8-K
Oxford Square Capital Corp. (OXSQ)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 3, 2026
OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00638 | 20-0188736 |
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| (State or other jurisdiction <br><br>of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer <br><br>Identification No.) |
8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255
Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(203) 983-5275
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b)of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common stock, par value $0.01 per share | OXSQ | NASDAQ Global Select Market LLC |
| 5.50% Notes due 2028 | OXSQG | NASDAQ Global Select Market LLC |
| 7.75% Notes due 2030 | OXSQH | NASDAQ Global Select Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 3, 2026, Oxford Square Capital Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. The text of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information set forth under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information set forth under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 3, 2026, the Company issued a press release, included herewith as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the declaration of distributions for the months ending April 30, 2026, May 31, 2026, and June 30, 2026. Additionally, on March 3, 2026, the Company made available on its website, www.oxfordsquarecapital.com, supplemental investor information with respect to the aforementioned earnings press release.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information provided herein shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press release dated March 3, 2026 |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: March 3, 2026 | OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP. | |
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| By: | /s/ Saul B. Rosenthal | |
| Saul B. Rosenthal | ||
| President |
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Exhibit 99.1
Oxford Square Capital Corp. Announces Net AssetValue and Selected Financial Results for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2025 and Declaration of Distributions on Common Stock for theMonths Ending April 30, May 31, and June 30, 2026.
GREENWICH, CT – 3/3/2026 –Oxford Square Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXSQ) (NasdaqGS: OXSQG) (NasdaqGS: OXSQH) (the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our”) announced today its financial results and related information for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
| · | On February 26, 2026, our Board of Directors declared the following distributions on our common stock: | ||
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| Month Ending | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount Per Share |
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| April 30, 2026 | April 16, 2026 | April 30, 2026 | $0.035 |
| May 31, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.035 |
| June 30, 2026 | June 16, 2026 | June 30, 2026 | $0.035 |
| · | Net asset value (“NAV”) per share as of December 31, 2025 stood at $1.69, compared with a NAV per share on September 30,<br>2025 of $1.95. | ||
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| · | Net investment income (“NII”) was approximately $5.4 million, or $0.07 per share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2025, compared with approximately $5.6 million, or $0.07 per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. | ||
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| · | Total investment income for the quarter ended December 31, 2025 amounted to approximately $10.4 million, compared with approximately<br>$10.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2025. | ||
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| o | For the quarter ended December 31, 2025 we recorded investment income from our portfolio as follows: | ||
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| § | $5.3 million from our debt investments; | ||
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| § | $4.3 million from our CLO equity investments; and | ||
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| § | $0.8 million from other income. | ||
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| · | Our total expenses for the quarter ended December<br>31, 2025 were approximately $5.0 million, compared with total expenses of approximately $4.7 million for the quarter ended September 30,<br>2025. | ||
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| · | As of December 31, 2025, the following metrics applied (note that none of these metrics represented a total return to shareholders): | ||
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| o | The weighted average yield of our debt investments was 14.5% at current cost, compared with 14.6% as of<br>September 30, 2025; | ||
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| o | The weighted average effective yield of our CLO equity investments at current cost was 8.6%, compared<br>with 9.7% as of September 30, 2025; | ||
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| o | The weighted average cash distribution yield of our cash income producing senior secured note investments<br>at current cost was 9.5%, which was approximately the same as of September 30, 2025; and | ||
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| o | The weighted average cash distribution yield of our cash income producing CLO equity investments at current<br>cost was 14.2%, compared with 14.3% as of September 30, 2025. | ||
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| · | For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, we recorded a net decrease in net assets resulting from operations of approximately $12.9<br>million, consisting of: | ||
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| o | NII of approximately $5.4 million; | ||
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| o | Net realized losses of approximately $2.3 million; and | ||
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| o | Net unrealized depreciation of approximately $16.0 million. | ||
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| · | During the fourth quarter of 2025, our investment activity consisted of purchases of approximately $18.0<br>million and repayments of approximately $7.4 million. No sales were made during the quarter. | ||
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| · | Our weighted average credit rating was 2.2 based<br>on total fair value and 2.3 based on total principal amount as of December 31, 2025, which was approximately the same as of September<br>30, 2025. | ||
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| · | As of December 31, 2025, our preferred equity investments in one of our portfolio companies were on non-accrual<br>status, which had an aggregate fair value of approximately $5.0 million. | ||
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| · | For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, we issued a total<br>of approximately 4.3 million shares of common stock pursuant to an “at-the-market” offering. After deducting the sales agent’s<br>commissions and offering expenses, this resulted in net proceeds of approximately $7.9 million. As of December 31, 2025, we had<br>approximately 86.1 million shares of common stock outstanding. | ||
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We will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter results today, Tuesday, March 3^rd^, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. The toll-free dial-in number is 1-800-715-9871, access code number 4928384. There will be a recording available for 30 days. If you are interested in hearing the recording, please dial 1-800-770-2030. The replay pass-code number is 4928384.
