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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

ý   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013

o

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 814-00659

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  43-2048643
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

10 East 40th Street
New York, New York

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

10016
(Zip Code)

(212) 448-0702
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

(Title of each class)   (Name of each exchange where registered)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share   NASDAQ Global Select Market
6.95% Senior Notes due 2022   New York Stock Exchange

         Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None



         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o    No ý

         Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý    No o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o    No o

         Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

Large accelerated filer ý   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) Yes o    No ý

         The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on December 31, 2012 based on the closing price on that date of $10.87 on the NASDAQ Global Select Market was $2.303 billion. For the purposes of calculating this amount only, all directors and executive officers of the Registrant have been treated as affiliates.

         As of August 21, 2013, there were 259,683,651 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference

         Portions of the Registrant's definitive Proxy Statement relating to the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K to the extent described therein.

   


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PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2013

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
   
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PART I

 

Item 1.

 

Business

 
1

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

  30

Item 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

  62

Item 2.

 

Properties

  62

Item 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

  62

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

  62

 

PART II

   

Item 5.

 

Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 
63

Item 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

  69

Item 7.

 

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  71

Item 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  118

Item 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

  119

Item 9.

 

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

  195

Item 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

  195

Item 9B.

 

Other Information

  197

 

PART III

   

Item 10.

 

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

 
197

Item 11.

 

Executive Compensation

  197

Item 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

  197

Item 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

  197

Item 14.

 

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

  197

 

PART IV

 

Item 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

 
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PART I

        The terms "we," "us," "our," "Company" and "Prospect Capital" refer to Prospect Capital Corporation; "Prospect Capital Management" or the "Investment Adviser" refers to Prospect Capital Management LLC; "Prospect Administration" or the "Administrator" refers to Prospect Administration LLC.

        Our $150.0 million of 6.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2015 are referred to as the 2015 Notes. Our $167.5 million of 5.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2016 are referred to as the 2016 Notes. Our $130.0 million of 5.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2017 are referred to as the 2017 Notes. Our $200.0 million of 5.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 are referred to as the 2018 Notes. Our $200.0 million of 5.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 are referred to as the 2019 Notes, and collectively with the 2015 Notes, 2016 Notes, 2017 Notes and the 2018 Notes, the Senior Convertible Notes. Our $100.0 million of 6.95% Senior Notes due 2022 are referred to as the 2022 Notes. Our $250.0 million of 5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 are referred to as the 2023 Notes. Any Prospect Capital InterNotes® issued pursuant to our medium term notes program are referred to as the Prospect Capital InterNotes, and together with our Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and 2023 Notes are referred to as Senior Notes.

Item 1.    Business.

General

        We are a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. We invest primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of companies in need of capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development and recapitalization. We work with the management teams or financial sponsors to seek investments with historical cash flows, asset collateral or contracted pro-forma cash flows.

        We currently have seven origination strategies in which we make investments: (1) lending in private equity sponsored transactions, (2) lending directly to companies not owned by private equity firms, (3) control investments in corporate operating companies, (4) control investments in financial companies, (5) investments in structured credit, (6) real estate investments, and (7) investments in syndicated debt. We continue to evaluate other origination strategies in the ordinary course of business with no specific tops-down allocation to any single origination strategy.

        Lending in Private Equity Sponsored Transactions—We make loans to companies which are controlled by leading private equity firms. This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or mezzanine loans. In making these investments, we look for a diversified customer base, recurring demand for the product or service, barriers to entry, strong historical cash flow and experienced management teams. These loans typically have significant equity subordinate to our loan position. This strategy has represented approximately 50%-60% of our business.

        Lending Directly to Companies—We provide debt financing to companies owned by non-private equity firms, the company founder, a management team or a family. Here, in addition to the strengths we look for in a sponsored transaction, we also look for the alignment with the management team with significant invested capital. This strategy often has less competition than the private equity sponsor strategy because such company financing needs are not easily addressed by banks and often require more diligence preparation. Direct lending can result in higher returns and lower leverage than sponsor transactions and may include warrants or equity to us. This strategy generally has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

        Control Investments in Corporate Operating Companies—This strategy involves acquiring controlling stakes in non-financial operating companies. Our investments in these companies are

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generally structured as a combination of yield-producing debt and equity. We provide certainty of closure to our counterparties, give the seller personal liquidity and generally look for management to continue on in their current roles. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

        Control Investments in Financial Companies—This strategy involves acquiring controlling stakes in financial companies, including consumer direct lending, subprime auto lending and other strategies. Our investments in these companies are generally structured as a combination of yield-producing debt and equity. These investments are often structured in a tax-efficient RIC (as defined below) compliant partnership, enhancing returns. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

        Investments in Structured Credit—We make investments in Collateralized Loan Obligations ("CLOs"), generally taking a significant position in the subordinated interests (equity) of the CLOs. The CLOs include a diversified portfolio of broadly syndicated loans and do not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, sub-prime debt, or consumer based debt. The CLOs in which we invest are managed by top-tier collateral managers that have been thoroughly diligenced prior to investment. This strategy has represented 10%-20% of the portfolio.

        Real Estate Investments—We make investments in real estate through our wholly-owned tax-efficient real estate investment trust ("REIT"), American Property Holdings Corp. Our real estate investments are in various classes of fully developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields. We seek to identify properties that have historically high occupancy and steady cash flow generation. We partner with established property managers with experience in managing the property type to manage such properties after acquisition. This is a more recent investment strategy that has represented less than 5% of our business.

        Investments in Syndicated Debt—On an opportunistic basis, we make investments in loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a syndicate of buyers. Here we look for investments with attractive risk-adjusted returns after we have completed a fundamental credit analysis. These investments are purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook and we look to provide significant structuring input by providing anchoring orders. This strategy has represented approximately 5%-10% of the portfolio.

        Typically, we concentrate on making investments in companies with annual revenues of less than $750 million and enterprise values of less than $1 billion. Our typical investment involves a secured loan of less than $250 million. We also acquire controlling interests in companies in conjunction with making secured debt investments in such companies. In most cases, companies in which we invest are privately held at the time we invest in them. We refer to these companies as "target" or "middle market" companies and these investments as "middle market investments".

        We seek to maximize total returns to our investors, including both current yield and equity upside, by applying rigorous credit analysis and asset-based and cash-flow based lending techniques to make and monitor our investments. We are currently pursuing multiple investment opportunities, including purchases of portfolios from private and public companies, as well as originations and secondary purchases of particular securities. We also regularly evaluate control investment opportunities in a range of industries, and some of these investments could be material to us. There can be no assurance that we will successfully consummate any investment opportunity we are currently pursuing. If any of these opportunities are consummated, there can be no assurance that investors will share our view of valuation or that any assets acquired will not be subject to future write downs, each of which could have an adverse effect on our stock price.

        We seek to be a long-term investor with our portfolio companies. From our July 27, 2004 inception to the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, we invested primarily in industries related to the industrial/energy economy. Since then, we have widened our strategy to focus in other sectors of the economy

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and continue to reduce our exposure to the energy industry, and our holdings in the energy and energy related industries now represent less than 7% of our investment portfolio.

        We have been organized as a closed-end investment company since April 13, 2004 and have filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). We are a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. Our headquarters are located at 10 East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10016, and our telephone number is (212) 448-0702. Our investment adviser is Prospect Capital Management LLC.

Our Investment Objective and Policies

        Our investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We focus on making investments in private companies. We are a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act.

        We invest primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt. First and second lien senior loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of a given portfolio company. These loans also have the benefit of security interests on the assets of the portfolio company, which may rank ahead of or be junior to other security interests. Mezzanine debt and our investments in CLOs are subordinated to senior loans and are generally unsecured. Our investments have generally ranged between $5 million and $250 million each, although the investment size may be more or less than this range. Our investment sizes are expected to grow as our capital base expands.

        We also acquire controlling interests in companies in conjunction with making secured debt investments in such companies. These may be in several industries, including industrial, service, real estate and financial businesses.

        We seek to maximize returns and minimize risk for our investors by applying rigorous analysis to make and monitor our investments. While the structure of our investments varies, we can invest in senior secured debt, senior unsecured debt, subordinated secured debt, subordinated unsecured debt, mezzanine debt, convertible debt, convertible preferred equity, preferred equity, common equity, warrants and other instruments, many of which generate current yield. While our primary focus is to seek current income through investment in the debt and/or dividend-paying equity securities of eligible privately-held, thinly-traded or distressed companies and long-term capital appreciation by acquiring accompanying warrants, options or other equity securities of such companies, we may invest up to 30% of the portfolio in opportunistic investments in order to seek enhanced returns for stockholders. Such investments may include investments in the debt and equity instruments of broadly-traded public companies. We expect that these public companies generally will have debt securities that are non-investment grade. Such investments may also include purchases (either in the primary or secondary markets) of the equity and junior debt tranches of a type of such pools known as CLOs. Structurally, CLOs are entities that are formed to hold a portfolio of senior secured loans ("Senior Secured Loans") made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade or, in limited circumstances, unrated . The Senior Secured Loans within a CLO are limited to Senior Secured Loans which meet specified credit and diversity criteria and are subject to concentration limitations in order to create an investment portfolio that is diverse by Senior Secured Loan, borrower, and industry, with limitations on non-U.S. borrowers. Within this 30% basket, we have and may make additional investments in debt and equity securities of financial companies and companies located outside of the United States.

        Our investments may include other equity investments, such as warrants, options to buy a minority interest in a portfolio company, or contractual payment rights or rights to receive a proportional interest in the operating cash flow or net income of such company. When determined by the Investment Adviser to be in our best interest, we may acquire a controlling interest in a portfolio company. Any warrants we receive with our debt securities may require only a nominal cost to exercise, and thus, as a portfolio company appreciates in value, we may achieve additional investment return

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from this equity interest. We have structured, and will continue to structure, some warrants to include provisions protecting our rights as a minority-interest or, if applicable, controlling-interest holder, as well as puts, or rights to sell such securities back to the company, upon the occurrence of specified events. In many cases, we obtain registration rights in connection with these equity interests, which may include demand and "piggyback" registration rights.

        We plan to hold many of our investments to maturity or repayment, but will sell an investment earlier if a liquidity event takes place, such as the sale or recapitalization of a portfolio company, or if we determine a sale of such investment to be in our best interest.

        We have qualified and elected to be treated for U.S. Federal income tax purposes as a Registered Investment Company ("RIC"), under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally do not have to pay corporate-level U.S. Federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. To continue to qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, to qualify for RIC tax treatment we must distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our "investment company taxable income," which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of our realized net short-term capital gains over our realized net long-term capital losses.

        For a discussion of the risks inherent in our portfolio investments, see "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to our Investments."

Industry Sectors

        While our original investments were concentrated in industrial and energy related companies, we continue to widen our focus in other sectors of the economy to diversify our portfolio holdings. Our portfolio is now well diversified into 36 industry categories with no individual industry comprising more than 14.6% of the portfolio on either a cost or fair value basis.

Ongoing Relationships with Portfolio Companies

Monitoring

        Prospect Capital Management monitors our portfolio companies on an ongoing basis. Prospect Capital Management will continue to monitor the financial trends of each portfolio company to determine if it is meeting its business plan and to assess the appropriate course of action for each company.

        Prospect Capital Management employs several methods of evaluating and monitoring the performance and value of our investments, which may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Investment Valuation

        To value our assets, we follow the guidance of Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820 that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in conformity with accounting

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principles generally accepted in the United States or America, or GAAP, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

        ASC 820 classifies the inputs used to measure these fair values into the following hierarchy:

        In all cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each investment.

        ASC 820 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by other standards.

        In accordance with ASC 820, the fair value of our investments is defined as the price that we would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market in which that investment is transacted.

        Our Board of Directors has established procedures for the valuation of our investment portfolio. These procedures are detailed below.

        Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations.

        For most of our investments, market quotations are not available. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value, our Board of Directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

        Investments are valued utilizing a shadow bond approach, a market approach, an income approach, a liquidation approach, or a combination of approaches, as appropriate. The shadow bond and market approaches use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted) calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including relevant and applicable

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market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company's ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, M&A comparables, the principal market and enterprise values, among other factors.

        Our investments in CLOs are classified as ASC 820 level 3 securities, and are valued using discounted cash flow model. The valuations have been accomplished through the analysis of the CLO deal structures to identify the risk exposures from the modeling point of view. For each security, the most appropriate valuation approach has been chosen from alternative approaches to ensure the most accurate valuation for each security. To value a CLO, both the assets and liabilities of the CLO capital structure need be modeled. We use a waterfall engine to store the collateral data, generate collateral cash flows from the assets, and distributes the cash flow to the liability structure based on the payment priorities, and discount them back using proper discount rates that incorporate all the risk factors. The main risk factors are: default risk, interest rate risk, downgrade risk, and credit spread risk.

        For a discussion of the risks inherent in determining the value of securities for which readily available market values do not exist, see "Risk Factors—Risks relating to our business—Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of our Board of Directors and, as a result, there is uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments."

Valuation of Other Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

        ASC Subtopic 820-10-05-1, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, ("ASC 820-10-05-1") permits an entity to elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. We have elected not to value some assets and liabilities at fair value as would be permitted by ASC 820-10-05-1.

Managerial Assistance

        As a business development company, we offer, and must provide upon request, managerial assistance to certain of our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve, among other things, monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. Prospect Administration provides such managerial assistance on our behalf to portfolio companies when we are required to provide this assistance. We are also deemed to be providing managerial assistance to all portfolio companies that we control, either by ourselves or in conjunction with others.

Investment Adviser

        Prospect Capital Management manages our investments as the Investment Adviser. Prospect Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability corporation that has been registered as an investment adviser under the Investment Adviser Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act") since March 31, 2004. Prospect Capital Management is led by John F. Barry III and M. Grier Eliasek, two senior executives with significant investment advisory and business experience. Both Messrs. Barry and Eliasek spend a significant amount of their time in their roles at Prospect Capital Management working on the Company's behalf. The principal executive offices of Prospect Capital Management are 10 East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10016. We depend on the due diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior management of the Investment Adviser. We also depend, to a significant extent, on the Investment Adviser's investment professionals and the information and deal flow generated by those investment professionals in the course of their investment and portfolio

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management activities. The Investment Adviser's senior management team evaluates, negotiates, structures, closes, monitors and services our investments. Our future success depends to a significant extent on the continued service of the senior management team, particularly John F. Barry III and M. Grier Eliasek. The departure of any of the senior managers of the Investment Adviser could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective. In addition, we can offer no assurance that Prospect Capital Management will remain the Investment Adviser or that we will continue to have access to its investment professionals or its information and deal flow. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, we pay Prospect Capital Management investment advisory fees, which consist of an annual base management fee based on our gross assets as well as a two-part incentive fee based on our performance. Mr. Barry currently controls Prospect Capital Management.

Investment Advisory Agreement

Terms

        We have entered into an investment advisory and management agreement (the "Investment Advisory Agreement") with Prospect Capital Management, under which the Investment Adviser, subject to the overall supervision of our Board of Directors, manages our day-to-day operations and provides us with investment advisory services. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser: (i) determines the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes, (ii) identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments we make (including performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies); and (iii) closes and monitors investments we make.

        Prospect Capital Management's services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to us are not impaired. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from us, consisting of two components: a base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.00% on our gross assets (including amounts borrowed). For services currently rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current calendar quarter. Base management fees for any partial month or quarter are appropriately prorated.

        The incentive fee has two parts. The first part, the income incentive fee, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees and other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement described below, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment in kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a "hurdle rate" of 1.75% per quarter (7.00% annualized).

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        The net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of the gross assets used to calculate the 2.00% base management fee. We pay the Investment Adviser an income incentive fee with respect to our pre-incentive fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows:

        These calculations are appropriately prorated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current quarter.

        The second part of the incentive fee, the capital gains incentive fee, is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals 20.00% of our realized capital gains for the calendar year, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation at the end of such year. In determining the capital gains incentive fee payable to the Investment Adviser, we calculate the aggregate realized capital gains, aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, as applicable, with respect to each investment that has been in our portfolio. For the purpose of this calculation, an "investment" is defined as the total of all rights and claims which may be asserted against a portfolio company arising out of our participation in the debt, equity, and other financial instruments issued by that company. Aggregate realized capital gains, if any, equals the sum of the differences between the aggregate net sales price of each investment and the aggregate cost basis of such investment when sold or otherwise disposed of. Aggregate realized capital losses equal the sum of the amounts by which the aggregate net sales price of each investment is less than the aggregate cost basis of such investment when sold or otherwise disposed. Aggregate unrealized capital depreciation equals the sum of the differences, if negative, between the aggregate valuation of each investment and the aggregate cost basis of such investment as of the applicable calendar year-end. At the end of the applicable calendar year, the amount of capital gains that serves as the basis for our calculation of the capital gains incentive fee involves netting aggregate realized capital gains against aggregate realized capital losses on a since-inception basis and then reducing this amount by the aggregate unrealized capital depreciation. If this number is positive, then the capital gains incentive fee payable is equal to 20.00% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of any capital gains incentive fees paid since inception.

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Examples of Quarterly Incentive Fee Calculation

Example 1: Income Incentive Fee(*):

Alternative 1

Assumptions

        Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 1.25%

Alternative 2

Assumptions

        Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 2.70%

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Alternative 3

Assumptions

        Investment income (including interest, dividends, fees, etc.) = 3.00%

(1)
Represents 7% annualized hurdle rate.

(2)
Represents 2% annualized base management fee.

(3)
Excludes organizational and offering expenses.

(*)
The hypothetical amount of pre-incentive fee net investment income shown is based on a percentage of total net assets.

Example 2: Capital Gains Incentive Fee:

Alternative 1

Assumptions

        The impact, if any, on the capital gains portion of the incentive fee would be:

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Alternative 2

Assumptions

        The impact, if any, on the capital gains portion of the incentive fee would be:

Alternative 3

Assumptions

        The impact, if any, on the capital gains portion of the incentive fee would be:

Alternative 4

Assumptions

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        The impact, if any, on the capital gains portion of the incentive fee would be:

Duration and Termination

        The Investment Advisory Agreement was originally approved by our Board of Directors on June 23, 2004 and was recently re-approved by the Board of Directors on May 3, 2013 for an additional one-year term expiring June 22, 2014. Unless terminated earlier as described below, it will remain in effect from year to year thereafter if approved annually by our Board of Directors or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting securities, including, in either case, approval by a majority of our directors who are not interested persons. The Investment Advisory Agreement will automatically terminate in the event of its assignment. The Investment Advisory Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon not more than 60 days' written notice to the other. See "Risk factors—Risks relating to our business—We are dependent upon Prospect Capital Management's key management personnel for our future success."

Indemnification

        The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, Prospect Capital Management and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Prospect Capital Management's services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise as the Investment Adviser.

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Administration Agreement

        We have also entered into an administration agreement (the "Administration Agreement") with Prospect Administration under which Prospect Administration, among other things, provides (or arranges for the provision of) administrative services and facilities for us. For providing these services, we reimburse Prospect Administration for our allocable portion of overhead incurred by Prospect Administration in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of Brian H. Oswald, our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer, and his staff, including the internal legal staff. Under this agreement, Prospect Administration furnishes us with office facilities, equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities. Prospect Administration also performs, or oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which include, among other things, being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. In addition, Prospect Administration assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. Under the Administration Agreement, Prospect Administration also provides on our behalf managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which we are required to provide such assistance. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days' written notice to the other party. Prospect Administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser.

        We reimbursed Prospect Administration $8.7 million, $6.8 million and $4.9 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively, for services it provided to the Company at cost.

Payment of Our Expenses

        All investment professionals of the Investment Adviser and its respective staff, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of such personnel allocable to such services, will be provided and paid for by the Investment Adviser. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including those relating to: organization and offering; calculation of our net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm); expenses incurred by Prospect Capital Management payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisers (such as independent valuation firms, accountants and legal counsel), in monitoring our financial and legal affairs and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies; interest payable on debt, if any, and dividends payable on preferred stock, if any, incurred to finance our investments; offerings of our debt, our preferred shares, our common stock and other securities; investment advisory fees; fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments; transfer agent and custodial fees; registration fees; listing fees; taxes; independent directors' fees and expenses; costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC; the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing costs; our allocable portion of the fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums; direct costs and expenses of administration, including auditor and legal costs; and all other expenses incurred by us, by the Investment Adviser or by Prospect Administration in connection with administering our business, such as our allocable portion of overhead under the administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of our chief compliance officer and chief financial officer and their respective staffs under the sub-administration agreement, as further described below.

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License Agreement

        We entered into a license agreement with Prospect Capital Management, pursuant to which Prospect Capital Management agreed to grant us a nonexclusive, royalty free license to use the name "Prospect Capital." Under this agreement, we have a right to use the Prospect Capital name, for so long as Prospect Capital Management or one of its affiliates remains the Investment Adviser. Other than with respect to this limited license, we have no legal right to the Prospect Capital name. This license agreement will remain in effect for so long as the Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser is in effect.

Determination of Net Asset Value

        The net asset value per share of our outstanding shares of common stock will be determined quarterly by dividing the value of total assets minus liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding.

        In calculating the value of our total assets, we will value investments for which market quotations are readily available at such market quotations. Short-term investments which mature in 60 days or less, such as U.S. Treasury bills, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. The amortized cost method involves recording a security at its cost (i.e., principal amount plus any premium and less any discount) on the date of purchase and thereafter amortizing/accreting that difference between the principal amount due at maturity and cost assuming a constant yield to maturity as determined at the time of purchase. Short-term securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations by an independent pricing service or at the mean between the bid and ask prices obtained from at least two brokers or dealers (if available, or otherwise by a principal market maker or a primary market dealer). Investments in money market mutual funds are valued at their net asset value as of the close of business on the day of valuation.

        Most of the investments in our portfolio do not have market quotations which are readily available, meaning the investments do not have actively traded markets. Debt and equity securities for which market quotations are not readily available are valued with the assistance of an independent valuation service using a documented valuation policy and a valuation process that is consistently applied under the direction of our Board of Directors. For a discussion of the risks inherent in determining the value of securities for which readily available market values do not exist, see "Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business—Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of our Board of Directors and, as a result, there is uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments."

        The factors that may be taken into account in valuing such investments include, as relevant, the portfolio company's ability to make payments, its estimated earnings and projected discounted cash flows, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the financial environment in which the portfolio company operates, comparisons to securities of similar publicly traded companies, changes in interest rates for similar debt instruments and other relevant factors. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the fair value of these investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had such market quotations existed for such investments, and any such differences could be material.

        As part of the fair valuation process, the independent valuation firm engaged by the Board of Directors performs a review of each debt and equity investment requiring fair valuation and provides a range of values for each investment, which, along with management's valuation recommendations, is reviewed by our Audit Committee. Management and the independent valuation firm may adjust their preliminary evaluations to reflect comments provided by our Audit Committee. The Audit Committee reviews the final valuation report and management's valuation recommendations and makes a recommendation to the Board of Directors based on its analysis of the methodologies employed and

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the various weights that should be accorded to each portion of the valuation as well as factors that the independent valuation firm and management may not have included in their evaluation processes. The Board of Directors then evaluates the Audit Committee recommendations and undertakes a similar analysis to determine the fair value of each investment in the portfolio in good faith.

        Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates not susceptible to substantiation by auditing procedures. Accordingly, under current accounting standards, the notes to our financial statements will refer to the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our financial statements.

Dividend Reinvestment Plan

        We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of our distributions on behalf of our stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash as provided below. As a result, when our Board of Directors authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend, then our stockholders who have not "opted out" of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividends.

        No action is required on the part of a registered stockholder to have their cash dividend reinvested in shares of our common stock. A registered stockholder may elect to receive an entire dividend in cash by notifying the plan administrator and our transfer agent and registrar, in writing so that such notice is received by the plan administrator no later than the record date for dividends to stockholders. The plan administrator sets up an account for shares acquired through the plan for each stockholder who has not elected to receive dividends in cash and hold such shares in non-certificated form. Upon request by a stockholder participating in the plan, the plan administrator will, instead of crediting shares to the participant's account, issue a certificate registered in the participant's name for the number of whole shares of our common stock and a check for any fractional share. Such request by a stockholder must be received three days prior to the dividend payable date in order for that dividend to be paid in cash. If such request is received less than three days prior to the dividend payable date, then the dividends are reinvested and shares are repurchased for the stockholder's account; however, future dividends are paid out in cash on all balances. Those stockholders whose shares are held by a broker or other financial intermediary may receive dividends in cash by notifying their broker or other financial intermediary of their election.

        We primarily use newly issued shares to implement the plan, whether our shares are trading at a premium or at a discount to net asset value. However, we reserve the right to purchase shares in the open market in connection with our implementation of the plan. The number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the dividend payable to such stockholder by the market price per share of our common stock at the close of regular trading on The NASDAQ Global Select Market on the last business day before the payment date for such dividend. Market price per share on that date will be the closing price for such shares on The NASDAQ Global Select Market or, if no sale is reported for such day, at the average of their reported bid and asked prices. The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding after giving effect to payment of the dividend cannot be established until the value per share at which additional shares will be issued has been determined and elections of our stockholders have been tabulated. Stockholders who do not elect to receive dividends in shares of common stock may experience accretion to the net asset value of their shares if our shares are trading at a premium at the time we issue new shares under the plan and dilution if our shares are trading at a discount. The level of accretion or discount would depend on various factors, including the proportion of our stockholders who participate in the plan, the level of premium or discount at which our shares are trading and the amount of the dividend payable to a stockholder.

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        There are no brokerage charges or other charges to stockholders who participate in the plan. The plan administrator's fees under the plan are paid by us. If a participant elects by written notice to the plan administrator to have the plan administrator sell part or all of the shares held by the plan administrator in the participant's account and remit the proceeds to the participant, the plan administrator is authorized to deduct a $15 transaction fee plus a $0.10 per share brokerage commissions from the proceeds.

        Stockholders who receive dividends in the form of stock are subject to the same U.S. Federal, state and local tax consequences as are stockholders who elect to receive their dividends in cash. A stockholder's basis for determining gain or loss upon the sale of stock received in a dividend from us will be equal to the total dollar amount of the dividend payable to the stockholder. Any stock received in a dividend will have a new holding period for tax purposes commencing on the day following the day on which the shares are credited to the U.S. Stockholder's account.

        Participants may terminate their accounts under the plan by notifying the plan administrator via its website at www.amstock.com or by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of their statement and sending it to the plan administrator at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, P.O. Box 922, Wall Street Station, New York, NY 10269-0560 or by calling the plan administrator's Interactive Voice Response System at (888) 888-0313.

        The plan may be terminated by us upon notice in writing mailed to each participant at least 30 days prior to any payable date for the payment of any dividend by us. All correspondence concerning the plan should be directed to the plan administrator by mail at American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10007 or by telephone at (718) 921-8200.

        Stockholders who purchased their shares through or hold their shares in the name of a broker or financial institution should consult with a representative of their broker or financial institution with respect to their participation in our dividend reinvestment plan. Such holders of our stock may not be identified as our registered stockholders with the plan administrator and may not automatically have their cash dividend reinvested in shares of our common stock by the administrator.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

        The following discussion is a general summary of the material U.S. Federal income tax considerations applicable to us and to an investment in our shares. This summary does not purport to be a complete description of the income tax considerations applicable to us or our investors on such an investment. For example, we have not described tax consequences that we assume to be generally known by investors or certain considerations that may be relevant to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under U.S. Federal income tax laws, including stockholders subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, dealers in securities, pension plans and trusts, financial institutions, U.S. Stockholders (as defined below) whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, persons who mark-to-market our shares and persons who hold our shares as part of a "straddle," "hedge" or "conversion" transaction. This summary assumes that investors hold our common stock as capital assets (within the meaning of the Code). The discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of this report and all of which are subject to change, possibly retroactively, which could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. This summary does not discuss any aspects of U.S. estate or gift tax or foreign, state or local tax. It does not discuss the special treatment under U.S. Federal income tax laws that could result if we invested in tax-exempt securities or certain other investment assets.

        A "U.S. Stockholder" is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is for U.S. Federal income tax purposes:

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        A "Non-U.S. Stockholder" is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is not a partnership and is not a U.S. Stockholder.

        If a partnership (including an entity treated as a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes) holds shares of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A prospective stockholder that is a partner of a partnership holding shares of our common stock should consult its tax advisors with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of shares of our common stock.

        Tax matters are very complicated and the tax consequences to an investor of an investment in our shares will depend on the facts of his, her or its particular situation. We encourage investors to consult their own tax advisors regarding the specific consequences of such an investment, including tax reporting requirements, the applicability of U.S. Federal, state, local and foreign tax laws, eligibility for the benefits of any applicable tax treaty and the effect of any possible changes in the tax laws.

Election To Be Taxed As A RIC

        As a business development company, we have elected and intend to continue to qualify to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. As a RIC, we generally are not subject to corporate-level U.S. Federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we distribute to our stockholders as dividends. To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements (as described below). In addition, to obtain RIC tax treatment, we must distribute to our stockholders, for each taxable year, at least 90% of our "investment company taxable income," which is generally our ordinary income plus the excess of realized net short-term capital gains over realized net long-term capital losses, or the Annual Distribution Requirement.

Taxation as a RIC

        In order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, we must, among other things:

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        To the extent that we invest in entities treated as partnerships for U.S. Federal income tax purposes (other than a "qualified publicly traded partnership"), we generally must include the items of gross income derived by the partnerships for purposes of the 90% Income Test, and the income that is derived from a partnership (other than a "qualified publicly traded partnership") will be treated as qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test only to the extent that such income is attributable to items of income of the partnership which would be qualifying income if realized by us directly. In addition, we generally must take into account our proportionate share of the assets held by partnerships (other than a "qualified publicly traded partnership") in which we are a partner for purposes of the diversification tests. If the partnership is a "qualified publicly traded partnership," the net income derived from such partnership will be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test, and interests in the partnership will be "securities" for purposes of the diversification tests. We intend to monitor our investments in equity securities of entities that are treated as partnerships for U.S. Federal income tax purposes to prevent our disqualification as a RIC.

        In order to meet the 90% Income Test, we may establish one or more special purpose corporations to hold assets from which we do not anticipate earning dividend, interest or other qualifying income under the 90% Income Test. Any such special purpose corporation would generally be subject to U.S. Federal income tax, and could result in a reduced after-tax yield on the portion of our assets held by such corporation.

        Provided that we qualify as a RIC and satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, we will not be subject to U.S. Federal income tax on the portion of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain (which we define as net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses) we timely distribute to stockholders. We will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax at the regular corporate rates on any income or capital gain not distributed (or deemed distributed) to our stockholders.

        We will be subject to a 4% non-deductible U.S. Federal excise tax on certain undistributed income of RICs unless we distribute in a timely manner an amount at least equal to the sum of (1) 98.2% of our ordinary income for each calendar year, (2) 98% of our capital gain net income for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year and (3) any income realized, but not distributed, in preceding years.

        We may be required to recognize taxable income in circumstances in which we do not receive cash. For example, if we hold debt obligations that are treated under applicable tax rules as having original issue discount, we must include in income each year a portion of the original issue discount that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. Because any original issue discount accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount.

        Gain or loss realized by us from warrants acquired by us as well as any loss attributable to the lapse of such warrants generally will be treated as capital gain or loss. Such gain or loss generally will be long-term or short-term, depending on how long we held a particular warrant. As a RIC, we are not

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allowed to carry forward or carry back a net operating loss for purposes of computing our investment company taxable income in other taxable years.

        Although we do not presently expect to do so, we are authorized to borrow funds and to sell assets in order to satisfy distribution requirements. However, under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while our debt obligations and other senior securities are outstanding unless certain "asset coverage" tests are met. See "Regulation—Senior Securities." Moreover, our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements may be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our status as a RIC, including the diversification tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or to avoid the excise tax, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.

        If we fail to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement or otherwise fail to qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions to stockholders, nor would we be required to make distributions. Distributions would generally be taxable to our individual and other non-corporate taxable stockholders as ordinary dividend income eligible for the reduced maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided certain holding period and other requirements are met. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, corporate distributees would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To qualify again to be taxed as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to distribute to our shareholders our accumulated earnings and profits attributable to non-RIC years reduced by an interest charge on 50% of such earnings and profits payable by us as an additional tax. In addition, if we failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, then, in order to qualify as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to elect to recognize and pay tax on any net built-in gain (the excess of aggregate gain, including items of income, over aggregate loss that would have been realized if we had been liquidated) or, alternatively, be subject to taxation on such built-in gain recognized for a period of ten years.

        Certain of our investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. Federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (i) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (ii) convert lower taxed long-term capital gain and qualified dividend income into higher taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (iii) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (iv) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (v) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (vi) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions, and (vii) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test. We will monitor our transactions and may make certain tax elections in order to mitigate the effect of these provisions.

        We may invest in preferred securities or other securities the U.S. Federal income tax treatment of which may be unclear or may be subject to recharacterization by the IRS. To the extent the tax treatment of such securities or the income from such securities differs from the expected tax treatment, it could affect the timing or character of income recognized, requiring us to purchase or sell securities, or otherwise change our portfolio, in order to comply with the tax rules applicable to RICs under the Code.

Taxation of U.S. Stockholders

        Distributions by us generally are taxable to U.S. Stockholders as ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions of our "investment company taxable income" (which is, generally, our ordinary income plus realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses) will be

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taxable as ordinary income to U.S. Stockholders to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional common stock. Provided that certain holding period and other requirements are met, such distributions (if designated by us) may qualify (i) for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, but only to the extent that our income consists of dividend income from U.S. corporations and (ii) in the case of individual shareholders, as qualified dividend income eligible to be taxed at long-term capital gain rates to the extent that we receive qualified dividend income (generally, dividend income from taxable domestic corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations). There can be no assurance as to what portion, if any, of our distributions will qualify for favorable treatment as qualified dividend income.

        Distributions of our net capital gain (which is generally our realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) properly designated by us as "capital gain dividends" will be taxable to a U.S. Stockholder as long-term capital gains, regardless of the U.S. Stockholder's holding period for its common stock and regardless of whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional common stock. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits first will reduce a U.S. Stockholder's adjusted tax basis in such stockholder's common stock and, after the adjusted basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to such U.S. Stockholder.

        Although we currently intend to distribute any long-term capital gains at least annually, we may in the future decide to retain some or all of our long-term capital gains, and designate the retained amount as a "deemed distribution." In that case, among other consequences, we will pay tax on the retained amount, each U.S. Stockholder will be required to include his, her or its proportionate share of the deemed distribution in income as if it had been actually distributed to the U.S. Stockholder, and the U.S. Stockholder will be entitled to claim a credit equal to its allocable share of the tax paid thereon by us. The amount of the deemed distribution net of such tax will be added to the U.S. Stockholder's tax basis for his, her or its common stock. Since we expect to pay tax on any retained capital gains at our regular corporate tax rate, and since that rate is in excess of the maximum rate currently payable by individuals on long-term capital gains, the amount of tax that individual stockholders will be treated as having paid and for which they will receive a credit will exceed the tax they owe on the retained net capital gain. Such excess generally may be claimed as a credit against the U.S. Stockholder's other U.S. Federal income tax obligations or may be refunded to the extent it exceeds a stockholder's liability for U.S. Federal income tax. A stockholder that is not subject to U.S. Federal income tax or otherwise required to file a U.S. Federal income tax return would be required to file a U.S. Federal income tax return on the appropriate form in order to claim a refund for the taxes we paid. In order to utilize the deemed distribution approach, we must provide written notice to our stockholders prior to the expiration of 60 days after the close of the relevant taxable year. We cannot treat any of our investment company taxable income as a "deemed distribution."

        For purposes of determining (1) whether the Annual Distribution Requirement is satisfied for any year and (2) the amount of capital gain dividends paid for that year, we may, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following taxable year as if it had been paid during the taxable year in question. If we make such an election, the U.S. Stockholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the taxable year in which the distribution is made. However, any dividend declared by us in October, November or December of any calendar year, payable to stockholders of record on a specified date in any such month and actually paid during January of the following year, will be treated as if it had been received by our U.S. Stockholders on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.

        If a U.S. Stockholder purchases shares of our common stock shortly before the record date of a distribution, the price of the shares will include the value of the distribution and the investor will be subject to tax on the distribution even though it represents a return of its investment.

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        A U.S. Stockholder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss if such U.S. Stockholder sells or otherwise disposes of its shares of our common stock. Any gain or loss arising from such sale or taxable disposition generally will be treated as long-term capital gain or loss if the U.S. Stockholder has held his, her or its shares for more than one year. Otherwise, it would be classified as short-term capital gain or loss. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or taxable disposition of shares of our common stock held for six months or less will be treated as long-term capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received, or undistributed capital gain deemed received, with respect to such shares. In addition, all or a portion of any loss recognized upon a taxable disposition of shares of our common stock may be disallowed if other substantially identical shares are purchased (whether through reinvestment of distributions or otherwise) within 30 days before or after the disposition. Capital losses are deductible only to the extent of capital gains (subject to an exception for individuals under which a limited amount of capital losses may be offset against ordinary income).

        In general, individual U.S. Stockholders currently are subject to a preferential rate on their net capital gain, or the excess of realized net long-term capital gain over realized net short-term capital loss for a taxable year, including long-term capital gain derived from an investment in our shares. Such rate is lower than the maximum rate on ordinary income currently payable by individuals. Corporate U.S. Stockholders currently are subject to U.S. Federal income tax on net capital gain at ordinary income rates.

        Certain U.S. Stockholders who are individuals, estates or trusts and whose income exceeds certain thresholds will be required to pay a 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their "net investment income," which includes dividends received from us and capital gains from the sale or other disposition of our stock.

        We will send to each of our U.S. Stockholders, as promptly as possible after the end of each calendar year, a notice detailing, on a per share basis, the amounts includible in such U.S. Stockholder's taxable income for such year as ordinary income and as long-term capital gain. In addition, the amount and the U.S. federal tax status of each year's distributions generally will be reported to the IRS. Distributions may also be subject to additional state, local and foreign taxes depending on a U.S. Stockholder's particular situation.

        Payments of dividends, including deemed payments of constructive dividends, or the proceeds of the sale or other taxable disposition of our common stock generally are subject to information reporting unless the U.S. Stockholder is an exempt recipient. Such payments may also be subject to U.S. federal backup withholding at the applicable rate if the recipient of such payment fails to supply a taxpayer identification number and otherwise comply with the rules for establishing an exemption from backup withholding. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder's U.S. Federal income tax liability, provided that certain information is provided timely to the IRS.

Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders

        Whether an investment in our common stock is appropriate for a Non-U.S. Stockholder will depend upon that person's particular circumstances. An investment in our common stock by a Non-U.S. Stockholder may have adverse tax consequences. Non-U.S. Stockholders should consult their tax advisers before investing in our common stock.

        Distributions of our "investment company taxable income" to Non-U.S. Stockholders that are not "effectively connected" with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the Non-U.S. Stockholder, will generally be subject to withholding of U.S. Federal income tax at a rate of 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits.

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        For our taxable years beginning before January 1, 2014 (and, if extended as has happened in the past, for taxable years covered by such extension), properly reported distributions to Non-U.S. Stockholders are generally exempt from U.S. federal withholding tax where they (i) are paid in respect of our "qualified net interest income" (generally, our U.S.-source interest income, other than certain contingent interest and interest from obligations of a corporation or partnership in which we are at least a 10% shareholder, reduced by expenses that are allocable to such income) or (ii) are paid in respect of our "qualified short-term capital gains" (generally, the excess of our net short-term capital gain over our long-term capital loss for such taxable year). There can be no assurance as to whether this provision will be extended. In addition, depending on our circumstances, we may report all, some or none of our potentially eligible dividends as such qualified net interest income or as qualified short-term capital gains, and/or treat such dividends, in whole or in part, as ineligible for this exemption from withholding. In order to qualify for this exemption from withholding, a Non-U.S. Stockholder needs to comply with applicable certification requirements relating to its non-U.S. status (including, in general, furnishing an IRS Form W-8BEN or substitute Form). In the case of shares held through an intermediary, the intermediary may withhold even if we report the payment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gain. Non-U.S. Stockholders should contact their intermediaries with respect to the application of these rules to their accounts. There can be no assurance as to what portion of our distributions will qualify for favorable treatment as qualified net interest income or qualified short-term capital gains.

        Actual or deemed distributions of our net capital gain to a Non-U.S. Stockholder, and gains recognized by a Non-U.S. Stockholder upon the sale of our common stock, that are not effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the Non-U.S. Stockholder, will generally not be subject to U.S. Federal withholding tax and generally will not be subject to U.S. Federal income tax unless the Non-U.S. Stockholder is a nonresident alien individual and is physically present in the United States for 183 or more days during the taxable year and meets certain other requirements.

        Distributions of our "investment company taxable income" and net capital gain (including deemed distributions) to Non-U.S. Stockholders, and gains realized by Non-U.S. Stockholders upon the sale of our common stock that are effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business conducted by the Non-U.S. Stockholder, will be subject to U.S. Federal income tax at the graduated rates applicable to U.S. citizens, residents and domestic corporations. In addition, if such Non-U.S. Stockholder is a foreign corporation, it may also be subject to a 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) branch profits tax on its effectively connected earnings and profits for the taxable year, subject to adjustments, if its investment in our common stock is effectively connected with its conduct of a U.S. trade or business.

        If we distribute our net capital gain in the form of deemed rather than actual distributions (which we may do in the future), a Non-U.S. Stockholder will be entitled to a U.S. Federal income tax credit or tax refund equal to the stockholder's allocable share of the tax we pay on the capital gains deemed to have been distributed. In order to obtain the refund, the Non-U.S. Stockholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. Federal income tax return even if the Non-U.S. Stockholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. Federal income tax return.

        In addition, after June 30, 2014, withholding at a rate of 30% will be required on dividends in respect of, and after December 31, 2016, withholding at a rate of 30% will be required on gross proceeds from the sale of, shares of our stock held by or through certain foreign financial institutions (including investment funds), unless such institution enters into an agreement with the Secretary of the Treasury to report, on an annual basis, information with respect to interests in, and accounts maintained by, the institution to the extent such interests or accounts are held by certain U.S. persons or by certain non-U.S. entities that are wholly or partially owned by U.S. persons and to withhold on certain payments. Accordingly, the entity through which our shares are held will affect the determination of whether such withholding is required. An intergovernmental agreement between the

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United States and an applicable foreign country, or future Treasury regulations or other guidance, may modify these requirements. Similarly, dividends in respect of, and gross proceeds from the sale of, our shares held by an investor that is a non-financial non-U.S. entity that does not qualify under certain exemptions will be subject to withholding at a rate of 30%, unless such entity either (i) certifies to us that such entity does not have any "substantial United States owners" or (ii) provides certain information regarding the entity's "substantial United States owners," which we will in turn provide to the Internal Revenue Service. We will not pay any additional amounts to stockholders in respect of any amounts withheld. Non-U.S. Stockholders are encouraged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of the legislation on their investment in our shares.

        A Non-U.S. Holder generally will be required to comply with certain certification procedures to establish that such holder is not a U.S. person in order to avoid backup withholding with respect to payments of dividends, including deemed payments of constructive dividends, or the proceeds of a disposition of our common stock. In addition, we are required to annually report to the IRS and each Non-U.S. Holder the amount of any dividends or constructive dividends treated as paid to such Non-U.S. Holder, regardless of whether any tax was actually withheld. Copies of the information returns reporting such dividend or constructive dividend payments and the amount withheld may also be made available to the tax authorities in the country in which a Non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or credit against a Non-U.S. Holder's U.S. Federal income tax liability, if any, provided that certain required information is provided timely to the IRS.

        Non-U.S. persons should consult their tax advisors with respect to the U.S. Federal income tax and withholding tax, and state, local and foreign tax consequences of an investment in our common stock.

Failure to Obtain RIC Tax Treatment

        If we were unable to obtain tax treatment as a RIC, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions to stockholders, nor would they be required to be made. Distributions would generally be taxable to our stockholders as ordinary dividend income eligible for the reduced maximum rate applicable for qualified dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, corporate distributees would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction.

        Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder's tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain.

        The discussion set forth herein does not constitute tax advice, and potential investors should consult their own tax advisors concerning the tax considerations relevant to their particular situation.

Regulation as a Business Development Company

General

        We are a closed-end, non-diversified investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act and has elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. The 1940 Act contains prohibitions and restrictions relating to transactions between business development companies and their affiliates (including any investment advisers or sub-advisers), principal underwriters and affiliates of those affiliates or underwriters and requires that a majority of the directors be persons other than "interested persons," as that term is defined in the 1940 Act. In addition, the 1940 Act provides that we may not change the nature of our business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw our election as, a business development company unless approved by a majority of our outstanding voting securities.

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        We may invest up to 100% of our assets in securities acquired directly from issuers in privately negotiated transactions. With respect to such securities, we may, for the purpose of public resale, be deemed an "underwriter" as that term is defined in the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). Our intention is to not write (sell) or buy put or call options to manage risks associated with the publicly traded securities of our portfolio companies, except that we may enter into hedging transactions to manage the risks associated with interest rate and other market fluctuations. However, in connection with an investment or acquisition financing of a portfolio company, we may purchase or otherwise receive warrants to purchase the common stock of the portfolio company. Similarly, in connection with an acquisition, we may acquire rights to require the issuers of acquired securities or their affiliates to repurchase them under certain circumstances. We also do not intend to acquire securities issued by any investment company that exceed the limits imposed by the 1940 Act. Under these limits, except with respect to money market funds, we generally cannot acquire more than 3% of the voting stock of any registered investment company, invest more than 5% of the value of our total assets in the securities of one investment company or invest more than 10% of the value of our total assets in the securities of more than one investment company. With regard to that portion of our portfolio invested in securities issued by investment companies, it should be noted that such investments subject our stockholders indirectly to additional expenses. None of these policies are fundamental and may be changed without stockholder approval.

Qualifying Assets

        Under the 1940 Act, a business development company may not acquire any asset other than assets of the type listed in Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act, which are referred to as qualifying assets, unless, at the time the acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of the company's total assets. The principal categories of qualifying assets relevant to our business are the following:

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        In addition, a business development company must have been organized and have its principal place of business in the United States and must be operated for the purpose of making investments in the types of securities described in (1), (2), (3) or (4) above.

Managerial Assistance to Portfolio Companies

        In order to count portfolio securities as qualifying assets for the purpose of the 70% test, a business development company must either control the issuer of the securities or must offer to make available to the issuer of the securities (other than small and solvent companies described above) significant managerial assistance; except that, where the business development company purchases such securities in conjunction with one or more other persons acting together, one of the other persons in the group may make available such managerial assistance. Making available significant managerial assistance means, among other things, exercising control, either on its own or together with others, over a portfolio company, or any arrangement whereby the business development company, through its directors, officers or employees, offers to provide, and, if accepted, does so provide, significant guidance and counsel concerning the management, operations or business objectives and policies of a portfolio company.

Temporary Investments

        Pending investment in other types of "qualifying assets," as described above, our investments may consist of cash, cash equivalents, including money market funds, U.S. government securities or high quality debt securities maturing in one year or less from the time of investment, which we refer to, collectively, as temporary investments, so that 70% of our assets are qualifying assets. Typically, we will invest in money market funds, U.S. treasury bills or in repurchase agreements that are fully collateralized by cash or securities issued by the U.S. government or its agencies. A repurchase agreement involves the purchase by an investor, such as us, of a specified security and the simultaneous agreement by the seller to repurchase it at an agreed upon future date and at a price which is greater than the purchase price by an amount that reflects an agreed-upon interest rate. There is no

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percentage restriction on the proportion of our assets that may be invested in such repurchase agreements. However, if more than 25% of our total assets constitute repurchase agreements from a single counterparty, we would not meet the diversification tests in order to qualify as a RIC for U.S. Federal income tax purposes. Thus, we do not intend to enter into repurchase agreements with a single counterparty in excess of this limit. The Investment Adviser will monitor the creditworthiness of the counterparties with which we enter into repurchase agreement transactions.

Senior Securities

        We are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to our common stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% immediately after each such issuance. In addition, while any preferred stock or public debt securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios after giving effect to such distribution or repurchase. We may also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage. For a discussion of the risks associated with leverage, see "Risk Factors."

Code of Ethics

        We, Prospect Capital Management and Prospect Administration have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code's requirements. For information on how to obtain a copy of each code of ethics, see "Available Information."

Compliance Policies and Procedures

        We and the Investment Adviser have adopted and implemented written policies and procedures reasonably designed to prevent violation of the U.S. Federal securities laws, and are required to review these compliance policies and procedures annually for their adequacy and the effectiveness of their implementation, and to designate a Chief Compliance Officer to be responsible for administering the policies and procedures. Brian H. Oswald serves as our Chief Compliance Officer.

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

        We have delegated our proxy voting responsibility to Prospect Capital Management. The Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures of Prospect Capital Management are set forth below. The guidelines are reviewed periodically by Prospect Capital Management and our independent directors, and, accordingly, are subject to change.

        Introduction.    As an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act, Prospect Capital Management has a fiduciary duty to act solely in the best interests of its clients. As part of this duty, Prospect Capital Management recognizes that it must vote client securities in a timely manner free of conflicts of interest and in the best interests of its clients.

        These policies and procedures for voting proxies for Prospect Capital Management's Investment Advisory clients are intended to comply with Section 206 of, and Rule 206(4)-6 under, the Advisers Act.

        Proxy policies.    These policies are designed to be responsive to the wide range of subjects that may be the subject of a proxy vote. These policies are not exhaustive due to the variety of proxy voting issues that Prospect Capital Management may be required to consider. In general, Prospect Capital

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Management will vote proxies in accordance with these guidelines unless: (1) Prospect Capital Management has determined to consider the matter on a case-by-case basis (as is stated in these guidelines), (2) the subject matter of the vote is not covered by these guidelines, (3) a material conflict of interest is present, or (4) Prospect Capital Management might find it necessary to vote contrary to its general guidelines to maximize stockholder value and vote in its clients' best interests. In such cases, a decision on how to vote will be made by the Proxy Voting Committee (as described below). In reviewing proxy issues, Prospect Capital Management will apply the following general policies:

        Elections of directors.    In general, Prospect Capital Management will vote in favor of the management-proposed slate of directors. If there is a proxy fight for seats on the Board of Directors or Prospect Capital Management determines that there are other compelling reasons for withholding votes for directors, the Proxy Voting Committee will determine the appropriate vote on the matter. Prospect Capital Management believes that directors have a duty to respond to stockholder actions that have received significant stockholder support. Prospect Capital Management may withhold votes for directors that fail to act on key issues such as failure to implement proposals to declassify boards, failure to implement a majority vote requirement, failure to submit a rights plan to a stockholder vote and failure to act on tender offers where a majority of stockholders have tendered their shares. Finally, Prospect Capital Management may withhold votes for directors of non-U.S. issuers where there is insufficient information about the nominees disclosed in the proxy statement.

