Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2007

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Commission File Number: 333-112591

 


APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Maryland   52-2439556
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

9 West 57th Street

14th Floor

New York, N.Y.

  10019
(Address of principal executive office)   (Zip Code)

(212) 515-3450

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer” and “large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer  x            Accelerated Filer  ¨            Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value, outstanding as of August 6, 2007 was 103,900,254.

 


 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         PAGE
PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)    3
  Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007    3
  Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006    4
  Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended March 31, 2007    5
  Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006    6
  Schedule of Investments as of June 30, 2007    7
  Schedule of Investments as of March 31, 2007    13
  Notes to Financial Statements    19
  Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm    28

Item 2.

  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations    29

Item 3.

  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk    36

Item 4.

  Controls and Procedures    36

PART II

  OTHER INFORMATION   

Item 1.

  Legal Proceedings    37

Item 1A.

  Risk Factors    37

Item 2.

  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds    38

Item 3.

  Defaults upon Senior Securities    38

Item 4.

  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders    38

Item 5.

  Other Information    38

Item 6.

  Exhibits    39
  Signatures    40

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

In this Quarterly Report, “Apollo Investment”, “Company”, “AIC”, “Fund”, “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Apollo Investment Corporation unless the context otherwise states.

Item 1. Financial Statements

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     June 30,
2007
(unaudited)
    March 31,
2007
 

Assets

    

Non-controlled/non-affiliated investments, at value (cost - $2,426,379 and $2,244,400, respectively)

   $ 2,680,884     $ 2,348,981  

Controlled investments, at value (cost - $208,000 and $0, respectively)

     208,000       —    

Cash equivalents, at value (cost - $741,518 and $1,089,792, respectively)

     741,517       1,089,792  

Cash

     36,089       7,326  

Foreign currency (cost - $1,799 and $832, respectively)

     1,800       834  

Interest receivable

     37,703       35,217  

Receivable for investments sold

     —         28,248  

Dividends receivable

     9,412       6,987  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     6,150       5,833  
                

Total assets

   $ 3,721,555     $ 3,523,218  
                

Liabilities

    

Payable for investments and cash equivalents purchased

   $ 897,828     $ 1,134,561  

Credit facility payable (see note 7)

     791,384       492,312  

Management and performance-based incentive fees payable (see note 3)

     45,097       43,579  

Interest payable

     2,392       1,848  

Interest purchased payable

     356       —    

Accrued administrative expenses

     53       200  

Other accrued expenses

     1,130       970  
                

Total liabilities

   $ 1,738,240     $ 1,673,470  
                

Net Assets

    

Common stock, par value $.001 per share, 400,000 and 400,000 common shares authorized, respectively, and 103,900 and 103,508 issued and outstanding, respectively

   $ 104     $ 104  

Paid-in capital in excess of par (see note 2g)

     1,681,825       1,673,191  

Distributions in excess of net investment income (see note 2g)

     (14,313 )     (16,283 )

Accumulated net realized gain (see note 2g)

     79,750       100,494  

Net unrealized appreciation

     235,949       92,242  
                

Total Net Assets

   $ 1,983,315     $ 1,849,748  
                

Total liabilities and net assets

   $ 3,721,555     $ 3,523,218  
                

Net Asset Value Per Share

   $ 19.09     $ 17.87  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Three months ended  
    

June 30,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

    

From non-controlled/non-affiliated investments:

    

Interest

   $ 74,550     $ 49,023  

Dividends

     4,026       6,356  

Other income

     320       482  

From controlled investments:

    

Dividends

     50       —    

Other income

     10,000       —    
                

Total investment income

     88,946       55,861  
                

EXPENSES:

    

Management fees

   $ 12,996     $ 8,476  

Performance-based incentive fees (see note 3)

     10,835       7,936  

Interest and other credit facility expenses

     7,607       5,631  

Administrative services expense

     1,461       968  

Other general and administrative expenses

     1,350       1,118  
                

Total expenses

     34,249       24,129  

Expense offset arrangement (see note 8)

     (61 )     (12 )
                

Net expenses

     34,188       24,117  
                

Net investment income

   $ 54,758     $ 31,744  
                

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON

INVESTMENTS, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND

FOREIGN CURRENCIES:

    

Net realized gain (loss):

    

Investments and cash equivalents

     (17,000 )     195  

Foreign currencies

     (3,743 )     (3,203 )
                

Net realized gain (loss)

     (20,743 )     (3,008 )
                

Net change in unrealized gain (loss):

    

Investments and cash equivalents

     149,922       55,490  

Foreign currencies

     (6,215 )     (13,070 )
                

Net change in unrealized gain (loss)

     143,707       42,420  
                

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments, cash equivalents and foreign currencies

     122,964       39,412  
                
NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS    $ 177,722     $ 71,156  
                

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE (see note 5)

   $ 1.72     $ 0.88  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(in thousands, except shares)

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2007
(unaudited)
    Year ended
March 31,
2007
 

Increase in net assets from operations:

    

Net investment income

   $ 54,758     $ 125,318  

Net realized gains

     (20,743 )     132,882  

Net change in unrealized gain

     143,707       53,966  
                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     177,722       312,166  
                

Dividends and distributions to shareholders:

     (52,789 )     (168,449 )
                

Capital share transactions:

    

Net proceeds from shares sold

     —         443,605  

Less offering costs

     —         (986 )

Reinvestment of dividends

     8,634       33,557  
                

Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions

     8,634       476,176  
                

Total increase in net assets:

     133,567       619,893  
                

Net assets at beginning of period

   $ 1,849,748     $ 1,229,855  
                

Net assets at end of period

   $ 1,983,315     $ 1,849,748  
                

Capital share activity:

    

Shares sold

     —         20,700,000  

Shares issued from reinvestment of dividends

     392,488       1,615,812  
                

Net increase in capital share activity

     392,488       22,315,812  
                

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

     Three months ended  
     June 30,
2007
    June 30,
2006
 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

    

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 177,722     $ 71,156  

Adjustments to reconcile net increase:

    

Purchase of investment securities

     (763,189 )     (300,995 )

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     356,253       121,947  

Decrease from foreign currency transactions

     (3,743 )     (3,203 )

Increase in interest and dividends receivable

     (4,957 )     (2,966 )

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses and other assets

     (317 )     1,269  

Increase in management and performance-based incentive fee payable

     1,517       3,562  

Increase in interest payable

     543       1,858  

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

     14       (1,006 )

Decrease in payable for investments and cash equivalents purchased

     (236,353 )     (228,332 )

Decrease in receivables for securities sold

     28,248       17,261  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, cash equivalents, foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities

     (143,707 )     (42,420 )

Net realized loss on investments and cash equivalents

     20,744       3,008  
                

Net Cash Used by Operating Activities

     (567,225 )     (358,861 )
                

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

    

Dividends paid in cash

     (44,154 )     (28,729 )

Borrowings under credit facility

     829,192       407,763  

Repayments under credit facility

     (536,357 )     (209,500 )
                

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

   $ 248,681     $ 169,534  
                

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   ($ 318,544 )   ($ 189,327 )

Effect of exchange rates on cash balances

     (1 )     8  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     1,097,952       904,959  
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD

   $ 779,407     $ 715,640  
                

Non-cash financing activities consist of the reinvestment of dividends totaling $8,634 and $7,807, respectively (in thousands).

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited)

June 30, 2007

(in thousands)

 

Investments in Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Portfolio Companies

 

Industry

  Par Amount*   Cost   Fair Value (1)
Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes – 80.8%        

Advanstar, Inc., L+700, 11/30/15

  Media   $ 20,198   $ 20,199   $ 20,299

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 12.00%, 3/29/14

  Grocery     30,773     30,233     30,773

ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 13.00%, 3/15/13 ¨

  Publishing     21,319     21,190     21,319

ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc., 13.00%, 3/2/15 ¨

  Publishing     65,343     65,343     65,343

AMH Holdings II, Inc. (Associated Materials), 13.625%, 12/1/14 ¨

  Building Products     48,539     47,673     48,539

API Heat Transfer, Inc., 13.75%, 12/31/12

  Manufacturing     26,953     26,560     26,953

Applied Systems, Inc., 13.50%, 6/19/14

  Business Services     22,000     21,896     22,055

Arbonne Intermediate Holdco Inc. (Natural Products Group LLC), 13.50%, 6/19/14

  Direct Marketing     63,023     62,837     63,023

Associated Materials, Inc., 0% / 11.25%, 3/1/14

  Building Products     43,415     28,386     32,290

BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, 14.00%, 10/2/14

  Business Services     15,075     15,075     15,075

Brenntag Holding GmbH & Co. KG, E+900, 1/25/16

  Chemicals   15,616     18,546     21,339

Collect America, Ltd., 13.50%, 8/5/12 ¨

  Consumer Finance   $ 36,320     35,728     36,320

Delta Educational Systems, Inc., 14.00%, 5/12/13

  Education     18,619     17,993     18,619

DSI Renal Inc., 14.00%, 4/7/14

  Healthcare     10,249     10,249     10,249

Dura-Line Merger Sub, Inc., 13.25%, 9/22/14

  Telecommunications     39,814     39,034     39,813

Eurofresh, Inc., 0% / 14.50%, 1/15/14 ¨

  Agriculture     26,504     19,060     18,619

Eurofresh, Inc., 11.50%, 1/15/13 ¨

  Agriculture     50,000     50,000     50,125

European Directories (DH5) B.V., 15.735%, 7/1/16

  Publishing   2,349     2,875     3,188

European Directories (DH7) B.V., E+950, 7/1/15

  Publishing   15,489     18,993     21,024

FleetPride Corporation, 11.50%, 10/1/14 ¨

  Transportation   $ 47,500     47,500     48,687

FPC Holdings, Inc. (FleetPride Corporation), 0% / 14.00%, 6/30/15 ¨

  Transportation     37,846     29,355     29,803

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., L+450, 3/15/14 ¨

  Retail     23,000     22,654     22,569

Hub International Holdings, 10.25%, 6/15/15 ¨

  Insurance     20,000     20,000     19,483

Infor Lux Bond Company (Infor Global), L+800, 9/2/14

  Business Services     7,799     7,799     8,072

KAR Holdings, Inc., 10.00%, 5/1/15

  Transportation     10,000     10,000     9,800

Language Line Holdings, Inc., 0% / 14.125%, 6/15/13

  Business Services     27,678     21,995     22,973

Language Line Inc., 11.125%, 6/15/12

  Business Services     27,081     26,829     28,926

Latham Manufacturing Corp., 14.00%, 12/30/12

  Leisure Equipment     34,210     33,671     34,210

Lexicon Marketing (USA), Inc., 13.25%, 5/11/13

  Direct Marketing     28,482     28,482     28,482

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2007

(in thousands)

