Form: 8-K

Current report filing

November 8, 2018



Exhibit 99.1    
 
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BARINGS BDC, INC. REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 8, 2018 - Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) ("Barings BDC" or the "Company") today announced its financial and operating results for the third quarter of 2018.
Highlights
Income Statement
BBDC: August 3, 2018
through
September 30, 2018
Consolidated
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
(1)
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
Total Amount
Per
Share(2)
Total Amount
Per
Share(3)
Net investment income (loss)
$3.3
$0.06
$(31.1)
$(0.59)
Net realized gains (losses)
$0.6
$0.01
$(117.2)
$(2.24)
Net unrealized appreciation
$0.3
$0.00
$57.7
$1.10
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
$3.9
$0.07
$(101.4)
$(1.94)
Dividends paid
 
$0.03
 
$0.03
(1) See the Company's income statement below under the section titled "Third Quarter 2018 Results Subsequent to the Externalization Transaction."
(2) Based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period of 54,690,511.
(3) Based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period of 52,300,269.
Investment Portfolio and Balance Sheet
 
(dollars in millions, except per share data)
As of
September 30, 2018
Investment portfolio at fair value
$1,081.2
Weighted average yield on debt investments (at principal amount)
5.6
%
 
 
Total assets
$1,377.4
Debt outstanding
$210.0
Total net assets (equity)
$611.0
Net asset value per share
$11.91
Debt-to-equity
0.34x
Net debt-to-equity adjusted for unsettled transactions
0.69x
Third Quarter 2018 Results
Commenting on the quarter, Eric Lloyd, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Barings BDC is off to a strong start. On August 2, we closed the externalization transaction and immediately began deploying capital into broadly syndicated first lien loans. During the third quarter, we increased our broadly syndicated loan portfolio to over $950 million and committed approximately $87 million in middle market senior private debt and equity. Subsequent to the externalization transaction, we earned net investment income of $0.06 per share, which exceeded our third quarter dividend by $0.03 per share. The experience and capabilities of Barings as our investment adviser have enabled this quick start for the Company, and we believe the aligned interests among Barings and the Company's shareholders should continue to provide a competitive advantage going forward."
As previously disclosed, on July 31, 2018 the Company closed the sale of its portfolio assets to BSP Asset Acquisition I, LLC, an affiliate of, Benefit Street Partners, L.L.C. ("BSP") and on August 2, 2018, closed the externalization transaction with Barings LLC ("Barings" or the "Adviser"), pursuant to which Barings agreed to become the Company's investment adviser (the "Externalization Transaction").





During the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company reported total investment income of $12.1 million, a net investment loss of $31.1 million, or $0.59 per share, and a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of $101.4 million, or $1.94 per share. The Company's net investment loss for the period included approximately $36.0 million in one-time compensation and transaction-related expenses relating to the asset sale and Externalization Transaction. In addition, in connection with the asset sale, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recognized a realized loss on investments of approximately $119.6 million, partially offset by a net realized gain on the repayments and sales that occurred between June 30, 2018 and the closing of the asset sale transaction of approximately $1.8 million.
Third Quarter 2018 Results Subsequent to the Externalization Transaction
On August 3, 2018, Barings BDC commenced operations with Barings as investment adviser. From August 3, 2018 through September 30, 2018, the Company generated net investment income of $3.3 million, or $0.06 per share, and a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $3.9 million, or $0.07 per share.
The table below presents the Company's income statement (i) for the three months ended September 30, 2018, (ii) for the period from July 1, 2018 through August 2, 2018, the closing date of the Externalization Transaction, and (iii) for the period from August 3, 2018 through September 30, 2018.
 
 
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
(1)
 
Less:
Legacy TCAP
July 1, 2018 through
August 2, 2018
(2)
 
BBDC
August 3, 2018 through
September 30, 2018
Investment income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
 
$
10,065,666

 
$
6,189,301

 
$
3,876,365

Dividend income
 
303,062

 
102,285

 
200,777

Fee and other income
 
377,726

 
369,063

 
8,663

Payment-in-kind interest income
 
502,947

 
502,947

 

Interest income from cash and cash equivalents
 
822,995

 
501,067

 
321,928

Total investment income
 
12,072,396

 
7,664,663

 
4,407,733

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other financing fees
 
4,369,994

 
4,209,497

 
160,497

Base management fee
 
1,546,675

 

 
1,546,675

Compensation expenses
 
29,435,834

 
29,347,295

 
88,539

General and administrative expenses
 
8,766,516

 
8,440,037

 
326,479

Total operating expenses
 
44,119,019

 
41,996,829

 
2,122,190

Base management fee waived
 
(993,317
)
 

