Additional Proxy Soliciting Materials (definitive) (defa14a)
March 18 2016 - 12:41PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP.
FILES INVESTOR PRESENTATION
FSFR Board Is Committed to Advancing
the Interests of All Stockholders
Board Recommends Stockholders Support
the FSFR Board by Voting the WHITE Proxy Card
GREENWICH, CT, March 18, 2016 – Fifth Street Senior
Floating Rate Corp. (NASDAQ: FSFR) (“FSFR” or the “Company”) announced today that it has filed an
investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with its upcoming Annual Meeting
of Stockholders on April 7, 2016.
The presentation is available on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov and at the “SEC Filings” section of the Company’s website at http://fsfr.fifthstreetfinance.com
Highlights of the presentation include:
| · | FSFR’s Strong Platform to Deliver Stockholder Value. The
Company boasts a diversified portfolio of floating rate, senior secured loans to sponsor-backed mid-size companies. Additionally,
FSFR ranks among the best in its peer group on management fees, expense ratio, efficiency ratio and manager fees versus dividends
to stockholders. |
| · | Fifth Street Management (“FSM”) is the Right External
Manager for FSFR. FSFR’s relationship with FSM, which is the result of a robust annual FSFR Board review, benefits all
FSFR stockholders. FSM has a strong, 17-year track record of creating value, with over $7 billion invested over its history. The
FSM relationship also allows FSFR to be a part of a larger direct origination platform. Finally, it is vital that FSM continues
its role as manager, since it maintains an active involvement with the credits in FSFR’s portfolio, of which a vast majority
have been originated through Fifth Street’s relationships with private equity sponsors. |
| · | FSFR’s Steady Board Leadership in Volatile Markets. FSFR’s
Board has seven highly qualified, engaged directors with the diversity, experience and qualifications to continue to face market
volatility head on and provide effective and independent oversight. FSFR’s nominees, including the Company’s CEO, are
essential members of the Board with valuable perspectives and are committed to enhancing value for all FSFR stockholders. |
| · | Serious Risks for FSFR Stockholders of Supporting Ironsides’
Nominees and Proposals. There are numerous potential negative effects of terminating FSFR’s Investment Advisor Agreement
with FSM, including permanent dilution to NAV from a potential sale, as Ironsides fails to point out. Additionally, Ironsides’
nominees add little value to, and have no additional expertise not already well represented on, FSFR’s Board. |
FSFR’s stockholders are reminded to vote the WHITE
proxy card TODAY by telephone, by internet or by signing and dating the WHITE proxy card and returning
it in the postage-paid envelope previously provided.
Your Vote Is Important, No Matter How
Many Or How Few Shares You Own!
If you have questions about how to vote
your shares, or need additional assistance,
please contact the firm assisting us in
the solicitation of proxies:
INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED
Stockholders May Call: (877) 717-3923 (TOLL-FREE
from the U.S. and Canada)
or +(412) 232-3651 (from other locations)
Banks and Brokers May Call Collect: (212)
750-5833
REMEMBER:
We urge you NOT to vote using any Green
proxy card sent to you by
Ironsides, as doing so will revoke your
vote on the WHITE proxy card.
If you have previously submitted a Green
proxy card sent to you by Ironsides, you can revoke that proxy and
vote for your Board of Directors’ nominees and on the
other matters to be voted on at
the 2016 Annual Meeting by voting on the WHITE proxy card.
About Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp.
Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp. is a specialty finance
company that provides financing solutions in the form of floating rate senior secured loans to mid-sized companies, primarily in
connection with investments by private equity sponsors. FSFR's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return
by generating current income from its debt investments while seeking to preserve its capital. The Company has elected to be regulated
as a business development company and is externally managed by a subsidiary of Fifth Street Asset Management Inc. (NASDAQ:FSAM),
a nationally recognized credit-focused asset manager with over $5 billion in assets under management across multiple
public and private vehicles. With a track record of over 17 years, Fifth Street's platform has the ability to hold loans up to $250
million and structure and syndicate transactions up to $500 million. Fifth Street received the 2015 ACG New York Champion's
Award for "Lender Firm of the Year," and other previously received accolades include the ACG New York Champion's Award
for "Senior Lender Firm of the Year," "Lender Firm of the Year" by The M&A Advisor and "Lender of
the Year" by Mergers & Acquisitions. FSFR's website can be found at fsfr.fifthstreetfinance.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain of the statements in this
press release, and certain oral statements made by our representatives from time to time, may constitute forward-looking
statements, because they relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. Forward-looking statements
may include statements as to the future operating results, dividends and business prospects of FSFR. Words such as
“anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “seeks,” “plans,”
“should,” “estimates,” “projects,” and “intends” indicate forward-looking
statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. These forward-looking statements involve risks
and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those implied or expressed in these forward-looking statements
for any reason. Such factors are identified from time to time in FSFR’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and include changes in the economy and the financial markets and future changes in laws or regulations and
conditions in the Company’s operating areas. FSFR undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
CONTACT:
Investor Contact:
Robyn Friedman, Senior Vice President,
Head of Investor Relations
(203) 681-3720
ir@fifthstreetfinance.com
Media Contact:
Michael Freitag / James Golden / Andrew
Squire
Joele Frank Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
(212) 355-4449
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