EX-99.3 12 feb2023n-2ex993.htm EX-99.3 Document
Exhibit 99.3

The information in this [preliminary] prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. This [preliminary] prospectus supplement is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED                         , 202
 
[FORM OF [PRELIMINARY] PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FUTURE DEBT SECURITIES OFFERINGS](1)
 
[PRELIMINARY] PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus dated                         , 202    )
 
$           
 
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% [Insert ranking/conversion information] Notes due
 

 
We are offering $             in aggregate principal amount of         % [Insert ranking/conversion information] notes due             , which we refer to as the Notes. [Insert relevant information regarding interest payments, redemption, etc.]
 
Prospect Capital Corporation is a financial services company that lends to and invests in middle market, privately-held companies. We are organized as an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Prospect Capital Management L.P. manages our investments and Prospect Administration LLC provides the administrative services necessary for us to operate.
 
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain important information you should know before investing in our securities. Please read it before you invest and keep it for future reference. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the “SEC.” This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, NY 10016 or by telephone at (212) 448-0702. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov where such information is available without charge upon written or oral request. Our internet website address is www.prospectstreet.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus.
 
Investing in the Notes involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page S-  of this prospectus supplement and page      of the accompanying prospectus, including the risk of leverage.
 
The SEC has not approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

  Per Note Total
Public offering price $  $
Sales Load (underwriting discounts and commissions) $  $
Proceeds to Prospect Capital Corporation, before expenses(1) $  $
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(1)                                 Before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us of approximately $            .



 
[The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional $             total aggregate principal amount of Notes offered hereby, less the sales load (underwriting discounts and commissions), within                      days from the date of this prospectus supplement [solely to cover over-allotments]. If the [over-allotment] option is exercised in full, the total public offering price will be $            , and the total sales load (underwriting discounts and commissions) will be $            . The proceeds to us would be $            , before deducting estimated offering expenses payable by us of approximately $            .]
 
THE NOTES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY.
 
Delivery of the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company will be made on or about          , 202  .
 
 
Prospectus Supplement dated                            , 202
 
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(1)                                 In addition to the sections outlined in this form of prospectus supplement, each prospectus supplement actually used in connection with an offering conducted pursuant to the registration statement to which this form of prospectus supplement is attached will be updated to include such other information as may then be required to be disclosed therein pursuant to applicable law or regulation as in effect as of the date of each such prospectus supplement, including, without limitation, information particular to the terms of each security offered thereby and any related risk factors or tax considerations pertaining thereto. This form of prospectus supplement is intended only to provide a rough approximation of the nature and type of disclosure that may appear in any actual prospectus supplement used for the purposes of offering securities pursuant to the registration statement to which this form of prospectus supplement is attached, and is not intended to and does not contain all of the information that would appear is any such actual prospectus supplement, and should not be used or relied upon in connection with any offer or sale of securities.
 

 
 




INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
This prospectus supplement is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. Pursuant to the Small Business Credit Availability Act, we are allowed to “incorporate by reference” the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus supplement the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), including any filings on or after the date of this prospectus supplement from the date of filing (excluding any information furnished, rather than filed), until we have sold all of the offered securities to which this prospectus relates or the offering is otherwise terminated. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus supplement. Any statement in a document incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement will be deemed to be automatically modified or superseded to the extent a statement contained in (1) this prospectus supplement or (2) any other subsequently filed document that is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement modifies or supersedes such statement. The documents incorporated by reference herein include:
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 202 filed with the SEC on , 20 ;
our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended , 20 filed with the SEC on , 20 ;
our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on , 20 ;
our definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on , 20 ; and
the description of our common stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-50691) filed with the SEC on April 16, 2004, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering registered hereby.
To obtain copies of these filings, see “Available Information” in this prospectus supplement. We will also provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus supplement is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents that have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus. You should direct requests for documents by writing to:
[Investor Relations
10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (212) 448-0702]

This prospectus supplement is also available on our website at http://www.prospectstreet.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and should not be considered to be part of this prospectus supplement or accompanying prospectus.




FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 202 , 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, including this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, may contain forward- looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “1934 Act,” which involve substantial 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 not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, our beliefs, and our assumptions. Words such 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 variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. 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. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:
 
our future operating results,
 
our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies,
 
the impact of investments that we expect to make,
 
our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties,

the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest,
 
the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives,

difficulty in obtaining financing or raising capital, especially in the current credit and equity environment,
 
the level and volatility of prevailing interest rates and credit spreads, magnified by the current turmoil in the credit markets,

adverse developments in the availability of desirable loan and investment opportunities whether they are due to competition, regulation or otherwise,

a compression of the yield on our investments and the cost of our liabilities, as well as the level of leverage available to us,

our regulatory structure and tax treatment, including our ability to operate as a business development company and a regulated investment company,

the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital,

the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies,

the ability of our investment adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments,
 
authoritative generally accepted accounting principles or policy changes from such standard setting bodies as the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Internal Revenue Service, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and other authorities that we are subject to, as well as their counterparts in any foreign jurisdictions where we might do business, and

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the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and in our filings with the SEC.
 
Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. Important assumptions include our ability to originate new loans and investments, certain margins and levels of profitability and the availability of additional capital. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, respectively, should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These risks and uncertainties include those described or identified in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, respectively. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, as applicable. These forward-looking statements do not meet the safe harbor for forward-looking statements pursuant to Section 27A of the 1933 Act.
 
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the Underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with information that is different from that contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not, and the Underwriters are not, making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates. Our business, financial condition and results of operations may have changed since those dates. This prospectus supplement supersedes the accompanying prospectus to the extent it contains information that is different from or in addition to the information in that prospectus.
 


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
Prospectus Summary S-1
Specific Terms Of The Notes And The Offering S-3
Risk Factors S-3
Use Of Proceeds S-3
Capitalization S-4
Supplement to Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations S-5
Underwriting S-5
Legal Matters S-7
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm S-7
Available Information S-7
 
PROSPECTUS
 
[Insert table of contents from base prospectus.]
 


 
 

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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
    This summary highlights some information from this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, and it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the terms of the the Notes offered hereby, you should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully. Together, these documents describe the specific terms of the Notes we are offering. You should carefully read the sections titled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus and the documents identified in the section “Available Information.”
    The terms “we,” “us,” “our” and “Company,” refer to Prospect Capital Corporation; “Prospect Capital Management,” “Investment Advisor” and “PCM” refer to Prospect Capital Management L.P.; and “Prospect Administration” and the “Administrator” refer to Prospect Administration LLC.
The Company
Prospect Capital Corporation is a financial services company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. We are a closed-end investment company incorporated in Maryland. We have elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). As a BDC, we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). We were organized on April 13, 2004 and were funded in an initial public offering completed on July 27, 2004. We are one of the largest BDCs with approximately $     billion of total assets as of June 30, 202    .

We are externally managed by our investment adviser, Prospect Capital Management. Prospect Administration, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Investment Adviser, provides administrative services and facilities necessary for us to operate.

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 revolving credit facility at PCF. Our wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Small Business Lending, LLC (“PSBL”) was formed on January 27, 2014 and purchases small business whole loans on a recurring basis from online small business loan originators, including On Deck Capital, Inc. (“OnDeck”). On September 30, 2014, we formed a wholly-owned subsidiary Prospect Yield Corporation, LLC (“PYC”) and effective October 23, 2014, PYC holds our investments in collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). Each of these subsidiaries have been consolidated since operations commenced.

We currently have nine strategies that guide our origination of investment opportunities: (1) lending to companies controlled by private equity sponsors, (2) lending to companies not controlled by private equity sponsors, (3) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to operating companies, (4) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to financial services companies, (5) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to real estate companies, (6) purchasing controlling equity positions and lending to aircraft leasing companies, (7) investing in structured credit, (8) investing in syndicated debt and (9) investing in consumer and small business loans and asset-backed securitizations. We may also invest in other strategies and opportunities from time to time that we view as attractive. We continue to evaluate other origination strategies in the ordinary course of business with no specific top-down allocation to any single origination strategy.

