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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-053582
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	PRE 14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		8
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240612
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240229
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240229

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		PRE 14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00861
		FILM NUMBER:		24704705

	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="center"><B>Evanston, Illinois, 60201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(847) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">859-3940</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>March [</B>&#9679;<B></B><B>], 2024 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear
Stockholder: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You are cordially invited to attend Fidus Investment Corporation&#146;s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual
Meeting&#148;) to be held on Wednesday, June&nbsp;12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. Central Time, at 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois, 60201. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notice of Annual Meeting and proxy statement accompanying this letter provide an outline of the business to be conducted at the Annual
Meeting. I will also report on the progress of the Company during the past year and answer stockholders&#146; questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is important
that your shares be represented at the Annual Meeting. If you are a stockholder of record and are unable to attend the Annual Meeting in person, I urge you to vote your shares by completing, dating and signing the enclosed proxy card and promptly
returning it in the envelope provided or, alternatively, by calling the toll-free telephone number or using the Internet as described on the proxy card. If a broker or other nominee holds your shares in &#147;street name,&#148; your broker has
enclosed a voting instruction form, which you should use to vote those shares if you are unable to attend the Annual Meeting in person. The voting instruction form indicates whether you have the option to vote those shares by telephone or by using
the Internet. Your vote is important. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc787423_1"></A>NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be Held On Wednesday, June&nbsp;12, 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the Stockholders of Fidus Investment Corporation: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;) of Fidus Investment Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) will be held
at 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois, 60201, on Wednesday, June&nbsp;12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. (Central Time) for the following purposes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;To elect two Class&nbsp;I directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and their respective
successor has been duly elected and qualified (Proposal&nbsp;No.&nbsp;1); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;To approve a proposal to authorize the
Company, subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current net asset value per share, subject to certain
conditions as set forth in this proxy statement (including that the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale) (Proposal&nbsp;No.&nbsp;2);
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting, or any adjournments or
postponements thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">You have the right to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting if you were a stockholder of record at
the close of business on March&nbsp;21, 2024. Whether or not you expect to be present in person at the Annual Meeting, please vote by signing the enclosed proxy card and returning it promptly in the self-addressed envelope provided or,
alternatively, by calling the toll-free telephone number or using the Internet as described on the proxy card. If a broker or other nominee holds your shares in &#147;street name,&#148; your broker has enclosed a voting instruction form, which you
should use to vote those shares. The voting instruction form indicates whether you have the option to vote those shares by telephone or by using the Internet. In the event there are not sufficient votes for a quorum or to approve or ratify any of
the foregoing proposals at the time of the Annual Meeting, the Annual Meeting may be adjourned in order to permit further solicitation of proxies by the Company. </P>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Evanston, Illinois </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">March
[&#9679;], 2024 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>This is an important meeting. To ensure proper representation at the Annual Meeting, please indicate your vote as to the matters to be
acted on at the Annual Meeting by following the instructions provided in the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction form. Even if you vote your shares prior to the Annual Meeting, you still may attend the Annual Meeting and vote your shares in
person. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><A HREF="#toc787423_10">Board Diversity Matrix</A></P></TD>
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Management</A></P></TD>
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2 Approval To Sell Or Otherwise Issue Shares Of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value (Book Value)</A></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Evanston, Illinois, 60201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(847) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">859-3940</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc787423_2"></A>PROXY STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This proxy statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of Fidus Investment Corporation
(the &#147;Company,&#148; &#147;Fidus,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;) for use at our 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June&nbsp;12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (Central Time) at 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005,
Evanston, Illinois, 60201 and at any adjournments thereof (the &#147;Annual Meeting&#148;). The Notice of Annual Meeting, this proxy statement, the accompanying proxy card and our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT>
for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 (the &#147;Annual Report&#148;) are first being sent to stockholders on or about March [&#9679;], 2024. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We encourage you to vote your shares, either by voting in person at the Annual Meeting or by granting a proxy (i.e., authorizing someone else
to vote your shares). If you vote by mail, Internet or telephone as described in the instructions on the proxy card or voting instruction form, and we receive your vote in time for the Annual Meeting, the persons named as proxies will vote the
shares registered directly in your name in the manner that you specified. <B>If you give no instructions on the proxy card, the shares covered by the proxy card will be voted FOR the election of the director nominees and FOR the other matters listed
in the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders.</B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL
MEETING, PLEASE PROMPTLY VOTE YOUR SHARES EITHER BY MAIL, INTERNET OR TELEPHONE. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF
PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD ON JUNE&nbsp;12, 2024: </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Notice of Annual Meeting, proxy statement, and our
Annual Report are available at the following Internet address: </B><B><I><U>www.viewproxy.com/fidusinv/2024/</U>.</I></B><B> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>When is the Annual Meeting? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Annual
Meeting will be held on Wednesday, June&nbsp;12, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. (Central Time). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Where will the Annual Meeting be held? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Annual Meeting will be held at 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois, 60201. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What items will be voted on at the Annual Meeting? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">There are two matters scheduled for a vote: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;To elect two Class&nbsp;I directors to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders or their respective
successor has been duly elected and qualified (Proposal&nbsp;No.&nbsp;1); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;To approve a proposal to authorize
the Company, subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current net asset value (&#147;NAV&#148;) per share,
subject to certain conditions as set forth in this proxy statement (including that the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale)
(Proposal&nbsp;No.&nbsp;2). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As of the date of this proxy statement, we are not aware of any other matters that will be presented for
consideration at the Annual Meeting. Shareholders have no dissenters&#146; or appraisal rights in connection with any of the proposals described herein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What are the Board of Directors&#146; recommendations? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Board of Directors recommends that you vote: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>FOR</I>&#148; the election of the two Class&nbsp;I director nominees named herein to serve on the Board of Directors; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<I>FOR</I>&#148; the proposal to authorize the Company, subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or
otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share, subject to certain conditions as set forth in this proxy statement (including that the cumulative number of shares sold
pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Will Fidus&#146; directors
be in attendance at the Annual Meeting? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fidus encourages, but does not require, its directors to attend annual meetings of
stockholders. However, Fidus anticipates that all of its directors will attend the Annual Meeting. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date, March&nbsp;21, 2024, are entitled to receive notice of the Annual
Meeting and to vote the shares for which they were stockholders of record on that date at the Annual Meeting, or any postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting. As of the close of business on March&nbsp;21, 2024, we had [&#9679;] shares of
common stock outstanding. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How do I vote? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to Proposal No.&nbsp;1, you may either vote &#147;FOR&#148; each Class&nbsp;I nominee to the Board of Directors, or you may vote
&#147;WITHHOLD AUTHORITY&#148; for each nominee. For Proposal No.&nbsp;2, you may vote &#147;FOR&#148; or &#147;AGAINST,&#148; or abstain from voting altogether. The procedures for voting are fairly simple: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Stockholders of Record: Shares Registered in Your Name</I>. If on March&nbsp;21, 2024, your shares were registered directly
in your name with Fidus&#146; transfer agent, American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC, then you are a stockholder of record. If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote in person at the Annual Meeting or vote by giving us your
proxy. You may give us your proxy by completing the enclosed proxy card and returning it in the enclosed postage-prepaid envelope, or by calling a toll-free telephone number or using the Internet as further described below and on the enclosed proxy
card. <B>Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting, we urge you to sign and return the enclosed proxy card or to otherwise give your proxy authorization by telephone or Internet, as specified on the proxy card, to ensure your vote is
counted.</B> You may still attend the Annual Meeting and vote in person if you have already signed and returned your proxy card. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B><I>IN PERSON:</I></B> To vote in person, come to the Annual Meeting, and we will give you a ballot when you
arrive. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B><I>BY MAIL:</I></B> To vote using the enclosed proxy card, simply complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy
card and return it promptly in the postage paid envelope provided. If you return your signed proxy card to us before the Annual Meeting, we will vote your shares as you direct, unless, after returning your signed proxy card, you attend the Annual
Meeting and vote in person or otherwise revoke your proxy as set forth under the heading &#147;Can I change my vote after submitting my proxy card?&#148; below. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B><I>BY INTERNET</I></B>: To vote by Internet, go to <I>www.cesvote.com</I> to transmit your voting instructions
<B><U>until</U></B> 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June&nbsp;11, 2024. Have your proxy card available when you access the website and then follow the instructions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B><I>BY TELEPHONE</I></B>:&nbsp;To vote by telephone,&nbsp;call <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-888-693-8683</FONT></FONT></FONT> and use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions <B><U>until</U></B> 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on June&nbsp;11, 2024. Have your proxy
card available when you call the phone number above and then follow the instructions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Beneficial Owners: Shares
Registered in the Name of a Broker or Bank</I>. If on March&nbsp;21, 2024, your shares were held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in &#147;street
name,&#148; and these proxy materials are being forwarded to you by that organization. If you are a beneficial owner of shares registered in the name of your broker, bank or other agent, you should have received from that organization rather than
from Fidus, a proxy card and voting instructions with these proxy materials. Simply complete and mail the proxy card to ensure that your vote is counted. Alternatively, you may be able to vote by telephone or over the Internet if permitted by your
broker or bank. To vote in person at the Annual Meeting, you must obtain a valid proxy from your broker, bank or other agent. Follow the voting instruction form from your broker or bank included with these proxy materials, or contact your broker or
