Priority Income Fund Announces Redemption of $19.5 Million of its 6.000% Series J Term Preferred Stock Due 2028
NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Priority Income Fund, Inc. ("Priority Income Fund" or the "Fund") announced today that it will redeem 790,000 of the 1,580,000 outstanding shares of its 6.000% Series J Term Preferred Stock Due 2028 ((CUSIP: 74274W772, NYSE:PRIFPJ) (the "Series J Preferred Shares") at a price of $25 per Series J Preferred Share, plus accrued but unpaid dividends per Series J Preferred Share from December 31, 2025, to but excluding, the Redemption Date (the "Redemption Price"). The redemption date will be February 25, 2026 (the "Redemption Date").
On the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price will become due and payable on the Series J Preferred Shares that are redeemed and any dividends shall cease to accumulate on the Series J Preferred Shares that are redeemed from and after such date. Unless the Fund defaults in the payment of the Redemption Price, dividends on the Series J Preferred Shares that are redeemed will cease to accumulate on and after the Redemption Date, and the only remaining right of the holders of the Series J Preferred Shares that are redeemed is to receive payment of the Redemption Price.
The Series J Preferred Shares that are redeemed are held through The Depository Trust Company and will be redeemed in accordance with the applicable procedures. The shares of the Series J Preferred Shares to be redeemed shall be selected by lot (as determined by The Depository Trust Company).
This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption under the articles supplementary governing the shares.
Following redemption of such portion of the Series J Preferred Shares, the Fund will have outstanding shares of 7.00% Series D Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (NYSE:PRIF), 7.000% Series K Cumulative Preferred Stock (NYSE:PRIF), and 6.375% Series L Term Preferred Stock due 2029 (NYSE:PRIF).
About Priority Income Fund
Priority Income Fund, Inc. is a registered closed-end fund that was created to acquire and grow an investment portfolio primarily consisting of senior secured loans or pools of senior secured loans known as collateralized loan obligations ("CLOs"). Such loans will generally have a floating interest rate and include a first lien on the assets of the respective borrowers, which typically are private and public companies based in the United States. The Fund is managed by Priority Senior Secured Income Management, LLC, which is led by a team of investment professionals from the investment and operations team of Prospect Capital Management L.P. ("Prospect"). For more information, visit https://www.priorityincomefund.com or call (212) 448-0702.
About Prospect Capital Management L.P.
Prospect, headquartered in New York City, is an SEC-registered investment adviser that, along with its predecessors and affiliates, has 38 years of experience investing in and managing high-yielding debt and equity investments using both private partnerships and publicly traded closed-end structures. Prospect and its affiliates employ a team of over 150 professionals who focus on credit-oriented investments yielding attractive current income. Prospect, together with its affiliates, has $9.8 billion of assets under management as of September 30, 2025. Prospect is the investment adviser to Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC).
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