WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. Publicizes First Quarter 2021 Earnings Outcomes and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.355 Per Share

NEW YORK, May 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (“WhiteHorse Finance” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: WHF) today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. Additionally, the Company announced that its board of directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The distribution will be payable on July 2, 2021 to stockholders of record as of June 18, 2021.

First Quarter 2021 Summary Highlights

  • Net Asset Value of $314.3 million, or $15.27 per share
  • Investment portfolio(1) totaling $617.0 million
  • STRS JV investment portfolio totaling $185.7 million
  • Gross investment deployments(2) of $57.7 million for the first quarter, including new originations of $45.9 million and $11.8 million of fundings for add-ons to existing investments
  • Net investment income of $7.6 million, or $0.370 per share
  • Core net investment income of $7.7 million, or $0.375 per share(3)
  • First quarter distribution of $0.355 per share

(1) Includes investments in WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC (“STRS JV”), an unconsolidated joint venture, totaling $55.4 million, at fair value.

(2) Excludes investments made in STRS JV.

(3) “Core net investment income” is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes that core net investment income provides useful information to investors and management because it reflects the Company’s financial performance excluding (i) the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company’s indebtedness, (ii) the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and (iii) excise and other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Additional information on core net investment income and a reconciliation of core net investment income to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, net investment income, are set forth in Schedule 1 hereto.

Stuart Aronson, WhiteHorse Finance’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We had a very active quarter in what is usually a seasonally slow period for transaction activities, successfully originating 5 first lien loans while having 10 complete realizations. This increased our allocation to first-lien senior secured loans to comprise 97 percent of our debt portfolio. Our leverage ratio decreased from the prior quarter-end due to the large realization volume, yet still within the preferrable range of above 1.0x. With the robust pipeline ahead in Q2, we hope to reach our target leverage again in a short amount of time with a strong portfolio under the current improving economic backdrop. We will remain prudent and stay true to our longstanding principles, which we believe drive our goal of enhancing shareholder value.”

Portfolio and Investment Activity

As of March 31, 2021, the fair value of WhiteHorse Finance’s investment portfolio was $617.0 million, compared with $690.7 million as of December 31, 2020. The portfolio at March 31, 2021 consisted of 90 positions across 62 companies with a weighted average effective yield of 9.6% on income-producing debt investments. The average debt investment size (excluding investments in STRS JV) was $7.1 million with the overall portfolio comprised of approximately 84.7% first lien secured loans, 2.4% second lien secured loans, 3.9% equity and 9.0% in investments in STRS JV. Almost all loans were substantially variable-rate investments (primarily indexed to the London Interbank Offered Rate) with fixed rate securities representing only 0.4% of loans at fair value. Nearly all performing floating rate investments have interest rate floors.

During the three months ended March 31, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance made investments in five new portfolio companies totaling $45.9 million and added a total of $11.8 million to seven existing portfolio companies. Proceeds from sales and repayments totaled approximately $110.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, driven by ten full realizations including AG Kings Holdings Inc., Atlas Intermediate Holdings LLC, Oasis Legal Finance and Ribbon Communications Operating Company, Inc.

In addition to the transactions above, during the three months ended March 31, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance transferred assets comprised of four new portfolio companies totaling $28.9 million to STRS JV in exchange for a net investment in STRS JV of $4.3 million as well as cash proceeds of $24.6 million.

WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC

As of March 31, 2021, STRS JV’s portfolio totaled $185.7 million, consisted of 22 portfolio companies and had a weighted average effective yield of 8.1% on its portfolio.

