Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number         811-22481                

                                                 Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.                                                 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

9 West 57th Street

                                         New York, New York 10019                                        

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Joseph Moroney, President

9 West 57th Street

                                                 New York, New York 10019                                                 

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 515-3200

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: September 30, 2014


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

The Schedule(s) of Investments is attached herewith.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans - 134.9%(a)

  

AEROSPACE & DEFENSE - 7.9%

  

Alion Science & Technology Corp.
Tranche A Term Loan, 8.00%, 08/17/18(b)

     2,083,333            2,052,083   

Tranche B Term Loan, 11.00%,

    

08/16/19(b)

     1,837,500            1,791,562   

Camp International Holding Co.

    

2013 First Lien Replacement

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 05/31/19

     1,296,923            1,297,733   

2013 Second Lien Replacement

    

Term Loan, 8.25%, 11/29/19

     1,000,000            1,010,625   

Deltek, Inc.

    

Second Lien Term Loan,

    

10.00%, 10/10/19

     1,091,000            1,108,271   

Photonis Technologies SAS

    

Term Loan, 8.50%, 09/18/19(b)

     3,900,525            3,900,525   

The SI Organization, Inc. (c)

    

First Lien Term Loan,

    

11/23/19(d)

     660,727            664,652   

Second Lien Term Loan, 9.00%,

    

05/23/20(b)

     606,000            616,605   

SRA International, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 6.50%, 07/20/18

     3,573,772            3,578,239   

TASC, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%,

    

05/22/20

     1,566,075            1,510,777   

Second Lien Term Loan,

    

12.00%, 05/21/21(e)

     2,233,239            2,185,782   

U.S. Joiner Holding Co.

    

Term Loan, 7.00%, 04/16/20(b)

     2,487,500            2,481,281   

WP CPP Holdings, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.75%,

    

12/28/19

     1,160,686            1,155,968   
    

 

 

 
           23,354,103   
    

 

 

 

AUTOMOTIVE - 1.1%

  

American Tire Distributors, Inc.

    

Delayed Draw Term Loan,

    

5.75%, 06/01/18

     139,429            139,604   

Initial Term Loan, 5.75%,

    

06/01/18

     1,245,610            1,247,174   

Fram Group Holdings,

    

Inc./Prestone Holdings, Inc.

    

Second Lien Term Loan,

    

01/29/18(d)

     1,774,148            1,720,924   

Transtar Holding Co.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.75%,

    

10/09/18

     186,536            186,187   
    

 

 

 
       3,293,889   
    

 

 

 

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 11.6%

  

Amwins Group, LLC

    

First Lien New Term Loan,

    

09/06/19(d)

     4,403,027            4,406,329   

Asurion, LLC

    

Incremental Tranche B-1 Term

    

Loan, 5.00%, 05/24/19

     4,446,974            4,431,698   

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.50%,

    

03/03/21

     1,562,000            1,583,478   
    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE (continued)

  

Hub International, Ltd.

    

Intial Term Loan, 4.25%,

    

10/02/20

     1,256,695            1,231,561   

Hyperion Finance S.a.r.l. (United

    

Kingdom)

    

Term Loan, 5.75%, 10/17/19(b)(f)

     5,359,500            5,379,598   

Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

04/30/21(b)

     3,241,875            3,225,666   

Medical Card System, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 12.00%

    

09/17/15(b)(g)

     4,718,084            4,647,313   

MMM Holdings, Inc.

    

MMM Term Loan, 9.75%,

    

12/12/17

     728,812            728,356   

MSO of Puerto Rico, Inc.

    

MSO Term Loan, 9.75%,

    

12/12/17

     529,860            529,529   

National Financial Partners Corp.

    

2014 Specified Refinancing Term

    

Loan, 4.50%, 07/01/20

     2,481,640            2,464,058   

SG Acquisition, Inc.

    

Initial Term Loan, 6.25%,

    

08/19/21(b)

     2,607,224            2,607,224   

Walter Investment Management Corp.

    

Tranche B Term Loan, 4.75%,

    

12/18/20

     2,927,375            2,809,372   
    

 

 

 
           34,044,182   
    

 

 

 

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO - 5.7%

  

AdvancePierre Foods, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.75%,

    

07/10/17

     700,350            701,663   

ARG IH Corp.

