As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 12, 2019
Securities Act File No. 333-227116
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
☐ Pre-Effective Amendment No.
☒ Post-Effective Amendment No. 5
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
535 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 906-7800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Christian L. Oberbeck
Chief Executive Officer
Saratoga Investment Corp.
535 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
COPIES TO:
Steven B. Boehm, Esq.
Payam Siadatpour, Esq.
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
700 Sixth Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 383-0100
Fax: (202) 637-3593
Approximate date of proposed public offering:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan, check the following box. ☒
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
☒ when declared effective pursuant to section 8(c).
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-227116) is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose of adding additional exhibits to such Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 consists only of a facing page, this explanatory note, and Part C of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART C—OTHER INFORMATION
| Item 25. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| 1. | Financial Statements |
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| Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
F-2 | |||
| Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017 |
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| Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017 |
F-6 | |||
| Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended February 28, 2019, February 28, 2018 and February 28, 2017 |
F-7 | |||
| Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018 |
F-8 | |||
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
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| 2. | Exhibits |
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:
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| * | To be filed by pre-effective amendment, if applicable. |
| ** | Filed herewith. |
| *** | To be filed by post-effective amendment, if applicable. |
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| Item 26. | Marketing Arrangements |
The information contained under the heading “Plan of Distribution” on this Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 27. | Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution |
| Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee |
$ | 43,575 | ||
| FINRA filing fee(1) |
$ | 53,000 | ||
| New York Stock Exchange listing fees(1) |
$ | 38,400 | ||
| Printing expenses(1) |
$ | 75,000 | ||
| Accounting fees and expenses(1) |
$ | 20,000 | ||
| Legal fees and expenses(1) |
$ | 150,000 | ||
| Miscellaneous(1) |
$ | 10,000 | ||
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| Total |
$ | 389,975 | ||
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| (1) | The amounts set forth above, with the exception of the Securities and Exchange Commission fee, are in each case estimated. All expenses set forth above will be borne by the Registrant. |
| Item 28. | Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control |
The Registrant has two subsidiaries, Saratoga Investment Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP, a Delaware limited partnership. The Registrant owns 100% of the outstanding equity interests of Saratoga Investment Funding LLC and Saratoga Investment Corp. SBIC LP.
In addition, the Registrant may be deemed to control Saratoga Investment Corp. CLO 2013-1 Ltd. one of the Registrant’s portfolio companies.
| Item 29. | Number of Holders of Securities |
The following table sets forth the approximate number of record holders of the Company’s common stock as of June 25, 2019.
| Title of Class |
Number of Record Holders |
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| Common Stock, $0.001 par value |
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| Item 30. | Indemnification |
Reference is made to Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, Article VII of the Registrant’s charter and Article XI of the Registrant’s Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. The Registrant’s charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
The Registrant’s charter authorizes the Registrant, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as the Registrant’s director or officer and at the Registrant’s request, serves or has served
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another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The Registrant’s bylaws obligate the Registrant, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as the Registrant’s director or officer and at the Registrant’s request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The charter and bylaws also permit the Registrant to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of the Registrant in any of the capacities described above and any of the Registrant’s employees or agents or any employees or agents of the Registrant’s predecessor. In accordance with the 1940 Act, the Registrant will not indemnify any person for any liability to which such person would be subject by reason of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which the Registrant’s charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received unless, in either case, a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer in advance of final disposition of a proceeding upon the corporation’s receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.
Adviser and Administrator
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, Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC (the “investment adviser”) and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from the Registrant for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of the investment adviser’s services under the investment advisory agreement or otherwise as an investment adviser of the Registrant.
The administration 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, Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from the Registrant for any damages, liabilities, costs
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and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC’s services under the administration agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Registrant.
The law also provides for comparable indemnification for corporate officers and agents. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
The Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors. The indemnification agreements are intended to provide the Registrant’s directors the maximum indemnification permitted under Maryland law and the 1940 Act. Each indemnification agreement provides that the Registrant shall indemnify the director who is a party to the agreement (an “Indemnitee”), including the advancement of legal expenses, if, by reason of his or her corporate status, the Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to or a witness in any threatened, pending, or completed proceeding, other than a proceeding by or in the right of the Registrant.
| Item 31. | Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser |
A description of any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which the Adviser, and each managing director, director or executive officer of the Adviser, is or has been during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, is set forth in Part A of this Registration Statement in the sections entitled “Management.” Additional information regarding the Adviser and its officers and directors will be set forth in its Form ADV to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
| Item 32. | Location of Accounts and Records |
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of:
| (1) | the Registrant, Saratoga Investment Corp., 535 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022; |
| (2) | the Transfer Agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, New York 10038; |
| (3) | the Custodian, U.S. Bank National Association, 214 N. Tryon Street, 12th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202; and |
| (4) | the Adviser, Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, 535 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022. |
| Item 33. | Management Services |
Not Applicable.
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| Item 34. | Undertakings |
| (1) | Registrant undertakes to suspend the offering of the securities covered hereby until it amends the prospectus contained herein if (a) subsequent to the effective date of this Registration Statement, its net asset value declines more than 10% from its net asset value as of the effective date of this Registration Statement, or (b) its net asset value increases to an amount greater than its net proceeds as stated in the prospectus contained herein. |
| (2) | Not applicable. |
| (3) | Registrant undertakes in the event that the securities being registered are to be offered to existing stockholders pursuant to warrants or rights, and any securities not taken by shareholders are to be reoffered to the public, to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent underwriting thereof. Registrant further undertakes that if any public offering by the underwriters of the securities being registered is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, the Registrant shall file a post-effective amendment to set forth the terms of such offering. |
| (4) | Registrant undertakes: |
| (a) | to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: |
| (i) | to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; |
| (ii) | to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b), or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act, if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the ‘‘Calculation of Registration Fee’’ table in the effective registration statement; and |
| (iii) | to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs 4(a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to section 13, section 14 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), or other applicable SEC rule under the Securities Act, that is part of the registration statement. |
| (b) | that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; |
| (c) | to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering; |
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| (d) | that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser: |
| (i) | if we are relying on Rule 430B: |
| (A) | Each prospectus filed by us pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
| (B) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
| (ii) | if we are subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use; and |
| (e) | that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities: |
| the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this Registration Statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser: |
| (i) | any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 or Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as applicable; |
| (ii) | free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of us or used or referred to by us; |
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| (iii) | the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and |
| (iv) | any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
| (f) | to file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement, and to suspend any offers or sales pursuant the registration statement until such post-effective amendment has been declared effective under the 1933 Act, in the event the shares of Registrant are trading below its net asset value and either (i) Registrant receives, or has been advised by its independent registered accounting firm that it will receive, an audit report reflecting substantial doubt regarding the Registrant’s ability to continue as a going concern or (ii) Registrant has concluded that a material adverse change has occurred in its financial position or results of operations that has caused the financial statements and other disclosures on the basis of which the offering would be made to be materially misleading. |
| (5) | For the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of a registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in the form of prospectus filed by us under Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of the Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective. |
| a. | N/A |
| b. | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (6) | We hereby undertake that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of our annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (7) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of us, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of us in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. |
| (8) | We undertake to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of Additional Information. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, in the State of New York, on the 12th day of July, 2019.
| SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. | ||
| By: /s/ Christian L. Oberbeck | ||
| Name: | Christian L. Oberbeck | |
| Title: |
Chief Executive Officer | |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, in the capacities indicated, on this 12th day of July, 2019. This document may be executed by the signatories hereto on any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
| Signature |
Title |
Date | ||
| /s/ Christian L. Oberbeck | Chief Executive Officer and Director | July 12, 2019 | ||
| Christian L. Oberbeck | (Principal Executive Officer) | |||
| /s/ Henri J. Steenkamp | Chief Compliance Officer and | July 12, 2019 | ||
| Henri J. Steenkamp | Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | |||
| * | President and Director | July 12, 2019 | ||
| Michael J. Grisius |
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| * | Director | July 12, 2019 | ||
| Steven M. Looney |
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| * | Director | July 12, 2019 | ||
| Charles S. Whitman III |
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| * | Director | July 12, 2019 | ||
| G. Cabell Williams |
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| *Signed | by Henri J. Steenkamp pursuant to power of attorney granted on August 30, 2018. |
Exhibit (h)(8)
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP.
