UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 22, 2021
Monroe Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00866 | 27-4895840 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6400, Chicago, IL | 60606 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(312) 258-8300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | MRCC | The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
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ITEM 8.01. Other Events.
On July 22, 2021, Monroe Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference, announcing that it will release its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2021 on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, after the close of the financial markets.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 22, 2021. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MONROE CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Aaron D. Peck | |
| Name: Aaron D. Peck | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: July 22, 2021
Exhibit 99.1
Monroe Capital Corporation Schedules Second Quarter 2021 Earnings Release and Conference Call
CHICAGO, IL, July 22, 2021 – Monroe Capital Corporation (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: MRCC) announced today that it will report its second quarter 2021 financial results on Tuesday, August 3, 2021, after the close of the financial markets.
The Company will host a webcast and conference call to discuss these operating and financial results on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 11:00 am ET. The webcast will be hosted on a webcast link located in the Investor Relations section of our website at http://ir.monroebdc.com/events.cfm. To participate in the conference call, please dial (877) 312-8807 approximately 10 minutes prior to the call. Please reference conference ID # 3944659. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, the webcast will be available for replay on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the event.
ABOUT MONROE CAPITAL CORPORATION
Monroe Capital Corporation is a publicly-traded specialty finance company that principally invests in senior, unitranche and junior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, unsecured debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. The Company’s investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation. The Company’s investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC, which is an investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and an affiliate of Monroe Capital LLC. To learn more about Monroe Capital Corporation, visit www.monroecap.com.
ABOUT MONROE CAPITAL LLC
Monroe Capital LLC (“Monroe”) is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies including direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity. Since 2004, the firm has been successfully providing capital solutions to clients in the U.S. and Canada. Monroe prides itself on being a value-added and user-friendly partner to business owners, management, and both private equity and independent sponsors. Monroe’s platform offers a wide variety of investment products for both institutional and high net worth investors with a focus on generating high quality “alpha” returns irrespective of business or economic cycles. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, and maintains offices in Atlanta, Boston, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.
Monroe has been recognized by both its peers and investors with various awards including Global M&A Network as the 2021 Mid-Markets Lender of the Year, U.S.A.; Private Debt Investor as the 2020 Lower Mid-Market Lender of the Year, 2020 Lender of the Year, and 2020 CLO Manager of the Year, Americas; Creditflux as the 2020 Best U.S. Direct Lending Fund; and Pension Bridge as the 2020 Private Credit Strategy of the Year. For more information, please visit www.monroecap.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements. Any such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are likely to be affected by other unknowable future events and conditions, including elements of the future that are or are not under the Company’s control, and that the Company may or may not have considered; accordingly, such statements cannot be guarantees or assurances of any aspect of future performance. Actual developments and results are highly likely to vary materially from these estimates and projections of the future. Such statements speak only as of the time when made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any such statement now or in the future.
SOURCE: Monroe Capital Corporation
| Investor Contact: | Aaron D. Peck |
| Chief Investment Officer and Chief Financial Officer | |
| Monroe Capital Corporation | |
| (312) 523-2363 | |
| Email: apeck@monroecap.com | |
| Media Contact: | Caroline Collins |
| BackBay Communications | |
| (617) 963-0065 | |
| Email: caroline.collins@backbaycommunications.com |