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 11/15/20

     1,905,600            1,906,791   

Arysta LifeScience SPC, LLC

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

4.50%, 05/29/20

     1,191,911            1,182,972   

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.25%,

    

11/30/20

     1,028,000            1,036,995   

Dave & Buster’s, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 4.50%, 07/25/20

     948,398            942,471   

Dole Food Co., Inc.

    

Tranche B Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

11/01/18

     2,304,306            2,286,447   

Hearthside Group Holdings, LLC

    

Term Loan, 4.50%, 06/02/21

     1,637,895            1,631,409   

Performance Food Group, Inc.

    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

6.25%, 11/14/19

     1,036,369            1,035,073   

PFS Holding Corp.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

01/31/21

     2,796,945            2,359,922   

Shearer’s Foods, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

06/30/21

     1,291,666            1,282,792   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.      1


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

  

BEVERAGE, FOOD & TOBACCO (continued)

  

Winebow Holdings, Inc. (The

    

Vintner Group, Inc.)

    

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.50%,

    

01/02/22(b)

     2,260,897            2,249,593   
    

 

 

 
           16,616,128   
    

 

 

 

CAPITAL EQUIPMENT - 2.6%

  

Sensus U.S., Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan,

    

05/09/17(d)

     1,507,366            1,479,102   

Tank Holding Corp. (Roto

    

Acquisition Corp.)

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.25%,

    

07/09/19

     2,905,048            2,890,886   

Zebra Technologies Corp.

    

Term Loan B, 10/27/21(d)

     3,220,647            3,220,647   
    

 

 

 
       7,590,635   
    

 

 

 

CHEMICALS, PLASTICS & RUBBER - 2.0%

  

AI Chem & Cy S.C.A.

    

(Luxembourg)

    

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

10/03/19(f)

     425,806            424,477   

Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

10/03/19(f)

     220,930            220,241   

Cyanco Intermediate Corp.

    

Term Loan, 5.50%, 05/01/20

     2,767,607            2,764,147   

Tronox Pigments B. V.

    

(Netherlands)

    

New Term Loan, 4.00%,

    

03/19/20(f)

     734,697            730,336   

Univar, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 5.00%, 06/30/17

     1,723,583            1,708,140   
    

 

 

 
       5,847,341   
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER GOODS: DURABLE - 0.5%

  

Bluestem Brands, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 7.50%, 12/06/18

     1,024,371            1,027,573   

Britax U.S. Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan B, 4.50%,

    

10/15/20

     465,086            380,594   
    

 

 

 
       1,408,167   
    

 

 

 

CONSUMER GOODS: NON-DURABLE - 7.4%

  

ABG Intermediate Holdings 2, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.50%,

    

05/27/21

     3,532,250            3,527,835   

BRG Sports, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.50%,

    

04/15/21(b)

     2,082,130            2,097,746   

Fender Musical Instruments Corp.

    

Initial Term Loan, 5.75%,

    

04/03/19

     443,750            444,121   

Herff Jones, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 5.50%, 06/25/19

     3,651,333            3,655,897   

The Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

    

Tranche B Term Loan,

    

06/18/21(d)

     3,430,000            3,415,697   
    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CONSUMER GOODS: NON-DURABLE (continued)

  

Nine West Holdings, Inc.

    

Unsecured Initial Term Loan,

    

6.25%, 01/08/20(b)

     1,000,000            935,000   

Initial Term Loan, 4.75%,

    

10/08/19

     1,316,700            1,275,553   

Polyconcept Investments B.V.

    

Term Loan, 06/28/19(d)

     3,791,073            3,786,334   

The Topps Co., Inc.

    

Term Loan, 7.25%, 10/02/18(b)

     2,511,025            2,479,637   
    

 

 

 
           21,617,820   
    

 

 

 

CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 1.6%

  

Berlin Packaging LLC

    

Term Loan B, 5.75%, 04/02/19

     495,000            495,156   

BWAY Intermediate Co., Inc.

    

Initial Term Loan, 5.50%,

    

08/14/20

     1,541,590            1,542,562   

Pelican Products, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.25%,

    

04/10/20

     2,779,167            2,784,378   
    

 

 

 
           4,822,096   
    

 

 

 

ENERGY: OIL & GAS - 9.5%

  

American Energy-Marcellus, LLC

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

08/04/20(d)

     3,061,946            3,044,723   

Atlas Energy, L.P.

    

Term Loan, 6.50%, 07/31/19(b)

     1,247,400            1,258,315   

Azure Midstream Energy, LLC

    

Term Loan, 6.50%, 11/15/18(b)

     864,920            858,433   

BlackBrush Oil & Gas, L.P.