        Appointment of auditors.    Prospect Capital Management believes that the Company remains in the best position to choose the auditors and will generally support management's recommendation.

        Changes in capital structure.    Changes in a company's charter, articles of incorporation or by-laws may be required by state or U.S. Federal regulation. In general, Prospect Capital Management will cast its votes in accordance with the Company's management on such proposal. However, the Proxy Voting Committee will review and analyze on a case-by-case basis any proposals regarding changes in corporate structure that are not required by state or U.S. Federal regulation.

        Corporate restructurings, mergers and acquisitions.    Prospect Capital Management believes proxy votes dealing with corporate reorganizations are an extension of the investment decision. Accordingly, the Proxy Voting Committee will analyze such proposals on a case-by-case basis.

        Proposals affecting the rights of stockholders.    Prospect Capital Management will generally vote in favor of proposals that give stockholders a greater voice in the affairs of the Company and oppose any measure that seeks to limit those rights. However, when analyzing such proposals, Prospect Capital Management will weigh the financial impact of the proposal against the impairment of the rights of stockholders.

        Corporate governance.    Prospect Capital Management recognizes the importance of good corporate governance in ensuring that management and the Board of Directors fulfill their obligations to the stockholders. Prospect Capital Management favors proposals promoting transparency and accountability within a company.

        Anti-takeover measures.    The Proxy Voting Committee will evaluate, on a case-by-case basis, proposals regarding anti-takeover measures to determine the measure's likely effect on stockholder value dilution.

        Stock splits.    Prospect Capital Management will generally vote with the management of the Company on stock split matters.

        Limited liability of directors.    Prospect Capital Management will generally vote with management on matters that would affect the limited liability of directors.

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        Social and corporate responsibility.    The Proxy Voting Committee may review and analyze on a case-by-case basis proposals relating to social, political and environmental issues to determine whether they will have a financial impact on stockholder value. Prospect Capital Management may abstain from voting on social proposals that do not have a readily determinable financial impact on stockholder value.

        Proxy voting procedures.    Prospect Capital Management will generally vote proxies in accordance with these guidelines. In circumstances in which (1) Prospect Capital Management has determined to consider the matter on a case-by-case basis (as is stated in these guidelines), (2) the subject matter of the vote is not covered by these guidelines, (3) a material conflict of interest is present, or (4) Prospect Capital Management might find it necessary to vote contrary to its general guidelines to maximize stockholder value and vote in its clients' best interests, the Proxy Voting Committee will vote the proxy.

        Proxy voting committee.    Prospect Capital Management has formed a proxy voting committee to establish general proxy policies and consider specific proxy voting matters as necessary. In addition, members of the committee may contact the management of the Company and interested stockholder groups as necessary to discuss proxy issues. Members of the committee will include relevant senior personnel. The committee may also evaluate proxies where we face a potential conflict of interest (as discussed below). Finally, the committee monitors adherence to guidelines, and reviews the policies contained in this statement from time to time.

        Conflicts of interest.    Prospect Capital Management recognizes that there may be a potential conflict of interest when it votes a proxy solicited by an issuer that is its advisory client or a client or customer of one of our affiliates or with whom it has another business or personal relationship that may affect how it votes on the issuer's proxy. Prospect Capital Management believes that adherence to these policies and procedures ensures that proxies are voted with only its clients' best interests in mind. To ensure that its votes are not the product of a conflict of interests, Prospect Capital Management requires that: (i) anyone involved in the decision making process (including members of the Proxy Voting Committee) disclose to the chairman of the Proxy Voting Committee any potential conflict that he or she is aware of and any contact that he or she has had with any interested party regarding a proxy vote; and (ii) employees involved in the decision making process or vote administration are prohibited from revealing how Prospect Capital Management intends to vote on a proposal in order to reduce any attempted influence from interested parties.

        Proxy voting.    Each account's custodian will forward all relevant proxy materials to Prospect Capital Management, either electronically or in physical form to the address of record that Prospect Capital Management has provided to the custodian.

        Proxy recordkeeping.    Prospect Capital Management must retain the following documents pertaining to proxy voting:

        All of the above-referenced records will be maintained and preserved for a period of not less than five years from the end of the fiscal year during which the last entry was made. The first two years of records must be maintained at our office.

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        Proxy voting records.    Clients may obtain information about how Prospect Capital Management voted proxies on their behalf by making a written request for proxy voting information to: Compliance Officer, Prospect Capital Management LLC, 10 East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, NY 10016.

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

        The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 imposes a variety of regulatory requirements on publicly-held companies. In addition to our Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officers' required certifications as to the accuracy of our financial reporting, we are also required to disclose the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as well as report on our assessment of our internal controls over financial reporting, the latter of which must be audited by our independent registered public accounting firm.

        The Sarbanes-Oxley Act also requires us to continually review our policies and procedures to ensure that we remain in compliance with all rules promulgated under the Act.

Available Information

        We file with or submit to the SEC annual, quarterly and current periodic reports, proxy statements and other information meeting the informational requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act. This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 44th floor, New York, NY 10016 or by telephone at (212) 448-0702. You may inspect and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information, as well as the registration statement and related exhibits and schedules, at the Public Reference Room of the SEC at 100 F Street NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at (202) 551-8090. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information filed electronically by us with the SEC which are available on the SEC's Internet site at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of these reports, proxy and information statements and other information may be obtained, after paying a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following E-mail address: publicinfo@sec.gov, or by writing the SEC's Public Reference Section, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

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Item 1A.    Risk Factors.

        Investing in our Securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this report, before you decide whether to make an investment in our Securities. The risks set forth below are not the only risks we face. If any of the adverse events or conditions described below occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially adversely affected. In such case, our NAV, and the trading price of our common stock could decline, or the value of our preferred stock, debt securities, and warrants, if any are outstanding, may decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Forward Looking Information

        Our annual report on Form l0-K for the year ended June 30, 2013, any of our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or current reports on Form 8-K, or any other oral or written statements made in press releases or otherwise by or on behalf of Prospect Capital Corporation may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements predict or describe our future operations, business plans, business and investment strategies and portfolio management and the performance of our investments and our investment management business. These forward looking statements are identified by their use of such terms and phrases as "intends," "intend," "intended," "goal," "estimate," "estimates," "expects," "expect," "expected," "project," "projected," "projections," "plans," "seeks," "anticipates," "anticipated," "should," "could," "may," "will," "designed to," "foreseeable future," "believe," "believes" and "scheduled" and similar expressions. Our actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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Risks Relating to Our Business

Capital markets could experience a period of disruption and instability. Such market conditions have historically and could again have a material and adverse effect on debt and equity capital markets in the United States and abroad, which had, and may in the future have, a negative impact on our business and operations.

        The global capital markets have historically experienced an extended period of instability as evidenced by the periodic disruptions in liquidity in the debt capital markets, significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the re-pricing of credit risk in the broadly syndicated credit market and the failure of certain major financial institutions. Despite actions of the U.S. federal government and foreign governments during such period, these events contributed to worsening general economic conditions that materially and adversely impacted the broader financial and credit markets and reduced the availability of debt and equity capital for the market as a whole and financial services firms in particular. While recent market conditions have improved, there can be no assurance that adverse market conditions will not repeat themselves or worsen in the future. If these adverse and volatile market conditions repeat themselves or worsen in the future, we and other companies in the financial services sector may have to access, if available, alternative markets for debt and equity capital in order to grow. Equity capital may be difficult to raise because, subject to some limited exceptions, as a BDC, we are generally not able to issue additional shares of our common stock at a price less than net asset value without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. At our annual meeting of stockholders held on December 7, 2012, subject to the condition that the maximum number of shares salable below net asset value pursuant to this authority in any particular offering that could result in such dilution is limited to 25% of our then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such offering, our stockholders approved our ability to sell or otherwise issue shares of our common stock at a price below its then current net asset value per share for a twelve month period expiring on the anniversary of the date of stockholder approval. In addition, our ability to incur indebtedness (including by issuing preferred stock) is limited by applicable regulations such that our asset coverage, as calculated in accordance with the Investment Company Act, must equal at least 200% immediately after each time we incur indebtedness. The debt capital that will be available to us in the future, if at all, may be at a higher cost and on less favorable terms and conditions than what we currently experience. Any inability to raise capital could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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our existing indebtedness under similar terms and any failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business.

        Given the extreme volatility and dislocation that the capital markets have historically experienced, many BDCs have faced, and may in the future face, a challenging environment in which to raise or access capital. In addition, significant changes in the capital markets, including the extreme volatility and disruption over the past several years, has had, and may in the future have, a negative effect on the valuations of our investments and on the potential for liquidity events involving our investments. While most of our investments are not publicly traded, applicable accounting standards require us to assume as part of our valuation process that our investments are sold in a principal market to market participants (even if we plan on holding an investment through its maturity). As a result, volatility in the capital markets can adversely affect our investment valuations. Further, the illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments to access capital if required. As a result, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded our investments if we were required to sell them for liquidity purposes. An inability to raise or access capital could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

        The current financial market situation, as well as various social and political tensions in the United States and around the world, particularly in the Middle East, may continue to contribute to increased market volatility, may have long-term effects on the United States and worldwide financial markets, and may cause further economic uncertainties or deterioration in the United States and worldwide. Since 2010, several European Union ("EU") countries, including Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal have faced budget issues, some of which may have negative long-term effects for the economies of those countries and other EU countries. There is continued concern about national-level support for the euro and the accompanying coordination of fiscal and wage policy among European Economic and Monetary Union member countries. We do not know how long the financial markets will continue to be affected by these events and cannot predict the effects of these or similar events in the future on the United States economy and securities markets or on our investments. We monitor developments and seeks to manage our investments in a manner consistent with achieving our investment objective, but there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so; and we may not timely anticipate or manage existing, new or additional risks, contingencies or developments, including regulatory developments in the current or future market environment.

We may suffer credit losses.

        Investment in small and middle-market companies is highly speculative and involves a high degree of risk of credit loss. These risks are likely to increase during volatile economic periods, such as the U.S. and many other economies have recently been experiencing. See "Risks Related to Our Investments."

Our financial condition and results of operations will depend on our ability to manage our future growth effectively.

        Prospect Capital Management has been registered as an investment adviser since March 31, 2004, and we have been organized as a closed-end investment company since April 13, 2004. Our ability to achieve our investment objective depends on our ability to grow, which depends, in turn, on the Investment Adviser's ability to continue to identify, analyze, invest in and monitor companies that meet our investment criteria. Accomplishing this result on a cost-effective basis is largely a function of the Investment Adviser's structuring of investments, its ability to provide competent, attentive and efficient services to us and our access to financing on acceptable terms. As we continue to grow, Prospect Capital Management will need to continue to hire, train, supervise and manage new employees. Failure to manage our future growth effectively could have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We are dependent upon Prospect Capital Management's key management personnel for our future success.

        We depend on the diligence, skill and network of business contacts of the senior management of the Investment Adviser. We also depend, to a significant extent, on the Investment Adviser's access to the investment professionals and the information and deal flow generated by these investment professionals in the course of their investment and portfolio management activities. The senior management team of the Investment Adviser evaluates, negotiates, structures, closes, monitors and services our investments. Our success depends to a significant extent on the continued service of the senior management team, particularly John F. Barry III and M. Grier Eliasek. The departure of any of the senior management team could have a materially adverse effect on our ability to achieve our investment objective. In addition, we can offer no assurance that Prospect Capital Management will remain the Investment Adviser or that we will continue to have access to its investment professionals or its information and deal flow.

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.

        A number of entities compete with us to make the types of investments that we make in middle-market companies. We compete with other BDCs, public and private funds, commercial and investment banks, commercial financing companies, insurance companies, hedge funds, and, to the extent they provide an alternative form of financing, private equity funds. Many of our competitors are substantially larger and have considerably greater financial, technical and marketing resources than we do. Some competitors may have a lower cost of funds and access to funding sources that are not available to us. In addition, some of our competitors may have higher risk tolerances or different risk assessments, which could allow them to consider a wider variety of investments and establish more relationships than us. Furthermore, many of our competitors are not subject to the regulatory restrictions that the Investment Company Act imposes on us as a BDC and that the Code imposes on us as a RIC. We cannot assure you that the competitive pressures we face will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also, as a result of this competition, we may not be able to pursue attractive investment opportunities from time to time.

        We do not seek to compete primarily based on the interest rates we offer and we believe that some of our competitors may make loans with interest rates that are comparable to or lower than the rates we offer. Rather, we compete with our competitors based on our existing investment platform, seasoned investment professionals, experience and focus on middle-market companies, disciplined investment philosophy, extensive industry focus and flexible transaction structuring.

        We may lose investment opportunities if we do not match our competitors' pricing, terms and structure. If we match our competitors' pricing, terms and structure, we may experience decreased net interest income and increased risk of credit loss. As a result of operating in such a competitive environment, we may make investments that are on less favorable terms than what we may have originally anticipated, which may impact our return on these investments.

We fund a portion of our investments with borrowed money, which magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested and may increase the risk of investing in us.

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more than it would without the leverage, while any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could negatively affect our ability to make common stock dividend payments. Leverage is generally considered a speculative investment technique.

Changes in interest rates may affect our cost of capital and net investment income.

        A portion of the debt investments we make bears interest at fixed rates and other debt investments bear interest at variable rates with floors and the value of these investments could be negatively affected by increases in market interest rates. In addition, as the interest rate on our revolving credit facility is at a variable rate based on an index, an increase in interest rates would make it more expensive to use debt to finance our investments. As a result, an increase in market interest rates could both reduce the value of our portfolio investments and increase our cost of capital, which could reduce our net investment income or net increase in net assets resulting from operations.

We need to raise additional capital to grow because we must distribute most of our income.

        We need additional capital to fund growth in our investments. A reduction in the availability of new capital could limit our ability to grow. We must distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders to maintain our status as a regulated investment company, or RIC, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, such earnings are not available to fund investment originations. We have sought additional capital by borrowing from financial institutions and may issue debt securities or additional equity securities. If we fail to obtain funds from such sources or from other sources to fund our investments, we could be limited in our ability to grow, which may have an adverse effect on the value of our common stock. In addition, as a business development company, we generally may not borrow money or issue debt securities or issue preferred stock unless immediately thereafter our ratio of total assets to total borrowings and other senior securities is at least 200%. This may restrict our ability to obtain additional leverage in certain circumstances.

We may experience fluctuations in our quarterly results.

        We could experience fluctuations in our quarterly operating results due to a number of factors, including the interest or dividend rates payable on the debt or equity securities we hold, the default rate on debt securities, the level of our expenses, variations in and the timing of the recognition of realized and unrealized gains or losses, the degree to which we encounter competition in our markets, and general economic conditions. As a result of these factors, results for any period should not be relied upon as being indicative of performance in future periods.

Our most recent NAV was calculated on June 30, 2013 and our NAV when calculated effective September 30, 2013 and thereafter may be higher or lower.

        Our most recently estimated NAV per share is $10.73 on an as adjusted basis solely to give effect to our issuance of common stock since June 30, 2013 in connection with our dividend reinvestment plan, shares issued in connection with investment transactions, and our issuance of 9,818,907 shares of common stock during the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013 under our at-the-market program (the "ATM Program"), $0.01 higher than the $10.72 determined by us as of June 30, 2013. NAV per share as of September 30, 2013 may be higher or lower than $10.73 based on potential changes in valuations, issuances of securities, dividends paid and earnings for the quarter then ended. Our Board of Directors has not yet determined the fair value of portfolio investments at any date subsequent to June 30, 2013. Our Board of Directors determines the fair value of our portfolio investments on a quarterly basis in connection with the preparation of quarterly financial statements

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and based on input from independent valuation firms, the Investment Adviser, the Administrator and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

The Investment Adviser's liability is limited under the Investment Advisory Agreement, and we are required to indemnify the Investment Adviser against certain liabilities, which may lead the Investment Adviser to act in a riskier manner on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

        The Investment Adviser has not assumed any responsibility to us other than to render the services described in the Investment Advisory Agreement, and it will not be responsible for any action of our Board of Directors in declining to follow the Investment Adviser's advice or recommendations. Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser and its members and their respective officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members and any other person or entity affiliated with it will not be liable to us for their acts under the Investment Advisory Agreement, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of their duties. We have agreed to indemnify, defend and protect the Investment Adviser and its members and their respective officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons and members and any other person or entity affiliated with it with respect to all damages, liabilities, costs and expenses resulting from acts of the Investment Adviser not arising out of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard in the performance of their duties under the Investment Advisory Agreement. These protections may lead the Investment Adviser to act in a riskier manner when acting on our behalf than it would when acting for its own account.

Potential conflicts of interest could impact our investment returns.

        Our executive officers and directors, and the executive officers of the Investment Adviser, may serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or related lines of business as we do or of investment funds managed by our affiliates. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which might not be in our best interests or those of our stockholders. Nevertheless, it is possible that new investment opportunities that meet our investment objective may come to the attention of one of these entities in connection with another investment advisory client or program, and, if so, such opportunity might not be offered, or otherwise made available, to us. However, as an investment adviser, Prospect Capital Management has a fiduciary obligation to act in the best interests of its clients, including us. To that end, if Prospect Capital Management or its affiliates manage any additional investment vehicles or client accounts in the future, Prospect Capital Management will endeavor to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner over time so as not to discriminate unfairly against any client. If Prospect Capital Management chooses to establish another investment fund in the future, when the investment professionals of Prospect Capital Management identify an investment, they will have to choose which investment fund should make the investment.

        In the course of our investing activities, under the Investment Advisory Agreement we pay base management and incentive fees to Prospect Capital Management, and reimburse Prospect Capital Management for certain expenses it incurs. As a result of the Investment Advisory Agreement, there may be times when the senior management team of Prospect Capital Management has interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict.

        The Investment Adviser receives a quarterly income incentive fee based, in part, on our pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. This income incentive fee is subject to a fixed quarterly hurdle rate before providing an income incentive fee return to Prospect Capital Management. This fixed hurdle rate was determined when then current interest rates were relatively low on a historical basis. Thus, if interest rates rise, it would become easier for our investment income to exceed the hurdle rate and, as a result, more likely that Prospect Capital Management will receive an income incentive fee than if interest rates on our investments remained constant or decreased. Subject to the receipt of any requisite stockholder approval under the 1940 Act, our Board of Directors may adjust the hurdle rate by amending the Investment Advisory Agreement.

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        The income incentive fee payable by us is computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received in cash. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that has a deferred interest feature, it is possible that interest accrued under such loan that has previously been included in the calculation of the income incentive fee will become uncollectible. If this happens, Prospect Capital Management is not required to reimburse us for any such income incentive fee payments. If we do not have sufficient liquid assets to pay this incentive fee or distributions to stockholders on such accrued income, we may be required to liquidate assets in order to do so. This fee structure could give rise to a conflict of interest for Prospect Capital Management to the extent that it may encourage Prospect Capital Management to favor debt financings that provide for deferred interest, rather than current cash payments of interest.

        We have entered into a royalty-free license agreement with Prospect Capital Management. Under this agreement, Prospect Capital Management agrees to grant us a non-exclusive license to use the name "Prospect Capital." Under the license agreement, we have the right to use the "Prospect Capital" name for so long as Prospect Capital Management or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. In addition, we rent office space from Prospect Administration, an affiliate of Prospect Capital Management, and pay Prospect Administration our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Prospect Administration in performing its obligations as Administrator under the Administration Agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. This may create conflicts of interest that our Board of Directors monitors.

Our incentive fee could induce Prospect Capital Management to make speculative investments.

        The incentive fee payable by us to Prospect Capital Management may create an incentive for the Investment Adviser to make investments on our behalf that are more speculative or involve more risk than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangement. The way in which the incentive fee payable is determined (calculated as a percentage of the return on invested capital) may encourage the Investment Adviser to use leverage to increase the return on our investments. Increased use of leverage and this increased risk of replacement of that leverage at maturity would increase the likelihood of default, which would disfavor holders of our common stock. Similarly, because the Investment Adviser will receive an incentive fee based, in part, upon net capital gains realized on our investments, the Investment Adviser may invest more than would otherwise be appropriate in companies whose securities are likely to yield capital gains, as compared to income producing securities. Such a practice could result in our investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be the case, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during economic downturns.

        The incentive fee payable by us to Prospect Capital Management could create an incentive for the Investment Adviser to invest on our behalf in instruments, such as zero coupon bonds, that have a deferred interest feature. Under these investments, we would accrue interest income over the life of the investment but would not receive payments in cash on the investment until the end of the term. Our net investment income used to calculate the income incentive fee, however, includes accrued interest. For example, accrued interest, if any, on our investments in zero coupon bonds will be included in the calculation of our incentive fee, even though we will not receive any cash interest payments in respect of payment on the bond until its maturity date. Thus, a portion of this incentive fee would be based on income that we may not have yet received in cash in the event of default may never receive.

We may be obligated to pay our Investment Adviser incentive compensation even if we incur a loss.

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on a percentage of our net asset value, decreases in our net asset value make it easier to achieve the performance threshold. Our pre-incentive fee net investment income for incentive compensation purposes excludes realized and unrealized capital losses or depreciation that we may incur in the fiscal quarter, even if such capital losses or depreciation result in a net loss on our statement of operations for that quarter. Thus, we may be required to pay the Investment Adviser incentive compensation for a fiscal quarter even if there is a decline in the value of our portfolio or we incur a net loss for that quarter.

The Investment Adviser and Administrator have the right to resign on 60 days' notice, and we may not be able to find a suitable replacement within that time, resulting in a disruption in our operations that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        The Investment Adviser and Administrator have the right, under the Investment Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement, respectively, to resign at any time upon not less than 60 days' written notice, whether we have found a replacement or not. If the Investment Adviser or Administrator resigns, we may not be able to find a replacement or hire internal management or administration with similar expertise and ability to provide the same or equivalent services on acceptable terms within 60 days, or at all. If we are unable to do so quickly, our operations are likely to experience a disruption, our business, financial condition and results of operations as well as our ability to pay distributions are likely to be adversely affected and the market price of our shares may decline. In addition, the coordination of our internal management and investment activities or our internal administration activities, as applicable, is likely to suffer if we are unable to identify and reach an agreement with a single institution or group of executives having the expertise possessed by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates or the Administrator and its affiliates. Even if we are able to retain comparable management or administration, whether internal or external, the integration of such management or administration and their lack of familiarity with our investment objective may result in additional costs and time delays that may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in the laws or regulations governing our business or the businesses of our portfolio companies and any failure by us or our portfolio companies to comply with these laws or regulations, could negatively affect the profitability of our operations or of our portfolio companies.

        We are subject to changing rules and regulations of federal and state governments, as well as the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed. These entities, including the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the SEC and The NASDAQ Global Select Market, have issued a significant number of new and increasingly complex requirements and regulations over the course of the last several years and continue to develop additional regulations. In particular, changes in the laws or regulations or the interpretations of the laws and regulations that govern BDCs, RICs or non-depository commercial lenders could significantly affect our operations and our cost of doing business. We are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations and are subject to judicial and administrative decisions that affect our operations, including our loan originations, maximum interest rates, fees and other charges, disclosures to portfolio companies, the terms of secured transactions, collection and foreclosure procedures and other trade practices. If these laws, regulations or decisions change, or if we expand our business into jurisdictions that have adopted more stringent requirements than those in which we currently conduct business, we may have to incur significant expenses in order to comply, or we might have to restrict our operations. In addition, if we do not comply with applicable laws, regulations and decisions, we may lose licenses needed for the conduct of our business and be subject to civil fines and criminal penalties, any of which could have a material adverse effect upon our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Foreign and domestic political risk may adversely affect our business.

        We are exposed to political risk to the extent that Prospect Capital Management, on its behalf and subject to its investment guidelines, transacts in securities in the U.S. and foreign markets. The governments in any of these jurisdictions could impose restrictions, regulations or other measures, which may have a material adverse impact on our strategy.

Risks Relating to Our Operation as a Business Development Company

If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could fail to qualify as a BDC or be precluded from investing according to our current business strategy.

        As a BDC, we may not acquire any assets other than "qualifying assets" unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such acquisition, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. We believe that most of the investments that we may acquire in the future will constitute qualifying assets. However, we may be precluded from investing in what we believe are attractive investments if such investments are not qualifying assets for purposes of the 1940 Act. If we do not invest a sufficient portion of our assets in qualifying assets, we could be found to be in violation of the 1940 Act provisions applicable to BDCs, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Similarly, these rules could prevent us from making follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies (which could result in the dilution of our position) or could require us to dispose of investments at inappropriate times in order to come into compliance with the 1940 Act. Because most of our investments will be in private companies, and therefore will be relatively illiquid, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and could result in substantial losses.

If we fail to qualify as a RIC, we will have to pay corporate-level taxes on our income, and our income available for distribution would be reduced.

        To maintain our qualification for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, and obtain RIC tax treatment, we must meet certain source of income, asset diversification and annual distribution requirements.

        The source of income requirement is satisfied if we derive at least 90% of our annual gross income from interest, dividends, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or options thereon or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to our business of investing in such securities or currencies, and net income from interests in "qualified publicly traded partnerships," as defined in the Code.

        The annual distribution requirement for a RIC is satisfied if we distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of net long-term capital losses, if any, to our stockholders on an annual basis. Because we use debt financing, we are subject to certain asset coverage ratio requirements under the 1940 Act and financial covenants that could, under certain circumstances, restrict us from making distributions necessary to qualify for RIC tax treatment. If we are unable to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC tax treatment and, thus, may be subject to corporate-level income tax on all of our taxable income.

        To maintain our qualification as a RIC, we must also meet certain asset diversification requirements at the end of each quarter of our taxable year. Failure to meet these tests may result in our having to dispose of certain investments quickly in order to prevent the loss of RIC status. Because most of our investments are in private companies, any such dispositions could be made at disadvantageous prices and may result in substantial losses.

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distribution, and the actual amount of our distributions. Such a failure would have a materially adverse effect on us and our stockholders. For additional information regarding asset coverage ratio and RIC requirements, see "Business—Tax Considerations" and "Business—Regulation as a Business Development Company".

We may have difficulty paying our required distributions if we recognize income before or without receiving cash representing such income.

        For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we include in income certain amounts that we have not yet received in cash, such as original issue discount or payment-in-kind interest, which represents contractual interest added to the loan balance and due at the end of the loan term. Such amounts could be significant relative to our overall investment activities. We also may be required to include in taxable income certain other amounts that we do not receive in cash. While we focus primarily on investments that will generate a current cash return, our investment portfolio currently includes, and we may continue to invest in, securities that do not pay some or all of their return in periodic current cash distributions.

        The income incentive fee payable by us is computed and paid on income that may include interest that has been accrued but not yet received in cash. If a portfolio company defaults on a loan that is structured to provide accrued interest, it is possible that accrued interest previously used in the calculation of the income incentive fee will become uncollectible.

        Since in some cases we may recognize taxable income before or without receiving cash representing such income, we may have difficulty distributing at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, as required to maintain RIC tax treatment. Accordingly, we may have to sell some of our investments at times we would not consider advantageous, raise additional debt or equity capital or reduce new investment originations to meet these distribution requirements. If we are not able to obtain cash from other sources, we may fail to qualify for RIC treatment and thus become subject to corporate-level income tax. See "Business—Tax Considerations" and "Business—Regulation as a Business Development Company".

Regulations governing our operation as a business development company affect our ability to raise, and the way in which we raise, additional capital.

        We have incurred indebtedness under our revolving credit facility and through the issuance of the Notes and, in the future, may issue preferred stock or debt securities and/or borrow additional money from banks or other financial institutions, which we refer to collectively as "senior securities," up to the maximum amount permitted by the 1940 Act. Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted, as a BDC, to incur indebtedness or issue senior securities only in amounts such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after each issuance of senior securities. If the value of our assets declines, we may be unable to satisfy this test, which would prohibit us from paying dividends in cash or other property and could prohibit us from qualifying as a RIC. If we cannot satisfy this test, we may be required to sell a portion of our investments or sell additional shares of common stock at a time when such sales may be disadvantageous in order to repay a portion of our indebtedness or otherwise increase our net assets. In addition, issuance of additional common stock could dilute the percentage ownership of our current stockholders in us.

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circumstances, including if (i)(1) the holders of a majority of our shares (or, if less, at least 67% of a quorum consisting of a majority of our shares) and a similar majority of the holders of our shares who are not affiliated persons of us approve the sale of our common stock at a price that is less than the current net asset value, and (2) a majority of our Directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of our independent Directors (a) determine that such sale is in our and our stockholders' best interests and (b) in consultation with any underwriter or underwriters of the offering, make a good faith determination as of a time either immediately prior to the first solicitation by us or on our behalf of firm commitments to purchase such shares, or immediately prior to the issuance of such shares, that the price at which such shares are to be sold is not less than a price which closely approximates the market value of such shares, less any distributing commission or discount or if (ii) a majority of the number of the beneficial holders of our common stock entitled to vote at our annual meeting, without regard to whether a majority of such shares are voted in favor of the proposal, approve the sale of our common stock at a price that is less than the current net asset value per share.

        To generate cash for funding new investments, we pledged a substantial portion of our portfolio investments under our revolving credit facility. These assets are not available to secure other sources of funding or for securitization. Our ability to obtain additional secured or unsecured financing on attractive terms in the future is uncertain.

        Alternatively, we may securitize our future loans to generate cash for funding new investments. See "Securitization of our assets subjects us to various risks."

Securitization of our assets subjects us to various risks.

        We may securitize assets to generate cash for funding new investments. We refer to the term securitize to describe a form of leverage under which a company such as us (sometimes referred to as an "originator" or "sponsor") transfers income producing assets to a single-purpose, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary (also referred to as a "special purpose entity" or SPE), which is established solely for the purpose of holding such assets and entering into a structured finance transaction. The SPE then issues notes secured by such assets. The special purpose entity may issue the notes in the capital markets either publicly or privately to a variety of investors, including banks, non-bank financial institutions and other investors. There may be a single class of notes or multiple classes of notes, the most senior of which carries less credit risk and the most junior of which may carry substantially the same credit risk as the equity of the SPE.

        An important aspect of most debt securitization transactions is that the sale and/or contribution of assets into the SPE be considered a true sale and/or contribution for accounting purposes and that a reviewing court would not consolidate the SPE with the operations of the originator in the event of the originator's bankruptcy based on equitable principles. Viewed as a whole, a debt securitization seeks to lower risk to the note purchasers by isolating the assets collateralizing the securitization in an SPE that is not subject to the credit and bankruptcy risks of the originator. As a result of this perceived reduction of risk, debt securitization transactions frequently achieve lower overall leverage costs for originators as compared to traditional secured lending transactions.

        In accordance with the above description, to securitize loans, we may create a wholly owned subsidiary and contribute a pool of our assets to such subsidiary. The SPE may be funded with, among other things, whole loans or interests from other pools and such loans may or may not be rated. The SPE would then sell its notes to purchasers who we would expect to be willing to accept a lower interest rate and the absence of any recourse against us to invest in a pool of income producing assets to which none of our creditors would have access. We would retain all or a portion of the equity in the SPE. An inability to successfully securitize portions of our portfolio or otherwise leverage our portfolio through secured and unsecured borrowings could limit our ability to grow our business and fully execute our business strategy, and could decrease our earnings. However, the successful securitization

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of portions of our portfolio exposes us to a risk of loss for the equity we retain in the SPE and might expose us to greater risk on our remaining portfolio because the assets we retain may tend to be those that are riskier and more likely to generate losses. A successful securitization may also impose financial and operating covenants that restrict our business activities and may include limitations that could hinder our ability to finance additional loans and investments or to make the distributions required to maintain our status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. The 1940 Act may also impose restrictions on the structure of any securitizations.

        Interests we hold in the SPE, if any, will be subordinated to the other interests issued by the SPE. As such, we will only receive cash distributions on such interests if the SPE has made all cash interest and other required payments on all other interests it has issued. In addition, our subordinated interests will likely be unsecured and rank behind all of the secured creditors, known or unknown, of the SPE, including the holders of the senior interests it has issued. Consequently, to the extent that the value of the SPEs portfolio of assets has been reduced as a result of conditions in the credit markets, or as a result of defaults, the value of the subordinated interests we retain would be reduced. Securitization imposes on us the same risks as borrowing except that our risk in a securitization is limited to the amount of subordinated interests we retain, whereas in a borrowing or debt issuance by us directly we would be at risk for the entire amount of the borrowing or debt issuance.

        If the SPE is not consolidated with us, our only interest will be the value of our retained subordinated interest and the income allocated to us, which may be more or less than the cash we receive from the SPE, and none of the SPEs liabilities will be reflected as our liabilities. If the assets of the SPE are not consolidated with our assets and liabilities, then our interest in the SPE may be deemed not to be a qualifying asset for purposes of determining whether 70% of our assets are qualifying assets and the leverage incurred by such SPE may or may not be treated as borrowings by us for purposes of the requirement that we not issue senior securities in an amount in excess of our net assets.

        We may also engage in transactions utilizing SPEs and securitization techniques where the assets sold or contributed to the SPE remain on our balance sheet for accounting purposes. If, for example, we sell the assets to the SPE with recourse or provide a guarantee or other credit support to the SPE, its assets will remain on our balance sheet. Consolidation would also generally result if we, in consultation with the SEC, determine that consolidation would result in a more accurate reflection of our assets, liabilities and results of operations. In these structures, the risks will be essentially the same as in other securitization transactions but the assets will remain our assets for purposes of the limitations described above on investing in assets that are not qualifying assets and the leverage incurred by the SPE will be treated as borrowings incurred by us for purposes of our limitation on the issuance of senior securities.

        The Investment Adviser may have conflicts of interest with respect to potential securitizations in as much as securitizations that are not consolidated may reduce our assets for purposes of determining its investment advisory fee although in some circumstances the Investment Adviser may be paid certain fees for managing the assets of the SPE so as to reduce or eliminate any potential bias against securitizations.

Our ability to invest in public companies may be limited in certain circumstances.

        As a BDC, we must not acquire any assets other than "qualifying assets" specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Subject to certain exceptions for follow-on investments and distressed companies, an investment in an issuer that has outstanding securities listed on a national securities exchange may be treated as qualifying assets only if such issuer has a market capitalization that is less than $250 million at the time of such investment.

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Risks Relating to Our Investments

We may not realize gains or income from our investments.

        We seek to generate both current income and capital appreciation. However, the securities we invest in may not appreciate and, in fact, may decline in value, and the issuers of debt securities we invest in may default on interest and/or principal payments. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our investments, and any gains that we do realize may not be sufficient to offset any losses we experience. See "Business—Our Investment Objective and Policies".

Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of our Board of Directors and, as a result, there is uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments.

        A large percentage of our portfolio investments consist of securities of privately held companies. Hence, market quotations are generally not readily available for determining the fair values of such investments. The determination of fair value, and thus the amount of unrealized losses we may incur in any year, is to a degree subjective, and the Investment Adviser has a conflict of interest in making the determination. We value these securities quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith by our Board of Directors based on input from the Investment Adviser, our Administrator, a third party independent valuation firm and our Audit Committee. Our Board of Directors utilizes the services of an independent valuation firm to aid it in determining the fair value of any securities. The types of factors that may be considered in determining the fair values of our investments include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company's ability to make payments and its earnings, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow, current market interest rates and other relevant factors. Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private securities and private companies, are inherently uncertain, the valuations may fluctuate significantly over short periods of time due to changes in current market conditions. The determinations of fair value by our Board of Directors may differ materially from the values that would have been used if an active market and market quotations existed for these investments. Our net asset value could be adversely affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such securities.

        In addition, decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments are recorded as unrealized depreciation. Unprecedented declines in prices and liquidity in the corporate debt markets experienced during the recent financial crises resulted in significant net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio in the past. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio reduced our NAV by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and may continue to suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations. We have no policy regarding holding a minimum level of liquid assets. As such, a high percentage of our portfolio generally is not liquid at any given point in time. See "The lack of liquidity may adversely affect our business."

Price declines and illiquidity in the corporate debt markets have adversely affected, and may in the future adversely affect, the fair value of our portfolio investments, reducing our net asset value through increased net unrealized depreciation.

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applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company's ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, merger and acquisition comparables, our principal market (as the reporting entity) and enterprise values. Decreases in the market values or fair values of our investments are recorded as unrealized depreciation. The effect of all of these factors on our portfolio can reduce our net asset value by increasing net unrealized depreciation in our portfolio. Depending on market conditions, we could incur substantial realized losses and may suffer additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our investments in prospective portfolio companies may be risky and we could lose all or part of our investment.

        Some of our portfolio companies have relatively short or no operating histories. These companies are and will be subject to all of the business risk and uncertainties associated with any new business enterprise, including the risk that these companies may not reach their investment objective and the value of our investment in them may decline substantially or fall to zero.

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        In addition, our executive officers, directors and the Investment Adviser could, in the ordinary course of business, be named as defendants in litigation arising from proposed investments or from our investments in the portfolio companies.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

        We make investments in private companies. A portion of these investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale, transfer, pledge or other disposition or will otherwise be less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we have previously recorded our investments. In addition, we face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a business entity to the extent that we or the Investment Adviser has or could be deemed to have material non-public information regarding such business entity.

Economic recessions or downturns could impair our portfolio companies and harm our operating results.

        Many of our portfolio companies may be susceptible to economic slowdowns or recessions and may be unable to repay our loans or meet other obligations during these periods. Therefore, our non-performing assets are likely to increase, and the value of our portfolio is likely to decrease, during these periods. Adverse economic conditions also may decrease the value of collateral securing some of our loans and the value of our equity investments. Economic slowdowns or recessions could lead to financial losses in our portfolio and a decrease in revenues, net income and assets. Unfavorable economic conditions also could increase our funding costs, limit our access to the capital markets or result in a decision by lenders not to extend credit to us. These events could prevent us from increasing investments and harm our operating results.

        A portfolio company's failure to satisfy financial or operating covenants imposed by us or other lenders could lead to defaults and, potentially, termination of its loans and foreclosure on its secured assets, which could trigger cross-defaults under other agreements and jeopardize a portfolio company's ability to meet its obligations under the debt or equity securities that we hold. We may incur expenses to the extent necessary to seek recovery upon default or to negotiate new terms, which may include the waiver of certain financial covenants, with a defaulting portfolio company. In addition, if one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, even though we may have structured our interest as senior debt or preferred equity, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we actually provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might re-characterize our debt or equity holding and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to those of other creditors.

Investments in equity securities, many of which are illiquid with no readily available market, involve a substantial degree of risk.

        We may purchase common and other equity securities. Although common stock has historically generated higher average total returns than fixed income securities over the long-term, common stock also has experienced significantly more volatility in those returns and in recent years has significantly under performed relative to fixed income securities. The equity securities we acquire may fail to appreciate and may decline in value or become worthless and our ability to recover our investment will depend on our portfolio company's success. Investments in equity securities involve a number of significant risks, including:

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        There are special risks associated with investing in preferred securities, including:

        Additionally, when we invest in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans), second lien senior secured loans or mezzanine debt, we may acquire warrants or other equity securities as well. Our goal is ultimately to dispose of such equity interests and realize gains upon our disposition of such interests. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience.

        We may invest, to the extent permitted by law, in the equity securities of investment funds that are operating pursuant to certain exceptions to the Investment Company Act and in advisers to similar investment funds and, to the extent we so invest, will bear our ratable share of any such company's expenses, including management and performance fees. We will also remain obligated to pay management and incentive fees to Prospect Capital Management with respect to the assets invested in the securities and instruments of such companies. With respect to each of these investments, each of our common stockholders will bear his or her share of the management and incentive fee of Prospect Capital Management as well as indirectly bearing the management and performance fees and other expenses of any such investment funds or advisers.

There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.

        If one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, even though we may have structured our interest as senior debt, depending on the facts and circumstances, a bankruptcy court might recharacterize our debt holding as an equity investment and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. In addition, lenders can be subject to lender liability claims for actions taken

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by them where they become too involved in the borrower's business or exercise control over the borrower. For example, we could become subject to a lender's liability claim, if, among other things, we actually render significant managerial assistance.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt or issue equity securities that rank equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.

        Our portfolio companies may have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt, or issue other equity securities, that rank equally with, or senior to, our investments. By their terms, such instruments may provide that the holders are entitled to receive payment of dividends, interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments in respect of our investments. These debt instruments would usually prohibit the portfolio companies from paying interest on or repaying our investments in the event and during the continuance of a default under such debt. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of securities ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company typically are entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution in respect of our investment. After repaying such holders, the portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of securities ranking equally with our investments, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other security holders in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.

        The rights we may have with respect to the collateral securing any junior priority loans we make to our portfolio companies may also be limited pursuant to the terms of one or more intercreditor agreements (including agreements governing "first out" and "last out" structures) that we enter into with the holders of senior debt. Under such an intercreditor agreement, at any time that senior obligations are outstanding, we may forfeit certain rights with respect to the collateral to the holders of the senior obligations. These rights may include the right to commence enforcement proceedings against the collateral, the right to control the conduct of such enforcement proceedings, the right to approve amendments to collateral documents, the right to release liens on the collateral and the right to waive past defaults under collateral documents. We may not have the ability to control or direct such actions, even if as a result our rights as junior lenders are adversely affected.

When we are a debt or minority equity investor in a portfolio company, we are often not in a position to exert influence on the entity, and other equity holders and management of the company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our portfolio holdings.

        When we make debt or minority equity investments, we are subject to the risk that a portfolio company may make business decisions with which we disagree and the other equity holders and management of such company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests. As a result, a portfolio company may make decisions that could decrease the value of our investment.

Our portfolio companies may be highly leveraged.

        Some of our portfolio companies may be highly leveraged, which may have adverse consequences to these companies and to us as an investor. These companies may be subject to restrictive financial and operating covenants and the leverage may impair these companies' ability to finance their future operations and capital needs. As a result, these companies' flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions and to take advantage of business opportunities may be limited. Further, a leveraged company's income and net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed money were not used.

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Our portfolio contains a limited number of portfolio companies, which subjects us to a greater risk of significant loss if any of these companies defaults on its obligations under any of its debt securities.

        A consequence of the limited number of investments in our portfolio is that the aggregate returns we realize may be significantly adversely affected if one or more of our significant portfolio company investments perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one significant investment. Beyond our income tax diversification requirements, we do not have fixed guidelines for diversification, and our portfolio could contain relatively few portfolio companies.

Our failure to make follow-on investments in our portfolio companies could impair the value of our portfolio.

        Following an initial investment in a portfolio company, we may make additional investments in that portfolio company as "follow-on" investments, in order to: (1) increase or maintain in whole or in part our equity ownership percentage; (2) exercise warrants, options or convertible securities that were acquired in the original or subsequent financing or (3) attempt to preserve or enhance the value of our investment.

        We may elect not to make follow-on investments, may be constrained in our ability to employ available funds, or otherwise may lack sufficient funds to make those investments. We have the discretion to make any follow-on investments, subject to the availability of capital resources. The failure to make follow-on investments may, in some circumstances, jeopardize the continued viability of a portfolio company and our initial investment, or may result in a missed opportunity for us to increase our participation in a successful operation. Even if we have sufficient capital to make a desired follow-on investment, we may elect not to make a follow-on investment because we may not want to increase our concentration of risk, because we prefer other opportunities, or because we are inhibited by compliance with BDC requirements or the desire to maintain our tax status.

We may be unable to invest the net proceeds raised from offerings and repayments from investments on acceptable terms, which would harm our financial condition and operating results.

        Until we identify new investment opportunities, we intend to either invest the net proceeds of future offerings and repayments from investments in interest-bearing deposits or other short-term instruments or use the net proceeds from such offerings to reduce then-outstanding obligations under our credit facility. We cannot assure you that we will be able to find enough appropriate investments that meet our investment criteria or that any investment we complete using the proceeds from an offering will produce a sufficient return.

We may have limited access to information about privately held companies in which we invest.

        We invest primarily in privately-held companies. Generally, little public information exists about these companies, and we are required to rely on the ability of the Investment Adviser's investment professionals to obtain adequate information to evaluate the potential returns from investing in these companies. These companies and their financial information are not subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and other rules that govern public companies. If we are unable to uncover all material information about these companies, we may not make a fully informed investment decision, and we may lose money on our investment.

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We may not be able to fully realize the value of the collateral securing our debt investments.

        Although a substantial amount of our debt investments are protected by holding security interests in the assets of the portfolio companies, we may not be able to fully realize the value of the collateral securing our investments due to one or more of the following factors:

Our investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

        Our investment strategy contemplates potential investments in securities of foreign companies, including those located in emerging market countries. Investing in foreign companies may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Such risks are more pronounced in emerging market countries

        Although currently all of our investments are, and we expect that most of our investments will be, U.S. dollar-denominated, investments that are denominated in a foreign currency will be subject to the risk that the value of a particular currency will change in relation to one or more other currencies. Among the factors that may affect currency values are trade balances, the level of short-term interest rates, differences in relative values of similar assets in different currencies, long-term opportunities for investment and capital appreciation, and political developments.

We may expose ourselves to risks if we engage in hedging transactions.

        We may employ hedging techniques to minimize certain investment risks, such as fluctuations in interest and currency exchange rates, but we can offer no assurance that such strategies will be effective. If we engage in hedging transactions, we may expose ourselves to risks associated with such transactions. We may utilize instruments such as forward contracts, currency options and interest rate swaps, caps, collars and floors to seek to hedge against fluctuations in the relative values of our portfolio positions from changes in currency exchange rates and market interest rates. Hedging against a decline in the values of our portfolio positions does not eliminate the possibility of fluctuations in the

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values of such positions or prevent losses if the values of such positions decline. However, such hedging can establish other positions designed to gain from those same developments, thereby offsetting the decline in the value of such portfolio positions. Such hedging transactions may also limit the opportunity for gain if the values of the portfolio positions should increase. Moreover, it may not be possible to hedge against an exchange rate or interest rate fluctuation that is so generally anticipated that we are not able to enter into a hedging transaction at an acceptable price. Furthermore, our ability to engage in hedging transactions may also be adversely affected by recent rules adopted by the CFTC.

        The success of our hedging transactions depends on our ability to correctly predict movements, currencies and interest rates. Therefore, while we may enter into such transactions to seek to reduce currency exchange rate and interest rate risks, unanticipated changes in currency exchange rates or interest rates may result in poorer overall investment performance than if we had not engaged in any such hedging transactions. The degree of correlation between price movements of the instruments used in a hedging strategy and price movements in the portfolio positions being hedged may vary. Moreover, for a variety of reasons, we may not seek to establish a perfect correlation between such hedging instruments and the portfolio holdings being hedged. Any such imperfect correlation may prevent us from achieving the intended hedge and expose us to risk of loss. In addition, it may not be possible to hedge fully or perfectly against currency fluctuations affecting the value of securities denominated in non-U.S. currencies. The Company has no current intention of engaging in any of the hedging transaction described above, although it reserves the right to do so in the future.

Our Board of Directors may change our operating policies and strategies without prior notice or stockholder approval, the effects of which may be adverse to us and could impair the value of our stockholders' investment.

        Our Board of Directors has the authority to modify or waive our current operating policies and our strategies without prior notice and without stockholder approval. We cannot predict the effect any changes to our current operating policies and strategies would have on our business, financial condition, and value of our common stock. However, the effects might be adverse, which could negatively impact our ability to pay dividends and cause stockholders to lose all or part of their investment.

Our investments in CLOs may be riskier and less transparent to us and our stockholders than direct investments in the underlying companies.

        We invest in CLOs. Generally, there may be less information available to us regarding the underlying debt investments held by CLOs than if we had invested directly in the debt of the underlying companies. As a result, our stockholders will not know the details of the underlying securities of the CLOs in which we will invest. Our CLO investments are subject to the risk of leverage associated with the debt issued by such CLOs and the repayment priority of senior debt holders in such CLOs. Our investments in portfolio companies may be risky, and we could lose all or part of our investment.

CLOs typically will have no significant assets other than their underlying Senior Secured Loans; payments on CLO investments are and will be payable solely from the cashflows from such Senior Secured Loans.

        CLOs typically will have no significant assets other than their underlying Senior Secured Loans. Accordingly, payments on CLO investments are and will be payable solely from the cashflows from such Senior Secured Loans, net of all management fees and other expenses. Payments to us as a holder of CLO junior securities are and will be made only after payments due on the senior secured notes, and, where appropriate, the junior secured notes, have been made in full. This means that relatively small numbers of defaults of Senior Secured Loans may adversely impact our returns.

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Our CLO investments are exposed to leveraged credit risk.

        Generally, we are in a subordinated position with respect to realized losses on the Senior Secured Loans underlying our investments in CLOs. The leveraged nature of CLOs, in particular, magnifies the adverse impact of Senior Secured Loan defaults. CLO investments represent a leveraged investment with respect to the underlying Senior Secured Loans. Therefore, changes in the market value of the CLO investments could be greater than the change in the market value of the underlying Senior Secured Loans, which are subject to credit, liquidity and interest rate risk.

There is the potential for interruption and deferral of cashflow from CLO investments.

        If certain minimum collateral value ratios and/or interest coverage ratios are not met by a CLO, primarily due to Senior Secured Loan defaults, then cashflow that otherwise would have been available to pay distributions to us on our CLO investments may instead be used to redeem any senior notes or to purchase additional Senior Secured Loans, until the ratios again exceed the minimum required levels or any senior notes are repaid in full. This could result in an elimination, reduction or deferral in the distribution and/or principal paid to the holders of the CLO investments, which would adversely impact our returns.

Investments in foreign securities may involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments.

        Our CLO investment strategy involves investments in foreign CLOs. Investing in foreign entities may expose us to additional risks not typically associated with investing in U.S. issuers. These risks include changes in exchange control regulations, political and social instability, expropriation, imposition of foreign taxes, less liquid markets and less available information than is generally the case in the United States, higher transaction costs, less government supervision of exchanges, brokers and issuers, less developed bankruptcy laws, difficulty in enforcing contractual obligations, lack of uniform accounting and auditing standards and greater price volatility. Further, we, and the CLOs in which we invest, may have difficulty enforcing creditor's rights in foreign jurisdictions. In addition, the underlying companies of the CLOs in which we invest may be foreign, which may create greater exposure for us to foreign economic developments.

