Advanced Flower Capital Inc.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Annual Report”), filed by Advanced Flower Capital Inc. (the “Company,” “AFC”, “we,” “us,” and “our”), and the information incorporated by reference herein, or made in other reports, filings with the SEC, and press releases contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and we intend such statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions contained therein. These forward-looking statements are based on our current intent, belief, expectations and views of future events. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results or performance, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “can,” “continuing,” “may,” “aim,” “intend,” “ongoing,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely to” or words or phrases of similar meaning. Specifically, this Annual Report includes forward-looking statements regarding (i) the conversion to a business development company (“BDC”) (the “Conversion”) and the other related transactions, as well as the future financial and operating results, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the Company, (ii) our portfolio and strategies for the growth of our lending business; (iii) our working capital, liquidity and capital requirements; (iv) potential state and federal legislative and regulatory matters; (v) our expectations and estimates regarding certain tax, legal and accounting matters, including the impact on our financial statements and/or those of our borrowers; (vi) the amount, collectability and timing of cash flows, if any, from our loans; (vii) our expected ranges of originations and repayments; (viii) estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future; and (ix) our investment strategy.

These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views about future events, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results may differ materially from the future results and events expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Key factors that could prevent us from achieving our goals, and cause the assumptions underlying forward-looking statements and the actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following:

•our expanded business and investment strategy;

•our ability to maintain our status as a BDC;

•our ability to maintain our status under Subchapter M of the Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) and our qualification for tax treatment as a RIC;

•the ability of our Adviser (as defined below) to locate suitable loan opportunities for us and to monitor and actively manage our portfolio and implement our expanded investment strategy;

•our expectations for origination targets and repayments;

•our ability to obtain our target mix of loan and collateral types with our expected ranges of yields;

•the allocation of loan opportunities to us by our Adviser;

•our projected operating results;

•the state of the U.S. economy generally or in the specific geographic regions in which we operate, including as a result of the impact of natural disasters;

•the impact of a protracted decline in the liquidity of credit markets on our business;

•the amount, collectability and timing of our cash flows, if any, from our loans;

•our ability to obtain and maintain competitive financing arrangements;

•our ability to achieve expected leverage;

•changes in the value of our loans;

•our being subject to regulations and SEC oversight as a BDC, including limits on issuance of debt. If we fail to comply with applicable requirements, it may adversely impact our results relative to companies that are not subject to such regulations;

•losses that may arise due to the concentration of our portfolio in a limited number of loans and borrowers;

•our investment and underwriting process;

•the rates of default or recovery rates on our loans;

•the estimated growth in and evolving market dynamics of private credit, including in the cannabis market;

•changes in general economic conditions, in our industry and in the commercial finance and real estate markets;

•the demand for cannabis cultivation and processing facilities;

•shifts in public opinion and state regulation regarding cannabis;

•actions and initiatives of the U.S. or state governments and changes to government policies and the execution and impact of these actions, initiatives and policies, including the fact that cannabis remains illegal under federal law and certain state laws;

•the degree to which our hedging strategies may or may not protect us from interest rate volatility;

•the availability of investment opportunities for us within our investment guidelines;

•changes in interest rates and impacts of such changes on our results of operations, cash flows and the market value of our loans;

•interest rate mismatches between our loans and our borrowings used to fund such loans;

•the departure of any of the executive officers or key personnel supporting and assisting us from our Adviser, Administrator (as defined below) and/or their affiliates;

•impact of and changes in governmental regulations, tax law and rates, accounting guidance, tariffs and similar matters;

•estimates relating to our ability to make distributions to our shareholders in the future;

•our understanding of our competition; and

•market trends in our industry, interest rates, real estate values, the securities markets or the general economy.

The above list of factors is not exhaustive or necessarily in order of importance.

See “Item 1A. Risk Factors” within this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties which could affect our future results. These forward-looking statements apply only as of the date of this Annual Report and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statements or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law.

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