    

Closing Date Second Lien Term

    

Loan, 8.75%, 07/30/21

     2,733,766            2,699,594   

Chief Exploration & Development, LLC

    

Second Lien Term Loan, 7.50%,

    

05/16/21

     2,380,000            2,384,462   

Drillships Financing Holding, Inc.

    

Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 6.00%,

    

03/31/21

     3,249,831            3,123,900   

Drillships Ocean Ventures, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 5.50%, 07/25/21

     1,777,080            1,728,210   

EMG Utica, LLC

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 03/27/20(b)

     1,553,000            1,554,941   

HGIM Corp.

    

Term Loan A, 5.00%, 06/18/18(b)

     4,897,383            4,866,774   

Pacific Drilling S.A. (Luxembourg)

    

Term Loan, 4.50%, 06/03/18(f)

     1,265,975            1,227,996   

Power Buyer, LLC

    

First Lien Delayed Draw Term

    

Loan, 4.25%, 05/06/20

     48,565            47,715   

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

4.25%, 05/06/20

     911,799            895,843   

Southcross Energy Partners, L.P.

    

Initial Term Loan, 5.25%,

    

08/04/21

     342,979            343,087   

Southcross Holdings Borrower, L.P.

    

Term Loan, 6.00%, 08/04/21

     869,502            869,502   
 

 

2       See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

  

ENERGY: OIL & GAS (continued)

  

Sprint Industrial Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 7.00%,

    

05/14/19(b)

     2,168,381            2,173,802   

W3 Co.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.75%,

    

03/13/20

     924,848            923,692   
    

 

 

 
           28,000,989   
    

 

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL INDUSTRIES - 1.4%

  

Emerald 2, Ltd. (United Kingdom)

    

Term Loan, 05/14/21(d)(f)

     4,170,000            4,151,756   
    

 

 

 

FOREST PRODUCTS & PAPER - 0.8%

  

Caraustar Industries, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 7.50%, 05/01/19

     2,321,454            2,335,963   
    

 

 

 

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 12.1%

  

ABB/Con-Cise Optical Group LLC

    

Term Loan B-1, 4.50%, 02/06/19

     1,514,083            1,498,942   

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC

    

Term Loan B, 4.75%, 11/01/19

     2,702,998            2,702,998   

Ardent Medical Services, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.75%,

    

07/02/18

     2,907,827            2,923,572   

ATI Holdings, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 5.00%, 12/20/19

     1,082,715            1,089,482   

InVentiv Health, Inc.

    

Term Loan B-3, 7.75%, 05/15/18

     725,539            724,331   

Opal Acquisition, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

11/27/20

     7,523,018            7,518,390   

Premier Dental Services, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.00%,

    

11/01/18

     5,215,666            5,189,588   

Smile Brands Group, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 7.50%, 08/16/19

     4,356,000            4,272,517   

Steward Health Care System, LLC

    

Term Loan, 6.75%, 04/10/20

     3,266,003            3,261,921   

STHI Holding Corp.

    

Initial Term Loan, 08/06/21(d)

     3,996,062            3,967,350   

Surgery Center Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan,

    

11/03/20(b)(d)

     1,660,944            1,658,868   

U.S. Renal Care, Inc.

    

Second Lien Term Loan,

    

10.25%, 01/03/20(b)

     818,000            828,225   
    

 

 

 
       35,636,184   
    

 

 

 

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES - 6.2%

  

The Active Network, Inc. (Lanyon, Inc.)

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.50%,

    

11/13/20

     1,461,648            1,454,033   

Flexera Software, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

04/02/20

     1,249,384            1,241,575   
    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES (continued)

  

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

    

Tranche B5 Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

01/15/21

     1,930,500            1,926,736   

GTCR Valor Companies, Inc.

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

05/30/21(d)

     1,146,972            1,140,761   

Kronos Inc.

    

First Lien Incremental Term

    

Loan, 4.50%, 10/30/19

     1,997,995            1,988,005   

Landslide Holdings, Inc. (Crimson

    

Acquisition Corp.)

    

First Lien New Term Loan,

    

5.00%, 02/25/20

     4,414,920            4,409,401   

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.25%,

    

02/25/21

     563,000            557,370   

MSC.Software Corp.