Lending to Companies Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make agented loans to companies which are controlled by private equity sponsors. This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or unsecured loans. These loans typically have equity subordinate to our loan position. Historically, this strategy has comprised approximately 40%-60% of our portfolio.

Lending to Companies not Controlled by Private Equity Sponsors - We make loans to companies which are not controlled by private equity sponsors, such as companies that are controlled by the management team, the founder, a family or public shareholders. This origination strategy may have less competition to provide debt financing than the private-equity-sponsor origination strategy because such company financing needs are not easily addressed by banks and often require more diligence preparation. This origination strategy can result in investments with higher returns or lower leverage than the private-equity sponsor origination strategy. Historically, this strategy has comprised up to approximately 15% of our portfolio.

Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Operating Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and controlling equity positions in non-financial-services operating companies. We believe that we can provide enhanced certainty of closure and liquidity to sellers and we look for management to continue on in their current roles. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.

Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Financial Services Companies - This strategy involves purchasing yield-producing debt and control equity investments in financial services companies, including consumer direct
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lending, subprime auto lending and other strategies. These investments are often structured in tax-efficient partnerships, enhancing returns. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-15% of our portfolio.

Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Real Estate Companies - We purchase debt and controlling equity positions in tax-efficient real estate investment trusts (“REIT” or “REITs”). National Property REIT Corp.’s (“NPRC”), an operating company and the surviving entity of the May 23, 2016 merger with APRC and UPRC, real estate investments are in various classes of developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields, including multi-family properties, student housing, and self-storage. NPRC seeks to identify properties that have historically significant occupancy rates and recurring cash flow generation. NPRC generally co-invests with established and experienced property management teams that manage such properties after acquisition. Additionally, NPRC purchases loans originated by certain consumer loan facilitators. It purchases each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”). The borrowers are consumers, and the loans are typically serviced by the facilitators of the loans. This investment strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our business.

Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Aircraft Leasing Companies - We invest in debt as well as equity in companies with aircraft assets subject to commercial leases to airlines across the globe. We believe that these investments can present attractive return opportunities due to cash flow consistency from long-term leases coupled with hard asset residual value. We believe that these investment companies seek to deliver risk-adjusted returns with strong downside protection by analyzing relative value characteristics across a variety of aircraft types and vintages. This strategy historically has comprised less than 5% of our portfolio.

Investing in Structured Credit - We make investments in CLOs, often taking a significant position in the subordinated interests (equity) and debt of the CLOs. The underlying portfolio of each CLO investment is diversified across approximately 100 to 200 broadly syndicated loans and does not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, or consumer-based credit assets. The CLOs in which we invest are managed by established collateral management teams with many years of experience in the industry. This strategy has comprised approximately 10%-20% of our portfolio.

Investing in Syndicated Debt - On a primary or secondary basis, we purchase primarily senior and secured loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a club or syndicate of buyers. These investments are often purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook, and we often look to provide significant input to the transaction by providing anchoring orders. This strategy has comprised approximately 5%-10% of our portfolio.

Investing in Consumer and Small Business Loans and Asset-Backed Securitizations - We purchase loans originated by certain consumer and small-and-medium-sized business (“SME”) loan facilitators. We generally purchase each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”) and we invest in asset-backed securitizations collateralized by consumer or small business loans. The borrowers are consumers and SMEs and the loans are typically serviced by the facilitators of the loans.

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 constantly 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.

As of June 30, 202    , we had investments in          portfolio companies and CLOs. The aggregate fair value as of June 30, 202         of investments in these portfolio companies held on that date is approximately $         billion. Our portfolio across all our performing interest-bearing investments had an annualized current yield of         % as of June 30, 202        . Our annualized current yield was         % as of June 30, 202         across all investments.

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Recent Developments
[Insert description of recent developments at time of offering.]

 


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SPECIFIC TERMS OF THE NOTES AND THE OFFERING
 
This prospectus supplement sets forth certain terms of the Notes that we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and supplements the accompanying prospectus that is attached to the back of this prospectus supplement. This section outlines the specific legal and financial terms of the Notes. You should read this section together with the more general description of the Notes in the accompanying prospectus under the heading “Description of Our Debt Securities” before investing in the Notes. Capitalized terms used in this prospectus supplement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus or in the indenture governing the Notes.
 
