Main Street Capital Announces Monthly Dividends for October, November and December 2009 of $0.125 Per Share

Main Street Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: MAIN) (”Main Street”) announced today that its Board of Directors declared monthly dividends of $0.125 per share for October, November and December 2009. These monthly dividends, which will be payable pursuant to the table below, equate to a total of $0.375 per share for the fourth quarter of 2009. The dividends per share for the fourth quarter of 2009 also equate to an approximate annualized yield of 11.4% based on Main Street’s current share price. Including the dividends declared for the fourth quarter of 2009, Main Street will have paid $3.26 in cumulative dividends since its October 2007 initial public offering.

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Main Street is a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies. Main Street’s investments are made to

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