 

    

Industry

   Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (1)

Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes – (continued)

           

LVI Services, Inc., 15.25%, 11/16/12

   Environmental    $ 43,647    $ 43,647    $ 43,647

MW Industries, Inc., 13.00%, 5/1/14

   Manufacturing      60,000      58,865      60,000

Neff Corp., 10.00%, 6/1/15 ¨

   Rental Equipment      10,000      10,000      10,008

Nielsen Finance LLC, 0% / 12.50%, 8/1/16 ¨

   Market Research      61,000      35,209      43,043

OTC Investors Corporation (Oriental Trading Company), 13.50%, 1/31/15

   Direct Marketing      21,380      21,380      21,380

PBM Holdings, Inc., 13.50%, 9/29/13

   Beverage, Food & Tobacco      17,723      17,723      17,767

Playpower Holdings Inc., 15.50%, 12/31/12 ¨

   Leisure Equipment      66,913      66,913      66,913

Plinius Investments II B.V. (Casema), E+925, 9/13/16

   Cable TV    16,879      21,881      22,955

Pro Mach Merger Sub, Inc., 12.50%, 6/15/12

   Machinery    $ 14,489      14,276      14,489

QHB Holdings LLC (Quality Home Brands), 13.50%, 12/20/13

   Consumer Products      40,129      39,167      40,129

RSA Holdings Corp. of Delaware (American Safety Razor), 13.50%, 7/31/15

   Consumer Products      39,592      39,592      39,592

Safety Products Holdings LLC, 11.75%, 1/1/12 ¨

   Manufacturing      30,370      29,942      31,964

Serpering Investments B.V. (Casema), E+925, 9/13/16

   Cable TV    15,639      19,629      21,379

Sigmakalon Holdco B.V., E+1000, 12/31/15

   Chemicals    50,321      61,402      70,340

TL Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning), 0% / 13.25%, 7/15/15 ¨

   Education    $ 52,000      40,088      39,152

TL Acquisitions, Inc. (Thomson Learning), 10.50%,
1/15/15 ¨

   Education      40,000      39,490      38,817

TP Financing 2, Ltd. (Travelex), GBP L+725, 4/1/15

   Financial Services    £ 9,268      17,876      18,930

Varel Distribution Canada, Inc., 11.50%, 3/2/12

   Oil & Gas    CAD$ 22,299      18,860      20,963

Varel Holdings, Inc., 14.00%, 4/30/12

   Oil & Gas    $ 19,197      17,584      19,197

Varel International Ind., L.P., 11.50%, 10/31/11

   Oil & Gas      47,000      46,163      47,000

Varietal Distribution, 10.25%, 7/15/15

   Distribution      15,000      15,000      15,006

Varietal Distribution, 10.75%, 6/30/17

   Distribution      21,875      21,219      21,602

WDAC Intermediate Corp., E+600, 11/29/15

   Publishing    33,000      44,337      44,818

Yankee Acquisition Corp., 9.75%, 2/15/17

   Retail    $ 17,000      16,970      16,469
                   

Total Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes

         $ 1,557,368    $ 1,603,530
                   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2007

(in thousands, except shares)

 

    

Industry

   Shares    Cost    Fair Value (1)

Preferred Equity – 5.5%

           

DSI Holding Company, Inc. (DSI Renal Inc.), 15.00%, 10/7/14

   Healthcare    32,500    $ 31,804    $ 32,500

Exco Resources, Inc., 7.00%/9.00% (Convertible)

   Oil & Gas    975      9,750      11,603

Exco Resources, Inc., 11.00%, 4/15/11

   Oil & Gas    4,025      40,250      47,897

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), 13.50%, 5/12/14

   Education    12,360      11,041      12,360

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), 12.50% (Convertible)

   Education    3,325      3,325      2,841

LVI Acquisition Corp. (LVI Services, Inc.), 14.00%

   Environmental    1,875      1,875      112

Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC, 8.00%

   Distribution    3,097      3,097      3,097
                   

Total Preferred Equity

         $ 101,142    $ 110,410
                   

Common Equity/Partnership Interests – 16.1%

           

A-D Conduit Holdings, LLC (Duraline)

   Telecommunications    2,778    $ 2,778    $ 2,778

AHC Mezzanine LLC (Advanstar)

   Media    10,000      10,000      10,315

CA Holding, Inc. (Collect America, Ltd.)

   Consumer Finance    25,000      2,500      3,127

DTPI Holdings, Inc. (American Asphalt & Grading)**

   Infrastructure    200,000      2,000      —  

FSC Holdings Inc. (Hanley Wood LLC) **

   Media    10,000      10,000      15,009

Garden Fresh Restaurant Holding, LLC **

   Retail    50,000      5,000      7,754

Gray Energy Services, LLC Class H (Gray Wireline)

   Oil & Gas    1,081      2,000      2,270

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.) **

   Education    175      175      —  

GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P. (Prysmian Cables & Systems) (2,3)

   Industrial         1,934      165,310

Latham International, Inc. (fka Latham Acquisition Corp.) **

   Leisure Equipment    33,091      3,309      3,925

LM Acquisition Ltd. (Lexicon Marketing Inc.) **

   Direct Marketing    10,000      10,000      14,198

LVI Acquisition Corp. (LVI Services, Inc.) **

   Environmental    6,250      625      —  

MEG Energy Corp. (4) **

   Oil & Gas    1,718,388      44,718      66,232

Prism Business Media Holdings, LLC

   Media    68      14,947      22,645

Pro Mach Co-Investment, LLC **

   Machinery    150,000      1,500      2,505

Sorenson Communications Holdings, LLC Class A

   Consumer Services    454,828      45      2,926

Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC Class A

   Distribution    28,028      28      28
                   

Total Common Equity and Partnership Interests

         $ 111,559    $ 319,022
                   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2007

(in thousands, except warrants)

 

    

Industry

   Warrants    Cost    Fair Value (1)

Warrants – 0.6%

           

DSI Holdings Company, Inc. (DSI Renal Inc.), Common **

   Healthcare      5,011,327      —      $ 2,927

Fidji Luxco (BC) S.C.A., Common (FCI) (2) **

   Electronics      48,769    $ 491      4,214

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Common **

   Education      98      98      —  

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Class A-1 Preferred **

   Education      459      459      528

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Class B-1 Preferred **

   Education      1,043      1,043      891

Varel Holdings, Inc.

   Oil & Gas      40,060      1,423      2,875
                   

Total Warrants

         $ 3,514    $ 11,435
                   
          Par Amount*          

2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans (5) – 32.1%

           

Advanstar Communications, Inc.

   Media    $ 20,000    $ 20,000    $ 20,050

American Asphalt & Grading Co., 7/10/09

   Infrastructure      28,490      28,490      9,971

BNY Convergex Group, LLC, 4/2/14

   Business Services      50,000      49,766      50,469

C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., 10/22/11

   Building Products      15,000      15,027      15,075

Clean Earth, Inc., 10/14/11

   Environmental      25,000      24,976      25,297

Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp., 7/31/12

   Direct Marketing      22,000      22,000      21,890

Dresser, Inc., 5/4/15

   Industrial      60,000      60,000      60,412

Educate, Inc., 6/14/14

   Education      10,000      10,000      10,038

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., 12/22/11

   Retail      26,000      25,795      26,000

Generac Acquisition Corp., 5/10/14

   Durable Consumer Products      10,000      10,121      9,513

Gray Wireline Service, Inc., 12.25%, 2/28/13

   Oil & Gas      77,500      76,798      77,500

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., Tranche B-1, 3/2/14

   Business Services      5,000      5,000      5,050

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., 3/2/14

   Business Services      10,000      10,000      10,137

Infor Global Solutions European Finance S.á.R.L., 3/2/14

   Business Services    6,210      8,263      8,534

IPC Systems, Inc., 6/1/15

   Telecommunications      25,000      25,000      24,812

Kronos, Inc., 6/11/15

   Electronics      60,000      60,000      59,700

Quality Home Brands Holdings LLC, 6/20/13

   Consumer Products      40,000      39,457      39,950

Sheridan Holdings, Inc., 6/15/15

   Healthcare      60,000      60,000      59,550

Sorenson Communications, Inc., 2/18/14

   Consumer Services      62,103      62,103      62,433

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

June 30, 2007

(in thousands, except shares)

 

    

Industry

   Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (1)  

2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans (5) – (continued)

           

Summit Business Media Intermediate Holding Company, Inc., 11/4/13

   Media    $ 15,000    $ 15,000    $ 15,169  

TransFirst Holdings, Inc., 6/15/15

   Financial Services      25,000      25,000      24,937  
                     

Total 2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans

         $ 652,796    $ 636,487  
                     

Total Investments in Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated Portfolio Companies – 135.1%

         $ 2,426,379    $ 2,680,884  
                     
                       

Investments in Controlled Portfolio Companies

        Shares      

Preferred Equity – 3.8%

           

Grand Prix Holdings, LLC Series A, 12.00% (Innkeepers USA)

   Hotels, Motels, Inns & Gaming      2,989,431      74,736      74,736  
                     

Common Equity – 6.7%

           

Grand Prix Holdings, LLC (Innkeepers USA)

   Hotels, Motels, Inns & Gaming      13,326,423      133,264      133,264  
                     

Total Investments in Controlled Portfolio Companies – 10.5%

         $ 208,000    $ 208,000  
                     

Total Investments

         $ 2,634,379    $ 2,888,884  
                     
          Par Amount*            

Cash Equivalents – 37.4%

           

U.S. Treasury Bill, 4.68%, 9/27/07

   Government    $ 750,000    $ 741,518    $ 741,517  
                     

Total Investments & Cash Equivalents —183.0% (6)

         $ 3,375,897    $ 3,630,401  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (83.0%)

              (1,647,086 )
                 

