Allied Capital Corporation (NYSE:ALD) today announced that it will release fourth quarter 2007 results on Wednesday, February 20, 2008, before the market opens. The company will host a webcast/conference call at 10:15 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) that morning to discuss the results for the quarter. All interested parties are welcome to attend the live webcast, which will be hosted through our web site at www.alliedcapital.com. Please visit the web site to test your connection before the call. You can also access the conference call by dialing (888) 689-4612 approximately 15 minutes prior to the call.
An archived replay of the event will be available through March 5, 2008 by calling (800) 642-1687 (international callers please dial (706) 645-9291). Please reference passcode “33831144.” An archived replay will also be available on our website. For complete information about the webcast/conference call and the replay, please visit our web site or call Allied Capital Investor Relations at (888) 818-5298.
About Allied Capital
Allied Capital is a leading business development company (BDC) in the U.S. that invests private debt and equity capital in middle market businesses nationwide. Founded in 1958 and operating as a public company since 1960, Allied Capital is celebrating 50 years of investing in and supporting the U.S. entrepreneurial economy.
Allied Capital provides long-term debt and equity capital for management and sponsor-led buyouts, and for recapitalizations, acquisitions and growth of middle market companies. Allied Capital’s one-stop financing capabilities include first and second lien senior loans, unitranche debt, junior or subordinated debt and equity. Allied Capital seeks to invest in stable, less cyclical companies that produce significant free cash flow and high returns on invested capital. At September 30, 2007, the Company’s private finance portfolio included investments in 110 companies that currently generate aggregate revenues of over $13 billion and employ more than 90,000 people.
Headquartered in Washington, DC, Allied Capital offers shareholders the opportunity to participate in the private equity industry through an investment in its New York Stock Exchange-listed stock. Allied Capital has paid consistent or increasing regular, quarterly cash dividends annually to shareholders since 1963.
Forward-Looking Statements
The information contained in this press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements, and these factors are enumerated in Allied Capital’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.