Prospect Capital Announces Financial Results for Fiscal December 2024 Quarter

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect”, “our”, or “we”) today announced financial results for our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2024.

FINANCIAL RESULTS

All amounts in $000’s except per share amounts (on weighted average basis for period numbers)	Quarter Ended	Quarter Ended	Quarter Ended
	December 31, 2024	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2023
Net Investment Income (“NII”)	$86,431	$89,877	$96,927
NII per Common Share	$0.20	$0.21	$0.24
Interest as % of Total Investment Income	91.0%	94.0%	92.3%
Net Income (Loss) Applicable to Common Shareholders	$(30,993)	$(165,069)	$(51,436)
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share	$(0.07)	$(0.38)	$(0.13)
Distributions to Common Shareholders	$65,554	$77,358	$74,056
Distributions per Common Share	$0.15	$0.18	$0.18
Cumulative Paid and Declared Distributions to Common Shareholders(1)	$4,445,060	$4,384,924	$4,162,509
Cumulative Paid and Declared Distributions per Common Share(1)	$21.39	$21.25	$20.76
Multiple of Net Asset Value (“NAV”) per Common Share(1)	2.7x	2.6x	2.3x
Total Assets	$7,234,855	$7,592,705	$7,781,214
Total Liabilities	$2,164,305	$2,469,590	$2,596,824
Preferred Stock	$1,630,514	$1,612,302	$1,500,741
Net Asset Value (“NAV”) to Common Shareholders	$3,440,036	$3,510,813	$3,683,649
NAV per Common Share	$7.84	$8.10	$8.92
Balance Sheet Cash + Undrawn Revolving Credit Facility Commitments	$1,879,738	$1,631,291	$1,187,740
Net of Cash Debt to Total Assets	28.1%	29.7%	31.2%
Net of Cash Debt to Equity Ratio(2)	39.8%	43.7%	46.2%
Net of Cash Asset Coverage of Debt Ratio(2)	351%	329%	316%
Unsecured Debt + Preferred Equity as % of Total Debt + Preferred Equity	91.9%	86.0%	78.4%
Unsecured and Non-Recourse Debt as % of Total Debt	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%

(1)	Declared dividends are through the April 2025 distribution. February through April 2025 distributions are estimated based on shares outstanding as of 2/7/2025.
(2)	Including our preferred stock as equity.

CASH COMMON SHAREHOLDER DISTRIBUTION DECLARATION

Prospect is declaring distributions to common shareholders as follows:

Monthly Cash Common Shareholder Distribution	Record Date	Payment Date	Amount ($ per share)
February 2025	2/26/2025	3/20/2025	$0.0450
March 2025	3/27/2025	4/17/2025	$0.0450
April 2025	4/28/2025	5/20/2025	$0.0450

Prospect expects to declare May 2025, June 2025, July 2025, and August 2025 distributions to common shareholders in May 2025.

Taking into account past distributions and our current share count for declared distributions, since inception through our April 2025 declared distribution, Prospect will have distributed $21.39 per share to original common shareholders, representing 2.7 times December 2024 common NAV per share, aggregating $4.4 billion in cumulative distributions to all common shareholders.

Since Prospect’s initial public offering in July 2004 through December 31, 2024, Prospect has invested over $21 billion across over 400 investments, exiting over 300 of these investments.

Drivers focused on optimizing our business include: (1) rotation of assets into and increased focus on our core business of first lien senior secured middle market loans, including sometimes with selected equity investments, (2) continued amortization of our subordinated structured notes portfolio, (3) prudent exits of equity linked assets (including real estate properties and corporate investments), (4) enhancement of portfolio company operating performance, and (5) greater utilization of our cost efficient revolving floating rate credit facility.

In our middle market lending strategy, we recently provided a first lien senior secured term loan, a first lien senior secured convertible term loan, and a preferred equity investment to Taos Footwear Holdings, LLC ("Taos Footwear"), aggregating $65 million, in collaboration with Taos Footwear's founder and leadership team. Taos Footwear is a leading, innovative footwear brand providing customers with stylish and supportive footwear products. Taos Footwear is renowned for its supportive footbed that has reshaped the lifestyle footwear industry over the past 20 years.

