UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: November 20, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 814-00967 | 45-4247759 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) | ||
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1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor Miami, Florida |
33131 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(305) 381-6999
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 20, 2015 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) completed its public offering of non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Offering”).
The Company received subscriptions for 100% of the shares offered in connection with the Offering. The Offering resulted in the issuance of 3,321,033 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. Affiliates of the Company subscribed for 3,319,107 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The Company estimates the gross proceeds from the Offering, before payment of dealer-manager fees and other offering expenses, to be approximately $45.0 million. The net proceeds will be used by the Company to make new investments, principally in senior secured loans to performing small-cap companies in accordance with our investment objectives, as well as for general corporate purposes. The subscription price for the rights was $13.55 per share.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Dated: November 25, 2015 | WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Gerhard Lombard | ||
| Gerhard Lombard | |||
| Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | |||