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 (Date of earliest event reported):
August 8, 2018
GSV CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-35156 | 27-4443543 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2925 Woodside Road
Woodside, CA 94062
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 235-4769
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K 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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On August 8, 2018, GSV Capital Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2018. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
The information disclosed under this Item 2.02, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise. The information in this Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or into any filing or other document pursuant to the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in any such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 8, 2018* |
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* The press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is “furnished” and not “filed,” as described in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: August 8, 2018 | GSV CAPITAL CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Allison Green | ||
| Allison Green SVP Finance, Controller, Treasurer and Secretary |
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Exhibit 99.1
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GSV Capital Corp. Reports Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Net Asset Value of $10.46 per Share as of June 30, 2018
WOODSIDE, Calif., August 8, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GSV Capital Corp. (“GSV Capital” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:GSVC) today announced financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2018. Net assets totaled approximately $217.1 million, or $10.46 per share, at June 30, 2018, as compared to $9.64 per share at December 31, 2017 and $9.11 per share at June 30, 2017.
"We are pleased to report a strong second quarter for GSV Capital, which was highlighted by Spotify's successful public listing and also driven by positive developments across the portfolio,” said Michael Moe, Chairman of GSV Capital’s Board of Directors.
"Looking ahead, GSV Capital is well positioned to execute against its disciplined growth investment strategy," Moe continued. “We believe we have developed a portfolio and pipeline of leading, late-stage venture-backed companies with strong operating fundamentals and the potential for scaled valuation growth. At the same time, the IPO environment continues to show signs of strength, which has historically been a catalyst our stock."
Investment Portfolio as of June 30, 2018
At June 30, 2018, GSV Capital held positions in 28 portfolio companies with an aggregate fair value of approximately $216.3 million. As a result of the Company’s continued strategy to increase the size of its investments in individual portfolio companies, GSV Capital’s investment portfolio has become more concentrated around its top positions. For example, the Company’s top five portfolio company investments accounted for 62.1% of the total portfolio at fair value, excluding treasuries, as of June 30, 2018, compared to 41.8% as of June 30, 2017.
Top Five Investments at June 30, 2018
| $ in millions (rounded) | Fair Value | % of Total Portfolio | ||||||
| Spotify Technology S. A. | $ | 39.6 | 18.3 | % | ||||
| Palantir Technologies, Inc. | 35.5 | 16.4 | ||||||
| Dropbox, Inc. | 25.5 | 11.8 | ||||||
| Coursera, Inc. | 18.4 | 8.5 | ||||||
| StormWind, LLC | 15.3 | 7.1 | ||||||
| Total | $ | 134.3 | 62.1 | % | ||||
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Of the five key investment themes GSV Capital has identified
in its portfolio as of June 30, 2018, Education Technology is its largest commitment, accounting for 30.1% of the total portfolio
(excluding treasuries) at fair value. Cloud Computing and Big Data represents 29.6% of the total portfolio (excluding treasuries)
at fair value, and Social Mobile, Marketplaces, and Sustainability represent 21.5%, 18.4% and 0.4% of the total portfolio (excluding
treasuries) at fair value, respectively
Second Quarter 2018 Portfolio Investment Activity
During the three months ended June 30, 2018, GSV Capital made the following new investment:
| Portfolio Company | Investment | Transaction Date | Gross Payments | |||||
| SharesPost, Inc. (1) | Common Shares | 6/15/2018 | $ | 100,221 | ||||
During the three months ended June 30, 2018, GSV Capital sold investments in the following portfolio company:
| Portfolio Company | Shares Sold | Average Net Share Price | Net Proceeds (in millions) | Realized Gain (in millions) (3) | ||||||||||||
| General Assembly Space, Inc. (2) | 259,765 | $ | 35.92 | $ | 7.8 | $ | 3.3 | |||||||||
| __________________ |
| (1) | On June 15, 2018 GSV Capital exercised its 770,934 warrants to purchase shares of SharesPost, Inc.'s common stock, with a $0.13 strike price. |
| (2) | On April 16, 2018, Adecco Group, a Swiss staffing company, announced that it was acquiring technology education provider General |
Assembly Space, Inc. for $412.5 million, including debt financing. GSV Capital received approximately $7.8 million in net proceeds as a result of the transaction prior to quarter-end. GSV Capital expects to receive approximately $1.5 million of additional proceeds related to the transaction, and currently being held in escrow, in 2019.
