8-K 1 tm216051d1_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 11, 2021

 

 

GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

DELAWARE   814-00794   27-2326940

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

  200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10106  
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 750-6060

 

     
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)  

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share GBDC The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b- 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 11, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “JPM Credit Facility”) with the Company, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto.

 

Under the JPM Credit Facility, the lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Company in an initial aggregate amount of up to $475 million in U.S. dollars and certain agreed upon foreign currencies with an option for the Company to request, at one or more times, that existing and/or new lenders, at their election, provide up to $237.5 million of additional commitments. The JPM Credit Facility provides for the issuance of letters of credit in an initial aggregate face amount of up to $23.75 million, subject to increase or reduction from time to time pursuant to the terms of the JPM Credit Facility.

 

Availability under the JPM Credit Facility (the “Revolving Period”) will terminate on February 11, 2025 (the “Revolver Termination Date”), and the JPM Credit Facility also requires mandatory prepayment of interest and principal upon certain events during the term-out period commencing on the Revolver Termination Date.

 

Borrowings under the JPM Credit Facility are subject to compliance with a borrowing base test. Interest under the JPM Credit Facility for (i) loans for which the Company elects the base rate option, (A) if the value of the gross borrowing base is equal to or greater than 1.60 times the aggregate amount of certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company, or the “Combined Debt Amount,” is payable at an “alternate base rate” (which is the greatest of (a) the prime rate as last quoted by The Wall Street Journal, (b) the sum of (x) the greater of (I) the federal funds effective rate and (II) the overnight bank funding rate plus (y) 0.5%, and (c) one month LIBOR plus 1% per annum) plus 0.75% and, (B) if the value of the gross borrowing base is less than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, the alternate base rate plus 0.875%; and (ii) loans for which the Company elects the Eurocurrency option (A) if the value of the gross borrowing base is equal to or greater than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, is payable at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% and (B) if the value of the gross borrowing base is less than 1.60 times the Combined Debt Amount, is payable at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.875%. The Company will pay a commitment fee of 0.375% per annum on the daily unused portion of commitments under the JPM Credit Facility during the Revolving Period. The Company also will be required to pay letter of credit participation fees and a fronting fee on the daily amount of any lender’s exposure with respect to any letters of credit issued at the request of the Company under the JPM Credit Facility.

 

In connection with the JPM Credit Facility, the Company has made certain representations and warranties and is required to comply with various covenants, reporting requirements and other customary requirements for similar credit facilities. In addition, the Company must comply with the following financial covenants: (a) the Company must maintain a minimum stockholders’ equity, measured as of each fiscal quarter end; and (b) the Company must maintain at all times a 150% asset coverage ratio.

 

The JPM Credit Facility contains events of default customary for facilities of this type. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, JPMorgan, at the instruction of the lenders, may terminate the commitments and declare the outstanding advances and all other obligations under the JPM Credit Facility immediately due and payable.

 

The JPM Credit Facility is secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries thereunder.

 

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the JPM Credit Facility and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the JPM Credit Facility, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of Registrant.

 

The information contained in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On February 12, 2021, the Company issued a press release, announcing its entry into the JPM Credit Facility. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, 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.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

10.1Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2021, by and among Golub Capital BDC, Inc., as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the lenders, syndication agents, joint bookrunners, and joint lead arrangers party thereto.

 

99.1Press release of Golub Capital BDC, Inc., dated as of February 12, 2021.

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.
     
Date: February 12, 2021 By: /s/ Ross Teune
  Name:  Ross Teune
  Title: Chief Financial Officer