bank to request a proxy card. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On each matter to be voted upon, you have one vote for each share of common stock for which you were the stockholder of record as of
March&nbsp;21, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What does it mean if I receive more than one proxy card? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you receive more than one proxy card, your shares are registered in more than one name or are registered in different accounts. Please
provide a response (by telephone, Internet or mail as provided for on the proxy card accompanying this proxy statement or on the voting instruction form from your broker or bank) for each proxy card you receive to ensure that all of your shares are
voted. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>What if I return a proxy card but do not make specific choices? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you return a signed and dated proxy card without marking any voting selections, your shares will be voted in accordance with the
recommendation of the Board of Directors: &#147;FOR&#148; the election of each nominee named herein to serve as a Class&nbsp;I director on the Board of Directors and &#147;FOR&#148; the proposal to authorize the Company, subject to the approval of
the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share, subject to certain conditions as set forth in this proxy statement
(including that the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any other matter is properly presented at the Annual Meeting, your proxy (one of the individuals named on your proxy card) will vote your
shares as recommended by the Board of Directors or, if no recommendation is given, will vote your shares using his or her discretion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Can I change my
vote after submitting my proxy card? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yes. You can revoke your proxy at any time before the final vote at the Annual Meeting. If you
are the stockholder of record of your shares, you may revoke your proxy in any one of three ways: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">You may change your vote using the same method that you first used to vote your shares (by telephone, Internet or
mail); </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">You may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to Fidus Investment Corporation, 1603 Orrington
Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201, Attention: Shelby E. Sherard, Corporate Secretary; or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">You may attend the Annual Meeting and notify the election officials at the Annual Meeting that you wish to revoke
your proxy and vote in person. Simply attending the Annual Meeting, however, will not, by itself, revoke your proxy. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If
your shares are held by your broker or bank as a nominee or agent, you should follow the instructions on the voting instruction form provided by your broker or bank. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How are votes counted? </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Votes will be
counted by the inspector of election appointed for the Annual Meeting, who will separately count each vote marked &#147;FOR&#148; or &#147;WITHHOLD AUTHORITY&#148; for each nominee for Class&nbsp;I director identified in Proposal No.&nbsp;1 and,
with respect to Proposal No.&nbsp;2, will separately count each vote marked &#147;FOR,&#148; &#147;AGAINST&#148; or &#147;ABSTAIN.&#148; Abstentions and broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will be deemed to be present for the
purpose of determining a quorum for the Annual Meeting. However, abstentions and broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> are not counted as votes cast. A &#147;broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-vote&#148;</FONT> with
respect to a matter occurs when a broker, bank or other institution or nominee holding shares on behalf of a beneficial owner has not received voting instructions from the beneficial </P>
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owner on a particular proposal and does not have, or chooses not to exercise, discretionary authority to vote the shares on such proposals. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will not
have any broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> at the Annual Meeting because there are only <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-routine</FONT> proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How many votes are needed to approve each proposal? </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">For Proposal No.&nbsp;1, the two nominees receiving a plurality of the vote will be elected. In other words, the
two nominees receiving the most &#147;FOR&#148; votes among votes properly cast in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting will be elected. If you vote &#147;WITHHOLD AUTHORITY&#148; with respect to one or more nominees, your shares will not be
included in determining the number of votes cast and, as a result, will have no effect on this proposal. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Proposal No.&nbsp;2 must be approved by (1)&nbsp;a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting, and (2)&nbsp;a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting that are not held by affiliated persons of the Company, which includes directors, officers, employees, and 5%
stockholders. For purposes of Proposal No.&nbsp;2 only, &#147;a majority of the outstanding shares&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(42) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;1940 Act&#148;), to be the lesser of:
(1)&nbsp;67% or more of the common stock of the Company present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the Company&#146;s common stock are present or represented by proxy; or (2)&nbsp;more than 50% of the
outstanding common stock of the Company (the voting requirements in (1)&nbsp;and (2), a &#147;1940 Act Majority&#148;). For purposes of the vote on this proposal, abstentions and broker <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-votes</FONT> will have the
effect of votes against the proposal, although they will be considered present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How many shares must be present to constitute a quorum for the Annual Meeting? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A quorum of stockholders is necessary to hold a valid meeting. A quorum will be present if at least a simple majority (<I>i.e.</I>, greater
than 50%) of the outstanding shares entitled to vote are represented at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy. On March&nbsp;21, 2024, the record date, there were [&#9679;] shares outstanding and entitled to vote. Thus [&#9679;] shares
must be represented at the Annual Meeting either in person or by proxy to constitute a quorum. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Your shares will be counted towards the
quorum only if you submit a valid proxy by mail, Internet or telephone (or one is submitted on your behalf by your broker, bank or other nominee) or if you vote in person at the Annual Meeting. Abstentions will be counted towards the quorum
requirement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a quorum is not present at the Annual Meeting, or if a quorum is present but there are not enough votes to approve one or
more of the proposals, the person named as chairman of the Annual Meeting may adjourn the meeting to permit further solicitation of proxies. A stockholder vote may be taken on one or more of the proposals in this proxy statement prior to any such
adjournment if there are sufficient votes for approval on such proposal(s). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How can I find out the results of the voting at the Annual Meeting?
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Preliminary voting results will be announced at the Annual Meeting and filed on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT>
within four business days of the Annual Meeting. Final results, if different from the preliminary results, will be published on an amended Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> within four days after the final voting results are
established. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How and when may I submit a stockholder proposal for Fidus&#146; 2025 Annual Meeting? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will consider for inclusion in our proxy materials for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, stockholder proposals that are received at
our executive offices, in writing, no earlier than [&#9679;], 2024 and no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on [&#9679;], 2024, and that comply with our bylaws and all applicable requirements of Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-8</FONT>
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). Proposals must be sent to our Corporate Secretary at Fidus Investment Corporation, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to our bylaws, stockholders wishing to nominate persons for election as directors or to introduce an item of business at an annual
meeting that are not to be included in our proxy materials must have given timely notice thereof in writing to our Corporate Secretary. To be timely for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, you must notify our Corporate Secretary, in writing, no
earlier than [&#9679;], 2024, and no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on [&#9679;], 2024. We also advise you to review our bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations,
including the different notice submission date requirements in the event that our 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders is held more than 30 days before or after the first anniversary of the date the notice for the 2024 annual meeting is mailed. In
accordance with our bylaws, the chairman of the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders may determine, if the facts warrant, that a matter has not been properly brought before the meeting and, therefore, may not be considered at the meeting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Company&#146;s bylaws, among other things, a stockholder&#146;s notice shall set forth as to each individual whom the
stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the name, age, business address and residence address of such individual; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the class, series and number of any shares of stock of the Company that are beneficially owned by such
individual; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the date such shares were acquired and the investment intent of such acquisition; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">whether such stockholder believes any such individual is or is not an &#147;interested person&#148; of the
Company, as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, and information regarding such individual that is sufficient, in the discretion of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Company, to make either
such determination; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">all other information relating to such individual that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies
for election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder (including such individual&#146;s
written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The above
procedures summarize the stockholder nomination procedures contained in our bylaws, and any stockholder desiring to submit a nominee should consult our bylaws regarding these requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All nominees properly submitted to the Company (or which the nominating and corporate governance committee (&#147;Nominating Committee&#148;)
otherwise elects to consider) will be evaluated and considered by the members of the Nominating Committee using the same criteria as nominees identified by the Nominating Committee itself. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How can I obtain the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K?</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 is being
mailed with this proxy statement. Our Annual Report is not incorporated into this proxy statement and shall not be considered proxy solicitation material. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>We will also mail to you, without charge and upon your written request, a copy of any specifically
requested exhibit to our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Requests should be sent to: Corporate Secretary, Fidus Investment Corporation, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. A
copy of our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> has also been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and may be accessed from the SEC&#146;s homepage (http://www.sec.gov). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Who is paying for this proxy solicitation? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fidus will pay for the entire cost of soliciting proxies. We estimate that we will pay Alliance Advisors, LLC, our proxy solicitor, a fee of
approximately $300,000, plus reimbursement for out of pocket expenses, to solicit proxies, though the costs of this proxy solicitation process could be lower or higher than our estimate. In addition to these written proxy materials, our proxy
solicitor, directors, officers and employees of Fidus Investment Advisors, LLC, the Company&#146;s investment adviser and administrator (our &#147;Investment Advisor&#148;), may also solicit proxies in person, by telephone or by other means of
communication; however, our directors, officers and employees of our Investment Advisor will not be paid any additional compensation for soliciting proxies. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited
in person and/or by telephone or facsimile transmission by our proxy solicitor, directors, officers or employees of our Investment Advisor. Our Investment Advisor is located at 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We may also reimburse brokerage firms, banks and other agents for the cost of forwarding proxy materials to beneficial owners and obtaining
your voting instructions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>How many copies should I receive if I share an address with another stockholder? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries, such as brokers, to satisfy the delivery requirements for proxy statements
and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as &#147;householding,&#148; potentially
provides extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Brokers may be householding our proxy materials by delivering
a single proxy statement and Annual Report to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that they will be householding
materials to your address, householding will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you revoke your consent. If you did not respond that you did not want to participate in householding, you were deemed to have consented to the process.