Examples of similar recent investments in our middle market lending strategy with both first lien senior secured debt and equity linked investments include Druid City Infusion, LLC (an infusion therapy services company with multiple locations across the South and Mountain West regions of the United States), Discovery Point Retreat, LLC (a rapidly growing detox and rehabilitation provider in North Texas), The RK Logistics Group, Inc. (a logistics service provider of turnkey inventory management and transportation services focused on technology and other sectors), and iQor Holdings, Inc. (a provider of customer experience services and business process outsourcing services).

Our subordinated structured notes portfolio as of December 31, 2024 represented 5.8% of our investment portfolio, a reduction of 210 basis points from 7.9% as of December 31, 2023. Since the inception of this strategy in 2011 and through December 31, 2024, we have exited 15 subordinated structured note investments that have earned an unlevered investment level gross cash internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 12.1% and cash on cash multiple of 1.3 times. The remaining subordinated structured notes portfolio had a trailing twelve month average cash yield of 24.4% and an annualized GAAP yield of 3.9% (in each case as of December 31, 2024, based on fair value, and excluding investments being redeemed), with the difference between cash yield and GAAP yield representing amortization of our cost basis.

In our real estate property portfolio at National Property REIT Corp. (“NPRC”), since the inception of this strategy in 2012 and through December 31, 2024, we have exited 51 property investments (including two exits in the December 2024 quarter) that have earned an unlevered investment-level gross cash IRR of 24.3% and cash on cash multiple of 2.5 times. The remaining real estate property portfolio included 59 properties and paid us an income yield of 6.9% for the quarter ended December 31, 2024. Our aggregate investments in the related portfolio company had a $522 million unrealized gain as of December 31, 2024.

Our senior management team and employees own 28.7% of all common shares outstanding (an increase of 240 basis points since June 30, 2024) or approximately $1.0 billion of our common equity as measured at NAV.

PORTFOLIO UPDATE AND INVESTMENT ACTIVITY

All amounts in $000’s except per unit amounts	As of	As of	As of
	December 31, 2024	September 30, 2024	December 31, 2023
Total Investments (at fair value)	$7,132,928	$7,476,641	$7,631,846
Number of Portfolio Companies	114	117	126
Number of Industries	33	33	36
First Lien Debt	64.9%	64.9%	58.7%
Second Lien Debt	10.2%	11.1%	15.5%
Subordinated Structured Notes	5.8%	6.2%	7.9%
Unsecured Debt	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%
Equity Investments	19.0%	17.7%	17.8%
Mix of Investments with Underlying Collateral Security	80.9%	82.2%	82.1%
Annualized Current Yield – All Investments	9.1%	9.7%	10.1%
Annualized Current Yield – Performing Interest Bearing Investments	11.2%	11.8%	12.3%
Non-Accrual Loans as % of Total Assets (1)	0.4%	0.5%	0.2%
Middle-Market Loan Portfolio Company Weighted Average EBITDA(2)	$101,644	$104,682	$109,719
Middle-Market Loan Portfolio Company Weighted Average Net Leverage Ratio(2)	6.1x	5.7x	5.4x

(1)	Calculated at fair value.
(2)	For additional disclosure see “Middle-Market Loan Portfolio Company Weighted Average EBITDA and Net Leverage” at the end of the release.

During the March 2025 (to date), December 2024, and September 2024 quarters, investment originations (including follow on investments in existing portfolio companies) and repayments were as follows:

All amounts in $000’s	Quarter Ended	Quarter Ended	Quarter Ended
	March 31, 2025 (to date)	December 31, 2024	September 30, 2024
Total Originations	$110,724	$134,956	$290,639
Middle-Market Lending	86.4%	67.7%	85.8%
Middle-Market Lending / Buyouts	—%	14.5%	6.1%
Real Estate	13.6%	17.8%	7.8%
Subordinated Structured Notes	—%	—%	—%
Total Repayments and Sales	$19,480	$383,363	$282,328
Originations, Net of Repayments and Sales	$91,244	$(248,407)	$8,311

For additional disclosure see “Primary Origination Strategies” at the end of this release.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

Our multi-year, long-term laddered and diversified historical funding profile has included a $2.1 billion revolving credit facility (aggregate commitments with 48 current lenders), program notes, institutional bonds, convertible bonds, listed preferred stock, and program preferred stock. We have retired multiple upcoming maturities and, after we retire our upcoming $156.2 million convertible bond maturity due March 2025 (utilizing existing liquidity on hand), will have just $3.9 million remaining of debt maturing during calendar year 2025.

