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DALLAS, April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. (OTC:RENN) will hold its RENN Investor Conference on Friday, May 18, 2007 at the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas. The conference will begin at 8 a.m. with a continental breakfast and will conclude at 12:00 noon followed by a light lunch. The conference will feature presentations by the management of six unique emerging growth companies from our portfolio which are iLinc Communications (AMEX:ILC), Inc., Bovie Medical Corp. (AMEX:BVX), Points International Ltd. (OTC:PTSEF), Hemobiotech, Inc. (OTC:HMBT), Information Intellect, Inc. (now part of Shea Development Corp. (OTC:SDLP)), and Access Plans USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:AUSA). These companies represent such diverse industries as internet services, software, and medical. Please RSVP to Kathryn Semon at or 214-891-8295 if you plan to attend by Friday, May 4, 2007. About Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. is a closed-end Business Development Company concentrating on investing in emerging publicly owned growth companies, primarily through private placements of convertible securities. The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income by investing in emerging growth companies. The Fund's current Portfolio consists of investments in 28 businesses in various industries. The Fund has paid its investors a total of $13.81 per share in cash distributions since its initial public offering in 1994 at $10.00. To help preserve the future of the Fund, the Board of Directors on December 31, 2006 declared a deemed dividend of $4.03 per share ($1.41 of which was a deemed tax paid to the IRS on our shareholders behalf). Forward Looking Statements The Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income by investing in emerging growth companies. This report contains forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of the Fund with respect to future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Although the Fund believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual future results or events may vary materially from those described herein. Past performance is not indicative of future results. For additional information, please visit http://www.rencapital.com/. Investor Contact: Media Relations Contact: RENN Capital Group, Inc. Chris Rosgen Michelle Sparks: 214-891-8294 Capital Market Relations (949) 481-9739 DATASOURCE: Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. CONTACT: Investors, Michelle Sparks of RENN Capital Group, Inc., +1-214-891-8294, ; or Media, Chris Rosgen of Capital Market Relations, +1-949-481-9739, for RENN Capital Group, Inc. Web site: http://www.rencapital.com/

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