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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM N-CSR/A
 
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number       811-2183  
 



Babson Capital Corporate Investors

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)


1500 Main Street, P.O. Box 15189, Springfield, MA 01115-5189

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)


Christopher A. DeFrancis, Vice President and Secretary
1500 Main Street, Suite 2800, P.O. Box 15189, Springfield, MA 01115-5189

(Name and address of agent for service)
 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:        413-226-1000    
 
Date of fiscal year end:       12/31    
 
Date of reporting period:       06/30/12    
 
 
 
Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. ss. 3507.



 
 
 
 
ITEM 1.  REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Attached hereto is the semi-annual shareholder report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
Adviser
 
Babson Capital Management LLC
1500 Main Street, P.O. Box 15189
Springfield, Massachusetts 01115-5189
 
Transfer Agent & Registrar
 
DST Systems, Inc.
P.O. Box 219086
Kansas City, MO 64121-9086
1-800-647-7374
     
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
KPMG LLP
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
 
Internet Website
 
www.babsoncapital.com/mci
   
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
Counsel to the Trust   c/o Babson Capital Management LLC
    1500 Main Street, Suite 2200
Ropes & Gray LLP  
Springfield, Massachusetts 01115
Boston, Massachusetts 02110   (413) 226-1516
     
Custodian    
     
State Street Bank and Trust Company    
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
   
     
     
Investment Objective and Policy   Form N-Q
     
Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) is a closed-end management investment company, first offered to the public in 1971, whose shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “MCI”. The Trust’s share price can be found in the financial section of most newspapers under either the New York Stock Exchange listings or Closed-End Fund Listings.
 
The Trust’s investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a fixed yield and at the same time offering an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust’s principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations with equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks. The Trust typically purchases these investments, which are not publicly tradable, directly from their issuers in private placement transactions. These investments are typically mezzanine debt instruments with accompanying private equity securities made to small or middle market companies. In addition, the Trust may temporarily invest, subject to certain limitations, in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities (including high yield securities) and marketable common stocks. Below-investment grade or high yield securities have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer to pay interest and repay principal.
 
Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”) manages the Trust on a total return basis. The Trust distributes substantially all of its net income to shareholders each year. Accordingly, the Trust pays dividends to shareholders in January, May, August, and November. The Trust pays dividends to its shareholders in cash, unless the shareholder elects to participate in the Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan.
 
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. This information is available (i) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov; and (ii) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (which information on their operation may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330). A complete schedule of portfolio holdings as of each quarter-end is available upon request by calling, toll-free, 866-399-1516.
 
Proxy Voting Policies & Procedures; Proxy Voting Record
 
The Trustees of the Trust have delegated proxy voting responsibilities relating to the voting of securities held by the Trust to Babson Capital. A description of Babson Capitals proxy voting policies and procedures is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling, toll-free 866-399-1516; (2) on the Trusts website: http://www.babsoncapital.com/mci; and (3) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available (1) on the Trusts website: http://www.babsoncapital.com/mci; and (2) on the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov.
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 

 

Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
TO OUR SHAREHOLDERS
 
July 31, 2012

We are pleased to present the June 30, 2012 Quarterly Report of Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”).

The Board of Trustees declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents per share, payable on August 10, 2012 to shareholders of record on July 30, 2012. The Trust paid a 30 cent per share dividend for the preceding quarter. The Trust earned 31 cents per share of net investment income for the second quarter of 2012, compared to 32 cents per share in the previous quarter.

During the second quarter, the net assets of the Trust increased to $250,797,661 or $13.08 per share compared to $247,683,642 or $12.95 per share on March 31, 2012. This translates into a 3.3% total return for the quarter, based on the change in the Trust’s net assets assuming the reinvestment of all dividends. Longer term, the Trust returned 9.4%, 15.1%, 8.3%, 12.8%, and 12.9% for the 1-, 3-, 5-, 10-, and 25-year time periods, respectively, based on the change in the Trust’s net assets assuming the reinvestment of all dividends.

The Trust’s share price decreased 7.7% during the quarter, from $16.61 per share as of March 31, 2012 to $15.33 per share as of June 30, 2012. The Trust’s market price of $15.33 per share equates to a 17.2% premium over the June 30, 2012 net asset value per share of $13.08. The Trust’s average quarter-end premium for the 3, 5 and 10-year periods was 18.9%, 12.1% and 11.4%, respectively. U.S. equity markets, as approximated by the Russell 2000 Index, decreased 3.5% for the quarter. U.S. fixed income markets, as approximated by the Barclays Capital U.S. Corporate High Yield Index, increased 1.8% for the quarter.

The Trust closed two new private placement investments during the second quarter. The two new investments were in Baby Jogger Holdings LLC and DPL Holding Corporation. A brief description of these investments can be found in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments. The total amount invested by the Trust in these two transactions was $5,915,491.

U.S. middle market buyout activity continued at a sluggish pace during the second quarter of 2012. While there is a shortage of quality deal flow, there is plenty of equity capital and senior and mezzanine debt looking to be invested. The result is that attractive companies are being aggressively pursued by buyers and lenders alike, pushing both purchase price multiples and leverage levels up. As we head into the third quarter of 2012, most market participants expect deal flow to improve over the remainder of the year, due to the abundant supply of debt and equity capital, and the proposed changes in capital-gains tax rates due to be enacted in 2013. Our deal flow did pick up late in the second quarter and has remained strong early in the third quarter. We have a number of deals under review and anticipate that our new investment activity in the third and fourth quarters will increase from the second quarter. We continue to be cautious, though, in light of the more aggressive leverage multiples and mezzanine pricing we are seeing in the market. We intend to maintain the same discipline and investment philosophy, based on taking prudent levels of risk and getting paid appropriately for the risks taken, that has served us well for so many years.

We continue to be pleased with the operating performance of most of our portfolio companies. Realization activity for the Trust also remains strong. We had two companies sold for nice gains in the second quarter, OakRiver Technology, Inc. and Xaloy Superior Holdings, Inc. The Xaloy realization is particularly noteworthy. Due to the company’s weak performance, at year-end 2009 we valued our subordinated notes at 50% of par, and our equity investment at zero. Due to the efforts of the private equity sponsor and Xaloy’s management team, and a recovery in the economy, the company’s performance improved dramatically. When the company was sold in June, our
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subordinated notes were repaid in full and we received over three times the cost of our equity investment. We have a healthy backlog of companies in the process of being sold and we expect 2012 to be a good year for realizations. Refinancing activities, in which the Trust’s subordinated note holdings are fully or partially prepaid, continues at a high level, as companies seek to take advantage of lower interest rates and credit availability. We had four full prepayments and one partial prepayment during the second quarter. As mentioned in prior reports, strong realization and refinancing activity is a double-edged sword, as the resulting loss of income-producing investments could adversely impact the Trust’s ability to sustain its dividend level. We have been fortunate that our new investment activity in recent periods has been strong and has had a positive impact on net investment income. We will need to maintain a robust level of new investment activity in the face of expected high levels of realization and refinancing activity.
 
Thank you for your continued interest in and support of Babson Capital Corporate Investors.
 
 
Sincerely,
   
 
Michael L. Klofas
 
President  
 
Portfolio Composition as of 6/30/2012 *
 
 
* Based on market value of total investments (including cash)
 
Cautionary Notice: Certain statements contained in this report may be “forward looking” statements. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made and which reflect management’s current estimates, projections, expectations or beliefs, and which are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially. These statements are subject to change at any time based upon economic, market or other conditions and may not be relied upon as investment advice or an indication of the Trust’s trading intent. References to specific securities are not recommendations of such securities, and may not be representative of the Trust’s current or future investments. We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
  Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
 
Assets:
     
Investments
     
(See Consolidated Schedule of Investments)
     
Corporate restricted securities at fair value
     
(Cost  -  $248,392,925)
  $ 227,018,432  
Corporate restricted securities at market value
       
(Cost  -  $12,542,193)
    12,780,885  
Corporate public securities at market value
       
(Cost  -  $28,734,878)
    29,438,882  
Short-term securities at amortized cost
    7,499,700  
Total investments (Cost  -  $297,169,696)
    276,737,899  
Cash
    8,301,055  
Interest receivable
    2,592,749  
Recievable for investments sold
    710,794  
Other assets
    69,251  
         
Total assets
    288,411,748  
         
Liabilities:
       
Note payable
    30,000,000  
Payable for investments purchased
    5,747,620  
Investment advisory fee payable
    783,743  
Deferred tax liability
    668,382  
Interest payable
    202,400  
Accrued expenses
    211,942  
         
Total liabilities
    37,614,087  
         
Total net assets
  $ 250,797,661  
         
Net Assets:
       
Common shares, par value $1.00 per share
  $ 19,167,534  
Additional paid-in capital
    109,652,451  
Retained net realized gain on investments, prior years
    127,807,139  
Undistributed net investment income
    9,100,500  
Accumulated net realized gain on investments
    6,170,216  
Net unrealized depreciation of investments
    (21,100,179 )
         
Total net assets
  $ 250,797,661  
         
Common shares issued and outstanding (23,761,068 authorized)
    19,167,534  
         
Net asset value per share
  $ 13.08  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
For the six months ended June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
Investment Income:
     
Interest
  $ 13,952,255  
Dividends
    660,835  
Other
    177,137  
         
Total investment income
    14,790,227  
         
Expenses:
       
Investment advisory fees
    1,557,754  
Interest
    792,295  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
    240,000  
Professional fees
    133,271  
Reports to shareholders
    54,000  
Custodian fees
    16,800  
Other
    29,078  
         
Total expenses
    2,823,198  
         
Investment income - net
    11,967,029  
         
Net realized and unrealized gain/loss on investments:
       
Net realized gain on investments before taxes
    4,151,945  
Income tax expense
    (175 )
Net realized gain on investments after taxes
    4,151,770  
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments before taxes
    (3,380,662 )
Net change in deferred income tax expense
    325,353  
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments after taxes
    (3,055,309 )
         
Net gain on investments
    1,096,461  
         
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 13,063,490  

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the six months ended June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
Net increase in cash:
     
Cash flows from operating activities:
     
Purchases/Proceeds/Maturities from short-term portfolio securities, net
  $ (3,224,924 )
Purchases of portfolio securities
    (32,948,022 )
Proceeds from disposition of portfolio securities
    41,604,207  
Interest, dividends and other income received
    11,664,121  
Interest expense paid
    (792,000 )
Operating expenses paid
    (2,012,029 )
Income taxes paid
    (175 )
         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    14,291,178  
         
Cash flows from financing activities:
       
Cash dividends paid from net investment income
    (14,319,136 )
Receipts for shares issued on reinvestment of dividends
    1,528,178  
         
Net cash used for financing activities
    (12,790,958 )
         
Net increase in cash
    1,500,220  
Cash - beginning of year
    6,800,835  
         
Cash - end of period
  $ 8,301,055  
         
Reconciliation of net increase in net assets to net cash provided by operating activities:
       
         
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 13,063,490  
Increase in investments
    (3,689,683 )
Decrease in interest receivable
    81,087  
Increase in receivable for investments sold
    (710,794 )
Decrease in other assets
    105,642  
Increase in payable for investments purchased
    5,747,620  
Increase in investment advisory fee payable
    27,669  
Decrease in deferred tax liability
    (325,353 )
Increase in interest payable
    295  
Decrease in accrued expenses
    (8,795 )
   Total adjustments to net assets from operations
    1,227,688  
         
   Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 14,291,178  
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
 
   
For the six
       
   
months ended
   
For the
 
   
06/30/2012
   
year ended
 
   
(Unaudited)
   
12/31/2011
 
Increase in net assets:
           
             
Operations:
           
Investment income - net
  $ 11,967,029     $ 24,417,226  
Net realized gain on investments after taxes
    4,151,770       848,378  
Net change in unrealized depreciation of investments after taxes
    (3,055,309 )     2,341,410  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    13,063,490       27,607,014  
                 
Increase from common shares issued on reinvestment of dividends
               
Common shares issued  (2012 - 97,324; 2011 - 156,934)
    1,528,178       2,426,607  
                 
Dividends to shareholders from:
               
Net investment income (2012 - $0.30 per share; 2011 - $1.34 per share)
    (5,737,541 )     (25,488,812 )
Net realized gains (2012 - $0.00; 2011 - $0.01 per share)
    -       (186,150 )
Total increase in net assets
    8,854,127       4,358,659  
                 
Net assets, beginning of year
    241,943,534       237,584,875  
                 
Net assets, end of period/year (including undistributed net
investment income of $9,100,500 and $2,871,012, respectively)
  $ 250,797,661     $ 241,943,534  
 
 
 
 

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Selected data for each share of beneficial interest outstanding:
 
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
   
For the six months
                               
   
ended 06/30/2012
         
For the years ended December 31,
       
   
(Unaudited)(a)
   
2011(a)
   
2010(a)
   
2009(a)
   
2008(a)
   
2007(a)
 
Net asset value:
                                   
Beginning of year
  $ 12.69     $ 12.56     $ 11.45     $ 11.17     $ 13.60     $ 13.76  
Net investment income (b)
    0.63       1.29       1.13       1.03       1.16       1.28  
Net realized and unrealized
                                               
gain (loss) on investments
    0.06       0.17       1.06       0.33       (2.51 )     (0.17 )
Total from investment operations
    0.69       1.46       2.19       1.36       (1.35 )     1.11  
Dividends from net investment
                                               
income to common shareholders
    (0.30 )     (1.34 )     (1.08 )     (1.08 )     (1.08 )     (1.29 )
Dividends from net investment
                                               
income to common shareholders
    -       (0.01 )     -       -       -       -  
Increase from dividends reinvested
    0.00 (c)     0.02       0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)     0.00 (c)     0.02  
Total dividends
    (0.30 )     (1.33 )     (1.08 )     (1.08 )     (1.08 )     (1.27 )
Net asset value: End of period/year
  $ 13.08     $ 12.69     $ 12.56     $ 11.45     $ 11.17     $ 13.60  
Per share market value:
                                               
End of period/year
  $ 15.33     $ 17.99     $ 15.28     $ 12.55     $ 9.63     $ 15.10  
Total investment return
                                               
Net asset value (d)
    5.46 %     12.00 %     19.81 %     12.64 %     (10.34 %)     8.72 %
Market value (d)
    (12.98 %)     27.92 %     31.73 %     39.89 %     (30.44 %)     (8.78 %)
Net assets (in millions):
                                               
End of period/year
  $ 250.80     $ 241.94     $ 237.58     $ 214.44     $ 208.14     $ 251.16  
Ratio of operating expenses
                                               
to average net assets
    1.65 %(f)     1.62 %     1.60 %     1.58 %     1.49 %     1.55 %
Ratio of interest expense
                                               
to average net assets
    0.64 %(f)     0.64 %     0.70 %     0.75 %     0.67 %     0.59 %
Ratio of income tax expense
                                               
to average net assets (e)
    0.00 %(f)     0.16 %     0.27 %     0.00 %     0.00 %     0.35 %
Ratio of total expenses
                                               
to average net assets
    2.29 %(f)     2.42 %     2.57 %     2.33 %     2.16 %     2.49 %
Ratio of net investment income
                                               
to average net assets
    9.74 %(f)     9.91 %     9.46 %     9.06 %     9.01 %     9.17 %
Portfolio turnover
    15 %     21 %     39 %     23 %     32 %     35 %

(a)  
Per share amounts were adjusted to reflect a 2:1 stock split effective February 18, 2011.
(b)  
Calculated using average shares.
(c)  
Rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(d)  
Net asset value return represents portfolio returns based on change in the Trust’s net asset value assuming the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions which differs from the total investment return based on the Trust’s market value due to the difference between the Trust’s net asset value and the market value of its shares outstanding; past performance is no guarantee of future results.
(e)  
As additional information, this ratio is included to reflect the taxes paid on retained long-term gains. These taxes paid are netted against realized capital gains in the Statement of Operations. The taxes paid are treated as deemed distributions and a credit for the taxes paid is passed on to shareholders.
(f)  
Annualized

Senior borrowings:
                                   
Total principal amount (in millions)
  $ 30     $ 30     $ 30     $ 30     $ 30     $ 30  
Asset coverage per $1,000
                                               
of indebtedness
  $ 9,360     $ 9,065     $ 8,919     $ 8,148     $ 7,938     $ 9,372  
 
                                               
                                                 
 
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
 
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities - 95.61%: (A)                        
                         
Private Placement Investments - 90.52%
                       
                         
A E Company, Inc.                        
A designer and manufacturer of machined parts and assembly structures for the commercial and military aerospace industries.
   
