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Babson Capital
CORPORATE INVESTORS
2014 Annual Report
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BABSON CAPITAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
Babson Capital Corporate Investors is a closed-end investment company, first offered to the public in 1971, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE & POLICY
Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) is a closed-end management investment company, first offered to the public in 1971, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “MCI”. The Trust’s share price can be found in the financial section of newspapers under either the New York Stock Exchange listings or Closed-End Fund Listings.
The Trust’s investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a fixed yield and at the same time offering an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust’s principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations. Such direct placement securities may, in some cases, be accompanied by equity features such as warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks. The Trust typically purchases these investments, which are not publicly tradable, directly from their issuers in private placement transactions. These investments are typically mezzanine debt instruments with accompanying private equity securities made to small or middle market companies. In addition, the Trust may invest, subject to certain limitations, in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities (including high yield securities) and marketable common stocks. Below-investment grade or high yield securities have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer to pay interest and repay principal.
Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”) manages the Trust on a total return basis. The Trust distributes substantially all of its net income to shareholders each year.
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Accordingly, the Trust pays dividends to shareholders four times a year in January, May, August, and November. The Trust pays dividends to its shareholders in cash, unless the shareholder elects to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan.
In this report, you will find a complete listing of the Trust’s holdings. We encourage you to read this section carefully for a better understanding of the Trust. We cordially invite all shareholders to attend the Trust’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on April 17, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. in Springfield, Massachusetts.
PROXY VOTING POLICIES & PROCEDURES; PROXY VOTING RECORD
The Trustees of Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) have delegated proxy voting responsibilities relating to the voting of securities held by the Trust to Babson Capital. A description of Babson Capital’s proxy voting policies and procedures is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling, toll-free 1-866-399-1516; (2) on the Trust’s website at http://www.BabsonCapital.com/mci; and (3) on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2014 is available (1) on the Trust’s website at http://www.BabsonCapital.com/mci; and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
FORM N-Q
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available (i) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and (ii) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (which information on their operation may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330). A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of each quarter-end is available on the Trust’s website at http://www.BabsonCapital.com/mci or upon request by calling, toll-free, 1-866-399-1516.
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BABSON CAPITAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
c/o Babson Capital Management LLC
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, Massachusetts 01115-5189
(413) 226-1516
http://www.BabsonCapital.com/mci
ADVISER
Babson Capital Management LLC
1500 Main Street, P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, Massachusetts 01115-5189
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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COUNSEL TO THE TRUST
Ropes & Gray LLP
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
CUSTODIAN
State Street Bank and Trust Company
Boston, MA 02110
TRANSFER AGENT & REGISTRAR
DST Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 219086
Kansas City, MO 64121-9086
1-800-647-7374
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PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION AS OF 12/31/14*
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* Based on value of total investments (including cash)
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TOTAL ANNUAL PORTFOLIO RETURN (AS OF 12/31 EACH YEAR)*
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Data for Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) represents portfolio returns based on change in the Trust’s net asset value assuming the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. These returns differ from the total investment return based on market value of the Trust’s shares due to the difference between the Trust’s net asset value and the market value of its shares outstanding (see page 13 for total investment return based on market value). Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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barclays Capital U.S.
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Russell
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The Trust
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Corporate High Yield Index
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2000 Index
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1 Year
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13.78%
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2.45%
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4.89%
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3 Years
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14.52%
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8.43%
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19.21%
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5 Years
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15.05%
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9.03%
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15.55%
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10 Years
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12.11%
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7.74%
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7.77%
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25 Years
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13.64%
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8.76%
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9.75%
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2014
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Record
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Net Investment
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Short-Term
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Long-Term
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Dividends Date
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Income
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Income
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Gains
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Gains
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Regular
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4/28/2014
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0.3000 | - | - | ||||||||||
8/1/2014
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0.3000 | - | - | |||||||||||
11/3/2014
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0.3000 | - | - | |||||||||||
12/31/2014
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0.3000 | - | - | |||||||||||
$ | 1.2000 | $ | - | $ | - |
The following table summarizes the tax effects of the relation of capital gains for 2014:
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Amount Per Share
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Form 2439
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2014 Gains Retained
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0.5054 |
Line 1a
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Long - Term Gains Retained
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0.5054 | - | |||
Taxes Paid
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0.1769 |
Line 2*
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Basis Adjustment
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0.3285 | ** |
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If you are not subject to federal capital gains tax (e.g. charitable organizations, IRAs and Keogh Plans) you may be able to claim a refund by filing Form 990-T.
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**
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For federal income tax purposes, you may increase the adjusted cost basis of your shares by this amount (the excess of Line 1a over Line 2).
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Qualified for Dividend
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Interest Earned on
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Annual Dividend
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Received Deduction***
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Qualified Dividend****
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U.S. Gov’t. Obligations
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Amount
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Amount
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Amount
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Per Share
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Percent
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Percent
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Per Share
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Percent
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Per Share
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$ | 1.20 |
9.7617%
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0.1168
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9.7617%
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0.1168
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0% | 0.0000 |
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Not available to individual shareholders
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Qualified dividends are reported in Box 1b on IRS Form 1099-Div for 2014
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BABSON CAPITAL CORPORATE INVESTORS
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Financial Report
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Consolidated Statement of Assets and Liabilities
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9
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Consolidated Statement of Operations
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10
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
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11
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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
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12
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Consolidated Selected Financial Highlights
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13
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Consolidated Schedule of Investments
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14-43
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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14-43
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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44-49
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Interested Trustees
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50
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Independent Trustees
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53-54
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Officers of the Trust
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55-56
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Assets: |
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Investments | ||||
(See Consolidated Schedule of Investments) | ||||
Corporate restricted securities at fair value | ||||
(Cost - $183,122,440) | $ | 186,055,909 | ||
Corporate restricted securities at market value | ||||
(Cost - $54,264,843) | 52,767,419 | |||
Corporate public securities at market value | ||||
(Cost - $52,180,609) | 51,922,909 | |||
Short-term securities at amortized cost | 16,597,198 | |||
Total investments (Cost - $306,165,090) | 307,343,435 | |||
Cash | 12,459,008 | |||
Interest receivable | 2,840,782 | |||
Receivable for investments | 179,712 | |||
sold Other assets | 37,627 | |||
Total assets | 322,860,564 | |||
Liabilities: | ||||
Note payable | 30,000,000 | |||
Dividend payable | 5,860,025 | |||
Tax payable | 4,343,118 | |||
Deferred tax liability | 1,154,830 | |||
Investment advisory fee payable | 875,407 | |||
Interest payable | 202,400 | |||
Accrued expenses | 294,520 | |||
Total liabilities | 42,730,300 | |||
Total net assets | $ | 280,130,264 | ||
Net Assets: | ||||
Common shares, par value $1.00 per share | $ | 19,533,416 | ||
Additional paid-in capital | 114,582,701 | |||
Retained net realized gain on investments | 142,769,539 | |||
Undistributed net investment income | 2,783,533 | |||
Accumulated net realized gain on investments | 437,560 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments | 23,515 | |||
Total net assets | $ | 280,130,264 | ||
Common shares issued and outstanding (28,054,782 authorized) | 19,533,416 | |||
Net asset value per share | $ | 14.34 |
Investment Income: | ||||
Interest
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$ | 26,661,923 | ||
Dividends
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3,095,126 | |||
Other
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438,462 | |||
Total investment income
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30,195,511 | |||
Expenses:
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Investment advisory fees
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3,519,159 | |||
Interest
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1,584,000 | |||
Trustees’ fees and expenses
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358,000 | |||
Professional fees
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307,071 | |||
Reports to shareholders
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140,000 | |||
Custodian fees
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33,600 | |||
Other
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268,735 | |||
Total expenses
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6,210,565 | |||
Investment income - net
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23,984,946 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain on investments:
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Net realized gain on investments before taxes
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12,879,730 | |||
Income tax expense
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(4,025,292 | ) | ||
Net realized gain on investments after taxes
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8,854,438 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments before taxes
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(257,620 | ) | ||
Net change in deferred income tax expense
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173,398 | |||
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments after taxes
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(84,222 | ) | ||
Net gain on investments
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8,770,216 | |||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
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$ | 32,755,162 |
Net increase in cash: | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities: | ||||
Purchases/Proceeds/Maturities from short-term portfolio securities, net | $ | (12,327,089 | ) | |
Purchases of portfolio securities | (112,373,208 | ) | ||
Proceeds from disposition of portfolio securities | 114,688,205 | |||
Interest, dividends and other income received | 26,497,918 | |||
Interest expense paid | (1,584,000 | ) | ||
Operating expenses paid | (4,554,112 | ) | ||
Income taxes paid | (407,655 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 9,940,059 | |||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||
Cash dividends paid from net investment income | (23,336,352 | ) | ||
Receipts for shares issued on reinvestment of dividends | 2,065,868 | |||
Net cash used for financing activities | (21,270,484 | ) | ||
Net decrease in cash | (11,330,425 | ) | ||
Cash - beginning of year | 23,789,433 | |||
Cash - end of year | $ | 12,459,008 | ||
Reconciliation of net increase in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from operations | $ | 32,755,162 | ||
Increase in investments | (25,227,956 | ) | ||
Increase in interest receivable | (405,513 | ) | ||
Increase in receivable for investments sold | (179,712 | ) | ||
Decrease in other assets | 1,494 | |||
Increase in tax payable | 3,617,637 | |||
Decrease in deferred tax liability | (173,398 | ) | ||
Increase in investment advisory fee payable | 35,759 | |||
Increase in accrued expenses | 36,694 | |||
Decrease in payable for investments purchased | (520,108 | ) | ||
Total adjustments to net assets from operations | (22,815,103 | ) | ||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 9,940,059 |
2014
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2013
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Increase in net assets:
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Operations:
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Investment income - net
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$ | 23,984,946 | $ | 22,870,299 | ||||
Net realized gain on investments after taxes
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8,854,438 | (942,568 | ) | |||||
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments after taxes
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(84,222 | ) | 10,248,182 | |||||
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
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32,755,162 | 32,175,913 | ||||||
Increase from common shares issued on reinvestment of dividends
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Common shares issued (2014 - 139,761; 2013 - 153,982)
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2,065,868 | 2,339,460 | ||||||
Dividends to shareholders from:
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Net investment income (2014 - $1.20 per share; 2013 - $1.20 per share)
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(23,378,280 | ) | (23,206,251 | ) | ||||
Total increase in net assets
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11,442,750 | 11,309,122 | ||||||
Net assets, beginning of year
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268,687,514 | 257,378,392 | ||||||
Net assets, end of year (including undistributed net investment
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income of $2,783,533 and $2,361,260, respectively)
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$ | 280,130,264 | $ | 268,687,514 |
For the years ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2014
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2013
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2012
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2011 (a)
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2010 (a)
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Net asset value:
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Beginning of year
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$ | 13.85 | $ | 13.38 | $ | 12.69 | $ | 12.56 | $ | 11.45 | ||||||||||
Net investment income (b)
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1.23 | 1.18 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.13 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized
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gain on investments
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0.45 | 0.48 | 0.69 | 0.17 | 1.06 | |||||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
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1.68 | 1.66 | 1.97 | 1.46 | 2.19 | |||||||||||||||
Dividends from net investment
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income to common shareholders
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(1.20 | ) | (1.20 | ) | (1.25 | ) | (1.34 | ) | (1.08 | ) | ||||||||||
Dividends from net realized gain
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on investments to common shareholders
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- | - | (0.05 | ) | (0.01 | ) | - | |||||||||||||
Increase from dividends reinvested
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0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.00 | (c) | ||||||||||||||
Total dividends
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(1.19 | ) | (1.19 | ) | (1.28 | ) | (1.33 | ) | (1.08 | ) | ||||||||||
Net asset value: End of year
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$ | 14.34 | $ | 13.85 | $ | 13.38 | $ | 12.69 | $ | 12.56 | ||||||||||
Per share market value: End of year
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$ | 15.89 | $ | 14.93 | $ | 15.28 | $ | 17.99 | $ | 15.28 | ||||||||||
Total investment return
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Net asset value (d)
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13.78 | % | 12.76 | % | 17.07 | % | 12.00 | % | 19.81 | % | ||||||||||
Market value (d)
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16.53 | % | 5.93 | % | (7.11 | %) | 27.92 | % | 31.73 | % | ||||||||||
Net assets (in millions):
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End of year
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$ | 280.13 | $ | 268.69 | $ | 257.38 | $ | 241.94 | $ | 237.58 | ||||||||||
Ratio of total expenses to
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average net assets
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3.66 | % | 2.42 | % | 3.17 | % | 2.42 | % | 2.57 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of operating expenses
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to average net assets
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1.65 | % | 1.64 | % | 1.66 | % | 1.62 | % | 1.60 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of interest expense
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to average net assets
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0.57 | % | 0.59 | % | 0.63 | % | 0.64 | % | 0.70 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of income tax expense
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to average net assets (e)
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1.44 | % | 0.19 | % | 0.88 | % | 0.16 | % | 0.27 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income
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to average net assets
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8.57 | % | 8.50 | % | 9.78 | % | 9.91 | % | 9.46 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
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38 | % | 34 | % | 34 | % | 21 | % | 39 | % |
(a)
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Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 2:1 stock split effective February 18, 2011.
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(b)
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Calculated using average shares.
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(c)
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Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
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(d)
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Net asset value return represents portfolio returns based on change in the Trust’s net asset value assuming the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions which differs from the total investment return based on the Trust’s market value due to the difference between the Trust’s net asset value and the market value of its shares outstanding; past performance is no guarantee of future results.
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(e)
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As additional information, this ratio is included to reflect the taxes paid on retained long-term gains. These taxes paid are netted against realized capital gains in the Statement of Operations. The taxes paid are treated as deemed distributions and a credit for the taxes paid is passed on to the shareholders.
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Senior borrowings:
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Total principal amount (in millions)
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$ | 30 | $ | 30 | $ | 30 | $ | 30 | $ | 30 | ||||||||||
Asset coverage per $1,000
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of indebtedness
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$ | 10,338 | $ | 9,956 | $ | 9,579 | $ | 9,065 | $ | 8,919 |
Principal Amount,
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Shares, Units or
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Corporate Restricted Securities - 85.25%: (A) |
Ownership Percentage
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Acquisition
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Fair Value
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Private Placement Investments - 66.42%: (C)
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1492 Acquisition LLC
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A leading producer of premium Italian cured meats and deli meats in the U.S. |
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14% Senior Subordinated Note due 10/17/2019
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$ | 1,625,974 |
10/17/12
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$ | 1,600,878 | $ | 1,591,646 | |||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A Common (B)
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27,273 uts.
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10/17/12
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27,273 | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A Preferred (B)
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245 uts.
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10/17/12
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245,450 | 247,420 | ||||||||||||
1,873,601 | 1,839,066 | |||||||||||||||
A S C Group, Inc.
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A designer and manufacturer of high reliability encryption equipment, communications products, computing systems andelectronic components primarily for the military and aerospace sectors. | ||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/21/2020
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$ | 1,972,076 |
12/20/13
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1,937,030 | 1,991,796 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
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5,843 uts.
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* | 290,317 | 507,357 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
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2,793 uts.
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10/09/09
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100,114 | 242,521 | ||||||||||||
* 10/09/09 and 12/20/13.
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2,327,461 | 2,741,674 | ||||||||||||||
A W X Holdings Corporation | ||||||||||||||||
A provider of aerial equipment rental, sales and repair services to non-residential construction and maintenance contractors operating in the State of Indiana. | ||||||||||||||||
10.5% Senior Secured Term Note due 05/15/2015 (D)
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$ | 735,000 |
05/15/08
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724,402 | 367,500 | |||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 05/15/2015 (D)
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$ | 735,000 |
05/15/08
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673,096 | - | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
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105,000 shs.