Results of Operations

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company’s net investment income was approximately $7.6 million, compared with approximately $6.1 million for the same periods in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 24.6%. The increase in net investment income for the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to higher accelerated accretion income recognized due to higher repayment activity and higher investment income generated from the Company’s investment in STRS JV, partially offset by higher incentive fees accrued for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. At March 31, 2021, the Company’s investment in STRS JV was generating an annualized, gross investment yield of approximately 14.8%.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, core net investment income (as defined above) was $7.7 million, compared with $5.5 million for the same period in the prior year, representing an increase of approximately 40.0%.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance reported net realized and unrealized gains on investments and foreign currency transactions of $0.6 million. This compares with a net realized and unrealized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions of $27.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The increase for the year-over-year period was primarily attributable to unrealized gains generated on markups in the portfolio as a result of overall market stability and price recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to realized gains generated from sales in AG Kings Holdings Inc. and Vero Parent, Inc.

WhiteHorse Finance reported a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $8.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, which compares with a net decrease of $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

WhiteHorse Finance’s net asset value was $314.3 million, or $15.27 per share, as of March 31, 2021, as compared with $312.9 million, or $15.23 per share, as of December 31, 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2021, WhiteHorse Finance had cash and cash equivalents of $24.5 million, as compared with $15.9 million as of December 31, 2020, inclusive of restricted cash. As of March 31, 2021, the Company also had $70.4 million of undrawn capacity under its revolving credit facility.

Distributions

The Company’s board of directors has declared a distribution of $0.355 per share with respect to the quarter ending June 30, 2021. The distribution will be payable on July 2, 2021 to stockholders of record as of June 18, 2021.

On March 2, 2021, the Company declared a distribution of $0.355 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, consistent with distributions declared for the thirty-fourth consecutive quarter since the Company’s initial public offering. The distribution was paid on April 5, 2021 to stockholders of record as of March 26, 2021.

Distributions are paid from taxable earnings and may include return of capital and/or capital gains. The specific tax characteristics of the distributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the calendar year and in the Company’s periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Conference Call

WhiteHorse Finance will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter results at 1:00 p.m. ET on Monday, May 10, 2021. To access the teleconference, please dial 706-758-9224 (domestic and international) approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference’s scheduled start time and reference ID #4287043. Investors may also access the call on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.  

If you are unable to access the live teleconference, a replay will be available beginning approximately two hours after the call’s completion through May 24, 2021. The teleconference replay can be accessed by dialing 404-537-3406 (domestic and international) and entering ID #4287043. A webcast replay will also be available on the investor relations portion of the Company’s website at www.whitehorsefinance.com.  

About WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

WhiteHorse Finance is a business development company that originates and invests in loans to privately held, lower middle market companies across a broad range of industries. The Company’s investment activities are managed by H.I.G. WhiteHorse Advisers, LLC, an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC, (“H.I.G. Capital”). H.I.G. Capital is a leading global alternative asset manager with $44 billion of capital under management(4) across a number of funds focused on the small and mid-cap markets. For more information about H.I.G. Capital, please visit http://www.higcapital.com. For more information about the Company, please visit http://www.whitehorsefinance.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release 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 press release 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 press release.

 (4) Based on total capital commitments managed by H.I.G. Capital and affiliates.

 

SCHEDULE 1

As a supplement to GAAP financial measures, the Company has provided information relating to core net investment income, which is a non-GAAP measure. This measure is provided in addition to, but not as a substitute for, net investment income determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company’s non-GAAP measures may differ from similar measures by other companies, even if similar terms are used to identify such measures. Core net investment income represents net investment income adjusted to exclude the net impact of costs associated with the refinancing of the Company’s indebtedness, the accrual of the capital gains incentive fee attributable to net realized and unrealized gains and losses, and excise or other income taxes related to such net realized gains and losses (net of incentive fees). There were no excise or other income taxes related to net realized gains and losses nor did the Company incur any costs with refinancing any of its indebtedness for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net investment income to core net investment income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020 (in thousands, except per share data):





March 31, 2021





March 31, 2020







Amount





 Per Share

Amounts





Amount





 Per Share

Amounts



Net investment income



$

7,600





$

0.370





$

6,102





$

0.297



Net impact of costs associated with refinancing of indebtedness

























Accrual for capital gains incentive fee





114







0.005







(626)