Net Assets – 100.0%

            $ 1,983,315  
                 

(1) Fair value is determined by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company (see Note 2).
(2) Denominated in Euro (€).
(3) The Company is the sole Limited Partner in GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P.
(4) Denominated in Canadian dollars.
(5) Includes floating rate instruments that accrue interest at a predetermined spread relative to an index, typically the LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate), EURIBOR (Euro Inter-bank Offered Rate), GBP LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate for British Pounds), or the prime rate. At June 30, 2007, the range of interest rates on floating rate bank debt was 10.36% - 14.11%.
(6) Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is $273,082; aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes is $28,975. Net unrealized appreciation is $244,107 based on a tax cost of $3,386,294.
¨ These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
* Denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.
** Non-income producing security

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

 

Industry Classification

   Percentage at
June 30, 2007

Oil & Gas

     10.2%

Industrial

       7.8%

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming

       7.2%

Business Services

       5.9%

Publishing

       5.4%

Direct Marketing

       5.2%

Education

       4.3%

Consumer Products

       4.1%

Manufacturing

       4.1%

Healthcare

       3.6%

Leisure Equipment

       3.6%

Media

       3.6%

Building Products

       3.3%

Chemicals

       3.2%

Transportation

       3.1%

Retail

       2.5%

Environmental

       2.4%

Agriculture

       2.4%

Telecommunications

       2.3%

Consumer Services

       2.3%

Electronics

       2.2%

Cable TV

       1.5%

Financial Services

       1.5%

Market Research

       1.5%

Distribution

       1.4%

Consumer Finance

       1.4%

Grocery

       1.1%

Insurance

       0.7%

Beverage, Food, & Tobacco

       0.6%

Machinery

       0.6%

Rental Equipment

       0.4%

Infrastructure

       0.3%

Durable Consumer Products

       0.3%
    

Total Investments

   100.0%
    

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

March 31, 2007

(in thousands)

 

Portfolio Company (1)

  

Industry

   Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (2)

Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes – 77.5%

           

Advantage Sales & Marketing, Inc., 12.00%, 3/29/14

   Grocery    $ 30,618    $ 30,066    $ 30,618

ALM Media Holdings, Inc., 13.00%, 3/15/13 ¨

   Publishing      20,018      19,885      20,018

ALM Media Group Holdings, Inc., 13.00%, 3/2/15 ¨

   Publishing      63,000      63,000      63,000

AMH Holdings II, Inc. (Associated Materials), 13.625%, 12/1/14 ¨

   Building Products      48,539      47,656      48,539

API Heat Transfer, Inc., 13.75%, 12/31/12

   Manufacturing      26,835      26,430      26,835

Applied Systems, Inc., 13.50%, 6/19/14

   Business Services      22,000      21,894      22,220

Arbonne Intermediate Holdco Inc. (Natural Products Group LLC), 13.50%, 6/19/14

   Direct Marketing      58,812      58,621      58,812

Associated Materials, Inc., 0% / 11.25%, 3/1/14

   Building Products      43,415      27,318      30,825

Audatex Holdings III, B.V., E+900, 10/13/14

   Business Services    16,408      20,244      22,497

BNY ConvergEx Group, LLC, 14.00%, 10/2/14

   Business Services    $ 15,000      15,000      15,000

Brenntag Holding GmbH & Co. KG, E+900, 1/25/16

   Chemicals    15,616      18,546      21,398

Collect America, Ltd., 13.50%, 8/5/12 ¨

   Consumer Finance    $ 36,320      35,709      36,320

Delta Educational Systems, Inc., 14.00%, 5/12/13

   Education      18,573      17,931      18,573

DSI Renal Inc., 14.00%, 4/7/14

   Healthcare      10,198      10,198      10,198

Dura-Line Merger Sub, Inc., 13.25%, 9/22/14

   Telecommunications      39,814      39,019      39,814

Eurofresh, Inc., 0% / 14.50%, 1/15/14 ¨

   Agriculture      26,504      18,337      16,366

Eurofresh, Inc., 11.50%, 1/15/13 ¨

   Agriculture      50,000      50,000      49,750

European Directories (DH5) B.V., 15.735%, 7/1/16

   Publishing    2,176      2,641      2,969

European Directories (DH7) B.V., E+950, 7/1/15

   Publishing    15,126      18,503      20,638

FleetPride Corporation, 11.50%, 10/1/14 ¨

   Transportation    $ 47,500      47,500      48,213

FPC Holdings, Inc. (FleetPride Corporation),
0% / 14.00%, 6/30/15 ¨

   Transportation      37,846      28,212      28,384

General Nutrition Centers, Inc., L+450, 3/15/14 ¨

   Retail      15,000      14,719      14,709

Infor Lux Bond Company (Infor Global), L+800, 9/2/14

   Business Services      7,539      7,539      7,628

Language Line Holdings, Inc., 0% / 14.125%, 6/15/13

   Business Services      27,678      21,244      23,388

Language Line Inc., 11.125%, 6/15/12

   Business Services      27,081      26,818      28,909

Latham Manufacturing Corp., 14.00%, 12/30/12

   Leisure Equipment      34,124      33,570      34,124

Lexicon Marketing (USA), Inc., 13.25%, 5/11/13

   Direct Marketing      28,393      28,393      28,393

LVI Services, Inc., 15.25%, 11/16/12

   Environmental      43,082      43,082      43,082

MW Industries, Inc., 13.00%, 5/1/14

   Manufacturing      60,000      58,840      60,000

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2007

(in thousands)

 

    

Industry

   Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (2)

Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes – (continued)

           

Nielsen Finance LLC, 0% / 12.50%, 8/1/16 ¨

   Market Research    $ 61,000    $ 34,678      42,776

OTC Investors Corporation (Oriental Trading Company), 13.50%, 1/31/15

   Direct Marketing      21,380      21,380      21,380

PBM Holdings, Inc., 13.50%, 9/29/13

   Beverage, Food & Tobacco      17,723      17,723      17,723

Playpower Holdings Inc., 15.50%, 12/31/12 ¨

   Leisure Equipment      62,100      62,100      62,100

Plinius Investments II B.V. (Casema), E+925, 9/13/16

   Cable TV    16,879      21,880      23,006

Pro Mach Merger Sub, Inc., 12.50%, 6/15/12

   Machinery      14,471      14,251      14,471

QHB Holdings LLC (Quality Home Brands), 13.50%, 12/20/13

   Consumer Products      38,819      37,835      38,819

RSA Holdings Corp. of Delaware (American Safety Razor), 13.50%, 7/31/15

   Consumer Products      38,286      38,286      38,286

Safety Products Holdings LLC, 11.75%, 1/1/12 ¨

   Manufacturing      30,370      29,927      32,514

SCI Holdings, Inc. (Sorenson Communications), L+900, 8/18/14

   Consumer Services      18,572      18,161      18,804

Serpering Investments B.V. (Casema), E+925, 9/13/16

   Cable TV    15,639      19,629      21,427

Sigmakalon Holdco B.V., E+1000, 12/31/15

   Chemicals    50,321      61,402      69,330

TP Financing 2, Ltd. (Travelex), GBP L+725, 4/1/15

   Financial Services    £ 9,250      17,837      18,222

Varel Distribution Canada, Inc., 11.50%, 3/2/12

   Oil & Gas    CAD$ 22,299      18,845      19,329

Varel Holdings, Inc., 14.00%, 4/30/12

   Oil & Gas    $ 19,197      17,524      19,197

Varel International Ind., L.P., 11.50%, 10/31/11

   Oil & Gas      47,000      46,126      47,000

WDAC Intermediate Corp., 13.75%, 6/1/15

   Publishing    42,962      56,824      57,999
                   

Total Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes

         $ 1,385,323    $ 1,433,603
                   
          Shares          

Preferred Equity – 5.3%

           

DSI Holding Company, Inc. (DSI Renal Inc.), 15.00%, 10/7/14

   Healthcare      32,500    $ 31,781    $ 32,500

Exco Resources, Inc., 7.00%/9.00% (Convertible)

   Oil & Gas      975      9,750      9,750

Exco Resources, Inc., 11.00%, 4/15/11

   Oil & Gas      4,025      40,250      40,250

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), 13.50%, 5/12/14

   Education      12,360      10,995      12,360

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), 12.50% (Convertible)

   Education      3,325      3,325      3,325

LVI Acquisition Corp. (LVI Services, Inc.), 14.00%

   Environmental      1,875      1,875      112
                   

Total Preferred Equity

         $ 97,976    $ 98,297
                   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2007

(in thousands, except shares/warrants)

 

    

Industry

   Shares    Cost    Fair Value (2)

Common Equity/Partnership Interests – 10.3%

           

A-D Conduit Holdings, LLC (Duraline)

   Telecommunications    2,778    $ 2,778    $ 2,778

CA Holding, Inc. (Collect America, Ltd.)

   Consumer Finance    25,000      2,500      3,306

DTPI Holdings, Inc. (American Asphalt & Grading)**

   Infrastructure    200,000      2,000      —  

FSC Holdings Inc. (Hanley Wood LLC)**

   Media    10,000      10,000      14,868

Garden Fresh Restaurant Holding, LLC**

   Retail    50,000      5,000      7,654

Gray Energy Services, LLC Class H (Gray Wireline)

   Oil & Gas    1,081      2,000      2,000

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.)

   Education    175      175      33

GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P. (Prysmian Cables & Systems) (3,4)

   Industrial         20,434      66,312

Latham International, Inc. (fka Latham Acquisition Corp.) **

   Leisure Equipment    33,091      3,309      4,479

LM Acquisition Ltd. (Lexicon Marketing Inc.)

   Direct Marketing    10,000      10,000      17,874

LVI Acquisition Corp. (LVI Services, Inc.)**

   Environmental    6,250      625      —  

MEG Energy Corp. (5) **

   Oil & Gas    1,718,388      44,718      49,899

Prism Business Media Holdings, LLC

   Media    68      15,050      15,050

Pro Mach Co-Investment, LLC**

   Machinery    150,000      1,500      2,751

Sorenson Communications Holdings, LLC Class A

   Consumer Services    454,828      45      2,764
                   

Total Common Equity and Partnership Interests

         $ 120,134    $ 189,768
                   
          Warrants          

Warrants – 0.6%

           

DSI Holdings Company, Inc. (DSI Renal Inc.), Common

   Healthcare    5,011,327      —      $ 2,235

Fidji Luxco (BC) S.C.A., Common (FCI) (3)

   Electronics    48,769    $ 491      4,193

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Common

   Education    98      98      18

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Class A-1 Preferred

   Education    459      459      513

Gryphon Colleges Corporation (Delta Educational Systems, Inc.), Class B-1 Preferred

   Education    1,043      1,043      1,163

Varel Holdings, Inc.

