FSIC Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2017 Financial Results and Declares Regular Distribution for First Quarter

PHILADELPHIA, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC), a publicly traded business development company focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies, announced its operating results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017, and that its board of directors has declared its first quarter 2018 regular distribution.

Financial Highlights for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2017¹

• Net investment income of $0.22 per share, compared to $0.21 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2016
• Adjusted net investment income of $0.24 per share, compared to $0.23 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2016²
• Total net realized loss of $0.04 per share and total net change in unrealized depreciation of $0.12 per share, compared to a total net realized loss of $0.18 per share and a total net change in unrealized appreciation of $0.18 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2016
• Paid cash distributions to stockholders totaling $0.19 per share³
• Total purchases of $262.6 million versus $234.6 million of sales and repayments
• Net asset value of $9.30 per share, compared to $9.43 per share as of September 30, 2017

Financial Highlights for the Year Ended December 31, 2017¹

• Net investment income of $0.83 per share, compared to $0.85 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016
• Adjusted net investment income of $0.85 per share, compared to $0.87 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016²
• Total net realized loss of $0.58 per share and total net change in unrealized appreciation of $0.49 per share, compared to a total net realized loss of $0.26 per share and a total net change in unrealized appreciation of $0.62 per share for the year ended December 31, 2016
• Paid cash distributions to stockholders totaling $0.85825 per share
• Total purchases of $1.3 billion versus $1.1 billion of sales and repayments

"Since announcing the strategic partnership with KKR in December, the transition of advisory services is advancing as expected and we continue to provide our portfolio companies and their sponsors with timely, flexible capital, as evidenced by several financings we have recently executed," said Michael Forman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FSIC.  "We are confident that our new partnership will allow us to grow stockholder value and our share repurchase program demonstrates our commitment to FSIC investors."

Declaration of Regular Distribution for First Quarter 2018

FSIC's board of directors has declared a regular cash distribution for the first quarter of $0.19 per share, which will be paid on or about April 3, 2018 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 21, 2018.

Share Repurchase Program

In February 2018, FSIC's board of directors authorized a stock repurchase program. Under the program, FSIC may repurchase up to $50 million in the aggregate of its outstanding common stock in the open market at prices below the current net asset value per share. The timing, manner, price and amount of any share repurchases will be determined by FSIC, in its discretion, based upon the evaluation of economic and market conditions, FSIC's stock price, applicable legal and regulatory requirements and other factors. The program will be in effect through February 21, 2019, unless extended or until the aggregate repurchase amount that has been approved by FSIC's board of directors has been expended. The program does not require FSIC to repurchase any specific number of shares and FSIC cannot assure stockholders that any shares will be repurchased under the program. The program may be suspended, extended, modified or discontinued at any time.

Summary Consolidated Results

Portfolio Highlights as of December 31, 2017

• Total fair value of investments was $3.9 billion.
• Core investment strategies⁴ represented 99% of the portfolio by fair value as of December 31, 2017, including 92% from direct originations and 7% from opportunistic investments. Broadly syndicated/other investments represented the remaining 1% of the portfolio by fair value.
• Gross portfolio yield prior to leverage (based on amortized cost and excluding non-income producing assets)⁵ was 10.5%, compared to 10.3% as of September 30, 2017.
• Total commitments to direct originations (including unfunded commitments) made during the fourth quarter of 2017 was $220.2 million in 13 companies, 10 of which were existing portfolio companies.
• Approximately 0.2% of investments were on non-accrual based on fair value.⁶

  Total Portfolio Activity

  Direct Origination Activity

Leverage and Liquidity as of December 31, 2017

• Debt to equity ratio of 75%, based on $1.72 billion in total debt outstanding and stockholders' equity of $2.28 billion. FSIC's weighted average effective interest rate (including the effect of non-usage fees) was 4.26%
• Cash and foreign currency of approximately $138.7 million and availability under its financing arrangements of $260.8 million, subject to borrowing base and other limitations
• Twenty unfunded debt investments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $154.1 million and two unfunded equity commitments with aggregate unfunded commitments of $299 thousand

Conference Call Information

FSIC will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Friday, March 2, 2018, to discuss its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 financial results. All interested parties are welcome to participate. You can access the conference call by dialing (877) 443-2408 and using the conference ID 2167236 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call. The conference call will also be webcast, which can be accessed from the Investor Relations section of FSIC's website at www.fsinvestmentcorp.comunder Presentations and Reports.