Common Stock (B)
 
323,077 shs.
   
11/10/09
    $ 323,077     $ 229,402  
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
                           
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
161,538 shs.
   
11/10/09
      119,991       114,701  
                  443,068       344,103  
A H C Holding Company, Inc.
                           
A designer and manufacturer of boilers and water heaters for the commercial sector.
   
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 2,673,890    
11/21/07
      2,644,497       2,673,890  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
 
23.16% int.
   
11/21/07
      224,795       288,739  
                    2,869,292       2,962,629  
A S A P Industries LLC
                             
A designer and manufacturer of components used on oil and natural gas wells.
   
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A-2 (B)
 
1,276 uts.
   
12/31/08
      140,406       577,892  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A-3 (B)
 
1,149 uts.
   
12/31/08
      126,365       520,103  
                    266,771       1,097,995  
A S C Group, Inc.
                             
A designer and manufacturer of high reliability encryption equipment, communications products, computing systems and electronic components primarily for the military and aerospace sectors.
12.75% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,318,182    
10/09/09
      2,075,126       2,341,364  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
4,128 uts.
                *       405,691       446,909  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
 
2,782 uts.
   
10/09/09
      273,352       301,187  
* 10/09/09 and 10/27/10.
                  2,754,169       3,089,460  

A W X Holdings Corporation
A provider of aerial equipment rental, sales and repair services to non-residential construction and maintenance contractors operating in the State of Indiana.
10.5% Senior Secured Term Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 735,000    
05/15/08
      724,402       661,500  
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 735,000    
05/15/08
      673,096       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
105,000 shs.
   
05/15/08
      105,000       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase                             
 common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
36,923 shs.
   
05/15/08
      62,395       -  
                    1,564,893       661,500  
Advanced Technologies Holdings
                             
A provider of factory maintenance services to industrial companies.
                             
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
1,031 shs.
   
12/27/07
      510,000       1,188,985  
Convertible Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
52 shs.
   
01/04/11
      40,800       60,557  
                    550,800       1,249,542  
 

8
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
    Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Fair Value  
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
Aero Holdings, Inc.
                       
A provider of geospatial services to corporate and government clients.
                   
10.5% Senior Secured Term Note due 2014
  $ 813,750    
03/09/07
    $ 809,928     $ 813,750  
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,260,000    
03/09/07
      1,193,646       1,260,000  
Common Stock (B)
262,500 shs.
   
03/09/07
      262,500       656,392  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
66,116 shs.
   
03/09/07
      111,527       165,326  
                    2,377,601       2,895,468  
All Current Holding Company
                             
A specialty re-seller of essential electrical parts and components primarily serving wholesale distributors.
   
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,140,317    
09/26/08
      1,079,146       1,140,317  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,347 shs.
   
09/26/08
      134,683       157,392  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
958 shs.
   
09/26/08
      87,993       111,938  
                    1,301,822       1,409,647  
American Hospice Management Holding LLC
                   
A for-profit hospice care provider in the United States.
                             
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013
  $ 3,187,495                 *       3,137,898       3,187,495  
Preferred Class A Unit (B)
 
3,223 uts.
              **       322,300       622,367  
Preferred Class B Unit (B)
 
1,526 uts.
   
06/09/08
      152,626       279,355  
Common Class B Unit (B)
 
30,420 uts.
   
01/22/04
      1       -  
Common Class D Unit (B)
 
6,980 uts.
   
09/12/06
      1       -  
* 01/22/04 and 06/09/08.
                  3,612,826       4,089,217  
** 01/22/04 and 09/12/06.
                             

Apex Analytix Holding Corporation
A provider of audit recovery and fraud detection services and software to commercial and retail businesses in the U.S. and Europe.
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 1,912,500    
04/28/09
      1,728,489       1,912,500  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
3,065 shs.
   
04/28/09
      306,507       223,974  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,366 shs.
   
04/28/09
      1,366       99,823  
                    2,036,362       2,236,297  
Arch Global Precision LLC
                             
A leading manufacturer of high tolerance precision components and consumable tools.
                       
14.75% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,282,601    
12/21/11
      2,225,791       2,357,888  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
 
85 uts.
   
12/21/11
      85,250       70,264  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
 
665 uts.
   
12/21/11
      664,750       547,891  
                    2,975,791       2,976,043  


9
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
Arrow Tru-Line Holdings, Inc.
                       
A manufacturer of hardware for residential and commercial overhead garage doors in North America.
             
8% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 1,990,935    
05/18/05
    $ 1,823,261     $ 1,692,295  
Preferred Stock (B)
 
63 shs.
   
10/16/09
      62,756       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
497 shs.
   
05/18/05
      497,340       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
130 shs.
   
05/18/05
      112,128       -  
                    2,495,485       1,692,295  
Associated Diversified Services
                             
A provider of routine maintenance and repair services primarily to electric utility companies predominantly on electric power distribution lines.
 
10% Senior Secured Term Note due 2016 (C)
  $ 750,857    
09/30/10
      736,420       756,061  
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 853,714    
09/30/10
      776,412       862,251  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
 
92,571 uts.
   
09/30/10
      92,571       128,300  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
 
70,765 uts.
   
09/30/10
      70,765       98,078  
                    1,676,168       1,844,690  
Baby Jogger Holdings LLC
                             
A designer and marketer of premium baby strollers and stroller accessories.
                       
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,784,655    
04/20/12
      2,730,140       2,793,140  
Common Stock (B)
 
2,261 shs.
   
04/20/12
      226,132       214,825  
                    2,956,272       3,007,965  
Barcodes Group, Inc.
                             
A distributor and reseller of automatic identification and data capture equipment, including mobile computers, scanners, point-of-sale systems, labels, and accessories.
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 1,950,221    
07/27/10
      1,876,690       1,989,225  
Preferred Stock (B)
 
39 shs.
   
07/27/10
      394,487       394,500  
Common Stock Class A (B)
 
131 shs.
   
07/27/10
      1,310       225,649  
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
23 shs.
   
07/27/10
      227       39,135  
                    2,272,714       2,648,509  
Bravo Sports Holding Corporation
                             
A designer and marketer of niche branded consumer products including canopies, trampolines, in-line skates, skateboards, and urethane wheels.
 
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 2,281,593    
06/30/06
      2,232,317       570,398  
Preferred Stock Class A (B)
 
879 shs.
   
06/30/06
      268,121       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
1 sh.
   
06/30/06
      286       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
309 shs.
   
06/30/06
      92,102       -  
                    2,592,826       570,398  


10
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
 
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
 
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Fair Value  
                         
C D N T, Inc.
                       
A value-added converter and distributor of specialty pressure sensitive adhesives, foams, films, and foils.
   
10.5% Senior Secured Term Note due 2014
  $ 375,436    
08/07/08
    $ 372,272     $ 375,436  
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 750,872    
08/07/08
      709,797       750,872  
Common Stock (B)
 
73,256 shs.
   
08/07/08
      73,256       65,079  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
57,600 shs.
   
08/07/08
      57,689       51,170  
                    1,213,014       1,242,557  
Capital Specialty Plastics, Inc.
                             
A producer of desiccant strips used for packaging pharmaceutical products.
                       
Common Stock (B)
 
109 shs.
   
            *
      503       879,134  
*12/30/97 and 05/29/99.
                             

CHG Alternative Education Holding Company
A leading provider of publicly-funded, for profit pre-K-12 education services targeting special needs children at therapeutic day schools and “at risk” youth through alternative education programs.
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,184,958    
01/19/11
      2,072,514       2,215,633  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,125 shs.
   
01/19/11
      112,500       97,288  
Warrant, exercisable until 2021, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
884 shs.
   
01/19/11
      87,750       76,474  
                    2,272,764       2,389,395  
Church Services Holding Company
                             
A provider of diversified residential services to homeowners in the Houston, Dallas, and Austin markets.
   
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 1,206,267    
03/26/12
      1,166,245       1,216,547  
Common Stock (B)
 
3,981 shs.
   
            *
      398,100       318,163  
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
172 shs.
   
03/26/12
      17,220       13,746  
*03/26/12, 5/25/12 and 06/19/12.
                  1,581,565       1,548,456  
                               
Clough, Harbour and Associates
                             
An engineering service firm that is located in Albany, NY.
                             
Preferred Stock (B)
 
277 shs.
   
12/02/08
      276,900       443,703  
                               
Coeur, Inc.
                             
A producer of proprietary, disposable power injection syringes.
                             
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 1,214,286    
10/10/08
      1,137,464       1,214,286  
Common Stock (B)
 
607 shs.
   
10/10/08
      60,714       84,772  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
934 shs.
   
10/10/08
      91,071       130,420  
                    1,289,249       1,429,478  
 

11
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)  
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
                         
Connecticut Electric, Inc.                        
A supplier and distributor of electrical products sold into the retail and wholesale markets.          
10% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 1,456,429    
01/12/07
    $ 1,358,675     $ 1,310,786  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
156,046 uts.
   
01/12/07
      156,046       21,647  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
 
112,873 uts.
   
01/12/07
      112,873       15,658  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D (B)
 
1,268,437 uts.
   
05/03/10
      -       175,963  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class E (B)
 
2,081 uts.
   
05/03/10
      -       289  
                    1,627,594       1,524,343  
Connor Sport Court International, Inc.
                             
A designer and manufacturer of outdoor and indoor synthetic sports flooring and other temporary flooring products.
         
Preferred Stock Series B-2 (B)
 
17,152 shs.
   
07/05/07
      700,392       1,715,247  
Preferred Stock Series C (B)
 
8,986 shs.
   
07/05/07
      300,168       898,560  
Common Stock (B)
 
718 shs.
   
07/05/07
      7       56  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
 
12.64% int.
   
            *
      189,586       -  
*08/12/04 and 01/14/05.
                  1,190,153       2,613,863  
                               
CorePharma LLC
                             
A manufacturer of oral dose generic pharmaceuticals targeted at niche applications.
                       
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.001 per share (B)
 
20 shs.
   
08/04/05
      137,166       815,919  
                             
Crane Rental Corporation
                             
A crane rental company since 1960, headquartered in Florida.
                             
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 2,295,000    
08/21/08
      2,155,682       2,232,710  
Common Stock (B)
 
255,000 shs.
   
08/21/08
      255,000       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
136,070 shs.
   
08/21/08
      194,826       -  
                    2,605,508       2,232,710  
Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc.
A manufacturer of custom engineered, non-pneumatic plastic wheels and plastic tread cap tires used primarily for lawn and garden products and wheelchairs.
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,182,212    
10/27/09
      1,969,223       2,178,611  
Preferred Stock PIK (B)
 
296 shs.
   
10/27/09
      295,550       91,590  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
216 shs.
   
10/27/09
      197,152       66,919  
Common Stock (B)
 
72 shs.
   
10/27/09
      72,238       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
53 shs.
   
10/27/09
      48,608       -  
                    2,582,771       2,337,120  
 

12
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Fair Value  
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
                       
                         
DPC Holdings LLC
                       
A provider of accounts receivable management and revenue cycle management services to customers in the healthcare, financial and utility industries.  
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,703,875    
10/21/11
    $ 2,654,802     $ 2,729,058  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
33,333 uts.
   
10/21/11
      333,333       267,187  
                    2,988,135       2,996,245  
DPL Holding Corporation
                             
A distributor and manufacturer of aftermarket undercarriage parts for medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers.
   
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,462,181    
05/04/12
      2,413,763       2,465,404  
Preferred Stock (B)
 
49 shs.
   
05/04/12
      490,910       466,381  
Common Stock (B)
 
49 shs.
   
05/04/12
      54,546       51,820  
                    2,959,219       2,983,605  
Duncan Systems, Inc.
                             
A distributor of windshields and side glass for the recreational vehicle market.
                       
10% Senior Secured Term Note due 2013
  $ 270,000    
11/01/06
      268,996       268,204  
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 855,000    
11/01/06
      814,682       843,513  
Common Stock (B)
180,000 shs.
   
11/01/06
      180,000       11,177  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
56,514 shs.
   
11/01/06
      78,160       3,509  
                    1,341,838       1,126,403  

E S P Holdco, Inc.
A manufacturer of power protection technology for commercial office equipment, primarily supplying the office equipment dealer network.
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 2,427,728    
01/08/08
      2,401,359       2,427,728  
Common Stock (B)
 
660 shs.
   
01/08/08
      329,990       385,847  
                    2,731,349       2,813,575  
E X C Acquisition Corporation
                             
A manufacturer of pre-filled syringes and pump systems used for intravenous drug delivery.
                 
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
22 shs.
   
