Apollo Senior Floating Rate FundNYSE: AFT

NEW YORK, July 01, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (NYSE: AFT) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: AIF) today declared pre-merger distributions to their respective stockholders. The specific distribution dates and amounts are detailed below. As previously announced, AFT and AIF received stockholder approval of the necessary proposals related to their mergers with and into MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC), and the mergers are currently expected to close in late July, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The pre-merger distributions are intended to fully distribute AFT's and AIF's accumulated undistributed net investment income prior to the closing of their mergers with and into MFIC, as required pursuant to the terms of the merger agreements previously signed by AFT and AIF.

Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund is significantly up since the last rating, with total return exceeding 20%. MidCap Financial Investment Corporation is acquiring AFT and the Apollo Tactical Income Fund, leading to changes in the management platform and collateral pool. AFT will shift towards more illiquid middle market collateral post-merger, prompting a 'Sell' rating and suggesting investors explore alternative leveraged loan CEFs.

NEW YORK, June 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (NYSE: AFT) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: AIF) (AFT and AIF, together, the “CEFs”) today announced that both CEFs received stockholder approval of the necessary proposals related to their previously announced mergers with and into MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) at the AFT and AIF special meetings of stockholders reconvened on June 21, 2024. Approximately 88% of AFT's common shares represented at its special meeting (excluding votes abstained or withheld), or approximately 53% of AFT's common shares outstanding, voted in favor of the proposal, satisfying AFT's stockholder approval requirement. Approximately 87% of AIF's common shares represented at its special meeting (excluding votes abstained or withheld), or approximately 53% of AIF's common shares outstanding, voted in favor of the proposal, satisfying AIF's stockholder approval requirement.

NEW YORK, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NYSE: AFT) - Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (the “Fund”) today announced the declaration of its distribution for the month of June 2024 of $0.140 per common share, payable on the date noted below.

Stockholders of AFT and AIF Who Have Voted Thus Far Have Strongly Supported the Merger Proposals Both Leading Independent Proxy Advisors, Institutional Shareholder Services (“ISS”) and Glass Lewis & CO (“Glass Lewis”), Recommend AFT and AIF Stockholders Vote “FOR” the Merger Proposals NEW YORK, May 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) today announced that it has received stockholder approval of the proposal related to the previously announced proposed mergers with Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. (NYSE: AFT) and Apollo Tactical Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: AIF). AFT announced today the adjournment of its Special Meeting of Stockholders (the “AFT Special Meeting”), convened on May 28, 2024, to provide stockholders with additional time to vote on the proposed merger of AFT with and into MFIC (the “AFT Merger Proposal”).

The Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE: PDO) increased by 14.21% to $178.25, while Apollo Senior Floating Rate Fund Inc. saw a slight decrease to $177.63.

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