UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒			ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2022


☐			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 814-01427

LAFAYETTE SQUARE GULF COAST BDC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware						87-3349104
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

175 SW 7th St, Unit 1911

Miami, FL 33130

(Address of principal executive offices)

(786) 598-2089

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
None	None	None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of class)

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 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, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See 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

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Accelerated filer

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Non-accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Emerging growth company

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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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of May 11, 2022, the Registrant had 700 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding.

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	Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements	1
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Statement s of Assets and Liabilities as of March 31, 2022 (unaudited) and December 31, 2021	3
	Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)	4
	Statement of Changes in Net Assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)	5
	Statement of Cash Flows for the three month s ended March 31, 2022 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)	7
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	30
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	32
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	32
Item 5.	Other Information	32
Item 6.	Exhibits	32
SIGNATURES		34

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Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc. ("we," "us," "our," or the “Company”), our prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs and opinions, and our assumptions. Words such as “ anticipates,” “ expects,” “ intends,” “ plans,” “will,” “may,” “ continue,” “ believes,” “ seeks,” “ estimates,” “would,” “ could,” “ should,” “ targets,” “ projects,” “ outlook,” “ potential,” “ predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:

•our business prospects and the prospects of the companies in which we may invest;

•the impact of the investments that we expect to make;

•our ability to break escrow for our offering and raise sufficient capital to execute our investment strategy;

•general economic and political trends and other external factors, including the current pandemic (“COVID-19”);

•the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

•our expected financing arrangements and investments;

•changes in the general interest rate environment;

•the adequacy of our cash resources, financing sources and working capital;

•the timing and amount of cash flows, distributions and dividends, if any, from our portfolio companies;

•our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

•actual and potential conflicts of interest with LS BDC Adviser, LLC (the “Adviser”) or any of its affiliates;

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

•our use of financial leverage;

•our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies, including our and their ability to achieve our respective objectives as a result of COVID-19;

•the ability of the Adviser to source suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

•the ability of the Adviser or its affiliates to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

•our ability to qualify for and maintain our qualification as a regulated investment company (a “RIC”) and as a business development company (a “BDC”);

•the impact on our business of U.S. and international financial reform legislation, rules and regulations;

•the effect of changes to tax legislation and our tax potion; and

•the tax status of the enterprises in which we may invest.

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions

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also could be inaccurate. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of any projection or forward-looking statement in this report should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. Moreover, we assume no duty and do not undertake to update the forward-looking statements, except as required by applicable law. Because we are an investment company, the forward-looking statements and projections contained in this report are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Act, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

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Part I. Financial Information

Item1. Financial Statements

Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.
Statements of Assets and Liabilities


	March 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash	$	10,500	$	10,500
Deferred offering costs	141,688		136,476
Total assets	$	152,188	$	146,976

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	167,663	$	184,176
Due to affiliate	97,581		73,710
Total liabilities	265,244		257,886
Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 7)

Net assets
Preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (50,000,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (450,000,000 shares authorized, 700 shares issued and outstanding*	—		—
Paid-in capital in excess of par	10,500		10,500
Distributable earnings (losses)	(123,556)		(121,410)
Total net assets	(113,056)		(110,910)
Total liabilities and net assets	$	152,188	$	146,976

Net asset value per common share	$	(161.51)	$	(158.44)

* Less than $1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.
Statement of Operations


	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
	(unaudited)
Expenses:
Organizational costs (See Note 2)	$	2,148
General and administrative expenses	143,621
Professional fees	34,415
Directors fees	7,890
Total expenses before expense support reimbursement	188,074
Expense support reimbursement	(185,928)
Total expenses net of expense support reimbursement	2,146
Net investment income (loss)	(2,146)

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(2,146)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	700
Net investment income (loss) per common share (basic and diluted)	(3.07)
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic and diluted)	(3.07)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets
(unaudited)


	Common Stock
	Shares	Par Amount*		Paid in Capital Excess of Par		Distributable Earnings (Losses)		Total net assets
Balance at December 31, 2021	700	$	—	$	10,500	$	(121,410)	$	(110,910)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations:
Net investment income (loss)	—	—		—		(2,146)		(2,146)
Total increase (decrease) for the period ended March 31, 2022	—	—		—		(2,146)		(2,146)
Balance, March 31, 2022	700	$	—	$	10,500	$	(123,556)	$	(113,056)

* Less than $1.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.
Statement of Cash Flows


	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
	(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(2,146)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(16,513)
Deferred offering costs	(5,212)
Due to affiliates	23,871
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	—

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	—
Cash at beginning of period	10,500
Cash at end of period	$	10,500

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.
Notes to Financial Statements
(unaudited)

Note 1. Organization

Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) is a newly formed, externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company as of March 22, 2021. For the period from inception through June 15, 2021, all equity securities of the Company were held by Lafayette Square (defined below) and the Company was considered for U.S. tax purposes as a disregarded entity; the Company's activities for this period would be consolidated with the activities of its sole owner. The Company has adopted an initial tax year end of March 31, 2022 and will be taxed as a corporation for the initial tax period from June 16, 2021 through March 31, 2022 and future years until the Company qualifies for regulated investment company ("RIC") treatment under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). The Company intends to elect to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a RIC the first taxable year the Company qualifies for such treatment, as well as maintain such election in future taxable years. However, there is no guarantee that the Company will qualify to make such an election for any taxable year.

The Company is externally managed by LS BDC Adviser, LLC (the “Adviser”) pursuant to an investment advisory and management agreement between the Company and the Adviser, dated April 26, 2021 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”), which was approved by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) in April 2021. The Adviser is a subsidiary of Lafayette Square Holding Company, LLC and its controlled subsidiaries, including LS Advisers, LLC and LS Administration, LLC (“Lafayette Square”).

The Company’s investment objective is to generate favorable risk-adjusted returns, including current income and capital appreciation, principally from directly originated investments in middle market businesses that are primarily domiciled, headquartered and/or have a significant operating presence in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, or Arkansas (the “Target Region”) in order to stimulate economic growth and create jobs in that region, although the Company may make limited opportunistic investments outside of the Target Region.

The Company intends to invest primarily in first and second lien loans and, to a lesser extent, in subordinated and mezzanine loans and equity and equity-like securities, including common stock, preferred stock and warrants. The Company defines middle market companies as those with annual revenues between $10 million and $1 billion, and annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) of between $10 million and $100 million, although the Company may invest in larger or smaller companies. The Company also may purchase interests in loans or corporate bonds through secondary market transactions. On June 16, 2021, Lafayette Square purchased 700 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”), which represented all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of $10,500. The shares of Common Stock were sold in reliance upon the available exemptions from registration requirements of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

As of March 31, 2022, the Company was in the development stages and had not commenced investment operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no activity, other than minimal administrative activity for operations related to the Company’s organization and registration as a non-diversified, closed-end investment company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), which has been borne by Lafayette Square and will be reimbursed by the Company beginning in the period during its initial capital drawdown from its non-affiliated investors (the "Initial Drawdown").

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of presentation

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Company in the preparation of its financial statements. The Company is an investment company and accordingly applies specific accounting and financial reporting requirements under Accounting Standards Codification, as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“ASC”) Topic 946—Financial Services—Investment Companies (“Topic 946”). The accompanying financial statements

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have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) and pursuant to Articles 6, 10 and 12 of Regulation S-X.

Use of estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Cash

The Company deposits its cash in a financial institution and, at times, may be in excess of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company held $10,500 in cash, respectively.

