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NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carlyle Credit Income Fund (“we,” “us,” “our,” “CCIF” or the “Fund”) CCIF today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2024. The full detailed presentation of the Fund’s fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2024, financial results can be viewed on the Fund’s website carlylecreditincomefund.com/investor-dashboard.

Lauren Basmadjian, CCIF’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We’re pleased with our 4Q and FY results and continue to execute the strategy we laid out when we first became investment advisor to CCIF in July 2023. Since becoming investment advisor, we almost doubled the dividend rate from 7.8% to 15.2%, an increase of 7.4%. As we enter 2025, we will continue to work to find attractive CLO equity opportunities for our shareholders.”

Over the past quarter, the Fund has successfully:

• Maintained the monthly dividend of 10.5 cents through February 2025, equating to a 15.16% annualized dividend based on share price as of November 19, 2024, or 16.64% based on the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2024.

• Funded $39.6 million in new CLO investments with a weighted average GAAP yield of 16.5%. The aggregate portfolio weighted average GAAP yield was 18.6% as of September 30, 2024.

• Completed a private placement of 5-year, 7.125% convertible preferred shares due 2029 for net proceeds of $10.7 million.

• Completed a registered direct placement of common shares at a premium to NAV for net proceeds of $11.5 million.

• Sold 850,000 common shares in connection with the ATM offering program at a premium to NAV for net proceeds of $6.8 million.

Net investment income was $0.30 per common share and core net investment income was $0.45 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net asset value per common share was $7.64 as of September 30, 2024. The total fair value of investments was $173.5 million as of September 30, 2024.

Dividends

CCIF is maintaining a monthly dividend on shares of the Fund’s common stock of $0.1050 per share for December 2024, and January and February 2025.

CCIF is also pleased to announce the declaration of dividends on shares of the Fund’s 8.75% Series A Term Preferred Shares of $0.1823 per share for December 2024, and January and February 2025.

Conference Call

The Fund will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, November 21, 2024, to discuss its fourth quarter financial results. Please register for the conference call here. The conference call information will also be available via a link on Carlyle Credit Income Fund’s website and the recording will be available on our website soon after the call’s completion.

About Carlyle Credit Income Fund

Carlyle Credit Income Fund CCIF is an externally managed closed-end fund focused on investing in primarily equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The CLOs are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. CCIF is externally managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C. (“CGCIM”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Carlyle. CCIF draws upon the significant scale and resources of Carlyle as one of the world’s largest CLO managers.

Web: www.carlylecreditincomefund.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Carlyle Credit Income Fund (“we,” “us,” “our,” “CCIF” or the “Fund”) CCIF today announced its financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2024. The full detailed presentation of the Fund’s fourth quarter and full year ended September 30, 2024, financial results can be viewed on the Fund’s website carlylecreditincomefund.com/investor-dashboard.

Lauren Basmadjian, CCIF’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We’re pleased with our 4Q and FY results and continue to execute the strategy we laid out when we first became investment advisor to CCIF in July 2023. Since becoming investment advisor, we almost doubled the dividend rate from 7.8% to 15.2%, an increase of 7.4%. As we enter 2025, we will continue to work to find attractive CLO equity opportunities for our shareholders.”

Over the past quarter, the Fund has successfully:

• Maintained the monthly dividend of 10.5 cents through February 2025, equating to a 15.16% annualized dividend based on share price as of November 19, 2024, or 16.64% based on the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2024.

• Funded $39.6 million in new CLO investments with a weighted average GAAP yield of 16.5%. The aggregate portfolio weighted average GAAP yield was 18.6% as of September 30, 2024.

• Completed a private placement of 5-year, 7.125% convertible preferred shares due 2029 for net proceeds of $10.7 million.

• Completed a registered direct placement of common shares at a premium to NAV for net proceeds of $11.5 million.

• Sold 850,000 common shares in connection with the ATM offering program at a premium to NAV for net proceeds of $6.8 million.

Net investment income was $0.30 per common share and core net investment income was $0.45 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2024. Net asset value per common share was $7.64 as of September 30, 2024. The total fair value of investments was $173.5 million as of September 30, 2024.

Dividends

CCIF is maintaining a monthly dividend on shares of the Fund’s common stock of $0.1050 per share for December 2024, and January and February 2025.

CCIF is also pleased to announce the declaration of dividends on shares of the Fund’s 8.75% Series A Term Preferred Shares of $0.1823 per share for December 2024, and January and February 2025.

Conference Call

The Fund will host a conference call at 10:00 a.m. EDT on Thursday, November 21, 2024, to discuss its fourth quarter financial results. Please register for the conference call here. The conference call information will also be available via a link on Carlyle Credit Income Fund’s website and the recording will be available on our website soon after the call’s completion.

