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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 1, 2024, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
On February 1, 2024, the Company will host a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023. In connection therewith, the Company provided an investor presentation on its website at http://www.oaktreespecialtylending.com. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 hereto, is being “furnished” and is not deemed “filed” by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor is it deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation dated February 1, 2024 | |
| 99.2 | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation First Quarter 2024 Earnings Presentation | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| OAKTREE SPECIALTY LENDING CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: February 1, 2024 |
By: | /s/ Christopher McKown | ||||
| Name: Christopher McKown Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Announces First Fiscal Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.55 Per Share
LOS ANGELES, CA, February 1, 2024 - Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”), a specialty finance company, today announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2023.
Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023
| • | Total investment income was $98.0 million ($1.26 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, as compared with $101.9 million ($1.32 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. Adjusted total investment income was $98.0 million ($1.26 per share) for the first fiscal quarter, as compared with $102.2 million ($1.32 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The decrease for the quarter was primarily driven by lower interest income, mainly due to an increase in non-accrual investments, partially offset by higher fee income and higher dividend income. |
| • | GAAP net investment income was $44.2 million ($0.57 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, as compared with $47.5 million ($0.62 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The decrease for the quarter was primarily driven by lower total investment income, partially offset by lower part I incentive fees. |
| • | Adjusted net investment income was $44.2 million ($0.57 per share) for the first fiscal quarter of 2024, as compared with $47.8 million ($0.62 per share) for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2023. The decrease for the quarter was primarily driven by lower adjusted total investment income, partially offset by lower part I incentive fees. |
| • | Net asset value (“NAV”) per share was $19.14 as of December 31, 2023, down as compared with $19.63 as of September 30, 2023. The decline from September 30, 2023 primarily reflected realized and unrealized losses on certain debt and equity investments and the impact of the December 2023 special distribution. |
| • | Originated $370.3 million of new investment commitments and received $213.5 million of proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales during the quarter ended December 31, 2023. The weighted average yield on new debt investments was 11.6%. |
| • | Total debt outstanding was $1,660.0 million as of December 31, 2023. The total debt to equity ratio was 1.10x, and the net debt to equity ratio was 1.02x, after adjusting for cash and cash equivalents. |
| • | Liquidity as of December 31, 2023 was composed of $112.4 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $907.5 million of undrawn capacity under the Company’s credit facilities (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). Unfunded investment commitments were $226.6 million, or $199.5 million excluding unfunded commitments to the Company’s joint ventures. Of the $199.5 million, approximately $165.9 million can be drawn immediately with the remaining amount subject to certain milestones that must be met by portfolio companies or other restrictions. |
| • | A quarterly cash distribution was declared of $0.55 per share. The distribution is payable in cash on March 29, 2024 to stockholders of record on March 15, 2024. |
Armen Panossian, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, said, “Our first quarter results were highlighted by strong origination activity and adjusted net investment income that supports our cash distribution. We leveraged the breadth of the Oaktree platform to invest $370 million across sponsor, non-sponsor and discounted publicly traded credit investments, generating net portfolio growth with a diverse set of attractive opportunities.”
“During the quarter, however, we experienced idiosyncratic performance challenges at four portfolio investments, resulting in a decline in NAV and an increase in non-accruals,” Panossian added. “We are drawing upon Oaktree’s deep resources and expertise in navigating turnarounds, and we believe we are well-positioned to manage these specific situations and maintain strong overall credit quality.”
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Distribution Declaration
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.55 per share. The distribution is payable in cash on March 29, 2024 to stockholders of record on March 15, 2024.
Distributions are paid primarily from distributable (taxable) income. To the extent taxable earnings for a fiscal taxable year fall below the total amount of distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions may be deemed a return of capital to the Company’s stockholders.
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Results of Operations
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December 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
September 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
December 31, 2022 (unaudited) |
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| GAAP operating results: |
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| Interest income |
$ | 91,414 | $ | 94,732 | $ | 69,978 | ||||||
| PIK interest income |
3,849 | 5,544 | 6,130 | |||||||||
| Fee income |
1,307 | 572 | 2,021 | |||||||||
| Dividend income |
1,415 | 1,057 | 1,050 | |||||||||
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| Total investment income |
97,985 | 101,905 | 79,179 | |||||||||
| Net expenses |
53,796 | 54,407 | 40,293 | |||||||||
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| Net investment income |
44,189 | 47,498 | 38,808 | |||||||||
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| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes |
(33,654 | ) | (1,546 | ) | (25,636 | ) | ||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 10,535 | $ | 45,952 | $ | 13,172 | ||||||
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| Total investment income per common share |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.30 | ||||||
| Net investment income per common share |
$ | 0.57 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 0.63 | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes per common share |
$ | (0.43 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | |||
| Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted |
$ | 0.14 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||
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| Adjusted total investment income |
$ | 98,014 | $ | 102,157 | $ | 77,433 | ||||||
| Adjusted net investment income |
$ | 44,218 | $ | 47,750 | $ | 37,062 | ||||||
| Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes |
$ | (32,858 | ) | $ | (1,668 | ) | $ | (23,890 | ) | |||
| Adjusted earnings (loss) |
$ | 11,360 | $ | 46,082 | $ | 13,172 | ||||||
| Adjusted total investment income per share |
$ | 1.26 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 1.27 | ||||||
| Adjusted net investment income per share |
$ | 0.57 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 0.61 | ||||||
| Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes per share |
$ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | |||
| Adjusted earnings (loss) per share |
$ | 0.15 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||
1 See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below for a description of the non-GAAP measures and the reconciliations from the most comparable GAAP financial measures to the Company’s non-GAAP measures, including on a per share basis. The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to analyze and evaluate financial results and performance and believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing results and trends for the Company and to review the Company’s performance without giving effect to non-cash income/gain/loss resulting from the merger of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (“OCSI”) with and into the Company in March 2021 (the “OCSI Merger”) and the merger of Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. (“OSI2”) with and into the Company in January 2023 (the “OSI2 Merger”) and, in the case of adjusted net investment income, without giving effect to capital gains incentive fees. The presentation of non-GAAP measures is not intended to be a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation.
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| ($ in thousands, except per share data and ratios) | December 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
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| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 112,369 | $ | 136,450 | $ | 17,382 | ||||||
| Investment portfolio at fair value |
3,018,552 | 2,892,420 | 2,642,870 | |||||||||
| Total debt outstanding (net of unamortized financing costs) |
1,622,717 | 1,600,731 | 1,463,624 | |||||||||
| Net assets |
1,511,651 | 1,515,764 | 1,201,989 | |||||||||
| Net asset value per share |
19.14 | 19.63 | 19.63 | |||||||||
| Total debt to equity ratio |
1.10 | x | 1.10 | x | 1.26 | x | ||||||
| Net debt to equity ratio |
1.02 | x | 1.01 | x | 1.24 | x | ||||||
Adjusted total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 was $98.0 million and included $91.4 million of interest income from portfolio investments, $3.8 million of payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income, $1.3 million of fee income and $1.4 million of dividend income. The $4.1 million decline in adjusted total investment income was attributable to $5.2 million of lower interest income, mainly due to an increase in non-accrual investments during the quarter, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in fee income mainly driven by prepayment and exit fees and a $0.4 million increase in dividend income from the Company’s investment in Senior Loan Fund JV I, LLC (“SLF JV I”).
