PennantPark Investment Corporation

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Amendment to Annual Report (Form 10-K/A)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
☒
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
    
TO
    
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER:
814-00736
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
20-8250744
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1691 Michigan Avenue
Miami, Florida
33319
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(786)
297-9500
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange
on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share PNNT The New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐ No ☒.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐ No ☒.
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 (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☒
Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b). ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒.
The aggregate market value of common stock held by
non-affiliates
of the Registrant on March 31, 2024 based on the closing price on that date of $6.88 on The New York Stock Exchange was approximately $433.6 million. For the purposes of calculating the aggregate market value of common stock held by
non-affiliates,
all directors and executive officers of the Registrant have been treated as affiliates. There were 65,296,094 shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding as of February 10, 2025.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement relating to the Registrant's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2024, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
PennantPark Investment Corporation, a Maryland corporation, or together with its subsidiaries, where applicable, or the Company, which may also be referred to as "we," "us" or "our," is filing this Amendment No. 1, or the Amendment, to our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, or the Form
10-K,
which was initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, on November 26, 2024.
We are filing this Amendment to provide audited financial statements for our investment in an unconsolidated portfolio company, JF Holdings Corp. ("JF Holdings"), for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 (as Exhibit 99.3), and financial statements for our investment in JF Holdings for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 (as Exhibit 99.2).
We have determined that this unconsolidated portfolio company has met the conditions of a significant subsidiary under Rule
1-02(w)
of Regulation
S-X
for which we are required, pursuant to Rule
3-09
of Regulation
S-X,
to provide separate financial statements as exhibits to the Form
10-K.
In accordance with Rule
3-09(b)(1),
the separate audited financial statements of JF Holdings are being filed as an amendment to the Form
10-K.
This Amendment also includes the filing of new Exhibits 31.1, 31.2, 32.1 and 32.2, certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Rule
13a-14(a)
and (b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the Form
10-K.
This Amendment does not reflect subsequent events that may have occurred after the original filing date of the Form
10-K
or modify or update in any way disclosures made in the Form
10-K,
except as required to reflect the revisions discussed above. Among other things, forward-looking statements made in the Form
10-K
have not been revised to reflect events that occurred or facts that became known to us after filing of the Form
10-K,
and such forward-looking statements should be read in their historical context. Furthermore, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Form
10-K
and with our subsequent filings with the SEC.

PART IV

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

The following documents are filed as part of this Annual Report:

(1)

Financial Statements-Refer to Item 8 starting on page 60 of the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-Kfiled on November 26, 2024.

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules-None.

(3)

Exhibits

  3.1 Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(a) to the Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2/A (File No. 333-140092), filed on April 5, 2007).
  3.2 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 7, 2024).
  3.3 Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on May 11, 2020).
  4.1 Form of Share Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(d)(1) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-150033), filed on April 2, 2008).
  4.2 Base Indenture, dated as of January 22, 2013, relating to the 6.25% Senior Notes due 2025, between the Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(d)(8) to the Registrant's Post-Effective Amendment No.4 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2/A (File No.333-172524), filed on January 22, 2013).
  4.3 Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of April 21, 2021, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed April 22, 2021).
  4.4 Form of 4.50% Notes due 2026 (included as part of Exhibit 4.3).
  4.5 Fifth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of October 21, 2021, by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as trustee (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on October 21, 2021).
  4.6 Form of 4.00% Notes due 2026 (included as part of Exhibit 4.5).
  4.7 Description of Securities (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Registrant's Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed November 21, 2019).
 10.1 Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2024, between the Registrant and PennantPark Investment Administration, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 7, 2024).
 10.2 Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99(e) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-150033), filed on April 2, 2008).
 10.3 First Omnibus Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2017, among the Registrant, the lenders party thereto and SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent for the lenders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 7, 2017).
 10.4 Indemnification Agreement, dated as of November 15, 2016, between PennantPark Investment Corporation and each of the directors and officers listed on Schedule A attached thereto (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736) filed on November 21, 2016).
 10.5 Fourth Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Management Agreement, dated as of May 20, 2024, between the Registrant and PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736) filed on August 7, 2024).
 10.6 Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2019, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, SunTrust Bank, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and solely with respect to Section 4.9, PNNT CI (GALLS) Prime Investment Holdings, LLC, PNNT Investment Holdings, LLC, PNNT New Gulf Resources, LLC, PNNT ecoserve, LLC and PNNT Cascade Environmental Holdings, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on September 4, 2019).
 10.7 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC, dated as of July 31, 2020, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV - RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries II (USD) and Solutio Premium Private Debt I SCSp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 4, 2020).
 10.8 First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2020, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV - RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries II (USD), Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV-RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Pantheon Credit Opportunities II (USD), Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV-RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Tubera Credit 2020 and Solutio Premium Private Debt I SCSp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on November 19, 2020).
 10.9 Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PennantPark Senior Loan Fund, LLC, dated as of October 31, 2020, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV - RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Pantheon Senior Debt Secondaries II (USD), Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV-RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Pantheon Credit Opportunities II (USD), Pantheon Private Debt Program SCSp SICAV-RAIF In Respect Of Its Compartment Tubera Credit 2020 and Solutio Premium Private Debt I SCSp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on September 4, 2024).
 10.10 Fifth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Second Amended and Restated Guarantee and Security Agreement, dated as of July 29, 2022, among the Registrant, the lenders party thereto and Truist Bank, as administrative agent for the lenders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 3, 2022).
 10.11 Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2024, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC, PennantPark Investment Administration, LLC and Truist Securities, Inc., as the sales agent (Incorporated by reference to Ex. 1.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on June 4, 2024).
 10.12 Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2024 by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation, PennantPark Investment Advisers, LLC, PennantPark Investment Administration, LLC and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as the sales agent (Incorporated by reference to Ex. 1.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on June 4, 2024).
 10.13 Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of June 25, 2024, by and among PennantPark Investment Corporation and Truist Bank, as administrative agent. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00736), filed on August 7, 2024).
 14.1 Joint Code of Ethics of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on December 8, 2023).
 19.1 Insider Trading Policy (included in the Joint Code of Ethics of the Registrant) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 19.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on November 26, 2024).
 21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on November 26, 2024).
 31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 97.1 Clawback Policy (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 97.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on December 8, 2023).
 99.1 Privacy Policy of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on December 8, 2023).
 99.2* Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of JF Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries for the Years Ended December 31, 2023 and 2022.
 99.3* Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of JF Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries for the Years Ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
 99.4 Report of RSM US LLP, on Senior Securities Table. RSM US LLP, New York, New York (PCAOB ID: 49) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00736), filed on November 26, 2024).
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Filed herewith

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 May 2, 2025

By:

/s/ Arthur H. Penn

Name: Arthur H. Penn
Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

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

Signature

Title

Date

/s/ Arthur H. Penn

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors May 2, 2025
Arthur H. Penn (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Richard T. Allorto, Jr.

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer May 2, 2025
Richard T. Allorto, Jr (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Adam K. Bernstein

Director May 2, 2025
Adam K. Bernstein

/s/ Jeffrey Flug

Director May 2, 2025
Jeffrey Flug

/s/ Marshall Brozost

Director May 2, 2025
Marshall Brozost

/s/ Samuel L. Katz

Director May 2, 2025
Samuel L. Katz

/s/ José A. Briones, Jr.

Director May 2, 2025
José A. Briones, Jr.
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