06/28/04
      77,208       19,704  

Eatem Holding Company
A developer and manufacturer of savory flavor systems for soups, sauces, gravies, and other products produced by food manufacturers for retail and foodservice end products.
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,850,000    
02/01/10
      2,542,641       2,836,443  
Common Stock (B)
 
150 shs.
   
02/01/10
      150,000       113,375  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
358 shs.
   
02/01/10
      321,300       270,325  
                    3,013,941       3,220,143  
 

13
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
ELT Holding Company                        
A provider of web-based ethics and compliance training solutions for companies in the United States.  
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,745,606    
03/01/12
    $ 2,692,643     $ 2,749,144  
Common Stock (B)
 
122 shs.
   
03/01/12
      272,727       208,217  
                    2,965,370       2,957,361  
F C X Holdings Corporation
                             
A distributor of specialty/technical valves, actuators, accessories, and process instrumentation supplying a number of industrial, high purity, and energy end markets in North America.
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,362,470    
10/06/08
      2,337,836       2,362,470  
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 641,720    
03/02/12
      629,592       641,932  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
441 shs.
   
            *
      44,100       46,391  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
4,341 shs.
   
10/06/08
      434,074       456,656  
Common Stock (B)
 
3,069 shs.
   
10/06/08
      3,069       -  
* 12/30/10 and 07/01/11.
                  3,448,671       3,507,449  
                               
F F C Holding Corporation
                             
A leading U.S. manufacturer of private label frozen novelty and ice cream products.
           
16% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,645,261    
09/27/10
      2,605,138       2,698,166  
Limited Liability Company Units Preferred (B)
 
512 uts.
   
09/27/10
      460,976       520,390  
Limited Liability Company Units (B)
 
512 uts.
   
09/27/10
      51,220       16,378  
                    3,117,334       3,234,934  
F G I Equity LLC
                             
A manufacturer of a broad range of filters and related products that are used in commercial, light industrial, healthcare, gas turbine, nuclear, laboratory, clean room, hotel, educational system, and food processing settings.
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,677,381    
12/15/10
      2,616,637       2,730,929  
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 665,040    
02/29/12
      665,140       684,991  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-1 (B)
 
394,737 uts.
   
12/15/10
      394,737       680,718  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-2 (B)
 
49,488 uts.
   
12/15/10
      49,488       85,341  
                    3,726,002       4,181,979  
F H Equity LLC
                             
A designer and manufacturer of a full line of automatic transmission filters and filtration systems for passenger vehicles.
   
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 3,094,209    
12/20/10
      2,987,772       3,200,266  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class C (B)
 
9,449 uts.
   
12/20/10
      96,056       81,965  
                    3,083,828       3,282,231  
Flutes, Inc.
An independent manufacturer of micro fluted corrugated sheet material for the food and consumer products packaging industries.
10% Senior Secured Term Note due 2013 (D)
  $ 918,385    
04/13/06
      908,339       367,354  
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013 (D)
  $ 555,059    
04/13/06
      509,089       -  
                    1,417,428       367,354  


14
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Fair Value  
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
G C Holdings                        
A leading manufacturer of gaming tickets, industrial recording charts, security-enabled point-of sale receipts, and medical charts and supplies.  
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 3,000,000    
10/19/10
    $ 2,832,425     $ 3,060,000  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
594 shs.
   
10/19/10
      140,875       201,564  
                    2,973,300       3,261,564  
Golden County Foods Holding, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer of frozen appetizers and snacks.
                             
16% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 1,912,500    
11/01/07
      1,772,199       -  
14% PIK Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 472,711    
12/31/08
      411,209       -  
8% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, convertible into
                             
common shares (B)
 
287,658 shs.
   
11/01/07
      146,658       -  
                    2,330,066       -  
H M Holding Company
                             
A designer, manufacturer, and importer of promotional and wood furniture.
                       
7.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 685,100    
10/15/09
      512,231       171,275  
Preferred Stock (B)
 
40 shs.
   
            *
      40,476       -  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
2,055 shs.
   
10/15/09
      1,536,694       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
340 shs.
   
02/10/06
      340,000       -  
Common Stock Class C (B)
 
560 shs.
   
10/15/09
      -       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
126 shs.
   
02/10/06
      116,875       -  
* 09/18/07 and 06/27/08.
                  2,546,276       171,275  
                               
Handi Quilter Holding Company
                             
A designer and manufacturer of long-arm quilting machines and related components for the consumer quilting market.
 
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 1,384,615    
11/14/11
      1,287,578       1,419,340  
Common Stock (B)
 
115 shs.
   
11/14/11
      115,385       93,489  
Warrant, exercisable until 2021, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
83 shs.
   
11/14/11
      76,788       66,931  
                    1,479,751       1,579,760  
Healthcare Direct Holding Company
                             
A direct-to-consumer marketer of discount dental plans.
                             
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,108,109    
03/09/12
      2,067,350       2,116,287  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,552 shs.
   
03/09/12
      155,172       132,297  
                    2,222,522       2,248,584  
 

15
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
HGGC Citadel Plastics Holdings                        
A world-leading source for thermoset and thermoplastic compounds.                
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,715,865    
02/29/12
    $ 2,663,497     $ 2,719,361  
Common Stock (B)
 
302 shs.
   
02/29/12
      302,419       239,904  
                    2,965,916       2,959,265  
Home Décor Holding Company
                             
A designer, manufacturer and marketer of framed art and wall décor products.
                       
Common Stock (B)
 
63 shs.
   
            *
      62,742       138,471  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
200 shs.
   
            *
      199,501       440,308  
* 06/30/04 and 08/19/04.
                  262,243       578,779  
                               
HOP Entertainment LLC
                             
A provider of post production equipment and services to producers of television shows and motion pictures.
 
Limited Liability Company Unit Class F (B)
 
89 uts.
   
10/14/11
      -       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class G (B)
 
215 uts.
   
10/14/11
      -       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class H (B)
 
89 uts.
   
10/14/11
      -       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class I (B)
 
89 uts.
   
10/14/11
      -       -  
                    -       -  
Hospitality Mints Holding Company
                             
A manufacturer of individually-wrapped imprinted promotional mints.
                       
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,963,853    
08/19/08
      2,833,331       2,815,660  
Common Stock (B)
 
474 shs.
   
08/19/08
      474,419       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
123 shs.
   
08/19/08
      113,773       -  
                    3,421,523       2,815,660  
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
                             
A designer and manufacturer of clamps and couplings used in automotive and industrial end markets.
   
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,749,542    
10/27/11
      2,698,562       2,782,207  
Common Stock (B)
 
279 shs.
   
10/27/11
      278,561       268,856  
                    2,977,123       3,051,063  
Insurance Claims Management, Inc.
                             
A third party administrator providing auto and property claim administration services for insurance companies.
         
Common Stock (B)
 
89 shs.
   
02/27/07
      2,689       459,074  

International Offshore Services LLC
A leading provider of marine transportation services, platform decommissioning, and salvage services to oil and gas producers in the shallow waters of the Gulf of Mexico.
14.25% Senior Subordinated Secured Note due 2017 (D)
  $ 2,550,000    
07/07/09
      2,335,431       1,275,000  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
3,112 uts.
   
07/07/09
      186,684       -  
                    2,522,115       1,275,000  
 

16
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date
    Cost     Fair Value  
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
J A C Holding Enterprises, Inc.
                       
A supplier of luggage racks and accessories to the original equipment manufacturers.    
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,500,000    
12/20/10
    $ 2,183,266     $ 2,295,590  
Preferred Stock A (B)
 
495 shs.
   
12/20/10
      495,000       102,026  
Preferred Stock B (B)
 
0.17 shs.
   
12/20/10
      -       34  
Common Stock (B)
 
100 shs.
   
12/20/10
      5,000       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
36 shs.
   
12/20/10
      316,931       -  
                    3,000,197       2,397,650  
Jason Partners Holdings LLC
                             
A diversified manufacturing company serving various industrial markets.
                       
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
90 uts.
   
09/21/10
      848,275       48,185  
                               
K & N Parent, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer and supplier of automotive aftermarket performance air filters and intake systems.
                 
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,608,696    
12/23/11
      2,558,878       2,644,205  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
305 shs.
   
12/23/11
      289,733       284,580  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
86 shs.
   
12/23/11
      82,006       80,546  
Common Stock (B)
 
391 shs.
   
12/23/11
      19,565       -  
                    2,950,182       3,009,331  
K N B Holdings Corporation
                             
A designer, manufacturer and marketer of products for the custom framing market.
                       
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 4,447,360    
04/12/11
      4,119,189       4,447,360  
Common Stock (B)
134,210 shs.
   
05/25/06
      134,210       60,923  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
82,357 shs.
   
05/25/06
      71,534       37,385  
                    4,324,933       4,545,668  
K P H I Holdings, Inc.
A manufacturer of highly engineered plastic and metal components for a diverse range of end-markets, including medical, consumer and industrial, automotive and defense.
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,711,801    
12/10/10
      2,666,721       2,735,874  
Common Stock (B)
 
698,478 shs.
   
12/10/10
      698,478       509,533  
                    3,365,199       3,245,407  
 

17
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
   
June 30, 2012
   
(Unaudited)
   
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or
Ownership Percentage
     
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair
Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
K P I Holdings, Inc.
                       
The largest player in the U.S. non-automotive, non-ferrous die casting segment.          
6% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 2,619,885    
07/16/08
    $ 2,483,154     $ 2,488,891  
Convertible Preferred Stock Series C (B)
 
55 shs.
   
06/30/09
      55,435       110,000  
Convertible Preferred Stock Series D (B)
 
24 shs.
   
09/17/09
      24,476       73,410  
Common Stock (B)
 
443 shs.
   
07/15/08
      443,478       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
96 shs.
   
07/16/08
      96,024       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
128 shs.
   
09/17/09
      -       -  
                    3,102,567       2,672,301  
K W P I Holdings Corporation
                             
A manufacturer and distributor of vinyl windows and patio doors throughout the northwestern United States.
         
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 3,162,920    
03/14/07
      2,878,056       1,581,460  
Preferred Stock PIK (B)
 
1,499 shs.
   
02/07/11
      579,500       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
232 shs.
   
03/13/07
      232,000       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
                             
preferred stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
134 shs.
   
07/07/09
      -       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2017, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
167 shs.
   
03/14/07
      162,260       -  
                    3,851,816       1,581,460  
LPC Holding Company
                             
A designer and manufacturer of precision-molded silicone rubber components that are utilized in the medical and automotive end markets.
13.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,742,871    
08/15/11
      2,693,555       2,822,391  
Common Stock (B)
 
283 shs.
   
08/15/11
      283,019       224,558  
                    2,976,574       3,046,949  
M V I Holding, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer of large precision machined metal components used in equipment which services a variety of industries, including the oil and gas, mining, and defense markets.
Common Stock (B)
   
61 shs.
   
09/12/08
      60,714       98,798  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
   
66 shs.
   
09/12/08
      65,571       106,707  
                    126,285       205,505  
Mail Communications Group, Inc.
                             
A provider of mail processing and handling services, letter shop services, and commercial printing services.    
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
   
24,109 uts.
   
            *
      314,464       402,704  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
   
3,375 shs.
   
05/04/07
      43,031       56,374  
* 05/04/07 and 01/02/08.
                  357,495       459,078  


18
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
Manhattan Beachwear Holding Company
                       
A designer and distributor of women’s swimwear.
                       
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 1,259,914    
01/15/10
    $ 1,130,475     $ 1,259,914  
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 320,850    
10/05/10
      315,472       318,120  
Common Stock (B)
 
106 shs.
   
10/05/10
      106,200       159,463  
Common Stock Class B (B)
 
353 shs.
   
01/15/10
      352,941       529,951  
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
312 shs.
   
01/15/10
      283,738       469,003  
                    2,188,826       2,736,451  
Marshall Physicians Services LLC
                             
A provider of emergency department and hospital medicine services to hospitals located in the state of Kentucky. The Company was founded in 1999 and is owned by seven practicing physicians.
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 1,330,293    
09/20/11
      1,305,895       1,352,743  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
8,700 uts.
   
09/20/11
      180,000       109,058  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D (B)
 
874 uts.
   
09/20/11
      -       10,960  
                    1,485,895       1,472,761  
MBWS Ultimate Holdco, Inc.
                             
A provider of services throughout North Dakota that address the fluid management and related transportation needs of an oil well.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 3,352,486    
            *
      3,094,756       3,419,536  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
4,164 shs.
   
09/07/10
      416,392       1,527,208  
Common Stock (B)
 
487 shs.
   
03/01/11
      48,677       178,614  
Common Stock (B)
 
458 shs.
   
09/07/10
      45,845       167,978  
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
310 shs.
   
03/01/11
      30,975       113,697  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
1,158 shs.
   
09/07/10
      115,870       424,713  
* 09/07/10 and 03/01/11.
                  3,752,515       5,831,746  
                               
MedSystems Holdings LLC
                             
A manufacturer of enteral feeding products, such as feeding tubes and other products related to assisted feeding.
         
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,193,059    
08/29/08
      1,106,113       1,193,059  
Preferred Unit (B)
 
126 uts.
   
08/29/08
      125,519       163,764  
Common Unit Class A (B)
 
1,268 uts.
   
08/29/08
      1,268       -  
Common Unit Class B (B)
 
472 uts.
   
08/29/08
      120,064       -  
                    1,352,964       1,356,823  
 

19
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
MEGTEC Holdings, Inc.
                         
A supplier of industrial and environmental products and services to a broad array of industries.              
Preferred Stock (B)
   
107 shs.
   
09/24/08
    $ 103,255     $ 146,156  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
   
1.40% int.
   
09/16/08
      388,983       461,223  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
   
35 shs.
   
09/24/08
      33,268       29,747  
                    525,506       637,126  
Merex Holding Corporation
A provider of after-market spare parts and components, as well as Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul services for “out of production” or “legacy” aerospace and defense systems that are no longer effectively supported by the original equipment manufacturers.
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 1,103,774    
09/22/11
      1,083,388       1,122,911  
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B (B)
396,226 uts.
   
09/22/11
      396,226       244,785  
                    1,479,614       1,367,696  
MicroGroup, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer of precision parts and assemblies, and a value-added supplier of metal tubing and bars.
   
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013 (D)
  $ 2,685,614    
            *
      2,577,220       671,403  
Common Stock (B)
 
450 shs.
   
            *
      450,000       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
164 shs.
   
            *
      162,974       -  
* 08/12/05 and 09/11/06.
                  3,190,194       671,403  
                               
Monessen Holding Corporation
                             
A designer and manufacturer of a broad line of gas, wood, and electric hearth products and accessories.
   