About Carlyle Credit Income Fund

Carlyle Credit Income Fund CCIF is an externally managed closed-end fund focused on investing in primarily equity and junior debt tranches of collateralized loan obligations (“CLOs”). The CLOs are collateralized by a portfolio consisting primarily of U.S. senior secured loans with a large number of distinct underlying borrowers across various industry sectors. CCIF is externally managed by Carlyle Global Credit Investment Management L.L.C. (“CGCIM”), an SEC-registered investment adviser and wholly owned subsidiary of Carlyle. CCIF draws upon the significant scale and resources of Carlyle as one of the world’s largest CLO managers.

Web: www.carlylecreditincomefund.com

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release may contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “expects,” “intends,” “will,” “should,” “may,” “plans,” “continue,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “would,” “could,” “targets,” “projects,” “outlook,” “potential,” “predicts” and variations of these words and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements include these words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations concerning our business, operating results, financial condition and other similar matters. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. There may be events in the future, however, that we are not able to predict accurately or control. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which we make it. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ, possibly materially from our expectations, include, but are not limited to, the risks, uncertainties and other factors we identify in the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and it is not possible for us to predict or identify all of them. We undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.

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PANAMA CITY, Panama, Nov. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Copa Holdings, S.A. CPA, today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2024 (3Q24). The terms “Copa Holdings” and the “Company” refer to the consolidated entity. The following financial information, unless otherwise indicated, is presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). See the accompanying reconciliation of non-IFRS financial information to IFRS financial information included in the financial tables section of this earnings release. Unless otherwise stated, all comparisons with prior periods refer to the third quarter of 2023 (3Q23).

OPERATING AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Copa Holdings reported a net profit of US$146.0 million for 3Q24 or US$3.50 per share, a US$28.4 million decrease compared to 3Q23 on an adjusted basis. The Company reported an operating profit of US$173.7 million and an operating margin of 20.3%, a decrease of US$31.3 million and 3.3 percentage points respectively, compared to 3Q23.
• Consolidated capacity, measured in available seat miles (ASMs), increased by 9.5% in the quarter compared to 3Q23.
• Passenger traffic for the quarter, measured in terms of revenue passenger miles (RPMs), increased by 7.6% compared to 3Q23.
• The Company reported an 86.2% load factor in 3Q24, a 1.6 percentage-point decrease compared to 3Q23.
• Operating cost per available seat mile excluding fuel (Ex-fuel CASM) decreased by 1.6% in the quarter to 5.7 cents when compared to 3Q23.
• Revenue per available seat mile (RASM) decreased by 10.1% to 11.0 cents compared to 3Q23, driven by a decrease of 8.7% in passenger yields and 1.6 percentage points in load factor.
• The Company ended the quarter with approximately US$1.3 billion in cash, short-term and long-term investments, which represent 36% of the last twelve months’ revenues.
• The Company closed the quarter with total debt, including lease liabilities, of US$1.9 billion, while the Adjusted Net Debt to EBITDA ratio ended at 0.6 times.
• During the quarter, the Company took delivery of one Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft, ending the quarter with a consolidated fleet of 110 aircraft – 67 Boeing 737-800s, 32 Boeing 737 MAX 9s, 9 Boeing 737-700s, 1 Boeing 737 MAX 8, and 1 Boeing 737-800 freighter.
• Copa Airlines had an on-time performance for the quarter of 87.3% and a flight completion factor of 99.6%, once again positioning itself among the best in the industry.

Subsequent Events

• Copa Holdings will make its third dividend payment of the year of US$1.61 per share on December 13, 2024, to all Class A and Class B shareholders on record as of December 2, 2024.

_{(1) Excludes Special Items. This earnings release includes a reconciliation of non-IFRS financial measures to the comparable IFRS measures.}

FULL 3Q24 EARNINGS RELEASE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT:

https://copa.gcs-web.com/financial-information/quarterly-results

3Q24 EARNINGS RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

About Copa Holdings
Copa Holdings is a leading Latin American provider of passenger and cargo services. The Company, through its operating subsidiaries, provides service to countries in North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. For more information visit: www.copaair.com.

CONTACT: Copa Holdings S.A.

Investor Relations:
Ph: 011 507 304-2774
www.copaair.com (IR section)

This release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based on current plans, estimates, and expectations, and are not guarantees of future performance. They are based on management’s expectations that involve several business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. The risks and uncertainties relating to the forward-looking statements in this release are among those disclosed in Copa Holdings’ filed disclosure documents and are, therefore, subject to change without prior notice.

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NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURE RECONCILIATION

This press release includes the following non-IFRS financial measures: Adjusted Net Profit, Adjusted Basic EPS, and Operating CASM Excluding Fuel. This supplemental information is presented because we believe it is a useful indicator of our operating performance and is useful in comparing our performance with other companies in the airline industry. These measures should not be considered in isolation and should be considered together with comparable IFRS measures, in particular operating profit, and net profit. The following is a reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to the comparable IFRS measures: