PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. Announces Financial Results for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2016

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Aug 9, 2016) -  PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (NASDAQ: PFLT) announces financial results for the third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016.

HIGHLIGHTS
Quarter ended June 30, 2016
($ in millions, except per share amounts)

Assets and Liabilities:
	Investment portfolio	$	551.0
	Net assets	$	367.6
	Net asset value per share	$	13.75
	Credit Facility	$	190.4
Yield on debt investments at quarter-end			8.0	%
Operating Results:
	Net investment income	$	6.8
	Net investment income per share	$	0.26
	Distributions declared per share	$	0.285
Portfolio Activity:
	Purchases of investments	$	101.2
	Sales and repayments of investments	$	40.3
	Number of new portfolio companies invested		14
	Number of existing portfolio companies invested		6
	Number of portfolio companies at quarter-end		92

CONFERENCE CALL AT 10:00 A.M. ET ON AUGUST 10, 2016

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. ("we," "our," "us" or "Company") will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 to discuss its financial results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing (888) 466-4587 approximately 5-10 minutes prior to the call. International callers should dial (719) 457-2655. All callers should reference PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. An archived replay of the call will be available through August 24, 2016 by calling (888) 203-1112. International callers please dial (719) 457-0820. For all phone replays, please reference conference ID #485455.

PORTFOLIO AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

As of June 30, 2016, our portfolio totaled $551.0 million and consisted of $489.1 million of senior secured debt, $51.7 million of second lien secured debt and $10.2 million of subordinated debt, preferred and common equity. Our debt portfolio consisted of 99% variable-rate investments (including 94% with a London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, or prime floor) and 1% fixed-rate investments. As of June 30, 2016, we had one company on non-accrual, representing 1.2% and 1.1% of our overall portfolio on a cost and fair value basis, respectively. Overall, the portfolio had net unrealized depreciation of $6.2 million as of June 30, 2016. Our overall portfolio consisted of 92 companies with an average investment size of $6.0 million, had a weighted average yield on debt investments of 8.0%, and was invested 89% in senior secured debt, 9% in second lien secured debt and 2% in subordinated debt, preferred and common equity.

As of September 30, 2015, our portfolio totaled $391.3 million and consisted of $335.0 million of senior secured debt, $47.9 million of second lien secured debt and $8.4 million of subordinated debt, preferred and common equity. Our debt portfolio consisted of 97% variable-rate investments (including 92% with a LIBOR or prime floor) and 3% fixed-rate investments. As of September 30, 2015, we had one company on non-accrual, representing 1.6% and 0.9% of our overall portfolio on a cost and fair value basis, respectively. Overall, the portfolio had net unrealized depreciation of $6.0 million as of September 30, 2015. Our overall portfolio consisted of 76 companies with an average investment size of $5.1 million, had a weighted average yield on debt investments of 7.9%, and was invested 86% in senior secured debt, 12% in second lien secured debt and 2% in subordinated debt, preferred and common equity.

For the three months ended June 30, 2016, we invested $101.2 million in 14 new and six existing portfolio companies with a weighted average yield on debt investments of 7.4%. Sales and repayments of investments for the three months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $40.3 million. For the nine months ended June 30, 2016, we invested $257.7 million in 29 new and 16 existing portfolio companies with a weighted average yield on debt investments of 8.1%. Sales and repayments of investments for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $97.1 million.

For the three months ended June 30, 2015, we invested $75.6 million in 12 new and 12 existing portfolio companies with a weighted average yield on debt investments of 6.9%. Sales and repayments of investments for the three months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $53.2 million. For the nine months ended June 30, 2015, we invested $161.0 million in 26 new and 26 existing portfolio companies with a weighted average yield on debt investments of 7.4%. Sales and repayments of investments for the nine months ended June 30, 2015 totaled $146.2 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Set forth below are the results of operations for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

Investment Income

Investment income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 was $10.8 million and $30.9 million, respectively, and was attributable to $9.0 million and $26.0 million from senior secured loans and the remainder from second lien secured debt and subordinated debt. This compares to investment income for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, which was $7.1 million and $22.6 million, respectively, and was attributable to $5.4 million and $17.4 million from senior secured loans and the remainder from second lien secured debt and subordinated debt. The increase in investment income compared to the same periods over the prior year was primarily due to the growth of our portfolio.

Expenses

Expenses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $4.0 million and $11.7 million, respectively. Base management fee for the same periods totaled $1.3 million and $3.6 million, incentive fee totaled $0.5 million and $1.3 million, our $350 million multi-currency, senior secured revolving credit facility, or the Credit Facility, expenses totaled $1.3 million and $4.2 million (including $0.9 million of amendment expenses) and general and administrative expenses totaled $0.9 million and $2.6 million, respectively. This compares to expenses for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, which totaled $3.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Base management fee for the same periods totaled $0.9 million and $2.6 million, incentive fee totaled $0.6 million (including zero on net realized gains and $0.1 million on net unrealized gains accrued but not payable) and $1.7 million (including $(0.4) million on net realized gains and $(0.2) million on net unrealized gains accrued but not payable), Credit Facility expenses totaled $1.0 million (including $0.2 million of Credit Facility amendment expenses) and $2.6 million (including $0.2 million of Credit Facility amendment expenses), general and administrative expenses totaled $0.4 million and $1.3 million and excise taxes were $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The increase in expenses compared with the same periods in the prior year was primarily due to Credit Facility amendment expenses and base management fee as a result from the growth of our portfolio.

Net Investment Income

Net investment income totaled $6.8 million and $19.2 million, or $0.26 and $0.72 per share, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, respectively. Net investment income totaled $4.1 million and $14.0 million, or $0.28 and $0.94 per share, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The decrease in net investment income per share compared to the same periods in the prior year was primarily due to the issuance of new shares in connection with our acquisition of MCG Capital Corporation in August 2015.

Net Realized Gains or Losses

Sales and repayments of investments for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016 totaled $40.3 million and $97.1 million and net realized gains (losses) totaled $0.2 million and $(2.0) million, respectively. Sales and repayments of investments totaled $53.2 million and $146.2 million and realized gains totaled zero and $0.4 million for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, respectively. The change in realized gains (losses) compared with the same periods in the prior year was primarily due to the changes in market conditions of our investments and the values at which they were realized.

Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation on Investments and Credit Facility

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, we reported a net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments of $6.1 million and $(0.1) million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, we reported a net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments of $0.7 million and $(3.4) million, respectively. As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, our net unrealized depreciation on investments totaled $6.2 million and $6.0 million, respectively. The net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on our investments was driven primarily by changes in the capital market conditions, financial performance of certain portfolio companies, and the reversal of unrealized depreciation (appreciation) of investments sold.

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, our Credit Facility had a net change in unrealized depreciation of $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015, our Credit Facility had a net change in unrealized depreciation of zero and $0.2 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, net unrealized depreciation on our Credit Facility totaled $0.5 million and zero, respectively. The change in net unrealized depreciation compared to the same periods in the prior year was primarily due to changes in the capital markets.

Net Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

Net change in net assets resulting from operations totaled $13.4 million and $17.6 million, or $0.50 and $0.66 per share, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016. This compares to a net change in net assets resulting from operations which totaled $4.7 million and $11.3 million, or $0.32 and $0.76 per share, respectively, for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. We intend to continue to find attractive investment opportunities to grow net assets from operations.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our liquidity and capital resources are derived from public offerings, our Credit Facility, cash flows from operations, including investment sales and repayments, and income earned. Our primary use of funds from operations includes investments in portfolio companies and payments of fees and other operating expenses we incur. We have used, and expect to continue to use, our Credit Facility, the rotation of our portfolio and proceeds from public and private offerings of securities to finance our investment objectives.

As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, we had $190.9 million and $29.6 million of outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility, respectively. The Credit Facility had a weighted average interest rate of 2.50% and 2.20%, excluding undrawn commitment fees of 0.50% and 0.75%, as of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively. The annualized weighted average cost of debt for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, inclusive of the fee on the undrawn commitment on the Credit Facility but excluding amendment costs, was 3.94% and 2.48%, respectively.

As of June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, we had $159.6 million and $260.4 million of unused borrowing capacity under our Credit Facility, respectively, subject to regulatory restrictions.

On June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, we had cash and cash equivalents at fair value of $16.8 million and $21.4 million, respectively, available for investing and general corporate purposes. We believe our liquidity and capital resources are sufficient to take advantage of market opportunities.

Our operating activities used cash of $143.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, and our financing activities provided cash of $138.5 million for the same period. Our operating activities used cash primarily for our investment activities and our financing activities provided cash primarily from net borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Our operating activities provided cash of $16.4 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2015, and our financing activities used cash of $19.0 million for the same period. Our operating activities provided cash primarily from sales and repayments on our investments and our financing activities used cash primarily from net repayments under the Credit Facility.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

Subsequent to quarter-end, we collected approximately five cents per share in a partial litigation settlement related to a former portfolio company of MCG Capital Corporation. Additionally, subsequent to quarter-end we purchased approximately $64.4 million of new investments.

