GREENWICH, Conn., July 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXSQ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQG) (NasdaqGS: OXSQH) (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today its financial results and related information for the quarter ended June 30, 2026.
·On July 29, 2026, our Board of Directors declared the following distributions on our common stock:
Month EndingRecord DatePayment DateAmount Per ShareOctober 31, 2026October 16, 2026October 30, 2026$0.035November 30, 2026November 16, 2026November 30, 2026$0.035December 31, 2026December 17, 2026December 31, 2026$0.035- Net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of June 30, 2026 stood at $1.29, compared with a NAV per share on March 31, 2026 of $1.32.
- Net investment income (“NII”) was approximately $5.1 million, or $0.05 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, compared with approximately $4.1 million, or $0.05 per share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- Total investment income for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 amounted to approximately $9.4 million, compared with approximately $8.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- For the quarter ended June 30, 2026 we recorded investment income from our portfolio as follows:
- $5.4 million from our debt investments;
- $3.5 million from our CLO equity investments; and
- $0.5 million from other income.
- For the quarter ended June 30, 2026 we recorded investment income from our portfolio as follows:
- Our total expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2026 were approximately $4.3 million, compared with total expenses of approximately $4.8 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.
- As of June 30, 2026, the following metrics applied (note that none of these metrics represented a total return to shareholders):
- The weighted average yield of our debt investments was 14.9% at current cost, compared with 14.7% as of March 31, 2026;
- The weighted average effective yield of our CLO equity investments at current cost was 8.1%, compared with 7.3% as of March 31, 2026;
- The weighted average cash distribution yield of our cash income producing senior secured note investments at current cost was 8.0%, compared with 8.0% as of March 31, 2026; and
- The weighted average cash distribution yield of our cash income producing CLO equity investments at current cost was 12.4%, compared with 13.6% as of March 31, 2026.
- For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, we recorded a net increase in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $4.0 million, consisting of:
- NII of approximately $5.1 million;
- Net realized losses of approximately $5.2 million; and
- Net unrealized appreciation of approximately $4.1 million.
- During the second quarter of 2026, our investment activity consisted of purchases of approximately $19.9 million and repayments of approximately $0.5 million. No sales were made during the quarter.
- Our weighted average credit rating was 2.1 based on total fair value and 2.2 based on total principal amount as of June 30, 2026, compared with a weighted average credit rating of 2.2 based on total fair value and 2.4 based on total principal amount as of March 31, 2026.
- As of June 30, 2026, our preferred equity investments in one of our portfolio companies were on non-accrual status, which had an aggregate fair value of approximately $6.9 million.
- For the quarter ended June 30, 2026, we issued a total of approximately 11.3 million shares of common stock pursuant to an “at-the-market” offering. After deducting the sales agent’s commissions and offering expenses, this resulted in net proceeds of approximately $17.8 million. As of June 30, 2026, we had approximately 105.1 million shares of common stock outstanding.
We will hold a conference call to discuss second quarter results today, Friday, July 31st, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. The toll-free dial-in number is 1-800-715-9871, access code number 8149397. There will be a recording available for 30 days. If you are interested in hearing the recording, please dial 1-800-770-2030. The replay pass-code is 8149397#.
A presentation containing further detail regarding our quarterly results of operations has been posted under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.