The payment of underlying portfolio manager fees and other charges on CLO investments could adversely impact our returns.

        We may invest in CLO investments where the underlying portfolio securities may be subject to management, administration and incentive or performance fees, in addition to those payable by us. Payment of such additional fees could adversely impact the returns we achieve.

The inability of a CLO collateral manager to reinvest the proceeds of the prepayment of senior secured loans may adversely affect us.

        There can be no assurance that for any CLO investment, in the event that any of the senior secured loans of a CLO underlying such investment are prepaid, the CLO collateral manager will be able to reinvest such proceeds in new Senior Secured Loans with equivalent investment returns. If the CLO collateral manager cannot reinvest in new Senior Secured Loans with equivalent investment returns, the interest proceeds available to pay interest on the rated liabilities and investments may be adversely affected.

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Our CLO investments are subject to prepayments and calls, increasing re-investment risk.

        Our CLO investments and/or the underlying senior secured loans may prepay more quickly than expected, which could have an adverse impact on our value. Prepayment rates are influenced by changes in interest rates and a variety of economic, geographic and other factors beyond our control and consequently cannot be predicted with certainty. In addition, for a CLO collateral manager there is often a strong incentive to refinance well performing portfolios once the senior tranches amortize. The yield to maturity of the investments will depend on the amount and timing of payments of principal on the loans and the price paid for the investments. Such yield may be adversely affected by a higher or lower than anticipated rate of prepayments of the debt.

        Furthermore, our CLO investments generally do not contain optional call provisions, other than a call at the option of the holders of the equity tranches for the senior notes and the junior secured notes to be paid in full after the expiration of an initial period in the deal (referred to as the "non-call period").

        The exercise of the call option is by the relevant percentage (usually a majority) of the holders of the equity tranches and, therefore, where we do not hold the relevant percentage we will not be able to control the timing of the exercise of the call option. The equity tranches also generally have a call at any time based on certain tax event triggers. In any event, the call can only be exercised by the holders of equity tranches if they can demonstrate (in accordance with the detailed provisions in the transaction) that the senior notes and junior secured notes will be paid in full if the call is exercised.

        Early prepayments and/or the exercise of a call option otherwise than at our request may also give rise to increased re-investment risk with respect to certain investments, as we may realize excess cash earlier than expected. If we are unable to reinvest such cash in a new investment with an expected rate of return at least equal to that of the investment repaid, this may reduce our net income and, consequently, could have an adverse impact on our ability to pay dividends.

We have limited control of the administration and amendment of Senior Secured Loans owned by the CLOs in which we invest.

        We are not be able to directly enforce any rights and remedies in the event of a default of a Senior Secured Loan held by a CLO vehicle. In addition, the terms and conditions of the Senior Secured Loans underlying our CLO investments may be amended, modified or waived only by the agreement of the underlying lenders. Generally, any such agreement must include a majority or a super majority (measured by outstanding loans or commitments) or, in certain circumstances, a unanimous vote of the lenders. Consequently, the terms and conditions of the payment obligations arising from Senior Secured Loans could be modified, amended or waived in a manner contrary to our preferences.

We have limited control of the administration and amendment of any CLO in which we invest.

        The terms and conditions of target securities may be amended, modified or waived only by the agreement of the underlying security holders. Generally, any such agreement must include a majority or a super majority (measured by outstanding amounts) or, in certain circumstances, a unanimous vote of the security holders. Consequently, the terms and conditions of the payment obligation arising from the CLOs in which we invest be modified, amended or waived in a manner contrary to our preferences.

Senior Secured Loans of CLOs may be sold and replaced resulting in a loss to us.

        The Senior Secured Loans underlying our CLO investments may be sold and replacement collateral purchased within the parameters set out in the relevant CLO indenture between the CLO and the CLO trustee and those parameters may typically only be amended, modified or waived by the agreement of a majority of the holders of the senior notes and/or the junior secured notes and/or the

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equity tranche once the CLO has been established. If these transactions result in a net loss, the magnitude of the loss from the perspective of the equity tranche would be increased by the leveraged nature of the investment.

Our financial results may be affected adversely if one or more of our significant equity or junior debt investments in a CLO vehicle defaults on its payment obligations or fails to perform as we expect.

        We expect that a majority of our portfolio will consist of equity and junior debt investments in CLOs, which involve a number of significant risks. CLOs are typically highly levered up to approximately 10 times, and therefore the junior debt and equity tranches that we will invest in are subject to a higher risk of total loss. In particular, investors in CLOs indirectly bear risks of the underlying debt investments held by such CLOs. We will generally have the right to receive payments only from the CLOs, and will generally not have direct rights against the underlying borrowers or the entities that sponsored the CLOs. Although it is difficult to predict whether the prices of indices and securities underlying CLOs will rise or fall, these prices, and, therefore, the prices of the CLOs will be influenced by the same types of political and economic events that affect issuers of securities and capital markets generally.

        The investments we make in CLOs are thinly traded or have only a limited trading market. CLO investments are typically privately offered and sold, in the primary and secondary markets. As a result, investments in CLOs may be characterized as illiquid securities. In addition to the general risks associated with investing in debt securities, CLOs carry additional risks, including, but not limited to: (i) the possibility that distributions from the underlying Senior Secured Loans will not be adequate to make interest or other payments; (ii) the quality of the underlying Senior Secured Loans may decline in value or default; and (iii) the complex structure of the security may not be fully understood at the time of investment and may produce disputes with the CLO or unexpected investment results. Further, our investments in equity and junior debt tranches of CLOs are subordinate to the senior debt tranches thereof.

        Investments in structured vehicles, including equity and junior debt instruments issued by CLOs, involve risks, including credit risk and market risk. Changes in interest rates and credit quality may cause significant price fluctuations. Additionally, changes in the underlying Senior Secured Loans held by a CLO may cause payments on the instruments we hold to be reduced, either temporarily or permanently. Structured investments, particularly the subordinated interests in which we invest, are less liquid than many other types of securities and may be more volatile than the Senior Secured Loans underlying the CLOs in which we invest.

Non-investment grade debt involves a greater risk of default and higher price volatility than investment grade debt.

        The Senior Secured Loans underlying our CLO investments typically are BB or B rated (non-investment grade) and in limited circumstances, unrated, Senior Secured Loans. Non-investment grade securities are predominantly speculative with respect to the issuer's capacity to pay interest and repay principal when due and therefore involve a greater risk of default and higher price volatility than investment grade debt.

We will have no influence on management of underlying investments managed by non-affiliated third party CLO collateral managers.

        We are not responsible for and have no influence over the asset management of the portfolios underlying the CLO investments we hold as those portfolios are managed by non-affiliated third party CLO collateral managers. Similarly, we are not responsible for and have no influence over the day-to-day management, administration or any other aspect of the issuers of the individual securities.

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As a result, the values of the portfolios underlying our CLO investments could decrease as a result of decisions made by third party CLO collateral managers.

Risks Relating To Our Securities

Our credit ratings may not reflect all risks of an investment in our debt securities.

        Our credit ratings are an assessment by third parties of our ability to pay our obligations. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in our credit ratings will generally affect the market value of our debt securities. Our credit ratings, however, may not reflect the potential impact of risks related to market conditions generally or other factors discussed above on the market value of or trading market for the publicly issued debt securities.

Senior securities, including debt, expose us to additional risks, including the typical risks associated with leverage and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

        We currently use our revolving credit facility to leverage our portfolio and we expect in the future to borrow from and issue senior debt securities to banks and other lenders and may securitize certain of our portfolio investments. We also have the Senior Notes outstanding, which are a form of leverage and are senior in payment rights to our common stock.

        With certain limited exceptions, as a business development company, or a BDC, we are only allowed to borrow amounts or otherwise issue senior securities such that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least 200% after such borrowing or other issuance. The amount of leverage that we employ will depend on the Investment Adviser's and our Board of Directors' assessment of market conditions and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing. There is no assurance that a leveraging strategy will be successful. Leverage involves risks and special considerations for stockholders, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, including the following:

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        For example, the amount we may borrow under our revolving credit facility is determined, in part, by the fair value of our investments. If the fair value of our investments declines, we may be forced to sell investments at a loss to maintain compliance with our borrowing limits. Other debt facilities we may enter into in the future may contain similar provisions. Any such forced sales would reduce our net asset value and also make it difficult for the net asset value to recover. The Investment Adviser and our Board of Directors in their best judgment nevertheless may determine to use leverage if they expect that the benefits to our stockholders of maintaining the leveraged position will outweigh the risks.

        In addition, our ability to meet our payment and other obligations of the Notes and our credit facility depends on our ability to generate significant cash flow in the future. This, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flow from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under our existing credit facility or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt and to fund other liquidity needs. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow to service our debt obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure our debt, including the Notes, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional capital. If we are unable to implement one or more of these alternatives, we may not be able to meet our payment obligations under the Notes and our other debt.

        Illustration.    The following table illustrates the effect of leverage on returns from an investment in our common stock assuming various annual returns, net of interest expense. The calculations in the table below are hypothetical and actual returns may be higher or lower than those appearing below. The calculation assumes (i) $4.4 billion in total assets, (ii) an average cost of funds of 5.63%, (iii) $1.7 billion in debt outstanding and (iv) $2.7 billion of shareholders' equity.

Assumed Return on Our Portfolio (net of expenses)

    (10 )%   (5 )%   0 %   5 %   10 %

Corresponding Return to Stockholder

   
(19.8

)%
 
(11.7

)%
 
(3.5

)%
 
4.6

%
 
12.7

%

        The assumed portfolio return is required by regulation of the SEC and is not a prediction of, and does not represent, our projected or actual performance. Actual returns may be greater or less than those appearing in the table.

The Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2023 Notes present other risks to holders of our common stock, including the possibility that such Notes could discourage an acquisition of the Company by a third party and accounting uncertainty.

        Certain provisions of the Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2023 Notes could make it more difficult or more expensive for a third party to acquire us. Upon the occurrence of certain transactions constituting a fundamental change, holders of the Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2023 Notes will have the right, at their option, to require us to repurchase all of their Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2023 Notes or any portion of the principal amount of such Senior Convertible Notes, the 2022 Notes and the 2023 Notes in integral multiples of $1,000, in the case of the Senior Convertible Notes and the 2023 Notes, and $25, in the case of the

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2022 Notes. We may also be required to increase the conversion rate or provide for conversion into the acquirer's capital stock in the event of certain fundamental changes with respect to the Senior Convertible Notes. These provisions could discourage an acquisition of us by a third party.

        The accounting for convertible debt securities is subject to frequent scrutiny by the accounting regulatory bodies and is subject to change. We cannot predict if or when any such change could be made and any such change could have an adverse impact on our reported or future financial results. Any such impacts could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We may in the future determine to fund a portion of our investments with preferred stock, which would magnify the potential for gain or loss and the risks of investing in us in the same way as our borrowings.

        Preferred stock, which is another form of leverage, has the same risks to our common stockholders as borrowings because the dividends on any preferred stock we issue must be cumulative. Payment of such dividends and repayment of the liquidation preference of such preferred stock must take preference over any dividends or other payments to our common stockholders, and preferred stockholders are not subject to any of our expenses or losses and are not entitled to participate in any income or appreciation in excess of their stated preference.

Holders of any preferred stock we might issue would have the right to elect members of the board of directors and class voting rights on certain matters.

        Holders of any preferred stock we might issue, voting separately as a single class, would have the right to elect two members of the board of directors at all times and in the event dividends become two full years in arrears would have the right to elect a majority of the directors until such arrearage is completely eliminated. In addition, preferred stockholders have class voting rights on certain matters, including changes in fundamental investment restrictions and conversion to open-end status, and accordingly can veto any such changes. Restrictions imposed on the declarations and payment of dividends or other distributions to the holders of our common stock and preferred stock, both by the 1940 Act and by requirements imposed by rating agencies or the terms of our credit facilities, might impair our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC for federal income tax purposes. While we would intend to redeem our preferred stock to the extent necessary to enable us to distribute our income as required to maintain our qualification as a RIC, there can be no assurance that such actions could be effected in time to meet the tax requirements.

In addition to regulatory restrictions that restrict our ability to raise capital, our credit facility contains various covenants which, if not complied with, could accelerate repayment under the facility, thereby materially and adversely affecting our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

        The agreement governing our credit facility requires us to comply with certain financial and operational covenants. These covenants include:

        As of June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with these covenants. However, our continued compliance with these covenants depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control. Accordingly, there are no assurances that we will continue to comply with the covenants in our credit facility. Failure to comply with these covenants would result in a default under this facility which, if we were unable to obtain a waiver from the lenders thereunder, could result in an acceleration of

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repayments under the facility and thereby have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Failure to extend our existing credit facility, the revolving period of which is currently scheduled to expire on March 27, 2015, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position and our ability to pay expenses and make distributions.

        The revolving period for our credit facility with a syndicate of lenders is currently scheduled to terminate on March 27, 2015, with an additional two year amortization period (with distributions allowed) after the completion of the revolving period. During such two year amortization period, all principal payments on the pledged assets will be applied to reduce the balance. At the end of the two year amortization period, the remaining balance will become due if required by the lenders. If the credit facility is not renewed or extended by the participant banks by March 27, 2015, we will not be able to make further borrowings under the facility after such date and the outstanding principal balance on that date will be due and payable on March 27, 2017. At June 30, 2013 we had $124.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our credit facility. Interest on borrowings under the credit facility is one-month LIBOR plus 275 basis points with no minimum LIBOR floor. Additionally, the lenders charge a fee on the unused portion of the credit facility equal to either 50 basis points if at least half of the credit facility is drawn or 100 basis points otherwise. The credit facility requires us to pledge assets as collateral in order to borrow under the credit facility. If we are unable to extend our facility or find a new source of borrowing on acceptable terms, we will be required to pay down the amounts outstanding under the facility during the two-year term-out period through one or more of the following: (1) principal collections on our securities pledged under the facility, (2) at our option, interest collections on our securities pledged under the facility and cash collections on our securities not pledged under the facility, or (3) possible liquidation of some or all of our loans and other assets, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position and may force us to decrease or stop paying certain expenses and making distributions until the facility is repaid. In addition, our stock price could decline significantly, we would be restricted in our ability to acquire new investments and, in connection with our year-end audit, our independent registered accounting firm could raise an issue as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

Failure to refinance our existing Senior Notes, could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

        Our Senior Notes mature at various dates from December 15, 2015 to June 15, 2043. If we are unable to refinance our Senior Notes or find a new source of borrowing on acceptable terms, we will be required to pay down the amounts outstanding at maturity under the facility during the two-year term-out period through one or more of the following: (1) borrowing additional funds under our then current credit facility, (2) issuance of additional common stock or (3) possible liquidation of some or all of our loans and other assets, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position. In addition, our stock price could decline significantly; we would be restricted in our ability to acquire new investments and, in connection with our year-end audit, our independent registered accounting firm could raise an issue as to our ability to continue as a going concern.

The trading market or market value of our publicly issued debt securities may fluctuate.

        Our publicly issued debt securities may or may not have an established trading market. We cannot assure our noteholders that a trading market for our publicly issued debt securities will ever develop or be maintained if developed. In addition to our creditworthiness, many factors may materially adversely

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affect the trading market for, and market value of, our publicly issued debt securities. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

        Our noteholders should also be aware that there may be a limited number of buyers when they decide to sell their debt securities. This too may materially adversely affect the market value of the debt securities or the trading market for the debt securities.

Terms relating to redemption may materially adversely affect our noteholders return on any debt securities that we may issue.

        If our noteholders' debt securities are redeemable at our option, we may choose to redeem their debt securities at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on their debt securities. In addition, if our noteholders' debt securities are subject to mandatory redemption, we may be required to redeem their debt securities also at times when prevailing interest rates are lower than the interest rate paid on their debt securities. In this circumstance, our noteholders may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as their debt securities being redeemed.

Our shares of common stock have traded at a discount from net asset value and may do so again in the future, which could limit our ability to raise additional equity capital.

        Shares of closed-end investment companies frequently trade at a market price that is less than the net asset value that is attributable to those shares. This characteristic of closed-end investment companies is separate and distinct from the risk that our net asset value per share may decline. It is not possible to predict whether any shares of our common stock will trade at, above, or below net asset value. In the recent past, including during much of 2009, the stocks of BDCs as an industry, including at times shares of our common stock, traded below net asset value and at near historic lows as a result of concerns over liquidity, leverage restrictions and distribution requirements. When our common stock is trading below its net asset value per share, we will generally not be able to issue additional shares of our common stock at its market price without first obtaining approval for such issuance from our stockholders and our independent directors. At our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders held on December 7, 2012, our stockholders approved our ability, subject to the condition that the maximum number of shares salable below net asset value pursuant to this authority in any particular offering that could result in such dilution is limited to 25% of our then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such offering, to sell shares of our common stock at any level of discount from net asset value per share during the 12 month period following December 7, 2012.

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There is a risk that investors in our common stock may not receive dividends or that our dividends may not grow over time and investors in our debt securities may not receive all of the interest income to which they are entitled.

        We intend to make distributions on a quarterly basis to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results that will allow us to make a specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. If we declare a dividend and if more stockholders opt to receive cash distributions rather than participate in our dividend reinvestment plan, we may be forced to sell some of our investments in order to make cash dividend payments.

        In addition, due to the asset coverage test applicable to us as a BDC, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions. Further, if we invest a greater amount of assets in equity securities that do not pay current dividends, it could reduce the amount available for distribution.

        The above-referenced restrictions on distributions may also inhibit our ability to make required interest payments to holders of our debt, which may cause a default under the terms of our debt agreements. Such a default could materially increase our cost of raising capital, as well as cause us to incur penalties under the terms of our debt agreements.

Investing in our securities may involve a high degree of risk and is highly speculative.

        The investments we make in accordance with our investment objective may result in a higher amount of risk than alternative investment options and volatility or loss of principal. Our investments in portfolio companies may be speculative and aggressive, and therefore, an investment in our shares may not be suitable for someone with low risk tolerance.

Our stockholders will experience dilution in their ownership percentage if they opt out of our dividend reinvestment plan.

        All dividends declared in cash payable to stockholders that are participants in our dividend reinvestment plan are automatically reinvested in shares of our common stock. As a result, our stockholders that opt out of our dividend reinvestment plan will experience dilution in their ownership percentage of our common stock over time.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock.

        Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock, or the availability of such common stock for sale (including as a result of the conversion of our Senior Convertible Notes into common stock), could adversely affect the prevailing market prices for our common stock. If this occurs and continues, it could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of securities should we desire to do so.

If we sell shares of our common stock or securities to subscribe for or are convertible into shares of our common stock at a discount to our net asset value per share, stockholders who do not participate in such sale will experience immediate dilution in an amount that may be material.

        At our 2012 annual meeting of stockholders held on December 7, 2012, our stockholders approved our ability, subject to the condition that the maximum number of shares salable below net asset value pursuant to this authority in any particular offering that could result in such dilution is limited to 25% of our then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such offering, to sell shares of our common stock at any level of discount from net asset value per share during the 12 month period following December 7, 2012. The issuance or sale by us of shares of our common stock or securities to

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subscribe for or are convertible into shares of our common stock at a discount to net asset value poses a risk of dilution to our stockholders. In particular, stockholders who do not purchase additional shares of common stock at or below the discounted price in proportion to their current ownership will experience an immediate decrease in net asset value per share (as well as in the aggregate net asset value of their shares of common stock if they do not participate at all). These stockholders will also experience a disproportionately greater decrease in their participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than the increase we experience in our assets, potential earning power and voting interests from such issuance or sale. In addition, such sales may adversely affect the price at which our common stock trades. We have sold shares of our common stock at prices below net asset value per share in the past and may do so to the future. We have not sold any shares of our common stock at prices below net asset value per share since July 18, 2011.

Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted.

        We are prohibited under the 1940 Act from knowingly participating in certain transactions with our affiliates without the prior approval of our independent directors. Any person that owns, directly or indirectly, 5% or more of our outstanding voting securities is our affiliate for purposes of the 1940 Act and we are generally prohibited from buying or selling any security or other property from or to such affiliate, absent the prior approval of our independent directors. The 1940 Act also prohibits "joint" transactions with an affiliate, which could include investments in the same portfolio company (whether at the same or different times), without prior approval of our independent directors. Subject to certain limited exceptions, we are prohibited from buying or selling any security or other property from or to the Investment Adviser and its affiliates and persons with whom we are in a control relationship, or entering into joint transactions with any such person, absent the prior approval of the SEC.

The market price of our securities may fluctuate significantly.

        The market price and liquidity of the market for our securities may be significantly affected by numerous factors, some of which are beyond our control and may not be directly related to our operating performance. These factors include:

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In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation has, from time to time, been brought against that company.

        If our stock price fluctuates significantly, we may be the target of securities litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management's attention and resources from our business.

There is a risk that you may not receive distributions or that our distributions may not grow over time.

        We have made and intend to continue to make distributions on a monthly basis to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. We cannot assure you that we will achieve investment results or maintain a tax status that will allow or require any specified level of cash distributions or year-to-year increases in cash distributions. In addition, due to the asset coverage test applicable to us as a business development company, we may be limited in our ability to make distributions.

Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and of our charter and bylaws could deter takeover attempts and have an adverse impact on the price of our common stock.

        Our charter and bylaws and the Maryland General Corporation Law contain provisions that may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for our stockholders or otherwise be in their best interest. These provisions may prevent stockholders from being able to sell shares of our common stock at a premium over the current of prevailing market prices.

        Our charter provides for the classification of our Board of Directors into three classes of directors, serving staggered three-year terms, which may render a change of control or removal of our incumbent management more difficult. Furthermore, any and all vacancies on our Board of Directors will be filled generally only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the full term until a successor is elected and qualifies.

        Our Board of Directors is authorized to create and issue new series of shares, to classify or reclassify any unissued shares of stock into one or more classes or series, including preferred stock and, without stockholder approval, to amend our charter to increase or decrease the number of shares of common stock that we have authority to issue, which could have the effect of diluting a stockholder's ownership interest. Prior to the issuance of shares of common stock of each class or series, including any reclassified series, our Board of Directors is required by our governing documents to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series of shares of stock.

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Corporation Law also contains certain provisions that may limit the ability of a third party to acquire control of us, such as:

        The provisions of the Maryland Business Combination Act will not apply, however, if our Board of Directors adopts a resolution that any business combination between us and any other person will be exempt from the provisions of the Maryland Business Combination Act. Our Board of Directors has adopted a resolution that any business combination between us and any other person is exempted from the provisions of the Business Combination Act, provided that the business combination is first approved by the Board of Directors, including a majority of the directors who are not interested persons as defined in the 1940 Act. There can be no assurance that this resolution will not be altered or repealed in whole or in part at any time. If the resolution is altered or repealed, the provisions of the Maryland Business Combination Act may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us.

        As permitted by Maryland law, our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act any and all acquisitions by any person of our common stock. Although our bylaws include such a provision, such a provision may also be amended or eliminated by our Board of Directors at any time in the future, provided that we will notify the Division of Investment Management at the SEC prior to amending or eliminating this provision. However, as noted above, the SEC has recently taken the position that the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act is inconsistent with the 1940 Act and may not be invoked by a BDC. It is the view of the staff of the SEC that opting into the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act would be acting in a manner inconsistent with section 18(i) of the 1940 Act.

Your interest in us may be diluted if you do not fully exercise your subscription rights in any rights offering. In addition, if the subscription price is less than our net asset value per share, then you will experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of your shares.

        In the event we issue subscription rights, stockholders who do not fully exercise their subscription rights should expect that they will, at the completion of a rights offering pursuant to this prospectus, own a smaller proportional interest in us than would otherwise be the case if they fully exercised their rights. We cannot state precisely the amount of any such dilution in share ownership because we do not know at this time what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering.

        In addition, if the subscription price is less than the net asset value per share of our common stock, then our stockholders would experience an immediate dilution of the aggregate net asset value of their shares as a result of the offering. The amount of any decrease in net asset value is not predictable because it is not known at this time what the subscription price and net asset value per share will be on

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the expiration date of a rights offering or what proportion of the shares will be purchased as a result of such rights offering. Such dilution could be substantial.

We may in the future choose to pay dividends in our own stock, in which case our stockholders may be required to pay tax in excess of the cash they receive.

        We may distribute taxable dividends that are payable in part in our stock. The IRS has issued private letter rulings on cash/stock dividends paid by RICs and real estate investment trusts if certain requirements are satisfied, and we have received such a ruling permitting us to declare such taxable cash/stock dividends, up to 80% in stock, with respect to our taxable years ending August 31, 2012 and August 31, 2013. Taxable stockholders receiving such dividends would be required to include the full amount of the dividend as ordinary income (or as long-term capital gain to the extent such distribution is properly designated as a capital gain dividend) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for United States federal income tax purposes. As a result, a U.S. Stockholder (as defined in "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations") may be required to pay tax with respect to such dividends in excess of any cash received. If a U.S. Stockholder sells the stock it receives as a dividend in order to pay this tax, it may be subject to transaction fees (e.g. broker fees or transfer agent fees) and the sales proceeds may be less than the amount included in income with respect to the dividend, depending on the market price of its stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to Non-U.S. Stockholders (as defined in "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations"), we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such dividends, including in respect of all or a portion of such dividend that is payable in stock. In addition, if a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividends, it may put downward pressure on the trading price of our stock. It is unclear whether and to what extent we will be able to pay dividends in cash and our stock.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments.

        Not applicable.

Item 2.    Properties.

        We do not own any real estate or other physical properties materially important to our operation. Our principal executive offices are located at 10 East 40th Street, New York, New York 10016, where we occupy our office space pursuant to our Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration. The office facilities, which are shared with the Investment Adviser and Administrator, consist of approximately 28,633 square feet, with leases expiring through 2023. We believe that our office facilities are suitable and adequate for our business as currently conducted.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings.

        From time to time, we may become involved in various investigations, claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. These matters may relate to intellectual property, employment, tax, regulation, contract or other matters. The resolution of these matters as they arise will be subject to various uncertainties and, even if such claims are without merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. We are not aware of any such litigation as of June 30, 2013.

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures.

        Not applicable.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

        Our common stock is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "PSEC." The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, our net asset value per share of common stock and the high and low closing prices per share of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Our common stock historically has traded at prices both above and below its net asset value. There can be no assurance, however, that such premium or discount, as applicable, to net asset value will be maintained.

 
   
   
   
  Premium
(Discount) of
High Sales
Price to Net
Asset Value
  Premium
(Discount) of
Low Sales
Price to Net
Asset Value
 
 
   
  Stock Price  
 
  Net Asset
Value Per
Share(1)
 
Year Ended
  High   Low  

June 30, 2013

                               

First quarter

  $ 10.88   $ 12.21   $ 10.83     12.2 %   (0.5 )%

Second quarter

  $ 10.81   $ 11.98   $ 9.89     10.8 %   (8.5 )%

Third quarter

  $ 10.71   $ 11.49   $ 10.91     7.3 %   1.9 %

Fourth quarter

  $ 10.72   $ 11.11   $ 10.08     3.6 %   (6.0 )%

June 30, 2012

                               

First quarter

  $ 10.41   $ 10.18   $ 7.41     (2.2 )%   (28.8 )%

Second quarter

  $ 10.69   $ 9.88   $ 7.99     (7.6 )%   (25.3 )%

Third quarter

  $ 10.82   $ 11.39   $ 9.43     5.3 %   (12.8 )%

Fourth quarter

  $ 10.83   $ 11.39   $ 10.55     5.2 %   (2.5 )%

June 30, 2011

                               

First quarter

  $ 10.24   $ 10.00   $ 9.18     (2.3 )%   (10.4 )%

Second quarter

  $ 10.25   $ 10.86   $ 9.69     6.0 %   (5.5 )%

Third quarter

  $ 10.33   $ 12.33   $ 10.72     19.4 %   3.8 %

Fourth quarter

  $ 10.36   $ 12.18   $ 9.95     17.6 %   (4.0 )%

June 30, 2010

                               

First quarter

  $ 11.11   $ 10.99   $ 8.82     (1.1 )%   (20.6 )%

Second quarter

  $ 10.10   $ 12.31   $ 9.93     21.9 %   (1.7 )%

Third quarter

  $ 10.12   $ 13.20   $ 10.45     30.4 %   3.3 %

Fourth quarter

  $ 10.30   $ 12.20   $ 9.65     18.4 %   (6.3 )%

June 30, 2009

                               

First quarter

  $ 14.63   $ 14.24   $ 11.12     (2.7 )%   (24.0 )%

Second quarter

  $ 14.43   $ 13.08   $ 6.29     (9.4 )%   (56.4 )%

Third quarter

  $ 14.19   $ 12.89   $ 6.38     (9.2 )%   (55.0 )%

Fourth quarter

  $ 12.40   $ 10.48   $ 7.95     (15.5 )%   (35.9 )%

(1)
Net asset value per share is determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the net asset value per share on the date of the high or low sales price. The net asset values shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of each period.

        On August 16, 2013, the last reported sales price of our common stock was $10.89 per share. As of August 16, 2013, we had approximately 137 stockholders of record, and we had approximately 137,479 beneficial owners whose shares are held in the names of brokers, dealers and clearing agencies.

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Distributions

        Through March 2010, we made quarterly distributions to our stockholders out of assets legally available for distribution. In June 2010, we changed our distribution policy from a quarterly payment to a monthly payment and intend to continue with monthly distributions. Our distributions, if any, will be determined by our Board of Directors. Certain amounts of the monthly distributions may from time to time be paid out of our capital rather than from earnings for the quarter as a result of our deliberate planning or by accounting reclassifications.

        As a RIC, we generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax on income and gains we distribute each taxable year to our stockholders, provided that in such taxable year we distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses. In order to avoid certain excise taxes imposed on RICs, we are required to timely distribute with respect to each calendar year an amount at least equal to the sum of

        At December 31, 2012, we accrued, and subsequently paid, $4,500 for the undistributed ordinary income retained at December 31, 2012. Through June 30, 2013, we have accrued an additional $2,000 as we expect to again retain undistributed ordinary income at December 31, 2013.

        In addition, although we currently intend to distribute realized net capital gains (which we define as net long-term capital gains in excess of short-term capital losses), if any, at least annually, out of the assets legally available for such distributions, we may decide in the future to retain such capital gains for investment. In such event, the consequences of our retention of net capital gains are as described under "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations." We can offer no assurance that we will achieve results that will permit the payment of any cash distributions and, if we issue senior securities, we may be prohibited from making distributions if doing so causes us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the 1940 Act or if distributions are limited by the terms of any of our borrowings.

        We maintain an "opt out" dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we declare a distribution, then stockholders' cash distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, unless they specifically "opt out" of the dividend reinvestment plan so as to receive cash distributions. Stockholders who receive distributions in the form of stock are subject to the same U.S. Federal, state and local tax consequences as are stockholders who elect to receive their distributions in cash. See "Dividend Reinvestment Plan". To the extent prudent and practicable, we intend to declare and pay dividends on a monthly basis.

        With respect to the distributions paid to stockholders, income from origination, structuring, closing, commitment and other upfront fees associated with investments in portfolio companies were treated as taxable income and accordingly, distributed to stockholders. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, we declared total distributions of approximately $271.5 million.

        Tax characteristics of all distributions will be reported to stockholders, as appropriate, on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the year. Our ability to pay distributions could be affected by future business performance, liquidity, capital needs, alternative investment opportunities and loan covenants.

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        The following table reflects the distributions per share that we have declared on our common stock to date. In June 2010, we changed our distribution policy from a quarterly payment to a monthly payment.

Declaration Date   Record Date   Pay Date   Rate   Amount
(in thousands)
 
8/20/2013   3/31/2014   4/17/2014     0.110375       *
8/20/2013   2/28/2014   3/20/2014     0.110350       *
8/20/2013   1/31/2014   2/20/2014     0.110325       *
6/17/2013   12/31/2013   1/23/2014     0.110300       *
6/17/2013   11/29/2013   12/19/2013     0.110275       *
6/17/2013   10/31/2013   11/21/2013     0.110250       *
6/17/2013   9/30/2013   10/24/2013     0.110225       *
5/6/2013   8/30/2013   9/19/2013     0.110200       *
5/6/2013   7/31/2013   8/22/2013     0.110175   $ 28,001  
5/6/2013   6/28/2013   07/18/2013     0.110150     27,299  
5/6/2013   5/31/2013   6/19/2013     0.110125     27,280  
2/7/2013   4/30/2013   5/23/2013     0.110100     26,619  
2/7/2013   3/29/2013   4/18/2013     0.110075     26,267  
2/7/2013   2/28/2013   3/21/2013     0.110050     25,307  
11/7/2012   1/31/2013   2/20/2013     0.110025     24,641  
11/7/2012   12/31/2012   1/23/2013     0.110000     23,669  
11/7/2012   11/30/2012   12/20/2012     0.101675     21,308  
8/21/2012   10/31/2012   11/22/2012     0.101650     17,736  
8/21/2012   9/30/2012   10/24/2012     0.101625     17,597  
5/7/2012   8/31/2012   9/21/2012     0.101600     16,897  
5/7/2012   7/31/2012   8/24/2012     0.101575     16,886  
5/7/2012   6/29/2012   7/24/2012     0.101550     14,180  
5/7/2012   5/31/2012   6/22/2012     0.101525     12,395  
2/6/2012   4/30/2012   5/24/2012     0.101500     12,384  
2/6/2012   3/30/2012   4/20/2012     0.101475     12,372  
2/6/2012   2/29/2012   3/23/2012     0.101450     12,361  
11/7/2011   1/31/2012   2/17/2012     0.101425     11,134  
11/7/2011   12/31/2011   1/25/2012     0.101400     11,122  
11/7/2011   11/30/2011   12/22/2011     0.101375     11,111  
8/24/2011   10/31/2011   11/22/2011     0.101350     11,098  
8/24/2011   9/30/2011   10/25/2011     0.101325     11,087  
5/9/2011   8/31/2011   9/23/2011     0.101300     11,074  
5/9/2011   7/29/2011   8/26/2011     0.101275     11,060  
5/9/2011   6/30/2011   7/22/2011     0.101250     10,896  
5/9/2011   5/31/2011   6/24/2011     0.101225     9,871  
2/8/2011   4/29/2011   5/31/2011     0.101200     9,861  
2/8/2011   3/31/2011   4/29/2011     0.101175     8,939  
2/8/2011   2/28/2011   3/31/2011     0.101150     8,930  
11/8/2010   1/31/2011   2/28/2011     0.101125     8,919  
11/8/2010   12/31/2010   1/31/2011     0.101000     8,899  
11/8/2010   11/30/2010   12/31/2010     0.100875     8,668  
8/26/2010   10/29/2010   11/30/2010     0.100750     8,347  
8/26/2010   9/30/2010   10/29/2010     0.100625     7,889  
6/18/2010   8/31/2010   9/30/2010     0.100500     7,620  
6/18/2010   7/30/2010   8/31/2010     0.100250     7,330  
Prior to 6/30/2010                   215,157  
                     
        Since Inception   $ 762,211  
                     

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Dividend Reinvestment

        We maintain an "opt out" dividend reinvestment and cash purchase plan for our registered stockholders. Under the plan, if shares of our common stock are registered, distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock unless you "opt out" of the plan. Stockholders are advised to consult with their brokers or financial institutions, as appropriate, with respect to the administration of their dividends and related instructions.

        Assuming that we maintain our status as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code, we intend to make distributions to our stockholders on a monthly basis of substantially all of our net operating income. We may also make distributions of net realized capital gains, as appropriate.

        Tax characteristics of all distributions will be reported to stockholders, as appropriate, on Form 1099-DIV after the end of the year. Our Board of Directors presently intends to declare and pay monthly distributions on the common stock. Our ability to make distributions could be affected by future business performance, liquidity, capital needs, alternative investment opportunities and loan covenants.

        Stock distributions distributed pursuant to this dividend reinvestment plan may come in the form of the issuance of new shares or the distribution of pre-existing shares re-acquired from the open market. How the stock to be distributed as part of this plan is made available is a determination made by our Board of Directors.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we distributed 1,450,578 shares of common stock in accordance with this dividend reinvestment plan. All of the shares issued were distributed from new issues.

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        The following table reflects dividend reinvestments distributed through the issuance of new shares:

Record Date
  Shares Issued   Aggregate Offering
Price (in thousands)
  % of Dividend  

June 30, 2013

    109,437     1,208     4.5 %

May 31, 2013

    117,107     1,228     4.8 %

April 30, 2013

    117,497     1,277     4.8 %

March 29, 2013

    138,087     1,444     5.5 %

February 28, 2013

    132,237     1,471     5.8 %

January 31, 2013

    160,941     1,820     7.4 %

December 31, 2013

    160,182     1,820     7.7 %

November 30, 2012

    100,552     1,100     5.2 %

October 31, 2012

    84,904     904     5.1 %

September 30, 2012

    83,200     981     5.6 %

August 31, 2012

    74,494     878     5.2 %

July 31, 2012

    75,543     866     5.1 %

June 29, 2012

    205,834     2,287     16.1 %

May 31, 2012

    72,407     815     5.7 %

April 30, 2012

    81,773     893     7.2 %

March 30, 2012

    85,063     930     7.5 %

February 29, 2012

    77,764     833     6.7 %

January 31, 2012

    69,864     771     6.9 %

December 30, 2011

    85,252     896     8.1 %

November 30, 2011

    90,677     854     7.7 %

October 31, 2011

    94,213     868     7.8 %

September 30, 2011

    89,078     853     7.7 %

August 31, 2011

    100,634     845     7.6 %

July 31, 2011

    106,869     931     8.4 %

June 30, 2011

    102,890     1,041     9.6 %

May 31, 2011

    92,813     941     9.5 %

April 29, 2011

    78,689     909     9.2 %

March 31, 2011

    76,377     917     10.3 %

February 28, 2011

    76,253     926     10.4 %

January 31, 2011

    83,021     1,004     11.3 %

December 31, 2010

    84,155     958     10.8 %

November 30, 2010

    89,603     970     11.2 %

October 29, 2010

    87,941     865     10.4 %

September 30, 2010

    92,999     913     11.6 %

August 31, 2010

    90,006     876     11.5 %

July 30, 2010

    89,620     833     10.3 %

June 30, 2010

    83,875     822     11.9 %

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Stock Performance Graph

        This graph compares the return on our common stock with that of the Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index and the NASDAQ Financial 100 Index, for the period July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2013. The graph assumes that, on July 1, 2008, a person invested $100 in each of our common stock, the S&P 500 Index, and the NASDAQ Financial 100 Index. The graph measures total shareholder return, which takes into account both changes in stock price and dividends. It assumes that dividends paid are invested in like securities.

GRAPHIC

        The graph and other information furnished under this Part II, Item 5 of this annual report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be "soliciting material" or to be "filed" with the SEC or subject to Regulation 14A or 14C, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of the 1934 Act. The stock price performance included in the above graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock performance.

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data.

        The following selected financial data is derived from our financial statements which have been audited by BDO USA, LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm. The financial data should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes thereto and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" included below in this annual report.

 
  For the Year Ended June 30,  
 
  2013   2012   2011   2010   2009  
 
  (in thousands except data relating to shares, per share and
number of portfolio companies)

 

Performance Data:

                               

Interest income

  $ 435,455   $ 219,536   $ 134,454   $ 86,518   $ 62,926  

Dividend income

    82,705     64,881     15,092     15,366     22,793  

Other income

    58,176     36,493     19,930     12,675     14,762  
                       

Total investment income

    576,336     320,910     169,476     114,559     100,481  
                       

Interest and credit facility expenses

    (76,341 )   (38,534 )   (17,598 )   (8,382 )   (6,161 )

Investment advisory expense

    (151,031 )   (82,507 )   (46,051 )   (30,727 )   (26,705 )

Other expenses

    (24,040 )   (13,185 )   (11,606 )   (8,260 )   (8,452 )
                       

Total expenses

    (251,412 )   (134,226 )   (75,255 )   (47,369 )   (41,318 )
                       

Net investment income

    324,924     186,684     94,221     67,190     59,163  
                       

Realized and unrealized (losses) gains

    (104,068 )   4,220     24,017     (47,565 )   (24,059 )
                       

Net increase in net assets from operations

  $ 220,856   $ 190,904   $ 118,238   $ 19,625   $ 35,104  
                       

Per Share Data:

                               

Net increase in net assets from operations(1)

  $ 1.07   $ 1.67   $ 1.38   $ 0.33   $ 1.11  

Distributions declared per share

  $ (1.28 ) $ (1.22 ) $ (1.21 ) $ (1.33 ) $ (1.62 )

Average weighted shares outstanding for the period

    207,069,971     114,394,554     85,978,757     59,429,222     31,559,905  

Assets and Liabilities Data:

                               

Investments

  $ 4,172,852   $ 2,094,221   $ 1,463,010   $ 748,483   $ 547,168  

Other assets

    275,365     161,033     86,307     84,212     119,857  
                       

Total assets

    4,448,217     2,255,254     1,549,317     832,695     667,025  
                       

Amount drawn on credit facility

    124,000     96,000     84,200     100,300     124,800  

Senior convertible notes

    847,500     447,500     322,500          

Senior unsecured notes

    347,725     100,000              

InterNotes®

    363,777     20,638              

Amount owed to related parties

    6,690     8,571     7,918     9,300     6,713  

Other liabilities

    102,031     70,571     20,342     11,671     2,916  
                       

Total liabilities

    1,791,723     743,280     434,960     121,271     134,429  
                       

Net assets

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974   $ 1,114,357   $ 711,424   $ 532,596  
                       

Investment Activity Data:

                               

No. of portfolio companies at period end

    124     85     72     58     30  

Acquisitions

  $ 3,103,217   $ 1,120,659   $ 953,337   $ 364,788 (2) $ 98,305  

Sales, repayments, and other disposals

  $ 931,534   $ 500,952   $ 285,562   $ 136,221   $ 27,007  

Total return based on market value(3)

    6.2 %   27.2 %   17.2 %   17.7 %   (18.6 )%

Total return based on net asset value(3)

    10.9 %   18.0 %   12.5 %   (6.8 )%   (0.6 )%

Weighted average yield at end of period(4)

    13.6 %   13.9 %   12.8 %   16.2 %   14.6 %

(1)
Per share data is based on average weighted shares for the period

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(2)
Includes $207,126 of acquired portfolio investments from Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.

(3)
Total return based on market value is based on the change in market price per share between the opening and ending market prices per share in each period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan. Total return based on net asset value is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share in each period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan.

(4)
Excludes equity investments and non-performing loans.

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. (All figures in this item are in thousands except per share and other data)

        The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this annual report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this annual report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to the factors discussed under Part I, Item 1A "Risk Factors" and "Note about Forward-Looking Statements" appearing elsewhere herein.

Overview

        We are a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. We invest primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of companies in need of capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development and recapitalization. We work with the management teams or financial sponsors to seek investments with historical cash flows, asset collateral or contracted pro-forma cash flows.

        We currently have seven origination strategies in which we make investments: (1) lending in private equity sponsored transactions, (2) lending directly to companies not owned by private equity firms, (3) control investments in corporate operating companies, (4) control investments in financial companies, (5) investments in structured credit, (6) real estate investments, and (7) investments in syndicated debt. We continue to evaluate other origination strategies in the ordinary course of business with no specific tops-down allocation to any single origination strategy.

        Lending in Private Equity Sponsored Transactions—We make loans to companies which are controlled by leading private equity firms. This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or mezzanine loans. In making these investments, we look for a diversified customer base, recurring demand for the product or service, barriers to entry, strong historical cash flow and experienced management teams. These loans typically have significant equity subordinate to our loan position. This strategy has represented approximately 50%-60% of our business.

        Lending Directly to Companies—We provide debt financing to companies owned by non-private equity firms, the company founder, a management team or a family. Here, in addition to the strengths we look for in a sponsored transaction, we also look for the alignment with the management team with significant invested capital. This strategy often has less competition than the private equity sponsor strategy because such company financing needs are not easily addressed by banks and often require more diligence preparation. Direct lending can result in higher returns and lower leverage than sponsor transactions and may include warrants or equity to us. This strategy generally has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

        Control Investments in Corporate Operating Companies—This strategy involves acquiring controlling stakes in non-financial operating companies. Our investments in these companies are generally structured as a combination of yield-producing debt and equity. We provide certainty of closure to our counterparties, give the seller personal liquidity and generally look for management to continue on in their current roles. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

        Control Investments in Financial Companies—This strategy involves acquiring controlling stakes in financial companies, including consumer direct lending, subprime auto lending and other strategies. Our investments in these companies are generally structured as a combination of yield-producing debt and equity. These investments are often structured in a tax-efficient RIC-compliant partnership, enhancing returns. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-15% of our business.

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        Investments in Structured Credit—We make investments in CLOs, generally taking a significant position in the subordinated interests (equity) of the CLOs. The CLOs include a diversified portfolio of broadly syndicated loans and do not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, sub-prime debt, or consumer based debt. The CLOs in which we invest are managed by top-tier collateral managers that have been thoroughly diligenced prior to investment. This strategy has represented 10%-20% of the portfolio.

        Real Estate Investments—We make investments in real estate through our wholly-owned tax-efficient REIT, APHC. Our real estate investments are in various classes of fully developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields. We seek to identify properties that have historically high occupancy and steady cash flow generation. We partner with established property managers with experience in managing the property type to manage such properties after acquisition. This is a more recent investment strategy that has represented less than 5% of our business.

        Investments in Syndicated Debt—On an opportunistic basis, we make investments in loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a syndicate of buyers. Here we look for investments with attractive risk-adjusted returns after we have completed a fundamental credit analysis. These investments are purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook and we look to provide significant structuring input by providing anchoring orders. This strategy has represented approximately 5%-10% of the portfolio.

        We invest primarily in first and second lien senior loans and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. First and second lien senior loans generally are senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of a given portfolio company. These loans also have the benefit of security interests on the assets of the portfolio company, which may rank ahead of or be junior to other security interests. Mezzanine debt and our investments in CLOs are subordinated to senior loans and are generally unsecured. We invest in debt and equity positions of CLOs which are a form of securitization in which the cash flows of a portfolio of loans are pooled and passed on to different classes of owners in various tranches. Our CLO investments are derived from portfolios of corporate debt securities which are generally risk rated from BB to B depending on the tranche.

        We seek to be a long-term investor with our portfolio companies. The aggregate value of our portfolio investments was $4,172,852 and $2,094,221 as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2013, our net cost of investments increased by $2,156,465, or 102.7%, as a result of 68 new investments, 25 follow-on investments and several revolver advances of $3,043,531, accrued of payment-in-kind interest of $10,947, structuring fees of $52,699 and amortization of discounts and premiums of $11,016, while we received full repayment on 23 investments, sold ten investments, impaired one investment, and received several partial prepayments, amortization payments and a revolver repayment, totaling $931,534.

        Compared to the end of last fiscal year (ended June 30, 2012), net assets increased by $1,144,520, or 75.7% during the year ended June 30, 2013, from $1,511,974 to $2,656,494. This increase resulted from the issuance of new shares of our common stock (less offering costs) in the amount of $1,179,084, dividend reinvestments of $16,087, and $220,856 from operations. These increases, in turn, were offset by $271,507 in dividend distributions to our stockholders. The $220,856 increase in net assets resulting from operations is net of the following: net investment income of $324,924, net realized loss on investments of $26,234, and a decrease in net assets due to changes in net unrealized depreciation of investments of $77,834.

        The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ, and these differences could be material.

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Fourth Quarter Highlights

Investment Transactions

        On April 1, 2013, we refinanced our existing $18,635 of subordinated loans to Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. ("Ajax"), increasing the size of our debt investment to $38,537. Concurrent with the refinancing, we received repayment of the $18,635 subordinated loans that were previously outstanding. The subordinated unsecured term loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 11.5% or Libor plus 8.5% and interest payment in kind of 6.0% and has a final maturity of March 30, 2018.

        On April 15, 2013, assets previously held by H&M were assigned to Wolf in exchange for a $66,000 term loan secured by the assets. Our cost basis in this loan of $44,632 was determined in accordance with ASC 310-40, Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, and is equal to the fair value of assets at the time of transfer and we recorded a realized loss of $19,647 in connection with the foreclosure on the assets. On May 17, 2013, Wolf sold certain of the assets that had been previously held by H&M that were located in Martin County to Hibernia for $66,000. Proceeds from the sale were primarily used to repay the loan and NPI receivable due to us and we recognized as a realized gain of $11,826 partially offsetting the previously recorded loss. We received $3,960 of structuring and advisory fees from Wolf during the year ended June 30, 2013 related to the sale and $991 under the NPI agreement which was recognized as other income during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

        On April 17, 2013, we made an investment of $43,650 to purchase 97% of the subordinated notes in Mountain View CLO 2013-I Ltd. ("Mountain View").

        On April 22, 2013, we provided $34,375 of senior secured financing, of which $31,875 was funded at closing, to support the acquisition of Pegasus Business Intelligence, LP ("Pegasus"), the world's largest processor of commissions paid by hotels to travel agencies for room booking services. The $15,938 Term Loan A note bears interest in cash at the greater of 6.75% or Libor plus 5.5% and has a final maturity of April 18, 2018. The $15,938 Term Loan B note bears interest in cash at the greater of 13.75% or Libor plus 12.5% and has a final maturity of April 18, 2018. The $2,500 senior secured revolver, which was unfunded at closing, bears interest in cash at the greater of 9.0% or Libor plus 7.75% and has a final maturity of April 18, 2014.

        On April 25, 2013, we made an investment of $26,000 to purchase 50.9% of the subordinated notes in Brookside Mill CLO Ltd. ("Brookside").

        On April 30, 2013, we made a $21,247 follow-on investment in APH, to acquire Lofton Place Apartments and Vista at Palma Sola, multi-family residential properties located in Florida. We invested $3,247 of equity and $18,000 of debt in APH. The senior secured note bears interest in cash at the greater of 6.0% or Libor plus 4.0% and interest payment in kind of 5.50% and has a final maturity of October 24, 2020.

        On April 30, 2013, we sold our investment in Fischbein, LLC ("Fischbein") for net proceeds of $3,168, recognizing a realized gain of $2,293 on the sale. In addition, there is $310 being held in escrow which will be recognized as additional gain if and when received.