If at any time you no longer wish to participate in householding and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement and Annual Report, or if you are receiving multiple copies of the proxy statement and Annual Report and wish to receive only one,
please notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage account or us if you are a stockholder of record. You can notify us by sending a written request to: Shelby E. Sherard, Corporate Secretary, Fidus Investment Corporation, 1603
Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201, or by calling <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(847)&nbsp;859-3940.</FONT> In addition, Fidus will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request to the address or telephone number above, a
separate copy of the Annual Report and proxy statement to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Whom should I contact if I have any questions? </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If you have any questions about the Annual Meeting, these proxy materials or your ownership of our common stock, please contact Shelby E.
Sherard c/o Fidus Investment Corporation, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201, Telephone <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(847)&nbsp;859-3940,</FONT> or Fax: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(847)&nbsp;859-3953.</FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ELECTION OF CLASS I DIRECTORS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes. Each class has a three-year term. Each director holds office for the term to which he or
she is elected and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. Vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled by persons elected by a majority of the remaining directors. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a
vacancy in a class, including any vacancies created by an increase in the number of directors, shall serve for the remainder of the full term of that class or until the director&#146;s successor is duly elected and qualified. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors has six members. There are two members of the class of directors whose term expires in 2024 (Class I), Mr.&nbsp;Hyman
and Ms.&nbsp;Corley. If elected at the Annual Meeting, each nominee will serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his or her respective successor is elected and qualified or, if sooner, until his or her death, resignation or
removal. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman and Ms.&nbsp;Corley are not being nominated for election, nor has any director, executive officer or other listed officer of the Company been selected as a director, executive officer or other officer pursuant to any
agreement or understanding with the Company or any other person. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman and Ms.&nbsp;Corley have indicated their willingness to continue to serve if elected and have consented to be named as nominees. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman and Ms.&nbsp;Corley are
not &#147;interested persons&#148; of the Company as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A stockholder can vote for or
withhold his or her vote for each nominee. <B>In the absence of instructions to the contrary, it is the intention of the persons named as proxies to vote each such proxy for the election of the nominees named below in accordance with the
recommendation of the Board of Directors. If either of the nominees should decline or be unable to serve as a director, it is intended that the proxy will be voted for the election of such person(s) who is nominated as a replacement. The Board of
Directors has no reason to believe that the Class</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;I director nominees named will be unable or unwilling to serve.</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain of our directors who are also officers of the Company may serve as directors of, or on the boards of managers of, certain of our
portfolio companies. In addition, the Board of Directors of Fidus Mezzanine Capital, L.P., or Fund I, a wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary that has elected to be treated as a business development company (&#147;BDC&#148;) under the 1940 Act, is
composed of all of the Company&#146;s directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The business address of each nominee and director listed below is 1603 Orrington Avenue,
Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Charles D. Hyman</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">65</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Hyman has served on our Board of Directors since our initial public offering in June 2011, a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating Committee, and served as the chairman of our Nominating Committee through
February 26, 2024. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman is the founder and chief executive officer of Charles D. Hyman&nbsp;&amp; Co., a private, registered investment management firm located in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Prior to forming Charles D. Hyman&nbsp;&amp; Co.
in 1994, Mr.&nbsp;Hyman served as a senior vice president of St. Johns Investment Management Company. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman has served on the board of directors for several
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">not-for-profit</FONT></FONT> companies. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman previously served on the board of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ: PATI) from July 2016 to December
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kelly McNamara Corley</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">65</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ms.&nbsp;Corley has served on our Board of Directors since July 2022, is a member of our Nominating Committee and Audit Committee, and will serve as the chair of the Nominating Committee, effective as of February 26, 2024.
Ms.&nbsp;Corley currently serves as Principal <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;Co-Founder&nbsp;of</FONT> The Red Bee Group LLC, a women owned consulting group providing diversity equity and inclusion advice, public company board governance
and strategic leadership advice to executive officers and chief legal officers. Prior <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">to&nbsp;co-founding&nbsp;The</FONT> Red Bee Group, Ms.&nbsp;Corley was the Chief Legal Officer of Discover Financial Services for
19 years. Prior to that, she served in a variety of legal and regulatory roles at Morgan Stanley. Ms.&nbsp;Corley currently serves on the boards of Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Rush University Medical Center, and Squeeze LLC. Ms.&nbsp;Corley brings to
the Board extensive board, legal and regulatory experience in the financial services industry.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Thomas C. Lauer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">56</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Lauer has served as our director and as a member of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committees since our initial public offering in June 2011 and as our President since September 2016. Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Lauer
is a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr.&nbsp;Lauer is an interested director due to his position with the Investment Advisor. Mr.&nbsp;Lauer has more than 30 years of experience investing debt and equity capital in lower middle-market companies.
Mr.&nbsp;Lauer was a managing partner of Fidus Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm, from 2008 to June 2011. From 2004 to 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Lauer was a managing director of Allied Capital Corporation, a publicly-traded business development
company, and member of that firm&#146;s Management Committee from 2006 to 2008, Private Finance Investment Committee from 2005 to 2008, and Senior Debt Fund Investment Committee from 2007 to 2008. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation,
Mr.&nbsp;Lauer worked with the Global Sponsor Finance Group of GE Capital, the financial services unit of General Electric, the Leveraged Capital Group at Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and
institutional capital markets and investment banking firm, and the Platform Components Division of Intel Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Lauer earned a bachelor of business administration from the University of Notre Dame and master of business administration
from the University of Notre Dame&#146;s Mendoza College of Business.</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Independent Director
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<TD VALIGN="top">Edward X. Tune</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">54</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Tune has served on our Board of Directors since March 2019 and is a member of our Audit Committee and our Nominating Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Tune is a Partner of Brown Advisory, an investment management firm with offices in
North America, Europe, and Asia. Prior to joining Brown Advisory, Mr.&nbsp;Tune was a Managing Director at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) where for 14 years he served in a variety of client-facing and leadership roles in Charlotte and Chicago
including Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for BBH&#146;s wealth management unit. Prior to that, Mr.&nbsp;Tune served as a Vice President and investment advisor with Stein Roe&nbsp;&amp; Farnham in Chicago for 8 years.
Mr.&nbsp;Tune brings to the Board of Directors extensive investment management experience.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Edward H. Ross</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">58</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Ross has served as chairman of our board of directors and our chief executive officer, and as chairman of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committees, since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally,
Mr.&nbsp;Ross is the chief executive officer and a manager of our Investment Advisor. Mr.&nbsp;Ross is an interested director due to his positions with the Company and our Investment Advisor. Mr.&nbsp;Ross has more than 30 years of debt and equity
capital investing experience with lower middle-market companies. Mr.&nbsp;Ross <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founded</FONT> Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our Investment Advisor, in 2005. From February 2007 to June&nbsp;2011,
Mr.&nbsp;Ross served as a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, Fund I&#146;s former general partner. From 2002 to 2005, Mr.&nbsp;Ross was a managing director and the head of the Chicago office for Allied Capital
Corporation, a publicly-traded business development company, where he focused on making debt and equity investments in middle-market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr.&nbsp;Ross
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founded</FONT> Middle Market Capital, a merchant banking group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc., a retail brokerage and institutional capital markets and investment banking
firm. Mr.&nbsp;Ross earned a bachelor of arts from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the University of Notre Dame&#146;s Mendoza College of Business. Mr.&nbsp;Ross is the brother of John J. Ross, II, a
manager of our Investment Advisor and a member of its investment committee.</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Independent
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<TD VALIGN="top">Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss has served on our Board of Directors since September 2011 and is the chairman of our Audit Committee and a member of our Nominating Committee. Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss is the President of Anstiss&nbsp;&amp; Co., an
accounting, audit, tax and financial consulting firm headquartered in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Prior to joining Anstiss&nbsp;&amp; Co. in 1993, Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss served on the audit staff of KPMG Peat Marwick from 1988 to 1992. Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss has
served on the board of directors for several <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">not-for-profit</FONT></FONT> companies.</TD></TR>
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familiarity with the Fidus investment platform, his significant experience with investing debt and equity capital in middle-market companies, and his broad experience with the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> management and operation of other investment funds, which provides our Board of Directors with valuable investment and management experience, insight and
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experience with investing debt and equity capital in middle-market companies, which provides our Board of Directors with valuable investment knowledge, experience and insight. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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extensive experience in the accounting industry. In addition, Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss&#146; accounting background was instrumental in his appointment to the chairmanship of our Audit Committee. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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extensive experience in the legal and regulatory industries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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experience in the investment analysis, management, and advisory industries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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experience in the investment analysis, management, and advisory industries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following is a brief biography of our executive officer, Shelby E. Sherard, who is not a director of the Company. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Shelby E. Sherard has served as our chief financial officer and secretary since joining the Company on June&nbsp;2, 2014 and chief compliance officer since August&nbsp;11, 2014. Ms.&nbsp;Sherard has more than 30 years of finance
experience most recently as a financial officer at Prologis, Inc., a leading owner, operator and developer of industrial real estate, first serving as Chief Financial Officer, Americas, and then overseeing the U.S. tax department. Previously, she
served as the Finance Director for Chicago Union Station Development Company, LLC, a real estate development company. From 2005 through 2006, Ms.&nbsp;Sherard served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Grubb&nbsp;&amp; Ellis
Company, a publicly-traded real estate services company. From 2002 through 2005, Ms.&nbsp;Sherard was the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of SiteStuff, Inc., a procurement solutions provider for the commercial real estate industry.
