TICC Sends Letter to Stockholders Urging Them to Vote White Proxy Card Today

GREENWICH, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- TICC Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: TICC) (the "Company," "TICC," "we," or "our") today sent a letter to stockholders urging them to protect the current distribution policy and their investment by voting "FOR" the Company's proposals on the WHITE proxy card.

The full text of the letter is as follows:

August 29, 2016

LAST CALL: ACT NOW TO PRESERVE TICC’S CURRENT DISTRIBUTION POLICY

Vote WHITE proxy card

VOTE FOR PROPOSAL 1: RE-ELECTION OF TONIA L. PANKOPF

VOTE AGAINST PROPOSAL 4: TERMINATION OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

WHAT IS AT STAKE?

• DISTRIBUTION: TICC's distributions have increased from $0.60/share in 2009 to $1.14/share in 2015 – a 92% increase. TICC has consistently maintained its distribution policy despite market volatility.

• RESULTS: TICC has generated 323% total shareholder return since the current strategy was adopted in 2009 – significantly higher than the 147% total shareholder return generated by TICC's BDC peers – and TICC has generated a 17.9% total shareholder return year to date. (1)
• SUCCESS: TICC’s current strategy is working. In 2Q2016, NAV/share increased by 11%, and GAAP Net Investment Income rose by 62% compared to 1Q2016.

RISK OF SUPPORTING TSLX

• DISTRIBUTION POLICY THREATENED: TSLX has publicly criticized TICC's distribution policy. What will happen to TICC’s distributions if TSLX’s agenda is adopted?

• MANAGEMENT VACUUM: TSLX wants to terminate TICC’s investment advisory agreement. Who will manage TICC if the current advisor is terminated? A leading independent research analyst agrees that terminating the current advisor is a bad idea, calling it a “major risk”.(2)
• NO TRANSPARENCY: TSLX has no clear plan – or worse, they just won’t disclose it. Their proposals may destroy stockholder value.
• HIGHER ADVISORY FEES: TSLX pays higher advisory fees than TICC.

VOTE WHITE PROXY CARD

If you have already voted the gold card, you can still change your vote today by simply voting the enclosed WHITE proxy card.

If you have any questions or need assistance in voting your shares, please call our proxy advisor – Alliance Advisors – TOLL FREE AT 855-601-2247

About TICC Capital Corp.

TICC Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally engaged in providing capital to established businesses, investing in syndicated bank loans and purchasing debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

TICC has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A and a WHITE proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for TICC’s 2016 annual stockholder meeting (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company has distributed the definitive proxy statement and a WHITE proxy card to each stockholder entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. TICC STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE COMPANY’S PROXY MATERIALS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ACCOMPANYING WHITE PROXY CARD BECAUSE THESE MATERIALS CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TICC AND THE ANNUAL MEETING. These documents, including any proxy statement (and amendments and supplements thereto) and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov), at TICC’s investor relations website (http://ir.ticc.com), or by writing to TICC at 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, CT 06830 (telephone number 203-983-5275).

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company's stockholders with respect to the Annual Meeting. Information about the Company's directors and executive officers and their ownership of the Company's common stock is set forth in the proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on July 12, 2016 (the “Schedule 14A”). To the extent holdings of such participants in TICC securities have changed since the amounts described in the Schedule 14A, such changes have been reflected on Initial Statements of Beneficial Ownership on Form 3 or Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events, except as may be required by law.

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TICC
Media
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Emily Deissler/Nikki Ritchie/Ben Spicehandler
212-687-8080
or
Stockholders
Alliance Advisors, LLC
855-601-2247

Source: TICC Capital Corp.

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