering. As a result, a portion of the distributions we make may represent a return of capital for tax purposes.

 

We have adopted an “opt in” distribution reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we make a distribution, our stockholders will receive distributions in cash unless they specifically “opt in” to the distribution reinvestment plan so as to have their cash distributions reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. Any distributions reinvested under the plan will nevertheless remain taxable to U.S. stockholders.

 

No distributions were declared for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

We have entered into an investment advisory agreement with Triton Pacific Adviser in which our senior management holds equity interests. Members of our senior management also serve as principals of other investment managers affiliated with Triton Pacific Adviser that do and may in the future manage investment funds, accounts or other investment vehicles with investment objectives similar to ours.

 

We have entered into an administration agreement with TFA Associates in which our senior management holds equity interests and act as principals.

 

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We have entered into a dealer manager agreement with Triton Pacific Securities, LLC and will pay them a fee of up to 10% of gross proceeds raised in the offering, some of which will be re-allowed to other participating broker-dealers. Triton Pacific Securities, LLC is an affiliated entity of Triton Pacific Adviser.

 

We have entered into a license agreement with Triton Pacific Group, Inc. under which Triton Pacific Group, Inc. has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use the name “Triton Pacific” for specified purposes in our business. Under this agreement, we will have a right to use the “Triton Pacific” name, subject to certain conditions, for so long as Triton Pacific Adviser or one of its affiliates remains our investment advisor. Other than with respect to this limited license, we will have no legal right to the “Triton Pacific” name.

 

We have entered into an expense support and conditional reimbursement agreement with Triton Pacific Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser will pay up to 100% of the Company’s organizational and offering and operating expenses in order for the Company to achieve a reasonable level of expenses relative to its investment income, as determined by the Company and the Adviser. (See “Expense Reimbursement Agreement”, below)

 

Management Fees

 

Pursuant to the investment adviser agreement, we will pay our Adviser a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee.

 

The base management fee will be calculated at a quarterly rate of 0.5% of our average gross assets (including amounts borrowed for investment purposes) and payable quarterly in arrears. For the first quarter of our operations, the base management fee was calculated based on the initial value of our gross assets. Subsequently, the base management fee for any calendar quarter will be calculated based on the average value of our gross assets at the end of that and the immediately preceding quarters, appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during that quarter. The base management fee may or may not be taken in whole or in part at the discretion of our Adviser. All or any part of the base management fee not taken as to any quarter shall be accrued without interest and may be taken in such other quarter as our Adviser shall determine. The base management fee for any partial quarter will be appropriately pro-rated.

 

Though, in accordance with the Advisers Act, the Adviser could have received an incentive fee on both current income earned and income from capital gains, the Adviser has agreed to waive any incentive fees from current income. As such, the Adviser will be paid an incentive fee only upon the realization of a capital gain from the sale of an investment. The incentive fee will be calculated and payable quarterly in arrears or as of the date of our liquidation or the termination of the investment adviser agreement, and will equal 20% of our realized capital gains on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of each quarter, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid capital gain incentive fees.

 

For purposes of the foregoing: (1) the calculation of the incentive fee shall include any capital gains that result from cash distributions that are treated as a return of capital, (2) any such return of capital will be treated as a decrease in our cost basis for the relevant investment and (3) all fiscal year-end valuations will be determined by us in accordance with GAAP, applicable provisions of the Company Act and our pricing procedures. In determining the incentive fee payable to our Adviser, we will calculate the aggregate realized capital gains, aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, as applicable, with respect to each of the investments in our portfolio. For this purpose, aggregate realized capital gains, if any, will equal the sum of the positive differences between the net sales prices of our investments, when sold, and the cost of such investments since inception. Aggregate realized capital losses will equal the sum of the amounts by which the net sales prices of our investments, when sold, is less than the original cost of such investments since inception. Aggregate unrealized capital depreciation will equal the sum of the difference, if negative, between the valuation of each investment as of the applicable date and the original cost of such investment. At the end of the applicable period, the amount of capital gains that serves as the basis for our calculation of the capital gains incentive fee will equal the aggregate realized capital gains less aggregate realized capital losses and less aggregate unrealized capital depreciation with respect to our portfolio investments. If this number is positive at the end of such period, then the incentive fee for such period will be equal to 20% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of any incentive fees paid in all prior periods.

