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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. My name is Desiree, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. First Quarter 2026 Earnings Release Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]

I would now like to turn the conference over to Jonathan Cohen, CEO. You may begin.

Thanks very much. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. first quarter 2026 earnings conference call. I'm joined today by Saul Rosenthal, our President; Bruce Rubin, our CFO; and Kevin Yonon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager.

Bruce, could you open the call with a disclosure regarding forward-looking statements?

Sure, Jonathan. Today's conference call is being recorded. An audio replay of the call will be available for 30 days. Replay information is included in our press release that was issued this morning.

Please note that this call is the property of Oxford Square Capital Corp. Any unauthorized rebroadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. At this point, please direct your attention to the customary disclosure in this morning's press release regarding forward-looking information.

Today's conference call includes forward-looking statements and projections that reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. We ask that you refer to most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these projections. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

With that, I'll turn the presentation back to Jonathan.

Thanks, Bruce. For the quarter ended March, Oxford Square's net investment income was approximately $4.1 million or $0.05 per share compared with approximately $5.4 million or $0.07 per share in the prior quarter.

Our net asset value per share stood at $1.32 compared to a net asset value per share of $1.69 for the prior quarter. During the quarter, we distributed $0.105 per share to our common stock shareholders.

For the first quarter, we recorded total investment income of approximately $8.9 million as compared to approximately $10.4 million in the prior quarter.

In the first quarter, we recorded combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $29.7 million or $0.34 per share compared to combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $18.3 million or $0.22 per share for the prior quarter.

During the first quarter, our investment activity consisted of purchases of approximately $15.8 million and repayments of approximately $400,000.

During the quarter ended March, we issued a total of approximately 7.2 million shares of our common stock pursuant to an at-the-market offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $12.3 million.

On April 27, our Board of Directors declared monthly distributions of $0.035 per share for each of the months ending July, August and September of 2026. Additional details regarding record and payment date information can be found in our press release that was issued this morning.

Over the past 6 months, we've made 2 new investments in AI companies, Invisible Technologies, Inc. and Infinity Constellation Inc., reflecting our interest and conviction that AI is creating meaningful opportunities across many industries and throughout multiple business models. These investments were made to innovative high-growth businesses through what we believe are attractive equity and debt structures consistent with Oxford Square's existing strategy of long-term opportunistic investments in U.S. companies.

We're intrigued by the pace of AI innovation and its potential reordering of the global economy. We believe that our initial exposure to AI-related companies positions our portfolio to participate in this important secular theme.

With that, I'll turn the call over to our portfolio manager, Kevin Yonon.

Thank you, Jonathan. During the quarter ended March 31, U.S. loan market performance declined versus the prior quarter. U.S. loan prices, as defined by the Morningstar LSTA US Leveraged Loan Index decreased from 96.64% of par as of December 31 to 94.63% of par as of March 31.

According to LCD, during the quarter, there was some pricing dispersion with BB-rated loan prices decreasing 49 basis points, B-rated loan prices decreasing 264 basis points and CCC-rated loan prices decreasing 537 basis points on average.

According to PitchBook LCD, the 12-month trailing default rate for the loan index increased to 1.43% by principal amount at the end of the quarter from 1.23% at the end of December. Additionally, the default rate, including various forms of liability management exercises, which are not captured in the cited default rate remained at an elevated level of 3.48%. The distress ratio, defined as the percentage of loans with prices below 80% of par, ended the quarter at 7.23% compared to 4.34% at the end of December.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, U.S. leveraged loan primary market issuance, excluding amendments and repricing transactions, was $104.9 billion, representing a 26% decrease versus the quarter ended March 31, 2025. This was driven by lower refinancing, M&A and dividend activity, partly offset by higher LBO activity versus the prior year comparable quarter.

At the same time, U.S. loan fund outflows, as measured by Lipper, were approximately $5.1 billion for the quarter ended March 31.

We continue to focus on portfolio management strategies designed to maximize our long-term total return. And as a permanent capital vehicle, we historically have been able to take a longer-term view towards our investment strategy.

With that, I will turn the call back over to Jonathan.

Thanks very much, Kevin. Operator, with that, we're happy to see if there's any questions on the line.

[Operator Instructions] And I show no questions. I would like to turn the call back over to Jonathan Cohen for closing remarks.

Thank you, operator. I'd like to thank everyone on the call today and everyone listening to the replay for their continued interest in Oxford Square Capital Corp. We look forward to speaking to you again soon. Thanks very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, that concludes today's call. Thank you all for joining, and you may now disconnect.

