Runway Growth Finance Corp. Commences Offering of Notes
Runway Growth Finance Corp. (Nasdaq: RWAY) announced an underwritten offering of unsecured notes to be listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The offering's net proceeds will be used to repay $365 million in outstanding debt under its credit facility and for general corporate purposes. The interest rate for the notes will be determined at pricing. The credit facility, which has a current interest rate of 6.659%, matures on April 20, 2026. Investors are advised to consider risks and expenses before investing and should reference the preliminary prospectus for detailed information.
- Company seeks to strengthen its balance sheet by repaying $365 million outstanding under its Credit Agreement.
- Expected listing of the unsecured notes on Nasdaq Global Select Market enhances liquidity.
- Dependence on debt refinancing raises potential liquidity risks.
- Current interest rate of 6.659% on the Credit Facility poses a high financing cost.
WOODSIDE, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Runway Growth Finance Corp. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: RWAY), an externally managed business development company, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten offering of unsecured notes (the “Notes”), subject to market and other conditions. The Company has applied for the Notes to be listed and trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. If approved for listing, the Company expects the Notes to begin trading within 30 days from the original issue date. The interest rate and other terms of the Notes will be determined at the time of pricing of the offering.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under its Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association (the “Credit Facility”). However, through re-borrowing of the initial repayments under the Credit Facility, the Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to make investments in accordance with its investment objective and strategies described in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, to pay operating expenses and other cash obligations, and for general corporate purposes. As of November 28, 2022, the Company had
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., UBS Securities LLC, B. Riley Securities, Inc. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers of this offering. Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Hovde Group, LLC are acting as co-managers of this offering.
Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment objective, risks and charges and expenses of the Company before investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement, dated November 30, 2022, and accompanying prospectus, dated April 22, 2022, each of which has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), contain a description of these matters and other important information about the Company and should be read carefully before investing.
The information in the preliminary prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be changed. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in this offering or any other securities nor will there be any sale of these securities or any other securities referred to in this press release in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.
A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., 85 Broad Street, 23rd Floor, New York, NY 10004 or by calling (800) 966 1559; copies may also be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
About Runway Growth Finance Corp.
Runway Growth is a growing specialty finance company focused on providing flexible capital solutions to late- and growth-stage companies seeking an alternative to raising equity. Runway Growth is a closed-end investment fund that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Runway Growth is externally managed by Runway Growth Capital LLC, an established registered investment advisor that was formed in 2015 and led by industry veteran David Spreng. For more information, please visit www.runwaygrowth.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our intentions related to the offering discussed in this press release and the use of proceeds from the offering, and are not guarantees of future performance, condition 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 Runway Growth’s filings with the SEC. Runway Growth undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
IR Contacts:
Stefan Norbom, Prosek Partners, snorbom@prosek.com
Thomas B. Raterman, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, tr@runwaygrowth.com
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