        On May 8, 2013, we made a $6,119 follow-on investment in APH, to acquire Arlington Park, a multi-family residential property located in Marietta, Georgia. We invested $2,119 of equity and $4,000 of debt in APH. The senior secured note bears interest in cash at the greater of 6.0% or Libor plus 4.0% and interest payment in kind of 5.50% and has a final maturity of October 24, 2020.

        On May 9, 2013, we provided a $55,000 senior secured credit facility to support the recapitalization of Sandow Media, LLC ("Sandow"), a provider of multimedia content and services to businesses and consumers focused on the areas of design and luxury. The senior secured first lien loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 10.5% or Libor plus 8.5% and interest payment in kind of 1.5% and has a final maturity of May 8, 2018.

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        On May 10, 2013, we provided $150,000 of secured second lien financing to support the recapitalization of Arctic Glacier, Inc. ("Arctic Glacier"), a leading producer, marketer, and distributor of high-quality packaged ice to consumers in the United States and Canada. After the financing, we received repayment of $86,982 of subordinated unsecured term loan previously outstanding. The senior secured second lien loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 11.25% or Libor plus 10.0% and has a final maturity of November 10, 2019.

        On May 14, 2013, we provided $4,000 of senior secured financing to SourceHOV, LLC ("SourceHOV"), a leading provider of business and knowledge process outsourcing. The second lien term loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 8.75% or Libor plus 7.5% and has a final maturity of April 30, 2019. On June 13, 2013, we sold our $4,000 investment in SourceHOV and realized a gain of $40 on this investment.

        On May 16, 2013, Out Rage, LLC ("Out Rage") repaid the $11,836 loan receivable to us.

        On May 23, 2013, Snacks Holding Corporation ("Snacks Holding") repaid the $15,366 loan receivable to us.

        On May 31, 2013, we made a follow-on secured second lien debt investment of $7,190 in Injured Workers Pharmacy LLC ("IWP"), a specialty pharmacy services company. The secured second lien loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 11.5% or Libor plus 7.0% and interest payment in kind of 1.0% and has a final maturity of May 31, 2019.

        On June 3, 2013, Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. ("Nobel") repaid the $15,262 loan receivable to us.

        On June 4, 2013, Springs Window Fashions, LLC ("Springs") repaid the $35,000 loan receivable to us.

        On June 11, 2013, we provided $115,000 of senior secured financing to CI Holdings ("Transplace"), a third-party logistics company that services many of the largest shippers in the world. The senior secured first lien loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 10.0% or Libor plus 5.0% and has a final maturity of June 11, 2019.

        On June 11, 2013, we provided $7,000 of secured second lien financing to Armor Holding II LLC ("AST"), a leading North American third-party provider of share registry and associated value added services to shareholders on behalf of listed public companies. The second lien loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 9.25% or Libor plus 8.0% and has a final maturity of December 26, 2020.

        On June 12, 2013, we made a $23,250 follow-on investment in R-V Industries, Inc. ("R-V"). The senior subordinated note bears interest in cash at the greater of 10.0% or Libor plus 9.0% and has a final maturity of June 12, 2018.

        On June 14, 2013, we sold our $10,000 investment in Transaction Networks Services, Inc. ("TNS") and realized a gain of $117 on this investment.

        On June 18, 2013, we served as sole agent and provider of $70,000 senior secured financing, of which $65,643 was funded at closing, to support the recapitalization of Traeger Pellet Grills LLC ("Traeger"), a leading designer, marketer, and distributor of wood pellet grills, flavored wood pellets, and grill accessories. The $30,000 Term Loan A note bears interest in cash at the greater of 6.5% or Libor plus 4.5% and has a final maturity of June 18, 2018. The $30,000 Term Loan B note bears interest in cash at the greater of 11.5% or Libor plus 9.5% and has a final maturity of June 18, 2018. The $10,000 senior secured revolver, of which $5,643 was drawn at closing, bears interest in cash at the greater of 9.0% or Libor plus 7.0% and has a final maturity of June 18, 2014.

        On June 24, 2013, we made a $76,533 follow-on investment in APH, to acquire Arium Resort (f/k/a The Resort at Pembroke Pines), a prominent multi-family residential community located in

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Pembroke Pines, Florida. We invested $13,533 of equity and $63,000 of debt in APH. The senior secured note bears interest in cash at the greater of 6.0% or Libor plus 4.0% and interest payment in kind of 5.50% and has a final maturity of October 24, 2020.

        On June 25, 2013, we made an investment of $26,500 to purchase 84.13% of the subordinated notes in LCM XIV CLO Ltd. ("LCM XIV").

        On June 27, 2013, we provided $11,000 of secured second lien financing to Blue Coat Systems, Inc. ("Blue Coat"), a leading provider of web security and wide area network (WAN) optimization solutions. The second lien note bears interest in cash at the greater of 9.5% or Libor plus 8.5% and has a final maturity of June 28, 2020.

        On June 27, 2013, we made a follow-on secured debt investment of $87,500 to support the recapitalization of Progrexion Holdings, Inc. ("Progrexion"). After the financing, we now hold $241,033 of senior secured debt of Progrexion. The senior secured first lien note bears interest in cash at the greater of 10.5% or Libor plus 8.5% and has a final maturity of September 14, 2017.

        On June 28, 2013, Sandow repaid $30,100 of the $55,000 loan receivable to us. After the repayment, we now hold $24,900 of senior secured debt of Sandow.

        On June 28, 2013, we made a $1,000 follow-on investment in Ajax. The subordinated unsecured term loan bears interest in cash at the greater of 11.5% or Libor plus 8.5% and interest payment in kind of 6.0% and has a final maturity of March 30, 2018.

        On June 28, 2013, we made an $18,000 secured debt follow-on investment in New Star Metals, Inc. ("New Star"), a provider of specialized processing services to the steel industry. The senior subordinated term loan bears interest in cash at 11.5% and interest payment in kind of 1.0% and has a final maturity of February 2, 2018.

        In June 2013, we determined that the impairment of Manx was other-than-temporary and recorded a realized loss of $9,397 for the amount that the amortized cost exceeded the fair market value.

Equity Issuance

        During the period from April 1, 2013 to May 31, 2013, we sold 8,836,237 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.92 per share, and raised $96,476 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $95,474 after commissions to the broker-dealer on shares sold and offering costs. No additional shares were sold from June 1, 2013 to June 30, 2013.

        On April 18, 2013, May 23, 2013 and June 20, 2013, we issued 138,087, 117,497 and 117,107 shares of our common stock in connection with the dividend reinvestment plan, respectively.

Dividend

        On May 6, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

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        On June 17, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

Debt Issuance

        During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, we issued $164,376 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of approximately $159,983, as follows:

Date of Issuance
  Principal
Amount
  Interest Rate
Range
  Weighted Average
Interest Rate
  Maturity Date  

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

  $ 29,528   4.50% - 5.00%     4.96 %   April 15, 2020  

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    264   3.78% - 3.78%     3.78 %   April 15, 2023  

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    5,164   4.63% - 5.50%     5.34 %   April 15, 2031  

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    12,280   6.00%     6.00 %   April 15, 2043  

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    42,482   5.00%     5.00 %   May 15, 2020  

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    10,000   5.00%     5.00 %   May 15, 2028  

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    7,548   5.75%     5.75 %   May 15, 2031  

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    33,641   6.25%     6.25 %   May 15, 2043  

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    9,905   5.00% - 5.25%     5.04 %   June 15, 2020  

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    5,000   5.00%     5.00 %   June 15, 2028  

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    1,707   5.75% - 6.00%     5.85 %   June 15, 2031  

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    6,857   6.25% - 6.50%     6.31 %   June 15, 2043  
                       

  $ 164,376                  
                       

Investment Holdings

        As of June 30, 2013, we continue to pursue our diversified investment strategy. At June 30, 2013, approximately $4,172,852 or 157.1% of our net assets are invested in 124 long-term portfolio investments and CLOs and 5.4% of our net assets are invested in money market funds.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we originated $3,103,217 of new investments. Our origination efforts are focused primarily on secured lending, to reduce the risk in the portfolio, investing primarily in first lien loans, and subordinated notes in CLOs, though we also continue to close select junior debt and equity investments. In addition to targeting investments senior in corporate capital structures with our new originations, we have also increased our origination business mix of third party private equity sponsor owned companies, which tend to have more third party equity capital supporting our debt investments than non-sponsor transactions. Our annualized current yield was 13.9% and 13.6% as of June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, respectively, across all performing interest bearing investments. The decrease in our current yield is primarily due to recent originations being at lower yields than the existing portfolio. Monetization of equity positions that we hold and loans on non-accrual status are not included in this yield calculation. In many of our portfolio companies we hold equity positions, ranging from minority interests to majority stakes, which we expect over time to

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contribute to our investment returns. Some of these equity positions include features such as contractual minimum internal rates of returns, preferred distributions, flip structures and other features expected to generate additional investment returns, as well as contractual protections and preferences over junior equity, in addition to the yield and security offered by our cash flow and collateral debt protections.

        We classify our investments by level of control. As defined in the 1940 Act, control investments are those where there is the ability or power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. Control is generally deemed to exist when a company or individual possesses or has the right to acquire within 60 days or less, a beneficial ownership of more than 25% of the voting securities of an investee company. Affiliated investments and affiliated companies are defined by a lesser degree of influence and are deemed to exist through the possession outright or via the right to acquire within 60 days or less, beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of the investee company.

        As of June 30, 2013, we own controlling interests in AIRMALL USA, Inc. ("AIRMALL"), Ajax, APH, AWCNC, LLC, Borga, Inc., CCPI Holdings, Inc. ("CCPI"), Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC ("Credit Central"), Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Gas Solutions Holdings, Inc.) ("Energy Solutions"), First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC ("First Tower Delaware"), Manx Energy, Inc. ("Manx"), Nationwide Acceptance Holdings, LLC ("Nationwide"), NMMB Holdings, Inc. ("NMMB"), R-V Industries, Inc. ("R-V"), The Healing Staff, Inc. ("THS"), Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc. ("Valley Electric") and Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc. ("Wolf"). We also own an affiliated interest in BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork) ("Biotronic"), Boxercraft Incorporated ("Boxercraft") and Smart, LLC.

        The following is a summary of our investment portfolio by level of control at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
Level of Control
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
 

Control

  $ 830,151     19.5 % $ 811,634     19.5 % $ 518,015     24.7 % $ 564,489     27.0 %

Affiliate

    49,189     1.2 %   42,443     1.0 %   44,229     2.1 %   46,116     2.2 %

Non-control/Non-affiliate

    3,376,438     79.3 %   3,318,775     79.5 %   1,537,069     73.2 %   1,483,616     70.8 %
                                   

Total Portfolio

  $ 4,255,778     100.0 % $ 4,172,852     100.0 % $ 2,099,313     100.0 % $ 2,094,221     100.0 %
                                   

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        The following is our investment portfolio presented by type of investment at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
Type of Investment
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
 

Revolving Line of Credit

  $ 9,238     0.2 % $ 8,729     0.2 % $ 1,145     0.1 % $ 868     0.0 %

Senior Secured Debt

    2,262,327     53.1 %   2,207,091     52.8 %   1,146,454     54.6 %   1,080,053     52.0 %

Subordinated Secured Debt

    1,062,386     25.0 %   1,024,901     24.6 %   536,900     25.6 %   488,113     22.9 %

Subordinated Unsecured Debt

    88,470     2.1 %   88,827     2.1 %   72,617     3.5 %   73,195     3.5 %

CLO Debt

    27,667     0.7 %   28,589     0.7 %   27,258     1.3 %   27,717     1.3 %

CLO Residual Interest

    660,619     15.5 %   658,086     15.8 %   214,559     10.2 %   218,009     10.4 %

Preferred Stock

    25,016     0.6 %   14,742     0.4 %   31,323     1.5 %   29,155     1.4 %

Common Stock

    117,678     2.7 %   108,494     2.6 %   61,459     2.9 %   137,198     6.6 %

Membership Interests

    216     0.0 %   492     0.0 %   5,437     0.2 %   13,844     0.7 %

Overriding Royalty Interests

        %       %       %   1,623     0.1 %

Net Profit Interests

        %   20,959     0.5 %       %       %

Escrows Receivable

        %   4,662     0.1 %       %   17,686     0.8 %

Warrants

    2,161     0.1 %   7,280     0.2 %   2,161     0.1 %   6,760     0.3 %
                                   

Total Portfolio

  $ 4,255,778     100.0 % $ 4,172,852     100.0 % $ 2,099,313     100.0 % $ 2,094,221     100.0 %
                                   

        The following is our investments in interest bearing securities presented by type of security at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
Type of Investment
  Cost   Percent
of Debt
Securities
  Fair Value   Percent
of Debt
Securities
  Cost   Percent
of Debt
Securities
  Fair Value   Percent
of Debt
Securities
 

First Lien

  $ 2,271,565     55.3 % $ 2,215,820     55.2 % $ 1,147,599     57.4 % $ 1,088,887     57.6 %

Second Lien

    1,062,386     25.8 %   1,024,901     25.5 %   536,900     26.9 %   480,147     25.4 %

Unsecured

    88,470     2.2 %   88,827     2.2 %   72,617     3.6 %   73,195     3.9 %

CLO Residual Interest

    660,619     16.0 %   658,086     16.4 %   214,559     10.7 %   218,009     11.6 %

CLO Debt

    27,667     0.7 %   28,589     0.7 %   27,258     1.4 %   27,717     1.5 %
                                   

Total Debt Securities

  $ 4,110,707     100.0 % $ 4,016,223     100.0 % $ 1,998,933     100.0 % $ 1,887,955     100.0 %
                                   

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        The following is our investment portfolio presented by geographic location of the investment at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
Geographic Location
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
 

Canada

  $ 165,000     3.9 % $ 165,000     4.0 % $ 15,134     0.7 % $ 17,040     0.8 %

Cayman Islands

    688,286     16.2 %   686,675     16.5 %   241,817     11.5 %   245,726     11.7 %

Ireland

    14,927     0.4 %   15,000     0.4 %   14,918     0.7 %   15,000     0.7 %

Midwest US

    565,239     13.3 %   531,934     12.7 %   427,430     20.4 %   377,139     18.0 %

Northeast US

    649,484     15.3 %   663,025     15.9 %   293,181     14.0 %   313,437     15.0 %

Puerto Rico

    41,352     1.0 %   41,352     1.0 %       %       %

Southeast US

    1,111,946     26.0 %   1,081,320     25.8 %   642,984     30.6 %   634,945     30.4 %

Southwest US

    345,392     8.1 %   336,362     8.1 %   193,627     9.2 %   234,433     11.2 %

Western US

    674,152     15.8 %   652,184     15.6 %   270,222     12.9 %   256,501     12.2 %
                                   

Total Portfolio

  $ 4,255,778     100.0 % $ 4,172,852     100.0 % $ 2,099,313     100.0 % $ 2,094,221     100.0 %
                                   

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        The following is our investment portfolio presented by industry sector of the investment at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
Industry
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
  Cost   Percent of
Portfolio
  Fair Value   Percent of
Portfolio
 

Aerospace and Defense

  $ 56     0.0 % $     % $ 56     0.0 % $     %

Automobile / Auto Finance

    23,214     0.6 %   22,917     0.5 %   32,806     1.6 %   32,478     1.6 %

Biotechnology

        %   14     0.0 %       %       %

Business Services

    180,793     4.2 %   179,544     4.3 %   3,164     0.2 %   3,288     0.2 %

Chemicals

    28,364     0.7 %   28,648     0.7 %   58,104     2.8 %   58,104     2.8 %

Commercial Services

    252,073     5.9 %   252,073     6.0 %   80,418     3.8 %   80,407     3.8 %

Construction and Engineering

    53,615     1.3 %   53,615     1.3 %       %       %

Consumer Finance

    413,332     9.7 %   406,964     9.8 %   305,521     14.6 %   305,521     14.6 %

Consumer Services

    330,343     7.8 %   332,394     8.0 %   146,335     7.0 %   147,809     7.1 %

Contracting

    2,145     0.1 %       %   15,949     0.8 %       %

Diversified Financial Services

    745,705     17.5 %   742,434     17.8 %   260,219     12.3 %   264,128     12.6 %

Diversified / Conglomerate Service

        %   143     0.0 %       %   35     0.0 %

Durable Consumer Products

    380,225     8.9 %   370,207     8.9 %   153,327     7.3 %   152,862     7.3 %

Ecological

    141     0.0 %   335     0.0 %   141     0.0 %   240     0.0 %

Electronics

        %   149     0.0 %       %   144     0.0 %

Energy

    63,895     1.5 %   56,321     1.3 %   63,245     3.0 %   126,868     6.1 %

Food Products

    177,423     4.2 %   177,428     4.3 %   101,975     4.9 %   96,146     4.5 %

Healthcare

    275,124     6.5 %   273,838     6.6 %   141,990     6.8 %   143,561     6.9 %

Hotel, Restaurant & Leisure

    11,764     0.3 %   12,000     0.3 %       %       %

Insurance

        %       %   83,461     4.0 %   83,461     4.0 %

Machinery

    396     0.0 %   790     0.0 %   4,684     0.2 %   6,485     0.3 %

Manufacturing

    163,431     3.8 %   167,584     4.0 %   95,191     4.5 %   127,127     6.1 %

Media

    171,290     4.0 %   161,325     3.9 %   165,866     7.9 %   161,843     7.7 %

Metal Services and Minerals

    60,162     1.4 %   60,274     1.4 %       %       %

Oil and Gas Equipment Services

        %       %   7,188     0.3 %   7,391     0.4 %

Oil and Gas Production

    75,126     1.8 %   24,420     0.6 %   130,928     6.2 %   38,993     1.9 %

Personal and Nondurable Consumer Products

    39,000     0.9 %   39,630     0.9 %   39,351     1.8 %   39,968     1.9 %

Production Services

        %       %   268     0.0 %   2,040     0.1 %

Property Management

    51,170     1.2 %   54,648     1.3 %   51,770     2.5 %   47,982     2.2 %

Real Estate

    152,540     3.6 %   152,540     3.7 %       %       %

Retail

    14,190     0.3 %   14,569     0.3 %   63     0.0 %   129     0.0 %

Software & Computer Services

    307,734     7.2 %   309,308     7.4 %   53,908     2.6 %   54,711     2.6 %

Specialty Minerals

    38,500     0.9 %   42,558     1.0 %   37,732     1.8 %   44,562     2.1 %

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods

    99,500     2.3 %   99,323     2.4 %       %       %

Textiles and Leather

    16,760     0.4 %   9,385     0.2 %   15,123     0.7 %   17,161     0.8 %

Transportation

    127,767     3.0 %   127,474     3.1 %   50,530     2.4 %   50,777     2.4 %
                                   

Total Portfolio

  $ 4,255,778     100.0 % $ 4,172,852     100.0 % $ 2,099,313     100.0 % $ 2,094,221     100.0 %
                                   

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Portfolio Investment Activity

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we acquired $2,574,755 of new investments, completed follow-on investments in existing portfolio companies, totaling approximately $496,371, funded $21,143 of revolver advances, and recorded PIK interest of $10,947, resulting in gross investment originations of $3,103,217. The more significant of these investments are described briefly in the following:

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        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we closed-out twenty-three positions which are briefly described below.

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        In addition to the repayments noted above, during the year ended June 30, 2013, we received principal amortization payments of $19,568 on several loans, and $99,066 of partial prepayments primarily related to Byrider Systems Acquisition Corp, Capstone, Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC ("Cargo"), Energy Solutions, NMMB, Northwestern, and Sandow.

        On January 4, 2012, Energy Solutions sold its gas gathering and processing assets ("Gas Solutions") for a sale price of $199,805, adjusted for the final working capital settlement, including a potential earnout of $28,000 that will be paid based on the future performance of Gas Solutions. We do not know the timing, if any, related to this potential earnout and have valued the $28,000 at zero as of June 30, 2013. After expenses, including structuring fees of $9,966 paid to us, Energy Solutions received approximately $158,687 in cash. Currently, a loan to Energy Solutions remains outstanding and is collateralized by the cash held by Energy Solutions after the sale transaction. The sale of Gas

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Solutions by Energy Solutions resulted in significant earnings and profits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, at Energy Solutions for calendar year 2012. As a result, distributions from Energy Solutions to us were required to be recognized as dividend income, in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, as cash distributions are received from Energy Solutions to the extent there are earnings and profits sufficient to support such recognition. During the year ended June 30, 2013, Energy Solutions repaid $28,500 of senior and subordinated secured debt. We received $19,543 of make-whole fees for early repayment of the outstanding loan receivables, which was recorded as interest income during the year ended June 30, 2013. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we received distributions of $53,820 from Energy Solutions which were recorded as dividend income. Energy Solutions continues to hold $23,979 of cash for future investment and repayment of the remaining debt.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we recognized $1,481 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. ("Patriot"). Included in the $1,481 recorded during the year ended June 30, 2013 is $1,111 of normal accretion and $370 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Hudson. We expect to recognize $240 of normal accretion during the three months ended September 30, 2013.

        During the year ended June 30, 2012, we recognized $6,613 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot. Included in the $6,613 is $3,083 of normal accretion and $3,530 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Mac & Massey Holdings, LLC ("Mac & Massey"), Nupla Corporation ("Nupla"), ROM Acquisition Corp and Sport Helmets Holdings, LLC ("Sport Helmets").

        During the year ended June 30, 2011, we recognized $22,084 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot. Included in the $22,084 is $4,912 of normal accretion, $12,035 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Impact Products, LLC, Label Corp Holdings Inc. and Prince, and $4,968 of accelerated accretion resulting from the recapitalization of our debt investments in Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Arrowhead"), The Copernicus Inc. ("Copernicus"), Fischbein and Northwestern. The restructured loans for Arrowhead, Copernicus, Fischbein and Northwestern were issued at market terms comparable to other industry transactions. In accordance with ASC 320-20-35 the cost basis of the new loans were recorded at par value, which precipitated the acceleration of original purchase discount from the loan repayments which was recognized as interest income.

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        The following is a quarter-by-quarter summary of our investment activity:

Quarter-End
  Acquisitions(1)   Dispositions(2)  

June 30, 2013

  $ 798,760   $ 321,615  

March 31, 2013

    784,395     102,527  

December 31, 2012

    772,125     349,269  

September 30, 2012

    747,937     158,123  

June 30, 2012

    573,314     146,292  

March 31, 2012

    170,073     188,399  

December 31, 2011

    154,697     120,206  

September 30, 2011

    222,575     46,055  

June 30, 2011

    312,301     71,738  

March 31, 2011

    359,152     78,571  

December 31, 2010

    140,933     67,405  

September 30, 2010

    140,951     68,148  

June 30, 2010

    88,973     39,883  

March 31, 2010

    59,311     26,603  

December 31, 2009(3)

    210,438     45,494  

September 30, 2009

    6,066     24,241  

June 30, 2009

    7,929     3,148  

March 31, 2009

    6,356     10,782  

December 31, 2008

    13,564     2,128  

September 30, 2008

    70,456     10,949  

June 30, 2008

    118,913     61,148  

March 31, 2008

    31,794     28,891  

December 31, 2007

    120,846     19,223  

September 30, 2007

    40,394     17,949  

June 30, 2007

    130,345     9,857  

March 31, 2007

    19,701     7,731  

December 31, 2006

    62,679     17,796  

September 30, 2006

    24,677     2,781  

June 30, 2006

    42,783     5,752  

March 31, 2006

    15,732     901  

December 31, 2005

        3,523  

September 30, 2005

    25,342      

June 30, 2005

    17,544      

March 31, 2005

    7,332      

December 31, 2004

    23,771     32,083  

September 30, 2004

    30,371      
           

Since inception

  $ 6,352,530   $ 2,089,211  
           

(1)
Includes new deals, additional fundings, refinancings and PIK interest.

(2)
Includes scheduled principal payments, prepayments and refinancings.

(3)
The $210,438 of acquisitions for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 includes $207,126 of portfolio investments acquired from Patriot.

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Investment Valuation

        In determining the fair value of our portfolio investments at June 30, 2013, the Audit Committee considered valuations from the independent valuation firms and from management having an aggregate range of $4,081,889 to $4,354,692, excluding money market investments.

        In determining the range of value for debt instruments, management and the independent valuation firms generally shadow rated the investment and then based upon the range of ratings, determined appropriate yields to maturity for a loan rated as such. A discounted cash flow analysis was then prepared using the appropriate yield to maturity as the discount rate, yielding the ranges. For equity investments, the enterprise value was determined by applying EBITDA multiples for similar recent investment sales. For stressed equity investments, a liquidation analysis was prepared.

        In determining the range of value for our investments in CLOs, management and the independent valuation firms used discounted cash flow models. The valuations were accomplished through the analysis of the CLO deal structures to identify the risk exposures from the modeling point of view. For each security, the most appropriate valuation approach was chosen from alternative approaches to ensure the most accurate valuation for each security. A discounted cash flow model is prepared, utilizing a waterfall engine to store the collateral data, generate collateral cash flows from the assets, and distributes the cash flow to the liability structure based on the payment priorities, and discount them back using proper discount rates that incorporate all the risk factors.

        The Board of Directors looked at several factors in determining where within the range to value the asset including: recent operating and financial trends for the asset, independent ratings obtained from third parties, comparable multiples for recent sales of companies within the industry and discounted cash flow models for our investments in CLOs. The composite of all these analyses, applied to each investment, was a total valuation of $4,172,852, excluding money market investments.

        Our portfolio companies are generally lower middle market companies, outside of the financial sector, with less than $150,000 of annual EBITDA. We believe our market has experienced less volatility than others because we believe there are more buy and hold investors who own these less liquid investments.

        Control investments offer increased risk and reward over straight debt investments. Operating results and changes in market multiples can result in dramatic changes in values from quarter to quarter. Significant downturns in operations can further result in our looking to recoveries on sales of assets rather than the enterprise value of the investment. Several control investments in our portfolio are under enhanced scrutiny by our senior management and our Board of Directors and are discussed below.

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No.
  Property Name   City   Date of
Acquisition
  Purchase
Price
  Mortgage
Outstanding
 

1

  146 Forest Parkway   Forest Park, GA   10/24/2012   $ 7,400   $  

2

  Abbington Pointe   Marietta, GA   12/28/2012     23,500     15,275  

3

  Amberly Place   Tampa, FL   1/17/2013     63,400     39,600  

4

  Lofton Place   Tampa, FL   4/30/2013     26,000     16,965  

5

  Vista at Palma Sola   Bradenton, FL   4/30/2013     27,000     17,550  

6

  Arlington Park   Marietta, GA   5/8/2013     14,850     9,650  

7

  Arium Resort   Pembroke Pines, GA   6/24/2013     225,000     157,500  

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        Equity positions in the portfolio are susceptible to potentially significant changes in value, both increases as well as decreases, due to changes in operating results. Two of our portfolio companies,

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Ajax and First Tower Delaware, experienced such volatility and experienced fluctuations in valuation during the year ended June 30, 2013. The valuation of Ajax decreased due to declining operating results. The value of our equity position in Ajax decreased to zero as of June 30, 2013, a discount of $6,057 to its cost, compared to the $11,134 unrealized gain recorded at June 30, 2012. The valuation of First Tower Delaware decreased due to change in current market conditions. The value of our equity position in First Tower decreased to $33,324 as of June 30, 2013, a discount of $9,869 to its cost, compared to the value of $43,193 recorded at June 30, 2012, equal to its cost. Six of the other controlled investments have been valued at discounts to the original investment. Eight of the control investments are valued at the original investment amounts or higher. Overall, at June 30, 2013, the control investments are valued at $18,517 below their amortized cost.

        We hold three affiliate investments at June 30, 2013. One of our affiliate portfolio companies, Boxercraft, experienced a meaningful decrease in valuation during the year ended June 30, 2013 due to declining operating results. As of June 30, 2013, Boxercraft is valued at $9,385, a reduction of $7,375 to its amortized cost. Overall, at June 30, 2013, affiliate investments are valued at $6,746 below their amortized cost.

        With the Non-control/Non-affiliate investments, generally, there is less volatility related to our total investments because our equity positions tend to be smaller than with our control/affiliate investments, and debt investments are generally not as susceptible to large swings in value as equity investments. For debt investments, the fair value is limited on the high side to each loan's par value, plus any prepayment premia that could be imposed. Many of the debt investments in this category have not experienced a significant change in value, as they were previously valued at or near par value. Non-control/Non-affiliate investments did not experience significant changes in valuation and are generally performing as expected or better than expected. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, four of our Non-control/Non-affiliate investments, ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. ("ICON"), Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company ("Gulf Coast"), Stryker Energy, LLC ("Stryker") and Wind River Resources Corp. and Wind River II Corp. ("Wind River"), are valued at a significant discount to amortized cost, due to significant decreases in the operating results of the operating companies. Overall, at June 30, 2013, other Non-control/Non-affiliate investments are valued at $8,427 above their amortized cost, excluding our investments in ICON, Gulf Coast, Stryker and Wind River, as the remaining companies are generally performing as or better than expected.

Capitalization

        Our investment activities are capital intensive and the availability and cost of capital is a critical component of our business. We capitalize our business with a combination of debt and equity. Our debt currently consists of a revolving credit facility availing us of the ability to borrow debt subject to borrowing base determinations and Senior Convertible Notes which we issued in December 2010, February 2011, April 2012, August 2012 and December 2012, Senior Unsecured Notes, and Prospect Capital InterNotes®, which we may issue from time to time, and our equity capital, which is comprised entirely of common equity. The following table shows the Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Convertible Notes, Senior Unsecured Notes and InterNotes® amounts and outstanding borrowings at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012:

 
  As of June 30, 2013   As of June 30, 2012  
 
  Maximum
Draw Amount
  Amount
Outstanding
  Maximum
Draw Amount
  Amount
Outstanding
 

Revolving Credit Facility

  $ 552,500   $ 124,000   $ 492,500   $ 96,000  

Senior Convertible Notes

  $ 847,500   $ 847,500   $ 447,500   $ 447,500  

Senior Unsecured Notes

  $ 347,725   $ 347,725   $ 100,000   $ 100,000  

InterNotes®

  $ 363,777   $ 363,777   $ 20,638   $ 20,638  

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        The following table shows the contractual maturity of our Revolving Credit Facility, Senior Convertible Notes, Senior Unsecured Notes and InterNotes® at June 30, 2013:

 
  Payments Due by Period  
 
  Total   Less than
1 year
  1 - 3 Years   3 - 5 Years   After
5 Years
 

Revolving Credit Facility

  $ 124,000   $   $   $ 124,000   $  

Senior Convertible Notes

    847,500         150,000     297,500     400,000  

Senior Unsecured Notes

    347,725                 347,725  

InterNotes®

    363,777                 363,777  
                       

Total contractual obligations

  $ 1,683,002   $   $ 150,000   $ 421,500   $ 1,111,502  
                       

        We have and expect to continue to fund a portion of our cash needs through borrowings from banks, issuances of senior securities, including secured, unsecured and convertible debt securities, or issuances of common equity. For flexibility, we maintain a universal shelf registration statement that allows for the public offering and sale of our debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, subscription rights, and warrants and units to purchase such securities in an amount up to $3,000,000 less issuances to date. As of June 30, 2013, we can issue up to $1,743,217 of additional debt and equity securities in the public market under this shelf registration. We may from time to time issue securities pursuant to the shelf registration statement or otherwise pursuant to private offerings. The issuance of debt or equity securities will depend on future market conditions, funding needs and other factors and there can be no assurance that any such issuance will occur or be successful.

Revolving Credit Facility

        On June 11, 2010, we closed an extension and expansion of our existing credit facility with a syndicate of lenders through PCF (the "2010 Facility"). The 2010 Facility, which had $325,000 total commitments as of June 30, 2011, included an accordion feature which allowed the 2010 Facility to accept up to an aggregate total of $400,000 of commitments, a limit which was met on September 1, 2011. Interest on borrowings under the 2010 Facility was one-month Libor plus 325 basis points, subject to a minimum Libor floor of 100 basis points. Additionally, the lenders charged a fee on the unused portion of the 2010 Facility equal to either 75 basis points if at least half of the credit facility was used or 100 basis points otherwise.

        On March 27, 2012, we renegotiated the 2010 Facility and closed on an expanded five-year $650,000 revolving credit facility (the "2012 Facility"). The lenders have extended commitments of $552,500 under the 2012 Facility as of June 30, 2013. The 2012 Facility includes an accordion feature which allows commitments to be increased up to $650,000 in the aggregate. The revolving period of the 2012 Facility extends through March 2015, with an additional two year amortization period (with distributions allowed) after the completion of the revolving period. During such two year amortization period, all principal payments on the pledged assets will be applied to reduce the balance. At the end of the two year amortization period, the remaining balance will become due, if required by the lenders.

        The 2012 Facility contains restrictions pertaining to the geographic and industry concentrations of funded loans, maximum size of funded loans, interest rate payment frequency of funded loans, maturity dates of funded loans and minimum equity requirements. The 2012 Facility also contains certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, including required minimum portfolio yield and limitations on delinquencies and charge-offs, violation of which could result in the early termination of the 2012 Facility. The 2012 Facility also requires the maintenance of a minimum liquidity requirement. At June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.

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equal to either 50 basis points if at least half of the credit facility is drawn or 100 basis points otherwise. The 2012 Facility requires us to pledge assets as collateral in order to borrow under the credit facility. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we had $473,508 and $418,980, respectively, available to us for borrowing under our 2012 Facility, of which the amount outstanding was $124,000 and $96,000, respectively. As additional investments that are eligible are transferred to PCF and pledged under the 2012 Facility, PCF will generate additional availability up to the commitment amount of $552,500. At June 30, 2013, the investments used as collateral for the 2012 Facility had an aggregate market value of $833,310, which represents 31.4% of our net assets. These assets have been transferred to PCF, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which owns these investments and as such, these investments are not available to our general creditors. PCF, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity and our wholly-owned subsidiary, holds all of these investments at market value as of June 30, 2013. The release of any assets from PCF requires the approval of the facility agent.

        In connection with the origination and amendments of the 2012 Facility, we incurred $11,150 of fees, including $1,319 of fees carried over from the previous facility, which are being amortized over the term of the facility in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $6,722 remains to be amortized as of June 30, 2013.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, we recorded $9,082, $14,883 and $8,507 of interest costs, unused fees and amortization of financing costs on our credit facility as interest expense, respectively.

Senior Convertible Notes

        On December 21, 2010, we issued $150,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% senior convertible notes due 2015 ("2015 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $145,200. Interest on the 2015 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15, at a rate of 6.25% per year, commencing June 15, 2011. The 2015 Notes mature on December 15, 2015 unless converted earlier. The 2015 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 88.0902 and 88.1429 shares of common stock, respectively, per $1 principal amount of 2015 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $11.35 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (December 21, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2015 Notes is increased if monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the rate of $0.101125 per share, subject to adjustment.

        On February 18, 2011, we issued $172,500 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.50% senior convertible notes due 2016 ("2016 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $167,325. Between January 30, 2012 and February 2, 2012, we repurchased $5,000 of our 2016 Notes at a price of 97.5, including commissions. The transactions resulted in our recognizing $10 of loss in the year ended June 30, 2012. Interest on the remaining $167,500 of 2016 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, at a rate of 5.50% per year, commencing August 15, 2011. The 2016 Notes mature on August 15, 2016 unless converted earlier. The 2016 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 78.3699 and 78.5395 shares, respectively, of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2016 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.73 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (February 14, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2016 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.101150 per share.

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        On April 16, 2012, we issued $130,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.375% senior convertible notes due 2017 ("2017 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $126,035. Interest on the 2017 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on October 15 and April 15, at a rate of 5.375% per year, commencing October 15, 2012. The 2017 Notes mature on October 15, 2017 unless converted earlier. The 2017 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 85.8442 and 86.1162 shares of common stock, respectively, per $1 principal amount of 2017 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $11.61 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (April 16, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2017 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.10150 per share.

        On August 14, 2012, we issued $200,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.75% senior convertible notes due 2018 ("2018 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $193,600. Interest on the 2018 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, at a rate of 5.75% per year, commencing March 15, 2013. The 2018 Notes mature on March 15, 2018 unless converted earlier. The 2018 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 82.3451 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2018 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price has not been adjusted since the issuance (August 14, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the first anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2018 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.101600 per share.

        On December 21, 2012, we issued $200,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior convertible notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting and other expenses of approximately $193,600. Interest on the 2019 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, at a rate of 5.875% per year, commencing July 15, 2013. The 2019 Notes mature on January 15, 2019 unless converted earlier. The 2019 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 79.7766 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2019 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.54 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price has not been adjusted since the issuance (December 21, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the first anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2019 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.110025 per share.

        In no event will the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion exceed 96.8992 per $1 principal amount of the 2015 Notes (the "conversion rate cap"), except that, to the extent we receive written guidance or a no-action letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Guidance") permitting us to adjust the conversion rate in certain instances without regard to the conversion rate cap and to make the 2015 Notes convertible into certain reference property in accordance with certain reclassifications, business combinations, asset sales and corporate events by us without regard to the conversion rate cap, we will make such adjustments without regard to the conversion rate cap and will also, to the extent that we make any such adjustment without regard to the conversion rate cap pursuant to the Guidance, adjust the conversion rate cap accordingly. We will use our commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Guidance as promptly as practicable.

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        Prior to obtaining the Guidance, we will not engage in certain transactions that would result in an adjustment to the conversion rate of the 2015 Notes increasing the conversion rate beyond what it would have been in the absence of such transaction unless we have engaged in a reverse stock split or share combination transaction such that in our reasonable best estimation, the conversion rate following the adjustment for such transaction will not be any closer to the conversion rate cap than it would have been in the absence of such transaction.

        Upon conversion, unless a holder converts after a record date for an interest payment but prior to the corresponding interest payment date, the holder will receive a separate cash payment with respect to the Notes surrendered for conversion representing accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the conversion date. Any such payment will be made on the settlement date applicable to the relevant conversion on the 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes (collectively, "Senior Convertible Notes").

        No holder of Senior Convertible Notes will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock upon conversion to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause such converting holder to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 5.0% of the shares of our common stock outstanding at such time. The 5.0% limitation shall no longer apply following the effective date of any fundamental change. We will not issue any shares in connection with the conversion or redemption of the Notes which would equal or exceed 20% of the shares outstanding at the time of the transaction in accordance with NASDAQ rules.

        Subject to certain exceptions, holders may require us to repurchase, for cash, all or part of their Notes upon a fundamental change at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, upon a fundamental change that constitutes a non-stock change of control we will also pay holders an amount in cash equal to the present value of all remaining interest payments (without duplication of the foregoing amounts) on such Senior Convertible Notes through and including the maturity date.

        In connection with the issuance of the Senior Convertible Notes, we incurred $27,032 of fees which are being amortized over the terms of the notes in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $20,254 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2013.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, we recorded $45,878, $22,197 and $9,090 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Senior Convertible Notes as interest expense, respectively.

Senior Unsecured Notes

        On May 1, 2012, we issued $100,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.95% senior unsecured notes due 2022 for proceeds net of offering expenses of $97,000 (the "2022 Notes"). Interest on the 2022 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on August 15, November 15, February 15 and May 15, at a rate of 6.95% per year, commencing on August 15, 2012. The 2022 Notes mature on November 15, 2022. These notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding.

        On March 15, 2013, we issued $250,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting and other expenses of approximately $245,885. Interest on the 2023 Notes is paid semi-annually. The 2023 Notes matured on March 15, 2023. These notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding.

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        In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Notes and 2023 Notes (collectively the "Senior Unsecured Notes"), we incurred $7,480 of fees which are being amortized over the term of the notes in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $7,114 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we recorded $11,672 and $1,178 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Senior Unsecured Notes as interest expense, respectively.

Prospect Capital InterNotes®

        On February 16, 2012, we entered into a Selling Agent Agreement (the "Selling Agent Agreement") with Incapital LLC, as purchasing agent for our issuance and sale from time to time of up to $500,000 of Prospect Capital InterNotes® (the "InterNotes® Offering"), which was subsequently increased to $1,000,000. Additional agents appointed by us from time to time in connection with the InterNotes Offering may become parties to the Selling Agent Agreement.

        These notes are direct unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness outstanding. Each series of notes will be issued by a separate trust. These notes bear interest at fixed interest rates and offer a variety of maturities no less than twelve months from the original date of issuance.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we issued $343,139 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of approximately $334,243. These notes were issued with stated interest rates ranging from 3.28% to 6.63% with a weighted average rate of 5.59%. These notes mature between July 15, 2019 and June 15, 2043.

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        The bonds outstanding as of June 30, 2013 are:

Date of Issuance
  Principal
Amount
  Interest Rate
Range
  Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
  Maturity Date

March 1, 2012 - March 8, 2012

  $ 5,465   6.90% - 7.00%     6.97 % March 15, 2022

April 5, 2012 - April 26, 2012

    8,516   6.50% - 6.85%     6.72 % April 15, 2022

June 14, 2012

    2,657   6.95%     6.95 % June 15, 2022

June 28, 2012

    4,000   6.55%     6.55 % June 15, 2019

July 6, 2012 - July 26, 2012

    20,928   6.20% - 6.45%     6.31 % July 15, 2019

August 2, 2012 - August 23, 2012

    17,545   6.05% - 6.15%     6.09 % August 15, 2019

September 7, 2012 - September 27, 2012

    29,406   5.85% - 6.00%     5.92 % September 15, 2019

October 4, 2012

    7,172   5.70%     5.70 % October 19, 2019

November 23, 2012 - November 29, 2012

    13,754   5.00% - 5.13%     5.09 % November 15, 2019

November 29, 2012

    1,979   5.75%     5.75 % November 15, 2032

November 23, 2012 - November 29, 2012

    16,437   6.50% - 6.63%     6.58 % November 15, 2042

December 6, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    9,339   4.50% - 4.86%     4.73 % December 15, 2019

December 6, 2012

    1,127   5.63%     5.63 % December 15, 2032

December 13, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    3,702   5.00% - 5.13%     5.11 % December 15, 2030

December 6, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    22,966   6.00% - 6.38%     6.21 % December 15, 2042

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    4,427   4.00% - 4.375%     4.15 % January 15, 2020

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    2,388   4.50% - 4.875%     4.74 % January 15, 2031

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    9,338   5.50% - 5.875%     5.63 % January 15, 2043

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    2,619   4.00%     4.00 % February 15, 2031

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    664   4.50%     4.50 % February 15, 2031

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    4,623   5.50%     5.50 % February 15, 2043

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    3,832   4.00%     4.00 % March 15, 2020

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    984   4.125% - 4.50%     4.24 % March 15, 2031

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    4,308   5.50%     5.50 % March 15, 2043

March 14, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    1,225   L+3.00%     3.27 % March 15, 2023

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    29,528   4.50% - 5.00%     4.96 % April 15, 2020

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    264   L+3.50%     3.78 % April 15, 2023

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    5,164   4.63% - 5.50%     5.34 % April 15, 2031

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    12,280   6.00%     6.00 % April 15, 2043

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    42,482   5.00%     5.00 % May 15, 2020

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    10,000   5.00%     5.00 % May 15, 2028

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    7,548   5.75%     5.75 % May 15, 2031

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    33,641   6.25%     6.25 % May 15, 2043

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    9,905   5.00% - 5.25%     5.04 % June 15, 2020

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    5,000   5.00%     5.00 % June 15, 2028

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    1,707   5.75% - 6.00%     5.85 % June 15, 2031

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    6,857   6.25% - 6.50%     6.31 % June 15, 2043
                   

  $ 363,777              
                   

        In connection with the issuance of the Prospect Capital InterNotes®, we incurred $10,598 of fees which are being amortized over the term of the notes in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $10,248 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

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        During the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we recorded $9,707 and $276 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Prospect Capital InterNotes® as interest expense, respectively.

Net Asset Value

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we raised $1,179,084 of additional equity, net of offering costs, by issuing 106,752,517 shares of our common stock. The following table shows the calculation of net asset value per share as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012:

 
  As of June 30, 2013   As of June 30, 2012  

Net Assets

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974  

Shares of common stock outstanding

    247,836,965     139,633,870  
           

Net asset value per share

  $ $10.72   $ 10.83  
           

Results of Operations

        Net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $220,856, $190,904 and $118,238, respectively, representing $1.07, $1.67 and $1.38 per weighted average share, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we experienced net unrealized and realized losses of $104,068 or approximately $0.50 per weighted average share primarily due to the reduction in the fair value of our investments in Ajax, Boxercraft and First Tower because of changes in current market conditions and Energy Solutions for which we received $19,543 of make-whole fees for early repayment of the outstanding loan and dividends of $53,820 during the year, which were recorded as interest and dividend income, respectively, reducing the amount previously recorded as unrealized appreciation. These losses were partially offset by net realized gains from the sale of assets in Wolf, assets formerly held by H&M, and distributions received from our escrow receivable account, primarily from NRG. During the year ended June 30, 2012, we experienced net unrealized and realized gains of $4,220 or approximately $0.04 per weighted average share primarily from significant write-ups of our investments in Ajax, Energy Solutions and R-V, and our sale of NRG for which we realized a gain of $36,940. These instances of appreciation were partially offset by unrealized depreciation in Biotronic, H&M, Meatco, NMMB, Stryker and Wind River.

        Net investment income decreased on a weighted average per share basis from $1.63 to $1.57 for the years ended June 30, 2012 and 2013, respectively. The decrease is primarily due to an increase of $6,500 in accrued excise as the result of undisturbed ordinary income at December 31, 2012 and expected at December 31, 2013, and higher levels of cash awaiting deployment during the year ended June 30, 2013. Net investment income increased on a weighted average per share basis from $1.10 to $1.63 for the years ended June 30, 2011 and 2012, respectively. This increase is primarily due to the sale of NRG, for which we received a $26,936 make-whole fee for early repayment of the outstanding loan, which was recorded as interest income in the year ended June 30, 2012, and an increase in dividend income received from Energy Solutions and NRG of $38,000 and $11,411, respectively. These increases were partially offset by a $15,471 decline in interest income from purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot.

        While we seek to maximize gains and minimize losses, our investments in portfolio companies can expose our capital to risks greater than those we may anticipate. These companies are typically not issuing securities rated investment grade, have limited resources, have limited operating history, have concentrated product lines or customers, are generally private companies with limited operating information available and are likely to depend on a small core of management talents. Changes in any of these factors can have a significant impact on the value of the portfolio company.

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Investment Income

        We generate revenue in the form of interest income on the debt securities that we own, dividend income on any common or preferred stock that we own, and fees generated from the structuring of new deals. Our investments, if in the form of debt securities, will typically have a term of one to ten years and bear interest at a fixed or floating rate. To the extent achievable, we will seek to collateralize our investments by obtaining security interests in our portfolio companies' assets. We also may acquire minority or majority equity interests in our portfolio companies, which may pay cash or in-kind dividends on a recurring or otherwise negotiated basis. In addition, we may generate revenue in other forms including prepayment penalties and possibly consulting fees. Any such fees generated in connection with our investments are recognized as earned.

        Investment income, which consists of interest income, including accretion of loan origination fees and prepayment penalty fees, dividend income and other income, including net profits interests revenue, overriding royalty interests and structuring fees, was $576,336, $320,910, and $169,476, for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. During the year ended June 30, 2013, the increase in investment income is primarily the result of a larger income producing portfolio, increased structuring, advisory and amendment fees from the deployment of additional capital in revenue-producing assets, make-whole fees from Energy Solutions for early repayment of our outstanding loan, and increased dividends received from Energy Solutions and R-V.

        The following table describes the various components of investment income and the related levels of debt investments:

 
  Year Ended
June 30, 2013
  Year Ended
June 30, 2012
  Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Interest income

  $ 435,455   $ 219,536   $ 134,454  

Dividend income

    82,705     64,881     15,092  

Other income

    58,176     36,493     19,930  
               

Total investment income

  $ 576,336   $ 320,910   $ 169,476  
               

Average debt principal of performing investments

  $ 2,878,421   $ 1,466,703   $ 871,400  
               

Weighted average interest rate earned on performing assets

    15.1 %   15.0 %   15.2 %
               

        Average interest income producing assets have increased from $871,400 for the year ended June 30, 2011 to $1,466,703 for the year ended June 30, 2012 to $2,878,421 for the year ended June 30, 2013. The average yield on performing interest bearing assets remained relatively consistent over the three year period.

        Investment income is also generated from dividends and other income. Dividend income increased from $64,881 for the year ended June 30, 2012 to $82,705 for the year ended June 30, 2013. This $17,824 increase in dividend income is primarily attributed to an increase in the level of dividends received from our investments in Energy Solutions and R-V due to increased profits generated by the portfolio companies. We received dividends from Energy Solutions of $53,820 and $47,850 during the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. The sale of Gas Solutions by Energy Solutions has resulted in significant earnings and profits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, at Energy Solutions for calendar year 2012. As a result, distributions from Energy Solutions to us were recognized as dividend income, in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, as cash distributions are received from Energy Solutions to the extent there are earnings and profits sufficient to support such recognition. We received dividends from R-V of $24,462 and $283 during the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. The $24,462 of dividends received from R-V

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during the year ended June 30, 2013 include a $11,073 distribution as part of R-V's recapitalization in November 2012 for which we provided an additional $9,500 of senior secured financing. The increases in dividend income from our investments in Energy Solutions and R-V were offset by a reduction in dividends received from NRG. We received dividends from NRG of $15,011 during the year ended June 30, 2012. There were no dividends from NRG received during the year ended June 30, 2013 as NRG has been sold.

        Dividend income increased from $15,092 for the year ended June 30, 2011 to $64,881 for the year ended June 30, 2012. This $49,789 increase in dividend income is primarily attributed to an increase in the dividends received from our investments in Energy Solutions and NRG due to increased profits generated by the portfolio companies. We received dividends from NRG of $15,011 and $3,600 during the years ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. We received dividends from Energy Solutions of $47,850 and $9,850 during the years ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The sale of Gas Solutions by Energy Solutions has resulted in significant earnings and profits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, at Energy Solutions for calendar year 2012. As a result, distributions from Energy Solutions to us were recognized as dividend income, in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, as cash distributions are received from Energy Solutions to the extent there are earnings and profits sufficient to support such recognition.