Thank you for standing by. My name is Tina, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Release Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to CEO, Jonathan Cohen. Please go ahead.

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. Fourth Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I'm joined today by Saul Rosenthal, our President; Bruce Rubin, our CFO; and Kevin Yonon, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Bruce, could you open the call with a disclosure regarding forward-looking statements?

Of course, Jonathan. Today's conference call is being recorded. An audio replay of the conference call will be available for 30 days. Replay information is included in our press release that was issued this morning. Please note that this call is the property of Oxford Square Capital Corp. Any unauthorized rebroadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. At this point, please direct your attention to the customary disclosure in this morning's press release regarding forward-looking information.

Today's conference call includes forward-looking statements and projections that reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. We ask that you refer to most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these projections. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

With that, I'll turn the presentation back to Jonathan.

Thanks, Bruce. For the quarter ended December, Oxford Square's net investment income was approximately $5.4 million or $0.07 per share compared with approximately $5.6 million or $0.07 per share in the prior quarter. Our net asset value per share stood at $1.69 compared to a net asset value per share of $1.95 for the prior quarter. During the quarter, we distributed $0.105 per share to our common stock shareholders. For the fourth quarter, we recorded total investment income of approximately $10.4 million as compared to approximately $10.2 million in the prior quarter.

In the fourth quarter, we recorded combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $18.3 million or $0.22 per share compared to combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $7.5 million or $0.09 per share in the prior quarter. During the fourth quarter, our investment activity consisted of purchases of approximately $18 million and repayments of approximately $7.4 million. During the quarter ended December, we issued a total of approximately 4.3 million shares of our common stock pursuant to an at-the-market offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $7.9 million.

On February 26, 2026, our Board of Directors declared monthly distributions of $0.035 per share for each of the months ending April, May and June of 2026. We note that additional details regarding record and payment date information can be found in our press release that was issued this morning.

With that, I'll turn the call over to our Portfolio Manager, Kevin Yonon.

Thank you, Jonathan. During the quarter ended December 31, the U.S. loan market performance declined versus the prior quarter. U.S. loan prices, as defined by the Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index decreased slightly from 97.06% of par as of September 30 to 96.64% of par as of December 31. According to LCD, during the quarter, there was some pricing dispersion with BB-rated loan prices decreasing 8 basis points, B-rated loan prices increasing 18 basis points and CCC-rated loan prices decreasing 265 basis points on average.

According to PitchBook LCD, the 12-month trailing default rate for the loan index decreased to 1.23% by principal amount at the end of the quarter from 1.47% at the end of September. Additionally, the default rate, including various forms of liability management exercises, which are not captured in the cited default rate remained at an elevated level of 3.35%. The distress ratio, defined as a percentage of loans with prices below 80% of par, ended the quarter at 4.34% compared to 2.88% at the end of September.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, U.S. leveraged loan primary market issuance, excluding amendments and repricing transactions, was $70.7 billion, representing a 27% decrease versus the quarter ended December 31, 2024. This was driven by lower refinancing and LBO activity, partly offset by higher M&A and dividend activity versus the prior year comparable quarter. At the same time, U.S. loan fund outflows, as measured by Lipper, were approximately $3.2 billion for the quarter ended December 31. We continue to focus on portfolio management strategies designed to maximize our long-term total return. As a permanent capital vehicle, we historically have been able to take a longer-term view towards our investment strategy.

With that, I will turn the call back over to Jonathan.

Thank you, Kevin. Additional information about Oxford Square's fourth quarter performance has been posted to our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

And with that, operator, we're happy to open the call up for any questions.

[Operator Instructions]

And our first question is from the line of Erik Zwick with Lucid Capital Markets.

I wanted to start with a question. You mentioned the $18 million of new investment purchases during the quarter. Curious if you could just add a little maybe detail into what you bought and what you're currently finding attractive in the market.

Sure. So broadly, the investments were focused on first lien loans, generally B2B loans. Going forward into this quarter, I mean, obviously, the primary market has certainly slowed down just given the volatility associated with certain things. But I think we're definitely seeing opportunities in the primary and the secondary, just given the way the markets are trading.