[Insert material terms of the Notes in tabular form to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable law or regulation.]
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
[Insert risk factors applicable to the Notes and any additional relevant risk factors not included in the base prospectus to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable law or regulation.]

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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $             (or approximately $             if the option to purchase up to an additional $             million in aggregate principal amount of Notes is exercised in full) after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses of approximately $             payable by us.
 
[Describe use of proceeds and include any other relevant information to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable law or regulation.]
 
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CAPITALIZATION
 
The following table sets forth our capitalization as of                         , 202    :
 
on an actual basis;
 
on an as adjusted basis giving effect to the issuance of shares in connection with our dividend reinvestment plan since      , 202  , the issuance of shares of common stock during the period from            , 202  to            , 202  , the issuance of $      million aggregate principal amount of Prospect Capital InterNotes® since            , 202   and repayments under our credit facility; and
 
on an as further adjusted basis giving effect to the transactions noted above and the assumed sale of                          shares of our preferred stock at a price of $             per share (the last reported sale price per share of our preferred stock on the                        on                      , 202    ) less commissions and expenses.

This table should be read in conjunction with “Use of Proceeds” and our “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and notes thereto included in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
 
  As of               , 202
  Actual As Adjusted for
Stock Issuances
and
Borrowings
After          ,
202
 As further
Adjusted
for this
Offering
  (In thousands, except shares and per share data)
(Unaudited)
Long-term debt, including current maturities:      
Borrowings under senior credit facility(1) $  $  $
Senior Convertible Notes      
Senior Unsecured Notes      
Prospect Capital InterNotes®
      
Amount owed to affiliates      
Total long-term debt      
Stockholders’ equity:      
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (            shares authorized: Series preferred stock;      shares outstanding actual,         shares outstanding as adjusted for stock issuances in connection with our dividend reinvestment plan and           shares outstanding as further adjusted for this offering)      
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (1,000,000,000 common shares authorized;                 shares outstanding actual and               shares outstanding as adjusted)      
Paid-in capital in excess of par value      
Net investment income in excess of distributions      
Accumulated realized losses on investments      
Net unrealized appreciation on investments      
Total stockholders’ equity      
Total capitalization $  $  $
 

(1)                                 As of                         , 202    , we had $             million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facility.


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SUPPLEMENT TO MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
 
[Insert disclosure regarding federal income tax consequences of an investment in the Notes to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable law or regulation.]
 
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UNDERWRITING
 
are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in a underwriting agreement among us and the underwriters, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and each of the underwriters has agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase from us, the aggregate principal amount of Notes set forth opposite its name below.
 
Underwriter Principal
Amount
 
    
    
Total   
 
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the Notes sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these Notes are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.
 
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities.
 
The underwriters are offering the Notes, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and other conditions contained in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
 
[We expect that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about                         , 202    , which will be the fifth business day following the date of the pricing of the Notes (such settlement being herein referred to as “T+5”). Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes prior to the date of delivery hereunder will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle in T+5 business days, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.]
 
Commissions and Discounts
 
An underwriting discount of         % per Note will be paid by us. [This underwriting discount will also apply to any Notes purchased pursuant to the option to purchase up to an additional $             million in aggregate principal amount of Notes.]
 
The following table summarizes the underwriting discounts and commissions we will pay to the underwriter. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional Notes. The underwriting fee is the difference between the initial price to the public and the amount the underwriter pays to us for the Notes.
 
  Per Note [Total Without
Option
 Total With
Option]
 
Public offering price       
Underwriting discount       
Proceeds, before expenses, to us       


[The underwriters propose to offer some of the Notes to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement and some of the Notes to certain dealers at the public offering price less a concession not in excess of                      of the principal amount of the Notes. The underwriters may allow, and dealers may reallow, a concession not in excess of                         of the principal amount of the Notes to certain other dealers. After the initial offering of the Notes to the public, the public offering price and such concessions may be changed. No such change shall change the amount of proceeds to be received by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus supplement.]
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The expenses of the offering that are payable by us are estimated to be $                 (excluding underwriting discounts and commissions).
 
[Option
 
We have granted an option to the underwriters to purchase up to an additional $               aggregate principal amount of the Notes offered hereby at the public offering price within              days from the date of this prospectus supplement solely [to cover any overallotments]. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, to purchase a number of additional Notes proportionate to that underwriter’s initial principal amount reflected in the above table.]
 
[Lock-Up Arrangement
 
We have agreed that during a period of                          days from the date of this prospectus supplement, we will not, without the prior written consent of                                     , directly or indirectly, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, any senior unsecured debt securities issued or guaranteed by us or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for senior unsecured debt securities issued or guaranteed by us or file any registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing. The foregoing restriction shall not apply to the registration and sale of the Notes to be sold hereunder.]
 
[Listing
 
The Notes are a new issue of securities with no established trading market. We intend to list the Notes on                         . We expect trading in the Notes on                          to begin within              days after the original issue date. Currently there is no public market for the Notes.
 
We have been advised by the underwriters that they presently intend to make a market in the Notes after completion of the offering as permitted by applicable laws and regulations. The underwriters are not obligated, however, to make a market in the Notes and any such market-making may be discontinued at any time in the sole discretion of the underwriters without any notice. Accordingly, no assurance can be given as to the liquidity of, or development of a public trading market for, the Notes. If an active public trading market for the Notes does not develop, the market price and liquidity of the Notes may be adversely affected.]
 
Price Stabilization, Short Positions
 
In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell Notes in the open market. These transactions may include overallotment, covering transactions and stabilizing transactions. Overallotment involves sales of securities in excess of the aggregate principal amount of securities to be purchased by the underwriters in the offering, which creates a short position for the underwriters. Covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover short positions. Stabilizing transactions consist of certain bids or
purchases of securities made for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the securities while the offering is in progress.
 
The underwriters also may impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased Notes sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions.
 
Any of these activities may cause the price of the Notes to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of such transactions. These transactions may be affected in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without any notice relating thereto.
 

Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Notes
 
The underwriters may make prospectuses available in electronic (PDF) format. A prospectus in electronic (PDF) format may be made available on a web site maintained by the underwriters, and the underwriters may distribute such prospectuses electronically. The underwriters may allocate a limited principal amount of the Notes for sale to their online brokerage customers.
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Other Relationships
 
The underwriters and their affiliates have provided in the past and may provide from time to time in the future in the ordinary course of their business certain commercial banking, financial advisory, investment banking and other services to us for which they have received or will be entitled to receive customary fees and commissions. In particular, affiliates of certain of the underwriters are lenders under our credit facility.
 
[Describe any other specific transactions and compensation related thereto to the extent required to be disclosed by applicable law or regulation.]
 
[Describe if underwriters receiving proceeds of offering, if required by FINRA.]
 
[Insert principal business addresses of underwriters.]
 
[Insert applicable legends for jurisdictions in which offers and sales may be made.]

LEGAL MATTERS
 
The legality of the Notes will be passed upon for the Company by Joseph Ferraro, our General Counsel. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (“Skadden, Arps”), New York, New York, and Venable LLP, as special Maryland counsel, Baltimore, Maryland, will pass on certain matters for the Company. Certain legal matters in connection with the offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by                                                 . Skadden, Arps and Venable LLP each have from time to time acted as counsel for us and our subsidiaries and may do so in the future.
 
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
is the independent registered public accounting firm for the Company.
 
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-2, together with all amendments and related exhibits, under the 1933 Act, with respect to our common stock offered by this prospectus supplement. The registration statement contains additional information about us and the common stock being registered by this prospectus supplement. 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 1934 Act. This information and the information specifically regarding how we voted proxies relating to portfolio securities for the period ended June 30, 202 , are available free of charge by contacting us at 10 East 40th Street, 42nd floor, New York, NY 10016 or by telephone at toll-free (888) 748-0702. 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.
 
No dealer, salesperson or other individual has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained in this prospectus supplement and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us or the Underwriters. This prospectus supplement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus supplement nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs or that information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof.
 
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