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05/15/08
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105,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
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36,923 shs.
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05/15/08
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62,395 | - | ||||||||||||
1,564,893 | 367,500 | |||||||||||||||
ABC Industries, Inc.
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A manufacturer of mine and tunneling ventilation products in the U.S.
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13% Senior Subordinated Note due 07/31/2019
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$ | 436,364 |
08/01/12
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401,321 | 440,727 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
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300,000 shs.
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08/01/12
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300,000 | 533,353 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase | ||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
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53,794 shs.
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08/01/12
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101,870 | 90,453 | ||||||||||||
803,191 | 1,064,533 | |||||||||||||||
ACP Cascade Holdings LLC
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A manufacturer and distributor of vinyl windows and patio doors throughout the northwestern United States.
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Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
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64 uts.
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11/09/12
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- | - | ||||||||||||
Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
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A designer and manufacturer of large, custom gearing products for a number of critical customer applications.
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14% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/17/2018
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$ | 2,723,077 |
12/07/12
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$ | 2,692,615 | $ | 2,719,826 | |||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
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3,434 uts.
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* | 343,385 | 432,754 | ||||||||||||
* 12/07/12 and 07/11/13.
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3,036,000 | 3,152,580 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage
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Acquisition
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Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Advanced Technologies Holdings
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A provider of factory maintenance services to industrial companies.
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Preferred Stock Series A (B)
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626 shs.
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12/27/07
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$ | 309,806 | $ | 947,061 | ||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock Series B (B)
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52 shs.
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01/04/11
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40,800 | 79,404 | ||||||||||||
350,606 | 1,026,465 | |||||||||||||||
Airxcel Holdings
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12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/18/2020
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$ | 2,922,226 |
11/18/14
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2,864,679 | 2,941,580 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit
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583 uts.
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11/18/14
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583,000 | 553,850 | ||||||||||||
3,447,679 | 3,495,430 | |||||||||||||||
All Current Holding Company
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A specialty re-seller of essential electrical parts and components primarily serving wholesale distributors.
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Common Stock (B)
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1,347 shs.
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09/26/08
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134,683 | 298,714 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
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common stock at $.01 per share (B)
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958 shs.
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09/26/08
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87,993 | 212,448 | ||||||||||||
222,676 | 511,162 | |||||||||||||||
American Hospice Management Holding LLC
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A for-profit hospice care provider in the United States.
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12% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/31/2020 (D)
|
$ | 2,337,496 | * | 2,337,242 | 2,337,496 | |||||||||||
Preferred Class A Unit (B)
|
3,223 uts.
|
** | 322,300 | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred Class B Unit (B)
|
1,526 uts.
|
06/09/08
|
152,626 | 173,688 | ||||||||||||
Common Class B Unit (B)
|
30,420 uts.
|
01/22/04
|
1 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Class D Unit (B)
|
6,980 uts.
|
09/12/06
|
1 | - | ||||||||||||
* 01/22/04 and 06/09/08.
|
2,812,170 | 2,511,184 | ||||||||||||||
** 01/22/04 and 09/16/06.
|
||||||||||||||||
AMS Holding LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading multi-channel direct marketer of high-value collectible coins and proprietary-branded jewelry and watches.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A Preferred (B)
|
273 uts.
|
10/04/12
|
272,727 | 695,242 | ||||||||||||
Arch Global Precision LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading manufacturer of high tolerance precision components and consumable tools.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
|
60 uts.
|
12/21/11
|
85,250 | 301,132 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
|
690 uts.
|
12/21/11
|
664,750 | 2,981,096 | ||||||||||||
750,000 | 3,282,228 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) |
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or |
Acquisition
Date |
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
ARI Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading national supplier of products used primarily by specialty contractors.
|
||||||||||||||||
11.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 02/01/2020
|
$ | 3,392,154 | * | $ | 3,341,466 | $ | 3,402,513 | |||||||||
Limited Partnership Interest
|
1,048 uts.
|
08/01/14
|
1,047,900 | 832,004 | ||||||||||||
* 05/21/13 and 08/01/14.
|
4,389,366 | 4,234,517 | ||||||||||||||
Arrow Tru-Line Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of hardware for residential and commercial overhead garage doors in North America.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
63 shs.
|
10/16/09
|
62,756 | 234,645 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
497 shs.
|
05/18/05
|
497,340 | 61,929 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
130 shs.
|
05/18/05
|
112,128 | 16,235 | ||||||||||||
672,224 | 312,809 |
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 07/31/2021
|
$ | 1,015,684 |
07/31/14
|
996,694 | 1,019,899 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit
|
75,000 uts.
|
07/31/14
|
750,000 | 713,853 | ||||||||||||
1,746,694 | 1,733,752 | |||||||||||||||
Blue Wave Products, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A distributor of pool supplies.
|
||||||||||||||||
10% Senior Secured Term Note due 09/30/2018
|
$ | 670,213 |
10/12/12
|
660,881 | 670,213 | |||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/30/2019
|
$ | 730,938 |
10/12/12
|
689,592 | 740,490 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
114,894 shs.
|
10/12/12
|
114,894 | 238,482 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
45,486 shs.
|
10/12/12
|
45,486 | 94,414 | ||||||||||||
1,510,853 | 1,743,599 | |||||||||||||||
BP SCI LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading value-added distributor of branded pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF) to diversified end markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
1,000 uts.
|
10/17/12
|
100,000 | 452,771 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
|
400 uts.
|
10/17/12
|
400,000 | 505,555 | ||||||||||||
500,000 | 958,326 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage
|
Acquisition
Date |
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
Bravo Sports Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer and marketer of niche branded consumer products including canopies, trampolines, in-line skates, skateboards, and urethane wheels.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/30/2015
|
$ | 2,281,593 |
06/30/06
|
$ | 2,279,420 | $ | 2,281,593 | |||||||||
Preferred Stock Class A (B)
|
879 shs.
|
06/30/06
|
268,121 | 17,318 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1 sh.
|
06/30/06
|
286 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
309 shs.
|
06/30/06
|
92,102 | 6,087 | ||||||||||||
2,639,929 | 2,304,998 | |||||||||||||||
Capital Specialty Plastics, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A producer of desiccant strips used for packaging pharmaceutical products.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
109 shs.
|
* | 503 | 1,531,219 | ||||||||||||
* 12/30/97, 05/29/99 and 02/28/01.
|
||||||||||||||||
CG Holdings Manufacturing Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A coating provider serving the automotive, agricultural, heavy truck and other end markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note 11/01/2019
|
$ | 3,390,252 | * | 3,226,137 | 3,448,624 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
3,241 shs.
|
* | 324,054 | 349,178 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
1,174 shs.
|
* | 116,929 | 126,510 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
337 shs.
|
* | 35,673 | 27,917 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2023, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
137 shs.
|
* | 13,033 | 11,358 | ||||||||||||
* 05/09/13 and 11/01/13.
|
3,715,826 | 3,963,587 |
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/19/2018
|
$ | 2,269,609 |
01/19/11
|
2,197,592 | 2,292,305 | |||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 08/03/2019
|
$ | 590,612 |
08/03/12
|
582,076 | 596,518 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,125 shs.
|
01/19/11
|
112,500 | 176,946 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2021, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
884 shs.
|
01/19/11
|
87,750 | 139,090 | ||||||||||||
2,979,918 | 3,204,859 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or |
Acquisition
Date |
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
Church Services Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of diversified residential services to homeowners in the Houston, Dallas, and Austin markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/26/2018
|
$ | 1,267,955 |
03/26/12
|
$ | 1,241,405 | $ | 1,272,814 | |||||||||
10% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/12/2015
|
$ | 19,556 |
09/15/14
|
19,556 | 19,578 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
3,981 shs.
|
* | 398,100 | 256,125 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
172 shs.
|
03/26/12
|
17,220 | 11,066 | ||||||||||||
* 03/26/12, 05/25/12 and 06/19/12.
|
1,676,281 | 1,559,583 |
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/30/2021
|
$ | 3,193,750 |
10/01/14
|
3,131,558 | 3,199,499 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
3,182 |
10/01/14
|
318,182 | 302,273 | ||||||||||||
3,449,740 | 3,501,772 | |||||||||||||||
Clough, Harbour and Associates
|
||||||||||||||||
An engineering service firm that is located in Albany, NY.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
277 shs.
|
12/02/08
|
276,900 | 502,917 | ||||||||||||
Connecticut Electric, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A supplier and distributor of electrical products sold into the retail and wholesale markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
156,046 uts.
|
01/12/07
|
156,046 | 111,581 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
|
112,873 uts.
|
01/12/07
|
112,873 | 86,492 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D (B)
|
1,268,437 uts.
|
05/03/10
|
- | 1,430,241 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class E (B)
|
2,081 uts.
|
05/03/10
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
268,919 | 1,628,314 | |||||||||||||||
CorePharma LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of oral dose generic pharmaceuticals targeted at niche applications.
|
||||||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.001 per share
|
20 shs.
|
08/04/05
|
137,166 | 1,065,557 | ||||||||||||
Crane Rental Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A crane rental company since 1960, headquartered in Florida.
|
||||||||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/30/2015
|
$ | 1,313,250 |
08/21/08
|
1,289,537 | 1,313,250 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
255,000 shs.
|
08/21/08
|
255,000 | 194,311 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
136,070 shs.
|
08/21/08
|
194,826 | 103,685 | ||||||||||||
1,739,363 | 1,611,246 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
CTM Holding, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading owner and operator of coin-operated children’s rides, penny presses and candy kiosks in the U.S.
|
||||||||||||||||
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/22/2019
|
$ | 2,443,262 |
11/22/13
|
$ | 2,401,829 | $ | 2,492,127 | |||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
62,088 shs.
|
11/22/13
|
886,364 | 696,407 | ||||||||||||
3,288,193 | 3,188,534 |
Preferred Stock PIK (B)
|
296 shs.
|
10/26/09
|
295,550 | 443,145 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
216 shs.
|
10/27/09
|
197,152 | 323,779 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
72 shs.
|
10/26/09
|
72,238 | 2,404 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
53 shs.
|
10/27/09
|
48,608 | 1,756 | ||||||||||||
613,548 | 771,084 | |||||||||||||||
DPL Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A distributor and manufacturer of aftermarket undercarriage parts for medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 05/04/2019
|
$ | 3,237,707 |
05/04/12
|
3,192,719 | 3,270,084 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
61 shs.
|
05/04/12
|
605,841 | 705,033 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
61 shs.
|
05/04/12
|
67,316 | 207,550 | ||||||||||||
3,865,876 | 4,182,667 | |||||||||||||||
Dunn Paper
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of specialty paper for niche product applications.
|
||||||||||||||||
11.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/30/2020
|
$ | 2,969,697 |
12/30/14
|
2,910,346 | 2,968,496 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
530 shs.
|
12/30/14
|
530,303 | 503,785 | ||||||||||||
3,440,649 | 3,472,281 |
E S P Holdco, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of power protection technology for commercial office equipment, primarily supplying the office equipment dealer network.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
660shs.
|
01/08/08
|
329,990 | 592,373 | ||||||||||||
Eatem Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A developer and manufacturer of savory flavor systems for soups, sauces, gravies, and other products produced by food manufacturers for retail and foodservice end products.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/29/2018
|
$ | 2,850,000 |
02/01/10
|
2,649,319 | 2,878,500 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
150 shs.
|
02/01/10
|
150,000 | 256,688 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
358 shs.
|
02/01/10
|
321,300 | 612,029 | ||||||||||||
3,120,619 | 3,747,217 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage
|
Acquisition
Date
|
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
ECG Consulting Group
|
||||||||||||||||
A healthcare management consulting company who provides strategic, financial, operational, and technology related consulting services to healthcare providers.
|
||||||||||||||||
11.75% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/21/2020
|
$ | 2,627,133 |
11/21/14
|
$ | 2,568,114 | $ | 2,640,445 | |||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
467 uts.
|
11/19/14
|
145,833 | 138,544 | ||||||||||||
2,713,947 | 2,778,989 |
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 07/26/2019
|
$ | 883,970 |
07/26/13
|
869,312 | 901,650 | |||||||||||
Common Stock
|
3,069 shs.
|
07/26/13
|
306,947 | 393,514 | ||||||||||||
1,176,259 | 1,295,164 |
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 10/04/2019
|
$ | 1,908,767 |
04/04/14
|
1,874,593 | 1,930,787 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
63 shs.
|
04/04/14
|
157,314 | 157,325 | ||||||||||||
2,031,907 | 2,088,112 | |||||||||||||||
F F C Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading U.S. manufacturer of private label frozen novelty and ice cream products.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Preferred (B)
|
512 uts.
|
09/27/10
|
175,035 | 201,739 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
512 uts.
|
09/27/10
|
51,220 | 434,457 | ||||||||||||
226,255 | 636,196 |
Limited Liability Company Unit Preferred (B)
|
483,355 uts.
|
04/15/14 | - | 483,355 | ||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-1 (B)
|
394,737 uts.
|
12/15/10
|
394,737 | 545,011 | ||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-2 (B)
|
49,488 uts.
|
12/15/10
|
49,488 | 68,328 | ||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-3 (B)
|
39,130 uts.
|
08/30/12
|
90,000 | 63,692 | ||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
|
9,449 uts.
|
12/20/10
|
96,056 | 124,679 | ||||||||||
630,281 | 1,285,065 |
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
594 shs.
|
10/19/10
|
140,875 | 351,591 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) |
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
GD Dental Services LLC | ||||||||||||||||
A provider of convenient “onestop” general, specialty, and cosmetic dental services with 21 offices located throughout South and Central Florida. | ||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Common (B)
|
1,840 uts.
|
10/05/12
|
$ | 1,840 | $ | 107,160 | ||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Preferred (B)
|
182 uts.
|
10/05/12
|
182,209 | 206,476 | ||||||||||||
184,049 | 313,636 | |||||||||||||||
GenNx Novel Holding, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer and distributor of nutraceutical ingredients.
|
||||||||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/27/2020
|
$ | 3,201,901 |
03/27/14
|
3,143,934 | 3,175,563 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
31,500 shs.
|
03/27/14
|
315,000 | 251,710 | ||||||||||||
3,458,934 | 3,427,273 | |||||||||||||||
gloProfessional Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A marketer and distributor of premium mineral-based cosmetics, cosmeceuticals and professional hair care products to the professional spa and physician’s office channels.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/27/2019
|
$ | 2,813,518 |
03/27/13
|
2,770,694 | 2,834,947 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
2,835 shs.
|
03/27/13
|
283,465 | 371,246 | ||||||||||||
3,054,159 | 3,206,193 | |||||||||||||||
Golden County Foods Holding, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of frozen appetizers and snacks.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/13/2019 (D)
|
$ | 73,550 |
11/13/13
|
436,682 | - | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
287,658 shs.
|
11/13/13
|
146,658 | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series F (B)
|
294,200 shs.
|
11/13/13
|
1,746,726 | - | ||||||||||||
2,330,066 | - | |||||||||||||||
Grakon Parent
|
||||||||||||||||
The leading designer and manufacturer of highly-engineered and customized LED and incandescent lighting systems for transportation-based markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 04/30/2021
|
$ | 3,145,270 |
10/31/14
|
3,083,456 | 3,153,573 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
355 shs.
