Exhibit 99.1
TICC Announces Financial Results for Third Quarter 2007 and Dividend of $0.36 per Share
Net Investment Income Up 9.4% Over Third-Quarter 2006
GREENWICH, CT – 11/07/2007 – Technology Investment Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TICC) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.36 per share for the fourth quarter of 2007.
The dividend is payable as follows:
| • | | Payable Date: December 31, 2007 |
| • | | Record Date: December 10, 2007 |
In addition, TICC announced today its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007.
HIGHLIGHTS
| • | | For the three months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded total investment income of approximately $11.0 million, compared to approximately $8.8 million for the third quarter of 2006. |
| • | | For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, we recorded approximately $31.6 million of total investment income and $20.3 million of net investment income compared to $24.5 million of total investment income and $17.7 million of net investment income for the same period in 2006, an increase of approximately 29.0% and 14.5%, respectively. |
| • | | Net investment income for the third quarter of 2007 was approximately $6.7 million or $0.32 per share, up 9.4% from the same quarter in 2006. However, as a result of unrealized depreciation on investments of approximately $11.9 million, we had a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $0.24 per share for the third quarter of 2007. |
| • | | We recorded unrealized depreciation on our debt investments in Falcon Communications, Inc. ($7.0 million) and GenuTec Business Solutions, Inc. ($4.0 million), based primarily upon the operating performance and financial condition of these companies. Our debt investment in Falcon was placed on non-accrual status as of September 30, 2007. GenuTec has been on non-accrual since March 31, 2007. |
| • | | Investment originations for the third quarter amounted to approximately $66.8 million, and consisted of 6 investments in new portfolio companies and additional debt investments in 2 existing portfolio companies. The significant investments were as follows: |
| • | | $8.0 million investment in senior secured notes issued by Hyland Software, Inc. |
| • | | $15.0 million investment in senior secured notes issued by WAICCS Las Vegas, LLC. |
| • | | $10.0 million investment in senior secured notes issued by Empire Scaffold, LLC. In connection with this investment, we also committed to invest in an additional $3.0 million in senior notes as Empire Scaffold achieves certain milestones. |
| • | | $11.3 million investment in senior secured notes issued by Intergraph Corporation. |
| • | | $10.0 million investment in senior secured notes issued by Integra Telecomm, Inc. |
| • | | $8.5 million additional investment in senior secured notes issued by Segovia, Inc., an existing portfolio company. |
| • | | At September 30, 2007, the weighted average yield of our debt investments (excluding cash equivalents and assuming no interest income on the investments placed on non-accrual status) was approximately 11.6%. |
| • | | Expenses for the quarter were approximately $4.3 million, including approximately $1.9 million in investment advisory fees and approximately $1.7 million in interest expense, reflecting outstanding borrowings under our credit facility. |
| • | | At September 30, 2007 approximately $138.5 million was outstanding under our credit facility. |
| • | | As of November 6, 2007, we had approximately $146.5 million outstanding under our credit facility. |
| • | | On July 13, 2007, we closed on a public offering of 1,437,500 shares of common stock (including the underwriter’s over-allotment option), resulting in approximately $21.6 million in net proceeds which was used to repay indebtedness owed under our current revolving credit facility. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
| • | | On October 1, 2007, we announced that we intend to change our name to TICC Capital Corp. Once the name change becomes effective, we will no longer maintain a policy to invest, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of the value of our net assets (including the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in technology-related companies. The name change is expected to become effective on or about December 3, 2007. |
| • | | On October 15, 2007, we completed a $15.0 million investment in senior secured notes issued by GXS Worldwide, Inc. |
| • | | On October 25, 2007, we completed a $7.2 million investment in senior unsecured notes issued by an existing portfolio company. At the same time, our $3 million equity investment in this company was repurchased, resulting in a realized capital gain of approximately $627,000. |
| • | | On October 25, 2007, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.36 per share for the fourth quarter, payable on December 31, 2007 to shareholders of record as of December 10, 2007. |
We will host a conference call to discuss our third quarter results today, Wednesday, November 7th at 10:00 AM EST. Please call 877-407-8031 to participate. A replay of the conference call will be available for approximately 30 days. The replay number is 877-660-6853, the account number is 286 and the access code is 260374.
