NPORT-EX 2 fp0048092_nportex.htm NPORT-EX PART F

 

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund
 
Portfolio of Investments
September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS(a) - 140.54%
Aerospace & Defense - 2.91%          
Nordam Group LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 6M US L + 5.50%, 04/09/2026(b)  $1,751,200   $1,757,767 
Propulsion Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.00%, 07/13/2021(b)   2,132,624    2,111,298 
Vectra Co., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 03/08/2025   1,179,105    1,152,085 
1M US L + 7.25%, 03/08/2026(b)   1,000,000    970,000 
WP CPP Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 04/30/2025   1,364,688    1,368,529 
         7,359,679 
           
Air Transport - 0.73%          
Air Medical Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2018 New Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 03/14/2025   1,965,000    1,845,459 
           
Automotive - 1.69%          
Bright Bidco B.V., First Lien 2018 Refinancing B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 06/30/2024   1,755,402    843,392 
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC, First Lien 2017 Refinancing Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 08/18/2021   435,522    421,476 
Panther BF Aggregator 2 L P, First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 04/30/2026   1,760,000    1,748,454 
Superior Industries International, Inc., First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/22/2024(b)   1,303,563    1,251,421 
         4,264,743 
           
Brokers, Dealers & Investment Houses - 1.69%          
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial B Term Loan:          
3M US L + 4.00%, 01/31/2025   835,722    816,918 
1M US L + 5.00%, 07/31/2026   1,166,667    1,145,276 
Deerfield Dakota Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 02/13/2025   873,350    860,468 
Edelman Financial Center LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.75%, 07/20/2026   676,923    678,192 
Newport Group Holdings II, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 09/12/2025   763,942    757,735 
         4,258,589 
           
Building & Development - 8.70%          
American Bath Group LLC, Second Lien  Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.25%, 09/30/2023   3,191,772    3,171,824 
1M US L + 9.75%, 09/30/2024(b)   250,000    250,000 
CPG International LLC, First Lien New Term Loan, 6M US L + 3.75%, 05/05/2024   288,889    288,286 
Dayton Superior Corp., First Lien Borrowing Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.00%, 11/15/2021   1,386,631    727,981 
Forterra Finance LLC, First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 10/25/2023   3,029,958    2,874,673 
Hillman Group, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/30/2025   3,261,472    3,173,315 
Interior Logic Group Holdings IV LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 05/30/2025   2,376,000    2,344,815 
LBM Borrower LLC, First Lien Tranche C Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 08/20/2022   4,121,198    4,124,289 
Ply Gem Midco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 04/12/2025   1,365,279    1,339,680 
SIWF Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 06/15/2025   869,000    857,777 
SRS Distribution, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 05/23/2025   2,878,730    2,812,361 
         21,965,001 
           
Business Equipment & Services - 22.64%          
Access CIG LLC, First Lien B Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.75%, 02/27/2025   1,047,285    1,036,163 
1M US L + 7.75%, 02/27/2026   119,565    119,565 
Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 07/23/2021   953,063    886,944 
1M US L + 3.25%, 07/23/2021   1,030,377    964,834 
1M US L + 6.50%, 07/25/2022   3,248,461    2,824,358 
Allied Universal Holdco LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 07/10/2026   1,401,261    1,404,982 
APFS Staffing Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 04/15/2026(b)   1,995,000    1,987,519 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Business Equipment & Services (continued)          
AqGen Ascensus, Inc., First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 12/05/2022  $1,751,226   $1,758,897 
ARGUS MEDIA LIMITED, First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 09/24/2026(b)   569,935    573,497 
BMC Acquisition, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.25%, 12/28/2024(b)   859,688    855,389 
Capri Acquisitions BidCo, Ltd., First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.00%, 11/01/2024   2,160,004    2,137,724 
Cast & Crew Payroll LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 02/09/2026   399,008    402,499 
DG Investment Intermediate Holdings 2, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.00%, 02/03/2025   334,410    329,185 
1M US L + 6.75%, 02/02/2026(b)   465,517    453,879 
Dun & Bradstreet Corp., First Lien Initial Borrowing Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 02/06/2026   1,506,306    1,517,468 
Epicor Software Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 06/01/2022   995,203    996,756 
GI Revelation Acquisition LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 5.00%, 04/16/2025   2,015,280    1,938,024 
1M US L + 9.00%, 04/16/2026   2,200,000    2,112,000 
Inmar, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 4.00%, 05/01/2024   391,764    370,872 
3M US L + 8.00%, 05/01/2025   1,183,432    1,111,319 
KUEHG Corp, Second Lien Tranche B Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.75%, 02/21/2025   1,629,178    1,630,196 
3M US L + 8.25%, 08/22/2025   2,250,000    2,250,709 
LD Intermediate Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.87%, 12/09/2022   1,936,872    1,925,571 
LegalZoom.com, Inc., First Lien 2018 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 11/21/2024   1,871,571    1,881,519 
Minotaur Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 03/27/2026   1,360,209    1,324,503 
Mitchell International, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 11/29/2024   2,071,677    1,990,281 
1M US L + 7.25%, 12/01/2025   690,909    639,091 
National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance Company, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.75%, 05/23/2025   2,027,426    2,007,152 
3M US L + 7.50%, 05/22/2026   1,540,000    1,513,050 
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.50%, 05/01/2026(b)   440,000    434,500 
Project Boost Purchaser LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 06/01/2026   636,364    633,102 
PT Intermediate Holdings III LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 12/09/2024   3,893,655    3,802,816 
Revspring, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/11/2025   1,310,100    1,302,324 
Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 12/31/2025   1,448,959    1,427,108 
1M US L + 4.00%, 09/03/2026   1,092,913    1,096,055 
Surveymonkey, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 1W US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025(b)   2,565,304    2,549,270 
ThoughtWorks, Inc., First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/11/2024   1,932,748    1,937,580 
TRC Companies, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 06/21/2024   1,920,333    1,923,339 
Weld North Education LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 02/15/2025   3,152,000    3,136,240 
         57,186,280 
           
