BANX) Announces Terms of Rights Offering

DENVER, Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The board of directors (the “Board”) of ArrowMark Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BANX) (the “Fund”) has approved the terms of the issuance of transferable rights (“Rights”) to the holders of the Fund’s shares (the “Common Shareholders”) of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Shares”), as of the record date, entitling the holders of those Rights to subscribe for Common Shares (the “Offer”). The Board, based on the recommendations and presentations of the Fund’s investment adviser, ArrowMark Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), and others, has determined that it is in the best interests of the Fund and the Common Shareholders to conduct the Offer and thereby to increase the assets of the Fund available for investment. In making this determination, the Board considered a number of factors, including potential benefits and costs. In particular, the Board considered the Adviser’s belief that the Offer would enable the Fund to take advantage of existing and future investment opportunities that are or may become available, consistent with the Fund’s investment objective to provide Common Shareholders with current income, and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation. The Adviser anticipates that the proceeds of the Offer will be primarily invested in compelling opportunities in regulatory capital relief securities issued by leading global financial institutions, which the Adviser believes provide attractive, steady income distributions from floating-rate coupons. The Offer also seeks to provide an opportunity to existing Common Shareholders to purchase Common Shares at a discount to market price (subject to a sales load).

An increase in the Fund’s assets may also lower the Fund’s expense ratio, as fixed operating costs would be spread across a larger asset base. Additionally, the Offer creates potential for increased liquidity and trading volume of the Fund’s Common Shares.

Sanjai Bhonsle, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said:

“We estimate regulatory capital relief security issuance reached a record level in 2025, reflecting increased activity from long-term issuers and inaugural issuances from first-time market participants. Looking ahead to 2026, the Fund will seek to take advantage of ongoing secular trends and expects to continue investing in regulatory capital relief securities primarily issued by large money center banks, global systemically important banks, and their affiliates. Furthermore, investors continue to find regulatory capital relief securities attractive due to their income generation, comparatively stable asset valuations, and limited correlation to other asset classes.”