Organization and Offering Costs

Organization costs consist of costs incurred to establish the Company and enable it legally to do business. Organization costs are expensed as incurred. Offering costs consist of costs incurred in connection with the offering of Common Stock of the Company. Offering costs are capitalized as a deferred charge and amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over 12 months from the commencement of operations, which has not yet occurred.

The Company will bear the organization and offering expenses incurred up to $1 million in connection with the formation of the Company and the offering of shares of its Common Stock, including the out-of-pocket expenses of the Adviser and its agents and affiliates. In addition, the Company will reimburse the Adviser for the organization and offering costs it incurs on the Company’s behalf. If actual organization and offering costs incurred exceed $1 million, the Adviser or its affiliate will bear the excess costs.

In the event the initial closing of the private offering of our shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Closing”) does not occur, offering costs incurred will be borne by Lafayette Square or the Adviser. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Adviser has incurred $141,688 and $136,476 of offering costs, that would be reimbursable by the Company upon the commencement of operations and are included in due to affiliate on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Indemnifications

In the ordinary course of its business, the Company may enter into contracts or agreements that contain indemnifications or warranties. Future events could occur that lead to the execution of these provisions against the Company. Based on its history and experience, management feels that the likelihood of such an event is remote.

Revenue Recognition

Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains or losses on investments are measured by the difference between the net proceeds from the disposition and the amortized cost basis of investment, without regard to unrealized gains or losses previously recognized. The Company reports current period changes in fair value of investments that are measured at fair value as a component of the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments in the Statement of Operations.

As the Company has not yet commenced investment operations, there was no revenue recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Investment Income

Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on the accrual basis to the extent that such amounts are expected to be collected. The Company records amortized or accreted discounts or premiums as interest income using the effective interest method or straight-line interest method, as applicable, and adjusted only for material amendments or prepayments. Dividend income, which represents dividends from equity investments and distributions from subsidiaries, if any, is recognized on an accrual basis to the extent that the Company expects to collect such amount.

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PIK Interest

The Company may, from time to time, hold loans in its portfolio that contain a payment-in-kind ("PIK") interest provision. PIK interest, computed at the contractual rate specified in each loan agreement, is periodically added to the principal balance of the loan, rather than being paid to the Company in cash, and is recorded as interest income. Thus, the actual collection of PIK interest may be deferred until the time of debt principal repayment.

PIK interest, which is a non-cash source of income at the time of recognition, is included in the Company’s taxable income, and therefore affects the amount the Company would be required to distribute to its stockholders to maintain its tax treatment as a RIC for federal income tax purposes, even though the Company had not yet collected the cash.

Fee Income

Origination fees received are recorded as deferred income and recognized as investment income over the term of the loan. Upon prepayment of a loan, any unamortized origination fees are recorded as investment income. The Company receives certain fees from portfolio companies, which are non-recurring in nature. Such fees include loan prepayment penalties, structuring fees, covenant waiver fees and loan amendment fees, and are recorded as investment income when earned.

Non-accrual loans

A loan can be left on accrual status during the period the Company is pursuing repayment of the loan. Management reviews all loans that become 90 days or more past due on principal and interest, or when there is reasonable doubt that principal or interest will be collected, for possible placement on non-accrual status. When a loan is placed on non-accrual status, unpaid interest credited to income is reversed. Additionally, any original issue discount and market discount are no longer accreted to interest income as of the date the loan is placed on non-accrual status. Interest payments received on non-accrual loans are 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, payments are likely to remain current.

Investment Classification

The Company classifies its investments in accordance with the requirements of the 1940 Act. Under the 1940 Act, we would be deemed to "control" a portfolio company if we owned more than 25% of its outstanding voting securities and/or had the power to exercise control over the management or policies of such portfolio company. We refer to such investments in portfolio companies that we "control" as "Control Investments." Under the 1940 Act, we would be deemed to be an "Affiliated Person" of a portfolio company if we owned between 5% and 25% of the portfolio company's outstanding voting securities or we are under common control with such portfolio company. We refer to such investments in Affiliated Persons as "Affiliated Investments." Investments which are neither Control Investments or Affiliated Investments are referred to as "Non-Controlled/Non-Affiliated investments."

Fair value of financial instruments

The Company applies fair value to all of its financial instruments in accordance with ASC Topic 820—Fair Value Measurement (“ASC Topic 820”). ASC Topic 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework used to measure fair value and requires disclosures for fair value measurements. In accordance with ASC Topic 820, the Company has categorized its financial instruments carried at fair value, based on the priority of the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. Fair value is a market-based measure considered from the perspective of the market participant who holds the financial instrument rather than an entity-specific measure.

The availability of observable inputs can vary depending on the financial instrument and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of product, whether the product is new, whether the product is traded on an active exchange or in the secondary market and the current market conditions. To the extent that the valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Company in determining fair value is greatest for financial instruments classified as Level 3.

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Any changes to the valuation methodology are reviewed by management and the Board to confirm that the changes are appropriate. As markets change, new products develop and the pricing for products becomes more or less transparent, the Company will continue to refine its valuation methodologies.

In addition, on December 3, 2020, the SEC announced its adoption of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (the "New Rule"), which establishes an updated regulatory framework for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The New Rule clarifies how fund boards can satisfy their valuation obligations in light of recent market developments. The New Rule will permit boards, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions, to designate certain parties to perform the fair value determinations. The New Rule is effective for the Company on September 8, 2022. The Company will continue to review the new rule and its impact on the Company and its valuation policies, and will comply with its valuation requirements on or before the SEC’s compliance date.

Income taxes

The Company has adopted the initial tax year-end of March 31, 2022 and will be taxed as a corporation for the initial tax period from June 16, 2021 through March 31, 2022 and future years until it qualifies to be treated as a RIC. It is not anticipated that the Company will incur U.S. federal, state, and local taxes (other than nominal state and local taxes) as a corporation and consequently, no such taxes were accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company intends to elect to be subject to tax as a RIC the first taxable year the Company qualifies for such treatment, and to maintain such election in future taxable years. There is no guarantee that the Company will qualify to make such an election. In order to qualify and be subject to tax as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. As a RIC, the Company would intend to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from U.S. federal income taxes with respect to all income distributed to its stockholders. The Company may be subject to regular federal and state corporate income tax on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of its assets (i.e., the excess of the aggregate gains, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if we had been liquidated) that the Company elects to recognize upon RIC election or when recognized over the next five taxable years.

Depending on the level of taxable income earned in a tax year, a RIC may determine to retain taxable income in excess of current year dividend distributions and distribute such taxable income in the next tax year. A RIC may then be required to incur a 4% excise tax on such income. To the extent that the RIC determines that its estimated current year net investment income, determined on a calendar year basis, and net realized gain, determined on a 12-month basis ending October 31, could exceed estimated current calendar year dividend distributions, the RIC accrues excise tax, if any, on estimated excess taxable income as taxable income is earned.

The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense or tax benefit in the current year. It is the Company’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no material unrecognized net tax benefits or unrecognized net tax liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions as of and through March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Distributions

Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the record date. Subject to the discretion of and as determined by the Board, the Company intends to authorize and declare ordinary cash distributions based on a formula approved by the Board on a quarterly basis. The amount to be paid out as a dividend or distribution is determined by the Board each quarter and is generally based upon the earnings estimated by management. Net realized capital gains, if any, are distributed at least annually, although the Company can retain such capital gains for investment in its discretion.

