Franklin Square and GSO to Ring NYSE Opening Bell

PHILADELPHIA, April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Square Chairman and CEO Michael C. Forman and members of its management team will ring the opening bell tomorrow morning at the New York Stock Exchange for the listing of its flagship fund, FS Investment Corporation (FSIC). They will be joined by representatives of FSIC's sub-adviser, GSO / Blackstone, including Bennett Goodman, co-founder of GSO Capital Partners.

Following the bell, the company's common stock will begin trading under the ticker symbol "FSIC."

"FSIC's listing marks the next stage of the company's evolution," said Forman. "FSIC's scale, focus on senior secured investments and partnership with GSO / Blackstone have positioned the company to succeed. I am confident that FSIC's listing will enable us to build upon our prior accomplishments and will create new opportunities to enhance shareholder value."

As of February 28, 2014, FSIC had over $4.5 billion in total assets and 159 portfolio companies, with approximately 83% of its portfolio invested in senior secured debt. Since FSIC's inception, the company has originated over $3.1 billion in direct lending opportunities to over 50 portfolio companies.

As previously disclosed, FSIC increased its monthly cash distribution amount from $0.0720 per share to $0.07425 per share, effective April 1, 2014. This served to raise its annualized distribution rate from 8.41% to 8.68% based on its last publicly reported net asset value per share.  The company's board of directors also intends to declare two special cash distributions of $0.10 per share, one to be paid on August 15, 2014 to stockholders of record as of July 31, 2014, and a second on November 14, 2014 to stockholders of record as of October 31, 2014.

"The direct loan origination platform we have developed distinguishes FSIC and positions it for future success," said GSO's Goodman. "We believe FSIC's strategy will continue to produce strong returns for an expanded audience of investors."

About FS Investment Corporation

FSIC is a business development company sponsored by Franklin Square Capital Partners ("Franklin Square"). FSIC primarily originates and invests in senior secured loans and other securities of private U.S. companies, with the investment objective of generating current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. FSIC is managed by FB Income Advisor, LLC, an affiliate of Franklin Square, and is sub-advised by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC, an affiliate of GSO Capital Partners LP ("GSO"). GSO, with approximately $65 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2013, is the credit platform of Blackstone, one of the world's leading managers of alternative investments. For more information, please visit www.fsinvestmentcorp.com.

About Franklin Square Capital Partners

Franklin Square is a leading manager of alternative investment funds designed to enhance investors' portfolios by providing access to asset classes, strategies and asset managers that typically have been available to only the largest institutional investors. The firm's funds offer "endowment-style" investment strategies that help construct diversified portfolios and manage risk. Franklin Square strives not only to maximize investment returns but also to set the industry standard for best practices by focusing on transparency, investor protection and education for investment professionals and their clients.

Founded in Philadelphia in 2007, Franklin Square quickly established itself as a leader in the world of alternative investments by introducing innovative credit-based income funds, including the industry's first non-traded BDC. The firm currently manages five funds with over $10.3 billion in assets as of December 31, 2013.

For more information, please visit www.franklinsquare.com.

About Blackstone and GSO Capital Partners

Blackstone is one of the world's leading investment and advisory firms. Blackstone seeks to create positive economic impact and long-term value for its investors, the companies it invests in, the companies it advises and the broader global economy. The firm does this through the commitment of its extraordinary people and flexible capital. GSO is the global credit platform of Blackstone. GSO, together with its affiliates, has approximately $65 billion of assets currently under management and is one of the largest credit-focused alternative managers in the world and a major participant in the leveraged finance marketplace. GSO seeks to generate superior risk-adjusted returns in its credit business by investing in a broad array of strategies including mezzanine, distressed investing leveraged loans and other special situation strategies. Blackstone's alternative asset management businesses include investment vehicles focused on private equity, hedge fund solutions, secondary funds, and multi asset class exposures falling outside of other funds' mandates. Blackstone also provides various financial advisory services, including mergers and acquisitions advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com.

Certain Information about Distributions

The determination of the tax attributes of FSIC's distributions is made annually as of the end of its fiscal year based upon its taxable income and distributions paid, in each case, for the full year. Therefore, a determination as to the tax attributes of the distributions made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes for a full year. FSIC intends to update stockholders quarterly with an estimated percentage of its distributions that resulted from taxable ordinary income. The actual tax characteristics of distributions to stockholders will be reported to stockholders annually on Form 1099-DIV.

The payment of future distributions on FSIC's shares of common stock is subject to the discretion of its board of directors and applicable legal restrictions, and therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future distributions.

FSIC may fund its cash distributions to stockholders from any sources of funds available to it, including expense reimbursements from Franklin Square, as well as offering proceeds, borrowings, net investment income from operations, capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets, non-capital gains proceeds from the sale of assets and dividends or other distributions paid to it on account of preferred and common equity investments in portfolio companies. FSIC has not established limits on the amount of funds it may use from available sources to make distributions. There can be no assurance that FSIC will be able to pay distributions at a specific rate or at all.

The payment of any special cash distribution is subject to applicable legal restrictions and the sole discretion of FSIC's board of directors, and therefore, there can be no assurance as to the amount or timing of any such future distribution. The special cash distributions described herein are contingent upon the completion of FSIC's listing.

The annualized distribution rates referenced above are based on FSIC's net asset value per share of $10.27 as of February 28, 2014.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements, including statements with regard to future events or the future performance or operation of FSIC. Words such as "believes," "expects," "projects" and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include changes in the economy, risks associated with possible disruption in FSIC's operations or the economy generally due to terrorism or natural disasters, future changes in laws or regulations and conditions in FSIC's operating area, the ability of FSIC to complete the listing of its shares of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE"), the ability to complete the tender offer, the price at which shares of common stock may trade on the NYSE, which may be higher or lower than the purchase price in the tender offer, and some of these factors are enumerated in the filings FSIC makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission("SEC"). FSIC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

CONTACT:
Franklin Square Media Team
215-495-1174
[email protected]

SOURCE FS Investment Corporation

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