Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-22488

Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund

(exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10154

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(Name and address of agent for service)

Marisa Beeney

345 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10154

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 831-5776

Date of fiscal year end:      December 31

Date of reporting period:   March 31, 2014


Item 1. Schedule of Investments.


Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund

Portfolio of Investments

 

March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS(a) - 86.74%

     

Aerospace and Defense - 2.98%

     

DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 5.000%, 11/02/2018

     $1,072,147         $1,090,245   

DAE Aviation Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 5.000%, 11/02/2018

     486,040         494,245   

Landmark Aviation (LM U.S. Member LLC), Senior Secured First Lien Canadian Term Loan, 4.750%, 10/25/2019

     104,017         104,624   

Landmark Aviation (LM U.S. Member LLC), Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.750%, 10/25/2019

     1,541,828         1,550,817   

Paradigm Precision Group, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 12/02/2020

     1,870,313         1,893,691   

Sequa Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 06/19/2017

     2,134,732         2,096,926   
     

 

 

 
        7,230,548   
     

 

 

 

Automotive - 0.90%

     

Affinia Group, Inc., Senior Secured Tranche B-2 First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 04/27/2020

     1,124,833         1,128,112   

Mitchell International, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.500%, 10/12/2020

     1,055,556         1,060,306   
     

 

 

 
        2,188,418   
     

 

 

 

Banking, Finance and Real Estate - 2.69%

     

AmWins Group LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 5.000%, 09/06/2019

     2,015,576         2,032,587   

AssuredPartners Capital, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.50%, 03/31/2021(b)

     1,049,180         1,050,492   

Asurion LLC, Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 02/19/2021

     851,064         881,383   

Cunningham Lindsey Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 12/10/2019

     1,851,563         1,856,960   

HUB International Ltd., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.750%, 10/02/2020

     702,353         704,477   
     

 

 

 
        6,525,899   
     

 

 

 

Beverage, Food and Tobacco - 3.17%

     

CEC Entertainment, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.250%, 02/15/2021

     2,054,348         2,043,645   

Dole Food Co., Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 4.500%, 11/01/2018

     1,169,843         1,176,838   

U.S. Foods, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 03/31/2019

     4,430,047         4,457,181   
     

 

 

 
        7,677,664   
     

 

 

 

Capital Equipment - 2.39%

     

BakerCorp International, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Replacement Term Loan, 4.250%, 02/07/2020

     990,019         987,543   

Sensus U.S.A., Inc. (fka Sensus Metering Systems), Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan, 8.500%, 05/09/2018

     3,714,286         3,740,583   

SunSource Holdings, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 02/12/2021

     1,046,512         1,058,285   
     

 

 

 
        5,786,411   
     

 

 

 

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber - 2.28%

     

Nexeo Solutions LLC (aka Ashland Distribution), Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 5.000%, 09/08/2017

     1,591,795         1,596,769   

Nexeo Solutions LLC (aka Ashland Distribution), Senior Secured First Lien Term B-3 Loan, 5.000%, 09/08/2017

     929,580         931,904   

Pinnacle Operating Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.750%, 11/15/2018

     2,547,491         2,557,044   

WTG Holdings III Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 01/15/2019

     424,468         426,724   
     

 

 

 
        5,512,441   
     

 

 

 

Construction and Building - 0.97%

     

PlyGem Industries, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 02/01/2021

     322,581         323,523   


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Construction and Building (continued)

     

Road Infrastructure Investment LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.25%, 03/19/2021(b)

     $870,968         $871,516   

SRS Distribution, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 09/02/2019

     1,149,211         1,152,802   
     

 

 

 
        2,347,841   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Durable - 2.92%

     

Apex Tool Group LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 01/31/2020

     704,854         700,097   

Capital Safety North America Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, L+3.00%, 03/26/2021(b)

     4,439,097         4,439,097   

MModal, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 7.750%, 08/15/2019

     2,442,190         1,940,870   
     

 

 

 
        7,080,064   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Non Durable - 4.64%

     

Acosta Sales and Marketing Co., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, L+3.25%, 03/01/2018(b)

     545,455         548,523   

Armored AutoGroup, Inc. (fka Viking Acquisition, Inc. (aka Global AutoCare)), Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 6.000%, 11/05/2016

     4,680,416         4,719,193   

Sun Products Group (fka Huish Detergents, Inc.), Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 03/23/2020

     3,893,231         3,713,169   

Totes Isotoner Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term Loan, 7.250%, 07/07/2017

     208,202         209,417   

Totes Isotoner Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 7.250%, 07/07/2017

     2,037,266         2,049,153   
     

 

 

 
        11,239,455   
     

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass - 0.92%

     

Exopack LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 05/08/2019

     748,125         758,176   

Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Rollover Dollar Term Loan, 4.250%, 09/30/2020

     1,142,857         1,148,572   

Ranpak Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 04/23/2019

     310,872         313,592   
     

 

 

 
        2,220,340   
     

 

 

 

Energy Electricity - 1.03%

     

La Frontera Generation LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 09/30/2020

     950,643         953,167   

Star West Generation LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B Advance Loan, 4.250%, 03/13/2020

     1,534,523         1,537,401   
     

 

 

 
        2,490,568   
     

 

 

 

Energy, Oil and Gas - 2.79%

     

EMG Utica LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 03/27/2020

     2,472,028         2,482,843   

Sheridan Production Partners II LP, Senior Secured First Lien Facility A Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/16/2020