(0.030)



Net impact of excise tax expense related to net realized gains and losses

























Core net investment income



$

7,714





$

0.375





$

5,476





$

0.267





































WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands, except share and per share data)







March 31, 2021





December 31, 2020







(Unaudited)









Assets

















Investments, at fair value

















Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments



$

546,264





$

623,777



Non-controlled affiliate company investments





15,283







15,717



Controlled affiliate company investments





55,440







51,241



Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost $629,210 and $695,429, respectively)





616,987







690,735



Cash and cash equivalents





7,701







8,062



Restricted cash and cash equivalents





16,342







7,549



Restricted foreign currency (cost of $411 and $319, respectively)





431







333



Interest and dividend receivable





7,347







6,532



Amounts receivable on unsettled investment transactions





18,619







4,717



Escrow receivable





1,939









Receivable for common stock sold





8









Prepaid expenses and other receivables





1,132







1,061



Total assets



$

670,506





$

718,989





















Liabilities

















Debt



$

334,507





$

384,880



Distributions payable





7,307







7,294



Management fees payable





3,344







3,354



Incentive fees payable





6,493







6,117



Amounts payable on unsettled investment transactions











497



Interest payable





2,249







1,870



Accounts payable and accrued expenses





1,899







1,708



Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts





1









Advances received from unfunded credit facilities





357







372



Total liabilities





356,157







406,092





















Commitments and contingencies



































Net assets

















Common stock, 20,583,835 and 20,546,032 shares issued and outstanding, par

value $0.001 per share, respectively, and 100,000,000 shares authorized





21







21



Paid-in capital in excess of par





300,592







300,002



Accumulated earnings





13,736







12,874



Total net assets





314,349







312,897



Total liabilities and total net assets



$

670,506





$

718,989





















Number of shares outstanding





20,583,835







20,546,032



Net asset value per share



$

15.27





$

15.23



WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited) 

(in thousands, except share and per share data)







Three months ended March 31,







2021





2020



Investment income

















From non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments

















Interest income



$

14,812





$

13,140



Fee income





771







291



Dividend income





44







49



From non-controlled affiliate company investments

















Dividend income





250







275



From controlled affiliate company investments

















Interest income





719







625



Dividend income





1,374







153



Total investment income





17,970







14,533





















Expenses

















Interest expense





3,802







3,668



Base management fees





3,344







3,092



Performance-based incentive fees





2,042







441



Administrative service fees





171







171



General and administrative expenses





821







881



Total expenses





10,180







8,253



Net investment income before excise tax





7,790







6,280



Excise tax





190







178



Net investment income after excise tax





7,600







6,102





















Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency

transactions

















Net realized gains (losses)

















Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments





8,160







510



Non-controlled affiliate company investments













Foreign currency transactions





1







(3)



Foreign currency forward contracts











6



Net realized gains (losses)





8,161







513



Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

















Non-controlled/non-affiliate company investments





(6,975)







(22,196)



Non-controlled affiliate company investments





(434)







(2,001)



Controlled affiliate company investments





(120)







(3,953)



Translation of assets and liabilities in foreign currencies





(62)







580



Foreign currency forward contracts





(1)







(1)



Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)





(7,592)







(27,571)



Net realized and unrealized losses on investments





569







(27,058)



Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations



$

8,169





$

(20,956)





















Per Common Share Data

















Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share



$

0.40





$

(1.01)



Dividends and distributions declared per common share



$

0.36





$

0.36



Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding





20,551,565







20,546,032



WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2021

(in thousands)



Investment Type(1)



Spread

Above

Index(2)



Interest

Rate(3)



Acquisition

Date(10)



Maturity

Date



Principal/

Share

Amount



Amortized

Cost



Fair

Value(11)