Ms.&nbsp;Sherard is a CPA and earned a bachelor&#146;s degree from Northwestern University, a master of business administration from the University of Pennsylvania&#146;s Wharton School and a master&#146;s degree in tax from the University of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Director Independence </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of
Directors has a majority of directors who are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market, or Nasdaq. The Nasdaq Stock Market Rules provide that a director of a BDC shall be considered to be independent if he or she is
not an &#147;interested person&#148; of the Company, as defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act. Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act defines an &#147;interested person&#148; to include, among other things, any person who has, or within
the last two years had, a material business or professional relationship with the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors has determined that the
following directors are independent: Messrs. Anstiss, Hyman and Tune and Ms.&nbsp;Corley. Messrs. Ross and Lauer are &#147;interested persons&#148; due to their positions with the Company and/or our Investment Advisor, as discussed in their
respective biographies. Based upon information requested and received from each director concerning their respective background, employment and affiliations, the Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that none of the independent directors
has a material business or professional relationship with the Company, other than in his capacity as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Meetings of the Board and Committees of the Board </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors has established the Audit Committee and Nominating Committee. The Company does not have a separate compensation
committee because its executive officers do not receive any direct compensation from the Company; however, the Audit Committee has been charged with carrying out the duties that would typically be addressed by a compensation committee. During 2023,
the Board of Directors held seven meetings, the Audit Committee held nine meetings and the Nominating Committee held two meetings. The Company encourages, but does not require, the directors to attend the Company&#146;s annual meeting of its
stockholders. During 2023, all of our directors attended 100% of the aggregate number of meetings of the Board of Directors and the respective committees on which they served. All of our directors attended the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Leadership Structure </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Board of Directors monitors and performs an oversight role with respect to the business and affairs of the Company. Among other things, the Board of Directors approves the appointment of our Investment Advisor, administrator and officers, reviews
and monitors the services and activities performed by our Investment Advisor, administrator and officers, approves annually the renewal of any investment advisory agreement with our Investment Advisor and approves the engagement, and reviews the
performance of, the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the bylaws, the Board of Directors may designate
a chairman to preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of the stockholders and to perform such other duties as may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors. The Company does not have a fixed policy as to whether the
chairman of the Board of Directors should be an independent director and believes that its flexibility to select its chairman and reorganize its leadership structure from time to time is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Presently, Mr.&nbsp;Ross serves as the chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr.&nbsp;Ross is an interested director because he is the
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, serves on our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committee and is a manager of our Investment Advisor. The Company believes that Mr.&nbsp;Ross&#146;s history with the Company, familiarity with the Fidus
investment platform and extensive experience in the management of private equity and debt investments qualifies him to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors. Moreover, our Board of Directors believes that it is in the best interests of our
stockholders for Mr.&nbsp;Ross to lead our Board of Directors because of his broad experience with the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> management and operation of other investment funds and
his significant background in the financial services industry, as described above. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Board of Directors does not have a lead independent director. We are aware of the
potential conflicts that may arise when a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-independent</FONT> director is Chairman of the Board, but believe these potential conflicts are offset by our strong corporate governance practices. Our corporate
governance practices include regular meetings of the independent directors in executive session without the presence of interested directors and management, the establishment of an Audit and Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee, each of which is comprised solely of independent directors, and the appointment of a Chief Compliance Officer, with whom the independent directors meet without the presence of interested directors and other members of
management, for administering our compliance policies and procedures. Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss, an independent director and the chairman of the Audit Committee, acts as a liaison between the independent directors and management between
meetings of our Board of Directors and presides over regular executive sessions of the Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors believes that its leadership structure is appropriate in light of the Company&#146;s characteristics and circumstances
because the structure allocates areas of responsibility among the individual directors and the committees in a manner that encourages effective oversight. Specifically, the Board of Directors believes that the relationship of Messrs. Ross and Lauer
with our Investment Advisor provides an effective bridge between the Board and management, and encourages an open dialogue between management and our Board, ensuring that these groups act with a common purpose. The members of our Board of Directors
also believe that its small size creates a highly efficient governance structure that provides ample opportunity for direct communication and interaction between both the members of management and our Investment Advisor and our Board of Directors.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Board Role in Risk Oversight </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Board of Directors performs its risk oversight function primarily through (a)&nbsp;its two standing committees, which report to the entire Board of Directors and are comprised solely of independent directors and (b)&nbsp;monitoring by the
Company&#146;s Chief Compliance Officer in accordance with its compliance policies and procedures. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As described below in more detail
under &#147;Audit and Compensation Committee&#148; and &#147;Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee,&#148; the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee assist the Board of Directors in fulfilling its risk oversight responsibilities. The
Audit Committee&#146;s risk oversight responsibilities include overseeing the Company&#146;s accounting and financial reporting processes, the Company&#146;s systems of internal controls regarding finance and accounting and audits of the
Company&#146;s financial statements and discussing with management the Company&#146;s major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including the Company&#146;s risk assessment and risk
management policies. The Nominating Committee&#146;s risk oversight responsibilities include selecting, researching and nominating directors for election by the Company&#146;s stockholders, developing and recommending to the Board of Directors a set
of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees. Both the Audit Committee and the Nominating Committee consist solely of independent directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors is assisted in its risk oversight responsibilities by the Chief Compliance Officer. The Company&#146;s Chief Compliance
Officer prepares a written report annually discussing the adequacy and effectiveness of the compliance policies and procedures of the Company and certain of its service providers. The Chief Compliance Officer&#146;s report, which is reviewed by the
Board of Directors, addresses at a minimum (a)&nbsp;the operation of the compliance policies and procedures of the Company and certain of its service providers since the last report; (b)&nbsp;any material changes to such policies and procedures
since the last report; (c)&nbsp;any recommendations for material changes to such policies and procedures as a result of the Chief Compliance Officer&#146;s annual review; and (d)&nbsp;any compliance matter that has occurred since the date of the
last report about which the Board of Directors would reasonably need to know to oversee the Company&#146;s compliance activities and risks. In addition, the Chief Compliance Officer meets separately in executive session with the independent
directors periodically, but in no event less than once each year. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company believes that the Board of Directors&#146; role in risk
oversight is effective and appropriate given the extensive regulation to which it is already subject as a BDC. Specifically, as a BDC, the Company must </P>
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comply with certain regulatory requirements that control the levels of risk in its business and operations. For example, the Company&#146;s ability to incur indebtedness is limited such that its
asset coverage must equal at least 150% immediately after each time it incurs indebtedness and the Company generally has to invest at least 70% of its total assets in &#147;qualifying assets&#148; as described in section 55 of the 1940 Act. In
addition, the Company has elected, and intends to qualify annually, to be treated as a regulated investment company, or RIC, under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a RIC, the Company must, among other things, meet
certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">source-of-income</FONT></FONT> and asset diversification requirements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company believes that the Board of Directors&#146; existing role in risk oversight is appropriate. However, the Company <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">re-examines</FONT> the manner in which the Board of Directors administers its oversight function on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to meet the Company&#146;s needs. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Audit and Compensation Committee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
members of the Audit Committee are Messrs. Anstiss, Hyman and Tune and Ms.&nbsp;Corley, each of whom is not an interested person and is otherwise independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and Nasdaq&#146;s corporate governance regulations. Since
September 2011, Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss has served as chairman of the Audit Committee. Our board of directors has adopted a charter for the Audit Committee, which is available on our website at <I>https://investor.fdus.com/corporate-governance</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee is responsible for approving our independent accountants and recommending them to the Board of Directors (including a
majority of the independent directors) for approval and submission to the Board of Directors for ratification, reviewing with our independent accountants the plans and results of the audit engagement, approving professional services provided by our
accountants, reviewing the independence of our independent accountants and reviewing the adequacy of our internal accounting controls. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee is also responsible for aiding the Board of Directors in determining the fair value of debt and equity securities that are
not publicly traded or for which current market values are not readily available. The Audit Committee also currently receives input from independent valuation firms that have been engaged at the direction of the Board of Directors to value certain
portfolio investments. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for discussing with management our major financial risk exposures and the steps management has taken to monitor and control such exposures, including our risk assessment and risk
management policies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors has determined that Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss is an &#147;audit committee financial expert&#148; as
defined in Item 407 of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K.</FONT> Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss acquired his financial expertise from his education experience as a public accountant, his experience actively supervising financial officers of public
companies and in his supervisory role at a public accounting firm and from his experience overseeing and assessing the performance of public accountants with respect to the preparation, auditing and evaluation of financial statements.
Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss has consented to be named as an audit committee financial expert in this proxy statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because the Audit Committee is
charged with approving our related-party transactions, the board of directors has determined not to create a separate compensation committee and instead has charged the Audit Committee with overseeing amounts payable to our Investment Advisor
pursuant to the Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, and making a recommendation to the Board of Directors with respect to the Board&#146;s approval (including the approval of a majority of the directors who are not &#147;interested
persons&#148; of the Company within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act, as amended) of the renewal of the Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors has determined not to create a separate compensation committee charter and instead has included applicable compensation
charter provisions in the charter of the Audit Committee, which is available on our website at <I>https://investor.fdus.com/corporate-governance</I>. The Audit Committee charter sets forth the responsibilities of a compensation committee, including
overseeing the Company&#146;s compensation </P>
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policies, evaluating executive officer performance and reviewing and approving the compensation, if any, by the Company of its executive officers.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In reviewing and approving the compensation, if any, by the Company for each of the Company&#146;s executive officers, the Audit Committee
will, among other things, consider corporate goals and objectives relevant to executive officer compensation, evaluate each executive officer&#146;s performance in light of such goals and objectives, and set each executive officer&#146;s
compensation based on such evaluation and such other factors as the Audit Committee deems appropriate and in the best interests of the Company (including the cost to the Company of such compensation). Notwithstanding the foregoing, currently none of
the Company&#146;s executive officers are directly compensated by the Company. However, the Company reimburses its administrator for the allocable portion of overhead and other expenses incurred by the administrator in performing its obligations
under an administration agreement, including an allocable share of the compensation of certain of the Company&#146;s executive officers with finance and compliance responsibilities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Nominating Committee </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The members of the
Nominating Committee are Messrs. Anstiss, Hyman and Tune and Ms.&nbsp;Corley, each of whom is not an interested person and is otherwise independent for purposes of the 1940 Act and Nasdaq&#146;s corporate governance regulations. Mr.&nbsp;Hyman
served as chairman of the Nominating Committee, and, effective as of February&nbsp;26, 2024, Ms.&nbsp;Corley will serve as chair of the Nominating Committee. The Board of Directors has adopted a charter for the Nominating Committee, which is
available on the Company&#146;s website at <I>https://investor.fdus.com/corporate-governance.</I> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating Committee is responsible
for selecting, researching and nominating directors for election by the Company&#146;s stockholders, selecting nominees to fill vacancies on the Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of Directors, developing and recommending to the Board of
Directors a set of corporate governance principles and overseeing the evaluation of the Board of Directors and its committees. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Nominating Committee identifies potential nominees based on suggestions from members of the Nominating Committee, other members of the Board of Directors, other executive officers and by other means, and evaluates such persons as a committee. The
Nominating Committee will also consider nominees to the Board of Directors recommended by a stockholder, if such stockholder complies with the advance notice provisions of our bylaws. From time to time, the Board of Directors may determine that it
requires a director with a particular expertise or qualification and will actively recruit such a candidate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In considering which persons
to nominate as directors for election by stockholders, the Board of Directors and its Nominating Committee consider the experience, qualifications, attributes and skills of candidates, in light of the Company&#146;s then existing business and
structure. Additionally, the Nominating Committee generally will hire an outside firm to perform a background check on potential nominees. On an annual basis, the Nominating Committee evaluates the qualifications and diversity of the Board of
Directors who are available for reelection in light of the characteristics of independence, age, skills, experience, availability of service to the Company and tenure of its members, and the Board of Directors&#146; anticipated needs. The Nominating
Committee has adopted a policy that it will seek to enhance the perspectives and experiences of the members of the Board of Directors through diversity in gender, ethnic background, geographic origin and professional experience. The Nominating
Committee recommends to the Board of Directors for its approval the slate of directors to be nominated for election at the annual meeting of the Company&#146;s stockholders. The Board of Directors and its Nominating Committee periodically review
board composition and the policies with respect thereto and as part of this review, the Nominating Committee evaluates the effectiveness of its policies, including the provisions with respect to diversity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In considering possible candidates for nomination as a director, the Nominating Committee takes into account, in addition to such other
factors as it deems relevant, the desirability of selecting directors who have: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">an ability to work collegially with the other members of the Board of Directors. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Nominating Committee also considers all applicable legal and regulatory requirements that govern the composition of the Board of
Directors. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All nominees properly submitted to the Company (or which the Nominating Committee otherwise elects to consider) will be
evaluated and considered by the members of the Nominating Committee using the same criteria as nominees identified by the Nominating Committee itself. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Communications Between Stockholders and the Board of Directors </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stockholders with questions about Fidus Investment Corporation are encouraged to contact Shelby E. Sherard at Fidus Investment Corporation,
1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. In addition, if stockholders feel their questions have not been addressed, they may communicate with our Board of Directors by sending their communications to: Fidus Investment
Corporation, Board of Directors, c/o Edward H. Ross at the address listed above. In addition, stockholders may communicate with the Board of Directors by clicking &#147;Contact the Board&#148; on the Investor Relations section of our website at the
following URL: <I>https://investor.fdus.com/contact-board.</I> Communications are distributed to the Board of Directors as appropriate, depending on the facts and circumstances outlined in the communication. In that regard, the Board of Directors
has requested that certain items that are unrelated to the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Directors should be excluded, such as: product complaints, product inquiries, new product suggestions, resumes and other forms of job inquiries,
surveys and business solicitations or advertisements. In addition, material that is unduly hostile, threatening, illegal or similarly unsuitable will be excluded, with the provision that any communication that is filtered out must be available to
any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-management</FONT> director upon request. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Executive Sessions and Communication with the Board of Directors
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The independent directors serving on our Board of Directors intend to meet in executive sessions at the conclusion of each regularly
scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors, and additionally as needed, without the presence of any directors or other persons who are part of the Company&#146;s management. These executive sessions of our Board of Directors will be presided over
by Mr.&nbsp;Anstiss or one of the other independent directors serving on the Board of Directors selected on an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">ad-hoc</FONT> basis. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Code of Business Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has adopted a code of ethics (which we call our &#147;Code of Business Conduct&#148;) which all officers, directors and employees
of the Company and its Investment Advisor are expected to observe. The Company intends to disclose any amendments to or waivers of required provisions of the Code of Business Conduct on the Company&#146;s website. The Company also has adopted
corporate governance guidelines (which we call our &#147;Corporate Governance Guidelines&#148;) which apply to our Board of Directors. The Company&#146;s Code of Business Conduct and Corporate Governance Guidelines can be accessed via the
Company&#146;s website at <I>https://investor.fdus.com/corporate-governance</I>. We will also provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of our Code of Business Conduct or Corporate Governance Guidelines. To receive a copy of either or
both documents, please provide a written request to: Fidus Investment Corporation, Attn: Shelby E. Sherard, Chief Compliance Officer, 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;6, 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq Listing Rule 5606 that requires each Nasdaq-listed company to annually disclose information on
the voluntary self-identified gender, racial characteristics, and LGBTQ+ status of the company&#146;s board of directors. The requirement is intended to make consistent and comparable statistics widely available to investors regarding the number of
diverse directors serving on a Nasdaq-listed company&#146;s board. In compliance with Nasdaq Rule 5606, the Company is including the following Board Diversity Matrix for the Company as of our record date, March&nbsp;21, 2024: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has adopted&nbsp;insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale, and disposition of the Company&#146;s
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s Code of Business Conduct does not expressly prohibit directors, executive officers or employees of its affiliates from
purchasing financial instruments (including prepaid variable forward contracts, equity swaps, collars, and exchange funds), or otherwise engage in transactions, that hedge or offset, or are designed to hedge or offset, any decrease in the market
value of the Company&#146;s common stock. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our executive officers do not receive any direct compensation from us. We do not currently have any employees and currently do not expect to
have any employees. Services necessary for our business are provided by individuals who are employees or other affiliates of our Investment Advisor, pursuant to the terms of our Investment Advisory Agreement and our administration agreement. Each of
our executive officers is an employee or other affiliate of our Investment Advisor. Our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> investment operations are managed by our Investment Advisor. All of
the services necessary for the origination and administration of our investment portfolio are provided by investment professionals employed by our Investment Advisor. In addition, we reimburse our Investment Advisor, as administrator, for its
allocable portion of expenses incurred by it in performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including its allocable portion of the cost related to certain of our officers, including the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance
Officer, and their respective staffs, and for certain expenses under the administration agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Investment Advisory
Agreement, our Investment Advisor earned and was paid approximately $32.5&nbsp;million in fees for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, consisting of a base management fee, net of base management fee waiver of $16.0&nbsp;million and an income
