UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report: May 15, 2018

(Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

 

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   814-00967   45-4247759

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

         

1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor

Miami, Florida

  33131
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(305) 381-6999

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On May 15, 2018, WhiteHorse Finance Credit I, LLC (“WhiteHorse Credit”), a wholly owned subsidiary of WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”), JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent and lender, the financial providers thereto, and the Company, as portfolio manager, amended and restated the terms of the second amended and restated loan agreement by and among the aforementioned parties (as amended and restated, the “Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement”). Among other things, the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement permits the financing of certain assets of a wholly owned subsidiary of WhiteHorse Credit.

 

The description above is only a summary of the material amendments included in the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant

 

The information in Item 1.01 of this current report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure 

  

A copy of a presentation that is intended to be used by representatives of the Company in meetings with research analysts and other parties is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be 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.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

10.1 Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2018, by and among WhiteHorse Finance Credit I, LLC, as borrower, WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., as the portfolio manager, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, together with any lenders from time to time party thereto, and the collateral administrator, collateral agent and securities intermediary party thereto
99.1 WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. May 2018 Investor Presentation

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Dated: May 16, 2018 WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.
     
  By:    /s/ Edward J. Giordano
      Edward J. Giordano
      Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
10.1   Third Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of May 15, 2018, by and among WhiteHorse Finance Credit I, LLC, as borrower, WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., as the portfolio manager, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, together with any lenders from time to time party thereto, and the collateral administrator, collateral agent and securities intermediary party thereto
99.1   WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. May 2018 Investor Presentation