Fair Value

As A

Percentage

of Net

Assets



North America







































Debt Investments







































Advertising







































SmartSign Holdings LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



08/21/20



10/11/24



7,724



$

7,593



$

7,724



2.46

%





(1.00% Floor)



































Air Freight & Logistics







































Access USA Shipping, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.00%



9.50%



02/08/19



02/08/24



5,286





5,241





5,286



1.68







(1.50% Floor)



































Application Software







































Connexity, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.50%



10.00%



05/21/20



05/21/25



10,794





10,486





10,794



3.43







(1.50% Floor)



































Newscycle Solutions, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



06/14/19



12/29/22



3,237





3,205





3,185



1.01







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(7)



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



06/14/19



12/29/22



145





143





141



0.04







(1.00% Floor)



































 TaxSlayer LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



12/31/20



12/31/26



6,796





6,666





6,666



2.12







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(7)



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



12/31/20



12/31/26



















(1.00% Floor)























































20,972





20,500





20,786



6.60



Automotive Retail







































Team Car Care Holdings, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan(12)



Base rate+ 7.99%



9.01%



02/26/18



02/23/23



16,007





15,870





15,650



4.98







(1.00% Floor)



































Building Products







































Drew Foam Companies Inc







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



12/15/20



11/05/25



7,261





7,124





7,127



2.27







(1.00% Floor)



































LHS Borrower, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



09/30/20



09/30/25



9,689





9,493





9,550



3.04







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(7)



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



09/30/20



09/30/25



131





128





131



0.04







(1.00% Floor)















17,081





16,745





16,808



5.35



Cable & Satellite







































Bulk Midco, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan(15)



L+ 7.34%



8.34%



06/08/18



06/08/23



15,000





14,902





14,250



4.53







(1.00% Floor)



































Construction & Engineering







































SFP Holding, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)



L+ 6.25%



7.25%



01/25/21



01/24/25



1,054





1,039





1,050



0.33







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(7)



L+ 6.25%



7.25%



02/22/21



09/01/23











1









(1.00% Floor)



































Tensar Corp.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



11/20/20



08/20/25



6,983





6,821





6,918



2.20







(1.00% Floor)























































8,037





7,860





7,969



2.53



Construction Materials







































Claridge Products and Equipment, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



12/30/20



12/29/25



7,980





7,828





7,828



2.49







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(7)



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



12/30/20



12/29/25



















(1.00% Floor)















7,980





7,828





7,828



2.49



Consumer Finance







































Maxitransfers Blocker Corp







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 9.00%



10.00%



10/07/20



10/07/25



8,813





8,624





8,725



2.78







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan(4)(7)



L+ 9.00%



10.00%



10/07/20



10/07/25











12









(1.00% Floor)















8,813





8,624





8,737



2.78











































Data Processing & Outsourced Services







































Escalon Services Inc







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



P+12.50%



14.50%



12/04/20



12/04/25



8,014





7,346





7,379



2.35







(0.75% Floor)



(1.50%PIK)































FPT Operating Company, LLC/







































TLabs Operating Company, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.25%



9.25%



12/23/16



06/07/24



24,467





24,238





24,224



7.71







(1.00% Floor)



(0.50%PIK)































Geo Logic Systems Ltd. (5)







































First Lien Secured Term Loan(13)



C +6.25%



7.50%



12/19/19



12/19/24



6,666





5,009





5,198



1.65







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)(13)



C +6.25%



7.50%



12/19/19



12/19/24











(2)









(1.00% Floor)



`











39,147





36,593





36,799



11.71



Department Stores







































Mills Fleet Farm Group, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.00%



7.00%



10/24/18



10/24/24



13,543





13,303





13,408



4.27







(1.00% Floor)



































Distributors







































Crown Brands, LLC







































Second Lien Secured Term Loan(19)



L+ 10.50%



12.00%



12/15/20



01/08/26



4,453





4,353





3,562



1.13







(1.50% Floor)



