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

5.00%, 05/29/20(b)

     1,785,525            1,781,061   

Vision Solutions, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.00%,

    

07/23/16(b)

     3,747,428            3,738,059   
    

 

 

 
       18,237,001   
    

 

 

 

HOTEL, GAMING & LEISURE - 5.5%

  

CCM Merger, Inc. (MotorCity

    

Casino Hotel)

    

Term Loan B, 4.50%, 08/06/21

     621,031            616,377   

Centaur Acquisition, LLC

    

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.75%,

    

02/20/20

     826,000            839,422   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. (Luxembourg)

    

Second Lien Term Loan, 7.75%,

    

07/29/22(f)

     1,601,769            1,598,766   

Delta 2 (Lux) S.a.r.l. (United

    

Kingdom)

    

Facility B3 (USD), 4.75%,

    

07/30/21(f)

     4,605,263            4,556,332   

Deluxe Entertainment Services

    

Group, Inc.

    

Initial Term Loan, 02/28/20(d)

     667,252            620,544   

Diamond Resorts Corp.

    

Term Loan, 5.50%, 05/09/21(b)

     906,728            906,728   

Equinox Holdings, Inc.

    

New Initial First Lien Term Loan,

    

01/31/20(d)

     1,948,071            1,924,937   

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority

    

Term Loan B, 5.50%, 11/19/19

     1,096,911            1,080,457   

Peppermill Casinos, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 7.25%, 11/09/18

     1,964,929            1,996,250   

Planet Fitness Holdings, LLC

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 03/31/21

     1,333,300            1,334,407   

Scientific Games Corp.

    

Term Loan B2, 10/01/21(d)

     628,234            617,013   
    

 

 

 
           16,091,233   
    

 

 

 

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 8.9%

  

Acosta Holdco, Inc.

    

Initial Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

09/26/21

     4,577,669            4,577,669   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.      3


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

  

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING (continued)

  

ALM Media, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.50%,

    

07/31/20

     3,996,168            3,981,182   

F & W Media, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 7.75%, 06/30/19

     3,949,588            3,949,588   

Merrill Communications, LLC

    

Term Loan, 5.75%, 03/08/18

     3,734,455            3,790,472   

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 12.50%, 09/30/15(b)

     3,004,805            2,895,881   

Springer SBM Two GmbH (Germany)

    

Initial Term Loan B3, 4.75%,

    

08/14/20(f)

     4,997,615            4,922,650   

Telecommunications Management, LLC

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 09/30/20

     1,989,975            1,994,124   
    

 

 

 
       26,111,566   
    

 

 

 

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 9.5%

  

Charter Communications

    

Operating, LLC

    

Term Loan G, 4.25%, 09/10/21

     3,475,506            3,471,353   

Emmis Communications Corp.

    

Term Loan, 5.75%, 06/10/21

     2,000,000            1,997,500   

Granite Broadcasting Corp.

    

First Lien Tranche B Term Loan,

    

6.75%, 05/23/18(b)

     1,971,059            1,973,523   

Hargray Communications Group, Inc.
(HCP Acquisition, LLC)

    

Term Loan B, 4.75%, 06/26/19

     2,270,263            2,274,996   

Hemisphere Media Holdings, LLC

    

(Intermedia Espanol, Inc.)

    

New Term Loan B, 07/30/20(d)

     2,564,030            2,557,620   

Numericable U.S., LLC

    

Dollar Denominated Tranche B-1

    

Term Loan, 4.50%, 05/21/20

     1,597,738            1,589,606   

Dollar Denominated Tranche B-2

    

Term Loan, 4.50%, 05/21/20

     1,382,262            1,375,226   

SESAC Holdco II, LLC

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

02/07/19

     913,114            911,402   

Telecommunications Management, LLC

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

4.75%, 04/30/20

     1,016,296            1,015,661   

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

9.00%, 10/30/20(b)

     710,475            714,027   

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC

    

Term Loan B, 4.75%, 04/01/19

     5,157,667            5,149,053   

William Morris Endeavor

    

Entertainment, LLC
(IMG Worldwide Holdings, LLC)

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.25%,

    

05/06/21

     5,037,375            4,974,408   
    

 

 

 
           28,004,375   
    

 

 

 
    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

MEDIA: DIVERSIFIED & PRODUCTION - 1.7%

  

Tech Finance & Co. S.C.A.