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 1,556,056    
06/28/11
      1,034,632       -  
7% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 2,550,000    
06/28/11
      2,420,572       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
152 shs.
   
03/31/06
      138,125       -  
                    3,593,329       -  
Motion Controls Holdings
                             
A manufacturer of high performance mechanical motion control and linkage products.
     
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,796,191    
11/30/10
      2,752,234       2,852,115  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-1 (B)
281,250 uts.
   
11/30/10
      -       276,035  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B-2 (B)
 
25,504 uts.
   
11/30/10
      -       25,031  
                    2,752,234       3,153,181  
NABCO, Inc.
                             
A producer of explosive containment vessels in the United States.
                             
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 625,000    
02/24/06
      578,174       156,250  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
825 uts.
   
            *
      825,410       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
129 shs.
   
02/24/06
      37,188       -  
* 02/24/06 and 06/22/07.
                  1,440,772       156,250  


20
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
NetShape Technologies, Inc.                        
A manufacturer of powder metal and metal injection molded precision components used in industrial, consumer, and other applications.
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 2,014,718    
02/02/07
    $ 1,835,540     $ 1,611,774  
Limited Partnership Interest of
                             
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
 
2.73% int.
   
02/01/07
      1,110,810       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D of
                             
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
 
17 uts.
   
            *
      16,759       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D-1 of
                             
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
 
229 uts.
   
09/30/09
      228,858       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class D-2 of
                             
Saw Mill PCG Partners LLC (B)
 
128 uts.
   
04/29/11
      65,256       -  
* 12/18/08 and 09/30/09.
                  3,257,223       1,611,774  
                               
Newark Group, Inc.
                             
A major producer of paper products from recycled materials.
                             
Common Stock (B)
 
134,520 shs.
   
09/02/10
      796,863       259,422  

Nicoat Acquisitions LLC
A manufacturer of water-based and ultraviolet coatings for high-performance graphic arts, packaging and other specialty coating applications.
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 1,448,276    
11/05/10
      1,338,729       1,473,465  
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B (B)
 
51,724 uts.
   
11/05/10
      51,724       57,894  
Limited Liability Company Unit Series B (B)
 
104,792 uts.
   
11/05/10
      104,792       117,292  
Limited Liability Company Unit Series F (B)
 
156,516 uts.
   
11/05/10
      -       145,287  
                    1,495,245       1,793,938  

Northwest Mailing Services, Inc.
A producer of promotional materials for companies that use direct mail as part of their customer retention and loyalty programs.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,818,421    
            *
      2,419,715       2,796,387  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
 
3,287 uts.
   
            *
      328,679       64,411  
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
4,920 shs.
   
            *
      492,016       96,420  
* 07/09/09 and 08/09/10.
                  3,240,410       2,957,218  
                               
NT Holding Company
                             
A leading developer, manufacturer and provider of medical products used primarily in interventional pain management.
         
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2019
  $ 2,649,351    
02/02/11
      2,460,775       2,702,338  
Common Stock (B)
 
377 shs.
   
            *
      377,399       265,466  
Warrant, exercisable until 2021, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
176 shs.
   
02/02/11
      158,961       123,983  
*02/02/11 and 06/30/11.
                  2,997,135       3,091,787  
 

21
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
Nyloncraft, Inc.
                       
A supplier of engineered plastic components for the automotive industry.
                   
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
1,000 shs.
   
05/15/12
    $ -     $ 458  
Common Stock (B)
 
312,500 shs.
   
01/28/02
      312,500       424,316  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                           
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
243,223 shs.
   
01/28/02
      162,045       330,251  
                  474,545       755,025  
O E C Holding Corporation
                           
A provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services.
                       
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 1,333,333    
06/04/10
      1,236,678       1,333,333  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
1,661 shs.
   
06/04/10
      166,062       72,560  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
934 shs.
   
06/04/10
      93,376       40,800  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,032 shs.
   
06/04/10
      1,032       -  
                    1,497,148       1,446,693  
Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd.
                             
A manufacturer of all-wheel drive, off-road amphibious vehicles and related accessories.
                       
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
3,667 uts.
   
01/17/06
      572,115       1,568,284  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
619 shs.
   
01/17/06
      170,801       264,782  
                    742,916       1,833,066  
P K C Holding Corporation
                             
A manufacturer of plastic film and badges for the general industrial, medical, and food industries.
                 
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 3,023,155    
12/21/10
      2,966,055       3,079,431  
Preferred Stock Class A (B)
 
54 shs.
   
12/21/10
      340,718       473,988  
Common Stock (B)
 
54 shs.
   
12/21/10
      25,500       -  
                    3,332,273       3,553,419  
P P T Holdings LLC
                             
A high-end packaging solutions provider that targets customers who have multiple packaging needs, require a high number of low volume SKUs, short lead times, technical expertise, and overall supply chain management.
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,805,330    
12/20/10
      2,759,503       2,790,835  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
99 uts.
   
12/20/10
      318,215       186,225  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
 
99 uts.
   
12/20/10
      3,214       186,225  
                    3,080,932       3,163,285  
Pacific Consolidated Holdings LLC
                             
A manufacturer of rugged, mobile liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen generating systems used in the global defense, oil and gas, and medical sectors.
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2012 (D)
  $ 1,393,591    
04/27/07
      1,359,161       487,757  
5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2012
  $ 79,688    
07/21/10
      79,688       79,688  
Preferred Shares Series E (B)
 
79,688 uts.
   
07/21/10
      -       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
1,754,707 uts.
   
04/27/07
      63,233       -  
                    1,502,082       567,445  


22
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
Paradigm Packaging, Inc.
                       
A manufacturer of plastic bottles and closures for the nutritional, pharmaceutical, personal care, and food packaging markets.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,593,750    
12/19/00
    $ 1,590,181     $ 1,593,750  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
372 shs.
   
12/21/00
      265,625       -  
                    1,855,806       1,593,750  
Pearlman Enterprises, Inc.
                             
A developer and distributor of tools, equipment, and supplies to the natural and engineered stone industry.
         
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
2,334 shs.
   
05/22/09
      111,508       -  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
13,334 shs.
   
05/22/09
      547,872       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
40,540 shs.
   
05/22/09
      1,877,208       -  
                    2,536,588       -  
Postle Aluminum Company LLC
                             
A manufacturer and distributor of aluminum extruded products.
                             
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013
  $ 1,628,036    
06/03/10
      1,614,228       1,628,036  
3% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 2014
  $ 2,283,699    
10/02/06
      2,076,387       2,283,699  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
1,384 uts.
   
10/02/06
      510,000       130,813  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
143 uts.
   
05/22/09
      642       13,515  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
8,595 shs.
   
10/02/06
      124,644       812,353  
                    4,325,901       4,868,416  
Power Services Holding Company
                             
A provider of industrial motor repair services, predictive and preventative maintenance, and performance improvement consulting serving the petrochemical, mining, power generation, metals, and paper industries.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 1,780,638    
02/11/08
      1,686,033       1,780,638  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
 
23.70% int.
   
02/11/08
      177,729       359,968  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
1,322 shs.
   
02/11/08
      167,588       809,850  
                    2,031,350       2,950,456  
Precision Wire Holding Company
                             
A manufacturer of specialty medical wires that are used in non-elective minimally invasive surgical procedures.
   
14.25% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 2,652,770    
11/12/09
      2,458,583       2,705,825  
Warrant, exercisable until 2019, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
206 shs.
   
11/12/09
      203,944       201,679  
                    2,662,527       2,907,504  
Qualis Automotive LLC
                             
A distributor of aftermarket automotive brake and chassis products.
                       
Common Stock (B)
 
354,167 shs.
   
05/28/04
      354,166       513,981  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
377,719 shs.
   
05/28/04
      377,719       548,160  
                    731,885       1,062,141  
 

23
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
 
                       
R A J Manufacturing Holdings LLC
                       
A designer and manufacturer of women’s swimwear sold under a variety of licensed brand names.
             
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 1,411,274    
12/15/06
    $ 1,362,102     $ 1,411,274  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
2,828 uts.
   
12/15/06
      282,810       56,290  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
3 shs.
   
12/15/06
      131,483       26,546  
                    1,776,395       1,494,110  
RM Holding Company
                             
A specialty distributor of home medical care equipment.
                             
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 1,380,952    
02/09/12
      1,299,786       1,398,504  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,108 shs.
   
02/09/12
      11       36,860  
Preferred Stock (B)
119,037 shs.
   
02/09/12
      119,037       119,037  
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
                             
preferred stock A at $.01 per share (B)
 
36,263 shs.
   
02/09/12
      35,940       36,263  
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
                             
preferred stock B at $.01 per share (B)
 
21,202 shs.
   
02/09/12
      21,202       21,202  
Warrant, exercisable until 2022, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
556 shs.
   
02/09/12
      -       18,483  
                    1,475,976       1,630,349  
Royal Baths Manufacturing Company
                             
A manufacturer and distributor of acrylic and cultured marble bathroom products.
           
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 531,250    
11/14/03
      523,045       531,250  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
140 shs.
   
11/14/03
      122,946       72,993  
                    645,991       604,243  
Safety Infrastructure Solutions
A provider of trench safety equipment to a diverse customer base across multiple end markets in Texas and the Southwestern United States.
15% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 1,968,750    
03/30/12
      1,939,999       1,988,382  
Preferred Stock (B)
 
6,294 shs.
   
03/30/12
      251,758       207,832  
Common Stock (B)
 
2,949 shs.
   
03/30/12
      29,492       -  
                    2,221,249       2,196,214  
Sencore Holding Company
                       
A designer, manufacturer, and marketer of decoders, receivers and modulators sold to broadcasters, satellite, cable and telecom operators for encoding/decoding analog and digital transmission video signals.
 
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 2,185,882    
01/15/09
      1,560,231       -  


24
 
 

 
  
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
 
Smart Source Holdings LLC
                       
A short-term computer rental company.
                       
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 2,223,076    
            *
    $ 2,111,882     $ 2,223,076  
Limited Liability Company Unit (B)
 
619 uts.
   
            *
      631,592       562,230  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
157 shs.
   
            *
      164,769       142,432  
* 08/31/07 and 03/06/08.
                  2,908,243       2,927,738  
 
Snacks Parent Corporation
The world’s largest provider of trail mixes and a leading provider of snack nuts, dried fruits, and other healthy snack products.
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,648,691    
11/12/10
      2,516,906       2,546,982  
Preferred Stock A (B)
 
3,395 shs.
   
11/12/10
      322,495       176,570  
Preferred Stock B (B)
 
1,575 shs.
   
11/12/10
      149,650       81,935  
Common Stock (B)
 
19,737 shs.
   
11/12/10
      19,737       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
5,418 shs.
   
11/12/10
      5,418       -  
                    3,014,206       2,805,487  
SouthernCare Holdings, Inc.
                             
A hospice company providing palliative care services to terminally ill patients.
           
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,759,205    
12/01/11
      2,707,616       2,793,012  
Common Stock (B)
 
2,727 shs.
   
12/01/11
      272,727       214,163  
                    2,980,343       3,007,175  
Spartan Foods Holding Company
                             
A manufacturer of branded pizza crusts and pancakes.
                             
14.25% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 2017
  $ 2,267,934    
12/15/09
      2,006,888       2,154,538  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
257 shs.
   
12/15/09
      227,109       13,483  
                    2,233,997       2,168,021  
Specialty Commodities, Inc.
                             
A distributor of specialty food ingredients.
                             
Common Stock (B)
 
30,000 shs.
   
10/23/08
      300,000       183,761  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
11,054 shs.
   
10/23/08
      100,650       67,710  
                    400,650       251,471  
Stanton Carpet Holding Company
                             
A designer and marketer of high and mid-priced decorative carpets and rugs.
           
12.13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,243,902    
08/01/06
      1,211,216       1,243,902  
Common Stock (B)
 
311 shs.
   
08/01/06
      310,976       541,158  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
104 shs.
   
08/01/06
      93,293       180,229  
                    1,615,485       1,965,289  
 

25
 
 

 
 
CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
 
Strata/WLA Holding Corporation
A leading independent anatomic pathology laboratory that conducts over 320,000 tests annually to customers in 40 U.S. states and in Canada and Venezuela.
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,841,812    
07/01/11
    $ 2,791,242     $ 2,824,982  
Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
228 shs.
   
07/01/11
      228,137       154,785  
                    3,019,379       2,979,767  
Sundance Investco LLC
                             
A provider of post-production services to producers of movies and television shows.
                       
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
 
6,429 shs.
   
03/31/10
      -       -  
 
Sunrise Windows Holding Company
A manufacturer and marketer of premium vinyl windows exclusively selling to the residential remodeling and replacement market.
14% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 3,160,522    
12/14/10
      3,004,365       3,037,338  
Common Stock (B)
 
115 shs.
   
12/14/10
      114,504       19,068  
Warrant, exercisable until 2020, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
112 shs.
   
12/14/10
      111,747       18,610  
                    3,230,616       3,075,016  
Synteract Holdings Corporation
                             
A provider of outsourced clinical trial management services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
       
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 2,679,330    
09/02/08
      2,556,922       2,679,330  
Redeemable Preferred Stock Series A (B)
 
1,280 shs.
   
09/02/08
      12,523       71,066  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
12,803 shs.
   
09/02/08
      112,693       -  
                    2,682,138       2,750,396  
T H I Acquisition, Inc.
                             
A machine servicing company providing value-added steel services to long steel products.
                 
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
9 shs.
   
01/14/08
      88,054       347,987  
 
Terra Renewal LLC
A provider of wastewater residual management and required environmental reporting, permitting, nutrient management planning and record keeping to companies involved in poultry and food processing.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 1,162,110    
            *
      1,127,650       -  
6.35% Term Note due 2012 (C)
  $ 1,244,254    
05/31/11
      1,244,254       1,057,616  
8.25% Term Note due 2012 (C)
  $ 1,533    
06/11/12
      1,533       1,303  
Common Stock Class B
 
55 shs.
   
            *
      6,254       -  
Limited Partnership Interest of
                             
   Saw Mill Capital Fund V, LLC (B)
 
3.97% int.
                **        205,558       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
   common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
72 shs.
   
04/28/06
      59,041       -  
* 04/28/06 and 09/13/06.
                  2,644,290       1,058,919  
** 03/01/05 and 10/10/08.
                             


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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
  
Torrent Group Holdings, Inc.
A contractor specializing in the sales and installation of engineered drywells for the retention and filtration of stormwater and nuisance water flow.
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014 (D)
  $ 2,455,561    
10/26/07
    $ 2,147,354     $ 1,227,780  
Series B Preferred Stock (B)
 
182 shs.
   