Net expenses for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 totaled $53.8 million, down $0.6 million from the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in net expenses was primarily driven by lower part I incentive fees during the quarter.
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Adjusted net investment income was $44.2 million ($0.57 per share) for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, down from $47.8 million ($0.62 per share) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The decline of $3.5 million primarily reflected $4.1 million of lower adjusted total investment income, partially offset by $0.6 million of lower net expenses.
Adjusted net realized and unrealized losses, net of taxes, was $32.9 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2023, primarily reflecting realized and unrealized losses on certain debt and equity investments.
Portfolio and Investment Activity
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| Investments at fair value |
$ | 3,018,552 | $ | 2,892,420 | $ | 2,642,870 | ||||||
| Number of portfolio companies |
146 | 143 | 156 | |||||||||
| Average portfolio company debt size |
$ | 20,200 | $ | 19,800 | $ | 16,500 | ||||||
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| Senior secured debt |
86.3 % | 86.5 % | 86.3 % | |||||||||
| Unsecured debt |
2.5 % | 1.9 % | 2.4 % | |||||||||
| Equity |
4.8 % | 5.0 % | 4.3 % | |||||||||
| JV interests |
6.4 % | 6.6 % | 7.0 % | |||||||||
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| Non-accrual investments at fair value |
$ | 120,713 | $ | 48,743 | $ | — | ||||||
| Non-accrual investments as a percentage of debt investments at fair value |
4.2 % | 1.8 % | — % | |||||||||
| Non-accrual investments as a percentage of debt investments at cost |
5.9 % | 2.4 % | — % | |||||||||
| Number of investments on non-accrual |
7 | 4 | — | |||||||||
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| Percentage floating-rate |
84.3 % | 86.2 % | 87.3 % | |||||||||
| Percentage fixed-rate |
15.7 % | 13.8 % | 12.7 % | |||||||||
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| Weighted average yield on debt investments1 |
12.2 % | 12.7 % | 11.6 % | |||||||||
| Cash component of weighted average yield on debt investments |
11.1 % | 11.2 % | 10.3 % | |||||||||
| Weighted average yield on total portfolio investments2 |
11.7 % | 12.0 % | 11.2 % | |||||||||
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$ | 370,300 | $ | 87,500 | $ | 250,300 | ||||||
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$ | 367,600 | $ | 117,100 | $ | 274,400 | ||||||
| Proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales |
$ | 213,500 | $ | 364,400 | $ | 104,400 | ||||||
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$ | 154,100 | $ | (247,300) | $ | 170,000 | ||||||
| Number of new investment commitments in new portfolio companies |
14 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||
| Number of new investment commitments in existing portfolio companies |
10 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
| Number of portfolio company exits |
10 | 16 | 11 | |||||||||
| 1 | Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of OID or premium earned on accruing investments, including the Company’s share of the return on debt investments in SLF JV I and Glick JV, and excluding any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 (see Non-GAAP Financial Measures below) for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and OSI2 Merger. |
| 2 | Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of OID or premium earned on accruing investments and dividend income, including the Company’s share of the return on debt investments in SLF JV I and Glick JV, and excluding any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and OSI2 Merger. |
| 3 | New funded investment activity includes drawdowns on existing revolver and delayed draw term loan commitments. |
| 4 | Net new investments consists of new funded investment activity less proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales. |
As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of the investment portfolio was $3.0 billion and was composed of investments in 146 companies. These included debt investments in 133 companies, equity investments in 40 companies, and the Company’s joint venture investments in SLF JV I and OCSI Glick JV LLC (“Glick JV”). 29 of the equity investments were in companies in which the Company also had a debt investment.
As of December 31, 2023, 94.2% of the Company’s portfolio at fair value consisted of debt investments, including 77.9% of first lien loans, 8.4% of second lien loans and 7.9% of unsecured debt investments, including the debt investments in SLF
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JV I and Glick JV. This compared to 76.4% of first lien loans, 10.1% of second lien loans and 7.5% of unsecured debt investments, including the debt investments in SLF JV I and Glick JV, as of September 30, 2023.
As of December 31, 2023, there were seven investments on non-accrual status, which represented 5.9% and 4.2% of the debt portfolio at cost and fair value, respectively. This is up from four investments on non-accrual status in the prior quarter, which represented 2.4% and 1.8% of the debt portfolio at cost and fair value, respectively.
SLF JV I
The Company’s investments in SLF JV I totaled $142.2 million at fair value as of December 31, 2023, up 0.5% from $141.5 million as of September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by SLF JV I’s use of leverage and unrealized appreciation in the underlying investment portfolio.
As of December 31, 2023, SLF JV I had $372.8 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 52 portfolio companies. This compared to $376.1 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 48 portfolio companies, as of September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, no investments held by SLF JV I were on non-accrual status. SLF JV I generated cash interest income of $3.6 million for the Company during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, up from $3.5 million in the prior quarter. In addition, SLF JV I generated dividend income of $1.4 million for the Company during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, up from $1.1 million in the prior quarter. As of December 31, 2023, SLF JV I had $121.0 million of undrawn capacity (subject to borrowing base and other limitations) on its $270 million senior revolving credit facility, and its debt to equity ratio was 1.1x.
Glick JV
The Company’s investments in Glick JV totaled $51.0 million at fair value as of December 31, 2023, up 1.9% from $50.0 million as of September 30, 2023. The increase was primarily driven by Glick JV I’s use of leverage and unrealized appreciation in the underlying investment portfolio.
As of December 31, 2023, Glick JV had $139.2 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 42 portfolio companies. This compared to $141.2 million in assets, including senior secured loans to 38 portfolio companies, as of September 30, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, no investments held by Glick JV were on non-accrual status. Glick JV generated cash interest income of $1.5 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2023, flat as compared to the prior quarter. As of December 31, 2023, Glick JV had $27.0 million of undrawn capacity (subject to borrowing base and other limitations) on its $80 million senior revolving credit facility, and its debt to equity ratio was 1.1x.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had total principal value of debt outstanding of $1,660.0 million, including $710.0 million of outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facilities, $300.0 million of the 3.500% Notes due 2025, $350.0 million of the 2.700% Notes due 2027 and $300.0 million of the 7.100% Notes due 2029. The funding mix was composed of 43% secured and 57% unsecured borrowings as of December 31, 2023. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under its credit facilities as of December 31, 2023.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had $112.4 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $907.5 million of undrawn capacity on its credit facilities (subject to borrowing base and other limitations). As of December 31, 2023, unfunded investment commitments were $226.6 million, or $199.5 million excluding unfunded commitments to the Company’s joint ventures. Of the $199.5 million, approximately $165.9 million could be drawn immediately with the remaining amount subject to certain milestones that must be met by portfolio companies. The Company has analyzed cash and cash equivalents, availability under its credit facilities, the ability to rotate out of certain assets and amounts of unfunded commitments that could be drawn and believes its liquidity and capital resources are sufficient to invest in market opportunities as they arise.