Cable & Satellite Television - 0.29%          
Radiate Holdco LLC, First Lien Amendment No. 2 Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 02/01/2024   733,163    734,446 
           
Chemical & Plastics - 4.49%          
Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.25%, 08/27/2026   1,500,000    1,507,508 
Composite Resins Holding B.V., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 08/01/2025   2,607,000    2,607,013 
Emerald Performance Materials LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 07/30/2021   1,929,799    1,931,806 
Nouryon Finance B.V., First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 10/01/2025   1,837,780    1,804,240 
Peroxychem LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 09/30/2024(b)   1,367,442    1,364,023 
Spectrum Holdings III Corp., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 01/31/2025   290,055    260,084 
1M US L + 7.00%, 01/31/2026   600,000    546,000 
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.50%, 10/28/2024   724,629    673,905 
2M US L + 8.25%, 10/27/2025(b)   725,111    652,600 
         11,347,179 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Conglomerates - 0.58%
American Residential Services LLC, First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 06/30/2022(b)  $219,880   $215,482 
Output Services Group, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 03/27/2024(b)   523,747    458,279 
Spring Education Group, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 07/30/2025   777,997    778,728 
         1,452,489 
           
Containers & Glass Products - 2.39%          
Charter NEX US, Inc., First Lien Third Amendment Incremental Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 05/16/2024   236,906    237,449 
Flex Acquisition Company, Inc., First Lien Incremental B-2018 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 06/29/2025   1,281,393    1,237,345 
IBC Capital I, Ltd., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 09/11/2023   1,083,500    1,078,532 
IBC Capital, Ltd., Second Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 09/11/2024(b)   620,110    613,909 
ProAmpac PG Borrower LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.50%, 11/20/2023   581,759    557,180 
3M US L + 8.50%, 11/18/2024   488,038    467,703 
Strategic Materials Holding Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.75%, 11/01/2024   544,154    481,576 
1M US L + 7.75%, 10/31/2025   1,400,000    994,000 
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 10/17/2024   379,211    367,658 
         6,035,352 
           
Diversified Insurance - 1.39%          
Acrisure LLC, First Lien 2017-2 Refinancing Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.25%, 11/22/2023   1,466,247    1,462,127 
3M US L + 3.75%, 11/22/2023   610,253    602,243 
Broadstreet Partners, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 11/08/2023   285,415    286,010 
CP VI Bella Midco LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 2.75%, 12/27/2024   414,492    402,835 
1M US L + 6.75%, 12/29/2025   385,714    381,377 
Genworth Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 2M US L + 4.50%, 03/07/2023(b)   376,870    378,754 
         3,513,346 
           
Drugs - 1.85%          
Albany Molecular Research, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 08/30/2025   392,857    391,221 
Arbor Pharmaceuticals LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 07/05/2023   1,534,040    1,416,111 
Avantor Funding, Inc., First Lien Initial B-2 Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 11/21/2024   959,977    968,679 
Packaging Coordinators Midco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 06/30/2023   1,885,491    1,883,728 
         4,659,739 
           
Ecological Services & Equipment - 0.90%          
Eagle 4, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.75%, 07/12/2027(b)   649,091    648,280 
Emerald 2, Ltd., First Lien Initial B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 07/10/2026   345,526    347,685 
EnergySolutions LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 05/09/2025   924,474    866,694 
Tunnel Hill Partners LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 02/06/2026   406,805    405,536 
         2,268,195 
           
Electronics/Electric - 26.63%          
Applovin Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 08/15/2025   404,118    404,455 
Boxer Parent Company, Inc., First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 10/02/2025   3,275,250    3,157,619 
Brave Parent Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 04/18/2025   871,178    837,420 
CommerceHub, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 05/21/2025   1,259,063    1,244,111 
Compuware Corp., First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/22/2025   354,038    355,957 
ConvergeOne Holdings, Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 01/04/2026   2,189,000    1,978,856 
CPI International, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.25%, 07/28/2025(b)   313,725    301,961 
Curvature, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 10/30/2023   3,846,812    3,154,386 
DigiCert Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 08/07/2026   1,152,439    1,150,278 
DiscoverOrg LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 02/02/2026   1,828,750    1,825,888 
ECi Macola/MAX Holding LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 09/27/2024   827,658    827,141 
Electronics for Imaging, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 07/23/2026(b)   1,050,000    981,750 
Ellie Mae, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 04/17/2026   3,520,000    3,530,278 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Electronics/Electric (continued)          
Flexera Software LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.50%, 02/26/2025  $226,437   $227,192 
1M US L + 7.25%, 02/26/2026   773,145    771,695 
Gigamon, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 12/27/2024   1,879,421    1,827,737 
Help/Systems Holdings, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 03/28/2025   1,166,339    1,164,881 
Hyland Software, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 07/07/2025   696,541    701,114 
Idera, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2024   1,738,258    1,740,075 
Imperva, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan:          
3M US L + 4.00%, 01/12/2026   1,197,000    1,167,075 
1M US L + 7.75%, 01/11/2027   980,805    956,285 
Ivanti Software, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.25%, 01/20/2024   2,067,817    2,064,270 
1M US L + 9.00%, 01/20/2025   2,000,000    1,978,750 
MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.25%, 05/17/2024   1,641,603    1,499,334 
McAfee LLC, First Lien B USD Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/30/2024   2,640,466    2,649,615 
Merrill Communications LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 09/25/2026(b)   630,000    628,425 
MH Sub I LLC, First Lien Amendment No. 2 Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/13/2024   935,589    930,985 
MLN US HoldCo LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 11/30/2025   1,503,011    1,401,557 
MYOB US Borrower LLC, First Lien Initial U.S. Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/06/2026   975,333    978,386 
Navex Topco, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.25%, 09/05/2025   663,661    658,684 
3M US L + 7.00%, 09/04/2026   1,100,000    1,090,831 
Park Place Technologies LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 03/29/2025   2,255,719    2,249,133 
Perforce Software, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 07/01/2026   577,938    578,539 
Ping Identity Corp., First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 01/24/2025(b)   172,495    172,495 
Project Alpha Intermediate Holding, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 04/26/2024   3,341,274    3,303,685 
Project Angel Parent LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/30/2025(b)   1,300,299    1,285,670 
Project Leopard Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2018 Repricing Term Loan:          
6M US L + 4.50%, 07/07/2023   321,760    322,665 
6M US L + 4.25%, 07/07/2023   378,473    378,237 
Project Silverback Holdings Corp., First Lien New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/21/2024   745,352    633,549 
Quest Software US Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 4.25%, 05/16/2025   1,139,165    1,127,534 
3M US L + 8.25%, 05/18/2026   2,994,017    2,944,616 
Riverbed Technology, Inc., First Lien First Amendment Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 04/24/2022   988,592    821,090 
Rocket Software, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 11/28/2025   2,058,300    1,939,433 
S2P Acquisition Borrower, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/14/2026   1,166,667    1,167,944 
SonicWall US Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.50%, 05/16/2025   1,319,925    1,284,730 
3M US L + 7.50%, 05/18/2026   1,760,000    1,557,600 
Triton Solar US Acquisition Co., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.00%, 10/29/2024   251,861    237,537 
Veritas US, Inc., First Lien New Dollar B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 01/27/2023   1,792,291    1,698,617 
Vero Parent, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 08/16/2024   613,521    611,987 
Web.com Group, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025   1,999,087    1,969,950 
1M US L + 7.75%, 10/09/2026   804,990    786,206 
         67,258,208 
           