Got it. And maybe kind of the back end of that question, if I dig in a little bit deeper. You mentioned there in the prepared comments, the distressed ratio up to -- I don't have the exact estimate, 4-point-something percent, up from 2-point something. So a market increase there. I'm wondering if, from your perspective, is that reflective of some of the volatility we've seen and concerns in the software market? If not, what else is driving that? And two, has this -- is this creating some of the opportunity for you to maybe find some good investment opportunities at lower prices today?

The answer, I think, Erik, is yes to both questions. Certainly, the state of the software market right now, the software private credit market and the syndicated loan markets in that sector are reflecting real concern, no question about it. There's also, I think, a more general pushback against the growth in the private credit asset class that we've been seeing for the past several years. All of that is manifesting in somewhat more recently wider U.S. syndicated corporate loan spreads and lower pricing for the LSTA index. So the answer certainly from our perspective anyways is yes.

That's helpful. And last one for me. Wondering if you could just describe a little bit the unrealized depreciation in the quarter, what was the primary driver there?

Erik, yes, that was -- a good portion of that was the CLO equity portion of the book. As you know, it had a very challenging year-end quarter, and that was mainly a markdown of the CLO equity portion of the book.

Principally unrealized.

And with no further questions in queue, I will now hand the call back over to CEO, Jonathan Cohen.

Thank you very much. I'd like to thank everyone on the call now, listening to this call and also everyone listening to the replay for their interest in Oxford Square, and we look forward to speaking to you again soon. Thanks very much.

Thank you again for joining us today. This does conclude today's conference call. You may now disconnect.

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. Third Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. This is Jonathan Cohen, and I'm joined today by Saul Rosenthal, our President; Bruce Rubin, our CFO; and Kevin Yonon, our Managing Director and Portfolio Manager.

Bruce, could you open the call with the disclosure regarding forward-looking statements?

Sure, Jonathan. Today's conference call is being recorded. An audio replay of the conference call will be available for 30 days. Replay information is included in our press release that was issued this morning. Please note that this call is the property of Oxford Square Capital Corp. Any unauthorized rebroadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited.

At this point, please direct your attention to the customary disclosure in this morning's press release regarding forward-looking information. Today's conference call includes forward-looking statements and projections that reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance.

We ask that you refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that can cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in these projections. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

With that, I'll turn the presentation back to Jonathan.

Thank you, Bruce. For the quarter ended September, Oxford Square's net investment income was approximately $5.6 million or $0.07 per share compared with approximately $5.5 million or $0.08 per share in the prior quarter. Our net asset value per share stood at $1.95 compared to a net asset value per share of $2.06 for the prior quarter. During the quarter, we distributed $0.105 per share to our common stock shareholders.

For the third quarter, we recorded total investment income of approximately $10.2 million as compared to approximately $9.5 million in the prior quarter. In the third quarter, we recorded combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $7.5 million or $0.09 per share compared to combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $1.1 million or $0.01 per share for the prior quarter.

During the third quarter, our investment activity consisted of purchases of approximately $58.1 million and repayments of approximately $31.3 million. During the quarter ended September, we issued a total of approximately 5.4 million shares of our common stock, pursuant to an at-the-market offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $11.8 million.

During the quarter, we issued $74.8 million of 7.75% unsecured notes due July of 2030, and we fully repaid the remaining balance of $34.8 million of our 6.25% unsecured notes due April of 2026. On October 30, our Board of Directors declared monthly distributions of $0.035 per share for each of the months ending January, February and March of 2026. Additional details regarding record and payment date information can be found in our press release that was issued this morning.

With that, I'll turn the call over to our Portfolio Manager, Kevin Yonon. Kevin?

Thank you, Jonathan. During the quarter ended September 30, U.S. loan market performance was stable versus the prior quarter. U.S. loan prices, as defined by the Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index, decreased slightly from 97.07% of par as of June 30 to 97.06% of par as of September 30.

According to LCD, during the quarter, there was some pricing dispersion with BB-rated loan prices decreasing 11 basis points, B-rated loan prices increasing 37 basis points and CCC-rated loan prices decreasing 227 basis points on average.

According to PitchBook LCD, the 12-month trailing default rate for the loan index increased to 1.47% by principal amount at the end of the quarter from 1.11% at the end of June.

Additionally, the default rate, including various forms of liability management exercises, which are not captured in the cited default rate; remained at an elevated level of 4.32%. The distress ratio, defined as a percentage of loans with prices below 80% of par, ended the quarter at 2.88% compared to 3.06% at the end of June.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2025, U.S. leveraged loan primary market issuance, excluding amendments and repricing transactions, was $133.7 billion, representing a 22% increase versus the quarter ended September 30, 2024. This was driven by higher refinancing activity, partly offset by lower non-refinancing issuance, including lower M&A and LBO activity versus the prior year comparable quarter.