| (3) | Includes expected escrow proceeds of $1.5 million described above. |
Second Quarter 2018 Financial Results
Quarter Ended June 30, 2018 | Quarter Ended June 30, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
| $ in millions | per share | $ in millions | per share | |||||||||||||
| Net investment loss | $ | (5.4 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (5.9 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | ||||
| Net realized gain/(loss) on investments | 3.4 | 0.16 | (0.7 | ) | (0.03 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation of investments, net of tax benefit(1) | 10.9 | 0.52 | 12.8 | 0.58 | ||||||||||||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from operations - basic | $ | 8.9 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 6.2 | $ | 0.28 | ||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock(2) | (2.2 | ) | 0.05 | - | - | |||||||||||
| Increase/(decrease) in net asset value | $ | 6.7 | $ | 0.47 | $ | 6.2 | $ | 0.28 | ||||||||
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| (1) | Includes related net tax benefit of $1,010,871 for Q2 2018. |
| (2) | During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company repurchased 315,625 shares of GSV Capital common stock for approximately $2.2 million in cash under its Share Repurchase Program. The use of cash in connection with the repurchases decreased net asset value as of period end; however, the reduction in shares outstanding as of period end resulted in an increase in the net asset value per share. |
Weighted-average common basic shares outstanding were approximately 21.0 million and 22.2 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.
GSV Capital’s liquid assets were $158.6 million as of June 30, 2018, consisting of $93.5 million of cash and $65.1 million of marketable securities, $25.5 million of which is subject to sales restrictions.
At quarter-end and as of August 8, 2018, GSV Capital did not have any borrowings outstanding under its $12.0 million credit facility.
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Share Repurchase Program
Under the publicly announced share repurchase program, as of June 30, 2018, the Company had repurchased 1,430,090 shares of its common stock for approximately $8.3 million. From July 1, 2018 through August 8, 2018, the Company repurchased an additional 230,623 shares of its common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $1.6 million.
As of August 8, 2018, the dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased by the Company under the program is approximately $5.0 million.
Conference Call and Webcast
Management will hold a conference call and webcast for investors today at 2:00 p.m. PT (5:00 p.m. ET). The conference call access number for U.S. participants is 800-682-0995, and the conference call access number for participants outside the U.S. is +1 334-323-0523. The conference ID number for both access numbers is 8260328. Additionally, interested parties can listen to a live webcast of the call from the "Investor Relations" section of GSV Capital's website at http://investors.gsvcap.com/. An archived replay of the webcast will also be available for 12 months following the live presentation.
A replay of the conference call may be accessed until 5:00 p.m. PT (8:00 p.m. ET) on August 15, 2018 by dialing 888-203-1112 (U.S.) or +1 334-323-0505 (International) and using conference ID number 8260328.
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About GSV Capital Corp.
GSV Capital Corp. (GSVC) is a publicly traded investment fund that seeks to invest in high-growth, venture-backed private companies. Led by industry veteran Michael Moe and CEO Mark Klein, the fund seeks to create a portfolio of high-growth emerging private companies via a repeatable and disciplined investment approach, as well as to provide investors with access to such companies through its publicly traded common stock. GSV Capital is headquartered in Woodside, CA. www.gsvcap.com
Follow GSV Capital on Twitter: @gsvcap
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements,” which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. These statements are not guarantees of our future performance, condition or results of operations 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 our filings with the SEC. GSV Capital Corp. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statements made herein, unless required to do so by law.
Contact
GSV Capital Corp.