03/31/10
      -       -  
Common Stock (B)
 
515 shs.
   
03/31/10
      414,051       -  
                    2,561,405       1,227,780  
Transpac Holding Company
                             
A designer, importer and wholesaler of home décor and seasonal gift products.
                       
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015
  $ 1,773,006    
10/31/07
      1,675,729       1,790,736  
Common Stock (B)
 
209 shs.
   
10/31/07
      208,589       59,157  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
94 shs.
   
10/31/07
      87,607       26,710  
                    1,971,925       1,876,603  
Tranzonic Companies (The)
                             
A producer of commercial and industrial supplies, such as safety products, janitorial supplies, work apparel, washroom and restroom supplies and sanitary care products.
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013
  $ 2,712,000    
02/05/98
      2,700,475       2,712,000  
Common Stock (B)
 
630 shs.
   
02/04/98
      630,000       643,734  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
444 shs.
   
02/05/98
      368,832       453,679  
                    3,699,307       3,809,413  
Truck Bodies & Equipment International
                             
A designer and manufacturer of accessories for heavy and medium duty trucks, primarily dump bodies, hoists, various forms of flat-bed bodies, landscape bodies and other accessories.
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2013
  $ 2,309,541    
            *
      2,157,888       2,216,474  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
241 shs.
   
10/20/08
      241,172       137,227  
Common Stock (B)
 
742 shs.
   
            *
      800,860       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
153 shs.
   
            *
      159,894       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
1,054 shs.
   
10/20/08
      -       -  
* 07/19/05 and 12/22/05.
                  3,359,814       2,353,701  
                               
TruStile Doors, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer and distributor of interior doors.
                             
Limited Liability Company Unit
 
11,775 uts.
   
02/28/11
      250,000       326,744  
Warrant, exercisable until 2013, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
5,781 shs.
   
04/11/03
      68,059       1,356  
                    318,059       328,100  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
   
Acquisition
Date 
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)                        
                         
U-Line Corporation
                       
A manufacturer of high-end, built-in, undercounter ice making, wine storage and refrigeration appliances.
12.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2016
  $ 893,998    
04/30/04
    $ 880,640     $ 893,997  
Common Stock (B)
 
182 shs.
   
04/30/04
      182,200       132,496  
Warrant, exercisable until 2016, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
230 shs.
   
04/30/04
      211,736       167,561  
                    1,274,576       1,194,054  
U M A Enterprises, Inc.
                             
An importer and wholesaler of home décor products.
                             
Convertible Preferred Stock (B)
 
887 shs.
   
02/08/08
      886,956       967,519  
                             
Visioneering, Inc.
                             
A designer and manufacturer of tooling and fixtures for the aerospace industry.
                       
10.5% Senior Secured Term Loan due 2013
  $ 725,735    
05/17/07
      723,965       700,321  
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 648,530    
05/17/07
      622,378       618,329  
18% PIK Convertible Preferred Stock (B)
 
37,381 shs.
   
03/13/09
      72,519       -  
Common Stock (B)
123,529 shs.
   
05/17/07
      123,529       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
35,006 shs.
   
05/17/07
      55,055       -  
                    1,597,446       1,318,650  
Vitex Packaging Group, Inc.
                             
A manufacturer of specialty packaging, primarily envelopes and tags used on tea bags.
           
10% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 2012
  $ 201,238    
10/29/09
      200,537       197,361  
5% Senior Subordinated PIK Note due 2012 (D)
  $ 850,000    
06/30/07
      741,532       845,669  
Class B Unit (B)
767,881 uts.
   
10/29/09
      348,058       -  
Class C Unit (B)
850,000 uts.
   
10/29/09
      780,572       542,445  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class A (B)
723,465 uts.
   
            *
      433,222       -  
Limited Liability Company Unit Class B (B)
182,935 uts.
   
07/19/04
      182,935       -  
* 07/19/04 and 10/29/09.
                  2,686,856       1,585,475  
                               
Wellborn Forest Holding Company
                             
A manufacturer of semi-custom kitchen and bath cabinetry.
                             
12.13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2014
  $ 1,721,250    
11/30/06
      1,638,669       1,549,125  
Common Stock (B)
 
191 shs.
   
11/30/06
      191,250       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2014, to purchase
                             
common stock at $.01 per share (B)
 
95 shs.
   
11/30/06
      86,493       -  
                    1,916,412       1,549,125  


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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)  
Principal Amount,
Shares,
Units or Ownership Percentage
     
Acquisition
Date
   
Cost
   
Fair Value
 
                           
Wheaton Holding Corporation
                         
A distributor and manufacturer of laboratory supply products and packaging.
                     
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2017
  $ 3,000,000      
06/08/10
    $ 2,781,442     $ 3,000,000  
Preferred Stock Series B (B)
 
2,109 shs.
     
06/08/10
      210,924       224,106  
Common Stock (B)
 
1,058 shs.
     
06/08/10
      1,058       112,379  
                      2,993,424       3,336,485  
Whitcraft Holdings, Inc.
                               
A leading independent manufacturer of precision formed, machined, and fabricated flight-critical aerospace components.
 
12% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,383,562      
12/16/10
      2,211,574       2,431,233  
Common Stock (B)
 
616 shs.
     
12/16/10
      616,438       499,067  
Warrant, exercisable until 2018, to purchase
                               
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
166 shs.
     
12/16/10
      148,003       134,101  
                      2,976,015       3,064,401  
Workplace Media Holding Company
                               
A direct marketer specializing in providing advertisers with access to consumers in the workplace.
 
13% Senior Subordinated Note due 2015 (D)
  $ 1,235,800      
05/14/07
      1,136,081       -  
Limited Partnership Interest (B)
 
23.16% int.
     
05/14/07
      115,804       -  
Warrant, exercisable until 2015, to purchase
                               
common stock at $.02 per share (B)
 
88 shs.
     
05/14/07
      83,462       -  
                      1,335,347       -  
WP Supply Holding Corporation
                               
A distributor of fresh fruits and vegetables to grocery wholesalers and foodservice distributors in the upper Midwest.
 
14.5% Senior Subordinated Note due 2018
  $ 2,592,374      
11/03/11
      2,544,045       2,577,541  
Common Stock (B)
 
4,500 shs.
     
11/03/11
      450,000       233,650  
                      2,994,045       2,811,191  
                                 
                                 
Total Private Placement Investments (E)
                  $ 248,392,925     $ 227,018,432  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
June 30, 2012
(Unaudited)
 
   
Interest
   
Due
   
Share or
Principal
         
Market
 
Corporate Restricted Securities: (A) (Continued)
 
Rate
   
Date
   
Amount
   
Cost
   
Value
 
                               
Rule 144A Securities -5.09%:
                             
                               
Bonds - 5.04%
                             
Audatex North America, Inc.
    6.750 %  
06/15/18
    $ 250,000     $ 250,000     $ 263,125  
Calpine Corporation
    7.500    
02/15/21
      750,000       770,710       810,000  
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P
    9.625    
08/01/20
      1,000,000       982,508       1,015,000  
Coffeyville Resources LLC
    9.000    
04/01/15
      54,000       53,840       57,510  
Community Choice Financial, Inc.
    10.750    
05/01/19
      505,000       515,107       499,950  
Everest Acquisition LLC/Everest Acquisition
                                     
Finance, Inc.
    9.375    
05/01/20
      1,000,000       1,017,447       1,036,250  
Evertec, Inc.
    11.000    
10/01/18
      750,000       786,842       789,375  
First Data Corporation
    7.375    
06/15/19
      850,000       853,147       867,000  
First Data Corporation
    8.750    
01/15/22
      1,000,000       1,010,000       1,007,500  
FMG Resources
    7.000    
11/01/15
      750,000       774,663       765,000  
Georgia Gulf Corporation
    9.000    
01/15/17
      190,000       193,777       211,850  
Hilcorp Energy Company
    7.625    
04/15/21
      725,000       694,067       772,125  
International Automotive Component
    9.125    
06/01/18
      1,000,000       946,000       912,500  
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
    8.500    
04/15/16
      70,000       70,000       64,400  
Reynolds Group Escrow, LLC
    7.750    
10/15/16
      750,000       792,302       789,375  
Samson Investment Company
    9.750    
02/15/20
      750,000       736,946       746,250  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.
    8.000    
06/01/18
      360,000       363,091       364,500  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    6.750    
10/01/17
      70,000       69,704       72,975  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    7.000    
10/01/20
      880,000       881,794       888,800  
Welltec A/S
    8.000    
02/01/19
      750,000       735,239       720,000  
Total Bonds
                          12,497,184       12,653,485  
                                       
Convertible Preferred Stock - 0.00%
                                     
ETEX Corporation (B)
                  777       -       -  
Total Convertible Preferred Stock
                          -       -  
                                       
Preferred Stock - 0.05%
                                     
Ally Financial
                  143       45,009       127,400  
TherOX, Inc. (B)
                  103       -       -  
Total Preferred Stock
                          45,009       127,400  
                                       
Common Stock - 0.00%
                                     
Touchstone Health Partnership (B)
                  1,168       -       -  
Total Common Stock
                          -       -  
                                       
Total Rule 144A Securities
                          12,542,193       12,780,885  
                                       
Total Corporate Restricted Securities
                        $ 260,935,118     $ 239,799,317  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
Corporate Public Securities -11.74%: (A)  
Interest
Rate
   
Due
Date
   
Share or
Principal
Amount
   
Cost
   
Market
Value
 
                               
Bonds - 11.53%                              
Accuride Corp
    9.500 %  
08/01/18
    $ 1,500,000     $ 1,543,095     $ 1,545,000  
Affinia Group, Inc.
    9.000    
11/30/14
      50,000       49,193       50,438  
Alere, Inc.
    9.000    
05/15/16
      700,000       739,344       712,250  
Ally Financial, Inc.
    5.500    
02/15/17
      1,500,000       1,533,750       1,523,611  
Alta Mesa Financial Services
    9.625    
10/15/18
      1,500,000       1,501,716       1,481,250  
American Axle & Manufacturing Holding, Inc.
    7.875    
03/01/17
      750,000       645,087       774,375  
Arch Coal, Inc.
    7.000    
06/15/19
      150,000       150,000       126,750  
Avis Budget Car Rental
    9.750    
03/15/20
      750,000       750,000       833,437  
B E Aerospace, Inc.
    6.875    
10/01/20
      850,000       870,236       939,250  
Berry Plastics Corporation (C)
    5.039    
02/15/15
      500,000       481,752       499,375  
Bill Barrett Corporation
    7.000    
10/15/22
      1,000,000       957,500       955,000  
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
    9.375    
05/01/19
      750,000       699,190       751,875  
CCO Holdings Capital Corporation
    7.250    
10/30/17
      750,000       769,072       817,500  
Chemtura Corporation
    7.875    
09/01/18
      500,000       528,603       525,625  
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
    6.775    
03/15/19
      750,000       737,089       731,250  
Clean Harbors, Inc.
    7.625    
08/15/16
      60,000       62,142       62,625  
Cooper-Standard Automotive
    8.500    
05/01/18
      750,000       797,652       809,062  
Crosstex Energy L.P.
    8.875    
02/15/18
      225,000       221,345       237,656  
Energy Future Holdings
    10.000    
01/15/20
      400,000       403,374       427,000  
Energy Transfer Equity LP
    7.500    
10/15/20
      100,000       100,000       109,750  
Evertec, Inc.
    11.000    
10/01/18
      585,000       603,110       615,712  
Fidelity National Information
    7.875    
07/15/20
      125,000       125,000       140,625  
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
    8.875    
03/15/19
      360,000       360,000       342,900  
HCA Holdings, Inc.
    7.750    
05/15/21
      1,000,000       1,046,502       1,072,500  
Headwaters, Inc.
    7.625    
04/01/19
      850,000       850,220       835,125  
Health Management Association
    6.125    
04/15/16
      750,000       771,776       795,000  
Huntington Ingalls Industries
    7.125    
03/15/21
      750,000       779,741       783,750  
Inergy, L.P.
    7.000    
10/01/18
      200,000       200,000       206,000  
Mediacom Broadband LLC
    8.500    
10/15/15
      750,000       766,246       770,625  
Michael Foods, Inc.
    9.750    
07/15/18
      75,000       75,000       82,313  
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
    8.875    
04/15/17
      175,000       174,156       184,844  
Nexeo Solutions LLC
    8.375    
03/01/18
      40,000       40,000       38,800  
Northern Tier Energy LLC
    10.500    
12/01/17
      675,000       702,604       722,250  
NRG Energy, Inc.
    8.500    
06/15/19
      750,000       773,675       783,750  
Nuveen Investments
    5.500    
09/15/15
      1,500,000       1,368,750       1,357,500  
Perry Ellis International, Inc.
    7.875    
04/01/19
      750,000       742,538       755,625  
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
    9.250    
04/01/15
      300,000       305,148       308,250  
Precision Drilling Corporation
    6.625    
11/15/20
      750,000       773,552       772,500  
 
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
               
Shares or
             
   
Interest
   
Due
   
Principal
         
Market
 
Corporate Public Securities - (A) (Continued)
 
Rate
   
Date
   
Amount
   
Cost
   
Value
 
                                 
Quebecor Media, Inc.
    7.750 %  
03/15/16
    $ 1,050,000     $ 1,010,340     $ 1,078,875  
Quiksilver, Inc.
    6.875    
04/15/15
      315,000       300,118       303,975  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    9.500    
06/15/18
      125,000       123,610       141,250  
Sprint Nextel Corporation
    6.000    
12/01/16
      1,000,000       1,025,923       957,500  
Thermadyne Holdings Corporation
    9.000    
12/15/17
      750,000       797,481       766,875  
Tomkins, Inc.
    9.250    
10/01/18
      297,000       297,000       330,413  
Trimas Corporation
    9.750    
12/15/17
      60,000       59,076       66,000  
Tutor Perini Corporation
    7.625    
11/01/18
      -       7       7  
United Rentals, Inc.
    10.875    
06/15/16
      125,000       122,565       140,469  
Venoco, Inc.
    8.875    
02/15/19
      500,000       509,248       455,000  
Visteon Corporation
    6.750    
04/15/19
      200,000       200,000       194,500  
Total Bonds
                            28,443,526       28,916,012  
                                         
Common Stock - 0.21%
                                       
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation (B) (F)
                    29       2       5  
Chase Packaging Corporation (B)
                    9,541       -       191  
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (B)
                    365       11,680       8,307  
Nortek, Inc. (B)
                    175       1       8,757  
Rue21, Inc. (B)
                    650       12,350       16,406  
Supreme Industries, Inc. (B)
                    125,116       267,319       489,204  
Total Common Stock
                            291,352       522,870  
                                         
