UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 13e-4)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Crescent Private Credit Income Corp.
(Name of Issuer)
Crescent Private Credit Income Corp.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Class S Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
CPC7031CZ
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)
Class D Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
CPC7032CZ
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)
Class I Shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
CPC7033CZ
(CUSIP Number of class of securities)
George P. Hawley
Secretary
Crescent Private Credit Income Corp.
11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2000
Los Angeles, California 90025
(310) 235-5900
(Name, Address and Telephone No. of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
COPIES TO:
Monica J. Shilling, P.C. Van Whiting Kirkland & Ellis LLP 2049 Century Park East, 37th Floor Los Angeles, California 90067 (310) 552-4200 |
Nicole M. Runyan, P.C. Kirkland & Ellis LLP 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 446-4800 |
November 22, 2024
(Date Tender Offer First Published, Sent or Given to Security Holders)
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Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.
Reference is made to the Summary Term Sheet of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below) that is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(ii) and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Subject Company Information.
(a) | The name of the issuer is Crescent Private Income Corp. (the Company). The Company is a closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act). It is organized as a Maryland corporation. The principal executive office of the Company is located at 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 and the telephone number is (310) 235-5900. |
(b) | The title of the securities that are the subject of the offer to purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal (Offer to Purchase and the tender offer made thereby, the Offer) are Class I shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class I Shares), Class D shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class D Shares), and Class S shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Class S Shares and together with Class I Shares and Class D Shares, the Shares), or portions thereof. As of the close of business on October 31, 2024, there were 6,270,348 Class I Shares outstanding, 0 Class D Shares outstanding, and 0 Class S Shares outstanding. Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Company will purchase up to 5.0% of the Companys outstanding Shares that are tendered by holders of the Companys Shares (Stockholders) and not withdrawn as described in the Offer to Purchase (the Offer Amount). The Shares subject to the Offer represent approximately 5.0% of the Companys Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2024. |
(c) | Shares are not traded in any market. |
Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person.
(a) | The Company is tendering for its own Shares. The information required by this Item is set forth in Item 2(a) above. Crescent Cap NT Advisors, LLC (the Adviser) serves as the investment adviser for the Company. The Adviser is located at 11100 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025 and its telephone number is (310) 235-5900. The members of the Companys Board of Directors (the Board) are Kathleen S. Briscoe, Susan Yun Lee, Martha Solis-Turner, Jason Breaux and Christopher G. Wright (each, a Director). The Chief Executive Officer is Eric Hall, the President is Raymond Barrios, the Chief Financial Officer is Kirill Bouek, the Chief Compliance Officer is Erik Barrios and the Secretary is George P. Hawley. The Directors and the executive officers of the Company may be reached at the Companys business address and phone number set forth in Item 2(a) above. |
(b)-(c) | Not applicable. |
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
(a) (1) | (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, the Company will purchase up to 313,517 Shares that are tendered by Stockholders by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on December 23, 2024 and not withdrawn as described in Item 4(a)(1)(vi). | |
(ii) The purchase price of a Share (or portion thereof) tendered will be its net asset value as of November 30, 2024 or a later date determined by the Company if the Offer is extended (in each case, the Valuation Date), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. |
Each Stockholder that tenders Shares that are accepted for purchase will be sent a written notice (the Acceptance Notice) notifying the Stockholder that the Company has received and accepted their tender. Such
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Stockholder will receive cash in an amount equal to the value of the Stockholders Shares accepted for purchase by the Company determined as of the Valuation Date. The Form of the Acceptance Notice is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(iv) and incorporated herein by reference.
(iii) | The Offer is scheduled to expire on December 23, 2024 unless extended. Reference is made to the Cover Page, Summary Term Sheet, Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price and Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. |
(iv) | Not applicable. |
(v) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Summary Term Sheet and Section 7 Certain Conditions of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. |
(vi) | Reference is made to Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
(vii) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 4 Procedure for Tenders and Section 5 Withdrawal Rights of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. Note that certain Stockholders may be required to deliver their Letter of Transmittal to their Financial Advisor (instead of directly to the Companys transfer agent, SS&C GIDS, Inc.). All Stockholders tendering Shares should carefully review their Letter of Transmittal and follow the delivery instructions therein. |
(viii) | Reference is made to Section 4 Procedure for Tenders and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. |
(ix) | Reference is made to the Cover Page, Section 3 Amount of Tender, and Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which are incorporated herein by reference. |
(x) | Reference is made to Section 2 Offer to Purchase and Price of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
(xi) | Not applicable. |
(xii) | Reference is made to Section 10 Certain Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
(a) (2) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Any Shares to be purchased from any officer, Director or affiliate of the Company will be on the same terms and conditions as any other purchase of Shares. To the Companys knowledge, none of the officers, Directors, or affiliates of the Company intends to tender Shares in the Offer. |
Item 5. Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements with Respect to the Issuers Securities.
