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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS | 13. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On May 14, 2012, Capital Southwest Venture Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Southwest Corporation, entered into a Share Repurchase Agreement with Encore Wire Corporation dated May 14, 2012 pursuant to which Encore Wire repurchased 2,774,250 shares of Encore Wire's common stock held by Capital Southwest Venture Corporation. Pursuant to terms of the Share Repurchase Agreement, the aggregate sale price was $66,637,485, based on a price of $24.02 per share. Capital Southwest Corporation continues to hold 1,312,500 shares of common stock in Encore Wire Corporation. Additionally, the Board of Directors of Capital Southwest Corporation declared a cash dividend in the amount of $17.59 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on June 8, 2012 to shareholders of record on May 24, 2012. This dividend represents a distribution of the entire capital gain proceeds to its shareholders.

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