A presentation containing further detail regarding our quarterly results of operations has been posted under the Investor Relations section of our website at www.oxfordsquarecapital.com.
OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP.
STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
| December 31, <br> 2024 | |||||
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| ASSETS | |||||
| Non-affiliated/non-control investments (cost: 390,403,599 and 358,356,496, respectively) | 251,731,345 | $ | 256,238,759 | ||
| Affiliated investments (cost: 0 and 16,836,822, respectively) | — | 4,614,100 | |||
| Cash equivalents (cost of 51,236,068 and 34,433,088, respectively) | 51,236,068 | 34,433,088 | |||
| Cash | 698,579 | 493,380 | |||
| Interest and distributions receivable | 2,002,161 | 2,724,049 | |||
| Other assets | 1,070,958 | 1,227,598 | |||
| Total assets | 306,739,111 | $ | 299,730,974 | ||
| LIABILITIES | |||||
| Notes payable – 5.50% Unsecured Notes, net of deferred issuance costs of 996,075 and 1,381,619, respectively | 79,503,925 | 79,118,381 | |||
| Notes payable – 7.75% Unsecured Notes, net of deferred issuance costs of 2,621,662 and 0, respectively | 72,128,338 | — | |||
| Notes payable – 6.25% Unsecured Notes, net of deferred issuance costs of 0 and 309,812, respectively | — | 44,480,938 | |||
| Securities purchased, not settled | 5,944,969 | 12,027,463 | |||
| Accrued interest payable | 1,703,438 | 1,204,487 | |||
| Base Fee and Net Investment Income Incentive Fee payable to affiliate | 1,036,058 | 1,215,964 | |||
| Accrued expenses | 1,017,581 | 1,018,261 | |||
| Total liabilities | 161,334,309 | 139,065,494 | |||
| NET ASSETS | |||||
| Common stock, 0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 86,060,964 and 69,758,938 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | 860,610 | 697,590 | |||
| Capital in excess of par value | 523,040,484 | 487,943,476 | |||
| Total distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) | (378,496,292 | ) | (327,975,586 | ) | |
| Total net assets | 145,404,802 | 160,665,480 | |||
| Total liabilities and net assets | 306,739,111 | $ | 299,730,974 | ||
| Net asset value per common share | 1.69 | $ | 2.30 |
All values are in US Dollars.