|
10/31/14
|
354,730 | 336,994 | ||||||||||||
3,438,186 | 3,490,567 | |||||||||||||||
GTI Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer, developer, and marketer of precision specialty hand tools and handheld test instruments.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 02/05/2020
|
$ | 1,455,729 |
02/05/14
|
1,363,611 | 1,456,278 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,693 shs.
|
02/05/14
|
169,271 | 145,849 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2024, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
795 shs.
|
02/05/14
|
73,633 | 68,488 | ||||||||||||
1,606,515 | 1,670,615 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Handi Quilter Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer and manufacturer of long-arm quilting machines and related components for the consumer quilting market.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/19/2021
|
$ | 2,917,639 |
12/19/14
|
$ | 2,859,518 | $ | 2,924,131 | |||||||||
Limited Liability Company (B)
|
583 uts.
|
12/19/14
|
583,336 | 554,164 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company (B)
|
5,833 uts.
|
12/19/14
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
3,442,854 | 3,478,295 | |||||||||||||||
Hartland Controls Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer and distributor of electronic and electromechanical components.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 08/14/2019
|
$ | 2,211,488 |
02/14/14
|
2,172,195 | 2,277,833 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
5,169 shs.
|
02/14/14
|
516,852 | 548,904 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,666 shs.
|
02/14/14
|
1,667 | 220,842 | ||||||||||||
2,690,714 | 3,047,579 | |||||||||||||||
Healthcare Direct Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A direct-to-consumer marketer of discount dental plans.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/09/2019 (D)
|
$ | 2,217,633 |
03/09/12
|
2,180,992 | 2,226,682 | |||||||||||
16% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 03/09/2019
|
$ | 62,152 |
03/31/14
|
62,152 | 62,302 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,552 shs.
|
03/09/12
|
155,172 | 186,676 | ||||||||||||
2,398,316 | 2,475,660 | |||||||||||||||
HHI Group, LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A developer, marketer, and distributor of hobby-grade radio control products.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/17/2020
|
$ | 3,105,522 |
01/17/14
|
3,051,150 | 3,107,744 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
203 uts.
|
01/17/14
|
203,125 | 109,295 | ||||||||||||
3,254,275 | 3,217,039 |
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/15/2018
|
$ | 1,687,500 |
04/15/13
|
1,606,175 | 1,661,989 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
563 uts.
|
04/15/13
|
562,500 | 377,585 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
89,224 shs.
|
04/15/13
|
77,625 | 56,896 | ||||||||||||
2,246,300 | 2,096,470 | |||||||||||||||
HOP Entertainment LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of post production equipment and services to producers of television shows and motion pictures.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class F (B)
|
89 uts.
|
10/14/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class G (B)
|
215 uts.
|
10/14/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class H (B)
|
89 uts.
|
10/14/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class I (B)
|
89 uts.
|
10/14/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
- | - |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Hospitality Mints Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of individually-wrapped imprinted promotional mints.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 08/19/2016
|
$ | 2,075,581 |
08/19/08
|
$ | 2,026,614 | $ | 2,070,114 | |||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
474 shs.
|
08/19/08
|
474,419 | 182,035 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
123 shs.
|
08/19/08
|
113,773 | 47,049 | ||||||||||||
2,614,806 | 2,299,198 | |||||||||||||||
HVAC Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of integrated energy efficiency services and maintenance programs for HVAC systems.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/27/2019
|
$ | 2,849,890 |
09/27/12
|
2,807,399 | 2,878,389 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
2,705 shs.
|
09/27/12
|
270,542 | 332,814 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
2,185 shs.
|
09/27/12
|
2,185 | 43,193 | ||||||||||||
3,080,126 | 3,254,396 | |||||||||||||||
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer and manufacturer of clamps and couplings used in automotive and industrial end markets.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
279 shs.
|
10/27/11
|
278,561 | 613,634 |
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/4/2020
|
$ | 2,161,391 |
11/10/14
|
2,118,906 | 2,171,928 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
4,667 shs.
|
11/10/14
|
466,667 | 443,334 | ||||||||||||
2,585,573 | 2,615,262 | |||||||||||||||
Insurance Claims Management, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A third party administrator providing auto and property claim administration services for insurance companies.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
89 shs.
|
02/27/07
|
2,689 | 523,696 | ||||||||||||
J A C Holding Enterprises, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A supplier of luggage racks and accessories to the original equipment manufacturers.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock A (B)
|
495 shs.
|
12/20/10
|
495,000 | 539,193 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock B (B)
|
0.17 shs.
|
12/20/10
|
- | 182 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
100 shs.
|
12/20/10
|
5,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
36 shs.
|
12/20/10
|
316,930 | 154,165 | ||||||||||||
816,930 | 693,540 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Janus Group Holdings LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of roll-up doors and hallway systems that are primarily used in self-storage facilities.
|
||||||||||||||||
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/10/2019
|
$ | 2,684,783 |
12/11/13
|
$ | 2,638,513 | $ | 2,738,479 | |||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
565 uts.
|
12/11/13
|
278,515 | 871,624 | ||||||||||||
2,917,028 | 3,610,103 | |||||||||||||||
JMH Investors LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A developer and manufacturer of custom formulations for a wide variety of foods.
|
||||||||||||||||
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/05/2019
|
$ | 2,596,215 |
12/05/12
|
2,556,530 | 2,436,548 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
748,119 uts.
|
* | 539,849 | 59,850 | ||||||||||||
* 12/05/12 and 11/11/14.
|
3,096,379 | 2,496,398 | ||||||||||||||
K & N Parent, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer and supplier of automotive aftermarket performance air filters and intake systems.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A
|
305 shs.
|
12/23/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series B
|
86 shs.
|
12/23/11
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock
|
489 shs.
|
* | 19,565 | 470,280 | ||||||||||||
* 12/23/11 and 06/30/14.
|
19,565 | 470,280 | ||||||||||||||
K N B Holdings Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the custom framing market.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
134,210 shs.
|
05/24/06
|
134,210 | 112,285 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
82,357 shs.
|
05/25/06
|
71,534 | 68,903 | ||||||||||||
205,744 | 181,188 | |||||||||||||||
K P I Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
The largest player in the U.S. non-automotive, non-ferrous die casting segment.
|
||||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock Series C (B)
|
55 shs.
|
06/30/09
|
55,435 | 177,833 | ||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock Series D (B)
|
24 shs.
|
09/17/09
|
24,476 | 75,368 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
443 shs.
|
07/15/08
|
443,478 | 423,078 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
96 shs.
|
07/16/08
|
96,024 | 91,603 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
128 shs.
|
09/17/09
|
- | 121,730 | ||||||||||||
619,413 | 889,612 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) |
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or |
Acquisition Date |
Cost |
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
M V I Holding, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of large precision machined metal components used in equipment which services a variety of industries, including the oil and gas, mining, and defense markets. | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
61 shs.
|
09/12/08
|
$ | 60,714 | $ | - | ||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
66 shs.
|
09/12/08
|
65,571 | - | ||||||||||||
126,285 | - | |||||||||||||||
Mail Communications Group, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of mail processing and handling services, lettershop services, and commercial printing services.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit
|
24,109 uts.
|
* | 314,464 | 367,132 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2017, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
3,375 shs.
|
05/04/07
|
43,031 | 51,395 | ||||||||||||
* 05/04/07 and 01/02/08.
|
357,495 | 418,527 | ||||||||||||||
Manhattan Beachwear Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer and distributor of women’s swimwear.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/15/2018
|
$ | 1,259,914 |
01/15/10
|
1,175,928 | 1,259,914 | |||||||||||
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/15/2018
|
$ | 341,477 |
10/05/10
|
338,001 | 341,066 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
106 shs.
|
10/05/10
|
106,200 | 227,697 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock Class B (B)
|
353 shs.
|
01/15/10
|
352,941 | 756,718 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
312 shs.
|
10/05/10
|
283,738 | 669,691 | ||||||||||||
2,256,808 | 3,255,086 | |||||||||||||||
MedSystems Holdings LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of enteral feeding products, such as feeding tubes and other products related to assisted feeding.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Unit (B)
|
126 uts.
|
08/29/08
|
125,519 | 161,526 | ||||||||||||
Common Unit Class A (B)
|
1,268 uts.
|
08/29/08
|
1,268 | 236,431 | ||||||||||||
Common Unit Class B (B)
|
497 uts.
|
08/29/08
|
120,064 | 92,751 | ||||||||||||
246,851 | 490,708 |
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 10/30/2019
|
$ | 1,362,886 |
09/22/11
|
1,345,525 | 1,321,999 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Series A
|
684 uts.
|
05/07/14
|
44,281 | 20,255 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B (B)
|
467,833 uts.
|
09/22/11
|
467,833 | 279,709 | ||||||||||||
1,857,639 | 1,621,963 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
MES Partners, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
An industrial service business offering an array of cleaning and environmental services to the Gulf Coast region of the U.S.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/30/2021
|
$ | 2,200,944 |
09/30/14
|
$ | 2,158,061 | $ | 2,210,044 | |||||||||
Common Stock Class B (B)
|
445,455 shs.
|
09/30/14
|
445,455 | 423,182 | ||||||||||||
2,603,516 | 2,633,226 | |||||||||||||||
MicroGroup, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of precision parts and assemblies, and a value-added supplier of metal tubing and bars.
|
||||||||||||||||
7% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/30/2015 (D)
|
$ | 1,705,152 | * | 1,635,166 | - | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
980 shs.
|
10/10/12
|
942,054 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
450 shs.
|
* | 450,000 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock Series B (B)
|
1,128 shs.
|
10/10/12
|
11 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
|
164 shs.
|
* | 162,974 | - | ||||||||||||
* 08/12/05 and 09/11/06.
|
3,190,205 | - | ||||||||||||||
MNX Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
An international third party logistics company providing customized logistics services to customers across the globe.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 11/02/2019
|
$ | 3,020,485 |
11/02/12
|
2,974,900 | 2,855,487 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
107 shs.
|
11/02/12
|
107,143 | 24,090 | ||||||||||||
3,082,043 | 2,879,577 |
Preferred Stock
|
2,704,364 shs.
|
12/10/14
|
2,663,799 | 2,569,146 | ||||||||||||
Motion Controls Holdings
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of high performance mechanical motion control and linkage products.
|
||||||||||||||||
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 08/15/2020
|
$ | 2,922,941 |
11/30/10
|
2,893,219 | 2,922,941 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-1 (B)
|
225,000 uts.
|
11/30/10
|
- | 242,634 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-2 (B)
|
20,403 uts.
|
11/30/10
|
- | 22,002 | ||||||||||||
2,893,219 | 3,187,577 | |||||||||||||||
NABCO, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
A producer of explosive containment vessels in the United States. | ||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B) | 809 shs. | 12/20/12 | 578,174 | - |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
NetShape Technologies, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of powder metal and metal injection molded precision components used in industrial, consumer, and other applications. | ||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/10/2020
|
$ | 1,530,000 |
02/02/07
|
$ | 1,528,612 | $ | 1,530,000 | |||||||||
Limited Partnership Interest of
|
||||||||||||||||
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
|
2.73% int.
|
02/01/07
|
1,110,810 | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D of
|
||||||||||||||||
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
|
17 uts.
|
* | 16,759 | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D-1 of
|
||||||||||||||||
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
|
229 uts.
|
09/30/09
|
228,858 | 444,079 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D-2 of
|
||||||||||||||||
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
|
128 uts.
|
04/29/11
|
65,256 | 277,748 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D-3 of
|
||||||||||||||||
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
|
196 uts.
|
12/10/14
|
196,263 | 186,447 | ||||||||||||
* 12/18/08 and 09/30/09.
|
3,146,558 | 2,438,274 | ||||||||||||||
Newark Group, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A major producer of paper products from recycled materials.
|
||||||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
134,520 shs.
|
09/02/10
|
796,862 | 904,782 |
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 04/09/2018
|
$ | 1,465,851 |
11/05/10
|
1,394,398 | 1,465,851 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B
|
51,724 uts.
|
11/05/10
|
51,724 | 110,897 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B
|
104,792 uts.
|
11/05/10
|
104,792 | 224,674 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Series F (B)
|
104,792 uts.
|
11/05/10
|
- | 28,608 | ||||||||||||
1,550,914 | 1,830,030 |
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
|
3,287 uts.
|
* | 328,679 | 241,958 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
4,920 shs.
|
* | 492,016 | 362,199 | ||||||||||||
* 07/09/09 and 08/09/10.
|
820,695 | 604,157 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
O E C Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services.
|
||||||||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 08/23/2018
|
$ | 1,333,333 |
06/04/10
|
$ | 1,271,008 | $ | 1,333,333 | |||||||||
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
1,661 shs.
|
06/04/10
|
166,062 | 103,196 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
|
934 shs.
|
06/04/10
|
93,376 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,032 shs.
|
06/04/10
|
1,032 | - | ||||||||||||
1,531,478 | 1,436,529 |
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
2,334 shs.
|
05/22/09
|
111,508 | 1,778,100 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
|
13,334 shs.
|
05/22/09
|
547,872 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
40,540 shs.
|
05/22/09
|
1,877,208 | - | ||||||||||||
2,536,588 | 1,778,100 | |||||||||||||||
Petroplex Inv Holdings LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading provider of acidizing services to E&P customers in the Permian Basin.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit
|
375,000 uts.
|
11/29/12
|
375,000 | 408,543 |
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/31/2020
|
$ | 2,112,167 |
07/31/14
|
2,072,348 | 2,117,617 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit
|
300,485 uts.
|
07/31/14
|
300,485 | 308,640 | ||||||||||||
2,372,833 | 2,426,257 | |||||||||||||||
PPC Event Services
|
||||||||||||||||
A special event equipment rental business.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 05/20/2020
|
$ | 2,275,000 |
11/20/14
|
2,230,437 | 2,290,383 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
7,000 uts.
|
11/20/14
|
350,000 | 332,500 | ||||||||||||
2, 580,437 | 2,622,883 |
8% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/02/2017 (D)
|
$ | 94,270 |
01/02/14
|
410,667 | 94,270 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
2,828 uts.
|
12/15/06
|
282,810 | 47,625 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B Common (B)
|
10 shs.
|
01/02/14
|
414,787 | 69,850 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-1 Preferred (B)
|
18 shs.
|
01/02/14
|
707,024 | 707,022 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2017, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
3 shs.
|
12/15/06
|
131,483 | 22,459 | ||||||||||||
1,946,771 | 941,226 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or |
Acquisition Date |
Cost
|
Fair Value
|
||||||||||||
REVSpring, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
A provider of accounts receivable management and revenue cycle management services to customers in the healthcare, financial and utility industries. | ||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B) | ||||||||||||||||
* 10/21/11 and 08/03/12. | 40,643 uts. | * | $ | 406,432 | $ | 537,556 | ||||||||||
Rose City Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer and printer of folding cartons and packaging for food and beverage manufacturers on the West Coast.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock (B)
|
93,749 shs.
|
12/11/12
|
93,749 | 115,046 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
104 shs.
|
12/11/12
|
9 | 158,764 | ||||||||||||
93,758 | 273,810 |
Preferred Stock (B)
|
6,294 shs.
|
03/30/12
|
251,758 | 316,036 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
2,949 shs.
|
03/30/12
|
29,492 | 158,597 | ||||||||||||
281,250 | 474,633 | |||||||||||||||
Signature Systems Holdings Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A seller and installer of a variety of modular surfaces, industrial matting and related products used for ground protection.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/15/2021
|
$ | 1,812,211 |
03/15/13
|
1,722,766 | 1,848,455 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
181 shs.
|
03/15/13
|
181,221 | 362,592 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2023, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
74 shs.
