UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
__________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 9, 2013 |
FS Energy and Power Fund
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 814-00841 (Commission File Number) | 27-6822130 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Cira Centre 2929 Arch Street, Suite 675 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) | 19104 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150 |
None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On April 15, 2013, FS Energy and Power Fund (the “Company”) increased the Company’s public offering price from $10.60 per share to $10.70 per share and increased the amount of the semi-monthly cash distributions payable to shareholders of record from $0.026953 per share to $0.027207 per share in order to maintain its annual distribution rate at 6.10% (based on the $10.70 public offering price).
The increase in the public offering price will be effective as of the Company’s April 16, 2013 semi-monthly closing and will first apply to subscriptions received from April 1, 2013 through April 15, 2013. The increase in the semi-monthly distributions to $0.027207 per share will commence with the semi-monthly cash distribution payable to shareholders of record as of April 29, 2013. The purpose of the increase in the public offering price is to ensure that the Company’s net asset value per share does not exceed the Company’s offering price per share, after deducting selling commissions and dealer manager fees, as required by the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
On April 9, 2013, the board of trustees of the Company (the “Board”) declared two regular semi-monthly cash distributions payable in April. Both distributions will be paid on April 30, 2013, the first, in the amount of $0.026953 per share, to shareholders of record as of April 15, 2013 and the second, at the increased rate of $0.027207 per share, to shareholders of record as of April 29, 2013.
Share Price Guidance
If the Company’s strong portfolio performance continues, causing its net asset value per share to exceed its increased net offering price, the Board may further increase the per share offering price of its common shares for its future semi-monthly closings. The Company expects that, if adjusted further, the per share public offering price will be between $10.70 and $10.85 per share. The Board has not yet determined that a further adjustment to the newly-established offering price of $10.70 per share will be necessary. In the event the Company determines to adjust its current offering price, a separate announcement will be issued. There can be no assurance that the amount of the semi-monthly cash distributions payable to the Company’s shareholders, if any, will increase in the event that the Company further increases its public offering price in the future.
Certain Information About Distributions
The determination of the tax attributes of the Company’s distributions is made annually as of the end of the Company’s fiscal year based upon its taxable income and distributions paid, in each case, for the full year. Therefore, a determination as to the tax attributes of the distributions made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes for a full year. The Company intends to update shareholders quarterly with an estimated percentage of its distributions that resulted from taxable ordinary income. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to shareholders will be reported to shareholders annually on Form 1099-DIV. The payment of future distributions on the Company’s common shares is subject to the discretion of the Board and applicable legal restrictions, and therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future distributions.
The Company may fund its cash distributions to shareholders from any sources of funds available to it, including expense reimbursements from Franklin Square Holdings, L.P., as well as offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets and dividends or other distributions paid to it on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies. The Company has not established limits on the amount of funds it may use from available sources to make distributions. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to pay distributions at a specific rate or at all.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to the future performance and operation of the Company. Words such as “believes,” “expects,” “projects” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and some of these factors are enumerated in the filings the Company makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FS Energy and Power Fund | |||
| Date: April 15, 2013 | By: | /s/ Michael C. Forman | |
| Michael C. Forman | |||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | |||