10-Q
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
     
þ   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2008
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to
Commission File No. 001-33376
 
GSC Investment Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  20-8700615
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
888 Seventh Ave
New York, New York 10019
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 884-6200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
     Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days: YES þ NO o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer o  Non-accelerated filer þ
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company o
     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YES o NO þ
     The number of outstanding common shares of the registrant as of July 10, 2008 was 8,291,384.
 
 

 


 

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 EX-31.1: CERTIFICATION
 EX-31.2: CERTIFICATION
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
                 
    As of  
        May 31, 2008         February 29, 2008  
    (unaudited)          
ASSETS
               
Investments at fair value
               
Non-control/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $146,510,329 and $162,888,724, respectively)
  $ 127,162,754     $ 143,745,269  
Control investments (amortized cost of $30,000,000 and $30,000,000, respectively)
    29,194,602       29,075,299  
Affiliate investments (amortized cost of $0 and $0, respectively)
    16,233       16,233  
 
           
Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $176,510,329 and $192,888,724, respectively)
    156,373,589       172,836,801  
Cash and cash equivalents
    1,963,407       1,072,641  
Cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
    10,120,045       14,580,973  
Outstanding interest rate cap at fair value (cost of $131,000 and $131,000, respectively)
    64,735       76,734  
Interest receivable
    3,710,453       2,355,122  
Due from manager
    44,567       940,903  
Management fee receivable
    738,653       215,914  
Other assets
    89,508       39,349  
Receivable from unsettled trades
    493,125        
Deferred credit facility financing costs, net
    678,784       723,231  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 174,276,866     $ 192,841,668  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES
               
Revolving credit facility
  $ 60,650,000     $ 78,450,000  
Payable for unsettled trades
    10,996,930       11,329,150  
Dividend payable
    3,233,640       3,233,640  
Management and incentive fees payable
    1,088,606       943,061  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    586,418       713,422  
Interest and credit facility fees payable
    245,388       292,307  
Due to manager
    29,236       11,048  
 
           
Total liabilities
  $ 76,830,218     $ 94,972,628  
 
           
 
               
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Common stock, par value $.0001 per share, 100,000,000 common shares authorized, 8,291,384 and 8,291,384 common shares issued and outstanding, respectively
    829       829  
Capital in excess of par value
    116,218,966       116,218,966  
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
    417,409       455,576  
Accumulated undistributed net realized gain from investments and derivatives
    1,012,448       1,299,858  
Net unrealized depreciation on investments and derivatives
    (20,203,004 )     (20,106,189 )
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    97,446,648       97,869,040  
 
           
 
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 174,276,866     $ 192,841,668  
 
           
 
               
NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE
  $ 11.75     $ 11.80  
 
           
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Statement of Operations
                 
    For the three months     For the three months  
         ended May 31, 2008               ended May 31, 2007       
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
INVESTMENT INCOME
               
Interest from investments
               
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
  $ 4,459,124     $ 3,680,845  
Control investments
    635,386        
 
           
Total interest income
    5,094,510       3,680,845  
Interest from cash and cash equivalents
    66,689       21,051  
Management fee income
    522,739       383,562  
Other income
    31,423       16,603  
 
           
Total investment income
    5,715,361       4,102,061  
 
           
 
               
EXPENSES
               
Interest and credit facility financing expenses
    833,198       720,765  
Base management fees
    748,499       360,488  
Professional fees
    345,459       542,616  
Administrator expenses
    248,398        
Incentive management fees
    340,107       359,368  
Insurance
    167,486       118,041  
Directors fees
    66,609       96,090  
General & administrative
    65,037       45,692  
Other expense
    3,208        
Cost of acquiring management contract
          144,000  
Organizational expense
          22,868  
 
           
Expenses before manager expense waver and reimbursement
    2,818,001       2,409,928  
 
           
Expense waver and reimbursement
    (298,113 )     (265,766 )
 
           
Total expenses net of expense waver and reimbursement
    2,519,888       2,144,162  
 
           
 
               
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
    3,195,473       1,957,899  
 
           
 
               
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:
               
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments
    (287,410 )     1,021,068  
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
    (84,817 )     750,801  
Net unrealized depreciation on derivatives
    (11,998 )     (50,020 )
 
           
Net gain/(loss) on investments
    (384,225 )     1,721,849  
 
           
 
               
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 2,811,248     $ 3,679,748  
 
           
 
               
WEIGHTED AVERAGE — BASIC AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
  $ 0.34     $ 0.59  
 
               
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING — BASIC AND DILUTED
    8,291,384       6,218,763  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
May 31, 2008
(Unaudited)
                                         
                                    % of
                                    Stockholders’
Company (a)   Industry   Investment   Principal   Cost   Fair Value   Equity
       
 
                               
Non-control/Non-affiliated investments - 130.5% (b)                                
       
 
                               
Decrane Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (c, d)   Aerospace and Defense  
Second Lien Term Loan
12.37%, 2/21/2014
  $ 4,000,000     $ 3,700,000     $ 3,600,000       3.7 %
       
 
                               
EuroFresh Inc. (d)   Agriculture  
Unsecured Notes
11.50%, 1/15/2013
    7,000,000       6,894,636       4,585,000       4.7 %
       
 
                               
GFSI Inc (d)   Apparel  
Senior Secured Notes
10.50%, 6/1/2011
    7,425,000       7,425,000       6,905,250       7.1 %
       
 
                               
Key Safety Systems (d)   Automotive  
First Lien Term Loan
4.94%, 3/8/2014
    1,493,703       1,107,649       1,214,828       1.2 %
       
 
                               
Legacy Cabinets, Inc. (d)   Building Products  
First Lien Term Loan
6.50%, 8/18/2012
    1,866,750       1,843,934       1,306,725       1.3 %
       
 
                               
Legacy Cabinets, Inc. (d)   Building Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
7.50%, 8/18/2013
    2,400,000       2,356,654       1,440,000       1.5 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Building Products
    4,266,750       4,200,588       2,746,725       2.8 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation (c, d)   Consumer Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.82%, 1/26/2012
    3,250,000       3,246,065       3,087,500       3.2 %
       
 
                               
Targus Group International, Inc. (d)   Consumer Products  
First Lien Term Loan
7.06%, 11/22/2012
    3,122,943       2,859,522       2,498,354       2.6 %
       
 
                               
Targus Group International, Inc. (d)   Consumer Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.35%, 5/22/2013
    5,000,000       4,751,718       3,650,000       3.7 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Consumer Products
    11,372,943       10,857,305       9,235,854       9.5 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
CFF Acquisition LLC (c, d)   Consumer Services  
First Lien Term Loan
6.41%, 7/31/2013
    397,886       397,886       358,098       0.4 %
       
 
                               
M/C Communications, LLC (d)   Education  
First Lien Term Loan
5.43%, 12/31/2010
    1,715,473       1,564,727       943,510       1.0 %
       
 
                               
Advanced Lighting Technologies, Inc. (c, d)   Electronics  
Second Lien Term Loan
8.53%, 6/1/2014
    2,000,000       1,740,000       1,800,000       1.9 %
       
 
                               
Group Dekko (c, d)   Electronics  
Second Lien Term Loan
8.64%, 1/20/2012
    6,670,000       6,670,000       6,136,400       6.3 %
       
 
                               
IPC Systems, Inc. (d)   Electronics  
First Lien Term Loan
4.95%, 5/31/2014
    49,625       44,740       38,211       0.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Electronics
    8,719,625       8,454,740       7,974,611       8.2 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
USS Mergerco, Inc. (c, d)   Environmental  
Second Lien Term Loan
6.95%, 6/29/2013
    5,960,000       5,831,901       4,768,000       4.9 %
       
 
                               
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (d)     Financial Services  
Second Lien Term Loan
8.63%, 7/31/2013
    4,925,000       4,891,145       3,718,375       3.8 %
       
 
                               
Big Train, Inc. (c, d)   Food and Beverage  
First Lien Term Loan
6.88%, 3/31/2012
    2,628,155       1,638,167       1,813,427       1.9 %
       
 
                               
IDI Acquisition Corp. (d)   Healthcare Services  
Senior Secured Notes
10.75%, 12/15/2011
    3,800,000       3,587,087       3,040,000       3.1 %
       
 
                               
PRACS Institute, LTD (c, d)   Healthcare Services  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.57%, 4/17/2013
    4,093,750       4,039,063       4,093,750       4.2 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Healthcare Services
    7,893,750       7,626,150       7,133,750       7.3 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
McMillin Companies LLC (c, d)   Homebuilding  
Senior Secured Notes
9.53%, 4/30/2012
    7,700,000       7,219,630       6,198,500       6.4 %
       
 
                               
Asurion Corporation (d)   Insurance  
First Lien Term Loan
5.78%, 7/3/2014
    2,000,000       1,674,242       1,863,200       1.9 %
       
 
                               
Worldwide Express Operations, LLC (c, d)   Logistics  
First Lien Term Loan
6.97%, 6/30/2013
    2,843,712       2,837,604       2,570,716       2.6 %

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                                    % of
                                    Stockholders’
Company (a)   Industry   Investment   Principal   Cost   Fair Value   Equity
       
 
                               
Jason Incorporated (c, d)   Manufacturing  
Unsecured Notes
13.00%, 11/1/2010
    12,000,000       12,000,000       11,712,000       12.0 %
       
 
                               
Jason Incorporated (c, d)   Manufacturing  
Unsecured Notes
13.00%, 11/1/2010
    1,700,000       1,700,000       1,659,200       1.7 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Manufacturing
    13,700,000       13,700,000       13,371,200       13.7 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Blaze Recycling & Metals, LLC (d)   Metals  
Senior Secured Notes
10.88%, 7/15/2012
    2,500,000       2,493,394       2,375,000       2.4 %
       
 
                               
Elyria Foundry Company, LLC (c, d)   Metals  
Senior Secured Notes
13.00%, 3/1/2013
    3,000,000       2,896,355       2,697,000       2.8 %
       
 
                               
Elyria Foundry Company, LLC (c, d)   Metals  
Warrants
                250,620       0.3 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Metals
    5,500,000       5,389,749       5,322,620       5.5 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada (d, e)   Natural Resources  
First Lien Term Loan
11.50%, 3/30/2009
    2,948,640       2,859,430       2,946,870       3.0 %
       
 
                               
Grant U.S. Holdings LLP (d, e)   Natural Resources  
Second Lien Term Loan
12.75%, 9/20/2013
    5,666,022       5,665,832       4,277,847       4.4 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
Total Natural Resources
    8,614,662       8,525,262       7,224,717       7.4 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Edgen Murray II, L.P. (c, d)   Oil and Gas  
Second Lien Term Loan
8.94%, 5/11/2015
    2,000,000       1,948,516       1,670,000       1.7 %
       
 
                               
Energy Alloys, LLC (c, d)   Oil and Gas  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.50%, 10/5/2012
    6,200,000       6,200,000       5,859,000       6.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Oil and Gas
    8,200,000       8,148,516       7,529,000       7.7 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Atlantis Plastics Films, Inc. (d)   Packaging  
First Lien Term Loan
7.44%, 9/22/2011
    6,499,493       6,476,904       3,964,690       4.1 %
       
 
                               
Stronghaven, Inc. (c, d)   Packaging  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.00%, 10/31/2010
    2,500,000       2,500,000       2,475,000       2.5 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
12.50%, 6/15/2009
    4,850,000       4,854,132       3,443,500       3.5 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
12.50%, 6/15/2009
    5,087,250       5,094,049       3,611,948       3.7 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
15.11%, 6/15/2009
    500,000       498,822       355,000       0.4 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Packaging
    19,436,743       19,423,907       13,850,138       14.2 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Custom Direct, Inc. (c, d)   Printing  
First Lien Term Loan
5.45%, 12/31/2013
    2,294,250       1,762,662       1,835,400       1.9 %
       
 
                               
Advanstar Communications Inc. (d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
4.92%, 5/31/2014
    1,985,000       1,524,815       1,588,000       1.6 %
       
 
                               
Affinity Group, Inc. (d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
5.39%, 6/24/2009
    479,990       454,113       453,591       0.5 %
       
 
                               
Affinity Group, Inc. (d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
5.39%, 6/24/2009
    517,028       489,060       488,591       0.5 %
       
 
                               
Brown Publishing Company (c, d)   Publishing  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.89%, 9/19/2014
    1,203,226       1,197,739       1,070,871       1.1 %
       
 
                               
Network Communications, Inc. (c, d)   Publishing  
Unsecured Notes
10.75%, 12/1/2013
    5,000,000       5,093,732       3,825,000       3.9 %
       
 
                               
Penton Media, Inc. (d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
5.14%, 2/1/2013
    4,940,038       3,609,404       4,013,782       4.1 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Publishing
    14,125,282       12,368,863       11,439,835       11.7 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
GXS Worldwide, Inc. (d)   Software  
Second Lien Term Loan
10.52%, 9/30/2013
    1,000,000       870,000       960,000       1.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
                   
Sub Total Non-control/Non-affiliated investments             146,510,329       127,162,754       130.5 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
Control investments - 0.2% (b)                                
       
 
                               
GSC CDO III, LLC (c, h)   Financial Services  
100% membership
interest
                  160,153       0.2 %

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                                    % of
                                    Stockholders’
Company (a)   Industry   Investment   Principal   Cost   Fair Value   Equity
       
 
                               
GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD.
(c, f, h)
  Structured Finance Securities  
Other/Structured
Finance Securities
20.36%, 1/21/2020
    30,000,000       30,000,000       29,034,449       29.8 %
       
 
                               
       
 
                   
Sub Total Control investments             30,000,000       29,194,602       30.0 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
Affiliate investments - 0.0% (b)                                
GSC Partners CDO GP III, LP (c, g)   Financial Services  
6.24% Partnership
interest
                  16,233       0.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
                   
TOTAL INVESTMENT ASSETS - 160.5% (b)             $   176,510,329       $   156,373,589       160.5 %
       
 
                   
                                             
                                        % of
Outstanding interest rate cap   Interest rate     Maturity   Notional   Cost   Fair value   Stockholders’
Equity
           
 
                               
Interest rate cap     8.0 %  
2/9/2014
  $   40,000,000       $   87,000     $   41,925       0.0 %
Interest rate cap     8.0 %  
11/30/2013
    46,637,408       44,000       22,810       0.0 %
           
 
                   
Sub Total Outstanding interest rate cap          
 
          $   131,000     $   64,735       0.1 %
           
 
                   
 
(a)   All of the Fund’s equity and debt investments are issued by eligible portfolio companies, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, except Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada, Atlantis Plastics Films, Inc., Grant U.S. Holdings LLP, GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Terphane Holdings Corp., GSC CDO III LLC, and GSC Partners CDO GP III, LP.
 
(b)   Percentages are based on net assets of $97,446,648 as of May 31, 2008.
 
(c)   Fair valued investment (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
(d)   All or a portion of the securities are pledged as collateral under a revolving securitized credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
(e)   Non-U.S. company. The principal place of business for Terphane Holdings Corp is Brazil, and for Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada and Grant U.S. Holdings LLP is Canada.
 
(f)   20.36% represents the modeled effective interest rate that will be earned over the life of the investment.
 
(g)   As defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an “Affiliate” of this portfolio company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an Affiliate are as follows:
                                                         
                            Interest   Management   Net Realized   Net unrealized
Company   Purchases   Redemptions   Sales (cost)   Income   fee income   gains/(losses)   gains/(losses)
GSC Partners CDO GP III, LP
  $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —     $  —  
 
(h)   As defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an “Affiliate” of this portfolio company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. In addition, as defined in the Investment Company Act, we “Control” this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as follows:
                                                         
                            Interest   Management   Net Realized   Net unrealized
Company   Purchases   Redemptions   Sales (cost)   Income   fee income   gains/(losses)   gains/(losses)
GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD.
   —     $  —     $  —     $ 635,386     $ 522,739     $     $ 119,303  
GSC CDO III, LLC
  $  —     $  —     $     $     $     $  —     $  —  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Schedule of Investments
February 29, 2008
                                         
                                    % of
                                    Stockholders’
Company (a)   Industry   Investment   Principal   Cost   Fair Value   Equity
       
 
                               
Non-control/Non-affiliated investments - 146.9% (b)                                
       
 
                               
EuroFresh Inc. (d)   Agriculture  
Unsecured Notes
11.50%, 1/15/2013
  $ 7,000,000     $ 6,890,639     $ 3,850,000       3.9 %
       
 
                               
GFSI Inc (c, d)   Apparel  
Senior Secured Notes
10.50%, 6/1/2011
    8,425,000       8,421,760       8,003,750       8.2 %
       
 
                               
Key Safety Systems (d)   Automotive  
First Lien Term Loan
6.68%, 3/8/2014
    2,500,000       1,837,500       1,875,000       1.9 %
       
 
                               
SILLC Holdings, LLC (c, d)   Automotive  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.86%, 5/24/2011
    23,049,210       22,865,049       20,283,305       20.7 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Automotive
    25,549,210       24,702,549       22,158,305       22.6 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Legacy Cabinets, Inc. (d)   Building Products  
First Lien Term Loan
8.56%, 8/18/2012
    1,871,500       1,847,290       1,403,625       1.4 %
       
 
                               
Legacy Cabinets, Inc. (d)   Building Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
12.31%, 8/18/2013
    2,400,000       2,354,989       1,560,000       1.6 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Building Products
    4,271,500       4,202,280       2,963,625       3.0 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation (c, d)   Consumer Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.82%, 1/26/2012
    3,250,000       3,245,793       3,152,500       3.2 %
       
 
                               
Targus Group International, Inc. (d)   Consumer Products  
First Lien Term Loan
7.61%, 11/22/2012
    3,408,271       3,095,060       2,851,701       2.9 %
       
 
                               
Targus Group International, Inc. (d)   Consumer Products  
Second Lien Term Loan
13.35%, 5/22/2013
    5,000,000       4,743,768       4,016,500       4.1 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Consumer Products
    11,658,271       11,084,621       10,020,701       10.2 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Affinity Group, Inc. (d)   Consumer Services  
First Lien Term Loan
5.62%, 6/24/2009
    481,233       449,953       444,371       0.4 %
       
 
                               
Affinity Group, Inc. (d)   Consumer Services  
First Lien Term Loan
5.74%, 6/24/2009
    518,767       485,047       479,859       0.5 %
       
 
                               
CFF Acquisition LLC (c, d)   Consumer Services  
First Lien Term Loan
8.77%, 7/31/2013
    406,228       406,228       365,605       0.4 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Consumer Services
    1,406,228       1,341,228       1,289,835       1.3 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
M/C Communications, LLC (c, d)   Education  
First Lien Term Loan
5.54%, 12/31/2010
    1,736,766       1,571,773       1,545,721       1.6 %
       
 
                               
Group Dekko (c, d)   Electronics  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.38%, 1/20/2012
    6,670,000       6,670,000       6,336,500       6.5 %
       
 
                               
IPC Systems, Inc. (d)   Electronics  
First Lien Term Loan
7.09%, 5/31/2014
    49,750       44,647       40,497       0.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Electronics
    6,719,750       6,714,647       6,376,997       6.5 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
USS Mergerco, Inc. (c, d)   Environmental  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.08%, 6/29/2013
    5,960,000       5,827,121       5,066,000       5.2 %
       
 
                               
Bankruptcy Management Solutions, Inc. (d)     Financial Services  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.37%, 7/31/2013
    4,937,500       4,902,101       3,555,000       3.6 %
       
 
                               
Realogy Corp. (d)   Financial Services  
First Lien Term Loan
6.11%, 10/10/2013
    21,106       19,693       17,746       0.0 %
       
 
                               
Realogy Corp. (d)   Financial Services  
First Lien Term Loan
7.51%, 10/10/2013
    78,394       73,147       65,733       0.1 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Financial Services
    5,037,000       4,994,941       3,638,479       3.7 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
CCM Merger Inc. (d)   Gaming  
First Lien Term Loan
6.35%, 7/13/2012
    2,000,000       1,670,000       1,730,000       1.8 %
       
 
                               
IDI Acquisition Corp. (d)   Healthcare Services  
Senior Secured Notes
10.75%, 12/15/2011
    3,800,000       3,574,228       3,040,000       3.1 %
       
 
                               
PRACS Institute, LTD (c, d)   Healthcare Services  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.41%, 4/17/2013
    3,000,000       3,000,000       3,000,000       3.1 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Healthcare Services
    6,800,000       6,574,228       6,040,000       6.2 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
McMillin Companies LLC (c, d)   Homebuilding  
Senior Secured Notes
9.53%, 4/30/2012
    7,700,000       7,194,636       5,912,060       6.0 %
       
 
                               
Asurion Corporation (d)   Insurance  
First Lien Term Loan
6.10%, 7/3/2014
    2,000,000       1,665,000       1,699,600       1.7 %
       
 
                               
Worldwide Express Operations, LLC (c, d)   Logistics  
First Lien Term Loan
7.89%, 6/30/2013
    2,973,362       2,966,658       2,687,919       2.7 %
       
 
                               
Jason Incorporated (c, d)   Manufacturing  
Unsecured Notes
13.00%, 11/1/2008
    12,000,000       12,000,000       11,712,000       12.0 %
       
 
                               
Jason Incorporated (c, d)   Manufacturing  
Unsecured Notes
13.00%, 11/1/2008
    3,400,000       3,400,000       3,318,400       3.4 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Manufacturing
    15,400,000       15,400,000       15,030,400       15.4 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Blaze Recycling & Metals, LLC (d)   Metals  
Senior Secured Notes
10.88%, 7/15/2012
    2,500,000       2,493,087       2,218,750       2.3 %
       
 
                               
Elyria Foundry Company, LLC (c, d)   Metals  
Senior Secured Notes
13.00%, 3/1/2013
    3,000,000       2,893,873       2,910,000       3.0 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Metals
    5,500,000       5,386,960       5,128,750       5.3 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Grant U.S. Holdings LLP (d, e)   Natural Resources  
Second Lien Term Loan
12.75%, 9/20/2013
    5,365,592       5,365,393       4,167,456       4.3 %

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                                    % of
                                    Stockholders’
Company (a)   Industry   Investment   Principal   Cost   Fair Value   Equity
       
 
                               
Edgen Murray II, L.P. (c, d)   Oil and Gas  
Second Lien Term Loan
9.32%, 5/11/2015
    2,000,000       1,947,348       1,600,000       1.6 %
       
 
                               
Energy Alloys, LLC (c, d)   Oil and Gas  
Second Lien Term Loan
12.15%, 10/5/2012
    6,200,000       6,200,000       6,138,000       6.3 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Oil and Gas
    8,200,000       8,147,348       7,738,000       7.9 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Atlantis Plastics Films, Inc. (c, d)   Packaging  
First Lien Term Loan
8.71%, 9/22/2011
    6,516,244       6,491,835       4,298,114       4.4 %
       
 
                               
Stronghaven, Inc. (c, d)   Packaging  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.00%, 10/31/2010
    2,500,000       2,500,000       2,500,000       2.6 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
12.50%, 6/15/2009
    4,850,000       4,853,648       4,447,450       4.5 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
12.50%, 6/15/2009
    5,087,250       5,094,096       4,665,008       4.8 %
       
 
                               
Terphane Holdings Corp. (c, d, e)   Packaging  
Senior Secured Notes
15.11%, 6/15/2009
    500,000       498,536       459,500       0.5 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Packaging
    19,453,494       19,438,114       16,370,073       16.8 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
Advanstar Communications Inc. (d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
7.09%, 5/31/2014
    1,990,000       1,516,878       1,492,500       1.5 %
       
 
                               
Brown Publishing Company (c, d)   Publishing  
Second Lien Term Loan
11.09%, 9/19/2014
    1,203,226       1,197,520       1,070,871       1.1 %
       
 
                               
Network Communications, Inc. (c, d)     Publishing  
Unsecured Notes
10.75%, 12/1/2013
    5,000,000       5,095,198       4,400,000       4.5 %
       
 
                               
Penton Media, Inc. (c, d)   Publishing  
First Lien Term Loan
5.37%, 2/1/2013
    2,962,500       2,134,841       2,325,563       2.4 %
       
 
                               
       
 
               
       
   Total Publishing
    11,155,726       9,944,437       9,288,934       9.5 %
       
 
               
       
 
                               
QCE LLC (d)   Restaurants  
First Lien Term Loan
7.03%, 5/5/2013
    992,443       804,673       859,456       0.9 %
       
 
                               
Claire’s Stores, Inc. (d)   Retail  
First Lien Term Loan
6.47%, 5/29/2014
    2,786,000       2,579,717       2,179,209       2.2 %
       
 
                               
       
 
                   
Sub Total Non-control/Non-affiliated investments             162,888,724       143,745,269       146.9 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
Control investments - 29.7% (b)                                
       
 
                               
GSC CDO III, LLC (c, g)   Financial Services  
100% membership interest
                  160,153       0.2 %
       
 
                               
GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD. (c, g)     Structured Finance Securities  
Other/Structured
Finance Securities
20.36%, 1/21/2020
    30,000,000       30,000,000       28,915,146       29.5 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
Sub Total Control investments             30,000,000       29,075,299       29.7 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
Affiliate investments - 0.0% (b)                                
GSC Partners CDO GP III, LP (c, f)   Financial Services  
6.24% Partnership interest
                  16,233       0.0 %
       
 
                   
       
 
                               
TOTAL INVESTMENT ASSETS - 176.6% (b)             $   192,888,724       $   172,836,801       176.6 %
       
 
                   
                                             
                                        % of
Outstanding interest rate cap   Interest rate     Maturity   Notional     Cost   Fair value   Stockholders’
Equity
           
 
                               
Interest rate cap     8.0 %  
2/9/2014
    $   40,000,000       $   87,000       $   50,703       0.1 %
Interest rate cap     8.0 %  
11/30/2013
    46,637,408       44,000       26,031       0.0 %
       
 
                               
           
 
                   
Sub Total Outstanding interest rate cap          
 
          $   131,000     $   76,734       0.1 %
           
 
                   
 
(a)   All of the Fund’s equity and debt investments are issued by eligible portfolio companies, as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, except Atlantis Plastics Films, Inc., Grant U.S. Holdings LLP, GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Terphane Holdings Corp.
 
(b)   Percentages are based on net assets of $97,869,040 as of February 29, 2008.
 
(c)   Fair valued investment (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
(d)   All or a portion of the investment is pledged as collateral under a revolving securitized credit facility (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements).
 
(e)   Non-U.S. company. The principal place of business for Terphane Holdings Corp is Brazil, and for Grant U.S. Holdings LLP is Canada.
 
(f)   As defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an “Affiliate” of this portfolio company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was an Affiliate are as follows:
                                                         
                            Interest   Management   Net Realized   Net unrealized
Company   Purchases   Redemptions   Sales (cost)   Income   fee income   gains/(losses)   gains/(losses)
GSC Partners CDO GP III, LP
  $ 2,045,067     $ 2,084,214     $  —     $  —     $  —     $ 39,147     $ 16,233  
 
(g)   As defined in the Investment Company Act, we are an “Affiliate” of this portfolio company because we own 5% or more of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. In addition, as defined in the Investment Company Act, we “Control” this portfolio company because we own more than 25% of the portfolio company’s outstanding voting securities. Transactions during the period in which the issuer was both an Affiliate and a portfolio company that we Control are as follows:
                                                         
                            Interest   Management   Net Realized   Net unrealized
Company   Purchases   Redemptions   Sales (cost)   Income   fee income   gains/(losses)   gains/(losses)
GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007 LTD.
  $ 30,000,000     $  —     $  —     $ 262,442     $ 215,914     $  —     $ (1,084,854 )
GSC CDO III, LLC
  $ 13,574,694     $ 14,003,367     $     $     $     $ 428,673     $ 160,153  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                 
    For the three months ended     For the three months ended  
    May 31, 2008     May 31, 2007  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
OPERATIONS:
               
Net investment income
  $ 3,195,473     $ 1,957,899  
Net realized gain/(loss) from investments
    (287,410 )     1,021,068  
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments
    (84,817 )     750,801  
Net unrealized depreciation on derivatives
    (11,998 )     (50,020 )
 
           
Net increase in net assets from operations
    2,811,248       3,679,748  
 
           
SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTIONS:
               
Distributions declared
    (3,233,640 )     (1,989,932 )
 
           
Net decrease in net assets from shareholder distributions
    (3,233,640 )     (1,989,932 )
 
           
CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:
               
Issuance of common stock, net
          116,301,011  
 
           
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
          116,301,011  
 
           
Total increase/(decrease) in net assets
    (422,392 )     117,990,827  
Net assets at beginning of period
    97,869,040       (129,163 )
 
           
Net assets at end of period
  $ 97,446,648     $ 117,861,664  
 
           
 
               
Net asset value per common share
  $ 11.75     $ 14.21  
Common shares outstanding at end of period
    8,291,384       8,291,384  
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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GSC Investment Corp.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                 
    For the three months     For the three months  
    ended May 31, 2008     ended May 31, 2007  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Operating activities
               
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS
  $ 2,811,248     $ 3,679,748  
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS TO NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Paid-in-kind interest income
    (300,430 )      
Net accretion of discount on investments
    (292,704 )     (376,683 )
Amortization of deferred credit facility financing costs
    44,447       30,452  
Net realized (gain) loss from investments
    287,410       (1,021,068 )
Net unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments
    84,817       (750,801 )
Unrealized depreciation on derivatives
    11,998       50,020  
Proceeds from sale and redemption of investments
    32,938,412       46,987,424  
Purchase of investments
    (16,254,292 )     (238,030,678 )
(Increase) decrease in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
    4,460,928       (3,590,672 )
Interest receivable
    (1,355,331 )     (4,441,802 )
Due from manager
    896,336       (747,472 )
Management fee receivable
    (522,739 )      
Other assets
    (50,159 )     (976,132 )
Receivable from unsettled trades
    (493,125 )     (410,586 )
Deferred offering costs
          808,617  
Payable for unsettled trades
    (332,220 )      
Management and incentive fees payable
    145,545       719,856  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (127,004 )     449,550  
Interest and credit facility fees payable
    (46,919 )     690,312  
Due to manager
    18,188        
Accrued offering costs
          (493,117 )
 
           
NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
    21,924,406       (197,423,032 )
 
           
 
               
Financing activities
               
Issuance of shares of common stock
          108,750,000  
Offering costs and sales load
          (8,068,750 )
Borrowings on debt
    2,200,000       114,708,119  
Paydowns on debt
    (20,000,000 )     (14,500,000 )
Credit facility financing cost
          (1,202,064 )
Payments of cash dividends
    (3,233,640 )      
 
           
NET CASH PROVIDED (USED) BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    (21,033,640 )     199,687,305  
 
           
 
               
CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    890,766       2,264,273  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    1,072,641       1,030  
 
           
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD
  $ 1,963,407     $ 2,265,303  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental Information:
               
Interest paid during the period
  $ 543,362     $  
 
               
Supplemental non-cash information
               
Issuance of common stock for acquisition of investments in GSC CDO III, LLC and GSC Partners CDO GP III, L.P.
  $     $ 15,619,761  
Paid-in-kind interest income
  $ 300,430     $  
Net accretion of discount on investments
  $ 292,704     $ 376,683  
Amortization of deferred credit facility financing costs
  $ 44,447     $ 30,452  
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GSC INVESTMENT CORP.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization and Basis of Presentation
GSC Investment Corp. (the “Company”, “we” and “us”) is a non-diversified closed end management investment company incorporated in Maryland that has elected to be treated and is regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). We commenced operations on March 23, 2007 and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) on March 28, 2007. The Company intends to file an election and to qualify to be treated for tax purposes as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) commencing with our first taxable year as a corporation. We expect to continue to qualify and to elect to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC. Our investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments by primarily investing in private middle market companies and select high yield bonds.
GSC Investment, LLC (the “LLC”) was organized in May 2006 as a Maryland limited liability company. As of February 28, 2007, the LLC had not yet commenced its operations and investment activities.
On March 21, 2007, the Company was incorporated in and concurrently, the LLC was merged with and into the Company in accordance with the procedure for such merger in the LLC’s limited liability company agreement and Maryland law. In connection with such merger, each outstanding common share of the LLC was converted into an equivalent number of shares of common stock of the Company and the Company is the surviving entity.
We are externally managed and advised by our investment adviser, GSCP (NJ), L.P. (individually and collectively with its affiliates, “GSC Group” or the “Manager”), pursuant to an investment advisory and management agreement.
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in conformity with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles and include the accounts of the Company and its special purpose financing subsidiaries, GSC Investment Funding, LLC and GSC Investment Funding II, LLC. The consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments and reclassifications which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for the fair presentation of the results of the operations and financial condition for the periods presented. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. All references made to the “Company,” “we,” and “us” in the financial statements encompassing of these consolidated subsidiaries, except as stated otherwise.
Interim consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals, necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period have been included. The current period’s results of operations are not necessarily indicative of results that ultimately may be achieved for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2009.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and revenues and expenses during the period reported. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include short-term, liquid investments in a money market fund. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost which approximates fair value.
Cash and cash equivalents, Securitization Accounts
Cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts include amounts held in designated bank accounts in the form of cash and short-term liquid investments in money market funds representing payments received on securitized investments or other reserved amounts associated with the Company’s securitization facilities. The Company is required to use a portion of these amounts to pay interest expense, reduce borrowings, or pay other amounts in accordance with the related securitization agreements. Cash held in such accounts may not be available for the general use of the Company.
Risk Management
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company manages a variety of risks, including market risk and credit risk. Market risk is the risk of potential adverse changes to the value of investments because of changes in market conditions such as interest rate movements and volatility in investment prices. Credit risk is the risk of default or non-performance by portfolio companies equivalent to the investment’s carrying amount.

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The Company is also exposed to credit risk related to maintaining all of its cash and cash equivalents including those in securitization accounts at a major financial institution and credit risk related to the derivative counterparty.
The Company has investments in lower rated and comparable quality unrated high yield bonds and bank loans. Investments in high yield investments are accompanied by a greater degree of credit risk. The risk of loss due to default by the issuer is significantly greater for holders of high yield securities, because such investments are generally unsecured and are often subordinated to other creditors of the issuer.
Investment Classification
The Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, “Control Investments” are defined as investments in companies in which we own more than 25% of the voting securities or maintain greater than 50% of the board representation. Under the 1940 Act, “Affiliated Investments” are defined as those non-control investments in companies in which we own between 5% and 25% of the voting securities. Under the 1940 Act, “Non-affiliated Investments” are defined as investments that are neither Control Investments or Affiliated Investments.
Investment Valuation
The fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, “Disclosure About Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” approximates the carrying amounts presented in the consolidated balance sheet.
Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations obtained from independent third party pricing services and market makers subject to any decision by our board of directors to make a fair value determination to reflect significant events affecting the value of these investments. We value investments for which market quotations are not readily available as stated above at fair value as determined in good faith by our board of directors based on input from our Manager, our audit committee and, if our board or audit committee so request, a third party independent valuation firm. Determinations of fair value may involve subjective judgments and estimates. The types of factors that may be considered in a fair value pricing include the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments, yield trend analysis, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded companies, discounted cash flow and other relevant factors.
We undertake a multi-step valuation process each quarter when valuing investments for which market quotations are not readily available, as described below:
    Each investment is initially valued by the responsible investment professionals and preliminary valuation conclusions are documented and discussed with our senior management; and
 
    An independent valuation firm engaged by our board of directors reviews at least one quarter of these preliminary valuations each quarter so that the valuation of each investment for which market quotes are not readily available is reviewed by the independent valuation firm at least annually.
In addition, all our investments are subject to the following valuation process.
    The audit committee of our board of directors reviews each preliminary valuation and our investment adviser and independent valuation firm (if applicable) will supplement the preliminary valuation to reflect any comments provided by the audit committee; and
 
    Our board of directors discuss the valuations and determine the fair value of each investment in good faith based on the input of our investment adviser, independent valuation firm (if applicable) and audit committee.
Our equity investment in GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd. (“GSCIC CLO”) is carried at fair value, which is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for similar CLO equity, when available, as determined by our investment advisor and recommended to our board of directors.
Because such valuations, and particularly valuations of private investments and private companies, are inherently uncertain, they may fluctuate over short periods of time and may be based on estimates. The determination of fair value by our board of directors may differ materially from the values that would have been used if a ready market for these investments existed. Our net asset value could be materially affected if the determinations regarding the fair value of our investments were materially higher or lower than the values that we ultimately realize upon the disposal of such investments.
Income Recognition
Purchases and sales of investments and the related realized gains or losses are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company stops accruing interest on its investments when it is determined that interest is no longer collectible. If any cash is received after it is determined that interest is no longer collectible, we will treat the cash as payment on the principal balance until the entire principal balance has been repaid, before any interest income is recognized. Discounts and premiums on investments purchased are accreted/amortized over the life of the respective investment using the effective yield method. The amortized cost of investments represents the original cost adjusted for the accretion of discounts and amortizations of premium on investments. At May 31, 2008, no investments were being accounted for on a non-accrual basis.
Interest income on our investment in GSCIC CLO is recorded using the effective interest method in accordance with the provision of EITF 99-20, based on the anticipated yield and the estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment. Yields are revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due to changes in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing. Changes in estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated yield over the remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated yield was changed.

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Paid-in-Kind Interest
The Company includes in income certain amounts that it has not yet received in cash, such as contractual paid-in-kind interest (“PIK”), which represents contractually deferred interest added to the investment balance that is generally due at maturity. We stop accruing PIK if we do not expect the issuer to be able to pay all principal and interest when due.
Organizational Expenses
Organizational expenses consist principally of professional fees incurred in connection with the organization of the Company and have been expensed as incurred.
Deferred Credit Facility Financing Costs
Financing costs incurred in connection with each respective credit facility have been deferred and are being amortized using the straight line method over the life of each respective facility.
Indemnifications
In the ordinary course of its business, the Company may enter into contracts or agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur that lead to the execution of these provisions against the Company. Based on its history and experience, management feels that the likelihood of such an event is remote.
Income Taxes
The Company intends to file an election and qualify to be treated for tax purposes as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code and, among other things, intends to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders which will relieve the Company from federal income taxes. Therefore, no provision has been recorded for federal income taxes.
In order to qualify as a RIC, among other requirements, the Company is required to timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each fiscal tax year. The Company will be subject to a nondeductible U.S. federal excise tax of 4% on undistributed income if we do not distribute at least 98% of our investment company taxable income in any calendar year and 98% of our capital gain net income for each one-year period ending on October 31.
Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, we may choose to carry forward taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions into the next tax year and pay a 4% excise tax on such income, as required. To the extent that the Company determines that its estimated current year annual taxable income will be in excess of estimated current year dividend distributions, the Company accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned.
Dividends
Dividends to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the board of directors each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are generally distributed at least annually, although we may decide to retain such capital gains for reinvestment.
The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of our dividend distributions on behalf of our stockholders unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if our board of directors authorizes, and we declare, a cash dividend, then our stockholders who have not ''opted out’’ of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash dividends. If the Company’s common stock is trading below net asset value at the time of valuation, the plan administrator will receive the dividend or distribution in cash and will purchase common stock in the open market, on the New York Stock Exchange or elsewhere, for the account of each Participant.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“FAS 159”), which provides companies with an option to report selected financial assets and liabilities at fair value. The objective of FAS 159 is to reduce both complexity in accounting for financial instruments and the volatility in earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently. FAS 159 establishes presentation and disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between companies that choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and liabilities and to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. FAS 159 also requires entities to display the fair value of the selected assets and liabilities on the face of the balance sheet. FAS 159 does not eliminate disclosure requirements of other accounting standards, including fair value measurement disclosures in FAS 157. This statement is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company does not intend to elect fair value measurement for assets or liabilities other than portfolio investments, which are already measured at fair value, therefore, the Company does not believe the adoption of this statement will have a significant effect on the Company’s financial position or its results of operations.
In March 2008, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (“FAS No. 161”). The objective of FAS No. 161 is to improve financial reporting about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an entity’s financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. FAS No. 161

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improves transparency about the location and amounts of derivative instruments in an entity’s financial statements; how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under FAS No. 133; and how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect its financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. FAS No. 161 achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of derivative features that are credit risk related. Finally, it requires cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments. FAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. We did not early adopt FAS No. 161. Management is currently evaluating the enhanced disclosure requirements and the impact on our consolidated financial statements of adopting FAS No. 161.
Note 3. Investments
The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) as of March 1, 2008, which among other matters, requires enhanced disclosures about investments that are measured and reported at fair value. As defined in FAS 157, fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. FAS No. 157 establishes a hierarchal disclosure framework which prioritizes and ranks the level of market price observability used in measuring investments at fair value. Market price observability is affected by a number of factors, including the type of investment and the characteristics specific to the investment. Investments with readily available active quoted prices or for which fair value can be measured from actively quoted prices generally will have a higher degree of market price observability and a lesser degree of judgment used in measuring fair value.
Based on the observability of the inputs used in the valuation techniques the Company is required to provide the following information according to the fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy ranks the quality and reliability of the information used to determine fair values. Investments carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
    Level 1 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access.
 
    Level 2 — Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices in active markets, which are either directly or indirectly observable.
 
    Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The inputs into the determination of fair value may require significant management judgment or estimation. Even if observable-market data is available, such information may be the result of consensus pricing information or broker quotes which include a disclaimer that the broker would not be held to such a price in an actual transaction. The non-binding nature of consensus pricing and/or quotes accompanied by disclaimer would result in classification as Level III information, assuming no additional corroborating evidence.
In addition to using the above inputs in investment valuations, we continue to employ the valuation policy approved by our board of directors that is consistent with FAS 157 (see Note 2). Consistent with our valuation policy, we evaluate the source of inputs, including any markets in which our investments are trading, in determining fair value.
The following table presents fair value measurements of investments as of May 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):
                                 
            Fair Value Measurements Using  
    Total     Level 1     Level 2     Level 3  
Non-control/non-affiliate investments
  $ 127,163     $     $     $ 127,163  
Control investments
    29,195                   29,195  
Affiliate investments
    16                   16  
 
                       
Total investments at fair value
  $ 156,374     $     $     $ 156,374  
The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the three months ended May 31, 2008 (dollars in thousands):
                                 
                Level 3  
Balance as of February 29, 2008
              $ 172,837  
Net unrealized gains (losses)
                    (85 )
Purchases and other adjustments to cost
                      16,848  
Sales and redemptions
                    (33,226 )
Net transfers in and/or out
                       
 
                       
Balance as of May 31, 2008
              $ 156,374  
Purchases and other adjustments to cost include new investments at cost, effects of refinancing/restructuring, accretion income from discount on debt securities, and PIK.
Sale and redemptions represent net proceeds received and realized gains and losses from investments sold during the period.
Net transfers in and/or out represent existing investments that were either previously categorized as a higher level and the inputs to the model became unobservable or investments that were previously classified as the lowest significant input became observable during the period. These investments are recorded at their end of period fair values.
The composition of our investments as of May 31, 2008, at cost and fair value was as follows (dollars in thousands):
                         
                    Fair Value  
    Investments at     Investments at     Percentage of  
    Amortized Cost     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
First lien term loans
  $ 31,145     $ 27,898       17.84 %
Second lien term loans
    55,609       48,607       31.08  
Senior secured notes
    34,068       28,626       18.31  

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                    Fair Value  
    Investments at     Investments at     Percentage of  
    Amortized Cost     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
Unsecured notes
    25,688       21,781       13.93  
Structured Finance Securities
    30,000       29,035       18.57  
Equity/limited partnership interest
          427       0.27  
 
                 
Total
  $ 176,510     $ 156,374       100.0 %
As of May 31, 2008, $104.1 million or 67% of the total value of our investments were fair valued by our board of directors in accordance with our valuation policy described in Note 2.
The composition of our investments as of February 29, 2008, at cost and fair value was as follows (dollars in thousands):
                         
                    Fair Value  
    Investments at     Investments at     Percentage of  
    Amortized Cost     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
First lien term loans
  $ 29,660     $ 26,362       15.25 %
Second lien term loans
    70,819       62,446       36.13  
Senior secured notes
    35,024       31,657       18.32  
Unsecured notes
    27,386       23,281       13.47  
Structured Finance Securities
    30,000       28,915       16.73  
Equity/limited partnership interest
          176       0.10  
 
                 
Total
  $ 192,889     $ 172,837       100.0 %
As of February 29, 2008, $135.3 million or 78% of the total value of our investments were fair valued by our board of directors in accordance with our valuation policy described in Note 2. All of our investments are in below investment grade securities and loans.
Note 4. Investment in GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd.
On January 22, 2008, we invested $30 million in all of the outstanding subordinated notes of GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd., (the “GSCIC CLO”), a $400 million CLO managed by us that invests primarily in senior secured loans. Additionally, we entered into a collateral management agreement with GSCIC CLO pursuant to which we will act as collateral manager to it. In return for our collateral management services, we are entitled to a senior collateral management fee of 0.10% and a subordinate collateral management fee of 0.40% of the outstanding principal amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, to be paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. We are also entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20% of excess cash flow to the extent the GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return equal to or greater than 12%. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we accrued $0.5 million in management fees and $0.6 million in interest income. We did not accrue any amounts related to the incentive management fee as the 12% hurdle rate has not yet been achieved.
Note 5. Agreements
On March 21, 2007, the Company entered into an investment advisory and management agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with GSC Group. The initial term of the Management Agreement is two years, with automatic, one-year renewals at the end of each year subject to certain approvals by our board of directors and/or our stockholders. Pursuant to the Management Agreement, our investment adviser implements our business strategy on a day-to-day basis and performs certain services for us, subject to oversight by our board of directors. Our investment adviser is responsible for, among other duties, determining investment criteria, sourcing, analyzing and executing investments transactions, asset sales, financings and performing asset management duties. Under the Management Agreement, we have agreed to pay our investment adviser a management fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of a base management fee and an incentive fee.
The base management fee of 1.75% is calculated based on the average value of our total assets (other than cash or cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the applicable fiscal quarter.
The incentive fee consists of the following two parts:
The first, payable quarterly in arrears, equals 20% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income (not including excise taxes), expressed as a rate of return on the value of the net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, that exceeds a 1.875% quarterly (7.5% annualized) hurdle rate measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our investment adviser receives no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net investment income, as defined above, exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Amounts received as a return of capital are not included in calculating this portion of the incentive fee. Since the hurdle rate is based on net assets, a return of less than the hurdle rate on total assets may still result in an incentive fee.
We will defer cash payment of any incentive fee otherwise earned by our investment adviser if, during the most recent four full fiscal quarter period ending on or prior to the date such payment is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees payable during that period) is less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning of such period. These calculations will be appropriately pro rated for the first three fiscal quarters of operation and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the applicable period. Such incentive fee will become payable on the next date on which such test has been satisfied for the most recent four full fiscal quarters.

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The second, payable at the end of each fiscal year equals 20% of our net realized capital gains, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation, in each case on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of such incentive fees paid to the investment adviser through such date.
For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we incurred $0.7 million in base management fees and $0.3 million in incentive fees related to pre-incentive fee net investment income. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we incurred no incentive management fees related to net realized capital gains. As of May 31, 2008, $0.7 million of base management fees and $0.3 million of incentive fees were unpaid and included in management and incentive fees payable in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.
For the three months ended May 31, 2007, we incurred $0.4 million in base management fees, $0.2 million in incentive fees related to pre-incentive fee net investment income and $0.2 million incentive fees related to net realized capital gains.
As of May 31, 2008, the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2009, the sum of our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and our change in net assets (defined as total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees payable during that period) was less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning of the second fiscal quarter of fiscal year 2008. Accordingly, the payment of the incentive fee for the quarter ended May 31, 2008 will be deferred. Additionally, $0.6 million of prior incentive fees were paid to our investment advisor but should also have been deferred. These fees have been subsequently returned with interest and will not be paid until such time as the deferral payment requirements described above have been satisfied.
On March 21, 2007, the Company entered into a separate administration agreement (the “Administration Agreement”) with GSC Group, pursuant to which GSC Group, as our administrator, has agreed to furnish us with the facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations and provide managerial assistance on our behalf to those portfolio companies to which we are required to provide such assistance. Our allocable portion is based on the proportion that our total assets bears to the total assets or a subset of total assets administered by our administrator.
For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we accrued $0.2 million of administrator expenses pertaining to bookkeeping, record keeping and other administrative services provided to the Company in addition to our allocable portion of rent and other overhead related expenses. GSC Group has agreed not to be reimbursed by the Company for any expenses incurred in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement until the Company’s total assets exceeds $500 million. Additionally, the Company’s requirement to reimburse GSC Group is capped such that the amounts payable, together with the Company’s other operating expenses, will not exceed an amount equal to 1.5% per annum of the Company’s net assets attributable to the Company’s common stock. Accordingly, for the three months ended May 31, 2008, we have recorded $0.2 million in expense waver and reimbursement under the Administration Agreement in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
On March 23, 2007, the Manager provided the Company with a Notification of Fee Reimbursement (the “Expense Reimbursement Agreement”). The Expense Reimbursement Agreement provides for the Manager to reimburse the Company for operating expenses to the extent that our total annual operating expenses (other than investment advisory and management fees, interest and credit facility expenses, and organizational expense) exceed an amount equal to 1.55% of our net assets attributable to common stock. The Manager is not entitled to recover any reimbursements under this agreement in future periods. The term of the Expense Reimbursement Agreement is for a period of 12 months beginning March 23, 2007 and for each twelve months period thereafter unless otherwise agreed by the Manager and the Company. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we have recorded $49,715 in expense waver and reimbursement under the Expense Reimbursement Agreement in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. On April 15, 2008, the Manager and the Company agreed not to extend the agreement for an additional twelve month period and terminated the Expense Reimbursement Agreement as of March 23, 2008.
Note 6. Borrowings
As a BDC, we are only allowed to employ leverage to the extent that our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after giving effect to such leverage. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our assessment of the market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing.
On April 11, 2007, we formed GSC Investment Funding LLC (“GSC Funding”), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company, through which we entered into a revolving securitized credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) with Deutsche Bank AG, as administrative agent, under which we may borrow up to $100 million. A significant percentage of our total assets have been pledged under the Revolving Facility to secure our obligations thereunder. Under the Revolving Facility, funds are borrowed from or through certain lenders at prevailing commercial paper rates or, if the commercial paper market is at any time unavailable, at prevailing LIBOR rates, plus 0.70% payable monthly. We also pay an unused commitment fee equal to 0.225% payable monthly. As of May 31, 2008, there was $60.7 million outstanding under the Revolving Facility and the Company continues to be in compliance with all of the limitations and requirements of the Revolving Facility. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we recorded $0.8 million of interest expense and $44,447 of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Revolving Facility and the interest rates on the outstanding borrowings ranged from 3.52% to 4.22%. As of May 31, 2007, there was $74.5 million outstanding under the Revolving Facility. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, we recorded $0.6 million of interest expense and $23,419 of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Revolving Facility and the interest rates on the outstanding borrowings ranged from 5.32% to 5.32%.
On May 1, 2007, we formed GSC Investment Funding II LLC (“GSC Funding II”), a wholly owned consolidated subsidiary of the Company, through which we entered into a $25.7 million term securitized credit facility (the “Term Facility” and, together with the Revolving Facility, the “Facilities”) with Deutsche Bank AG, as administrative agent, which was fully drawn at closing. A significant percentage of our total assets were pledged under the Term Facility to secure our obligations thereunder. The Term Facility bears interest at prevailing commercial paper rates or, if the commercial paper market is at any time unavailable, at prevailing LIBOR rates, plus 0.70%, payable quarterly. As of May 31, 2007, there was $25.7 million outstanding under the Term Facility. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, we recorded $0.1 million of interest expense and $7,033 of amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Term Facility.

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Each of the Facilities contain limitations as to how borrowed funds may be used, such as restrictions on industry concentrations, asset size, payment frequency and status, average life, collateral interests and investment ratings. The Facilities also include certain requirements relating to portfolio performance the violation of which could result in the early amortization of the Facilities, limit further advances (in the case of the Revolving Facility) and, in some cases, result in an event of default, allowing the lenders to accelerate repayment of amounts owed thereunder.
On December 12, 2007, the Company consolidated its Facilities by using the proceeds of a draw under the Revolving Facility to repay and terminate the Term Facility and transferring all assets in GSC Funding II to GSC Funding. The Company’s aggregate indebtedness and cost of funding were unchanged as a result of this consolidation.
Note 7. Stockholders’ Equity
On May 16, 2006, GSC Group capitalized the LLC, by contributing $1,000 in exchange for 67 shares, constituting all of the issued and outstanding shares of the LLC.
On March 20, 2007, the Company issued 959,955 and 81,362 shares of common stock, priced at $15.00 per share, to GSC Group and certain individual employees of GSC Group, respectively, in exchange for the general partnership interest and a limited partnership interest in GSC Partners CDO III GP, LP, collectively valued at $15.6 million. At this time, the 67 shares owned by GSC Group in the LLC were exchanged for 67 shares of GSC Investment Corp.
On March 28, 2007, the Company completed its IPO of 7,250,000 shares of common stock, priced at $15.00 per share, before underwriting discounts and commissions. Total proceeds received from the IPO, net of $7.1 million in underwriter’s discount and commissions, and $1.0 million in offering costs, were $100.7 million.
Note 8. Earnings Per Share
The following information sets forth the computation of the weighted average basic and diluted net decrease in net assets per share from operations for the three months ended May 31, 2008, and May 31, 2007 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):
                 
Basic and diluted   May 31, 2008   May 31, 2007
Net increase in net assets from operations
  $ 2,811     $ 3,680  
Weighted average common shares outstanding
    8,291,384       6,218,763  
Earnings per common share-basic and diluted
  $ 0.34     $ 0.59  
Note 9. Dividend
The following table summarizes dividends declared during the three months ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 (dollars in thousands except per share amounts):
                                 
Date Declared   Record Date   Payment Date   Amount Per Share *   Total Amount
May 22, 2008
  May 30, 2008   June 13, 2008   $ 0.39     $ 3,234  
 
                               
                     
Total dividends declared
                  $ 0.39     $ 3,234  
                     
                                 
Date Declared   Record Date   Payment Date   Amount Per Share *   Total Amount
May 21, 2007
  May 29, 2007   June 6, 2007   $ 0.24     $ 1,990  
 
                               
                     
Total dividends declared
                  $ 0.24     $ 1,990  
                     
 
*   Amount per share is calculated based on the number of shares outstanding at the date of declaration.
Note 10. Financial Highlights
The following is a schedule of financial highlights for the three months ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007 and for the year ended February 29, 2008:
                         
    May 31, 2008   May 31, 2007   February 29, 2008
     
Per share data:
                       
 
Public offering cost at IPO, March 23, 2007
  $     $ 15.00     $ 15.00  
Sales load
          (0.85 )     (0.85 )
Offering cost
          (0.12 )     (0.12 )
     
Net asset value at beginning of period/IPO
    11.80       14.03       14.03  
 
                       
Net investment income (1)
    0.39       0.24       1.30  
Net realized gains (losses) on investments and derivatives
    (0.04 )     0.12       0.47  
Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and derivatives
    (0.01 )     0.06 *     (2.45 )*
     

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    May 31, 2008   May 31, 2007   February 29, 2008
     
Net increase (decrease) in stockholders’ equity
    0.34       0.42       (0.68 )
 
                       
Distributions declared from net investment income
    (0.39 )     (0.24 )     (1.37 )
Distributions declared from net realized capital gains
                (0.18 )
     
Total distributions to stockholders
    (0.39 )     (0.24 )     (1.55 )
 
                       
     
Net asset value at end of period
  $ 11.75     $ 14.21     $ 11.80  
     
Net assets at end of period
  $ 97,446,648     $ 117,861,664     $ 97,869,040  
Shares outstanding at end of period
    8,291,384       8,291,384       8,291,384  
 
                       
Per share market value at end of period
  $ 10.43     $ 13.76     $ 11.04  
Total return based on market value (2)
    (1.99 )%     (6.67 )%     (16.07 )%
Total return based on net asset value (3)
    2.88  %     (3.14 )%     (11.00 )%
 
*   Net unrealized depreciation on investments and derivatives per share amount includes the net loss incurred prior to the IPO.
Ratio/Supplemental data:
                         
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets (5)
    11.77 %     8.13 %     8.11 %
Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets (4) (5)
    6.68 %     6.39 %     5.91 %
Ratio of incentive management fees to average net assets (5)
    1.38 %     1.73 %     0.64 %
Ratio of credit facility related expenses to average net assets (5)
    3.38 %     3.46 %     4.51 %
Ratio of total expenses to average net assets (4) (5)
    11.45 %     11.58 %     11.05 %
 
(1)   Net investment income excluding expense waver and reimbursement equals $0.35 and $0.20 per share for the three months ended May 31, 2008 and May 31, 2007, respectively.
 
(2)   For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the total return based on market value equals the decrease in market value at May 31, 2008, of $0.61 per share over the price per share at February 29, 2008, of $11.04, plus the declared dividend of $0.39 per share for stockholders of record on May 30, 2008, divided by the February 29, 2008 price per share. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, the total return based on market value equals the decrease in market value at May 31, 2007 of $13.76 per share over the IPO offering price per share at March 23, 2007 of $15.00, plus the declared dividend of $0.24 per share for stockholders of record on May 29, 2007, divided by the IPO offering price per share. Total return based on market value is not annualized.
 
(3)   For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the total return based on net asset value equals the change in net asset value during the period plus the declared dividend of $0.39 per share for stockholders of record on May 30, 2008, divided by the beginning net asset value during the period. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, the total return based on net asset value equals the change in net asset value during the period plus the declared dividend of $0.24 per share for stockholders of record on May 29, 2007, divided by the beginning net asset value during the period. The calculation was adjusted for shares issued during the period. Total return based on net asset value is not annualized.
 
(4)   For the three months ended May 31, 2008, incorporating the expense waver and reimbursement arrangement, the ratio of net investment income, operating expenses, total expenses to average net assets is 12.98%, 5.47%, and 10.24%, respectively. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, incorporating the expense waver and reimbursement arrangement, the ratio of net investment income, operating expenses, total expenses to average net assets is 9.40%, 5.11%, and 10.30%.
 
(5)   Annualized.
Note 11. Related Party Transactions
On March 20, 2007, the Company issued 959,955 and 81,362 shares of common stock, priced at $15.00 per share, to GSC Group and certain individual employees of GSC Group, respectively, in exchange for the general partnership interest and a limited partnership interest in GSC Partners CDO III GP, LP, collectively valued at $15.6 million. Additionally, GSC Group assigned its rights to act as collateral manager for GSC Partners CDO Fund III, Limited (“CDO III”) to the Company. The Company paid GSC Group $0.1 million to acquire the rights to act as collateral manager and expected to receive collateral management fees of $0.2 million. For the year ended February 29, 2008 we received $0.4 million of management fee income from CDO III and received distributions of $16.1 million from our partnership interests resulting in a realized gain of $0.5 million. As of May 31, 2008, the fair value of the general partnership interest and limited partnership interest is $0.2 million.
On January 10, 2008, GSC Group notified our Dividend Reinvestment Plan Administrator that it was electing to receive dividends and other distributions in cash (rather than in additional shares of common stock) with respect to all shares of stock held by it and the investment funds under its control. For the year ended February 29, 2008, GSC Group received 35,911 of additional shares under the dividend reinvestment plan. As of May 31, 2008, GSC Group and its affiliates own approximately 12% of the outstanding common shares of the Company.
On January 22, 2008, we entered into a collateral management agreement with GSCIC CLO pursuant to which we will act as collateral manager to it. In return for our collateral management services, we are entitled to a senior collateral management fee of 0.10% and a subordinate collateral management fee of 0.40% of the outstanding principal amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, to be paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. We are also entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20% of excess cash flow to the extent the GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return equal to or greater than 12%. We do not expect to enter into additional collateral management agreements in the near future.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
     The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and related notes and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion and other parts of this quarterly report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to the factors discussed in Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008.
     The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance, taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or are within our control. If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in our forward-looking statements.
     The forward-looking statements contained in this quarterly report include statements as to:
    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;
 
    our expected financings and investments;
 
    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; and
 
    the ability of our investment adviser to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments.
     You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements made in this quarterly report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this quarterly report.
Overview
     GSC Investment Corp. is a Maryland corporation that has elected to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”). Our investment objectives are to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments by primarily investing in middle market companies and select high yield bonds. We intend to file an election to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with our first taxable year as a corporation. We commenced operations on March 23, 2007, and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) on March 28, 2007. We are externally managed and advised by our investment adviser, GSCP (NJ), L.P.
     We used the net proceeds of our IPO to purchase approximately $100.7 million in aggregate principal amount of debt investments from GSC Partners CDO Fund III, Limited (“CDO Fund III”) a collateralized debt obligation (“CDO”) fund managed by our investment adviser. We used borrowings under our credit facilities to purchase approximately $115.1 million in aggregate principal amount of debt investments in April and May 2007 from CDO Fund III and GSC Partners CDO Fund Limited (“CDO Fund I”), another CDO managed by our investment adviser. As of May 31, 2008, our portfolio consisted of 156.4 million of investments in 39 portfolio companies.
     Our portfolio is comprised primarily of investments in leveraged loans (comprised of both first and second lien term loans) issued by middle market companies and high yield bonds. We are seeking to create a diversified portfolio by investing up to 5% of our total assets in each investment, although the investment sizes may be more or less than the targeted range. These investments are sourced in both the primary and secondary markets through a network of relationships with commercial and investment banks, commercial finance companies and financial sponsors. The leveraged loans and high yield bonds that we purchase are generally used to finance buyouts, acquisitions, growth, recapitalizations and other types of transactions. Leveraged loans are generally senior debt instruments that rank ahead of subordinated debt of the portfolio company. Leveraged loans also have the benefit of security interests on the assets of the portfolio company, which may rank ahead of, or be junior to, other security interests. High yield bonds are typically subordinated to leveraged loans and generally unsecured, though a substantial amount of the high yield bonds that we currently own are secured. Substantially all of the debt investments held in our portfolio hold a non-investment grade rating by Moody’s Investors Service and/or Standard & Poor’s or, if not rated, would be rated below investment grade if rated. High yield bonds rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as “junk bonds.” We also anticipate purchasing mezzanine debt and making equity investments in middle market companies. Mezzanine debt is typically unsecured and subordinated to senior debt of the portfolio company. For purposes of this quarterly report, we generally use the term “middle market” to refer to companies with annual EBITDA of between $5 million and $50 million. EBITDA represents earnings before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.

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     While our primary focus is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through investments in debt and equity securities of middle market companies and high yield bonds, we intend to invest up to 30% of our total assets in opportunistic investments. Opportunistic investments may include investments in distressed debt, debt and equity securities of public companies, credit default swaps, emerging market debt, and structured finance vehicles, including collateralized loan obligations (“CLO”) funds. As part of this 30%, we may also invest in debt of middle market companies located outside the United States. Given our primary investment focus on first and second lien term loans issued by middle market companies and high yield bonds, we believe our opportunistic investments will allow us to supplement our core investments with other investments that are within our investment adviser’s expertise that we believe offer attractive yields and/or the potential for capital appreciation. As of May 31, 2008, our opportunistic investment in the subordinated notes of GSC Investment Corp. CLO 2007, Ltd. (“GSCIC CLO”), a CLO we manage, constitutes 16.66% of our total assets and 55.55% of the amount we may devote to opportunistic investments.
     As a BDC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we have to invest at least 70% of our total assets in “qualifying assets,” including securities of private U.S. operating companies, public U.S. companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange registered under the Exchange Act (i.e., New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and The NASDAQ Global Market) and effective July 21, 2008, U.S. companies whose securities are listed on a securities exchange that have market capitalizations of less than $250 million, cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. In addition, we are only allowed to borrow money such that our asset coverage, which, as defined in the 1940 Act, measures the ratio of total assets less total liabilities (excluding borrowings) to total borrowings, equals at least 200% after such borrowing, with certain limited exceptions. The amount of our borrowing will depend on our investment adviser’s assessment of market conditions and other factors.
     Revenues
     We generate revenue in the form of interest income and capital gains on the debt investments that we hold and capital gains, if any, on equity interests that we may acquire in portfolio companies. We expect our debt investments, whether in the form of first and second lien term loans, mezzanine debt or high yield bonds, to have terms of up to ten years, and to bear interest at either a fixed or floating rate. Interest on debt will be payable generally either quarterly or semi-annually. In some cases our debt investments may provide for a portion of the interest to be paid-in-kind (“PIK”). To the extent interest is paid-in-kind, it will be payable through the increase of the principal amount of the obligation by the amount of interest due on the then-outstanding aggregate principal amount of such obligation. The principal amount of the debt and any accrued but unpaid interest will generally become due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring or diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance and possibly consulting fees. Any such fees will be generated in connection with our investments and recognized as earned. We may also invest in equity securities, which may, in some cases, include preferred securities that pay dividends on a current basis.
     Pursuant to an agreement with our investment adviser entered into on October 17, 2006, prior to becoming a BDC, we acquired the right to act as investment adviser to CDO Fund III and collect the management fees related thereto from March 20, 2007 until the liquidation of the CDO Fund III assets. We paid our investment adviser a fair market price of $0.1 million for the right to act as investment advisor to CDO Fund III.
     On January 22, 2008, we entered into a collateral management agreement with GSCIC CLO pursuant to which we will act as collateral manager to it. In return for our collateral management services, we are entitled to a senior collateral management fee of 0.10% and a subordinate collateral management fee of 0.40% of the outstanding principal amount of GSCIC CLO’s assets, to be paid quarterly to the extent of available proceeds. We are also entitled to an incentive management fee equal to 20% of excess cash flow to the extent the GSCIC CLO subordinated notes receive an internal rate of return equal to or greater than 12%. We do not expect to enter into additional collateral management agreements in the near future.
     We recognize interest income on our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO using the effective interest method, based on the anticipated yield and the estimated cash flows over the projected life of the investment. Yields are revised when there are changes in actual or estimated cash flows due to changes in prepayments and/or re-investments, credit losses or asset pricing. Changes in estimated yield are recognized as an adjustment to the estimated yield over the remaining life of the investment from the date the estimated yield was changed.
     Expenses
     Our primary operating expenses include the payment of investment advisory and management fees, professional fees, directors and officers insurance, fees paid to independent directors and administrator expenses, including our allocable portion of our administrator’s overhead. Our allocable portion is based on the ratio of our total assets to the total assets administered by our administrator. Our investment advisory and management fees compensate our investment adviser for its work in identifying, evaluating, negotiating, closing and monitoring our investments. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including those relating to:
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    calculating our net asset value (including the costs and expenses of any independent valuation firm);
 
    expenses incurred by our investment adviser payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisers, in monitoring our financial and legal affairs and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies;
    interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments;
 
    offerings of our common stock and other securities;
 
    investment advisory and management fees;
 
    administration fees; fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisers, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments; transfer agent and custodial fees;
 
    registration fees; listing fees;
 
    taxes;
 
    independent directors’ fees and expenses;
 
    costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC;
 
    the costs of any reports;
 
    proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing costs;
 
    to the extent we are covered by any joint insurance policies, our allocable portion of the insurance premiums for such joint policies;
 
    direct costs and expenses of administration, including auditor and legal costs; and
 
    all other expenses incurred by us or our administrator in connection with administering our business.
     The amount payable to GSC Group as administrator under the administration agreement is capped to the effect that such amount, together with our other operating expenses, does not exceed an amount equal to 1.5% per annum of our net assets attributable to common stock. In addition, during the initial two year term of the administration agreement, GSC Group has agreed to waive our reimbursement obligation under the administration agreement until our total assets exceed $500 million.
     Pursuant to the investment advisory and management agreement, we pay GSC Group as investment adviser a quarterly base management fee of 1.75% of the average value of our total assets (other than cash or cash equivalents but including assets purchased with borrowed funds) at the end of the two most recently completed fiscal quarters, and appropriately adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the applicable fiscal quarter, and an incentive fee.
     The incentive fee has two parts:
    A fee, payable quarterly in arrears, equal to 20% of our pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of the net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, that exceeds a 1.875% quarterly (7.5% annualized) hurdle rate measured as of the end of each fiscal quarter. Under this provision, in any fiscal quarter, our investment adviser receives no incentive fee unless our pre-incentive fee net investment income exceeds the hurdle rate of 1.875%. Amounts received as a return of capital are not included in calculating this portion of the incentive fee. Since the hurdle rate is based on net assets, a return of less than the hurdle rate on total assets may still result in an incentive fee.
 
    A fee, payable at the end of each fiscal year, equal to 20% of our net realized capital gains, if any, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation, in each case on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of capital gains incentive fees paid to the investment adviser through such date.
     We will defer cash payment of any incentive fee otherwise earned by our investment adviser if, during the most recent four full fiscal quarter period ending on or prior to the date such payment is to be made, the sum of (a) our aggregate distributions to our stockholders and (b) our change in net assets (defined as total assets less liabilities) (before taking into account any incentive fees payable during that period) is less than 7.5% of our net assets at the beginning of such period. These calculations will be appropriately pro rated for the first three fiscal quarters of operation and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the applicable period. Such incentive fee will become payable on the next date on which such test has been satisfied for the most recent four full fiscal quarters.
     To the extent that any of our leveraged loans are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars, we may enter into currency hedging contracts to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. We may also enter into interest rate hedging agreements. Such hedging activities, which will be subject to compliance with applicable legal requirements, may include the use of interest rate caps, futures, options and forward contracts. Costs incurred in entering into or settling such contracts will be borne by us.
     From the commencement of operations until March 23, 2008, GSC Group reimbursed us for operating expenses to the extent that our total annual operating expenses (other than investment advisory and management fees and interest and credit facility expenses) exceeded an amount equal to 1.55% of our net assets attributable to common stock.

