Barings Participation Investors (the Trust) announced unaudited earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017. For the quarter, the company reported net investment income of $2,977,417 or $0.29 per share, of which approximately $405,470 or $0.04 per share represented income due to nonrecurring items, compared to $2,253,036 or $0.22 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. During the quarter ended March 31, 2017 net capital gains of $333,072 or $0.03 per share were realized by the Trust, compared to net capital losses of $369,989 or $0.04 per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Net assets value per was $13.56 compared to $13.39 a year ago.