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) February 28, 2022
ArrowMark Financial Corp.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 333-189307 | 90-0934878 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 100 Fillmore Street, Suite 325, Denver, Colorado | 80206 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (303) 398-2929
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common | BANX | NASDAQ |
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 o
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 28, 2022, the registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information disclosed under this item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits:
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated February 28, 2022 |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ARROWMARK FINANCIAL CORP. | ||
| Date: February 28, 2022 | ||
| By: /s/ Patrick J. Farrell | ||
| Name: Patrick J. Farrell | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, Dated February 28, 2022 |
Exhibit 99.1
ArrowMark Financial Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2021 Results
DENVER, February 28, 2022– ArrowMark Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: BANX) (“ArrowMark Financial” or the “Company”), an investment company registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), today announced results for the fourth fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021.
Fourth Quarter 2021 Investment Highlights:
| • | Invested approximately $22.5 million in five investments | |
| • | Realized proceeds of approximately $5.0 million from a full call in one investment | |
| • | Realized proceeds of approximately $5.0 million from the partial sale of one investment | |
| • | Realized proceeds from paydowns and partial paydowns of $4.1 million from nine investments |
A complete listing of investments as of the end of the quarter can be found on the Company’s website at ir.arrowmarkfinancialcorp.com, under SEC filings.
The estimated annualized yield generated by the invested portfolio as of December 31, 2021 (excluding cash and cash equivalents) was approximately 9.48%, up from 9.20% in the prior quarter.
Fourth Quarter 2021 Financial Results
Net investment income was $2,870,872 or $0.41 per share, comprised of $4,547,360 gross income, and $1,676,488 of expenses. The Company also reported a net realized and unrealized loss on investments of $(0.09) per share. Net Assets at quarter end were $153,502,898. The Company’s Net Asset Value was $21.70 per share, down ($0.16) from the prior quarter. The Net Asset Value at the end of the quarter reflected the Company’s regular fourth quarter cash dividend and special cash dividend.
In the fourth quarter, the Company paid a regular cash distribution of $0.38 per share. The Company also paid a $0.10 special cash dividend for a total declared distribution of $0.48 per share. The distribution was paid on January 5, 2022 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 29, 2021.
The Company had $60.0 million outstanding on its $62.0 million credit facility at the quarter end, which represents approximately 27% of total assets. According to regulated investment company rules, the Company may borrow only up to 33.3% of its total assets.
Portfolio and Investment Summary
During the quarter, the Company invested a total of $22.5 million in five bank-related regulatory relief capital investments. The Company received total proceeds of approximately $14.1 million, including a full call of $5.0 million from one investment, the partial sale of $5.0 million iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF) and $4.1 million from paydowns and partial paydowns from nine investments.
Quarterly Conference Call
ArrowMark Financial will host a webcast and conference call on February 28, 2022 at 5:00 pm Eastern time. The call will include a presentation hosted by Chairman & CEO, Sanjai Bhonsle and Patrick J. Farrell, Chief Financial Officer. There will be no open Q&A session. All questions can be immediately addressed by calling ArrowMark Financial’s Investor Relations at 212-468-5441 or emailing jmuraco@arrowmarkpartners.com to schedule a meeting with the management.
The conference call can be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-9039 for domestic callers or 1-201-689-8470 for international callers. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting ArrowMark Financial’s investor relations website at ir.arrowmarkfinancialcorp.com. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay will be available shortly after the call and be available through midnight (Eastern Time) on March 14, 2022. The replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 for domestic callers or 1-412-317-6671 for international callers. The passcode for the replay is 13726905. The archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for a limited time.
About ArrowMark Financial Corp.
ArrowMark Financial is an SEC registered non-diversified, closed-end management investment company listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “BANX.” Its investment objective is to provide stockholders with current income. ArrowMark Financial is managed by ArrowMark Asset Management, LLC.
Disclaimer and Risk Factors:
There is no assurance that ArrowMark Financial will achieve its investment objective. ArrowMark Financial is subject to numerous risks, including investment and market risks, management risk, income and interest rate risks, banking industry risks, preferred stock risk, convertible securities risk, debt securities risk, liquidity risk, valuation risk, leverage risk, non-diversification risk, credit and counterparty risks, market at a discount from net asset value risk and market disruption risk. Shares of closed-end investment companies may trade above (a premium) or below (a discount) their net asset value. Shares of ArrowMark Financial may not be appropriate for all investors. Investors should review and consider carefully ArrowMark Financial’s investment objective, risks, charges and expenses. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
The Annual Report, Semi-Annual Report and other regulatory filings of the Company with the SEC are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on the Company’s website at ir.arrowmarkfinancialcorp.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact:
Julie Muraco
212-468-5441
ARROWMARK FINANCIAL CORP.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
| December 31, 2021 | September 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Investments in securities, at fair value cost: $215,028,234 and $204,493,895 respectively) | $ | 215,432,075 | $ | 206,017,271 | ||||
| Interest and dividends receivable | 2,494,786 | 2,710,372 | ||||||
| Other receivable | - | 6,125 | ||||||
| Foreign cash (cost: $10,792 and $0 respectively) | 10,887 | - | ||||||
| Cash | 72,891 | 224,712 | ||||||
| Unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | - | 1,194,584 | ||||||
| Prepaid assets | 727,349 | 711,845 | ||||||
| Total assets | 218,737,988 | 210,864,909 | ||||||
| Liabilities | ||||||||
| Loan payable | 60,000,000 | 55,000,000 | ||||||
| Dividends payable | 3,396,206 | - | ||||||
| Investment advisory fee payable | 962,124 | 854,866 | ||||||
| Loan interest payable | 6,473 | - | ||||||
| Unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts | 599,099 | - | ||||||
| Accrued expenses payable | 271,188 | 464,760 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 65,235,090 | 56,319,626 | ||||||
| Net Assets | $ | 153,502,898 | $ | 154,545,283 | ||||
| Net Assets consist of: | ||||||||
| Common stock at par ($0.001 per share) | $ | 7,075 | $ | 7,070 | ||||
| Paid-in-Capital | 156,147,278 | 156,020,173 | ||||||
| Total distributable earnings / (loss) | (2,651,455 | ) | (1,481,960 | ) | ||||
| Net Assets | $ | 153,502,898 | $ | 154,545,283 | ||||
| Net Asset Value Per Share: | ||||||||
| Common Stock Shares Outstanding | 7,075,430 | 7,069,659 | ||||||
| Net asset value per common share | $ | 21.70 | $ | 21.86 | ||||
| Market price per share | $ | 21.97 | $ | 22.05 | ||||
| Market price premium to net asset value per share | 1.24% | 0.87% | ||||||
ARROWMARK FINANCIAL CORP.