        Other income has come primarily from structuring fees, overriding royalty interests, and settlement of net profits interests. Comparing the year ended June 30, 2012 to the year ended June 30, 2013, income from other sources increased from $36,493 to $58,176, respectively. This $21,683 increase is primarily due to $52,699 of structuring fees recognized during the year ended June 30, 2013 primarily from our investments in APH, Arctic Glacier, Broder, InterDent, Progrexion, Ryan, TransPlace, USC and Wolf originations, in comparison to $26,443 of structuring fees recognized during the year ended June 30, 2012. This $26,256 increase in structuring fees is partially offset by a decrease in advisory fees recognized during the year ended June 30, 2013 from our investments in Energy Solutions and NRG. We received $8,783 of advisory fees from Energy Solutions and NRG during the year ended June 30, 2012. No such fee was received during the year ended June 30, 2013. The remaining $4,210 increase is primarily due to $4,122 of royalty income recognized during the year ended June 30, 2013 primarily from First Tower and Wolf, in comparison to $224 of royalty income recognized during the year ended June 30, 2012.

        Comparing the year ended June 30, 2011 to the year ended June 30, 2012, income from other sources increased from $19,930 to $36,493. This $16,563 increase is primarily due to $14,137 of structuring and advisory fees recognized during the year ended June 30, 2012 from our investments in Energy Solutions and NRG. The remaining $2,426 increase is primarily due to $21,088 of structuring fees recognized, excluding those received from our investments in Energy Solutions and NRG, during the year ended June 30, 2012 primarily from the Capstone, First Tower, Naylor, LLC and Totes Isotoner Corporation ("Totes") originations, in comparison to $18,494 of structuring fees recognized during the year ended June 30, 2011.

Operating Expenses

        Our primary operating expenses consist of investment advisory fees (base management and income incentive fees), borrowing costs, legal and professional fees and other operating and overhead-related expenses. These expenses include our allocable portion of overhead under the Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration under which Prospect Administration provides administrative services and facilities for us. Our investment advisory fees compensate Prospect Capital Management (the "Investment Adviser") for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our investments. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions in accordance with our Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration. Operating expenses were $251,412, $134,226 and $75,255 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

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        The base investment advisory expenses were $69,800, $35,836 and $22,496 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. These increases are directly related to our growth in total assets. For the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, income incentive fees incurred were $81,231, $46,761 and $23,555, respectively. The $34,470 increase in the income incentive fee for the year ended June 30, 2013 is driven by an increase in pre-incentive fee net investment income of $172,800 primarily due to an increase in interest income from a larger asset base. No capital gains incentive fee has yet been incurred pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, we incurred $76,341, $38,534 and $17,598, respectively, of expenses related to our 2012 Facility, InterNotes®, Senior Unsecured Notes and Senior Convertible Notes. These expenses are related directly to the leveraging capacity put into place for each of those years and the levels of indebtedness actually undertaken in those years. The table below describes the various expenses of our 2012 Facility, InterNotes®, Senior Unsecured Notes and Senior Convertible Notes and the related indicators of leveraging capacity and indebtedness during these years.

 
  Year Ended
June 30, 2013
  Year Ended
June 30, 2012
  Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Interest on borrowings

  $ 62,657   $ 27,346   $ 9,861  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    8,283     8,510     5,366  

Commitment and other fees

    5,401     2,678     2,371  
               

Total

  $ 76,341   $ 38,534   $ 17,598  
               

Weighted-average debt outstanding

  $ 1,066,368   $ 502,038   $ 176,277  

Weighted average interest rate on borrowings (excluding amortization and undrawn facility fees)

    5.88 %   5.45 %   5.59 %

Facility amount at beginning of year

  $ 492,500   $ 325,000   $ 210,000  

        The increase in interest expense for the year ended June 30, 2013 is primarily due to the issuance of the 2022 Notes, 2023 Notes and the Senior Convertible Notes on April 16, 2012, August 14, 2012 and December 21, 2012, for which we incurred $34,551 of collective interest expense. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings (excluding amortization and undrawn facility fees) increased from 5.45% to 5.88% as of June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2013, respectively. This increase is primarily due to a decrease in utilization of our credit facility in favor of longer term financing.

        The allocation of overhead expense from Prospect Administration was $8,737, $6,848 and $4,979 for the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As our portfolio continues to grow, we expect Prospect Administration to continue to increase the size of its administrative and financial staff.

        Total operating expenses, net of investment advisory fees, interest costs, excise tax and allocation of overhead from Prospect Administration ("Other Operating Expenses"), were $8,803, $6,337 and $6,627 for the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in Other Operating Expenses during the year ended June 30, 2013 when compared to the year ended June 30, 2012 is primarily the result of a $1,000 insurance claim settlement for legal fees expensed in previous periods that was received during the year ended June 30, 2012. The decrease in Other Operating Expenses during the year ended June 30, 2012 when compared to the year ended June 30, 2011 is primarily the result of a $1,000 insurance claim settlement for legal fees expensed in previous periods that was received during the year ended June 30, 2012.

Net Investment Income

        Net investment income represents the difference between investment income and operating expenses. Our net investment income was $324,924, $186,684 and $94,221 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively, or $1.57 per share, $1.63 per share and $1.10 per

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share, respectively. The $138,240 increase for the year ended June 30, 2013 is primarily due to an increase of $215,919 in interest income, due to the increased size of our portfolio for which we have recognized additional interest income. The $255,426 increase in investment income is offset by an increase in operating expenses of $117,186, primarily due to a $68,524 increase in advisory fees due to the growing size of our portfolio and related income, and $37,807 of additional interest and credit facility expenses. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2012, we elected to retain a portion of our annual taxable income and have paid $4,500 for the excise tax due with the filing of the return. As of June 30, 2013, we have $2,000 accrued as an estimate of two quarters of the excise tax due for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013. The per share decrease is primarily due to an increase of $6,500 in excise taxes and higher levels of cash awaiting deployment during the year ended June 30, 2013.

        The $92,463 increase for the year ended June 30, 2012 is primarily due to a $151,434 increase in investment income offset by an increase in operating expenses of $58,971. The $151,434 increase in investment income is due to increases of $85,082, $49,789 and $16,563 in interest income, dividend income and other income, respectively, due to the increased size of our portfolio for which we have recognized additional interest income, dividends, structuring fees and advisory fees recognized primarily from our investments in Energy Solutions, First Tower and NRG. In conjunction with the sale of NRG we also received a $26,936 make-whole fee for early repayment of the outstanding loan, which was recorded as interest income in the year ended June 30, 2012. The offsetting $58,971 increase in operating expenses is primarily due to a $36,456 increase in advisory fees due to the growing size of our portfolio and related income, $20,936 of additional interest and credit facility expenses and a $1,869 increase in overhead allocated from Prospect Administration.

Net Realized (Losses) Gains, (Decrease) Increase in Net Assets from Net Changes in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation

        Net realized (losses) gains were ($26,234), $36,588 and $16,465 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. The net realized loss for the year ended June 30, 2013 was primarily due to the sale of Meatco (realized loss of $10,814), the other-than-temporary impairment of ICS (realized loss of $12,117) and restructuring of the H&M debt in conjunction with the foreclosure on the assets of H&M (realized loss of $19,647). These losses were partially offset by net realized gains from the sale of our assets in Wolf (realized gain of $11,826), assets formerly held by H&M, and distributions received from our escrow receivable account, primarily NRG (resulting in realized gains of $3,252). The net realized gain for the year ended June 30, 2012 was due primarily to the sale of NRG common stock for which we realized a gain of $36,940 and the sale of our equity interests in Copernicus, C&J, Fairchild Industrial Products, Co., Fischbein, Mac & Massey, Nupla and Sport Helmets for which we realized a total gain of $14,317. These gains were offset by our impairment of Deb Shops. During the year ended June 30, 2012, Deb Shops filed for bankruptcy and a plan for reorganization was proposed. The plan was approved by the bankruptcy court and our debt position was eliminated with no payment to us. We determined that the impairment of Deb Shops was other-than-temporary on September 30, 2011 and recorded a realized loss of $14,607 for the full amount of the amortized cost. The asset was completely written off when the plan of reorganization was approved. The net realized gain for the year ended June 30, 2011 was due primarily to gains from the sales of our common equity in Fischbein and Miller of $9,893 and $7,977, respectively.

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        Net (decrease) increase in net assets from changes in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation was ($77,834), ($32,368), and $7,552 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively, or ($0.37) per share, ($0.28) per share and $0.09 per share, respectively. For the year ended June 30, 2013, the $77,834 decrease in net assets from the net change in unrealized depreciation was driven by reduction in the fair value of our investments in Ajax, Boxercraft and First Tower because of changes in current market conditions and Energy Solutions for which we received $19,543 of make-whole fees for early repayment of the outstanding loan and distributions of $53,820 during the year, which were recorded as interest and dividend income, respectively, reducing the amount previously recorded as unrealized appreciation. These instances of unrealized depreciation were partially offset by the elimination of the unrealized depreciation resulting from the H&M foreclosure mentioned above. For the year ended June 30, 2012, the $32,368 decrease in net assets from the net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation was driven by write-downs of $68,197 related to our investments in H&M, Meatco and Stryker, as well as the elimination of the unrealized appreciation resulting from the sale of NRG mentioned above. The unrealized depreciation was partially offset by unrealized appreciation of approximately $34,712 related to our investments in Ajax and R-V. For the year ended June 30, 2011, the $7,552 increase in net assets from the net change in unrealized appreciation was driven by significant write-ups of $54,916 related to our investments in Ajax, Biotronic, ESHI, Iron Horse, NRG and Sport Helmets. The unrealized appreciation were partially offset by unrealized depreciation of approximately $35,689 related to our investments in H&M, ICS, Manx, Shearer's, Stryker, and $10,840 related to the repayment of Prince.

Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

        For the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, our operating activities used $1,811,101, $287,881 and $581,609 of cash, respectively. There were no investing activities for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011. Financing activities provided cash flows of $1,868,250, $289,214 and $582,020 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Dividends paid were $242,301, $127,564 and $91,247 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

        Our primary uses of funds have been to continue to invest in portfolio companies, through both debt and equity investments, repay outstanding borrowings and to make cash distributions to holders of our common stock.

        Our primary sources of funds have been issuances of debt and equity. We have and may continue to fund a portion of our cash needs through borrowings from banks, issuances of senior securities or secondary offerings. We may also securitize a portion of our investments in mezzanine or senior secured loans or other assets. Our objective is to put in place such borrowings in order to enable us to expand our portfolio. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we borrowed $223,000 and made repayments totaling $195,000 under our 2012 Facility. As of June 30, 2013, we had $124,000 outstanding on our revolving credit facility, $847,500 outstanding on our Senior Convertible Notes, $347,725 outstanding on our Senior Unsecured Notes and $363,777 outstanding on InterNotes®. (See Capitalization.)

        Undrawn committed revolvers incur commitment fees ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we have $202,518 and $180,646 of undrawn revolver commitments to our portfolio companies, respectively.

        Our Board of Directors, pursuant to the Maryland General Corporation Law, executed Articles of Amendment to increase the number of shares authorized for issuance from 200,000,000 to 500,000,000 in the aggregate. The amendment became effective July 30, 2012.

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        On October 29, 2012, our Registration Statement on Form N-2 was declared effective by the SEC. Under this Shelf Registration Statement, we can issue up to an additional $1,743,217 of debt and equity securities in the public market at June 30, 2013.

        We also continue to generate liquidity through public and private stock offerings.

        On June 1, 2012, we entered into an ATM Program with KeyBanc through which we could sell, by means of at-the-market offerings from time to time, of up to 9,500,000 shares of our common stock. During the period from July 2, 2012 to July 12, 2012, we sold 2,247,275 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.59 per share, and raised $26,040 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $25,779 after commission to KeyBanc on shares sold.

        On July 16, 2012, we issued 21,000,000 shares of our common stock at $11.15 per share (or $11.05 per share net proceeds excluding expenses), raising $234,150 of gross proceeds.

        On July 27, 2012, we issued 3,150,000 shares in connection with the exercise of an option granted with the July 12, 2012 offering of 21,000,000 shares which were delivered July 16, 2012, raising an additional $35,123 of gross proceeds and $34,808 of net proceeds.

        On September 10, 2012, we entered into an ATM Program with KeyBanc through which we could sell, by means of at-the-market offerings from time to time, of up to 9,750,000 shares of our common stock. During the period from October 1, 2012 to October 9, 2012, we sold 1,245,655 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.53 per share, and raised $14,361 of gross proceeds, under this program. Net proceeds were $14,217 after commission to the broker-dealer on shares sold and offering costs.

        On November 7, 2012, we issued 35,000,000 shares of our common stock at $11.10 per share (or $10.96 per share net proceeds excluding expenses), raising $383,600 of net proceeds.

        On December 21, 2012, we entered into an ATM Program with KeyBanc through which we could sell, by means of at-the-market offerings from time to time, of up to 17,500,000 shares of our common stock. During the period from January 7, 2013 to February 5, 2013, we sold 10,248,051 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.25 per share, and raised $115,315 of gross proceeds, under this program. Net proceeds were $114,162 after commission to KeyBanc on shares sold.

        On February 11, 2013, we entered into an ATM Program with KeyBanc through which we could sell, by means of at-the-market offerings from time to time, of up to 45,000,000 shares of our common stock. During the period from February 14, 2013 to May 3, 2013, we sold 17,230,253 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.14 per share, and raised $191,897 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $190,109 after commissions to KeyBanc on shares sold.

        On May 8, 2013, we entered into an ATM Program with BB&T Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and KeyBanc through which we could sell, by means of at-the-market offerings from time to time, of up to 45,000,000 shares of our common stock. During the period from May 14, 2013 to June 30, 2013, we sold 4,359,200 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.91 per share, and raised $47,532 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $47,133 after commissions to BB&T Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and KeyBanc on shares sold. During the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013, we sold 9,818,907 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.97 per share, and raised $107,725 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $106,822 after commissions to BB&T Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets, and KeyBanc on shares sold. (See Recent Developments.)

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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than those which originate from 1) the investment advisory and management agreement and the administration agreement and 2) the portfolio companies.

Recent Developments

        During the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013, we issued $58,607 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $57,344. In addition, we sold $7,682 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $7,513 with expected closing on August 22, 2013.

        During the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013, we sold 9,818,907 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.97 per share, and raised $107,725 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $106,822 after commissions to the broker-dealer on shares sold and offering costs.

        On July 1, 2013, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. repaid the $5,000 loan receivable to us.

        On July 9, 2013, Southern Management Corporation repaid the $17,565 loan receivable to us.

        On July 12, 2013, we provided $11,000 of secured second lien financing to Water PIK, Inc., a leader in developing innovative personal and oral healthcare products.

        On July 23, 2013, we made a $2,000 investment in Carolina Beverage Group, LLC ("Carolina Beverage"), a contract beverage manufacturer.

        On July 24, 2013, we sold our $2,000 investment in Carolina Beverage and realized a gain of $45 on this investment.

        On July 26, 2013, we made a $2,000 follow-on senior secured debt investment in Spartan, a leading provider of thru tubing and flow control services to oil and gas companies.

        On July 26, 2013, we made a $20,000 follow-on secured second lien investment in Royal Adhesives & Sealants, LLC ("Royal"), a leading producer of proprietary, high-performance adhesives and sealants.

        On July 31, 2013, we made a $5,100 follow-on investment in Coverall, a leading franchiser of commercial cleaning businesses.

        On July 31, 2013, Royal repaid the $28,364 subordinated unsecured loan receivable to us.

        On July 31, 2013, Cargo repaid the $43,399 loan receivable to us.

        On August 1, 2013, Medical Security Card Company, LLC repaid the $13,214 loan receivable to us.

        On August 2, 2013, we made an investment of $44,100 to purchase 90% of the subordinated notes in CIFC Funding 2013-III, Ltd.

        On August 2, 2013, we funded a recapitalization of CP Energy Services, Inc. ("CP Energy") with $81,273 of debt and $12,741 of equity financing. Through the recapitalization, we acquired a controlling interest in CP Energy for $73,009 in cash and 1,918,342 unregistered shares of our common stock. After the financing, we received repayment of the $18,991 loan previously outstanding.

        On August 12, 2013, we provided $80,000 in senior secured loans and a senior secured revolving loan facility, of which $70,000 was funded at closing, for the recapitalization of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., owner of Zicam, a leading developer and marketer of OTC cold remedy products under the Zicam brand.

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        On August 14, 2013, we announced the revised conversion rate on the 2018 Notes of 82.8631 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2018 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.07.

        On August 15, 2013, we announced an increase of $15,000 to our commitments to our credit facility. The commitments to the credit facility now stand at $567,500.

        On August 15, 2013, we made a $14,000 follow-on investment in Totes, a leading designer, distributer and retailer of high quality, branded functional accessories.

        On August 21, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition to the discussion below, our critical accounting policies are further described in the notes to the financial statements.

Basis of Consolidation

        Under the 1940 Act rules, the regulations pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation S-X and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies, we are precluded from consolidating any entity other than another investment company or an operating company which provides substantially all of its services and benefits to us. Our financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of PCF, our only wholly-owned, closely-managed subsidiary that is also an investment company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Investment Classification

        We are a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. We classify our investments by level of control. As defined in the 1940 Act, control investments are those where there is the ability or power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. Control is generally deemed to exist when a company or individual possesses or has the right to acquire within 60 days or less, a beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of an investee company. Affiliated investments and affiliated companies are defined by a lesser degree of influence and are deemed to exist through the possession outright or via the right to acquire within 60 days or less, beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of another person.

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assume an obligation to sell a financial instrument and forego the risks for gains or losses related to that instrument. Specifically, we record all security transactions on a trade date basis. Investments in other, non-security financial instruments are recorded on the basis of subscription date or redemption date, as applicable. Amounts for investments recognized or derecognized but not yet settled are reported as receivables for investments sold and payables for investments purchased, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Investment Valuation

        To value our assets, we follow the guidance of ASC 820 that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or America, or GAAP, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

        ASC 820 classifies the inputs used to measure these fair values into the following hierarchy:

        In all cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each investment.

        ASC 820 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by other standards.

        In accordance with ASC 820, the fair value of our investments is defined as the price that we would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market in which that investment is transacted.

        Our Board of Directors has established procedures for the valuation of our investment portfolio. These procedures are detailed below.

        Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations.

        For most of our investments, market quotations are not available. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value, our Board of Directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

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        Investments are valued utilizing a shadow bond approach, a market approach, an income approach, a liquidation approach, or a combination of approaches, as appropriate. The shadow bond and market approaches use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted) calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company's ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, M&A comparables, the principal market and enterprise values, among other factors.

        Our investments in CLOs are classified as ASC 820 level 3 securities, and are valued using discounted cash flow model. The valuations have been accomplished through the analysis of the CLO deal structures to identify the risk exposures from the modeling point of view. For each security, the most appropriate valuation approach has been chosen from alternative approaches to ensure the most accurate valuation for each security. To value a CLO, both the assets and liabilities of the CLO capital structure need be modeled. We use a waterfall engine to store the collateral data, generate collateral cash flows from the assets, and distributes the cash flow to the liability structure based on the payment priorities, and discount them back using proper discount rates that incorporate all the risk factors. The main risk factors are: default risk, interest rate risk, downgrade risk, and credit spread risk.

        For a discussion of the risks inherent in determining the value of securities for which readily available market values do not exist, see "Risk Factors—Risks relating to our business—Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of our Board of Directors and, as a result, there is uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments."

Valuation of Other Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

        ASC Subtopic 820-10-05-1, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("ASC 820-10-05-1") permits an entity to elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many of assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. We have elected not to value some assets and liabilities at fair value as would be permitted by ASC 820-10-05-1.

Federal and State Income Taxes

        We have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company and intend to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Code"), applicable to regulated investment companies. We are required to distribute at least 90% of our investment company taxable income and intend to distribute (or retain through a deemed distribution) all of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain to stockholders; therefore, we have made no provision for income taxes. The character of income and gains that we will distribute is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from GAAP. Book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified to paid-in capital.

        If we do not distribute at least 98% of our annual income and 98.2% of our capital gains in the calendar year earned, we will generally be required to pay an excise tax equal to 4% of the amount by which 98% of our annual ordinary income and 98.2% of our capital gains exceeds the distributions

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from such taxable income for the year. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions from such taxable income, we accrue excise taxes, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned using an annual effective excise tax rate. The annual effective excise tax rate is determined by dividing the estimated annual excise tax by the estimated annual taxable income. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2012, we elected to retain a portion of our annual taxable income and have paid $4,500 for the excise tax due with the filing of the return. As of June 30, 2013, we have $2,000 accrued as an estimate of two quarters of the excise tax due for the calendar year ending December 31, 2013.

        If we fail to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement or otherwise fail to qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions to stockholders, nor would we be required to make distributions. Distributions would generally be taxable to our individual and other non-corporate taxable stockholders as ordinary dividend income eligible for the reduced maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided certain holding period and other requirements are met. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, corporate distributions would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To qualify again to be taxed as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to distribute to our shareholders our accumulated earnings and profits attributable to non-RIC years reduced by an interest charge of 50% of such earnings and profits payable by us as an additional tax. In addition, if we failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, then, in order to qualify as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to elect to recognize and pay tax on any net built-in gain (the excess of aggregate gain, including items of income, over aggregate loss that would have been realized if we had been liquidated) or, alternatively, be subject to taxation on such built-in gain recognized for a period of ten years.

        We adopted FASB ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. Adoption of ASC 740 was applied to all open tax years as of July 1, 2007. The adoption of ASC 740 did not have an effect on our net asset value, financial condition or results of operations as there was no liability for unrecognized tax benefits and no change to our beginning net asset value. As of June 30, 2012 and for the year then ended, we did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Management's determinations regarding ASC 740 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based upon factors including, but not limited to, an on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

Revenue Recognition

        Realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated using the specific identification method.

        Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Origination, closing and/or commitment fees associated with investments in portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties and unamortized loan origination, closing and commitment fees are recorded as interest income.

        Interest income from investments in the "equity" class of security of CLO Funds (typically income notes or subordinated notes) is recorded based upon an estimation of an effective yield to expected

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maturity utilizing assumed cash flows in accordance with ASC 325-40-35, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. We monitor the expected cash inflows from our CLO equity investments, including the expected residual payments and the effective yield is determined and updated periodically.

        Loans are placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 90 days or more or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Unpaid accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management's judgment. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and in management's judgment, are likely to remain current. As of June 30, 2012, approximately 2.9% of our net assets are in non-accrual status.

        Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

        Structuring fees and similar fees are recognized as income as earned, usually when paid. Structuring fees, excess deal deposits, net profits interests and overriding royalty interests are included in other income.

Dividends and Distributions

        Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, if any, to be paid as a dividend or distribution is approved by our Board of Directors each quarter and is generally based upon our management's estimate of our earnings for the quarter. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Financing Costs

        We record origination expenses related to our credit facility and Senior Notes as deferred financing costs. These expenses are deferred and amortized as part of interest expense using the straight-line method for our revolving credit facility and the effective interest method for our Senior Notes, over the respective expected life.

        We record registration expenses related to shelf filings as prepaid assets. These expenses consist principally of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registration fees, legal fees and accounting fees incurred. These prepaid assets will be charged to capital upon the receipt of an equity offering proceeds or charged to expense if no offering completed.

Guarantees and Indemnification Agreements

        We follow ASC 460, Guarantees ("ASC 460"). ASC 460 elaborates on the disclosure requirements of a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also requires a guarantor to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, for those guarantees that are covered by ASC 460, the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing certain guarantees.

Per Share Information

        Net increase or decrease in net assets resulting from operations per common share are calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period presented. In accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, convertible securities are not considered in the calculation of net assets per share.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRS ("ASU 2011-04"). ASU 2011-04 amends Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements, ("ASC 820") by: (1) clarifying that the highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts only apply to measuring the fair value of non-financial assets; (2) allowing a reporting entity to measure the fair value of the net asset or net liability position in a manner consistent with how market participants would price the net risk position, if certain criteria are met; (3) providing a framework for considering whether a premium or discount can be applied in a fair value measurement; (4) providing that the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity is estimated from the perspective of a market participant that holds the identical item as an asset; and (5) expanding the qualitative and quantitative fair value disclosure requirements. The expanded disclosures include, for Level 3 items, a description of the valuation process and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs if a change in those inputs would result in a significantly different fair value measurement. ASU 2011-4 also requires disclosures about the highest-and-best-use of a non-financial asset when this use differs from the asset's current use and the reasons for such a difference. In addition, this ASU amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, to require disclosures to include any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These amendments were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2011-04 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements. See Note 3 for the disclosure required by ASU 2011-04.

        In August 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-03, Technical Amendments and Corrections to SEC Sections: Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 114 ("SAB No. 114"), Technical Amendments Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-9250, and Corrections Related to FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-22 ("ASU 2012-03"). The update amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of SAB No. 114 and is effective upon issuance. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2012-03 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements.

        In October 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-04, Technical Corrections and Improvements ("ASU 2012-04"). The amendments in this update cover a wide range of Topics in the ASC. These amendments include technical corrections and improvements to the ASC and conforming amendments related to fair value measurements. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2012-04 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements.

        In June 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946)—Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements ("ASU 2013-08"). ASU 2013-08 clarifies the approach to be used for determining whether an entity is an investment company and provides new measurement and disclosure requirements. ASU 2013-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. Earlier application is prohibited. The adoption of ASU 2013-08 is not expected to materially effect on our financial statements.

Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

        We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates and equity price risk. Some of the loans in our portfolio have floating interest rates.

        We may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of higher interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments. During the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, we did not engage in hedging activities.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

       

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

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Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

    121  

Consolidated Statements of Operations—For the Years Ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

    122  

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets—For the Years Ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

    123  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows—For the Years Ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

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Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

    125  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Stockholders
Prospect Capital Corporation
New York, New York

        We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of assets and liabilities of Prospect Capital Corporation, the "Company", including the consolidated schedule of investments, as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2013, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2013. These consolidated financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our procedures include confirmation of securities owned as of June 30, 2013 and 2012 by correspondence with the custodian, trustees and portfolio companies, and alternative procedures. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Prospect Capital Corporation at June 30, 2013 and 2012, the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2013, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2013, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Prospect Capital Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated August 21, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP

BDO USA, LLP
New York, New York
August 21, 2013
   

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PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2012
 

Assets (Note 4)

             

Investments at fair value:

             

Control investments (net cost of $830,151 and $518,015, respectively)

  $ 811,634   $ 564,489  

Affiliate investments (net cost of $49,189 and $44,229, respectively)

    42,443     46,116  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (net cost of $3,376,438 and $1,537,069, respectively)

    3,318,775     1,483,616  
           

Total investments at fair value (net cost of $4,255,778 and $2,099,313, respectively, Note 3)

    4,172,852     2,094,221  
           

Investments in money market funds

    143,262     118,369  

Cash

    59,974     2,825  

Receivables for:

             

Interest, net

    22,863     14,219  

Other

    4,397     784  

Prepaid expenses

    540     421  

Deferred financing costs

    44,329     24,415  
           

Total Assets

    4,448,217     2,255,254  
           

Liabilities

             

Credit facility payable (Notes 4 and 8)

    124,000     96,000  

Senior convertible notes (Notes 5 and 8)

    847,500     447,500  

Senior unsecured notes (Notes 6 and 8)

    347,725     100,000  

Prospect Capital InterNotes® (Notes 7 and 8)

    363,777     20,638  

Due to Broker

    43,588     44,533  

Dividends payable

    27,299     14,180  

Due to Prospect Administration (Note 12)

    1,366     658  

Due to Prospect Capital Management (Note 12)

    5,324     7,913  

Accrued expenses

    2,345     2,925  

Interest payable

    24,384     6,723  

Other liabilities

    4,415     2,210  
           

Total Liabilities

    1,791,723     743,280  
           

Net Assets

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974  
           

Components of Net Assets

             

Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (500,000,000 common shares authorized; 247,836,965 and 139,633,870 issued and outstanding, respectively) (Note 9)

  $ 248   $ 140  

Paid-in capital in excess of par (Note 9)

    2,739,864     1,544,801  

Undistributed net investment income

    77,084     23,667  

Accumulated realized losses on investments

    (77,776 )   (51,542 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

    (82,926 )   (5,092 )
           

Net Assets

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974  
           

Net Asset Value Per Share

  $ 10.72   $ 10.83  
           

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share data)

 
  Year Ended  
 
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2011
 

Investment Income

                   

Interest income: (Note 3)

                   

Control investments

  $ 106,425   $ 53,408   $ 21,747  

Affiliate investments

    6,515     12,155     11,307  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

    234,013     144,592     101,400  

CLO Fund securities

    88,502     9,381      
               

Total interest income

    435,455     219,536     134,454  
               

Dividend income:

                   

Control investments

    78,282     63,144     13,569  

Affiliate Investments

    728          

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

    3,656     1,733     1,507  

Money market funds

    39     4     16  
               

Total dividend income

    82,705     64,881     15,092  
               

Other income: (Note 10)

                   

Control investments

    16,821     25,464     2,829  

Affiliate investments

    623     108     190  

Non-control/Non-affiliate investments

    40,732     10,921     16,911  
               

Total other income

    58,176     36,493     19,930  
               

Total Investment Income

    576,336     320,910     169,476  
               

Operating Expenses

                   

Investment advisory fees:

                   

Base management fee (Note 12)

    69,800     35,836     22,496  

Income incentive fee (Note 12)

    81,231     46,671     23,555  
               

Total investment advisory fees

    151,031     82,507     46,051  
               

Interest and credit facility expenses

    76,341     38,534     17,598  

Legal fees

    1,918     279     1,062  

Valuation services

    1,579     1,212     992  

Audit, compliance and tax related fees

    1,566     1,446     876  

Allocation of overhead from Prospect Administration (Note 12)

    8,737     6,848     4,979  

Insurance expense

    356     324     285  

Directors' fees

    300     273     255  

Excise tax

    6,500          

Other general and administrative expenses

    3,084     2,803     3,157  
               

Total Operating Expenses

    251,412     134,226     75,255  
               

Net Investment Income

    324,924     186,684     94,221  
               

Net realized (loss) gain on investments (Note 3)

    (26,234 )   36,588     16,465  

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments (Note 3)

    (77,834 )   (32,368 )   7,552  
               

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ 220,856   $ 190,904   $ 118,238  
               

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share: (Notes 11 and 15)

  $ 1.07   $ 1.67   $ 1.38  
               

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:

    207,069,971     114,394,554     85,978,757  
               

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 
  Year Ended  
 
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2011
 

Increase in Net Assets from Operations:

                   

Net investment income

  $ 324,924   $ 186,684   $ 94,221  

Net (loss) gain on investments

    (26,234 )   36,588     16,465  

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments

    (77,834 )   (32,368 )   7,552  
               

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

    220,856     190,904     118,238  
               

Dividends to Shareholders:

                   

Distribution of net investment income

    (271,507 )   (136,875 )   (94,326 )

Distribution of return of capital

        (4,504 )   (11,841 )
               

Total Dividends to Shareholders

    (271,507 )   (141,379 )   (106,167 )
               

Capital Share Transactions:

                   

Net proceeds from capital shares sold

    1,180,899     338,270     381,316  

Less: Offering costs of public share offerings

    (1,815 )   (708 )   (1,388 )

Reinvestment of dividends

    16,087     10,530     10,934  
               

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

    1,195,171     348,092     390,862  
               

Total Increase in Net Assets:

    1,144,520     397,617     402,933  

Net assets at beginning of year

    1,511,974     1,114,357     711,424  
               

Net Assets at End of Year

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974   $ 1,114,357  
               

Capital Share Activity:

                   

Shares sold

    101,245,136     30,970,696     37,494,476  

Shares issued to acquire controlled investments

    5,507,381          

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

    1,450,578     1,056,484     1,025,352  
               

Net increase in capital share activity

    108,203,095     32,027,180     38,519,828  

Shares outstanding at beginning of year

    139,633,870     107,606,690     69,086,862  
               

Shares Outstanding at End of Year

    247,836,965     139,633,870     107,606,690  
               

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands, except share data)

 
  Year Ended  
 
  June 30,
2013
  June 30,
2012
  June 30,
2011
 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

                   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 220,856   $ 190,904   $ 118,238  

Net realized loss (gain) on investments

    26,234     (36,588 )   (16,465 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation (appreciation) on investments

    77,834     32,368     (7,552 )

Amortization of discounts and premiums

    (11,016 )   (7,284 )   (23,035 )

Amortization of deferred financing costs

    8,232     8,511     5,365  

Payment-in-kind interest

    (10,947 )   (5,647 )   (9,634 )

Structuring fees

    (52,699 )   (8,075 )   (13,460 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

                   

Payments for purchases of investments

    (2,980,320 )   (901,833 )   (930,243 )

Proceeds from sale of investments and collection of investment principal

    931,534     500,952     285,862  

Net (increase) decrease of investments in money market funds          

    (24,893 )   (58,466 )   8,968  

Increase in interest receivable, net

    (8,644 )   (4,950 )   (3,913 )

(Increase) decrease in other receivables

    (3,613 )   (517 )   153  

(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses

    (119 )   (320 )   270  

Decrease in other assets

            534  

Decrease in due to Broker

    (945 )        

Increase (decrease) in due to Prospect Administration

    708     446     (82 )

Increase (decrease) in due to Prospect Capital Management

    (2,589 )   207     (1,300 )

(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses

    (580 )   1,052     (1,998 )

Increase in interest payable

    17,661     2,720     3,817  

Increase (decrease) in other liabilities

    2,205     (1,361 )   2,866  
               

Net Cash Used In Operating Activities:

    (1,811,101 )   (287,881 )   (581,609 )
               

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

                   

Borrowings under credit facility (Note 4)

    223,000     726,800     465,900  

Payments under credit facility (Note 4)

    (195,000 )   (715,000 )   (482,000 )

Issuance of Senior Convertible Notes (Note 5)

    400,000     130,000     322,500  

Repurchases under Senior Convertible Notes (Note 5)

        (5,000 )    

Issuance of Senior Unsecured Notes

    247,725     100,000      

Issuance of Prospect Capital InterNotes® (Note 7)

    343,139     20,638      

Financing costs paid and deferred

    (28,146 )   (17,651 )   (13,061 )

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

    1,121,648     177,699     381,316  

Offering costs from issuance of common stock

    (1,815 )   (708 )   (1,388 )

Dividends paid

    (242,301 )   (127,564 )   (91,247 )
               

Net Cash Provided By Financing Activities:

    1,868,250     289,214     582,020  
               

Total Increase in Cash

    57,149     1,333     411  

Cash balance at beginning of year

    2,825     1,492     1,081  
               

Cash Balance at End of Year

  $ 59,974   $ 2,825   $ 1,492  
               

Cash Paid For Interest

  $ 45,363   $ 24,515   $ 6,101  
               

Non-Cash Financing Activity:

                   

Amount of shares issued in connection with dividend reinvestment plan

  $ 16,087   $ 10,530   $ 10,934  
               

Amount of shares issued in conjunction with controlled investments

  $ 59,251   $ 160,571   $  
               

   

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

LEVEL 3 PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

                         

Control Investments (greater than 25.00% voting control)

                         

AIRMALL USA, Inc.(27)

  Pennsylvania / Property Management  

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2015)(3)(4)

  $ 28,750   $ 28,750   $ 28,750     1.1 %

     

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% plus 6.00% PIK, due 12/31/2015)

    12,500     12,500     12,500     0.5 %

     

Convertible Preferred Stock (9,919.684 shares)

          9,920     9,920     0.4 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

              3,478     0.1 %
                             

                  51,170     54,648     2.1 %
                             

Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. 

  South Carolina / Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Note—Tranche A (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/30/2018)(3)(4)

    19,737     19,737     19,737     0.7 %

     

Subordinated Unsecured Term Loan (11.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 6.00% PIK, due 3/30/2018)(4)

    19,700     19,700     19,700     0.7 %

     

Convertible Preferred Stock—Series A (6,142.6 shares)

          6,057         0.0 %

     

Unrestricted Common Stock (6 shares)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  45,494     39,437     1.4 %
                             

APH Property Holdings, LLC(32)

  Georgia / Real Estate  

Senior Secured Note (6.00% (LIBOR + 4.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 5.50% PIK, due 10/24/2020)(4)

    125,892     125,892     125,892     4.8 %

     

Common Stock (148,951 shares)

          26,648     26,648     1.0. %
                             

                  152,540     152,540     5.8 %
                             

AWCNC, LLC(19)

  North Carolina /  

Members Units—Class A (1,800,000 units)

                  0.0 %

  Machinery  

Members Units—Class B-1 (1 unit)

                  0.0 %

     

Members Units—Class B-2 (7,999,999 units)

                  0.0 %
                             

                          0.0 %
                             

Borga, Inc. 

  California / Manufacturing  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,150 Commitment (5.00% (PRIME + 1.75%) plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)(4)(25)

    1,150     1,095     586     0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (8.50% (PRIME + 5.25%) plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)(4)

    1,611     1,501         0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan C (12.00% plus 4.00% PIK plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)

    9,738     706         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)(21)

                  0.0 %

     

Warrants (33,750 warrants)(21)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  3,302     586     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

CCPI Holdings, Inc.(33)

  Ohio / Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Note (10.00%, due 12/31/2017)(3)

  $ 17,663   $ 17,663   $ 17,663     0.7 %

     

Senior Secured Note (12.00% plus 7.00% PIK, due 6/30/2018)

    7,659     7,659     7,659     0.3 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

          8,581     7,977     0.3 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (4% of Net Revenue)

              604     0.0 %
                             

                  33,903     33,903     1.3 %
                             

Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC(22)(34)

  Ohio / Consumer Finance  

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$60,000 Commitment (20.00% (LIBOR + 18.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2022)(4) (25)

    38,082     38,082     38,082     1.4 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

          9,581     8,361     0.3 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (5% of Net Revenue)

              4,019     0.2 %
                             

                  47,663     50,462     1.9 %
                             

Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc.(8)

  Texas / Gas Gathering and Processing  

Junior Secured Note (18.00%, due 12/12/2016)

    8,500     8,500     8,500     0.3 %

     

Senior Secured Note to Vessel Holdings LLC (18.00%, due 12/12/2016)

    3,500     3,500     3,500     0.1 %

     

Subordinated Secured Note to Freedom Marine Holdings, LLC (12.00% (LIBOR + 6.11% with 5.89% LIBOR floor) plus 4.00% PIK, in non-accrual status effective 10/1/2010, past due)(4)

    13,906     12,503     8,449     0.3 %

     

Senior Secured Debt to Yatesville Coal Holdings, Inc. (Non-accrual status effective 1/1/2009, past due)

    1,449     1,449         0.0 %

     

Escrow Receivable

                  0.0 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

          8,318     6,247     0.2 %
                             

                  34,270     26,696     0.9 %
                             

First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC(22)(29)

  Mississippi / Consumer Finance  

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$400,000 Commitment (20.00% (LIBOR + 18.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2022)(4) (25)

    264,760     264,760     264,760     10.0 %

     

Common Stock (83,729,323 shares)

          43,193     20,447     0.8 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (5% of Net Revenue & Distributions)

              12,877     0.5 %
                             

                  307,953     298,084     11.3 %
                             

Manx Energy, Inc. ("Manx")(12)

  Kansas / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Note (13.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, past due)

    500     500     346     0.0 %

     

Preferred Stock (6,635 shares)

                  0.0 %

     

Common Stock (17,082 shares)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  500     346     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Nationwide Acceptance Holdings, LLC(22)(36)

  Chicago / Consumer Finance  

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$30,000 Commitment (20.00% (LIBOR + 18.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 1/31/2023)(4)(25)

  $ 21,308   $ 21,308   $ 21,308     0.8 %

     

Membership Units (100 shares)

          3,843     2,142     0.1 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (5% of Net Revenue)

              1,701     0.1 %
                             

                  25,151     25,151     1.0 %
                             

NMMB Holdings, Inc.(24)

  New York / Media  

Senior Term Loan (14.00%, due 5/6/2016)

    16,000     16,000     13,149     0.5 %

     

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (15.00%, due 5/6/2016)

    2,800     2,800         0.0 %

     

Series A Preferred Stock (4,400 shares)

          4,400         0.0 %
                             

                  23,200     13,149     0.5 %
                             

R-V Industries, Inc. 

  Pennsylvania / Manufacturing  

Senior Subordinated Note (10.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/12/2018)(4)

    32,750     32,750     32,750     1.2 %

     

Warrants (200,000 warrants, expiring 6/30/2017)

          1,682     6,796     0.3 %

     

Common Stock (545,107 shares)

          5,087     18,522     0.7 %
                             

                  39,519     58,068     2.2 %
                             

The Healing Staff, Inc.(9)

  North Carolina / Contracting  

Secured Promissory Notes (15.00%, in non-accrual status effective 12/22/2010, past due)

    1,688     1,686         0.0 %

     

Senior Demand Note (15.00%, in non-accrual status effective 11/1/2010, past due)

    1,170     1,170         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (1,000 shares)

          975         0.0 %
                             

                  3,831         0.0 %
                             

Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc. 

  Washington / Construction & Engineering  

Senior Secured Note (9.00% (LIBOR + 6.00%, with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 9.00% PIK, due 12/31/2018)(4)

    34,063     34,063     34,063     1.3 %

     

Senior Secured Note (8.00% (LIBOR + 5.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 2.50% PIK, due 12/31/2017)(3)(4)

    10,026     10,026     10,026     0.4 %

     

Common Stock (50,000 shares)

          9,526     8,288     0.3 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (5% of Net Revenue)

              1,238     0.1 %
                             

                  53,615     53,615     2.1 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc.(12)(37)

  Kansas / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Promissory Note secured by assets formerly owned by H&M (18.00%, in non-accrual status effective 4/15/2013, due 4/15/2018)

  $ 22,000   $   $ 3,832     0.1 %

     

Appalachian Energy Holdings, LLC ("AEH")—Senior Secured First Lien Note (8.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, past due)

    2,642     2,000     546     0.0 %

     

Appalachian Energy Holdings, LLC ("AEH")—Senior Secured First Lien Note (8.00%, in non-accrual status, past due)

    51     50     51     0.0 %

     

Coalbed, LLC—Senior Secured Note (8.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, past due)(6)

    7,930     5,990         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

                  0.0 %

     

Net Profits Interest (8.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

              520     0.0 %
                             

                  8,040     4,949     0.1 %
                             

     

    Total Control Investments

          830,151     811,634     30.6 %
                             

Affiliate Investments (5.00% to 24.99% voting control)

                         

BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork)

  Michigan / Healthcare  

Senior Secured Note (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/17/2017)(3)(4)

    29,550     29,550     29,550     1.1 %

     

Preferred Stock Series A (9,925.455 shares)(13)

          2,300     2,832     0.1 %

     

Preferred Stock Series B (1,753.64 shares)(13)

          579     533     0.0 %
                             

                  32,429     32,915     1.2 %
                             

Boxercraft Incorporated(20)

  Georgia / Textiles & Leather  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (10.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 9/15/2015)

    1,712     1,702     1,712     0.1 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (10.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 9/15/2015)

    4,892     4,809     4,892     0.2 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan C (10.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 9/15/2015)

    2,371     2,371     2,371     0.1 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 9/15/2015)

    8,325     7,878     410     0.0 %

     

Preferred Stock (1,000,000 shares)

                  0.0 %

     

Common Stock (10,000 shares)

                  0.0 %

     

Warrants (1 warrant, expiring 8/31/2022)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  16,760     9,385     0.4 %
                             

Smart, LLC(14)

  New York / Diversified / Conglomerate Service  

Membership Interest

              143     0.0 %
                             

                      143     0.0 %
                             

     

    Total Affiliate Investments

          49,189     42,443     1.6 %
                             

   

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (less than 5.00% of voting control)

                         

ADAPCO, Inc. 

  Florida / Ecological  

Common Stock (5,000 shares)

        $ 141   $ 335     0.0 %
                             

                  141     335     0.0 %
                             

Aderant North America, Inc. 

  Georgia / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 6/20/2019)(4)

  $ 7,000     6,900     7,000     0.3 %
                             

                  6,900     7,000     0.3 %
                             

Aircraft Fasteners International, LLC

  California / Machinery  

Convertible Preferred Stock (32,500 units)

          396     565     0.0 %
                             

                  396     565     0.0 %
                             

ALG USA Holdings, LLC

  Pennsylvania / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 2/28/2020)(4)

    12,000     11,764     12,000     0.4 %
                             

                  11,764     12,000     0.4 %
                             

American Gilsonite Company

  Utah / Specialty Minerals  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.50%, due 9/1/2017)

    38,500     38,500     38,500     1.4 %

     

Membership Interest in AGC/PEP, LLC (99.9999%)(15)

              4,058     0.2 %
                             

                  38,500     42,558     1.6 %
                             

Apidos CLO VIII, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    19,730     19,931     19,718     0.7 %
                             

                  19,931     19,718     0.7 %
                             

Apidos CLO IX, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    20,525     19,609     19,294     0.7 %
                             

                  19,609     19,294     0.7 %
                             

Apidos CLO XI, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    38,340     39,239     37,972     1.4 %
                             

                  39,239     37,972     1.4 %
                             

Apidos CLO XII, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    44,063     43,480     40,294     1.5 %
                             

                  43,480     40,294     1.5 %
                             

Arctic Glacier U.S.A, Inc.(4)

  Canada / Food Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 11/10/2019)

    150,000     150,000     150,000     5.6 %
                             

                  150,000     150,000     5.6 %
                             

Armor Holding II LLC(4)

  New York / Diversified Financial Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (9.25% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 12/26/2020)

    7,000     6,860     7,000     0.3 %
                             

                  6,860     7,000     0.3 %
                             

   

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Atlantis Healthcare Group (Puerto Rico), Inc.(4)

  Puerto Rico / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$7,000 Commitment (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 2/21/2014)(25)(26)

  $ 2,000   $ 2,000   $ 2,000     0.1 %

     

Senior Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 2/21/2018)(3)

    39,352     39,352     39,352     1.5 %
                             

                  41,352     41,352     1.6 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2011-I(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    35,000     34,499     34,450     1.3 %
                             

                  34,499     34,450     1.3 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2012-IA(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    29,075     25,917     27,269     1.0 %
                             

                  25,917     27,269     1.0 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2012-IIA(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    27,850     28,863     27,510     1.0 %
                             

                  28,863     27,510     1.0 %
                             

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. 

  Massachusetts / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (9.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 1.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/28/2020)(4)

    11,000     10,890     11,000     0.4 %
                             

                  10,890     11,000     0.4 %
                             

Broder Bros., Co

  Pennsylvania / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods  

Senior Secured Notes (10.75% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.75% LIBOR floor), due 6/27/2018(3)(4)

    99,500     99,500     99,323     3.7 %
                             

                  99,500     99,323     3.7 %
                             

Brookside Mill CLO Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    26,000     23,896     23,743     0.9 %
                             

                  23,896     23,743     0.9 %
                             

Byrider Systems Acquisition Corp(22)

  Indiana / Auto Finance  

Senior Subordinated Notes (12.00% plus 2.00% PIK, due 11/3/2016)(3)

    10,914     10,914     10,417     0.4 %
                             

                  10,914     10,417     0.4 %
                             

Caleel + Hayden, LLC(14)(31)

  Colorado / Personal &  

Membership Units (13,220 shares)

              104     0.0 %

  Nondurable Consumer  

Escrow Receivable

              137     0.0 %
                             

  Products                   241     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Capstone Logistics, LLC(4)

  Georgia / Commercial Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (6.50% (LIBOR + 5.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2016)(3)

  $ 97,291   $ 97,291   $ 97,291     3.7 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (11.50% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2016)

    100,000     100,000     100,000     3.8 %
                             

                  197,291     197,291     7.5 %
                             

Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC

  New York / Transportation  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/31/2016)(3)(4)

    43,977     43,977     44,417     1.7 %

     

Common Equity (1.6 units)

          1,639     1,860     0.1 %
                             

                  45,616     46,277     1.8 %
                             

Cent 17 CLO Limited(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    24,870     24,615     25,454     1.0 %
                             

                  24,615     25,454     1.0 %
                             

CI Holdings(4)

  Texas / Software & Computer Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 5.00% with 5.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/11/2019)

    114,713     114,713     114,713     4.3 %
                             

                  114,713     114,713     4.3 %
                             

CIFC Funding 2011-I, Ltd.(4)(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Secured Class D Notes (5.32% (LIBOR + 5.00%), due 1/19/2023)

    19,000     15,029     15,844     0.6 %

     

Unsecured Class E Notes (7.32% (LIBOR + 7.00%), due 1/19/2023)

    15,400     12,638     12,745     0.5 %
                             

                  27,667     28,589     1.1 %
                             

Cinedigm DC Holdings, LLC(4)

  New York / Software & Computer Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 2.50% PIK, due 3/31/2021)

    70,595     70,595     70,595     2.7 %
                             

                  70,595     70,595     2.7 %
                             

The Copernicus Group, Inc. 

  North Carolina / Healthcare  

Escrow Receivable

              130     0.0 %
                             

                      130     0.0 %
                             

Correctional Healthcare Holding Company, Inc. 

  Colorado / Healthcare  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.25%, due 1/11/2020)(3)

    27,100     27,100     27,100     1.0 %
                             

                  27,100     27,100     1.0 %
                             

Coverall North America, Inc. 

  Florida / Commercial Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/17/2017)(3)(4)

    39,303     39,303     39,303     1.5 %
                             

                  39,303     39,303     1.5 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

CP Well Testing, LLC

  Oklahoma / Oil & Gas Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (13.50% (LIBOR + 11.00% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 10/03/2017)(4)

  $ 19,125   $ 19,125   $ 19,125     0.7 %
                             

                  19,125     19,125     0.7 %
                             

CRT MIDCO, LLC

  Wisconsin / Media  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2017)(3)(4)

    71,106     71,106     71,106     2.7 %
                             

                  71,106     71,106     2.7 %
                             

Deltek, Inc. 

  Virginia / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 10/10/2019)(4)

    12,000     11,833     12,000     0.5 %
                             

                  11,833     12,000     0.5 %
                             

Diamondback Operating, LP

  Oklahoma / Oil & Gas Production  

Net Profits Interest (15.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

                  0.0 %
                             

                          0.0 %
                             

Edmentum, Inc (f/k/a Archipelago Learning, Inc)(4)

  Minnesota / Consumer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 9.75% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/17/2019)

    50,000     48,218     50,000     1.9 %
                             

                  48,218     50,000     1.9 %
                             

EIG Investors Corp

  Massachusetts / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 5/09/2020)(4)(16)

    22,000     21,792     22,000     0.8 %
                             

                  21,792     22,000     0.8 %
                             

Empire Today, LLC

  Illinois / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Note (11.375%, due 2/1/2017)

    15,700     15,332     14,650     0.6 %
                             

                  15,332     14,650     0.6 %
                             

EXL Acquisition Corp

  South Carolina / Biotechnology  

Escrow Receivable

            14     0.0 %
                             

                      14     0.0 %
                             

Evanta Ventures, Inc.(11)

  Oregon / Commercial Services  

Subordinated Unsecured (12.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 9/28/2018)

    10,479     10,479     10,479     0.4 %
                             

                  10,479     10,479     0.4 %
                             

Fairchild Industrial Products, Co. 