    

(Luxembourg)

    

U.S. Term Loan, 07/11/20(d)(f)

     4,926,296            4,932,947   
    

 

 

 

METALS & MINING - 0.7%

  

Oxbow Carbon, LLC (Oxbow

    

Calcining, LLC)

    

Term Loan B, 8.00%, 01/19/20

     2,000,000            2,015,000   
    

 

 

 

RETAIL - 3.2%

  

Charming Charlie, LLC

    

Initial Term Loan, 9.00%,

    

12/24/19

     5,322,159            5,342,117   

HMK Intermediate Holdings, LLC

    

Term Loan, 5.00%, 03/30/19(b)

     1,127,000            1,115,730   

Smart & Final, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.75%,

    

11/15/19

     2,245,543            2,244,151   

Vince, LLC (Vince Intermediate

    

Holding, LLC)

    

Term Loan B, 5.75%, 11/27/19

     708,686            710,014   
    

 

 

 
           9,412,012   
    

 

 

 

SERVICES: BUSINESS - 14.2%

  

Aptean, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.25%,

    

02/26/20

     3,505,385            3,492,240   

ARC Document Solutions, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 6.25%, 12/20/18

     2,241,000            2,257,808   

Brock Holdings III, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 6.00%,

    

03/16/17

     1,407,998            1,379,838   

Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc.

    

Dollar Term Loan, 05/20/21(d)

     3,248,625            3,235,760   

EIG Investors Corp.

    

Term Loan, 5.00%, 11/09/19

     3,297,761            3,296,738   

Element Materials Technology

    

Group U.S. Holdings, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 5.25%, 08/06/21

     756,410            756,410   

Evergreen Skills Lux S.a.r.l.

    

(Luxembourg)

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

5.75%, 04/28/21(f)

     1,040,000            1,022,668   

GCA Services Group, Inc.

    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

9.25%, 11/01/20

     834,400            836,486   

Genex Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan B, 5.25%,

    

05/28/21

     990,518            988,660   

IBC Capital, Ltd.

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

09/09/21(d)

     2,643,478            2,636,869   

Second Lien Term Loan,

    

08/05/22(d)

     529,000            529,992   

Infogroup, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 7.50%, 05/26/18

     3,887,309            3,675,956   

Nord Anglia Education Finance, LLC

    

Initial Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

03/31/21

     2,074,800            2,064,426   
 

 

4       See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Loans(a) (continued)

  

SERVICES: BUSINESS (continued)

  

Onex Carestream Finance, L.P.

    

First Lien 2013 Term Loan,

    

5.00%, 06/07/19

     4,056,545            4,056,911   

Second Lien Term Loan, 9.50%,

    

12/07/19

     1,000,000            1,007,190   

SGS Cayman, L.P. (Cayman Islands)

    

Term Loan, 7.25%, 03/06/19(b)(f)

     1,425,652            1,429,216   

SNL Financial, LC

    

New Term Loan, 4.50%,

    

10/23/18

     946,246            946,246   

Stafford Logistics, Inc. (dba

    

Custom Ecology, Inc.)

    

Term Loan, 6.75%, 06/26/19(b)

     2,513,188            2,478,631   

Sutherland Global Services, Inc.

    

U.S. Tranche Term Loan, 7.25%,

    

03/06/19(b)

     3,156,798            3,164,690   

Transfirst Holdings, Inc.

    

Second Lien Term Loan B-1,

    

8.00%, 06/27/18

     2,500,000            2,493,750   
    

 

 

 
           41,750,485   
    

 

 

 

SERVICES: CONSUMER - 3.3%

  

Burger King Corp.

    

Term Loan B, 09/24/21(d)

     2,133,826            2,122,260   

Laureate Education, Inc.

    

2018 New Series Extended Term

    

Loan, 5.00%, 06/15/18

     5,229,063            5,024,240   

NVA Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 4.75%,

    

08/14/21

     1,463,000            1,460,264   

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.00%,

    

08/14/22

     955,026            952,638   
    

 

 

 
       9,559,402   
    

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 12.0%

  

Avaya, Inc.

    

Term Loan B-3, 4.65%, 10/26/17

     2,249,955            2,149,764   

Term Loan B-6, 6.50%, 03/31/18

     1,994,130            1,982,085   

Global Tel*Link Corp.

    

First Lien Term Loan, 5.00%,

    

05/23/20

     7,374,686            7,326,308   

Grande Communications

    

Networks, LLC

    

Term Loan B, 4.50%, 05/29/20

     4,046,956            4,034,309   

Integra Telecom Holdings, Inc.

    

Replacement Term Loan,

    

02/22/19(d)

     2,057,328            2,048,965   

LTS Buyer, LLC (Sidera Networks, Inc.)