|
03/15/13
|
67,958 | 148,122 | ||||||||||||
1,971,945 | 2,359,169 | |||||||||||||||
Smart Source Holdings LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A short-term computer rental company.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
619 uts.
|
* | 493,496 | 823,897 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
157 shs.
|
* | 127,437 | 208,721 | ||||||||||||
* 08/31/07 and 03/06/08.
|
620,933 | 1,032,618 | ||||||||||||||
SMB Machinery Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A reseller of used, rebuilt and refurbished packaging and processing equipment, primarily serving the bottling and food manufacturing industries.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 10/18/2019
|
$ | 1,492,199 |
10/18/13
|
1,467,106 | 1,448,710 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,681 shs.
|
10/18/13
|
168,100 | - | ||||||||||||
1,635,206 | 1,448,710 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Spartan Foods Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of branded pizza crusts and pancakes.
|
||||||||||||||||
12.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/01/2019
|
$ | 1,143,342 |
12/15/09
|
$ | 1,046,517 | $ | 1,143,342 | |||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
257 shs.
|
12/15/09
|
227,109 | 192,604 | ||||||||||||
1,273,626 | 1,335,946 |
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/13/2019
|
$ | 2,119,565 |
12/13/13
|
2,081,178 | 2,103,000 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock A (B)
|
317,935 shs.
|
12/13/13
|
317,935 | 266,628 | ||||||||||||
2,399,113 | 2,369,628 | |||||||||||||||
Sundance Investco LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of post-production services to producers of movies and television shows.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
6,429 shs.
|
03/31/10
|
- | - |
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/14/2017 | $ | 3,131,768 |
12/14/10
|
3,038,090 | 3,140,754 | |||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 12/14/2017 | $ | 298,000 |
08/17/12
|
291,153 | 298,000 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
115 shs.
|
12/14/10
|
114,504 | 102,379 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
112 shs.
|
12/14/10
|
111,747 | 99,920 | ||||||||||||
3,555,494 | 3,641,053 | |||||||||||||||
Synteract Holdings Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of outsourced clinical trial management services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 02/26/2019 | $ | 3,968,704 |
09/02/08
|
3,866,380 | 3,968,704 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series D (B)
|
485 shs.
|
02/27/13
|
48,503 | - | ||||||||||||
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series A (B)
|
1,280 shs.
|
10/03/08
|
12,523 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
12,803 shs.
|
09/02/08
|
112,693 | - | ||||||||||||
4,040,099 | 3,968,704 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Torrent Group Holdings, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
A contractor specializing in the sales and installation of engineered drywells for the retention and filtration of stormwater and nuisance water flow. | ||||||||||||||||
3% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/31/2018 (D)
|
$ | 2,006,491 |
12/05/13
|
$ | - | $ | 1,906,167 | |||||||||
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/05/2020 (D)
|
$ | 88,396 |
12/05/13
|
414,051 | 17,679 | |||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2023, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
53,038 shs.
|
12/05/13
|
- | - | ||||||||||||
414,051 | 1,923,846 | |||||||||||||||
Transpac Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A designer, importer and wholesaler of home décor and seasonal gift products.
|
||||||||||||||||
8% Senior Subordinated Note due 10/31/2015 (D)
|
$ | 1,773,006 |
10/31/07
|
1,717,521 | - | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
209 shs.
|
10/31/07
|
208,589 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
94 shs.
|
10/31/07
|
87,607 | - | ||||||||||||
2,013,717 | - | |||||||||||||||
Tranzonic Holdings LLC
|
||||||||||||||||
A producer of commercial and industrial supplies, such as safety products, janitorial supplies, work apparel, washroom and restroom supplies and sanitary care products.
|
||||||||||||||||
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 07/05/2019
|
$ | 3,043,455 |
07/05/13
|
2,994,719 | 3,073,890 | |||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
295,455 uts.
|
07/05/13
|
295,455 | 343,109 | ||||||||||||
3,290,174 | 3,416,999 |
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 01/31/2016
|
$ | 1,373,340 | * | 1,356,540 | 1,373,340 | |||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
|
241 shs.
|
10/20/08
|
241,172 | 859,168 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
742 shs.
|
* | 800,860 | 155,543 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2017, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
|
153 shs.
|
* | 159,894 | 32,125 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
1,054 shs.
|
10/20/08
|
- | 220,910 | ||||||||||||
* 07/19/05 and 12/22/05.
|
2,558,466 | 2,641,086 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
TruStile Doors, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer and distributor of interior doors.
|
||||||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
|
11,775 uts.
|
02/28/11
|
$ | 156,250 | $ | 318,043 | ||||||||||
Vitex Packaging Group, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of specialty packaging, primarily envelopes and tags used on tea bags.
|
||||||||||||||||
Class B Unit (B)
|
767,881 uts.
|
10/29/09
|
348,058 | - | ||||||||||||
Class C Unit (B)
|
850,000 uts.
|
10/29/09
|
780,572 | 566,783 | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
|
723,465 uts.
|
* | 433,222 | - | ||||||||||||
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
|
182,935 uts.
|
07/19/04
|
182,935 | - | ||||||||||||
* 07/19/04 and 10/29/09.
|
1,744,787 | 566,783 | ||||||||||||||
VP Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A provider of school transportation services for special-needs and homeless children in Massachusetts.
|
||||||||||||||||
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 03/31/2021
|
$ | 1,020,776 |
03/31/14
|
1,002,260 | 1,051,399 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
7,368 shs.
|
03/31/14
|
736,842 | 742,054 | ||||||||||||
1,739,102 | 1,793,453 | |||||||||||||||
Wellborn Forest Holding Company
|
||||||||||||||||
A manufacturer of semi-custom kitchen and bath cabinetry.
|
||||||||||||||||
8% Senior Subordinated Note due 09/30/2017 (D)
|
$ | 3,175,092 |
11/30/06
|
1,638,669 | - | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
191 shs.
|
11/30/06
|
191,250 | - | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
95 shs.
|
11/30/06
|
86,493 | - | ||||||||||||
1,916,412 | - | |||||||||||||||
Wheaton Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A distributor and manufacturer of laboratory supply products and packaging.
|
||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
|
2,109 shs.
|
06/08/10
|
210,924 | 318,850 | ||||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
1,058 shs.
|
06/08/10
|
1,058 | 204,455 | ||||||||||||
211,982 | 523,305 | |||||||||||||||
Whitcraft Holdings, Inc.
|
||||||||||||||||
A leading independent manufacturer of precision formed, machined, and fabricated flight-critical aerospace components.
|
||||||||||||||||
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 12/16/2018
|
$ | 2,383,562 |
12/16/10
|
2,262,004 | 2,380,593 | |||||||||||
Common Stock (B)
|
616 shs.
|
12/16/10
|
616,438 | 307,564 | ||||||||||||
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
|
||||||||||||||||
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
|
166 shs.
|
12/16/10
|
148,003 | 82,644 | ||||||||||||
3,026,445 | 2,770,801 |
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued) | Principal Amount,
Shares, Units or
Ownership Percentage |
Acquisition Date |
Cost | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
WP Supply Holding Corporation
|
||||||||||||||||
A distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables to grocery wholesalers and foodservice distributors in the upper Midwest.
|
||||||||||||||||
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 06/12/2020
|
$ | 2,759,031 |
11/03/11
|
$ | 2,724,761 | $ | 2,759,031 | |||||||||
Common Stock
|
4,500 shs.
|
11/03/11
|
450,000 | 450,118 | ||||||||||||
3,174,761 | 3,209,149 | |||||||||||||||
Total Private Placement Investments (E) | $ | 183,122,440 | $ | 186,055,909 |
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Principal
|
Market
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Rate
|
Date
|
Amount
|
Cost
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
Rule 144A Securities -18.83%:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Bonds - 18.78%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
|
5.250 | % |
10/01/21
|
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 1,007,500 | ||||||||||
Altice S.A.
|
7.750 |
05/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,875 | ||||||||||||||
American Energy – Permian Basin, LLC
|
7.375 |
11/01/21
|
660,000 | 660,000 | 485,100 | ||||||||||||||
American Energy – Permian Basin, LLC
|
6.737 |
08/01/19
|
305,000 | 302,224 | 224,175 | ||||||||||||||
American Energy – Woodford Holdings, LLC
|
9.000 |
09/15/22
|
412,000 | 395,535 | 263,680 | ||||||||||||||
Amsted Industries
|
5.375 |
09/15/24
|
520,000 | 520,000 | 505,700 | ||||||||||||||
Ashtead Group plc
|
6.500 |
07/15/22
|
385,000 | 405,838 | 409,063 | ||||||||||||||
Audatex North America, Inc.
|
6.125 |
11/01/23
|
437,000 | 456,451 | 451,203 | ||||||||||||||
Belden Inc.
|
5.250 |
07/15/24
|
410,000 | 410,000 | 393,600 | ||||||||||||||
Beverage Packaging Holdings
|
6.000 |
06/15/17
|
730,000 | 730,000 | 711,750 | ||||||||||||||
California Resources Corporation
|
6.000 |
11/15/24
|
970,000 | 970,000 | 819,650 | ||||||||||||||
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
|
6.250 |
08/15/22
|
925,000 | 925,000 | 938,875 | ||||||||||||||
Commscope Holdings Inc.
|
6.625 |
06/01/20
|
500,000 | 501,038 | 515,000 | ||||||||||||||
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.
|
6.750 |
10/15/19
|
947,000 | 937,138 | 925,693 | ||||||||||||||
Cornerstone Chemical Company
|
9.375 |
03/15/18
|
750,000 | 764,246 | 765,000 | ||||||||||||||
CTP Transportation Products, LLC
|
8.250 |
12/15/19
|
635,000 | 635,000 | 669,925 | ||||||||||||||
Endo Finance LLC
|
5.375 |
01/31/23
|
1,000,000 | 980,732 | 980,000 | ||||||||||||||
Exopack LLC
|
7.875 |
11/01/19
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,030,000 | ||||||||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
|
4.875 |
02/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,072,218 | ||||||||||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
|
5.000 |
12/15/21
|
775,000 | 775,000 | 839,190 | ||||||||||||||
Harron Communications, L.P.
|
9.125 |
04/01/20
|
500,000 | 544,685 | 545,000 | ||||||||||||||
HD Supply, Inc.
|
5.250 |
12/15/21
|
265,000 | 265,000 | 269,638 | ||||||||||||||
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
|
8.750 |
07/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 484,101 | 460,000 | ||||||||||||||
Hilcorp Energy Company
|
5.000 |
12/01/24
|
500,000 | 500,000 | 440,000 | ||||||||||||||
Hilcorp Energy Company
|
7.625 |
04/15/21
|
725,000 | 700,753 | 728,625 | ||||||||||||||
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
|
7.250 |
10/15/20
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,035,000 | ||||||||||||||
Hub International Ltd.
|
7.875 |
10/01/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 995,000 | ||||||||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries
|
5.000 |
12/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,017,500 | ||||||||||||||
INEOS Group Holdings PLC
|
5.875 |
02/01/19
|
485,000 | 485,000 | 459,538 | ||||||||||||||
International Automotive Component
|
9.125 |
06/01/18
|
1,000,000 | 964,700 | 1,042,500 | ||||||||||||||
J.B. Poindexter Co., Inc.
|
9.000 |
04/01/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,046,663 | 1,080,000 | ||||||||||||||
JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
|
7.750 |
10/28/20
|
750,000 | 786,424 | 776,625 |
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Principal
|
Market
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Rate
|
Date
|
Amount
|
Cost
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
Jupiter Resources Inc.
|
0.085 | % |
10/01/22
|
$ | 1,000,000 | $ | 951,730 | $ | 752,500 | ||||||||||
Jurassic Holdings III Inc
|
6.875 |
02/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,008,735 | 930,000 | ||||||||||||||
KeHE Distributors, LLC
|
7.625 |
08/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,062,008 | 1,062,500 | ||||||||||||||
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
|
8.375 |
12/15/18
|
1,000,000 | 1,032,382 | 1,030,000 | ||||||||||||||
Kindred Escrow Corp. II
|
8.750 |
01/15/23
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,076,250 | ||||||||||||||
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands B.V.
|
6.875 |
05/15/23
|
1,315,000 | 1,353,199 | 1,321,575 | ||||||||||||||
Mallinckrodt PLC
|
5.750 |
8/1/2022
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,027,500 | ||||||||||||||
MEG Energy Corporation
|
7.000 |
03/31/24
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 905,000 | ||||||||||||||
Memorial Production Partners L.P
|
6.875 |
08/01/22
|
1,000,000 | 984,855 | 760,000 | ||||||||||||||
Milacron Financial
|
7.750 |
02/15/21
|
500,000 | 500,000 | 510,000 | ||||||||||||||
Moog Inc.
|
5.250 |
12/01/22
|
511,000 | 511,000 | 517,387 | ||||||||||||||
Murray Energy Corporation
|
9.500 |
12/05/20
|
1,000,000 | 1,095,514 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Mustang Merger Corporation
|
8.500 |
08/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 997,766 | 950,000 | ||||||||||||||
Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC
|
6.500 |
04/01/19
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 752,500 | ||||||||||||||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
|
3.750 |
06/01/18
|
1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,500,000 | ||||||||||||||
Onex Corporation
|
8.500 |
10/01/22
|
352,000 | 352,000 | 352,000 | ||||||||||||||
Paperworks Industries, Inc.
|
9.500 |
08/15/19
|
1,000,000 | 1,022,258 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||
Pinnacle Operating Corporation
|
9.000 |
11/15/20
|
1,000,000 | 1,041,342 | 1,030,000 | ||||||||||||||
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
|
6.500 |
02/01/22
|
1,000,000 | 934,493 | 930,000 | ||||||||||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
|
5.375 |
12/15/21
|
1,350,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,326,375 | ||||||||||||||
Roofing Supply
|
10.000 |
06/01/20
|
754,000 | 839,667 | 747,892 | ||||||||||||||
Safway Group Holding LLC/Finance Corporation
|
7.000 |
05/15/18
|
500,000 | 500,000 | 475,000 | ||||||||||||||
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
|
5.875 |
10/01/20
|
750,000 | 750,000 | 772,500 | ||||||||||||||
Teine Energy Ltd.
|
6.875 |
09/30/22
|
900,000 | 893,009 | 693,000 | ||||||||||||||
Topaz Marine S.A.
|
8.625 |
11/01/18
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 918,800 | ||||||||||||||
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH
|
6.125 |
01/15/25
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,032,500 | ||||||||||||||
Univision Communications, Inc.
|
5.125 |
05/15/23
|
325,000 | 325,000 | 328,250 | ||||||||||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
|
7.000 |
10/01/20
|
880,000 | 881,334 | 928,400 | ||||||||||||||
Watco Companies, L.L.C.
|
6.375 |
04/01/23
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 990,000 | ||||||||||||||
Welltec A/S
|
8.000 |
02/01/19
|
750,000 | 739,850 | 697,500 | ||||||||||||||
West Corporation
|
5.375 |
07/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 980,851 | 957,500 | ||||||||||||||
William Lyon Homes
|
7.000 |
08/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,010,000 | ||||||||||||||
Woodside Homes Company, LLC
|
6.750 |
12/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,002,313 | 995,000 | ||||||||||||||
XPO Logistics, Inc.