     116,508         117,491   

Sheridan Production Partners II LP, Senior Secured First Lien SIP Facility Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/16/2020

     837,541         844,610   

Sheridan Production Partners II LP, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/16/2020

     43,451         43,818   

Sheridan Production Partners LP, Senior Secured Tranche B-2 First Lien Term Loan:

     

4.250%, 10/01/2019

     129,071         129,985   

4.250%, 10/01/2019

     211,313         212,809   

4.250%, 10/01/2019

     1,594,717         1,606,008   

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 11/13/2018

     880,967         889,619   

W3 Co., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.750%, 03/13/2020

     442,733         444,947   
     

 

 

 
        6,772,130   
     

 

 

 

Environmental Industries - 1.52%

     

ADS Waste Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Tranche B-2 Term Loan, 3.750%, 10/09/2019

     1,264,778         1,264,336   

PSC Industrial Outsourcing LP, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.250%, 07/29/2016

     1,185,014         1,191,679   


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Environmental Industries (continued)

     

Wastequip LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 08/09/2019

     $1,208,261         $1,220,344   
     

 

 

 
        3,676,359   
     

 

 

 

Forest Products and Paper - 0.51%

     

WS Packaging Group, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 08/09/2019

     1,243,750         1,244,527   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals - 7.42%

     

Accellent, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.50%, 02/19/2021(b)

     1,219,512         1,220,018   

Alvogen Pharmaceuticals U.S., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 05/23/2018

     1,795,264         1,813,216   

CHG Buyer Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 11/19/2019

     992,109         995,522   

CT Technologies Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (aka Smart Document Solutions, Inc.), Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 5.250%, 10/04/2019

     1,108,333         1,122,187   

Ikaria Acquisition, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 02/12/2021

     782,609         789,104   

Immucor, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B-2 Loan, 5.000%, 08/17/2018

     186,656         187,706   

Medpace, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+4.00%, 05/31/2021(b)

     783,784         787,703   

Onex Carestream Finance LP, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 06/07/2019

     3,275,886         3,315,803   

PRA Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, L+3.50%, 09/23/2020(b)

     1,296,742         1,294,576   

Sheridan Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.500%, 06/29/2018

     1,675,685         1,687,381   

Smile Brands Group, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 7.500%, 08/16/2019

     2,637,426         2,649,954   

United Surgical Partners International, Inc., Senior Secured New Tranche B First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 04/03/2019

     2,094,248         2,108,206   
     

 

 

 
        17,971,376   
     

 

 

 

High Tech Industries - 10.59%

     

Applied Systems, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.250%, 01/25/2021

     831,250         835,581   

Ascend Learning LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 6.000%, 07/31/2019

     358,383         363,759   

Blackboard, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B-3 Loan, 4.750%, 10/04/2018

     2,962,631         2,990,776   

Blue Coat Systems, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 05/31/2019

     2,053,076         2,062,705   

Flexera Software, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.50%, 04/02/2020(b)

     2,000,000         2,010,000   

Hyland Software, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.750%, 02/19/2021

     1,460,656         1,476,781   

Ion Trading Technologies S.A.R.L., Senior Secured First Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 4.500%, 05/22/2020

     1,646,701         1,653,395   

Kronos, Inc. (aka Seahawk Acquisition Corp.), Senior Secured First Lien Incremental Term Loan, 4.500%, 10/30/2019

     4,600,133         4,643,259   

MMI International Ltd., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.250%, 11/20/2018

     1,653,191         1,649,058   

Sophia, L.P., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.500%, 07/19/2018

     2,963,091         2,969,269   

Technicolor S.A., Senior Secured First Lien Term A2 Facility Loan, 6.750%, 5/26/2016

     289,483         294,307   

Technicolor S.A., Senior Secured First Lien Term B2 Facility Loan, 7.750%, 5/26/2017

     1,241,762         1,262,456   

Technicolor S.A., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.250%, 07/10/2020

     2,389,706         2,431,036   

Vertafore, Inc., Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan, 9.750%, 10/27/2017

     1,000,000         1,018,750   
     

 

 

 
        25,661,132   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Gaming and Leisure - 4.64%

     

Alpha Topco Ltd. (Formula One), Senior Secured First Lien New Facility Term B Loan, 4.500%, 04/30/2019

     2,729,779         2,752,177   

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co. (fka Harrah’s/Corner Investment), Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 7.000%, 10/11/2020

     4,129,186         4,189,266   

Centaur LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.250%, 02/20/2019

     1,652,216         1,660,997   

Mood Media Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.000%, 05/07/2018

     992,347         1,003,823   

Peninsula Gaming LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 11/20/2017

     1,238,636         1,243,789   

Stadium Management Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 02/25/2020

     385,845         387,292   
     

 

 

 
        11,237,344   
     

 

 

 

Media Advertising, Printing and Publishing - 2.06%

     

InfoGroup, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 8.000%, 05/28/2018

     208,080         181,706   

Penton Media, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 5.500%, 10/03/2019

     1,592,000         1,610,308   

Ship Luxco 3 S.A.R.L. (aka RBS Worldpay), Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 9.500%, 03/23/2017

     3,917,495         1,997,922   


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Media Advertising, Printing and Publishing (continued)

     

Southern Graphics, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 10/17/2019

     $1,203,125         $1,204,629   
     

 

 

 
        4,994,565   
     

 

 

 

Media Broadcasting and Subscription - 1.85%

     

Entercom Radio LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B-2 Loan, 4.000%, 11/23/2018