Total Corporate Public Securities
                          $ 28,734,878     $ 29,438,882  
 
   
Interest
   
Due
   
Principal
         
Market
 
Short-Term Securities:
 
Rate/Yield^
   
Date
   
Amount
   
Cost
   
Value
 
Commercial Paper - 2.99%
        $ -                 $    
NSTAR Electric Company
    0.320 %  
07/05/12
    $ 4,000,000     $ 3,999,858       3,999,858  
Wisconsin Gas Company
    0.180    
07/10/12
      3,500,000       3,499,842       3,499,842  
Total Short-Term Securities
                          $ 7,499,700     $ 7,499,700  
                                         
Total Investments
    110.34 %                   $ 297,169,696     $ 276,737,899  
Other Assets
    4.66                               11,673,849  
Liabilities
    (15.00 )                             (37,614,087 )
Total Net Assets
    100.00 %                           $ 250,797,661  
 
(A) In each of the convertible note, warrant, convertible preferred and common stock investments, the issuer has agreed to provide certain registration rights.
(B) Non-income producing security.
(C) Variable rate security; rate indicated is as of June 30, 2012
(D) Defaulted security; interest not accrued.
(E) Illiquid security. As of June 30, 2012, the value of these securities amounted to $227,018,432 or 90.52% of net assets.
(F)  Security valued at fair value using methods determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Boards of Trustees.
^   Effective yield at purchase
PIK - Payment-in-kind
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Fair Value/
     
Fair Value/
 
Industry Classification:
 
Market Value
     
Market Value
 
                 
AEROSPACE - 2.80%
     
BROADCASTING & ENTERTAINMENT - 0.07%
 
A E Company, Inc.
  $ 344,103  
HOP Entertainment LLC
  $ -  
B E Aerospace, Inc.
    939,250  
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
    184,844  
Merex Holding Corporation
    1,367,696  
Sundance Investco LLC
    -  
Visioneering, Inc.
    1,318,650  
Workplace Media Holding Company
    -  
Whitcraft Holdings, Inc.
    3,064,401         184,844  
      7,034,100  
BUILDINGS & REAL ESTATE - 1.99%
 
AUTOMOBILE - 8.41%
       
K W P I Holdings Corporation
    1,581,460  
Accuride Corp
    1,545,000  
Sunrise Windows Holding Company
    3,075,016  
American Axle & Manufacturing Holding, Inc.
    774,375  
TruStile Doors, Inc.
    328,100  
Audatex North America, Inc.
    263,125  
Tutor Perini Corporation
    7  
Avis Budget Car Rental
    833,437         4,984,583  
Cooper-Standard Automotive
    809,062  
CHEMICAL, PLASTICS & RUBBER - 1.07%
 
DPL Holding Corporation
    2,983,605  
Capital Specialty Plastics, Inc.
    879,134  
F H Equity LLC
    3,282,231  
Nicoat Acquisitions LLC
    1,793,938  
International Automotive Component
    912,500         2,673,072  
J A C Holding Enterprises, Inc.
    2,397,650  
CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 10.58%
       
Jason Partners Holdings LLC
    48,185  
Aero Holdings, Inc.
    2,895,468  
K & N Parent, Inc.
    3,009,331  
Baby Jogger Holdings LLC
    3,007,965  
Nyloncraft, Inc.
    755,025  
Bravo Sports Holding Corporation
    570,398  
Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd.
    1,833,066  
Custom Engineered Wheels, Inc.
    2,337,120  
Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC
    64,400  
Handi Quilter Holding Company
    1,579,760  
Qualis Automotive LLC
    1,062,141  
K N B Holdings Corporation
    4,545,668  
Tomkins, Inc.
    330,413  
Manhattan Beachwear Holding Company
    2,736,451  
Visteon Corporation
    194,500  
Perry Ellis International, Inc.
    755,625  
      21,098,046  
R A J Manufacturing Holdings LLC
    1,494,110  
BEVERAGE, DRUG & FOOD - 5.81%
       
Tranzonic Companies (The)
    3,809,413  
Eatem Holding Company
    3,220,143  
WP Supply Holding Corporation
    2,811,191  
F F C Holding Corporation
    3,234,934         26,543,169  
Golden County Foods Holding, Inc.
    -  
CONTAINERS, PACKAGING & GLASS - 4.29%
 
Hospitality Mints Holding Company
    2,815,660  
Berry Plastics Corporation
    499,375  
Michael Foods, Inc.
    82,313  
Chase Packaging Corporation
    191  
Snacks Parent Corporation
    2,805,487  
Flutes, Inc.
    367,354  
Spartan Foods Holding Company
    2,168,021  
P K C Holding Corporation
    3,553,419  
Specialty Commodities, Inc.
    251,471  
P P T Holdings LLC
    3,163,285  
      14,578,029  
Paradigm Packaging, Inc.
    1,593,750  
         
Vitex Packaging Group, Inc.
    1,585,475  
                10,762,849  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Fair Value/
     
Fair Value/
 
Industry Classification: (Continued)
 
Market Value
     
Market Value
 
           
DISTRIBUTION - 2.5%
     
DIVERSIFIED/CONGLOMERATE, SERVICE - 8.94%
 
Duncan Systems, Inc.
  $ 1,126,403  
A S C Group, Inc.
  $ 3,089,460  
F C X Holdings Corporation
    3,507,449  
A W X Holdings Corporation
    661,500  
RM Holding Company
    1,630,349  
Advanced Technologies Holdings
    1,249,542  
      6,264,201  
Affinia Group, Inc.
    50,438  
DIVERSIFIED/CONGLOMERATE,
       
Apex Analytix Holding Corporation
    2,236,297  
MANUFACTURING - 15.03%
       
Associated Diversified Services
    1,844,690  
A H C Holding Company, Inc.
    2,962,629  
Church Services Holding Company
    1,548,456  
Arrow Tru-Line Holdings, Inc.
    1,692,295  
Clough, Harbour and Associates
    443,703  
C D N T, Inc.
    1,242,557  
Crane Rental Corporation
    2,232,710  
F G I Equity LLC
    4,181,979  
ELT Holding Company
    2,957,361  
G C Holdings
    3,261,564  
Insurance Claims Management, Inc.
    459,074  
HGGC Citadel Plastics Holdings
    2,959,265  
Mail Communications Group, Inc.
    459,078  
Ideal Tridon Holdings, Inc.
    3,051,063  
Nexeo Solutions LLC
    38,800  
K P H I Holdings, Inc.
    3,245,407  
Northwest Mailing Services, Inc.
    2,957,218  
K P I Holdings, Inc.
    2,672,301  
Pearlman Enterprises, Inc.
    -  
LPC Holding Company
    3,046,949  
Safety Infrastructure Solutions
    2,196,214  
MEGTEC Holdings, Inc.
    637,126         22,424,541  
Nortek, Inc.
    8,757  
ELECTRONICS - 1.66%
       
O E C Holding Corporation
    1,446,693  
Barcodes Group, Inc.
    2,648,509  
Postle Aluminum Company LLC
    4,868,416  
Connecticut Electric, Inc.
    1,524,343  
Trimas Corporation
    66,000         4,172,852  
Truck Bodies & Equipment International
    2,353,701  
FINANCIAL SERVICES - 3.81%
 
      37,696,702  
Ally Financial, Inc.
    1,651,011  
         
Alta Mesa Financial Services
    1,481,250  
         
Community Choice Financial, Inc.
    499,950  
         
DPC Holdings LLC
    2,996,245  
         
Evertec, Inc.
    789,375  
         
Nuveen Investments
    1,357,500  
         
Reynolds Group Escrow, LLC
    789,375  
                9,564,706  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Fair Value/
     
Fair Value/
 
Industry Classification: (Continued)
 
Market Value
     
Market Value
 
           
HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION & CHILDCARE - 9.17%
 
MACHINERY - 6.92%
     
Alere, Inc.
  $ 712,250  
A S A P Industries LLC
  $ 1,097,995  
American Hospice Management Holding LLC
    4,089,217  
Arch Global Precision LLC
    2,976,043  
CHG Alternative Education Holding Company
    2,389,395  
E S P Holdco, Inc.
    2,813,575  
Healthcare Direct Holding Company
    2,248,584  
M V I Holding, Inc.
    205,505  
Marshall Physicians Services LLC
    1,472,761  
Motion Controls Holdings
    3,153,181  
SouthernCare Holdings, Inc.
    3,007,175  
NetShape Technologies, Inc.
    1,611,774  
Strata/WLA Holding Corporation
    2,979,767  
Pacific Consolidated Holdings LLC
    567,445  
Synteract Holdings Corporation
    2,750,396  
Power Services Holding Company
    2,950,456  
Touchstone Health Partnership
    -  
Supreme Industries, Inc.
    489,204  
Wheaton Holding Corporation
    3,336,485  
Thermadyne Holdings Corporation
    766,875  
      22,986,030  
Welltec A/S
    720,000  
HOME & OFFICE FURNISHINGS, HOUSEWARES &
        17,352,053  
DURABLE CONSUMER PRODUCTS - 4.77%
 
MEDICAL DEVICES/BIOTECH - 4.98%
 
Connor Sport Court International, Inc.
    2,613,863  
Chemtura Corporation
    525,625  
H M Holding Company
    171,275  
Coeur, Inc.
    1,429,478  
Home Decor Holding Company
    578,779  
E X C Acquisition Corporation
    19,704  
Monessen Holding Corporation
    -  
ETEX Corporation
    -  
Quiksilver, Inc.
    303,975  
Evertec, Inc.
    615,712  
Royal Baths Manufacturing Company
    604,243  
HCA Holdings, Inc.
    1,072,500  
Spectrum Brands, Inc.
    141,250  
Health Management Association
    795,000  
Stanton Carpet Holding Company
    1,965,289  
MedSystems Holdings LLC
    1,356,823  
Transpac Holding Company
    1,876,603  
MicroGroup, Inc.
    671,403  
U-Line Corporation
    1,194,054  
NT Holding Company
    3,091,787  
U M A Enterprises, Inc.
    967,519  
Precision Wire Holding Company
    2,907,504  
Wellborn Forest Holding Company
    1,549,125  
TherOX, Inc.
    -  
      11,965,975         12,485,536  
LEISURE, AMUSEMENT & ENTERTAINMENT - 0.00%
 
MINING, STEEL, IRON & NON-PRECIOUS
 
Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation
    5  
METALS - 0.44%
       
         
FMG Resources
    765,000  
         
T H I Acquisition, Inc.
    347,987  
                1,112,987  
 

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CONSOLIDATED SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
June 30, 2012  
(Unaudited)
 
 
   
Fair Value/
     
Fair Value/
 
Industry Classification: (Continued)
 
Market Value
     
Market Value
 
               
NATURAL RESOURCES - 0.62%
     
TECHNOLOGY - 1.97%
     
Arch Coal, Inc.
  $ 126,750  
Fidelity National Information
  $ 140,625  
Georgia Gulf Corporation
    211,850  
First Data Corporation
    1,874,500  
Headwaters, Inc.
    835,125  
Sencore Holding Company
    -  
Intrepid Potash, Inc.
    8,307  
Smart Source Holdings LLC
    2,927,738  
SandRidge Energy, Inc.     364,500            
      1,546,532  
TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 1.58%
    4,942,863  
OIL & GAS - 7.61%
       
All Current Holding Company
    1,409,647  
Bill Barrett Corporation
    955,000  
CCO Holdings Capital Corporation
    817,500  
Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P.
    1,766,875  
Mediacom Broadband LLC
    770,625  
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
    731,250  
Sprint Nextel Corporation
    957,500  
Coffeyville Resources LLC
    57,510         3,955,272  
Energy Transfer Equity LP
    109,750  
TRANSPORTATION - 0.37%
       
Everest Acquisition LLC/Everest Acquisition
       
Huntington Ingalls Industries
    783,750  
Finance, Inc.
    1,036,250  
NABCO, Inc.
    156,250  
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
    342,900         940,000  
Hilcorp Energy Company
    772,125  
UTILITIES - 2.58%
       
International Offshore Services LLC
    1,275,000  
Calpine Corporation
    810,000  
MBWS Ultimate Holdco, Inc.
    5,831,746  
Crosstex Energy L.P.
    237,656  
Northern Tier Energy LLC
    722,250  
Energy Future Holdings
    427,000  
Precision Drilling Corporation
    772,500  
Inergy, L.P.
    206,000  
Samson Investment Company
    746,250  
NRG Energy, Inc.
    783,750  
Venoco, Inc.
    455,000  
NSTAR Electric Company
    3,999,858  
Wisconsin Gas Company
    3,499,842         6,464,264  
      19,074,248   WASTE MANAGEMENT/POLLUTION - 0.94%  
PHARMACEUTICALS - 0.71%
       
Clean Harbors, Inc.
    62,625  
CorePharma LLC
    815,919  
Terra Renewal LLC
    1,058,919  
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
    961,775  
Torrent Group Holdings, Inc.
    1,227,780  
      1,777,694         2,349,324  
PUBLISHING/PRINTING - 0.53%
                 
Newark Group, Inc.
    259,422  
Total Investments - 110.34%
    276,737,899  
Quebecor Media, Inc.
    1,078,875            
      1,338,297            
RETAIL STORES - 0.19%
                 
Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC
    308,250            
Rue21, Inc.
    16,406            
United Rentals, Inc.
    140,469            
      465,125            
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
(Unaudited)
 
 
1.
History
 
Determination of Fair Value
 
Babson Capital Corporate Investors (the “Trust”) commenced operations in 1971 as a Delaware corporation. Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated November 14, 1985, approved by shareholders, the Trust was reorganized as a Massachusetts business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, effective November 28, 1985. Effective December 16, 2011, the Trust’s name was changed to Babson Capital Corporate Investors. Prior to December 16, 2011, the Trust’s name was MassMutual Corporate Investors.
 
The Trust is a diversified closed-end management investment company. Babson Capital Management LLC (“Babson Capital”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual”), acts as its investment adviser. The Trust’s investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a fixed yield and at the same time offering an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust’s principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations with equity features such as common stock, warrants, conversion rights, or other equity features and, occasionally, preferred stocks. The Trust typically purchases these investments, which are not publicly tradable, directly from their issuers in private placement transactions. These investments are typically mezzanine debt instruments with accompanying private equity securities made to small or middle market companies. In addition, the Trust may temporarily invest, subject to certain limitations, in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities (including high yield securities) and marketable common stocks. Below-investment grade or high yield securities have predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer to pay interest and repay capital.
 