 

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The organizational and offering expense and other expense reimbursements may include a portion of costs incurred by our Adviser or its members or affiliates on our behalf for legal, accounting, printing and other offering expenses, including for marketing, salaries and direct expenses of its employees, employees of its affiliates and others while engaged in registering and marketing the shares of our common stock, which shall include development of marketing and marketing presentations and training and educational meetings and generally coordinating the marketing process for us and may also include amounts reimbursed by us to our Dealer Manager for actual bona fide due diligence expenses incurred by our Dealer Manager or participating broker-dealers in an aggregate amount that is reasonable in relation to the gross proceeds raised in this Offering and which are supported by detailed, itemized invoices. None of the reimbursements referred to above will exceed actual expenses incurred by our Adviser, its members or affiliates. Our Adviser will reimburse to us, without recourse or reimbursement by us, any organizational and offering expenses to the extent those expenses, when aggregated with sales load, exceed 15.0%.

 

Expense Reimbursement Agreement

 

On March 27, 2014, the Company and its Adviser agreed to an Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement, or the Expense Reimbursement Agreement. The Expense Reimbursement Agreement was amended and restated effective November 17, 2014. Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, as amended, the Adviser, in consultation with the Company, will pay up to 100% of both the Company’s organizational and offering expenses and its operating expenses, all as determined by the Company and the Adviser. As used in the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, operating expenses refer to third party operating costs and expenses incurred by the Company, as determined under generally accepted accounting principles for investment management companies. Organizational and offering expenses include expenses incurred in connection with the organization of the Company and expenses incurred in connection with its offering, which are recorded as a component of equity. The Expense Reimbursement Agreement states that until the net proceeds to the Company from its offering are at least $25 million, the Adviser will pay up to 100% of both the Company’s organizational and offering expenses and its operating expenses. After the Company receives at least $25 million in net proceeds from its offering, the Adviser may, with the Company’s consent, continue to make expense support payments to the Company in such amounts as are acceptable to the Company and the Adviser. Any expense support payments shall be paid by the Adviser to the Company in any combination of cash, and/or offsets against amounts otherwise due from the Company to the Adviser.

 

Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement as amended, once the Company has received at least $25 million in net proceeds from its offering, during any quarter occurring within three years of the date on which the Adviser funded any expense support payments, the Company is required to reimburse the Adviser for any expense support payments the Company received from them. However, with respect to any expense support payments attributable to the Company’s operating expenses, (i) the Company will only reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser to the extent that the payment of such reimbursement (together with any other reimbursement paid during such fiscal year) does not cause “other operating expenses” (as defined below) (on an annualized basis and net of any expense reimbursement payments received by the Company during such fiscal year) to exceed the percentage of the Company’s average net assets attributable to shares of its common stock represented by “other operating expenses” during the fiscal year in which such expense support payment from the Adviser was made (provided, however, that this clause (i) shall not apply to any reimbursement payment which relates to an expense support payment from the Adviser made during the same fiscal year); and (ii) the Company will not reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser if the annualized rate of regular cash distributions declared by the Company at the time of such reimbursement payment is less than the annualized rate of regular cash distributions declared by the Company at the time the Adviser made the expense support payment to which such reimbursement relates. “Other operating expenses” means the Company’s total operating expenses excluding base management fees, incentive fees, organization and offering expenses, financing fees and costs, interest expense, brokerage commissions and extraordinary expenses.

 

In addition, with respect to any expense support payment attributable to the Company’s organizational and offering expenses, the Company will only reimburse the Adviser for expense support payments made by the Adviser to the extent that the payment of such reimbursement (together with any other reimbursement for organizational and offering expenses paid during such fiscal year) is limited to 15% of cumulative gross sales proceeds from the Company’s offering including the sales load (or dealer manager fee) paid by the Company.

 

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Under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, any unreimbursed expense support payments may be reimbursed by the Company within a period not to exceed three years from the date each respective expense support payment is made.

 

The Company or the Adviser may terminate the expense reimbursement agreement at any time upon thirty days’ written notice, however the Adviser has indicated that it expects to continue such reimbursements until it deems that the Company has achieved economies of scale sufficient to ensure that the Company bears a reasonable level of expenses in relation to its income. The expense reimbursement agreement will automatically terminate upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement or upon the Company’s liquidation or dissolution.

 

The Expense Reimbursement Agreement is, by its terms, effective retroactively to the Company’s inception date of April 29, 2011 for Operating Expenses and from the break of escrow on June 25, 2014 for Offering Expenses. As of September 30, 2014, $1,637,148 has been recorded as Reimbursement due from Sponsor pursuant to the Expense Reimbursement Agreement. Of this, $827,930, representing an amount due to the Sponsor, was netted against the Reimbursement due from Sponsor.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

This discussion of our expected operating plans is based upon our expected financial statements, which will be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements will require our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ. In addition to the discussion below, we will describe our critical accounting policies in the notes to our future financial statements.