     530,120         533,765   

Hubbard Radio LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Tranche 1 Term Loan, 4.500%, 04/29/2019

     2,608,357         2,623,028   

RCN Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.500%, 03/01/2020

     1,309,479         1,321,428   
     

 

 

 
        4,478,221   
     

 

 

 

Media Diversified and Production - 0.35%

     

Lion’s Gate Entertainment Corp., Senior Secured Second Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 07/20/2020

     833,333         852,083   
     

 

 

 

Metals and Mining - 0.48%

     

McJunkin Red Man Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 11/09/2019

     1,156,351         1,173,095   
     

 

 

 

Retail - 5.72%

     

Academy Ltd., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.500%, 08/03/2018

     1,951,531         1,961,299   

Container Store, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B3 Loan, 4.250%, 04/08/2019

     2,357,224         2,368,279   

Hudson’s Bay Co., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 11/04/2020

     925,000         938,644   

J. Crew Group, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.000%, 03/05/2021

     1,674,391         1,673,135   

Nine West Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, L+3.75%, 09/05/2019(b)

     800,000         805,000   

Payless, Inc. (fka Collective Brands Finance, Inc.), Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 5.000%, 03/11/2021

     1,339,668         1,343,017   

Smart & Final Stores LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 11/15/2019

     1,373,255         1,377,121   

Sports Authority, Inc. (aka TSA), Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 7.500%, 11/16/2017

     2,926,895         2,934,212   

Sprouts Farmers Markets Holdings LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.000%, 04/23/2020

     449,643         450,347   
     

 

 

 
        13,851,054   
     

 

 

 

Services - Business - 7.77%

     

Advantage Sales and Marketing, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/18/2017

     2,127,949         2,140,366   

AlixPartners LLP, Senior Secured First Lien Replacement Term B-2 Loan, 4.000%, 07/10/2020

     2,932,949         2,943,493   

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 12/18/2020

     997,500         1,000,692   

Crossmark Holdings, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 12/20/2019

     1,344,265         1,340,904   

Garda World Security Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Delayed Draw Term B Loan, 4.000%, 11/06/2020

     117,599         118,040   

Garda World Security Corp., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.000%, 11/06/2020

     459,706         461,430   

Information Resources, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.750%, 09/30/2020

     332,571         334,790   

MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, L+3.00%, 03/19/2021(b)

     2,706,767         2,703,383   

Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Senior Secured Second Lien Initial Term Loan, 6.750%, 02/11/2022

     1,090,909         1,087,844   

StoneRiver Group LP, Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.500%, 11/29/2019

     534,463         536,133   

SurveyMonkey.com LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.500%, 02/07/2019

     1,620,000         1,628,100   

Transaction Network Services, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 02/14/2020

     1,331,909         1,341,066   

Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Senior Secured New Tranche B First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 06/06/2019

     1,615,192         1,605,097   

ValleyCrest Companies LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 5.500%, 06/13/2019

     1,567,105         1,582,776   
     

 

 

 
        18,824,114   
     

 

 

 

Services - Consumer - 4.41%

     

Alliance Laundry Systems LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.250%, 12/10/2018

     965,060         970,083   

California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan 5.250%, 03/29/2018

     2,458,169         2,347,551   

Learning Care Group, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.750%, 05/08/2019

     2,452,059         2,465,864   

Monitronics International, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.250%, 03/23/2018

     2,410,181         2,415,460   


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Services - Consumer (continued)

     

Spin Holdco, Inc. (aka Coinmach Corp.), Senior Secured First Lien Initial Term Loan, 4.250%, 11/14/2019

     $2,477,661         $2,481,068   
     

 

 

 
        10,680,026   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications - 5.93%

     

Avaya, Inc., Senior Secured B-3 Extended First Lien Term B-3 Loan, 4.736%, 10/26/2017

     2,895,197         2,832,010   

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 7.500%, 02/14/2019

     1,980,000         2,045,944   

Fibertech Networks LLC (aka Firefox), Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.500%, 12/18/2019

     3,425,434         3,431,874   

Syniverse Holdings, Inc., (Buccaneer Merger Sub., Inc.), Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 4/23/2019

     1,919,653         1,922,446   

Wide Open West Finance LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.750%, 04/01/2019

     1,734,284         1,739,434   

Zayo Group LLC (Zayo Capital, Inc.), Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 4.000%, 07/02/2019

     2,386,084         2,391,155   
     

 

 

 
        14,362,863   
     

 

 

 

Transportation Consumer - 1.91%

     

Lineage Logistics LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.50%, 04/07/2021(b)

     2,307,692         2,307,692   

Sabre, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Incremental Term Loan, 4.500%, 02/19/2019

     1,673,409         1,676,547   

Sabre, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.250%, 02/19/2019

     647,502         648,379   
     

 

 

 
        4,632,618   
     

 

 

 

Utilities Electric - 2.50%

     

Atlantic Power Co., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, L+3.75%, 02/19/2021(b)

     478,035         480,129   

Empire Generating Co. LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, L+4.25%, 03/12/2021(b)

     917,472         920,344   

Empire Generating Co. LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term C Loan, L+4.25%, 03/12/2021(b)

     64,010         64,210   

Moxie Liberty LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B-1 Loan, 7.500%, 08/21/2020

     1,470,588         1,511,029   

Moxie Patriot LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B-1 Loan, 6.750%, 12/18/2020

