180 Degree Capital Corp. Reports $6.22 Preliminary Net Asset Value Per Share, -1.6% YTD, and Liquid Public Securities and Cash of 87% of Net Assets, as of June 30, 2023

• Net Asset Value Per Share Has Increased from the End of Q2 2023 Driven by Appreciation in Value of Liquid Public Securities¹
• Portfolio Is Focused on Core Positions That We Continue to Believe Have the Potential to Appreciate Materially Based on Identified Catalysts

MONTCLAIR, N.J., July 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 180 Degree Capital Corp. (NASDAQ:TURN) (“180” and the “Company”), today reported preliminary results as of June 30, 2023.

“We decided to pre-announce our net asset value per share (“NAV”) for Q2 2023 due primarily to the weakness in TURN’s stock and the disconnect between share price and NAV,” said Kevin M. Rendino, Chief Executive Officer of 180. “While we are frustrated with our performance in Q2 2023, we used the quarter to position TURN to benefit should certain catalysts of our holdings occur down the road. Our current belief is that some of these catalysts could materialize over the ensuing months. These catalysts primarily center around removal of capital structure overhangs through refinancing of debt, completion of strategic transactions, and/or certain companies demonstrating better corporate governance and alignment with all stakeholders. We currently believe that these catalysts, if they occur, could result in material appreciation of the value of our holdings in these companies in line with our initial investment target of at least 100%. We continue to use our constructive activism to drive these events to completion where possible.”

“Our underperformance this quarter following outperformance last quarter was primarily due to declines in value of certain of our larger holdings and led to a gross total return of our public investments of -5.8% versus +5.3% return for the Russell Microcap Index,” noted Daniel B. Wolfe, President of 180. “Company specific events at Intevac, Inc. (IVAC) and continued weakness in the price per share of Comscore, Inc. (SCOR)—even with significant improvements in its business—were large contributors to declines in our NAV. Strength in our holdings of Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (CVGI) and Potbelly Corporation (PBPB), coupled with renewed interest in D-Wave Quantum, Inc. (QBTS), due to its position in enabling artificial intelligence platforms, were not enough to offset our declining positions. We ended the quarter with liquid public investments representing nearly 90% of our net assets. Management continues to believe that TURN’s stock does not reflect the appropriate value of the company and its holdings. As such management continued to purchase TURN in the open market in the quarter, in addition to the significant repurchase by TURN of its stock in May 2023. We believe there is no justification, despite being 280 basis points behind the Russell Microcap Index YTD, that TURN’s stock price warrants an almost 30% discount to our NAV at the end of Q2 2023. Since our inception, we have generated a gross total return of +223.6% versus +47.1% for the Russell Microcap Index.”