|
7.875 |
09/01/19
|
465,000 | 465,000 | 485,925 | ||||||||||||||
Total Bonds
|
54,219,834 | 52,624,477 |
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Market
|
||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Rate
|
Date
|
Shares
|
Cost
|
Value
|
|||||||||||||||
Convertible Preferred Stock - 0.00%
|
||||||||||||||||||||
ETEX Corporation (B)
|
777 | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock - 0.05%
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
143 | 45,009 | 142,942 | |||||||||||||||||
TherOX, Inc. (B)
|
103 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total Preferred Stock
|
45,009 | 142,942 | ||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock - 0.00%
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Touchstone Health Partnership (B)
|
1,168 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
Total Common Stock
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Rule 144A Securities
|
54,264,843 | 52,767,419 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total Corporate Restricted Securities
|
$ | 237,387,283 | $ | 238,823,328 |
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Principal | Market | ||||||||||||||||
Corporate Public Securities - 18.54%: (A)
|
Rate
|
Date
|
Amount
|
Cost
|
Value | ||||||||||||||
Bank Loans - 0.79%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
American Energy - Marcellus, LLC
|
8.500 | % |
07/09/21
|
$ | 209,882 | $ | 206,909 | $ | 176,906 | ||||||||||
Aquilex Holdings LLC
|
5.000 |
12/31/20
|
294,942 | 294,304 | 287,568 | ||||||||||||||
Caelus Energy Alaska, LLC
|
8.750 |
04/15/20
|
1,000,000 | 990,783 | 875,000 | ||||||||||||||
Synarc-BioCore Holdings, LLC
|
9.250 |
03/04/22
|
1,000,000 | 990,973 | 873,750 | ||||||||||||||
Total Bank Loans
|
2,482,969 | 2,213,224 | |||||||||||||||||
Bonds - 17.41% | |||||||||||||||||||
AAR Corporation
|
7.250 | % |
01/15/22
|
$ | 2,000,000 | $ | 2,105,118 | $ | 2,160,000 | ||||||||||
Accuride Corp
|
9.500 |
08/01/18
|
1,500,000 | 1,527,926 | 1,545,000 | ||||||||||||||
ADT Corporation
|
6.250 |
10/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,033,406 | 1,027,500 | ||||||||||||||
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
5.500 |
02/15/17
|
1,500,000 | 1,516,405 | 1,575,000 | ||||||||||||||
Alta Mesa Financial Services
|
9.625 |
10/15/18
|
767,000 | 761,974 | 636,610 | ||||||||||||||
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
|
5.125 |
02/15/19
|
240,000 | 240,000 | 244,800 | ||||||||||||||
Anixter, Inc.
|
5.125 |
10/01/21
|
421,000 | 421,000 | 421,000 | ||||||||||||||
Antero Resources Corporation
|
5.375 |
11/01/21
|
800,000 | 800,000 | 774,000 | ||||||||||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental
|
9.750 |
03/15/20
|
750,000 | 750,000 | 817,500 | ||||||||||||||
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
|
5.750 |
02/01/23
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 790,000 | ||||||||||||||
Braskem Finance Ltd.
|
6.450 |
02/03/24
|
815,000 | 815,000 | 817,038 | ||||||||||||||
Calpine Corporation
|
5.750 |
01/15/25
|
700,000 | 700,000 | 708,750 | ||||||||||||||
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
|
7.625 |
01/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,005,670 | 925,000 | ||||||||||||||
CCO Holdings Capital Corporation
|
7.250 |
10/30/17
|
750,000 | 759,870 | 780,375 | ||||||||||||||
Cimarex Energy Co.
|
5.875 |
05/01/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,068,231 | 1,040,000 | ||||||||||||||
CIT Group Inc.
|
3.875 |
02/19/19
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 997,500 | ||||||||||||||
Chrysler Group, LLC
|
8.000 |
06/15/19
|
415,000 | 444,214 | 436,269 | ||||||||||||||
Chrysler Group, LLC
|
8.250 |
06/15/21
|
415,000 | 454,262 | 459,613 | ||||||||||||||
Clearwater Paper Corporation
|
4.500 |
02/01/23
|
750,000 | 743,593 | 731,250 | ||||||||||||||
Commercial Metals Company
|
4.875 |
05/15/23
|
1,500,000 | 1,502,737 | 1,432,500 | ||||||||||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.
|
7.875 |
04/15/19
|
989,000 | 1,012,577 | 1,021,142 | ||||||||||||||
CVR Refining LLC
|
6.500 |
11/01/22
|
650,000 | 629,724 | 617,500 | ||||||||||||||
Dana Holding Corporation
|
5.500 |
12/15/24
|
551,000 | 551,000 | 556,510 | ||||||||||||||
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P
|
6.750 |
01/15/22
|
465,000 | 465,000 | 454,538 | ||||||||||||||
First Data Corporation
|
11.750 |
08/15/21
|
650,000 | 650,000 | 745,875 | ||||||||||||||
Forum Energy Technologies
|
6.250 |
10/01/21
|
325,000 | 325,000 | 305,500 | ||||||||||||||
Headwaters, Inc.
|
7.625 |
04/01/19
|
850,000 | 850,148 | 886,125 | ||||||||||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.
|
3.750 |
03/15/19
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,001,250 | ||||||||||||||
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, LLC
|
5.625 |
10/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,045,000 | ||||||||||||||
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
|
5.000 |
03/01/21
|
500,000 | 500,000 | 410,000 | ||||||||||||||
Huntington Ingalls Industries
|
7.125 |
03/15/21
|
750,000 | 772,776 | 810,000 | ||||||||||||||
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
|
4.875 |
03/15/19
|
970,000 | 970,000 | 967,575 |
Shares or
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Principal
|
Market
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Public Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Rate
|
Date
|
Amount
|
Cost
|
Value
|
||||||||||||||
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
|
0.060 | % |
08/01/20
|
$ | 1,150,000 | $ | 1,170,138 | $ | 1,184,730 | ||||||||||
Lamar Media Corp.
|
5.375 |
01/15/24
|
320,000 | 320,000 | 329,600 | ||||||||||||||
Lear Corporation
|
4.750 |
01/15/23
|
750,000 | 736,378 | 748,125 | ||||||||||||||
Lennar Corporation
|
4.750 |
11/15/22
|
750,000 | 740,092 | 735,000 | ||||||||||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources, Corp.
|
9.750 |
05/15/20
|
1,500,000 | 1,561,408 | 1,185,000 | ||||||||||||||
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
|
4.875 |
12/01/24
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 977,500 | ||||||||||||||
Meritor, Inc.
|
6.750 |
06/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,045,000 | ||||||||||||||
Meritor, Inc.
|
7.875 |
03/01/26
|
669,000 | 663,403 | 1,101,759 | ||||||||||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC
|
4.500 |
10/01/20
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,005,000 | ||||||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.
|
6.250 |
07/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,022,500 | ||||||||||||||
Oasis Petroleum Inc.
|
6.875 |
03/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 910,000 | ||||||||||||||
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
|
7.875 |
11/01/18
|
1,200,000 | 1,215,751 | 1,212,000 | ||||||||||||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc.
|
7.875 |
04/01/19
|
750,000 | 744,785 | 768,750 | ||||||||||||||
Precision Drilling Corporation
|
6.625 |
11/15/20
|
750,000 | 767,687 | 675,000 | ||||||||||||||
Regency Energy Partners LP
|
5.875 |
03/01/22
|
835,000 | 822,425 | 832,913 | ||||||||||||||
Rosetta Resources Inc.
|
5.875 |
06/01/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 900,000 | ||||||||||||||
Select Medical Corporation
|
6.375 |
06/01/21
|
650,000 | 658,848 | 659,750 | ||||||||||||||
Sprint Corporation
|
7.125 |
06/15/24
|
315,000 | 315,000 | 292,950 | ||||||||||||||
Stone Energy Corporation
|
7.500 |
11/15/22
|
1,000,000 | 1,027,247 | 860,000 | ||||||||||||||
Tesoro Logistics LP
|
5.875 |
10/01/20
|
783,000 | 798,288 | 784,958 | ||||||||||||||
T-Mobile USA Inc.
|
6.375 |
03/01/25
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,016,000 | ||||||||||||||
Tronox Finance LLC
|
6.375 |
08/15/20
|
750,000 | 734,901 | 751,875 | ||||||||||||||
Unit Corporation
|
6.625 |
05/15/21
|
1,000,000 | 990,221 | 895,000 | ||||||||||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.
|
5.250 |
09/15/24
|
925,000 | 925,000 | 860,250 | ||||||||||||||
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
|
8.875 |
06/15/18
|
831,000 | 863,117 | 873,069 | ||||||||||||||
Total Bonds
|
49,430,320 | 48,767,449 | |||||||||||||||||
Common Stock - 0.34% | |||||||||||||||||||
Chase Packaging Corporation | 9,541 | $ | - | $ | 525 | ||||||||||||||
Nortek, Inc. | 175 | 1 | 14,232 | ||||||||||||||||
Supreme Industries, Inc. (B) | 131,371 | 267,319 | 927,479 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Common Stock | 267,320 | 942,236 | |||||||||||||||||
Total Corporate Public Securities | $ | 52,180,609 | $ | 51,922,909 |
Interest
|
Maturity
|
Principal
|
Fair
|
||||||||||||||
Corporate Public Securities: (A) (Continued)
|
Rate/Yield^
|
Date
|
Amount
|
Cost
|
Value
|
||||||||||||
Short-Term Securities:
|
|||||||||||||||||
Commercial Paper - 5.92%
|
|||||||||||||||||
Ameren Corporation
|
0.480 | % |
01/15/15
|
$ | 4,000,000 | $ | 3,999,253 | $ | 3,999,253 | ||||||||
PPG Industries, Inc.
|
0.520 |
01/26/15
|
4,500,000 | 4,498,375 | 4,498,375 | ||||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc.
|
0.420 |
01/05/15
|
4,100,000 | 4,099,809 | 4,099,809 | ||||||||||||
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
|
0.430 |
01/06/15
|
4,000,000 | 3,999,761 | 3,999,761 | ||||||||||||
Total Short-Term Securities
|
$ | 16,597,198 | $ | 16,597,198 | |||||||||||||
Total Investments
|
109.71 | % | $ | 306,165,090 | $ | 307,343,435 | |||||||||||
Other Assets
|
5.54 | 15,517,129 | |||||||||||||||
Liabilities
|
(15.25 | ) | (42,730,300 | ) | |||||||||||||
Total Net Assets
|
100.00 | % | $ | 280,130,264 |
(A)
|
In each of the convertible note, warrant, convertible preferred and common stock investments, the issuer has agreed to provide certain registration rights.
|
(B)
|
Non-income producing security.
|
(C)
|
Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Trustees.
|
(D)
|
Defaulted security; interest not accrued.
|
(E)
|
Illiquid securities. As of December 31, 2014, the value of these securities amounted to $186,055,909 or 66.42% of net assets.
|
Fair Value/
|
Fair Value/
|
||||||||
Industry Classification:
|
Market Value |
Market Value
|
|||||||
AEROSPACE - 2.88%
|
BROADCASTING & ENTERTAINMENT - 1.40%
|
||||||||
AAR Corporation
|
$ | 2,160,000 |
HOP Entertainment LLC
|
$ | - | ||||
Alliant Techsystems Inc.
|
1,007,500 |
Lamar Media Corp.
|
329,600 | ||||||
Merex Holding Corporation
|
1,621,963 |
Money Mailer
|
2,569,146 | ||||||
Moog Inc.
|
517,387 |
Sundance Investco LLC
|
- | ||||||
Whitcraft Holdings, Inc.
|
2,770,801 |
Unitymedia KabelBW GmbH
|
1,032,500 | ||||||
8,077,651 | 3,931,246 | ||||||||
AUTOMOBILE - 8.01%
|
BUILDINGS & REAL ESTATE - 3.90%
|
||||||||
Accuride Corp
|
1,545,000 |
ACP Cascade Holdings LLC
|
- | ||||||
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
|
244,800 |
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
|
1,035,000 | ||||||
Avis Budget Car Rental
|
817,500 |
Lennar Corporation
|
735,000 | ||||||
CG Holdings Manufacturing Company
|
3,963,587 |
Pearlman Enterprises, Inc.
|
1,778,100 | ||||||
Chrysler Group, LLC
|
895,882 |
Ply Gem Industries, Inc.
|
930,000 | ||||||
Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.
|
1,021,142 |
Safway Group Holding LLC/Finance Corporation
|
475,000 | ||||||
Dana Holding Corporation
|
556,510 |
Sunrise Windows Holding Company
|
3,641,053 | ||||||
DPL Holding Corporation
|
4,182,667 |
TruStile Doors, Inc.
|
318,043 | ||||||
Grakon Parent
|
3,490,567 |
William Lyon Homes
|
1,010,000 | ||||||
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
|
613,634 |
Woodside Homes Company, LLC
|
995,000 | ||||||
International Automotive Component
|
1,042,500 | 10,917,196 | |||||||
J A C Holding Enterprises, Inc.
|
693,540 |
CHEMICAL, PLASTICS & RUBBER - 3.20%
|
|||||||
K & N Parent, Inc.
|
470,280 |
Capital Specialty Plastics, Inc.
|
1,531,219 | ||||||
Lear Corporation
|
748,125 |
Cornerstone Chemical Company
|
765,000 | ||||||
Meritor, Inc.
|
2,146,759 |
INEOS Group Holdings PLC
|
459,538 | ||||||
22,432,493 |
Nicoat Acquisitions LLC
|
1,830,030 | |||||||
BEVERAGE, DRUG & FOOD - 7.59%
|
Omnova Solutions, Inc.
|
1,212,000 | |||||||
1492 Acquisition LLC
|
1,839,066 |
Polytex Holdings LLC
|
2,426,257 | ||||||
Eatem Holding Company
|
3,747,217 |
Tronox Finance LLC
|
751,875 | ||||||
F F C Holding Corporation
|
636,196 | 8,975,919 | |||||||
GenNx Novel Holding, Inc.
|
3,427,273 |
CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 10.12%
|
|||||||
Golden County Foods Holding, Inc.
|
- |
AMS Holding LLC
|
695,242 | ||||||
Hospitality Mints Holding Company
|
2,299,198 |
Bravo Sports Holding Corporation
|
2,304,998 | ||||||
Impact Confections
|
2,615,262 |
Clearwater Paper Corporation
|
731,250 | ||||||
JBS USA Holdings, Inc.
|
776,625 |
Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc.
|
771,084 | ||||||
JMH Investors LLC
|
2,496,398 |
gloProfessional Holdings, Inc.
|
3,206,193 | ||||||
KeHE Distributors, LLC
|
1,062,500 |
GTI Holding Company
|
1,670,615 | ||||||
Pinnacle Operating Corporation
|
1,030,000 |
Handi Quilter Holding Company
|
3,478,295 | ||||||
Spartan Foods Holding Company
|
1,335,946 |
HHI Group, LLC
|
3,217,039 | ||||||
21,265,681 |
K N B Holdings Corporation
|
181,188 | |||||||
Manhattan Beachwear Holding Company
|
3,255,086 |
Fair Value/ | Fair Value/ | ||||||||
Industry Classification: (Continued)
|
Market Value | Market Value | |||||||
NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
O E C Holding Corporation
|
$
|
1,436,529
|
||||
Perry Ellis International, Inc.
|
768,750
|
PPG Industries, Inc.
|
4,498,375
|
||||||
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
|
1,326,375
|
Strahman Holdings Inc
|
2,369,628
|
||||||
R A J Manufacturing Holdings LLC
|
941,226
|
Truck Bodies & Equipment International
|
2,641,086
|
||||||
Tranzonic Holdings LLC
|
3,416,999
|
32,383,565
|
|||||||
Xerium Technologies, Inc.
