GSC Investment Corp. Announces Form of Previously Declared Dividend and Results of Dividend Elections
December 31 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GSC Investment Corp.
(NYSE: GNV) (the "Company") announced today the form in which the
dividend declared by the Company's board of directors on November
13, 2009 will be paid and the results of its shareholders'
elections related to the dividend. The dividend of $1.825 per share
is payable on December 31, 2009, to shareholders of record as of
November 25, 2009. Shareholders had until December 17, 2009 to
elect whether to receive the dividend in cash (up to an aggregate
maximum cash amount of approximately $2.1 million or approximately
13.7% of the total dividend paid) or in shares of common stock. Due
to the original terms of the dividend, shareholders who elected to
receive cash will receive a combination of cash and common stock.
The dividend will consist of $2.1 million in cash and 8,648,725
shares of common stock or 104% of GSC Investment Corp.'s
outstanding shares prior to the dividend. The amount of cash
elected to be received was greater than the cash limit of 13.7% of
the aggregate dividend amount, therefore resulting in the payment
of a combination of cash and stock to shareholders who elected to
receive cash. The number of shares of common stock comprising the
stock portion was calculated based on a price of $1.5099 per share,
which equaled the volume weighted average trading price per share
of the common stock on December 24 and 28, 2009. Shareholders who
elected to receive the dividend solely in shares of common stock
and shareholders who did not make an election will receive 1.209
shares of common stock for each share of common stock they owned on
the record date. Holders of approximately 39% of the Company's
common stock elected to receive only stock or did not make an
election. Shareholders electing to receive the dividend in all
cash, will receive cash in the amount of $0.411 per share or 22.5%
of the $1.825 dividend and 0.936 shares of common stock or 77.5% of
the total dividend for each share of common stock they owned on the
record date. Cash in lieu of fractional shares will be issued, if
applicable. Shareholders who hold their shares through a bank,
broker or nominee and have questions regarding the dividend should
contact their bank, broker or nominee directly. Registered
shareholders with questions regarding the dividend may call GSC
Investment Corp.'s transfer agent, American Stock Transfer &
Trust Company, LLC at 1-(800)-937-5449. About GSC Investment Corp.
GSC Investment Corp. is a specialty finance company that invests
primarily in leveraged loans and mezzanine debt issued by U.S.
middle-market companies, high yield bonds and collateralized loan
obligations. It has elected to be treated as a business development
company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company may
also opportunistically invest in distressed debt, debt issued by
non-middle market companies, and equity securities issued by middle
and non-middle market companies. The Company draws upon the support
and investment advice of its external manager, GSC Group, an
alternative asset investment manager that focuses on complex,
credit-driven strategies. GSC Investment Corp. is traded on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol "GNV." Contact: Debbie
Lombardi GSC Group 973-593-5438 DATASOURCE: GSC Investment Corp.
CONTACT: Debbie Lombardi of GSC Group, +1-973-593-5438 or Roland
Tomforde of Broadgate Consultants, LLC, +1-212-232-2222
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