On June 28, 2024, we completed an extension and upsizing of our Revolving Credit Facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), which extended the term of the Facility five years and the revolving period to four years from such date. The Facility includes a revolving period that extends through June 28, 2028, followed by an additional one-year amortization period. The interest rate for amounts drawn under the Facility remained unchanged from prior to the extension and upsizing and is one-month SOFR plus 2.05%.

Our total unfunded eligible commitments to portfolio companies totals approximately $62 million, of which $29 million are considered at our sole discretion, representing 0.9% and 0.4% of our total assets as of December 31, 2024, respectively.

	As of	As of
All amounts in $000’s	December 31, 2024	September 30, 2024
Net of Cash Debt to Total Assets Ratio	28.1%	29.7%
Net of Cash Debt to Equity Ratio(1)	39.8%	43.7%
% of Interest-Bearing Assets at Floating Rates	79.8%	81.0%
Unsecured Debt + Preferred Equity as % of Total Debt + Preferred Equity	91.9%	86.0%
Balance Sheet Cash + Undrawn Revolving Credit Facility Commitments	$1,879,738	$1,631,291
Unencumbered Assets	$4,763,601	$4,852,971
% of Total Assets	65.8%	63.9%

(1)	Including our preferred stock as equity.

The below table summarizes our December 2024 quarter term debt issuance and repurchase/repayment activity:

All amounts in $000’s	Principal	Coupon	Maturity
Debt Issuances
Prospect Capital InterNotes®	$41,759	6.625% - 7.75%	January 2027 – December 2034
Total Debt Issuances	$41,759
Debt Repurchases/Repayments
Prospect Capital InterNotes®	$1,187	2.25% - 6.63%	May 2026 – December 2051
2026 Notes	$11,443	3.706%	January 2026
Total Debt Repurchases/Repayments	$12,630
Net Debt Repurchases/Repayments	$29,129

We currently have four separate unsecured debt issuances aggregating approximately $1.1 billion outstanding, not including our program notes, with laddered maturities extending through October 2028. At December 31, 2024, $644 million of program notes were outstanding with laddered maturities through March 2052.

At December 31, 2024 our weighted average cost of unsecured debt financing was 4.49%, an increase of 0.07% from September 30, 2024, and an increase of 0.34% from December 31, 2023.

We have raised significant capital from our existing $2.25 billion perpetual preferred stock offering programs. The preferred stock provides Prospect with a diversified source of programmatic capital without creating scheduled maturity risk due to the perpetual term of multiple preferred tranches.

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan (also known as our “DRIP”) that provides for reinvestment of our distributions on behalf of our shareholders, unless a shareholder elects to receive cash. On April 17, 2020, our board of directors approved amendments to the Company’s DRIP, effective May 21, 2020. These amendments principally provide for the number of newly-issued shares pursuant to the DRIP to be determined by dividing (i) the total dollar amount of the distribution payable by (ii) 95% of the closing market price per share of our stock on the valuation date of the distribution (providing a 5% discount to the market price of our common stock), a benefit to shareholders who participate.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE IN OUR DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

Shares held with a broker or financial institution

Many shareholders have been automatically “opted out” of our DRIP by their brokers. Even if you have elected to automatically reinvest your PSEC stock with your broker, your broker may have “opted out” of our DRIP (which utilizes DTC’s dividend reinvestment service), and you may therefore not be receiving the 5% pricing discount. Shareholders interested in participating in our DRIP to receive the 5% discount should contact their brokers to make sure each such DRIP participation election has been made through DTC. In making such DRIP election, each shareholder should specify to one’s broker the desire to participate in the "Prospect Capital Corporation DRIP through DTC" that issues shares based on 95% of the market price (a 5% discount to the market price) and not the broker's own "synthetic DRIP” plan (if any) that offers no such discount. Each shareholder should not assume one’s broker will automatically place such shareholder in our DRIP through DTC. Each shareholder will need to make this election proactively with one’s broker or risk not receiving the 5% discount. Each shareholder may also consult with a representative of such shareholder’s broker to request that the number of shares the shareholder wishes to enroll in our DRIP be re-registered by the broker in the shareholder’s own name as record owner in order to participate directly in our DRIP.