   Oil & Gas    40,060      1,423      3,294
                   

Total Warrants

         $ 3,514    $ 11,416
                   

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2007

(in thousands)

 

    

Industry

   Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (2)

Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans (6) – 33.3%

           

1st Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans – 2.2 %

           

Gray Wireline Service, Inc., 2/28/13

   Oil & Gas    $ 40,000    $ 39,631    $ 40,000
                   

2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans – 31.1%

           

American Asphalt & Grading Co., 7/10/09

   Infrastructure      27,499      27,499      16,499

BNY Convergex Group, LLC, 4/2/14

   Business Services      50,000      49,761      50,625

C.H.I. Overhead Doors, Inc., 10/22/11

   Building Products      15,000      15,029      15,075

Clean Earth, Inc., 10/14/11

   Environmental      25,000      24,974      25,297

Cygnus Business Media, Inc., 1/13/10

   Media      10,000      9,945      9,950

Diam International, 7/1/12***

   Consumer Products      20,231      20,203      1,011

Diam International, Jr. Revolving Credit, 6/30/11***

   Consumer Products      1,308      1,308      360

Dr. Leonard’s Healthcare Corp., 7/31/12

   Direct Marketing      22,000      22,000      21,890

DX III Holdings Corp. (Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc.), 7/28/11

   Broadcasting & Entertainment      55,000      54,134      58,025

Garden Fresh Restaurant Corp., 12/22/11

   Retail      26,000      25,787      26,000

Generac Acquisition Corp., 5/10/14

   Durable Consumer Products      10,000      10,123      10,000

Gray Wireline Service, Inc., 2/28/13

   Oil & Gas      70,000      69,354      70,000

Infor Enterprise Solutions Holdings, Inc., 3/2/14

   Business Services      10,000      10,000      10,212

Infor Global Solutions European Finance S.á.R.L., 3/2/14

   Business Services    6,210      8,263      8,432

N.E.W. Customer Service Companies, 2/8/14

   Consumer Services      70,000      70,000      71,138

Oceania Cruises, Inc., 11/13/13

   Hotels, Motels, Inns & Gaming      20,000      20,000      20,262

Quality Home Brands Holdings LLC, 6/20/13

   Consumer Products      40,000      39,442      40,000

Sheridan Healthcare, Inc., 11/9/12

   Healthcare      30,000      30,000      30,319

Sorenson Communications, Inc., 2/18/14

   Consumer Services      75,000      75,000      75,633

Summit Business Media Intermediate Holding Company, Inc., 11/4/13

   Media      15,000      15,000      15,169
                   

Total 2nd Lien Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans

         $ 597,822    $ 575,897
                   

Total Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans

         $ 637,453    $ 615,897
                   

Total Investments

         $ 2,244,400    $ 2,348,981
                   

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

March 31, 2007

(in thousands)

 

     Industry    Par Amount*    Cost    Fair Value (2)  

Cash Equivalents – 58.9%

           

U.S. Treasury Bill, 5.05%, 5/3/07

   Government    $ 400,000    $ 398,287    $ 398,287  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 4.905%, 6/28/07

   Government      475,000      469,375      469,375  

U.S. Treasury Bill, 4.905%, 7/5/07

   Government      225,000      222,130      222,130  
                     

Total Cash Equivalents

         $ 1,089,792    $ 1,089,792  
                     

Total Investments & Cash Equivalents - 185.9% (7)

         $ 3,334,192    $ 3,438,773  

Liabilities in excess of other assets – (85.9%)

              (1,589,025 )
                 

Net Assets – 100.0%

            $ 1,849,748  
                 

(1) None of our portfolio companies is controlled or affiliated as defined by the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(2) Fair value is determined by or under the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company (see Note 2).
(3) Denominated in Euro (€).
(4) The Company is the sole Limited Partner in GS Prysmian Co-Invest L.P.
(5) Denominated in Canadian dollars.
(6) Represent floating rate instruments that accrue interest at a predetermined spread relative to an index, typically the LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate), EURIBOR (Euro Inter-bank Offered Rate), GBP LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate for British Pounds), or the prime rate. At March 31, 2007, the range of interest rates on floating rate bank debt was 8.61% - 14.10%.
(7) Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for federal income tax purposes is $130,991; aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for federal income tax purposes is $38,383. Net unrealized appreciation is $92,608 based on a tax cost of $3,346,165.
¨ These securities are exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions that are exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers.
* Denominated in USD unless otherwise noted.
** Non-income producing security
*** Non-accrual status

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Industry Classification

   Percentage at
March 31, 2007

Oil & Gas

     12.8%

Business Services

       8.0%

Consumer Services

       7.2%

Publishing

       7.0%

Direct Marketing

       6.3%

Manufacturing

       5.1%

Consumer Products

       5.0%

Leisure Equipment

       4.3%

Building Products

       4.0%

Chemicals

       3.9%

Transportation

       3.3%

Healthcare

       3.2%

Environmental

       2.9%

Industrial

       2.8%

Agriculture

       2.8%

Broadcasting & Entertainment

       2.5%

Media

       2.3%

Retail

       2.1%

Cable TV

       1.9%

Market Research

       1.8%

Telecommunications

       1.8%

Consumer Finance

       1.7%

Education

       1.5%

Grocery

       1.3%

Hotels, Motels, Inns and Gaming

       0.9%

Financial Services

       0.8%

Beverage, Food, & Tobacco

       0.8%

Machinery

       0.7%

Infrastructure

       0.7%

Durable Consumer Products

       0.4%

Electronics

       0.2%
    

Total Investments

   100.0%
    

See notes to financial statements.

 

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APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Note 1. Organization

Apollo Investment Corporation (“Apollo Investment”, the “Company”, or “We”), a Maryland corporation organized on February 2, 2004, is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has filed an election to be treated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In addition, for tax purposes we have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We invest primarily in middle-market companies in the form of mezzanine and senior secured loans, each of which may include an equity component, and, to a lesser extent, by making direct equity investments in such companies.

Apollo Investment commenced operations on April 8, 2004 receiving net proceeds of $870.15 million from initial public offering selling 62,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share, less an underwriting discount and commissions totaling $0.9375 per share.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reported period. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ materially.

Interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q and Article 6 or 10 of Regulation S-X, as appropriate. The opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting solely of normal recurring accruals, considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial statements for the interim period, have been included.

The significant accounting policies consistently followed by Apollo Investment are:

 

(a) Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date;

 

(b) Investments for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market quotations if they are deemed to represent fair value; debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our Board of Directors. Subordinated debt, senior secured debt and other debt securities with maturities greater than 60 days are valued by an independent pricing service, at the mean between the bid and ask prices from at least two brokers or dealers (if available, otherwise by a principal market maker or a primary market dealer) or by an independent third party valuation firm. With respect to certain private equity securities, each investment is valued by independent third party valuation firms using methods that may, among other measures and as applicable, include comparisons of financial ratios of the portfolio companies that issued such private equity securities to peer companies that are public. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, we consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate our private equity valuation. Because we expect that there is no readily available market value for many of the investments in our portfolio, we expect to value such investments at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our Board of Directors using a documented valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are not deemed to represent fair value, our board of directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

  (1) our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment;

 

  (2) preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with our senior management;

 

  (3) independent valuation firms engaged by our board of directors conduct independent appraisals and review management’s preliminary valuations and their own independent assessment;

 

  (4) the audit committee of our board of directors reviews the preliminary valuation of our investment adviser and that of the independent valuation firms and responds and supplements the valuation recommendation of the independent valuation firm to reflect any comments; and

 

  (5) the board of directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith based on the input of our investment adviser, the respective independent valuation firms and the audit committee.

The types of factors that we may take into account in fair value pricing our investments include, as relevant, the nature and realizable value of any collateral, the portfolio company’s ability to make payments and its earnings and discounted cash flow, the markets in which the portfolio company does business, comparison to publicly traded securities and other relevant factors.

Determination of fair values involves subjective judgments and estimates. Accordingly, these notes to our financial statements express the uncertainty with respect to the possible effect of such valuations, and any change in such valuations, on our financial statements.

 

(c) Investments purchased within 60 days of maturity are valued at cost plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates value.

 

(d) Gains or losses on the sale of investments are calculated by using the specific identification method.

 

(e) Interest income, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Origination and/or commitment fees associated with debt investments in portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any prepayment penalties and unamortized loan origination and/or commitment fees are recorded as interest income. Structuring fees are recorded as other income when earned.

 

(f) The Company intends to comply with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, pertaining to regulated investment companies to make distributions of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all Federal income taxes. The Company, at its discretion, may carry forward taxable income in excess of calendar year distributions and pay a 4% excise tax on this income. The Company will accrue excise tax on estimated excess taxable income as required.

 

(g) Book and tax basis differences relating to stockholder dividends and distributions and other permanent book and tax differences are reclassified among the Company’s capital accounts annually. In addition, the character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations that may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

(h) Dividends and distributions to common stockholders are recorded as of record date. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board of Directors each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

 

(i) The accounting records of the Company are maintained in U.S. dollars. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars based on the rate of exchange of such currencies against U.S. dollars on the date of valuation. The Company does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. The Company’s investments in foreign securities may involve certain risks such as foreign exchange restrictions, expropriation, taxation or other political, social or economic risks, all of which could affect the market and/or credit risk of the investment. In addition, changes in the relationship of foreign currencies to the U.S. dollar can significantly affect the value of these investments and therefore the earnings of the Company.

 

(j) The Company may enter into forward exchange contracts in order to hedge against foreign currency risk. These contracts are marked-to-market by recognizing the difference between the contract exchange rate and the current market rate as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. Realized gains or losses are recognized when contracts are settled.

 

(k) The Company records origination expenses related to its multi-currency credit facility as prepaid assets. These expenses are deferred and amortized using the straight-line method over the stated life of the facility.

 

(l) The Company records registration expenses related to Shelf filings as prepaid assets. These expenses are charged as a reduction of capital upon utilization, in accordance with Section 8.24 of the AICPA Audit and Accounting Guide for Investment Companies.