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Portfolio and Investment Activity
     During the three months ended May 31, 2008, we made 11 investments in an aggregate principal amount of $19.3 million consisting of $16.2 million in new portfolio companies and $3.1 million to existing portfolio companies. Also during the three months ended May 31, 2008, we had $34.5 million in aggregate principal amount of exits and repayments resulting in net exits and repayments of $15.2 million in aggregate principal amount for the period. The most significant exit and repayment during this period was the repayment at par of our $23 million investment, in aggregate principal amount, in the SILLC Holdings, LLC (“SILLC”) Second Lien Term Loan, which was our largest position (excluding the GSCIC CLO) at the time of repayment. We expect to reinvest the proceeds of this repayment in a number of new investments during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. In the interim, the proceeds were used to pay down our Revolving Facility (as defined below).
     For the equivalent period in 2007, which was our first quarter of operations and during which we raised, leveraged and invested the proceeds of our IPO, we made 99 investments in an aggregate principal amount of $243.1 million consisting of $112.9 million to new portfolio companies and $130.2 million to existing portfolio companies. During such period, we also had $34.2 million in aggregate principal amount of exits and repayments resulting in net investments of $208.9 million in aggregate principal amount for the period.
     At May 31, 2008, we had 47 investments in 39 portfolio companies with an average investment size of $3.3 million and a weighted average maturity of 3.8 years compared to 46 investments in 38 portfolio companies with an average investment size of $3.8 million and a weighted average maturity of 3.8 years at February 29, 2008. The average investment in each portfolio company at May 31, 2008 is $4.0 million versus $4.5 million at February 29, 2008. The decrease in the average size of our investment was primarily due to the repayment of the SILLC Second Lien Term Loan.
     Our portfolio composition at May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008 was as follows:
Portfolio composition
                                 
    At May 31, 2008   At February 29, 2008
    Percentage of   Weighted Average   Percentage of   Weighted Average
    Total Portfolio   Current Yield   Total Portfolio   Current Yield
First lien term loans
    17.8 %     7.7 %     15.3 %     8.1 %
Second lien term loans
    31.1       10.1       36.1       10.8  
Senior secured notes
    18.3       11.5       18.3       11.5  
Unsecured notes
    13.9       12.2       13.5       12.2  
GSCIC CLO subordinate notes
    18.6       8.4       16.7       8.4  
Equity/limited partnership interests
    0.3       N/A       0.1       N/A  
                 
Total
    100.0 %     10.0 %     100.0 %     10.3 %
                 
     There were no non-performing or delinquent investments during the three months ended May 31, 2008 and at May 31, 2008, no investment in our portfolio was being accounted for on a non-accrual basis.
     At February 29, 2008, no investment in our portfolio was non-performing or delinquent on any payment obligations or was being accounted for on a non-accrual basis.
     GSC Group normally grades all of our investments using an internally developed credit and monitoring rating system (“CMR”). The CMR rating consists of two components: (i) a numerical debt score and (ii) a corporate letter rating. The numerical debt score is based on the objective evaluation of six risk categories: (i) leverage, (ii) seniority in the capital structure, (iii) fixed charge coverage ratio, (iv) debt service coverage/liquidity, (v) operating performance, and (vi) business/industry risk. The numerical debt score ranges from 1.00 to 5.00, which can generally be characterized as follows:
    1.00-2.00 represents investments that hold senior positions in the capital structure and, typically, have low financial leverage and/or strong historical operating performance;
 
    2.00-3.00 represents investments that hold relatively senior positions in the capital structure, either senior secured, senior unsecured, or senior subordinate, and have moderate financial leverage and/or are performing at or above expectations;
 
    3.00-4.00 represents investments that are junior in the capital structure, have moderate financial leverage and/or are performing at or below expectations; and
 
    4.00-5.00 represents investments that are highly leveraged and/or have poor operating performance.
     The numerical debt score is designed to produce higher scores for debt positions that are more subordinate in the capital structure. Therefore, second lien term loans, high-yield bonds and mezzanine debt will generally be assigned scores of 2.25 or higher.
     The CMR also consists of a corporate letter rating whereby each credit is assigned a letter rating based on several subjective criteria, including perceived financial and operating strength and covenant compliance. The corporate letter ratings range from (A) through (F) and are characterized as follows: (A) equals strong credit, (B) equals satisfactory credit, (C) equals special attention credit, (D) equals payment default risk, (E) equals payment default, (F) equals restructured equity security.
     The CMR distribution of our investments at May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008 was as follows:

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Portfolio CMR distribution
                                 
    At May 31, 2008     At February 29, 2008  
    Investments at     Percentage of     Investments at     Percentage of  
Numerical Debt Score   Fair Value     Total Portfolio     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
    ($ in thousands)  
1.00 - 1.99
  $ 1,863       1.2 %   $ 11,863       6.9 %
2.00 - 2.99
    81,044       51.8       87,423       50.6  
3.00 - 3.99
    44,005       28.2       44,459       25.7  
4.00 - 4.99
    0       0.0       0       0.0  
5.00
    0       0.0       0       0.0  
N/A
    29,462 (1)     18.8       29,092 (2)     16.8  
 
                       
Total
  $ 156,374       100.0 %   $ 172,837       100.0 %
 
                       
                                 
    At May 31, 2008     At February 29, 2008  
    Investments at     Percentage of     Investments at     Percentage of  
Corporate Letter Rating   Fair Value     Total Portfolio     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
    ($ in thousands)  
A
  $ 0       0.0 %   $ 0       0.0 %
B
    98,166       62.8       112,019       64.8  
C
    28,746       18.4       31,726       18.4  
D
    0       0.0       0       0.0  
E
    0       0.0       0       0.0  
F
    0       0.0       0       0.0  
N/A
    29,462 (1)     18.8       29,092 (2)     16.8  
 
                       
Total
  $ 156,374       100.0 %   $ 172,837       100.0 %
 
                       
 
(1)   $29.0 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
 
(2)   $28.9 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
     CMR ratings are intended for corporate issuers and are inapplicable to subordinated CLO investments, which are subject to unique payment risks. (See Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors — Risks related to our investments — Our investment in GSCIC CLO constitutes a leveraged investment in a portfolio of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans and is subject to additional risks and volatility” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008). GSCIC CLO’s portfolio investments are individually graded, however, and over 90% have a numerical debt score of less than 2.99 and a corporate letter rating of A or B.
     At May 31, 2008, 33.6% or $52.5 million of our interest-bearing portfolio was in fixed rate debt with a weighted average current coupon of 11.72% and 47.6% or $74.4 million of our interest-bearing portfolio was in floating rate debt with a weighted average current spread of LIBOR plus 6.14%. At February 29, 2008, 33.0% or $57.0 million of our interest-bearing portfolio was in fixed rate debt with a weighted average current coupon of 11.6% and 50.2% or $86.8 million of our interest-bearing portfolio was in floating rate debt with a weighted average current spread of LIBOR plus 5.6%.
     The following table shows the portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value at May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008:
Portfolio composition by industry grouping at fair value
                                 
    At May 31, 2008     At February 29, 2008  
    Investments at     Percentage of     Investments at     Percentage of  
    Fair Value     Total Portfolio     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
    ($ in thousands)  
Structured Finance Securities
  $ 29,034 (1)     18.6 %   $ 28,915 (2)     16.7 %
Packaging
    13,850       8.9       16,370       9.5  
Manufacturing
    13,371       8.6       15,030       8.7  
Publishing
    11,440       7.3       9,289       5.4  
Consumer Products
    9,236       5.9       10,021       5.8  
Electronics
    7,975       5.1       6,377       3.7  
Oil and Gas
    7,529       4.8       7,738       4.5  
Natural Resources
    7,225       4.6       4,167       2.4  
Healthcare Services
    7,134       4.6       6,040       3.5  
Apparel
    6,905       4.4       8,004       4.6  
Homebuilding
    6,199       4.0       5,912       3.4  
Metals
    5,323       3.4       5,129       3.0  
Environmental
    4,768       3.0       5,066       2.9  
Agriculture
    4,585       2.9       3,850       2.2  
Financial Services
    3,895       2.5       3,815       2.2  
Aerospace and Defense
    3,600       2.3              
Building Products
    2,747       1.7       2,964       1.7  
Logistics
    2,571       1.6       2,688       1.6  
Insurance
    1,863       1.2       1,700       1.0  
Printing
    1,835       1.2              
Food and Beverage
    1,813       1.2              
Automotive
    1,215       0.8       22,158       12.8  
Software
    960       0.6              
Education
    943       0.6       1,546       0.9  
Consumer Services
    358       0.2       1,290       0.7  
Retail
                2,179       1.3  
Gaming
                1,730       1.0  
Restaurants
                859       0.5  
 
                       
Total
  $ 156,374       100.0     $ 172,837       100.0 %
 
                       
 
(1)   $29.0 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
 
(2)   $28.9 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
     The following table shows the portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value at May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008. The geographic composition is determined by the location of the corporate headquarters of the portfolio company:

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Portfolio composition by geographic location at fair value
                                 
    At May 31, 2008     At February 29, 2008  
    Investments at     Percentage of     Investments at     Percentage of  
    Fair Value     Total Portfolio     Fair Value     Total Portfolio  
    ($ in thousands)  
Midwest
  $ 41,969       26.8 %   $ 40,109       23.2 %
Southeast
    31,443       20.1       33,685       19.5  
Other
    29,211 (1)     18.7       29,092 (2)     16.8  
West
    25,862       16.5       24,450       14.2  
International
    14,635       9.4       13,739       7.9  
Northeast
    12,294       7.9       11,395       6.6  
Mid-Atlantic
    960       0.6       20,367       11.8  
 
                       
Total
  $ 156,374       100.0 %   $ 172,837       100.0 %
 
                       
 
(1)   $29.0 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
 
(2)   $28.9 million constitutes our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO.
     At May 31, 2008, our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO was $29.0 million and constituted 18.6% of our portfolio compared to $28.9 million and 16.7%, respectively, at February 29, 2008. This investment represents a first loss position in a portfolio that, as of May 31, 2008, had assets of $414.3 million consisting of predominantly senior secured first lien term loans. At May 31, 2008, no investment in the GSCIC CLO portfolio was in payment default or delinquent on any payment obligations.
Results of Operations
     Investment Income
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, total investment income increased $1.6 million, or 39.3%, from $4.1 million to $5.7 million, over the three months ended May 31, 2007. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, total investment income consisted of approximately $5.1 million in interest income from investments, $0.5 million in fees from managing GSCIC CLO and $0.1 million in interest income from cash and cash equivalents and other income. We did not receive any management fees from CDO Fund III during this period. Total PIK income for the period was $0.2 million. For the equivalent period in 2007, total investment income consisted of approximately $3.7 million in interest income from investments, less than $0.1 million in interest income from cash and cash equivalents and other income, and $0.4 million in fees from managing CDO Fund III. There was no PIK income for the period. GSCIC CLO was not organized at that time. The increase in investment income between the periods is attributable to the greater weighted average portfolio size during the first quarter of fiscal year 2009 versus the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, which resulted from the Company’s being fully operational in the current period versus commencing operations and accumulating a portfolio during the earlier period.
     Operating Expenses
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, total operating expenses before manager reimbursement increased $0.4 million, or 16.9%, from $2.4 million to $2.8 million, over the three months ended May 31, 2007. For the three months ended May 31, 2008, total operating expenses before manager reimbursement consisted of $0.8 million in interest and credit facility expense, $0.7 million in base management fees, $0.3 million in professional fees, $0.3 million in incentive management fees, $0.2 million in administrator expenses, $0.2 million in insurance expenses, $0.1 million in directors fees and $0.1 million in general and administrative expenses. For the equivalent period in 2007, total operating expenses before manager reimbursement consisted of $0.7 million in interest and credit facility expense, $0.4 million in base management fees, $0.5 million in professional fees, $0.4 million in incentive management fees, $0.1 million in insurance expenses,

