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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001641172-25-012683
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	40-APP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250528
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250528

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAND CAPITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000081955
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				160961359
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815
		FILM NUMBER:		25995414

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1405 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7168530802

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1405 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Thorofare Asset Based Lending Fund V, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001719071
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				821607577
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-03
		FILM NUMBER:		25995417

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O THOROFARE CAPITAL
		STREET 2:		100 N PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 2050
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245
		BUSINESS PHONE:		213-873-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O THOROFARE CAPITAL
		STREET 2:		100 N PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, SUITE 2050
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Capital Fund, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001741616
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				825059180
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1218

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-09
		FILM NUMBER:		25995423

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6178807480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Capital Management, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001741675
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				815323008
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-14
		FILM NUMBER:		25995428

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6178807480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001768435
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				981465977
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-08
		FILM NUMBER:		25995422

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED
		STREET 2:		CAYMAN CORP CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL ROAD
		CITY:			GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-9008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-880-7480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED
		STREET 2:		CAYMAN CORP CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL ROAD
		CITY:			GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-9008

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rand Capital Management LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001806157
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				842246964
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-02
		FILM NUMBER:		25995416

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(716) 853-0802

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2200 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Rand Capital Management, LLC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200310

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine BDC Income Fund, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001814004
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				850570600
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-06
		FILM NUMBER:		25995420

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-880-7480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Callodine Special Opportunity Fund, LP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20200603

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Capital Master Fund, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001829073
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				981423349
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			E9
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-07
		FILM NUMBER:		25995421

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O WALKERS CORPORATE LIMITED
		STREET 2:		CAYMAN CORP CENTRE, 27 HOSPITAL RD
		CITY:			GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN
		STATE:			E9
		ZIP:			KY1-9008
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-880-7480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1830
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02110

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Asset Based Loan Fund II, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001885941
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				862812524
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-11
		FILM NUMBER:		25995425

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-588-3318

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Rand Capital Sub LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001923416
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-01
		FILM NUMBER:		25995415

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1405 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(716) 853-0802

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1405 RAND BUILDING
		CITY:			BUFFALO
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			14203

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Thorofare, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001926490
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				272801751
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-04
		FILM NUMBER:		25995418

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NORTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(213) 873-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 NORTH PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
		CITY:			EL SEGUNDO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90245

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Credit Management, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001927492
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				862842625
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-13
		FILM NUMBER:		25995427

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(617) 880-7480

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Strategic Credit Fund II, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001927494
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				862265514
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-05
		FILM NUMBER:		25995419

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3060 PEACHTREE RD. NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1120
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30305
		BUSINESS PHONE:		404-419-6130

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3060 PEACHTREE RD. NW
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1120
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30305

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Perpetual ABL Fund, LP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001940770
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				883157933
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-10
		FILM NUMBER:		25995424

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116
		BUSINESS PHONE:		617-880-7484

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		545 BOYLSTON STREET, 10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			BOSTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			02116

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Callodine Specialty Income Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002029168
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-15
		FILM NUMBER:		25995429

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O UMB FUND SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		235 W. GALENA ST.
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53212
		BUSINESS PHONE:		414-299-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O UMB FUND SERVICES INC.
		STREET 2:		235 W. GALENA ST.
		CITY:			MILWAUKEE
		STATE:			WI
		ZIP:			53212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BlueArc Mezzanine Partners I, L.P.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001676515
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				473604432
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			GA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15815-12
		FILM NUMBER:		25995426

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3060 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1600
		STREET 2:		ONE BUCKHEAD PLAZA
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30305
		BUSINESS PHONE:		404-419-6130

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3060 PEACHTREE ROAD, SUITE 1600
		STREET 2:		ONE BUCKHEAD PLAZA
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30305
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CAPITAL CORPORATION, RAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND<BR>
RAND CAPITAL SUB LLC</B></FONT></P>

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Buffalo, NY 14203</FONT></P>

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SPECIALTY INCOME FUND, CALLODINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP, CALLODINE CREDIT MANAGEMENT, LLC, BLUEARC MEZZANINE PARTNERS I, LP, CALLODINE
ASSET BASED LOAN FUND II, LP, CALLODINE PERPETUAL ABL FUND, LP, CALLODINE CAPITAL FUND, LP, CALLODINE CAPITAL OFFSHORE FUND, LTD., CALLODINE
CAPITAL MASTER FUND, LP, CALLODINE BDC INCOME FUND, LP, CALLODINE STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND II, LP, THOROFARE, LLC AND THOROFARE ASSET BASED
LENDING FUND V, L.P.</B></FONT></P>

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International Place, Suite 1830<BR>
Boston, MA 02110</FONT></P>

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FOR AN ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 17(d) AND 57(i) OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AND RULE 17d-1 UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT
OF 1940 PERMITTING CERTAIN JOINT TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY SECTIONS 17(d) AND 57(a)(4) OF AND RULE 17d-1 UNDER THE INVESTMENT
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following entities hereby request an order (the &ldquo;<B><I>Order</I></B>&rdquo;) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&ldquo;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&rdquo;) under Section 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>1940 Act</I></B>&rdquo;),<SUP>1</SUP> and Rule 17d-1, permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited
by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder. The Order would supersede the exemptive order issued by the
Commission on March 29, 2021 as amended by the Order issued on September 6, 2022 (the &ldquo;<B><I>Prior Orders</I></B>&rdquo;)<SUP>2
</SUP>that were granted pursuant to Sections 57(a)(4), 57(i) and Rule 17d-1 with the result that no person will continue to rely on the
Prior Orders if the Order is granted.</FONT></P>