     740,741         757,407   

Sandy Creek Energy Associates LP, Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.000%, 11/09/2020

     2,331,818         2,336,190   
     

 

 

 
        6,069,309   
     

 

 

 

Utilities, Oil & Gas - 0.47%

     

Equipower Resources Holdings LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term B Loan, 4.250%, 12/21/2018

     160,662         161,707   

EquiPower Resources Holdings LLC, Senior Secured First Lien Term C Loan, 4.250%, 12/21/2019

     960,486         966,042   
     

 

 

 
        1,127,749   
     

 

 

 

Wholesale - 0.93%

     

Envision Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Senior Secured First Lien Term Loan, 5.750%, 11/04/2020

     2,243,285         2,253,100   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL FLOATING RATE LOAN INTERESTS

(Cost $210,389,176)

        210,161,314   
     

 

 

 

COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION - 0.46%

     

Banking, Finance and Real Estate - 0.46%

     

Sudbury Mill CLO Ltd., Senior Unsecured Collateralized Loan Obligation, Series 2013-1A, 4.750%, 01/17/2026(c)(d)

     1,200,000         1,115,593   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATION

(Cost $1,096,772)

        1,115,593   
     

 

 

 

CORPORATE BONDS - 26.67%

     

Automotive - 0.43%

     

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 8.500%, 05/01/2018(e)

     1,000,000         1,050,010   
     

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Beverage, Food and Tobacco - 1.29%

     

Del Monte Foods Co., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.625%, 01/15/2019(e)

     $2,998,000         $3,127,289   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Durable - 0.46%

     

Serta Simmons Holdings LLC, Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.125%, 10/01/2020(c)(e)

     1,000,000         1,103,750   
     

 

 

 

Consumer Goods Non Durable - 0.83%

     

Revlon Consumer Products Corp., Senior Unsecured Bond, Series WI, 5.750%, 02/15/2021

     2,000,000         2,020,000   
     

 

 

 

Containers, Packaging and Glass - 1.54%

     

Exopack Holdings SA, Senior Secured Bond, 7.875%, 11/01/2019(c)

     250,000         266,250   

Reynolds Group Holdings, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond,:

     

9.875%, 08/15/2019(e)

     1,400,000         1,571,500   

8.250%, 02/15/2021(e)

     700,000         767,375   

Sealed Air Corp., Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.125%, 09/15/2019(c)

     1,000,000         1,122,500   
     

 

 

 
        3,727,625   
     

 

 

 

Energy Electricity - 1.16%

     

Amkor Technology, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 6.375%, 10/01/2022(e)

     1,000,000         1,041,250   

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP, Senior Unsecured Bond,:

     

9.375%, 05/01/2018(c)(e)

     800,000         912,000   

9.625%, 08/01/2020

     750,000         864,375   
     

 

 

 
        2,817,625   
     

 

 

 

Energy, Oil and Gas - 8.01%

     

Alta Mesa Holdings LP, Senior Unsecured Bond, 9.625%, 10/15/2018(e)

     2,000,000         2,160,000   

Comstock Resources, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 9.500%, 06/15/2020(e)

     2,000,000         2,290,000   

Crestwood Midstream Partners LP, Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.750%, 04/01/2019

     2,000,000         2,180,000   

CrownRock LP / CrownRock Finance, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.125%, 04/15/2020(c)(e)

     2,000,000         2,130,000   

PDC Energy, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.750%, 10/15/2022(e)

     3,000,000         3,300,000   

Resolute Energy Corp., Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.500%, 05/01/2020(e)

     4,750,000         4,987,500   

SandRidge Energy, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.125%, 10/15/2022(e)

     2,000,000         2,190,000   

Tesoro Logistics LP/Finance Corp., Senior Unsecured Bond Series WI, 6.125%, 10/15/2021(e)

     150,000         159,750   
     

 

 

 
        19,397,250   
     

 

 

 

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals - 1.65%

     

Emergency Medical Services Corp. (aka AMR/EMCare), Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.125%, 06/01/2019

     1,312,000         1,406,300   

HCA, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 3.750%, 03/15/2019

     1,500,000         1,509,375   

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.625%, 08/15/2020

     1,000,000         1,075,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,990,675   
     

 

 

 

High Tech Industries - 1.43%

     

Allen Systems Group, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 10.500%, 11/15/2016(c)(e)

     2,300,000         1,288,000   

Viasystems, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.875%, 05/01/2019(c)(e)

     2,000,000         2,165,000   
     

 

 

 
        3,453,000   
     

 

 

 

Hotels, Gaming and Leisure - 1.12%

     

Palace Entertainment Holdings LLC, Senior Secured Bond, 8.875%, 04/15/2017(c)(e)

     2,600,000         2,710,500   
     

 

 

 

Media Broadcasting and Subscription - 0.44%

     

Mediacom Broadband Group (aka MCC Iowa), Senior Unsecured Bond, 9.125%, 08/15/2019(e)

     1,000,000         1,075,000   
     

 

 

 

Media Diversified and Production - 1.49%

     

Allbritton Communications Co., Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.000%, 05/15/2018(e)

     2,000,000         2,100,000   

Cambium Learning Group, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 9.750%, 02/15/2017(e)

     1,500,000         1,522,500   
     

 

 

 
        3,622,500   
     

 

 

 


     Principal
Amount
     Market Value  

Metals and Mining - 0.37%

     

Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP, Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.375%, 06/01/2020

     $788,000         $888,470   
     

 

 