A replay of the call will be available for a period of 30 days following the call by visiting the Investor Relations section of FSIC's website at www.fsinvestmentcorp.comunder Presentations and Reports. 

Supplemental Information

An investor presentation of financial information will be made available prior to the call in the Investor Relations section of FSIC's website at www.fsinvestmentcorp.comunder Presentations and Reports.

About FS Investment Corporation

FS Investment Corporation (NYSE: FSIC) is a publicly traded business development company ("BDC") focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. FSIC seeks to invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market companies to achieve the best risk-adjusted returns for its investors. In connection with its debt investments, FSIC may receive equity interests such as warrants or options.

FSIC is advised by FB Income Advisor, LLC, an affiliate of FS Investments, and is currently sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners ("GSO"). GSO, with approximately $138.1 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2017, is the credit platform of Blackstone, one of the world's leading managers of alternative investments. For more information, please visit www.fsinvestmentcorp.com.

About FS Investments

FS Investments is a leading asset manager dedicated to helping individuals, financial professionals and institutions design better portfolios. The firm provides access to alternative sources of income and growth and focuses on setting industry standards for investor protection, education and transparency. 

FS Investments is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with offices in Orlando, FL, New York, NY and Washington, DC. The firm had more than $20 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2017.

Visit www.fsinvestments.comto learn more.

Forward-Looking Statements and Important Disclosure Notice

This announcement may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to future events or the future performance or operations of FSIC. Words such as "believes," "expects," "projects," and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include changes in the economy, risks associated with possible disruption in FSIC's operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters, future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in FSIC's operating area, and the price at which shares of FSIC's common stock trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Some of these factors are enumerated in the filings FSIC makes with the SEC. FSIC undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

The press release above contains summaries of certain financial and statistical information about FSIC. The information contained in this press release is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of FSIC's SEC filings and other public announcements that FSIC may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. FSIC undertakes no duty or obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release. In addition, information related to past performance, while helpful as an evaluative tool, is not necessarily indicative of future results, the achievement of which cannot be assured. Investors should not view the past performance of FSIC, or information about the market, as indicative of FSIC's future results.

Other Information

The information in this press release is summary information only and should be read in conjunction with FSIC's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, which FSIC filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 1, 2018, as well as FSIC's other reports filed with the SEC. A copy of FSIC's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and FSIC's other reports filed with the SEC can be found on FSIC's website at www.fsinvestmentcorp.comand the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.  

Certain Information About Distributions

The determination of the tax attributes of FSIC's distributions is made annually as of the end of its fiscal year based upon its taxable income and distributions paid, in each case, for the full year. Therefore, a determination as to the tax attributes of the distributions made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes for a full year. FSIC intends to update stockholders quarterly with an estimated percentage of its distributions that resulted from taxable ordinary income. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to stockholders annually on Form 1099-DIV.

The timing and amount of any future distributions on FSIC's shares of common stock are subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of its board of directors. There can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future distributions, including the special distribution referenced herein.

FSIC may fund its cash distributions to stockholders from any sources of funds legally available to it, including proceeds from the sale of shares of FSIC's common stock, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets and dividends or other distributions paid to it on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies. FSIC has not established limits on the amount of funds it may use from available sources to make distributions. There can be no assurance that FSIC will be able to pay distributions at a specific rate or at all.

Contact Information:

Investors

Chris Condelles
christopher.condelles@fsinvestments.com
267-439-4365

Media

Marc Yaklofsky / Kate Beers
media@fsinvestments.com
215-495-1174

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release contains certain financial measures that have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). FSIC uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally in analyzing financial results and believes that the use of these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as an additional tool to evaluate ongoing results and trends and in comparing FSIC's financial results with other BDCs.

Non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures, and should be read only in conjunction with FSIC's consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures has been provided in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures¹

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