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    Capital Corporation (&ldquo;<B><I>Rand</I></B>&rdquo;), a New York corporation that has elected to be regulated as a business development
    company under the 1940 Act. The investment adviser to Rand is RCM (as defined below).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    a Delaware statutory trust that is a closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act. The investment adviser
    to CSIF is Callodine Capital (as defined below).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Capital Management, LLC (&ldquo;<B><I>RCM</I></B>&rdquo;) serves as the investment adviser to Rand and certain of the Existing Affiliated
    Funds (as defined below) and as a sub-adviser to CSIF, on behalf of itself and its successors.<SUP>3</SUP> RCM is an investment
    adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>Advisers Act</I></B>&rdquo;).</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Capital Management, LP (&ldquo;<B><I>Callodine Capital</I></B>&rdquo;) serves as the investment adviser to CSIF and certain
    of the Existing Affiliated Funds, on behalf of itself and its successors. Callodine Capital is an investment adviser registered
    under the Advisers Act.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Credit Management, LLC (&ldquo;<B><I>CCM</I></B>&rdquo;) serves as the investment adviser to certain of the Existing Affiliated Funds
    and as a sub-adviser to CSIF, on behalf of itself and its successors. CCM is an exempt reporting adviser pursuant to Rule
    203(m)-1 of the Advisers Act.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
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    LLC (&ldquo;<B><I>Thorofare</I></B>&rdquo; and together with RCM, Callodine Capital and CCM, the &ldquo;<B><I>Existing Advisers</I></B>&rdquo;)
    serves as the investment adviser to certain of the Existing Affiliated Funds and as a sub-adviser to CSIF, on behalf of itself
    and its successors. Thorofare is an investment adviser registered under the Advisers Act. All of the Existing Advisers are under
    common control.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Capital Sub LLC (the &ldquo;<B><I>Existing Wholly-Owned Subsidiary</I></B>&rdquo;), which is a separate and distinct legal entity
    and is a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub (as defined below) of Rand.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&#9679;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
    investment vehicles identified on <U>Schedule A</U> hereto, each of which is a separate and distinct legal entity and each of which
    would be an investment company but for Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act (the &ldquo;<B><I>Existing Affiliated Funds</I></B>&rdquo;
    and collectively with the Existing Regulated Funds, the Existing Advisers and the Existing Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the &ldquo;<B><I>Applicants</I></B>&rdquo;).<SUP>4</SUP></FONT></TD></TR>
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                                            </SUP>Unless otherwise indicated, all section and rule references herein are to the 1940
                                            Act and rules promulgated thereunder.</FONT></P>

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</SUP><U>Rand Capital Corporation, et al.</U> (File No. 812-15174), Release Nos. IC-34218 (March 1, 2021) (notice) and IC-34237 (March
29, 2021) (order), as amended by <U>Rand Capital Corporation, et al.</U> (File No. 812-15348), Release Nos. IC-34667 (August 9, 2022)
(notice) and IC-34695 (September 6, 2022) (order).</FONT></P>

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</SUP>The term &ldquo;<B><I>successor</I></B>&rdquo; means an entity that results from reorganization into another jurisdiction or change
in the type of business organization.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>All existing entities that currently intend to rely upon the requested Order have been named as Applicants. Any other existing
or future entity that subsequently relies on the Order will comply with the terms and conditions of the Application.</FONT></P>

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relief requested in this application for the Order (the &ldquo;<B><I>Application</I></B>&rdquo;) would allow a Regulated Fund<SUP>5 </SUP>and
one or more Affiliated Entities<SUP>6</SUP> to engage in Co-Investment Transactions<SUP>7</SUP> subject to the terms and conditions described
herein. The Regulated Funds and Affiliated Entities that participate in a Co-Investment Transaction are collectively referred to herein
as &ldquo;<B><I>Participants</I></B>.&rdquo;<SUP>8</SUP> The Applicants do not seek relief for transactions effected consistent with
Commission staff no-action positions.<SUP>9</SUP></FONT></P>

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                                            </SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Regulated Fund</I></B>&rdquo; means the Existing Regulated Funds and any
                                            Future Regulated Funds. &ldquo;<B><I>Future Regulated Fund</I></B>&rdquo; means an entity
                                            (a) that is a closed-end management investment company registered under the 1940 Act, or
                                            a closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business
                                            development company under the 1940 Act, (b) whose (1) primary investment adviser or (2) sub-adviser
                                            is an Adviser (as defined below) and (c) that intends to engage in Co-Investment Transactions.
                                            If an Adviser serves as sub-adviser to a Regulated Fund whose primary adviser is not also
                                            an Adviser, such primary adviser shall be deemed to be an Adviser with respect to conditions
                                            3 and 4 only.</FONT></P>

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term Regulated Fund also includes (a) any Wholly-Owned Investment Sub (as defined below) of a Regulated Fund, (b) any Joint Venture (as
defined below) of a Regulated Fund, and (c) any BDC Downstream Fund (as defined below) of a Regulated Fund that is a business development
company. &ldquo;<B><I>Wholly-Owned Investment Sub</I></B>&rdquo; means an entity: (a) that is a &ldquo;wholly-owned subsidiary&rdquo;
(as defined in Section 2(a)(43) of the 1940 Act) of a Regulated Fund; (b) whose sole business purpose is to hold one or more investments
and which may issue debt on behalf or in lieu of such Regulated Fund; and (c) is not a registered investment company or a business development
company. &ldquo;<B><I>Joint Venture</I></B>&rdquo; means an unconsolidated joint venture subsidiary of a Regulated Fund, in which all
portfolio decisions, and generally all other decisions in respect of such joint venture, must be approved by an investment committee
consisting of representatives of the Regulated Fund and the unaffiliated joint venture partner (with approval from a representative of
each required). &ldquo;<B><I>BDC Downstream Fund</I></B>&rdquo; means an entity (a) directly or indirectly controlled by a Regulated
Fund that is a business development company, (b) that is not controlled by any person other than the Regulated Fund (except a person
that indirectly controls the entity solely because it controls the Regulated Fund), (c) that would be an investment company but for Section
3(c)(1) or 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act, (d) whose investment adviser is an Adviser and (e) that is not a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub.</FONT></P>

