UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-Q

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

 

Investment Company Act file number      811-02365     

 

Prospect Street ® Income Shares Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

NexBank Tower

13455 Noel Road, Suite 800

Dallas, Texas 75240

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

James D. Dondero

Highland Capital Management, L.P.

NexBank Tower

13455 Noel Road, Suite 800

Dallas, Texas 75240

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        (877) 665-1287       

 

Date of fiscal year end:      December 31            

 

Date of reporting period:      March 31, 2008     

 

Form N-Q is to be used by management investment companies, other than small business investment companies registered on Form N-5 (§§ 239.24 and 274.5 of this chapter), to file reports with the Commission, not later than 60 days after the close of the first and third fiscal quarters, pursuant to rule 30b1-5 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30b1-5). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-Q in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-Q, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-Q unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to the Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.

 

PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited)
As of March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Description

Moody’s

 

Standard &
Poor’s

 

Value
($)

 


 



 


 


 

 

Senior Loans - 13.91% (a) (b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace and Defense - 0.66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

495,000

 

US Airways Group, Inc., Term Loan, 5.63%, 03/23/2014

 

B2

 

 

B+

 

359,261

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Broadcasting and Entertainment - 1.64%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000,000

 

Bresnan Communications, LLC, Additional Term Loan B First
Lien, 5.93%, 06/30/2013

 

B2

 

 

BB-

 

897,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate - 5.03%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,980,229

 

Pacific Clarion, LLC, Term Loan, 15.00%, 01/23/2009 (c)

 

NR

 

 

NR

 

1,947,621

 

 

 

Realogy Corp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

783,513

 

Initial Term B Loan, 7.51%, 10/10/2013

 

Ba3

 

 

BB-

 

631,566

 

211,477

 

Synthetic Letter of Credit, 2.99%, 10/10/2013

 

Ba3

 

 

BB-

 

169,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,749,012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Cargo Transport - 1.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

55,576

 

Revolver DIP, 9.62%, 03/31/2009 (d)

 

B2

 

 

NR

 

55,576

 

138,940

 

Term Loan DIP, 9.62%, 06/30/2008

 

B2

 

 

NR

 

65,997

 

986,290

 

Tranche B Term Loan, 8.18%, 12/01/2010

 

B2

 

 

NR

 

461,091

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

582,664

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Diversified Media - 1.23%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

992,500

 

Tribune Co., Initial Tranche B Advance, 5.54%, 06/04/2014

 

B2

 

 

B

 

671,178

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Electronics - 0.23%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

149,244

 

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Term Loan, 7.33%, 11/29/2013

 

Ba1

 

 

BB

 

126,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Retail - 0.75%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

493,530

 

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Term Loan, 7.32%,
05/28/2013

 

B2

 

 

B-

 

413,025

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Utilities - 3.31%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,990,000

 

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC, Initial Tranche B-3
Term Loan, 8.40%, 10/10/2014

 

Ba3

 

 

B+

 

1,809,845

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Total Senior Loans (cost $8,979,713)

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,609,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Notes & Bonds - 125.78% (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace and Defense - 0.23%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

Delta Air Lines, Inc., 8.30%, 12/15/2029 (e) (f)

 

NR

 

 

NR

 

97,500

 

1,000,000

 

Northwest Airlines, Inc., 8.88%, 12/30/2027 (e) (f)

 

NR

 

 

NR

 

26,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

123,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Automobile - 4.94%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,000,000

 

American Tire Distributors Holdings, Inc., 11.08%,
04/01/2012 (g)

 

Caa1

 

 

CCC+

 

2,700,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Broadcasting and Entertainment - 6.81%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Liberty Media Corp., 7.88%, 07/15/2009

 

Ba2

 

 

BB+

 

2,016,946

 

1,500,000

 

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 10.15%, 05/01/2012

 

Baa1

 

 

BBB+

 

1,710,882

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,727,828

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

1


PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Description

Moody’s

 

Standard &
Poor’s

 

Value
($)

 


 



 


 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate Notes & Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buildings and Real Estate - 6.96%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,750,000

 

Black & Decker, 5.75%, 11/15/2016

 

Baa2

 

 

BBB

 

2,649,499

 

1,000,000

 

SUSA Partnership, LP, 7.45%, 07/01/2018

 

Aa1

 

 

AAA

 

1,159,355

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,808,854

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Cable and Other Pay Television Services - 2.73%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

500,000

 

CCH I LLC, 11.00%, 10/01/2015

 

Caa2

 

 

CCC

 

350,000

 

1,000,000

 

Comcast Cable Holdings, 9.80%, 02/01/2012

 

NR

 

 

BBB+

 

1,141,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,491,506

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Cargo Transport - 0.13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