    

Second Lien Term Loan, 8.00%,

    

04/12/21

     456,665            456,322   

Ntelos, Inc.

    

Term Loan B, 5.75%, 11/09/19

     4,039,294            4,037,598   

Securus Technologies Holdings, Inc.

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

4.75%, 04/30/20

     2,563,137            2,542,312   
    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (continued)

  

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

9.00%, 04/30/21

     2,800,000            2,789,500   

The TelX Group, Inc.

    

Second Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

7.50%, 04/09/21

     600,000            598,752   

Term Loan B, 04/09/20(d)

     2,384,025            2,350,136   

U.S. TelePacific Corp.

    

Term Loan, 5.75%, 02/23/17

     4,843,041            4,843,041   
    

 

 

 
       35,159,092   
    

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION: CARGO - 2.8%

  

Carrix, Inc.

    

Term Loan, 01/07/19(d)

     4,030,741            3,824,166   

Commercial Barge Line Co.

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

7.50%, 09/22/19

     1,117,975            1,124,264   

OSG Bulk Ships, Inc.

    

Initial Term Loan, 5.25%,

    

08/05/19

     1,052,363            1,048,858   

Pilot Travel Centers, LLC

    

Term Loan B, 10/01/21(d)

     2,341,483            2,342,455   
    

 

 

 
       8,339,743   
    

 

 

 

TRANSPORTATION: CONSUMER - 2.1%

  

Blue Bird Body Co.

    

Term Loan, 6.50%, 06/26/20(b)

     1,477,941            1,459,467   

Landmark Aviation FBO Canada,

    

Inc. (Canada)

    

Canadian Term Loan,

    

10/25/19(d)(f)

     132,082            131,711   

LM U.S. Member, LLC (LM U.S.

    

Corp. Acquisition, Inc.)

    

First Lien Initial Term Loan,

    

10/25/19(d)

     3,327,787            3,318,436   

Travel Leaders Group, LLC

    

Tranche B Term Loan, 7.00%,

    

12/05/18

     1,175,625            1,170,482   
    

 

 

 
       6,080,096   
    

 

 

 

UTILITIES: ELECTRIC - 0.6%

  

Panda Sherman Power, LLC

    

Construction Term Loan

    

Advances, 9.00%, 09/14/18(b)

     1,197,374            1,225,063   

TerraForm Power Operating, LLC

    

Term Loan, 4.75%, 07/23/19

     498,750            501,244   
    

 

 

 
       1,726,307   
    

 

 

 

Total Senior Loans
(Cost $395,061,147)

           396,138,512   
    

 

 

 

Corporate Notes and Bonds - 8.9%

  

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 4.1%

  

First Data Corp.
12.63%, 01/15/21

     10,000,000            12,000,000   
    

 

 

 

CHEMICALS, PLASTICS & RUBBER - 0.3%

  

Magnetation, LLC / Mag Finance Corp.
11.00%, 05/15/18(h)

     723,000            737,460   
    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.      5


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

    

Principal

Amount ($)

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Corporate Notes and Bonds (continued)

  

HEALTHCARE & PHARMACEUTICALS - 1.2%

  

Valeant Pharmaceuticals

    

International, Inc. (Canada)

    

7.50%, 07/15/21(f)(h)

     3,200,000            3,436,000   
    

 

 

 

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.5%

  

Anna Merger Sub, Inc.

    

7.75%, 10/01/22(h)

     1,600,000            1,612,000   
    

 

 

 

MEDIA: BROADCASTING & SUBSCRIPTION - 1.3%

  

Columbus International, Inc.

    

(Barbados)

    

7.38%, 03/30/21(f)(h)

     1,285,000            1,341,219   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.

    

(Luxembourg)

    

5.50%, 08/01/23(f)

     1,000,000            958,750   

Radio One, Inc.

    

9.25%, 02/15/20(h)

     1,484,000            1,487,710   
    

 

 

 
       3,787,679   
    

 

 

 

MEDIA: DIVERSIFIED & PRODUCTION - 0.8%

  

SiTV, Inc.

    

10.38%, 07/01/19(h)

     2,493,000            2,474,302   
    

 

 

 

METALS & MINING - 0.1%

  

Murray Energy Corp.