Equipment Leasing - 0.24%          
CSC SW Holdco, Inc., First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 11/14/2022   618,671    609,391 
           
Financial Intermediaries - 1.32%          
ASP MCS Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 05/20/2024   2,740,320    1,242,283 
NorthStar Financial Services Group LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.50%, 05/25/2025   1,683,142    1,664,206 
1M US L + 7.50%, 05/25/2026(b)   433,744    429,406 
         3,335,895 
           
Food Products - 2.59%          
Alphabet Holding Company, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 09/26/2024   2,069,090    1,918,646 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Food Products (continued)          
TKC Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.75%, 02/01/2023  $3,601,155   $3,546,490 
1M US L + 8.00%, 02/01/2024   1,105,408    1,085,605 
         6,550,741 
           
Food Service - 4.11%          
CEC Entertainment, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.50%, 08/30/2026   1,730,949    1,700,009 
Flynn Restaurant Group LP, First Lien B Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 06/27/2025   2,785,305    2,685,507 
Fogo de Chao, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 04/07/2025   1,873,171    1,881,366 
Quidditch Acquisition, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.00%, 03/21/2025(b)   1,261,806    1,280,733 
Red Lobster Management LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.25%, 07/28/2021   1,345,774    1,337,363 
Tacala Investment Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.00%, 01/30/2026   993,103    989,876 
Whatabrands LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 08/02/2026   492,050    494,882 
         10,369,736 
           
Food/Drug Retailers - 2.00%          
EG Group, Ltd., First Lien Facility B Term Loan:          
3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025   4,893,783    4,846,681 
3M US L + 4.00%, 02/07/2025   205,208    203,233 
         5,049,914 
           
Health Insurance - 1.47%          
Achilles Acquisition LLC, First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 10/13/2025   840,576    842,152 
FHC Health Systems, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 12/23/2021   2,545,755    2,547,868 
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 06/07/2023   344,433    329,077 
         3,719,097 
           
Healthcare - 21.68%          
Alvogen Pharma US, Inc., First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 04/01/2022   2,407,254    2,189,397 
ATI Holdings Acquisition, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 05/10/2023   584,416    579,302 
BioClinica Holding I LP, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
2M US L + 4.25%, 10/20/2023   1,835,781    1,774,586 
2M US L + 8.25%, 10/21/2024   1,052,629    961,839 
Carestream Health, Inc., First Lien Extended Term Loan:          
1M US L + 5.75%, 02/28/2021   173,732    166,348 
1M US L + 9.50%, 06/07/2021   2,390,930    2,295,293 
Certara Holdco, Inc., First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/15/2024(b)   219,824    219,000 
Covenant Surgical Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/01/2026   1,312,500    1,303,477 
CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc., First Lien New Facility Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 12/01/2021   2,165,477    1,986,825 
Dentalcorp Health Services ULC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 06/06/2025   1,148,285    1,131,301 
Endo Luxembourg Finance Company I S.a r.l., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 04/29/2024   769,877    703,117 
Envision Healthcare Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 10/10/2025   2,282,110    1,869,185 
Femur Buyer, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 03/05/2026   667,128    668,379 
Greenway Health LLC, First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 02/16/2024   1,348,276    1,193,224 
Heartland Dental LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.50%, 04/30/2025   490,957    482,979 
1M US L + 3.75%, 04/30/2025   2,962,955    2,906,007 
Immucor, Inc., First Lien B-3 Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 06/15/2021   360,279    360,673 
Lanai Holdings II, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 08/29/2022   2,228,429    2,081,720 
Lifescan Global Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.00%, 10/01/2024   3,126,750    2,841,450 
Maravai Intermediate Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 08/02/2025   1,001,177    995,546 
Navicure, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 09/18/2026   1,065,217    1,066,549 
Netsmart Technologies, Inc., First Lien D-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 04/19/2023   3,685,116    3,657,478 
NMSC Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 04/19/2023   237,362    236,275 
nThrive, Inc., First Lien Additional B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 10/20/2022   3,515,344    3,210,686 
NVA Holdings, Inc., First Lien Incremental B-4 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 02/02/2025   658,350    659,173 
Onex TSG Holdings II Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 07/29/2022   1,196,887    1,121,483 
Parexel International Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 09/27/2024   1,640,366    1,561,571 

 

 

 

