Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. Announces the Commencement of Its Rights Offering


NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwired - Oct 25, 2013) - Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE MKT: CLM) announced today that the subscription period for its rights offering to holders of the Fund's common stock will commence on Friday, November 1, 2013.

The Fund is issuing to its stockholders non-transferable rights entitling the holders to subscribe for an aggregate of 6,316,568 shares of the Fund's common stock. Each stockholder is to be issued one right for each whole share owned on the record date, October 28, 2013.

The rights entitle stockholders to acquire one share for each three rights held. The subscription period will commence on Friday, November 1, 2013, and will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York time, on Friday, November 29, 2013, unless extended (the "Expiration Date"). The actual subscription price per share, as determined on the Expiration Date, will be the greater of (i) 107% of the net asset value per share as calculated at the close of trading on the Expiration Date and (ii) 90% of the market price per share at such time.

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. is a closed-end, diversified management investment company and is registered with the Securities & Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

Cornerstone Strategic Value Fund, Inc. is traded on the NYSE MKT LLC under the trading symbol "CLM". Cornerstone Advisors, Inc., the Fund's Advisor, also serves as investment adviser to two other closed-end funds, Cornerstone Progressive Return Fund (NYSE MKT: CFP) and Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. (NYSE MKT: CRF) For more information regarding each Fund please visit www.cornerstonestrategicvaluefund.com, www.cornerstonetotalreturnfund.com and www.cornerstoneprogressivereturnfund.com.

For further information regarding the Fund's rights offering, or to obtain a Prospectus, please contact AST Fund Solutions, LLC, the Fund's Information Agent, toll-free at (800) 581-4001.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful under the securities laws of any such state.

Please consider the Fund's investment objective, risks and charges and expenses carefully before investing. The prospectus, which contains this and other information about the Fund, can be obtained by calling toll-free at (800) 581-4001 or visiting the Fund's web site and should be read carefully before investing.