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DEBT | DEBT The Company’s debt obligations were as follows. Unused debt capacity of credit facilities were subject to certain borrowing base restrictions:
(1)The CIBC Subscription Facility matured and was fully paid off as of December 31, 2022. (2)As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, a letter of credit of $253 and $4,225, respectively, was outstanding, which reduced the unused availability under the Truist Credit Facility by the same amount. (3)Under the Truist Credit Facility, the Company may borrow in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had borrowings denominated in Euros (EUR) of 238 and 238, respectively. (4)As of December 31, 2023, the carrying value of the Company’s 2027 Notes and 2025 Notes were presented on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $3,499 and $2,065, and unamortized original issuance discount of $667 and $0, respectively. As of December 31, 2022, the carrying value of the Company’s 2027 Notes and 2025 Notes were presented on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $4,622 and $3,277, and unamortized original issuance discount of $881 and $0, respectively. The combined weighted average interest rate (excluding unused fees and financing costs) of the aggregate borrowings outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was 6.51% and 4.05%, and 2.12% respectively. The combined weighted average debt of the aggregate borrowings outstanding for the year ended December 31, 2023, December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was $1,576,285 and $1,432,492, and $796,272 respectively. As of December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants and other requirements of each of the credit facilities, the 2027 Notes and the 2025 Notes. CIBC Subscription Facility On December 31, 2019, the Company entered into a revolving credit agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the "CIBC Subscription Facility") with CIBC Bank USA as administrative agent and arranger. The CIBC Subscription Facility allowed the Company to borrow up to the maximum revolving commitment at any one time outstanding, subject to certain restrictions, including availability under the borrowing base, which is based on unused Capital Commitments. The CIBC Subscription Facility bore interest at a rate at the Company’s election of either (i) the per annum one or three-month LIBOR, divided by a number determined by subtracting from 1.00 the then stated maximum reserve percentage for determining reserves to be maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System for Eurocurrency funding or liabilities, plus 1.65% or (ii) the prime rate plus 0.65%, as calculated under the CIBC Subscription Facility. The CIBC Subscription Facility was secured by the unfunded commitments of certain stockholders of the Company. The CIBC Subscription Facility matured and was fully paid off as of December 31, 2022. The summary information of the CIBC Subscription Facility is as follows:
BNP Funding Facility On October 14, 2020, DLF LLC entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit and Security Agreement”) with DLF LLC, as the borrower, BNP Paribas (“BNP”), as the administrative agent and lender, the Company, as the equity holder and as the servicer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent to (as amended, the “BNP Funding Facility”). As of December 31, 2023, the borrowing capacity under the BNP Funding Facility was $600,000. The applicable margin on borrowings during the reinvestment period is 2.85% and, after the reinvestment period 3.35%. The obligations of DLF LLC under the BNP Funding Facility are secured by the assets held by DLF LLC. The BNP Funding Facility has a maturity date of September 22, 2028. The summary information of the BNP Funding Facility is as follows:
Truist Credit Facility On July 16, 2021, the Company entered into a Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement with Truist Bank (as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Truist Credit Facility). The maximum principal amount of the Truist Credit Facility is $1,120,000, subject to availability under the borrowing base. The Truist Credit Facility includes an uncommitted accordion feature that, as of December 31, 2023, allows the Company, under certain circumstances, to increase the borrowing capacity to up to $1,500,000. As of December 31, 2023, the availability period of the Truist Credit Facility will terminate on January 29, 2027. The Truist Credit Facility is guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”). The Company’s obligations to the lenders under the Truist Credit Facility are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions. The Company may borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. Borrowings under the Truist Credit Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, (x) for loans for which the Company elects the base rate option, the “alternate base rate” (which is the highest of (a) the prime rate as publicly announced by Truist Bank, (b) the sum of (i) the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York plus (ii) 0.5%, and (c) one month Term SOFR (as defined in the Truist Credit Facility) plus 1% per annum) plus and (y) for loans for which the Company elects the term benchmark option, Term SOFR, for borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars, or the applicable term benchmark rate for borrowings denominated in certain foreign currencies, in each case for the related interest period for such borrowing plus 1.875% per annum or such other applicable margin as is applicable to such foreign currency borrowings. The Company pays an unused fee of 0.375% per annum on the daily unused amount of the revolver commitments. The Company pays letter of credit participation fees and a fronting fee on the average daily amount of any letter of credit issued and outstanding under the Truist Credit Facility, as applicable. The Truist Credit Facility has a maturity date of January 31, 2028. The summary information of the Truist Credit Facility is as follows:
Unsecured Notes 2027 Notes On February 11, 2022, the Company issued $425,000 in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% notes due 2027 (the restricted securities initially issued on February 11, 2022 together with the unrestricted securities issued pursuant to the exchange offer described below, the “2027 Notes”). The 2027 Notes will mature on February 11, 2027 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company’s option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the 2027 Notes, rank pari passu with all existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company, rank effectively junior to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and rank structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company’s subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities. Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form N-14 (File No. 333-264774), filed on July 20, 2022, the Company closed an exchange offer in which holders of the 2027 Notes that were restricted because they were issued in a private placement were offered the opportunity to exchange such notes for new, registered notes with substantially identical terms. Through this exchange offer, holders representing 85.87% of the outstanding principal of the then restricted 2027 Notes obtained registered unrestricted 2027 Notes. The summary information of 2027 Notes is as follows:
2025 Notes On September 13, 2022, the Company entered into a Master Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) governing the issuance of $275,000 in aggregate principal amount of Series A Senior Notes due September 13, 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) to certain qualified institutional investors in a private placement. The 2025 Notes were delivered and paid for on September 13, 2022, subject to certain customary closing conditions. The 2025 Notes have a fixed interest rate of 7.55% per year. The 2025 Notes will mature on September 13, 2025 unless redeemed, purchased or prepaid prior to such date by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement. Interest on the 2025 Notes is due semiannually in February and August of each year. Subject to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company may redeem the 2025 Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company’s option at par plus accrued interest to the prepayment date and, if redeemed on or before June 13, 2025, a make-whole premium. The Company’s obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement are general unsecured obligations that rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company. The summary information of 2025 Notes is as follows:
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