FCRX Crescent Capital BDC Inc

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 (Date of Earliest Event Reported): May 8, 2024

 

 

Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland	814-01132	47-3162282
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000,
Los Angeles, CA		90025
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (310) 235-5900

 

Not Applicable

 

(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:

 

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		CCAP		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
5.00% Notes due 2026		FCRX		The New York Stock Exchange
	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
		(Title of class)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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. ☐

 

 

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 8, 2024, Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibits

 

 

Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated May 8, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

	CRESCENT CAPITAL BDC, INC.
Date: May 8, 2024	By:	/s/ Gerhard Lombard
	Name:	Gerhard Lombard
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

 

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Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. Reports First Quarter Net Investment Income Per Share of $0.63 and NAV Per Share of $20.28;
Increases Quarterly Dividend

 

LOS ANGELES, May 8, 2024 — Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. (“Crescent BDC” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: CCAP) today reported net investment income of $0.63 per share and net income of $0.76 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net asset value per share increased to $20.28 compared to $20.04 as of December 31, 2023.

 

Dividend Declarations

The Company increased its regular quarterly cash dividend by $0.01 to $0.42 per share. The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) declared a second quarter 2024 regular cash dividend of $0.42 per share to stockholders of record as of June 28, 2024, payable on July 15, 2024. The Board also announced a first quarter 2024 supplemental cash dividend of $0.11 per share to stockholders of record as of May 31, 2024, payable on June 17, 2024.

 

Selected Financial Highlights

($ in millions, except per share amounts)

		As of and for the three months ended
		March 31, 2024					December 31, 2023					March 31, 2023
Investments, at fair value		$		1,563.3			$		1,582.1			$		1,566.0
Total assets		$		1,620.4			$		1,627.4			$		1,631.1
Total net assets		$		751.7			$		742.6			$		718.4
Net asset value per share		$		20.28			$		20.04			$		19.38
Investment income		$		50.4			$		50.0			$		39.3
Net investment income		$		23.4			$		22.8			$		17.5
Net realized gains (losses), net of taxes		$		(0.2	)		$		(6.6	)		$		0.5
Net change in unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes		$		4.8			$		14.7			$		(10.2	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$		28.0			$		30.9			$		7.8
Net investment income per share		$		0.63			$		0.61			$		0.54
Net realized gains (losses) per share, net of taxes		$		(0.00	)		$		(0.18	)		$		0.01
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) per share, net of taxes		$		0.13			$		0.40			$		(0.31	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share		$		0.76			$		0.83			$		0.24
Regular distributions paid per share		$		0.41			$		0.41			$		0.41
Supplemental distributions paid per share		$		0.10			$		0.09					-
Weighted average yield on income producing securities (at cost)1				12.3	%				12.3	%				11.8	%
Percentage of debt investments at floating rates				97.5	%				98.7	%				98.6	%

 

Portfolio & Investment Activity

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had investments in 183 and 186 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of $1,563.3 and $1,582.1 million, respectively. The portfolio at fair value was comprised of the following asset types:

Portfolio Asset Types:
		As of
$ in millions		March 31, 2024										December 31, 2023
Investment Type		Fair Value					Percentage					Fair Value					Percentage
Senior secured first lien		$		408.3				26.1		%		$		429.2				27.0		%
Unitranche first lien2				980.7				62.7						973.9				61.5
Unitranche first lien - last out2				12.5				0.8						13.5				0.9
Senior secured second lien				53.0				3.4						58.2				3.7
Unsecured debt				7.8				0.5						4.1				0.3
Equity & other				52.9				3.4						50.1				3.2
LLC/LP equity interests				48.1				3.1						53.1				3.4
Total investments		$		1,563.3				100.0		%		$		1,582.1				100.0		%

For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, the Company invested $73.9 million across seven new portfolio companies and several follow-on revolver and delayed draw fundings. During this period, the Company had $98.4 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments. For the quarter ended December 31, 2023, the Company invested $88.5 million across ten new portfolio companies and several follow-on revolver and delayed draw fundings. For this period, the Company had $86.6 million in aggregate exits, sales and repayments.