 
(993,317
)
Net operating expenses
 
43,125,702

 
41,996,829

 
1,128,873

Net investment income (loss)
 
(31,053,306
)
 
(34,332,166
)
 
3,278,860

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gains (losses)
 
(117,211,190
)
 
(117,786,345
)
 
575,155

Net unrealized appreciation
 
57,655,427

 
57,398,065

 
257,362

Net realized and unrealized gains (losses)
 
(59,555,763
)
 
(60,388,280
)
 
832,517

Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
(10,507,183
)
 
(10,507,183
)
 

Provision for taxes
 
(274,132
)
 
(73,355
)
 
(200,777
)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
 
$
(101,390,384
)
 
$
(105,300,984
)
 
$
3,910,600

Net investment income (loss) per share—basic and diluted
 
$
(0.59
)
 
$
(0.71
)
 
$
0.06

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per share—basic and diluted
 
$
(1.94
)
 
$
(2.19
)
 
$
0.07

Weighted average shares outstanding—basic and diluted
 
52,300,269

 
48,026,804

 
54,690,511

(1) Amounts from our Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018, representing the sums of the amounts for (i) the period from July 1, 2018 through August 2, 2018 and (ii) the period from August 3, 2018 through September 30, 2018, excluding per share amounts and weighted average shares outstanding.
(2) Compensation expenses for the period from July 1, 2018 through August 2, 2018 included approximately $27.6 million in one-time expenses associated with the asset sale and Externalization Transaction, including severance expenses, pro-rata incentive compensation, transaction-related bonuses, expenses related to the acceleration of vesting of restricted stock grants and deferred compensation grants, and other expenses associated with the obligations under our existing severance agreements and severance policy. General and administrative expenses for the period from July 1, 2018 through August 2, 2018 included transaction advisory fees, increased legal expenses and other direct costs related to the asset sale and Externalization Transaction totaling approximately $8.4 million.





Net asset value ("NAV") per share as of September 30, 2018 was $11.91 as compared to $13.70 as of June 30, 2018. On July 31, 2018, after the sale of assets to BSP, NAV per share was approximately $11.72. The decrease in NAV per share from June 30, 2018 to July 31, 2018 was primarily related to the net realized loss on the asset sale of $1.27 per share, one-time compensation and transaction-related expenses of $0.76 per share and the loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.21 per share, partially offset by legacy Triangle Capital Corporation net investment income of $0.04 per share and an increase in additional paid-in capital related to stock-based compensation of $0.22 per share. The increase in NAV per share from July 31, 2018 to September 30, 2018 was primarily attributable to (i) accretion from a tender offer carried out by the Company following the closing of the Externalization Transaction of $0.13 per share, (ii) BBDC's net investment income per share for the period subsequent to the Externalization Transaction exceeding the third quarter dividend by $0.03 per share and (iii) net realized and unrealized gains on the BBDC investment portfolio of $0.02 per share.
Liquidity and Capitalization
Immediately following the sale of assets to BSP, the Company repaid all of its outstanding indebtedness and held cash as its primary asset. As part of the Externalization Transaction, Barings made a $100.0 million investment in newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock at net asset value, providing additional cash available to be used for the Company’s $50.0 million issuer tender offer to purchase shares of its common stock, new portfolio investments and other operating cash needs. In addition, on August 3, 2018, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Barings BDC Senior Funding I, LLC (“BSF”), entered into a new $750.0 million credit facility, subject to a first-priority security interest in the assets of BSF (the “Credit Facility”).  Borrowings under the Credit Facility are subject to compliance with a borrowing base, pursuant to which the amount of funds advance by the lenders to BSF will vary depending on the types of assets in BSF’s portfolio.
As of September 30, 2018, the Company’s $1.1 billion investment portfolio included $544.2 million of transactions which had not yet settled as cash. These cash settlements are expected to be funded with available cash and cash equivalents, sales of short-term money market fund investments, cash received from unsettled portfolio investment sales and additional borrowings under the Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2018, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $116.7 million, short-term money market fund investments of $45.0 million, receivables from unsettled transactions of $172.8 million and $210.0 million of debt outstanding under the Credit Facility. The Company’s debt-to-equity ratio was 0.34x as of September 30, 2018, or 0.69x when adjusting for unsettled transactions.
Commenting on the Company’s liquidity position, Jonathan Bock, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, stated, "With adjusted leverage of 0.69x relative to the 2.0x limit approved by shareholders, the Company is positioned to increase future returns with the prudent use of additional leverage to fund our predominantly first lien, senior secured debt strategy. Barings' liquid credit team has invested over $950 million in a syndicated senior secured loan portfolio that generates income for shareholders and provides the available liquidity we need to support our growing middle market portfolio. The capabilities of Barings to both quickly utilize and maintain liquidity have been critical during this transition period from an all-cash balance sheet."
Recent Portfolio Activity
During the three months ended September 30, 2018, subsequent to the Externalization Transaction, the Company purchased $1,227.9 million in syndicated senior secured loans and made new investments in six middle market portfolio companies totaling $75.3 million, consisting of senior secured private debt and one minority equity instrument. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, subsequent to the transactions, the Company received $1.4 million of principal payments and sold $275.6 million of syndicated senior secured loans and recognized gains on such sales totaling $0.6 million.
Subsequent Events
From October 1, 2018 through November 7, 2018, Barings BDC made approximately $79.9 million of new middle market private debt and equity commitments, of which approximately $72.0 million closed. The $72.0 million of middle market investments consist of approximately 89% of first lien senior secured debt and approximately 11% of second lien senior secured debt. The weighted average yield of the closed originations was 8.9%. In addition, as of November 1, 2018, Barings North American Private Finance group had a probability weighted pipeline of approximately $859 million, in which Barings BDC may have the ability to participate. Not all deals may be suitable for Barings BDC and the Company's allocations will be determined in accordance with Barings Global Private Finance allocation policy.
10b5-1 Stock Purchase
On September 24, 2018, Barings entered into a Rule 10b5-1 Purchase Plan. Pursuant to the 10b5-1 Plan, an independent broker makes purchases of shares of the Company's common stock on the open market on behalf of Barings in accordance with purchase guidelines specified in the 10b5-1 Plan. The 10b5-1 Plan was established in accordance with Barings' obligation





