TICC Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:TICC) (the "Company," "TICC," "we," or "our") today sent a letter to stockholders explaining the Company’s current distribution policy, and the value it creates for stockholders, and urging stockholders to reject TPG Specialty Lending Inc’s (TSLX) self-serving campaign by voting “FOR” the Company’s proposals on the WHITE proxy card.

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The full text of the letter is as follows:



July 28, 2016

TICC COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING CURRENT DISTRIBUTION POLICY

PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT – VOTE THE WHITE CARD TODAY

VOTE AGAINST TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT (PROPOSAL 4)

VOTE FOR THE RE-ELECTION OF TONIA L. PANKOPF (PROPOSAL 1)

Dear Fellow Stockholder:

As we move closer to TICC’s Annual Meeting – scheduled for September 2, 2016 – it is critical that you vote to protect your investment and preserve TICC’s distribution policy. WE URGE YOU TO VOTE THE ENCLOSED WHITE PROXY CARD TODAY.

TICC Management has a proven track record – reject TSLX’s effort to replace TICC Management by voting AGAINST the termination of the investment advisory agreement (Proposal 4) and AGAINST TSLX’s director nominee by voting FOR the re-election of Tonia L. Pankopf (Proposal 1)!

TICC is committed to a distribution policy that delivers consistent returns to stockholders – and our track record demonstrates that we have delivered on this commitment. Since the beginning of 2009, TICC has delivered a Total Shareholder Return of 264%, outperforming both the S&P 500 and our peer group of externally-managed BDCs1. (See Figure 1)

By voting AGAINST the termination of the investment advisory agreement (Proposal 4) and AGAINST TSLX’s director nominee you are taking a step to protect the current distribution policy and the value of your investment.

TICC’s distribution policy has generated attractive returns to our stockholders and the TICC Board and management team are committed to maintaining this. TSLX has publicly criticized TICC’s distribution policy, and wants to see TICC reduce distribution payments to TICC’s stockholders. This is a self-serving campaign by TSLX and is not in the best interests of stockholders. They are asking you to vote to terminate the existing Investment Advisory Agreement, which could result in TICC being left with NO investment advisor, NO management team and NO operational infrastructure. This could likely lead to a significant loss of value and income to the Company. Do not accept TSLX’s misleading arguments or make a decision based on a leap of faith.

TSLX has not been upfront about their end-game – TSLX has not clearly stated whether they want to take control of the management of TICC’s assets or what their nominee’s position is with respect to TICC’s distribution policy. The only way to ensure that TICC’s Board and Management can continue to provide stockholders with attractive total returns is by voting the WHITE card today and rejecting TSLX’s proposal to terminate the investment advisory agreement and its director nominee!

TICC’S DISTRIBUTION TRACK RECORD

TICC distributes 100% of its taxable income to shareholders and has historically made these distributions during or shortly after the period in which the earnings were generated, allowing its stockholders to anticipate and benefit from the Company’s earnings on a timely basis.

TICC’S CUMULATIVE DISTRIBUTIONS2
(See Figure 2)

If you have already returned a gold proxy card, it is not too late to change your vote. Only your latest dated proxy card will be counted so you can vote the enclosed WHITE proxy card today. Please follow the instructions on your WHITE proxy card or return it in the postage-paid envelope that is provided. Electronic voting is available.

TICC’s Board and Management Team work to create value for you, our stockholders. TSLX, however, wants to take actions that could reduce TICC's quarterly distributions and destroy value for our stockholders. Avoid potential disruptions in our operations and distribution policy by voting FOR election of our nominee, Tonia Pankopf, and AGAINST the termination of the Investment Advisory Agreement on the WHITE proxy card.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US. NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN
PLEASE VOTE THE WHITE CARD TODAY!

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

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Steve Novak
Chairman of the Board of Directors, TICC Capital Corp.



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.

1 Externally-managed BDCs with more than $100MM in market capitalization and pre-2009 IPOs, and externally-managed BDCs with $250-750MM market capitalization.

2 From the start of the Company’s operations in 2003 through the year ending December 31, 2014 (the most recent period for which the Company has filed its tax returns), TICC made total distributions to shareholders of approximately $346.5 million, of which approximately $16.9 million represented a tax return of capital.