2026 December 31,
2025 (Unaudited) ASSETS Non-affiliated/non-control investments (cost: $386,379,336 and $390,403,599, respectively) $252,842,694 $251,731,345 Cash equivalents (cost of $32,770,267 and $51,236,068, respectively) 32,770,267 51,236,068 Cash 1,837,775 698,579 Interest and distributions receivable 1,933,335 2,002,161 Other assets 1,220,982 1,070,958 Total assets $290,605,053 $306,739,111 LIABILITIES Notes payable – 5.50% Unsecured Notes, net of deferred issuance costs of $804,888 and $996,075 respectively $79,695,112 $79,503,925 Notes payable – 7.75% Unsecured Notes, net of deferred issuance costs of $2,338,027 and $2,621,662 respectively 72,411,973 72,128,338 Accrued interest payable 1,703,438 1,703,438 Base Fee and Net Investment Income Incentive Fee payable to affiliate 961,643 1,036,058 Accrued expenses 804,942 1,017,581 Securities purchased not settled — 5,944,969 Total liabilities 155,577,108 161,334,309 NET ASSETS Common stock, $0.01 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized; 105,058,242 and 86,060,964 shares issued and outstanding, respectively 1,050,583 860,610 Capital in excess of par value 553,787,659 523,040,484 Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) (419,810,297) (378,496,292)Total net assets 135,027,945 145,404,802 Total liabilities and net assets $290,605,053 $306,739,111 Net asset value per common share $1.29 $1.69
(Unaudited) Three Months
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June 30, 2026 Six Months
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June 30, 2025INVESTMENT INCOME From non-affiliated/non-control investments: Interest income – debt investments(1) $4,535,789 $4,228,193 $8,854,539 $9,054,597 Interest income – debt investments – payment-in-kind (“PIK”)(1) 896,600 857,257 1,683,522 1,565,608 Income from securitization vehicles and investments 3,508,746 3,855,072 6,732,944 7,811,125 Other income 460,958 581,659 1,073,766 1,251,901 Total investment income from non-affiliated/
non-control investments 9,402,093 9,522,181 18,344,771 19,683,231 Total investment income 9,402,093 9,522,181 18,344,771 19,683,231 EXPENSES Interest expense 2,793,880 1,929,045 5,585,135 3,888,332 Base Fee 961,643 1,036,312 1,952,274 2,095,097 Professional fees 441,487 444,251 788,114 767,703 Compensation expense 232,163 228,296 479,093 467,873 General and administrative 358,743 360,127 671,409 715,386 Excise tax (523,888) 24,585 (419,110) 145,401 Total expenses before incentive fees 4,264,028 4,022,616 9,056,915 8,079,792 Net Investment Income Incentive Fees — — — — Total incentive fees — — — — Total expenses 4,264,028 4,022,616 9,056,915 8,079,792 Net investment income 5,138,065 5,499,565 9,287,856 11,603,439 NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) AND NET REALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments: Non-Affiliate/non-control investments 4,071,759 1,253,135 5,135,612 (813,761)Total net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments 4,071,759 1,253,135 5,135,612 (813,761)Net realized losses: Non-affiliated/non-control investments (5,216,274) (2,321,562) (35,954,739) (14,480,057)Extinguishment of debt — (45,781) — (45,781)Total net realized losses (5,216,274) (2,367,343) (35,954,739) (14,525,838)Net change in unrealized and realized losses (1,144,515) (1,114,208) (30,819,127) (15,339,599)Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations $3,993,550 $4,385,357 $(21,531,271) $(3,736,160)Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share (Basic and Diluted): $0.05 $0.08 $0.10 $0.16 Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations per common share (Basic and Diluted): $0.04 $0.06 $(0.23) $(0.05)Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (Basic and Diluted): 99,273,482 73,243,091 93,806,171 71,622,922 Distributions per share $0.105 $0.105 $0.210 $0.210
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(1) Change in prior period was made to conform to the current period presentation.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Unaudited)
Financial highlights for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are as follows:
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June 30,
2025Per Share Data Net asset value at beginning of period $1.32 $2.09 $1.69 $2.30 Net investment income(1) 0.05 0.08 0.10 0.16 Net realized and unrealized (losses)/gains(2) — (0.02) (0.32) (0.21)Net (decrease)/increase in net asset value from operations 0.05 0.06 (0.22) (0.05)Distributions per share from net investment income(3) (0.11) (0.11) (0.21) (0.21)Tax return of capital distributions(3) — — — — Total distributions (0.11) (0.11) (0.21) (0.21)Effect of shares issued 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02 Net asset value at end of period $1.29 $2.06 $1.29 $2.06 Per share market value at beginning of period $1.77 $2.61 $1.76 $2.44 Per share market value at end of period $1.32 $2.23 $1.32 $2.23 Total return based on Market Value(4) (19.75)% (10.49)% (14.23)% (0.30)%Total return based on Net Asset Value(5) 5.68% 3.59% (11.24)% (1.30)%Shares outstanding at end of period 105,058,242 76,236,738 105,058,242 76,236,738 Ratios/Supplemental Data Net assets at end of period (000’s) $135,028 $157,423 $135,028 $157,423 Average net assets (000’s) $129,465 $152,126 $130,642 $152,806 Ratio of expenses to average net assets(6) 14.39% 10.78% 14.19% 10.62%Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets(6) 5.76% 5.70% 5.64% 5.53%Ratio of net investment income to average net assets(6) 14.66% 14.26% 13.90% 15.15%Portfolio turnover rate(7) 0.19% —% 0.35% 6.40%
About Oxford Square Capital Corp.
Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally investing in syndicated bank loans and, to a lesser extent, debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) vehicles. CLO investments may also include warehouse facilities, which are financing structures intended to aggregate loans that may be used to form the basis of a CLO vehicle.
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