0000899243-22-037713.txt : 20221205 0000899243-22-037713.hdr.sgml : 20221205 20221205201232 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-22-037713 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20221201 FILED AS OF DATE: 20221205 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20221205 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SPOHLER BRUCE J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001240586 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 814-00754 FILM NUMBER: 221446422 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SLR Investment Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001418076 IRS NUMBER: 261381340 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: (212) 993-1670 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 PARK AVENUE STREET 2: 3RD FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Solar Capital Ltd. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20071109 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2022-12-01 0 0001418076 SLR Investment Corp. SLRC 0001240586 SPOHLER BRUCE J C/O SLR INVESTMENT CORP 500 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK NY 10022 1 1 0 0 See Remarks Common Stock 2022-12-01 4 M 0 116068.821 D 3000126.179 I See Footnotes Common Stock 2022-12-01 4 A 0 116068.821 A 3116195 I See Footnotes Common Stock 2022-12-01 4 P 0 17932 14.99 A 3134127 I See Footnotes Common Stock 2022-12-02 4 P 0 55800 14.9713 A 3189927 I See Footnotes Common Stock 75873 D Restricted Stock Units 2022-12-01 4 M 0 116068.821 D Common Stock 73927.3245 I See Footnote Restricted Stock Units 2022-12-01 4 E 0 23454.619 D Common Stock 128212.2965 I See Footnote Pursuant to the SEC staff no-action letters to Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc. (pub. Avail. Oct. 8, 2015) and to Babson Capital Management LLC (pub. Avail. Dec. 14, 2006), an employee benefit plan sponsored by an investment adviser (or an affiliated person of an investment adviser) to a closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company or to a closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, respectively, in either case that offers plan participants equity securities of such investment company is considered an "employee benefit plan sponsored by the issuer" for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross, as administrators of the Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), elected to settle 116,068.8210 restricted stock units ("RSUs") previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 3, 4, 5 and 6. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3. The total includes 318,511 shares of the Issuer held by the SCP Plan. The SCP Plan is controlled by SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR Capital Partners"). Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners. (Continued from Footnote (3)) In addition, the total includes 1,285,013 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Capital I"), 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), 355,107 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Senior Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Senior Investors") and 77 shares of the Issuer held by SLR Capital Management, LLC ("SLR Management"), a portion held by each entity may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein. (Continued from Footnote (4)) The total also includes 199,466 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by a trust for which Bruce J. Spohler acts as co-trustee and of which he and certain members of his immediate family are beneficiaries (the "Spohler Trust"), and 243,021 shares of the Issuer held by a limited liability company for which he serves as the manager and in which he owns a pro rata interest (the "Spohler LLC"). (Continued from Footnote (5)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, Solar Senior Investors, SLR Management, the Spohler Trust and the Spohler LLC, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. These 3,116,195 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 116,068.8210 RSUs. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on December 1, 2022 is based on prices ranging from a low of $14.89 per share to a high of $15.03 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on December 2, 2022 is based on prices ranging from a low of $14.80 per share to a high of $15.09 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above. RSUs with respect to 116,068.8210 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of SLR Capital Partners's employees on March 6, 2019 and March 2, 2020 settled on December 1, 2022. RSUs may be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof on a one-for-one basis at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners. The RSUs with respect to 23,454.6190 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of SLR Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2021 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof on a one-for-one basis at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners. Co-Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director /s/ Bruce J. Spohler 2022-12-05