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will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. Shares issued under the DRIP will be issued at a price per share equal to the most recent net asset value (“NAV”) per share as determined by the Board (subject to adjustment to the extent required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act).

Note 3. Investments

The Company did not hold any investments as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021

Note 4. Fair Value Measurements of Investments

FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement (“ASC 820”), clarifies the definition of fair value as the amount that would be received in the sale of an asset or paid in the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Where available, the Company uses quoted market prices based on the last sales price on the measurement date.

In accordance with Topic 820, the Company discloses the fair value of its investments in a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation (Level 3 measurements). To the extent that fair value is based on inputs that are less observable, the determination of fair value requires a significant amount of management judgment.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

Level 1 - Quoted prices are available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting date.

Level 2 - Pricing inputs are observable inputs including, but not limited to, prices quoted for similar assets or liabilities in active markets/exchanges or prices quoted for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

Level 3 - Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into determination of fair value require significant management judgment and estimation.

The inputs used by management in estimating the fair value of Level 3 investments may include valuations and other reporting provided by representatives of the portfolio companies, original transaction prices, recent transactions for identical or similar instruments, and comparisons to fair values of comparable investments, and may include adjustments to reflect illiquidity or non-transferability. The Advisor has policies with extent to its investments, which may assist the Advisor in assessing the quality of information provided by, or on behalf of, each portfolio investment and in determining whether such information continues to be provided by a reliable source or whether further investigation is necessary. Any such investigation, as applicable, may or may not require the Advisor to forego its normal reliance on the value supplied by, or on behalf of, such portfolio investment and to independently determine the fair value of the Company’s interest in such portfolio investments, consistent with the Advisor’s valuation procedures.

The Company has engaged an independent third-party valuation provider, which performs valuation procedures to arrive at estimated valuation ranges of the investments on a quarterly basis. Investments that have been completed within the past three months will be fair valued approximating cost unless there has been a material event. If there has been a material event or material information that was not known as of the close of the transaction, the independent third-party valuation provider will provide an independent valuation range. The types of valuation methodologies employed by the third-party valuation provider include discounted cash flow, recent financing and enterprise value valuation methodologies.

The Company’s investments and borrowings are subject to market risk. Market risk is the potential for changes in the value due to market changes. Market risk is directly impacted by the volatility and liquidity in the markets in which the investments and borrowings are traded.

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in these securities. The availability of valuation techniques and observable inputs can vary from security to security and is

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affected by a wide variety of factors including the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. Inputs may include price information, volatility statistics, specific and broad credit data, liquidity statistics and other factors.

The use of these valuation models requires significant estimation and judgment by the Advisor. While the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate, other market participants may value identical assets differently than the Company at the measurement date. The methods used by the Company may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. The Company may also have risk associated with its concentration of investments in certain geographic regions and industries.

To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Those estimated values do not necessarily represent the amounts that may be ultimately realized due to the occurrence of future circumstances that cannot be reasonably determined. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Advisor in determining fair value is greatest for securities categorized in Level 3.

The determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Advisor. The Advisor considers observable data to be market data which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, which may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categorization of an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause the investment to be reclassified to a lower level within the fair value hierarchy.

The Company did not hold any investments as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Note 5. Debt

As a BDC, we are permitted, under specified conditions, to issue multiple classes of indebtedness and one class of stock senior to shares of our Common Stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is at least equal to 200% or 150%, subject to receipt of certain approvals and compliance with certain disclosure requirements, immediately after each such issuance. Section 61(a) of the 1940 Act reduces the asset coverage requirements applicable to BDCs from 200% to 150% so long as the BDC meets certain disclosure requirements and obtains certain approvals. In April 2021, our Board and initial stockholder approved the reduced asset coverage ratio. The reduced asset coverage requirements permit us to double the maximum amount of leverage that we are permitted to incur by reducing the asset coverage requirements applicable to us from 200% to 150%. As defined in the 1940 Act, asset coverage of 150% means that for every $100 of net assets we hold, we may raise $200 from borrowing and issuing senior securities as compared to $100 from borrowing and issuing senior securities for every $100 of net assets under 200% asset coverage. In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provisions to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or repurchase.

Note 6. Related Party Agreements and Transactions

Investment Advisory Agreement

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to the Company. The Board approved the Investment Advisory Agreement in April 2021. The Adviser is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. The Adviser receives fees for providing services, consisting of two components, a base management fee and an incentive fee.

Base Management Fee:

The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears beginning in the period during the Initial Drawdown at an annual rate of (i) prior to a Liquidity Event, 0.75%, and (ii) following a Liquidity Event, 1.0%, in each case of the average value of our gross assets (gross assets equal the total assets of the Company as set forth on the Company’s Statements of Assets and Liabilities) at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. For services rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. No management fee will be charged on committed but undrawn capital commitments.

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We define a “Liquidity Event” as any of: (1) a quotation or listing of our Common Stock on a national securities exchange, including an initial public offering (an “Exchange Listing”) or (2) a Sale Transaction. A “Sale Transaction” means (a) the sale of all or substantially all of our capital stock or assets to, or another liquidity event with, another entity or (b) a transaction or series of transactions, including by way of merger, consolidation, recapitalization, reorganization, or sale of stock in each case for consideration of either cash and/or publicly listed securities of the acquirer. Potential acquirers could include other BDCs and entities that are not BDCs, in each case, that are advised by the Adviser or its affiliates.

As the Company has not had its Initial Drawdown, there has been no management fee recorded within the accompanying Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Incentive Fee:

The Company will also pay the Adviser an incentive fee consisting of two parts: (i) an incentive fee based on pre-incentive fee net investment income (the “Income-Based Fee”), and (ii) the capital gains component of the incentive fee (the “Capital Gains Fee”) of which is described in more detail below.

The first part of the incentive fee, the Income-Based Fee, is based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns. “Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns” means, as the context requires, either the dollar value of, or percentage rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter from, 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 our operating expenses accrued for the quarter (including the management fee, expenses payable under the Administration Agreement ), and any interest expense or fees on any credit facilities or outstanding debt and distributions paid on any issued and outstanding preferred shares, but excluding the incentive fee.

Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns include, in the case of investments with a deferred interest feature (such as original issue discount, debt instruments with payment-in-kind interest and zero coupon securities), accrued income that we have not yet received in cash. Pre-Incentive Net Investment Income Returns do not include any realized capital gains, realized capital losses or unrealized capital appreciation or depreciation. Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, expressed as a rate of return on the value of our net assets at the end of the immediately preceding quarter, is compared to a “hurdle rate” of return of 1.25% per quarter (5.0% annualized).

Prior to a Liquidity Event, we pay the Adviser an incentive fee quarterly in arrears with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in each calendar quarter as follows:

•no incentive fee based on Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in any calendar quarter in which our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns do not exceed the hurdle rate of 1.25%;

•100% of the dollar amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than a rate of return of 1.47% (5.88% annualized). We refer to this portion of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns (which exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 1.47%) as the “catch-up.” The “catch-up” is meant to provide the Adviser with approximately 15% of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as if a hurdle rate did not apply if this net investment income exceeds 1.47% in any calendar quarter; and

•15% of the dollar amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceed a rate of return of 1.47% (5.88% annualized). This reflects that once the hurdle rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 15% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns thereafter are allocated to the Adviser.