As of December 31, 2023, the weighted average interest rate on debt outstanding, including the effect of the interest rate swap agreements, was 7.0%, unchanged from the prior quarter.
The Company’s total debt to equity ratio was 1.10x as of each of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023. The Company’s net debt to equity ratio was 1.02x and 1.01x as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
On a supplemental basis, the Company is disclosing certain adjusted financial measures, each of which is calculated and presented on a basis of methodology other than in accordance with GAAP (“non-GAAP”). The Company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to analyze and evaluate financial results and performance and believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing results and trends for the Company and to review the Company’s performance without giving effect to non-cash income/gain/loss resulting from the OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger and in the case of adjusted net investment income, without giving effect to capital gains incentive fees. The presentation of the below non-GAAP measures is not intended to be a substitute for financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered in isolation.
| • | “Adjusted Total Investment Income” and “Adjusted Total Investment Income Per Share” – represents total investment income excluding any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 (see below) for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger. |
| • | “Adjusted Net Investment Income” and “Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share” – represents net investment income, excluding (i) any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 (see below) for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger and (ii) capital gains incentive fees (“Part II incentive fees”). |
| • | “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes” and “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes Per Share” – represents net realized and unrealized gains (losses) net of taxes excluding any net realized and unrealized gains (losses) resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 (see below) for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger. |
| • | “Adjusted Earnings (Loss)” and “Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share” – represents the sum of (i) Adjusted Net Investment Income and (ii) Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes and includes the impact of Part II incentive fees1, if any. |
The OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger (the “Mergers”) were accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with the asset acquisition method of accounting as detailed in ASC 805-50, Business Combinations—Related Issues (“ASC 805”). The consideration paid to each of the stockholders of OCSI and OSI2 were allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the relative fair values of the net identifiable assets acquired other than “non-qualifying” assets, which established a new cost basis for the acquired investments under ASC 805 that, in aggregate, was different than the historical cost basis of the acquired investments prior to the OCSI Merger or the OSI2 Merger, as applicable. Additionally, immediately following the completion of the Mergers, the acquired investments were marked to their respective fair values under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, which resulted in unrealized appreciation/depreciation. The new cost basis established by ASC 805 on debt investments acquired will accrete/amortize over the life of each respective debt investment through interest income, with a corresponding adjustment recorded to unrealized appreciation/depreciation on such investment acquired through its ultimate disposition. The new cost basis established by ASC 805 on equity investments acquired will not accrete/amortize over the life of such investments through interest income and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity investments acquired and disposition of such equity investments at fair value, the Company will recognize a realized gain/loss with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on disposition of such equity investments acquired.
The Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures described above internally to analyze and evaluate financial results and performance and to compare its financial results with those of other business development companies that have not adjusted the cost basis of certain investments pursuant to ASC 805. The Company’s management believes “Adjusted Total Investment Income”, “Adjusted Total Investment Income Per Share”, “Adjusted Net Investment Income” and “Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share” are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing results and trends for the Company without giving effect to the income resulting from the new cost basis of the investments acquired in the Mergers because these amounts do not impact the fees payable to Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC (the “Adviser”) under its second amended and restated advisory agreement (the “A&R Advisory Agreement”), and specifically as its relates to “Adjusted Net Investment Income” and “Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share”, without giving effect to Part II incentive fees. In addition, the Company’s management believes that “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes”, “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes Per Share”, “Adjusted Earnings (Loss)” and “Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share” are useful to investors as they exclude the non-cash income and gain/loss resulting from the Mergers and are used by management to evaluate the economic earnings of its investment portfolio. Moreover,
1 Adjusted earnings (loss) includes accrued Part II incentive fees. As of and for the three months ended December 31, 2023, there was no accrued Part II incentive fee liability. Part II incentive fees are contractually calculated and paid at the end of the fiscal year in accordance with the A&R Advisory Agreement, which differs from Part II incentive fees accrued under GAAP. For the three months ended December 31, 2023, no amounts were payable under the A&R Advisory Agreement.
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these metrics more closely align the Company’s key financial measures with the calculation of incentive fees payable to the Adviser under with the A&R Advisory Agreement (i.e., excluding amounts resulting solely from the lower cost basis of the acquired investments established by ASC 805 that would have been to the benefit of the Adviser absent such exclusion).
The following table provides a reconciliation of total investment income (the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure) to adjusted total investment income for the periods presented:
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$ | 97,985 | $ | 1.26 | $ | 101,905 | $ | 1.32 | $ | 79,179 | $ | 1.30 | ||||||||||||
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| GAAP net investment income |
$ | 44,189 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 47,498 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 38,808 | $ | 0.63 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income amortization (accretion) related to merger accounting adjustments |
29 | — | 252 | — | (1,746 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
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$ | 44,218 | $ | 0.57 | $ | 47,750 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 37,062 | $ | 0.61 | ||||||||||||
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Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | Amount | Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes |
$ | (33,654 | ) | $ | (0.43 | ) | $ | (1,546 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (25,636 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | ||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) related to merger accounting adjustments |
796 | 0.01 | (122 | ) | — | 1,746 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||
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$ | (32,858 | ) | $ | (0.42 | ) | $ | (1,668 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (23,890 | ) | $ | (0.39 | ) | ||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 10,535 | $ | 0.14 | $ | 45,952 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 13,172 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||||||||
| Interest income amortization (accretion) related to merger accounting adjustments |
29 | — | 252 | — | (1,746 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) related to merger accounting adjustments |
796 | 0.01 | (122 | ) | — | 1,746 | 0.03 | |||||||||||||||||
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$ | 11,360 | $ | 0.15 | $ | 46,082 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 13,172 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||||||||
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7
Conference Call Information
Oaktree Specialty Lending will host a conference call to discuss its first fiscal quarter 2024 results at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on February 1, 2024. The conference call may be accessed by dialing (877) 507-3275 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-5238 (non-U.S. callers). All callers will need to reference “Oaktree Specialty Lending” once connected with the operator. Alternatively, a live webcast of the conference call can be accessed through the Investors section of Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website, www.oaktreespecialtylending.com. During the conference call, the Company intends to refer to an investor presentation that will be available on the Investors section of its website.
For those individuals unable to listen to the live broadcast of the conference call, a replay will be available on Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website, or by dialing (877) 344-7529 (U.S. callers) or +1 (412) 317-0088 (non-U.S. callers), access code 2845273, beginning approximately one hour after the broadcast.
About Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) is a specialty finance company dedicated to providing customized one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. The Company’s investment objective is to generate current income and capital appreciation by providing companies with flexible and innovative financing solutions including first and second lien loans, unsecured and mezzanine loans, and preferred equity. The Company is regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and is externally managed by Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC, an affiliate of Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. For additional information, please visit Oaktree Specialty Lending’s website at www.oaktreespecialtylending.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events, future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements may include statements as to: future operating results of the Company and distribution projections; business prospects of the Company and the prospects of its portfolio companies; and the impact of the investments that the Company expects to make. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release involve risks and uncertainties. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected, including the uncertainties associated with (i) changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment, including the impacts of inflation and rising interest rates; (ii) risks associated with possible disruption in the operations of the Company or the economy generally due to terrorism, war or other geopolitical conflict (including the current conflicts in Ukraine and Israel), natural disasters, pandemics or cybersecurity incidents; (iii) future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities); (iv) conditions in the Company’s operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; and (v) other considerations that may be disclosed from time to time in the Company’s publicly disseminated documents and filings. The Company has based the forward-looking statements included in this press release on information available to it on the date of this press release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that it may make directly to you or through reports that the Company in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.
Contacts
Investor Relations:
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Michael Mosticchio
(212) 284-1900
ocsl-ir@oaktreecapital.com
Media Relations:
Financial Profiles, Inc.
Moira Conlon
(310) 478-2700
mediainquiries@oaktreecapital.com
8
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| December 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
September 30, 2023 |
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| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Investments at fair value: |
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| Control investments (cost December 31, 2023: $363,124; cost September 30, 2023: $345,245) |
$ | 316,309 | $ | 297,091 | ||||
| Affiliate investments (cost December 31, 2023: $26,916; cost September 30, 2023: $24,898) |
24,442 | 23,349 | ||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments (cost December 31, 2023: $2,797,710; cost September 30, 2023: $2,673,976) |
2,677,801 | 2,571,980 | ||||||
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| Total investments at fair value (cost December 31, 2023: $3,187,750; cost September 30, 2023: $3,044,119) |
3,018,552 | 2,892,420 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
112,369 | 136,450 | ||||||
| Restricted cash |
19,328 | 9,089 | ||||||
| Interest, dividends and fees receivable |
43,038 | 44,570 | ||||||
| Due from portfolio companies |
7,912 | 6,317 | ||||||
| Receivables from unsettled transactions |
23,931 | 55,441 | ||||||
| Due from broker |
26,520 | 54,260 | ||||||
| Deferred financing costs |
11,827 | 12,541 | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs |
131 | 160 | ||||||
| Derivative assets at fair value |
— | 4,910 | ||||||
| Other assets |
2,587 | 1,681 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 3,266,195 | $ | 3,217,839 | ||||
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| Liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities |
$ | 3,273 | $ | 2,950 | ||||
| Base management fee and incentive fee payable |
19,004 | 19,547 | ||||||
| Due to affiliate |
3,815 | 4,310 | ||||||
| Interest payable |
18,980 | 16,007 | ||||||
| Director fees payable |
160 | — | ||||||
| Payables from unsettled transactions |
57,279 | 11,006 | ||||||
| Derivative liability at fair value |
29,316 | 47,519 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability |
— | 5 | ||||||
| Credit facilities payable |
710,000 | 710,000 | ||||||
| Unsecured notes payable (net of $6,534 and $7,076 of unamortized financing costs as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively) |
912,717 | 890,731 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
1,754,544 | 1,702,075 | ||||||
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| Net assets: |
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| Common stock, $0.01 par value per share, 250,000 shares authorized; 78,965 and 77,225 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively |
790 | 772 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in-capital |
2,200,561 | 2,166,330 | ||||||
| Accumulated overdistributed earnings |
(689,700 | ) | (651,338 | ) | ||||
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| Total net assets (equivalent to $19.14 and $19.63 per common share as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2023, respectively) | 1,511,651 | 1,515,764 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and net assets |
$ | 3,266,195 | $ | 3,217,839 | ||||
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Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
| Three months ended December 31, 2023 (unaudited) |
Three months ended September 30, 2023 (unaudited) |
Three months ended December 31, 2022 (unaudited) |
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| Interest income: |
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| Control investments |
$ | 6,005 | $ | 5,877 | $ | 4,567 | ||||||
| Affiliate investments |
324 | 650 | 641 | |||||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
82,721 | 86,346 | 64,298 | |||||||||
| Interest on cash and cash equivalents |
2,364 | 1,859 | 472 | |||||||||
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| Total interest income |
91,414 | 94,732 | 69,978 | |||||||||
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544 | 309 | — | |||||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
3,305 | 5,235 | 6,130 | |||||||||
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| Total PIK interest income |
3,849 | 5,544 | 6,130 | |||||||||
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13 | 13 | 13 | |||||||||
| Affiliate investments |
5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
1,289 | 554 | 2,003 | |||||||||
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| Total fee income |
1,307 | 572 | 2,021 | |||||||||
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| Dividend income: |
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1,400 | 1,050 | 1,050 | |||||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
15 | 7 | — | |||||||||
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| Total dividend income |
1,415 | 1,057 | 1,050 | |||||||||
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| Total investment income |
97,985 | 101,905 | 79,179 | |||||||||
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| Expenses: |
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| Base management fee |
11,477 | 11,516 | 9,917 | |||||||||
| Part I incentive fee |
9,028 | 9,531 | 7,703 | |||||||||
| Professional fees |
1,504 | 1,282 | 1,500 | |||||||||
| Directors fees |
160 | 160 | 160 | |||||||||
| Interest expense |
32,170 | 32,326 | 20,719 | |||||||||
| Administrator expense |
366 | 317 | 298 | |||||||||
| General and administrative expenses |
591 | 775 | 746 | |||||||||
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55,296 | 55,907 | 41,043 | |||||||||
| Fees waived |
(1,500 | ) | (1,500 | ) | (750 | ) | ||||||
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| Net expenses |
53,796 | 54,407 | 40,293 | |||||||||
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| Net investment income before taxes |
44,189 | 47,498 | 38,886 | |||||||||
| Excise tax |
— | — | (78 | ) | ||||||||
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| Net investment income |
44,189 | 47,498 | 38,808 | |||||||||
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| Unrealized appreciation (depreciation): |
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| Control investments |
1,339 | (1,114 | ) | (3,309 | ) | |||||||
| Affiliate investments |
(925 | ) | (90 | ) | 3 | |||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
(17,615 | ) | 10,088 | (8,675 | ) | |||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts |
(7,824 | ) | 4,861 | (11,001 | ) | |||||||
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| Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) |
(25,025 | ) | 13,745 | (22,982 | ) | |||||||
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| Realized gains (losses): |
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| Control investments |
786 | — | — | |||||||||
| Non-control/Non-affiliate investments |
(13,340 | ) | (12,986 | ) | (7,651 | ) | ||||||
| Foreign currency forward contracts |
4,101 | (252 | ) | 4,448 | ||||||||
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| Net realized gains (losses) |