 

(m) Loans are placed on non-accrual status when principal or interest payments are past due 30 days or more and/or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected. Accrued interest is generally reversed when a loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans may be recognized as income or applied to principal depending upon management’s judgment. Non-accrual loans are restored to accrual status when past due principal and interest is paid and in management’s judgment, are likely to remain current.

 

(n) In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Interpretation No. (“FIN”) 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. FIN 48 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation requires recognition of the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. In addition, FIN 48 provides measurement guidance whereby a tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is calculated to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. At this time, we do not believe that FIN 48 has a material impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations. If the tax law requires interest and/or penalties to be paid on an underpayment of income taxes, interest and penalties will be classified as income taxes on our financial statements, if applicable.

 

(o) In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements, which assists in clarifying the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, the Company is in the process of reviewing the Standard against its current valuation policies to determine future applicability.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Note 3. Agreements

Apollo Investment has an Investment Advisory and Management Agreement with the Investment Adviser, Apollo Investment Management, L.P., under which the Investment Adviser, subject to the overall supervision of Apollo Investment’s Board of Directors, will manage the day-to-day operations of, and provide investment advisory services to, Apollo Investment. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from Apollo Investment, consisting of two components—a base management fee and an incentive fee. The base management fee is determined by taking the average value of Apollo Investment’s gross assets at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters calculated at an annual rate of 2.00%. The incentive fee has two parts, as follows: one part is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears based on Apollo Investment’s pre-incentive fee net investment income for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. For this purpose, pre-incentive fee net investment income means interest income, dividend income and any other income (including any other fees (other than fees for providing managerial assistance), such as commitment, origination, structuring, diligence and consulting fees or other fees that we receive from portfolio companies) accrued during the calendar quarter, minus Apollo Investment’s operating expenses for the quarter (including the base management fee, any expenses payable under the Administration Agreement, and any interest expense and dividends paid on any issued and outstanding preferred stock, but excluding the incentive fee). Pre-incentive fee net investment income does not include any realized capital gains computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation. Pre-incentive fee net investment income, expressed as a rate of return on the value of Apollo Investment’s net assets at the end of the immediately preceding calendar quarter, is compared to the hurdle rate of 1.75% per quarter (7% annualized). Our net investment income used to calculate this part of the incentive fee is also included in the amount of our gross assets used to calculate the 2% base management fee. Apollo Investment pays the Investment Adviser an incentive fee with respect to Apollo Investment’s pre-incentive fee net investment income in each calendar quarter as follows: (1) no incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which Apollo Investment’s pre-incentive fee net investment income does not exceed the hurdle rate; (2) 100% of Apollo Investment’s pre-incentive fee net investment income with respect to that portion of such pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.1875% in any calendar quarter; and (3) 20% of the amount of Apollo Investment’s pre-incentive fee net investment income, if any, that exceeds 2.1875% in any calendar quarter. These calculations are appropriately pro rated for any period of less than three months and adjusted for any share issuances or repurchases during the relevant quarter. The second part of the incentive fee is determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or upon termination of the Investment Advisory and Management Agreement, as-of the termination date), commencing on December 31, 2004, and will equal 20% of Apollo Investment’s cumulative realized capital gains less cumulative realized capital losses, unrealized capital depreciation (unrealized depreciation on a gross investment-by-investment basis at the end of each calendar year) and all capital gains upon which prior performance-based capital gains incentive fee payments were previously made to the advisor.

For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the Investment Adviser received $12,996 and $8,476, respectively, in base investment advisory and management fees and $13,119 and $7,936, respectively, in performance-based net investment income incentive fees from Apollo Investment. At June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, the Company had a payable for the net realized capital gains based incentive fee of $18,982 and $21,266, respectively. Changes in net realized gains/losses and changes in gross unrealized depreciation impact the amounts accrued quarter to quarter. Accordingly, at June 30, 2007, the Company reduced its accrual for the net realized capital gains based incentive fee by $2,284. The amount, if any, actually payable by the Company will be determined as of the end of the calendar year.

Apollo Investment has also entered into an Administration Agreement with Apollo Investment Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”) under which the Administrator provides administrative services for Apollo Investment. For providing these services, facilities and personnel, Apollo Investment reimburses the Administrator for Apollo Investment’s allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Apollo Administration in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including rent and Apollo Investment’s allocable portion of its chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. The Administrator will also provide, on Apollo Investment’s behalf, managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which Apollo Investment is required to provide such assistance.

For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the Administrator was reimbursed $1,408 and $792, respectively, from Apollo Investment on the $1,461 and $968, respectively, of expenses accrued under the Administration Agreement.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

On April 14, 2005, Apollo Investment entered into an $800 million Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Facility”), among Apollo Investment, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), as administrative agent for the lenders. Effective December 29, 2005, lenders provided additional commitments in the amount of $100 million, increasing the total facility size to $900 million on the same terms and conditions as the existing commitments. On March 31, 2006, Apollo Investment Corporation amended and restated its $900 million senior secured, multi-currency, revolving credit facility due April 14, 2010. The amended Facility increased total commitments outstanding to $1.25 billion and extended the maturity date to April 13, 2011. The amended Facility also permits Apollo to seek additional commitments from new and existing lenders in the future, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $2 billion. In February 2007, Apollo Investment increased total commitments to $1.7 billion under the Facility with the same terms. Pricing remains at 100 basis points over LIBOR. The Facility is used to supplement Apollo’s equity capital to make additional portfolio investments and for general corporate purposes. From time to time, certain of the lenders provide customary commercial and investment banking services to affiliates of Apollo Investment. JPMorgan also serves as custodian and fund accounting agent for Apollo Investment.

Note 4. Net Asset Value Per Share

At June 30, 2007, the Company’s total net assets and net asset value per share were $1,983,315 and $19.09, respectively. This compares to total net assets and net asset value per share at March 31, 2007 of $1,849,748 and $17.87, respectively.

Note 5. Earnings Per Share

The following information sets forth the computation of basic and diluted per share net increase in net assets resulting from operations for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively:

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2007
   Three months ended
June 30, 2006

Numerator for increase in net assets per share:

   $ 177,722    $ 71,156

Denominator for basic and diluted weighted average shares:

     103,520,705      81,201,032

Basic and diluted net increase in net assets per share resulting from operations:

   $ 1.72    $ 0.88

Note 6. Investments

Investments and cash equivalents consisted of the following as of June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively:

 

     June 30, 2007    June 30, 2006
     Cost    Fair Value    Cost    Fair Value

Subordinated Debt/Corporate Notes

   $ 1,557,368    $ 1,603,530    $ 1,096,295    $ 1,122,652

Preferred Equity

     175,878      185,146      47,229      48,191

Common Equity/Partnership Interests

     244,823      452,286      85,685      157,762

Warrants

     3,514      11,435      1,182      4,011

Bank Debt/Senior Secured Loans

     652,796      636,487      468,896      458,834

Cash Equivalents

     741,518      741,517      711,561      711,561
                           

Totals

   $ 3,375,897    $ 3,630,401    $ 2,410,848    $ 2,503,011

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Note 7. Foreign Currency Transactions and Translations

At June 30, 2007, the Company had outstanding non-U.S. borrowings on its $1.7 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility denominated in euros, pounds sterling, and Canadian dollars. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on these outstanding borrowings is indicated in the table below:

 

Foreign Currency

   Local Currency    Original Borrowing
Cost
   Current Value    Reset Date    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Pounds Sterling

   £ 2,500    $ 4,957    $ 5,016    8/10/2007    $ (59 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 29,700      25,161      27,920    8/16/2007      (2,759 )

Euro

   42,500      56,599      57,398    8/21/2007      (799 )

Euro

   45,000      60,581      60,775    8/22/2007      (194 )

Euro

   45,525      55,071      61,484    8/22/2007      (6,413 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 23,000      19,684      21,622    8/29/2007      (1,938 )

Euro

   25,061      30,246      33,846    8/29/2007      (3,600 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 22,500      19,189      21,151    9/5/2007      (1,962 )

Euro

   3,000      4,037      4,052    9/10/2007      (15 )

Euro

   140,000      188,503      189,077    9/28/2007      (574 )

Pounds Sterling

   £ 6,750      13,266      13,543    9/28/2007      (277 )
                              
      $ 477,294    $ 495,884       $ (18,590 )

At March 31, 2007, the Company had outstanding non-US borrowings on its $1.7 billion multicurrency revolving credit facility denominated in euros, pounds sterling, and Canadian dollars. Unrealized appreciation or depreciation on these outstanding borrowings is indicated in the table below:

 

Foreign Currency

   Local Currency    Original Borrowing
Cost
   Current Value    Reset Date    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 

Euro

   1,000    $ 1,330    $ 1,331    4/23/2007    ($ 1 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 29,700      25,161      25,744    5/16/2007      (583 )

Euro

   58,050      74,664      77,273    5/21/2007      (2,609 )

Euro

   42,500      56,599      56,574    5/21/2007      25  

Euro

   45,525      55,071      60,601    5/22/2007      (5,530 )

Euro

   25,061      30,246      33,360    5/29/2007      (3,114 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 23,000      19,684      19,937    5/29/2007      (253 )

Canadian Dollar

   C$ 22,500      19,189      19,503    6/20/2007      (314 )

British Pound

   £ 6,750      13,265      13,239    6/23/2007      26  
                              
      $ 295,209    $ 307,562       ($ 12,353 )

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Note 8. Expense Offset Arrangement

The Company benefits from an expense offset arrangement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“custodian bank”) whereby the Company earns credits on any uninvested US dollar cash balances held by the custodian bank. These credits are applied by the custodian bank as a reduction of the monthly custody fees charged to the Company. The total amount of credits earned during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 is $61 and $12, respectively.

Note 9. Cash Equivalents

Pending investment in longer-term portfolio holdings, Apollo Investment makes temporary investments in U.S. Treasury bills (of varying maturities) and repurchase agreements as outlined in our prospectus. These temporary investments are deemed cash equivalents by us and are included in our Schedule of Investments. At the end of each fiscal quarter, the Company typically takes proactive steps to prospectively preserve investment flexibility in the next quarter which is assessed against the Company’s total assets at its most recent quarter end. The Company can accomplish this in many ways including its current practice of purchasing U.S. Treasury bills and closing out its position on a net cash basis subsequent to quarter end. The Company may also utilize repurchase agreements or other balance sheet transactions as it deems appropriate for this purpose and these amounts are excluded from total assets for purposes of computing the asset base upon which the management fee is determined. U.S. Treasury bills with maturities of greater than 60 days from the time of purchase are marked-to-market as per our valuation policy. U.S. Treasury bills settle “regular way” on trade date plus one.

