Franklin BSP Capital Corporation Announces Second Quarter 2024 Regular and Special Common Stock Distribution of $0.33 Per Share

Franklin BSP Capital Corporation, Inc. (“FBCC” or the “Company”) today announced its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash distribution of $0.29 per share of Common Stock and a special cash distribution of $0.04 per share of Common Stock, totaling together $0.33 per share of Common Stock. The distribution will be paid on or around May 15, 2024 to stockholders of record as of May 7, 2024. The Board of Directors also declared a regular quarterly cash distribution on its convertible Series A Preferred Stock in an amount equal to the as-converted Common Stock distribution amount.

About Franklin BSP Capital Corporation

FBCC is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and to a lesser extent long-term capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. FBCC is managed by Franklin BSP Capital Adviser L.L.C. (the “Adviser”), an affiliate of Benefit Street Partners L.L.C. (“BSP”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. The Adviser oversees the management of FBCC’s activities and is responsible for making investment decisions with respect to FBCC’s portfolio. BSP is a leading credit-focused alternative asset management firm with approximately $75 billion in assets under management as of January 31, 2024.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements included herein may constitute “forward-looking statements,” which relate to future events or the Company’s future performance or financial condition. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company, its current and prospective portfolio investments, its industry, its beliefs and opinions, and its assumptions. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “seek,” “plan,” “should,” “estimate,” “project” and “intend” indicate forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the Company’s control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date on which the Company makes them. FBCC has based the forward-looking statements included in this press release on information available to them on the date of this press release, and they assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Although FBCC undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, you are advised to consult any additional disclosures that they may make directly to you or through reports that FBCC in the future may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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