NOTE 3 — DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions are generally declared by the Company’s Board each calendar quarter and recognized as distribution liabilities on the declaration date. 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, 2026 and 2025, the Company declared aggregate distributions of $0.34 per share and $0.40 per share on its common stock, respectively. The Company has declared aggregate distributions of $18.49 per share on its common stock since Inception as described below:

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The Company has adopted an “opt out” dividend reinvestment plan (“DRIP”), pursuant to which a stockholder whose shares are held in their own name will receive distributions in shares of the Company’s common stock under the Company’s DRIP unless they elect 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, 2026 or 2025.