incentive fee of $16.5&nbsp;million. For the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, we accrued/(reversed) $2.4&nbsp;million of capital gains incentive fees in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For the year ended December&nbsp;31,
2023, $3.5&nbsp;million of the capital gains fee accrued is payable to our Investment Advisor. During 2023, our Investment Advisor incurred approximately $2.4&nbsp;million of allocable expenses that are payable by the Company under the
administration agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table shows information regarding the compensation received by the Company&#146;s directors, none of whom is an employee of the
Company, for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Independent Directors</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Raymond L. Anstiss, Jr.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">105,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">105,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kelly McNamara Corley</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">95,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">95,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles D. Hyman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Edward X. Tune</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">95,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Edward H. Ross</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas C. Lauer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">None</TD>
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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">For a discussion of the independent directors&#146; compensation, see below. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The independent directors receive an annual fee of $60,000. They receive $5,000 plus reimbursement of reasonable and authorized business
expenses incurred in connection with attending each regularly scheduled board meeting, which consists of quarterly meetings and a meeting held in conjunction with the annual shareholders meeting. In addition, the chairperson of the Audit Committee
receives an additional annual fee of $10,000 and the chairperson of the Nominating Committee receives an additional annual fee of $5,000 for his or her additional services in these capacities. They also receive $2,500 per each additional Audit
Committee meeting to review quarterly investment valuations. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No compensation is paid by the Company to interested directors. No
information has been provided with respect to executive officers of the Company who are not directors since its executive officers do not receive any direct compensation from the Company. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Related Party Transactions Policy and Procedure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has procedures in place for the review, approval and monitoring of transactions involving the Company and certain related persons
of the Company. The Company has a written Code of Business Conduct that generally prohibits any officer, director and employee of the Company and employees of its Investment Advisor from engaging in any transaction where there is a conflict between
such individual&#146;s personal interest and the interests of the Company. Certain actions or relationships that might give rise to a conflict of interest are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. Waivers to the Code of Business Conduct
for directors and executive officers can be obtained from the Board of Directors under certain circumstances and will be publicly disclosed as required by applicable law and regulations. In addition, the Audit Committee reviews and preapproves all
related-party transactions (as defined in Item&nbsp;404 of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Regulation&nbsp;S-K).</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Moreover, our
Investment Advisor has enacted a conflict-resolution policy that addresses the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investment</FONT> restrictions set forth under the 1940 Act and the allocation of investment opportunities. The 1940 Act generally
prohibits us from making certain negotiated <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investments</FONT> with affiliates unless we first obtain an order from the SEC permitting us to do so. Where <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investments</FONT> can
be made, or where an investment opportunity becomes available to one investment vehicle managed by our Investment Advisor, then an equitable allocation must be made with respect to the investment. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has obtained exemptive relief allowing us to engage in certain <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investment</FONT> transactions
with our affiliates that would otherwise be prohibited by the 1940 Act, as applicable to BDCs. The Company also obtained exemptive relief that permits the Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary that is licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration (the &#147;SBA&#148;) as a small business investment company (an &#147;SBIC&#148;) to operate effectively as one company, specifically allowing them to: (1)&nbsp;engage in certain transactions with each other; (2)&nbsp;invest in
securities in which the other is or proposes to be an investor; (3)&nbsp;file consolidated reports with the Commission; and (4)&nbsp;be subject to modified consolidated asset coverage requirements for senior securities issued by a BDC and its SBIC
subsidiary. Our second and third wholly-owned SBIC subsidiaries, Fidus Mezzanine Capital II, L.P. and Fidus Mezzanine Capital III, L.P. (collectively, the &#147;Funds&#148;) have not elected to be treated as a BDC and is not party to this exemptive
relief. On June&nbsp;30, 2014, we received an exemptive order from the SEC to permit us to exclude the senior securities issued by any SBIC subsidiary of the Company, including the Funds, from the definition of senior securities in the 150% asset
coverage requirement applicable to the Company under the 1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If we invest alongside other accounts managed by our Investment
Advisor, our Investment Advisor will seek to ensure the equitable allocation of investment opportunities between us and the other relevant accounts. If we invest alongside such other accounts as permitted by the 1940 Act and related rules, such
investments will be made consistent with our Investment Advisor&#146;s allocation policy. Under this allocation policy, a fixed percentage of each opportunity, which may vary based on asset class and from time to time, will be offered to us and
similar eligible accounts, as periodically determined by our Investment Advisor and approved by our Board of Directors, including our independent directors. The allocation policy provides that allocations among us and other accounts will generally
be made pro rata based on each account&#146;s capital available for investment, as determined, in our case, by our Board of Directors, including our independent directors. It is our policy to make our determinations as to the amount of capital
available for investment based on such factors as the amount of cash on hand, existing commitments and reserves, if any, the targeted leverage level, the targeted asset mix and diversification requirements and other investment policies and
restrictions set by our Board of Directors, or imposed by applicable laws, rules, regulations or interpretations. We expect that these determinations will be made similarly for other accounts. On January&nbsp;4, 2017, the SEC granted us an exemptive
order that expands our ability to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-invest</FONT> in portfolio companies with certain of our affiliates managed by our investment advisor in a manner consistent with our investment objective, positions, policies,
strategies and restrictions as well as regulatory requirements and other pertinent factors, subject to compliance with certain conditions (the &#147;Order&#148;). Pursuant to </P>
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the Order, we are permitted to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-invest</FONT> with our affiliates if a &#147;required majority&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our
independent directors make certain conclusions in connection with a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investment</FONT> transaction, including that (1)&nbsp;the terms of the transactions, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and
fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching by us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned, and (2)&nbsp;the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment
objective and strategies. We intend to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-invest,</FONT> subject to the conditions included in the Order. However, we nor our affiliated funds are obligated to invest or
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-invest</FONT> when investment opportunities are referred to us or them. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In situations where <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investment</FONT> with other entities managed by our Investment Advisor is not permitted or appropriate, such as when there is an opportunity to invest in different securities of the same issuer, our Investment Advisor
will need to decide whether we or such other entity or entities will proceed with the investment. Our Investment Advisor will make these determinations based on our allocation policy that generally requires that such opportunities be offered to
eligible accounts on a basis that will be fair and equitable over time, including, for example, through random or rotational methods. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
addition, certain members of our Investment Advisor and its investment committees are also members of Fidus Partners, LLC (&#147;Partners&#148;), an investment banking firm. Partners may in the future serve as an advisor to our portfolio companies
and we may invest in companies that Partners is advising. Partners may receive fees in connection with these advisory services, subject to regulatory restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fidus Group Holdings, LLC (&#147;Holdings&#148;), a limited liability company organized under the laws of Delaware, is the parent company of
the Investment Advisors. Edward H. Ross, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Thomas C. Lauer, our President, are managers of Holdings. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Certain Transactions With or Involving Related Persons </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Investment Advisory Agreement </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the Investment Advisory Agreement with our Investment Advisor, we pay our Investment Advisor a management fee and incentive fee that
consists of an income incentive fee and a capital gains incentive fee. The incentive fee is computed and paid on income that we may not have yet received in cash. This fee structure may create an incentive for our Investment Advisor to invest in
certain types of securities that may have a high degree of risk. Additionally, we rely on investment professionals from our Investment Advisor to assist our Board of Directors with the valuation of our portfolio investments. Our Investment
Advisor&#146;s management fee and incentive fee are based on the value of our investments and there may be a conflict of interest when personnel of our Investment Advisor are involved in the valuation process for our portfolio investments. The base
management fee, net of the base management fee waiver, under the Investment Advisory Agreement for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 totaled $16.0&nbsp;million. The income incentive fee expense for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 totaled
$16.5&nbsp;million. For the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023, we accrued/(reversed) $2.4&nbsp;million of capital gains incentive fees in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023,
$3.5&nbsp;million of the capital gains fee accrued is payable to our Investment Advisor. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;E. Ross is the chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Company and Fund I and the chairman of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committees. Moreover, Mr.&nbsp;E. Ross is the Chief Executive Officer of our Investment Advisor. The board of managers of our Investment Advisor, the
manager of Fidus Investment GP, LLC, the general partner of the Funds, currently controls the Funds. The following people are members of the board of managers of our Investment Advisor: Messrs. E. Ross, Lauer, J. Ross, John H. Grigg and Andrew W.
