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): August 17, 2022
Fidus Investment Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland | 814-00861 | 27-5017321 | ||
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005
Evanston, Illinois 60201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
(847) 859-3940
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | FDUS | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On August 17, 2022, Fidus Investment Corporation (the “Company”) entered into the Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), amending the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2019 (as previously amended by that certain Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2020, and as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time party to the Credit Agreement as lenders (the “Lenders”), and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders.
The Amendment, among other things: (i) changed the underlying benchmark used to compute interest under the Credit Agreement to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR); (ii) reduced the applicable margin from 3.00% to 2.675% on SOFR loans prior to satisfying certain step-down conditions, and from 2.675% to 2.50% after satisfying certain step-down conditions, with commensurate reductions in the applicable margins for base rate loans; (iii) provided for a loan commitment availability period ending on August 17, 2026; (iv) extended the maturity date to August 17, 2027 from April 24, 2023; and (v) amended certain financial covenants, including (a) amending the asset coverage ratio to no less than 1.50 to 1.00 from no less than 2.00 to 1.00; and (b) requiring the Company to maintain a senior asset coverage ratio of no less than 2.00 to 1.00.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 | Amendment No. 2, dated as of August 17, 2022, to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, by and among the Company, the Lenders, and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 23, 2022 | Fidus Investment Corporation | |||||
By: | /s/ Shelby E. Sherard | |||||
Shelby E. Sherard | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |