GlobeNewswire Inc | Aug 4, 2020 04:01PM EDT

August 04, 2020

NEW YORK, Aug. 04, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TCG BDC, Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, we, us, our, TCG BDC or the Company) (NASDAQ: CGBD) today announced its financial results for its second quarter endedJune30, 2020.

Linda Pace, TCG BDCs Chief Executive Officer said, "Our portfolio is performing well and driving solid income generation for shareholders despite substantial economic uncertainty. Actions we have undertaken over the past quarter have fortified our balance sheet and provided significant capital flexibility to support our borrowers. TCG BDC is well positioned to deliver attractive returns for all of our stakeholders.

Selected Financial Highlights

(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share June 30, March 31,data) 2020 2020Total investments, at fair value $ 1,907,555 $ 2,024,277Total assets 1,958,634 2,126,826Total debt 1,035,799 1,262,960Total net assets $ 883,304 $ 798,534Net assets per common share $ 14.80 $ 14.18 Forthethreemonthperiods ended June 30, March 31, 2020 2020Total investment income $ 45,275 $ 50,545Net investment income (loss) 21,692 23,972Net realized gain (loss) and net change inunrealized appreciation (depreciation) 34,466 (145,072)oninvestments and non-investment assets andliabilitiesNet increase (decrease) in net assets resulting $ 56,158 $ (121,100)from operations Per weighted-average common share?Basic: Net investment income (loss), net of preferred $ 0.38 $ 0.42dividendNet realized gain (loss) and net change inunrealized appreciation (depreciation) 0.61 (2.57)oninvestments and non-investment assets andliabilitiesNet increase (decrease) in net assets resulting $ 0.99 $ (2.15)from operations attributable to common stockholdersWeighted-average shares of common stock 56,308,616 57,112,193outstanding?BasicRegular dividends declared per common share $ 0.37 $ 0.37

Second Quarter 2020 Highlights(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

-- Net investment income for the three month period endedJune30, 2020was $21,692, or$0.39per share, ($21,138, or $0.38 per common share, net of the preferred dividend) as compared to $23,972, or$0.42per share, for the three month period ended March 31, 2020; -- Net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) oninvestments and non-investment assets and liabilities for the three month period ended June30, 2020was$34,466, or$0.61per share, as compared to $(145,072), or$(2.57)per share, for the three month period endedMarch 31, 2020; -- Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations for the three month period endedJune30, 2020was$56,158, or$0.99per common share, as compared to$(121,100), or$(2.12)per share, for the three month period endedMarch 31, 2020; and -- On August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly common dividend of $0.32 plus a special dividend of $0.05, which are payable on October 16, 2020 to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2020.

Portfolio and Investment Activity(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data, unless otherwise noted)

As of June30, 2020, the fair value of our investments was approximately $1,907,555, comprised of 142 investments in 111 portfolio companies/investment fund across 28 industries with 63 sponsors. This compares to the Companys portfolio as ofMarch 31, 2020, as of which datethe fair value of our investments was approximately $2,024,277, comprised of 138 investments in 110 portfolio companies/investment fund across 28 industries with 63 sponsors.

As of June30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, investments consisted of the following:

June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020Type?% of Fair Value FairValue % of FairValue % of FairValue FairValueFirst Lien Debt(excluding First Lien/ $ 1,316,786 69.03 % $ 1,478,357 73.02 %Last Out)First Lien/Last Out 78,127 4.10 56,408 2.79 Second Lien Debt 278,623 14.61 275,055 13.59 Equity Investments 31,756 1.66 29,323 1.45 Investment Fund 202,263 10.60 185,134 9.15 Total $ 1,907,555 100.00 % $ 2,024,277 100.00 %

The following table shows our investment activity for the three month period endedJune30, 2020:

Funded Sold/RepaidPrincipal amount of investments: Amount % of Amount % of Total TotalFirst Lien Debt (excluding First $ 41,273 65.43 % $ (227,302 ) 86.03 %Lien/Last Out)First Lien/Last Out 20,921 33.17 (33,898 ) 12.83 Second Lien Debt 368 0.58 (3,000 ) 1.14 Equity Investments 518 0.82 ? ? Investment Fund ? ? ? ? Total $ 63,080 100.00 % $ (264,200 ) 100.00 %

Overall, total investments at fair value decreased by 5.8%, or $116,722, during the three month period endedJune30, 2020after factoring in repayments, sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

As ofJune30, 2020, the weighted average yieldsfor our first and second lien debt investments on an amortized cost basis were 6.94% and 9.29%, respectively, with a total weighted average yield of 7.34%. Weighted average yields include the effect of accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums and are based on interest rates as of June30, 2020. As of June30, 2020, on a fair value basis, approximately 0.9% of our debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 99.1% of our debt investments bear interest at a floating rate, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

Total investments at fair value held by Middle Market Credit Fund, LLC (Credit Fund), which is not consolidated with the Company, increased by 4.9%, or $58,817, during the three month period endedJune30, 2020after factoring in repayments, sales, net fundings on revolvers and delayed draws and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). As of June30, 2020, Credit Fund had total investments at fair value of $1,258,000, which comprised 97.8% of first lien senior secured loans and 1.7% of second lien senior secured loans at fair value. As of June30, 2020, approximately 1.7% of Credit Fund's debt investments bear interest at a fixed rate and approximately 98.3% of investments in the portfolio were floating rate debt investments, which primarily are subject to interest rate floors.

As part of the monitoring process, our Investment Adviser has developed risk policies pursuant to which it regularly assesses the risk profile of each of our debt investments and rates each of them based on categories, which we refer to as Internal Risk Ratings. During the second quarter of 2020, our Investment Advisor reevaluated and revised its Internal Risk Ratings and policies across the Carlyle Direct Lending platform to more appropriately assess portfolio risk across all market conditions, including the current COVID-19 environment. The revised methodology incorporates greater focus on expectations for future company performance and industry outlook, and creates greater consistency in risk rating assignment across all investments by removing from the rating methodology the direct tie of historical financial results to the "base case" projections derived at the time of our initial investment. Under the revised methodology, an Internal Risk Rating of 1 5, which are defined below, is assigned to each debt investment in our portfolio, compared to Internal Risk Ratings of 1 6 under the legacy methodology. Key drivers of internal risk rating used in the revised methodology are substantially the same as the legacy methodology, including financial metrics, financial covenants, liquidity and enterprise value coverage.

Internal Risk Ratings Definitions

Rating Definition1 Borrower is operating above expectations, and the trends and risk factors are generally favorable. Borrower is operating generally as expected or at an acceptable level2 of performance. The level of risk to our initial cost bases is similar to the risk to our initial cost basis at the time of origination. This is the initial risk rating assigned to all new borrowers. Borrower is operating below expectations and level of risk to our cost3 basis has increased since the time of origination. The borrower may be out of compliance with debt covenants. Payments are generally current although there may be higher risk of payment default. Borrower is operating materially below expectations and the loan?s risk has increased materially since origination. In addition to the4 borrower being generally out of compliance with debt covenants, loan payments may be past due, but generally not by more than 120 days. It is anticipated that we may not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a loss of our initial cost basis upon exit. Borrower is operating substantially below expectations and the loan?s risk has increased substantially since origination. Most or all of the5 debt covenants are out of compliance and payments are substantially delinquent. It is anticipated that we will not recoup our initial cost basis and may realize a substantial loss of our initial cost basis upon exit.

Our Investment Adviser monitors and, when appropriate, changes the investment ratings assigned to each debt investment in our portfolio. Our Investment Adviser reviews our investment ratings in connection with our quarterly valuation process. The following table summarizes the Internal Risk Ratings of our debt portfolio as of June30, 2020:

June 30, 2020 FairValue % of Fair Value(dollar amounts in millions) Internal Risk Rating 1 $ 37.3 2.23 %Internal Risk Rating 2 1,145.7 68.45 Internal Risk Rating 3 412.4 24.65 Internal Risk Rating 4 36.8 2.20 Internal Risk Rating 5 41.3 2.47 Total $ 1,673.5 100.00 %

As of June30, 2020, the weighted average Internal Risk Rating of our debt investment portfolio was 2.3.

Consolidated Results of Operations(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

Total investment income for the three month periods ended June30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 was $45,275 and $50,545, respectively. This $5,270 net decrease during the three month period ended June30, 2020 was due to a decrease in interest income primarily due to a lower investment balance and lower LIBOR, a decrease in income recognized from the acceleration of OID due to lower repayments, and lower total income from Credit Fund.

Total expenses for the three month periods ended June30, 2020 and March 31, 2020 were $23,583 and $26,573, respectively. This $2,990 net decrease during the three month period ended June30, 2020 was primarily attributable to a decrease in interest expense, base management fees and incentive fees.

During the three month period ended June30, 2020, the Company recorded a net realized and unrealized gain on investments of $34,472, primarily driven by tightening spreads resulting in increases in fair value.

Liquidity and Capital Resources(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

As ofJune30, 2020, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of$29,916, secured notes payable (before debt issuance costs) of $449,200,secured borrowings outstanding of $474,386, senior unsecured notes of $115,000, and convertible preferred equity of $50,000. As ofJune30, 2020, the Company had $488,614 of remaining unfunded commitments and $241,019 available for additional borrowings under its revolving credit facilities, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions.

Dividends

On August 3, 2020, the Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly common dividend of $0.32 plus a special dividend of $0.05, which are payable on October 16, 2020 to common stockholders of record on September 30, 2020.

On June 30, 2020, the Company declared a cash dividend on the Preferred Stock for the period from May 5, 2020 through June 30, 2020 in the amount of $0.277 per preferred share to the holder of record on June 30, 2020, which is payable September 30, 2020.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, August5, 2020 to discuss these quarterly financial results. The call and webcast will be available on the TCG BDC website at tcgbdc.com. The call may be accessed by dialing +1 (866) 394-4623 (U.S.) or +1 (409) 350-3158 (international) and referencing TCG BDC Financial Results Call. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously via a link on TCG BDCs website and an archived replay of the webcast also will be available on the website soon after the live call for 21 days.