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the case of a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub that does not have a chief compliance officer or a Board, the chief compliance officer and
Board of the Regulated Fund that controls the Wholly-Owned Investment Sub will be deemed to serve those roles for the Wholly-Owned Investment
Sub. In the case of a Joint Venture or a BDC Downstream Fund (as applicable) that does not have a chief compliance officer or a Board,
the chief compliance officer of the Regulated Fund will be deemed to be the Joint Venture&rsquo;s or BDC Downstream Fund&rsquo;s chief
compliance officer, and the Joint Venture&rsquo;s or BDC Downstream Fund&rsquo;s investment committee will be deemed to be the Joint
Venture&rsquo;s or BDC Downstream Fund&rsquo;s Board.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Affiliated Entity</I></B>&rdquo; means an entity not controlled by a Regulated Fund that intends to engage in Co-Investment
Transactions and that is (a) with respect to a Regulated Fund, another Regulated Fund; (b) an Adviser or its affiliates (other than an
open-end investment company registered under the 1940 Act), and any direct or indirect, wholly- or majority-owned subsidiary of an Adviser
or its affiliates (other than of an open-end investment company registered under the 1940 Act), that is participating in a Co-Investment
Transaction in a principal capacity; or (c) any entity that would be an investment company but for Section 3(c) of the 1940 Act or Rule
3a-7 thereunder and whose investment adviser is an Adviser.</FONT></P>

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the extent that an entity described in clause (b) is not advised by an Adviser, such entity shall be deemed to be an Adviser for purposes
of the conditions.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Co-Investment Transaction</I></B>&rdquo; means the acquisition or Disposition of securities of an issuer in a transaction
effected in reliance on the Order or previously granted relief.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Adviser</I></B>&rdquo; means the Existing Advisers, and any other investment adviser controlling, controlled by, or
under common control with an Existing Adviser. The term &ldquo;Adviser&rdquo; also includes any internally-managed Regulated Fund.</FONT></P>

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</SUP><I>See, e.g.</I>, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (pub. avail. June 7, 2000), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (pub.
avail. July 28, 2000) and SMC Capital, Inc. (pub. avail. Sept. 5, 1995).</FONT></P>

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE APPLICANTS</B></FONT></P>

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Existing Regulated Funds</FONT></P>

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</B>Rand is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business
development company under the 1940 Act. Rand was organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of New York in February 1969,
and completed its initial public offering in 1971. Rand has made an election to be treated as a regulated investment company (&ldquo;<B><I>RIC</I></B>&rdquo;)
under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the &ldquo;<B><I>Code</I></B>&rdquo;), and intends to continue to
make such election in the future. Rand&rsquo;s principal place of business is 1405 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY 14203.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand&rsquo;s
investment objective is to generate current income and, when possible, complement this current income with capital appreciation. Rand
has a five-member board of directors (the &ldquo;<B><I>Rand Board</I></B>&rdquo;), of which four members are not &ldquo;interested&rdquo;
persons of Rand within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.<SUP>10</SUP></FONT></P>

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</B>CSIF is an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that operates as an interval fund pursuant
to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act. CSIF was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on July 12, 2024. CSIF intends to elect to be treated
as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. CSIF&rsquo;s principal place of business is c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc., 235 West Galena
Street, Milwaukee, WI 53212.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">CSIF&rsquo;s
primary investment objective is to seek to provide high current income by investing directly or indirectly in a range of corporate, real
estate and alternative credit opportunities. CSIF&rsquo;s secondary investment objective is to seek to provide capital preservation.
CSIF has a four-member board of trustees (the &ldquo;<B><I>CSIF Board</I></B>&rdquo; and, together with the Rand Board, the &ldquo;<B><I>Board</I></B>&rdquo;),
of which three members are not &ldquo;interested&rdquo; persons of CSIF within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">B.
The Existing Affiliated Funds</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Existing Affiliated Funds are investment funds each of whose investment adviser is an Adviser and each of which would be an investment
company but for Section 3(c)(1) or Section 3(c)(7) of the 1940 Act.<SUP>11</SUP> A list of the Existing Affiliated Funds and their respective
investment advisers is included on <U>Schedule A</U> hereto.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">C.
The Existing Advisers</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">RCM
and CCM were each organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Delaware, Callodine Capital was organized as
a limited partnership under the laws of the state of Massachusetts, and Thorofare was organized as a limited liability company under
the laws of the state of California. Each of the Existing Advisers is privately held. Each of the Existing Advisers is a direct or an
indirect subsidiary of Callodine Group, LLC and has registered with the Commission pursuant to Section 203 of the Advisers Act.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>RCM.
</B>RCM serves as the investment adviser to Rand and certain Existing Affiliated Funds pursuant to the terms of their respective
investment advisory agreements and as a sub-adviser to CSIF pursuant to the terms of a sub-advisory agreement. RCM will review
investments with respect to Rand to determine whether or not Rand should invest in a new portfolio company and, if so, to what extent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Callodine
Capital.</B> Callodine Capital serves as the investment adviser to CSIF and certain Existing Affiliated Funds pursuant to the terms of
their respective investment advisory agreements. Callodine Capital will review investments with respect to CSIF and the Existing Affiliated
Funds for which it serves as investment adviser to determine whether or not each entity should invest in a new portfolio company and,
if so, to what extent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CCM.
</B>CCM serves as the investment adviser to certain Existing Affiliated Funds pursuant to the terms of their respective investment advisory
agreements and as a sub-adviser to CSIF pursuant to the terms of a sub-advisory agreement. CCM will review investments with respect
to the Existing Affiliated Funds for which it serves as investment adviser to determine whether or not each entity should invest in a
new portfolio company and, if so, to what extent.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Thorofare.
</B>Thorofare serves as the investment adviser to certain of the Existing Affiliated Funds pursuant to the terms of their respective
investment advisory agreements and as a sub-adviser to CSIF pursuant to the terms of a sub-advisory agreement. Thorofare will
review investments with respect to the Existing Affiliated Funds for which it serves as investment adviser to determine whether or not
each entity should invest in a new portfolio company and, if so, to what extent.</FONT></P>