    

8.63%, 06/15/21(h)

     300,000            312,000   
    

 

 

 

TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.6%

  

Avanti Communications Group PLC

    

(United Kingdom)

    

10.00%, 10/01/19(f)(h)

     1,827,000            1,827,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
(Cost $24,594,447)

           26,186,441   
    

 

 

 
    

Share

Quantity

   

 Value ($) 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Common Stock - 0.6%

  

MEDIA: ADVERTISING, PRINTING & PUBLISHING - 0.6%

  

The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. (b)(i)

     50,210            1,757,350   
    

 

 

 

Total Common Stock
(Cost $5,212,858)

       1,757,350   
    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock - 1.3%

  

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 1.3%

  

Watford Holdings, Ltd. (Bermuda)
8.50% (b)(f)

     160,000            3,920,000   
    

 

 

 

Total Preferred Stock
(Cost $3,920,000)

   

    3,920,000   
    

 

 

 

Warrants - 0.0%

  

BANKING, FINANCE, INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE - 0.0%

  

Medical Card System, Inc.

    

07/26/18(b)

     54,913            13,728   
    

 

 

 

Total Warrants
(Cost $ — )

       13,728   
    

 

 

 

Total Investments-145.7%
(Cost of $428,788,452) (j)

   

    428,016,031   

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net-5.1%

  

    15,037,257   

Loan Outstanding-(50.8)%

  

    (149,269,000
    

 

 

 

Net Assets (Applicable to Common
Shares)-100.0%

   

        293,784,288   
    

 

 

 
 
(a)  “Senior Loans” are senior, secured loans made to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade and investments with similar characteristics. Senior Loans typically hold a first lien priority and pay interest at rates that are determined periodically on the basis of a floating base lending rate plus a spread. Unless otherwise identified, all Senior Loans carry a variable rate of interest. These base lending rates are primarily the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and secondarily the prime rate offered by one or more major U.S. banks and the certificate of deposit rate used by commercial lenders. The rates shown represent the weighted average rate at September 30, 2014. Senior Loans are generally not registered under the 1933 Act and often contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior Loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
(b)  Fair Value Level 3 security. All remaining securities are categorized as Level 2.
(c)  Senior Loan assets have additional unfunded loan commitments. As of September 30, 2014, the Fund had unfunded loan commitments, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, pursuant to the following loan agreements:

 

Borrower    Unfunded Loan
Commitments
                                                                                               

 

    

Charger OpCo B.V. (Oak Tea, Inc.)

     $3,693,609          

GTCR Valor Companies, Inc.

     865,442          

The SI Organization, Inc.

     88,137          
  

 

 

    

Total Unfunded Loan Commitments

     $4,647,188          
  

 

 

    

 

(d) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.
(e)  Fixed rate asset.
(f)  Foreign issuer traded in U.S. dollars.
(g)  Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional principal amount.

 

6       See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

(h) Securities exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional buyers. At September 30, 2014, these securities amounted to $13,227,691, or 4.50% of net assets.
(i) Non income-producing asset.
(j)  Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes differs from book basis primarily due to the deferral of losses from wash sales. Unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments are as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,674,632                                                                                                                         

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (5,454,662  
  

 

 

   

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (780,030  
  

 

 

   

 

See accompanying Notes to Schedule of Investments.      7


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

Security Valuation

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) values its investments primarily using the mean of the bid and ask prices provided by a nationally recognized security pricing service or broker. Senior Loans, corporate notes and bonds, common stock, preferred stock and warrants are priced based on valuations provided by an approved independent pricing service or broker, if available. If market or broker quotations are not available or a price is not available from an independent pricing service or broker, or if the price provided by the independent pricing service or broker is believed to be unreliable, the security will be fair valued pursuant to procedures adopted by the Fund’s board of directors (the “Board”). In general, the fair value of a security is the amount that the Fund might reasonably expect to receive upon the sale of an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the reporting date. Fair value procedures can, but are not obligated to, take into account any factors deemed relevant, which may include, among others, (i) the nature and pricing history of the security, (ii) the liquidity or illiquidity of the market for the particular security, (iii) recent purchases or sales transactions for the particular security or similar securities and (iv) press releases and other information published about the issuer. In these cases, the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their NAV. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates. There can be no assurance that the Fund’s valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Fund has performed an analysis of all existing investments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Fund’s investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades, broker quotations that constitute an executable price, and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs which, in each case, are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and

Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

At the end of each reporting period, management evaluates the Level 2 and Level 3 assets, if any, for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from independent pricing services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market.