At the same time, U.S. loan fund outflows, as measured by Lipper, were approximately $540 million for the quarter ended September 30. We continue to focus on portfolio management strategies designed to maximize our long-term total return. And as a permanent capital vehicle, we historically have been able to take a longer-term view towards our investment strategy.

With that, I will turn the call back over to Jonathan.

Thank you, Kevin. Additional information about our third quarter performance has been posted to our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

With that, operator, we're happy to open the call for any questions.

[Operator Instructions] Your first question comes from Erik Zwick from Lucid Capital Markets.

Jonathan, I wanted to start with maybe a question. You noted the nice net portfolio growth in the quarter and I think one of the stronger quarters of purchase activities you had in a while. So wondering if you could just talk maybe a little bit about what types of investments you found attractive during the quarter, maybe a little bit of kind of color into what you added to the portfolio.

Sure. We'll present the answer to that question, Erik, in essentially two parts. The first with Joe Kupka on the CLO side of the book and the second on the leveraged loan side.

Joe?

Erik, yes, so we were able to purchase a couple of CLO equity pieces. They were both long-dated, top-tier managers that we felt good about. So steady, predictable cash flow that we expect to hold for quite a while, just similar to what we've done in the past, just good relative value long-dated CLO equity.

And as you know, Erik, from our perspective, the best hedge in this asset class really is duration that the longer the reinvestment period, the greater we think everything else held constant should be the level of protection against economic dislocation or financial markets disruption.

Kevin?

Sure. And on the loan side, we had a fairly active quarter focused sort of in two parts. First is mostly on sort of relatively higher-quality credits with lower spreads in the market, but that generate decent yield to maturities as well as some opportunistic trades, which are somewhat less liquid names, where you're able to capture a bit more spread at prices below par.

I appreciate the color from all three of you there. Maybe kind of turning that question and looking forward a little bit now as you look at your pipeline for potential new additions here in 4Q, what is that split looking at maybe between CLO and loans and then yield activity? Or kind of what does the yield look like in the portfolio relative to maybe kind of current average portfolio yield?

Sure, Erik. So as of our reporting date, we are -- we have hit the maximum in terms of our ability to add additional CLO equity without rotating the portfolio. So from a portfolio management perspective, I think you could reasonably assume that any additional purchases on the CLO equity or junior debt tranche side of the book are going to be accompanied by appropriate levels of sales.

In terms of what we're seeing in the new issue and secondary market on the leveraged loan book, Kevin?

Sure. So we will continue to focus both on the primary and secondary market for leveraged loans. On the primary side, from our perspective, in terms of what's interesting, it's been a bit of a slower market, more sort of higher-quality, much lower spread credits are out there participating in the primary.

So I would anticipate just as kind of has happened over the last many quarters that we focus more on the secondary market and more on situations where it's less sort of liquid credits in the secondary market that -- where we can capture a bit more spread. And just given the way the sort of loan market has been trading, we can capture a lot of these at par or below at this point, which presents a decent opportunity for us going forward.

And then switching gears a little bit, I noticed the cash and equivalents balance at the end of the quarter moved up to $51 million. It looks like it's a little bit higher than it's been in the past. Anything to take note of there? Is that more just kind of a timing issue?

I think it's principally timing as a result, Erik, of the ATM issuances.

Got it. That makes sense. And kind of curious, given that the level at which the stock is trading today and there are some preferences for institutional investors to have stock may invest and have higher prices, curious, have you given any thought to a reverse stock split similar to what we did at Oxford Lane?

We like to think, Erik, that we're giving thought to any viable idea on a continuous basis.

Makes sense. And last one for me, and then I'll step aside. It's been a couple of quarters now since the NII has covered the dividend. Just curious from your seat, what levers do you have at your disposal on either the income or expense side to improve the run rate of NII in the near to midterm?

Well, we're running a relatively lightly levered portfolio at the moment relative to our statutory limitation. That's certainly one element that's probably worthy of consideration, but there are certainly others.

There are no further questions at this time. I will now turn the call over to Jonathan Cohen. Please continue.