(8,453 | ) | (13,238 | ) | (3,203 | ) | ||||||
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| (Provision) benefit for taxes on realized and unrealized gains (losses) |
(176 | ) | (2,053 | ) | 549 | |||||||
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| Net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes |
(33,654 | ) | (1,546 | ) | (25,636 | ) | ||||||
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| Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations |
$ | 10,535 | $ | 45,952 | $ | 13,172 | ||||||
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| Net investment income per common share — basic and diluted |
$ | 0.57 | $ | 0.62 | $ | 0.63 | ||||||
| Earnings (loss) per common share — basic and diluted |
$ | 0.14 | $ | 0.60 | $ | 0.22 | ||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic and diluted |
77,840 | 77,130 | 61,142 | |||||||||
10
Exhibit 99.2 first quarter 2024 earnings presentation february 1, 2024 nasdaq: ocsl
Forward Looking Statements & Legal Disclosures Some of the statements in this presentation constitute forward-looking statements because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward- looking statements contained in this presentation may include statements as to: our future operating results and distribution projections; the ability of Oaktree Fund Advisors, LLC (together with its affiliates, “Oaktree”) to reposition our portfolio and to implement Oaktree’s future plans with respect to our business; the ability of Oaktree and its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals; our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies; the impact of the investments that we expect to make; the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives; our expected financings and investments and additional leverage we may seek to incur in the future; 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 cost or potential outcome of any litigation to which we may be a party. In addition, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. The forward-looking statements contained in this presentation involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 and our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2023. Other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include: changes in the economy, financial markets and political environment; risks associated with possible disruption in our operations or the economy generally due to terrorism, war or other geopolitical conflict (including the current conflicts in Ukraine and Israel), natural disasters, pandemics or cybersecurity incidents; future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to business development companies or regulated investment companies; and other considerations disclosed from time to time in our publicly disseminated documents and filings. We have based the forward-looking statements included in this presentation on information available to us on the date of this presentation, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Calculation of Assets Under Management References to total assets under management or AUM represent assets managed by Oaktree and a proportionate amount of the AUM reported by DoubleLine Capital LP ( DoubleLine Capital ), in which Oaktree owns a 20% minority interest. Oaktree's methodology for calculating AUM includes (i) the net asset value (“NAV”) of assets managed directly by Oaktree, (ii) the leverage on which management fees are charged, (iii) undrawn capital that Oaktree is entitled to call from investors in Oaktree funds pursuant to their capital commitments, (iv) for collateralized loan obligation vehicles ( CLOs ), the aggregate par value of collateral assets and principal cash, (v) for publicly-traded business development companies, gross assets (including assets acquired with leverage), net of cash, and (vi) Oaktree's pro rata portion (20%) of the AUM reported by DoubleLine Capital. This calculation of AUM is not based on the definitions of AUM that may be set forth in agreements governing the investment funds, vehicles or accounts managed and is not calculated pursuant to regulatory definitions. Unless otherwise indicated, data provided herein are dated as of December 31, 2023. 1
Highlights for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2023 • $0.57 per share, as compared with $0.62 per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 adjusted net 1 investment income • GAAP net investment income was $0.57 per share, as compared with $0.62 in the quarter ended September 30, 2023 • $19.14 per share, as compared with $19.63 per share as of September 30, 2023 net asset value • The decrease was primarily due to realized and unrealized losses on certain debt and equity investments as well as the $0.07 per share per share special distribution that was paid during the quarter • Declared a cash distribution of $0.55 per share dividends • Distribution will be payable on March 29, 2024 to stockholders of record as of March 15, 2024 • $370 million of new investment commitments • 11.6% weighted average yield on new debt investments investment activity • $368 million of new investment fundings • Received $214 million of proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales • $3.0 billion at fair value across 146 portfolio companies • 12.2% weighted average yield on debt investments, as compared with 12.7% as of September 30, 2023 investment portfolio • 86% senior secured • 84% of debt portfolio was floating rate • 1.02x net debt to equity ratio, up slightly from 1.01x as of September 30, 2023 capital structure & liquidity • $112 million of cash and $908 million of undrawn capacity on credit facilities 1 See page 19 for a description of this non-GAAP measure. 2
Portfolio Summary portfolio characteristics portfolio composition (At fair value) (As % of total portfolio at fair value; $ in millions) 6% 3% First Lien – $2,351mm 5% $3.0bn 146 Second Lien – $254mm 8% total investments portfolio companies Unsecured Debt – $75mm Equity – $145mm 78% Joint Ventures – $193mm 12.2% $133mm 2, 3 top ten sub-industries weighted average yield on median debt portfolio 1 debt investments company ebitda (As % of total portfolio at fair value) Application Software 15.2% Biotechnology 4.2% Data Processing & Outsourced Services 4.2% Health Care Services 4.0% Health Care Technology 3.6% 86% 84% Industrial Machinery & Sup. & Cmpnts. 3.5% senior secured floating rate Real Estate Operating Companies 2.8% debt investments Pharmaceuticals 2.4% Other Specialty Retail 2.3% Interactive Media & Services 2.2% As of December 31, 2023 Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. 1 Excludes investments in negative EBITDA borrowers, royalty interest financings, structured products and recurring revenue software businesses. 2 Based on GICS sub-industry classification. 3 Excludes multi-sector holdings, which is primarily composed of investments in Senior Loan Fund JV I LLC (the “Kemper JV”) and OCSI Glick JV (the “Glick JV”), joint ventures that invest primarily in senior secured loans of middle market companies. 3
Portfolio Diversity 1 diversity by investment size portfolio by industry (As % of total portfolio at fair value) (As % of total portfolio at fair value) Industry % of Portfolio Joint Ventures Software 16.7% 6% Top 10 Investments Health Care Providers & Services 6.1 20% Specialty Retail 5.6 Real Estate Management & Development 5.0 Professional Services 4.4 Commercial Services & Supplies 4.3 Biotechnology 4.2 Health Care Technology 3.6 Next 15 Investments Financial Services 3.5 21% Machinery 3.5 Remaining 119 Investments Chemicals 3.4 52% Metals & Mining 2.4 Remaining 25 Industries 30.9 Joint Ventures 6.4 OCSL’s portfolio is diverse across borrowers and industries As of December 31, 2023 Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. 1 Based on GICS industry classification. 4
Spotlight on OCSL’s Software Exposure software exposure end market diversity (As % of total portfolio at fair value) Application Software IT Consulting & Other Services 15.6% 14.7% Specialized Consumer Services Alternative Carriers 4.9% 13.5% software: Software Diversified Real Estate Activities 5.4% Systems Software Rest of Portfolio 6.6% 16.7% Internet Services & Infrastructure 9.9% 6.6% Human Resource & Employment Services 6.9% 8.3% Broadcasting 7.7% 1 Other oaktree’s approach to software investing software portfolio characteristics • Target large, diversified businesses with entrenched customer bases 12/31/2023 Fair Value of Software Portfolio ($ in millions) $505 • Companies provide mission critical software solutions that lead to high customer retention rates Number of Portfolio Companies 26 • Focus on constructing a balanced application software portfolio First Lien (% of software portfolio) 85.6% that is composed of businesses that serve different end markets 2 Average Portfolio Company Revenues ($ millions) $662 • Backed by large, well-established private equity firms who have 3 strong reputations and deep sector expertise Average LTV 40% OCSL’s software investments are in large companies that serve diverse end markets As of December 31, 2023 1 Includes Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Aerospace & Defense, Diversified Financial Services, Education Services, Automotive Parts & Equipment, Property & Casualty Insurance, Interactive Media & Services and Health Care Technology. 2 5 Revenues based on the most recent portfolio company financial statements for the trailing twelve-month reported period. 3 Average loan-to-value (“LTV”) represents the net ratio of loan-to-value for each software portfolio company, weighted based on the fair value of total software investments as of December 31, 2023.