(650) 235-4769
IR@gsvam.com
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GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (UNAUDITED)
| June 30, 2018 | December 31, 2017 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Investments at fair value: | ||||||||
| Non-controlled/non-affiliate investments (cost of $115,469,512 and $137,526,726, respectively) | $ | 178,256,152 | $ | 179,908,234 | ||||
| Non-controlled/affiliate investments (cost of $42,212,967 and $41,886,312, respectively) | 8,170,787 | 16,473,098 | ||||||
| Controlled investments (cost of $22,568,505 and $23,161,314, respectively) | 29,839,622 | 24,207,161 | ||||||
| Total Portfolio Investments | 216,266,561 | 220,588,493 | ||||||
| Investments in U.S. Treasury bills (cost of $99,973,483 and $99,985,833, respectively) | 99,986,200 | 99,994,000 | ||||||
| Total Investments (cost of $280,224,467 and $302,560,185, respectively) | 316,252,761 | 320,582,493 | ||||||
| Cash | 93,485,576 | 59,838,600 | ||||||
| Due from controlled investments | — | 840 | ||||||
| Escrow proceeds receivable | 1,660,279 | 603,456 | ||||||
| Interest and dividends receivable | 285,783 | 35,141 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | 88,232 | 208,983 | ||||||
| Deferred financing costs | 52,917 | 413,023 | ||||||
| Total Assets | 411,825,548 | 381,682,536 | ||||||
| LIABILITIES | ||||||||
| Due to GSV Asset Management(1) | 233,005 | 231,697 | ||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 559,537 | 458,203 | ||||||
| Accrued incentive fees, net of waiver of incentive fees(1) | 8,337,504 | 9,278,085 | ||||||
| Accrued management fees, net of waiver of management fees(1) | 316,888 | 424,447 | ||||||
| Accrued interest payable | 1,268,750 | 1,056,563 | ||||||
| Payable for securities purchased | 89,615,630 | 89,485,825 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 6,247,915 | 7,602,301 | ||||||
| 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2018(2) | 49,849,273 | 68,382,549 | ||||||
| 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due March 28, 2023(2) | 38,248,433 | — | ||||||
| Total Liabilities | 194,676,935 | 176,919,670 | ||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 217,148,613 | $ | 204,762,866 | ||||
| NET ASSETS | ||||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share (100,000,000 authorized; 20,750,913 and 21,246,345 issued and outstanding, respectively) | $ | 207,509 | $ | 212,463 | ||||
| Paid-in capital in excess of par | 199,178,414 | 202,584,012 | ||||||
| Accumulated net investment loss | (14,003,040 | ) | (8,593,717 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated net realized gains on investments | 2,328,862 | 140,100 | ||||||
| Accumulated net unrealized appreciation of investments | 29,436,868 | 10,420,008 | ||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 217,148,613 | $ | 204,762,866 | ||||
| Net Asset Value Per Share | $ | 10.46 | $ | 9.64 | ||||
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| (1) | This balance references a related-party transaction. |
| (2) | As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due September 15, 2018 had a face value of $49,982,000 and $69,000,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the 4.75% Convertible Senior Notes due March 28, 2023 had a face value of $40,000,000 and $0, respectively. |
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GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||||||||
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlled/non-affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 8,932 | $ | 8,434 | $ | 10,612 | $ | 16,807 | ||||||||
| Other income | — | 73,096 | — | 73,096 | ||||||||||||
| Non-controlled/affiliate investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 221,813 | 96,695 | 455,895 | 192,372 | ||||||||||||
| Controlled investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 11,328 | 67,368 | 24,901 | 126,777 | ||||||||||||
| Dividend income | 350,000 | 125,000 | 350,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||
| Total Investment Income | 592,073 | 370,593 | 841,408 | 709,052 | ||||||||||||
| OPERATING EXPENSES | ||||||||||||||||
| Management fees(1) | 1,286,066 | 1,359,180 | 2,609,642 | 2,813,600 | ||||||||||||
| Incentive fees(1) | 2,588,085 | 2,430,825 | 4,059,419 | 4,148,133 | ||||||||||||
| Costs incurred under Administration Agreement(1) | 397,113 | 449,110 | 821,258 | 980,594 | ||||||||||||
| Directors’ fees | 86,250 | 73,063 | 172,500 | 155,980 | ||||||||||||
| Professional fees | 326,798 | 702,808 | 666,696 | 964,998 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 1,473,695 | 1,155,060 | 2,613,758 | 2,281,833 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense | 26,229 | 45,690 | 148,499 | 46,490 | ||||||||||||
| Other expenses | 160,036 | 207,716 | 649,306 | 360,297 | ||||||||||||
| Total Operating Expenses | 6,344,272 | 6,423,452 | 11,741,078 | 11,751,925 | ||||||||||||
| Management fee waiver(1) | (335,403 | ) | (169,898 | ) | (490,347 | ) | (351,700 | ) | ||||||||
| Incentive fee waiver(1) | — | — | (5,000,000 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses, net of waiver of management and incentive fees | 6,008,869 | 6,253,554 | 6,250,731 | 11,400,225 | ||||||||||||
| Net Investment Loss | (5,416,796 | ) | (5,882,961 | ) | (5,409,323 | ) | (10,691,173 | ) | ||||||||
| Realized Gains/(Losses) on Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments | 3,363,333 | 4,003 | 2,587,288 | (22,781,750 | ) | |||||||||||