Second Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(19)



L+ 10.50%



12.00%



12/15/20



01/08/26



661





660





528



0.17







(1.50% Floor)















5,114





5,013





4,090



1.30



WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2021

(in thousands)



Diversified Chemicals







































Sklar Holdings, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.75%



8.75%



11/13/19



05/13/23



7,473



$

7,346



$

7,473



2.38

%





(1.00% Floor)











































































Diversified Support Services







































NNA Services, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.50%



10/16/18



10/16/23



13,263





13,105





13,263



4.22







(1.50% Floor)



































Education Services







































EducationDynamics, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.75%



8.75%



11/26/19



11/26/24



12,796





12,602





12,789



4.07







(1.00% Floor)



































Health Care Facilities







































Epiphany Dermatology







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



12/04/20



06/22/23



3,491





3,415





3,456



1.10







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



12/04/20



06/22/23











5









(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan (7)



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



12/04/20



06/22/23











36



0.01







(1.00% Floor)



































Grupo HIMA San Pablo, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan A (8)



L+ 9.00%



9.22%



05/15/19



04/30/19



3,855





3,855





2,147



0.68











































First Lien Secured Term Loan B(8)



L+ 9.00%



10.50%



02/01/13



04/30/19



13,511





13,511





7,526



2.39







(1.50% Floor)



































Second Lien Secured Term Loan(8)



N/A



15.75%



02/01/13



07/31/18



1,028





1,024

















(2.00 %PIK)











21,885





21,805





13,170



4.18



Health Care Services







































CHS Therapy, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan A



L+ 8.50%



10.00%



06/14/19



06/14/24



7,374





7,284





7,374



2.35







(1.50% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Term Loan C



L+ 8.50%



10.00%



10/07/20



06/14/24



906





891





906



0.29







(1.50% Floor)



































DCA Investment Holding, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.25%



7.00%



03/11/21



03/12/27



7,060





6,955





6,955



2.21







(0.75% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)



L+ 6.25%



L+ 7.00%



03/11/21



03/12/27











(13)









(0.75% Floor)



































Ivy Rehab Holdings LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



12/04/20



12/04/24



8,833





8,671





8,768



2.79







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



12/04/20



12/04/24











6









(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan (7)



L+ 6.75%



7.75%



12/04/20



12/04/24



155





152





170



0.05







(1.00% Floor)



































Lab Logistics, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.25%



8.25%



10/16/19



11/19/25



1,164





1,141





1,151



0.37







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan



L+ 7.25%



8.25%



10/16/19



09/25/23



5,223





5,198





5,223



1.66







(1.00% Floor)



































PG Dental New Jersey Parent, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.75%



8.75%



11/25/20



11/25/25



16,130





15,792





15,830



5.04







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 7.75%



8.75%



11/25/20



11/25/25











3









(1.00% Floor)















46,845





46,084





46,373



14.76



Home Furnishings







`































Sure Fit Home Products, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan(8)



L+ 9.75%



10.75%



10/26/18



07/13/22



5,243





5,111





4,672



1.49







(1.00% Floor)



































Interactive Media & Services







































What If Media Group, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



10/02/19



10/02/24



17,561





17,285





17,461



5.55







(1.00% Floor)



































Internet & Direct Marketing Retail







































BBQ Buyer, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.00%



9.50%



08/28/20



08/28/25



12,698





12,412





12,753



4.06







(1.50% Floor)



































Clarus Commerce, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



03/05/21



07/01/25



1,917





1,879





1,879



0.60







(1.00% Floor)



































Luxury Brand Holdings, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



12/04/20



06/04/26



5,985





5,872





5,926



1.89







(1.00% Floor)



































Potpourri Group, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.25%



9.75%



07/03/19



07/03/24



18,270





18,003





18,271



5.81







(1.50% Floor)