Note 10. Repurchase Agreements

The Company enters into repurchase agreements as part of its investment program. The Company’s custodian takes possession of collateral pledged by the counterparty. The collateral is marked-to-market daily to ensure that the value, plus accrued interest, is at least equal to the repurchase price. In the event of default of the obligor to repurchase, the Company has the right to liquidate the collateral and apply the proceeds in satisfaction of the obligation. Under certain circumstances, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the counterparty to the agreement, realization and/or retention of the collateral or proceeds may be subject to legal proceedings. There were no repurchase agreements outstanding at June 30, 2007 or March 31, 2007.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Note 11. Financial Highlights

The following is a schedule of financial highlights for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and the year ended March 31, 2007:

 

Per Share Data:    Three months ended
June 30, 2007
(unaudited)
    Year ended
March 31, 2007
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 17.87     $ 15.15  
                

Net investment income

     0.53       1.49  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     1.19       2.11  
                

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1.72       3.60  

Dividends to shareholders (1)

     (0.51 )     (1.96 )

Effect of anti-dilution

     0.01       1.09  

Offering costs

     —         (0.01 )
                

Net asset value at end of period

   $ 19.09     $ 17.87  
                

Per share market value at end of period

   $ 21.52     $ 21.40  

Total return (2)

     2.89 %     31.70 %

Shares outstanding at end of period

     103,900,254       103,507,766  

Ratio/Supplemental Data:

    

Net assets at end of period (in millions)

   $ 1,983.3     $ 1,849.7  

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     2.96 %     9.09 %

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets*

     1.44 %     7.73 %

Ratio of credit facility related expenses to average net assets

     0.41 %     2.49 %
                

Ratio of total expenses to average net assets*

     1.85 %     10.22 %

Average debt outstanding

   $ 445,624     $ 580,209  

Average debt per share

   $ 4.30     $ 6.76  

Portfolio turnover ratio

     14.0 %     43.8 %

(1) Dividends and distributions are determined based on taxable income calculated in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from amounts determined under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
(2) Total return is based on the change in market price per share during the respective periods. Total return also takes into account dividends and distributions, if any, reinvested in accordance with the Company’s dividend reinvestment plan. Total return is not annualized.
* The ratio of operating expenses to average net assets and the ratio of total expenses to average net assets is 1.44% and 1.85%, respectively, at June 30, 2007, inclusive of the expense offset arrangement (see Note 8). At March 31, 2007, the ratios were 7.72% and 10.21%, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (unaudited) (continued)

(in thousands except share and per share amounts)

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of each year ended March 31 since the Company commenced operations, unless otherwise noted. The “—” indicates information which the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.

 

Class and Year

   Total Amount
Outstanding (1)
   Asset
Coverage
Per Unit(2)
   Involuntary
Liquidating
Preference
Per Unit(3)
   Average
Market Value
Per Unit(4)

Revolving Credit Facility

           

Fiscal 2008 (through June 30, 2007)

   $ 791,384    $ 3,506    $ —      N/A

Fiscal 2007

     492,312      4,757      —      N/A

Fiscal 2006

     323,852      4,798      —      N/A

Fiscal 2005

     0      0      —      N/A

(1) Total amount of each class of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented (in 000’s).
(2) The asset coverage ratio for a class of senior securities representing indebtedness is calculated as our consolidated total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, divided by senior securities representing indebtedness. This asset coverage ratio is multiplied by $1,000 to determine the Asset Coverage Per Unit.
(3) The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon the involuntary liquidation of the issuer in preference to any security junior to it.
(4) Not applicable, as senior securities are not registered for public trading.

Note 12. Credit Agreement and Borrowings

Under the terms of the amended and restated Credit Agreement dated March 31, 2006 (the “Facility”), the lenders agreed to extend credit to Apollo Investment in an aggregate principal or face amount not exceeding $1.25 billion at any one time outstanding. The amended Facility also permits Apollo to seek additional commitments from new and existing lenders in the future, up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $2 billion. In February 2007, we increased total commitments to $1.7 billion. The Facility is a five-year revolving facility (with a stated maturity date of April 14, 2011) and is secured by substantially all of the assets in Apollo Investment’s portfolio, including cash and cash equivalents. Pricing is set at 100 basis points over LIBOR. The Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants, including: (a) periodic financial reporting requirements, (b) maintaining minimum shareholders’ equity of the greater of (i) 40% of the total assets of Apollo Investment and its subsidiaries as at the last day of any fiscal quarter and (ii) the sum of (A) $300 million plus (B) 25% of the net proceeds from the sale of equity interests in Apollo Investment after the closing date of the Facility, (c) maintaining a ratio of total assets, less total liabilities (other than indebtedness) to total indebtedness, in each case of Apollo Investment and its subsidiaries, of not less than 2.0:1.0, (d) maintaining minimum liquidity, (e) limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (f) limitations on liens, (g) limitations on investments (other than in the ordinary course of Apollo Investment’s business), (h) limitations on mergers and disposition of assets (other than in the normal course of Apollo Investment’s business activities) and (i) limitations on the creation or existence of agreements that permit liens on properties of Apollo Investment’s subsidiaries. In addition to the asset coverage ratio described in clause (c) of the preceding sentence, borrowings under the Facility (and the incurrence of certain other permitted debt) are subject to compliance with a borrowing base that applies different advance rates to different types of assets in Apollo Investment’s portfolio. The Facility currently provides for the ability of Apollo Investment to seek additional commitments from lenders in an aggregate amount of up to $300 million. The Facility is used to supplement Apollo Investment’s equity capital to make additional portfolio investments and for other general corporate purposes.

The average debt outstanding on the credit facility was $445,624 and $418,020 for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The maximum amount borrowed during the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was $791,384 and $558,998, respectively. The remaining amount available under the facility was $908,616 at June 30, 2007.

At June 30, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all financial and operational covenants required by the Facility.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of

Apollo Investment Corporation

We have reviewed the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of Apollo Investment Corporation (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, including the schedules of investments, the related statements of operations, and of cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 and the statements of changes in net assets for the three-month period ended June 30, 2007 and for the year ended March 31, 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the accompanying interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the statement of assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2007, and the related statements of operations, of cash flows and of changes in net assets for the year then ended, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007 and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2007; and in our report dated May 29, 2007, we expressed unqualified opinions thereon. The financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting referred to above are not presented herein. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2007, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements from which it has been derived.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
August 8, 2007

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report.

Some of the statements in this report constitute forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or our future performance or financial condition. The forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks and uncertainties, including statements as to:

 

   

our future operating results;

 

   

our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

 

   

the impact of investments that we expect to make;

 

   

our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

 

   

the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its impact on the industries in which we invest;

 

   

the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

 

   

our expected financings and investments;

 

   

the adequacy of our cash resources and working capital; and

 

   

the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies.

We generally use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements for any reason, including the factors set forth in “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this report.

We have based the forward-looking statements included in this report on information available to us on the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although we undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that we may make directly to you or through reports that we in the future may file with the SEC, including any annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K.

Overview

Apollo Investment was incorporated under the Maryland General Corporation Law in February 2004. We have elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“1940 Act”). As such, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements. For instance, we generally have to invest at least 70% of our total assets in “qualifying assets,” including securities of private or thinly traded public U.S. companies, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and high-quality debt investments that mature in one year or less. In addition, for federal income tax purposes we have elected to be treated as a Regulated Investment Company (“RIC”) under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Pursuant to this election and assuming we qualify as a RIC, we generally do not have to pay corporate-level federal income taxes on any income we distribute to our stockholders. Apollo Investment commenced operations on April 8, 2004 upon completion of its initial public offering that raised $870 million in net proceeds selling 62 million shares of its common stock at a price of $15.00 per share.

Investments

Our level of investment activity can and does vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount of debt and equity capital available to middle market companies, the level of merger and acquisition activity for such companies, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the types of investments we make.

 

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As a business development company, we must not acquire any assets other than “qualifying assets” specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets (with certain limited exceptions). Qualifying assets include investments in “eligible portfolio companies.” The SEC recently adopted new rules under the 1940 Act to expand the definition of “eligible portfolio company” to include all private companies and companies whose securities are not listed on a national securities exchange. The new rules also will permit us to include as qualifying assets certain follow-on investments in companies that were eligible portfolio companies at the time of initial investment but that no longer meet the definition. The new rules became effective November 30, 2006. Due to this new rule, we will no longer be required to determine the eligibility of a portfolio company by reference to whether or not it has outstanding marginable securities.

In addition to the adoption of the rules described above, the SEC also proposed for comment a rule that would include as eligible portfolio companies certain public companies that have listed their securities on a national securities exchange, as long as their public float and/or market capitalization are below a specified level. We will continue to monitor closely any developments with respect to the definition of eligible portfolio company, and intend to adjust our investment focus as needed to comply with and/or take advantage of the new rules as well as any other regulatory, legislative, administrative or judicial actions in this area.

Revenue

We generate revenue primarily in the form of interest income from the debt securities we hold and capital gains, if any, on investment securities that we may acquire in portfolio companies. Our debt investments, whether in the form of mezzanine or senior secured loans, generally have a stated term of five to ten years and bear interest at a fixed rate or a floating rate usually determined on the basis of a benchmark: LIBOR, EURIBOR, GBP LIBOR, or the prime rate. While U.S. subordinated debt and corporate notes typically accrue interest at fixed rates, some of these investments may include zero coupon, payment-in-kind (“PIK”) and/or step-up bonds that accrue income on a constant yield to call or maturity basis. Interest on debt securities is generally payable quarterly or semiannually. In some cases, some of our investments provide for deferred interest payments or PIK. The principal amount of the debt securities and any accrued but unpaid interest generally becomes due at the maturity date. In addition, we may generate revenue in the form of dividends paid to us on equity investments as well as revenue in the form of commitment, origination, structuring fees, fees for providing managerial assistance and, if applicable, consulting fees, etc.