DISTRIBUTIONS

During the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016, we declared distributions of $0.285 and $0.855 per share, respectively, for total distributions of $7.6 million and $22.9 million, respectively. For the same periods in the prior year, we declared distributions of $0.285 and $0.830 per share, respectively, for total distributions of $4.2 million and $12.3 million, respectively. We monitor available net investment income to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the fiscal year. To the extent our taxable earnings fall below the total amount of our distributions for any given fiscal year, common stockholders will be notified of the portion of those distributions deemed to be a tax return of capital. Tax characteristics of all distributions will be reported to stockholders on Form 1099-DIV after the end of each calendar year and in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company makes available on its website its report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC and stockholders may find the report on its website at www.pennantpark.com.

PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
			June 30, 2016			September 30, 2015
			(unaudited)
Assets
Investments at fair value
	Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments (cost-$557,185,402 and $394,561,175, respectively)		$	550,999,281		$	388,535,383
	Controlled, affiliated investments (cost-$0 and $2,777,132, respectively)			-			2,776,507
	Total of investments (cost-$557,185,402 and $397,338,307, respectively)			550,999,281			391,311,890
Cash and cash equivalents (cost-$16,767,271 and $21,428,514, respectively)				16,790,402			21,428,514
Interest receivable				3,201,502			1,959,404
Prepaid expenses and other assets				1,693,258			1,420,529
		Total assets		572,684,443			416,120,337
Liabilities
Distributions payable				2,539,357			2,539,357
Payable for investments purchased				9,833,911			9,367,500
Credit Facility payable (cost-$190,907,500 and $29,600,000, respectively)				190,374,979			29,600,000
Interest payable on Credit Facility				448,899			224,633
Management fee payable				1,297,596			956,115
Performance-based incentive fee payable				497,716			2,936
Accrued other expenses				53,352			539,347
		Total liabilities		205,045,810			43,229,888
Commitments and contingencies
Net assets
Common stock, 26,730,074 shares issued and outstanding. Par value $0.001 per share and 100,000,000 shares authorized.				26,730			26,730
Paid-in capital in excess of par value				371,502,801			371,502,801
Undistributed net investment income				3,317,806			6,991,473
Accumulated net realized (loss) gain on investments				(1,578,235	)		395,862
Net unrealized depreciation on investments				(6,162,990	)		(6,026,417	)
Net unrealized depreciation on Credit Facility				532,521			-
		Total net assets	$	367,638,633		$	372,890,449
		Total liabilities and net assets	$	572,684,443		$	416,120,337
Net asset value per share			$	13.75		$	13.95

PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
			Three Months Ended June 30,							Nine Months Ended June 30,
			2016				2015			2016				2015
Investment income:
From non-controlled, non-affiliated investments:
	Interest		$	10,555,165		$	6,940,910			$	28,794,610			$	21,457,084
	Other income			226,431			163,377				2,005,698				1,107,182
From controlled, affiliated investments:
	Interest			21,429			-				105,502				-
	Total investment income			10,803,025			7,104,287				30,905,810				22,564,266
Expenses:
	Base management fee			1,297,595			881,953				3,556,451				2,616,499
	Performance-based incentive fee			497,716			630,806				1,336,660				1,662,731
	Interest and expenses on the Credit Facility			1,276,288			785,899				3,338,863				2,447,632
	Administrative services expenses			200,000			223,500				600,000				673,000
	Other general and administrative expenses			701,555			212,672				1,985,568				650,422
	Expenses before provision for taxes and amendment costs			3,973,154			2,734,830				10,817,542				8,050,284
	Provision for taxes			-			110,000				-				330,000
	Credit Facility amendment costs			-			162,311				907,722				162,311
	Total expenses			3,973,154			3,007,141				11,725,264				8,542,595
	Net investment income			6,829,871			4,097,146				19,180,546				14,021,671
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and Credit Facility:
Net realized gain (loss) on non-controlled, non-affiliated investments				189,623			(11,319	)			(1,974,097	)			413,535
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
	Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments			6,082,410			662,950				(136,573	)			(3,379,490	)
	Credit Facility depreciation (appreciation)			317,438			(22,000	)			532,521				233,750
	Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments and Credit Facility			6,399,848			640,950				395,948				(3,145,740	)
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments and Credit Facility				6,589,471			629,631				(1,578,149	)			(2,732,205	)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations			$	13,419,342		$	4,726,777			$	17,602,397			$	11,289,466
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share			$	0.50		$	0.32			$	0.66			$	0.76
Net investment income per common share			$	0.26		$	0.28			$	0.72			$	0.94

ABOUT PENNANTPARK FLOATING RATE CAPITAL LTD.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is a business development company which primarily invests in U.S. middle-market private companies in the form of floating rate senior secured loans. From time to time, the Company may also invest in mezzanine debt and equity investments. PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. is managed by PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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