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                                            </SUP>The Board of each Future Regulated Fund will consist of a majority of members who are
                                            not &ldquo;interested persons&rdquo; of such Future Regulated Fund within the meaning of
                                            Section 2(a)(19) of the Act.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>In the future, the Affiliated Fund may register as a closed-end management investment company under the Act and, if so registered,
will be considered a Regulated Fund for purposes of this application.</FONT></P>

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ORDER REQUESTED</B></FONT></P>

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Applicants request an Order of the Commission under Sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder to permit, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth below in this Application (the &ldquo;<B><I>Conditions</I></B>&rdquo;), each Regulated Fund to
be able to participate with one or more Affiliated Entities in Co-Investment Transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and
57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-1 thereunder.</FONT></P>

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Applicable Law</FONT></P>

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17(d), in relevant part, prohibits an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of such affiliated person, of a registered investment
company, acting as principal, from effecting any transaction in which the registered investment company is &ldquo;a joint or a joint
and several participant with such person&rdquo; in contravention of such rules as the SEC may prescribe &ldquo;for the purpose of limiting
or preventing participation by such [fund] on a basis different from or less advantageous than that of such other participant.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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17d-1 prohibits an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of such affiliated person, of a registered investment company, acting as
principal, from participating in, or effecting any transaction in connection with, any &ldquo;joint enterprise or other joint arrangement
or profit-sharing plan&rdquo;<SUP>12</SUP> in which the fund is a participant without first obtaining an order from the SEC.</FONT></P>

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57(a)(4), in relevant part, prohibits any person related to a business development company in the manner described in Section 57(b),
acting as principal, from knowingly effecting any transaction in which the business development company is a joint or a joint and several
participant with such persons in contravention of such rules as the Commission may prescribe for the purpose of limiting or preventing
participation by the business development company on a basis less advantageous than that of such person. Section 57(i) provides that,
until the SEC prescribes rules under Section 57(a), the SEC&rsquo;s rules under Section 17(d) applicable to registered closed-end investment
companies will be deemed to apply to persons subject to the prohibitions of Section 57(a). Because the SEC has not adopted any rules
under Section 57(a), Rule 17d-1 applies to persons subject to the prohibitions of Section 57(a).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rule
17d-1(b) provides, in relevant part, that in passing upon applications under the rule, the Commission will consider whether the participation
of a registered investment company in a joint enterprise, joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan on the basis proposed is consistent
with the provisions, policies and purposes of the 1940 Act and the extent to which such participation is on a basis different from or
less advantageous than that of other participants.</FONT></P>

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Need for Relief</FONT></P>

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Regulated Fund may be deemed to be an affiliated person of each other Regulated Fund within the meaning of Section 2(a)(3) if it is deemed
to be under common control because an Adviser is or will be either the investment adviser or sub-adviser to each Regulated Fund. Section
17(d) and Section 57(b) apply to any investment adviser to a closed-end fund or a business development company, respectively, including
a sub-adviser. Thus, an Adviser and any Affiliated Entities that it advises could be deemed to be persons related to Regulated Funds
in a manner described by Sections 17(d) and 57(b). The Existing Advisers are each direct or indirect subsidiaries of Callodine Group,
LLC, are under common control, and are thus affiliated persons of each other. Accordingly, with respect to the Existing Advisers and
any other Advisers that are deemed to be affiliated persons of each other, Affiliated Entities advised by any of them could be deemed
to be persons related to Regulated Funds (or a company controlled by a Regulated Fund) in a manner described by Sections 17(d) and 57(b).
In addition, any entities or accounts controlled by or under common control with the Existing Advisers, and/or any other Advisers that
are deemed to be affiliated persons of each other that may, from time to time, hold various financial assets in a principal capacity,
could be deemed to be persons related to Regulated Funds (or a company controlled by a Regulated Fund) in a manner described by Sections
17(d) and 57(b). Finally, with respect to any Wholly-Owned Investment Sub, Joint Venture, or BDC Downstream Fund of a Regulated Fund,
such entity would be a company controlled by its parent Regulated Fund for purposes of Section 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d-l
under the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>Rule 17d-1(c) defines a &ldquo;[j]oint enterprise or other joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan&rdquo; to include, in relevant
part, &ldquo;any written or oral plan, contract, authorization or arrangement or any practice or understanding concerning an enterprise
or undertaking whereby a registered investment company &hellip; and any affiliated person of or principal underwriter for such registered
company, or any affiliated person of such a person or principal underwriter, have a joint or a joint and several participation, or share
in the profits of such enterprise or undertaking &hellip;.&rdquo;</FONT></P>

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Conditions</FONT></P>

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agree that any Order granting the requested relief will be subject to the following Conditions.</FONT></P>

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<U>Same Terms</U>. With respect to any Co-Investment Transaction, each Regulated Fund, and Affiliated Entity participating in such transaction
will acquire, or dispose of, as the case may be, the same class of securities, at the same time, for the same price and with the same
conversion, financial reporting and registration rights, and with substantially the same other terms (provided that the settlement date
for an Affiliated Entity may occur up to ten business days after the settlement date for the Regulated Fund, and vice versa). If a Participant,
but not all of the Regulated Funds, has the right to nominate a director for election to a portfolio company&rsquo;s board of directors,
the right to appoint a board observer or any similar right to participate in the governance or management of a portfolio company, the
Board of each Regulated Fund that does not hold this right must be given the opportunity to veto the selection of such person.<SUP>13</SUP></FONT></P>