Shares registered directly with our transfer agent

If a shareholder holds shares registered in the shareholder’s own name with our transfer agent (less than 0.1% of our shareholders hold shares this way) and wants to make a change to how the shareholder receives dividends, please contact our plan administrator, Equiniti Trust Company, LLC by calling (888) 888-0313 or by mailing Equiniti Trust Company LLC, PO Box 10027, Newark, New Jersey 07101.

EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

Prospect will host an earnings call on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Dial 888-338-7333. For a replay after February 11, 2025 visit www.prospectstreet.com or call 877-344-7529 with passcode 2146236.

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (in thousands, except share and per share data)
	December 31, 2024			June 30, 2024
	(Unaudited)			(Audited)
Assets
Investments at fair value:
Control investments (amortized cost of $3,323,998 and $3,280,415, respectively)	$	3,772,329		$	3,872,575
Affiliate investments (amortized cost of $11,735 and $11,594, respectively)	20,212			18,069
Non-control/non-affiliate investments (amortized cost of $3,689,972 and $4,155,165, respectively)	3,340,387			3,827,599
Total investments at fair value (amortized cost of $7,025,705 and $7,447,174, respectively)	7,132,928			7,718,243
Cash and cash equivalents (restricted cash of $1,508 and $3,974, respectively)	59,760			85,872
Receivables for:
Interest, net	18,428			26,936
Other	1,914			1,091
Deferred financing costs on Revolving Credit Facility	21,180			22,975
Prepaid expenses	641			1,162
Due from broker	—			734
Due from Affiliate	4			79
Total Assets	7,234,855			7,857,092
Liabilities
Revolving Credit Facility	301,522			794,796
Public Notes (less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs of $10,075 and $12,433, respectively)	966,197			987,567
Prospect Capital InterNotes® (less unamortized debt issuance costs of $9,299 and $7,999, respectively)	634,535			496,029
Convertible Notes (less unamortized debt issuance costs of $166 and $649, respectively)	156,002			155,519
Due to Prospect Capital Management	50,700			58,624
Interest payable	23,214			21,294
Dividends payable	20,076			25,804
Due to Prospect Administration	5,070			5,433
Accrued expenses	4,028			3,591
Due to broker	2,762			10,272
Other liabilities	199			242
Total Liabilities	2,164,305			2,559,171
Commitments and Contingencies
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (847,900,000 and 647,900,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, with 80,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series A1, 80,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series M1, 80,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series M2, 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 as Series AA1, 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 as Series MM1, 1,000,000 and 1,000,000 as Series A2, 6,900,000 and 6,900,000 as Series A, 80,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series A3, 80,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series M3, 90,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series A4, 90,000,000 and 80,000,000 as Series M4, 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 as Series AA2, 20,000,000 and 20,000,000 as Series MM2, 90,000,000 and 0 as Series A5, and 90,000,000 and 0 as Series M5, each as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024; 27,968,443 and 28,932,457 Series A1 shares issued and outstanding, 1,309,907 and 1,788,851 Series M1 shares issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series M2 shares issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series AA1 shares issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series MM1 shares issued and outstanding, 163,000 and 164,000 Series A2 shares issued and outstanding, 5,251,157 and 5,251,157 Series A shares issued and outstanding, 24,476,826 and 24,810,648 Series A3 shares issued and outstanding, 2,732,317 and 3,351,101 Series M3 shares issued and outstanding, 2,192,884 and 1,401,747 Series M4 shares issued and outstanding, 7,012,458 and 3,766,166 Series A4 issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series AA2 shares issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series MM2 shares issued and outstanding, 0 and 0 Series A5 issued and outstanding, and 0 and 0 Series M5 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2024, respectively) at carrying value plus cumulative accrued and unpaid dividends	1,630,514			1,586,188
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares	$	3,440,036		$	3,711,733
Components of Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares and Net Assets, respectively
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (1,152,100,000 and 1,352,100,000 common shares authorized; 438,851,578 and 424,846,963 issued and outstanding, respectively)	439			425
Paid-in capital in excess of par	4,267,636			4,208,607
Total distributable (loss)	(828,039)			(497,299)
Net Assets Applicable to Common Shares	$	3,440,036		$	3,711,733
Net Asset Value Per Common Share	$	7.84		$	8.74