(a Maryland corporation)
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
July 11, 2019
Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.
277 Park Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York 10172
BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC
901 East Byrd Street, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23219
B. Riley FBR, Inc.
299 Park Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, New York 10171
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Amendment No. 4, dated July 11, 2019 (the “Amendment”), is to the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated March 16, 2017, as amended to date (the “Equity Distribution Agreement”), by and among Saratoga Investment Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), Saratoga Investments Advisors, LLC, a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Adviser”), Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”), BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC (“BB&T Capital Markets”) B. Riley FBR, Inc. (“FBR”, together with Ladenburg and BB&T, the “Agents”).
WHEREAS, the Company, the Adviser, Ladenburg, BB&T Capital Markets and FBR desire to amend the Equity Distribution Agreement to update the reference to the term “Registration Statement” therein.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties to this Amendment, intending to be legally bound, hereby amend the Equity Distribution Agreement and agree as follows:
The first paragraph of Section 1 of the Equity Distribution Agreement is replaced in its entirety with the following:
“The Company agrees that, from time to time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Company may issue and sell through the Agents, acting as agents and/or principals, shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Shares”), having an aggregate offering price of up to $70,000,000 (the “Maximum Amount”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the parties hereto agree that compliance with the limitations set forth in this Section 1 regarding the aggregate offering price of the Common Shares issued
and sold under this Agreement (such Common Shares being referred to herein as the “Shares”) shall be the sole responsibility of the Company, and neither Agent shall have any obligation in connection with such compliance. The issuance and sale of the Shares through the Agents will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below) filed by the Company and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), although nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as requiring the Company to use the Registration Statement to issue the Shares.”
All references to the “Registration Statement” in the Equity Distribution Agreement refer to the registration statement on Form N-2 (No. 333-216344) through October 15, 2018, the registration statement on Form N-2 (No. 333-227166) from October 16, 2018 until the date immediately preceding the date of the Amendment and registration statement on Form N-2 (No. 333-227116) on and after the date hereof.
Except as set forth above, no other amendments to the Equity Distribution Agreement are intended by the parties hereto, are made, or shall be deemed to be made, pursuant to this Amendment, and all provisions of the Equity Distribution Agreement, including all Exhibits thereto, unaffected by this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect.
Each capitalized term used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Equity Distribution Agreement.
This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signature Page Follows.]
If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please so indicate in the space provided below for that purpose, whereupon this letter shall constitute a binding agreement among the Company, the Adviser and the Agents.
| Very truly yours,
SARATOGA INVESTMENT CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Henri Steenkamp | |
| Name: | Henri Steenkamp | |
| Title: | CFO | |
| SARATOGA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Henri Steenkamp | |
| Name: | Henri Steenkamp | |
| Title: | CFO | |
| CONFIRMED AND ACCEPTED, as of the date first above written:
LADENBURG THALMANN & CO. INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steven Kaplan | |
| Name: | Steven Kaplan | |
| Title: | Head of Capital Markets | |
| BB&T CAPITAL MARKETS, A DIVISION OF BB&T SECURITIES, LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Reid Burford | |
| Name: | Reid Burford | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| B. RILEY FBR, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Patrice McNicoll | |
| Name: | Patrice McNicoll | |
| Title: | Co-Head of Investment Banking | |
[Signature page to Amendment No. 4 to Equity Distribution Agreement]
Exhibit (l)(2)
[Letterhead of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP]
July 12, 2019
Saratoga Investment Corp.