Following a Liquidity Event, we will pay the Adviser an incentive fee quarterly in arrears with respect to our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns in each calendar quarter as follows:

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Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns as if a hurdle rate did not apply if this net investment income exceeds 1.47% in any calendar quarter; and

•17.5% of the dollar amount of our Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns, if any, that exceed a rate of return of 1.47% (5.88% annualized). This reflects that once the hurdle rate is reached and the catch-up is achieved, 17.5% of all Pre-Incentive Fee Net Investment Income Returns thereafter are allocated to the Adviser.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no Income-Based Fee incurred.

The second part of the incentive fee, the Capital Gains Fee, will be determined and payable in arrears as of the end of each calendar year (or at the time of a Liquidity Event) in arrears. The Capital Gains Fee will be equal to 15% of (1) realized capital gains less (2) realized capital loss, less unrealized capital losses on a cumulative basis from inception through the day before the Liquidity Event, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fee.

Prior to a Liquidity Event, the amount payable equals:

•15% of cumulative realized capital gains less all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis from inception through the end of such calendar year (or upon a Liquidity Event), less the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fee as calculated in accordance with GAAP.

Following a Liquidity Event, the amount payable equals:

•17.5% of cumulative realized capital gains from inception through the end of such calendar year, computed net of all realized capital losses and unrealized capital depreciation on a cumulative basis, less the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fee as calculated in accordance with GAAP.

If a Liquidity Event occurs on a date other than the first day of a fiscal year, the Capital Gains Fee will be calculated as of the day before the Liquidity Event, with such Capital Gains Fee paid to the Adviser following the end of the fiscal year in which the Liquidity Event occurred. Solely for purposes of calculating the Capital Gains Fee after a Liquidity Event, the Company will be deemed to have previously paid a Capital Gains Fee prior to a Liquidity Event equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the actual aggregate amount of previously paid Capital Gains Fee for all periods prior to a Liquidity Event by (b) the percentage obtained by dividing (x) 17.5% by (y) 15%.

Each year, the fee paid for the Capital Gains Fee is net of the aggregate amount of any previously paid Capital Gains Fee for all prior periods. We will accrue, but will not pay, a Capital Gains Fee with respect to unrealized appreciation because a Capital Gains Fee would be owed to the Adviser if we were to sell the relevant investment and realize a capital gain. In no event will the Capital Gains Fee payable pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement be in excess of the amount permitted by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Advisers Act”), including Section 205 thereof.

For the purpose of computing the Capital Gains Fee, the calculation methodology will look through derivative financial instruments or swaps as if we owned the reference assets directly.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no Capital Gains Fee incurred.

Administration Agreement

Pursuant to the administration agreement between the Company and LS Administration, LLC (the “Administration Agreement”), LS Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”) furnishes the Company with office space, office services, and equipment. Under the Administration Agreement, our Administrator performs or oversees the performance of our required administrative services, which include providing assistance in accounting, legal, compliance, operations, technology, internal audit, and investor relations, and being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, our Administrator assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, our internal control assessment under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and generally overseeing the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others.

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Payments under the Administration Agreement are equal to an amount that reimburses our Administrator for its costs and expenses, including an allocable portion of expenses incurred by our Administrator in performing its obligations under the Administration Agreement, including our allocable portion of the compensation paid to our Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer and their respective staffs. The Administration Agreement may be terminated by either party without penalty upon 60 days’ written notice to the other party. Additionally, we ultimately bear the costs of any sub-administration agreements that our Administrator may enter into. Our Administrator reserves the right to waive all or part of any reimbursements due from us at its sole discretion. The Company will begin reimbursing administration expenses beginning during the period of the Initial Drawdown.

The Administration Agreement provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless disregard of its duties and obligations, our Administrator and its officers, managers, partners, agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it will be entitled to indemnification from us for any damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of our Administrator’s services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as administrator for us.

Additionally, pursuant to a sub-administration agreement with SS&C Technologies, Inc. (“SS&C”), SS&C will perform certain of the Company’s required administrative services, which include providing assistance in accounting, legal, compliance, operations, investor relations and technology, being responsible for the financial records that the Company is required to maintain and preparing reports to the Company’s stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. SS&C will also be reimbursed for certain expenses it incurs on our behalf.

We expect our Administrator and Adviser to enter into the one or more staffing agreements with affiliates of Lafayette Square pursuant to which such Lafayette Square affiliates would agree to provide our Administrator and Adviser with access to certain legal, operations, financial, compliance, accounting, internal audit (in their role of performing our Sarbanes-Oxley Act internal control assessment), clerical and administrative personnel.

Due to Affiliates

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company’s expenses were paid by a related party of the Adviser and are expected to be reimbursed by the Company after commencement of operations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the total amount owed to the affiliates of the Adviser is included in the Due to Affiliate line item in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement

On December 30, 2021, the Company entered into an expense support and conditional reimbursement agreement (the "Expense Support Agreement") with the Adviser. The Adviser may elect to pay certain Company expenses on the Company’s behalf (each, an “Expense Payment”), provided that no portion of the payment will be used to pay any interest expense or shareholder servicing and/or distribution fees of the Company. Any Expense Payment that the Adviser has committed to pay must be paid by the Adviser to the Company in any combination of cash or other immediately available funds no later than forty-five days after such commitment was made in writing, and/or offset against amounts due from the Company to the Adviser or its affiliates.

Following any calendar quarter in which Available Operating Funds (as defined below) exceed the cumulative distributions accrued to the Company’s shareholders based on distributions declared with respect to record dates occurring in such calendar quarter (the amount of such excess being hereinafter referred to as “Excess Operating Funds”), the Company shall pay such Excess Operating Funds, or a portion thereof, to the Adviser until such time as all Expense Payments made by the Adviser to the Company within three years prior to the last business day of such calendar quarter have been reimbursed. Any payments required to be made by the Company shall be referred to herein as a “Reimbursement Payment.” “Available Operating Funds” means the sum of (i) the Company’s net investment company taxable income (including net short-term capital gains reduced by net long-term capital losses), (ii) the Company’s net capital gains (including the excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses) and (iii) dividends and other distributions paid to the Company on account of investments in portfolio companies (to the extent such amounts listed in clause (iii) are not included under clauses (i) and (ii) above).

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The Company’s obligation to make a Reimbursement Payment shall automatically become a liability of the Company on the last business day of the applicable calendar quarter, except to the extent the Adviser has waived its right to receive such payment for the applicable quarter.

The following table presents a summary of Expense Payments and the related Reimbursement Payments since the Company's inception:


For the Period Ended	Expense Payments by Adviser		Reimbursement Payments to Adviser		Unreimbursed Expense Payments
December 31, 2021	$	248,407	$	—	$	248,407
March 31, 2022	185,928		—		185,928
Total	$	434,335	$	—	$	434,335

Pursuant to the Expense Support Agreement, Expense Payments made by the Adviser may become subject to repayment by the Company in the future. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company did not have an obligation to repay Expense Payments to the Adviser and did not record a liability on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Note 7. Commitments and Contingencies

As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not have unfunded commitments and was not subject to any legal proceedings, although the Company may, from time to time, be involved in litigation arising out of operations in the normal course of business or otherwise.

Note 8. Directors Fees

The independent directors receive an annual fee of $10,000 (prorated for any partial year). In addition, the chair of the Audit Committee receives an additional annual fee of $2,000 (prorated for any partial year). We are also authorized to pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for each independent director incurred in connection with the fulfillment of his or her duties as independent directors (provided that such compensation will only be paid if the committee meeting is not held on the same day as any regular meeting of the Board).

For the three months ended March 31, 2022 the Company incurred $7,890 of directors fees expense.

