Main Street Announces New Portfolio Investment

HOUSTON, Aug. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Main Street Capital Corporation (NYSE: MAIN) ("Main Street") announced today that it recently led a financing totaling $15.9 million of invested capital in Mystic Logistics, Inc. ("Mystic") to support the majority recapitalization of Mystic, with Main Street funding $12.7 million of the financing in this new portfolio investment.  Main Street's portion of the financing included a $10.0 million first lien, senior secured term loan and a $2.7 million equity investment. In addition, Main Street and its co-investor in the financing are also providing Mystic an undrawn revolving line of credit to support its future working capital needs.  Main Street and its co-investor partnered with the management team of Mystic to facilitate the transaction.

Mystic, founded in 1989, is headquartered in South Glastonbury, Connecticut, and is a leading non-asset based third-party logistics provider that specializes in standard mail consolidation for large volume mailers in the United States. Mystic's value proposition is centered around taking advantage of economies of scale, optimal purchasing power, reduced transit times, and considerable discounts offered by the U.S. Postal Service for assisting in efficiently achieving the "last mile" of delivery service.

ABOUT MAIN STREET CAPITAL CORPORATION

Main Street (www.mainstcapital.com) is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies.  Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors.  Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio.  Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.

Main Street's common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "MAIN."  In addition, Main Street has outstanding 6.125% Notes due 2023, which trade on the NYSE under the symbol "MSCA."

Contacts:
Main Street Capital Corporation
Dwayne L. Hyzak, CFO and Senior Managing Director, dhyzak@mainstcapital.com
713-350-6000

Dennard - Lascar Associates, LLC
Ken Dennard | ken@dennardlascar.com
Jenny Zhou | jzhou@dennardlascar.com
713-529-6600

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SOURCE Main Street Capital Corporation