  North Carolina / Electronics  

Escrow Receivable

              149     0.0 %
                             

                      149     0.0 %
                             

Fischbein, LLC

  North Carolina / Machinery  

Escrow Receivable

              225     0.0 %
                             

                      225     0.0 %
                             

Focus Brands, Inc.(4). 

  Georgia / Consumer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 8/21/2018)

    18,000     17,731     18,000     0.7 %
                             

                  17,731     18,000     0.7 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

FPG, LLC

  Illinois / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 11.00% with 1.00% LIBOR floor), due 1/20/2017)(4)

  $ 21,401   $ 21,401   $ 21,401     0.8 %

     

Common Stock (5,638 shares)

          27     19     0.0 %
                             

                  21,428     21,420     0.8 %
                             

Galaxy XII CLO, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    22,000     20,792     21,657     0.8 %
                             

                  20,792     21,657     0.8 %
                             

Galaxy XV CLO, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    35,025     32,119     30,227     1.1 %
                             

                  32,119     30,227     1.1 %
                             

Grocery Outlet, Inc. 

  California / Retail  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 9.25% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 6/17/2019)(4)

    14,457     14,127     14,457     0.5 %
                             

                  14,127     14,457     0.5 %
                             

Gulf Coast Machine & Supply Company

  Texas / Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 10/12/2017)(3)(4)

    41,213     41,213     31,972     1.2 %
                             

                  41,213     31,972     1.2 %
                             

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2012-I, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    23,188     22,279     22,724     0.9 %
                             

                  22,279     22,724     0.9 %
                             

Halcyon Loan Advisors Funding 2013-I, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    40,400     41,085     38,291     1.4 %
                             

                  41,085     38,291     1.4 %
                             

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.(4)

  Wisconsin / Durable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 1/3/2019)

    20,000     19,831     19,598     0.7 %

     

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 1/3/2019)

    1,000     991     955     0.0 %
                             

                  20,822     20,553     0.7 %
                             

ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 

  Utah / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Note (11.875%, due 10/15/2016)(3)

    43,100     43,310     33,929     1.3 %
                             

                  43,310     33,929     1.3 %
                             

IDQ Holdings, Inc. 

  Texas / Automobile  

Senior Secured Note (11.50%, due 4/1/2017)

    12,500     12,300     12,500     0.5 %
                             

                  12,300     12,500     0.5 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

ING IM CLO 2012-II, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

  $ 38,070   $ 34,904   $ 36,848     1.4 %
                             

                  34,904     36,848     1.4 %
                             

ING IM CLO 2012-III, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    46,632     44,454     46,361     1.7 %
                             

                  44,454     46,361     1.7 %
                             

ING IM CLO 2012-IV, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Income Notes (Residual Interest)

    40,613     39,255     41,153     1.5 %
                             

                  39,255     41,153     1.5 %
                             

Injured Workers Pharmacy LLC

  Massachusetts / Healthcare  

Second Lien Debt (11.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 4.50% LIBOR floor) plus 1.00% PIK, due 5/31/2019)(3)(4)

    22,430     22,430     22,430     0.8 %
                             

                  22,430     22,430     0.8 %
                             

Interdent, Inc.(4)

  California / Healthcare  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (8.00% (LIBOR + 6.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 8/3/2017)

    53,475     53,475     53,475     2.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (13.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 8/3/2017)(3)

    55,000     55,000     55,000     2.1 %
                             

                  108,475     108,475     4.1 %
                             

JHH Holdings, Inc. 

  Texas / Healthcare  

Second Lien Debt (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 1.50% PIK, due 6/23/2018)(3)(4)

    16,119     16,119     16,119     0.6 %
                             

                  16,119     16,119     0.6 %
                             

LaserShip, Inc.(4)

  Virginia / Transportation  

Revolving Line of Credit—$5,000 Commitment (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.25% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/21/2014)(25)

                0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.25% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/21/2017)(3)

    37,031     37,031     37,031     1.4 %
                             

                  37,031     37,031     1.4 %
                             

LCM XIV CLO Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    26,500     25,838     25,838     1.0 %
                             

                  25,838     25,838     1.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

LHC Holdings Corp. 

  Florida / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$750 Commitment (8.50% (LIBOR + 6.00% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/31/2015)(4)(25)(26)

  $   $   $     0.0 %

     

Senior Subordinated Debt (10.50%, due 5/31/2015)(3)

    2,865     2,865     2,865     0.1 %

     

Membership Interest (125 units)

          216     245     0.0 %
                             

                  3,081     3,110     0.1 %
                             

Madison Park Funding IX, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Income Notes (Residual Interest)

    31,110     26,401     26,596     1.0 %
                             

                  26,401     26,596     1.0 %
                             

Material Handling Services, LLC(4)

  Ohio / Business Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 7/5/2017)(3)

    27,580     27,580     27,199     1.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/21/2017)

    37,959     37,959     37,035     1.4 %
                             

                  65,539     64,234     2.4 %
                             

Maverick Healthcare, LLC

  Arizona / Healthcare  

Preferred Units (1,250,000 units)

          1,252     780     0.0 %

     

Common Units (1,250,000 units)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  1,252     780     0.0 %
                             

Mountain View CLO 2013-I Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    43,650     44,235     43,192     1.6 %
                             

                  44,235     43,192     1.6 %
                             

Medical Security Card Company, LLC(4)

  Arizona / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,500 Commitment (9.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/1/2016)(25)

                0.0 %

     

First Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/1/2016)(3)

    13,427     13,427     13,427     0.5 %
                             

                  13,427     13,427     0.5 %
                             

National Bankruptcy Services, LLC(3)(4)

  Texas / Diversified Financial Services  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 1.50% PIK, due 7/17/2017)

    18,683     18,683     16,883     0.6 %
                             

                  18,683     16,883     0.6 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Naylor, LLC(4)

  Florida / Media  

Revolving Line of Credit—$2,500 Commitment (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/7/2017)(25)

  $   $   $     0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/7/2017)(3)

    46,170     46,170     46,170     1.7 %
                             

                  46,170     46,170     1.7 %
                             

New Century Transportation, Inc. 

  New Jersey / Transportation  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 3.00% PIK, due 2/3/2018)(3)(4)

    45,120     45,120     44,166     1.7 %
                             

                  45,120     44,166     1.7 %
                             

New Star Metals, Inc. 

  Indiana / Metal Services & Minerals  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (11.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 1.00% PIK, due 2/2/2018)(4)

    50,274     50,274     50,274     1.9 %
                             

                  50,274     50,274     1.9 %
                             

Nixon, Inc. 

  California / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (8.75% plus 2.75% PIK, due 4/16/2018)(16)

    15,509     15,252     14,992     0.6 %
                             

                  15,252     14,992     0.6 %
                             

NRG Manufacturing, Inc. 

  Texas /
Manufacturing
 

Escrow Receivable

              3,618     0.1 %
                             

                      3,618     0.1 %
                             

Pegasus Business Intelligence, LP(4)

  Texas / Diversified Financial Services  

Revolving Line of Credit—$2,500 Commitment (9.00% (LIBOR + 7.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 4/18/2014)(25)

                0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan A (6.75% (LIBOR + 5.50% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 4/18/2018)

    15,938     15,938     15,938     0.6 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (13.75% (LIBOR + 12.50% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 4/18/2018)

    15,938     15,938     15,938     0.6 %
                             

                  31,876     31,876     1.2 %
                             

Octagon Investment Partners XV, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Income Notes (Residual Interest)

    26,901     26,919     25,515     1.0 %
                             

                  26,919     25,515     1.0 %
                             

Pelican Products, Inc.(16)

  California / Durable Consumer Products  

Subordinated Secured (11.50% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 6/14/2019)(3)(4)

    15,000     14,729     15,000     0.6 %
                             

                  14,729     15,000     0.6 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Pinnacle (US) Acquisition Co Limited(16)

  Texas / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 9.25% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 8/3/2020)(4)

  $ 10,000   $ 9,815   $ 10,000     0.4 %
                             

                  9,815     10,000     0.4 %
                             

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.(16)

  Oklahoma / Consumer Services  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (11.50% (PRIME + 8.25%), due 12/31/2016)(3)(4)

    5,000     5,000     5,000     0.2 %
                             

                  5,000     5,000     0.2 %
                             

Prince Mineral Holding Corp. 

  New York / Metal Services & Minerals  

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.50%, due 12/15/2019)

    10,000     9,888     10,000     0.4 %
                             

                  9,888     10,000     0.4 %
                             

Progrexion Holdings, Inc.(4)(28)

  Utah / Consumer Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/14/2017)(3)

    241,033     241,033     241,033     9.1 %
                             

                  241,033     241,033     9.1 %
                             

Rocket Software, Inc.(3)(4)

  Massachusetts / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/8/2019)

    20,000     19,719     20,000     0.8 %
                             

                  19,719     20,000     0.8 %
                             

Royal Adhesives & Sealants, LLC

  Indiana / Chemicals  

Senior Subordinated Unsecured Term Loan (12.00% plus 2.00% PIK, due 11/29/2016)

    28,364     28,364     28,648     1.1 %
                             

                  28,364     28,648     1.1 %
                             

Ryan, LLC(4)

  Texas / Business Services  

Subordinated Secured (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 3.00% PIK, due 6/30/2018)

    70,000     70,000     70,000     2.6 %
                             

                  70,000     70,000     2.6 %
                             

Sandow Media, LLC

  Florida / Media  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 1.50% PIK, due 5/8/2018)(4)

    24,900     24,900     24,900     0.9 %
                             

                  24,900     24,900     0.9 %
                             

Seaton Corp.(3)(4)

  Illinois / Business Services  

Subordinated Secured (12.50% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.50% LIBOR floor) plus 2.00% PIK, due 3/14/2014)

    3,305     3,249     3,305     0.1 %

     

Subordinated Secured (12.50% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.50% LIBOR floor) plus 2.00% PIK, due 3/14/2015)

    10,005     10,005     10,005     0.4 %
                             

                  13,254     13,310     0.5 %
                             

SESAC Holdco II LLC

  Tennessee / Media  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 7/12/2019)(4)

    6,000     5,914     6,000     0.2 %
                             

                  5,914     6,000     0.2 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Skillsoft Public Limited Company(22)

  Ireland / Software & Computer Services  

Senior Unsecured (11.125%, due 6/1/2018)

  $ 15,000   $ 14,927   $ 15,000     0.6 %
                             

                  14,927     15,000     0.6 %
                             

Snacks Holding Corporation

  Minnesota / Food  

Series A Preferred Stock (4,021.45 shares)

          56     56     0.0 %

  Products  

Series B Preferred Stock (1,866.10 shares)

          56     56     0.0 %

     

Warrant (to purchase 31,196.52 voting common shares, expires 11/12/2020)

          479     484     0.0 %
                             

                  591     596     0.0 %
                             

Southern Management Corporation (22)(30)

  South Carolina / Consumer Finance  

Second Lien Term Loan (12.00% plus 5.00% PIK, due 5/31/2017)

    17,565     17,565     18,267     0.7 %
                             

                  17,565     18,267     0.7 %
                             

Spartan Energy Services, Inc.(3)(4)

  Louisiana / Energy  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 12/28/2017)

    29,625     29,625     29,625     1.1 %
                             

                  29,625     29,625     1.1 %
                             

Speedy Group Holdings Corp. 

  Canada / Consumer Finance  

Senior Unsecured (12.00%, due 11/15/2017)(22)

    15,000     15,000     15,000     0.6 %
                             

                  15,000     15,000     0.6 %
                             

Sport Helmets Holdings, LLC(14)

  New York / Personal & Nondurable Consumer Products  

Escrow Receivable

              389     0.0 %
                             

                      389     0.0 %
                             

Stauber Performance Ingredients, Inc.(3)(4)

  California / Food Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 1/21/2016)

    16,594     16,594     16,594     0.6 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 5/21/2017)

    10,238     10,238     10,238     0.4 %
                             

                  26,832     26,832     1.0 %
                             

Stryker Energy, LLC

  Ohio / Oil & Gas Production  

Subordinated Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$50,300 Commitment (8.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor) plus 3.75% PIK, in non-accrual status effective 12/1/2011, due 12/1/2015)(4)(25)

    34,738     32,711         0.0 %

     

Overriding Royalty Interests(18)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  32,711         0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Symphony CLO, IX Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

LP Certificates (Residual Interest)

  $ 45,500   $ 42,289   $ 43,980     1.7 %
                             

                  42,289     43,980     1.7 %
                             

System One Holdings, LLC(3)(4)

  Pennsylvania / Business Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2018)

    32,000     32,000     32,000     1.2 %
                             

                  32,000     32,000     1.2 %
                             

TB Corp.(3)

  Texas / Consumer Service  

Senior Subordinated Note (12.00% plus 1.50% PIK, due 12/18/2018)

    23,361     23,361     23,361     0.9 %
                             

                  23,361     23,361     0.9 %
                             

Targus Group International, Inc. (16)

  California / Durable Consumer Products  

First Lien Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/25/2016)(3)(4)

    23,520     23,209     23,520     0.9 %
                             

                  23,209     23,520     0.9 %
                             

TGG Medical Transitory, Inc. 

  New Jersey / Healthcare  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 6/27/2018)(4)

    8,000     7,773     8,000     0.3 %
                             

                  7,773     8,000     0.3 %
                             

The Petroleum Place, Inc. 

  Colorado / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.00% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 5/20/2019)(4)

    22,000     21,690     22,000     0.8 %
                             

                  21,690     22,000     0.8 %
                             

Totes Isotoner Corporation

  Ohio / Nondurable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.75%, (LIBOR + 9.25% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 1/8/2018)(3)(4)

    39,000     39,000     39,000     1.5 %
                             

                  39,000     39,000     1.5 %
                             

Traeger Pellet Grills LLC(4)

  Oregon / Durable Consumer Products  

Revolving Line of Credit—$10,000 Commitment (9.00% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/18/2014)(25)

    6,143     6,143     6,143     0.3 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan A (6.50% (LIBOR + 4.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/18/2018)

    30,000     30,000     30,000     1.1 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (11.50% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/18/2018)

    30,000     30,000     30,000     1.1 %
                             

                  66,143     66,143     2.5 %
                             

TransFirst Holdings, Inc.(4)

  New York / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.00%, (LIBOR + 9.75% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 6/27/2018)

    5,000     4,860     5,000     0.2 %
                             

                  4,860     5,000     0.2 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2013  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

United Sporting Companies, Inc.(5)

  South Carolina / Durable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (12.75% (LIBOR + 11.00% with 1.75% LIBOR floor), due 5/16/2018)(4)

  $ 160,000   $ 160,000   $ 160,000     6.0 %
                             

                  160,000     160,000     6.0 %
                             

Wind River Resources Corp. and Wind River II Corp. 

  Utah / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Note (13.00% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 5.50% LIBOR floor) plus 3.00% default interest on principal, 16.00% default interest on past due interest, in non-accrual status effective 12/1/2008, past due)(4)

    15,000     14,750         0.0 %

     

Net Profits Interest (5.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  14,750         0.0 %
                             

     

Total Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (Level 3 Investments)

          3,376,319     3,318,663     124.9 %
                             

     

    Total Level 3 Portfolio Investments

          4,255,659     4,172,740     157.1 %
                             

LEVEL 1 PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

                         

Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (less than 5.00% of voting control)

                         

Allied Defense Group, Inc. 

  Virginia / Aerospace & Defense  

Common Stock (10,000 shares)

          56         0.0 %
                             

                  56         0.0 %
                             

Dover Saddlery, Inc. 

  Massachusetts / Retail  

Common Stock (30,974 shares)

          63     112     0.0 %
                             

                  63     112     0.0 %
                             

     

Total Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (Level 1 Investments)

          119     112     0.0 %
                             

     

    Total Portfolio Investments

          4,255,778     4,172,852     157.1 %
                             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS: Money Market Funds (Level 2 Investments)

                         


Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds—Government Portfolio (Class I)


 

 

 

 

 

83,456

 

 

83,456

 

 

3.1

%

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds—Government Portfolio (Class I)(3)

          49,804     49,804     1.9 %

Victory Government Money Market Funds

          10,002     10,002     0.4 %
                             

Total Money Market Funds

          143,262     143,262     5.4 %
                             

Total Investments

        $ 4,399,040   $ 4,316,114     162.5 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

LEVEL 3 PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

                         

Control Investments (greater than 25.00% voting control)

                         

AIRMALL USA, Inc.(27)

  Pennsylvania / Property Management  

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2015)(3)(4)

  $ 29,350   $ 29,350   $ 29,350     2.0 %

     

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% plus 6.00% PIK, due 12/31/2015)

    12,500     12,500     12,500     0.8 %

     

Convertible Preferred Stock (9,919.684 shares)

          9,920     6,132     0.4 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  51,770     47,982     3.2 %
                             

Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. 

  South Carolina / Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Note—Tranche A (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 4/01/2013)(3)(4)

    20,167     20,167     20,167     1.3 %

     

Subordinated Secured Note—Tranche B (11.50% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 6.00% PIK, due 4/01/2013)(3)(4)

    15,035     15,035     15,035     1.0 %

     

Convertible Preferred Stock—Series A (6,142.6 shares)

          6,057     17,191     1.1 %

     

Unrestricted Common Stock (6 shares)

              17     0.0 %
                             

                  41,259     52,410     3.4 %
                             

AWCNC, LLC(19)

  North Carolina /  

Members Units—Class A (1,800,000 units)

                  0.0 %

  Machinery  

Members Units—Class B-1 (1 unit)

                  0.0 %

     

Members Units—Class B-2 (7,999,999 units)

                  0.0 %
                             

                          0.0 %
                             

Borga, Inc. 

  California / Manufacturing  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,000 Commitment (5.00% (PRIME + 1.75%) plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)(4)(25)

    1,000     945     668     0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (8.50% (PRIME + 5.25%) plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)(4)

    1,612     1,500         0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan C (12.00% plus 4.00% PIK plus 3.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 03/02/2010, past due)

    9,352     707         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)(21)

                  0.0 %

     

Warrants (33,750 warrants)(21)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  3,152     668     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc.(8)

  Texas / Gas Gathering and Processing  

Senior Secured Note (18.00%, due 12/11/2016)(3)

  $ 25,000   $ 25,000   $ 25,000     1.7 %

     

Junior Secured Note (18.00%, due 12/12/2016)(3)

    12,000     12,000     12,000     0.8 %

     

Senior Secured Note to Vessel Holdings LLC (18.00%, due 12/12/2016)

    3,500     3,500     3,500     0.2 %

     

Subordinated Secured Note to Freedom Marine Holdings, LLC (12.00% (LIBOR + 6.11% with 5.89% LIBOR floor) plus 4.00% PIK, in non-accrual status effective 10/1/2010, due 12/31/2011)(4)

    13,352     12,504     5,603     0.4 %

     

Senior Secured Debt to Yatesville Coal Holdings, Inc. (Non-accrual status effective 1/1/2009, past due)

    1,449     1,449         0.0 %

     

Escrow Receivable

              9,825     0.6 %

     

Common Stock (100 shares)

          8,792     70,940     4.7 %
                             

                  63,245     126,868     8.4 %
                             

First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC(22)(29)

  Mississippi / Consumer Finance  

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$400,000 Commitment (20.00% (LIBOR + 18.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2022)(25)

    244,760     244,760     244,760     16.2 %

     

Common Stock (83,729,323 shares)

          43,193     43,193     2.9 %

     

Net Revenue Interest (5% of Net Revenue & Distributions)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  287,953     287,953     19.1 %
                             

Integrated Contract Services, Inc.(9)

  North Carolina / Contracting  

Secured Promissory Notes (15.00%, in non-accrual status effective 12/22/2010, due 3/21/2012—12/18/2013)(10)

    2,581     2,580         0.0 %

     

Senior Demand Note (15.00%, in non-accrual status effective 11/1/2010, past due)(10)

    1,170     1,170         0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Note (7.00% plus 7.00% PIK plus 6.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 10/9/2007, past due)

    300             0.0 %

     

Junior Secured Note (7.00% plus 7.00% PIK plus 6.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 10/9/2007, past due)

    11,520     11,520         0.0 %

     

Preferred Stock—Series A (10 shares)

                  0.0 %

     

Common Stock (49 shares)

          679         0.0 %
                             

                  15,949         0.0 %
                             

Manx Energy, Inc. ("Manx")(12)

  Kansas / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Note (13.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, due 6/21/2013)

    3,550     3,550         0.0 %

     

Preferred Stock (6,635 shares)

          6,307         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (17,082 shares)

          1,170         0.0 %
                             

                  11,027         0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

NMMB Holdings, Inc.(24)

  New York / Media  

Senior Term Loan (14.00%, due 5/6/2016)

  $ 21,700   $ 21,700   $ 21,700     1.4 %

     

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (15.00%, due 5/6/2016)

    2,800     2,800     2,800     0.2 %

     

Series A Preferred Stock (4,400 shares)

          4,400     252     0.0 %
                             

                  28,900     24,752     1.6 %
                             

R-V Industries, Inc. 

  Pennsylvania / Manufacturing  

Warrants (200,000 warrants, expiring 6/30/2017)

          1,682     6,403     0.4 %

     

Common Stock (545,107 shares)

          5,087     17,453     1.2 %
                             

                  6,769     23,856     1.6 %
                             

Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc.(12)

  Kansas / Oil & Gas Production  

Appalachian Energy Holdings, LLC ("AEH")—Senior Secured First Lien Note (8.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, due 6/21/2013)

    2,437     2,000         0.0 %

     

Coalbed, LLC—Senior Secured Note (8.00%, in non-accrual status effective 1/19/2010, due 6/21/2013)(6)

    7,311     5,991         0.0 %

     

Common Stock (100 Shares)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  7,991         0.0 %
                             

     

    Total Control Investments

          518,015     564,489     37.3 %
                             

Affiliate Investments (5.00% to 24.99% voting control)

                         

BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork)

  Michigan / Healthcare  

Senior Secured Note (11.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 4.50% LIBOR floor) plus 1.00% PIK, due 2/21/2013)(3)(4)

    26,227     26,227     26,227     1.8 %

     

Preferred Stock Series A (9,925.455 shares)(13)

          2,300     2,151     0.2 %

     

Preferred Stock Series B (1,753.64 shares)(13)

          579     542     0.0 %
                             

                  29,106     28,920     2.0 %
                             

Boxercraft Incorporated

  Georgia / Textiles & Leather  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (9.50% (LIBOR + 6.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2013)(3)(4)

    1,644     1,532     1,644     0.1 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (10.00% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2013)(3)(4)

    4,698     4,265     4,698     0.3 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan C (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2013)(3)(4)

    2,277     2,277     2,277     0.2 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.00% plus 3.00% PIK, due 3/16/2014)(3)

    7,966     7,049     7,966     0.5 %

     

Preferred Stock (1,000,000 shares)

              576     0.0 %

     

Common Stock (10,000 shares)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  15,123     17,161     1.1 %
                             

Smart, LLC(14)

  New York / Diversified / Conglomerate Service  

Membership Interest

              35     0.0 %
                             

                      35     0.0 %
                             

     

    Total Affiliate Investments

          44,229     46,116     3.1 %
                             

   

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (less than 5.00% of voting control)

                         

ADAPCO, Inc. 

  Florida / Ecological  

Common Stock (5,000 shares)

        $ 141   $ 240     0.0 %
                             

                  141     240     0.0 %
                             

Aircraft Fasteners International, LLC

  California / Machinery  

Convertible Preferred Stock (32,500 units)

          396     471     0.0 %
                             

                  396     471     0.0 %
                             

American Gilsonite Company

  Utah / Specialty Minerals  

Senior Subordinated Note (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 2.50% PIK, due 3/10/2016)(3)(4)

  $ 30,232     30,232     30,232     2.0 %

     

Senior Subordinated Note (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 2.50% PIK, due 3/10/2016)(4)

    7,500     7,500     7,500     0.5 %

     

Membership Interest in AGC/PEP, LLC (99.9999%)(15)

              6,830     0.5 %
                             

                  37,732     44,562     3.0 %
                             

Apidos CLO VIII, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    19,730     18,056     19,509     1.3 %
                             

                  18,056     19,509     1.3 %
                             

Apidos CLO IX, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    20,525     18,723     18,723     1.2 %
                             

                  18,723     18,723     1.2 %
                             

Archipelago Learning, Inc

  Minnesota / Consumer Services  

Second Lien Debt (11.25% (LIBOR + 9.75% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/17/2019)(4)(16)

    50,000     48,022     49,271     3.3 %
                             

                  48,022     49,271     3.3 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2011-I(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    35,000     33,080     34,244     2.3 %
                             

                  33,080     34,244     2.3 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2012-IA(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    29,075     27,014     27,197     1.8 %
                             

                  27,014     27,197     1.8 %
                             

Babson CLO Ltd 2012-IIA(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    27,850     27,486     27,017     1.8 %
                             

                  27,486     27,017     1.8 %
                             

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.(3)(4)

  Massachusetts / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.50% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 8/15/2018)

    25,000     24,279     25,000     1.7 %
                             

                  24,279     25,000     1.7 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Byrider Systems Acquisition Corp(22)

  Indiana / Auto Finance  

Senior Subordinated Notes (12.00% plus 2.00% PIK, due 11/3/2016)(3)

  $ 20,546   $ 20,546   $ 19,990     1.3 %
                             

                  20,546     19,990     1.3 %
                             

Caleel + Hayden, LLC(14)(31)

  Colorado / Personal & Nondurable Consumer Products  

Membership Units (7,500 shares)

          351     1,031     0.1 %
                             

                  351     1,031     0.1 %
                             

Capstone Logistics, LLC(4)

  Georgia / Commercial Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (7.50% (LIBOR + 5.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2016)

    33,793     33,793     33,793     2.2 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (13.50% (LIBOR + 11.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 9/16/2016)(3)

    41,625     41,625     41,625     2.8 %
                             

                  75,418     75,418     5.0 %
                             

Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC

  New York / Transportation  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/31/2016)(3)(4)

    48,891     48,891     48,891     3.2 %

     

Common Equity (1.6 units)

          1,639     1,886     0.1 %
                             

                  50,530     50,777     3.3 %
                             

CIFC Funding 2011-I, Ltd.(4)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Secured Class D Notes (5.79% (LIBOR + 5.00%), due 1/19/2023)

    19,000     14,778     15,229     1.0 %

     

Unsecured Class E Notes (7.79% (LIBOR + 7.00%), due 1/19/2023)

    15,400     12,480     12,488     0.8 %
                             

                  27,258     27,717     1.8 %
                             

The Copernicus Group, Inc. 

  North Carolina / Healthcare  

Escrow Receivable

              315     0.0 %
                             

                      315     0.0 %
                             

CRT MIDCO, LLC

  Wisconsin / Media  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/30/2017)(3)(4)

    73,500     73,500     73,491     4.9 %
                             

                  73,500     73,491     4.9 %
                             

Diamondback Operating, LP

  Oklahoma / Oil & Gas Production  

Net Profits Interest (15.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

                  0.0 %
                             

                          0.0 %
                             

Empire Today, LLC

  Illinois / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Note (11.375%, due 2/1/2017)

    15,700     15,255     15,700     1.0 %
                             

                  15,255     15,700     1.0 %
                             

Fairchild Industrial Products, Co. 

  North Carolina / Electronics  

Escrow Receivable

              144     0.0 %
                             

                      144     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Fischbein, LLC

  North Carolina / Machinery  

Senior Subordinated Debt (12.00% plus 2.00% PIK, due 10/31/2016)

  $ 3,413   $ 3,413   $ 3,413     0.3 %

     

Escrow Receivable Escrow Escrow

              565     0.0 %

     

Membership Class A (875,000 units)

          875     2,036     0.1 %
                             

                  4,288     6,014     0.4 %
                             

Focus Brands, Inc.(4)

  Georgia / Consumer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 8/21/2018)

    15,000     14,711     14,711     1.0 %
                             

                  14,711     14,711     1.0 %
                             

Galaxy XII CLO, Ltd.(22). 

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    22,000     21,526     21,897     1.4 %
                             

                  21,526     21,897     1.4 %
                             

H&M Oil & Gas, LLC

  Texas / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Note (13.00% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 5.50% LIBOR floor) plus 3.00% PIK, plus 2.00% default interest, in non-accrual status effective 1/1/2011, past due)(4)

    62,814     60,019     30,524     2.0 %

     

Senior Secured Note (18.00% PIK, in non-accrual status effective 4/27/2012, past due)

    4,507     4,430     4,507     0.3 %

     

Net Profits Interest (8.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  64,449     35,031     2.3 %
                             

Hi-Tech Testing Service, Inc. and Wilson Inspection X-Ray Services, Inc. 

  Texas / Oil & Gas Equipment & Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00%, due 9/26/2016)

    7,400     7,188     7,391     0.5 %
                             

                  7,188     7,391     0.5 %
                             

Hoffmaster Group, Inc.(4)

  Wisconsin / Durable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 1/3/2019)

    10,000     9,810     9,811     0.6 %

     

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.25% LIBOR floor), due 1/3/2019)

    1,000     990     951     0.1 %
                             

                  10,800     10,762     0.7 %
                             

Hudson Products Holdings, Inc.(16)

  Texas / Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Term Loan (9.00% (PRIME + 5.00% with 4.00% PRIME floor), due 8/24/2015)(3)(4)

    6,299     5,880     5,826     0.4 %
                             

                  5,880     5,826     0.4 %
                             

ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. 

  Utah / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Note (11.875% , due 10/15/2016)(3)

    43,100     43,361     43,100     2.9 %
                             

                  43,361     43,100     2.9 %
                             

IDQ Holdings, Inc. 

  Texas / Automobile  

Senior Secured Note (11.50%, due 4/1/2017)

    12,500     12,260     12,488     0.8 %
                             

                  12,260     12,488     0.8 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Injured Workers Pharmacy LLC

  Massachusetts / Healthcare  

Second Lien Debt (12.00% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 4.50% LIBOR floor) plus 1.00% PIK, due 11/4/2017)(3)(4)

  $ 15,100   $ 15,100   $ 15,100     1.0 %
                             

                  15,100     15,100     1.0 %
                             

Iron Horse Coiled Tubing, Inc.(23)

  Alberta, Canada / Production Services  

Common Stock (3,821 shares)

          268     2,040     0.1 %
                             

                  268     2,040     0.1 %
                             

JHH Holdings, Inc. 

  Texas / Healthcare  

Second Lien Debt (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.00% with 2.00% LIBOR floor) plus 2.50% PIK, due 6/23/2016)(3)(4)

    15,736     15,736     15,736     1.0 %
                             

                  15,736     15,736     1.0 %
                             

LHC Holdings Corp. 

  Florida / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$750 Commitment (8.50% (LIBOR + 6.00% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/31/2015)(4)(25)(26)

                0.0 %

     

Senior Subordinated Debt (10.50%, due 5/31/2015)(3)

    4,265     4,125     4,125     0.3 %

     

Membership Interest (125 units)

          216     225     0.0 %
                             

                  4,341     4,350     0.3 %
                             

Madison Park Funding IX, Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

Subordinated Notes (Residual Interest)

    31,110     25,810     25,810     1.7 %
                             

                  25,810     25,810     1.7 %
                             

Maverick Healthcare, LLC

  Arizona / Healthcare  

Preferred Units (1,250,000 units)

          1,252     1,756     0.1 %

     

Common Units (1,250,000 units)

              95     0.0 %
                             

                  1,252     1,851     0.1 %
                             

Medical Security Card Company, LLC(4)

  Arizona / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,500 Commitment (9.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/1/2016)(25)

                0.0 %

     

First Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 2.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/1/2016)(3)

    17,317     17,317     17,317     1.1 %
                             

                  17,317     17,317     1.1 %
                             

Mood Media Corporation(3)(16)(22)

  Canada / Media  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 11/6/2018)(4)

    15,000     14,866     15,000     1.0 %
                             

                  14,866     15,000     1.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

National Bankruptcy Services, LLC(3)(4)

  Texas / Diversified Financial Services  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 1.50% PIK, due 7/16/2017)

  $ 18,402   $ 18,402   $ 18,402     1.2 %
                             

                  18,402     18,402     1.2 %
                             

Naylor, LLC(4)

  Florida / Media  

Revolving Line of Credit—$2,500 Commitment (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/7/2017)(25)

                0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/7/2017)

    48,600     48,600     48,600     3.2 %
                             

                  48,600     48,600     3.2 %
                             

New Meatco Provisions, LLC

  California / Food Products  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor) plus 4.00%, PIK due 4/18/2016)(4)

    12,438     12,438     6,571     0.4 %
                             

                  12,438     6,571     0.4 %
                             

Nixon, Inc. 

  California / Durable Consumer Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (8.75% plus 2.75% PIK, due 4/16/2018)(16)

    15,085     14,792     14,792     1.0 %
                             

                  14,792     14,792     1.0 %
                             

Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. 

  Pennsylvania / Consumer Services  

Subordinated Unsecured (11.50% plus 1.50% PIK, due 8/9/2017)

    15,147     15,147     15,147     1.0 %
                             

                  15,147     15,147     1.0 %
                             

Northwestern Management Services, LLC

  Florida / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,500 Commitment (10.50% (PRIME + 6.75% with 3.75% PRIME floor), due 7/30/2015)(4)(25)

    200     200     200     0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan A (10.00% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 7/30/2015)(3)(4)

    16,092     16,092     16,092     1.1 %

     

Common Stock (50 shares)

          371     1,205     0.1 %
                             

                  16,663     17,497     1.2 %
                             

NRG Manufacturing, Inc. 

  Texas / Manufacturing  

Escrow Receivable

              6,431     0.4 %
                             

                      6,431     0.4 %
                             

Out Rage, LLC(4)

  Wisconsin / Durable Consumer Products  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,500 Commitment (11.0% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/02/2013)(25)

                0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/2/2015)

    10,756     10,756     10,686     0.7 %
                             

                  10,756     10,686     0.7 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Pinnacle Treatment Centers, Inc.(4)

  Pennsylvania / Healthcare  

Revolving Line of Credit—$1,000 Commitment (8.0% (LIBOR + 5.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 1/10/2016)(25)

  $   $   $     0.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 8.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 1/10/2016)(3)

    17,475     17,475     17,475     1.2 %
                             

                  17,475     17,475     1.2 %
                             

Potters Holdings II, L.P.(16)

  Pennsylvania / Manufacturing  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.50% with 1.75% LIBOR floor), due 11/6/2017)(3)(4)

    15,000     14,803     14,608     1.0 %
                             

                  14,803     14,608     1.0 %
                             

Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.(16)

  Oklahoma / Consumer Services  

Senior Subordinated Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2016)(3)(4)

    5,000     5,000     4,989     0.3 %
                             

                  5,000     4,989     0.3 %
                             

Progrexion Holdings, Inc.(4)(28)

  Utah / Consumer Services  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (11.25% (LIBOR + 9.25% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2014)(3)

    34,502     34,502     34,502     2.3 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (11.25% (LIBOR + 9.25% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2014)

    28,178     28,178     28,178     1.9 %
                             

                  62,680     62,680     4.2 %
                             

Renaissance Learning, Inc.(16). 

  Wisconsin / Consumer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 10.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 10/19/2018)(4)

    6,000     5,775     6,000     0.4 %
                             

                  5,775     6,000     0.4 %
                             

Rocket Software, Inc.(3)(4)

  Massachusetts / Software & Computer Services  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.25% (LIBOR + 8.75% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 2/8/2019)

    15,000     14,711     14,711     1.0 %
                             

                  14,711     14,711     1.0 %
                             

Royal Adhesives & Sealants, LLC

  Indiana / Chemicals  

Senior Subordinated Unsecured Term Loan (12.00% plus 2.00% PIK due 11/29/2016)

    27,798     27,798     27,798     1.8 %
                             

                  27,798     27,798     1.8 %
                             

Seaton Corp. 

  Illinois / Business Services  

Subordinated Secured (12.50% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.50% LIBOR floor) plus 2.00% PIK, due 3/14/2014)(3)(4)

    3,288     3,164     3,288     0.2 %
                             

                  3,164     3,288     0.2 %
                             

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

SG Acquisition, Inc.(4)

  Georgia / Insurance  

Senior Secured Term Loan A (8.50% (LIBOR + 6.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/18/2016)

  $ 27,469   $ 27,469   $ 27,469     1.8 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan B (14.50% (LIBOR + 12.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/18/2016)(3)

    29,625     29,625     29,625     2.0 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan C (8.50% (LIBOR + 6.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/18/2016)

    12,686     12,686     12,686     0.8 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan D (14.50% (LIBOR + 12.50% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 3/18/2016)

    13,681     13,681     13,681     0.9 %
                             

                  83,461     83,461     5.5 %
                             

Shearer's Foods, Inc. 

  Ohio / Food Products  

Junior Secured Debt (12.00% plus 3.75% PIK (3.75% LIBOR floor), due 3/31/2016)(3)(4)

    37,639     37,639     37,639     2.5 %

     

Membership Interest in Mistral Chip Holdings, LLC—Common (2,000 units)(17)

          2,000     2,161     0.1 %

     

Membership Interest in Mistral Chip Holdings, LLC 2—Common (595 units)(17)

          1,322     643     0.0 %

     

Membership Interest in Mistral Chip Holdings, LLC 3—Preferred (67 units)(17)

          673     883     0.1 %
                             

                  41,634     41,326     2.7 %
                             

Skillsoft Public Limited Company(22)

  Ireland / Software & Computer Services  

Senior Unsecured (11.125%, due 6/1/2018)

    15,000     14,918     15,000     1.0 %
                             

                  14,918     15,000     1.0 %
                             

Snacks Holding Corporation

  Minnesota / Food Products  

Senior Subordinated Unsecured Term Loan (12.00% plus 1.00% PIK, due 11/12/2017)

    15,250     14,754     5,250     1.0 %

     

Series A Preferred Stock (4,021.45 shares)

          56     42     0.0 %

     

Series B Preferred Stock (1,866.10 shares)

          56     42     0.0 %

     

Warrant (to purchase 31,196.52 voting common shares, expires 11/12/2020)

          479     357     0.0 %
                             

                  15,345     15,691     1.0 %
                             

Southern Management Corporation(22)(30)

  South Carolina / Consumer Finance  

Second Lien Term Loan (12.00% plus 5.00% PIK due 5/31/2017)

    17,568     17,568     17,568     1.2 %
                             

                  17,568     17,568     1.2 %
                             

Sport Helmets Holdings, LLC(14)

  New York / Personal & Nondurable Consumer Products  

Escrow Receivable

              406     0.0 %
                             

                      406     0.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Springs Window Fashions, LLC

  Wisconsin / Durable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (11.25% (LIBOR + 9.25% with 2.00% LIBOR floor), due 11/30/2017)(3)(4)

  $ 35,000   $ 35,000   $ 34,062     2.3 %
                             

                  35,000     34,062     2.3 %
                             

ST Products, LLC

  Pennsylvania/ Manufacturing  

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.00% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 6/16/2016)(3)(4)

    23,328     23,328     23,328     1.5 %
                             

                  23,328     23,328     1.5 %
                             

Stauber Performance Ingredients, Inc.(4)

  California / Food Products  

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 1/21/2016)(3)

    22,058     22,058     22,058     1.5 %

     

Senior Secured Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 3.00% LIBOR floor), due 5/21/2017)

    10,500     10,500     10,500     0.7 %
                             

                  32,558     32,558     2.2 %
                             

Stryker Energy, LLC

  Ohio / Oil & Gas Production  

Subordinated Secured Revolving Credit Facility—$50,300 Commitment (8.50% (LIBOR + 7.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor) plus 3.75% PIK, in non-accrual status effective 12/1/2011, due 12/1/2015)(4)(25)

    33,444     32,711         0.0 %

     

Overriding Royalty Interests(18)

              1,623     0.1 %
                             

                  32,711     1,623     0.1 %
                             

Symphony CLO, IX Ltd.(22)

  Cayman Islands / Diversified Financial Services  

LP Certificates (Residual Interest)

    45,500     42,864     43,612     2.9 %
                             

                  42,864     43,612     2.9 %
                             

Targus Group International, Inc.(16)

  California / Durable Consumer Products  

First Lien Term Loan (11.00% (LIBOR + 9.50% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 5/25/2016)(3)(4)

    23,760     23,363     23,760     1.6 %
                             

                  23,363     23,760     1.6 %
                             

Totes Isotoner Corporation

  Ohio / Nondurable Consumer Products  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.75%, (LIBOR + 9.25% with 1.50% LIBOR floor) due 1/8/2018)(3)(4)

    39,000     39,000     38,531     2.5 %
                             

                  39,000     38,531     2.5 %
                             

U.S. HealthWorks Holding Company, Inc.(16)

  California / Healthcare  

Second Lien Term Loan (10.50% (LIBOR + 9.00% with 1.50% LIBOR floor), due 6/15/2017)(3)(4)

    25,000     25,000     25,000     1.7 %
                             

                  25,000     25,000     1.7 %
                             

VanDeMark Chemicals, Inc.(3)

  New York / Chemicals  

Senior Secured Term Loan (12.20% (LIBOR + 10.20% with 2.0% LIBOR floor), due 12/31/2014)(4)

    30,306     30,306     30,306     2.0 %
                             

                  30,306     30,306     2.0 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(in thousands, except share data)

 
   
   
  June 30, 2012  
Portfolio Company
  Locale / Industry   Investments(1)   Principal
Value
  Cost   Fair
Value(2)
  % of
Net
Assets
 

Wind River Resources Corp. and Wind River II Corp. 

  Utah / Oil & Gas Production  

Senior Secured Note (13.00% (LIBOR + 7.50% with 5.50% LIBOR floor) plus 3.00% default interest on principal, 16.00% default interest on past due interest, in non-accrual status effective 12/1/2008, past due)(4)

  $ 14,750   $ 14,750   $ 2,339     0.2 %

     

Net Profits Interest (5.00% payable on Equity distributions)(7)

                  0.0 %
                             

                  14,750     2,339     0.2 %
                             

     

Total Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (Level 3 Investments)

          1,536,950     1,483,487     98.1 %
                             

     

    Total Level 3 Portfolio Investments

          2,099,194     2,094,092     138.5 %
                             

LEVEL 1 PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS:

                         

Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (less than 5.00% of voting control)

                         

Allied Defense Group, Inc. 

  Virginia / Aerospace & Defense  

Common Stock (10,000 shares)

          56         0.0 %
                             

                  56         0.0 %
                             

Dover Saddlery, Inc. 

  Massachusetts / Retail  

Common Stock (30,974 shares)

          63     129     0.0 %
                             

                  63     129     0.0 %
                             

     

Total Non-control/Non-affiliate Investments (Level 1 Investments)

          119     129     0.0 %
                             

     

    Total Portfolio Investments

          2,099,313     2,094,221     138.5 %
                             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS: Money Market Funds (Level 2 Investments)

                         

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds—Government Portfolio (Class I)

          86,596     86,596     5.7 %

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Funds—Government Portfolio (Class I)(3)

          31,772     31,772     2.1 %

Victory Government Money Market Funds

          1     1     0.0 %
                             

     

Total Money Market Funds

          118,369     118,369     7.8 %
                             

     

    Total Investments

          2,217,682     2,212,590     146.3 %
                             

   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Endnote Explanations for the Consolidated Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012

(1)
The securities in which Prospect Capital Corporation ("we", "us" or "our") has invested were acquired in transactions that were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the "Securities Act." These securities may be resold only in transactions that are exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

(2)
Fair value is determined by or under the direction of our Board of Directors. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, two of our portfolio investments, Allied Defense Group, Inc. ("Allied") and Dover Saddlery, Inc. ("Dover") were publicly traded and classified as Level 1 within the valuation hierarchy established by Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820"). As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, the fair value of our remaining portfolio investments was determined using significant unobservable inputs. ASC 820 classifies such inputs used to measure fair value as Level 3 within the valuation hierarchy. Our investments in money market funds are classified as Level 2. See Note 2 and Note 3 within the accompanying consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

(3)
Security, or a portion thereof, is held by Prospect Capital Funding LLC, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, and is pledged as collateral for the revolving credit facility and such security is not available as collateral to our general creditors (See Note 4). The market values of these investments at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 were $883,114 and $783,384, respectively; they represent 20.5% and 35.4% of total investments at fair value, respectively. Prospect Capital Funding LLC (See Note 1), our wholly-owned subsidiary, holds an aggregate market value of $883,114 and $783,384 of these investments as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively.

(4)
Security, or portion thereof, has a floating interest rate which may be subject to a LIBOR or PRIME floor. Stated interest rate was in effect at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.

(5)
Ellett Brothers, LLC., Evans Sports, Inc., Jerry's Sports, Inc., Simmons Gun Specialties, Inc., Bonitz Brothers, Inc. and Outdoor Sports Headquarters, Inc., are joint borrowers on our second lien loan. United Sporting Companies, Inc., is a parent guarantor of this debt investment.

(6)
During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, we created two new entities, Coalbed Inc. and Coalbed LLC, to foreclose on the outstanding senior secured loan and assigned rights and interests of Conquest Cherokee, LLC ("Conquest"), as a result of the deterioration of Conquest's financial performance and inability to service debt payments. We own 1,000 shares of common stock in Coalbed Inc., representing 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock. Coalbed Inc., in turn owns 100% of the membership interest in Coalbed LLC.

On October 21, 2009, Coalbed LLC foreclosed on the loan formerly made to Conquest. On January 19, 2010, as part of the Manx rollup, the Coalbed LLC assets and loan were assigned to Manx, the holding company. On June 30, 2012, Manx reassigned our investment in Coalbed to Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc. ("Wolf"), a newly-formed, separately owned holding company. Our Board of Directors set value at zero for the loan position in Coalbed LLC investment as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.

(7)
In addition to the stated returns, the net profits interest held will be realized upon sale of the borrower or a sale of the interests.

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(8)
During the quarter ended December 31, 2011, our ownership of Change Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. ("CCEHI") and Change Clean Energy, Inc. ("CCEI"), Freedom Marine Holding, Inc. ("Freedom Marine") and Yatesville Coal Holdings, Inc. ("Yatesville") was transferred to Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Gas Solutions Holdings, Inc.) ("Energy Solutions") to consolidate all of our energy holdings under one management team. We own 100% of Energy Solutions.

(9)
Entity was formed as a result of the debt restructuring of ESA Environmental Specialist, Inc. In early 2009, we foreclosed on the two loans on non-accrual status and purchased the underlying personal and real property. We own 1,000 shares of common stock in The Healing Staff ("THS"), f/k/a Lisamarie Fallon, Inc. representing 100% ownership. We own 1,500 shares of Vets Securing America, Inc. ("VSA"), representing 100% ownership.

During the three months ended December 31, 2012, we determined that the impairment of Integrated Contract Services, Inc. ("ICS") was other-than-temporary and recorded a realized loss of $12,198 for the amount that the amortized cost exceeded the fair market value. Our remaining investment in The Healing Staff ("THS"), an affiliate of ICS, was valued at zero as of June 30, 2013 and continues to provide staffing solutions for health care facilities and security staffing.

(10)
Loan is with THS, an affiliate of ICS.

(11)
Evanta Ventures, Inc. and Sports Leadership Institute, Inc. are joint borrowers on our investment.

(12)
On January 19, 2010, we modified the terms of our senior secured debt in AEH and Coalbed in conjunction with the formation of Manx Energy, a new entity consisting of the assets of AEH, Coalbed and Kinley Exploration. The assets of the three companies were brought under new common management. We funded $2,800 at closing to Manx to provide for working capital. A portion of our loans to AEH and Coalbed was exchanged for Manx preferred equity, while our AEH equity interest was converted into Manx common stock. There was no change to fair value at the time of restructuring. On June 30, 2012, Manx reassigned our investments in Coalbed and AEH to Wolf, a newly-formed, separately owned holding company. We continue to fully reserve any income accrued for Manx. During the quarter ended June 30, 2013, we determined that the impairment of Manx was other-than-temporary and recorded a realized loss of $9,397 for the amount that the amortized cost exceeded the fair market value. The Board of Directors set the fair value of our investment in Manx at $346 as of June 30, 2013.

(13)
On a fully diluted basis, represents 10.00% of voting common shares.

(14)
A portion of the positions listed was issued by an affiliate of the portfolio company.

(15)
We own 99.9999% of AGC/PEP, LLC. AGC/PEP, LLC owns 2,037.65 out of a total of 83,818.69 shares (including 5,111 vested and unvested management options) of American Gilsonite Holding Company which owns 100% of American Gilsonite Company.

(16)
Syndicated investment which had been originated by another financial institution and broadly distributed.

(17)
At June 30, 2012, Mistral Chip Holdings, LLC owns 44,800 shares of Chip Holdings, Inc. and Mistral Chip Holdings 2, LLC owns 11,975 shares in Chip Holdings, Inc. Chip Holdings, Inc. is the parent company of Shearer's Foods, Inc. and has 67,936 shares outstanding before adjusting for

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(18)
The overriding royalty interests held receive payments at the stated rates based upon operations of the borrower.

(19)
On December 31, 2009, we sold our investment in Aylward Enterprises, LLC. AWCNC, LLC is the remaining holding company with zero assets. Our remaining outstanding debt after the sale was written off on December 31, 2009 and no value has been assigned to the equity position as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.

(20)
We own a warrant to purchase 3,755,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 625,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and 43,800 shares of Voting Common Stock in Boxercraft Incorporated.

(21)
We own warrants to purchase 33,750 shares of common stock in Metal Buildings Holding Corporation ("Metal Buildings"), the former holding company of Borga, Inc. Metal Buildings Holding Corporation owned 100% of Borga, Inc.

On March 8, 2010, we foreclosed on the stock in Borga, Inc. that was held by Metal Buildings, obtaining 100% ownership of Borga, Inc.

(22)
Certain investments that we have determined are not "qualifying" assets under Section 55(a) of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, we may not acquire any non-qualifying asset unless, at the time such acquisition is made, qualifying assets represent at least 70% of our total assets. We monitor the status of these assets on an ongoing basis.

(23)
On January 1, 2010, we restructured our senior secured and bridge loans investment in Iron Horse Coiled Tubing, Inc. ("Iron Horse") and we reorganized Iron Horse's management structure. The senior secured loan and bridge loan were replaced with three new tranches of senior secured debt. During the period from June 30, 2011 to June 30, 2012, our fully diluted ownership of Iron Horse decreased from 57.8% to 5.0%, respectively, as we continued to transfer ownership interests to Iron Horse's management as they repaid our outstanding debt. Iron Horse management had an option to repurchase our remaining interest for $2,040.