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<U>Existing Investments in the Issuer</U>. Prior to a Regulated Fund acquiring in a Co-Investment Transaction a security of an issuer
in which an Affiliated Entity has an existing interest in such issuer, the &ldquo;required majority,&rdquo; as defined in Section 57(o)
of the 1940 Act,<SUP>14</SUP> of the Regulated Fund (&ldquo;<B><I>Required Majority</I></B>&rdquo;) will take the steps set forth in
Section 57(f) of the 1940 Act,<SUP>15</SUP> unless: (i) the Regulated Fund already holds the same security as each such Affiliated Entity;
and (ii) the Regulated Fund and each other Affiliated Entity holding the security is participating in the acquisition in approximate
proportion to its then-current holdings.</FONT></P>

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<U>Related Expenses</U>. Any expenses associated with acquiring, holding or disposing of any securities acquired in a Co-Investment Transaction,
to the extent not borne by the Adviser(s), will be shared among the Participants in proportion to the relative amounts of the securities
being acquired, held or disposed of, as the case may be.<SUP>16</SUP></FONT></P>

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<U>No Remuneration</U>. Any transaction fee<SUP>17</SUP> (including break-up, structuring, monitoring or commitment fees but excluding
broker&rsquo;s fees contemplated by section 17(e) or 57(k) of the 1940 Act, as applicable), received by an Adviser and/or a Participant
in connection with a Co-Investment Transaction will be distributed to the Participants on a pro rata basis based on the amounts they
invested or committed, as the case may be, in such Co-Investment Transaction. If any transaction fee is to be held by an Adviser pending
consummation of the transaction, the fee will be deposited into an account maintained by the Adviser at a bank or banks having the qualifications
prescribed in section 26(a)(1) of the 1940 Act, and the account will earn a competitive rate of interest that will also be divided pro
rata among the Participants based on the amount they invest in such Co-Investment Transaction. No Affiliated Entity, Regulated Fund,
or any of their affiliated persons will accept any compensation, remuneration or financial benefit in connection with a Regulated Fund&rsquo;s
participation in a Co-Investment Transaction, except: (i) to the extent permitted by Section 17(e) or 57(k) of the 1940 Act; (ii) as
a result of either being a Participant in the Co-Investment Transaction or holding an interest in the securities issued by one of the
Participants; or (iii) in the case of an Adviser, investment advisory compensation paid in accordance with investment advisory agreement(s)
with the Regulated Fund(s) or Affiliated Entity(ies).</FONT></P>

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                                            </SUP>Such a Board can also, consistent with applicable fund documents, facilitate this opportunity
                                            by delegating the authority to veto the selection of such person to a committee of the Board.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>Section 57(o) defines the term &ldquo;required majority,&rdquo; in relevant part, with respect to the approval of a proposed transaction,
as both a majority of a BDC&rsquo;s directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of such directors who
are not interested persons of the BDC. In the case of a Regulated Fund that is not a BDC, the Board members that constitute the Required
Majority will be determined as if such Regulated Fund were a BDC subject to Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>Section 57(f) provides for the approval by a Required Majority of certain transactions on the basis that, in relevant part: (i)
the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid or received, are reasonable and fair to the shareholders of the
BDC and do not involve overreaching of the BDC or its shareholders on the part of any person concerned; (ii) the proposed transaction
is consistent with the interests of the BDC&rsquo;s shareholders and the BDC&rsquo;s policy as recited in filings made by the BDC with
the Commission and the BDC&rsquo;s reports to shareholders; and (iii) the BDC&rsquo;s directors record in their minutes and preserve
in their records a description of the transaction, their findings, the information or materials upon which their findings were based,
and the basis for their findings.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>Expenses of an individual Participant that are incurred solely by the Participant due to its unique circumstances (such as legal
and compliance expenses) will be borne by such Participant.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>Applicants are not requesting and the Commission is not providing any relief for transaction fees received in connection with any
Co-Investment Transaction.</FONT></P>

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<U>Co-Investment Policies</U>. Each Adviser (and each Affiliated Entity that is not advised by an Adviser) will adopt and implement policies
and procedures reasonably designed to ensure that: (i) opportunities to participate in Co-Investment Transactions are allocated in a
manner that is fair and equitable to every Regulated Fund; and (ii) the Adviser negotiating the Co-Investment Transaction considers the
interest in the Transaction of any participating Regulated Fund (the &ldquo;<B><I>Co-Investment Policies</I></B>&rdquo;). Each Adviser
(and each Affiliated Entity that is not advised by an Adviser) will provide its Co-Investment Policies to the Regulated Funds and will
notify the Regulated Funds of any material changes thereto.<SUP>18</SUP></FONT></P>

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<U>Dispositions</U>:</FONT></P>

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Prior to any Disposition<SUP>19</SUP> by an Affiliated Entity of a security acquired in a Co-Investment Transaction, the Adviser to each
Regulated Fund that participated in the Co-Investment Transaction will be notified and each such Regulated Fund given the opportunity
to participate pro rata based on the proportion of its holdings relative to the other Affiliated Entities participating in such Disposition.</FONT></P>

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Prior to any Disposition by a Regulated Fund of a security acquired in a Co-Investment Transaction, the Required Majority will take the
steps set forth in Section 57(f) of the 1940 Act, unless: (i) each Affiliated Entity holding the security participates in the Disposition
in approximate proportion to its then-current holding of the security; or (ii) the Disposition is a sale of a Tradable Security.<SUP>20</SUP></FONT></P>

