FS Credit Opportunities Corp. prepares for second phase of listing
Summary
The second phase of the listing will occur on February 13, 2023, through which an additional 1/3 of all shares will be available for trading.
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Overview
Ticker
- NYSE: FSCO
Listing date
- November 14, 2022
Post-listing liquidity
- Shareholders and the Fund’s board of directors (the “Board”) approved a proposal for the Fund to implement a phased approach to the listing based on the following schedule
- November 14, 2022: up to 1/3 of shares held by all shareholders will be available for trading. Accounts with balances of $15,000 or less prior to listing had all shares made available for trading at listing.
- February 13, 2023 (90 days post-listing): an additional 1/3 of shares held by all shareholders will be available for trading
- May 15, 2023 (180 days post-listing): the remaining 1/3 of shares held by all shareholders will be available for trading
Dividend
- On November 18, 2022, the Board of directors (the “Board”) announced an increase to the monthly dividend for December from $0.0425 per share to $0.04945 per share. On an annualized basis, the dividend increased from $0.51 per share to approximately $0.59 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 9.34% based on the Fund’s net asset value as of December 31, 2022.
- The Board declared dividends of $0.04945 per share for January to be paid on January 31, 2023.
- The payment of future dividends on FSCO’s common shares is subject to the discretion of FSCO’s Board and applicable legal restrictions and, therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future dividends.
Distribution reinvestment plan
- The Board adopted an amended and restated distribution reinvestment plan (A&R DRP), which became effective upon the listing.
- To account for the three phases of the listing in November 2022, the A&R DRP was suspended at listing, and we expect the Fund to reinstate the A&R DRP 181 days following the third phase of the listing (May 16, 2023).
- Therefore, monthly dividends will be paid in cash during the three phases of the listing.
Client accounts
- Following the listing, client accounts now reflect FSCO’s public market price
- To account for the three phases of the listing, a shareholder’s shares were split evenly across three separate accounts at the transfer agent with each account holding 1/3 of a shareholder’s total shares at listing
- Once each phase of the listing is complete, the respective shares will be automatically moved to a single account
- There is no action financial advisors or shareholders need to take to complete these transactions
Account maintenance freeze
- In advance of the second phase of the listing, an account maintenance freeze will go into effect at the Fund’s transfer agent from February 1, 2023 to February 13, 2023.
- After February 13, 2023, shareholders may be able to re-register accounts or change custodians for shares held with SS&C Technologies, Inc (transfer agent) during the phased liquidity process, subject to broker dealer and clearing firm policies and procedures.
- Based on the Fund’s net asset value as of December 31, 2022. The payment of future dividends on FSCO’s common shares is subject to the discretion of FSCO’s board of directors and applicable legal restrictions and, therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future dividends.
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