Quinsam Reports 2014 Annual Financial Results, Declares Quarterly Dividend and Comments on New Developments

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Quinsam Capital Corporation (CSE:QCA) ("Quinsam" or the "Company") today released audited annual and Q4/2014 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2014, declared a quarterly dividend and provided investors with an update on recent developments.

2014 Financial Results

"2014 marked the first full year since the re-launch of the Company," said Roger Dent, CEO of Quinsam. "We are pleased to report a profit of $570,452 in 2014 versus a loss of $41,642 in 2013. These gains were achieved despite challenging market conditions. To provide a context, in 2014 the TSX-V Composite Index fell from 931.97 at the start of the year to near record lows of 695.53 by year end."

"While we did not report a profitable Q4, our year-to-date gains in 2015 have more than offset our Q4 loss. Q4 was particularly challenging due to the precipitous drop in the price of oil and the general drop in investor confidence that resulted" he said.

Quinsam's 2014 financial results and MD&A are available on sedar.com.

Q1/2015 Dividend

The board of Quinsam has approved its third consecutive quarterly dividend of $0.001 per share ($0.004 per share per year). This represents an indicated dividend yield of 2.7% based on the most recent trading price of $0.15 per share. The dividend will be paid on May 19, 2015 to shareholders of record on April 30, 2015. This dividend will not be designated as an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes. Future quarterly dividends are subject to Board approval.

Update on Recent Events

The company recently provided an update on positive Q1 portfolio growth. Since the end of Q1, Quinsam's assets have continued to grow.

We reported in our April 6, 2015 release that our portfolio had a value of $2.9 million to $3.0 million valuing derivative investments at intrinsic value and a value of $2.8 million to $2.9 million using IFRS accounting. That value has now grown to $3.1 million to $3.2 million at intrinsic value and a value of $3.0 million to $3.1 million using IFRS accounting.

"We are seeing solid growth in many areas of the microcap market", said Roger Dent. "For the first time in quite a while, there are signs of a renewed appetite for risk in equity markets. While markets have been highly volatile in recent years, we are cautiously optimistic that the bull market in non-resource small cap names can continue."

We have committed to four new investments with an aggregate value of $500,000 and we will advise investors after they have closed.

About Quinsam Capital Corporation

Quinsam is a merchant bank based in Canada. Our merchant banking business encompasses a range of activities including advisory services, lending activities and portfolio investments. Quinsam invests its capital for its own account in assets, companies or projects which we believe are undervalued and where we see a viable plan for unlocking such value. We do not invest on behalf of any third party and we do not offer investment advice.

Generally, Quinsam does not believe that individual investments are material reportable events. Qunisam chooses to announce certain investments once the company is certain that it has finished buying its position because the Company feels that this information helps investors in Quinsam understand its investment decision making process. Generally, Quinsam does not announce the sale of investments.

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