 

Valuation of Investments

 

Our board of directors has established procedures for the valuation of our investment portfolio. These procedures are detailed below.

 

Investments for which market quotations are readily available will be valued at such market quotations. For most of our investments, market quotations will not be available. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value, our board of directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

  1. Each portfolio company or investment will be valued by our Adviser, potentially with assistance from one or more independent valuation firms engaged by our board of directors;
  1. the independent valuation firm, if involved, will conduct independent appraisals and make an independent assessment of the value of each investment;
  1. the audit committee of our board of directors will review and discuss the preliminary valuation prepared by our Adviser and that of the independent valuation firm, if any; and
  1. the board of directors will discuss the valuations and determine the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith based on the input of our Adviser, the independent valuation firm, if any, and the audit committee.

 

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Investments will be valued utilizing a cost approach, a market approach, an income approach, or a combination of approaches, as appropriate. The cost approach is most likely only to be used early in the life of an investment or if we determine that there has been no material change in the investment since purchase. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount, calculated using an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the company’s ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, M&A comparables, the principal market and enterprise values, among other factors.

 

We have adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.

 

ASC Topic 820 provides a consistent definition of fair value which focuses on exit price and prioritizes, within a measurement of fair value, the use of market-based inputs over entity-specific inputs. It defines fair value as the price an entity would receive when an asset is sold or when a liability is transferred in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In addition, ASC Topic 820 provides a framework for measuring fair value and establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels of valuation hierarchy established by ASC Topic 820 are defined as follows:

 

Level 1: Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, accessible by the company at the measurement date.

 

Level 2: Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, or other observable inputs other than quoted prices.

 

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

 

In all cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each investment.

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the fair value of our investments is defined as the price that we would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market in which that investment is transacted.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. For loans and debt securities with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the principal balance, we generally will not accrue PIK interest for accounting purposes if the portfolio company valuation indicates that such PIK interest is not collectible. We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans and debt securities for accounting purposes if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. Original issue discounts, market discounts or premiums are accreted or amortized using the effective interest method as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income. Dividend income, if any, is recognized on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amount.

 

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Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation

 

We will measure net realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation will reflect the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized.

 

Payment-in-Kind Interest

 

We may have investments in our portfolio that contain a PIK interest provision. Any PIK interest will be added to the principal balance of such investments and is recorded as income, if the portfolio company valuation indicates that such PIK interest is collectible. In order to maintain our status as a RIC, substantially all of this income must be paid out to stockholders in the form of dividends, even if we have not collected any cash.

 

Organization and Offering Expenses

 

The Company has incurred certain expenses in connection with registering to sell shares of its common stock in connection with the Offering. These costs principally relate to professional and filing fees. Simultaneously with selling common shares, the deferred offering costs will be charged to stockholders’ equity upon the release of the escrow or to expense if the Offering is not completed. The Adviser may reimburse the Company for all or part of these amounts pursuant to the Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement (“Expense Reimbursement Agreement”) discussed below. As of September 30, 2014, $969,579 of offering costs have been reclassified and included as part of the Expense Reimbursement Agreement and accordingly included in Reimbursement due from Sponsor.

 

Federal Income Taxes

 

We have elected to be treated for federal income tax purposes, and intend to qualify annually thereafter, as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally will not have to pay corporate-level federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute to our stockholders from our tax earnings and profits. To obtain and maintain our RIC tax treatment, we must, among other things, meet specified source-of-income and asset diversification requirements and distribute annually at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any.

 

Recent Developments

 

On July 21, 2010, the President signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”). The Dodd-Frank Act institutes a wide range of reforms that will have an impact on all financial institutions. Many of the requirements called for in the Dodd-Frank Act will be implemented over time, most of which will be subject to implementing regulations over the course of several years. Given the uncertainty associated with the manner in which the provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act will be implemented by the various regulatory agencies and through regulations, the full impact such requirements will have on our business, results of operations or financial condition is unclear.

 

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”) became law on April 5, 2012. The JOBS Act substantially reduces the regulatory burdens on “emerging growth companies” (companies with less than $1 billion in annual revenue) during and following an IPO, and also substantially relaxes restrictions on communications with potential investors in the context of both public and private offerings. Many provisions of the JOBS Act, including the new relaxed standards for emerging growth companies, were immediately effective and did not require further SEC rulemaking. Certain other provisions, including the elimination of restrictions on publicity in connection with certain private offerings, will not become effective until the SEC adopts implementing rules. We believe we will qualify as an “emerging growth company.”

 

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As of November 4, 2014, the Company has sold a total of 214,939.64 shares of its common stock for total proceeds of $3,128,721.52. This includes $200,002.50 in contributions from its Adviser. The Company did not sell any additional shares since September 30, 2014.