On July 24, 2012, we sold our 3,821 shares of Iron Horse Coiled Tubing, Inc. common stock in connection with the exercise of the equity buyout option, receiving $2,040 of net proceeds and realizing a gain of approximately $1,772 on the sale.

(24)
On May 6, 2011, we made a secured first lien $24,250 debt investment to NMMB Acquisition, Inc., a $2,800 secured debt and $4,400 equity investment to NMMB Holdings, Inc. We own 100% of the Series A Preferred Stock in NMMB Holdings, Inc. NMMB Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of the Convertible Preferred in NMMB Acquisition, Inc. NMMB Acquisition, Inc. has a 5.8% dividend rate which is paid to NMMB Holdings, Inc. Our fully diluted ownership in NMMB Holdings, Inc. is 100% as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012. Our fully diluted ownership in NMMB Acquisition, Inc. is 83.5% as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012.

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(25)
Undrawn committed revolvers incur commitment and unused fees ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we had $202,518 and $180,646 of undrawn revolver commitments to our portfolio companies, respectively.

(26)
Stated interest rates are based on June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 one month Libor rates plus applicable spreads based on the respective credit agreements. Interest rates are subject to change based on actual elections by the borrower for a Libor rate contract or Base Rate contract when drawing on the revolver.

(27)
On July 30, 2010, we made a secured first lien $30,000 debt investment to AIRMALL USA, Inc., a $12,500 secured second lien to AMU Holdings, Inc., and acquired 100% of the Convertible Preferred Stock and Common stock of AMU Holdings, Inc. Our Convertible Preferred Stock in AMU Holdings, Inc. has a 12.0% dividend rate which is paid from the dividends received from the underlying operating company, AIRMALL USA Inc. AMU Holdings, Inc. owns 100% of the common stock in AIRMALL USA, Inc.

(28)
Progrexion Marketing, Inc., Progrexion Teleservices, Inc., Progrexion ASG, Inc. Progrexion IP, Inc. and Efolks, LLC, are joint borrowers on our senior secured investment. Progrexion Holdings, Inc. and eFolks Holdings, Inc. are the guarantors of this debt investment.

(29)
Our wholly-owned entity, First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC, owns 80.1% of First Tower Holdings LLC, the operating company of First Tower, LLC.

(30)
Southern Management Corporation, Thaxton Investment Corporation, Southern Finance of Tennessee, Inc., Covington Credit of Texas, Inc., Covington Credit, Inc., Covington Credit of Alabama, Inc., Covington Credit of Georgia, Inc., Southern Finance of South Carolina, Inc. and Quick Credit Corporation, are joint borrowers on our senior secured investment. SouthernCo, Inc. is the guarantor of this debt investment.

(31)
We own 2.8% (13,220 shares) of the Mineral Fusion Natural, LLC, a subsidiary of Caleel + Hayden, common and preferred interest.

(32)
Our wholly-owned entity, APH Property Holdings, LLC, owns 100% of the common equity of American Property Holdings Corp., a REIT which holds investments in several real estate properties.

(33)
Our wholly-owned entity, CCPI Holdings, Inc. owns 95.13% of CCPI Inc., the operating company.

(34)
Our wholly-owned entity, Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC owns 74.8% of Credit Central Holdings, LLC, which owns 100% of each of Credit Central, LLC, Credit Central South, LLC and Credit Central of Tennessee, LLC, the operating companies.

(35)
Our wholly-owned entity, Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc. ("HoldCo"), owns 100% of Valley Electric Holdings, II, Inc. ("Valley II"). Valley II owns 96.3% of Valley Electric Co. of Mt. Vernon, Inc. ("OpCo"), the operating company. Our debt investments are with both HoldCo and OpCo.

(36)
Our wholly-owned entity, Nationwide Acceptance Holdings, LLC owns 93.8% of Nationwide Acceptance LLC, the operating company.

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(37)
On April 15, 2013, assets previously held by H&M were assigned to Wolf in exchange for a $66,000 term loan secured by the assets. The cost basis in this loan of $44,632 was determined in accordance with ASC 310-40, Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, and was equal to the fair value of assets at the time of transfer resulting in a capital loss of $19,647 in connection with the foreclosure on the assets. On May 17 2013, Wolf sold the assets located in Martin County for $66,000. Proceeds from the sale were primarily used to repay the loan and net profits interest receivable due to us resulting in a realized capital gain of $11,826. We received $3,960 of structuring and advisory fees from Wolf during the year ended June 30, 2013 related to the sale and $991 under the net profits interest agreement which was recognized as other income during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

(38)
As defined in the Investment Company Act, the Company is deemed to be both an "Affiliated Person" and "Control" this portfolio company because it owns more than 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). Transactions during the period for the year ended June 30, 2013 in which the issuer was both an Affiliated company and a portfolio company that the Company is deemed to Control are as follows:

Company
  Purchases   Redemptions   Sales   Interest
income
  Dividend
income
  Structuring
fee
  Other
income
  Net
realized
gains (losses)
  Net
unrealized
gains (losses)
 

AIRMALL USA, Inc. 

  $   $ 600   $   $ 5,822   $   $   $   $   $ 7,266  

Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. 

    23,300     19,065         5,176         155             (17,208 )

APH Property Holdings, LLC

    151,648             2,898         4,511     140          

AWCNC, LLC

                                     

Borga, Inc. 

    150                                 (232 )

CCPI Holdings, Inc. 

    34,081     338         1,792         575     32          

Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC

    47,663             3,893         1,440     240         2,799  

Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc. 

        28,500     475     24,809     53,820                 (71,198 )

First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC

    20,000             52,476             2,426         (9,869 )

Manx Energy, Inc. 

                                (9,397 )   18,865  

Nationwide Acceptance Holdings, LLC

    25,151             1,787         753     131          

NMMB Holdings, Inc. 

            5,700     3,026                     (5,903 )

R-V Industries, Inc. 

    32,750             781     24,462     143             1,463  

The Healing Staff, Inc. 

    975         894     2                 (12,117 )   12,117  

Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc. 

    52,098         100     3,511         1,227     98          

Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc. 

    50             452         3,960     991     11,826     (3,092 )
(39)
As defined in the Investment Company Act, the Company is deemed to be an "Affiliated Person" of a portfolio company because it owns 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio

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(in thousands, except share data)

 
Company
  Purchases
(cost)
  Redemptions
(cost)
  Sales
(cost)
  Interest
income
  Dividend
income
  Structuring
fee
  Other
income
  Net
realized
gains (losses)
  Net
unrealized
gains (losses)
 
 

BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork)

  $ 30,000   $ 26,677   $   $ 3,159   $   $ 600   $ 22   $   $ 672  
 

Boxercraft Incorporated

                3,356                     (9,413 )
 

Smart, LLC

                    728                 108  
(40)
As defined in the Investment Company Act, the Company is deemed to be both an "Affiliated Person" and "Control" this portfolio company because it owns more than 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). Transactions during the period for the year ended June 30, 2012 in which the issuer was both an Affiliated company and a portfolio company that the Company is deemed to Control are as follows:

Company
  Purchases   Redemptions   Sales   Interest
income
  Dividend
income
  Structuring
fee
  Other
income
  Net
realized
gains (losses)
  Net
unrealized
gains (losses)
 

AIRMALL USA, Inc. 

  $   $ 650   $   $ 5,900   $   $   $   $   $ (3,094 )

Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc. 

        440         4,849                     18,973  

AWCNC, LLC

                                     

Borga, Inc. 

                                    (1,023 )

C&J Cladding LLC

            580             1,500         2,420     (4,119 )

Change Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. 

                                    2,540  

Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc. 

    5,951             7,174     47,850     5,220     4,983         (63,403 )

First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC

    287,953             2,312         8,075              

Integrated Contract Services, Inc. 

    1,033     1,054                             503  

Iron Horse Coiled Tubing, Inc. 

        14,338         324                     802  

Manx Energy, Inc. 

                                    (1,312 )

NMMB Holdings, Inc. 

        2,550         3,683                     (4,148 )

NRG Manufacturing, Inc. 

    37,218     50,299     2,317     28,579     15,011     372     3,800     36,940     (23,655 )

Nupla Corporation

        1,995         587         1,500     14     2,907     (4,194 )

R-V Industries, Inc. 

                    283                 15,740  

Yatesville Coal Holdings, Inc. 

                                    1,035  
(41)
As defined in the Investment Company Act, the Company is deemed to be an "Affiliated Person" of a portfolio company because it owns 5% or more of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or it has the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company (including through a management agreement). Transactions during the year ended

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Company
  Purchases
(cost)
  Redemptions
(cost)
  Sales
(cost)
  Interest
income
  Dividend
income
  Structuring
fee
  Other
income
  Net
realized
gains (losses)
  Net
unrealized
gains (losses)
 

BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork)

  $   $   $   $ 3,333   $   $   $   $   $ (5,099 )

Boxercraft Incorporated

    2,300     1,144         2,947             70         (662 )

Smart, LLC

                                    35  

Sport Helmets Holdings, LLC

        19,102         5,875             38     4,445     (7,483 )

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(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 1. Organization

        References herein to "we", "us" or "our" refer to Prospect Capital Corporation ("Prospect") and its subsidiary unless the context specifically requires otherwise.

        We were organized on April 13, 2004 and were funded in an initial public offering ("IPO"), completed on July 27, 2004. We are a closed-end investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a Business Development Company ("BDC"), under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"). As a BDC, we have qualified and have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company ("RIC"), under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the "Internal Revenue Code"). We invest primarily in senior and subordinated debt and equity of companies in need of capital for acquisitions, divestitures, growth, development, recapitalizations and other purposes.

        On May 15, 2007, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Prospect Capital Funding LLC ("PCF"), a Delaware limited liability company and a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which holds certain of our portfolio loan investments that are used as collateral for the credit facility at PCF.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

        The following are significant accounting policies consistently applied by us:

Basis of Presentation

        The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP") and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-K and Regulation S-X. The financial results of our portfolio investments are not consolidated in the financial statements.

Reclassifications

        Certain reclassifications have been made in the presentation of prior consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to conform to the presentation as of and for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013.

Use of Estimates

        The preparation of GAAP financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets, creditworthiness of our portfolio companies and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ, and these differences could be material.

Basis of Consolidation

        Under the 1940 Act rules, the regulations pursuant to Article 6 of Regulation S-X and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies, we are precluded from consolidating any entity other than another investment company or

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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

an operating company which provides substantially all of its services and benefits to us. Our consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of PCF, our only wholly-owned, closely-managed subsidiary that is also an investment company. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Investment Classification

        We are a non-diversified company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. We classify our investments by level of control. As defined in the 1940 Act, control investments are those where there is the ability or power to exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of a company. Control is generally deemed to exist when a company or individual possesses or has the right to acquire within 60 days or less, a beneficial ownership of 25% or more of the voting securities of an investee company. Affiliated investments and affiliated companies are defined by a lesser degree of influence and are deemed to exist through the possession outright or via the right to acquire within 60 days or less, beneficial ownership of 5% or more of the outstanding voting securities of another person.

        Investments are recognized when we assume an obligation to acquire a financial instrument and assume the risks for gains or losses related to that instrument. Investments are derecognized when we assume an obligation to sell a financial instrument and forego the risks for gains or losses related to that instrument. Specifically, we record all security transactions on a trade date basis. Investments in other, non-security financial instruments are recorded on the basis of subscription date or redemption date, as applicable. Amounts for investments recognized or derecognized but not yet settled are reported as receivables for investments sold and payables for investments purchased, respectively, in the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Investment Risks

        The Company's investments are subject to a variety of risks. Those risks include the following:

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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

Investment Valuation

        To value our assets, we follow the guidance of ASC 820 that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or America, or GAAP, and requires disclosures about fair value measurements.

        ASC 820 classifies the inputs used to measure these fair values into the following hierarchy:

        In all cases, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls has been determined based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Our assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to each investment.

        ASC 820 applies to fair value measurements already required or permitted by other standards.

        In accordance with ASC 820, the fair value of our investments is defined as the price that we would receive upon selling an investment in an orderly transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market in which that investment is transacted.

        Our Board of Directors has established procedures for the valuation of our investment portfolio. These procedures are detailed below.

        Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations.

        For most of our investments, market quotations are not available. With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are deemed not to

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Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies (Continued)

represent fair value, our Board of Directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

        Investments are valued utilizing a shadow bond approach, a market approach, an income approach, a liquidation approach, or a combination of approaches, as appropriate. The shadow bond and market approaches use prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities (including a business). The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts (for example, cash flows or earnings) to a single present value amount (discounted) calculated based on an appropriate discount rate. The measurement is based on the net present value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. In following these approaches, the types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant: available current market data, including relevant and applicable market trading and transaction comparables, applicable market yields and multiples, security covenants, call protection provisions, information rights, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company's ability to make payments, its earnings and discounted cash flows, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public, M&A comparables, the principal market and enterprise values, among other factors.

        Our investments in CLOs are classified as ASC 820 level 3 securities, and are valued using a discounted cash flow model. The valuations have been accomplished through the analysis of the CLO deal structures to identify the risk exposures from the modeling point of view. For each security, the most appropriate valuation approach has been chosen from alternative approaches to ensure the most accurate valuation for each security. To value a CLO, both the assets and liabilities of the CLO capital structure need be modeled. We use a waterfall engine to store the collateral data, generate collateral cash flows from the assets, and distributes the cash flow to the liability structure based on the payment priorities, and discount them back using proper discount rates that incorporate all the risk factors. The main risk factors are: default risk, interest rate risk, downgrade risk, and credit spread risk.

        For a discussion of the risks inherent in determining the value of securities for which readily available market values do not exist, see "Risk Factors—Risks relating to our business—Most of our portfolio investments are recorded at fair value as determined in good faith under the direction of our Board of Directors and, as a result, there is uncertainty as to the value of our portfolio investments."

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Valuation of Other Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities

        ASC Subtopic 820-10-05-1, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("ASC 820-10-05-1") permits an entity to elect fair value as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many of assets and liabilities for which the fair value option has been elected and similar assets and liabilities measured using another measurement attribute. We have elected not to value some assets and liabilities at fair value as would be permitted by ASC 820-10-05-1.

Senior Convertible Notes

        We have recorded the Senior Convertible Notes (See Note 5) at their contractual amounts. The Senior Convertible Notes were analyzed for any features that would require their accounting to be bifurcated and such features were determined to be immaterial.

Revenue Recognition

        Realized gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated using the specific identification method.

        Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Origination, closing and/or commitment fees associated with investments in portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans. Accretion of such purchase discounts or premiums is calculated by the effective interest method as of the purchase date and adjusted only for material amendments or prepayments. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties and unamortized loan origination, closing and commitment fees are recorded as interest income. The purchase discount for portfolio investments acquired from Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. ("Patriot") was determined based on the difference between par value and fair market value as of December 2, 2009, and continues to accrete until maturity or repayment of the respective loans.

        Interest income from investments in the "equity" class of security of CLO Funds (typically income notes or subordinated notes) is recorded based upon an estimation of an effective yield to expected maturity utilizing assumed cash flows in accordance with ASC 325-40-35, Beneficial Interests in Securitized Financial Assets. We monitor the expected cash inflows from our CLO equity investments, including the expected residual payments, and the effective yield is determined and updated periodically.

        Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

        Structuring fees and similar fees are recognized as income as earned, usually when paid. Structuring fees, excess deal deposits, net profits interests and overriding royalty interests are included in other income.

        Loans are placed on non-accrual status when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected in accordance with the terms of the investment. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management's judgment of collectability.

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Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and in management's judgment, are likely to remain current.

Federal and State Income Taxes

        We have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company and intend to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. We are required to distribute at least 90% of our investment company taxable income and intend to distribute (or retain through a deemed distribution) all of our investment company taxable income and net capital gain to stockholders; therefore, we have made no provision for income taxes. The character of income and gains that we will distribute is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from GAAP. Book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified to paid-in capital.

        If we do not distribute (or are not deemed to have distributed) at least 98% of our annual ordinary income and 98.2% of our capital gains in the calendar year earned, we will generally be required to pay an excise tax equal to 4% of the amount by which 98% of our annual ordinary income and 98.2% of our capital gains exceed the distributions from such taxable income for the year. To the extent that we determine that our estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions from such taxable income, we accrue excise taxes, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned using an annual effective excise tax rate. The annual effective excise tax rate is determined by dividing the estimated annual excise tax by the estimated annual taxable income.

        If we fail to satisfy the annual distribution requirement or otherwise fail to qualify as a RIC in any taxable year, we would be subject to tax on all of our taxable income at regular corporate rates. We would not be able to deduct distributions to stockholders, nor would we be required to make distributions. Distributions would generally be taxable to our individual and other non-corporate taxable stockholders as ordinary dividend income eligible for the reduced maximum rate applicable to qualified dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, provided certain holding period and other requirements are met. Subject to certain limitations under the Internal Revenue Code, corporate distributions would be eligible for the dividends-received deduction. To qualify again to be taxed as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to distribute to our shareholders our accumulated earnings and profits attributable to non-RIC years reduced by an interest charge of 50% of such earnings and profits payable by us as an additional tax. In addition, if we failed to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, then, in order to qualify as a RIC in a subsequent year, we would be required to elect to recognize and pay tax on any net built-in gain (the excess of aggregate gain, including items of income, over aggregate loss that would have been realized if we had been liquidated) or, alternatively, be subject to taxation on such built-in gain recognized for a period of ten years.

        We follow ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"). ASC 740 provides guidance for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented, and disclosed in the financial statements. ASC 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing our tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are "more-likely-than-not" of being

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sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold are recorded as a tax benefit or expense in the current year. As of June 30, 2013 and for the year then ended, we did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax benefits. Management's determinations regarding ASC 740 may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based upon factors including, but not limited to, an on-going analysis of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof.

Dividends and Distributions

        Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount, if any, to be paid as a monthly dividend or distribution is approved by our Board of Directors quarterly and is generally based upon our management's estimate of our earnings for the quarter. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

Financing Costs

        We record origination expenses related to our credit facility and Senior Convertible Notes, Senior Unsecured Notes and Prospect Capital InterNotes® (collectively, our "Senior Notes"), as deferred financing costs. These expenses are deferred and amortized as part of interest expense using the straight-line method for our revolving credit facility and the effective interest method for our Senior Notes, over the respective expected life.

        We record registration expenses related to shelf filings as prepaid assets. These expenses consist principally of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") registration fees, legal fees and accounting fees incurred. These prepaid assets will be charged to capital upon the receipt of an equity offering proceeds or charged to expense if no offering completed.

Guarantees and Indemnification Agreements

        We follow ASC 460, Guarantees ("ASC 460"). ASC 460 elaborates on the disclosure requirements of a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also requires a guarantor to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, for those guarantees that are covered by ASC 460, the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing certain guarantees.

Per Share Information

        Net increase or decrease in net assets resulting from operations per common share are calculated using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period presented. In accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, convertible securities are not considered in the calculation of net assets per share.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs ("ASU 2011-04"). ASU 2011-04 amends Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value

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Measurements ("ASC 820") by: (1) clarifying that the highest-and-best-use and valuation-premise concepts only apply to measuring the fair value of non-financial assets; (2) allowing a reporting entity to measure the fair value of the net asset or net liability position in a manner consistent with how market participants would price the net risk position, if certain criteria are met; (3) providing a framework for considering whether a premium or discount can be applied in a fair value measurement; (4) providing that the fair value of an instrument classified in a reporting entity's shareholders' equity is estimated from the perspective of a market participant that holds the identical item as an asset; and (5) expanding the qualitative and quantitative fair value disclosure requirements. The expanded disclosures include, for Level 3 items, a description of the valuation process and a narrative description of the sensitivity of the fair value to changes in unobservable inputs and interrelationships between those inputs if a change in those inputs would result in a significantly different fair value measurement. ASU 2011-4 also requires disclosures about the highest-and-best-use of a non-financial asset when this use differs from the asset's current use and the reasons for such a difference. In addition, this ASU amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, to require disclosures to include any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. These amendments were effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2011-04 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements. See Note 3 for the disclosure required by ASU 2011-04.

        In August 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-03, Technical Amendments and Corrections to SEC Sections: Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 114 ("SAB No. 114"), Technical Amendments Pursuant to SEC Release No. 33-9250, and Corrections Related to FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-22 ("ASU 2012-03"). The update amends various SEC paragraphs pursuant to the issuance of SAB No. 114 and is effective upon issuance. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2012-03 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements.

        In October 2012, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2012-04, Technical Corrections and Improvements ("ASU 2012-04"). The amendments in this update cover a wide range of Topics in the ASC. These amendments include technical corrections and improvements to the ASC and conforming amendments related to fair value measurements. The adoption of the amended guidance in ASU 2012-04 did not have a significant effect on our financial statements.

        In June 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2013-08, Financial Services—Investment Companies (Topic 946)—Amendments to the Scope, Measurement, and Disclosure Requirements ("ASU 2013-08"). ASU 2013-08 clarifies the approach to be used for determining whether an entity is an investment company and provides new measurement and disclosure requirements. ASU 2013-08 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods in fiscal years that begin after December 15, 2013. Earlier application is prohibited. The adoption of ASU 2013-08 is not expected to materially effect on our financial statements.

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Note 3. Portfolio Investments

        At June 30, 2013, we had investments in 124 long-term portfolio investments, which had an amortized cost of $4,255,778 and a fair value of $4,172,852 and at June 30, 2012, we had investments in 85 long-term portfolio investments, which had an amortized cost of $2,099,313 and a fair value of $2,094,221.

        As of June 30, 2013, we own controlling interests in AIRMALL USA, Inc. ("Airmall"), Ajax Rolled Ring & Machine, Inc., APH Property Holdings, LLC ("APH"), AWCNC, LLC, Borga, Inc. ("Borga"), CCPI Holdings, Inc., Credit Central Holdings of Delaware, LLC, Energy Solutions Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Gas Solutions Holdings, Inc.) ("Energy Solutions"), First Tower Holdings of Delaware, LLC ("First Tower Delaware"), Manx Energy, Inc. ("Manx"), Nationwide Acceptance Holdings, LLC, NMMB Holdings, Inc., R-V Industries, Inc., The Healing Staff, Inc. ("THS"), Valley Electric Holdings I, Inc. and Wolf Energy Holdings, Inc. ("Wolf"). We also own an affiliated interest in BNN Holdings Corp. (f/k/a Biotronic NeuroNetwork), Boxercraft Incorporated and Smart, LLC.

        The composition of our investments and money market funds as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 at cost and fair value was as follows:

 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012  
 
  Cost   Fair Value   Cost   Fair Value  

Revolving Line of Credit

  $ 9,238   $ 8,729   $ 1,145   $ 868  

Senior Secured Debt

    2,262,327     2,207,091     1,138,991     1,080,053  

Subordinated Secured Debt

    1,062,386     1,024,901     544,363     488,113  

Subordinated Unsecured Debt

    88,470     88,827     72,617     73,195  

CLO Debt

    27,667     28,589     27,258     27,717  

CLO Residual Interest

    660,619     658,086     214,559     218,009  

Equity

    145,071     156,629     100,380     206,266  
                   

Total Investments

    4,255,778     4,172,852     2,099,313     2,094,221  

Money Market Funds

    143,262     143,262     118,369     118,369  
                   

Total Investments and Money Market Funds

  $ 4,399,040   $ 4,316,114   $ 2,217,682   $ 2,212,590  
                   

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        The fair values of our investments and money market funds as of June 30, 2013 disaggregated into the three levels of the ASC 820 valuation hierarchy are as follows:

 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Securities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  

Investments at fair value

                         

Revolving Line of Credit

  $   $   $ 8,729   $ 8,729  

Senior Secured Debt

            2,207,091     2,207,091  

Subordinated Secured Debt

            1,024,901     1,024,901  

Subordinated Unsecured Debt

            88,827     88,827  

CLO Debt

            28,589     28,589  

CLO Residual Interest

            658,086     658,086  

Equity

    112         156,517     156,629  
                   

Total Investments

    112         4,172,740     4,172,852  

Money Market Funds

        143,262         143,262  
                   

Total Investments and Money Market Funds

  $ 112   $ 143,262   $ 4,172,740   $ 4,316,114  
                   

 

 
  Fair Value Hierarchy    
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Investments at fair value

                         

Control investments

  $   $   $ 811,634   $ 811,634  

Affiliate investments

            42,443     42,443  

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

    112         3,318,663     3,318,775  
                   

    112         4,172,740     4,172,852  

Investments in money market funds

        143,262         143,262  
                   

Total assets reported at fair value

  $ 112   $ 143,262   $ 4,172,740   $ 4,316,114  
                   

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Note 3. Portfolio Investments (Continued)

        The fair values of our investments and money market funds as of June 30, 2012 disaggregated into the three levels of the ASC 820 valuation hierarchy are as follows:

 
  Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical Securities
(Level 1)
  Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
  Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
  Total  

Investments at fair value

                         

Revolving Line of Credit

  $   $   $ 868   $ 868  

Senior Secured Debt

            1,080,053     1,080,053  

Subordinated Secured Debt

            488,113     488,113  

Subordinated Unsecured Debt

            73,195     73,195  

CLO Debt

            27,717     27,717  

CLO Residual Interest

            218,009     218,009  

Equity

    129         206,137     206,266  
                   

Total Investments

    129         2,094,092     2,094,221  

Money Market Funds

        118,369         118,369  
                   

Total Investments and Money Market Funds

  $ 129   $ 118,369   $ 2,094,092   $ 2,212,590  
                   

 

 
  Fair Value Hierarchy    
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Investments at fair value

                         

Control investments

  $   $   $ 564,489   $ 564,489  

Affiliate investments

            46,116     46,116  

Non-control/non-affiliate investments

    129         1,483,487     1,483,616  
                   

    129         2,094,092     2,094,221  

Investments in money market funds

        118,369         118,369  
                   

Total assets reported at fair value

  $ 129   $ 118,369   $ 2,094,092   $ 2,212,590  
                   

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        The aggregate values of Level 3 portfolio investments changed during the year ended June 30, 2013 as follows:

 
  Fair Value Measurements
Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
 
  Control
Investments
  Affiliate
Investments
  Non-Control/
Non-Affiliate
Investments
  Total  

Fair value as of June 30, 2012

  $ 564,489   $ 46,116   $ 1,483,487   $ 2,094,092  
                   

Total realized loss, net

    (9,688 )       (16,672 )   (26,360 )

Change in unrealized depreciation

    (64,991 )   (8,634 )   (4,192 )   (77,817 )
                   

Net realized and unrealized loss

    (74,679 )   (8,634 )   (20,864 )   (104,177 )

Purchases of portfolio investments

    387,866     30,000     2,674,404     3,092,270  

Payment-in-kind interest

    2,668     715     7,564     10,947  

Accretion of purchase discount

        922     10,095     11,017  

Repayments and sales of portfolio investments

    (68,710 )   (26,676 )   (836,023 )   (931,409 )

Transfers within Level 3

                 

Transfers in (out) of Level 3

                 
                   

Fair value as of June 30, 2013

  $ 811,634   $ 42,443   $ 3,318,663   $ 4,172,740  
                   

 

 
  Fair Value Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)  
 
  Revolver   Senior
Secured
Debt
  Subordinated
Secured Debt
  Unsecured
Debt
  CLO Debt   CLO
Residual
Interest
  Equity   Total  

Fair value as of June 30, 2012

  $ 868   $ 1,080,053   $ 488,113   $ 73,195   $ 27,717   $ 218,009   $ 206,137   $ 2,094,092  
                                   

Total realized loss (gain), net

        (21,545 )   (22,001 )               17,186     (26,360 )

Change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

    (232 )   3,197     19,265     (222 )   464     (5,981 )   (94,308 )   (77,817 )
                                   

Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain

    (232 )   (18,348 )   (2,736 )   (222 )   464     (5,981 )   (77,122 )   (104,177 )

Purchases of portfolio investments

    21,143     1,626,172     812,025     133,700         440,050     59,180     3,092,270  

Payment-in-kind interest

        4,401     3,687     2,859                 10,947  

Amortization of discounts and premiums

        1,747     2,346     508     408     6,008         11,017  

Repayments and sales of portfolio investments

    (13,050 )   (499,900 )   (265,568 )   (121,213 )           (31,678 )   (931,409 )

Transfers within Level 3

        12,966     (12,966 )                    

Transfers in (out) of Level 3

                                 
                                   

Fair value as of June 30, 2013

  $ 8,729   $ 2,207,091   $ 1,024,901   $ 88,827   $ 28,589   $ 658,086   $ 156,517   $ 4,172,740  
                                   

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Note 3. Portfolio Investments (Continued)

        The aggregate values of Level 3 portfolio investments changed during the year ended June 30, 2012 as follows:

 
  Fair Value Measurements
Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
 
  Control
Investments
  Affiliate
Investments
  Non-Control/
Non-Affiliate
Investments
  Total  

Fair value as of June 30, 2011

  $ 310,072   $ 72,337   $ 1,080,421   $ 1,462,830  
                   

Total realized loss (gain), net

    42,267     4,445     (10,115 )   36,597  

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    6,776     (13,617 )   (25,476 )   (32,317 )
                   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    49,043     (9,172 )   (35,591 )   4,280  

Purchases of portfolio investments

    332,156     2,300     780,556     1,115,012  

Payment-in-kind interest

    219     467     4,961     5,647  

Accretion of purchase discount

    81     4,874     2,329     7,284  

Repayments and sales of portfolio investments

    (118,740 )   (24,690 )   (357,531 )   (500,961 )

Transfers within Level 3

    (8,342 )       8,342      

Transfers in (out) of Level 3

                 
                   

Fair value as of June 30, 2012

  $ 564,489   $ 46,116   $ 1,483,487   $ 2,094,092  
                   

 

 
  Fair Value Measurements Using Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)  
 
  Revolver   Senior
Secured
Debt
  Subordinated
Secured Debt
  Subordinated
Unsecured
Debt
  CLO Debt   CLO
Residual
Interest
  Equity   Total  

Fair value as of June 30, 2011

  $ 7,278   $ 789,981   $ 448,675   $ 55,336   $   $   $ 161,560   $ 1,462,830  
                                   

Total realized loss (gain), net

        2,686     (14,606 )               48,517     36,597  

Change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

    (412 )   (26,340 )   (13,737 )   (67 )   459     3,450     4,330     (32,317 )
                                   

Net realized and unrealized (loss) gain

    (412 )   (23,654 )   (28,343 )   (67 )   459     3,450     52,847     4,280  

Purchases of portfolio investments

    1,500     582,566     227,733     17,000     27,072     214,559     44,582     1,115,012  

Payment-in-kind interest

        304     4,485     858                 5,647  

Accretion of purchase discount

    80     3,449     3,501     68     186             7,284  

Repayments and sales of portfolio investments

    (7,578 )   (272,593 )   (167,938 )               (52,852 )   (500,961 )

Transfers within Level 3

                                 

Transfers in (out) of Level 3

                                 
                                   

Fair value as of June 30, 2012

  $ 868   $ 1,080,053   $ 488,113   $ 73,195   $ 27,717   $ 218,009   $ 206,137   $ 2,094,092  
                                   

        For the year ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the net change in unrealized appreciation on the investments that use Level 3 inputs was $77,488 and $18,866 for assets still held as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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        The ranges of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2013 were as follows:

 
   
   
  Unobservable Input  
Asset Category
  Fair Value   Primary Valuation
Technique
  Input   Range   Weighted
Average
 

Senior

  $ 2,215,820   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   5.7% - 20.8%     10.7 %

Subordinated Secured

    1,024,901   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   7.7% - 19.8%     11.6 %

Subordinated Unsecured

    88,827   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   6.1% - 14.6%     10.7 %

CLO Debt

    28,589   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   12.10% - 20.1%     15.7 %

CLO Residual Interest

    658,086   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   11.3% - 19.8%     15.3 %

Equity

    151,855   EV Market Multiple Analysis   EV Market Multiple Analysis   3.3x - 8.8x     6.2x  

Escrow

    4,662   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   6.5% - 7.5%     7.0 %
                         

Total

  $ 4,172,740                    
                         

        The ranges of unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of our Level 3 investments as of June 30, 2012 were as follows:

 
   
   
  Unobservable Input  
Asset Category
  Fair Value   Primary Valuation Technique   Input   Range   Weighted
Average
 

Senior

  $ 1,080,921   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   6.7% - 30.0%     11.1 %

Subordinated Secured

    488,113   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   7.0% - 30.0%     12.6 %

Subordinated Unsecured

    73,195   Yield Analysis   Market Yield   8.7% - 13.5%     11.8 %

CLO Debt

    27,717   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   13.0%     13.0 %

CLO Residual Interest

    218,009   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   8.0% - 14.0%     10.2 %

Equity

    188,451   EV Market Multiple Analysis   EV Market Multiple Analysis   3.3x - 9.0x     6.6x  

Escrow

    17,686   Discounted Cash Flow   Discount Rate   6.5% - 8.5%     7.7 %
                         

Total

  $ 2,094,092                    
                         

        The significant unobservable inputs used in the market approach of fair value measurement of our investments are the market multiples of earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") of the comparable guideline public companies. The independent valuation firm selects a population of public companies for each investment with similar operations and attributes of the subject company. Using these guideline public companies' data, a range of multiples of enterprise value to EBITDA is calculated. The independent valuation firm selects percentages from the range of multiples for purposes of determining the subject company's estimated enterprise value based on said multiple and generally the latest twelve months EBITDA of the subject company (or other meaningful measure). Significant increases or decreases in the multiple will result in an increase or decrease in enterprise value, resulting in an increase or decrease in the fair value estimate of the equity investment.

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received from the underlying investment, which include both future principal and interest payments. Significant increases or decreases in the discount rate would result in a decrease or increase in the fair value measurement. Included in the consideration and selection of discount rates are the following factors: risk of default, rating of the investment and comparable company investments, and call provisions.

        Changes in market yields, discount rates or EBITDA multiples, each in isolation, may change the fair value of certain of our investments. Generally, an increase in market yields or discount rates or decrease in EBITDA multiples may result in a decrease in the fair value of certain of our investments.

        Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values that we may ultimately realize. Further, such investments are generally subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise are less liquid than publicly traded securities. If we were required to liquidate a portfolio investment in a forced or liquidation sale, we could realize significantly less than the value at which we have recorded it.

        In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the unrealized gains or losses reflected in the valuations currently assigned.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, the valuation methodology for Airmall changed to incorporate the income method (discounted cash flow analysis) in addition to the market method (public comparable company analysis) used in previous quarters. Management adopted the income method to incorporate current financial projections in recognition of the time elapsed since the initial acquisition of the company in June 2010. As a result of this change and in recognition of recent improved company performance, we increased the fair value of our investment in Airmall to $54,648 as of June 30, 2013, a premium of $3,478 from its amortized cost, compared to the $3,788 unrealized depreciation recorded at June 30, 2012.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, the valuation methodology for First Tower Delaware changed to incorporate the income method (discounted cash flow analysis) in addition to the market method (public comparable company analysis) used in previous quarters. Management adopted the income method in consideration of management forecasts not previously available. As a result of this change and in recognition of recent company performance and current market conditions we decreased the fair value of our investment in First Tower Delaware to $298,084 as of June 30, 2013, a discount of $13,869 to its amortized cost, compared to $287,953 as of June 30, 2012, equal to its amortized cost at that time.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, the valuation methodology for ICON Health & Fitness, Inc. ("ICON") changed to incorporate an enterprise value waterfall analysis in place of a trading analysis in addition to the income method (discounted cash flow analysis) used in previous quarters. Management adopted the enterprise value waterfall analysis due to the impairment of the senior term loan, and removed the trading analysis due to lack of trading activity during the quarter. As a result of this change and in recognition of recent company performance and current market conditions, we decreased

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the fair value of our investment in ICON to $33,929 as of June 30, 2013, a discount of $9,381 to its amortized cost, compared to the $261 unrealized depreciation recorded at June 30, 2012.

        In December 2011, we completed a reorganization of Gas Solutions Holdings, Inc. renaming the company Energy Solutions and transferring ownership of other operating companies owned by us that operate within the energy industry. As part of the reorganization, our equity interests in Change Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. and Change Clean Energy, Inc., Freedom Marine Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Energy Solutions ("Freedom Marine") and Yatesville Coal Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Energy Solutions ("Yatesville"), were transferred to Energy Solutions to consolidate all of our energy holdings under one management team strategically expanding Energy Solutions across energy sectors.

        On January 4, 2012, Energy Solutions sold its gas gathering and processing assets ("Gas Solutions") for a sale price of $199,805, adjusted for the final working capital settlement, including a potential earnout of $28,000 that will be paid based on the future performance of Gas Solutions. After expenses, including structuring fees of $9,966 paid to us, Energy Solutions received approximately $158,687 in cash. Currently, a loan to Energy Solutions remains outstanding and is collateralized by the cash held by Energy Solutions after the sale transaction. The sale of Gas Solutions by Energy Solutions has resulted in significant earnings and profits, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, at Energy Solutions for calendar year 2012. As a result, distributions from Energy Solutions to us were required to be recognized as dividend income, in accordance with ASC 946, Financial Services—Investment Companies, as cash distributions are received from Energy Solutions, to the extent there are current year earnings and profits sufficient to support such recognition. During the year ended June 30, 2013, Energy Solutions repaid $28,500 of senior and subordinated secured debt. We received $19,543 of make-whole fees for early repayment of the outstanding loan receivables, which was recorded as interest income during the year ended June 30, 2013. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we received distributions of $53,820 from Energy Solutions which were recorded as dividend income. Energy Solutions continues to hold $23,979 of cash for future investment and repayment of the remaining debt.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we provided $125,892 and $26,648 of debt and equity financing, respectively, to APH for the acquisition of various industrial and multi-family residential real estate properties in Florida and Georgia. APH is a holding company that owns 100% of the common equity of American Property Holdings Corp. ("APHC"). APHC is a Maryland corporation and qualified REIT for federal income tax purposes. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we received $4,511 of structuring fees related to our investments in APH which were recorded as other income. As of June 30, 2013, APHC's real estate portfolio was comprised of seven investments. The following table shows the mortgages outstanding due to other parties for each of the seven properties:

No.
  Property Name   City   Date of Acquisition   Purchase Price   Mortgage
Outstanding
 

1

  146 Forest Parkway   Forest Park, GA     10/24/2012   $ 7,400   $  

2

  Abbington Pointe   Marietta, GA     12/28/2012     23,500     15,275  

3

  Amberly Place   Tampa, FL     1/17/2013     63,400     39,600  

4

  Lofton Place   Tampa, FL     4/30/2013     26,000     16,965  

5

  Vista at Palma Sola   Bradenton, FL     4/30/2013     27,000     17,550  

6

  Arlington Park   Marietta, GA     5/8/2013     14,850     9,650  

7

  Arium Resort   Pembroke Pines, GA     6/24/2013     225,000     157,500  

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        At June 30, 2013, eight loan investments were on non-accrual status: Borga, Freedom Marine, THS, formerly a subsidiary of Integrated Contract Services, Inc. ("ICS"), Manx, Stryker Energy, LLC ("Stryker"), Wind River Resources Corp. and Wind River II Corp. ("Wind River"), Wolf and Yatesville. At June 30, 2012, nine loan investments were on non-accrual status: Borga, Freedom Marine, H&M Oil and Gas, LLC ("H&M"), THS, formerly a subsidiary of ICS, Manx, Stryker, Wind River, Wolf and Yatesville. Principal balances of these loans amounted to $106,395 and $171,149 as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. The fair value of these loans amounted to $13,810 and $43,641 as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. The fair values of these investments represent approximately 0.5% and 2.9% of our net assets as of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. For the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, the income foregone as a result of not accruing interest on non-accrual debt investments amounted to $25,965, $25,460 and $18,535, respectively.

        On December 3, 2010, we exercised our warrants in Miller Petroleum, Inc ("Miller") and received 2,013,814 shares of Miller common stock. On December 27, 2010, we sold 1,397,510 of these shares receiving $3.95 of net proceeds per share, realizing a gain of $5,415. On January 10, 2011, we sold the remaining 616,304 shares of Miller common stock receiving $4.23 of net proceeds per share, realizing an additional gain of $2,561. The total gain was $7,976 on the sale of the Miller common stock.

        On May 2, 2011, we sold our membership interests in Fischbein, LLC ("Fischbein") for $12,396 of gross proceeds, $1,479 of which is deferred revenue held in escrow, realizing a gain of $9,893, and received a repayment on the loan that was outstanding. We subsequently made a $3,334 senior secured second lien term loan and invested $875 in the common equity of Fischbein with the new ownership group.

        During the year ended June 30, 2012, Deb Shops, Inc. ("Deb Shops") filed for bankruptcy and a plan for reorganization was proposed. The plan was approved by the bankruptcy court and our debt position was eliminated with no payment to us. We determined that the impairment of Deb Shops was other-than-temporary on September 30, 2011 and recorded a realized loss of $14,607 for the full amount of the amortized cost. The asset was completely written off when the plan of reorganization was approved.

        On December 28, 2011, we made a secured debt investment of $37,218 to support the recapitalization of NRG Manufacturing, Inc. ("NRG"). After the financing, we received repayment of the $13,080 loan that was previously outstanding and a dividend of $6,711 as a result of our equity holdings. In addition, we sold 392 shares of NRG common stock held by us back to NRG for $13,266, realizing a gain of $12,131.

        On February 2, 2012, NRG was sold to an outside buyer for $123,258. In conjunction with the sale, the $37,218 loan that was outstanding was repaid. We also received a $26,936 make-whole fee for early repayment of the outstanding loan, which was recorded as interest income in the year ended June 30, 2012. Further, we received a $3,800 advisory fee for the transaction, which was recorded as other income in the quarter ending March 31, 2012. After expenses, including the make whole and advisory fees discussed above, $40,886 was available to be distributed to stockholders. While our 408 shares of NRG common stock represented 67.1% of the ownership, we received net proceeds of $25,991 as our contribution to the escrow amount was proportionately higher than the other shareholders. In

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connection with the sales, we recognized a realized gain of $24,810 during the year ended June 30, 2012. In total, we received proceeds of $93,977 at closing. In addition, there was $11,125 being held in escrow of which 80% is due to us upon release of the escrowed amounts. During the year ended June 30, 2013, we received $3,251 upon release of escrowed amounts for which we recognized a gain in the same amount. As of June 30, 2013, the fair value of the remaining escrow amounts was $3,618. This will be recognized as a gain if and when received.

        On February 5, 2013, we received a distribution of $3,250 related to our investment in NRG, for which we realized a gain of the same amount. This was a partial release of the amount held in escrow.

        On June 15, 2012, we acquired 80.1% of the businesses of First Tower LLC ("First Tower") for $110,200 in cash and 14,518,207 unregistered shares of our common stock. Based on our share price of $11.06 at the time of issuance, we acquired our 80.1% interest in First Tower for approximately $270,771. As consideration for our investment, First Tower Holdings of Delaware, which is 100% owned by us, recorded a secured revolving credit facility to us of $244,760 and equity of $43,193. First Tower Delaware owns 80.1% of First Tower Holdings LLC, the holding company of First Tower. The assets of First Tower acquired include, among other things, the subsidiaries owned by First Tower, which hold finance receivables, leaseholds, and tangible property associated with First Tower's businesses. We received $8,075 in structuring fee income as part of the acquisition.

        In December 2012, we determined that the impairment of ICS was other-than-temporary and recorded a realized loss of $12,198 for the amount that the amortized cost exceeded the fair market value. Our remaining investment in THS, an affiliate of ICS, was valued at zero as of June 30, 2013 and continues to provide staffing solutions for health care facilities and security staffing.

        On March 28, 2013, we sold our investment in New Meatco Provisions, LLC for net proceeds of approximately $1,965, recognizing a realized loss of $10,814 on the sale.

        On April 30, 2013, we sold our investment in Fischbein for net proceeds of $3,168, recognizing a realized gain of $2,293 on the sale. In addition, there is $310 being held in escrow which will be recognized as additional gain if and when received.

        On April 15, 2013, assets previously held by H&M were assigned to Wolf in exchange for a $66,000 term loan secured by the assets. Our cost basis in this loan of $44,632 was determined in accordance with ASC 310-40, Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, and is equal to the fair value of assets at the time of transfer and we recorded a realized loss of $19,647 in connection with the foreclosure on the assets. On May 17 2013, Wolf sold certain of the assets that had been previously held by H&M that were located in Martin County to Hibernia for $66,000. Proceeds from the sale were primarily used to repay the loan and net profits interest receivable due to us and we recognized as a realized gain of $11,826 partially offsetting the previously recorded loss. We received $3,960 of structuring and advisory fees from Wolf during the year ended June 30, 2013 related to the sale and $991 under the net profits interest agreement which was recognized as other income during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013.

        In June 2013, we determined that the impairment of Manx was other-than-temporary and recorded a realized loss of $9,397 for the amount that the amortized cost exceeded the fair market value

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        The original cost basis of debt placements and equity securities acquired, including follow-on investments for existing portfolio companies, totaled $3,103,217, $1,120,659 and $953,337 during the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. Debt repayments and proceeds from sales of equity securities of $931,534, $500,952 and $285,862 were received during the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we recognized $1,481 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot. Included in the $1,481 recorded during the year ended June 30, 2013 is $1,111 of normal accretion and $370 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Hudson Products Holdings, Inc.

        During the year ended June 30, 2012, we recognized $6,613 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot. Included in the $6,613 is $3,083 of normal accretion and $3,530 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Mac & Massey Holdings, LLC, Nupla Corporation, ROM Acquisition Corp and Sport Helmets Holdings, LLC.

        During the year ended June 30, 2011, we recognized $22,084 of interest income due to purchase discount accretion from the assets acquired from Patriot. Included in the $22,084 is $4,912 of normal accretion, $12,035 of accelerated accretion resulting from the repayment of Impact Products, LLC, Label Corp Holdings Inc. and Prince Mineral Company, Inc., and $4,968 of accelerated accretion resulting from the recapitalization of our debt investments in Arrowhead General Insurance Agency, Inc. ("Arrowhead"), The Copernicus Inc. ("Copernicus"), Fischbein and Northwestern Management Services, LLC ("Northwestern"). The restructured loans for Arrowhead, Copernicus, Fischbein and Northwestern were issued at market terms comparable other industry transactions. In accordance with ASC 320-20-35 the cost basis of the new loan was recorded at par value, which precipitated the acceleration of original purchase discount from the loan repayment which was recognized as interest income.

        As of June 30, 2013, $540 of purchase discount from the assets acquired from Patriot remains to be accreted as interest income, of which $240 is expected to be amortized during the three months ending September 30, 2013.

        As of June 30, 2013, $3,005,298 of our loans bear interest at floating rates, $2,976,709 of which have Libor floors ranging from 1.00% to 5.89%.

        Undrawn committed revolvers incur commitment fees ranging from 0.50% to 2.00%. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we had $202,518 and $180,646 of undrawn revolver commitments to our portfolio companies, respectively.

Note 4. Revolving Credit Agreements

        On June 11, 2010, we closed an extension and expansion of our existing credit facility with a syndicate of lenders through PCF (the "2010 Facility"). The 2010 Facility, which had $325,000 total commitments as of June 30, 2011, included an accordion feature which allowed the 2010 Facility to accept up to an aggregate total of $400,000 of commitments, a limit which was met on September 1, 2011. Interest on borrowings under the 2010 Facility was one-month Libor plus 325 basis points, subject to a minimum Libor floor of 100 basis points. Additionally, the lenders charged a fee on the unused

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portion of the 2010 Facility equal to either 75 basis points if at least half of the credit facility was used or 100 basis points otherwise.

        On March 27, 2012, we renegotiated the 2010 Facility and closed on an expanded five-year $650,000 revolving credit facility (the "2012 Facility"). The lenders have extended commitments of $552,500 under the 2012 Facility as of June 30, 2013. The 2012 Facility includes an accordion feature which allows commitments to be increased up to $650,000 in the aggregate. The revolving period of the 2012 Facility extends through March 2015, with an additional two year amortization period (with distributions allowed) after the completion of the revolving period. During such two year amortization period, all principal payments on the pledged assets will be applied to reduce the balance. At the end of the two year amortization period, the remaining balance will become due, if required by the lenders.

        The 2012 Facility contains restrictions pertaining to the geographic and industry concentrations of funded loans, maximum size of funded loans, interest rate payment frequency of funded loans, maturity dates of funded loans and minimum equity requirements. The 2012 Facility also contains certain requirements relating to portfolio performance, including required minimum portfolio yield and limitations on delinquencies and charge-offs, violation of which could result in the early termination of the 2012 Facility. The 2012 Facility also requires the maintenance of a minimum liquidity requirement. At June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants.

        Interest on borrowings under the 2012 Facility is one-month Libor plus 275 basis points with no minimum Libor floor. Additionally, the lenders charge a fee on the unused portion of the 2012 Facility equal to either 50 basis points if at least half of the credit facility is drawn or 100 basis points otherwise. The 2012 Facility requires us to pledge assets as collateral in order to borrow under the credit facility. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we had $473,508 and $418,980, respectively, available to us for borrowing under our 2012 Facility, of which the amount outstanding was $124,000 and $96,000, respectively. As additional investments that are eligible are transferred to PCF and pledged under the 2012 Facility, PCF will generate additional availability up to the commitment amount of $552,500. At June 30, 2013, the investments used as collateral for the 2012 Facility had an aggregate market value of $833,310, which represents 31.37% of our net assets. These assets have been transferred to PCF, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which owns these investments and as such, these investments are not available to our general creditors. PCF, a bankruptcy remote special purpose entity and our wholly-owned subsidiary, holds all of these investments at market value as of June 30, 2013. The release of any assets from PCF requires the approval of the facility agent.

        In connection with the origination and amendments of the 2012 Facility, we incurred $11,150 of fees, including $1,319 of fees carried over from the previous facility, which are being amortized over the term of the facility in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $6,722 remains to be amortized.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, we recorded $9,082, $14,883 and $8,507 of interest costs, unused fees and amortization of financing costs on our credit facility as interest expense, respectively.

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Note 5. Senior Convertible Notes

        On December 21, 2010, we issued $150,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 6.25% senior convertible notes due 2015 ("2015 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $145,200. Interest on the 2015 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15, at a rate of 6.25% per year, commencing June 15, 2011. The 2015 Notes mature on December 15, 2015 unless converted earlier. The 2015 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 88.0902 and 88.1429 shares of common stock, respectively, per $1 principal amount of 2015 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $11.35 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (December 21, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2015 Notes is increased if monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the rate of $0.101125 cents per share, subject to adjustment.

