PSEC – A Prospect Capital Fund

Prospect Capital Declares 19th Consecutive Quarterly Dividend Increase, Representing a 17.9% Current Dividend Yield

June 23, 2009

NEW YORK, NY – (MARKET WIRE) – 06/23/09 – Prospect Capital Corporation
(NASDAQ: PSEC) (“Prospect” or “Company”) announced today that it has
declared a fourth fiscal quarter (for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2009) dividend of $0…