(a) | Not applicable. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
(c) | Not applicable. |
(d) | Not applicable. |
(e) | The Companys prospectus, dated August 28, 2024, as amended and/or supplemented from time to time (the Prospectus), provides that the Board has the discretion to determine whether the Company will purchase Shares from Stockholders from time to time pursuant to written tenders. The Adviser expects that it will recommend to the Board that the Company purchase Shares from Stockholders quarterly. However, the Company is not required to conduct tender offers. |
Except as described below, the Company is not aware of any other agreement, arrangement, or understanding relating, directly or indirectly, to the Offer, whether or not legally enforceable, between:
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(i) the Company, the Adviser, the Companys officers or members of the Board or any person controlling the Company, the Adviser, the Companys officers or the Board; and (ii) any other person, with respect to the Shares. As described in the Prospectus, the Company is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $2.5 billion of its Shares, pursuant to a registered offering. Additionally, as describe in the Prospectus, the Company has sold unregistered Shares as part of private offerings. Certain investors that purchased the Companys Class I Shares through private placements entered into agreements with the Adviser, pursuant to which each such investor agreed to not tender their Shares in any anticipated quarterly tender offer by the Company until the Companys net asset value initially surpasses $1.5 billion, subject to certain agreed-upon terms and limitations. A certain investor that purchased the Companys Class I shares through the public offering entered into an agreement with the Adviser, pursuant to which such investor agreed to not tender their Shares in any anticipated quarterly tender offer by the Company until the fourth quarter of 2029, subject to certain agreed-upon terms and limitations.
Item 6. Purposes Of This Tender Offer and Plans or Proposals.
(a)-(b) | Reference is made to Section 1 Background and Purpose of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
(c) | Reference is made to Section 8 Certain Information About the Company of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. Because Shares are not traded in any market, subsections (6), (7), and (8) of Regulation M-A Item 1006(c) are not applicable to the Company. |
Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
(a)-(d) | Reference is made to Section 6 Purchases and Payment of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
(a) | Based on the number of Shares outstanding as of October 31, 2024, the following persons own the number of Shares indicated in the below table. |
Person | Shares | Percentage of the Companys Outstanding Shares |
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Jason Breaux |
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Christopher G. Wright |
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Kathleen S. Briscoe |
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Susan Yun Lee |
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Martha Solis-Turner |
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Eric Hall |
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Raymond Barrios |
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Kirill Bouek |
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Erik Barrios |
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George P. Hawley |
| | ||||||
Crescent Capital Group LP |
1,000 | * |
* | Less than 1%. |
None of the persons listed above intends to tender any of his or her Shares in the Offer. Addresses for each of the persons listed above are provided in Item 3.
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(b) | Reference is made to Section 8 Certain Information About the Company of the Offer to Purchase, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
Item 9. Persons/Assets Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.
(a) | No persons have been employed, retained, or are to be compensated by the Company to make solicitations or recommendations in connection with the Offer to Purchase. |
Item 10. Financial Statements.
(a) | Not applicable. The consideration offered to security holders consists solely of cash. The Offer is not subject to any financing condition, and the Company is a public reporting company under Sections 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that files reports electronically on EDGAR. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
Item 11. Additional Information.
(a) | (1) None. | |
(2) None. | ||
(3) Not applicable. | ||
(4) None. | ||
(5) None. |
(c) | The Offer to Purchase, attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(1)(ii), is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. |
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(1)(i) | Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(ii) | Offer to Purchase. | |
(a)(1)(iii) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(iv) | Form of Notice from the Company to Stockholders in Connection with the Companys Acceptance of Shares. | |
(a)(1)(v) | Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender. | |
(a)(2) (4) | Not applicable. | |
(b) | None. | |
(d) | Not applicable. | |
(g) | Not applicable. | |
(h) | Not applicable. | |
EX-FILING FEES | Filing Fee Table. |
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
CRESCENT PRIVATE CREDIT INCOME CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ George P. Hawley | |
Name: | George P. Hawley | |
Title: | Secretary |
Dated: November 22, 2024
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
(a)(1)(i) | Cover Letter to Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(ii) | Offer to Purchase. | |
(a)(1)(iii) | Form of Letter of Transmittal. | |
(a)(1)(iv) | Form of Notice from the Company to Stockholders in Connection with the Companys Acceptance of Shares. | |
(a)(1)(v) | Form of Notice of Withdrawal of Tender. | |
EX-FILING FEES | Filing Fee Table. |
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