         
   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Healthcare (continued)          
PetVet Care Centers LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 02/14/2025(b)  $655,038   $648,487 
1M US L + 2.75%, 02/14/2025(c)   130,285    126,539 
1M US L + 2.75%, 02/14/2025   578,355    561,728 
Phoenix Guarantor, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 03/05/2026   3,144,984    3,154,482 
Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp., First Lien New Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 02/09/2024   799,578    793,250 
Regionalcare Hospital Partners Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 11/16/2025   1,957,733    1,962,481 
Sunshine Luxembourg VII SARL, First Lien Facility B1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.25%, 09/23/2026   518,519    521,598 
Surgery Center Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 09/02/2024   139,314    136,493 
Team Health Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 02/06/2024   989,848    820,747 
U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 06/23/2024   273,510    266,929 
Verscend Holding Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 08/27/2025   1,361,250    1,368,342 
Viant Medical Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 07/02/2025   411,259    385,556 
Vyaire Medical, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.75%, 04/16/2025   3,258,750    3,000,771 
YI LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 11/07/2024   1,394,961    1,391,480 
Zest Acquisition Corp., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.50%, 03/13/2026(b)   1,500,000    1,387,500 
         54,749,246 
           
Home Furnishings - 1.75%          
AI Aqua Merger Sub, Inc., First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.25%, 12/13/2023   940,800    900,816 
1M US L + 3.25%, 12/13/2023   1,293,272    1,238,845 
Hayward Industries, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/05/2024   111,330    107,850 
Prime Security Services Borrower LLC, First Lien 2019 Refinancing B-1 Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 09/23/2026(b)   1,630,000    1,614,466 
Serta Simmons Bedding LLC, Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 8.00%, 11/08/2024   1,645,600    562,244 
         4,424,221 
           
Industrial Equipment - 4.94%          
AI Alpine AT BidCo GmbH, First Lien Facility B Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.75%, 10/31/2025(b)   295,595    289,313 
Apex Tool Group LLC, First Lien Third Amendment Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 08/01/2024   2,125,338    2,071,312 
Engineered Machinery Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 07/19/2024   1,475,715    1,451,115 
Helix Acquisition Holdings, Inc., First Lien 2018 New Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.75%, 09/30/2024   1,411,122    1,368,796 
Justrite Safety Group, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 06/28/2026(b)   945,977    931,787 
LTI Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
1M US L + 3.50%, 09/06/2025   720,000    683,460 
1M US L + 6.75%, 09/06/2026   468,085    428,883 
Robertshaw US Holding Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 02/28/2025   1,383,885    1,269,714 
Tailwind Smith Cooper Intermediate Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 05/28/2026(b)   1,540,000    1,447,600 
Titan Acquisition, Ltd., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 03/28/2025   2,645,000    2,546,117 
         12,488,097 
           
Insurance - 1.07%          
APCO Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.50%, 06/09/2025(b)   1,584,205    1,560,442 
HIG Finance 2, Ltd., First Lien Initial Dollar Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 12/20/2024   236,323    236,849 
Outcomes Group Holdings, Inc., Second Lien  Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.50%, 10/24/2025   476,400    471,636 
3M US L + 7.50%, 10/26/2026   423,077    420,962 
         2,689,889 
           
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies - 2.66%          
Recess Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 09/30/2024   1,958,822    1,933,729 
Travel Leaders Group LLC, First Lien 2018 Refinancing Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 01/25/2024   578,611    580,541 
Travelport Finance S.à r.l., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.00%, 05/29/2026   2,640,000    2,397,688 
UFC Holdings LLC, First Lien 2019 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 04/29/2026   518,138    520,117 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Leisure Goods/Activities/Movies (continued)          
United PF Holdings LLC, First Lien  Term Loan:          
1M US L + 4.50%, 06/10/2026  $1,065,602   $1,064,936 
3M US L + 4.50%, 06/10/2026(c)   22,490    22,476 
1M US L + 8.50%, 06/10/2027   198,649    199,145 
         6,718,632 
           
Lodging & Casinos - 0.67%          
Casablanca US Holdings, Inc., First Lien Amendment No. 2 Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 03/29/2024   1,733,600    1,684,192 
           
Nonferrous Metals/Minerals - 1.23%          
Aleris International, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 02/27/2023   1,747,988    1,753,014 
American Rock Salt Company LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 03/21/2025   969,950    971,167 
Murray Energy Corp., First Lien Superpriority B-2 Term Loan, 3M US L + 7.25%, 10/17/2022(d)   965,410    377,475 
         3,101,656 
           
Oil & Gas - 3.93%          
Ascent Resources - Marcellus LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.50%, 03/30/2023(b)   246,914    239,506 
Equitrans Midstream Corp., First Lien Holdco B Facility Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 01/31/2024   737,669    738,683 
Keane Group Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 05/25/2025(b)   1,303,500    1,257,877 
Lower Cadence Holdings LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/22/2026   1,343,571    1,312,925 
Lucid Energy Group II Borrower LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.00%, 02/17/2025   399,580    379,351 
Petroleum GEO-Services ASA, First Lien Extended Term Loan, 3M US L + 2.50%, 03/19/2021   1,634,206    1,522,876 
Sheridan Investment Partners I LLC, First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 10/01/2019   2,772,674    2,162,686 
Sheridan Production Partners I LLC, First Lien Deferred Principal Term Loan:          
3M US L + 0.00%, 10/01/2019(b)   14,516    11,322 
3M US L + 0.00%, 10/01/2019(b)   109,547    85,447 
3M US L + 0.00%, 10/01/2019(b)   8,866    6,916 
Sheridan Production Partners I-A LP, First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 10/01/2019   367,402    286,574 
Sheridan Production Partners I-M LP, First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 10/01/2019   224,411    175,041 
UTEX Industries, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/21/2021   2,041,828    1,745,763 
         9,924,967 
           
Property & Casualty Insurance - 1.47%          
Applied Systems, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.00%, 09/19/2024   170,672    170,624 
Asurion LLC, Second Lien Replacement B-2 Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.50%, 08/04/2025   1,910,526    1,943,722 
Confie Seguros Holding II Co., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.75%, 04/19/2022   1,687,293    1,609,256 
         3,723,602 
           