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<U>Board Oversight</U></FONT></P>

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Each Regulated Fund&rsquo;s directors will oversee the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s participation in the co-investment program in the exercise
of their reasonable business judgment.</FONT></P>

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Prior to a Regulated Fund&rsquo;s participation in Co-Investment Transactions, the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s Board, including a Required
Majority, will: (i) review the Co-Investment Policies, to ensure that they are reasonably designed to prevent the Regulated Fund from
being disadvantaged by participation in the co-investment program; and (ii) approve policies and procedures of the Regulated Fund that
are reasonably designed to ensure compliance with the terms of the Order.</FONT></P>

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At least quarterly, each Regulated Fund&rsquo;s Adviser and chief compliance officer (as defined in Rule 38a-1(a)(4)) will provide the
Regulated Fund Boards with reports or other information requested by the Board related to a Regulated Fund&rsquo;s participation in Co-Investment
Transactions and a summary of matters, if any, deemed significant that may have arisen during the period related to the implementation
of the Co-Investment Policies and the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s policies and procedures approved pursuant to (b) above.</FONT></P>

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Every year, each Regulated Fund&rsquo;s Adviser and chief compliance officer will provide the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s Board with reports
or other information requested by the Board related to the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s participation in the co-investment program and any
material changes in the Affiliated Entities&rsquo; participation in the co-investment program, including changes to the Affiliated Entities&rsquo;
Co-Investment Policies.</FONT></P>

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The Adviser and the chief compliance officer will also notify the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s Board of a compliance matter related to the
Regulated Fund&rsquo;s participation in the co-investment program and related Co-Investment Policies or the Regulated Fund&rsquo;s policies
and procedures approved pursuant to (b) above that a Regulated Fund&rsquo;s chief compliance officer considers to be material.</FONT></P>

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<U>Recordkeeping</U>. All information presented to the Board pursuant to the order will be kept for the life of the Regulated Fund and
at least two years thereafter, and will be subject to examination by the Commission and its Staff. Each Regulated Fund will maintain
the records required by Section 57(f)(3) as if it were a business development company and each of the Co-Investment Transactions were
approved by the Required Majority under Section 57(f).<SUP>21</SUP></FONT></P>

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In the event that the Commission adopts a rule under the 1940 Act allowing co-investments of the type described in this Application,
any relief granted by the Order will expire on the effective date of that rule.</FONT></P>

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                                            </SUP>The Affiliated Entities may adopt shared Co-Investment Policies.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Disposition</I></B>&rdquo; means the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of an interest in a security of
an issuer.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>&ldquo;<B><I>Tradable Security</I></B>&rdquo; means a security which trades: (i) on a national securities exchange (or designated
offshore securities market as defined in Rule 902(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) and (ii) with sufficient volume and
liquidity (findings which are to be made in good faith and documented by the Advisers to any Regulated Funds) to allow each Regulated
Fund to dispose of its entire remaining position within 30 days at approximately the price at which the Regulated Fund has valued the
investment.</FONT></P>

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</SUP>If a Regulated Fund enters into a transaction that would be a Co-Investment Transaction pursuant to this Order in reliance on another
exemptive order instead of this Order, the information presented to the Board and records maintained by the Regulated Fund will expressly
indicate the order relied upon by the Regulated Fund to enter into such transaction.</FONT></P>

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STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF RELIEF REQUESTED</B></FONT></P>

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submit that allowing the Co-Investment Transactions described by this Application is justified on the basis of (i) the potential benefits
to the Regulated Funds and their respective shareholders and (ii) the protections found in the terms and conditions set forth in this
Application.</FONT></P>

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Potential Benefits to the Regulated Funds and their Shareholders</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Section
57(a)(4) and Rule 17d-1 (as applicable) limit the ability of the Regulated Funds to participate in attractive co-investment opportunities
under certain circumstances. If the relief is granted, the Regulated Funds should: (i) be able to participate in a larger number and
greater variety of investments, thereby diversifying their portfolios and providing related risk-limiting benefits; (ii) be able to participate
in larger financing opportunities, including those involving issuers with better credit quality, which otherwise might not be available
to investors of a Regulated Fund&rsquo;s size; (iii) have greater bargaining power (notably with regard to creditor protection terms
and other similar investor rights), more control over the investment and less need to bring in other external investors or structure
investments to satisfy the different needs of external investors; (iv) benefit from economies of scale by sharing fixed expenses associated
with an investment with the other Participants; and (v) be able to obtain better deal flow from investment bankers and other sources
of investments.</FONT></P>