 

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Results of Operations

For the quarter ended March 31, 2024, investment income increased to $50.4 million from $50.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, respectively. Interest income, which includes amortization of upfront fees, decreased to $46.2 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 from $46.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Included in interest from investments for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 are $0.9 million and $1.2 million of accelerated accretion of OID related to paydown activity, respectively. Dividend income was $3.3 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. Other income, which includes consent, waiver, amendment, agency, underwriting and arranger fees, was $0.9 million and $0.2 million for the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, total net expenses, including income and excise taxes, totaled $27.0 million and $27.2 million, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had $31.9 million in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and $343.6 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities, subject to borrowing base and other limitations. The weighted average cost of debt on the Company’s debt outstanding as of March 31, 2024 was 6.97%.

The Company’s debt to equity ratio was 1.11x as of March 31, 2024.

Conference Call

The Company will host a webcast/conference call on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Please visit Crescent BDC’s webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC’s website for a slide presentation that complements the earnings conference call.

All interested parties are invited to participate via telephone or the live webcast, which will be hosted on a webcast link located on the Events & Presentations page of the Investor Resources section of Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com. Please visit the website to test your connection before the webcast. Participants are also invited to access the conference call by dialing the following number:

Toll Free: (800) 225-9448

Conference ID: CRESCENT

All callers will need to reference the Conference ID once connected with the operator. An archived replay will be available via a webcast link located on the Investor Relations section of Crescent BDC's website.

 

Endnotes

Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding.

 

 

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Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities

(in thousands except share and per share data)

 

	As of March 31, 2024 (Unaudited)				As of December 31, 2023
Assets
Investments, at fair value
Non-controlled non-affiliated investments (cost of$1,450,958 and $1,469,251, respectively)	$	1,451,357			$	1,465,537
Non-controlled affiliated investments (cost of $53,855 and $56,084, respectively)		50,618				52,619
Controlled investments (cost of $65,027 and $67,353, respectively)		61,368				63,919
Cash and cash equivalents		6,743				7,780
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		25,205				16,690
Interest and dividend receivable		14,774				14,000
Receivable from unsettled transactions		2,782				251
Unrealized appreciation on foreign currency forward contracts		4,713				5,128
Deferred tax assets		787				114
Other assets		2,022				1,341
Total assets	$	1,620,369			$	1,627,379
Liabilities
Debt (net of deferred financing costs of $6,621 and $7,138, respectively)	$	831,426			$	844,783
Distributions payable		15,195				15,195
Interest and other debt financing costs payable		8,734				10,900
Management fees payable		4,942				5,026
Incentive fees payable		4,901				4,770
Deferred tax liabilities		912				578
Unrealized depreciation on foreign currency forward contracts		26				84
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		2,535				3,449
Total liabilities	$	868,671			$	884,785
Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (10,000 shares authorized, zero outstanding, respectively)	$	-			$	-
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (200,000,000 shares authorized, 37,061,547 shares issued and outstanding)		37				37
Paid-in capital in excess of par value		965,895				788,299
Accumulated earnings (loss)		(214,234	)			(45,742	)
Total net assets	$	751,698			$	742,594
Total liabilities and net assets	$	1,620,369			$	1,627,379
Net asset value per share	$	20.28			$	20.04

 

 

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Crescent Capital BDC, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

 