The following financial statements are unaudited and without footnotes. Readers who would like additional information should obtain our Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2006, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007 and subsequent reports on Form 10-Q as they are filed, each of which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT CAPITAL CORP.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED)
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| | September 30, 2007 (unaudited) | | | December 31, 2006 |
ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Investments, at fair value (cost: $400,871,602 @ 9/30/07; $325,660,997 @ 12/31/06) | | | | | | | |
Non-affiliated/non-control investments ($378,734,843 @ 9/30/07; $303,409,875 @ 12/31/06) | | $ | 354,522,038 | | | $ | 303,933,738 |
Control investments (cost: $22,136,759 @ 9/30/07; $22,251,122 @ 12/31/06) | | | 25,136,759 | | | | 22,251,122 |
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Total investments at fair value | | | 379,658,797 | | | | 326,184,860 |
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Cash and cash equivalents | | | 34,144,527 | | | | 5,181,512 |
Interest receivable | | | 3,162,271 | | | | 3,216,305 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 241,789 | | | | 237,069 |
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Total assets | | $ | 417,207,384 | | | $ | 334,819,746 |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Investment advisory fee payable to affiliate | | $ | 1,917,260 | | | $ | 1,995,517 |
Dividends payable | | | — | | | | 2,364,699 |
Securities purchased not settled | | | 1,500,000 | | | | 0 |
Accrued interest payable | | | 338,467 | | | | 458,507 |
Accrued expenses | | | 571,474 | | | | 165,678 |
Loans payable | | | 138,500,000 | | | | 58,500,000 |
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Total liabilities | | | 142,827,201 | | | | 63,484,401 |
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NET ASSETS | | | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, and 21,452,740 and 19,705,824 issued and outstanding, respectively | | | 214,527 | | | | 197,058 |
Capital in excess of par value | | | 296,194,754 | | | | 269,909,732 |
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments | | | (21,212,805 | ) | | | 523,863 |
Accumulated net realized gains on investments | | | 413,904 | | | | 320,139 |
Distributions (in excess of) less than investment income | | | (1,230,197 | ) | | | 384,553 |
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Total net assets | | | 274,380,183 | | | | 271,335,345 |
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Total liabilities and net assets | | $ | 417,207,384 | | | $ | 334,819,746 |
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Net asset value per common share | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 13.77 |
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT CAPITAL CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 | | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 |
INVESTMENT INCOME | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
From non-affiliated/non-control investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income - debt investments | | $ | 9,551,803 | | | $ | 8,100,962 | | $ | 26,904,246 | | | $ | 21,432,020 |
Interest income - cash and cash equivalents | | | 278,002 | | | | 108,659 | | | 502,551 | | | | 555,433 |
Other income | | | 348,114 | | | | 399,359 | | | 1,653,826 | | | | 2,294,118 |
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Total investment income from non-affiliated/non-control investments | | | 10,177,919 | | | | 8,608,980 | | | 29,060,623 | | | | 24,281,571 |
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From control investments: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income - debt investments | | | 844,795 | | | | 183,024 | | | 2,529,620 | | | | 183,024 |
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Total investment income from control investments | | | 844,795 | | | | 183,024 | | | 2,529,620 | | | | 183,024 |
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Total investment income | | | 11,022,714 | | | | 8,792,004 | | | 31,590,243 | | | | 24,464,595 |
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EXPENSES | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Compensation expense | | | 200,000 | | | | 222,711 | | | 600,000 | | | | 483,057 |
Investment advisory fees | | | 1,916,011 | | | | 1,494,463 | | | 5,338,567 | | | | 4,244,537 |
Professional fees | | | 280,514 | | | | 217,160 | | | 723,211 | | | | 746,805 |
Interest expense | | | 1,670,543 | | | | 556,664 | | | 3,908,331 | | | | 789,034 |
General and administrative | | | 234,713 | | | | 159,523 | | | 714,060 | | | | 468,946 |
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Total expenses | | | 4,301,781 | | | | 2,650,521 | | | 11,284,169 | | | | 6,732,379 |
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Net investment income | | | 6,720,933 | | | | 6,141,483 | | | 20,306,074 | | | | 17,732,216 |