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Shareholder Protections</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Each
Co-Investment Transaction would be subject to the terms and conditions of this Application. The Conditions are designed to address the
concerns underlying Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) and Rule 17d-l by ensuring that participation by a Regulated Fund in any Co-Investment
Transaction would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that of other Participants. Under Condition 5, each Adviser
(and each Affiliated Entity that is not advised by an Adviser) will adopt and implement Co-Investment Policies that are reasonably designed
to ensure that (i) opportunities to participate in Co-Investment Transactions are allocated in a manner that is fair and equitable to
every Regulated Fund; and (ii) the Adviser negotiating the Co Investment Transaction considers the interest in the Transaction of any
participating Regulated Fund. The Co-Investment Policies will require an Adviser to make an independent determination of the appropriateness
of a Co-Investment Transaction and the proposed allocation size based on each Participant&rsquo;s specific investment profile and other
relevant characteristics.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>V.
PRECEDENTS</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
Commission has previously issued orders permitting certain investment companies subject to regulation under the 1940 Act and their affiliated
persons to be able to participate in Co-Investment Transactions (the &ldquo;<B><I>Existing Orders</I></B>&rdquo;).<SUP>22</SUP> Similar
to the Existing Orders, the Conditions described herein are designed to mitigate the possibility for overreaching and to promote fair
and equitable treatment of the Regulated Funds. Accordingly, the Applicants submit that the scope of investor protections contemplated
by the Conditions are consistent with those found in the Existing Orders.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">22
<I>See, e.g</I>., Polen Credit Opportunities Fund, <I>et al</I>. (File No. 812-15457) Release No. IC-35183 (May 2, 2024) (notice), Release
No. IC-35206 (May 28, 2024) (Order); Sound Point Meridian Capital, Inc., <I>et al</I>. (File No. 812-15476-01) Release No. IC-35173 (April
19, 2024) (notice), Release No. IC-35192 (May 15, 2024) (order); Brookfield Infrastructure Income Fund Inc., <I>et al</I>. (File No.
812-15415), Release No. IC-35001 (September 20, 2022) (notice), Release No. IC-35032 (October 17, 2023) (order); T. Rowe Price OHA Select
Private Credit Fund, <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15461), Release No. IC-34963 (July 24, 2023) (notice), Release No. IC-34987 (August
21, 2023) (order); KKR Real Estate Select Trust Inc., <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15181), Release No. IC-34962 (July 18, 2023) (notice),
Release No. IC-34985 (August 15, 2023) (order); MBC Total Private Markets Access Fund, <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15422), Release No.
IC-34953 (June 28, 2023) (notice), Release No. IC-34965 (July 25, 2023) (order); Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp. <I>et al.</I> (File
No. 812-15323), Release No. IC-34946 (June 20, 2023) (notice), Release No. IC-34961 (July 18, 2023) (order).</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>VI.
PROCEDURAL MATTERS</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">A.
Communications</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Please
address all communications concerning this Application, the Notice and the Order to:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
                                            Morrow</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Group, LLC</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Two
    International Place, Suite 1830</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Boston,
    MA 02110</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">(617)
    880-7480</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">jmorrow@callodine.com</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; width: 49%"><P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel
                                            Penberthy</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Corporation<BR>
    1405 Rand Building</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Buffalo,
    NY 14203<BR>
    (716) 853-0802</FONT></P>
    <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">dpenberthy@randcapital.com</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Please
address any questions, and a copy of any communications, concerning this Application, the Notice, and the Order to:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Stephani
M. Hildebrandt, Esq.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Anne
G. Oberndorf, Esq.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Eversheds
Sutherland (US) LLP</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>700
Sixth Street, N.W.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Washington,
D.C. 20001</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>(202)
383-0100</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>anneoberndorf@eversheds-sutherland.com</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">B.
Authorizations</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">The
filing of this Application for the Order sought hereby and the taking of all acts reasonably necessary to obtain the relief requested
herein was authorized by the Board of each Existing Regulated Fund pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board. Copies of the resolutions
are provided below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Pursuant
to Rule 0-2(c), Applicants hereby state that each Existing Regulated Fund and Existing Affiliated Fund have authorized to cause to be
prepared and to execute and file with the Commission this Application and any amendment thereto for an order pursuant to Section 57(i)
and Rule 17d-1 permitting certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) and Rule 17d-1. The person executing
the Application on behalf of the Applicants being duly sworn deposes and says that he has duly executed the Application for and on behalf
of the applicable entity listed; that he is authorized to execute the Application pursuant to the terms of an operating agreement, management
agreement or otherwise; and that all actions by members, directors or other bodies necessary to authorize each such deponent to execute
and file the Application have been taken.</FONT></P>

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Applicants have caused this Application to be duly signed on their behalf on the 28th day of May, 2025.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Daniel Penberthy</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel
    Penberthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Jay Lyons</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jay
    Lyons</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President
    </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Credit, LLC, its sole member</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Capital Management, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Credit Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Eugene Martin</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Eugene
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Brendan W. Miller</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brendan
    W. Miller</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
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    Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Rand Capital Corporation:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Sub LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Daniel Penberthy</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel
    Penberthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Co-Chief
    Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Existing
    Affiliated Funds:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Asset Based Loan Fund II, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Perpetual ABL Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Credit Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Eugene Martin</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Eugene
    Martin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Master Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    BDC Income Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Management, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Strategic Credit Fund II, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BlueArc
    Mezzanine Partners I, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Scott Barfield</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Scott
    Barfield</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Co-Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
  </TABLE>
<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thorofare
    Asset Based Lending Fund V, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Brendan W. Miller</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brendan
    W. Miller</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
    Signatory </FONT></TD></TR>
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A</B></FONT></P>

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undersigned states that he has duly executed the attached application dated as of May 28, 2025 for and on behalf of the entities
listed below; that he holds office with such entity as indicated below and that all action by directors, officers, stockholders, general
partners, trustees or members of each entity and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned to execute and file such instrument
has been taken. The undersigned further states that he is familiar with such instrument, and the contents thereof, and that the facts
therein set forth are true to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.</FONT></P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Existing Regulated Funds</B></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Corporation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Daniel Penberthy</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel
    Penberthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Specialty Income Fund</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Jay Lyons</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Jay
    Lyons</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">President
    </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Existing Advisers</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Credit, LLC, its sole member</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Management, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Credit Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Eugene Martin</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Eugene
    Martin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thorofare,
    LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Brendan W. Miller</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brendan
    W. Miller</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
    Signatory</FONT></TD></TR>
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    Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Rand Capital Corporation:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Sub LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Daniel Penberthy</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Daniel
    Penberthy</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Co-Chief
    Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    Affiliated Funds:</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Asset Based Loan Fund II, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Perpetual ABL Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Credit Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Eugene Martin</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Eugene
    Martin</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer </FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Master Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif">
    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    BDC Income Fund, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Capital Management, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    James Morrow</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">James
    Morrow</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
    Strategic Credit Fund II, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">BlueArc
    Mezzanine Partners I, LP</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Rand
    Capital Management, LLC</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Scott Barfield</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Scott
    Barfield</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Co-Chief
    Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Thorofare
    Asset Based Lending Fund V, L.P.</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-bottom: 1pt; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 50%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top; width: 5%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom; width: 45%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><I>/s/
    Brendan W. Miller</I></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Name:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Brendan
    W. Miller</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; vertical-align: bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Authorized
    Signatory </FONT></TD></TR>
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B.1</B></FONT></P>