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (in thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
	Three Months Ended December 31,					Six Months Ended December 31,
	2024			2023		2024			2023
Investment Income
Interest income (excluding payment-in-kind (“PIK”) interest income):
Control investments	$	57,386		$	41,690	$	109,768		$	90,816
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	87,159			105,749		182,069			212,105
Structured credit securities	4,054			8,882		8,233			25,569
Total interest income (excluding PIK interest income)	148,599			156,321		300,070			328,490
PIK interest income:
Control investments	13,884			26,834		33,594			50,951
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	6,315			11,476		19,749			17,637
Total PIK Interest Income	20,199			38,310		53,343			68,588
Total interest income	168,798			194,631		353,413			397,078
Dividend income:
Control investments	4,387			—		4,387			227
Affiliate investments	—			—		141			1,307
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	2,574			1,340		4,843			2,865
Total dividend income	6,961			1,340		9,371			4,399
Other income:
Control investments	8,416			11,616		15,383			41,361
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	1,291			3,355		3,607			4,349
Total other income	9,707			14,971		18,990			45,710
Total Investment Income	185,466			210,942		381,774			447,187
Operating Expenses
Base management fee	37,069			39,087		75,675			78,376
Income incentive fee	13,632			18,325		29,312			43,942
Interest and credit facility expenses	37,979			40,044		77,739			80,637
Allocation of overhead from Prospect Administration	5,708			12,252		11,416			14,365
Audit, compliance and tax related fees	80			479		1,800			1,496
Directors’ fees	150			131		300			266
Other general and administrative expenses	4,417			3,697		9,224			5,566
Total Operating Expenses	99,035			114,015		205,466			224,648
Net Investment Income	86,431			96,927		176,308			222,539
Net Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments
Net realized gains (losses)
Control investments	3			—		6,370			(147)
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	(46,656)			123		(153,393)			(207,219)
Net realized gains (losses)	(46,653)			123		(147,023)			(207,366)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)
Control investments	30,419			(99,441)		(143,829)			(117,235)
Affiliate investments	(1,446)			1,751		2,002			2,588
Non-control/non-affiliate investments	(69,053)			(27,051)		(22,020)			188,535
Net change in unrealized gains (losses)	(40,080)			(124,741)		(163,847)			73,888
Net Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Investments	(86,733)			(124,618)		(310,870)			(133,478)
Net realized gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt	236			(53)		484			(144)
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations	(66)			(27,744)		(134,078)			88,917
Preferred Stock dividends	(26,228)			(24,070)		(53,385)			(47,221)
Net gain (loss) on redemptions of Preferred Stock	(906)			378		1,398			879
Gain (loss) on Accretion to Redemption Value of Preferred Stock	(3,793)			—		(9,997)			—
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations applicable to Common Stockholders	$	(30,993)		$	(51,436)	$	(196,062)		$	42,575

PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES ROLLFORWARD OF NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE (in actual dollars)
	Three Months Ended December 31,						Six Months Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
Per Share Data
Net asset value per common share at beginning of period	$	8.10		$	9.25		$	8.74		$	9.24
Net investment income(1)	0.20			0.24			0.41			0.54
Net realized and change in unrealized gains (losses)(1)	(0.21)			(0.30)			(0.74)			(0.33)
Net increase (decrease) from operations	(0.01)			(0.06)			(0.33)			0.21
Distributions of net investment income to preferred stockholders	(0.06)		(4)	(0.07)		(3)	(0.12)		(4)	(0.12)		(3)
Distributions of capital gains to preferred stockholders	—		(4)	—		(3)	—		(4)	—		(3)
Total distributions to preferred stockholders	(0.06)			(0.07)			(0.12)			(0.12)
Net increase (decrease) from operations applicable to common stockholders	(0.07)			(0.13)			(0.45)			0.10		(7)
Distributions of net investment income to common stockholders	(0.15)		(4)	(0.18)		(3)	(0.33)		(4)	(0.34)		(3)
Return of capital to common stockholders	—		(4)	—		(3)	—		(4)	(0.02)		(3)(6)
Total distributions to common stockholders	(0.15)			(0.18)			(0.33)			(0.36)
Common stock transactions(2)	(0.04)			(0.02)			(0.13)			(0.06)
Net asset value per common share at end of period	$	7.84		$	8.92		$	7.84	(7)	$	8.92	(7)