Expenses

All investment professionals of the investment adviser and their staff, when and to the extent engaged in providing investment advisory and management services to us, and the compensation and routine overhead expenses of that personnel which is allocable to those services are provided and paid for by AIM. We bear all other costs and expenses of our operations and transactions, including those relating to:

 

   

investment advisory and management fees;

 

   

expenses incurred by Apollo Investment Management payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, in monitoring our financial and legal affairs and in monitoring our investments and performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies;

 

   

calculation of our net asset value (including the cost and expenses of any independent valuation firm);

 

   

direct costs and expenses of administration, including auditor and legal costs;

 

   

costs of preparing and filing reports or other documents with the SEC;

 

   

interest payable on debt, if any, incurred to finance our investments;

 

   

offerings of our common stock and other securities;

 

   

registration and listing fees;

 

   

fees payable to third parties, including agents, consultants or other advisors, relating to, or associated with, evaluating and making investments;

 

   

transfer agent and custodial fees;

 

   

taxes;

 

   

independent directors’ fees and expenses;

 

   

marketing and distribution-related expenses;

 

   

the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to stockholders, including printing and postage costs;

 

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our allocable portion of the fidelity bond, directors and officers/errors and omissions liability insurance, and any other insurance premiums;

 

   

organization and offering; and

 

   

all other expenses incurred by us or Apollo Administration in connection with administering our business, such as our allocable portion of overhead under the administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the cost of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs.

We expect our general and administrative operating expenses related to our ongoing operations to increase moderately in dollar terms, but decline slightly as a percentage of our total assets in future periods if our assets grow. Incentive fees, interest expense and costs relating to future offerings of securities, among others, would be additive.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

During the three months ended June 30, 2007, we invested $738.6 million across 13 new and 5 existing portfolio companies. Included in the $738.6 million is our $208 million investment in the preferred and common equity of Grand Prix Holdings, LLC (Innkeepers USA) on June 29, 2007. This compares to investing $286.8 million in 4 new and 5 existing portfolio companies for the three months ended June 30, 2006. Investments sold or prepaid during the three months ended June 30, 2007 totaled $346.9 million versus $124.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2006.

At June 30, 2007, our net portfolio consisted of 64 portfolio companies and was invested 56% in subordinated debt, 6% in preferred equity, 16% in common equity and warrants and 22% in senior secured loans versus 48 portfolio companies invested 63% in subordinated debt, 3% in preferred equity, 9% in common equity and warrants, and 25% in senior secured loans at June 30, 2006.

The weighted average yields on our subordinated debt portfolio, senior secured loan portfolio and total debt portfolio were 13.1%, 11.9% and 12.8%, respectively, at June 30, 2007 versus 13.6%, 12.7% and 13.3%, respectively, at June 30, 2006.

Senior secured loans and European mezzanine loans typically accrue interest at variable rates determined on the basis of a benchmark: LIBOR, EURIBOR, GBP LIBOR, or the prime rate, with stated maturities at origination that typically range from 5 to 10 years. While subordinated debt issued within the United States will typically accrue interest at fixed rates, some of these investments may include zero-coupon, PIK and/or step bonds that accrue income on a constant yield to call or maturity basis. At June 30, 2007, 66% or $1.6 billion of our debt portfolio is fixed rate debt and 34% or $830.7 million is floating rate debt. At June 30, 2006, 55% or $903.8 million of our interest-bearing portfolio is fixed rate debt and 45% or $725.9 million is floating rate debt.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining such estimates could cause actual results to differ materially. In addition to the discussion below, our critical accounting policies are further described in the notes to the financial statements.

 

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Valuation of Portfolio Investments

As a business development company, we generally invest in illiquid securities including debt and equity securities of middle market companies. Under procedures established by our board of directors, we value investments, including certain subordinated debt, senior secured debt and other debt securities with maturities greater than 60 days, for which market quotations are readily available, at such market quotations. We obtain these market quotations from independent pricing services, use the mean between the bid and ask prices obtained from at least two brokers or dealers (if available, otherwise by a principal market maker or a primary market dealer), or by utilizing an independent third party valuation firm. From time to time, we may also utilize independent third party valuation firms to determine fair value if and when such market quotations are deemed not to represent fair value. Debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our board of directors. Such determination of fair values may involve subjective judgments and estimates. Investments purchased within 60 days of maturity are valued at cost plus accreted discount, or minus amortized premium, which approximates value. With respect to unquoted securities, our board of directors, together with our independent valuation advisers value each investment considering, among other measures, discounted cash flow models, comparisons of financial ratios of peer companies that are public and other factors. When an external event such as a purchase transaction, public offering or subsequent equity sale occurs, our board, together with our independent valuation advisers consider the pricing indicated by the external event to corroborate and/or assist us in our valuation. Because we expect that there will not be a readily available market for many of the investments in our portfolio, we expect to value many of our portfolio investments at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of our board of directors using a documented valuation policy and a consistently applied valuation process. Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available fair market value, the value of our investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a readily available market value existed for such investments, and the differences could be material.

With respect to investments for which market quotations are not readily available or when such market quotations are not deemed to represent fair value, our board of directors has approved a multi-step valuation process each quarter, as described below:

 

   

our quarterly valuation process begins with each portfolio company or investment being initially valued by the investment professionals responsible for the portfolio investment;

 

   

preliminary valuation conclusions are then documented and discussed with our senior management;

 

   

independent valuation firms engaged by our board of directors conduct independent appraisals and review management’s preliminary valuations and their own independent assessment;

 

   

the audit committee of our board of directors reviews the preliminary valuation of our investment adviser and that of the independent valuation firms and responds and supplements the valuation recommendation of the independent valuation firm to reflect any comments; and

 

   

the board of directors discusses valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in our portfolio in good faith based on the input of our investment adviser, the respective independent valuation firms and the audit committee.

In September, 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements, which assists in clarifying the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, the Company is in the process of reviewing the Standard against its current valuation policies to determine future applicability.

 

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Revenue Recognition

We record interest income on an accrual basis to the extent that we expect to collect such amounts. For loans and debt securities with contractual PIK interest, which represents contractual interest accrued and added to the loan balance that generally becomes due at maturity, we will generally not accrue PIK interest if the portfolio company valuation indicates that the PIK interest is not collectible. We do not accrue as a receivable interest on loans and debt securities if we have reason to doubt our ability to collect such interest. Loan origination fees, original issue discount, and market discount are capitalized and then we amortize such amounts as interest income. Upon the prepayment of a loan or debt security, any unamortized loan origination fees are recorded as interest income. We record prepayment premiums on loans and debt securities as interest income when we receive such amounts.

Net Realized Gains or Losses and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation or Depreciation

We measure realized gains or losses by the difference between the net proceeds from the repayment or sale and the amortized cost basis of the investment, without regard to unrealized appreciation or depreciation previously recognized, but considering unamortized upfront fees and prepayment penalties. Net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation reflects the change in portfolio investment values during the reporting period, including the reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized.

Within the context of these critical accounting policies, we are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different amounts being reported.

Results of Operations

Results comparisons are for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006.

Investment Income

For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, gross investment income totaled $88.9 million and $55.9 million, respectively. The increase in investment income for the three months ended June 30, 2007 was primarily due to the growth of our investment portfolio as compared to the previous period and the receipt of a $10.0 million structuring fee related to our investment in Grand Prix Holdings, LLC. Origination and commitment fees associated with investments in portfolio companies are accreted into interest income over the respective terms of the applicable loans and accelerated into interest income upon exit, as applicable.

Expenses

Net expenses totaled $34.2 million and $24.1 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, of which $10.8 million and $7.9 million, respectively, were performance-based incentive fees and $7.6 million and $5.6 million, respectively, were interest and other credit facility expenses. Included in the $10.8 million in performance-based incentive fees for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 is a reduction of $2.3 million from the previous quarter’s net realized capital gain incentive fee accrual. Changes in net realized gains/losses and changes in gross unrealized depreciation impact the amounts accrued quarter to quarter. The current accrual for the net realized capital gain incentive fee is $19.0 million. Expenses exclusive of performance-based incentive fees, interest, and other credit facility expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 were $15.7 million and $10.6 million, respectively. Of these expenses, general and administrative expenses totaled $2.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006. Expenses consist of base investment advisory and management fees, insurance expenses, administrative services expenses, professional fees, directors’ fees, audit and tax services expenses, and other general and administrative expenses. The increase in net expenses was primarily due to an increase in base management fees and performance-based incentive fees, as well as other general and administrative expenses related to the growth of our investment portfolio as compared to the previous period.

Net Investment Income

The Company’s net investment income totaled $54.8 million and $31.7 million or $0.53 per share and $0.39 per share, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006.

 

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Net Realized Gains/Losses

The Company had investment sales and prepayments totaling $346.9 million and $124.1 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006. Net realized losses for the three months ended June 30, 2007 were $20.7 million, of which $20.1 million was previously recognized as unrealized losses on our interest in Diam International. Net realized losses were $3.0 million for the three month comparative period ended June 30, 2006.

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments, Cash Equivalents and Foreign Currencies

For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the Company’s investments, foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities had a net increase in appreciation of $143.7 million and $42.4 million, respectively. A primary component of the $143.7 million was an increase in appreciation on our investment in GS Prysmian Co-Invest LP. At June 30, 2007, net unrealized appreciation totaled $235.9 million, of which $252.5 million was attributable to net unrealized appreciation on our subordinated debt, preferred stock and private equity and $16.6 million was attributable to net unrealized depreciation on our bank debt/senior secured debt (after considering the effects of foreign currency borrowing/hedging for our non-U.S. investments).

Net Increase in Net Assets From Operations

For the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, the Company had a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of $177.7 million and $71.2 million, respectively. The net change in net assets from operations per share was $1.72 and $0.88, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s liquidity and capital resources are generated primarily through its senior secured, multi-currency $1.7 billion, five-year, revolving credit facility maturing in April 2011 as well as from cash flows from operations, including investment sales and prepayments of senior and subordinated loans and income earned from investments and cash equivalents. At June 30, 2007, the Company has $791 million in borrowings outstanding and had $909 million available for its use. In the future, the Company may raise additional equity or debt capital off its shelf registration or may securitize a portion of its investments. The Company may also further access $300 million of additional credit commitments available to it under the terms of its existing credit facility and as the Company’s equity capital base grows. The primary use of funds will be investments in portfolio companies, cash distributions to our shareholders and for other general corporate purposes.