Worth. Officers and members of the board of managers of our Investment Advisor receive a benefit from the fees paid to our Investment Advisor pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. Our Board of Directors, which consists of a majority of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-interested</FONT> directors, has approved the Investment Advisory Agreement, including the fees paid pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the administration agreement, our Investment Advisor furnishes us with office facilities and equipment, provides clerical,
bookkeeping and record keeping services at such facilities and provides the Company with other administrative services necessary to conduct <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> operations. Under
the administration agreement, our Investment Advisor performs, or oversees the performance of, our required administrative services, which include being responsible for the financial records that we are required to maintain and preparing reports to
our stockholders and reports filed with the SEC. In addition, our Investment Advisor assists us in determining and publishing our NAV, oversees the preparation and filing of our tax returns and the printing and dissemination of reports to our
stockholders, and generally oversees the payment of our expenses and the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to us by others. Under the administration agreement, our Investment Advisor also provides managerial assistance
on our behalf to those portfolio companies that have accepted our offer to provide such assistance. Payments under the administration agreement are equal to an amount based upon our allocable portion of our Investment Advisor&#146;s overhead in
performing its obligations under the administration agreement, including rent and our allocable portion of the cost related to certain of our officers, including our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and their respective staffs.
In addition, the Company reimburses the Investment Advisor for fees and expenses incurred while performing due diligence on our prospective portfolio companies including &#147;dead deal&#148; expenses. Under the administration agreement,
administrative expenses for services provided for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 totaled $2.4&nbsp;million. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Investment Committee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Investment Advisor has formed an investment committee to evaluate and approve all of our investments and those made by the Funds. The
investment committee process is intended to bring the diverse experience and perspectives of the investment committee&#146;s members to the analysis and consideration of each investment. The investment committee also serves to provide investment
consistency and adherence to our Investment Advisor&#146;s core investment philosophy and policies. The investment committee meets regularly to consider our investments, direct our strategic initiatives and supervise the actions taken by our
Investment Advisor on our behalf. The investment committee determines appropriate investment sizing and suggest ongoing monitoring requirements. In addition, the investment committee reviews and determines whether to make prospective investments
identified by our Investment Advisor and monitors the performance of our investment portfolio. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The members of the investment committee
that evaluate and approve all of our investments are Edward H. Ross, Thomas C. Lauer, John H. Grigg, Robert G. Lesley, Jr., Michael J. Miller, John J. Ross, II, and W. Andrew Worth. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Information regarding members of the investment committee is as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>John H. Grigg has served as a member of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committee since our initial public offering in June 2011
and as a senior origination professional of our Investment Advisor since June 2011. Mr.&nbsp;Grigg has over 30 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions. From February 2007 to June 2011, Mr.&nbsp;Grigg served as a member of
the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, the Fund&#146;s former general partner. In 2004, Mr.&nbsp;Grigg <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founded</FONT> Fidus Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm. Prior to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founding</FONT> Fidus Partners, LLC, Mr.&nbsp;Grigg served as managing director and partner at First Union Securities, Inc. and its predecessor, Bowles Hollowell Conner&nbsp;&amp; Co., from 1989 to 2000. Prior to
joining Bowles Hollowell Conner&nbsp;&amp; Co., Mr.&nbsp;Grigg worked in the investment banking group of Merrill Lynch&nbsp;&amp; Co. Mr.&nbsp;Grigg earned a bachelor of arts from the University of North Carolina and a master of business
administration from the University of Virginia&#146;s Darden School of Business. </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Robert G. Lesley</I> has served as a member of
the investment committee since January 2015. Prior to joining Fidus Investment Advisors, LLC in 2013, Mr.&nbsp;Lesley was a partner at Chapter IV Investors, a middle-market hybrid investment firm with approximately a $270&nbsp;million fund. Chapter
IV&#146;s flexible investment charter </P>
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allowed for investment in both the private (control and minority equity) and public markets. From 2003 to 2007, Mr.&nbsp;Lesley was a vice president with Blue Point Capital Partners, a private
equity firm focused on lower middle-market companies. From 2000 to 2003, Robert was an associate in the Mergers&nbsp;&amp; Acquisitions Group of Wachovia Securities and its predecessor, First Union Securities, Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Lesley earned a bachelor
of arts in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a masters of business administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Michael J. Miller </I>has served as a senior origination professional of our investment advisor since June 2011. Mr.&nbsp;Miller has over
30 years of leveraged finance and corporate lending and origination experience.<B> </B>In 2010, Mr.&nbsp;Miller joined Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our investment advisor, as a senior investment professional and joined Fidus Partners,
LLC, an investment banking firm. Prior to joining Fidus Capital and Fidus Partners, Mr.&nbsp;Miller served in various capacities, including managing director and head of business development, at Allied Capital Corporation from 2005 until 2010. Prior
to joining Allied Capital Corporation, Mr.&nbsp;Miller spent more than 16 years with JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors where he worked in their middle-market leveraged finance, asset based and corporate lending groups. Mr.&nbsp;Miller earned his
bachelor of science in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and his master of business administration from The Stern School at New York University. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>John J. Ross, II</I> has served as a member of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committee since our initial public offering in June
2011. Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Ross has served as a manager of our Investment Advisor since June 2011. Mr.&nbsp;Ross has over 30 years of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions. From February 2007 to June 2011, Mr.&nbsp;Ross served as
a member of the investment committee of Fidus Mezzanine Capital GP, LLC, the Fund&#146;s former general partner. In 2004, Mr.&nbsp;Ross <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founded</FONT> Fidus Partners, LLC, an investment banking firm. Prior to <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-founding</FONT> Fidus Partners, LLC, Mr.&nbsp;Ross served as a managing director at Wachovia Securities and its predecessors, First Union Securities, Inc. and Bowles Hollowell Conner&nbsp;&amp; Co, from 1999 to 2002.
Mr.&nbsp;Ross earned a bachelor of science from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the Harvard Business School. Mr.&nbsp;Ross is the brother of Edward H. Ross, our chairman of the board and chief executive
officer, and chairman of the investment committee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>W. Andrew Worth</I> has served as a member of our Investment Advisor&#146;s
investment committee since our initial public offering in June 2011. Additionally, Mr.&nbsp;Worth has served as a manager of our Investment Advisor since June 2011. Mr.&nbsp;Worth has over 25 years of experience investing in debt and equity
securities of lower middle-market companies. In 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Worth joined Fidus Capital, LLC, the predecessor firm to our investment advisor. Prior to joining Fidus Capital, LLC in 2008, Mr.&nbsp;Worth served as a principal with Allied Capital
Corporation from 2002 to 2008, where he was responsible for all aspects of the investment process including origination, execution and portfolio management. From 1996 to 2002, Mr.&nbsp;Worth was an associate in Credit Suisse First Boston&#146;s
Global Industrials and Services investment banking practice and an analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group of First Union Securities, Inc. Mr.&nbsp;Worth earned a bachelor of arts from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a master of
business administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Portfolio Management </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We will only invest in an opportunity with the approval of at least four of the members of the investment committee responsible for advising
the Company and the Funds. Generally, an investment opportunity will receive the unanimous approval of the respective investment committee. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Follow-on</FONT> investments in existing portfolio companies require the
relevant investment committee&#146;s approval in addition to what was obtained when the initial investment in the company was made. In addition, temporary investments, such as those in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high
quality debt investments that mature in one year or less, may require approval by the relevant investment committee. The <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">day-to-day</FONT></FONT> management of investments approved by
the investment committee will be overseen by the members of the relevant investment committee. Biographical information with respect to the members of the investment committee is set out under &#147;&#151;Investment Committee.&#148; </P>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock as of March&nbsp;21, 2024,
the record date, by each of our executive officers and independent directors and all of our directors and executive officers as a group. As of March&nbsp;21, 2024, we are not aware of any five percent beneficial owners of our common stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to the
securities. There is no common stock subject to options or warrants that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of March&nbsp;21, 2024. Percentage of beneficial ownership is based on [&#9679;]&nbsp;shares of common stock outstanding
as of March&nbsp;21, 2024. Unless otherwise stated, the business address of each person below is 1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois 60201. Except as otherwise described in the notes below, the following beneficial owners have sole
voting power and sole investment power with respect to all shares of common stock set forth opposite their respective names. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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">Represents less than 1.0%. </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">Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13d-3</FONT>
of the Exchange Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">16a-1(a)(2)</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </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">The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by our directors is based on a stock price of
$[&#9679;] per share as of March&nbsp;21, 2024. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of our Investment Advisor&#146;s investment committee members has ownership and
financial interests in, and may receive compensation and/or profit distributions from, our Investment Advisor. Each of the members of the investment committee will receive compensation and/or profit distributions from our Investment Advisor. None of
the members of the investment committee receives any direct compensation from us. The following table shows the dollar range of our common stock beneficially owned by each member of our investment advisor&#146;s investment committees as of
March&nbsp;21, 2024: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Edward H. Ross</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas C. Lauer</P></TD>
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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">Dollar ranges are as follows: None, $1 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-</FONT> $10,000, $10,001 <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-</FONT> $50,000, $50,001 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">-</FONT> $100,000, $100,001 - $500,000; $500,001 - $1,000,000 or Over $1,000,000. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>APPROVAL TO SELL OR OTHERWISE ISSUE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK BELOW NET ASSET VALUE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> investment company that has elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940
Act. The 1940 Act prohibits the Company from selling shares of its common stock at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share, with certain exceptions. One such exception would permit the Company to sell shares of its common stock
during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share if its stockholders approve such a sale and the Company&#146;s directors make certain determinations. Pursuant to this provision, the Company is seeking the approval
of its common stockholders so that it may, in one or more public or private offerings of its common stock, sell shares of its common stock at a price below its then current NAV per share, subject to certain conditions discussed below. If approved,
the authorization would be effective for a period expiring on the earlier of the one year anniversary of the date of this Annual Meeting or the date of the Company&#146;s 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Generally, equity securities sold in public securities offerings are priced based on public market prices quoted on exchanges such as Nasdaq,
rather than NAV, or book value, per share. Since the Company&#146;s initial public offering, at times the Company&#146;s common stock has traded above its NAV per share, and at times the Company&#146;s common stock has traded below its NAV per