under the externalization agreement to enter into a trading plan pursuant to which Barings committed to purchase $50.0 million in value of shares in open market transactions through an independent broker. The maximum aggregate purchase price of all shares purchased under the 10b5-1 Plan is $50.0 million. The 10b5-1 Plan commenced on September 24, 2018 and will terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) two years following September 24, 2018 (tolled for periods during which the 10b5-1 Plan is suspended), (ii) the end of the trading day on which the aggregate purchase price for all shares purchased under the 10b5-1 Plan equals $50.0 million and (iii) the occurrence of certain other events described in the 10b5-1 Plan. As of November 7, 2018, Barings had purchased 1,901,763 shares pursuant to the 10b5-1 plan and thereafter, owned 10,457,142 shares of the Company's common stock, or 20.4% of the total shares outstanding.
Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2018 Results
Barings BDC has scheduled a conference call to discuss third quarter 2018 financial and operating results for Friday, November 9, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. ET.
To listen to the call, please dial 877-312-5521 or 253-237-1143 approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call and enter confirmation code 6181299. A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until November 13, 2018. To access the replay, please dial 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 and enter confirmation code 6181299.
Barings BDC’s quarterly results conference call will also be available via a live webcast on the investor relations section of its website at https://barings.com/barings-bdc/investor-relations?events. Access the website 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to download and install any necessary audio software. An archived webcast replay will be available on the Company's website until November 30, 2018.
About Barings BDC
Barings BDC, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) is a publicly traded, externally managed investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Barings BDC, Inc. seeks to invest primarily in senior secured loans to private U.S. middle market companies that operate across a wide range of industries. Barings BDC, Inc.’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Barings LLC, a leading global asset manager based in Charlotte, NC with over $310 billion* of AUM firm-wide. For more information, visit www.baringsbdc.com.
About Barings LLC
Barings is a $310+ billion* global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs of their clients. Barings builds lasting partnerships that leverage their distinctive expertise across traditional and alternative asset classes to deliver innovative solutions and exceptional service. Part of MassMutual, Barings maintains a strong global presence with over 1,800 professionals and offices in 16 countries. Learn more at www.barings.com.
*As of September 30, 2018
Media Contact:
Kelly Smith, Media Relations, Barings, (980) 417-5648, kelly.smith@barings.com
Investor Relations:
BDCinvestorrelations@barings.com, (888) 401-1088





BARINGS BDC, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
September 30, 2018
 
December 31, 2017
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
Investments at fair value:
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments (cost of $1,033,008,048 and $910,150,765 as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)
$
1,036,189,705

 
$
831,194,397

Affiliate investments (cost of $149,099,548 as of December 31, 2017)

 
147,101,949

Control investments (cost of $62,375,532 as of December 31, 2017)