 

Retail - 2.14%

     

Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corp., Senior Unsecured Bond, 10.000%, 02/15/2019(e)

     2,000,000         2,242,500   

Chinos Acquisition Corp. (aka J. Crew Group, Inc.), Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.125%, 03/01/2019(e)

     1,050,000         1,095,286   

Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 10.750%, 10/15/2017(e)

     1,000,000         767,500   

The Pantry, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 8.375%, 07/01/2020(e)

     1,000,000         1,085,000   
     

 

 

 
        5,190,286   
     

 

 

 

Services - Business - 1.40%

     

Neff Rental LLC, Senior Unsecured Bond, 9.625%, 05/15/2016(c)(e)

     3,250,000         3,396,250   
     

 

 

 

Services - Consumer - 0.55%

     

Monitronics International, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 9.125%, 04/01/2020(e)

     1,250,000         1,343,750   
     

 

 

 

Telecommunications - 2.36%

     

Avaya, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 7.000%, 04/01/2019(c)(e)

     1,450,000         1,446,375   

Fairpoint Communications, Inc., Senior Secured Bond, 8.750%, 08/15/2019(c)(e)

     1,000,000         1,075,000   

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc., Senior Unsecured Bond, 7.875%, 09/01/2018(e)

     3,000,000         3,195,000   
     

 

 

 
        5,716,375   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

(Cost $61,760,841)

        64,630,355   
     

 

 

 
    

Shares

     Market Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 0.84%

     

Debt Funds - 0.84%

     

ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury(f)

     30,000         2,026,500   
     

 

 

 

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS

(Cost $2,136,461)

        2,026,500   
     

 

 

 

Total Investments - 114.71%

(Cost $275,383,250)

     
        277,933,762  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (14.71)%(g)

        (35,650,559
     

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.00%

        $242,283,203   
     

 

 

 

Amounts above are shown as a percentage of net assets as of March 31, 2014.


(a)  The interest rate shown represents the rate at period end.
(b)  All or a portion of this position has not settled as of March 31, 2014. The interest rate shown represents the stated spread over the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR” or “L”) or the applicable LIBOR floor; the Fund will not accrue interest until the settlement date, at which point LIBOR will be established.
(c)  Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. Total market value of Rule 144A securities amounts to $18,731,218, which represents approximately 7.73% of net assets as of March 31, 2014.
(d)  Floating or variable rate security. Interest rate disclosed is that which is in effect at March 31, 2014.
(e)  Security, or portion of security is currently on loan. Total market value of securities on loan amounts to $36,550,770, as of March 31, 2014. Total value of BGX’s obligation to return securities lending collateral was $37,640,960, as of March 31, 2014.
(f)  Non-income producing security.
(g)  Includes liabilities associated with the obligation to return securities lending collateral of $37,640,960, assets associated with deposits held with broker for total return swap contracts of $4,326,399 and other liabilities in excess of cash and other assets of $2,335,998 as of March 31, 2014.

TOTAL RETURN SWAP CONTRACTS (a)(b)

 

Reference Obligation    Swap Counterparty    Rate Received
by the Fund
  Termination Date    Notional Amount      Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Academy Ltd.

   JP Morgan    4.500%   08/03/2018    $ 980,094      $ 4,905   

Drumm Investors LLC (aka Golden Living)

   JP Morgan    5.000%   05/04/2018      4,787,803        5,985   

Epicor Software Corp.

   JP Morgan    4.000%   05/16/2018      1,953,605        8,303   

Mood Media Corp.

   JP Morgan    7.000%   05/06/2018      1,784,683        29,737   

Supervalu, Inc.

   JP Morgan    4.500%   03/21/2019      2,922,308        8,314   

Surgical Care Affiliates LLC

   JP Morgan    4.000%   06/29/2018      992,500        4,962   
             

 

 

 
              $ 62,206   
             

 

 

 
Reference Obligation    Swap Counterparty    Rate Received
by the Fund
  Termination Date    Notional Amount      Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Press Ganey Associates, Inc.

   JP Morgan    4.250%   04/20/2018    $ 2,814,301      $ (6,864)   
             

 

 

 
              $ (6,864)   
             

 

 

 

(a) The Fund receives monthly payments based on any positive monthly return of the Reference Obligation. The Fund makes payments on any negative monthly return of such Reference Obligation.

(b) The floating short-term rate paid by the Fund (on the notional amount of all total return swap contracts) at March 31, 2014, was 1.484% (3 month Libor +1.25%)

All Reference Obligations shown above for Total Return Swap Contracts are floating rate secured bank loans.

See Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments.


Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund

Notes to Quarterly Portfolio of Investments

March 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund (the “Fund” or “BGX”) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. BGX was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on October 22, 2010. BGX was registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), on October 26, 2010. BGX commenced operations on January 27, 2011. Prior to that date, BGX had no operations other than matters relating to its organization and the sale and issuance of 5,236 common shares of beneficial interest in BGX to GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC (the “Adviser”) at a price of $19.10 per share. The Adviser serves as the investment adviser for BGX. BGX’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “BGX.”

BGX’s primary investment objective is to provide current income, with a secondary objective of capital appreciation. BGX seeks to achieve its investment objectives by employing a dynamic long-short strategy in a diversified portfolio of loans and fixed-income instruments of predominantly U.S. corporate issuers, including first- and second-lien secured loans (‘‘Secured Loans’’ or “Loans”) and high-yield corporate debt securities of varying maturities. BGX’s long positions in loans and fixed-income instruments will typically be rated below investment grade at the time of purchase. BGX’s long positions, either directly or through the use of derivatives, may total up to 130% of the Fund’s net assets. BGX’s short positions, either directly or through the use of derivatives, may total up to 30% of the BGX’s net assets.