 

     Payments due by Period (dollars in millions)
      Total    Less than
1 year
   1-3 years    3-5 years    More than
5 years

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (1)

   $ 791    $ —      $ —      $ 791    $ —  

(1) At June 30, 2007, $909 million remained unused under our senior secured revolving credit facility.

Contractual Obligations

We have entered into two contracts under which we have future commitments: the investment advisory and management agreement, pursuant to which Apollo Investment Management has agreed to serve as our investment adviser, and the administration agreement, pursuant to which Apollo Administration has agreed to furnish us with the facilities and administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations and provide on our behalf managerial assistance to those portfolio companies to which we are required to provide such assistance. Payments under the investment advisory and management agreement are equal to (1) a percentage of the value of our gross assets and (2) a two-part incentive fee. Payments under the administration agreement are equal to an amount based upon our allocable portion of Apollo Administration’s overhead in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including rent, technology systems, insurance and our allocable portion of the costs of our chief financial officer and chief compliance officer and their respective staffs. Either party may terminate each of the investment advisory and management agreement and administration agreement without penalty upon not more than 60 days’ written notice to the other. Please see Note 3 within our financial statements for more information.

 

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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

On February 28, 2007, the Company entered into Senior Secured Term Loan agreements with Gray Wireline Service Inc., resulting in investments of $40 million in a First Out Term Loan and $70 million in a Second Out Term Loan. In connection with the transaction, the Company also committed to $27.5 million of additional delay draw commitments under the term loans subject to various contingencies and draw down tests. As of June 30, 2007, the Company has $13.0 million of delay draw commitments remaining after the transfer of our interest in the First Out Term Loan and the associated $7.0 million of delay draw commitments during the quarter. Additionally, $7.5 million was drawn by Gray Wireline from the delay draw second out commitment and is reflected in our current $77.5 million position.

At June 30, 2007, we did not have any additional off-balance sheet liabilities or other contractual obligations that are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, other than the investment advisory and management agreement and the administration agreement described above.

Dividends

Dividends paid to stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006 totaled $52.8 million or $0.51 per share versus $36.5 million or $0.45 per share, respectively. Tax characteristics of all dividends will be reported to shareholders on Form 1099 after the end of the calendar year.

We intend to continue to distribute quarterly dividends to our stockholders. Our quarterly dividends, if any, will be determined by our board of directors.

We have elected to be taxed as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. To maintain our RIC status, we must distribute at least 90% of our ordinary income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses, if any, out of the assets legally available for distribution. In addition, although we currently intend to distribute realized net capital gains (i.e., net long-term capital gains in excess of short-term capital losses), if any, at least annually, out of the assets legally available for such distributions, we may in the future decide to retain such capital gains for investment.

We maintain an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we declare a dividend, then stockholders’ cash dividends will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, unless they specifically “opt out” of the dividend reinvestment plan so as to receive cash dividends.

We may not be able to achieve operating results that will allow us to make dividends and distributions at a specific level or to increase the amount of these dividends and distributions from time to time. In addition, we may be limited in our ability to make dividends and distributions due to the asset coverage test for borrowings when applicable to us as a business development company under the 1940 Act and due to provisions in future credit facilities. If we do not distribute a certain percentage of our income annually, we will suffer adverse tax consequences, including possible loss of our RIC status. We cannot assure stockholders that they will receive any dividends and distributions or dividends and distributions at a particular level.

With respect to the dividends paid to shareholders, income from origination, commitment and certain other upfront fees associated with investments in portfolio companies is treated as taxable income and accordingly, distributed to shareholders. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, we received upfront fees totaling $0.1 million, which are being amortized into income over the lives of their respective loans. For the three months ended June 30, 2006, we received upfront fees totaling $2.7 million.

 

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, many of the loans in our portfolio had floating interest rates. These loans are usually based on a floating LIBO rate and typically have durations of one to six months after which they reset to current market interest rates. As the percentage of our mezzanine and other subordinated loans increase as a percentage of our total investments, we expect that more of the loans in our portfolio will have fixed rates. Accordingly, we may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options and forward contracts subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act. While hedging activities may insulate us against adverse changes in interest rates, they may also limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, we did not engage in interest rate hedging activities.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of June 30, 2007 (the end of the period covered by this report), we, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the 1934 Act). Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective and provided reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our periodic SEC filings is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of such possible controls and procedures.

(b) Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

Management has not identified any change in the Company’s internal control over financing reporting that occurred during the first quarter of fiscal 2008 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We, Apollo Investment Management and Apollo Investment Administration are not currently subject to any material pending legal proceedings.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The risk factor below restates in its entirety the risk factor set forth under “Risk Factors – There are significant potential conflicts of interest which could impact our investment returns” previously disclosed in our most recent Form 10-K. There have been no other material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our most recent Form 10-K filing.

There are significant potential conflicts of interest which could impact our investment returns.

Our executive officers and directors, and the partners of our investment adviser, AIM, serve or may serve as officers, directors or principals of entities that operate in the same or a related line of business as we do or of investment funds managed by our affiliates. Accordingly, they may have obligations to investors in those entities, the fulfillment of which might not be in the best interests of us or our stockholders. Moreover, we note that, notwithstanding the difference in principal investment objectives between Apollo Investment and other Apollo funds, such other Apollo sponsored funds, including new affiliated potential pooled investment vehicles or managed accounts not yet established, have and may from time to time have overlapping investment objectives with those of Apollo Investment and, accordingly, invest in, whether principally or secondarily, asset classes similar to those targeted by Apollo Investment. To the extent such other investment vehicles have overlapping investment objectives, the scope of opportunities otherwise available to us may be adversely affected and/or reduced. As a result, the partners of AIM may face conflicts in their time management and commitments as well as in the allocation of investment opportunities to other Apollo funds. We do not anticipate making an initial investment in any portfolio company in which Apollo or any affiliate has a pre-existing controlling equity investment and we do not anticipate investing in any securities of any company in which Apollo or any of its affiliates has a pre-existing investment in a differing class of securities of such company, save where the opportunity presented to us constitutes a small proportion of the particular tranche of securities and is highly liquid. In addition, in the event such investment opportunities are allocated among Apollo Investment and other investment vehicles affiliated with AIM, our desired investment portfolio may be adversely affected. Although AIM endeavors to allocate investment opportunities in a fair and equitable manner, it is possible that we may not be given the opportunity to participate in certain investments made by investment funds managed by investment managers affiliated with AIM.

There are no information barriers amongst Apollo and certain of its affiliates. If AIM, on behalf of Apollo Investment, were to receive material non-public information about a particular company, it may restrict the ability of Apollo or certain of its affiliates to invest in such company. Conversely, if Apollo or certain of its affiliates were to receive material non-public information about a particular company, Apollo Investment may be restricted in its ability to invest in such company. Consequently, we may not have an opportunity to make certain investments if Apollo or certain of its affiliates have a pre-existing interest in the relevant company or are otherwise restricted from investing in such company.

AIM and its affiliates and investment managers may determine that an investment is appropriate both for us and for one or more other funds. In such event, depending on the availability of such investment and other appropriate factors, AIM may determine that we should invest on a side-by-side basis with one or more other funds. We may make all such investments subject to compliance with applicable regulations and interpretations, and our allocation procedures. Certain types of negotiated co-investments may be made only if we receive an order from the SEC permitting us to do so. There can be no assurance that any such order will be obtained.

In the course of our investing activities, we pay management and incentive fees to AIM, and reimburse AIM for certain expenses it incurs. As a result, investors in our common stock invest on a “gross” basis and receive distributions on a “net” basis after expenses, resulting in, among other things, a lower rate of return than one might achieve through direct investments. As a result of this arrangement, there may be times when the management team of AIM has interests that differ from those of our stockholders, giving rise to a conflict.

 

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AIM receives a quarterly incentive fee based, in part, on our pre-incentive fee income, if any, for the immediately preceding calendar quarter. This incentive fee is subject to a quarterly hurdle rate before providing an incentive fee return to the investment adviser. To the extent we or AIM are able to exert influence over our portfolio companies, the quarterly pre-incentive fee may provide AIM with an incentive to induce our portfolio companies to accelerate or defer interest or other obligations owed to us from one calendar quarter to another.

We have entered into a royalty-free license agreement with Apollo, pursuant to which Apollo has agreed to grant us a non-exclusive license to use the name “Apollo.” Under the license agreement, we have the right to use the “Apollo” name for so long as AIM or one of its affiliates remains our investment adviser. In addition, we rent office space from Apollo Administration, an affiliate of AIM, and pay Apollo Administration our allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by Apollo Administration in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including our allocable portion of the cost of our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs, which can create conflicts of interest that our board of directors must monitor.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

Listed below are the exhibits that are filed as part of this report (according to the number assigned to them in Item 601 of Regulation S-K):

 

3.1

   Articles of Amendment and Restatement, as amended (1)

3.2

   Amended and Restated Bylaws (5)

4.1

   Form of Stock Certificate (3)

10.1

   Investment Advisory Management Agreement between Registrant and Apollo Investment Management, L.P. (2)

10.1(b)

   Supplement to the Investment Advisory Management Agreement between Registrant and Apollo Investment Management, L.P. (5)

10.2

   Administration Agreement between Registrant and Apollo Investment Administration, LLC (2)

10.3

   Dividend Reinvestment Plan (3)

10.4

   Custodian Agreement (3)

10.5

   License Agreement between the Registrant and Apollo Management, L.P. (2)

10.6

   Form of Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (2)

10.7

   Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement (4)

22.1

   Proxy Statement (6)

31.1*

   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

31.2*

   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

32.1*

   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).

32.2*

   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350).

* Filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s post-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2, filed on August 14, 2006.
(2) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2, filed on April 1, 2004.
(3) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on Form N-2, filed on March 12, 2004.
(4) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2006.
(5) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s Form 10-K filed on June 12, 2006.
(6) Incorporated by reference from the Registrant’s 14A filed on July 3, 2007.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on August 8, 2007.

 

APOLLO INVESTMENT CORPORATION
By:   /s/ JOHN J. HANNAN
  John J. Hannan
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
By:   /s/ RICHARD L. PETEKA
  Richard L. Peteka
  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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