 
37,988,000

Short-term investments (cost of $45,000,000 as of September 30, 2018)
45,000,000

 

Total investments at fair value
1,081,189,705

 
1,016,284,346

Cash and cash equivalents
116,678,976

 
191,849,697

Interest, fees and other receivables
4,115,713

 
7,806,887

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
2,608,503

 
1,854,861

Deferred financing fees
39,917

 
5,186,672

Receivable from unsettled transactions
172,801,396

 

Property and equipment, net

 
81,149

Total assets
$
1,377,434,210

 
$
1,223,063,612

Liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
1,678,027

 
$
9,863,209

Interest payable
151,864

 
3,997,480

Taxes payable
404,021

 
796,111

Deferred income taxes

 
1,331,528

Payable for investments participated
10,044,000

 

Payable from unsettled transactions
544,174,355

 

Borrowings under credit facilities
210,000,000

 
156,070,484

Notes

 
163,408,301

SBA-guaranteed debentures payable

 
246,321,125

Total liabilities
766,452,267

 
581,788,238

Commitments and contingencies
 
 
 
Net Assets:
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share (150,000,000 shares authorized, 51,284,064 and 47,740,832 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)
51,284

 
47,741

Additional paid-in capital
880,865,664

 
823,614,881

Total distributable earnings (loss)
(269,935,005
)
 
(182,387,248
)
Total net assets
610,981,943

 
641,275,374

Total liabilities and net assets
$
1,377,434,210

 
$
1,223,063,612

Net asset value per share
$
11.91

 
$
13.43







BARINGS BDC, INC.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
Three Months
Ended
 
Three Months
Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
 
September 30,
2018
 
September 30,
2017
Investment income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
$
8,769,282

 
$
20,629,534

 
$
45,282,969

 
$
62,755,411

Affiliate investments
669,553

 
3,329,256

 
5,580,051

 
10,580,976

Control investments
91,678

 
281,147

 
644,805

 
861,294

Short-term investments
535,153

 

 
535,153

 

Total interest income
10,065,666

 
24,239,937

 
52,042,978

 
74,197,681

Dividend income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments

 
57,515

 
252,369

 
1,318,748

Affiliate investments
303,062

 
137,470

 
642,187

 
241,714

Total dividend income
303,062

 
194,985

 
894,556

 
1,560,462

Fee and other income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
304,835

 
2,104,631

 
4,225,905

 
4,980,285

Affiliate investments
72,891

 
479,802

 
601,571

 
951,091

Control investments

 
107,292

 
107,819

 
307,292

Total fee and other income
377,726

 
2,691,725

 
4,935,295

 
6,238,668

Payment-in-kind interest income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
366,344

 
1,963,525

 
2,814,474

 
6,756,172

Affiliate investments
136,603

 
622,613

 
962,080

 
2,118,550

Total payment-in-kind interest income
502,947

 
2,586,138

 
3,776,554

 
8,874,722

Interest income from cash and cash equivalents
822,995

 
175,273

 
1,972,591

 
421,062

Total investment income
12,072,396

 
29,888,058

 
63,621,974

 
91,292,595

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest and other financing fees
4,369,994

 
7,394,241

 
19,304,877

 
21,418,371

Base management fee
1,546,675

 

 
1,546,675

 

Compensation expenses
29,435,834

 
4,323,708

 
37,371,342

 
12,149,527

General and administrative expenses
8,766,516

 
1,019,192

 
14,659,656

 
3,403,385

Total operating expenses
44,119,019

 
12,737,141

 
72,882,550

 
36,971,283

Base management fee waived
(993,317
)
 

 
(993,317
)
 

Net operating expenses
43,125,702

 
12,737,141

 
71,889,233

 
36,971,283

Net investment income (loss)
(31,053,306
)
 
17,150,917

 
(8,267,259
)
 
54,321,312

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments and foreign currency borrowings:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net realized gains (losses):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
(92,881,851
)
 
4,066,263

 
(134,191,161
)
 
(3,036,048
)
Affiliate investments
7,586,818

 
(4,443,680
)
 
9,939,330

 
(999,336
)
Control investments
(31,916,157
)
 
(8,503,633
)
 
(38,542,704
)
 
(12,995,073
)
Net realized losses on investments
(117,211,190
)
 
(8,881,050
)
 
(162,794,535
)
 
(17,030,457
)
Foreign currency borrowings

 

 
1,081,211

 

Net realized losses
(117,211,190
)
 
(8,881,050
)
 
(161,713,324
)
 
(17,030,457
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-Control / Non-Affiliate investments
50,825,657

 
(64,601,974
)
 