BGX is classified as “non-diversified” under the 1940 Act. As a result, BGX can invest a greater portion of its assets in obligations of a single issuer than a “diversified” fund. BGX may therefore be more susceptible than a diversified fund to being adversely affected by any single corporate, economic, political, or regulatory occurrence.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements. The preparation of its financial statements is in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates and these differences could be material.

Portfolio Valuation: BGX’s net asset value (“NAV”) is determined daily on each day that the Exchange is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session on the Exchange. The Fund calculates NAV per share by subtracting liabilities (including accrued expenses or dividends) from the total assets (the value of the securities plus cash or other assets, including interest accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of outstanding common shares of the Fund.

Loans are primarily valued by using a composite loan price from a nationally recognized loan pricing service. The methodology used by BGX’s nationally recognized loan pricing provider for composite loan prices is to value loans at the mean of the bid and ask prices from one or more brokers or dealers. Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”) are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized service are typically based on the evaluated mid-price of each of the CLOs. Corporate bonds, other than short-term investments, are valued at the price provided by a nationally recognized pricing service. The prices provided by the nationally recognized service are typically based on the mean of bid and ask prices for each corporate bond security. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrices, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures based on valuation technology commonly employed in the market for such investments. Short-term debt investments, if any, having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less when purchased would be valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Any investments and other assets for which such current market quotations are not readily available are valued at fair value (“Fair Valued Assets”) as determined in good faith by a committee of the Adviser under procedures established by, and under the general supervision and responsibility of, the Fund’s Board of Trustees.

Various inputs are used to determine the value of BGX’s investments. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own


assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

Level 1— Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical investments at the measurement date.

Level 2— Significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.).

Level 3— Significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumption in determining the fair value of investments).

The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the period ended March 31, 2014 maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs. The categorization of a value determined for investments and other financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investment and other financial instruments and does not necessarily correspond to BGX’s perceived risk of investing in those securities.

The following table summarizes the valuation of the BGX’s investments under the fair value hierarchy levels as of March 31, 2014:

 

Investments in Securities at Value*    Level 1 - Quoted Prices      Level 2 - Significant
Observable Inputs
    Level 3 - Significant
Unobservable Inputs
     Total  

 

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

          

Aerospace and Defense

   $  –       $ 5,336,857      $ 1,893,691      $ 7,230,548   

Banking, Finance and Real Estate

             5,475,407        1,050,492        6,525,899   

Capital Equipment

             3,740,583        2,045,828        5,786,411   

Chemicals, Plastics and Rubber

             2,023,493        3,488,948        5,512,441   

Energy Electricity

             953,167        1,537,401        2,490,568   

Energy, Oil and Gas

             4,245,469        2,526,661        6,772,130   

Environmental Industries

             2,456,015        1,220,344        3,676,359   

Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals

             14,248,270        3,723,106        17,971,376   

High Tech Industries

             22,002,074        3,659,058        25,661,132   

Media Advertising, Printing and Publishing

             1,792,014        3,202,551        4,994,565   

Media Diversified and Production

                    852,083        852,083   

Services - Business

             11,304,758        7,519,356        18,824,114   

Transportation Consumer

             2,324,926        2,307,692        4,632,618   

Utilities Electric

             3,800,873        2,268,436        6,069,309   

Other

             93,161,761               93,161,761   

Collateralized Loan Obligation

                    1,115,593        1,115,593   

Corporate Bonds

             64,630,355               64,630,355   

Exchange Traded Funds

     2,026,500                       2,026,500   

 

 

Total

   $ 2,026,500       $ 237,496,022      $ 38,411,240      $     277,933,762   

 

 

Other Financial Instruments

          

 

 

Assets

          

Total Return Swap Contracts

   $  –       $ 62,206      $      $ 62,206   

Liabilities

          

Total Return Swap Contracts

             (6,864            (6,864

 

 

Total

   $  –       $ 55,342      $      $ 55,342   

 

 

*Refer to the Fund’s Portfolio of Investments for a listing of securities by type.


The changes of the fair value of investments for which BGX has used Level 3 inputs to determine the fair value are as follows:

 

Investments in Securities    Floating Rate Loan
Interests
    Collateralized
Loan Obligations
     Total Return
Swap Contracts
    Total  
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

   $ 26,070,812      $ 1,096,278       $ 9,950      $ 27,177,040   

Accrued discount/ premium

     6,535        1,463           7,998   

Realized Gain/(Loss)

     28,022        -             -            28,022   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation/(Depreciation)

     66,690        17,852         (4,987     79,555   

Purchases

     10,790,853        -             -            10,790,853   

Sales Proceeds

     (2,347,018     -             -            (2,347,018

Transfer into Level 3

     6,232,129        -             -            6,232,129   

Transfer out of Level 3

     (3,552,376     -             (4,963     (3,557,339
  

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2014

   $ 37,295,647      $ 1,115,593       $ -          $     38,411,240   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at March 31, 2014

   $ 173,067      $ 17,852       $ -          $ 190,919   

Information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of March 31, 2014:

 

     Fair Value at 3/31/14    Valuation Technique(s)    Unobservable Input(s)

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests

   $37,295,647    Third-party vendor pricing service    Vendor quotes

Collateralized Loan Obligations

   $1,115,593    Third-party vendor pricing service    Vendor quotes

The Fund evaluates transfers into or out of Level 1, 2 and 3 as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers between Level 1 and 2 during the period. Securities were transferred from Level 2 to Level 3 because of a lack of observable market data due to decrease in market activity and information for these securities. Other securities were moved from Level 3 to Level 2 as observable inputs were available for purposes of valuing those assets.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Securities transactions are recorded on trade date for financial reporting purposes. Interest income, including accretion of discount and amortization of premium, is recorded on the accrual basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and foreign currency transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of identified cost.

