Rand Capital Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend for 2023, Payable on or About June 14, 2023

Rand Capital Corporation is an externally managed business development company (BDC). The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return to its shareholders with current income and capital appreciation by focusing its debt and related equity investments in privately held, lower middle market companies with committed and experienced managements in a variety of industries. The Company invests in businesses that have sustainable, differentiated and market proven products. The Company invest at least 70 % of total assets in qualifying assets and provide managerial assistance to the portfolio companies in which it invests. The Company's portfolio includes professional and business services, manufacturing, consumer product, software, distribution, automotive, and oil and gas. The Company's investment adviser is Rand Capital Management, LLC (RCM).