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$0.1 million in directors fees, less than $0.1 million in general and administrative expenses and $0.2 million in other expenses. The increase in total operating expenses before manager reimbursement was primarily due to the increase in the weighted average size of the portfolio between the two periods.
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we recorded $0.3 million in expense waiver and reimbursement from the administrator and Manager based upon our total estimated annual operating expenses, as compared to $0.3 for the equivalent period in 2007. The termination of the expense reimbursement as of March 23, 2008 will have a negative effect on our net investment income during fiscal year 2009 versus the equivalent period for fiscal year 2008.
     Net Realized Gains/Losses on Sales of Investments
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the Company had approximately $0.3 million of net realized losses, primarily attributable to $0.5 million of realized losses on the sale of Claire’s Stores Inc. First Lien Term Loan and $0.1 million of realized losses on the sale of Jason Incorporated Unsecured Notes, which were partially offset by a realized gain of $0.2 million on the repayment of the SILLC Second Lien Term Loan at par. For the three months ended May 31, 2007, the Company had approximately $1.0 million of net realized gains, primarily attributable to $1.0 million of realized gains on the repayment of the Strategic Finance Company Senior Notes.
     Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Investments
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the Company’s investments had a decrease in net unrealized depreciation of approximately $0.1 million. The most significant decreases in unrealized depreciation and increases in unrealized appreciation during the period were the reversal of $2.6 million unrealized depreciation upon the repayment of the SILLC Second Lien Term Loan at par, $0.7 million unrealized appreciation on the EuroFresh Inc., Unsecured Notes and the reversal of $0.4 million unrealized depreciation upon the sale of Claire’s Stores, Inc. First Lien Term Loan. The most significant increases in unrealized depreciation or decrease in unrealized appreciation during the period were $2.2 million unrealized depreciation on the Terphane Holdings Corp., Senior Secured Notes, $0.6 million unrealized depreciation on the M/C Communications First Lien Term Loan and $0.6 million unrealized depreciation on the Network Communications Unsecured Notes. For the equivalent period in 2007, the Company’s investments had an increase in net unrealized appreciation of approximately $0.8 million. The most significant changes in unrealized appreciation and depreciation during that period were $0.2 million unrealized appreciation on the Eurofresh, Inc., Unsecured Notes, $0.2 million unrealized appreciation on the Network Communications, Inc. Unsecured Notes, $0.1 million unrealized appreciation on the GFSI, Inc. Senior Secured Notes and a $0.1 million unrealized appreciation on the New World Restaurant Group Second Lien Term Loan.
     Net Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivatives
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, the Company recorded unrealized depreciation on derivatives of less than $0.1 million as a result of a decrease in value of the interest rate caps purchased pursuant to our credit facilities. For the equivalent period in 2007, the Company recorded unrealized depreciation on derivatives of $0.1 million as a result of a decrease in value of the interest rate caps purchased pursuant to the credit facilities
     Changes in Net Asset Value from Operations
     For the three months ended May 31, 2008, we recorded a $2.8 million net increase in net assets resulting from operations. Based on 8,291,384 weighted average common shares outstanding as of May 31, 2008, our net per share increase in net assets resulting from operations was $0.34. For the equivalent period in 2007, we recorded a $3.7 million net increase in net assets resulting from operations which, based on 6,218,763 weighted average common shares outstanding as of May 31, 2007, resulted in a net per share increase in net assets resulting from operations of $0.59 for the period.
Financial condition, liquidity and capital resources
     The Company’s liquidity and capital resources have been generated primarily from the net proceeds of its IPO, advances from the Revolving Facility (as defined below), as well as cash flows from operations. On March 28, 2007, we completed our IPO and issued 7,250,000 common shares and received net proceeds of $100.7 million.
     On April 11, 2007, we entered into a revolving securitized credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) pursuant to which we may borrow up to $100 million. A significant percentage of our total assets have been pledged under the Revolving Facility to secure our obligations thereunder. Under the Revolving Facility, funds are borrowed from or through certain lenders at prevailing commercial paper rates or, if the commercial paper market is at any time unavailable, at prevailing LIBOR rates, plus 0.70%, payable monthly.
     At May 31, 2008, we had $60.7 million in borrowings under the Revolving Facility and $39.3 million of undrawn commitments remaining. Our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 261%. At February 29, 2008, we had $78.5 million in borrowings under the Revolving Facility and $21.5 million of undrawn commitments remaining. Our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, was 225%. The decline in our leverage between the periods is primarily attributable to the use of the proceeds of SILLC Second Lien Term Loan

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repayment to repay the Revolving Facility. We expect to draw on the Revolving Facility during the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 to make additional investments.
     As of May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008, the fair value of cash and cash equivalents, cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts, and investments was as follows:
                                 
    At May 31, 2008     At February 29, 2008  
    Fair     Percent     Fair     Percent  
    Value     of Total     Value     of Total  
            ($ in thousands)          
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,963       1.2 %   $ 1,073       0.6 %
Cash and cash equivalents, securitization accounts
    10,120       6.0       14,581       7.7  
First lien term loans
    27,898       16.6       26,362       14.0  
Second lien term loans
    48,607       28.8       62,446       33.1  
Senior secured notes
    28,626       17.0       31,657       16.8  
Unsecured notes
    21,781       12.9       23,280       12.4  
Other/structured finance securities
    29,035       17.2       28,915       15.3  
Equity/limited partnership interests
    427       0.3       176       0.1  
 
                       
Total
  $ 168,457       100.0 %   $ 188,490       100.0 %
 
                       
     On May 22, 2008, our Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.39 per share payable on June 13, 2008, to common stockholders of record on May 30, 2008.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
     At May 31, 2008 and February 29, 2008, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
     Our business activities contain elements of market risk. We consider our principal market risks to be fluctuations in interest rates and the inherent difficulty of determining the fair value of our investments that do not have a readily available market value. Managing these risks is essential to our business. Accordingly, we have systems and procedures designed to identify and analyze our risks, to establish appropriate policies and thresholds and to continually monitor these risks and thresholds by means of administrative and information technology systems and other policies and processes.
     Interest Rate Risk
     Interest rate risk is defined as the sensitivity of our current and future earnings to interest rate volatility including relative changes in different interest rates, variability of spread relationships, the difference in re-pricing intervals between our assets and liabilities and the effect that interest rates may have on our cash flows. Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect our net interest income, which is the difference between the interest income earned on interest earning assets and our interest expense incurred in connection with our interest bearing debt and liabilities. Changes in interest rates can also affect, among other things, our ability to acquire leveraged loans, high yield bonds and other debt investments and the value of our investment portfolio.
     Our investment income is affected by fluctuations in various interest rates, including LIBOR and the prime rate. We expect that a large portion of our future portfolio will be comprised of floating rate investments that utilize LIBOR. Our interest expense is affected by fluctuations in the commercial paper rate or, if the commercial paper market is unavailable, LIBOR. As of May 31, 2008, we had $60.7 million of borrowings outstanding at a floating rate tied to the prevailing commercial paper rate plus a margin of 0.70%.
     In April and May 2007, pursuant to the Revolving Facility, the Company entered into two interest rate cap agreements with notional amounts of $34 million (increased to $40 million in May 2007) and $60.9 million. These agreements provide for a payment to the Company in the event LIBOR exceeds 8%, mitigating our exposure to increases in LIBOR. At May 31, 2008, the aggregate interest rate cap agreement notional amount was $86.6 million.
     We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on interest income from investments net of interest expense on the Revolving Facility. Assuming that our investments as of May 31, 2008 were to remain constant for a full fiscal year and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate terms, a hypothetical change of 1% in interest rates would cause a corresponding change of approximately $0.2 million to our interest income net of interest expense.
     Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size and composition of the assets on the balance sheet and other business developments that could magnify or diminish our sensitivity to interest rate changes, nor does it account for divergences in LIBOR and the commercial paper rate, which have

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historically moved in tandem but, in times of unusual credit dislocations, have experienced periods of divergence. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not materially differ from the potential outcome simulated by this estimate.
     Portfolio Valuation
     We carry our investments at fair value, as determined in good faith by our board of directors. Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations. We value investments for which market quotations are not readily available at fair value as determined in good faith by our board under our valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments, and the differences could be material. In addition, changes in the market environment and other events that may occur over the life of the investments may cause the gains or losses ultimately realized on these investments to be different than the valuations that are assigned.
     The types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing of our investments include, as relevant, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, third party valuations, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, yield trend analysis, comparison to publicly-traded securities, recent sales of or offers to buy comparable companies, and other relevant factors. The fair value of our investment in the subordinated notes of GSCIC CLO is based on a discounted cash flow model that utilizes prepayment, re-investment and loss assumptions based on historical experience and projected performance, economic factors, the characteristics of the underlying cash flow, and comparable yields for similar CLO subordinated notes or equity, when available.
     The table below describes the primary considerations used by the board of directors in determining the fair value of our investments as of May 31, 2008 for which market quotations are not readily available:
                 
            Percent  
            of Total  
    Fair Value     Investments  
    ($ in thousands)  
Third party independent valuation firm
  $ 20,783       13.3 %
Market maker, broker quotes
    26,445       16.9  
Discounted cash flows model
    29,034       18.6  
Interest rate yield trend analysis
    27,663       17.7  
Other
    176       0.1  
 
           
Total fair valued investments
  $ 104,101       66.6 %
 
           
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
     Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
     Our CEO and CFO have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based upon that evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.
     Changes in internal controls over financial reporting
     There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
     Neither we nor any of our subsidiaries are currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, are any material legal proceedings threatened against us or our subsidiaries.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
     Our business is subject to certain risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our common stock. For a discussion of these risks, please refer to Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended February 29, 2008.

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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
     Sales of unregistered securities
     We did not sell any securities during the period covered by this report that were not registered under the Securities Act.
     Issuer purchases of equity securities
     In March 2008, as part of our dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders, we purchased 57,941 shares of our common stock for $0.6 million in the open market in order to satisfy the reinvestment portion of our dividends. The following chart outlines repurchases of our common stock during the quarter ended May 31, 2008:
                                 
                    Total Number     Maximum Number  
                    of Shares     (or Approximate  
                    Purchased as     Dollar Value) of  
                    Part of Publicly     Shares that May  
    Total Number     Average     Announced     Yet be Purchased  
    of Shares     Price Paid     Plans or     Under the Plans or  
Period   Purchased     per Share     Program     Programs  
    (In thousands, except per share numbers)  
March 1, 2008 through March 31, 2008
    58 (1)   $ 10.44              
 
                       
Total
    58     $ 10.44              
 
                       
 
(1)   Pursuant to our dividend reinvestment plan, we directed our plan administrator to purchase the indicated quantity of shares in the open market in order to satisfy our obligations to deliver share of common stock to our stockholders with respect to our dividend for the quarter ending February 29, 2008.
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities
     None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
     None.
Item 5. Other Information
     None
Item 6. Exhibits
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
  31.1    
Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  31.2    
Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
       
 
  32.1    
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Certification pursuant to Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  GSC Investment CORP.
 
 
Date: July 15, 2008  By   /s/ Thomas V. Inglesby    
    Thomas V. Inglesby   
    Director and Chief Executive Officer, GSC Investment Corp.   
 
     
  By   /s/ richard t. allorto, jr.    
    Richard T. Allorto, Jr.   
    Chief Financial Officer, GSC Investment Corp.   

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EX-31.1
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
     I, Thomas V. Inglesby, certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GSC Investment Corp.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 15, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Thomas V. Inglesby    
  Thomas V. Inglesby   
  Chief Executive Officer   

 

EX-31.2
         
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
     I, Richard T. Allorto, Jr., certify that:
     1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of GSC Investment Corp.;
     2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
     3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
     4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the company and have:
     (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
     (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
     (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
     (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and
     5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
     (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
     (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: July 15, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Richard T. Allorto, Jr.    
  Name:   Richard T. Allorto, Jr.   
  Chief Financial Officer   

 

EX-32.1
         
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
     The certification set forth below is being submitted in connection with the accompanying Quarterly Report of GSC Investment Corp. on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) for the purpose of complying with Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code.
     Thomas V. Inglesby, the Chief Executive Officer and Richard T. Allorto, Jr., the Chief Financial Officer of GSC Investment Corp., each certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:
  1.   the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
 
  2.   the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of GSC Investment Corp.
Date: July 15, 2008
         
     
  /s/ Thomas V. Inglesby    
  Name:   Thomas V. Inglesby   
  Chief Executive Officer   
 
     
  /s/ Richard T. Allorto, Jr.    
  Name:   Richard T. Allorto, Jr.   
  Chief Financial Officer