Publishing - 2.37%          
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., First Lien Extended Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 08/27/2026   1,256,850    1,231,713 
Champ Acquisition Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 12/19/2025   1,623,321    1,621,803 
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/21/2026   1,166,667    1,171,561 
Recorded Books, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 08/29/2025   955,263    957,656 
Southern Graphics, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan:          
2M US L + 3.25%, 12/31/2022   405,480    300,730 
2M US L + 7.50%, 12/31/2023   1,500,000    712,500 
         5,995,963 
           
Radio & Television - 0.92%          
iHeartCommunications, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 05/01/2026   1,971,121    1,986,240 
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, First Lien B-1 Term Loan, 1M US L + 2.75%, 05/18/2025   354,337    345,036 
         2,331,276 
           
Retailers (except food & drug) - 1.37%          
Apro LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 08/08/2024(b)   782,373    788,241 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Retailers (except food & drug) (continued)          
Ascena Retail Group, Inc., First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 08/21/2022  $1,094,008   $613,618 
FBB Holdings III, Inc., First Lien Initial  Retired 07/30/2019 Term Loan:          
3M US L + 9.00%, 02/07/2024(b)   185,184    97,222 
3M US L + 7.00%, 01/31/2025(b)   64,966    16,241 
Neiman Marcus Group, Ltd. LLC, First Lien Cash Pay/PIK Extended Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.50%, 10/25/2023   3    2 
Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.25%, 01/26/2023   645,653    491,849 
Spencer Spirit IH LLC, First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 6.00%, 06/19/2026   1,470,000    1,449,177 
Sports Authority, Inc., First Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.00%, 11/16/2019(b)(d)   4,296,916    8,594 
         3,464,944 
           
Steel - 0.85%          
Can Am Construction, Inc., First Lien Closing Date Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.00%, 07/01/2024   1,853,398    1,803,588 
Phoenix Services International LLC, First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 03/01/2025(b)   358,821    346,263 
         2,149,851 
           
Surface Transport - 1.17%          
Drive Chassis Holdco LLC, Second Lien B Term Loan, 3M US L + 8.25%, 04/10/2026   2,200,000    2,098,250 
SMB Shipping Logistics LLC, First Lien  Term Loan, 3M US L + 4.00%, 02/05/2024   865,661    857,005 
         2,955,255 
           
Telecommunications - 3.29%          
Alorica, Inc., First Lien New B Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 06/30/2022   842,907    724,900 
Avaya, Inc., First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.25%, 12/15/2024   989,924    943,215 
Cyxtera DC Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 7.25%, 05/01/2025   300,751    248,120 
Ensono LP, First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 5.25%, 06/27/2025   1,232,205    1,225,785 
Masergy Holdings, Inc., Second Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.25%, 12/15/2023   715,854    706,011 
3M US L + 7.50%, 12/16/2024   588,972    579,157 
Peak 10 Holding Corp., First Lien Initial Term Loan:          
3M US L + 3.50%, 08/01/2024   1,069,091    926,768 
3M US L + 7.25%, 08/01/2025   1,157,143    856,286 
Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.50%, 11/01/2024   167,444    148,328 
Vertiv Group Corp., First Lien B Term Loan, 1M US L + 4.00%, 11/30/2023   2,040,638    1,946,901 
         8,305,471 
           
Utilities - 2.56%          
Brookfield WEC Holdings, Inc., First Lien Initial Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 08/01/2025   673,540    676,530 
Eastern Power LLC, First Lien  Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.75%, 10/02/2023   560,692    563,299 
Granite Acquisition, Inc., First Lien C Term Loan, 3M US L + 3.50%, 12/17/2021   62,857    63,100 
Green Energy Partners/Stonewall LLC, First Lien B-1 Conversion Advances Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.50%, 11/13/2021   490,000    472,544 
Moxie Patriot LLC, First Lien Construction B-1 Advances Term Loan, 3M US L + 5.75%, 12/19/2020   1,366,059    1,212,377 
Panda Liberty LLC, First Lien Construction B-1 Advance Term Loan, 3M US L + 6.50%, 08/21/2020   2,363,604    2,048,063 
Pike Corp., First Lien Initial (2019) Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.25%, 07/24/2026   609,520    612,525 
Southeast PowerGen LLC, First Lien B Advance Term Loan, 1M US L + 3.50%, 12/02/2021   862,830    828,317 
         6,476,755 
           
TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS          
(Cost $371,493,010)        354,967,496 
           
COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES(a) - 1.51%          
Structured Finance Obligations - 1.51%          
Babson CLO, Ltd. 2015-I 3M US L + 5.50%, 01/20/2031(b)(e)   875,000    783,695 
Carlyle Global Market Strategies CLO 2016-2, Ltd. 3M US L + 5.17%, 07/15/2027(b)(e)   1,000,000    919,488 
Dryden 40 Senior Loan Fund 3M US L + 5.75%, 08/15/2031(b)(e)   800,000    740,667 
Highbridge Loan Management 6-2015, Ltd. 3M US L + 5.10%, 02/05/2031(b)(e)   834,000    754,149 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Structured Finance Obligations (continued)          
Neuberger Berman Loan Advisers CLO 27, Ltd. 3M US L + 5.20%, 01/15/2030(b)(e)  $667,000   $611,173 
         3,809,172 
           
TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION SECURITIES          
(Cost $4,153,216)        3,809,172 
           
CORPORATE BONDS - 4.25%          
Automotive - 0.20%          
Midas Intermediate Holdco II LLC / Midas Intermediate Holdco II Finance, Inc. 7.875%, 10/01/2022(e)   550,000    512,875 
           
Building & Development - 0.23%          
NWH Escrow Corp. 7.500%, 08/01/2021(e)   1,000,000    582,500 
           
Chemical & Plastics - 0.24%          
Starfruit Finco BV / Starfruit US Holdco LLC 8.000%, 10/01/2026(e)   595,000    596,488 
           
Containers & Glass Products - 0.14%          
ARD Securities Finance SARL 8.750%, 01/31/2023(e)(f)   341,757    355,427 
           