|
873,069
|
DIVERSIFIED/CONGLOMERATE, SERVICE - 7.83%
|
|||||||
28,337,409
|
A S C Group, Inc.
|
2,741,674
|
|||||||
CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 1.43%
|
A W X Holdings Corporation
|
367,500
|
|||||||
Beverage Packaging Holdings
|
711,750
|
ADT Corporation
|
1,027,500
|
||||||
Chase Packaging Corporation
|
525
|
Advanced Technologies Holdings
|
1,026,465
|
||||||
Paperworks Industries, Inc.
|
1,000,000
|
Church Services Holding Company
|
1,559,583
|
||||||
Rose City Holding Company
|
273,810
|
Clough, Harbour and Associates
|
502,917
|
||||||
SMB Machinery Holdings, Inc.
|
1,448,710
|
Crane Rental Corporation
|
1,611,246
|
||||||
Vitex Packaging Group, Inc.
|
566,783
|
EPM Holding Company
|
1,295,164
|
||||||
4,001,578
|
Hilton Worldwide Holdings, LLC
|
1,045,000
|
|||||||
DISTRIBUTION - 4.56%
|
Hub International Ltd.
|
995,000
|
|||||||
ARI Holding Corporation
|
4,234,517
|
HVAC Holdings, Inc.
|
3,254,396
|
||||||
Blue Wave Products, Inc.
|
1,743,599
|
Insurance Claims Management, Inc.
|
523,696
|
||||||
BP SCI LLC
|
958,326
|
Mail Communications Group, Inc.
|
418,527
|
||||||
HD Supply, Inc.
|
269,638
|
Northwest Mailing Services, Inc.
|
604,157
|
||||||
Signature Systems Holdings Company
|
2,359,169
|
Onex Corporation
|
352,000
|
||||||
WP Supply Holding Corporation
|
3,209,149
|
PPC Event Services
|
2,622,883
|
||||||
12,774,398
|
Roofing Supply
|
747,892
|
|||||||
DIVERSIFIED/CONGLOMERATE, MANUFACTURING -
|
Safety Infrastructure Solutions
|
474,633
|
|||||||
11.56%
|
Sirius XM Radio Inc.
|
772,500
|
|||||||
Advanced Manufacturing Enterprises LLC
|
3,152,580
|
21,942,733
|
|||||||
Amsted Industries
|
505,700
|
ELECTRONICS - 0.87%
|
|||||||
Arrow Tru-Line Holdings, Inc.
|
312,809
|
Anixter, Inc.
|
421,000
|
||||||
CTP Transportation Products, LLC
|
669,925
|
Belden Inc.
|
393,600
|
||||||
Dunn Paper
|
3,472,281
|
Connecticut Electric, Inc.
|
1,628,314
|
||||||
F G I Equity LLC
|
1,285,065
|
2,442,914
|
|||||||
G C Holdings
|
351,591
|
FINANCIAL SERVICES - 4.28%
|
|||||||
Hartland Controls Holding Corporation
|
3,047,579
|
Ally Financial, Inc.
|
1,717,942
|
||||||
Hi-Rel Group LLC
|
2,096,470
|
Alta Mesa Financial Services
|
636,610
|
||||||
Janus Group Holdings LLC
|
3,610,103
|
Ashtead Group plc
|
409,063
|
||||||
J.B. Poindexter Co., Inc.
|
1,080,000
|
Braskem Finance Ltd.
|
817,038
|
||||||
K P I Holdings, Inc.
|
889,612
|
CIT Group Inc.
|
997,500
|
||||||
Mustang Merger Corporation
|
950,000
|
Consolidated Energy Finance S.A.
|
925,693
|
||||||
Nortek, Inc.
|
14,232
|
Harron Communications, L.P.
|
545,000
|
Fair Value/ | Fair Value/ | ||||||||
Industry Classification: (Continued)
|
Market Value | Market Value | |||||||
Icahn Enterprises L.P.
|
$
|
2,152,305
|
NetShape Technologies, Inc.
|
$
|
2,438,274
|
||||
Jurassic Holdings III Inc
|
930,000
|
Supreme Industries, Inc.
|
927,479
|
||||||
LBC Tank Terminals Holding Netherlands B.V.
|
1,321,575
|
Welltec A/S
|
697,500
|
||||||
Nielsen Finance LLC
|
1,005,000
|
12,699,964
|
|||||||
REVSpring, Inc.
|
537,556
|
MEDICAL DEVICES/BIOTECH - 0.54%
|
|||||||
11,995,282
|
ETEX Corporation
|
-
|
|||||||
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION & CHILDCARE - 7.67%
|
Mallinckrodt PLC
|
1,027,500
|
|||||||
American Hospice Management Holding LLC
|
2,511,184
|
MedSystems Holdings LLC
|
490,708
|
||||||
CHG Alternative Education Holding Company
|
3,204,859
|
MicroGroup, Inc.
|
-
|
||||||
ECG Consulting Group
|
2,778,989
|
TherOX, Inc.
|
-
|
||||||
ERG Holding Company LLC
|
2,088,112
|
1,518,208
|
|||||||
GD Dental Services LLC
|
313,636
|
MINING, STEEL, IRON & NON-PRECIOUS
|
|||||||
Healthcare Direct Holding Company
|
2,475,660
|
METALS - 0.87%
|
|||||||
HCA Holdings, Inc.
|
1,001,250
|
Commercial Metals Company
|
1,432,500
|
||||||
Kindred Escrow Corp. II
|
1,076,250
|
Murray Energy Corporation
|
1,000,000
|
||||||
Select Medical Corporation
|
659,750
|
2,432,500
|
|||||||
Synarc-BioCore Holdings, LLC
|
873,750
|
NATURAL RESOURCES - 0.63%
|
|||||||
Synteract Holdings Corporation
|
3,968,704
|
Caelus Energy Alaska, LLC
|
875,000
|
||||||
Touchstone Health Partnership
|
-
|
Headwaters, Inc.
|
886,125
|
||||||
Wheaton Holding Corporation
|
523,305
|
1,761,125
|
|||||||
21,475,449
|
OIL & GAS - 8.76%
|
||||||||
HOME & OFFICE FURNISHINGS, HOUSEWARES
|
American Energy - Marcellus, LLC
|
176,906
|
|||||||
& DURABLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 1.25%
|
American Energy – Permian Basin, LLC
|
709,275
|
|||||||
Airxcel Holdings
|
3,495,430
|
American Energy – Woodford Holdings, LLC
|
263,680
|
||||||
Transpac Holding Company
|
-
|
Antero Resources Corporation
|
774,000
|
||||||
Wellborn Forest Holding Company
|
-
|
Avantech Testing Services LLC
|
1,733,752
|
||||||
3,495,430
|
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
|
790,000
|
|||||||
LEISURE, AMUSEMENT & ENTERTAINMENT - 1.14%
|
California Resources Corporation
|
819,650
|
|||||||
CTM Holding, Inc.
|
3,188,534
|
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
|
925,000
|
||||||
Cimarex Energy Co.
|
1,040,000
|
||||||||
MACHINERY - 4.53%
|
CITGO Petroleum Corporation
|
938,875
|
|||||||
ABC Industries, Inc.
|
1,064,533
|
CVR Refining LLC
|
617,500
|
||||||
Arch Global Precision LLC
|
3,282,228
|
Exopack LLC
|
1,030,000
|
||||||
E S P Holdco, Inc.
|
592,373
|
Forum Energy Technologies
|
305,500
|
||||||
Milacron Financial
|
510,000
|
Hercules Offshore, Inc.
|
460,000
|
||||||
Motion Controls Holdings
|
3,187,577
|
Hilcorp Energy Company
|
1,168,625
|
||||||
M V I Holding, Inc.
|
-
|
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
|
410,000
|
Fair Value/ | Fair Value/ | ||||||||
Industry Classification: (Continued)
|
Market Value | Market Value | |||||||
Jupiter Resources Inc.
|
$
|
752,500
|
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.93%
|
||||||
Magnum Hunter Resources, Corp.
|
1,185,000
|
All Current Holding Company
|
$
|
511,162
|
|||||
MarkWest Energy Partners, L.P.
|
977,500
|
Altice S.A.
|
1,001,875
|
||||||
MEG Energy Corporation
|
905,000
|
CCO Holdings Capital Corporation
|
780,375
|
||||||
Memorial Production Partners L.P
|
760,000
|
Commscope Holdings Inc.
|
515,000
|
||||||
Niska Gas Storage Partners LLC
|
752,500
|
Sprint Corporation
|
292,950
|
||||||
Oasis Petroleum Inc.
|
910,000
|
T-Mobile USA Inc.
|
1,016,000
|
||||||
Petroplex Inv Holdings LLC
|
408,543
|
Univision Communications, Inc.
|
328,250
|
||||||
Precision Drilling Corporation
|
675,000
|
West Corporation
|
957,500
|
||||||
Regency Energy Partners LP
|
832,913
|
5,403,112
|
|||||||
Rosetta Resources Inc.
|
900,000
|
TRANSPORTATION - 5.29%
|
|||||||
Stone Energy Corporation
|
860,000
|
Huntington Ingalls Industries
|
1,827,500
|
||||||
Teine Energy Ltd.
|
693,000
|
Kenan Advantage Group, Inc.
|
1,030,000
|
||||||
Unit Corporation
|
895,000
|
MNX Holding Company
|
2,879,577
|
||||||
WPX Energy, Inc.
|
860,250
|
NABCO, Inc.
|
-
|
||||||
24,529,969
|
Ryder System, Inc.
|
4,099,809
|
|||||||
PHARMACEUTICALS - 2.99%
|
Tesoro Logistics LP
|
784,958
|
|||||||
Clarion Brands Holding Corp.
|
3,501,772
|
Topaz Marine S.A.
|
918,800
|
||||||
CorePharma LLC
|
1,065,557
|
VP Holding Company
|
1,793,453
|
||||||
Endo Finance LLC
|
980,000
|
Watco Companies, L.L.C.
|
990,000
|
||||||
Forest Laboratories, Inc.
|
1,911,408
|
XPO Logistics, Inc.
|
485,925
|
||||||
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
|
928,400
|
14,810,022
|
|||||||
8,387,137
|
UTILITIES - 3.47%
|
||||||||
PUBLISHING/PRINTING - 0.32%
|
Ameren Corporation
|
3,999,253
|
|||||||
Newark Group, Inc.
|
904,782
|
Calpine Corporation
|
708,750
|
||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.
|
1,022,500
|
||||||||
RETAIL STORES - 0.16%
|
South Carolina Electric & Gas Company
|
3,999,761
|
|||||||
Ferrellgas Partners, L.P
|
454,538
|
9,730,264
|
|||||||
WASTE MANAGEMENT/POLLUTION - 1.73%
|
|||||||||
TECHNOLOGY - 0.80%
|
Aquilex Holdings LLC
|
287,568
|
|||||||
Audatex North America, Inc.
|
451,203
|
MES Partners, Inc.
|
2,633,226
|
||||||
First Data Corporation
|
745,875
|
Torrent Group Holdings, Inc.
|
1,923,846
|
||||||
Smart Source Holdings LLC
|
1,032,618
|
4,844,640
|
|||||||
2,229,696
|
|||||||||
Total Investments - 109.71%
|
$ | 307,343,435 |
1. | History | Determination of Fair Value | |
Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) commenced operations in 1971 as a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated November 14, 1985, approved by shareholders, the Trust was reorganized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, effective November 28, 1985.
The Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), acts as its investment adviser. The Trust’s investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a fixed yield and at the same time offering an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust’s principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations. Such direct placement securities may, in some cases, be accompanied by equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks. The Trust typically purchases these investments, which are not publicly tradable, directly from their issuers in private placement transactions. These investments are typically mezzanine debt instruments with accompanying private equity securities made to small or middle market companies. In addition, the Trust may invest, subject to certain limitations, in marketable investment grade debt securities (including high yield securities), other marketable debt and marketable common stocks. Below-investment grade or high yield securities have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer to pay interest and repay capital.
On January 27, 1998, the Board of Trustees authorized the formation of a wholly- owned subsidiary of the Trust (“CI Subsidiary Trust”) for the purpose of holding certain investments. The results of CI Subsidiary Trust are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements. Footnote 2.D below discusses the Federal tax consequences of the CI Subsidiary Trust.
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The determination of the fair value of the Trust’s investments is the responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The Trustees have adopted procedures for the valuation of the Trust’s securities and has delegated responsibility for applying those procedures to Babson Capital. Babson Capital has established a Pricing Committee which is responsible for setting the guidelines used in following the procedures adopted by the Trustees and ensuring that those guidelines are being followed. Babson Capital considers all relevant factors that are reasonably available, through either public information or information directly available to Babson Capital, when determining the fair value of a security. The Trustees meet at least once each quarter to approve the value of the Trust’s portfolio securities as of the close of business on the last business day of the preceding quarter. This valuation requires the approval of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Babson Capital. In approving valuations, the Trustees will consider reports by Babson Capital analyzing each portfolio security in accordance with the procedures and guidelines referred to above, which include the relevant factors referred to below. Babson Capital has agreed to provide such reports to the Trustees at least quarterly. The consolidated financial statements include private placement restricted securities valued at $186,055,909 (66.42% of net assets) as of December 31, 2014 whose values have been estimated by the Trustees based on the process described above in the absence of readily ascertainable market values. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the differences could be material.
Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value:
Corporate Public Securities – Bank Loans, Corporate Bonds, Preferred Stocks and Common Stocks
The Trust uses external independent third-party pricing services to determine the fair values of its Corporate Public Securities. At December 31, 2014, 100% of the carrying value of these investments was from external pricing services. In the event that the primary pricing service does not provide a price, the Trust utilizes the pricing provided by a secondary pricing service.
Public debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Trust’s pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where significant market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where significant market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal underlying prepayments, collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value. |
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2. | Significant Accounting Policies | ||
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by the Trust in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
The Trustees have determined that the Trust is an investment company in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 946, Financial Services - Investment Companies, for the purpose of financial reporting.
A. Fair Value Measurements:
Under U.S. GAAP, fair value represents the price that should be received to sell an asset (exit price) in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date.
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The Trust’s investments in bank loans are normally valued at the bid quotation obtained from dealers in loans by an independent pricing service in accordance with the Trust’s valuation policies and procedures approved by the Trustees.
Public equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sales price of that day.
Annually, Babson Capital conducts reviews of the primary pricing vendors to validate that the inputs used in that vendor’s pricing process are deemed to be market observable as defined in the standard. While Babson Capital is not provided access to proprietary models of the vendors, the reviews have included on-site walk-throughs of the pricing process, methodologies and control procedures for each asset class and level for which prices are provided. The review also includes an examination of the underlying inputs and assumptions for a sample of individual securities across asset classes, credit rating levels and various durations, a process Babson Capital continues to perform annually. In addition, the pricing vendors have an established challenge process in place for all security valuations, which facilitates identification and resolution of prices that fall outside expected ranges. Babson Capital believes that the prices received from the pricing vendors are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement date (exit prices) and are classified appropriately in the hierarchy.
Corporate Restricted Securities – Corporate Bonds
The fair value of certain notes is determined using an internal model that discounts the anticipated cash flows of those notes using a specific discount rate. Changes to that discount rate are driven by changes in general interest rates, probabilities of default and credit adjustments. The discount rate used within the models to discount the future anticipated cash flows is considered a significant unobservable input. Significant increases/(decreases) in the discount rate would result in a significant (decrease)/increase to the notes’ fair value.
The fair value of certain distressed notes is based on an enterprise waterfall methodology which is discussed in the equity security valuation section below.