Motor Coach Industries International, Inc., 11.25%, 05/01/2009

 

C

 

 

CC

 

68,750

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber - 13.70%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Albemarle Corp., 5.10%, 02/01/2015

 

Baa3

 

 

BBB

 

1,980,970

 

2,500,000

 

Clorox Co., 4.20%, 01/15/2010

 

A3

 

 

BBB+

 

2,509,775

 

1,000,000

 

Georgia Gulf Corp., 9.50%, 10/15/2014 (f)

 

B2

 

 

CCC+

 

777,500

 

2,000,000

 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc., 7.75%, 05/31/2011

 

Baa1

 

 

BBB+

 

2,225,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,494,005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass - 7.38%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,750,000

 

Solo Cup Co., 8.50%, 02/15/2014 (f)

 

Caa2

 

 

CCC-

 

4,037,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Environmental Services - 3.98%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Republic Services, Inc., 6.75%, 08/15/2011

 

Baa1

 

 

NR

 

2,176,848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Finance - 20.11%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,500,000

 

Allied Capital Corp., 6.00%, 04/01/2012

 

Baa2

 

 

BBB+

 

3,542,570

 

2,000,000

 

BankAmerica Institutional, Series A, 8.07%, 12/31/2026 (h)

 

Aa3

 

 

A-

 

2,066,556

 

1,500,000

 

Penhall International, Corp., 12.00%, 08/01/2014 (h)

 

B3

 

 

CCC+

 

1,275,000

 

3,750,000

 

Unilever Capital Corp., 7.13%, 11/01/2010

 

A1

 

 

A+

 

4,114,114

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,998,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Food, Beverage and Tobacco - 8.17%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,750,000

 

Kellogg Co., Series B, 6.60%, 04/01/2011

 

A3

 

 

BBB+

 

4,043,944

 

500,000

 

Land O’ Lakes Capital Trust I, 7.45%, 03/15/2028 (h)

 

B1

 

 

B

 

425,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,468,944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Healthcare, Education and Childcare - 7.14%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,194,712

 

Argatroban Royalty Sub, LLC, 18.50%, 09/21/2014

 

NR

 

 

NR

 

2,205,686

 

1,417,000

 

Eszopiclone Royalty Sub LLC, 12.00%, 06/30/2014

 

NR

 

 

NR

 

1,445,340

 

250,000

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Finance LLC, 5.55%, 02/01/2016

 

Baa2

 

 

BBB

 

252,110

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,903,136

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Home and Office Furnishings, Housewares, and Durable Consumer - 1.13%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

250,000

 

Masonite Corp., 11.00%, 04/06/2015

 

NR

 

 

BB-

 

173,750

 

530,000

 

Spectrum Brands, Inc., PIK, 11.50%, 10/02/2013 (f) (g)

 

Caa3

 

 

CCC-

 

442,550

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

616,300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

2


PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Description

Moody’s

 

Standard &
Poor’s

 

Value
($)

 


 



 




 

 

Corporate Notes & Bonds (continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology - 4.27%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,500,000

 

Charys Holding Co., Inc., 8.75%, 02/16/2012 (e) (h)

NR

 

NR

 

1,250,000

 

1,500,000

 

MagnaChip Semiconductor, 6.05%, 12/15/2011 (g)

B2

 

B

 

1,087,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,337,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Leisure, Amusement, Motion Pictures, Entertainment - 8.06%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

 

Blockbuster, Inc., 9.00%, 09/01/2012 (f)

Caa2

 

CCC

 

1,230,000

 

1,531,000

 

Six Flags, Inc.Convertible, 4.50%, 05/15/2015

Caa2

 

CCC-

 

822,912

 

4,500,000

 

Tropicana Entertainment LLC, 9.63%, 12/15/2014 (f)

Ca

 

CC

 

2,356,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,409,787

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Oil and Gas - 5.61%

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

 

Dominion Resources, Inc., Series D, 5.00%, 03/15/2013

Baa2

 

BBB

 

2,044,508

 

1,225,000

 

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 10.00%, 06/15/2013

Caa2

 

CCC

 

1,022,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,067,383

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Telecommunications - 9.00%

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,750,000

 

Cricket Communications, Inc., 9.38%, 11/01/2014

Caa1

 

B-

 

1,666,875

 

500,000

 

Digicel Group, Ltd., PIK, 9.13%, 01/15/2015 (h)

Caa2

 

NR

 

413,750

 

1,000,000

 

Grande Communications Holdings, Inc., 14.00%, 04/01/2011

Caa1

 

B-

 

1,010,000

 

2,085,000

 

ICO North America, 8.50%, 08/15/2009

NR

 

NR

 

