Stellus Capital Investment Corporation Declares Second Quarter 2020 Regular Dividend of $0.25 Per Share

HOUSTON, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (the "Company") SCM announced that yesterday its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend for the second quarter of 2020 of $0.25 per share. As previously reported, the Company has changed the frequency of dividend payments from monthly to quarterly. "In light of the lower interest rate environment the Company is experiencing, we believe a dividend of $0.25 per share is appropriate for the second quarter. For the third quarter of 2020, we expect to declare the dividend by September 30th", said Robert T. Ladd, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Second Quarter 2020 Regular Quarterly Dividend

About Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

The Company is an externally-managed, closed-end, non-diversified investment management company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Company's investment objective is to maximize the total return to its stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in private middle-market companies (typically those with $5.0 million to $50.0 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien, second lien, unitranche and mezzanine debt financing, and corresponding equity investments. The Company's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management. To learn more about Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, visit www.stelluscapital.com under the "Public Investors" link.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

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Contacts 
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation 
W. Todd Huskinson, (713) 292-5414 
Chief Financial Officer 
thuskinson@stelluscapital.com

SOURCE Stellus Capital Investment Corporation