82,978,562

 
(70,083,204
)
Affiliate investments
(15,887,729
)
 
(2,313,261
)
 
3,197,568

 
(11,651,017
)
Control investments
22,717,499

 
2,047,411

 
24,387,532

 
(5,981,149
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
57,655,427

 
(64,867,824
)
 
110,563,662

 
(87,715,370
)
Foreign currency borrowings

 
(897,734
)
 
(863,980
)
 
(1,601,501
)
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)
57,655,427

 
(65,765,558
)
 
109,699,682

 
(89,316,871
)
Net realized and unrealized losses on investments and foreign currency borrowings
(59,555,763
)
 
(74,646,608
)
 
(52,013,642
)
 
(106,347,328
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
(10,507,183
)
 

 
(10,507,183
)
 

Provision for taxes
(274,132
)
 
(985
)
 
(813,767
)
 
(305,166
)
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
$
(101,390,384
)
 
$
(57,496,676
)
 
$
(71,601,851
)
 
$
(52,331,182
)
Net investment income (loss) per share—basic and diluted
$
(0.59
)
 
$
0.36

 
$
(0.17
)
 
$
1.18

Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations per share—basic and diluted
$
(1.94
)
 
$
(1.20
)
 
$
(1.45
)
 
$
(1.14
)
Dividends/distributions per share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Regular quarterly dividends/distributions
$
0.03

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.33

 
$
1.35

Total dividends/distributions per share
$
0.03

 
$
0.45

 
$
0.33

 
$
1.35

Weighted average shares outstanding—basic and diluted
52,300,269

 
47,743,990

 
49,429,678

 
46,079,139







BARINGS BDC, INC.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
 
Nine Months Ended
 
Nine Months Ended
 
September 30, 2018
 
September 30, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
$
(71,601,851
)
 
$
(52,331,182
)
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of portfolio investments
(789,746,110
)
 
(391,502,625
)
Repayments received/sales of portfolio investments
314,112,490

 
231,730,067

Proceeds from sale of portfolio to Asset Buyer
793,281,722

 

Purchases of short-term investments
(730,233,448
)
 

Sales of short-term investments
685,233,448

 

Loan origination and other fees received
1,212,914

 
5,733,890

Net realized loss on investments
162,794,535

 
17,030,457

Net realized gain on foreign currency borrowings
(1,081,211
)
 

Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
(109,232,129
)
 
88,572,326

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency borrowings
863,980

 
1,601,501

Deferred income taxes
(1,331,528
)
 
(856,956
)
Payment-in-kind interest accrued, net of payments received
120,933

 
(519,326
)
Amortization of deferred financing fees
1,710,047

 
1,857,810

Loss on extinguishment of debt
10,507,183

 

Loss on disposal of property and equipment
22,236

 

Accretion of loan origination and other fees
(3,205,327
)
 
(3,863,096
)
Amortization/accretion of purchased loan premium/discount
(37,486
)
 
(466,191
)
Depreciation expense
27,414

 
51,275

Stock-based compensation
14,229,633

 
4,499,374

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Interest, fees and other receivables
(4,098,768
)
 
445,407

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
(753,642
)
 
(168,424
)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
(8,187,183
)
 
(1,257,004
)
Interest payable
(3,845,616
)
 
(2,273,276
)
Taxes payable
(392,090
)
 
(489,691
)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
260,370,146

 
(102,205,664
)
Cash flows from investing activities:
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment

 
(35,976
)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment
31,499

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
31,499

 
(35,976
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
 
 
 
Repayments of SBA-guaranteed debentures payable
(250,000,000
)
 

Borrowings under credit facilities
214,100,000

 
106,700,000

Repayments of credit facilities
(159,953,253
)
 
(94,194,139
)
Redemption of notes
(166,750,000
)
 

Financing fees paid
(47,900
)
 
(3,417,094
)
Net proceeds related to issuance of common stock
99,839,845

 
131,996,144

Purchase of common stock in tender offer
(50,796,324
)
 

Common stock withheld for payroll taxes upon vesting of restricted stock
(6,018,828
)
 
(2,180,295
)
Cash dividends/distributions paid
(15,945,906
)
 
(62,746,883
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(335,572,366
)
 
76,157,733

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
(75,170,721
)
 
(26,083,907
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
191,849,697

 
107,087,663

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
116,678,976

 
$
81,003,756

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
 
 
 
Cash paid for interest
$
19,845,947

 
$
20,955,808

Summary of non-cash financing transactions:
 
 
 
Dividends/distributions paid through DRIP share issuances
$

 
$
1,637,558