Ecological Services & Equipment - 0.90%          
GFL Environmental, Inc.:          
5.375%, 03/01/2023(e)   1,325,000    1,347,923 
7.000%, 06/01/2026(e)   330,000    348,150 
8.500%, 05/01/2027(e)   513,000    570,071 
         2,266,144 
           
Electronics/Electric - 0.30%          
Riverbed Technology, Inc. 8.875%, 03/01/2023(e)   1,385,000    761,750 
           
Food/Drug Retailers - 0.39%          
Albertsons Cos. Inc / Safeway, Inc. / New Albertsons LP / Albertsons LLC 5.875%, 02/15/2028(e)   917,000    972,882 
           
Healthcare - 1.19%          
Envision Healthcare Corp. 8.750%, 10/15/2026(e)   2,292,000    1,409,580 
Team Health Holdings, Inc. 6.375%, 02/01/2025(e)   1,000,000    696,000 
Tenet Healthcare Corp. 4.625%, 09/01/2024(e)   875,000    901,189 
         3,006,769 
           
Property & Casualty Insurance - 0.14%          
GTCR AP Finance, Inc. 8.000%, 05/15/2027(e)   350,000    360,500 
           
Publishing - 0.14%          
McGraw-Hill Global Education Holdings LLC / McGraw-Hill Global Education Finance 7.875%, 05/15/2024(e)   420,000    365,400 
           
Radio & Television - 0.17%          
Entercom Media Corp. 6.500%, 05/01/2027(e)   123,000    128,842 
Univision Communications, Inc. 5.125%, 05/15/2023(e)   300,000    300,750 
         429,592 

 

 

 

   Principal     
   Amount   Value 
Telecommunications - 0.21%
Sprint Communications, Inc. 6.000%, 11/15/2022  $500,000   $532,500 
           
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS          
(Cost $12,548,344)        10,742,827 

 

   Shares     
COMMON STOCK - 0.16%          
Oil & Gas - 0.16%          
Ascent Resources - Equity(b)(g)   177,384    399,114 
Templar Energy LLC(b)(g)   72,786     
         399,114 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCK          
(Cost $3,533,965)        399,114 
           
PREFERRED STOCK - 0.00%          
Oil & Gas - 0.00%          
Templar Energy LLC(b)(g)   48,248     
           
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK          
(Cost $482,483)         
           
WARRANTS - 0.00%(h)          
Oil & Gas - 0.00%          
Ascent Resources Marcellus LLC expires 3/30/2023 at $6.15(b)(g)   45,926    1,378 
           
TOTAL WARRANTS          
(Cost $5,013)        1,378 
           
Total Investments - 146.46%          
(Cost $392,216,031)        369,919,987 
           
Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 3.03%        7,654,053 
           
Leverage Facility - (49.49)%        (125,000,000)
           
Net Assets - 100.00%       $252,574,040 
           
Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of September 30, 2019.          

  

Libor Rates:
1W US L - 1 Week LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 1.91%
1M US L - 1 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 2.02%
2M US L - 2 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 2.07%
3M US L - 3 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 2.09%
6M US L - 6 Month LIBOR as of September 30, 2019 was 2.06%

  

(a) Floating or variable rate security.  The reference rate is described above.  The rate in effect as of September 30, 2019 is based on the reference rate plus the displayed spread as of the security's last reset date.
(b) Level 3 assets valued using significant unobservable inputs as a result of unavailable quoted prices from an active market or the unavailability of other significant observable inputs.
(c) A portion of this position was not funded as of September 30, 2019. The Portfolio of Investments records only the funded portion of each position. As of September 30, 2019, the Fund has unfunded delayed draw loans in the amount of $830,464. Fair value of these unfunded delayed draw loans was $814,474.
(d) Security is in default as of period end and is therefore non-income producing.

 

 

 

(e) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $14,019,499, which represented approximately 5.55% of net assets as of September 30, 2019. Such securities may normally be sold to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration.
(f) Option to convert to pay-in-kind security.
(g) Non-income producing security.
(h) Amount represents less than 0.005% of net assets.

 

 

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

 

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund (“BSL”), is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. BSL was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on March 4, 2010. BSL was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on March 5, 2010. BSL commenced operations on May 26, 2010. Prior to that date, BSL had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,236 common shares of beneficial interest in BSL to GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (the “Adviser”) at a price of $19.10 per share. The Adviser serves as BSL’s investment adviser. BSL’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BSL.”

 

Absent shareholder approval to extend the term of BSL, BSL was initially scheduled to dissolve on or about May 31, 2020. On November 17, 2017, BSL’s shareholders approved extending the term of BSL by two years by changing BSL’s scheduled dissolution date from May 31, 2020 to May 31, 2022. Upon dissolution, BSL will distribute substantially all of its net assets to shareholders, after making appropriate provision for any liabilities. Pursuant to BSL’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust, prior to the date of dissolution a majority of the Board of Trustees, with the approval of a majority of the shareholders entitled to vote (as defined in the 1940 Act), may extend the life of BSL by a period of two years or such shorter time as may be determined. The dissolution date of BSL may be extended an unlimited number of times. On March 31, 2017, BSL announced an extension of BSL’s reinvestment period. The extension will allow BSL to continue to reinvest proceeds generated by maturities, prepayments and sales of investments until one year prior to BSL’s scheduled dissolution date, which is currently May 31, 2022.

 

BSL’s primary investment objective is to seek high current income, with a secondary objective to seek preservation of capital, consistent with its primary goal of high current income. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of BSL’s Managed Assets (defined below) will be invested in senior secured, floating rate loans (“Senior Loans”). 

 

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of its financial statements is in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could be material. BSL is considered an investment company for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.

 

Portfolio Valuation: BSL’s net asset value (“NAV”) is determined daily on each day that the Exchange is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange. The Fund calculates NAV per share by subtracting liabilities (including accrued expenses or dividends) from the total assets (the value of the securities plus cash or other assets, including interest accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of outstanding common shares of the Fund.