Investment Activity new investment highlights historical funded originations and exits ($ in millions) $368 $400 $364 $274 300 $261 $243 $370mm $368mm $214 200 $162 new investment new investment $117 $104 $104 1 commitments fundings 100 0 12/31/22 3/31/23 6/30/23 9/30/23 12/31/23 1 2 New Funded Investments Investment Exits 11.6% 100% new investment composition weighted average yield on also held by other new debt commitments oaktree funds (As % of new investment commitments; $ in millions) 1% 3% First Lien - $354mm $279mm $91mm Subordinated Debt - $12mm new investment new investment commitments in new commitments in existing portfolio companies portfolio companies Preferred Equity - $4mm 96% Note: Numbers rounded to the nearest million or percentage point and may not sum as a result. Excludes the $572 million of investments at fair value acquired in the merger of Oaktree Strategic Income II, Inc. (“OSI2”) with and into us (the “OSI2 Merger”), which closed on January 23, 2023. 1 New funded investments includes drawdowns on existing delayed draw and revolver commitments. 2 Investment exits includes proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales. 6
Investment Activity (continued) new investment commitment detail ($ in millions) Security Type Market Investment Number of Unsecured & Private Primary Secondary Avg. Secondary Fiscal Quarter Commitments Deals First Lien Second Lien Other Placement (Public) (Public) Purchase Price 2Q2020 $273 39 $210 $21 $42 $141 $58 $75 83% 3Q2020 261 18 177 8 76 154 71 35 74 4Q2020 148 10 123 25 0.5 90 57 2 96 1Q2021 286 21 196 90 -- 181 84 22 93 2Q2021 318 20 253 44 21 245 63 10 93 3Q2021 178 10 141 25 12 104 70 5 97 4Q2021 385 20 350 13 23 304 79 2 100 1Q2022 300 21 220 77 2 227 73 -- N/A 2Q2022 228 25 163 17 48 162 26 40 96 3Q2022 132 28 100 6 25 63 5 63 91 4Q2022 97 11 65 -- 32 71 22 4 92 1Q2023 250 25 214 10 26 188 49 14 82 2Q2023 124 9 124 -- -- 118 5 1 81 3Q2023 251 10 227 24 0.2 224 20 7 85 4Q2023 87 6 87 -- -- 76 12 -- N/A 1Q2024 370 24 354 -- 16 302 -- 68 90 Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Excludes any positions originated, purchased and sold within the same quarter and the assets acquired in the OSI2 Merger. 7
Financial Highlights As of ($ and number of shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 GAAP Net Investment Income per Share $0.57 $0.62 $0.63 $0.63 $0.63 1 Adjusted Net Investment Income per Share $0.57 $0.62 $0.62 $0.62 $0.61 Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes per Share $(0.43) $(0.02) $(0.15) $(0.33) $(0.42) 1 Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes per Share $(0.42) $(0.02) $(0.14) $(0.05) $(0.39) Earnings (Loss) per Share $0.14 $0.60 $0.48 $0.29 $0.22 1 Adjusted Earnings (Loss) per Share $0.15 $0.60 $0.47 $0.57 $0.22 Quarterly Distributions per Share $0.55 $0.55 $0.55 $0.55 $0.54 Special Distributions per Share $0.07 -- -- -- $0.42 NAV per Share $19.14 $19.63 $19.58 $19.66 $19.63 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 77,840 77,130 77,080 73,203 61,142 Shares Outstanding, End of Period 78,965 77,225 77,080 77,080 61,220 Investment Portfolio (at Fair Value) $3,018,552 $2,892,420 $3,135,619 $3,164,860 $2,642,870 Cash and Cash Equivalents $112,369 $136,450 $59,704 $43,750 $17,382 Total Assets $3,266,195 $3,217,839 $3,335,974 $3,318,507 $2,767,260 2 Total Debt Outstanding $1,622,717 $1,600,731 $1,740,066 $1,723,840 $1,463,624 Net Assets $1,511,651 $1,515,764 $1,509,441 $1,515,150 $1,201,989 Total Debt to Equity Ratio 1.10x 1.10x 1.18x 1.16x 1.26x Net Debt to Equity Ratio 1.02x 1.01x 1.14x 1.14x 1.24x 3 Weighted Average Interest Rate on Debt Outstanding 7.0% 7.0% 6.6% 6.2% 5.6% Note: The Company completed a 1-for-3 reverse stock split on January 20, 2023, effective as of the commencement of trading on January 23, 2023. All share amounts and per share information included in this presentation reflect the reverse stock split on a retroactive basis. 1 8 See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP measures. 2 Net of unamortized financing costs. 3 Includes effect of the interest rate swap agreements the Company entered into in connection with the issuance of the 2027 Notes and the 2029 Notes.
Portfolio Highlights As of ($ in thousands, at fair value) 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 Investments at Fair Value $3,018,552 $2,892,420 $3,135,619 $3,164,860 $2,642,870 Number of Portfolio Companies 146 143 156 165 156 Average Portfolio Company Debt Investment Size $20,200 $19,800 $19,800 $18,800 $16,500 Asset Class: First Lien 77.9% 76.4% 76.5% 75.0% 71.9% Second Lien 8.4 10.1 12.0 13.0 14.4 Unsecured Debt 2.5 1.9 1.7 1.9 2.4 Equity 4.8 5.0 3.8 4.1 4.3 Joint Venture Interests 6.4 6.6 6.0 6.0 7.0 Interest Rate Type for Debt Investments: % Floating-Rate 84.3% 86.2% 86.0% 87.9% 87.3% % Fixed-Rate 15.7 13.8 14.0 12.1 12.7 Yields: 1 Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments 12.2% 12.7% 12.3% 11.9% 11.6% Cash Component of Weighted Average Yield on Debt Investments 11.1 11.2 11.4 10.9 10.3 2 Weighted Average Yield on Total Portfolio Investments 11.7 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.2 Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. 1 Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of OID or premium earned on accruing investments, including the Company's share of the return on debt investments in the Kemper JV and Glick JV, and excluding any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 for the assets acquired in connection with the mergers of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (the “OCSI Merger”) and the OSI2 Merger. See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP financial measures. 2 Annual stated yield earned plus net annual amortization of OID or premium earned on accruing investments and dividend income, including the Company's share of the return on debt investments in the Kemper JV and Glick JV, and excluding any amortization or accretion of interest income resulting solely from the cost basis established by ASC 805 for the assets acquired in connection with the OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger. See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP financial measures. 9
