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Prospect Capital Announces 55% Increase in Net Investment Income per Share and $0.12 Increase in Net Asset Value per Share for Second Fiscal Quarter Over Prior Year Second Fiscal Quarter

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                PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY              CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES                     December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012               (in thousands, except share and per share data)                                                December 31,     June 30,                                                    2012           2012                                               -------------  -------------Assets                                          (Unaudited)     (Audited)Investments at fair value:  Control investments (amortized cost of   $666,360 and $518,015, respectively)        $     649,380  $     564,489  Affiliate investments (amortized cost of   $48,659 and $44,229, respectively)                 48,266         46,116  Non-control/Non-affiliate investments   (amortized cost of $2,402,038 and   $1,537,069, respectively)                       2,341,162      1,483,616                                               -------------  -------------    Total investments at fair value (amortized     cost of $3,117,057 and $2,099,313,     respectively)                                 3,038,808      2,094,221  Investments in money market funds                  430,945        118,369                                               -------------  -------------Total investments                                  3,469,753      2,212,590                                               -------------  -------------Cash                                                   2,219          2,825Receivables for:  Interest, net                                       16,531         14,219  Dividends                                               11              1  Other                                                2,409            783Prepaid expenses                                         227            421Deferred financing costs                              38,571         24,415                                               -------------  -------------    Total Assets                                   3,529,721      2,255,254                                               -------------  -------------LiabilitiesCredit facility payable                                   --         96,000Senior convertible notes                             847,500        447,500Senior unsecured notes                               100,000        100,000Prospect Capital InterNotes®                         164,993         20,638Due to broker                                         38,291         44,533Dividends payable                                     23,669         14,180Due to Prospect Administration                           373            658Due to Prospect Capital Management                     2,019          7,913Accrued expenses                                      16,544          9,648Other liabilities                                      9,697          2,210                                               -------------  -------------    Total Liabilities                              1,203,086        743,280                                               -------------  -------------Net Assets                                     $   2,326,635  $   1,511,974                                               =============  =============Components of Net AssetsCommon stock, par value $0.001 per share (500,000,000 common shares authorized; 215,173,410 and 139,633,870 issued and outstanding, respectively)                    $         215  $         140Paid-in capital in excess of par                   2,379,742      1,544,801Undistributed net investment income                   82,817         23,667Accumulated realized losses on investments           (57,890)       (51,542)Unrealized depreciation on investments               (78,249)        (5,092)                                               -------------  -------------Net Assets                                     $   2,326,635  $   1,511,974                                               =============  =============Net Asset Value Per Share                      $       10.81  $       10.83                                               =============  =============                PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY                    CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS        For the Three Months and Six Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011              (in thousands, except share and per share data)                                 (Unaudited)                               For The Three Months    For The Six Months                                      Ended                   Ended                                   December 31,           December 31,                             ----------------------- ----------------------                                2012         2011       2012        2011                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Investment IncomeInterest Income:  Control investments        $   33,239  $     6,415 $   51,158  $   12,580  Affiliate investments           1,694        2,399      3,345       4,801  Non-control/Non-affiliate   investments other than   CLO securities                58,513       36,714    103,540      70,034  CLO fund securities            23,420          608     37,133       1,108                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------    Total interest income       116,866       46,136    195,176      88,523                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Dividend income:  Control investments            31,717       17,645     64,967      24,345  Non-control/Non-affiliate   investments                      230        1,384      3,185       1,733  Money market funds                  8            -         11           1                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------    Total dividend income        31,955       19,029     68,163      26,079                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Other income:  Control investments             5,095          612      5,097         618  Affiliate investments             605           13        613          74  Non-control/Non-affiliate   investments                   11,514        1,473     20,622       7,311                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------    Total other income           17,214        2,098     26,332       8,003                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------  Total Investment Income       166,035       67,263    289,671     122,605                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Operating ExpensesInvestment advisory fees:  Base management fee            16,306        8,825     29,534      17,036  Income incentive fee           24,804        9,127     43,311      16,096                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------    Total investment     advisory fees               41,110       17,952     72,845      33,132Interest and credit facility expenses                        16,414        9,759     29,925      18,719Legal fees                          635          510      1,257         942Valuation services                  371          306        747         608Audit, compliance and tax related fees                       378          525        810         865Allocation of overhead from Prospect Administration          2,139        1,117      4,323       2,233Insurance expense                    78           20        171          99Directors' fees                      75           63        150         127Excise tax                        4,500            -      4,500           -Other general and administrative expenses          1,119          503      1,700       1,495                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------  Total Operating Expenses       66,819       30,755    116,428      58,220                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------  Net Investment Income          99,216       36,508    173,243      64,385                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Net realized (loss) gain on investments                     (8,123)      13,498     (6,348)     (1,109)Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on investments                 (44,604)      14,486    (73,157)     41,116                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------  Net Increase in Net Assets   Resulting from Operations $   46,489  $    64,492 $   93,738  $  104,392                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Net increase in net assets resulting from operations per share:                  $     0.24  $      0.59 $     0.52  $     0.96                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------Dividends declared per share $     0.31  $      0.31 $     0.61  $     0.61                             ----------  ----------- ----------  ----------                PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY                   ROLLFORWARD OF NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE           For the Three and Six Months December 31, 2012 and 2011                            (in actual dollars)                                 (Unaudited)                              For The Three Months     For The Six Months                                      Ended                   Ended                             ----------------------  ----------------------                              December    December    December    December                              31, 2012    31, 2011    31, 2012    31, 2011                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------Per Share Data:Net asset value at beginning of period                   $    10.88  $    10.41  $    10.83  $    10.36Net investment income              0.51        0.33        0.97        0.59Net realized (loss) gain          (0.04)       0.12       (0.04)      (0.01)Net unrealized (depreciation) appreciation      (0.23)       0.14       (0.41)       0.38Net increase (decrease) in net assets as a result of public offerings                  0.01           -        0.10       (0.01)Dividends declared                (0.32)      (0.31)      (0.64)      (0.62)                             ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------Net asset value at end of period                      $    10.81  $    10.69  $    10.81  $    10.69                             ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========



ABOUT PROSPECT CAPITAL CORPORATION

Prospect Capital Corporation (www.prospectstreet.com) is a closed-end investment company that lends to and invests in private and microcap public businesses. Our investment objective is to generate both current income and long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments.

We have elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act"). We are required to comply with a series of regulatory requirements under the 1940 Act as well as applicable NASDAQ, federal and state rules and regulations. We have elected to be treated as a regulated investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Failure to comply with any of the laws and regulations that apply to us could have an adverse effect on us and our shareholders.

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.



Source: Marketwire


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