(1)	Per share data amount is based on the basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the year/period presented (except for dividends to stockholders which is based on actual rate per share). Realized gains (losses) is inclusive of net realized losses (gains) on investments, realized losses (gains) from extinguishment of debt and realized gains (losses) from the repurchases and redemptions of preferred stock.
(2)	Common stock transactions include the effect of our issuance of common stock in public offerings (net of underwriting and offering costs), shares issued in connection with our common stock dividend reinvestment plan, common shares issued to acquire investments, common shares repurchased below net asset value pursuant to our Repurchase Program, and common shares issued pursuant to the Holder Optional Conversion of our 5.50% Preferred Stock and 6.50% Preferred Stock.
(3)	Tax character of distributions is not yet finalized for the respective fiscal period and will not be finalized until we file our tax return for our tax year ending August 31, 2024.
(4)	Tax character of distributions is not yet finalized for the respective fiscal period and will not be finalized until we file our tax return for our tax year ending August 31, 2025.
(5)	Diluted net decrease from operations applicable to common stockholders was $0.07 for the three months ended December 31, 2024. Diluted net decrease from operations applicable to common stockholders was $0.13 for the three months ended December 31, 2023. Diluted net decrease from operations applicable to common stockholders was $0.45 for the six months ended December 31, 2024. Diluted net increase from operations applicable to common stockholders was $0.10 for the six months ended December 31, 2023.
(6)	The amounts reflected for the respective fiscal periods were updated based on tax information received subsequent to our Form 10-K filing for the year ended June 30, 2023 and our Form 10-Q filing for December 31, 2023. Certain reclassifications have been made in the presentation of prior period amounts.
(7)	Does not foot due to rounding.

MIDDLE-MARKET LOAN PORTFOLIO COMPANY WEIGHTED AVERAGE EBITDA, NET LEVERAGE AND INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN

Middle-Market Loan Portfolio Company Weighted Average Net Leverage (“Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage”) and Middle-Market Loan Portfolio Company Weighted Average EBITDA (“Middle-Market Portfolio EBITDA”) provide clarity into the underlying capital structure of PSEC’s middle-market loan portfolio investments and the likelihood that such portfolio will make interest payments and repay principal.

Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage reflects the net leverage of each of PSEC’s middle-market loan portfolio company debt investments, weighted based on the current fair market value of such debt investments. The net leverage for each middle-market loan portfolio company is calculated based on PSEC’s investment in the capital structure of such portfolio company, with a maximum limit of 10.0x adjusted EBITDA. This calculation excludes debt subordinate to PSEC’s position within the capital structure because PSEC’s exposure to interest payment and principal repayment risk is limited beyond that point. Additionally, subordinated structured notes, rated secured structured notes, real estate investments, investments for which EBITDA is not available, and equity investments, for which principal repayment is not fixed, are also not included in the calculation. The calculation does not exceed 10.0x adjusted EBITDA for any individual investment because 10.0x captures the highest level of risk to PSEC. Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage provides PSEC with some guidance as to PSEC’s exposure to the interest payment and principal repayment risk of PSEC’s middle-market loan portfolio. PSEC monitors its Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage on a quarterly basis.

Middle-Market Portfolio EBITDA is used by PSEC to supplement Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage and generally indicates a portfolio company’s ability to make interest payments and repay principal. Middle-Market Portfolio EBITDA is calculated using the EBITDA of each of PSEC’s middle-market loan portfolio companies, weighted based on the current fair market value of the related investments. The calculation provides PSEC with insight into profitability and scale of the portfolio companies within PSEC's middle-market loan portfolio.

