Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) plans to hand the CEO role to Nicholas T. Meserve in the fourth quarter of 2026, while Dwayne L. Hyzak, Chairman and CEO since October 2020, stays on as Executive Chairman.

Hyzak to work alongside Meserve as Executive Chairman

Hyzak will work closely with Meserve in his Executive Chairman capacity. The Fund's board of directors designed the transition as part of its long-term succession plan. The timing is described as presently planned, so it remains subject to change.

Meserve has led private loan strategy since the Fund's inception

Meserve is a Managing Director of MSC Income and group head of its private credit investment team. He has held the Managing Director role since 2020. Earlier, he served on the Fund's Board from 2016 until 2020.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund, Inc. (NYSE: MSIF) will release its second quarter 2026 results on Thursday, August 6, 2026, after the financial markets close, and will discuss them on a conference call the next morning.

MSC Income Fund schedules investor call for August 7 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern

The call is set for Friday, August 7, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time. It will be broadcast live by phone and over the Internet, so investors can join by phone or through an audio webcast.

The Fund said that nothing on its website or disclosed on the call, including the webcast and archived versions, is incorporated by reference into the press release or its filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) will pay regular monthly dividends of $0.11 per share for each of October, November and December 2026, totaling $0.33 per share for the fourth quarter, after its Board of Directors approved the payouts.

Board adds $0.03 supplemental dividend for December payment

The board also declared a supplemental cash dividend of $0.03 per share, payable in December 2026. Combined with the regular monthly payments, the fourth-quarter distribution comes to $0.36 per share.

The supplemental payment will come from the Fund's undistributed taxable income, defined as taxable income in excess of dividends paid, as of June 30, 2026.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) posted a 15.9% annualized return on equity for the second quarter of 2026, as net asset value rose 4.0% to $16.51 per share from $15.87 on March 31. Net increase in net assets from operations reached $29.3 million, or $0.65 per share, up $13.0 million from the year-earlier quarter.

Net fair value gains of $19.0 million drive the earnings increase

The net fair value change on portfolio investments was $19.0 million, against $0.9 million in the second quarter of 2025. It comprised a $9.9 million net realized gain and $9.1 million of net unrealized appreciation. The largest single contributor was an $11.6 million realized gain on the full exit of Centre Technologies Holdings, LLC, a lower middle market (LMM) portfolio company. Trailing twelve-month return on equity was 13.5%. NAV is also up $0.66, or 4.2%, from $15.85 at December 31, 2025.

Houston – – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) has closed the first $75.0 million tranche of a $150.0 million private notes offering carrying a fixed 6.83% annual interest rate, the Fund said on September 1, 2026.

Second $75.0 million tranche is due in October 2026

The unsecured Notes mature on September 30, 2029, with interest payable semiannually. The remaining $75.0 million will be issued in October 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

MSC Income may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time at par plus accrued interest to the prepayment date. A make-whole premium applies if applicable.

Proceeds will refinance 4.04% Series A Senior Notes maturing October 30, 2026

The Fund plans to use the net proceeds to repay its $150.0 million of outstanding 4.04% Series A Senior Notes on or before their October 30, 2026 maturity. The new Notes carry a coupon 2.79 percentage points above the maturing debt.

Houston – October 12, 2026 -- MSC Income Fund (NYSE: MSIF) originated new or increased private loan commitments totaling $62.2 million in the third quarter of 2026 and funded investments with a cost basis of $61.4 million.

Fund backs power, cable and mixing-equipment companies with first lien debt

The fund named three notable third-quarter deals, each combining first lien senior secured debt with a small equity stake:

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has secured a US$40 million non-brokered private placement from strategic investor Eric Sprott, who agreed to buy 8,060,226 common shares at C$6.80 each.

Sprott is described as an arm's length investor and is already a strategic shareholder of the company. The shares carry a statutory four-month hold period under Canadian securities laws.

Highlander expects US$100 million in cash after closing the Bear Creek combination

President and CEO Daniel Earle said the added capital will accelerate growth plans across the portfolio. With the investment, the company expects to hold US$100 million in cash at the closing of its previously announced combination with Bear Creek Mining, disclosed on December 19, 2025.

The combination would add the Corani silver project, which Earle described as one of the largest permitted primary silver deposits in the world.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has closed a non-brokered private placement with investor Eric Sprott, raising aggregate gross proceeds of US$40 million through the issuance of 8,060,226 common shares.

The shares were priced at C$6.80 each. The source states the proceeds in U.S. dollars and the share price in Canadian dollars.

Highlander Silver earmarks proceeds for mineral project advancement

The company plans to use the net proceeds to advance its mineral projects and for working capital and general corporate purposes. It gave no allocation by project or budget line.

Highlander Silver is primarily focused on the San Luis gold-silver project in Central Peru, adjacent to the past-producing Pierina mine.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. (TSX: HSLV) has completed its plan of arrangement to acquire all shares of Bear Creek Mining Corporation (TSXV: BCM), issuing 36,225,457 of its own common shares and making Bear Creek a wholly owned subsidiary.

Highlander Silver pays 0.1175 of its shares for each Bear Creek share

Under the arrangement, completed under Division 5 of Part 9 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia), each Bear Creek share was exchanged for 0.1175 Highlander shares. Highlander acquired 308,302,938 Bear Creek shares in total. Immediately before closing it held 50,000,000 shares, or about 13.95% of the outstanding stock, and its stake now stands at 100%.

Toronto – October 12, 2026 -- Highlander Silver Corp. has received approval to list its common shares on the NYSE American LLC, with trading expected to begin Wednesday, March 11, 2026, under the symbol "HSLV."

The company will keep its existing Toronto Stock Exchange listing under the same ticker, giving it a dual-listed structure across Canadian and U.S. exchanges.

Highlander Silver holds assets in Peru and Mexico

The company is advancing a portfolio in Peru that includes the San Luis gold-silver project and the Corani silver project. It also operates the Mercedes gold-silver mine in Mexico.

According to S&P Global rankings cited by the company, San Luis ranks among the 10 highest-grade projects globally in both the gold and silver categories.