NOTE 3. SECURED LOANS

BGX includes first and second lien secured, floating rate loans that are made to U.S. and, to a limited extent, non-U.S. corporations, partnerships, and other business entities (“Borrowers”), in its definition of “Secured Loans”. Under normal market conditions, at least 70% of BGX’s managed assets will be invested in Secured Loans. BGX defines its managed assets as net assets plus leverage obtained through securities lending, swap contract arrangements, and short selling or other derivative transactions (“Managed Assets”). At March 31, 2014, 71.96% of BGX’s Managed Assets were held in Secured Loans.


First lien secured loans hold a senior position in the capital structure of a business entity, are typically secured with specific collateral and typically have a claim on the assets and/or stock of the Borrower that is senior to that held by unsecured creditors, subordinated debt holders and stockholders of the Borrower.

Loans often require prepayments from Borrowers’ excess cash flows or permit the Borrowers to repay at their election. The degree to which Borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturities shown. However, floating rate loans typically have an expected average life of two to four years. Floating rate loans typically have rates of interest which are re-determined periodically, either daily, monthly, quarterly or semi-annually by reference to a floating base lending rate, primarily London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), plus a premium or credit spread.

Loans are subject to the risk of payment defaults of scheduled interest or principal. Such non-payment could result in a reduction of income, a reduction in the value of the investment and a potential decrease in the net asset value of the Fund. Risk of loss of income is generally higher for unsecured loans or debt, which are not backed by a security interest in any specific collateral. There can be no assurance that the liquidation of any collateral securing a Loan would satisfy the Borrower’s obligation to the Fund in the event of non-payment of scheduled interest or principal payments, or that such collateral could be readily liquidated.

Second lien loans generally are subject to similar risks as those associated with investments in first lien loans except that such loans are subordinated in payment and/or lower in lien priority to first lien holders. In the event of default on a second lien loan, the first priority lien holder has first claim to the underlying collateral of the loan. Second lien loans are subject to the additional risk that the cash flow of the Borrower and property securing the loan or debt, if any, may be insufficient to meet scheduled payments after giving effect to the senior obligations of the Borrower. At March 31, 2014, BGX had invested $7,580,129 in second lien secured loans.

Loans can be rated below investment grade or may also be unrated. As a result, the risks associated with Loans may be similar to the risks of other below investment grade securities, although they are senior and secured in contrast to other below investment grade securities, which are often subordinated or unsecured. BGX typically invests in Loans rated below investment grade, which are considered speculative because of the credit risk of their issuers. Such companies are more likely than investment grade issuers to default on their payments of interest and principal owed to BGX, and such defaults could reduce net asset value and income distributions. The amount of public information available with respect to below investment grade loans will generally be less extensive than that available for registered or exchange-listed securities. In evaluating the creditworthiness of Borrowers, the Adviser will consider, and may rely in part, on analyses performed by others. The Adviser’s established best execution procedures and guidelines require trades to be placed for execution only with broker-dealer counterparties approved by the Counterparty and Liquidity Sub-Committee of the Adviser. The factors considered by the Counterparty and Liquidity Sub-Committee when selecting and approving brokers and dealers include, but are not limited to: (i) quality, accuracy, and timeliness of execution, (ii) review of the reputation, financial strength and stability of the financial institution, (iii) willingness and ability of the counterparty to commit capital, (iv) ongoing reliability and (v) access to underwritten offerings and secondary markets. The Counterparty and Liquidity Sub-Committee regularly reviews each broker-dealer counterparty based on the foregoing factors.

BGX may acquire Loans through assignments or participations. BGX typically acquires these Loans through assignment, and if BGX acquires a Loan through participation, will seek to elevate a participation interest into an assignment as soon as practicably possible. The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a lender under the credit agreement with respect to the debt obligation; however, the purchaser’s rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution, and BGX may not be able to unilaterally enforce all rights and remedies under the Loan and with regard to any associated collateral. A participation typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest, not with the Borrower. Sellers of participations typically include banks, broker-dealers, other financial institutions and lending institutions. The Adviser has adopted best execution procedures and guidelines to mitigate credit and counterparty risk in the atypical situation when BGX must acquire a Loan through a participation. BGX had no outstanding participations as of March 31, 2014.

NOTE 4. TOTAL RETURN SWAPS

BGX has entered into total return swaps as of March 31, 2014 in an aggregate notional amount equal to $16,235,294. In a total return swap, BGX pays another party a fixed or floating short-term fee and receives in exchange the total return of underlying loans or debt securities. If the other party to a total return swap defaults, BGX’s risk of loss consists of the net amount of total return payments that BGX is contractually entitled to receive. BGX bears the risk of default on the underlying loans or debt securities, based on the notional amount of the swap. BGX is required to post collateral to cover this potential obligation. BGX may use total return swaps for financing, hedging or investment purposes. For the purposes of Managed Assets, BGX will treat the value of a total return swap as the notional amount of the swap.


