Difference Capital Announces Third Quarter 2013 Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Nov. 27, 2013) - Difference Capital Financial Inc. ("DCF") (TSX:DCF), a leading Canadian specialty financial services company, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Highlights during this period include:

- DCF raised capital of over $101 million during this quarter.

- Total investable assets are now $183.9 million, up from $88.7 million at the beginning of the quarter.

- As at September 30, 2013, net asset value (NAV) increased to $134.9 million or $3.43 per share as compared to $88.7 million or $3.25 per share in the previous quarter.

- Revenue for the third quarter was $3.1 million up from ($1.1 million) in the previous quarter. This resulted in a net income of $69,537 compared with a net loss of ($2.1 million) in the previous quarter.

- Interest and dividends earned during the three months ended September 30, 2013 were $1.3 million compared to $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012.

- Advisory services revenue amounted to $0.4 million, bringing total advisory revenue to $0.8 million in 2013 year-to-date.

- Net gain on investments and marketable securities was $1.4 million compared to a net loss of $0.2 million in the third quarter of 2012.

Other highlights:

- DCF continues to build its team with the addition of technology experts Tom Liston and Dushan Batrovic.

- Advisory services business continues to grow with a total of 15 current clients, up from 6 clients at January 1, 2013.

- New investments during this quarter include Carta Worldwide, Blue Ant, iPowow Inc. and Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

- The investments subsequent to quarter-end include BuildDirect.com and Vena Solutions.

- DCF graduated from the TSX Venture Exchange to the Toronto Stock Exchange.

During this quarter, DCF closed its public offering of common shares pursuant to which DCF sold 12,000,000 shares with gross proceeds of $45,000,000. The common share offering was completed following the closing of the offering of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures for aggregate gross proceeds of $56,079,000. The total gross aggregate capital raised from the two public offerings was $101,079,000.

Executive Chairman, Michael Wekerle said, "We are pleased to announce strong third quarter results, which reaffirm our business model and selection of unique opportunities in the technology, healthcare and media space. We also remain excited about the growing advisory business model we bring to the marketplace."

The interim unaudited September 30, 2013 financial statements and management's discussion and analysis are available at www.sedar.com.

About Difference Capital Financial Inc.

Difference Capital Financial Inc. is a publicly-listed, Toronto-based specialty finance company focused on creating shareholder value through strategic investments in, and advisory services for, growth companies, particularly in the technology, media and healthcare sectors, as well as through opportunistic investments in undervalued financial assets and real property.

Cautionary Notes

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