		For the three months ended March 31,
		2024				2023
Investment Income:
From non-controlled non-affiliated investments:
Interest income		$	43,564			$	34,245
Paid-in-kind interest			1,155				618
Dividend income			393				4
Other income			889				46
From non-controlled affiliated investments:
Interest income			692				612
Paid-in-kind interest			442				49
Dividend income			287				628
From controlled investments:
Interest income			299				167
Paid-in-kind interest			—				192
Dividend income			2,640				2,720
Total investment income			50,361				39,281
Expenses:
Interest and other debt financing costs			15,604				12,370
Management fees			4,980				4,456
Income based incentive fees			4,937				3,692
Professional fees			447				311
Directors’ fees			156				168
Other general and administrative expenses			628				726
Total expenses			26,752				21,723
Management fees waiver			(38	)			(46	)
Income based incentive fees waiver			(36	)			(89	)
Net expenses			26,678				21,588
Net investment income before taxes			23,683				17,693
(Benefit) provision for income and excise taxes			366				201
Net investment income			23,317				17,492
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments:
Net realized gain (loss) on:
Non-controlled non-affiliated investments			(1,604	)			252
Foreign currency transactions			(11	)			—
Foreign currency forward contracts			1,447				—
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
Non-controlled non-affiliated investments and foreign currency translation			4,870				(5,554	)
Non-controlled affiliated investments			228				365
Controlled investments			(225	)			(4,329	)
Foreign currency forward contracts			(356	)			(661	)
Net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments			4,349				(9,927	)
Benefit (provision) for taxes on realized gain on investments			—				252
Benefit (provision) for taxes on unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments			339				(40	)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		$	28,005			$	7,777
Per common share data:
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share (basic and diluted):		$	0.76			$	0.24
Net investment income per share (basic and diluted):		$	0.63			$	0.54
Weighted average shares outstanding (basic and diluted):			37,061,547				32,465,208

 

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About Crescent BDC

Crescent BDC is a business development company that seeks to maximize the total return of its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by providing capital solutions to middle market companies with sound business fundamentals and strong growth prospects. Crescent BDC utilizes the extensive experience, origination capabilities and disciplined investment process of Crescent. Crescent BDC is externally managed by Crescent Cap Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of Crescent. Crescent BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. For more information about Crescent BDC, visit www.crescentbdc.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

About Crescent Capital Group

Crescent is a global credit investment manager with over $42 billion of assets under management. For over 30 years, the firm has focused on below investment grade credit through strategies that invest in marketable and privately originated debt securities including senior bank loans, high yield bonds, as well as private senior, unitranche and junior debt securities. Crescent is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in New York, Boston, Chicago and London with more than 225 employees globally. Crescent is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. For more information about Crescent, visit www.crescentcap.com. However, the contents of such website are not and should not be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein.

Contact:

Dan McMahon

daniel.mcmahon@crescentcap.com

212-364-0149

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release, and other statements that Crescent BDC may make, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, with respect to Crescent BDC’s future financial or business performance, strategies or expectations. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “trend,” “potential,” “opportunity,” “pipeline,” “believe,” “comfortable,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “current,” “intention,” “estimate,” “position,” “assume,” “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.

Crescent BDC cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which may change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and Crescent BDC assumes no duty to and does not undertake to update forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

In addition to factors previously disclosed in Crescent BDC’s SEC reports and those identified elsewhere in this press release, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from forward-looking statements or historical performance: (1) our future operating results; (2) our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; (3) the impact of investments that we expect to make; (4) our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties; (5) the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest; (6) the financial condition of and ability of our current and prospective portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; (7) our expected financings and investments; (8) the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital, including our ability to obtain continued financing on favorable terms; (9) the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies; (10) the impact of increased competition; (11) the ability of our investment adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments; (12) potential conflicts of interest in the allocation of opportunities between us and other investment funds managed by our investment adviser or its affiliates; (13) the ability of our investment adviser to attract and retain highly talented professionals; (14) changes in law and policy accompanying the new administration and uncertainty pending any such changes; (15) increased geopolitical unrest, terrorist attacks or acts of war, which may adversely affect the general economy, domestic and local financial and capital markets, or the specific industries of our portfolio companies; (16) changes and volatility in political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment, foreign exchange rates or financial and capital markets; (17) the unfavorable resolution of legal proceedings; and (18) the impact of changes to tax legislation and, generally, our tax position.

Crescent BDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the SEC, identifies additional factors that can affect forward-looking statements.

 

Other Information

The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which Crescent BDC filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February 21, 2024, as well as Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of Crescent BDC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, Crescent BDC’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and Crescent BDC’s other reports filed with the SEC can be found on Crescent BDC’s website at www.crescentbdc.com and the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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