OHA Investment Corporation Announces Stockholder Approval of Proposed Merger With Portman Ridge Finance Corporation
December 12 2019 - 6:04PM
OHA Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: OHAI) (the “Company” or “OHAI”)
announced today that it obtained stockholder approval for its
proposed merger (the “Merger”) with Portman Ridge Finance
Corporation (Nasdaq: PTMN) (“PTMN”) at a special meeting of the
Company’s stockholders held on December 12, 2019. The Merger is
currently expected to close on or around December 18, 2019, subject
to satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The voting results to approve the Merger were as
follows:
|
Votes For |
|
Votes Against |
|
Abstentions |
|
|
14,262,989 |
|
321,520 |
|
93,592 |
|
Over 97% of the OHAI stockholders who voted at
the meeting voted in favor of the proposal related to effecting the
proposed merger.
“We are pleased that OHAI stockholders
overwhelmingly approved the Merger with Portman Ridge Finance
Corporation,” said Steven Wayne, OHAI’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, “We believe our stockholders will continue to
realize significant identifiable value through their continued
ownership of PTMN common stock and partnership with the credit team
at BC Partners after the closing of the Merger.”
About OHA Investment
Corporation
OHA Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: OHAI) is a
specialty finance company designed to provide its investors with
current income and capital appreciation. OHAI focuses primarily on
providing creative direct lending solutions to middle market
private companies across industry sectors. OHAI is externally
managed by Oak Hill Advisors, L.P., a leading independent
investment firm (www.oakhilladvisors.com). OHAI’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), earnings releases,
press releases and other financial, operational and governance
information are available on OHAI’s website at
http://ir.ohainvestmentcorporation.com/home.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may contain forward-looking
statements. Statements other than statements of historical facts
included in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied in the
forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors,
including those described from time to time in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. OHAI undertakes no duty to
update any forward-looking statement made herein. All
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press
release.
CONTACTS:Steven T. Wayne –
President and Chief Executive OfficerCory E. Gilbert – Chief
Financial OfficerKahyeong Lee – Chief Compliance
OfficerOHAICInvestorRelations@oakhilladvisors.com
For media inquiries, contact Kekst and Company,
(212) 521-4800Jeremy Fielding – jeremy.fielding@kekstcnc.com
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