| Controlled investments | — | (675,495 | ) | (680 | ) | (2,578,909 | ) | |||||||||
| Net Realized Gains/(Losses) on Investments | 3,363,333 | (671,492 | ) | 2,586,608 | (25,360,659 | ) | ||||||||||
| Realized loss on partial repurchase of 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 | — | — | (397,846 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation) of Investments: | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments | 10,555,021 | 15,403,432 | 20,409,685 | 45,564,382 | ||||||||||||
| Non-controlled/affiliate investments | (952,635 | ) | (1,687,511 | ) | (8,628,965 | ) | (260,843 | ) | ||||||||
| Controlled investments | 270,209 | (963,393 | ) | 6,225,269 | 729,254 | |||||||||||
| Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments | 9,872,595 | 12,752,528 | 18,005,989 | 46,032,793 | ||||||||||||
| Benefit from taxes on unrealized depreciation of investments | 1,010,871 | — | 1,010,871 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations | $ | 8,830,003 | $ | 6,198,075 | $ | 15,796,299 | $ | 9,980,961 | ||||||||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations per Common Share: | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.28 | $ | 0.75 | $ | 0.45 | ||||||||
| Diluted(2) | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.66 | $ | 0.44 | ||||||||
| Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding | ||||||||||||||||
| Basic | 20,968,850 | 22,181,003 | 21,059,254 | 22,181,003 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted(2) | 28,866,674 | 27,932,818 | 27,796,112 | 27,932,818 | ||||||||||||
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| (1) | This balance references a related-party transaction. |
| (2) | For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, no potentially dilutive common shares were excluded from the weighted-average common shares outstanding for diluted net increase in net assets resulting from operations per common share. |
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GSV CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED)
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||||||
| Per Basic Share Data | 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value at beginning of period | $ | 9.99 | $ | 8.83 | $ | 9.64 | $ | 8.66 | ||||||||
| Net investment loss(1) | (0.26 | ) | (0.27 | ) | (0.26 | ) | (0.48 | ) | ||||||||
| Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(1) | 0.16 | (0.03 | ) | 0.12 | (1.14 | ) | ||||||||||
| Realized loss on partial repurchase of 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018(1) | — | — | (0.02 | ) | — | |||||||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments(1) | 0.47 | 0.57 | 0.86 | 2.08 | ||||||||||||
| Benefit from taxes on unrealized depreciation of investments(1) | 0.05 | — | 0.05 | — | ||||||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock(1) | 0.05 | — | 0.07 | — | ||||||||||||
| Net asset value at end of period | $ | 10.46 | $ | 9.11 | $ | 10.46 | $ | 9.11 | ||||||||
| Per share market value at end of period | $ | 6.86 | $ | 4.34 | $ | 6.86 | $ | 4.34 | ||||||||
| Total return based on market value(2) | (9.02 | )% | (3.13 | )% | 25.87 | % | (13.72 | )% | ||||||||
| Total return based on net asset value(2) | 4.69 | % | 3.17 | % | 8.53 | % | 5.20 | % | ||||||||
| Shares outstanding at end of period | 20,750,913 | 22,181,003 | 20,750,913 | 22,181,003 | ||||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data: | ||||||||||||||||
| Net assets at end of period | $ | 217,148,613 | $ | 202,109,771 | $ | 217,148,613 | $ | 202,109,771 | ||||||||
| Average net assets | $ | 210,027,033 | $ | 196,335,041 | $ | 207,058,773 | $ | 193,899,415 | ||||||||
| Ratio of gross operating expenses to average net assets(3) | 12.25 | % | 13.12 | % | 11.15 | % | 12.22 | % | ||||||||
| Ratio of incentive fee waiver to average net assets(3) | — | % | — | % | (2.41 | )% | — | % | ||||||||
| Ratio of management fee waiver to average net assets(3) | (0.65 | )% | (0.34 | )% | (0.48 | )% | (0.36 | )% | ||||||||
| Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets(3) | 11.60 | % | 12.78 | % | 8.26 | % | 11.86 | % | ||||||||
| Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(3) | (10.46 | )% | (12.02 | )% | (5.30 | )% | (11.12 | )% | ||||||||
| Portfolio Turnover Ratio | 0.05 | % | — | % | 0.10 | % | — | % | ||||||||
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| (1) | Based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the relevant period. |
| (2) | Total return based on market value is based on the change in market price per share between the opening and ending market values per share in the year. Total return based on net asset value is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share. |
| (3) | Financial Highlights for periods of less than one year are annualized and the ratios of operating expenses to average net assets and net investment loss to average net assets are adjusted accordingly. Non-recurring expenses, including the $5.0 million accrued incentive fee forfeiture pursuant to GSV Asset Management’s waiver agreement, are not annualized. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, the Company excluded $0 and $352,667 of non-recurring expenses, respectively and did not annualize the incentive fee waiver. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2017, the Company did not incur any non-recurring expenses. Because the ratios are calculated for the Company’s common stock taken as a whole, an individual investor’s ratios may vary from these ratios. |