CREDIT FACILITY PRESS RELEASE
Published on June 27, 2013
Exhibit 99.1
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3700 Glenwood Ave., Ste. 530 Raleigh, NC 27612 |
TRIANGLE CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO EXISTING $165.0 MILLION CREDIT FACILITY
RALEIGH, NC - June 26, 2013, Triangle Capital Corporation (NYSE: TCAP) (“Triangle” or the “Company”), a leading provider of capital to lower middle market companies, today announced that it has amended its $165.0 million senior secured credit facility (“Credit Facility”) jointly arranged by BB&T Capital Markets and Fifth Third Bank. Key provisions of the amendment include extending the maturity date by one year to September 17, 2017, allowing the Company to borrow foreign currencies (initially Canadian Dollars) directly under the Credit Facility, and reducing the interest rate for borrowings by twenty basis points to LIBOR/CDOR plus 2.75%. The Credit Facility continues to have an accordion feature which allows for an increase in the total loan size up to $215.0 million, and also contains a one-year extension option.
“We are excited to expand our relationships with the nine lenders in our Credit Facility and to secure a key source of liquidity for an additional year on very attractive terms. In addition, the foreign currency borrowing provisions of the Credit Facility will provide enhanced flexibility as we evaluate new investment opportunities throughout North America,” commented Steven C. Lilly, Chief Financial Officer.
About Triangle Capital Corporation
Triangle Capital Corporation (www.TCAP.com) invests capital in established companies in the lower middle market to fund growth, changes of control and other corporate events. Triangle offers a wide variety of investment structures with a primary focus on mezzanine financing with equity components. Triangle's investment objective is to seek attractive returns by generating current income from debt investments and capital appreciation from equity related investments. Triangle's investment philosophy is to partner with business owners, management teams and financial sponsors to provide flexible financing solutions. Triangle typically invests $5.0 million - $30.0 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $20.0 million and $200.0 million and EBITDA between $3.0 million and $25.0 million.
Triangle has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). Triangle is required to comply with a series of regulatory requirements under the 1940 Act as well as applicable NYSE, federal and state laws and regulations. Triangle has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Failure to comply with any of the laws and regulations that apply to Triangle could have a material adverse effect on Triangle and its stockholders.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are likely to be affected by other unknowable future events and conditions, including elements of the future that are or are not under the Company's control, and that the Company may or may not have considered; accordingly, such statements cannot be guarantees or assurances of any aspect of future performance. Actual developments and results are highly likely to vary materially from these estimates and projections of the future and some of these uncertainties are enumerated in Triangle's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements are included in our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K, each as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov and shareholders may receive a hard copy of the completed audited financial statements free of charge upon request to the Company at 3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 530, Raleigh, NC 27612. Such statements speak only as of the time when made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statement now or in the future.
Contacts
Sheri Blair Colquitt
Vice President, Investor Relations
919-719-4784
scolquitt@tcap.com
Steven C. Lilly
Chief Financial Officer
919-719-4789
slilly@tcap.com
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