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accession: "0001287032-24-000377"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PSEC"
cik: "0001287032"
company_name: "PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T13:05:01.643445+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Prospect Capital increases preferred stock offering by $250M to $2.25B

## Summary
- Amendment increases aggregate liquidation preference of Preferred Stock offering from $2.0B to $2.25B.
- Reclassified 20M common shares into preferred shares, reducing common share count from 1.352B to 1.332B.
- Offering now covers up to 90M shares of Preferred Stock with $2.25B aggregate liquidation preference.
- Legal opinion on validity of Preferred Stock shares attached as Exhibit 5.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001287032-24-000377
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PSEC
- cik: 0001287032
- company_name: PROSPECT CAPITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 3.03, 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287032/000128703224000377/0001287032-24-000377-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287032/000128703224000377/psec-20241017.htm

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