38,870





38,166





38,829



12.36



Investment Banking & Brokerage







































JVMC Holdings Corp. (f/k/a RJO Holdings Corp)







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.75%



8.75%



02/28/19



02/28/24



13,381





13,303





13,381



4.26







(1.00% Floor)



































IT Consulting & Other Services







































AST-Applications Software Technology LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.00%



9.00%



01/10/17



01/10/23



4,004





3,977





4,004



1.27







(1.00% Floor)



(1.00% PIK)































Core BTS, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.75%



8.25%



02/01/21



08/30/25



3,333





3,269





3,269



1.04







(1.50% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan (7)



L+ 0.00%



0.00%



02/01/21



08/30/25











(16)









(1.50% Floor)















7,337





7,246





7,257



2.31



Leisure Facilities







































Honors Holdings, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan (16)



L+ 8.48%



9.48%



09/06/19



09/06/24



9,651





9,502





8,878



2.82







(1.00% Floor)



(1.00% PIK)































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(16)



L+ 8.11%



9.11%



09/06/19



09/06/24



4,750





4,704





4,370



1.39







(1.00% Floor)



(1.00% PIK)































Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap  Fitness Holdings, Inc.)







`































First Lien Secured Term Loan A



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



06/29/20



06/29/25



5,659





5,585





5,572



1.77







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Term Loan B



N/A



9.50%



06/29/20



06/29/25



1,191





1,167





1,160



0.37











(9.50% PIK)































First Lien Secured Term Loan C (9)



N/A



9.50%



06/29/20



NA



1,268





1,265





1,264



0.40











(9.50% PIK)











22,519





22,223





21,244



6.75



WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2021

(in thousands)



Office Services & Supplies







































Empire Office, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.75%



8.25%



04/12/19



04/12/24



10,577



$

10,449



$

10,341



3.29

%





(1.50% Floor)



































Packaged Foods & Meats







































Lenny & Larry’s, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan(17)



L+ 8.41%



9.41%



05/15/18



05/15/23



10,997





10,907





10,513



3.34







(1.00% Floor)



(1.72%PIK)































Personal Products







































Inspired Beauty Brands, Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



12/30/20



12/31/25



12,547





12,308





12,308



3.92







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



12/30/20



12/31/25



















(1.00% Floor)















12,547





12,308





12,308



3.92



Property & Casualty Insurance







































Policy Services Company, LLC (5)







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.00%



7.00%



03/06/20



05/31/24



6,224





5,990





6,100



1.94







(1.00% Floor)



































Research & Consulting Services







































Comniscient Technologies LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



10/13/20



10/13/25



6,945





6,819





6,945



2.21







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 7.50%



8.50%



10/13/20



10/13/25











7









(1.00% Floor)



































Nelson Worldwide, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 9.25%



10.25%



01/09/18



01/09/23



10,972





10,875





10,862



3.46







(1.00% Floor)



































ALM Media, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



11/25/19



11/25/24



14,766





14,550





14,323



4.56







(1.00% Floor)















32,683





32,244





32,137



10.23



Restaurants







































LS GFG Holdings Inc.







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.00%



9.00%



11/30/18



11/19/25



10,879





10,147





10,227



3.25







(1.00% Floor)



(2.00%PIK)































Specialized Consumer Services







































True Blue Car Wash, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.12%



8.12%



10/17/19



10/17/24



4,321





4,259





4,321



1.37







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)



L+ 7.12%



8.12%



10/17/19



10/17/24



2,002





1,985





2,017



0.64







(1.00% Floor)















6,323





6,244





6,338



2.01



Specialized Finance







































Golden Pear Funding Assetco, LLC(5)







































Second Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 10.50%



11.50%



09/20/18



03/20/24



10,938





10,819





10,938



3.48







(1.00% Floor)



































WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC







































Subordinated Note(4)(5)(7)(9)(14)