On January 27, 1998, the Board of Trustees authorized the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust (“CI Subsidiary Trust”) for the purpose of holding certain investments. The results of CI Subsidiary Trust are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements. Footnote 2.D below discusses the Federal tax consequences of the CI Subsidiary Trust.
 
 
The determination of the fair value of the Trust’s investments is the responsibility of the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Trustees”). The Trustees have adopted procedures for the valuation of the Trust’s securities and has delegated responsibility for determination of fair value under those procedures to Babson Capital. Babson Capital has established a Pricing Committee which is responsible for setting the guidelines used in following the procedures adopted by the Trustees and ensuring that those guidelines are being followed. Babson Capital considers all relevant factors that are reasonably available, through either public information or information directly available to Babson Capital, when determining the fair value of a security. The Trustees meet at least once each quarter to approve the value of the Trust’s portfolio securities as of the close of business on the last business day of the preceding quarter. This valuation requires the approval of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Babson Capital. In approving valuations, the Trustees will consider reports by Babson Capital analyzing each portfolio security in accordance with the procedures and guidelines referred to above, which include the relevant factors referred to below. Babson Capital has agreed to provide such reports to the Trust at least quarterly. The consolidated financial statements include private placement restricted securities valued at $227,018,432 (90.52% of net assets) as of June 30, 2012 whose values have been estimated by the Trustees based on the process described above in the absence of readily ascertainable market values. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuation, those estimated values may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for the securities existed, and the differences could be material.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets recorded at fair value.

Corporate Public Securities – Corporate Bonds, Preferred Stocks and Common Stocks

The Trust uses external independent third-party pricing services to determine the fair values of its Corporate Public Securities. At June 30, 2012, 100% of the carrying value of these investments was from external pricing services. In the event that the primary pricing service does not provide a price, the Trust utilizes the pricing provided by a secondary pricing service.

Public debt securities generally trade in the over-the-counter market rather than on a securities exchange. The Trusts pricing services use multiple valuation techniques to determine fair value. In instances where significant market activity exists, the pricing services may utilize a market based approach through which quotes from market makers are used to determine fair value. In instances where significant market activity may not exist or is limited, the pricing services also utilize proprietary
2.
Significant Accounting Policies
 
 
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed consistently by the Trust in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).
 
A.  Fair Value Measurements:
 
Under U.S. GAAP, fair value represents the price that should be received to sell an asset (exit price) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
 
 

 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  valuation models which may consider market characteristics such as benchmark yield curves, option adjusted spreads, credit spreads, estimated default rates, coupon rates, anticipated timing of principal underlying prepayments, collateral, and other unique security features in order to estimate the relevant cash flows, which are then discounted to calculate the fair value.

Public equity securities listed on an exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the last quoted sales price of that day.

Annually, Babson Capital conducts reviews of the primary pricing vendors to validate that the inputs used in that vendors’ pricing process are deemed to be market observable as defined in the standard. While Babson Capital is not provided access to proprietary models of the vendors, the reviews have included on-site walk-throughs of the pricing process, methodologies and control procedures for each asset class and level for which prices are provided. The review also included an examination of the underlying inputs and assumptions for a sample of individual securities across asset classes, credit rating levels and various durations, a process Babson Capital continues to perform annually. In addition, the pricing vendors have an established challenge process in place for all security valuations, which facilitates identification and resolution of prices that fall outside expected ranges. Babson Capital believes that the prices received from the pricing vendors are representative of prices that would be received to sell the assets at the measurement date (exit prices) and are classified appropriately in the hierarchy.

Corporate Restricted Securities – Corporate Bonds
 
The fair value of certain notes is determined using an internal model that discounts the anticipated cash flows of those notes using a specific discount rate. Changes to that discount rate are driven by changes in general interest rates, probabilities of default and credit adjustments. The discount rate used within the models to discount the future anticipated cash flows is considered a significant unobservable input. Significant increases/(decreases) in the discount rate would result in a significant (decrease)/increase to the notes fair value.

The fair value of certain distressed notes is based on an enterprise waterfall methodology which is discussed in the equity security valuation section below.

Corporate Restricted Securities – Common Stock, Preferred Stock and Partnerships & LLC’s

The fair value of equity securities is determined using an enterprise waterfall methodology. Under this methodology, the enterprise value of the company is first estimated and that value is then allocated to the company’s outstanding debt and equity securities based on the documented priority of each class of securities in the capital structure. Generally, the waterfall
 
proceeds from senior debt tranches of the capital structure to senior then junior subordinated debt, followed by each class of preferred stock and finally the common stock.
 
To estimate a company’s enterprise value, the company’s trailing twelve months earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) is multiplied by a valuation multiple.
 
Both the company’s EBITDA and valuation multiple are considered significant unobservable inputs. Significant increases/ (decreases) to the company’s trailing twelve months EBITDA and/or the valuation multiple would result in significant increases/(decreases) to the equity value.

Short-Term Securities
 
Short-term securities, of sufficient credit quality, with more than sixty days to maturity are valued at fair value, using external independent third-party services. Short-term securities having a maturity of sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
 
The following table represents quantitative information about Level 3 fair value measurements as of June 30, 2012.
 
     
Valuation
Unobservable
 
     
Technique
Inputs
Range
   
Corporate
Discounted
Probability of
-1.00% to
   
Bonds
Cash Flows
Default
+1.00%
       
Credit Adjustments
+1.00% to
          -1.46%
   
Equity
Market
Valuation
3.1x to
   
Securities
Approach
Multiple
9.9x
       
Discount for lack
0% to
       
of marketability
5%
   
 
Fair Value Hierarchy

The Company categorizes its investments measured at fair value in three levels, based on the inputs and assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are as follows:
Level 1 – quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
Level 2 – other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
Level 3 – significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
(Unaudited)
 
 
The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Trust’s net assets as of June 30, 2012:
 
Assets:
 
Total
   
Level 1
   
Level 2
   
Level 3
 
                         
Restricted Securities
                       
Corporate Bonds
  $ 196,886,005     $ -     $ 12,653,485     $ 184,232,520  
Common Stock - U.S.
    19,062,264       -       -       19,062,264  
Preferred Stock
    11,232,706       -       127,400       11,105,306  
Partnerships and LLCs
    12,618,342       -       -       12,618,342  
Public Securities
                               
Corporate Bonds
    28,916,012       -       28,916,012       -  
Common Stock - U.S.
    522,870       522,865       -       5  
Short-term Securities
    7,499,700       -       7,499,700       -  
Total
  $ 276,737,899     $ 522,865     $ 49,196,597     $ 227,018,437  
 
See information disaggregated by security type and industry classification in the Consolidated Schedule of Investments.
 
Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

Assets:  
Beginning
balance
at 12/31/2011
   
Included in
earnings
   
Purchases
   
Sales
   
Prepayments
   
Transfers in
and/or
out of Level 3
   
Ending
balance at
06/30/2012
 
                                           
Restricted Securities
                                         
Corporate Bonds
  $ 190,217,815     $ 588,451     $ 23,999,118     $ (7,817,479 )   $ (22,755,385 )   $ -     $ 184,232,520  
Common Stock - U.S.
    21,607,181       461,886       1,512,961       (4,519,764 )     -       -       19,062,264  
Preferred Stock
    12,275,194       (601,280 )     861,707       (1,430,315 )     -       -       11,105,306  
Partnerships and LLCs
    13,205,570       (587,228 )     -       -       -       -       12,618,342  
Public Securities
                                            -          
Common Stock
    7       (2 )     -       -       -       -       5  
    $ 237,305,767     $ (138,173 )   $ 26,373,786     $ (13,767,558 )   $ (22,755,385 )   $ -     $ 227,018,437  
 
There were no transfers into or out of Level 1 or Level 2 assets.
 
Income, Gains and Losses included in Net Increase in Net Assets resulting from Operations for the period are presented in the following accounts on the Statement of Operations:
 
   
Net Increase in Net
Assets Resulting from
Operations
   
Change in Unrealized Gains & (Losses) in Net Assets  from assets still held
 
             
Interest (Amortization)
    702,585       -  
                 
Net realized gain on
               
investments before taxes
    3,579,210       -  
                 
Net change in unrealized
               
depreciation of investments
               
before taxes.
    (4,419,968 )     (792,504 )
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
B.     Accounting for Investments:

Investment transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis, including the amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts on bonds held using the yield-to-maturity method. The Trust does not accrue income when payment is delinquent and when management believes payment is questionable.

Realized gains and losses on investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are reported for financial statement and Federal income tax purposes on the identified cost method.

C.     Use of Estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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.

D.     Federal Income Taxes:

The Trust has elected to be taxed as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code, and intends to maintain this qualification and to distribute substantially all of its net taxable income to its shareholders. In any year when net long-term capital gains are realized by the Trust, management, after evaluating the prevailing economic conditions, will recommend that the Trustees either designate the net realized long-term gains as undistributed and pay the Federal capital gains taxes thereon or distribute all or a portion of such net gains.

The Trust is taxed as a regulated investment company and is therefore limited as to the amount of non-qualified income that it may receive as the result of operating a trade or business, e.g. the Trust’s pro rata share of income allocable to the Trust by a partnership operating company. The Trust’s violation of this limitation could result in the loss of its status as a regulated investment company, thereby subjecting all of its net income and capital gains to corporate taxes prior to distribution to its shareholders. The Trust, from time-to-time, identifies investment opportunities in the securities of entities that could cause such trade or business income to be allocable to the Trust. The CI Subsidiary Trust (described in Footnote 1 above) was formed in order to allow investment in such securities without adversely affecting the Trust’s status as a regulated investment company.

The CI Subsidiary Trust is not taxed as a regulated investment company. Accordingly, prior to the Trust receiving any distributions from the CI Subsidiary Trust, all of the CI Subsidiary Trust’s taxable income and realized gains, including non-qualified income and realized gains, is subject to taxation
 
at prevailing corporate tax rates. As of June 30, 2012, the CI Subsidiary Trust has incurred income tax expense of $175.
 
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of the existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. As of June 30, 2012, the CI Subsidiary Trust has a deferred tax liability of $668,382.
 
Beginning with the 2009 annual financial statements, the Trust recognizes a tax benefit from an uncertain position only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable, based solely on its technical merits and consideration of the relevant taxing authority’s widely understood administrative practices and precedents. If this threshold is met, the Trust measures the tax benefit as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Trust has evaluated and determined that the tax positions did not have a material effect on the Trust’s financial position and results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2012.
 
E.     Distributions to Shareholders:
 
The Trust records distributions to shareholders from net investment income and net realized gains, if any, on the ex-dividend date. The Trust’s net investment income dividend is declared four times per year, in April, July, October, and December. The Trust’s net realized capital gain distribution, if any, is declared in December.
  3. Investment Services Contract
   
 
A.     Services:

Under an Investment Services Contract (the “Contract”) with the Trust, Babson Capital agrees to use its best efforts to present to the Trust a continuing and suitable investment program consistent with the investment objectives and policies of the Trust. Babson Capital represents the Trust in any negotiations with issuers, investment banking firms, securities brokers or dealers and other institutions or investors relating to the Trust’s investments. Under the Contract, Babson Capital also provides administration of the day-to-day operations of the Trust and provides the Trust with office space and office equipment, accounting and bookkeeping services, and necessary executive, clerical and secretarial personnel for the performance of the foregoing services.

B.     Fee:

For its services under the Contract, Babson Capital is paid a quarterly investment advisory fee of 0.3125% of the net asset value of the Trust as of the last business day of each fiscal quarter, which is approximately equal to 1.25% annually. A majority of the Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons of the Trust or of Babson Capital, approve the valuation of the Trust’s net assets as of such day.
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
(Unaudited)
 
 
  C.     Basis for Board Renewal of Contract:
 
At a meeting of the Trustees held on April 27, 2012, the Trustees (including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” of the Trust or Babson Capital) unanimously approved a one-year continuance of the Contract.
 
Prior to the meeting, the Trustees requested and received from Ropes & Gray LLP, counsel to the Trust, a memorandum describing the Trustees’ legal responsibilities in connection with their review and re-approval of the Contract. The Trustees also requested and received from Babson Capital extensive written and oral information regarding other matters including: the principal terms of the Contract; the reasons why Babson Capital was proposing the continuance of the Contract; Babson Capital and its personnel; the Trust’s investment performance, including comparative performance information; the nature and quality of the services provided by Babson Capital to the Trust; financial strength of Babson Capital; the fee arrangements between Babson Capital and the Trust; fee and expense information, including comparative fee and expense information; profitability of the advisory arrangement to Babson Capital; and “fallout” benefits to Babson Capital resulting from the Contract.
 
Among other things, the Trustees discussed and considered with management (i) the aforementioned guidance provided by Ropes & Gray LLP and the information provided by Babson Capital prior to the meeting and (ii) the reasons Babson Capital put forth in support of its recommendation that the Trustees approve the continuance of the Contract. These considerations are summarized below.
 
NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY BABSON CAPITAL TO THE TRUST
 
In evaluating the scope and quality of the services provided by Babson Capital to the Trust, the Trustees considered, among other factors: (i) the scope of services required to be provided by Babson Capital under the Contract; (ii) Babson Capital’s ability to find and negotiate private placement securities having equity features that are consistent with the stated investment objectives of the Trust; (iii) the experience and quality of Babson Capital’s staff; (iv) the strength of Babson Capital’s financial condition; (v) the nature of the private placement market compared to public markets (including the fact that finding, analyzing, negotiating and servicing private placement securities is more labor-intensive than buying and selling public securities and the administration of private placement securities is more extensive, expensive, and requires greater time and expertise than a portfolio of only public securities); (vi) the potential advantages afforded to the Trust by its ability to co-invest in negotiated private placements with MassMutual and its affiliates; and (vii) the expansion of the scope of services provided by Babson Capital as a result of recent regulatory and legislative initiatives that have required increased legal, compliance and business attention and diligence. Based on such considerations, the Trustees concluded that, overall,
  they are satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of services provided by Babson Capital, and expected to be provided in the future, under the renewed Contract.

INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE

The Trustees also examined the Trust’s short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term performance as compared against various benchmark indices presented at the meeting, which showed that the Trust had outperformed such indices for the 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. In addition, the Trustees considered comparisons of the Trust’s performance with the performance of (i) selected closed-end investment companies and funds that may invest in private placement securities and/or bank loans; (ii) selected business development companies with comparable types of investments; and (iii) investment companies included in the Lipper closed-end bond universe. It was acknowledged that, while such comparisons are helpful in judging performance, they are not directly comparable in terms of types of investments due to the fact that business development companies often report returns based on market value, which is affected by factors other than the performance of the underlying portfolio investments. Based on these considerations and the detailed performance information provided to the Trustees at the regular Board meetings each quarter, the Trustees concluded that the Trust’s absolute and relative performance over time have been sufficient to warrant renewal of the Contract.