Investment Activity As of 1 ($ in thousands) 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 New Investment Commitments $370,300 $87,500 $251,000 $123,800 $250,300 2 New Funded Investment Activity $367,600 $117,100 $243,300 $103,600 $274,400 Proceeds from Prepayments, Exits, Other Paydowns and Sales $213,500 $364,400 $261,000 $162,100 $104,400 3 Net New Investments $154,100 $(247,300) $(17,700) $(58,500) $170,000 New Investment Commitments in New Portfolio Companies 14 3 6 6 18 New Investment Commitments in Existing Portfolio Companies 10 3 4 3 7 Portfolio Company Exits 10 16 16 5 11 Weighted Average Yield at Cost on New Debt Investment Commitments 11.6% 12.0% 12.6% 11.9% 13.1% 1 Excludes the assets acquired in the OSI2 Merger. 2 New funded investment activity includes drawdowns on existing revolver commitments. 3 Net new investments consists of new funded investment activity less proceeds from prepayments, exits, other paydowns and sales. 10
Net Asset Value Per Share Bridge adjusted net realized and unrealized adjusted nii gains (losses), net of taxes $0.57 ($0.42) $21.00 $0.00 20.00 $0.04 ($0.47) $0.01 $0.57 ($0.55) ($0.01) ($0.07) 19.00 18.00 17.00 $19.63 $19.20 $19.21 $19.14 $19.14 16.00 15.00 14.00 9/30/23 NAV GAAP Net Interest Income Net Unrealized Net Realized Net Realized & Quarterly Net Realized & 12/31/23 NAV Special 12/31/23 NAV 1 Investment Accretion Appreciation / Gain / (Loss) Unrealized Loss Distribution Unrealized Loss Before Special Distribution 1 Income Related to (Depreciation) Related to Related to Distribution Merger Merger Merger Accounting Accounting Accounting Adjustments Adjustments Adjustments Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. Net asset value per share amounts are based on the shares outstanding at each respective quarter end. Net investment income per share, net unrealized appreciation / (depreciation), and net realized gain / (loss) are based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period. Numbers may not sum due to rounding. See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP measures. 1 Excludes reclassifications of net unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) to net realized gains / (losses) as a result of investments exited during the quarter. 11
Capital Structure Overview funding sources ($ in millions) Principal 0.90x to 1.25x Committed Outstanding Interest Rate Maturity target leverage ratio Syndicated Credit Facility $1,218 $430 SOFR + 2.00% 6/23/2028 1 Citibank Facility 400 280 SOFR + 2.00%-2.75% 1/26/2027 2025 Notes 300 300 3.500% 2/25/2025 2 Investment 2027 Notes 350 350 2.700% (SOFR + 1.658%) 1/15/2027 3 2029 Notes 300 300 7.100% (SOFR + 3.126%) 2/15/2029 Grade Rated by moody’s and fitch Cash and Cash Equivalents -- (112) -- -- Total $2,568 $1,548 Weighted Average Interest Rate 7.0% 57% Net Debt to Equity Ratio 1.02x unsecured maturities borrowings ($ in millions) $1,500 1,000 $120 $788 $1.0bn 500 $280 4 $430 available liquidity $350 $300 $300 0 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Unsecured Debt Credit Facilities Drawn Credit Facilities Undrawn Diverse and flexible sources of debt capital with ample liquidity As of December 31, 2023 Note: Numbers may not sum due to rounding. 1 The interest rate on outstanding borrowings is SOFR plus 2.00% on broadly syndicated loans and SOFR plus 2.75% on all other eligible loans. 2 The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement under which the Company receives a fixed interest rate of 2.700% and pays a floating rate of the three-month SOFR plus 1.658% on a notional amount of $350 million. 3 The Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement under which the Company receives a fixed interest rate of 7.100% and pays a floating rate of the three-month SOFR plus 3.126% on a notional 12 amount of $300 million 4 Liquidity was composed of $112.4 million of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and $907.5 million of undrawn capacity under the credit facilities (subject to borrowing base and other limitations).
Funding and Liquidity Metrics leverage utilization liquidity overview ($ in millions) ($ in millions) $3,000 3/31/2023 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 $2,568 $2,568 Credit Facilities Committed $1,450 $1,618 $1,618 $1,618 2,500 $2,268 Credit Facilities Drawn (1,115) (1,135) (710) (710) $2,100 $908 $908 $483 2,000 Cash and Cash Equivalents 44 60 136 112 $335 Total Liquidity 379 542 1,044 1,020 1,500 1 Total Unfunded Commitments (237) (247) (206) (200) Unavailable Unfunded 53 62 51 34 1,000 2 $1,785 Commitments $1,765 $1,660 $1,660 Adjusted Liquidity $195 $357 $890 $854 500 0 3 Ample liquidity to support funding needs 3/31/2023 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 Total Debt Outstanding Undrawn Capacity 3/31/2023 6/30/2023 9/30/2023 12/31/2023 Cash $44 $60 $136 $112 Net Assets $1,515 $1,509 $1,516 $1,512 Total Leverage 1.16x 1.18x 1.10x 1.10x Net Leverage 1.14x 1.14x 1.01x 1.02x 1 Excludes unfunded commitments to the Kemper JV and Glick JV. 2 Includes unfunded commitments ineligible to be drawn due to certain limitations in credit agreements. 3 As of December 31, 2023, we have analyzed cash and cash equivalents, availability under our credit facilities, the ability to rotate out of certain assets and amounts of unfunded commitments that could be drawn and believe our liquidity and capital resources are sufficient to invest in market opportunities as they arise. 13
Strategic Joint Ventures are Accretive to Earnings ocsl’s joint ventures are income-enhancing vehicles that primarily invest in senior secured loans of middle market companies and other corporate debt securities Key Attributes of Joint Ventures: • Equity ownership: 87.5% OCSL and 12.5% joint venture partner • Shared voting control: 50% OCSL and 50% joint venture partner kemper jv characteristics glick jv characteristics (At fair value) (At fair value) $142mm 4.7% $51mm 1.7% ocsl’s investments % of ocsl’s ocsl’s investments % of ocsl’s in the kemper jv portfolio in the glick jv portfolio $5.1mm 14.3% $2.0mm 16.3% net investment return on ocsl’s net investment return on ocsl’s 1 3 2 3 income investment (annualized) income investment (annualized) combined portfolio summary portfolio company wtd. avg. debt portfolio investment portfolio first lien leverage ratio count yield $450mm 97% 54 11.2% 1.1x As of December 31, 2023 1 Represents OCSL’s 87.5% share of the Kemper JV’s net investment income (excluding subordinated note interest expense) earned during the quarter ended December 31, 2023. 14 2 Represents OCSL’s 87.5% share of the Glick JV’s net investment income (excluding subordinated note interest expense) earned during the quarter ended December 31, 2023. 3 Calculated as OCSL’s share of each respective joint venture’s net investment income annualized, divided by the fair value of OCSL’s investments in each joint venture as of September 30, 2023.