L+ 6.50%



6.61%



07/19/19



N/A



44,529





44,529





44,529



14.17























55,467





55,348





55,467



17.65



Specialty Chemicals







































Flexitallic Group SAS







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



10/28/19



10/29/26



11,603





11,370





10,802



3.44







(1.00% Floor)



































Systems Software







































Arcstor Midco, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 7.00%



8.00%



03/16/21



03/16/27



19,500





19,113





19,112



6.08







(1.00% Floor)











































































IDIG Parent LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



02/17/21



12/15/26



8,547





8,466





8,466



2.69







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Delayed Draw Loan(7)



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



02/17/21



12/15/26



















(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



02/17/21



12/15/26



















(1.00% Floor)















28,047





27,579





27,578



8.77



Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals







































Source Code Midco, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.25%



9.25%



05/04/18



05/04/23



22,010





21,745





22,010



7.00







(1.00% Floor)



































Telestream Holdings Corporation







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 8.75%



9.75%



10/15/20



10/15/25



15,193





14,751





14,903



4.74







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 8.75%



9.75%



10/15/20



10/15/25











14









(1.00% Floor)















37,203





36,496





36,927



11.74



Trading Companies & Distributors







































LINC Systems, LLC







































First Lien Secured Term Loan



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



02/24/21



02/24/26



8,355





8,191





8,191



2.61







(1.00% Floor)



































First Lien Secured Revolving Loan (7)



L+ 6.50%



7.50%



02/24/21



02/24/26



















(1.00% Floor)















8,355





8,191





8,191



2.61











































Total Debt Investments



















602,782





591,621





582,176



185.20



















































































Equity Investments







































Data Processing & Outsourced Services







































Escalon Services Inc Warrants(4)



N/A



N/A



12/04/20



N/A



709





476





475



0.15



Diversified Support Services







































Quest Events, LLC Preferred Units(4)



N/A



N/A



12/28/18



12/08/25



317





317









ImageOne Industries, LLC Common A Units(4)



N/A



N/A



09/20/19



N/A



225









164



0.05























542





317





164



0.05



Health Care Services







































Lab Logistics Preferred Units (4)



N/A



N/A



10/29/19



N/A



2





857





857



0.27



Internet & Direct Marketing Retail







































BBQ Buyer, LLC Shares(4)



N/A



N/A



08/28/20



N/A



1,100





1,100





2,200



0.70



Ross-Simons Topco, LP Preferred Units(4)



N/A



N/A



12/04/20



N/A



600





600





600



0.19























1,700





1,700





2,800



0.89



Investment Banking & Brokerage







































Arcole Holding Corp.

Shares (4)(5)(6)(18)



N/A



N/A



10/01/20



N/A







6,944





5,713



1.82



IT Consulting & Other Services







































Keras Holdings, LLC Shares(4)



N/A



N/A



12/31/20



N/A



496





496





496



0.16



Leisure Facilities







































 Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap Fitness Holdings, Inc.) Class A Common Stock(4)



N/A



N/A



06/29/20



N/A



2





1,955





237



0.08



 Lift Brands, Inc. (aka Snap Fitness Holdings, Inc.) Warrants(4)



N/A



N/A



06/29/20



06/28/28



1





793





96



0.03























3





2,748





333



0.11



Other Diversified Financial Services







































SFS Global Holding Company Warrants(4)



N/A



N/A



06/28/18



12/28/25















Sigue Corporation Warrants(4)



N/A



N/A



06/28/18



12/28/25



22





2,890





3,492



1.11























22





2,890





3,492



1.11



Specialized Finance







































NMFC Senior Loan Program I LLC Units (4)(5)(6)



N/A



N/A



08/13/14



08/31/22



10,000





10,029





9,570



3.04



WHF STRS Ohio Senior Loan Fund LLC Interests (4)(5)(7)(14)