1,834,800

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,925,425

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Utilities - 15.43%

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, 4.70%, 06/15/2009

A1

 

A-

 

4,060,404

 

2,000,000

 

Kiowa Power Partners LLC, 5.74%, 03/30/2021 (h)

Baa3

 

BBB-

 

1,976,504

 

500,000

 

Southern Power Co., Series D, 4.88%, 07/15/2015

Baa1

 

BBB+

 

480,397

 

1,829,260

 

Tenaska Virginia Partners LP, 6.12%, 03/30/2024 (h)

NR

 

NR

 

1,921,775

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,439,080

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Corporate Notes & Bonds (cost $73,993,869)

 

 

 

 

68,794,836

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Asset-Backed Securities - 11.07% (a) (g) (h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,000,000

 

ACA CLO, Ltd., Series 2006-2A, Class B, 4.61%, 01/20/2021

A2

 

A

 

2,734,375

 

1,000,000

 

Goldman Sachs Asset Management CLO, PLC, Series 2007-1A, Class D, 5.99%, 08/01/2022

Baa2

 

BBB

 

746,000

 

1,000,000

 

GSC Partners CDO Fund, Ltd., Series 2007-8A, Class C, 5.47%, 04/17/2021

Baa2

 

BBB

 

560,500

 

1,000,000

 

Primus CLO, Ltd., Series 2007-2A, Class D, 6.66%, 07/15/2021

Baa2

 

BBB

 

695,700

 

1,000,000

 

Rampart CLO, Ltd., Series 2006-1A, Class C, 5.40%, 04/18/2021

Baa2

 

BBB

 

647,900

 

1,000,000

 

St. James River CLO, Ltd., Series 2007-1A, Class E, 7.24%, 06/11/2021

Ba2

 

BB

 

671,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Asset-Backed Securities (cost $6,939,060)

 

 

 

 

6,055,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

3


PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.
Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)
As of March 31, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Principal
Amount ($)

 

Description

Moody’s

 

Standard &
Poor’s

 

Value
($)

 


 



 


 


 

 

Claims - 0.12% (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aerospace and Defense - 0.12%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northwest Airlines, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

400,000

 

ALPA Trade Claim, 08/21/2013

NR

 

NR

 

 

13,248

 

421,500

 

IAM Trade Claim, 08/21/2013

NR

 

NR

 

 

13,960

 

468,300

 

Retiree Claim, 08/21/2013

NR

 

NR

 

 

15,510

 

710,200

 

Flight Attendant Claim, 08/21/2013

NR

 

NR

 

 

23,522

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Claims (cost $431,682)

 

 

 

 

 

66,240

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock - 0.51% (a) (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31,012

 

Northwest Airlines, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

278,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Common Stocks (cost $476,079)

 

 

 

 

 

278,798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Preferred Stocks - 0.00% (a) (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,000

 

Adelphia Communications Corp., Series B

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

1,000,000

 

Adelphia Recovery Trust

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $935,000)

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Units

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warrants - 0.00% (a) (i)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,000

 

Grande Communications, 04/01/2011

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

1,000

 

XM Satellite Radio, Inc., 03/15/2010

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Warrants (cost $140,010)

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Total Investments - 151.39% (cost $91,895,413) (j)

 

 

 

 

 

82,804,770

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - 3.46%

 

 

 

 

 

1,890,986

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Preferred Stock - (54.85)%

 

 

 

 

 

(30,000,000

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

Net Assets Applicable to Common Stock - 100.00%

 

 

 

 

$

54,695,756

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

4


 

PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of March 31, 2008


 

 

(a)

Percentages are based on net assets applicable to common stock.

 

 

(b)

Senior loans in which Prospect Street Income Shares Inc. (the “Fund”), invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. (Unless otherwise identified by footnote (g), all senior loans carry a variable rate interest). These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at March 31, 2008. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.

 

 

(c)

Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s investment adviser, in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). Securities with a total aggregate market value of $1,947,621 or 3.56% of net assets, were valued under fair value as of March 31, 2008.

 

 

(d)

Senior loan asset has an additional unfunded loan commitment. As of March 31, 2008, the Fund had an unfunded loan commitment, SIRVA Worldwide, Inc., of $126,115, which could be extended at the option of the Borrower, pursuant to the loan agreement.

 

 

(e)

The issuer is in default of certain debt covenants. Income is not being accrued.

 

 

(f)

Securities (or a portion of securites) on loan. As of March 31, 2008, the market value of securities loaned was $8,968,175. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $9,922,300.

 

 

(g)

Variable rate asset. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at March 31, 2008.

 

 

(h)

Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold, in transactions exempt from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At March 31, 2008, these securities amounted $15,384,460 or 28.13% of net assets.

 

 

(i)

Non-income producing security.

