CHICAGO, Jan. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Golub Capital
BDC, Inc. (the "Company"), a business development company (NASDAQ:
GBDC, www.golubcapitalbdc.com), announced that it has priced an
underwritten public offering of 3,500,000 shares of common stock at
$15.35 per share. 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 offering is expected to close on February 3, 2012, subject to customary closing
conditions. The Company has also granted the underwriters an option
to purchase up to an additional 525,000 shares of common stock to
cover over-allotments, if any.
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 prospectus supplement dated January 31, 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 prospectus supplement, the accompanying
prospectus and this press release is not complete and may be
changed. The 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 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.
Filed pursuant to Rule 497(a)
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SOURCE Golub Capital BDC, Inc.