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OXFORD SQUARE CAPITAL CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Year Ended<br> December 31,<br> 2025 | Year Ended<br> December 31,<br> 2024 | Year Ended<br> December 31,<br> 2023 | |||||||
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| INVESTMENT INCOME | |||||||||
| From non-affiliated/non-control investments: | |||||||||
| Interest income | $ | 21,091,225 | $ | 24,929,287 | $ | 33,592,166 | |||
| Income from securitization vehicles and investments | 16,452,752 | 15,403,586 | 16,796,699 | ||||||
| Other income | 2,794,896 | 2,350,332 | 1,435,316 | ||||||
| Total investment income from non-affiliated/non-control <br> investments | 40,338,873 | 42,683,205 | 51,824,181 | ||||||
| Total investment income | 40,338,873 | 42,683,205 | 51,824,181 | ||||||
| EXPENSES | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 9,244,234 | 7,847,320 | 10,825,877 | ||||||
| Base Fee | 4,184,721 | 4,310,484 | 4,613,664 | ||||||
| Professional fees | 1,557,637 | 1,537,434 | 1,426,098 | ||||||
| Compensation expense | 950,164 | 746,762 | 825,226 | ||||||
| Director’s fees | 408,500 | 417,500 | 429,500 | ||||||
| Insurance | 267,450 | 308,552 | 329,892 | ||||||
| Transfer agent and custodian fees | 162,626 | 260,330 | 246,562 | ||||||
| General and administrative | 615,660 | 597,883 | 638,350 | ||||||
| Excise tax | 354,957 | 216,528 | 1,423,686 | ||||||
| Total expenses before incentive fees | 17,745,949 | 16,242,793 | 20,758,855 | ||||||
| Net Investment Income Incentive Fees | — | — | 3,705,387 | ||||||
| Capital gains incentive fees | — | — | — | ||||||
| Total incentive fees | — | — | 3,705,387 | ||||||
| Total expenses | 17,745,949 | 16,242,793 | 24,464,242 | ||||||
| Net investment income | 22,592,924 | 26,440,412 | 27,359,939 | ||||||
| NET CHANGE IN UNREALIZED APPRECIATION/(DEPRECIATION) AND REALIZED GAINS/(LOSSES) ON INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS | |||||||||
| Net change in unrealized (depreciation)/appreciation on <br> investments: | |||||||||
| Non-Affiliate/non-control investments | (24,331,795 | ) | 76,337,750 | 6,198,413 | |||||
| Affiliated investments | — | (661,992 | ) | 926,274 | |||||
| Total net change in unrealized (depreciation)/appreciation <br> on investments | (24,331,795 | ) | 75,675,758 | 7,124,687 | |||||
| Net realized losses: | |||||||||
| Non-affiliated/non-control investments | (16,826,078 | ) | (96,236,489 | ) | (17,056,245 | ) | |||
| Extinguishment of debt | (166,118 | ) | — | (190,353 | ) | ||||
| Total net realized losses | (16,992,196 | ) | (96,236,489 | ) | (17,246,598 | ) | |||
| Net change in unrealized and realized losses | (41,323,991 | ) | (20,560,731 | ) | (10,131,911 | ) | |||
| Net (decrease)/increase in net assets resulting from operations. | $ | (18,731,067 | ) | $ | 5,879,681 | $ | 17,238,028 | ||
| Net increase in net assets resulting from net investment income per common share (Basic and Diluted): | $ | 0.30 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.51 | |||
| Net (decrease)/increase in net assets resulting from operations <br> per common share (Basic and Diluted): | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.32 | ||
| Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding <br> (Basic and Diluted): | 76,432,486 | 63,465,255 | 53,919,104 | ||||||
| Distributions per share | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.54 |
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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
| Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2025 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2024 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2023 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2022 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||||
| Net asset value at beginning of year | $ | 2.30 | $ | 2.55 | $ | 2.78 | $ | 4.92 | $ | 4.55 | |||||
| Net investment income^(1)^ | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.32 | ||||||||||
| Net realized and unrealized (losses)/gains^(2)^ | (0.52 | ) | (0.33 | ) | (0.19 | ) | (2.14 | ) | 0.47 | ||||||
| Net (decrease)/increase in net assets resulting from operations | (0.22 | ) | 0.09 | 0.32 | (1.72 | ) | 0.79 | ||||||||
| Distributions per share from net investment income | (0.42 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.54 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.42 | ) | |||||
| Distributions based on weighted average share impact | — | — | (0.01 | ) | — | — | |||||||||
| Tax return of capital distributions^(3)^ | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Total distributions | (0.42 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.55 | ) | (0.42 | ) | (0.42 | ) | |||||
| Effect of shares issued, net of offering expenses | 0.03 | 0.08 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Effect of shares issued/repurchased, gross | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Net asset value at end of year | $ | 1.69 | $ | 2.30 | $ | 2.55 | $ | 2.78 | $ | 4.92 | |||||