 

 

(j)

Cost basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes is identical to book basis. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments are as folllows:


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

1,645,761

 

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(10,736,404

)

 

 

 



 

 

Net unrealized depreciation

 

$

(9,090,643

)

 

 

 



 


 

 

CDO

Collateralized Debt Obligation

CLO

Collateralized Loan Obligation

DIP

Debtor-in-Possession

NR

Not Rated

PIK

Payment-in-Kind

Security Valuation:

Investments for which listed market quotations are readily available are stated at market value, which is determined by using the last reported sale price or, if no sales are reported, as in the case of some securities traded over-the-counter, the last reported bid price. Short-term investments having remaining maturities of 60 days or less are stated at amortized cost, which approximates market value.

Other investments, which comprise the major portion of the Fund’s portfolio holdings, are primarily non-investment grade corporate debt securities, for which market quotations are not readily available due to a thinly traded market with a limited number of market makers. These investments are stated at fair value on the basis of subjective valuations furnished by an independent pricing service or broker dealers, subject to review and adjustment by Highland Capital Management, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) based upon quotations obtained from market makers. The independent pricing service determines value based primarily on quotations from dealers and brokers, market transactions, accessing data from quotation services, offering sheets obtained from dealers and various relationships between securities. The independent pricing service utilizes the last sales price based on odd-lot trades, if available. If such price is not available, the price furnished is based on round-lot or institutional size trades. For securities in which there is no independent price from a pricing service or from round-lot or institutional size trades, they are fair value priced in good faith by the Investment Adviser.

For more information with regart to significant accounting policies, see the most recent annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

5



 

PROSPECT STREET INCOME SHARES INC.

Schedule of Investments (unaudited) (continued)

As of March 31, 2008

Adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157 “Fair Value Measurement” (“FAS 157”):

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FAS 157, “Fair Value Measurement,” which is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines how fair value should be determined for financial reporting purposes, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP, and requires additional disclosures about the use of fair value measurements, but is not expected to result in any changes to the fair value measurements of the investments. FAS 157 requires companies to provide expanded information about the assets and liabilities measured at fair value and the potential effect of these fair valuations on net assets for the reportable periods as contained in the Fund’s periodic filings.

The Fund has adopted FAS 157 as of January 1, 2008. The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. Based on this assessment, the adoption of FAS 157 did not have any material effect on the Fund’s net asset value. However, the adoption of FAS 157 does require the Fund to provide additional disclosures about the inputs used to develop the measurements and the effect of certain measurements The three levels of the fair value hierarchy established under FAS 157 are described below:

          • Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;

          • Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets. Level 2 inputs are those in markets for which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, little public information exists or instances where prices vary substantially over time or among brokered market makers; and

           • Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. A summary of the inputs used to value the Fund’s assets as of March 31, 2008 as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in Securities
(Market Value)

 

Total

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 


 


 


 


 


 

Portfolio Investments

 

$

82,804,770

 

$

278,798

 

$

76,918,241

 

$

5,607,731

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Total

 

$

82,804,770

 

$

278,798

 

$

76,918,241

 

$

5,607,731

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

The Fund did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2008.

The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) at December 31, 2007 and at March 31, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 

Assets at Fair Value using unobservable inputs (Level 3)

 

Portfolio Investments

 


 


 

Balance as of December 31, 2007

 

$

1,032,510

 

Transfers in/(out) of Level 3

 

 

 

Net amortization/(accretion) of premium/(discount)

 

 

11,892

 

Net realized gains/(losses)

 

 

 

Net unrealized gains/(losses)

 

 

(34,392

)

Net purchases and sales

 

 

4,597,721

 

 

 



 

Balance as of March 31, 2008

 

$

5,607,731

 

 

 



 

The $34,392 of net unrealized losses presented in the table above relate to investments that are still held at March 31, 2008.

6


 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

 

(b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 


SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)   

  Prospect Street ® Income Shares Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

  /s/ James D. Dondero

    James D. Dondero, President
    (principal executive officer)

 

Date   

  May 23, 2008

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

  /s/ James D. Dondero

    James D. Dondero, President
    (principal executive officer)

 

Date   

  May 23, 2008

 

 

By (Signature and Title)*   

  /s/ M. Jason Blackburn

    M. Jason Blackburn, Secretary and Treasurer
    (principal financial officer)

 

Date   

  May 23, 2008

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.

 


Prospect Street Income Shs I (NYSE:CNN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Oct 2024 to Nov 2024 Click Here for more Prospect Street Income Shs I Charts.
Prospect Street Income Shs I (NYSE:CNN)
Historical Stock Chart
From Nov 2023 to Nov 2024 Click Here for more Prospect Street Income Shs I Charts.