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DEBT CAPITAL ACTIVITIES
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

NOTE 10—DEBT CAPITAL ACTIVITIES

 

6.00% Notes due 2026

 

On December 17, 2021, the Company issued $70.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% Notes due 2026 pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of March 28, 2018 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a second supplemental indenture, dated as of December 17, 2021 (together with the Base Indenture, the “Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee. On December 21, 2021, the Company issued an additional $5.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Notes due 2026 pursuant to an overallotment option. The 6.00% Notes due 2026 bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.00% per year, payable quarterly in arrears on March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year, commencing on March 30, 2022. The 6.00% Notes due 2026 have a maturity date of December 30, 2026, unless previously repurchased or redeemed in accordance with their terms. The Company has the right to redeem the 6.00% Notes due 2026, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after December 30, 2024 at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the 6.00% Notes due 2026 plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

The 6.00% Notes due 2026 are direct unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu, or equal in right of payment, with all outstanding and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company; senior to any of the Company’s future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the 6.00% Notes due 2026; effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured in respect of which the Company subsequently grants a security interest), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness (provided, however, that the Company has agreed under the Indenture to not incur any secured or unsecured indebtedness that would be senior to the 6.00% Notes due 2026 while the 6.00% Notes due 2026 are outstanding, subject to certain exceptions); and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

The Company records certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with its 6.00% Notes due 2026 as deferred debt issuance costs. Such costs are reflected in the carrying value of the 6.00% Notes due 2026. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company had deferred debt issuance costs of $312,803 and $468,562, respectively, associated with the 6.00% Notes due 2026. The table below shows a reconciliation from the aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Notes due 2026 to the balance shown on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION FROM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 6.00% NOTES DUE 2026 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Aggregate principal amount of 6.00% Notes due 2026  $39,667,650   $44,667,400 
Direct deduction of deferred debt issuance costs   (312,803)   (468,562)
Total  $39,354,847   $44,198,838 

 

The 6.00% Notes due 2026 are listed for trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “SSSSL”. The reported closing market price of SSSSL on June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 was $24.64 and $24.50 per note, respectively. As of June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the fair value of the 6.00% Notes due 2026 was $39.1 million and $43.8 million, respectively.

 

 

SURO CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2025

 

On August 6, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a discretionary note repurchase program (the “Note Repurchase Program”), which allows the Company to repurchase up to $35.0 million, of its 6.00% Notes due 2026 through open market purchases, including block purchases, in such manner as will comply with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Exchange Act. During the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company repurchased and retired $30.3 million of aggregate principal amount of the 6.00% Notes due 2026. During the six months ended June 30, 2025, the Company repurchased and retired $5.0 million of aggregate principal amount of the 6.00% Notes due 2026, resulting in the total use of the authorized amount under the Note Repurchase Program.

 

6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029

 

On August 14, 2024, the Company privately issued $25.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 (the “Initial Notes”) pursuant to a Notes Purchase Agreement (the “Notes Purchase Agreement”) between the Company and the purchaser identified therein (the “Purchaser”). On October 9, 2024, the Company issued an additional $5.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 (the “Additional Notes”), which are treated as a single series with the Initial Notes. On January 16, 2025, the Company issued $5.0 million in Additional Notes, which are treated as a single series with the Initial Notes and prior issuances of Additional Notes. As of June 30, 2025, $35.0 million of 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 had been issued.

 

The 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per year, payable quarterly in arrears on March 30, June 30, September 30, and December 30 of each year, commencing on September 30, 2024. The 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 have a maturity date of August 14, 2029, unless previously repurchased, redeemed or converted in accordance with the terms of the Notes Purchase Agreement. The Company has the right to redeem the 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, on or after August 6, 2027, upon the fulfillment of certain conditions.

 

The 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the Purchaser’s sole discretion at an initial conversion rate of 129.0323 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029, which represent a conversion price of approximately $7.75 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Notes Purchase Agreement. Upon evaluation, the Company has identified an embedded derivative within the Notes Purchase Agreement. As a result, the Company may incur a potential liability. As of June 30, 2025, the potential liability was $0. Management will continue to assess the fair value of the embedded derivative at each reporting period.

 

The 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 are direct unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu, or equal in right of payment, with any outstanding existing or future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 are junior in right of payment to any existing or future secured credit facility; provided, however, that if the Company enters into a future credit facility senior in right of payment to the 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 (including any secured indebtedness), the interest on the outstanding principal amount of the 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 shall increase as of the date of such entry to 7.00% per annum.

 

The table below shows a reconciliation from the aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029 to the balance shown on the Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

 

SCHEDULE OF RECONCILIATION FROM AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF 6.50% CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE 2029 

   June 30, 2025   December 31, 2024 
Aggregate principal amount of 6.50% Convertible Notes due 2029  $35,000,000   $30,000,000 
Direct deduction of deferred debt issuance costs   (989,362)   (948,592)
Total  $34,010,638   $29,051,408 

 

 

SURO CAPITAL CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

June 30, 2025