        On February 18, 2011, we issued $172,500 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.50% senior convertible notes due 2016 ("2016 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $167,325. Between January 30, 2012 and February 2, 2012, we repurchased $5,000 of our 2016 Notes at a price of 97.5, including commissions. The transactions resulted in our recognizing $10 of loss in the year ended June 30, 2012. Interest on the remaining $167,500 of 2016 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, at a rate of 5.50% per year, commencing August 15, 2011. The 2016 Notes mature on August 15, 2016 unless converted earlier. The 2016 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 78.3699 and 78.5395 shares, respectively, of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2016 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.73 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (February 14, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2016 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.101150 per share.

        On April 16, 2012, we issued $130,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.375% senior convertible notes due 2017 ("2017 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $126,035. Interest on the 2017 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on October 15 and April 15, at a rate of 5.375% per year, commencing October 15, 2012. The 2017 Notes mature on October 15, 2017 unless converted earlier. The 2017 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 85.8442 and 86.1162 shares of common stock, respectively, per $1 principal amount of 2017 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $11.61 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price in effect at June 30, 2013 was last calculated on the anniversary of the issuance (April 16, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the next anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2017 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.10150 per share.

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Note 5. Senior Convertible Notes (Continued)

        On August 14, 2012, we issued $200,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.75% senior convertible notes due 2018 ("2018 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting expenses of approximately $193,600. Interest on the 2018 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15, at a rate of 5.75% per year, commencing March 15, 2013. The 2018 Notes mature on March 15, 2018 unless converted earlier. The 2018 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 82.3451 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2018 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price has not been adjusted since the issuance (August 14, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the first anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2018 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.101600 per share.

        On December 21, 2012, we issued $200,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior convertible notes due 2019 (the "2019 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting and other expenses of approximately $193,600. Interest on the 2019 Notes is paid semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15, at a rate of 5.875% per year, commencing July 15, 2013. The 2019 Notes mature on January 15, 2019 unless converted earlier. The 2019 Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion rate and conversion rate at June 30, 2013 of 79.7766 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2019 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.54 per share of common stock, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. The conversion price has not been adjusted since the issuance (December 21, 2012) and will next be adjusted on the first anniversary, unless the exercise price shall have changed by more than 1% before the anniversary. The conversion rate for the 2019 Notes is increased when monthly cash dividends paid to common shares exceed the monthly dividend rate of $0.110025 per share.

        In no event will the total number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion exceed 96.8992 per $1 principal amount of the 2015 Notes (the "conversion rate cap"), except that, to the extent we receive written guidance or a no-action letter from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Guidance") permitting us to adjust the conversion rate in certain instances without regard to the conversion rate cap and to make the 2015 Notes convertible into certain reference property in accordance with certain reclassifications, business combinations, asset sales and corporate events by us without regard to the conversion rate cap, we will make such adjustments without regard to the conversion rate cap and will also, to the extent that we make any such adjustment without regard to the conversion rate cap pursuant to the Guidance, adjust the conversion rate cap accordingly. We will use our commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such Guidance as promptly as practicable.

        Prior to obtaining the Guidance, we will not engage in certain transactions that would result in an adjustment to the conversion rate increasing the conversion rate beyond what it would have been in the absence of such transaction unless we have engaged in a reverse stock split or share combination transaction such that in our reasonable best estimation, the conversion rate following the adjustment for such transaction will not be any closer to the conversion rate cap than it would have been in the absence of such transaction.

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Note 5. Senior Convertible Notes (Continued)

to the Notes surrendered for conversion representing accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including the conversion date. Any such payment will be made on the settlement date applicable to the relevant conversion on the 2015 Notes and 2016 Notes (collectively, "Senior Convertible Notes").

        No holder of Senior Convertible Notes will be entitled to receive shares of our common stock upon conversion to the extent (but only to the extent) that such receipt would cause such converting holder to become, directly or indirectly, a beneficial owner (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder) of more than 5.0% of the shares of our common stock outstanding at such time. The 5.0% limitation shall no longer apply following the effective date of any fundamental change. We will not issue any shares in connection with the conversion or redemption of the Notes which would equal or exceed 20% of the shares outstanding at the time of the transaction in accordance with NASDAQ rules.

        Subject to certain exceptions, holders may require us to repurchase, for cash, all or part of their Notes upon a fundamental change at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being repurchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date. In addition, upon a fundamental change that constitutes a non-stock change of control we will also pay holders an amount in cash equal to the present value of all remaining interest payments (without duplication of the foregoing amounts) on such Senior Convertible Notes through and including the maturity date.

        In connection with the issuance of the Senior Convertible Notes, we incurred $27,032 of fees which are being amortized over the terms of the notes in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $20,254 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2013.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, we recorded $45,878, $22,197 and $9,090 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Senior Convertible Notes as interest expense.

Note 6. Senior Unsecured Notes

        On May 1, 2012, we issued $100,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.95% senior unsecured notes due 2022 for proceeds net of offering expenses of $97,000 (the "2022 Notes"). Interest on the 2022 Notes is paid quarterly in arrears on August 15, November 15, February 15 and May 15, at a rate of 6.95% per year, commencing on August 15, 2012. The 2022 Notes mature on November 15, 2022. These notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding.

        On March 15, 2013, we issued $250,000 in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior unsecured notes due 2023 (the "2023 Notes") for net proceeds following underwriting and other expenses of approximately $245,885. Interest on the 2023 Notes is paid semi-annually. The 2023 Notes mature on March 15, 2023. These notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness from time to time outstanding.

        In connection with the issuance of the 2022 Notes and 2023 Notes (collectively the "Senior Unsecured Notes"), we incurred $7,480 of fees which are being amortized over the term of the notes in

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accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $7,114 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we recorded $11,672 and $1,178 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Senior Unsecured Notes as interest expense, respectively.

Note 7. Prospect Capital InterNotes®

        On February 16, 2012, we entered into a Selling Agent Agreement (the "Selling Agent Agreement") with Incapital LLC, as purchasing agent for our issuance and sale from time to time of up to $500,000 of Prospect Capital InterNotes® (the "InterNotes® Offering"), which was subsequently increased to $1,000,000. Additional agents appointed by us from time to time in connection with the InterNotes Offering may become parties to the Selling Agent Agreement.

        These notes are direct unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all of our unsecured senior indebtedness outstanding. Each series of notes will be issued by a separate trust. These notes bear interest at fixed interest rates and offer a variety of maturities no less than twelve months from the original date of issuance.

        During the year ended June 30, 2013, we issued $343,139 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of approximately $334,243. These notes were issued with stated interest rates ranging from 3.28% to 6.63% with a weighted average rate of 5.59%. These notes mature between July 15, 2019 and June 15, 2043.

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Note 7. Prospect Capital InterNotes® (Continued)

        The bonds outstanding as of June 30, 2013 are:

Date of Issuance
  Principal Amount   Interest Rate
Range
  Weighted
Average
Interest
Rate
  Maturity Date

March 1, 2012 - March 8, 2012

  $ 5,465   6.90% - 7.00%     6.97 % March 15, 2022

April 5, 2012 - April 26, 2012

    8,516   6.50% - 6.85%     6.72 % April 15, 2022

June 14, 2012

    2,657   6.95%     6.95 % June 15, 2022

June 28, 2012

    4,000   6.55%     6.55 % June 15, 2019

July 6, 2012 - July 26, 2012

    20,928   6.20% - 6.45%     6.31 % July 15, 2019

August 2, 2012 - August 23, 2012

    17,545   6.05% - 6.15%     6.09 % August 15, 2019

September 7, 2012 - September 27, 2012

    29,406   5.85% - 6.00%     5.92 % September 15, 2019

October 4, 2012

    7,172   5.70%     5.70 % October 19, 2019

November 23, 2012 - November 29, 2012

    13,754   5.00% - 5.13%     5.09 % November 15, 2019

November 29, 2012

    1,979   5.75%     5.75 % November 15, 2032

November 23, 2012 - November 29, 2012

    16,437   6.50% - 6.63%     6.58 % November 15, 2042

December 6, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    9,339   4.50% - 4.86%     4.73 % December 15, 2019

December 6, 2012

    1,127   5.63%     5.63 % December 15, 2032

December 13, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    3,702   5.00% - 5.13%     5.11 % December 15, 2030

December 6, 2012 - December 28, 2012

    22,966   6.00% - 6.38%     6.21 % December 15, 2042

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    4,427   4.00% - 4.375%     4.15 % January 15, 2020

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    2,388   4.50% - 4.875%     4.74 % January 15, 2031

January 4, 2013 - January 31, 2013

    9,338   5.50% - 5.875%     5.63 % January 15, 2043

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    2,619   4.00%     4.00 % February 15, 2031

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    664   4.50%     4.50 % February 15, 2031

February 4, 2013 - February 28, 2013

    4,623   5.50%     5.50 % February 15, 2043

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    3,832   4.00%     4.00 % March 15, 2020

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    984   4.125% - 4.50%     4.24 % March 15, 2031

March 4, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    4,308   5.50%     5.50 % March 15, 2043

March 14, 2013 - March 28, 2013

    1,225   L+3.00%     3.27 % March 15, 2023

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    29,528   4.50% - 5.00%     4.96 % April 15, 2020

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    264   L+3.50%     3.78 % April 15, 2023

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    5,164   4.63% - 5.50%     5.34 % April 15, 2031

April 4, 2013 - April 25, 2013

    12,280   6.00%     6.00 % April 15, 2043

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    42,482   5.00%     5.00 % May 15, 2020

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    10,000   5.00%     5.00 % May 15, 2028

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    7,548   5.75%     5.75 % May 15, 2031

May 2, 2013 - May 31, 2013

    33,641   6.25%     6.25 % May 15, 2043

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    9,905   5.00% - 5.25%     5.04 % June 15, 2020

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    5,000   5.00%     5.00 % June 15, 2028

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    1,707   5.75% - 6.00%     5.85 % June 15, 2031

June 6, 2013 - June 27, 2013

    6,857   6.25% - 6.50%     6.31 % June 15, 2043
                   

  $ 363,777              
                   

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Note 7. Prospect Capital InterNotes® (Continued)

        In connection with the issuance of the Prospect Capital InterNotes®, we incurred $10,598 of fees which are being amortized over the term of the notes in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments, of which $10,248 remains to be amortized and is included within deferred financing costs on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities.

        During the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we recorded $9,707 and $276 of interest costs and amortization of financing costs on the Prospect Capital InterNotes® as interest expense, respectively.

Note 8. Financial Instruments Disclosed, But Not Carried, At Fair Value

        The fair values of our financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of June 30, 2013 disaggregated into the three levels of the ASC 820 valuation hierarchy are as follows:

 
  Fair Value Hierarchy    
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Credit facility payable(1)

  $   $ 124,000   $   $ 124,000  

Senior convertible notes(2)

        886,210         886,210  

Senior unsecured notes(2)

    101,800     242,013         343,813  

Prospect Capital InterNotes®(3)

        336,055         336,055  
                   

Total

  $ 101,800   $ 1,588,278   $   $ 1,690,078  
                   

(1)
The carrying value of our credit facility payable approximates the fair value.

(2)
We use available market quotes to estimate the fair value of the Senior Convertible Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes.

(3)
The fair value of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® is estimated by discounting remaining payments using estimated current market rates.

        The fair values of our financial liabilities disclosed, but not carried, at fair value as of June 30, 2012 disaggregated into the three levels of the ASC 820 valuation hierarchy are as follows:

 
  Fair Value Hierarchy    
 
 
  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total  

Credit facility payable(1)

  $   $ 96,000   $   $ 96,000  

Senior convertible notes(2)

        456,671         456,671  

Senior unsecured notes(2)

    99,560             99,560  

Prospect Capital InterNotes ®(3)

        20,280         20,280  
                   

Total

  $ 99,560   $ 572,951   $   $ 672,511  
                   

(1)
The carrying value of our credit facility payable approximates the fair value.

(2)
We use available market quotes to estimate the fair value of the Senior Convertible Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes.

(3)
The fair value of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® is estimated by discounting remaining payments using estimated current market rates.

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Note 9. Equity Offerings, Offering Expenses, and Distributions

        We issued 106,752,517 and 30,970,696 shares of our common stock during the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, respectively. The proceeds raised, the related underwriting fees, the offering expenses and the prices at which these shares were issued are as follows:

Issuances of Common Stock
  Number of
Shares
Issued
  Gross
Proceeds
Raised
  Underwriting
Fees
  Offering
Expenses
  Average
Offering
Price
 

During the year ended June 30, 2013:

                               

July 2, 2012 - July 12, 2012(1)

    2,247,275   $ 26,040   $ 260   $   $ 11.59  

July 16, 2012

    21,000,000   $ 234,150   $ 2,100   $ 300   $ 11.15  

July 27, 2012

    3,150,000   $ 35,123   $ 315   $   $ 11.15  

September 13, 2012 - October 9, 2012(2)

    8,010,357   $ 94,610   $ 946   $ 638   $ 11.81  

November 7, 2012

    35,000,000   $ 388,500   $ 4,550   $ 814   $ 11.10  

December 13, 2012(3)

    467,928   $ 5,021   $   $   $ 10.73  

December 28, 2012(3)

    897,906   $ 9,581   $   $   $ 10.67  

December 31, 2012(3)

    4,141,547   $ 44,650   $   $   $ 10.78  

January 7, 2013 - February 5, 2013(4)

    10,248,051   $ 115,315   $ 1,153   $   $ 11.25  

February 14, 2013 - May 3, 2013(5)

    17,230,253   $ 191,897   $ 1,788   $   $ 11.14  

May 14, 2013 - May 31, 2013(6)

    4,359,200   $ 47,532   $ 399   $ 245   $ 10.90  

During the year ended June 30, 2012:

                               

June 12, 2012 - June 29, 2012(1)

    2,952,489   $ 33,130   $ 331   $ 184   $ 11.220  

June 15, 2012(7)

    14,518,207   $ 160,571   $   $   $ 11.060  

February 28, 2012

    12,000,000   $ 131,400   $ 1,560   $ 360   $ 10.950  

July 18, 2011

    1,500,000   $ 15,225   $ 165   $ 165   $ 10.150  

(1)
On June 1, 2012, we established an at-the-market program through which we may sell, from time to time and at our sole discretion 9,500,000 shares of our common stock. Through this program we issued 5,199,764 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.38 per share, raising $59,170 of gross proceeds, from June 12, 2012 through July 12, 2012.

(2)
On September 10, 2012, we established an at-the-market program through which we may sell, from time to time and at our sole discretion 9,750,000 shares of our common stock. Through this program we issued 8,010,357 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.81 per share, raising $94,610 of gross proceeds, from September 13, 2012 through October 9, 2012.

(3)
On December 13, 2012, December 28, 2012 and December 31, 2012, we issued 467,928, 897,906 and 4,141,547 shares of our common stock, respectively, in conjunction with investments in controlled portfolio companies.

(4)
On December 21, 2012, we established an at-the-market program through which we may sell, from time to time and at our sole discretion 17,500,000 shares of our common stock. Through this program we issued 10,248,051 shares of our common stock at an average price of $11.25 per share, raising $115,315 of gross proceeds.

(5)
On February 11, 2013, we established an at-the-market program through which we may sell, from time to time and at our sole discretion 45,000,000 shares of our common stock. Through this

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(5)
On May 8, 2013, we established an at-the-market program through which we may sell, from time to time and at our sole discretion 45,000,000 shares of our common stock. Through this program we issued 4,539,200 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.90 per share, raising $47,532 of gross proceeds.

(7)
On June 15, 2012, we completed the acquisition of the businesses of First Tower. We acquired 80.1% of First Tower's businesses for $110,200 in cash and 14,518,207 unregistered shares of our common stock.

        Our shareholders' equity accounts at June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012 reflect cumulative shares issued as of those respective dates. Our common stock has been issued through public offerings, a registered direct offering, the exercise of over-allotment options on the part of the underwriters and our dividend reinvestment plan. When our common stock is issued, the related offering expenses have been charged against paid-in capital in excess of par. All underwriting fees and offering expenses were borne by us.

        On August 24, 2011, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan under which we may repurchase up to $100,000 of our common stock at prices below our net asset value. We have not made any purchases of our common stock during the period from August 24, 2011 to June 30, 2013 pursuant to this plan. Prior to any repurchase we are required to notify shareholders of our intention to purchase our common stock. This notice lasts for six months after notice is given. The last notice was more than six months ago, therefore notice would be necessary before such repurchase could be effected.

        On October 29, 2012, our Registration Statement on Form N-2 was declared effective by the SEC. Under this Shelf Registration Statement, as of June 30, 2013 we can issue up to $1,743,217 of additional debt and equity securities in the public market.

        On May 6, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

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Note 9. Equity Offerings, Offering Expenses, and Distributions (Continued)

        On June 17, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

        During the years ended June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, we issued 1,450,578 and 1,056,484 shares, respectively, of our common stock in connection with the dividend reinvestment plan.

        At June 30 2013, we have reserved 70,246,258 shares of our common stock for issuance upon conversion of the Senior Convertible Notes (See Note 5).

Note 10. Other Investment Income

        Other investment income consists of structuring fees, overriding royalty interests, revenue receipts related to net profit interests, deal deposits, administrative agent fee, and other miscellaneous and sundry cash receipts. Income from such sources was $58,176, $36,493 and $19,930 for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

 
  For The Year Ended  
Income Source
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011  

Structuring, advisory and amendment fees (Note 3)

  $ 53,708   $ 35,976   $ 19,589  

Overriding royalty interests

    4,122     224     154  

Administrative agent fee

    346     293     187  
               

Other Investment Income

  $ 58,176   $ 36,493   $ 19,930  
               

Note 11. Net Increase in Net Assets per Common Share

        The following information sets forth the computation of net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share for the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

 
  For The Year Ended  
 
  June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2011  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 220,856   $ 190,904   $ 118,238  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

    207,069,971     114,394,554     85,978,757  
               

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share

  $ 1.07   $ 1.67   $ 1.38  
               

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Note 12. Related Party Agreements and Transactions

Investment Advisory Agreement

        We have entered into an investment advisory and management agreement with Prospect Capital Management (the "Investment Advisory Agreement") under which the Investment Adviser, subject to the overall supervision of our Board of Directors, manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, us. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Investment Adviser: (i) determines the composition of our portfolio, the nature and timing of the changes to our portfolio and the manner of implementing such changes, (ii) identifies, evaluates and negotiates the structure of the investments we make (including performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies); and (iii) closes and monitors investments we make.

        Prospect Capital Management's services under the Investment Advisory Agreement are not exclusive, and it is free to furnish similar services to other entities so long as its services to us are not impaired. For providing these services the Investment Adviser receives a fee from us, consisting of two components: a base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is calculated at an annual rate of 2.00% on our gross assets (including amounts borrowed). For services currently rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. The base management fee is calculated based on the average value of our gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current calendar quarter.

        The total base management fees earned by and paid to Prospect Capital Management for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were $69,800, $35,836 and $22,496, respectively.

        The incentive fee has two parts. The first part, the income incentive fee, is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on our pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees and other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus our operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement described below, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income includes, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment in kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to a "hurdle rate" of 1.75% per quarter (7.00% annualized).

        The net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of the gross assets used to calculate the 2.00% base management fee. We pay the Investment

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Note 12. Related Party Agreements and Transactions (Continued)

Adviser an income incentive fee with respect to our pre-incentive fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows:

        These calculations are appropriately prorated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the current quarter.

        The second part of the incentive fee, the capital gains incentive fee, is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement, as of the termination date), and equals 20.00% of our realized capital gains for the calendar year, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation at the end of such year. In determining the capital gains incentive fee payable to the Investment Adviser, we calculate the aggregate realized capital gains, aggregate realized capital losses and aggregate unrealized capital depreciation, as applicable, with respect to each investment that has been in its portfolio. For the purpose of this calculation, an "investment" is defined as the total of all rights and claims which maybe asserted against a portfolio company arising from our participation in the debt, equity, and other financial instruments issued by that company. Aggregate realized capital gains, if any, equal the sum of the differences between the aggregate net sales price of each investment and the aggregate cost basis of such investment when sold or otherwise disposed. Aggregate realized capital losses equal the sum of the amounts by which the aggregate net sales price of each investment is less than the aggregate cost basis of such investment when sold or otherwise disposed. Aggregate unrealized capital depreciation equals the sum of the differences, if negative, between the aggregate valuation of each investment and the aggregate cost basis of such investment as of the applicable calendar year-end. At the end of the applicable calendar year, the amount of capital gains that serves as the basis for our calculation of the capital gains incentive fee involves netting aggregate realized capital gains against aggregate realized capital losses on a since-inception basis and then reducing this amount by the aggregate unrealized capital depreciation. If this number is positive, then the capital gains incentive fee payable is equal to 20.00% of such amount, less the aggregate amount of any capital gains incentive fees paid since inception.

        Income incentive fees totaling $81,231, $46,671 and $23,555 were earned for the years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively. No capital gains incentive fees were earned for years ended June 30, 2013, June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, respectively.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 12. Related Party Agreements and Transactions (Continued)

Administration Agreement

        We have also entered into an Administration Agreement with Prospect Administration, LLC ("Prospect Administration") under which Prospect Administration, among other things, provides (or arranges for the provision of) administrative services and facilities for us. For providing these services, we reimburse Prospect Administration for our allocable portion of overhead incurred by Prospect Administration in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the costs of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and his staff. For the years ended June 30, 2013, 2012 and 2011, the reimbursement was approximately $8,737, $6,848 and $4,979, respectively. Under this agreement, Prospect Administration furnishes us with office facilities, equipment and clerical, bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities. Prospect Administration also performs, or oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which include, among other things, being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, Prospect Administration assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. Under the Administration Agreement, Prospect Administration also provides on our behalf managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which we are required to provide such assistance. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days' written notice to the other party. Prospect Administration is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser.

        The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, Prospect Administration and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Prospect Administration's services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as administrator for us.

Managerial Assistance

        As a business development company, we offer, and must provide upon request, managerial assistance to certain of our portfolio companies. This assistance could involve, among other things, monitoring the operations of our portfolio companies, participating in board and management meetings, consulting with and advising officers of portfolio companies and providing other organizational and financial guidance. As of June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2012, $1,291 and $165 of managerial assistance fees remain on the consolidated statements of assets and liabilities as a payable to the Administrator for reimbursement of its cost in providing such assistance.

Note 13. Litigation

        From time to time, we may become involved in various investigations, claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business. These matters may relate to intellectual property, employment, tax, regulation, contract or other matters. The resolution of these matters as they arise

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 13. Litigation (Continued)

will be subject to various uncertainties and, even if such claims are without merit, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. We are not aware of any such material litigation as of the date of this report.

Note 14. Financial Highlights

 
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2013
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2012
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2011
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2010
  Year
Ended
June 30,
2009
 

Per Share Data(1):

                               

Net asset value at beginning of period

  $ 10.83   $ 10.36   $ 10.30   $ 12.40   $ 14.55  

Net investment income

    1.57     1.63     1.10     1.13     1.87  

Realized (loss) gain

    (0.13 )   0.32     0.19     (0.87 )   (1.24 )

Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation

    (0.37 )   (0.28 )   0.09     0.07     0.48  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets as a result of public offering

    0.13     0.04     (0.08 )   (0.85 )   (2.11 )

Net increase in net assets as a result of shares issued for Patriot acquisition

                0.12      

Dividends to shareholders

    (1.31 )   (1.24 )   (1.24 )   (1.70 )   (1.15 )
                       

Net asset value at end of period

  $ 10.72   $ 10.83   $ 10.36   $ 10.30   $ 12.40  
                       

Per share market value at end of period

  $ 10.80   $ 11.39   $ 10.11   $ 9.65   $ 9.20  

Total return based on market value(2)

    6.24 %   27.21 %   17.22 %   17.66 %   (18.60 )%

Total return based on net asset value(2)

    10.91 %   18.03 %   12.54 %   (6.82 )%   (0.61 )%

Shares outstanding at end of period

    247,836,965     139,633,870     107,606,690     69,086,862     42,943,084  

Average weighted shares outstanding for period

    207,069,971     114,394,554     85,978,757     59,429,222     31,559,905  

Ratio / Supplemental Data:

                               

Net assets at end of period (in thousands)

  $ 2,656,494   $ 1,511,974   $ 1,114,357   $ 711,424   $ 532,596  

Portfolio turnover rate

    29.24 %   29.06 %   27.63 %   21.61 %   4.99 %

Annualized ratio of operating expenses to average net assets

    11.50 %   10.73 %   8.47 %   7.54 %   9.03 %

Annualized ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    14.86 %   14.92 %   10.60 %   10.69 %   13.14 %

(1)
Financial highlights are based on weighted average shares.

(2)
Total return based on market value is based on the change in market price per share between the opening and ending market prices per share in each period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan. Total return based on net asset value is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share in each period and assumes that dividends are reinvested in accordance with our dividend reinvestment plan.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 15. Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

 
  Investment Income   Net Investment
Income
  Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gains (Losses)
  Net Increase
(Decrease)
in Net Assets from
Operations
 
Quarter Ended
  Total   Per Share(1)   Total   Per Share(1)   Total   Per Share(1)   Total   Per Share(1)  

September 30, 2010

    35,212     0.47     20,995     0.28     4,585     0.06     25,580     0.34  

December 31, 2010

    33,300     0.40     19,080     0.23     12,861     0.16     31,940     0.38  

March 31, 2011

    44,573     0.51     23,956     0.27     9,803     0.11     33,759     0.38  

June 30, 2011

    56,391     0.58     30,190     0.31     (3,232 )   (0.03 )   26,959     0.28  

September 30, 2011

   
55,342
   
0.51
   
27,877
   
0.26
   
12,023
   
0.11
   
39,900
   
0.37
 

December 31, 2011

    67,263     0.61     36,508     0.33     27,984     0.26     64,492     0.59  

March 31, 2012

    95,623     0.84     58,072     0.51     (7,863 )   (0.07 )   50,209     0.44  

June 30, 2012

    102,682     0.82     64,227     0.52     (27,924 )   (0.22 )   36,303     0.29  

September 30, 2012

   
123,636
   
0.76
   
74,027
   
0.46
   
(26,778

)
 
(0.17

)
 
47,249
   
0.29
 

December 31, 2012

    166,035     0.85     99,216     0.51     (52,727 )   (0.27 )   46,489     0.24  

March 31, 2013

    120,195     0.53     59,585     0.26     (15,156 )   (0.07 )   44,429     0.20  

June 30, 2013

    166,470     0.68     92,096     0.38     (9,407 )   (0.04 )   82,689     0.34  

(1)
Per share amounts are calculated using weighted average shares during period.

(2)
As adjusted for increase in earnings from Patriot.

Note 16. Subsequent Events

        During the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013, we issued $58,607 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $57,344. In addition, we sold $7,682 in aggregate principal amount of our Prospect Capital InterNotes® for net proceeds of $7,513 with expected closing on August 22, 2013.

        During the period from July 1, 2013 to August 21, 2013, we sold 9,818,907 shares of our common stock at an average price of $10.97 per share, and raised $107,725 of gross proceeds, under the ATM Program. Net proceeds were $106,822 after commissions to the broker-dealer on shares sold and offering costs.

        On July 1, 2013, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. repaid the $5,000 loan receivable to us.

        On July 9, 2013, Southern Management Corporation repaid the $17,565 loan receivable to us.

        On July 12, 2013, we provided $11,000 of secured second lien financing to Water PIK, Inc., a leader in developing innovative personal and oral healthcare products.

        On July 23, 2013, we made a $2,000 investment in Carolina Beverage Group, LLC ("Carolina Beverage"), a contract beverage manufacturer.

        On July 24, 2013, we sold our $2,000 investment in Carolina Beverage and realized a gain of $45 on this investment.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

Note 16. Subsequent Events (Continued)

        On July 26, 2013, we made a $2,000 follow-on senior secured debt investment in Spartan Energy Services, LLC, a leading provider of thru tubing and flow control services to oil and gas companies.

        On July 26, 2013, we made a $20,000 follow-on secured second lien investment in Royal Adhesives & Sealants, LLC ("Royal"), a leading producer of proprietary, high-performance adhesives and sealants.

        On July 31, 2013, we made a $5,100 follow-on investment in Coverall North America, Inc., a leading franchiser of commercial cleaning businesses.

        On July 31, 2013, Royal repaid the $28,364 subordinated unsecured loan receivable to us.

        On July 31, 2013, Cargo Airport Services USA, LLC repaid the $43,399 loan receivable to us.

        On August 1, 2013, Medical Security Card Company, LLC repaid the $13,214 loan receivable to us.

        On August 2, 2013, we made an investment of $44,100 to purchase 90% of the subordinated notes in CIFC Funding 2013-III, Ltd.

        On August 2, 2013, we funded a recapitalization of CP Energy Services, Inc. ("CP Energy") with $81,273 of debt and $12,741 of equity financing. Through the recapitalization, we acquired a controlling interest in CP Energy for $73,009 in cash and 1,918,342 unregistered shares of our common stock. After the financing, we received repayment of the $18,991 loan previously outstanding.

        On August 12, 2013, we provided $80,000 in senior secured loans and a senior secured revolving loan facility, of which $70,000 was funded at closing, for the recapitalization of Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., owner of Zicam, a leading developer and marketer of OTC cold remedy products under the Zicam brand.

        On August 14, 2013, we announced the revised conversion rate on the 2018 Notes of 82.8631 shares of common stock per $1 principal amount of 2018 Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $12.07.

        On August 15, 2013, we announced an increase of $15,000 to our commitments to our credit facility. The commitments to the credit facility now stand at $567,500.

        On August 15, 2013, we made a $14,000 follow-on investment in Totes Isotoner Corporation, a leading designer, distributer and retailer of high quality, branded functional accessories.

        On August 21, 2013, we announced the declaration of monthly dividends in the following amounts and with the following dates:

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

        None.

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures.

        As of June 30, 2013, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 1934 Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of such possible controls and procedures.

Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

        Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to assets of the Company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Management performed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013 based upon criteria in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). Based on our assessment, management determined that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective as of June 30, 2012 based on the criteria on Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

        Our management's assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013 has been audited by BDO USA, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which appears herein.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Board of Directors and Shareholders
Prospect Capital Corporation
New York, New York

        We have audited Prospect Capital Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Prospect Capital Corporation's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying "Item 9A, Report of Management on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting". Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

        We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

        Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

        In our opinion, Prospect Capital Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2013, based on the COSO criteria.

        We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated statement of assets and liabilities of Prospect Capital Corporation as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended June 30, 2013, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended June 30, 2013, and our report dated August 21, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ BDO USA, LLP
New York, New York
August 21, 2013

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Item 9B.    Other Information

        None.


PART III

        We will file a definitive Proxy Statement for our 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or the 2013 Proxy Statement, with the SEC, pursuant to Regulation 14A, not later than 120 days after the end of our fiscal year. Accordingly, certain information required by Part III has been omitted under General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K. Only those sections of the 2013 Proxy Statement that specifically address the items set forth herein are incorporated by reference.

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

        Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires the Company's directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of the Company's common stock to file reports of ownership and changes in ownership with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). To the Company's knowledge, during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2013, the Company's officers, directors and greater than 10% stockholders had complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.

        The information required by Item 10 is hereby incorporated by reference from our 2013 Proxy Statement.

Code of Ethics

        We and Prospect Capital Management have each adopted a code of ethics pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the 1940 Act that establishes procedures for personal investments and restricts certain personal securities transactions. Personnel subject to each code may invest in securities for their personal investment accounts, including securities that may be purchased or held by us, so long as such investments are made in accordance with the code's requirements. For information on how to obtain a copy of each code of ethics, see "Available Information" in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation.

        The information required by Item 11 is hereby incorporated by reference from our 2013 Proxy Statement.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

        The information required by Item 12 is hereby incorporated by reference from our 2013 Proxy Statement.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

        The information required by Item 13 is hereby incorporated by reference from our 2013 Proxy Statement.

Item 14.    Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

        The information required by Item 14 is hereby incorporated by reference from our 2013 Proxy Statement.

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PART IV

Item 15    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

        The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

  3.1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement(1)

 

3.2

 

Amended and Restated Bylaws(2)

 

4.1

 

Form of Share Certificate(3)

 

10.1

 

Investment Advisory Agreement between the Registrant and Prospect Capital Management LLC(3)

 

10.2

 

Administration Agreement between the Registrant and Prospect Administration LLC(3)

 

10.3

 

Dividend Reinvestment Plan(3)

 

10.4

 

License Agreement between the Registrant and Prospect Capital Management LLC(3)

 

10.5

 

Transfer Agency and Service Agreement(4)

 

10.6

 

Master Purchase and Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2012, by and among the Registrant, First Tower Corp., certain other entities related to the Registrant and certain shareholders of First Tower Corp.(5)

 

10.7

 

Fourth Amended and Restated Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated March 27, 2012, among Prospect Capital Funding LLC, the Registrant, the lenders from time to time party thereto, the managing agents from time to time party thereto, Key Equipment Finance Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada as Syndication Agents, U.S. Bank National Association as Calculation Agent, Paying Agent and Documentation Agent, Key Equipment Finance Inc. as Facility Agent, and Key Equipment Finance Inc. as Structuring Agent, Sole Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner(6)

 

10.8

 

Indenture dated as of December 21, 2010 relating to the 6.25% Senior Convertible Notes, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee(7)

 

10.9

 

Form of 6.25% Senior Convertible Note due 2015(8)

 

10.10

 

Indenture dated as of February 18, 2011 relating to the 5.50% Senior Convertible Notes, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee(9)

 

10.11

 

Form of 5.50% Senior Convertible Note due 2016(10)

 

10.12

 

Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Trustee(11)

 

10.13

 

First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 1, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Trustee(11)

 

10.14

 

Form of 7.00% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.13)(11)

 

10.15

 

Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 8, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Trustee(12)

 

10.16

 

Form of 6.900% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.15)(12)

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  10.17   Joinder Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 8, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Original Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Series Trustee(12)

 

10.18

 

Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee(13)

 

10.19

 

Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 5, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(14)

 

10.20

 

Form of 6.850% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.19)(14)

 

10.21

 

Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 12, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(15)

 

10.22

 

Form of 6.700% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.21)(15)

 

10.23

 

Indenture dated as of April 16, 2012 relating to the 5.375% Senior Convertible Notes, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee(16)

 

10.24

 

Form of 5.375% Senior Convertible Note due 2017(17)

 

10.25

 

Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 26, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(18)

 

10.26

 

Form of 6.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.25)(18)

 

10.27

 

Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(19)

 

10.28

 

Form of Global Note 6.95% Senior Note due 2022(20)

 

10.29

 

Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 14, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(21)

 

10.30

 

Form of 6.950% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2022 (included as part of Exhibit 10.29)(21)

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  10.31   Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 28, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(22)

 

10.32

 

Form of 6.550% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.31)(22)

 

10.33

 

Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 6, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(23)

 

10.34

 

Form of 6.450% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.33)(23)

 

10.35

 

Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 12, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(24)

 

10.36

 

Form of 6.350% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.35)(24)

 

10.37

 

Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 19, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(25)

 

10.38

 

Form of 6.300% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.37)(25)

 

10.39

 

Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of July 26, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(26)

 

10.40

 

Form of 6.200% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.39)(26)

 

10.41

 

Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 2, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(27)

 

10.42

 

Form of 6.150% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.41)(27)

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  10.43   Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 9, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(28)

 

10.44

 

Form of 6.150% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.43)(28)

 

10.45

 

Indenture dated as of August 14, 2012 relating to the 5.75% Senior Convertible Notes, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee(29)

 

10.46

 

Form of 5.75% Senior Convertible Note due 2018(30)

 

10.47

 

Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 16, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(31)

 

10.48

 

Form of 6.100% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.47)(31)

 

10.49

 

Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of August 23, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(32)

 

10.50

 

Form of 6.050% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.49)(32)

 

10.51

 

Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 7, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(33)

 

10.52

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.51)(33)

 

10.53

 

Seventeenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 13, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(34)

 

10.54

 

Form of 5.950% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.53)(34)

 

10.55

 

Eighteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 20, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(35)

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  10.56   Form of 5.900% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.55)(35)

 

10.57

 

Nineteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 27, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(36)

 

10.58

 

Form of 5.850% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.57)(36)

 

10.59

 

Twentieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of October 4, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(37)

 

10.60

 

Form of 5.700% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.59)(37)

 

10.61

 

Twenty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 23, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(38)

 

10.62

 

Form of 5.125% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.61)(38)

 

10.63

 

Twenty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 23, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(38)

 

10.64

 

Form of 6.625% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.63)(38)

 

10.65

 

Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 29, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(39)

 

10.66

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.65)(39)

 

10.67

 

Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 29, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(39)

 

10.68

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2032 (included as part of Exhibit 10.67)(39)

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  10.69   Twenty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 29, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(39)

 

10.70

 

Form of 6.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.69)(39)

 

10.71

 

Twenty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 6, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(40)

 

10.72

 

Form of 4.875% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.71)(40)

 

10.73

 

Twenty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 6, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(40)

 

10.74

 

Form of 5.625% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2032 (included as part of Exhibit 10.73)(40)

 

10.75

 

Twenty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 6, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(40)

 

10.76

 

Form of 6.375% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.75)(40)

 

10.77

 

Twenty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 13, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(41)

 

10.78

 

Form of 4.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.77)(41)

 

10.79

 

Thirtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 13, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(41)

 

10.80

 

Form of 5.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2030 (included as part of Exhibit 10.79)(41)

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  10.81   Thirty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 13, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(41)

 

10.82

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.81)(41)

 

10.83

 

Thirty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 20, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(42)

 

10.84

 

Form of 4.625% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.83)(42)

 

10.85

 

Thirty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 20, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(42)

 

10.86

 

Form of 5.125% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2030 (included as part of Exhibit 10.85)(42)

 

10.87

 

Thirty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 20, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(42)

 

10.88

 

Form of 6.125% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.87)(42)

 

10.89

 

Indenture dated as of December 21, 2012, by and between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Trustee(43)

 

10.90

 

Form of Global Note 5.875% Convertible Senior Note Due 2019(44)

 

10.91

 

Thirty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 28, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(45)

 

10.92

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2019 (included as part of Exhibit 10.91)(45)

 

10.93

 

Thirty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 28, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(45)

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  10.94   Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2030 (included as part of Exhibit 10.93)(45)

 

10.95

 

Thirty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 28, 2012, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(45)

 

10.96

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2042 (included as part of Exhibit 10.95)(45)

 

10.97

 

Thirty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(46)

 

10.98

 

Form of 4.375% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.97)(46)

 

10.99

 

Thirty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(46)

 

10.100

 

Form of 4.875% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.99)(46)

 

10.101

 

Fortieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(46)

 

10.102

 

Form of 5.875% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.101)(46)

 

10.103

 

Forty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 10, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(47)

 

10.104

 

Form of 4.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.103)(47)

 

10.105

 

Forty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 10, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(47)

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  10.106   Form of 4.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.105)(47)

 

10.107

 

Forty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 10, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(47)

 

10.108

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.107)(47)

 

10.109

 

Forty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 17, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(48)

 

10.110

 

Form of 4.125% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.109)(48)

 

10.111

 

Forty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 17, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(48)

 

10.112

 

Form of 4.625% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.111)(48)

 

10.113

 

Forty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 17, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(48)

 

10.114

 

Form of 5.625% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.113)(48)

 

10.115

 

Custody Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2013 by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association(60)

 

10.116

 

Forty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(49)

 

10.117

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.116)(49)

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  10.118   Forty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(49)

 

10.119

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.118)(49)

 

10.120

 

Forty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(49)

 

10.121

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.120)(49)

 

10.122

 

Fiftieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(50)

 

10.123

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.122)(50)

 

10.124

 

Fifty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(50)

 

10.125

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.124)(50)

 

10.126

 

Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of January 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(50)

 

10.127

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.126)(50)

 

10.128

 

Fifty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(51)

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  10.129   Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.128)(51)

 

10.130

 

Fifty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(51)

 

10.131

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.130)(51)

 

10.132

 

Fifty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(51)

 

10.133

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.132)(51)

 

10.134

 

Fifty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 22, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(52)

 

10.135

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.134)(52)

 

10.136

 

Fifty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 22, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(52)

 

10.137

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.136)(52)

 

10.138

 

Fifty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 22, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(52)

 

10.139

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.138)(52)

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  10.140   Fifty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(53)

 

10.141

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.140)(53)

 

10.142

 

Sixtieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(53)

 

10.143

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.142)(53)

 

10.144

 

Sixty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of February 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(53)

 

10.145

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.144)(53)

 

10.146

 

Sixty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(54)

 

10.147

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.146)(54)

 

10.148

 

Sixty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(54)

 

10.149

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.148)(54)

 

10.150

 

Sixty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 7, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(54)

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  10.151   Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.150)(54)

 

10.152

 

Sixty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(55)

 

10.153

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.152)(55)

 

10.154

 

Sixty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(55)

 

10.155

 

Form of 4.125% to 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.154)(55)

 

10.156

 

Sixty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(55)

 

10.157

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.156)(55)

 

10.158

 

Sixty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 14, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(55)

 

10.159

 

Form of Floating Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2023 (included as part of Exhibit 10.158)(55)

 

10.160

 

Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 15, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(56)

 

10.161

 

Form of Global Note 5.875% Senior Note due 2023(57)

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  10.162   Sixty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(58)

 

10.163

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.162)(58)

 

10.164

 

Seventieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(58)

 

10.165

 

Form of 4.125% to 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.164)(58)

 

10.166

 

Seventy-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(58)

 

10.167

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.166)(58)

 

10.168

 

Seventy-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 21, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(58)

 

10.169

 

Form of Floating Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2023 (included as part of Exhibit 10.168)(58)

 

10.170

 

Seventy-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(59)

 

10.171

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.170)(59)

 

10.172

 

Seventy-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(59)

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  10.173   Form of 4.125% to 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.172)(59)

 

10.174

 

Seventy-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(59)

 

10.175

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.174)(59)

 

10.176

 

Seventy-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 28, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(59)

 

10.177

 

Form of Floating Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2023 (included as part of Exhibit 10.176)(59)

 

10.178

 

Seventy-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(61)

 

10.179

 

Form of 4.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.178)(61)

 

10.180

 

Seventy-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(61)

 

10.181

 

Form of 4.625% to 6.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.180)(61)

 

10.182

 

Seventy-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(61)

 

10.183

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.182)(61)

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  10.184   Eightieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 4, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(61)

 

10.185

 

Form of Floating Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2023 (included as part of Exhibit 10.184)(61)

 

10.186

 

Eighty-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 11, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(62)

 

10.187

 

Form of 4.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.186)(62)

 

10.188

 

Eighty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 11, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(62)

 

10.189

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.188)(62)

 

10.190

 

Eighty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 11, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(62)

 

10.191

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.190)(62)

 

10.192

 

Eighty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 11, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(62)

 

10.193

 

Form of Floating Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2023 (included as part of Exhibit 10.192)(62)

 

10.194

 

Eighty-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 18, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(63)

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  10.195   Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.194)(63)

 

10.196

 

Eighty-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 18, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(63)

 

10.197

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.196)(63)

 

10.198

 

Eighty-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 18, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(63)

 

10.199

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.198)(63)

 

10.200

 

Eighty-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(64)

 

10.201

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.200)(64)

 

10.202

 

Eighty-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(64)

 

10.203

 

Form of 5.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.202)(64)

 

10.204

 

Ninetieth Supplemental Indenture dated as of April 25, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(64)

 

10.205

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.204)(64)

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  10.206   Ninety-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 2, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(65)

 

10.207

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.206)(65)

 

10.208

 

Ninety-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 2, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(65)

 

10.209

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.208)(65)

 

10.210

 

Ninety-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 2, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(65)

 

10.211

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.210)(65)

 

10.212

 

Ninety-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 9, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(66)

 

10.213

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.212)(66)

 

10.214

 

Ninety-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 9, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(66)

 

10.215

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.214)(66)

 

10.216

 

Ninety-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 9, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(66)

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  10.217   Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.216)(66)

 

10.218

 

Ninety-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(67)

 

10.219

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.218)(67)

 

10.220

 

Ninety-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(67)

 

10.221

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.220)(67)

 

10.222

 

Ninety-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(67)

 

10.223

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.222)(67)

 

10.224

 

One Hundredth Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 23, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(67)

 

10.225

 

Form of 5.000% to 7.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2028 (included as part of Exhibit 10.224)(67)

 

10.226

 

One Hundred-First Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(68)

 

10.227

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.226)(68)

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  10.228   One Hundred-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(68)

 

10.229

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.228)(68)

 

10.230

 

One Hundred-Third Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 31, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(68)

 

10.231

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.230)(68)

 

10.232

 

One Hundred-Fourth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 6, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(69)

 

10.233

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.232)(69)

 

10.234

 

One Hundred-Fifth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 6, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(69)

 

10.235

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.234)(69)

 

10.236

 

One Hundred-Sixth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 6, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(69)

 

10.237

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.236)(69)

 

10.238

 

One Hundred-Seventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 6, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(69)

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  10.239   Form of 5.000% to 7.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2028 (included as part of Exhibit 10.238)(69)

 

10.240

 

One Hundred-Eighth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 13, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(70)

 

10.241

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.240)(70)

 

10.242

 

One Hundred-Ninth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 13, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(70)

 

10.243

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.242)(70)

 

10.244

 

One Hundred-Tenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 13, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(70)

 

10.245

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.244)(70)

 

10.246

 

One Hundred-Eleventh Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(71)

 

10.247

 

Form of 5.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.246)(71)

 

10.248

 

One Hundred-Twelfth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(71)

 

10.249

 

Form of 5.750% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.248)(71)

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  10.250   One Hundred-Thirteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 20, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(71)

 

10.251

 

Form of 6.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.250)(71)

 

10.252

 

One Hundred-Fourteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 27, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(72)

 

10.253

 

Form of 5.250% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2020 (included as part of Exhibit 10.252)(72)

 

10.254

 

One Hundred-Fifteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 27, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(72)

 

10.255

 

Form of 6.000% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2031 (included as part of Exhibit 10.254)(72)

 

10.256

 

One Hundred-Sixteenth Supplemental Indenture dated as of June 27, 2013, to the Indenture dated as of February 16, 2012, as amended by that certain Agreement of Resignation, Appointment and Acceptance dated as of March 12, 2012, by and among the Registrant, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Retiring Trustee, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Successor Trustee, by and between the Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee(72)

 

10.257

 

Form of 6.500% Prospect Capital InterNote® due 2043 (included as part of Exhibit 10.256)(72)

 

10.258

 

Custody Agreement, dated as of April 24, 2013 by and between the Registrant and Israel Discount Bank of New York Ltd.*

 

11

 

Computation of Per Share Earnings (included in the notes to the financial statements contained in this report)

 

12

 

Computation of Ratios (included in the notes to the financial statements contained in this report)

 

14

 

Code of Ethics*

 

21

 

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained in this annual report)

 

22.1

 

Proxy Statement(73)

 

22.2

 

Published report regarding matters submitted to vote of security holders(74)

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  31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended*

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)*

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)*

*
Filed herewith.

(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on July 30, 2012.

(2)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on August 26, 2011.

(3)
Incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 6, 2004.

(4)
Incorporated by reference from Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 23, 2004.

(5)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on March 21, 2012.

(6)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2012.

(7)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2010.

(8)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2010.

(9)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2011.

(10)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on February 18, 2011.

(11)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 1, 2012.

(12)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 8, 2012.

(13)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 14, 2012.

(14)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 5, 2012.

(15)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 12, 2012.

(16)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2012.

(17)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2012.

(18)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 26, 2012.

(19)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2012.

(20)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on May 7, 2012.

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(21)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 14, 2012.

(22)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 28, 2012.

(23)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 6, 2012.

(24)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 12, 2012.

(25)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 15 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 19, 2012.

(26)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on July 26, 2012.

(27)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on August 2, 2012.

(28)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on August 9, 2012.

(29)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2012.

(30)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on August 14, 2012.

(31)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on August 16, 2012.

(32)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 20 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on August 23, 2012.

(33)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on September 7, 2012.

(34)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on September 13, 2012.

(35)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on September 20, 2012.

(36)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on September 27, 2012.

(37)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on October 4, 2012.

(38)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on November 23, 2012.

(39)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on November 29, 2012.

(40)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on December 6, 2012.

(41)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on December 13, 2012.

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(42)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 6 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on December 20, 2012.

(43)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2012.

(44)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2012.

(45)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on December 28, 2012.

(46)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on January 4, 2013.

(47)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 10 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on January 10, 2013.

(48)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on January 17, 2013.

(49)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 12 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on January 25, 2013.

(50)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 13 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on January 31, 2013.

(51)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 14 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on February 7, 2013.

(52)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 16 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on February 22, 2013.

(53)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 17 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on February 28, 2013.

(54)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 18 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 7, 2013.

(55)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 19 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 14, 2013.

(56)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2013.

(57)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2013.

(58)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 21 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 21, 2013.

(59)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 22 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on March 28, 2013.

(60)
Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 6, 2013.

(61)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 23 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 4, 2013.

(62)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 24 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 11, 2013.

(63)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 18, 2013.

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(64)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on April 25, 2013.

(65)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 27 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on May 2, 2013.

(66)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 29 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on May 9, 2013.

(67)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 30 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on May 23, 2013.

(68)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 31 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on May 31, 2013.

(69)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 32 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 6, 2013.

(70)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 33 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 13, 2013.

(71)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 34 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 20, 2013.

(72)
Incorporated by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 35 to the Registrant's Registration Statement, filed on June 27, 2013.

(73)
Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Proxy Statement filed on September 10, 2012.

(74)
Incorporated by reference to Item 5.07 of the Registrant's Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2012.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized August 21, 2013.

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION    

By:

 

/s/ JOHN F. BARRY III

John F. Barry III
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board

 

 

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE
 
TITLE
 
DATE

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ JOHN F. BARRY III

John F. Barry, III
  Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, Director   August 21, 2013

/s/ BRIAN H. OSWALD

Brian H. Oswald

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

August 21, 2013

/s/ M. GRIER ELIASEK

M. Grier Eliasek

 

President, Chief Operations Officer, Director

 

August 21, 2013

/s/ ANDREW C. COOPER

Andrew C. Cooper

 

Director

 

August 21, 2013

/s/ WILLIAM J. GREMP

William J. Gremp

 

Director

 

August 21, 2013

/s/ EUGENE S. STARK

Eugene S. Stark

 

Director

 

August 21, 2013

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