{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"81182","rtpr_id":"nGNX1f8d8L","ticker":"RWAY","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["RWAY"],"title":"Bulldog Investors Calls on Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY) to Expand Its Share Repurchase Program","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-06T17:47:46.092Z","article_body":"SADDLE BROOK, N.J., July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bulldog Investors, LLP,\na shareholder owning more than 3% of the outstanding shares of Runway Growth\nFinance Corp. (NASDAQ:RWAY) with 1,127,854 shares, announced today that it is\ncalling on management to materially expand its share repurchase program.\n\nOn May 7, 2026, with Runway’s stock price at $6.83, down from its five-year\npeak of almost $15 and 44% below its last reported net asset value (NAV) of\n$12.13, CEO David Spreng announced a $15 million share repurchase program\n“as we believe our shares present an extremely compelling value.” Since\nthen, Runway’s shares have continued to fall, closing at $5.49 on July\n2(nd), a discount of 55% below NAV. It follows that if Runway’s portfolio\nwere liquidated in an orderly fashion and the cash received was distributed to\nshareholders, they would stand to receive more than double what they would\nreceive today by selling their shares in the market.\n\nAbsent a full-blown liquidation, Bulldog believes it no longer makes sense for\nRunway to issue additional loans that the market immediately devalues by more\nthan 50%. Instead, Bulldog believes the best investment Runway can make is to\npurchase its own shares. Therefore, until the discount shrinks significantly,\nBulldog is calling on Runway to use any investible cash to repurchase its\nshares (which will be highly accretive to NAV) and to reduce debt (so as to\nkeep the leverage ratio from increasing).\n\nIf management declines to cease making loans and materially expand Runway’s\nshare repurchase program, Bulldog may nominate directors that support a\ntransaction to maximize shareholder value including possibly winding up the\ncompany.\n\nAbout Bulldog Investors, LLP: Bulldog is an SEC-registered investment adviser\nthat manages closed-end funds and separately managed accounts.\n(www.bulldoginvestors.com)\n\nContact: Phillip Goldstein (914) 260-8248 / pgoldstein@bulldoginvestors.com\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX1f8d8L","title":"Bulldog Investors Calls on Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY) to Expand Its Share Repurchase Program","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"RWAY","created":"2026-07-06T17:47:46.092Z","tickers":["RWAY"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"SADDLE BROOK, N.J., July 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bulldog Investors, LLP,\na shareholder owning more than 3% of the outstanding shares of Runway Growth\nFinance Corp. (NASDAQ:RWAY) with 1,127,854 shares, announced today that it is\ncalling on management to materially expand its share repurchase program.\n\nOn May 7, 2026, with Runway’s stock price at $6.83, down from its five-year\npeak of almost $15 and 44% below its last reported net asset value (NAV) of\n$12.13, CEO David Spreng announced a $15 million share repurchase program\n“as we believe our shares present an extremely compelling value.” Since\nthen, Runway’s shares have continued to fall, closing at $5.49 on July\n2(nd), a discount of 55% below NAV. It follows that if Runway’s portfolio\nwere liquidated in an orderly fashion and the cash received was distributed to\nshareholders, they would stand to receive more than double what they would\nreceive today by selling their shares in the market.\n\nAbsent a full-blown liquidation, Bulldog believes it no longer makes sense for\nRunway to issue additional loans that the market immediately devalues by more\nthan 50%. Instead, Bulldog believes the best investment Runway can make is to\npurchase its own shares. Therefore, until the discount shrinks significantly,\nBulldog is calling on Runway to use any investible cash to repurchase its\nshares (which will be highly accretive to NAV) and to reduce debt (so as to\nkeep the leverage ratio from increasing).\n\nIf management declines to cease making loans and materially expand Runway’s\nshare repurchase program, Bulldog may nominate directors that support a\ntransaction to maximize shareholder value including possibly winding up the\ncompany.\n\nAbout Bulldog Investors, LLP: Bulldog is an SEC-registered investment adviser\nthat manages closed-end funds and separately managed accounts.\n(www.bulldoginvestors.com)\n\nContact: Phillip Goldstein (914) 260-8248 / pgoldstein@bulldoginvestors.com\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-07-06T17:47:46.128707861Z","server_sent_at_ms":1783360066128},"received_at":"2026-07-06T17:47:46.194Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"70296","press_release_id":"81182","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Diversified Financial Services","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":["Stock trading at 55% discount to NAV","Activist investor threatening board nominations and potential liquidation","Market devalues new loans by >50%"],"eventType":"other","narrative":"Bulldog Investors, owning over 3% of Runway Growth Finance, is pressuring management to materially expand its share repurchase program as the stock trades at a 55% discount to NAV.\n\nThe activist firm argues that Runway should cease issuing new loans, which it claims the market devalues by over 50%, and instead use cash to buy back shares or reduce debt to improve NAV per share.\n\nBulldog warned that it may nominate directors to force a transaction, potentially including winding up the company, if management does not agree to halt lending and buy back stock.","sentiment":"mixed","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Activist Bulldog Investors demands buybacks/liquidation as RWAY trades at massive NAV discount."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"nav":12.13,"share_price":5.49,"nav_discount":"55%","prior_buyback":"$15 million","loan_devaluation":">50%","ownership_shares":1127854,"ownership_percent":">3%"}},"quotedText":"it no longer makes sense for Runway to issue additional loans that the market immediately devalues by more than 50%","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"David Spreng","role":"CEO"},{"name":"Phillip Goldstein","role":"Contact"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"Runway Growth Finance Corp.","ticker":"RWAY","relationship":"issuer"},{"name":"Bulldog Investors, LLP","relationship":"shareholder"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"$15","context":"five-year peak stock price (approx)"},{"amount":"$6.83","context":"stock price on May 7, 2026"},{"amount":"$12.13","context":"last reported net asset value (NAV)"},{"amount":"$5.49","context":"stock price on July 2, 2026"},{"amount":"$15 million","context":"share repurchase program announced May 7, 2026"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":3,"reasoning":"A significant shareholder (>3%) is publicly criticizing management's capital allocation strategy and threatening a board fight. 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