Note 9. Share Data and Distributions

Earnings per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share, pursuant to ASC Topic 260-10, Earnings per Share for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic and diluted):
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(2,146)
Weighted average common shares outstanding	700
Earnings (loss) per common share (basic and diluted):	$	(3.07)

Capital Activity

The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $0.001 per share and 450,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share. The Company expects to enter into subscription agreements in which investors will make capital commitments to purchase shares of Common Stock (the “Subscription Agreements”) with several investors, including with affiliates of the Adviser, providing for the private placement of the Company’s Common Stock. It is expected that, under the terms of the Subscription Agreements, investors will be required to fund drawdowns to purchase the Company’s Common Stock at a price per share equal to the most recent NAV per share as determined by the Board (subject to the adjustment to the extent required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act) up to the

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amount of their respective capital subscriptions on an as-needed basis as determined by the Company with a minimum of ten business days prior notice.

The Company had not accepted any Subscription Agreements from third party investors through March 31, 2022.

Distributions

Distributions to common stockholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. We intend to elect to be taxed as a RIC under the Code the first taxable year the Company qualifies for such treatment, and for future taxable years. The Company will be required to distribute dividends each tax year as a RIC to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, in order to be eligible for tax benefits allowed to a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. The Company anticipates paying out as a distribution all or substantially all of those amounts. The amount to be paid out as a dividend is determined by the Board and is based on management’s estimate of the Company’s annual taxable income. Net realized capital gains, if any, may be distributed to stockholders or retained for reinvestment.

Note 10. Tax Matters

The Company did not qualify to elect treatment as a RIC for its initial tax year from June 16, 2021 through March 31, 2022. The Company intends to comply with the provisions of the Code applicable to RIC's the first taxable year the Company qualifies for such treatment. It is not anticipated that the Company will incur U.S. federal, state and local taxes

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(other than nominal state and local taxes) as a corporation and consequently, no such taxes were accrued through March 31, 2022.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and tax purposes. Components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of March 31, 2022, are as follows:


	March 31, 2022
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss carryforward	$	2,149
Organizational costs	6,072
Valuation allowance	(8,221)
Total deferred tax assets	—
Deferred tax liabilities:
Total deferred tax liabilities	—
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities	$	—

The Company’s income tax provision consists of the following as of March 31, 2022:


	March 31, 2022
Current tax (expense)/benefit:
Federal	$	—
State and Local	—
Total current tax (expense)/benefit	—

Deferred tax (expense)/benefit:
Federal	6,810
State and Local	1,411
Valuation allowance	(8,221)
Total deferred tax (expense)/benefit	—

Total income tax (expense)/benefit	$	—

Total income tax (expense) benefit for the Company differs from the amount computed by applying the federal statutory income tax rate of 21% to net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations for the period ended March 31, 2022, as follows:


	March 31, 2022
Income tax benefit at federal statutory rate from inception (21%)	$	25,947
Less: income tax benefit at federal statutory rate related to the disregarded entity period	(19,137)
Net income tax benefit at federal statutory tax rate	6,810
State and local income tax benefit (net of federal detriment)	1,411
Valuation allowance	(8,221)
Total income tax (expense)/benefits	$	—

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carryforward periods and the associated risk that operating loss and capital loss carryforwards are limited or are likely to expire unused, and unrealized gains and losses on investments. Through the consideration of these factors, the Company has determined that it is more likely than not that the Company’s net deferred tax asset would not be realized. As a result, the Company recorded a full valuation allowance with respect to its deferred tax asset as of the year ended March 31, 2022. From time to time, the Company may modify its estimates or assumptions regarding its deferred tax liability and/or asset balances and any applicable valuation allowance as new information becomes available. Modifications to the Company’s estimates or assumptions regarding its deferred tax liability and/or asset balances and any applicable valuation allowance, changes in generally accepted accounting principles or related guidance or interpretations thereof, limitations imposed on or expirations of the Company’s net operating losses and capital loss carryovers (if any) and changes in applicable tax law could result in increases or decreases in the Company’s NAV per share, which could be material.

As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not have any investments.

Note 11. Financial Highlights

Below is the schedule of financial highlights of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


Per Common Share Data:(1)
Net asset value, beginning of period	$	(158.44)
Net investment income (loss)	(3.07)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	(161.51)
Net asset value, end of period	$	(161.51)

Total return based on NAV(2)	(1,176.72)		%
Common shares outstanding, end of period	700
Weighted average shares outstanding	700
Net assets, end of period	$	(113,056)

Ratio/Supplemental data(3):
Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets(4)	429.72		%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets(4)	(429.72)		%


(1)			Per share data is based on weighted average shares outstanding for the respective period.
(2)			Total return is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net assets per share and the issuance of common stock in the period. Total return is not annualized.
(3)			Annualized, except for organizational expenses, which are non-recurring.
(4)			For the three months ended March 31, 2022, prior to the effect of the Expense Support Agreement, the ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets, and expenses to average net assets is 569.82% and (569.82)%, respectively.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

The Company's management evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the financial statements. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure in, or would be required to be recognized in, the financial statements.

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

The following discussion and other parts of this report contain forward-looking information that involves risks and uncertainties. References to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company,” means Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc., unless otherwise specified. The discussion and analysis contained in this section refers to our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report. Please see “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with this discussion and analysis. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking information due to factors discussed under “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” appearing elsewhere in this report.

Business Overview

We are a newly formed, externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end investment company focused on lending to middle market businesses, with the goal of stimulating economic growth and creating and preserving jobs in Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, or Arkansas (the “Target Region”).

The Company was formed as a Delaware limited liability company on March 22, 2021. Prior to the effective date of our Registration Statement (the “Effective Date”), we elected to be regulated as a Business Development Company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). For the period from inception through June 15, 2021, all equity securities of the Company were held by Lafayette Square Holding Company, LLC ("Lafayette Square") and the Company was considered for U.S. tax purposes as a disregarded entity; the Company's activities for this period would be consolidated with the activities of its sole owner. We have adopted an initial tax year end of March 31, 2022 and will be taxed as a corporation for the initial tax period from June 16, 2021 through March 31, 2022. However, we intend to elect to be treated, and comply with the requirements to qualify annually, as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the first taxable year the Company qualifies for such treatment, and to maintain such election in future taxable years. No assurance can be provided that we will qualify as a RIC for any taxable year. Prior to the Effective Date and to our election to be regulated as a BDC, we completed a conversion under which Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc. succeeded to the business of Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, LLC, and the member of Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, LLC became the stockholder of Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc. (the “BDC Conversion”). As a BDC and a RIC, we must comply with certain regulatory requirements.

We are managed by LS BDC Adviser, LLC (the “Adviser”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Lafayette Square. The Adviser is a limited liability company that is in process of registering as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. The Adviser will oversee the management of the Company’s activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to the Company’s portfolio.

Our investment objective is to generate favorable risk-adjusted returns, including current income and capital appreciation, principally from directly originated investments in middle market businesses that are primarily domiciled, headquartered and/or have a significant operating presence in the Target Region. We define middle market businesses as companies having annual revenues between $10 million and $1 billion and annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (“EBITDA”) of between $10 million and $100 million, although we may invest in larger or smaller companies. We may also make limited opportunistic investments in middle market businesses outside the Target Region. We expect to invest primarily in first and second lien loans and, to a lesser extent, in subordinated and mezzanine loans and equity and equity-like securities, including common stock, preferred stock, and warrants.