Corporate Restricted Securities – Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Partnerships & LLC’s
The fair value of equity securities is determined using an enterprise waterfall methodology. Under this methodology, the enterprise value of the company is first estimated and that value is then allocated to the company’s outstanding debt and equity securities based on the documented priority of each class of securities in the capital structure. Generally, the waterfall proceeds from senior debt tranches of the capital structure to senior then junior subordinated debt, followed by each class of preferred stock and finally the common stock.
To estimate a company’s enterprise value, the company’s trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is multiplied by a valuation multiple. A discount for lack of marketability is applied to the end result.
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Both the company’s EBITDA and valuation multiple are considered significant unobservable inputs. Significant increases/ (decreases) to the company’s EBITDA and/or valuation multiple would result in significant increases/(decreases) to the equity value. An increase/(decrease) to the discount would result in a (decrease)/increase to the equity value.
Short-Term Securities
Short-term securities, of sufficient credit quality, with more than sixty days to maturity are valued at fair value, using external independent third-party services. Short-term securities having a maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
The following table represents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of December 31, 2014.
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Valuation
|
Unobservable
|
Weighted
|
|||||||||
Technique
|
Inputs
|
Range
|
Average
|
||||||||
Corporate
|
Discounted
|
Discount
|
8.0% to
|
12.8%
|
|||||||
Bonds
|
Cash Flows
|
Rate
|
16.1%
|
||||||||
Equity
|
Market
|
Valuation
|
4.5x to
|
7.5x
|
|||||||
Securities
|
Approach
|
Multiple
|
11.6x
|
||||||||
Discount for
|
0% to
|
3.1%
|
|||||||||
lack of
|
24%
|
||||||||||
marketability
|
|||||||||||
EBITDA
|
$3.2 million to
|
21.1 million
|
|||||||||
$135.6 million
|
|||||||||||
Fair Value Hierarchy
The Trust categorizes its investments measured at fair value in three levels, based on the inputs and assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
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Assets:
|
Total
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
||||||||||||
Restricted Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
$ | 183,786,907 | $ | - | $ | 52,624,477 | $ | 131,162,430 | ||||||||
Common Stock - U.S.
|
20,112,954 | - | - | 20,112,954 | ||||||||||||
Preferred Stock
|
12,909,534 | - | 142,942 | 12,766,592 | ||||||||||||
Partnerships and LLCs
|
22,013,933 | - | - | 22,013,933 | ||||||||||||
Public Securities
|
||||||||||||||||
Bank Loans
|
2,213,224 | - | 2,213,224 | - | ||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
48,767,449 | - | 48,767,449 | - | ||||||||||||
Common Stock - U.S.
|
942,236 | 942,236 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Short-term Securities
|
16,597,198 | - | 16,597,198 | - | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 307,343,435 | $ | 942,236 | $ | 120,345,290 | $ | 186,055,909 |
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|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beginning
balance |
Included in
|
Transfers
|
Transfers out
|
Ending
balance at |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assets:
|
at 12/31/2013
|
earnings
|
Purchases
|
Sales
|
Prepayments
|
into Level 3
|
of Level 3
|
12/31/2014
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Restricted Securities
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
$ | 136,364,924 | $ | 5,818,417 | $ | 44,571,146 | $ | (20,501,551 | ) | $ | (35,090,506 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 131,162,430 | ||||||||||||||
Common Stock - U.S.
|
23,299,991 | 8,329,499 | 3,126,274 | (14,642,810 | ) | - | - | - | 20,112,954 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred Stock
|
14,778,114 | 1,900,956 | 2,952,135 | (6,864,613 | ) | - | - | - | 12,766,592 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Partnerships and LLCs
|
21,275,734 | 2,201,087 | 4,940,390 | (6,403,278 | ) | - | - | - | 22,013,933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
$ | 195,718,763 | $ | 18,249,959 | $ | 55,589,945 | $ | (48,412,252 | ) | $ | (35,090,506 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 186,055,909 |
Net Increase in Net
|
Change in Unrealized Gains
|
|||||||
Assets Resulting from
|
in Net Assets from assets
|
|||||||
Operations
|
still held
|
|||||||
Interest (Amortization)
|
$ | 665,766 | $ | - | ||||
Net realized loss on
|
||||||||
investments before taxes
|
12,794,596 | - | ||||||
Net change in unrealized
|
||||||||
depreciation of investments
|
||||||||
before taxes.
|
4,789,597 | 4,852,796 |
B. Accounting for Investments:
Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds held using the yield- to-maturity method. The Trust does not accrue income when payment is delinquent and when management believes payment is questionable.
Realized gains and losses on investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported for financial statement and Federal income tax purposes on the identified cost method.
C. Use of Estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
D. Federal Income Taxes:
The Trust has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code, and intends to maintain this qualification and to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income to its shareholders. In any year when net long-term capital gains are realized by the Trust, management, after evaluating the prevailing economic conditions, will recommend that the Trustees either designate the net realized long-term gains as undistributed and pay the Federal capital gains taxes thereon or distribute all or a portion of such net gains. In 2014, the fund incurred $3,541,164 of tax as a result of retaining capital gains.
The Trust is taxed as a regulated investment company and is therefore limited as to the amount of non- qualified income that it may receive as the result of operating a trade or business, e.g. the Trust’s pro rata share of income allocable to the Trust by a partnership operating company. The Trust’s violation of this limitation could result in the loss of its status as a regulated investment company, thereby subjecting all of its net income and capital gains to corporate taxes prior to distribution to its shareholders. The Trust, from time-to-time, identifies investment opportunities in the securities of entities that could cause such trade or business income to be allocable to the Trust. The CI Subsidiary Trust (described in Footnote 1 above) was formed in order to allow investment in such securities without adversely affecting the Trust’s status as a regulated investment company.
Net investment income and net realized gains or losses of the Trust as presented under U.S. GAAP may differ from distributable taxable earnings due to earnings from the CI Subsidiary Trust as well as certain permanent and temporary differences in the recognition of income and realized gains or losses on certain investments. Permanent differences will result in reclassifications to the capital accounts. In 2014, the Trust decreased undistributed net investment income by $184,393, decreased accumulated net realized gains by $8,406,814, increased retained net realized gain on investments by $9,562,441 and decreased additional paid in capital by $971,234 to more accurately display the Trust’s capital financial position on a tax-basis in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These re-classifications had no impact on net asset value.
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The CI Subsidiary Trust is not taxed as a regulated investment company. Accordingly, prior to the Trust receiving any distributions from the CI Subsidiary Trust, all of the CI Subsidiary Trust’s taxable income and realized gains, including non-qualified income and realized gains, is subject to taxation at prevailing corporate tax rates.
The components of income taxes included in the consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2014 were as follows:
|
|||||
Income tax expense (benefit)
|
||||||
Current:
|
||||||
Federal
|
$ | 736,835 | ||||
State
|
50,103 | |||||
Total current
|
786,938 | |||||
Deferred:
|
||||||
Federal
|
$ | 169,346 | ||||
State
|
4,052 | |||||
Total deferred
|
173,398 | |||||
Total income tax expense from continuing operations
|
$ | 960,336 | ||||
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis.
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2014 were as follows:
|
||||||
Deferred tax liabilities:
|
||||||
Unrealized gain on investments |
1,154,830
|
|||||
Total deferred tax liabilities |
1,154,830
|
|||||
Net deferred tax liability
|
$ |
(1,154,830)
|
||||
The Trust recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If this threshold is met, the Trust measures the tax benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Trust has evaluated and determined that the tax positions did not have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2014.
A reconciliation of the differences between the Trust’s income tax expense and the amount computed by applying the prevailing U.S. Federal tax rate to pretax income for the year ended December 31, 2014 is as follows:
|
Amount
|
Percentage
|
3. |
Investment Services Contract
A. Services:
Under an Investment Services Contract (the “Contract”) with the Trust, Babson Capital agrees to use its best efforts to present to the Trust a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Trust. Babson Capital represents the Trust in any negotiations with issuers, investment banking firms, securities brokers or dealers and other institutions or investors relating to the Trust’s investments. Under the Contract, Babson Capital also provides administration of the day-to-day operations of the Trust and provides the Trust with office space and office equipment, accounting and bookkeeping services, and necessary executive, clerical and secretarial personnel for the performance of the foregoing services.
B. Fee:
For its services under the Contract, Babson Capital is paid a quarterly investment advisory fee of 0.3125% of the net asset value of the Trust as of the last business day of each fiscal quarter, which is approximately equal to 1.25% annually. A majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Babson Capital, approve the valuation of the Trust’s net assets as of such day.
|
|||||||
Provision for income taxes at
|
||||||||||
the U.S. federal rate
|
$
|
863,858 |
34.00%
|
|
||||||
State tax, net of federal effect
|
92,230 |
3.36%
|
|
|||||||
Change in valuation allowance
|
0 |
0%
|
|
|||||||
Other
|
4,248 |
|
0.95%
|
|
||||||
Income tax expense
|
$
|
960,336 |
38.58%
|
|
||||||
Each of the Trust’s Federal tax returns for the prior three fiscal years remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service.
E. Distributions to Shareholders:
The Trust records distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, on the ex-dividend date. The Trust’s net investment income dividend is declared four times per year, in April, July, October, and December. The Trust’s net realized capital gain distribution, if any, is declared in December.
The components of capital shown in the following table represent the Trust’s undistributed net investment income, undistributed net capital gain, losses the Trust may be able to offset against gains in future taxable years, as well as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on securities and other fund investments, if any, at December 31, 2014, each of which is determined on a U.S. Federal tax basis:
|
Net Unrealized
|
|||||||||||||||
Appreciation
|
4. |
Senior Secured Indebtedness
MassMutual holds the Trust’s $30,000,000 Senior Fixed Rate Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued by the Trust on November 15, 2007. The Note is due November 15, 2017 and accrues interest at 5.28% per annum. MassMutual, at its option, can convert the principal amount of the Note into common shares. The dollar amount of principal would be converted into an equivalent dollar amount of common shares based upon the average price of the common shares for ten business days prior to the notice of conversion. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Trust incurred total interest expense on the Note of $1,584,000.
The Trust may redeem the Note, in whole or in part, at the principal amount proposed to be redeemed together with the accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the redemption date plus a Make Whole Premium. The Make Whole Premium equals the excess of (i) the present value of the scheduled payments of principal and interest which the Trust would have paid but for the proposed redemption, discounted at the rate of interest of U.S. Treasury obligations whose maturity approximates that of the Note plus 0.50% over (ii) the principal of the Note proposed to be redeemed.
Management estimates that the fair value of the Note was $32,463,970 as of December 31, 2014.
|
|||||||||||||
Undistributed
|
(Depreciation)
|
||||||||||||||
(Overdistributed)
|
Undistributed
|
Accumulated
|
on Securities
|
||||||||||||
Net Investment
|
Net Capital
|
Loss
|
and Other
|
||||||||||||
Income
|
Gain
|
Carryforward
|
Investments
|
||||||||||||
$
|
2,112,023 |
$
|
0
|
$
|
0 |
|
$
|
1,132,585 | |||||||
The tax character of distributions declared during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:
|
|||||||||||||||
Distributions paid from:
|
2014
|
2013
|
|||||||||||||
Ordinary Income
|
$
|
23,378,280 |
$
|
23,206,251 | |||||||||||
Long-term Capital Gains
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments
|
7. Aggregate Remuneration Paid to Officers, Trustees and Their Affiliated Persons
For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Trust paid its Trustees aggregate remuneration of $330,600. During the year, the Trust did not pay any compensation to any of its Trustees who are “interested persons” (as defined by the 1940 Act) of the Trust. The Trust classifies Messrs. Noreen and Joyal as “interested persons” of the Trust.
All of the Trust’s officers are employees of Babson Capital. Pursuant to the Contract, the Trust does not compensate its officers who are employees of Babson Capital (except for the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust unless assumed by Babson Capital). For the year ended December 31, 2014, Babson Capital paid the compensation of the Chief Compliance Officer of the Trust.
Mr. Noreen, one of the Trust’s Trustees, is an “affiliated person” (as defined by the 1940 Act) of MassMutual and Babson Capital.
The Trust did not make any payments to Babson Capital for the year ended December 31, 2014, other than amounts payable to Babson Capital pursuant to the Contract.
8. Certifications
As required under New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Corporate Governance Rules, the Trust’s principal executive officer has certified to the NYSE that he was not aware, as of the certification date, of any violation by the Trust of the NYSE’s Corporate Governance listing standards. In addition, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and related SEC rules, the Trust’s principal executive and principal financial officers have made quarterly certifications, included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms N-CSR and N-Q, relating to, among other things, the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, as applicable.
9. Subsequent Events
The Trust has evaluated the possibility of subsequent events existing in this report through February 26, 2015. The Trust has determined that there are no material events that would require recognition or disclosure in this report through this date.
|
||||||||
For the year ended
|
|||||||||
12/31/2014
|
|||||||||
Cost of Investments Acquired
|
Proceeds
from
Sales or
Maturities
|
||||||||
Corporate restricted securities
|
$
|
94,829,953 |
$
|
94,376,523 | |||||
Corporate public securities
|
17,023,147
|
20,311,682
|
|||||||
The aggregate cost of investments is substantially the same for financial reporting and Federal income tax purposes as of December 31, 2014. The net unrealized appreciation of investments for financial reporting and Federal tax purposes as of December 31, 2014 is $1,178,345 and consists of $29,502,308 appreciation and $28,323,963 depreciation.
|
|||||||||
Net unrealized appreciation of investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflects the balance net of a deferred tax accrual of $1,154,830 on net unrealized gains on the CI Subsidiary Trust.
|
|||||||||
6. Quarterly Results of Investment Operations (Unaudited)
|
|||||||||
March 31, 2014
|
|||||||||
Amount
|
Per Share
|
||||||||
Investment income
|
$
|
7,550,489
|
|||||||
Net investment income
|
5,937,333
|
$
|
0.31
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
|||||||||
gain on investments (net of taxes)
|
2,149,186
|
0.11
|
|||||||
June 30, 2014
|
|||||||||
Amount
|
Per Share
|
||||||||
Investment income
|
$
|
6,973,819
|
|||||||
Net investment income
|
5,430,279
|
$
|
0.28
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
|||||||||
gain on investments (net of taxes)
|
10,131,390 |
|
0.52
|
|
|||||
September 30, 2014
|
|||||||||
Amount
|
Per Share
|
||||||||
Investment income
|
$
|
8,508,910
|
|||||||
Net investment income
|
6,973,871
|
$
|
0.36
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
|||||||||
gain on investments (net of taxes)
|
(474,585
|
) |
(0.02
|
) | |||||
December 31, 2014
|
|||||||||
Amount
|
Per Share
|
||||||||
Investment income
|
$
|
7,162,293
|
|||||||
Net investment income
|
5,643,463
|
$
|
0.29
|
||||||
Net realized and unrealized
|
|||||||||
gain on investments (net of taxes)
|
(3,035,775)
|
(0.16
|
) |
KPMG LLP
Two Financial Center
60 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
|
|||
The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of Babson Capital Corporate Investors
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”), including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the consolidated selected financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These consolidated financial statements and consolidated selected financial highlights are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and consolidated selected financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements and consolidated selected financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2014, by correspondence with custodian and counterparties. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and consolidated selected financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Babson Capital Corporate Investors as of December 31, 2014, the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the consolidated changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the consolidated selected financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
|
|||
February 25, 2015
|
|||
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex
|
Other Directorships
Held by Director
|
Clifford M. Noreen* (57)
Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee, Chairman / Nominee
|
Term expires
2015; Trustee
since 2009
|
President of Babson Capital (since 2008), Vice Chairman (2007-2008), Member of the Board of Managers (since 2006), Managing Director (since 2000), Babson Capital; President (2005-2009), Vice President (1993-2005) of the Trust.
