NEW YORK, June 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Prospect Capital Corporation (NASDAQ:PSEC) ("Prospect", the "Company", "our", or "we") today announced that it held its special meeting of stockholders (the "Special Meeting") on June 23, 2026. The proposal that was considered at the Special Meeting is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2026 (the "Proxy"). As of March 11, 2026, there were 486,484,945 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding, 25,394,532 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series A1 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series A1 Preferred Stock"), 163,000 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series A2 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series A2 Preferred Stock"), 5,251,157 shares of the Company’s 5.35% Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding (the "5.35% Series A Preferred Stock"), 908,259 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series M1 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series M1 Preferred Stock"), 23,376,070 shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series A3 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series A3 Preferred Stock"), 1,794,312 shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series M3 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series M3 Preferred Stock"), 6,920,261 shares of the Company’s Floating Rate Series A4 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series A4 Preferred Stock"), 1,995,546 shares of the Company’s Floating Rate Series M4 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series M4 Preferred Stock"), 3,341,380 shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series A5 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series A5 Preferred Stock") and 878,753 shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series M5 Preferred Stock outstanding (the "Series M5 Preferred Stock"). Each share of common or preferred stock has one vote. To afford additional time to solicit stockholder votes for the proposal found in the Proxy, the Special Meeting has been adjourned until July 7, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/PSEC2026SM.

About Prospect Capital Corporation

Prospect is a business development company that primarily lends to and invests in middle market privately-held companies. Prospect’s investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation.

Prospect has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Prospect has 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

Prospect Capital Announces Special Meeting Update