| Per share market value at beginning of year | $ | 2.44 | $ | 2.86 | $ | 3.12 | $ | 4.08 | $ | 3.05 | |||||
| Per share market value at end of year | $ | 1.76 | $ | 2.44 | $ | 2.86 | $ | 3.12 | $ | 4.08 | |||||
| Total return based on Market Value^(4)^ | (11.92 | )% | (1.64 | )% | 9.34 | % | (14.11 | )% | 47.38 | % | |||||
| Total return based on Net Asset Value^(5)^ | (8.26 | )% | 6.67 | % | 11.15 | % | (34.96 | )% | 17.36 | % | |||||
| Shares outstanding at end of year | 86,060,964 | 69,758,938 | 59,300,472 | 49,844,796 | 49,690,059 | ||||||||||
| Ratios/Supplemental Data^(7)^ | |||||||||||||||
| Net assets at end of year (000’s) | $ | 145,405 | $ | 160,665 | $ | 151,309 | $ | 138,672 | $ | 244,595 | |||||
| Average net assets (000’s) | $ | 153,815 | $ | 152,362 | $ | 149,944 | $ | 192,785 | $ | 242,589 | |||||
| Ratio of expenses to average net assets | 11.54 | % | 10.66 | % | 16.32 | % | 11.64 | % | 8.69 | % | |||||
| Ratio of net investment income to average net assets | 14.69 | % | 17.35 | % | 18.25 | % | 10.73 | % | 6.64 | % | |||||
| Portfolio turnover rate^(6)^ | 23.23 | % | 33.66 | % | 3.85 | % | 17.09 | % | 11.09 | % | |||||
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| (1) | Represents per share net investment income for the year, based<br>upon weighted average shares outstanding. | ||||||||||||||
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| (2) | Net realized and unrealized gains include rounding adjustments<br>to reconcile change in net asset value per share. | ||||||||||||||
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| (3) | Management monitors available taxable earnings, including net<br>investment income and realized capital gains, to determine if a tax return of capital may occur for the year. To the extent the Company’s<br>taxable earnings fall below the total amount of the Company’s distributions for that fiscal year, a portion of those distributions<br>may be deemed a tax return of capital to the Company’s stockholders. The ultimate tax character of the Company’s earnings<br>cannot be determined until tax returns are prepared after the end of the fiscal year. | ||||||||||||||
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| (4) | Total return based on market value equals the increase or decrease<br>of ending market value over beginning market value, plus distributions, assuming distribution reinvestment prices obtained under the<br>Company’s distribution reinvestment plan, excluding any discounts divided by the beginning market value per share. | ||||||||||||||
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| (5) | Total return based on net asset value equals the increase or<br>decrease of ending net asset value over beginning net asset value, plus distributions, divided by the beginning net asset value. | ||||||||||||||
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| (6) | Portfolio turnover rate is calculated using the lesser of the<br>annual investment sales and repayments of principal or annual investment purchases over the average of the total investments at fair<br>value. | ||||||||||||||
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| (7) | The following table provides supplemental performance ratios<br>measured for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021: | ||||||||||||||
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| Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2025 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2024 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2023 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2022 | Year Ended <br> December 31, <br> 2021 | |||||||||||
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| Ratio of expenses to average net assets: | |||||||||||||||
| Expenses before incentive<br> fees | 11.54 | % | 10.66 | % | 13.84 | % | 11.64 | % | 8.69 | % | |||||
| Net Investment Income Incentive Fees | — | % | — | % | 2.47 | % | — | % | — | % | |||||
| Ratio of expenses, excluding interest expense, to average net assets | 5.53 | % | 5.51 | % | 9.10 | % | 5.23 | % | 4.36 | % |
**About Oxford Square Capital Corp.**Oxford Square Capital Corp. is a publicly-traded business development company principally investing in syndicated bank loans and, to a lesser extent, debt and equity tranches of collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) vehicles. CLO investments may also include warehouse facilities, which are financing structures intended to aggregate loans that may be used to form the basis of a CLO vehicle.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains forward-looking statements subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements. These factors are identified from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We undertake no obligation to update such statements to reflect subsequent events, except as may be required by law.
Contact:
Bruce Rubin
203-983-5280
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