Item 1. Security and Issuer
This Statement on Schedule 13D (this “Statement”) relates to shares of Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series W, having a liquidation value of $25,000 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends (the “ARPS”) of Pacholder High Yield Fund, Inc. (the “Issuer”). The Issuer’s principal executive offices are located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This Statement is being filed on behalf of each of the following persons (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”): RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC (“RiverNorth”), RiverNorth Capital Partners, L.P. (“RNCP”) and RiverNorth Institutional Partners, L.P. (“RNIP”). This Statement relates to the ARPS held by RNCP and RNIP. The address of the principal business offices of the Reporting Persons is 325 N. LaSalle St., Suite 645, Chicago, Illinois 60654.
RiverNorth is a Delaware limited liability company and a majority-owned subsidiary of RiverNorth Financial Holdings LLC that provides discretionary investment management services primarily to registered investment companies, private investment companies and institutional clients. RiverNorth is the general partner of and serves as the investment adviser to RNCP and RNIP, each of which is a Delaware limited partnership. RNCP and RNIP are private investment companies. Information concerning each natural person who is an executive officer, director or controlling person (the “Listed Persons”) of RiverNorth is listed on Annex A hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. All of the Listed Persons are citizens of the United States.
During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons, and to the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, none of the Listed Persons, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and similar misdemeanors) or has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction which resulted in a judgment, decree or final order (i) enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or (ii) finding a violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The aggregate amount of funds used by the Reporting Persons to purchase the ARPS reported herein was approximately $19.48 million. The source of funds was the working capital of RNCP and RNIP.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The ARPS were purchased for investment purposes. The Reporting Persons have not acquired the subject security with any purpose or with the effect of changing or influencing control of the Issuer, or in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect. The Reporting Persons may, however, seek to engage in discussions with the Issuer in the future regarding liquidity solutions with respect to the outstanding ARPS.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a)-(b) The responses of the Reporting Persons to Rows (7) through (11) of the cover pages of this Statement are incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The following transaction(s) in the ARPS were effected by the Reporting Persons during the past sixty days:
No. of
Date Nature of Transaction Shares Price
2/11/2015 Purchase 939 83% of par
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
The information set forth under Item 2 is incorporated herein.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
Exhibit Description
99.1 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of February 20, 2015, by and among the Reporting Persons. |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
February 20, 2015 | RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC By: _/s/Marcus Collins________________________________________ Marcus Collins, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
| RiverNorth Capital Partners, L.P. By: RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: _/s/Marcus Collins______________________________________ Marcus Collins, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
| RiverNorth Institutional Partners, L.P. By: RiverNorth Capital Management, LLC, General Partner By: _/s/Marcus Collins_______________________________________ Marcus Collins, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer |
ANNEX A
The following sets forth the name and present principal occupation of each executive officer, director and control person of the Reporting Persons (the “Listed Persons”). The business address of each of the Listed Persons is 325 N. LaSalle St., Suite 645, Chicago, Illinois 60654-7030.
NAME | PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) |
Schmucker, Brian H. | Chief Executive Officer of RiverNorth; Principal of RiverNorth Holding Co. |
Galley, Patrick W. | Chief Investment Officer of RiverNorth; Principal of RiverNorth Holding Co. |
Mohrhardt, Jonathan M. | Chief Operating Officer of RiverNorth |
Collins, Marcus L. | General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of RiverNorth |