 

Loans are primarily valued by using a composite loan price from a nationally recognized loan pricing service. The methodology used by the Funds’ nationally recognized loan pricing provider for composite loan prices is to value loans at the mean of the bid and ask prices from one or more brokers or dealers. Collateralized Loan Obligation securities (“CLOs”) are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the evaluated mid-price of each of the CLOs. Corporate bonds and convertible bonds, other than short-term investments, are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized pricing service are typically based on the mean of bid and ask prices for each corporate bond security. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are generally valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Futures contracts are ordinarily valued at the last sales price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Written and purchased options are ordinarily valued at the closing price on the securities or commodities exchange on which they are traded. Short-term debt investments, if any, having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased would be valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Any investments and other assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Valued Assets”) as determined in good faith by a committee of the Adviser (“Fair Valued Asset Committee”) under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Such methods may include, but are not limited to, the use of a market comparable and/or income approach methodologies. A Fair Valued Asset Committee meeting may be called at any time by any member of the Fair Valued Asset Committee. The pricing of all Fair Valued Assets and determinations thereof shall be reported by the Fair Valued Asset Committee to the Board at each regularly scheduled quarterly meeting. The Funds have procedures to identify and investigate potentially stale or missing prices for investments which are valued using a nationally recognized pricing service, exchange price or broker-dealer quotations. After performing such procedures, any prices which are deemed to be stale are reviewed by the Fair Valued Asset Committee and an alternative pricing source is determined.

 

 

 

Various inputs are used to determine the value of BSL’s investments. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

 

Level 1 — Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments at the measurement date.

 

Level 2 — Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

 

Level 3 — Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments).

 

The categorization of a value determined for investments and other financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and other financial instrument and does not necessarily correspond to the Fund’s perceived risk of investing in those securities. Investments measured and reported at fair value are classified and disclosed in one of the following levels within the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following table summarizes valuation of BSL’s investments under the fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2019:

 

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund
Investments in Securities at Value*   Level 1 - Quoted Prices    Level 2 - Significant Observable Inputs    Level 3 - Significant Unobservable Inputs    Total 
Floating Rate Loan Interests                    
Aerospace & Defense  $   $2,520,614   $4,839,065   $7,359,679 
Automotive       3,013,322    1,251,421    4,264,743 
Building & Development       21,715,001    250,000    21,965,001 
Business Equipment & Services       50,332,226    6,854,054    57,186,280 
Chemical & Plastics       9,330,556    2,016,623    11,347,179 
Conglomerates       778,728    673,761    1,452,489 
Containers & Glass Products       5,421,443    613,909    6,035,352 
Diversified Insurance       3,134,592    378,754    3,513,346 
Ecological Services & Equipment       1,619,915    648,280    2,268,195 
Electronics/Electric       63,887,907    3,370,301    67,258,208 
Financial Intermediaries       2,906,489    429,406    3,335,895 
Food Service       9,089,003    1,280,733    10,369,736 
Healthcare       52,494,259    2,254,987    54,749,246 
Home Furnishings       2,809,755    1,614,466    4,424,221 
Industrial Equipment       9,819,397    2,668,700    12,488,097 
Insurance       1,129,447    1,560,442    2,689,889 
Oil & Gas       8,323,899    1,601,068    9,924,967 
Retailers (except food & drug)       2,554,646    910,298    3,464,944 
Steel       1,803,588    346,263    2,149,851 
Other       68,720,178        68,720,178 
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities                    
Structured Finance Obligations           3,809,172    3,809,172 
Corporate Bonds       10,742,827        10,742,827 
Common Stock                    
Oil & Gas           399,114    399,114 
Rights                    
Oil & Gas           1,378    1,378 
Total       332,147,792    37,772,195    369,919,987 

 

*        Refer to the Fund's Portfolio of Investments for a listing of securities by type. 

 

 

 

The changes of the fair value of investments for which BSL has used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value are as follows:

 

Blackstone/GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund  Floating Rate Loan Interests   Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities   Common Stock   Preferred Stock   Warrants   Total 
Balance as of December 31, 2018  $77,368,725   $5,338,520   $554,675   $144,745   $1,378   $83,408,043 
Accrued discount/ premium   102,737    838    -    -    -    103,575 
Realized Gain/(Loss)   73,177    (109,497)   -    -    -    (36,320)
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)   (730,717)   185,067    (155,561)   (144,745)   -    (845,956)
Purchases   13,904,949    -    -    -    -    13,904,949 
Sales Proceeds   (10,886,046)   (1,605,756)   -    -    -    (12,491,802)
Transfer into Level 3   4,663,034    -    -    -    -    4,663,034 
Transfer out of Level 3   (50,933,328)   -    -    -    -    (50,933,328)
Balance as of September 30, 2019  $33,562,531   $3,809,172   $399,114   $-   $1,378   $37,772,195 
Net change in unrealized
appreciation/(depreciation) included in the Statements of Operations attributable to Level 3 investments held at September 30, 2019
  $(63,739)  $21,527   $(155,561)  $(144,745)  $-   $(342,518)

 

Information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of September 30, 2019:

 

Blackstone / GSO Senior Floating Rate Term Fund  Fair Value   Valuation Technique(s)  Unobservable Input(s) 

 

Value/Range

(Weighted Average)

 
Assets                
Floating Rate Loan Interests  $33,562,531   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes   N/A 
Collateralized Loan Obligation Securities  $3,809,172   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes   N/A 
Common Stock  $399,144   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes   N/A 
Warrants  $1,378   Third-party vendor pricing service  Broker quotes   N/A 

 

Securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data due to decrease in market activity and information for these securities. Other securities were moved from Level 3 to Level 2 as observable inputs were available for purposes of valuing those assets.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount and amortization of premium, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

 

 

 

NOTE 3. SENIOR AND SECURED FLOATING RATE LOANS

 

BSL defines “Senior Loans” as first lien senior secured, floating rate loans that are made to U.S. and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. corporations, partnerships and other business entities (“Borrowers”), which operate in various industries and geographical regions. Under normal market conditions, at least 80% of BSL’s Managed Assets (defined below) will be invested in Senior Loans. BSL defines "Managed Assets" as total assets (including any assets attributable to any leverage used) minus the sum of BSL's accrued liabilities (other than liabilities related to the principal amount of leverage). At September 30, 2019, 94.01% of BSL’s Managed Assets were held in Senior Loans.

