DISTRIBUTIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2025

DISTRIBUTIONS

DISTRIBUTIONS

NOTE 3 — DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions are generally declared by the Company’s Board each calendar quarter and recognized as distribution liabilities on the declaration date. The stockholder distributions, if any, are determined by the Board. Any distribution to stockholders will be declared out of assets legally available for distribution.

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Company declared aggregate distributions of $0.40 per share on its common stock for both periods. The distributions declared for the three months ended March 31, 2025 differ from the amounts disclosed in the Statements of Operations as a result of calculating certain per share data based on weighted average shares outstanding during the period and certain per share data based on shares outstanding as of the period end. The Company has declared aggregate distributions of $16.95 per share on its common stock since Inception as described below:

Date Declared	Record Date	Payment Date	Per Share(1)
Fiscal 2012			$	0.18
Fiscal 2013			$	1.36
Fiscal 2014			$	1.42
Fiscal 2015			$	1.36
Fiscal 2016			$	1.36
Fiscal 2017	Various		$	1.36
Fiscal 2018			$	1.36
Fiscal 2019			$	1.36
Fiscal 2020			$	1.15
Fiscal 2021			$	1.14
Fiscal 2022			$	1.30
Fiscal 2023			$	1.60
Fiscal 2024			$	1.60
Fiscal 2025
January 9, 2025	January 31, 2025	February 14, 2025	$	0.1333
January 9, 2025	February 28, 2025	March 14, 2025	$	0.1333
January 9, 2025	March 31, 2025	April 15, 2025	$	0.1333
Total			$	16.95

(1) Distributions for fiscal years 2012 through 2024 are shown in aggregate amounts.

The Company has adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), pursuant to which a stockholder whose shares are held in his own name will receive distributions in shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s DRIP unless it elects to receive distributions in cash. Stockholders whose shares are held in the name of a broker or the nominee of a broker may have distributions reinvested only if such service is provided by the broker or the nominee, or if the broker of the nominee permits participation in the DRIP.

Although distributions paid in the form of additional shares of the Company’s common stock will generally be subject to U.S. federal, state and local taxes in the same manner as cash distributions, investors participating in the Company’s DRIP will not receive any corresponding cash distributions with which to pay any such applicable taxes. Any distributions reinvested through the issuance of shares through the Company’s DRIP will increase the Company’s gross assets on which the base management fee and the incentive fee are determined and paid to Stellus Capital. The Company did not issue any new shares in connection with the DRIP during either of the three months ended March 31, 2025 or 2024.