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Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments | | | (11,888,743 | ) | | | 308,896 | | | (21,736,667 | ) | | | 909,308 |
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Net realized gains on investments | | | 0 | | | | 309,210 | | | 93,765 | | | | 245,598 |
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Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations | | $ | (5,167,810 | ) | | $ | 6,759,589 | | $ | (1,336,828 | ) | | $ | 18,887,122 |
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Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted | | $ | 0.32 | | | $ | 0.31 | | $ | 1.00 | | | $ | 0.91 |
Net (decrease) increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted | | $ | (0.24 | ) | | $ | 0.35 | | $ | (0.07 | ) | | $ | 0.97 |
Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted | | | 21,160,613 | | | | 19,537,811 | | | 20,240,436 | | | | 19,448,624 |
TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT CAPITAL CORP.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 | | | Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 | | | Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | | | (Unaudited) | |
Per Share Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net asset value at beginning of period | | $ | 13.27 | | | $ | 13.81 | | | $ | 13.77 | | | $ | 13.77 | |
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Net investment income(1) | | | 0.32 | | | | 0.31 | | | | 1.00 | | | | 0.91 | |
Net realized and unrealized capital gains (losses)(2) | | | (0.56 | ) | | | 0.04 | | | | (1.01 | ) | | | 0.08 | |
Effect of shares issued, net of offering expenses | | | 0.12 | | | | 0.00 | | | | 0.11 | | | | 0.00 | |
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Total from investment operations | | | (0.12 | ) | | | 0.35 | | | | 0.10 | | | | 0.99 | |
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Total distributions | | | (0.36 | ) | | | (0.32 | ) | | | (1.08 | ) | | | (0.92 | ) |
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Net asset value at end of period | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 13.84 | | | $ | 12.79 | | | $ | 13.84 | |
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Per share market value at beginning of period | | $ | 15.79 | | | $ | 14.65 | | | $ | 16.14 | | | $ | 15.10 | |
Per share market value at end of period | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.63 | | | $ | 13.37 | | | $ | 14.63 | |
Total return(4) | | | (13.0 | )% | | | 2.05 | % | | | (11.1 | )% | | | 3.12 | % |
Shares outstanding at end of period | | | 21,452,740 | | | | 19,616,153 | | | | 21,452,740 | | | | 19,616,153 | |
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Ratios/Supplemental Data | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net assets at end of period (000’s) | | $ | 274,380 | | | $ | 271,478 | | | $ | 274,380 | | | $ | 271,478 | |
Average net assets (000’s) | | $ | 286,264 | | | $ | 270,805 | | | $ | 277,409 | | | $ | 269,226 | |
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(5) | | | 6.01 | % | | | 3.92 | % | | | 5.42 | % | | | 3.33 | % |
Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets(5) | | | 3.68 | % | | | 3.09 | % | | | 3.55 | % | | | 2.94 | % |
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(5) | | | 9.39 | % | | | 9.07 | % | | | 9.76 | % | | | 8.78 | % |
(1) | Represents per share net investment income for the period, based upon average shares outstanding. |
(2) | Includes rounding adjustment to reconcile change in net asset value per share. |
(3) | For tax purposes, we expect that dividends for 2007 will be funded from undistributed net investment income and realized capital gains from 2006, as well as net investment income and realized capital gains. Management monitors available taxable earnings, including net investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the year. To the extent the Company’s taxable earnings fall below the total amount of the Company’s distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. The tax character of distributions will be determined at the end of the fiscal year. However, if the character of such distributions were determined as of September 30, 2007, approximately $0.03 per share of the Company’s distributions would have been characterized as a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. |
(4) | Total return equals the increase or decrease of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning market value, assuming dividend reinvestment prices obtained under the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized. |
About Technology Investment Capital Corp.
We are a publicly traded business development company principally engaged in providing capital to small to mid-size technology-related companies. While the structures of our financings vary, we look to invest primarily in the debt and equity of established technology-related businesses. Companies interested in learning more about financing opportunities should contact Barry Osherow at (203) 661-9572 or visit our website atwww.ticc.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events.