8-K

Date: October 28, 2021

Gladstone Capital Corporation

/s/ Nicole Schaltenbrand

Nicole Schaltenbrand

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: October 28, 2021

(Date of earliest event reported)

Gladstone Capital Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Maryland	814-00237	54-2040781
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification Number)


1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100
McLean, Virginia		22102
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(703) 287-5800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	GLAD	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)
5.375% Notes due 2024, $25.00 par value per note	GLADL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01. Other Events

On October 28, 2021, Gladstone Capital Corporation (the “Company”), Gladstone Management Corporation and Gladstone Administration, LLC, on the one hand, entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers listed on Schedule A thereto (the “Initial Purchasers”), on the other hand, in connection with the offer and sale by the Company of $50 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.75% notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) to the Initial Purchasers in a private placement in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and for the initial resale by the Initial Purchasers to qualified institutional buyers in transactions exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Rule 144A thereunder. The Notes will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration.

The closing of the private placement is expected to occur on November 4, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to use the net proceeds to repay a portion of the amount outstanding under its credit facility, to fund new investment opportunities and for other general corporate purposes.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.