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OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF</B></FONT></P>

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CAPITAL CORPORATION</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
the Board believes it is in the best interests of the Company to file an application with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &ldquo;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&rdquo;) for an order pursuant to Sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended
(the &ldquo;<B><I>1940 Act</I></B>&rdquo;), and Rule 17d&ndash;1 promulgated thereunder (the &ldquo;<B><I>Application</I></B>&rdquo;),
to authorize the entering into of certain joint transactions and co-investments by the Company with certain entities which may be deemed
to be &ldquo;affiliates&rdquo; of the Company pursuant to the provisions of the 1940 Act, which such joint transactions and co-investments
would otherwise be prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d&ndash;1 promulgated thereunder, all as more
fully set forth in the draft Application that has been presented to the Board; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
the Board has previously reviewed the Application.</FONT></P>

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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED</B>, that the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, and the
Secretary of the Company (each, an &ldquo;<B><I>Authorized Officer</I></B>&rdquo; and collectively, the &ldquo;<B><I>Authorized Officers</I></B>&rdquo;)
be, and they hereby are, authorized, empowered and directed, in the name and on behalf of the Company, to prepare or cause to be prepared,
executed, delivered and filed with the SEC the Application, and to do or cause to be done such other acts or things and execute such
other documents, including amendments to the Application, as they deem necessary or desirable, with the advice of counsel, to cause the
Application to conform to comments received from the Staff of the SEC and otherwise deemed necessary or advisable, including changes
that may be required to comply with the 1940 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, in such form and accompanied by
such exhibits and other documents, as the Authorized Officers preparing the same shall approve, such approval to be conclusively evidenced
by the filing of the Application; and</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>FURTHER
RESOLVED</B>, that the Authorized Officers be, and each of them hereby is, authorized, empowered and directed, in the name and on behalf
of the Company, to perform or cause to be performed all of the agreements and obligations of the Company in connection with the foregoing
resolutions and to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby, to take or cause to be taken any and all further actions, to execute
and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all other documents, instruments, agreements, undertakings, and certificates of any
kind and nature whatsoever, to incur and pay or cause to be incurred and paid all fees and expenses and to engage such persons as the
Authorized Officers may determine to be necessary, advisable or appropriate to effectuate or carry out the purposes and intent of the
foregoing resolutions, and the execution by the Authorized Officers of any such documents, instruments, agreements, undertakings and
certificates, the payment of any fees and expenses or the engagement of such persons or the taking by them of any action in connection
with the foregoing matters shall conclusively establish the Authorized Officers&rsquo; authority therefore and the authorization, acceptance,
adoption, ratification, approval and confirmation by the Company thereof.</FONT></P>

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B.2</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>RESOLUTIONS
OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF</B></FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>CALLODINE
SPECIALTY INCOME FUND</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>WHEREAS</B>,
the Board of Trustees (the &ldquo;Board&rdquo;) of Callodine Specialty Income Fund (the &ldquo;Fund&rdquo;) deems it is advisable
and in the best interest of the Fund to file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &ldquo;Commission&rdquo;) an
application for an order pursuant to Sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &ldquo;1940
Act&rdquo;), and Rule 17d&ndash;1 promulgated thereunder (the &ldquo;Application&rdquo;), to authorize the entering into of certain
joint transactions that otherwise may be prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule 17d&ndash;1
promulgated thereunder, </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>NOW,</B></FONT><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED</B>, that the </FONT>officers of Callodine Capital Management, LP and the Fund be, and each of them
hereby is, authorized and directed on behalf of the Fund and in its name and on behalf of the Fund, to prepare, execute, and cause to
be filed with the Commission an Application for an Order of Exemption, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, and any
amendments thereto, pursuant to Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act, and Rule 17d-1 promulgated under the 1940 Act, authorizing certain joint
transactions that otherwise may be prohibited by Section 17(d) of the 1940 Act; and it is further</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>RESOLVED,
</B>that the officers of the Fund be, and each of them hereby is, authorized and directed to take such further action and execute such
other documents as such officer or officers shall deem necessary or advisable in order to effectuate the intent of the foregoing resolution;
and it is further</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.25in"><B>RESOLVED,
</B>that any and all actions previously taken by the Fund or any of its trustees or officers in connection with the actions contemplated
by the foregoing resolutions be, and each of them hereby is, ratified, confirmed, approved and adopted in all respects as and for the
acts and deeds of the Fund.</P>
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A</U></B></FONT></P>

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Affiliated Funds</U></B></FONT></P>

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Affiliated Funds Advised by Rand Capital Management, LLC</B></FONT></P>

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Strategic Credit Fund II, LP</FONT></P>

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Mezzanine Partners I, LP</FONT></P>

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Affiliated Funds Advised by Callodine Credit Management, LLC</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
Asset Based Loan Fund II, LP</FONT></P>

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Perpetual ABL Fund, LP</FONT></P>

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Affiliated Funds Advised by Callodine Capital Management, LP</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Callodine
Capital Fund, LP</FONT></P>

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Capital Offshore Fund, Ltd.</FONT></P>

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Capital Master Fund, LP</FONT></P>

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BDC Income Fund, LP</FONT></P>

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Affiliated Funds Advised by Thorofare, LLC</B></FONT></P>

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Asset Based Lending Fund V, L.P.</FONT></P>

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