Statement of Operations (unaudited)
| For The Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 | For The Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 | |||||||
| Investment Income | ||||||||
| Interest | $ | 4,060,490 | $ | 3,816,714 | ||||
| Dividends | 406,663 | 558,441 | ||||||
| Origination fee income | 32,278 | 32,278 | ||||||
| Other income (service fees and due diligence fees) | 47,929 | 29,586 | ||||||
| Total Investment Income | 4,547,360 | 4,437,019 | ||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||
| Investment advisory fees | 962,124 | 929,866 | ||||||
| Interest expense | 389,628 | 312,679 | ||||||
| Directors’ fees | 124,249 | 104,721 | ||||||
| Transfer agent, custodian fees and administrator fees | 22,159 | 73,159 | ||||||
| Bank administration fees | 40,457 | 40,457 | ||||||
| Professional fees | 59,313 | 79,313 | ||||||
| ABA marketing and licensing fees | - | 17,650 | ||||||
| Investor relations fees | 38,205 | 31,204 | ||||||
| Insurance expense | 18,148 | 18,148 | ||||||
| Valuation fees | 15,151 | 15,152 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous fees (proxy, rating agency, etc.) | 7,054 | 90,390 | ||||||
| Total expenses | 1,676,488 | 1,712,739 | ||||||
| Less: Advisory fee waiver | - | (75,000 | ) | |||||
| Net expenses after waivers | 1,676,488 | 1,637,739 | ||||||
| Net Investment Income | 2,870,872 | 2,799,280 | ||||||
| Realized and Unrealized Gain / (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions | ||||||||
| Net realized gain / (loss) on investments | (142,123 | ) | 374,742 | |||||
| Net realized gain from forward foreign currency contracts | 2,466,372 | (550,632 | ) | |||||
| Net realized gain / (loss) from foreign currency translations | (74,735 | ) | 955,183 | |||||
| Net change in net unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on investments | (1,119,535 | ) | (1,510,227 | ) | ||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on written options | - | - | ||||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on forward currency contracts | (1,793,683 | ) | 1,163,219 | |||||
| Net change in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) on foreign currency translations | 19,538 | (182,488 | ) | |||||
| Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, written options, forward foreign currency contracts and foreign currency translations | (644,166 | ) | 249,797 | |||||
| Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations | $ | 2,226,706 | $ | 3,049,077 | ||||
ARROWMARK FINANCIAL CORP.
Financial Highlights (unaudited)
| For The Three Months Ended December 31, 2021 | ||||
| Per Share Operating Performance | ||||
| Net Asset Value, beginning of period | $ | 21.86 | ||
| Net investment income(1) | 0.41 | |||
| Net realized and unrealized gain on investments | (0.09 | ) | ||
| Total from investment operations | 0.32 | |||
| Less distributions to shareholders | ||||
| From net investment income | (0.48 | ) | ||
| Total distributions | (0.48 | ) | ||
| Net asset value, end of period | $ | 21.70 | ||
| Per share market value, end of period | $ | 21.97 | ||
| Total Investment Return (2) | ||||
| Based on market value | 1.84% | |||
| Based on net asset value | 1.46% | |||
| Ratios and Supplemental Data | ||||
| Net assets, end of period (in millions) | $ | 153.5 | ||
| Ratios (as a percentage to average net assets): | ||||
| Expenses before waivers(3)(4)* | 4.31% | |||
| Expenses after waivers(5)* | 4.31% | |||
| Net investment income(6)* | 7.39% | |||
| Portfolio turnover rate ** | 7% | |||
| Revolving Credit Agreement | ||||
| Total revolving credit agreement outstanding (000’s) | $ | 60,000 | ||
| Asset coverage per $1,000 for revolving credit agreement(7) | 3,558 | |||
| (1) | Based on the average shares outstanding during quarter. |
| (2) | Reflects reinvestment of distributions at the price obtained under the Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Total return does not include sales load and offering expenses and are not annualized. |
| (3) | Excluding interest expense, the ratio would have been 3.31%. |
| (4) | Ratio of expenses before waivers to average managed assets equals 3.18%. |
| (5) | Ratio of expenses after waivers to average managed assets equals 3.18%. |
| (6) | Ratio of net investment income to average managed assets equals 5.44%. |
| (7) | Calculated by subtracting the Company’s total liabilities (excluding the loan) from the Company’s total assets and dividing the amount by the loan outstanding in 000’s. |
| * | Annualized |
| ** | Not-annualized |