180 Degree Capital Corp. Notes Average Discount of Net Asset Value per Share to Stock Price for Third Month of Initial Measurement Period of its Discount Management Program
April 01 2024 - 9:00AM
180 Degree Capital Corp. (“180 Degree Capital”) (NASDAQ: TURN),
noted today that the average discount between its estimated daily
net asset value per share (“NAV”) and its daily closing stock price
during March 2024 and year-to-date through the end of March 2024,
were approximately 20% and 22%, respectively.1 This discount was
approximately 16% on March 31, 2024.
As previously disclosed in a press release on
November 13, 2023, 180 Degree Capital’s Board of Directors has set
two measurement periods of 1) January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024,
and 2) January 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025, in which it will evaluate
the average discount between TURN’s estimated daily NAV and its
closing stock price pursuant to a Discount Management Program.
Should TURN’s common stock trade at an average daily discount to
NAV of more than 12% during either of these measurement periods,
180 Degree Capital’s Board will consider all available options at
the end of each measurement period including, but not limited to, a
significant expansion of 180 Degree Capital’s current stock buyback
program of up to $5 million, cash distributions reflecting a return
of capital to shareholders, or a tender offer.
“The first quarter of 2024 as a whole was
positive for 180 Degree Capital, both in terms of increases in our
NAV and our constructive activism,” said Kevin M. Rendino, Chief
Executive Officer of 180 Degree Capital. “While we experienced a
pullback in the stock prices of certain of our portfolio holdings
during March 2024, we believe our portfolio as a whole is well
positioned for value creation in the future. This belief is
supported by the historically low multiples many of our portfolio
companies trade at even though their businesses continue to improve
and are positioned to generate meaningful profitability and cash
flows. Of specific note related to our constructive
activism is that we are gratified that the Board of Directors of
comScore, Inc. (“SCOR”) have agreed to nominate our proposed
candidate, Matthew F. McLaughlin, at its upcoming annual meeting of
stockholders.”
“While one quarter does not make a year, nor an
investment cycle, we continue to be excited about our positioning
and the value we believe can be created through our stock picking
and constructive activism in 2024 and beyond,” added Daniel B.
Wolfe, President of 180 Degree Capital. “In addition to our
constructive activism engagements with SCOR and Synchronoss
Technologies, Inc. (“SNCR”) through our appointment to its Board of
Directors, we are actively engaging with a number of our other
holdings, primarily through private communications. Should these
efforts not yield the results we believe are required, we are
prepared to shift to public communications. The ultimate goal of
each of our engagements is to create value for all stakeholders of
the businesses in which we invest, including 180 Degree
Capital.”
About 180 Degree Capital
Corp.
180 Degree Capital Corp. is a publicly traded
registered closed-end fund focused on investing in and providing
value-added assistance through constructive activism to what we
believe are substantially undervalued small, publicly traded
companies that have potential for significant turnarounds. Our goal
is that the result of our constructive activism leads to a reversal
in direction for the share price of these investee companies, i.e.,
a 180-degree turn. Detailed information about 180 and its holdings
can be found on its website at www.180degreecapital.com.
Press Contact:Daniel B. WolfeRobert E. Bigelow180 Degree Capital
Corp.973-746-4500ir@180degreecapital.com
Mo ShafrothRF Bindermorrison.shafroth@rfbinder.com
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forward-looking nature relating to future events. These
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1. Daily estimated NAVs used for the
discount calculation outside of quarter-end dates are determined as
prescribed in 180’s Valuation Procedures for Level 3 assets.
Non-investment-related assets and liabilities used to determine
estimated daily NAV are those reported as of the end of the prior
quarter.
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