535 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
| Re: | Saratoga Investment Corp. |
| Registration Statement on Form N-2 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have acted as counsel to Saratoga Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) of a registration statement on Form N-2 on August 30, 2018 (as amended from time to time, the “Registration Statement”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), with respect to the offer, issuance and sale from time to time pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of up to $350,000,000 in aggregate offering amount of shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”); (ii) shares of the Company’s preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”); (iii) subscription rights representing the right to purchase shares of Common Stock; (iv) debt securities (the “Debt Securities”); and warrants representing rights to purchase shares of Common Stock, Preferred Stock or Debt Securities (collectively, the “Securities”). The Registration Statement provides that the Securities may be issued from time to time in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be set forth in one or more supplements to the final prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time it becomes effective.
This opinion letter is rendered in connection with the issuance and sale from time to time of up to $70,000,000 in aggregate offering amount of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”), described in the prospectus supplement, dated as of July 11, 2019 (the “Prospectus Supplement” and together with the base prospectus, dated as of June 28, 2019, included therein, the “Prospectus”), filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act. The Shares are to be sold by the Company pursuant to an equity distribution agreement, dated as of March 16, 2017 and amended on each of October 10, 2017, January 9, 2018, October 16, 2018 and July 11, 2019, by and among the Company and Saratoga Investment Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, on the one hand, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC and B. Riley FBR, Inc. on the other hand (the “Distribution Agreement”).
Saratoga Investment Corp.
July 12, 2019
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As counsel to the Company, we have participated in the preparation of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement and have examined the originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction as being true copies, of the following:
| (i) | The Distribution Agreement, including all amendments thereto; |
| (ii) | The Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, certified as of the date of this opinion letter by an officer of the Company; |
| (iii) | The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company; |
| (iv) | A Certificate of Good Standing with respect to the Company issued by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland as of a recent date; and |
| (v) | The resolutions of the board of directors of the Company, or a duly authorized committee thereof, relating to, among other things, the authorization and approval of (i) the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement, (ii) the issuance, offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, (iii) the authorization and issuance, offer and sale of the Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement, and (iv) the execution and delivery of the Distribution Agreement, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company. |
With respect to such examination and our opinion expressed herein, we have assumed, without any independent investigation or verification, (i) the genuineness of all signatures on all documents submitted to us for examination, (ii) the legal capacity of all natural persons, (iii) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (iv) the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as conformed or reproduced copies and the authenticity of the originals of such copied documents, and (v) that all certificates issued by public officials have been properly issued. We also have assumed without independent investigation or verification the accuracy and completeness of all corporate records made available to us by the Company.
As to certain matters of fact relevant to the opinion in this opinion letter, we have relied upon certificates of public officials (which we have assumed remain accurate as of the date of this opinion), upon certificates and/or representations of officers and employees of the Company, upon such other certificates as we deemed appropriate. We have not independently established the facts, or in the case of certificates of public officials, the other statements, so relied upon.
The opinion set forth below are limited to the effect of the Maryland General Corporation Law, as in effect on the date hereof, and we express no opinion as to the applicability or effect of any other laws of such jurisdiction or the laws of any other jurisdictions. Without limiting the preceding sentence, we express no opinion as to any state securities or broker-dealer laws or regulations thereunder relating to the offer, issuance and sale of the Shares.
Saratoga Investment Corp.
July 12, 2019
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On the basis of and subject to the foregoing, and in reliance thereon, and subject to the limitations and qualifications set forth in this opinion letter, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized for issuance and, when issued and paid for in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Distribution Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The opinion expressed in this opinion letter (i) are strictly limited to the matters stated in this opinion letter, and without limiting the foregoing, no other opinions are to be inferred and (ii) are only as of the date of this opinion letter, and we are under no obligation, and do not undertake, to advise the addressee of this opinion letter or any other person or entity either of any change of law or fact that occurs, or of any fact that comes to our attention, after the date of this opinion letter, even though such change or such fact may affect the legal analysis or a legal conclusion in this opinion letter.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. We do not admit by giving this consent that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act.
| Respectfully submitted, |
| /s/ EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (US) LLP |