 

Item 3:  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Our current primary market risk is the lack of liquidity in the marketplace which could prevent us from raising sufficient funds to adequately invest in a broad pool of assets. We are subject to other financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. However, at this time, with no portfolio investments, this risk is immaterial.

 

Item 4:  Controls and Procedures.

 

Disclosure Controls

 

In accordance with Rules 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), we, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and determined that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

No change occurred in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the three months ended September 30, 2014 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

Part II—Other Information

 

Item 1:  Legal Proceedings.

 

The Company is not currently subject to any legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, are any legal proceedings threatened against us or our subsidiaries.

 

Item 1A:  Risk Factors.

 

We are subject to compliance with securities law, which exposes us to potential liabilities, including potential rescission rights.  

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), we are required to annually update the prospectus used in our offering so that the financial statements and other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus is not more than sixteen months old. In order to comply with Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, we are required to file a post-effective amendment to our registration statement containing an updated prospectus prior to April 30th of each year. If the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has not declared such post-effective amendment effective by April 30th of each year, we are required to halt our public offering until such time as the SEC declares the post-effective amendment effective. We failed to file the post-effective amendment required to be filed by April 30, 2014 and continued to offer and sell our shares in our public offering during the period from May 1, 2014 to August 14, 2014, the date we suspended our public offering. During the period from May 1, 2014 to the suspension of our public offering on August 14, 2014, we sold 87,442.42 shares of our common stock, the vast majority of which at the public offering price of $15.00 share and the remainder to certain categories of purchasers qualifying for discounts. On August 1, 2014, we filed a post-effective amendment to our registration statement updating our prospectus pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, which registration statement has not yet been declared effective.

 

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As a result of our failure to timely update our registration statement as required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act, from May 1, 2014 to August 14, 2014, the offer and sale of securities in our continuous public offering may have failed to comply fully with Section 5 of the Securities Act, which may trigger a right of rescission under the Securities Act for investors that purchased shares of our common stock during this period.  Such stockholders may have the right to rescind their purchase of shares of our common stock and require us to reacquire their shares at a price equal to the price originally paid for such shares, plus interest, less the amount of any income (i.e., dividends) received by the investor on such shares. An investor who acquired shares of our common stock during such period who no longer owns the shares they acquired may have the right to collect damages from us in lieu of the rescission rights described above.  If stockholders were successful in seeking rescission and/or damages, we would face financial demands that could adversely affect our business and operations. Additionally, we may become subject to penalties imposed by the SEC and state securities agencies.  If stockholders seek rescission and/or damages or we elect to conduct a rescission offer, we may or may not have the resources to fund the repurchase of the securities. However, to better ensure that our stockholders are not harmed by any claims for rescission, we have entered into an indemnification agreement with our investment adviser whereby the Adviser has agreed to provide funds necessary for stockholder claims for rescission if we are unable to do so and to indemnify us for certain losses arising from rescission claims.

 

In addition to other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factor set forth above as well as the “Risk Factors” discussed in our 10-K filed with the SEC on March 31, 2014 as well as the post-effective amendment to our registration statement on form N-2 filed with the SEC on August 1, 2014, all of which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. Additional risks or uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

 

Item 2:  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.

 

Item 3:  Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

None.

 

Item 4:  Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

None.

 

Item 5:  Other Information.

 

Effective November 17, 2014, the Company amended and restated its Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement with its investment adviser. A complete description of the Expense Reimbursement Agreement, as amended, is contained in Part I, Item 2 of this quarterly report under the heading “Expense Reimbursement Agreement” and a copy of the agreement is included as an exhibit to this report.

 

Effective November 17, 2014, the Company and its investment adviser entered into an indemnification agreement with its investment adviser pursuant to which the investment adviser agreed to provide funds necessary for stockholder claims for rescission if the Company is unable to do so and to indemnify us for certain losses arising from rescission claims. A more complete description of the potential stockholder rescission claims is contained in Part II, Item 1A of this quarterly report and a copy of the agreement is included as an exhibit to this report.

 

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Item 6:  Exhibits.

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

  Description
10.1   Amended and Restated Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement dated November 17, 2014 between Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc. and Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC.  
10.2   Form of Indemnification Agreement between Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc. and Triton Pacific Adviser, LLC.  
31.1   Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2   Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

             
Dated: November 19, 2014       Triton Pacific Investment Corporation, Inc.
       
        By     /s/ Craig J. Faggen
            Craig J. Faggen
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
       
Dated: November 19, 2014       By   /s/ Michael L. Carroll
            Michael L. Carroll
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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