We generally expect to hold our investments until maturity or until such investments are refinanced by the portfolio company. From time to time, we may invest in loans with other lenders, or “club loans,” and may serve as agent in connection with any such loans. In our capacity as agent, we would expect to act as the servicer of the loan. We may also participate in loans in the broadly syndicated loan market. Our debt instruments will typically have principal amounts of up to $50 million, bear interest at floating rates of interest tied to a widely available risk-free rate such as the U.S. Prime Rate or the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), and generally not be guaranteed by the federal government or otherwise. The debt instruments in which we invest are typically not rated by any rating agency, but we believe that if they were, they would be rated below investment grade (rated lower than “Baa3” by Moody’s Investors Service, lower than “BBB–” by Fitch Ratings or lower than “BBB–” by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services). Under the guidelines established by these rating agencies, such ratings are an indication of such debt instruments having predominantly speculative

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characteristics with respect to the issuer’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal. Debt instruments that are rated below investment grade are sometimes referred to as “high yield bonds” or “junk bonds.”

COVID-19 Developments

There is an ongoing global outbreak of COVID-19, which has spread to over 200 countries and territories, including the United States, and has spread to every state in the United States. The World Health Organization has designated COVID-19 as a pandemic, and numerous countries, including the United States, have declared national emergencies with respect to COVID-19. As cases of COVID-19 have continued to be identified and new variants emerge, many countries have reacted by instituting quarantines and restrictions on travel, closing financial markets and/or restricting trading, and limiting operations of non-essential businesses. Such actions have disrupted global supply chains and adversely impacted many industries. The outbreak has had a continued adverse impact on economic and market conditions and has triggered a period of global economic slowdown.

The outbreak of COVID-19 may have a material adverse impact on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and NAV, among other factors. We expect that these impacts will continue to some extent as the outbreak persists and potentially even longer. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions, and, as a result, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to us and the performance of our investments. The full impact of COVID-19 will depend on future developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak, along with related travel advisories, quarantines and restrictions, the recovery time of the disrupted supply chains and industries, the impact of labor market interruptions, the impact of government interventions, and uncertainty with respect to the duration of the global economic slowdown. COVID-19 and the current financial, economic and capital markets environment, and future developments in these and other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our performance, financial condition, results of operations and ability to pay distributions.

Key Components of Operations

Investments

Our level of investment activity is expected to vary substantially from period to period depending on many factors, including the amount of debt available to middle market companies, the general economic environment and the competitive environment for the type of investments we make.

Revenues

We plan to generate revenue primarily in the form of interest and fee income on debt investments we hold and capital gains, if any, on our investments. We generally expect our debt investments to have a stated term of five to eight years and typically to bear interest at a floating rate usually determined on the basis of a benchmark such as the SOFR. Interest on these debt investments will generally be payable quarterly. In some instances, we expect to receive payments on our debt investments based on scheduled amortization of the outstanding balances. In addition, we may receive repayments of some of our debt investments prior to their scheduled maturity date. The frequency or volume of these repayments is expected to fluctuate significantly from period to period. Our portfolio activity is also expected to reflect the proceeds of sales of securities. We may also generate revenue in the form of commitment, origination, amendment, structuring or due diligence fees, fees for providing managerial assistance and consulting fees.

Expenses

We expect our primary annual operating expenses to include advisory fees and the reimbursement of expenses under our investment advisory and management agreement between the Company and the Adviser, dated April 26, 2021 (the “Investment Advisory Agreement”) and our administration agreement between the Company and LS Administration, LLC (the “Administration Agreement”), respectively. We will bear other expenses, which are expected to include:

•our initial organization costs and operating costs incurred prior to the filing of our election to be regulated as a BDC (up to $1 million in connection with our formation and the initial closing of the private offering of shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (“Common Stock”));

•the costs associated with our private offering and any subsequent offerings of our securities;

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•calculating individual asset values and our net asset value (including the cost and expenses of third-party valuation services);

•out-of-pocket expenses, including travel expenses, incurred by the Adviser, or members of its investment team, or payable to third parties, performing due diligence on prospective portfolio companies, dead deal or broken deal expenses and, if necessary, enforcing our rights;

•certain costs and expenses relating to distributions paid by us;

•administration fees payable under the Administration Agreement and related expenses;

•debt service and other costs of borrowings or other financing arrangements;

•the allocated costs incurred in connection with providing services to employees of portfolio companies (of the type described in Item I. “Business—Investment Strategy”) and/or managerial assistance (including any services offered to portfolio companies) to those portfolio companies that request it (whether such costs are incurred by the Adviser or Administrator or through payments to third party service providers);

•amounts payable to third parties relating to, or associated with, making or holding investments;

•transfer agent and custodial fees;

•costs of hedging;

•commissions and other compensation payable to brokers or dealers;

•federal and state registration fees;

•any stock exchange listing fees and fees payable to rating agencies;

•the cost of effecting any sales and repurchases of our Common Stock and other securities;

•U.S. federal, state and local taxes;

•independent director fees and expenses;

•costs of preparing financial statements and maintaining books and records, costs of preparing tax returns, costs of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and attestation and costs of filing reports or other documents with the SEC (or other regulatory bodies) and other reporting and compliance costs, including registration and listing fees, and the compensation of professionals responsible for the preparation or review of the foregoing;

•the costs of any reports, proxy statements or other notices to our stockholders (including printing and mailing costs), the costs of any stockholders’ meetings and the compensation of investor relations personnel responsible for the preparation of the foregoing and related matters;

•the costs of specialty and custom software expense for monitoring risk, compliance and overall investments;

•our fidelity bond;

•any necessary insurance premiums;

•extraordinary expenses (such as litigation or indemnification payments or amounts payable pursuant to any agreement to provide indemnification entered into by the Company);

•direct fees and expenses associated with independent audits, agency, consulting and legal costs; costs of winding up;

and all other expenses incurred by either the LS Administration LLC (the “Administrator”) or us in connection with administering our business, including payments under the Administration Agreement based upon our allocable portion of the compensation paid to our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs, and

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reimbursing third-party expenses incurred by the Administrator in carrying out its administrative services including, but not limited to, providing assistance in accounting, legal, compliance, operations, technology, internal audit, and investor relations, and being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, our Administrator assists us in determining and publishing our net asset value, overseeing the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our stockholders, our internal control assessment under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, and generally overseeing the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. We expect our general and administrative expenses to be relatively stable or decline as a percentage of total assets during periods of asset growth and to increase proportionally when our asset value declines.

Leverage

The amount of leverage we intend to use in any period depends on a number of factors, including cash on-hand available for investing, the cost of financing and general economic and market conditions. Prior to the Small Business Credit Availability Act being signed into law, a BDC generally was not permitted to incur indebtedness unless immediately after such borrowing it has an asset coverage for total borrowings of at least 200%. The Small Business Credit Availability Act, signed into law on March 23, 2018, contains a provision that grants a BDC the option, subject to certain conditions and disclosure obligations, to reduce the asset coverage requirement to 150%. In April 2021, our Board and initial stockholder approved the reduced asset coverage ratio.

Portfolio and Investment Activity

The Company did not hold any investments as of March 31, 2022 or December 31, 2021.

Results of Operations

The following table represents the operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
Net expenses	$	2,146
Net investment income (loss)	(2,146)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations	$	(2,146)

Expenses

Expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022, consisted of $2,148 in initial organizational costs for which we are required to reimburse Lafayette Square upon the commencement of our operations in accordance with the Administration Agreement. Additionally, as of March 31, 2022, we have incurred $141,688 of offering costs which have been capitalized as a deferred charge on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and will be amortized to expense on a straight-line basis over 12 months from the commencement of operations, which has not yet occurred.

