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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-20-319138
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	FWP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20201216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20201216

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001513363
		IRS NUMBER:				275017321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-223350
		FILM NUMBER:		201393102

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 820
		CITY:			EVANSTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		847-859-3940

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 820
		CITY:			EVANSTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60201

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001513363
		IRS NUMBER:				275017321
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		FWP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 820
		CITY:			EVANSTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		847-859-3940

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1603 ORRINGTON AVENUE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 820
		CITY:			EVANSTON
		STATE:			IL
		ZIP:			60201
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Issuer Free Writing Prospectus dated December&nbsp;16, 2020 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Relating to Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated December&nbsp;16, 2020 and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Prospectus dated May&nbsp;1, 2019 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-223350</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIDUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$125,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4.75%
Notes due 2026 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PRICING TERM SHEET </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>December&nbsp;16, 2020 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following sets
forth the final terms of the 4.75% Notes due 2026 (the &#147;Notes&#148;) and should only be read together with the preliminary prospectus supplement dated December&nbsp;16, 2020, together with the accompanying prospectus dated May&nbsp;1, 2019,
relating to these securities (the &#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148;), and supersedes the information in the Preliminary Prospectus to the extent inconsistent with the information in the Preliminary Prospectus. In all other respects, this pricing
term sheet is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Preliminary Prospectus. Terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings as set forth in the Preliminary Prospectus.&nbsp;All references to dollar amounts are
references to U.S. dollars. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Fidus Investment Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Security</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.75% Notes due 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ratings*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">A-</FONT> (Egan-Jones)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$125,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;31, 2026</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">December&nbsp;16, 2020</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date**</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">December&nbsp;23, 2020 (T+5)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Use of Proceeds</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To redeem all of the Company&#146;s outstanding 5.875% Notes due 2023, repay the amount outstanding under the Company&#146;s credit facility and redeem a portion of the Company&#146;s outstanding 6.000% Notes due 2024 (callable on
February&nbsp;15, 2021)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public (Issue Price)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">100% of the aggregate principal amount</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.75%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">4.75%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">+436 basis points</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Benchmark Treasury</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">0.375% due November&nbsp;30, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">99-30</FONT><SUP STYLE="vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&#8260;<SUB STYLE="vertical-align:bottom">4</SUB> / 0.386%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">January&nbsp;31 and July&nbsp;31, beginning July&nbsp;31, 2021</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Offer to Purchase upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">If a Change of Control Repurchase Event occurs prior to maturity, holders will have the right, at their option, to require the Company to repurchase for cash some or all of the Notes at a repurchase price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Notes being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time, or from time to time, at a redemption price (as determined by the Company) equal
to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, or</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8194;&#8202;the sum of the present
values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) on the Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) using the applicable Treasury Rate plus 50 basis points; provided, however, that if the Company redeems any Notes on or after
October&nbsp;31, 2025 (the date falling three months prior to the maturity date of the Notes), the redemption price for the Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any,
to, but excluding, the date of redemption; provided, further, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Note not redeemed to less than $2,000.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">316500 AB3</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US316500AB36</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Underwriting Discount</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">2.000%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Raymond James&nbsp;&amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Managers</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">B. Riley Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Janney Montgomery
Scott LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Keefe, Bruyette&nbsp;&amp; Woods, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladenburg
Thalmann&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">National Securities Corporation</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Oppenheimer&nbsp;&amp; Co. Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
revision or withdrawal at any time. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15c6-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on any date prior to the second
business day before delivery thereof will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Notes initially will settle T+5, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who
wish to trade the Notes prior to their date of delivery hereunder should consult their own advisors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investors are advised to
carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Company before investing.&nbsp;The Preliminary Prospectus, which has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;), contains this and
other information about the Company and should be read carefully before investing. </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in the Preliminary Prospectus and in this pricing term sheet is not complete and may be
changed. The Preliminary Prospectus and this pricing term sheet are not offers to sell any securities of the Company and are not soliciting an offer to buy such securities in any jurisdiction where such offer and sale is not permitted. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A shelf registration statement relating to these securities is on file with and has been declared effective by the SEC. Before you invest, you should read
the Preliminary Prospectus, the accompanying prospectus, and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC
web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Company, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the Preliminary Prospectus and the accompanying prospectus if you request it from Raymond James&nbsp;&amp;
Associates, Inc., 800 Carillon Parkway, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716, email: prospectus@raymondjames.com, tel: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">800-248-8863.</FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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