We'd like to thank everybody on the call and listening on the replay for their interest and for their participation. We look forward to speaking to you again soon. Thanks very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Oxford Square Capital Corp. Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] This call is being recorded on Thursday, August 7, 2025. I would now like to turn the conference over to Jonathan H. Cohen, CEO. Please go ahead.

Good morning. Welcome to the Oxford Square Capital Corp.'s Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call. I'm joined today by Saul Rosenthal, our President; Vince Gurrera, our Controller and Vice President of Finance; and Kevin Yonon, our Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Vince, could you open the call with the disclosure regarding forward-looking statements?

Sure, Jonathan. Today's conference call is being recorded. An audio replay of the conference call will be available for 30 days. Replay information is included in our press release that was issued this morning. Please note that this call is the property of Oxford Square Capital Corp. Any unauthorized rebroadcast of this call in any form is strictly prohibited. At this point, please direct your attention to the customary disclosure in this morning's press release regarding forward-looking information. Today's conference call includes forward-looking statements and projections that reflect the company's current views with respect to, among other things, future events and financial performance. We ask that you refer to our most recent filings with the SEC for important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in those projections. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements unless required to do so by law. To obtain copies of our latest SEC filings, please visit our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com. With that, I will turn the presentation back over to John.

Thanks, Vince. For the quarter ended June, Oxford Square's net investment income was approximately $5.5 million or $0.08 per share compared with approximately $6.1 million or $0.09 per share in the prior quarter. Our net asset value per share stood at $2.06 compared to a net asset value per share of $2.09 for the prior quarter. During the quarter, we distributed $0.105 per share to our common stock shareholders. For the second quarter, we recorded total investment income of approximately $9.5 million as compared to approximately $10.2 million in the prior quarter.

In the second quarter, we recorded combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $1.1 million or $0.01 per share compared to combined net unrealized and realized losses on investments of approximately $14.2 million or $0.20 per share for the prior quarter.

During the second quarter, our investment activity consisted of repayments of approximately $233,000. During the quarter ended June, we issued a total of approximately 4.9 million shares of our common stock pursuant to an at-the-market offering, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $11.6 million. On June 30, our Board of Directors declared monthly distributions of $0.035 per share for each of the months ending October, November and December of 2025. Additional details regarding record and payment date information can be found in our press release that was issued this morning.

On August 1, we announced that we priced an underwritten public offering of $65 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.75% unsecured notes due 2030, which will be used for investments and for repayment of existing debt. With that, I'll turn the call over to our Portfolio Manager, Kevin Yonon. Kevin?

Thank you, Jonathan. During the quarter ended June 30, U.S. loan market performance strengthened versus the prior quarter. U.S. loan prices, as defined by the Morningstar LSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan Index increased from 96.31% of par as of March 31 to 97.07% of par as of June 30. According to LCD, during the quarter, there was some pricing dispersion with BB-rated loan prices increasing 35 basis points, B-rated loan prices increasing 68 basis points and CCC-rated loan prices increasing 235 basis points on average.

According to PitchBook LCD, while the 12-month trailing default rate for the loan index increased to 1.11% by principal amount at the end of the quarter from 0.82% at the end of March, we note that the default rate, including various forms of liability management exercises, which are not captured in the cited default rate, remain at an elevated level of 4.46%. Additionally, the distress ratio, defined as a percentage of loans with prices below 80% of par, ended the quarter at 3.06% compared to 3.21% at the end of March.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2025, U.S. leveraged loan primary market issuance, excluding amendments and repricing transactions, was $76.3 billion, representing a 48% decrease versus the quarter ended June 30, 2024. This was driven by lower opportunistic activity, including refinancings and the funding of dividends, partly offset by higher non-refinancing issuance, including M&A and LBO activity versus the prior year comparable quarter.

At the same time, U.S. loan fund outflows, as measured by Lipper, were approximately $5.94 billion for the quarter ended June 30. We continue to focus on portfolio management strategies designed to maximize our long-term total return -- as a permanent capital vehicle, we historically have been able to take a longer-term view towards our investment strategy. With that, I will turn the call back over to Jonathan.

Thank you, Kevin, very much. Additional information about Oxford Square's second quarter performance has been posted to our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.

And with that, operator, we're happy to open the call up for any questions.

[Operator Instructions] I am showing no questions at this time. I will now turn the call back to Mr. Cohen.

Thank you very much. We'd like to thank everyone on the call and listening to the replay for their interest in Oxford Square. We look forward to speaking to you again soon. Thanks very much.

Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today's conference call. Thank you for your participation. You may now disconnect.