TCG BDC, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)

June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 (unaudited) (unaudited)ASSETS Investments, at fair value Investments?non-controlled/non-affiliated, atfair value (amortized cost of $1,808,731 and $ 1,692,073 $ 1,826,422 $2,007,160, respectively)Investments?controlled/affiliated, at fair value(amortized cost of $239,618 and $240,167, 215,482 197,855 respectively)Total investments, at fair value (amortized cost 1,907,555 2,024,277 of $2,048,349 and $2,247,327, respectively)Cash and cash equivalents 29,916 65,525 Receivable for investment sold 53 15,655 Deferred financing costs 3,749 4,026 Interest receivable from non-controlled/ 10,873 10,406 non-affiliated investmentsInterest and dividend receivable from controlled/ 5,589 6,350 affiliated investmentsPrepaid expenses and other assets 899 587 Total assets $ 1,958,634 $ 2,126,826 LIABILITIES Secured borrowings $ 474,386 $ 701,609 2015-1 Notes payable, net of unamortized debt 446,413 446,351 issuance costs of $2,788 and $2,849, respectivelySenior Notes 115,000 115,000 Payable for investments purchased 61 24,345 Interest and credit facility fees payable 4,532 6,100 Dividend payable 21,379 20,824 Base management and incentive fees payable 11,572 12,333 Administrative service fees payable 129 98 Other accrued expenses and liabilities 1,858 1,632 Total liabilities 1,075,330 1,328,292 NET ASSETS Cumulative convertible preferred stock, $0.01 parvalue; 2,000,000 and 0 shares authorized; 50,000 ? 2,000,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding asof June 30, 2020 and March 31, 2020, respectivelyCommon stock, $0.01 par value; 200,000,000 sharesauthorized; 56,308,616 and 56,308,616 shares 563 563 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2020 and March31, 2020, respectivelyPaid-in capital in excess of par value 1,093,250 1,093,250 Offering costs (1,633 ) (1,633 )Total distributable earnings (loss) (258,876 ) (293,646 )Total net assets $ 883,304 $ 798,534 NET ASSETS PER COMMON SHARE $ 14.80 $ 14.18

TCG BDC, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)(unaudited)

Forthethreemonthperiods ended June 30, March 31, 2020 2020Investment income: From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments: Interest income $ 36,036 $ 41,465 Other income 3,547 2,344 Total investment income from non-controlled/ 39,583 43,809 non-affiliated investmentsFrom controlled/affiliated investments: Interest income 192 3,236 Dividend income 5,500 3,500 Total investment income from controlled/ 5,692 6,736 affiliated investmentsTotal investment income 45,275 50,545 Expenses: Base management fees 7,065 7,386 Incentive fees 4,667 5,086 Professional fees 678 667 Administrative service fees 266 106 Interest expense 9,443 12,179 Credit facility fees 788 590 Directors? fees and expenses 121 96 Other general and administrative 455 411 Total expenses 23,483 26,521 Net investment income (loss) before taxes 21,792 24,024 Excise tax expense 100 52 Net investment income (loss) 21,692 23,972 Net realized gain (loss) and net change inunrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and non-investment assets andliabilities:Net realized gain (loss) from: Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments (47,784 ) (1,697 )Currency gains (losses) on non-investment assets 635 (150 )and liabilitiesNet change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments:Non-controlled/non-affiliated 64,082 (117,042 )Controlled/affiliated 18,174 (28,521 )Net change in unrealized currency gains (losses) (641 ) 2,338 on non-investment assets and liabilitiesNet realized and unrealized gain (loss) oninvestments and non-investment assets and 34,466 (145,072 )liabilitiesNet increase (decrease) in net assets resulting 56,158 (121,100 )from operationsPreferred stock dividend 554 ? Net increase (decrease) in net assets resultingfrom operations attributable to Common $ 55,604 $ (121,100 )StockholdersBasic and diluted earnings per common share: Basic $ 0.99 $ (2.12 )Diluted $ 0.94 $ (2.12 )Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding:Basic 56,308,616 57,112,193 Diluted 59,547,482 57,112,193

About TCG BDC, Inc.

TCG BDC is an externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. TCG BDC is managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C., an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of The Carlyle Group Inc. Since it commenced investment operations in May 2013 through June30, 2020, TCG BDC has invested approximately $5.9 billion in aggregate principal amount of debt and equity investments prior to any subsequent exits or repayments. TCG BDCs investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation primarily through debt investments in U.S. middle market companies. TCG BDC has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Web: tcgbdc.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Contacts:

Investors: Media:Daniel Harris Brittany Berliner+1-212-813-4527 +1-212-813-4839daniel.harris@carlyle.com brittany.berliner@carlyle.com