 

8    


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value at September 30, 2014 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers into and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the Fund’s investments categorized in the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2014 is as follows:

 

  Assets in Fair Value Hierarchy:

 

  

Fair Value at
September
30, 2014

 

    

Level 1
Quoted Price

 

    

Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs

 

    

Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

 

 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Cash and Cash Equivalents

   $ 21,221,113         $21,221,113       $       $   

  Senior Loans

     396,138,512                 325,593,245         70,545,267   

  Corporate Notes and Bonds

     26,186,441                 26,186,441           

  Common Stock

     1,757,350                         1,757,350   

  Preferred Stock

     3,920,000                         3,920,000   

  Warrants

     13,728                         13,728   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Total Assets

   $ 449,237,144         $21,221,113       $ 351,779,686       $ 76,236,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund did not have any liabilities that were measured at fair value at September 30, 2014. The following is a reconciliation of Level 3 holdings for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value as of September 30, 2014.

 

    

Fair Value

 

   

Senior Loans

 

   

Corporate
Notes
and Bonds

 

   

Common
Stock

 

   

Preferred
Stock

 

    

Warrants

 

 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Fair Value, beginning of period

   $ 75,544,153      $ 71,714,454      $ 1,762,852      $ 2,058,610      $       $ 8,237   

  Purchases

     34,948,255        31,028,255                      3,920,000           

  Sales

     (31,488,516     (29,725,664     (1,762,852                      

  Accretion/(amortization) of discounts/(premiums)

     149,614        149,614                                

  Net realized gain/(loss)

     328,993        233,140        95,853                         

  Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)

     (545,270     (153,648     (95,853     (301,260             5,491   

  Transfers into Level 3

     16,678,255        16,678,255                                

  Transfers out of Level 3

     (19,379,139     (19,379,139                             
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

  Total Fair Value, end of period

   $ 76,236,345      $ 70,545,267      $      $ 1,757,350      $ 3,920,000       $ 13,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments were transferred into and out of Level 3 and into and out of Level 2 during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 due to changes in the quantity and quality of information obtained to support the fair value of each investment as assessed by Apollo Credit Management, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser. The net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments still held at September 30, 2014 was $(376,899).

 

     9


Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

Notes to Schedule of Investments (continued)

September 30, 2014 (unaudited)

 

 

The following table provides quantitative measures used to determine the fair values of the Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2014:

 

Assets

 

  

Fair Value at
September 30,

2014

 

    

Valuation Technique(s)

 

  

Unobservable Input(s)

 

  

Multiple

 

  

Weighted  
Average  

or Range  

 

  

 

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Senior Loans

         $ 70,545,267       Third-party pricing service and/or   

Vendor and/or

   N/A    N/A
                 broker quotes   

    broker quotes

     

Common Stock

           1,757,350       Third-party pricing service and/or   

Vendor and/or

   N/A    N/A
                broker quotes   

    broker quotes

     

Preferred Stock

           3,920,000       Cost(1)   

            N/A

   N/A    N/A

Warrants

           13,728       Third-party pricing service and/or   

Vendor and/or

   N/A    N/A
                broker quotes   

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Total Fair Value

         $ 76,236,345               
        

 

 

             

(1) The Fund values its Level 3 investments in accordance with its fair valuation procedures. These investments are generally privately held securities. There may not be a secondary market for these securities, the issuer may be newly formed and/or there may be a limited number of investors seeking to purchase or sell these securities. The value of certain Level 3 securities may be estimated to approximate cost. The value of such securities is monitored utilizing available market information to determine if the carrying value should be adjusted. Such market data may include, but is not limited to, observations of the trading multiples of public companies considered comparable to the private companies being valued, financial or operational information released by the company, and/or news or corporate events that may affect the investment. Valuations may be adjusted to account for company-specific issues, the lack of liquidity inherent in a nonpublic investment and/or the fact that comparable public companies are not identical to the investments being fair valued by the Fund.

For more information with regard to significant accounting policies, see the Fund’s most recent semi-annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Fund’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the Fund’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)

 

                            Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc.

 

By (Signature and Title)

          /s/ Joseph Moroney
 

        Joseph Moroney, President

        (principal executive officer)

 

Date

   November 21, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)

          /s/ Joseph Moroney
 

        Joseph Moroney, President

        (principal executive officer)

 

Date

   November 21, 2014

 

By (Signature and Title)

          /s/ Frank Marra
 

        Frank Marra, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

        (principal financial officer)

 

Date

   November 21, 2014