These calculations include addbacks that are typically negotiated and documented in the applicable investment documents, including but not limited to transaction costs, share-based compensation, management fees, foreign currency translation adjustments, and other nonrecurring transaction expenses.

Together, Middle-Market Portfolio Net Leverage and Middle-Market Portfolio EBITDA assist PSEC in assessing the likelihood that PSEC will timely receive interest and principal payments. However, these calculations are not meant to substitute for an analysis of PSEC’s underlying portfolio company debt investments, but to supplement such analysis.

Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) is the discount rate that makes the net present value of all cash flows related to a particular investment equal to zero. IRR is gross of general expenses not related to specific investments as these expenses are not allocable to specific investments. Investments are considered to be exited when the original investment objective has been achieved through the receipt of cash and/or non-cash consideration upon the repayment of a debt investment or sale of an investment or through the determination that no further consideration was collectible and, thus, a loss may have been realized. Prospect’s gross IRR calculations are unaudited. Information regarding internal rates of return are historical results relating to Prospect’s past performance and are not necessarily indicative of future results, the achievement of which cannot be assured.

PRIMARY ORIGINATION STRATEGIES

Lending to Companies - We make directly-originated, agented loans to companies, including companies which are controlled by private equity sponsors and companies that are not controlled by private equity sponsors (such as companies that are controlled by the management team, the founder, a family or public shareholders). This debt can take the form of first lien, second lien, unitranche or unsecured loans. These loans typically have equity subordinate to our loan position. We may also purchase selected equity investments in such companies. In addition to directly-originated, agented loans, we also invest in senior and secured loans syndicated loans and high yield bonds that have been sold to a club or syndicate of buyers, both in the primary and secondary markets. These investments are often purchased with a long term, buy-and-hold outlook, and we often look to provide significant input to the transaction by providing anchoring orders.

Lending to Companies and Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions in Such Companies - This strategy involves purchasing senior and secured yield-producing debt and controlling equity positions in operating companies across various industries. We believe this strategy provides enhanced certainty of closing to sellers and the opportunity for management to continue on in their current roles. These investments are often structured in tax-efficient partnerships, enhancing returns.

Purchasing Controlling Equity Positions and Lending to Real Estate Companies - We purchase debt and controlling equity positions in tax-efficient real estate investment trusts (“REIT” or “REITs”). The real estate investments of National Property REIT Corp. (“NPRC”) are in various classes of developed and occupied real estate properties that generate current yields, including multi-family properties, student housing and senior living. NPRC seeks to identify properties that have historically significant occupancy rates and recurring cash flow generation. NPRC generally co-invests with established and experienced property management teams that manage such properties after acquisition. Additionally, NPRC makes investments in rated secured structured notes (primarily debt of structured credit). NPRC also purchases loans originated by certain consumer loan facilitators. It purchases each loan in its entirety (i.e., a “whole loan”). The borrowers are consumers, and the loans are typically serviced by the facilitators of the loans.

Investing in Structured Credit - We make investments in structured credit, often taking a significant position in subordinated structured notes (equity). The underlying portfolio of each structured credit investment is diversified across approximately 100 to 200 broadly syndicated loans and does not have direct exposure to real estate, mortgages, or consumer-based credit assets. The structured credit portfolios in which we invest are managed by established collateral management teams with many years of experience in the industry.

About Prospect Capital Corporation

Prospect is a business development company lending to and investing in private businesses. Prospect’s investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments.

Prospect has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. We have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Caution Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, whose safe harbor for forward-looking statements does not apply to business development companies. Any such statements, other than statements of historical fact, are highly likely to be affected by other unknowable future events and conditions, including elements of the future that are or are not under our control, and that we may or may not have considered; accordingly, such statements cannot be guarantees or assurances of any aspect of future performance. Actual developments and results are highly likely to vary materially from any forward-looking statements. Such statements speak only as of the time when made, and we undertake no obligation to update any such statement now or in the future.

For additional information, contact:

Grier Eliasek, President and Chief Operating Officer
grier@prospectcap.com
Telephone (212) 448-0702