The periodic swap payments received or made by BGX are recorded as realized gains or losses, respectively. Any upfront fees paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and amortized over the term of the swap. Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value, including the accrual of periodic amounts of interest, are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation). When the swap is terminated, BGX will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and BGX’s basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contracts is the unamortized premium received or paid.

International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreements (“ISDA Master Agreements”) govern OTC financial derivative transactions entered into by a Fund and those counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreements maintain provisions for general obligations, representations, agreements, collateral and events of default or termination. Events of termination include conditions that may entitle counterparties to elect to terminate early and cause settlement of all outstanding transactions under the applicable ISDA Master Agreement. Any election to terminate early could be material to the financial statements.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions. The Adviser selects only those counterparties that they believe are credit worthy. BGX segregates sufficient assets as collateral to satisfy the current obligation with respect to total return and credit default swaps.

NOTE 5. COLLATERALIZED LOAN OBLIGATIONS

BGX has invested in Collateralized Loan Obligations (“CLOs”). A CLO is a financing company (generally called a Special Purpose Vehicle (“SPV”)), created to reapportion the risk and return characteristics of a pool of assets. While the assets underlying CLOs are typically Secured Loans, the assets may also include (i) unsecured loans, (ii) debt securities that are rated below investment grade, (iii) debt tranches of other CLOs and (iv) equity securities incidental to investments in Secured Loans. When investing in CLOs, BGX will not invest in equity tranches, which are the lowest tranche. However, BGX may invest in lower tranches of CLOs, which typically experience a lower recovery, greater risk of loss or deferral or nonpayment of interest than more senior tranches of the CLO. In addition, BGX intends to invest in CLOs consisting primarily of individual Secured Loans of Borrowers and not repackaged CLO obligations from other high risk pools. The underlying Secured Loans purchased by CLOs are generally performing at the time of purchase but may become non-performing, distressed or defaulted. CLOs with underlying assets of non-performing, distressed or defaulted loans are not contemplated to comprise a significant portion of the BGX’s investments in CLOs. The key feature of the CLO structure is the prioritization of the cash flows from a pool of debt securities among the several classes of the CLO. The SPV is a company founded solely for the purpose of securitizing payment claims arising out of this diversified asset pool. On this basis, marketable securities are issued by the SPV which, due to the diversification of the underlying risk, generally represent a lower level of risk than the original assets. The redemption of the securities issued by the SPV typically takes place at maturity out of the cash flow generated by the collected claims.

NOTE 6. SECURITIES LENDING

BGX may make secured loans of its marginable securities to brokers, dealers and other financial institutions amounting to no more than 30% of its net assets. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, consist of possible delay in recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. However, such loans will be made only to broker-dealers and other financial institutions that are believed by the Adviser to be of relatively high credit standing.

Loans of securities are made to broker-dealers pursuant to agreements requiring that loans be continuously secured by collateral consisting of U.S. Government securities, cash or cash equivalents (negotiable certificates of deposit, bankers’ acceptances or letters of credit) maintained on a daily mark-to-market basis in an amount at least equal at all times to the market value of the securities lent. The borrower pays to BGX, as the lender, an amount equal to any dividends or interest received on the securities lent. The collateral must have a market value at least equal to 100% of the market value of the loaned securities at all times during the duration of the loan.

BGX invests the cash collateral received in accordance with its investment objectives, subject to the BGX’s agreement with the borrower of the securities. In the case of cash collateral, BGX typically pays a rebate to the borrower. The reinvestment of cash collateral will result in a form of effective leverage for BGX.

Although voting rights or rights to consent with respect to the loaned securities pass to the borrower, BGX, as the lender, retains the right to call the loans and obtain the return of the securities loaned at any time on reasonable notice, and it will do


so in order that the securities may be voted by BGX if the holders of such securities are asked to vote upon or consent to matters materially affecting the investment. BGX may also call such loans in order to sell the securities involved. When engaged in securities lending, BGX’s performance will continue to reflect changes in the value of the securities loaned and will also reflect the receipt of interest through investment of cash collateral by BGX in permissible investments.

As of March 31, 2014, BGX had securities on loan valued at $36,550,770 and received cash collateral with a value of $37,640,960, representing 15.09% and 15.54% of net assets, respectively.

NOTE 7. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION)

On March 31, 2014, based on cost of $275,383,250 for federal income tax purposes, aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost was $6,364,518 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value was $3,814,006, resulting in net unrealized appreciation of $2,550,512.


Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) are effective based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Report.

 

  (b)

There was no change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3. Exhibits.

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached as Exhibit 99.CERT.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

Blackstone / GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund
By:  

/s/ Daniel H. Smith, Jr.

 
  Daniel H. Smith, Jr. (Principal Executive Officer)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Date:               May 30, 2014  
By:  

/s/ Eric Rosenberg

 
  Eric Rosenberg (Principal Financial Officer)
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 30, 2014  

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

 

By:  

/s/ Daniel H. Smith, Jr.

 
  Daniel H. Smith, Jr. (Principal Executive Officer)
  Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Date:               May 30, 2014  
By:  

/s/ Eric Rosenberg

 
  Eric Rosenberg (Principal Financial Officer)
  Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date:   May 30, 2014  

 

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