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Great Elm Capital Corp. 5.875% Notes due 2026 (GECCO)

Q1 2020 Earnings Call· Mon, May 11, 2020

$25.40

+1.20%

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Operator

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Great Elm Capital Corp., First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Adam Yates. Thank you. Please go ahead, sir.

Adam Yates

Analyst

Thank you, Teresa, and good morning everyone. Thank you for joining us for Great Elm Capital Corp.’s first quarter earnings conference call. As a reminder, this webcast is being recorded on Monday, May 11, 2020. If you would like to be added to our distribution list, you can e-mail investorrelations@greatelmcap.com or you can sign up for alerts directly on our website www.greatelmcc.com. The slide presentation accompanying this morning’s conference call and webcast can be found on our website under Financial Information, Quarterly Results. On the website, you can also find a copy of our earnings release, Form 10-Q and a link to the webcast. I would like to call your attention to the customary Safe Harbor statement, regarding forward-looking information. Also please note that, nothing in today’s call constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to purchase our securities. Today’s conference call includes forward-looking statements and projections and we ask that you refer to the Great Elm Capital Corp.’s filings with the SEC for important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these projections. Great Elm Capital Corp. does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements unless required by law. To obtain copies of the SEC filings, please visit Great Elm Capital Corp.’s website under Financial Information, SEC filings or visit the SEC's website. Hosting the call this morning is Peter Reed, Great Elm Capital Corp.’s President and Chief Executive Officer. I will now turn the call over to Peter.

Peter Reed

Analyst

Thank you, Adam. Good morning and thank you for joining us today. I am joined this morning by our COO, Adam Kleinman; Portfolio Manager, Adam Yates; and our CFO, Keri Davis. Where relevant in our prepared remarks, we will point you to the corresponding slide number in the deck that Adam referenced, which is available on our website as well as through the webcast. Please turn to Slide 3 for A note to shareholders, regarding our current operating environment. The first half of 2020 has been characterized by remarkable volatility in the leverage credit markets, driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and violent swings in commodity prices. We believe, we must take every opportunity to bolster liquidity in order to successfully navigate current market volatility and to be in a position to capitalize on attractive investment opportunities, when they materialize. To best position ourselves, we will strengthen our balance sheet by paying a substantial portion of our base distributions and stocks; and therefore, maintaining the flexibility to utilize cash and other assets to create shareholder value. Since we do not currently have a secured credit facility, we don't have limits on our flexibility to use cash that frequently come along with a facility that type. Importantly, we are confident in the quality of our portfolio investments, our robust liquidity profile, and our ability to capitalize on new potential investment opportunities. Please turn to Slide 4 for an overview of GECC. GECC is an externally managed, total return focused BDC with a strong balance sheet. GECC is to generate both current income and capital appreciation from its portfolio of investments, comprised primarily of secured loans, secured bonds and specialty finance investments. As of March 31, 2020, GECC had total assets of approximately 274 million, a portfolio fair value of…

Operator

Operator

Adam Yates

Analyst

Thank you again for joining us this morning. We look forward to continued dialogue and please let us know, if we can be helpful with anything in follow-up.

Operator

Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for participating in today's conference call. You may now disconnect.