The composition of the Company’s operating expenses was as follows for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


	For the three months ended March 31, 2022
Organizational costs	$	2,148
General and administrative expenses	143,621
Professional fees	34,415
Directors fees	7,890
Total expenses before expense support reimbursement	188,074
Expense support reimbursement	(185,928)
Total expenses net of expense support reimbursement	$	2,146

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Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources

We intend to generate cash primarily from the net proceeds of any private offering of our Common Stock and from cash flows from interest and fees earned from our investments and principal repayments and proceeds from sales of our investments. Our primary use of cash will be investments in portfolio companies, payments of our expenses and cash distributions to our stockholders.

Contractual Obligations

We have entered into the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Adviser. Our Adviser agreed to serve as our investment adviser in accordance with the terms of our Investment Advisory Agreement. Payments under our Investment Advisory Agreement in each reporting period will consist of the base management fee equal to a percentage of the value of our gross assets as well as an incentive fee based on our performance.

Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser manages the day-to-day operations of, and provides investment advisory services to, the Company. The Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) approved the Investment Advisory Agreement in April 2021. The Adviser is a registered investment adviser with the SEC. The Adviser receives fees for providing services, consisting of two components, a base management fee and an incentive fee.

Base Management Fee

The base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears beginning in the period during its initial capital drawdown from its non-affiliated investors (the "Initial Drawdown") at an annual rate of (i) prior to a Liquidity Event, 0.75%, and (ii) following a Liquidity Event, 1.0%, in each case of the average value of our gross assets (gross assets equal the total assets of the Company as set forth on the Company’s balance sheet) at the end of the two most recently completed calendar quarters. For services rendered under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the base management fee is payable quarterly in arrears. No management fee will be charged on committed but undrawn capital commitments.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred no base management fees as it has not yet had its Initial Drawdown. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, there were no base management fees payable to the Adviser.

Incentive Fee

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, there was no Income-Based Fee or Capital Gains Fee incurred.

Administration Agreement

We have entered into an Administration Agreement with the Administrator pursuant to which the Administrator furnishes us with administrative services necessary to conduct our day-to-day operations. The Administrator will be reimbursed for administrative expenses it incurs on our behalf in performing its obligations. Such costs will be reasonably allocated to us on the basis of assets, revenues, time records or other reasonable methods. We will not reimburse our Administrator for any services for which it receives a separate fee.

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we expect to receive under our Investment Advisory Agreement and Administration Agreement. The Company will begin reimbursing administration expenses beginning during the period of the Initial Drawdown.

Expense Support and Conditional Reimbursement Agreement

The following table presents a summary of Expense Payments and the related Reimbursement Payments since the Company's inception:


For the Period Ended	Expense Payments by Adviser		Reimbursement Payments to Adviser		Unreimbursed Expense Payments
December 31, 2021	$	248,407	$	—	$	248,407
March 31, 2022	185,928		—		185,928
Total	$	434,335	$	—	$	434,335

Capital Resources and Borrowings

We intend to utilize leverage to finance our investments. The amount of leverage that we employ will be subject to the restrictions of the 1940 Act and the supervision of our Board. At the time of any proposed borrowing, the amount of leverage we employ will also depend on our Adviser’s assessment of the market, and other factors. We are permitted, under specified conditions, to borrow money and issue multiple classes of debt and one class of stock senior to our Common Stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, measures the ratio of total assets less total liabilities not represented by senior securities to total borrowings, is at least equal to 150% immediately after each such issuance. The application of the 150% asset coverage requirement permits us to double the maximum amount of leverage that we are permitted to incur as compared to BDCs who have not obtained the requisite approvals and made the required disclosures. In addition, while any senior securities remain outstanding, we must make provision to prohibit any distribution to our stockholders or the repurchase of such securities or shares unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios at the time of the distribution or

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repurchase. We may also borrow amounts up to 5% of the value of our total assets for temporary or emergency purposes without regard to asset coverage.

We currently plan to utilize one or all of the proposed financing arrangements:

Subscription Facility

We intend to enter into a revolving credit facility with one or more lenders (a “Subscription Facility”) shortly after the Initial Closing. While we cannot provide any assurances regarding the terms of any Subscription Facility we may enter into, we expect a Subscription Facility to provide for a two-year revolving period (which can potentially be extended). The lenders would be expected to require us to pledge our shareholders’ capital commitments in connection with the Subscription Facility.

Revolving Facility

We may enter into a revolving credit facility with various lenders (a “Revolving Facility”) to complement the Subscription Facility. Proceeds of the Revolving Facility may be used for general corporate purposes, including the funding of portfolio investments. While we cannot provide any assurances regarding the terms of any Revolving Facility we may enter into, we expect a Revolving Facility to provide for a three-year revolving period and have a maturity date of up to five years from the closing date of the Revolving Facility (which could be extended in connection with an extension of the revolving period). Subject to certain exceptions, a Revolving Facility would be expected to be secured by a first lien security interest in substantially the entire portfolio of investments held by us. A Revolving Facility is expected to include customary covenants, including certain financial covenants related to asset coverage, net worth and liquidity, certain limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, and other maintenance covenants, as well as usual and customary events of default for senior secured revolving credit facilities of this nature. The maximum principal amount available under a Revolving Facility is expected to be based on certain advance rates multiplied by the value of our portfolio investments (subject to certain concentration limitations) net of certain other indebtedness that we may incur in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Facility.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We may become a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of our business to meet the financial needs of our portfolio companies. These instruments may include commitments to extend credit and involve, to varying degrees, elements of liquidity and credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the balance sheet. As of March 31, 2022, we had not commenced investment operations and were not party to any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies

This discussion of our expected operating plans is based upon our expected financial statements, which will be prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements will require our 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. In addition to the discussion below, we will describe our critical accounting policies in the notes to our future financial statements.

Income taxes

The Company has adopted the initial tax year-end of March 31, 2022 and will be taxed as a corporation for the initial tax period from June 16, 2021 through March 31, 2022 and future tax years until the Company qualifies to be treated as a RIC. It is not anticipated that the Company will incur U.S. federal, state, and local taxes (other than nominal state and local taxes) as a corporation and consequently, no such taxes were accrued for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company expects to elect to be subject to tax as a RIC as soon as the Company qualifies for such treatment, and to maintain such election in future taxable years. There is no guarantee that the Company will qualify to make such an election for any taxable year. In order to qualify and be subject to tax as a RIC, among other things, the Company is required to meet certain source of income and asset diversification requirements and timely distribute dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes to its stockholders of an amount generally at least equal to 90% of its investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code and determined without regard to any deduction for dividends paid, for each tax year. The Company would also have to distribute earnings and profits accumulated during the period it was taxed as a

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regular corporation. The Company intends to make the requisite distributions to its stockholders, which will generally relieve the Company from U.S. federal income taxes with respect to all income distributed to its stockholders.

