Great Elm Capital Corp. Declares Special Distribution of $0.20 Per Share

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 26, 2017 -- Great Elm Capital Corp. (“we”, “us”, “our” or “GECC”), (NASDAQ:GECC), today announced that its Board of Directors declared a special distribution of $0.20 per share, which is payable on January 30, 2018 to stockholders of record as of December 29, 2017.

“As we have consistently out-earned our declared distributions this year, we are pleased to announce a year-end special distribution to our stockholders of $0.20 per share. In addition to this special distribution, we have paid/declared approximately $1.00 per share in regular distributions in 2017 year to date, bringing our full year distribution to $1.20 per share, representing 9.7% of our September 30^th NAV,” said Peter A. Reed, President and Chief Executive Officer of GECC.

About Great Elm Capital Corp.

Great Elm Capital Corp. is an externally managed, specialty finance company focused on investing in debt instruments of middle market companies. GECC elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. GECC focuses on special situations and catalyst-driven investments as it seeks to generate attractive, risk-adjusted returns through both current income and capital appreciation.

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