ADVISORY FEE/COST OF SERVICES PROVIDED AND PROFITABILITY/ MANAGER’S “FALL-OUT” BENEFITS

In connection with the Trustees’ consideration of the advisory fee paid by the Trust to Babson Capital under the Contract, Babson Capital noted that it was unaware of any registered closed-end investment companies that are directly comparable to the Trust in terms of the types of investments and percentages invested in private placement securities (which require more extensive advisory and administrative services than a portfolio of publicly traded securities, as previously discussed) other than Babson Capital Participation Investors, which also is advised by Babson Capital. Under the terms of its Investment Advisory and Administrative Services Contract, Babson Capital Participation Investors is charged a quarterly investment advisory fee of 0.225% of net asset value as of the end of each quarter, which is approximately equal to 0.90% annually. In considering the fee rate provided in the Contract, the Trustees noted the advisory fee charged by Babson Capital to Tower Square Capital Partners, L.P. and Tower Square Capital Partners II and III, L.P., each a private mezzanine fund also managed by Babson Capital, and that the fee Babson Capital Participation Investors charged compares favorably.

At the request of the Trustees, Babson Capital provided information concerning the profitability of Babson Capital’s advisory relationship with the Trust. The Trustees also considered the non-economic benefits Babson Capital and its affiliates
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  derived from its relationship with the Trust, including the reputational benefits derived from having the Trust listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and the de minimis amount of commissions resulting from the Trust’s portfolio transactions used by Babson Capital for third-party soft dollar arrangements. The Trustees recognized that Babson Capital should be entitled to earn a reasonable level of profit for services provided to the Trust and, based on their review, concluded that they were satisfied that Babson Capital’s historical level of profitability from its relationship with the Trust was not excessive and that the advisory fee structure under the Contract is reasonable.
 
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
 
The Trustees considered the concept of economies of scale and possible advisory fee reductions if the Trust were to grow in assets. Given that the Trust is not continuously offering shares, such growth comes principally from retained net realized gain on investments and dividend reinvestment. The Trustees also examined the breakpoint features of selected competitive funds and noted that the minimum starting point for fee reductions in those funds was at least $200 million, close to the value of the Trust’s current net assets. The Trustees concluded that the absence of breakpoints in the fee schedule under the Contract was currently acceptable given the Trust’s current size and closed-end fund structure.
5. Purchases and Sales of Investments
     
For the six
 
     
months ended
 
     
06/30/2012
 
         
Proceeds
 
     
Cost of
 
from
 
     
Investments
 
Sales or
 
     
Acquired
 
Maturities
 
   
Corporate restricted securities
$ 30,311,267   $ 37,054,493  
   
Corporate public securities
  8,384,375     4,063,605  
   
 
The aggregate cost of investments is substantially the same for financial reporting and Federal income tax purposes as of June 30, 2012. The net unrealized depreciation of investments for financial reporting and Federal tax purposes as of June 30, 2012 is $20,431,797 and consists of $24,732,392 appreciation and $45,164,189 depreciation.

Net unrealized depreciation of investments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities reflects the balance net of a deferred tax accrual of $668,382 on net unrealized gains on the CI Subsidiary Trust.
       
 
4.
Senior Indebtedness
6.
Quarterly Results of Invesment Operations
 
 
MassMutual holds the Trust’s $30,000,000 Senior Fixed Rate Convertible Note (the “Note”) issued by the Trust on November 15, 2007. The Note is due November 15, 2017 and accrues interest at 5.28% per annum. MassMutual, at its option, can convert the principal amount of the Note into common shares. The dollar amount of principal would be converted into an equivalent dollar amount of common shares based upon the average price of the common shares for ten business days prior to the notice of conversion. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Trust incurred total interest expense on the Note of $792,295.

The Trust may redeem the Note, in whole or in part, at the principal amount proposed to be redeemed together with the accrued and unpaid interest thereon through the redemption date plus a Make Whole Premium. The Make Whole Premium equals the excess of (i) the present value of the scheduled payments of principal and interest which the Trust would have paid but for the proposed redemption, discounted at the rate of interest of U.S. Treasury obligations whose maturity approximates that of the Note plus 0.50% over (ii) the principal of the Note proposed to be redeemed.
       
         
     
March 31, 2012
 
     
Amount
 
Per Share
 
   
Investment income
$ 7,478,371      
   
Net investment income
  6,069,502   $ 0.32  
   
Net realized and unrealized
           
   
loss on investments (net of taxes)
  (1,257,635 )   (0.07 )
                 
     
June 30, 2012
 
     
Amount
 
Per Share
 
   
Investment income
$ 7,311,856        
   
Net investment income
  5,897,527   $ 0.31  
   
Net realized and unrealized
           
   
gain on investments (net of taxes)
  2,354,096     0.12  
                   
 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
Babson Capital Corporate Investors
(Unaudited)
 
 
7.
Results of Shareholder Meeting
 
   
  The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on Friday, April 27, 2012. The Shareholders were asked to vote to re-elect as Trustees William J. Barrett, Martin T. Hart and Clifford M. Noreen for three year terms. In addition, Edward P. Grace, III was up for election for a one-year term. The Shareholders approved the proposals. The Trust’s other Trustees, Donald E. Benson, Michael H. Brown, Donald Glickman, Robert E. Joyal, and Maleyne M. Syracuse continued to serve their respective terms following the April 27, 2012 Annual Shareholders Meeting. The results of the Shareholder voting are set forth below.    
                         
                 
% of Shares
     
 
Shares For
 
Withheld
   
Total
   
Voted For
     
                         
 
William J. Barrett
   15,296,830
    448,750       15,745,580       97.15 %    
                               
 
Martin T. Hart
   15,326,536
    419,044       15,745,580       97.34 %    
                               
 
Clifford M. Noreen
   15,432,399
    313,181       15,745,580       98.01 %    
                               
 
Edward P. Grace III
   15,431,030
    314,550       15,745,580       98.00 %    


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Members of the Board of Trustees

Donald Glickman
 
Robert E. Joyal
 
William J. Barrett
 
Michael H. Brown*
 
Donald E. Benson*
 
Clifford M. Noreen
 
Martin T. Hart
 
Maleyne M. Syracuse*
 
Edward P. Grace III
 
Susan B. Sweeney
 
*Member of the Audit Committee
 
 
Offiicers

Clifford M. Noreen
Chairman
 
Michael L. Klofas
President
 
James M. Roy
Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer
 
Christopher A. DeFrancis
Vice President
& Secretary
 
Sean Feeley
Vice President
 
Michael P. Hermsen
Vice President
 
Mary Wilson Kibbe
Vice President
 
Richard E. Spencer, II
Vice President
 
Daniel J. Florence
Treasurer
 
John T. Davitt, Jr.
Comptroller
 
Melissa M. LaGrant
Chief Compliance Officer
 
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT AND SHARE PURCHASE PLAN

Babson Capital Corporate Investors offers a Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan provides a simple way for shareholders to add to their holdings in the Trust through the receipt of dividend shares issued by the Trust or through the investment of cash dividends in Trust shares purchased in the open market. A shareholder may join the Plan by fiilling out and mailing an authorization card to DST Systems, Inc., the Transfer Agent.

Participating shareholders will continue to participate until they notify the Transfer Agent, in writing, of their desire to terminate participation. Unless a shareholder elects to participate in the Plan, he or she will, in effect, have elected to receive dividends and distributions in cash. Participating shareholders may also make additional contributions to the Plan from their own funds. Such contributions may be made by personal check or other means in an amount not less than $10 nor more than $5,000 per quarter. Cash contributions must be received by the Transfer Agent at least five days (but no more then 30 days) before the payment date of a dividend or distribution.

Whenever the Trust declares a dividend payable in cash or shares, the Transfer Agent, acting on behalf of each participating shareholder, will take the dividend in shares only if the net asset value is lower than the market price plus an estimated brokerage commission as of the close of business on the valuation day. The valuation day is the last day preceding the day of dividend payment.

When the dividend is to be taken in shares, the number of shares to be received is determined by dividing the cash dividend by the net asset value as of the close of business on the valuation date or, if greater than net asset value, 95% of the closing share price. If the net asset value of the shares is higher than the market value plus an estimated commission, the Transfer Agent, consistent with obtaining the best price and execution, will buy shares on the open market at current prices promptly after the dividend payment date.

The reinvestment of dividends does not, in any way, relieve participating shareholders of any federal, state or local tax. For federal income tax purposes, the amount reportable in respect of a dividend received in newly-issued shares of the Trust will be the fair market value of the shares received, which will be reportable as ordinary income and/or capital gains.

As compensation for its services, the Transfer Agent receives a fee of 5% of any dividend and cash contribution (in no event in excess of $2.50 per distribution per shareholder.)

Any questions regarding the Plan should be addressed to DST Systems, Inc., Agent for Babson Capital Corporate Investors’ Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, P.O. Box 219086, Kansas City, MO 64121-9086.
 

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ITEM 2.  CODE OF ETHICS.

Not applicable for this filing.

 
ITEM 3.  AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not applicable for this filing.

 
ITEM 4.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
 
Not applicable for this filing.
 
 
ITEM 5.  AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not applicable for this filing.

 
ITEM 6.  SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

A schedule of investments for the Registrant is included as part of this report to shareholders under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 
ITEM 7. 
DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable for this filing.
 

ITEM 8. 
PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

The following disclosure item is made as of the date of this Form N-CSR unless otherwise indicated.

PORTFOLIO MANAGER. Michael L. Klofas serves as the President of the Registrant (since 2009) and as one of its Portfolio Managers. Mr. Klofas began his service to the Registrant in 1998 as a Vice President. With over 25 years of industry experience, Mr. Klofas is a Managing Director of the U.S. Mezzanine and Private Equity Group of Babson Capital Management LLC ("Babson Capital"). Mr. Klofas joined MassMutual in 1988. Prior to joining MassMutual, he spent two years at a small venture capital firm and two years at a national public accounting firm. At MassMutual and then Babson Capital, Mr. Klofas has analyzed and invested in traditional private placements and high yield public bonds. He also spent four years leading Babson Capital's workout and restructuring activities. Since 1993, he has focused on originating, analyzing, structuring and documenting mezzanine and private equity investments. Mr. Klofas holds a B.A. from Brandeis University and an M.B.A. from Babson College as well as a Certified Public Accountant designation. Mr. Klofas also presently serves as President of Babson Capital Participation Investors, another closed-end management investment company advised by Babson Capital.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM. Mr. Klofas has primary responsibility for overseeing the investment of the Registrant's portfolio, with the day-to-day investment management responsibility of the Registrant's portfolio being shared with the following Babson Capital investment professionals (together with the Portfolio Manager, the "Portfolio Team").

Michael P. Hermsen is a Vice President of the Registrant and a Managing Director of Babson Capital who oversees the Global Private Finance Group and manages Babson Capital's Mezzanine and Private Equity Investments Team, which is responsible for finding, analyzing, negotiating and servicing mezzanine private placement securities for the Registrant.

Mr. Hermsen joined MassMutual in 1990 and has been an officer of the Registrant since 1998. Previously, he worked at Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association where he was a generalist private placement analyst. At MassMutual and then Babson Capital, Mr. Hermsen has analyzed and invested in traditional private placements, high yield public and private bonds, and leveraged bank loans. He has also been responsible for managing a small portfolio of distressed investments. Since 1993, he has focused on originating, analyzing, structuring and documenting mezzanine and private equity investments. He holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College and an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
 
Mr. Spencer is a Vice President of the Registrant and a Managing  Director of Babson Capital who manages Babson Capital's Global Fund Investments Team. Mr. Spencer joined MassMutual in 1989 after three years as a corporate loan analyst at a major New England bank. He has been an officer of the Registrant since 2002. At MassMutual and then Babson Capital, Mr. Spencer has analyzed and invested in traditional private placements, high yield public and private bonds, leveraged bank loans, mezzanine debt and private equity. From 1993 to 1999, he was the lead restructuring professional at Babson Capital. Since 1999, Mr. Spencer has been focused on the origination, analysis, structuring and documentation of mezzanine and private equity investments. He holds a B.A. from Bucknell University and an M.B.A. from the State University of New York at Buffalo.

Sean Feeley is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Registrant’s public high yield and investment grade fixed income portfolio.  Mr. Feeley has been a Vice President of the Registrant since 2011.  Mr. Feeley is a Managing Director of Babson Capital and head of the High Yield Research Team with over 22 years of industry experience in high yield bonds and loans in various investment strategies.  Prior to joining Babson Capital in 2003, he was a Vice President at Cigna Investment Management in project finance and a Vice President at Credit Suisse in leveraged loan finance.  Mr. Feeley holds a B.S. from Canisius College and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.  Mr. Feeley is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst.
 
 

 
 
ITEM 9. 
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable for this filing.
 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

Not applicable for this filing.


ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 
(a) 
The principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Registrant evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Act")) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report and based on that evaluation have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms.

 
(b) 
There were no changes in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) during the Registrant's second fiscal half year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

 
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.

 
(a)(1)
ANY CODE OF ETHICS, OR AMENDMENTS THERETO, THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY ITEM 2, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE REGISTRANT INTENDS TO SATISFY THE ITEM 2 REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE FILING OF AN EXHIBIT.

None.

 
(a)(2)
A SEPARATE CERTIFICATION FOR EACH PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE REGISTRANT AS REQUIRED BY RULE 30a-2 UNDER THE ACT.

Attached hereto as EX-99.31.1
Attached hereto as EX-99.31.2

 
(a)(3)
ANY WRITTEN SOLICITATION TO PURCHASE SECURITIES UNDER RULE 23c-1 UNDER THE ACT (17 CFR 270.23c-1) SENT OR GIVEN DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE REPORT BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTRANT TO 10 OR MORE PERSONS.

Not applicable for this filing.

 
(b) 
CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(b) UNDER THE ACT.

Attached hereto as EX-99.32
 
 

 
SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
(Registrant):    Babson Capital Corporate Investors  
     
     
By: /s/ Michael L. Klofas  
 
Michael L. Klofas, President
 
     
Date:
September 5, 2012
 
     
 

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/ Michael L. Klofas  
 
Michael L. Klofas, President
 
     
Date:
September 5, 2012
 
     
     
By: /s/ James M. Roy  
 
James M. Roy, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
 
     
Date:
September 5, 2012