|
2 |
Chairman and Trustee (since 2009), President (2005-2009), Vice President (1993-2009), Babson Capital Participation Investors; President (since 2009), Senior Vice President (1996-2009), HYP Management LLC (LLC Manager); Director (2005-2013), MassMutual Corporate Value Limited (investment company); Director (2005- 2013), MassMutual Corporate Value Partners Limited (investment company); Director (since 2008), Jefferies Finance LLC (a finance company); Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (since 2009), Manager (since 2007), MMC Equipment Finance LLC; Director (since 2011), Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC (investment advisory firm); Chairman (since 2009), Trustee (since 2005), President (2005-2009), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust; and Member of Investment Committee (since 1999), Diocese of Springfield; and Member of Investment Committee (since 2015), Baystate Health Systems
|
*
|
Mr. Noreen is classified as an “interested person” of the Trust and Babson Capital (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) because of his position as an Officer of the Trust and President of Babson Capital.
|
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex
|
Other Directorships
Held by Director
|
Robert E. Joyal* (71)
Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee | Term expires
2016; Trustee
since 2003
|
Retired (since 2003); President (2001-2003), Babson Capital; and President (1993 - 2003) of the Trust.
|
91 |
Trustee (since 2003), President (1993-2003), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Director (2006- 2014), Jefferies Group, Inc. (financial services); Director (2003-2010), Alabama Aircraft Industries, Inc. (aircraft maintenance and overhaul); Director (2007-2011), Scottish Re Group Ltd. (global life reinsurance specialist); Trustee (since 2003), MassMutual Select Funds (an open-end investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2003), MML Series Investment Fund (an open-end investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Series Investment Fund II (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual); Director (since 2012), Ormat Technologies, Inc. (a geothermal energy company); Director (since 2013), Leucadia National Corporation (holding company owning businesses ranging from insurance to telecommunications); and Director (since 2013), Baring Asset Management Korea Limited (company that engages in asset management, business administration and investment management).
|
*
|
Mr. Joyal retired as President of Babson Capital in June 2003. In addition and as noted above, Mr. Joyal is a director of Leucadia National Corporation, which is the parent company of Jefferies Group, Inc., and a former Director of Jefferies Group, Inc., which has a wholly-owned broker-dealer subsidiary that may execute portfolio transactions and/or engage in principal transactions with the Trust, other investment companies advised by Babson Capital or any other advisory accounts over which Babson Capital has brokerage placement discretion. Accordingly, the Trust has determined to classify Mr. Joyal as an “interested person” of the Trust and Babson Capital (as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended).
|
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex
|
Other Directorships
Held by Director
|
William J. Barrett (75)
Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee /
Nominee
|
Term expires
2015; Trustee
since 2006
|
President (since 2010), WJ 2 Barrett Associates, Inc.; President (2002 - 2010), Barrett-Gardner Associates, Inc. (private merchant bank).
|
2 |
Trustee (since 2006), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Director (since 1979), TGC Industries, Inc. (geophysical services); Director and Secretary (since 2001 and from 1996-1997), Chase Packaging Corporation (agricultural services); Chairman and Director (2000-2012), Rumson-Fair Haven Bank and Trust Company (commercial bank and trust company); and Director (since 1983), Executive Vice President, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer (since 2004), Supreme Industries, Inc. (specialized truck and body manufacturer).
|
Michael H. Brown (57) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee
|
Term expires
2017; Trustee
since 2005
|
Private Investor; and Managing 2 Director (1994-2005), Morgan Stanley.
|
2 |
Trustee (since 2005), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Independent Director (2006-2014), Invicta Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries (a derivative trading company owned indirectly by MassMutual).
|
Barbara M. Ginader (58) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee
|
Term expires
2017; Trustee
since October
2013
|
Managing Director and General Partner (since 1993), Boston Ventures Management (private equity firm).
|
2 |
Trustee (since 2013), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Managing Director (since 1993), Boston Ventures VI L.P. (private equity fund); Managing Director (since 1993), Boston Ventures V L.P. (private equity fund); Member of the Board Overseers (2013-2014), MSPCA-Angell; Member of the Grants Committee (since 2013), IECA Foundation; and President of the Board (2006-2012), Codman Academy Public Charter School.
|
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Portfolios Overseen
in Fund Complex
|
Other Directorships
Held by Director
|
Edward P. Grace III (64)
Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee
|
Term expires
2016; Trustee
since 2012
|
President (since 1997), Phelps Grace International, Inc. (investment management); Managing Director (since 1998), Grace Venture s Partners LP (venture capital fund); Senior Advisor (since 2011), Angelo Gordon & Co. (investment adviser).
|
2 |
Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Director (since 2010), Larkburger, Inc. (restaurant chain); Director (since 2012), Benihana, Inc. (restaurant chain); Director (since 2011), Firebirds Wood Fired Holding Corporation (restaurant chain); Director (since 1998), Shawmut Design and Construction (construction management and general contracting firm); Director (2004-2012), Not Your Average Joe’s, Inc. (restaurant chain); Director (2008-2010), Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. (restaurant); Director (2007-2009), Claim Jumper Restaurants (restaurant chain); Director (1996-2008), RARE Hospitality International, Inc. (restaurant chain); Director (2006-2008), Quintess/Dream Catchers Retreats; Director (2004-2009), The Gemesis Corporation (cultivator of cultured diamonds); Trustee (1999- 2008), Bryant University; Trustee (1994-2010), Johnson & Wales University.
|
Susan B. Sweeney (62) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee |
Term expires
2016; Trustee
since 2012
|
Retired (since 2014); Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (2010- 2014), Selective Insurance Company of America; Senior Managing Director (2008- 2010), Ironwood Capital.
|
91 |
Trustee (since 2012), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Trustee (since 2009), MassMutual Select Funds (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2009), MML Series Investment Fund (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2012), MassMutual Premier Funds (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual); Trustee (since 2012), MML Series Investment Fund II (an open-ended investment company advised by MassMutual).
|
Maleyne M. Syracuse (58) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Trustee
|
Term expires
2017; Trustee
since 2007
|
Private Investor; Managing Director (2000- 2007), JP Morgan Securities, Inc. (investments and banking); Managing Director (1981 - 2000), Deutsche Bank Securities.
|
2 |
Trustee (since 2007), Babson Capital Participation Investors.
|
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Michael L. Klofas (54) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
President |
Since 2009
|
Vice President (1998-2009) of the Trust; President (since 2009), Vice President (1998-2009), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Managing Director (since 2000), Babson Capital; and President (since 2009), Vice President (2005-2009), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust.
|
Christopher A. DeFrancis (48) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Vice
President,
Secretary and
Chief Legal
Officer
|
Since 2010 |
Associate Secretary (2008-2010) of the Trust; Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer (since 2010), Associate Secretary (2008-2010), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2011), Co-General Counsel, Secretary, and Managing Director (since 2010), Senior Counsel, Assistant Secretary and Managing Director (2010), Assistant Secretary and Counsel (2008-2009), Babson Capital; Counsel (2001-2009), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Vice President and Secretary (since 2010), Assistant Secretary (2009-2010), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust.
|
James M. Roy (52) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Vice
President
and Chief
Financial
Officer
|
Since 2005
|
Treasurer (2003-2005), Associate Treasurer (1999-2003) of the Trust; Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since 2005), Treasurer (2003-2005), Associate Treasurer (1999-2003), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Managing Director (since 2005), Director (2000-2005), Babson Capital; and Trustee (since 2005), Treasurer (since 2005), Controller (2003-2005), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust.
|
Melissa M. LaGrant (41) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Chief
Compliance
Officer
|
Since 2006
|
Chief Compliance Officer (since 2006), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013), Babson Capital Finance LLC; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2013), Babson Capital Funds Trust; Chief Compliance Officer (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund; Managing Director (since 2005), Babson Capital.
|
Daniel J. Florence (42) Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Treasurer | Since 2008 |
Associate Treasurer (2006-2008) of the Trust; Treasurer (since 2008), Associate Treasurer (2006-2008), Babson Capital Participation Investors; and Director (since 2013), Associate Director (2008-2013), Analyst (2000-2008), Babson Capital.
|
*
|
Officers hold their position with the Trust until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Officers are generally elected annually by the Board of Trustees of the Trust. The officers were last elected on July 23, 2014.
|
Name (Age), Address | Position With
The Trust
|
Office Term / length
of Time Served
|
Principal Occupations
During Past 5 Years
|
Sean Feeley (47)
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Vice
President
|
Since 2011
|
Vice President (since 2011), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Vice President (since 2012), Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund; Managing Director (since 2003), Babson Capital; and Vice President (since 2011), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust.
|
Richard E. Spencer, II (52)
Babson Capital
Corporate Investors
1500 Main Street
P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, MA 01115-5189
|
Vice
President
|
Since 2002
|
Vice President (since 2002), Babson Capital Participation Investors; Managing Director (since 2000), Babson Capital; and Vice President (since 2005), CI Subsidiary Trust and PI Subsidiary Trust.
|
*
|
Officers hold their position with the Trusts until a successor has been duly elected and qualified. Officers are generally elected annually by the Board of Trustees of each Trust. The officers were last elected on July 23, 2014.
|
William J. Barrett
|
Michael H. Brown*
|
Barbara M. Ginader
|
President,
|
Private Investor
|
Managing Director and General Partner
|
W J Barrett Associates, Inc.
|
Boston Ventures Management
|
|
Edward P. Grace
|
Robert E. Joyal
|
Clifford M. Noreen
|
President
|
Retired President,
|
President,
|
Phelps Grace International, Inc
|
Babson Capital Management LLC
|
Babson Capital Management LLC
|
Susan B. Sweeney*
|
Maleyne M. Syracuse*
|
|
Private Investor
|
Private Investor
|
Clifford M. Noreen
|
Michael L. Klofas
|
James M. Roy
|
Chairman
|
President
|
Vice President &
|
Chief Financial Officer
|
||
Christopher A. DeFrancis
|
Sean Feeley
|
Richard E. Spencer, II
|
Vice President, Secretary &
|
Vice President
|
Vice President
|
Chief Legal Officer
|
||
Daniel J. Florence
|
Melissa M. LaGrant
|
|
Treasurer
|
Chief Compliance Officer
|
|
|||
B a b s o n C a p i t a l
CORPORATE INVESTORS
2014 Annual Report
|
|||
|
|||
CI6369 | |||
|
KPMG LLP | KPMG LLP | |||||||
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Audit Fees
|
$ | 64,500 | $ | 64,500 | ||||
Audit-Related Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Tax Fees
|
63,244 | 46,200 | ||||||
All Other Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Total Fees
|
$ | 127,744 | $ | 110,700 |
KPMG LLP | KPMG LLP | |||||||
Year Ended | Year Ended | |||||||
December 31, | December 31, | |||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||
Audit-Related Fees
|
$ | 1,268,006 | $ | 971,856 | ||||
Tax Fees
|
140,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
All Other Fees
|
0 | 0 | ||||||
Total Fees
|
$ | 1,408,006 | $ | 1,046,856 |
ITEM 7.
|
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
|
ITEM 8.
|
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.
|
NUMBER OF | ||||||||||
ACCOUNTS | APPROXIMATE | |||||||||
TOTAL | WITH | ASSET SIZE OF | ||||||||
NUMBER | APPROXIMATE | PERFORMANCE- | PERFORMANCE- | |||||||
PORTFOLIO | ACCOUNT | OF | TOTAL ASSET | BASED | BASED ADVISORY | |||||
TEAM | CATEGORY | ACCOUNTS | SIZE (A) | ADVISORY FEE | FEE ACCOUNTS (A) | |||||
|
Registered
|
0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |||||
Eric
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
Lloyd (B)
|
Companies
|
|||||||||
|
Other Pooled
|
0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |||||
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
|
Vehicles
|
|||||||||
|
Other
|
2 | $16.68 million | 0 | N/A | |||||
|
Accounts (C)
|
|||||||||
|
Registered
|
6 | $1.31 billion | 0 | N/A | |||||
Sean
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
Feeley
|
Companies
|
|||||||||
|
Other Pooled
|
4 | $183.52 million | 4 | $183.52 million | |||||
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
|
Vehicles
|
|||||||||
|
Other
|
9 | $3.52 billion | 0 | N/A | |||||
|
Accounts (C)
|
|||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
Registered
|
1 | $137.57 million | 0 | N/A | |||||
Michael L.
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
Klofas
|
Companies
|
|||||||||
|
Other Pooled
|
7 | $724.28 million | 7 | $724.28 million | |||||
|
Investment
|
|||||||||
|
Vehicles
|
|||||||||
|
Other
|
0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | |||||
|
Accounts (D)
|
|||||||||
(A)
|
Account asset size has been calculated as of December 31, 2014.
|
(B)
|
Mr. Lloyd, as head of Babson Capital’s Global Private Credit Group, has overall responsibility for all private placement mezzanine debt securities. Except for the accounts noted in the table above, Mr. Lloyd is not primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the other accounts managed by Babson Capital’s Global Private Credit Group.
|
(C)
|
Mr. Feeley has investment discretion over certain sectors of the general investment account of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and C.M. Life Insurance Company (the “GIA”). However, since Mr. Feeley is not considered a primary portfolio manager of the GIA, these assets are not represented in the table above.
|
(D)
|
Mr. Klofas manages private placement mezzanine debt securities for the GIA. However, since Mr. Klofas is not considered a primary portfolio manager of the GIA, these assets are not represented in the table above.
|
Portfolio Team: |
Dollar Range of Beneficially
Owned* Equity Securities of the Registrant:
|
Eric Lloyd
|
None
|
Sean Feeley
|
None
|
Michael L. Klofas
|
$100,001-$500,000
|
*
|
Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Shares "beneficially owned" include the number of shares of the Registrant represented by the value of a Registrant-related investment option under Babson Capital's non-qualified deferred compensation plan for certain officers of Babson Capital (the "Plan"). The Plan has an investment option that derives its value from the market value of the Registrant's shares. However, neither the Plan nor the participation in the Plan has an actual ownership interest in the Registrant's shares.)
|
ITEM 9.
|
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.
|
(a)
|
The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and based on that evaluation have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.
|
(b)
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There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the Registrant's second fiscal half year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
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(a)(1)
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ANY CODE OF ETHICS, OR AMENDMENTS THERETO, THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY ITEM 2, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REGISTRANT INTENDS TO SATISFY THE ITEM 2 REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE FILING OF AN EXHIBIT.
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(a)(2)
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A SEPARATE CERTIFICATION FOR EACH PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE REGISTRANT AS REQUIRED BY RULE 30a-2 UNDER THE ACT.
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(a)(3)
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ANY WRITTEN SOLICITATION TO PURCHASE SECURITIES UNDER RULE 23c-1 UNDER THE ACT (17 CFR 270.23c-1) SENT OR GIVEN DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE REPORT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANT TO 10 OR MORE PERSONS.
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(b)
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CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(b) UNDER THE ACT.
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(Registrant): | Babson Capital Corporate Investors | |
By: | /s/ Michael L. Klofas | |
Michael L. Klofas, President
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Date: |
March 6, 2015
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By: | /s/ Michael L. Klofas | |
Michael L. Klofas, President
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Date: |
March 6, 2015
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By: | /s/ James M. Roy | |
James M. Roy, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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Date: |
March 6, 2015
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