Compelling Performance Under Oaktree Management 1 nav and cumulative distributions paid per share $30.00 25.00 $5.12 $5.60 $8.79 $9.34 $4.65 $8.24 $7.69 $4.22 $6.09 $6.60 $7.14 $3.83 $3.47 $3.14 $2.25 $1.97 $1.68 $1.40 20.00 $0.42 $0.42 $0.42 $0.42 $2.82 $0.49 $1.11 $0.54 $0.83 $0.26 $2.54 15.00 $22.03 $21.84 $21.78 $21.66 $21.27 $20.67 $20.54 $20.38 10.00 $19.79 $19.81 $19.82 $19.65 $19.63 $19.66 $19.58 $19.63 $19.47 $19.14 $18.57 $18.26 $18.28 $17.84 $17.44 $17.61 $16.01 5.00 0.00 NAV Per Share Cumulative Special Distributions Paid Per Share Cumulative Quarterly Distributions Paid Per Share 2 OCSL has generated a 10.2% annualized return on equity under Oaktree management Note: The Company completed a 1-for-3 reverse stock split on January 20, 2023, effective as of the commencement of trading on January 23, 2023. All share amounts and per share information included in this presentation reflect the reverse stock split on a retroactive basis. 1 15 Cumulative distributions declared and paid from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2023. 2 Annualized return on equity calculated as the change in net asset value plus distributions paid from December 31, 2017 through December 31, 2023. Assumes dividends reinvested at NAV.
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Quarterly Statement of Operations For the three months ended ($ in thousands) 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 investment income Interest income $91,414 $94,732 $95,310 $88,745 $69,978 PIK interest income 3,849 5,544 3,967 4,123 6,130 Fee income 1,307 572 1,573 2,380 2,021 Dividend income 1,415 1,057 1,050 1,054 1,050 GAAP total investment income 97,985 101,905 101,900 96,302 79,179 Interest income amortization related to merger accounting adjustments 29 252 (842) (561) (1,746) Adjusted total investment income 98,014 102,157 101,058 95,741 77,433 expenses Base management fee 11,477 11,516 11,983 11,483 9,917 Part I incentive fee 9,028 9,531 9,590 9,007 7,703 Part II incentive fee -- -- -- -- -- Interest expense 32,170 32,326 30,793 27,804 20,719 1 Other operating expenses 2,621 2,534 2,621 3,805 2,704 Total expenses 55,296 55,907 54,987 52,099 41,043 Fees waived (1,500) (1,500) (1,500) (1,775) (750) Net expenses 53,796 54,407 53,487 50,324 40,293 (Provision) benefit for taxes on net investment income -- -- -- -- -- Excise tax -- -- -- -- (78) GAAP net investment income 44,189 47,498 48,413 45,978 38,808 Less: Interest income accretion related to merger accounting adjustments 29 252 (842) (561) (1,746) Add: Part II incentive fee -- -- -- -- -- Adjusted net investment income $44,218 $47,750 $47,571 $45,417 $37,062 17 Note: See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP measures. 1 Includes professional fees, directors fees, administrator expense and general and administrative expenses.
Quarterly Statement of Operations (continued) For the three months ended ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) 12/31/2023 9/30/2023 6/30/2023 3/31/2023 12/31/2022 net realized and unrealized gains (losses) Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $(25,025) $13,745 $(1,039) $(18,279) $(22,982) Net realized gains (losses) (8,453) (13,238) (10,603) (6,111) (3,203) (Provision) benefit for taxes on realized and unrealized gains (losses) (176) (2,053) (86) (66) 549 GAAP net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes $(33,654) $(1,546) $(11,728) $(24,456) $(25,636) Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) related to merger accounting 796 (122) 612 20,955 1,746 adjustments Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes $(32,858) $(1,668) $(11,116) $(3,501) $(23,890) GAAP net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $10,535 $45,952 $36,685 $21,522 $13,172 Interest income amortization (accretion) related to merger accounting 29 252 (842) (561) (1,746) adjustments Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) related to merger accounting 796 (122) 612 20,955 1,746 adjustments Adjusted earnings (loss) $11,360 $46,082 $36,455 $41,916 $13,172 per share data: GAAP total investment income $1.26 $1.32 $1.32 $1.32 $1.30 Adjusted total investment income 1.26 1.32 1.31 1.31 1.27 GAAP net investment income 0.57 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.63 Adjusted net investment income 0.57 0.62 0.62 0.62 0.61 GAAP net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes (0.43) (0.02) (0.15) (0.33) (0.42) Adjusted net realized and unrealized gains (losses), net of taxes (0.42) (0.02) (0.14) (0.05) (0.39) GAAP net increase/decrease in net assets resulting from operations 0.14 0.60 0.48 0.29 0.22 Adjusted earnings (loss) 0.15 0.60 0.47 0.57 0.22 Weighted average common shares outstanding 77,840 77,130 77,080 73,203 61,142 Shares outstanding, end of period 78,965 77,225 77,080 77,080 61,220 18 Note: See page 19 for a description of the non-GAAP measures. Per share amounts have been adjusted for the one-for-three reverse stock split which took effect before market open on January 23, 2023.
Non-GAAP Disclosures The OCSI Merger and the OSI2 Merger (the “Mergers”) were accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with the asset acquisition method of accounting as detailed in ASC 805-50, Business Combinations—Related Issues ( ASC 805 ). The consideration paid to each of the stockholders of Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation (“OCSI”) and OSI2 were allocated to the individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the relative fair values of the net identifiable assets acquired other than non-qualifying assets, which established a new cost basis for the acquired investments under ASC 805 that, in aggregate, was different than the historical cost basis of the acquired investments prior to the OCSI Merger or OSI2 Merger, as applicable. Additionally, immediately following the completion of the Mergers, the acquired investments were marked to their respective fair values under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, which resulted in unrealized appreciation / depreciation. The new cost basis established by ASC 805 on debt investments acquired will accrete / amortize over the life of each respective debt investment through interest income, with a corresponding adjustment recorded to unrealized appreciation / depreciation on such investment acquired through its ultimate disposition. The new cost basis established by ASC 805 on equity investments acquired will not accrete / amortize over the life of such investments through interest income and, assuming no subsequent change to the fair value of the equity investments acquired and disposition of such equity investments at fair value, the Company will recognize a realized gain / loss with a corresponding reversal of the unrealized appreciation / depreciation on disposition of such equity investments acquired. The Company’s management uses the non-GAAP financial measures described above internally to analyze and evaluate financial results and performance and to compare its financial results with those of other business development companies that have not adjusted the cost basis of certain investments pursuant to ASC 805. The Company’s management believes Adjusted Total Investment Income , Adjusted Total Investment Income Per Share , Adjusted Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share are useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing results and trends for the Company without giving effect to the accretion income resulting from the new cost basis of the investments acquired in the Mergers because these amounts do not impact the fees payable to Oaktree under its second amended and restated investment advisory agreement (the “A&R Advisory Agreement”), and specifically as its relates to Adjusted Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Investment Income Per Share , without giving effect to Part II incentive fees. In addition, the Company’s management believes that “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes”, “Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses), Net of Taxes Per Share”, “Adjusted Earnings (Loss)” and “Adjusted Earnings (Loss) Per Share” are useful to investors as they exclude the non-cash income/gain resulting from the Mergers and used by management to evaluate the economic earnings of its investment portfolio. Moreover, these metrics align the Company's key financial measures with the calculation of incentive fees payable to Oaktree under with the A&R Advisory Agreement (i.e., excluding amounts resulting solely from the lower cost basis of the acquired investments established by ASC 805 that would have been to the benefit of Oaktree absent such exclusion). 19
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