N/A



N/A



07/19/19



N/A



11,132





11,132





10,911



3.47























21,132





21,161





20,481



6.51











































Total Equity Investments



















24,606





37,589





34,811



11.07











































Total Investments



















627,388



$

629,210



$

616,987



196.27

%

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

Consolidated Schedule of Investments (Unaudited)

March 31, 2021

(in thousands)



Forward Currency Contracts







Currency to be



Currency to be











Unrealized





Unrealized



Counterparty



sold



purchased





Settlement date





appreciation ($)





depreciation ($)



Morgan Stanley



C$

105 CAD



$

83 USD







04/28/2021





$





$

(1)



























$





$

(1)



















































(1)

Except as otherwise noted, all investments are non-controlled/non-affiliate investments as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and provide collateral for the Company’s credit facility.









(2)

The investments bear interest at a rate that may be determined by reference to the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”), which resets monthly, quarterly or semiannually, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR” or “C”) or the U.S. Prime Rate as published by the Wall Street Journal (“Prime” or “P”). The one, three and six-month LIBOR were 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.2%, respectively, as of March 31, 2021. The Prime was 3.25% as of March 31, 2021. The CDOR was 0.4% as of March 31, 2021.









(3)

The interest rate is the “all-in-rate” including the current index and spread, the fixed rate, and the payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest rate, as the case may be.









(4)

The investment or a portion of the investment does not provide collateral for the Company’s credit facility.









(5)

Not a qualifying asset under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, the Company may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of total assets. Qualifying assets represented 86% of total assets as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments.









(6)

Investment is a non-controlled/affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act.









(7)

The investment has an unfunded commitment in addition to any amounts presented in the consolidated schedule of investments as of March 31, 2021.









(8)

The investment is on non-accrual status.









(9)

Security is perpetual with no defined maturity date.









(10)

Except as otherwise noted, all of the Company’s portfolio company investments, which as of the date of the consolidated schedule of investments represented 196% of the Company’s net assets or 92% of the Company’s total assets, are subject to legal restrictions on sales.









(11)

The fair value of each investment was determined using significant unobservable inputs.









(12)

The investment was comprised of two contracts, which were indexed to different base rates, L and P, respectively. The Spread Above Index and Interest Rate presented represent the weighted average of both contracts.









(13)

Principal amount is denominated in Canadian dollars.









(14)

Investment is a controlled affiliate investment as defined by the 1940 Act. On January 14, 2019, the Company entered into an agreement with State Teachers Retirement System of Ohio, a public pension fund established under Ohio law (“STRS Ohio”), to create STRS JV, a joint venture, which invests primarily in senior secured first and second lien term loans.









(15)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 2.75% on its “last out” tranche of the portfolio company’s senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into “first out” and “last out” tranches, whereby the “first out” tranche will have priority as to the “last out” tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.









(16)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.50% on its “last out” tranche of the portfolio company’s senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into “first out” and “last out” tranches, whereby the “first out” tranche will have priority as to the “last out” tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.









(17)

In addition to the interest earned based on the stated interest rate of this security, the Company is entitled to receive an additional interest amount of 3.00% on its “last out” tranche of the portfolio company’s senior term debt, which was previously syndicated into “first out” and “last out” tranches, whereby the “first out” tranche will have priority as to the “last out” tranche with respect to payments of principal, interest and any other amounts due thereunder.









(18)

On October 1, 2020, as part of a restructuring agreement between the Company and Arcole Acquisition Corp, the Company’s investments in first lien secured term loans to Arcole Acquisition Corp were converted into common shares of Arcole Holding Corp.









(19)

At the option of the issuer, interest can be paid in cash or cash and PIK. The issuer may elect to pay up to 2.00% PIK.

Contacts

Stuart Aronson

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

212-506-0500

(email protected)   

or

Joyson Thomas

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

305-379-2322

(email protected)

or

Sean Silva

Prosek Partners

646-818-9122

(email protected)

SOURCE WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

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