The Company accounts for income taxes in conformity with ASC Topic 740 - Income Taxes (“ASC Topic 740”). ASC Topic 740 provides guidelines for how uncertain tax positions should be recognized, measured, presented and disclosed in financial statements. ASC Topic 740 requires the evaluation of tax positions taken in the course of preparing the Company’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained by the applicable tax authority. Tax benefits of positions not deemed to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold would be recorded as a tax expense or tax benefit in the current year. It is the Company’s policy to recognize accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax benefits in income tax expense. There were no material unrecognized tax benefits or unrecognized tax liabilities related to uncertain income tax positions as of and through March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

Distributions

The Company has adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of any distributions the Company declares in cash on behalf of its stockholders, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash. As a result, if the Board authorizes and the Company declares a cash distribution, then stockholders who have not “opted out” of the DRIP will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of the Company’s Common Stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution. Shares issued under the DRIP will be issued at a price per share equal to the most recent net asset value (“NAV”) per share as determined by the Board (subject to adjustment to the extent required by Section 23 of the 1940 Act).

Valuation of Portfolio Investments:

Investments for which market quotations are readily available are typically valued at those market quotations. To validate market quotations, the Company utilizes a number of factors to determine if the quotations are representative of fair value, including the source and number of the quotations. Debt and equity securities that are not publicly traded or whose market prices are not readily available are valued quarterly at fair value as determined in good faith by the Board, based on, among other considerations, the input of the Advisor, the Company’s Audit Committee and independent third-party valuation firm, engaged at the direction of the Board.

The Board oversees a multi-step valuation process, which includes, among other procedures, the following:

•the quarterly valuation process commences with each portfolio company or investment being initially evaluated by the investment professionals of the Advisor responsible for the monitoring of the portfolio investment;

•the Advisor’s Valuation Committee reviews the valuations provided by the independent third-party valuation firm and develops a valuation recommendation. Valuation recommendations are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board;

•the Audit Committee of the Board reviews valuation recommendations of the Advisor incorporating any adjustments or further supplements by the Advisor to the valuations; and

•the Board discusses these valuations and determines the fair value of each investment in the portfolio in good faith, based on the input of the Advisor, the independent valuation firm, and the Audit Committee.

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The Company applies Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 820, Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820), as amended, which establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. GAAP and required disclosures of fair value measurements. ASC 820 determines fair value to be the price that would be received for an investment in a current sale, which assumes an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Market participants are defined as buyers and sellers in the principal or most advantageous market (which may be a hypothetical market) that are independent, knowledgeable, and willing and able to transact. In accordance with ASC 820, the Company considers its principal market to be the market that has the greatest volume and level of activity. ASC 820 specifies a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes and ranks the level of observability of inputs used in determination of fair value.

The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below.

•Level 1 - Quoted prices are available in active markets/exchanges for identical investments as of the reporting date.

•Level 2 - Pricing inputs are observable inputs including, but not limited to, prices quoted for similar assets or liabilities in active markets/exchanges or prices quoted for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and fair value is determined through the use of models or other valuation methodologies.

•Level 3 - Pricing inputs are unobservable for the investment and include activities where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into determination of fair value require significant management judgment and estimation.

The use of these valuation models requires significant estimation and judgment by the Advisor. The Advisor uses a third-party valuation firm to ensure fair values are determined on an independent basis. While the Company believes its valuation methods are appropriate, other market participants may value identical assets differently than the Company at the measurement date. The methods used by the Company may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. The Company may also have risk associated with its concentration of investments in certain geographic regions and industries.

The determination of what constitutes “observable” requires significant judgment by the Advisor. The Advisor considers observable data to be market data, which is readily available, regularly distributed or updated, reliable and verifiable, not proprietary, which may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The categorization of an investment within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the investment and observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause the investment to be reclassified to a lower level within the fair value hierarchy.

In addition, on December 3, 2020, the SEC announced its adoption of Rule 2a-5 under the 1940 Act (the "New Rule"), which establishes an updated regulatory framework for determining fair value in good faith for purposes of the 1940 Act. The New Rule clarifies how fund boards can satisfy their valuation obligations in light of recent market developments. The New Rule will permit boards, subject to board oversight and certain other conditions, to designate certain parties to perform the fair value determinations. The New Rule is effective for the Company on September 8, 2022. The Company will continue to review the New Rule and its impact on the Company and its valuation policies, and will comply with its valuation requirements on or before the SEC’s compliance date.

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

Investment transactions will be recorded on the trade date. We will measure net 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 will reflect the change in portfolio investment values

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during the reporting period, including any reversal of previously recorded unrealized appreciation or depreciation, when gains or losses are realized.

Revenue Recognition

Investment Income

PIK Interest

Fee Income

Non-accrual loans

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are subject to financial market risks, most significantly changes in interest rates. Interest rate sensitivity refers to the change in our earnings that may result from changes in the level of interest rates. Because we expect to fund a portion of our investments with borrowings, our net investment income is expected to be affected by the difference between the rate at which we invest and the rate at which we borrow. As a result, we can offer no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our net investment income.

In addition, any investments we make that are denominated in a foreign currency will be subject to risks associated with changes in currency exchange rates. These risks include the possibility of significant fluctuations in the foreign currency markets, the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls and potential illiquidity in the secondary market. These risks will vary depending upon the currency or currencies involved.

We may hedge against interest rate and currency exchange rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments such as futures, options, swaps and forward contracts and credit hedging contracts, such as credit default swaps, in each case, 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 benefits of lower interest rates with respect to our portfolio of investments with fixed interest rates.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of March 31, 2022, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness and design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at a reasonable assurance level in timely alerting management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of material information about us required to be included in periodic SEC filings. However, in evaluation of 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 possible controls and procedures.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Our internal control system is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to our management and board of directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

Our internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions recorded necessary to permit the preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Our policies and procedures also provide reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and our directors, and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness as to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2022. In making this assessment, we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued in 2013. Based on the assessment, management believes that, as of March 31, 2022, our internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Neither we nor our Adviser or Administrator is currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, is any material legal proceeding that would affect our business threatened against us, or against our Adviser or Administrator.

From time to time, we, our Adviser or Administrator may be a party to certain legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of our rights under contracts with our portfolio companies. While the outcome of these legal proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty, we do not expect that these proceedings will have a material effect upon our financial condition or results of operations. Our businesses are also subject to extensive regulation, which may result in regulatory proceedings against us.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below as well as those discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, which could materially affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results. These risks are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia and related sanctions have increased global political and economic uncertainty, which may have a material impact on the Company’s portfolio and the value of your investment in the Company.

The ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia and related sanctions have increased global political and economic uncertainty. In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine and, in response, the United States and many other countries placed economic sanctions on certain Russian entities and individuals. Because Russia is a major exporter of oil and natural gas, the invasion and related sanctions have reduced the supply, and increased the price, of energy, which is accelerating inflation and may exacerbate ongoing supply chain issues. There is also the risk of retaliatory actions by Russia against countries which have enacted sanctions, including cyberattacks against financial and governmental institutions, which could result in business disruptions and further economic turbulence. Although the Company has no direct exposure to Russia or Ukraine, the broader consequences of the invasion may have a material adverse impact on the Company’s portfolio and the value of your investment in the Company. Because this is an uncertain and evolving situation, its full impact is unknown at this time.

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

None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

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The following exhibits are filed as part of this report or hereby incorporated by reference to exhibits previously filed with the SEC:


No.			Description
31.1			Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
31.2			Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*
32.1			Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*


*			Filed herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.


			Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc.

Date: May 11, 2022			By: /s/ Damien Dwin
			Name: Damien Dwin
			Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 11, 2022			By: /s/ Seren Tahiroglu
			Name: Seren Tahiroglu
			Title: Chief Financial Officer

Lafayette Square Gulf Coast BDC, Inc. 10-Q