 

Loans hold a senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are secured with specific collateral and have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by unsecured creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower.

 

Loans often require prepayments from Borrowers’ excess cash flows or permit the Borrowers to repay at their 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 maturities shown. However, floating rate loans typically have an expected average life of two to four years. Floating rate loans typically have rates of interest which are re-determined periodically, either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a floating base lending rate, primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a premium or credit spread.

 

Loans are subject to the risk of payment defaults of scheduled interest or principal. Such non-payment could result in a reduction of income, a reduction in the value of the investment and a potential decrease in the net asset value of the Fund. Risk of loss of income is generally higher for subordinated unsecured loans or debt, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral. There can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral securing a Loan would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

 

Second lien loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in first lien loans except that such loans are subordinated in payment and/or lower in lien priority to first lien holders. In the event of default on a second lien loan, the first priority lien holder has first claim to the underlying collateral of the loan. Second lien loans are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior obligations of the Borrower. At September 30, 2019, BSL had invested $41,127,857 in second lien secured loans. Second lien secured loans are not considered Senior Loans for BSL.

 

Loans can be rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with Loans may be similar to the risks of other below investment grade securities, although they are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade securities, which are often subordinated or unsecured. BSL typically invests in Loans rated below investment grade, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of the Borrowers. Such companies are more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to BSL, and such defaults could reduce net asset value and income distributions. The amount of public information available with respect to below investment grade loans will generally be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange-listed securities. In evaluating the creditworthiness of Borrowers, the Adviser will consider, and may rely in part, on analyses performed by others. The Adviser’s established best execution procedures and guidelines require trades to be placed for execution only with broker-dealer counterparties approved by the Counterparty Committee of the Adviser. The factors considered by the Counterparty Committee when selecting and approving brokers and dealers include, but are not limited to: (i) quality, accuracy, and timeliness of execution, (ii) review of the reputation, financial strength and stability of the financial institution, (iii) willingness and ability of the counterparty to commit capital, (iv) ongoing reliability and (v) access to underwritten offerings and secondary markets. The Counterparty Committee regularly reviews each broker-dealer counterparty based on the foregoing factors.

 

BSL may acquire Loans through assignments or participations. BSL typically acquires these Loans through assignment, and if BSL acquires a Loan through participation, will seek to elevate a participation interest into an assignment as soon as practicably possible. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the purchaser’s rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and BSL may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the Loan and with regard to any associated collateral. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. Sellers of participations typically include banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and lending institutions. The Adviser has adopted best execution procedures and guidelines to mitigate credit and counterparty risk in the atypical situation when BSL must acquire a Loan through a participation.

 

 

 

NOTE 4. LEVERAGE

 

The Fund entered into a Credit Agreement (the "Agreement") with a bank to borrow money pursuant to a revolving line of credit ("Leverage Facility") dated October 8, 2014, as amended on October 7, 2015, October 5, 2016, and October 4, 2017, as amended and restated on June 20, 2018 and as further amended and restated on October 4, 2019 to borrow up to a limit of $142 million, with $48 million for tranche A loans (“Tranche A Loans”) and $94 million for tranche B loans (“Tranche B Loans”). Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by the assets of the Fund. Interest is charged at a rate of 0.85% above LIBOR for Tranche A Loans, 1.15% above LIBOR for one (1) month interest period Tranche B Loans and 1.00% above LIBOR for three (3), six (6) and nine (9) months interest periods Tranche B Loans, with LIBOR measured for the period commencing on the date of the making of such LIBOR Loan (or the last date upon which any other Loan was converted to, or continued as, such LIBOR Loan) and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one (1), three (3), six (6) or nine (9) months thereafter, as the Fund may elect, or such other periods as the lender may agree in its sole and absolute discretion. Under the terms of the Agreement, the Fund must pay a commitment fee on any undrawn amounts. The commitment fee payable for each of Tranche A Loans and Tranche B Loans is 0.15% on the undrawn amounts when drawn amounts exceed 75% of the relevant borrowing limit and 0.25% on the undrawn amounts at any other time. Interest and fees are generally payable quarterly. The Fund may elect to extend the Agreement for a further period with the consent of the lending bank. At September 30, 2019, BSL had borrowings outstanding under its Leverage Facility of $125,000,000, at an interest rate of 3.14%. Due to the short term nature of the Agreement, face value approximates fair value at September 30, 2019. This fair value is based on Level 2 inputs under the three-tier fair valuation hierarchy (see Note 2). For the period ended September 30, 2019, the average borrowings under BSL’s Leverage Facility and the average interest rate were $126,373,626 and 3.54%, respectively.

 

Under the Agreement, the Fund has agreed to certain covenants and additional investment limitations while the leverage is outstanding. The Fund agreed to maintain asset coverage of three times over borrowings. Compliance with the investment restrictions and calculations are performed by the Fund's custodian, The Bank of New York Mellon. As of September 30, 2019, the Fund was in compliance with all required investment limitations and asset coverage requirements related to its leverage.

 

The use of borrowings to leverage the common shares of the Fund can create risks. Changes in the value of the Fund's portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares of the Fund. All costs and expenses related to any form of leverage used by the Fund are borne entirely by common shareholders. If there is a net decrease or increase in the value of the Fund's investment portfolio, the leverage may decrease or increase, as the case may be, the net asset value per common share to a greater extent than if the Fund did not utilize leverage. During periods when the Fund is using leverage, the fees paid to the Adviser for advisory services and to ALPS for administrative services are higher than if the Fund did not use leverage because the fees paid are calculated on the basis of the Fund's Managed Assets, which include the assets purchased through leverage. As of September 30, 2019, BSL’s leverage represented 33.11% of the Fund’s Managed Assets.