CHICAGO, Jan. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Golub Capital
BDC, Inc. (the "Company"), a business development company (NASDAQ:
GBDC, www.golubcapitalbdc.com), announced that it plans to make a
public offering of 3,500,000 shares of its common stock. The
Company also plans to grant the underwriters an option to purchase
up to an additional 525,000 shares of common stock to cover
over-allotments, if any. Wells Fargo Securities and UBS
Investment Bank are acting as joint book-running managers for the
offering. The offering of the shares will be made under the
Company's shelf registration statement, which was filed with, and
declared effective by, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to
invest in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment
objective and strategies and for general corporate purposes.
Investors are advised to carefully consider the investment
objective, risks, charges and expenses of the Company before
investing. The preliminary prospectus supplement dated
January 30, 2012 and the accompanying
prospectus dated January 30, 2012,
which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
contain this and other 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. The preliminary prospectus supplement, the
accompanying prospectus and this press release are not offers to
sell any securities of the Company and are not soliciting an offer
to buy such securities in any state where such offer and sale is
not permitted.
The offering may be made only by means of a preliminary
prospectus supplement and an accompanying prospectus, copies of
which may be obtained from Wells Fargo Securities, 375 Park Avenue,
4th Floor, New York, NY 10152,
Attn: Equity Syndicate or by e-mailing
cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com or calling (800) 326-5897, or
UBS Investment Bank, 299 Park Ave., New
York, New York 10171, Attn: Prospectus Department or by
calling (888) 827-7275.
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. principally invests in senior
secured, unitranche, mezzanine and second lien loans of
middle-market companies that are, in most cases, sponsored by
private equity investors. Golub Capital BDC, Inc.'s investment
activities are managed by its investment adviser, GC Advisors LLC,
an affiliate of the Golub Capital group of companies ("Golub
Capital").
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL
Golub Capital, founded in 1994, is a leading lender to
middle-market companies. In 2010, Golub Capital was named "Middle
Market Lender of the Year" by Buyouts Magazine and "Debt Financing
Agent of the Year" by M&A Advisor. Golub Capital was ranked the #1 Traditional
Middle Market Bookrunner through the first nine months of calendar
year 2011 by Thomson Reuters LPC for senior secured loans of up to
$100 million for leveraged buyouts
(based on number of deals completed). As of December 31, 2011, Golub Capital managed over
$5.0 billion of capital, with a team
of investment professionals in New
York and Chicago.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release 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 press release 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 expressed or implied 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. Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
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.
SOURCE Golub Capital BDC, Inc.