share. Similar to last year, the Company is again seeking the approval of a majority of its common stockholders to authorize the Company, pursuant to approval of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common
stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share, subject to certain conditions as set forth in this proxy statement (including that the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not
exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Selling or otherwise issuing shares of the
Company&#146;s common stock below its then current NAV per share would result in a dilution of the Company&#146;s existing common stockholders. It should be noted that the maximum number of shares issuable below NAV pursuant to this authority that
could result in such dilution is limited to 25% of the Company&#146;s then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale. <B>Furthermore, pursuant to this authority, there would be no limit on the discount to NAV at which shares could
be sold.</B> See below for a discussion and examples of the dilutive effect of the issuance of shares below NAV. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reasons to Offer or otherwise Issue
Common Stock Below NAV </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We believe that the limited amount of capital available to lower middle-market companies, coupled with the
desire of these companies for flexible and partnership-oriented sources of capital, creates an attractive investment environment for us. From our perspective, lower middle-market companies have faced difficulty raising debt capital in both the
capital markets and private markets. As a result of the difficulties in the credit markets and fewer sources of capital for lower middle-market companies, we see opportunities for improved risk-adjusted returns. Furthermore, we believe with a large
pool of uninvested private equity capital seeking debt capital to complete transactions and a substantial supply of refinancing opportunities, there is an opportunity to attain appealing risk-adjusted returns on debt and equity investments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a BDC and a RIC, the Company is dependent on its ability to raise capital through the issuance of common stock. RICs generally must
distribute substantially all of their earnings to stockholders as dividends in order to achieve pass-through tax treatment, which prevents the Company from using those earnings to support new investments. Further, BDCs must maintain a debt to equity
ratio of less than 1:1 (or 2:1 if certain requirements are satisfied), which requires the Company to finance its investments with at least as much equity as debt in the aggregate. To continue to build the Company&#146;s investment portfolio, and
thereby support maintenance and growth of the Company&#146;s dividends, the Company endeavors to maintain consistent access to capital through the public and private equity markets enabling it to take advantage of investment opportunities as they
arise. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Although the Company&#146;s common stock has had a relatively limited trading history, it
has traded both at a premium and at a discount in relation to its NAV, which is the equivalent of &#147;book value,&#148; rather than market or publicly-traded value. The possibility that shares of our common stock will trade at either a discount
from NAV or at premiums that are unsustainable over the long term is separate and distinct from the risk that our NAV will decrease. It is not possible to predict whether any shares of our common stock issued in the future will trade at, above, or
below NAV. The Company has had six <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">follow-on</FONT> equity offerings since closing its IPO in June 2011 and has sold shares under its equity
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">at-the-market</FONT></FONT> program (the ATM Program). Each offering has priced above the Company&#146;s then current NAV. The following table lists the high and low sales prices for
our common stock, and the sales prices as percentages of NAV. On March&nbsp;21, 2024, the last reported closing sale price of our common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market was $[&#9679;]. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.29</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(5.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.66</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.08</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.10</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(5.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.70</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.28</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.98</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.80</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(2.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.72</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.13</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.69</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(8.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.80</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2022:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.91</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.52</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(14.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.53</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.80</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.94</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.61</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(16.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.43</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.41</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.62</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.92</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(12.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.43</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.43</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20.69</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.88</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(13.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.61</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2021:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.67</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12.78</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(7.3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(24.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.38</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.57</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">17.89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.70</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(10.6</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.45</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(10.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.42</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">19.96</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18.63</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.97</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(6.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(15.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.41</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2020:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.37</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.55</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.72</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(69.3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.39</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11.02</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.36</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(28.4</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(65.2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.30</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.94</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.72</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8.49</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(32.7</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth Quarter</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.81</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.00</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(14.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(40.5</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.34</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Year Ended December&nbsp;31, 2019:</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">First Quarter</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.55</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11.90</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(5.3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(28.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.39</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Second Quarter</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.29</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">15.33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1.1</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(5.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.39</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Third Quarter</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.47</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14.49</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(0.9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(12.0</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">)&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.39</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Fourth Quarter</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.85</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">16.06</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14.17</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(4.7</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">(15.9</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">0.43</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">NAV per share is determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the NAV
per share on the date of the high and low sales prices. The NAVs shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of each period. </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">Calculated as the respective high or low sales price divided by NAV. </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">Represents the distribution declared in the specified quarter. We have adopted an &#147;opt out&#148; dividend
reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. As a result, if we declare a distribution, then stockholders&#146; cash distributions will be automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, unless they specifically &#147;opt
out&#148; of the dividend reinvestment plan so as to receive cash distributions. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Distributions in excess of our current
and accumulated profits and earnings would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder&#146;s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a </P>
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capital gain. The determination of the tax attributes of our distributions will be made annually as of the end of our fiscal year based upon our taxable income for the full year and distributions
paid for the full year. Therefore, a determination made on a quarterly basis may not be representative of the actual tax attributes of our distributions for a full year. Each year, a statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1099-DIV</FONT>
identifying the source of the distribution will be sent to our U.S. stockholders of record. No portion of the distributions reported in the table above represented a return of capital. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Credit market dislocation and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy may lead to significant stock market volatility, particularly with
respect to the stock of financial services companies. We have observed, and continue to observe, supply chain disruptions, labor and resource shortages, commodity inflation, elements of financial market instability (including rapidly rising interest
rates), an uncertain economic outlook for the United States (which may include a recession), and elements of geopolitical instability (including the ongoing war in Ukraine, the ongoing war in the Middle East, and U.S. and China relations), each of
which can contribute to continuing periods of volatility. During times of increased price volatility, the Company&#146;s common stock may periodically trade below its NAV, which is not uncommon for BDCs like the Company. As noted above, however,
market uncertainties have created, and we believe will continue to create, favorable opportunities to invest, including opportunities that, all else being equal, may increase NAV over the longer-term, even if financed with the issuance of common
stock below NAV, although there is no assurance that this will occur. The Company expects that it will be periodically presented with attractive opportunities that require the Company to make an investment commitment quickly. The Company may be
unable to capitalize on investment opportunities presented to it unless it is able to quickly raise capital. Stockholder approval of the proposal to sell shares below NAV subject to the conditions detailed below will provide the Company with the
flexibility to invest in such opportunities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors believes that having the flexibility to issue its common stock below
NAV in certain instances is in the best interests of stockholders. If the Company were unable to access the capital markets as attractive investment opportunities arise, the Company&#146;s ability to grow over time and continue to pay steady or
increasing dividends to stockholders could be adversely affected. It could also have the effect of forcing the Company to sell assets that the Company would not otherwise sell, and such sales could occur at times that are disadvantageous to sell.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conditions to Sales Below NAV </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company will only sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock at a price below NAV per share if the following conditions are met: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the holders of a majority of the Company&#146;s outstanding voting securities, and the holders of a majority of
the Company&#146;s outstanding voting securities that are not affiliated persons of the Company, approved the Company&#146;s policy and practice of making such sales of securities at the last annual meeting of stockholders within one year
immediately prior to any such sale; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a majority of the Company&#146;s directors who have no financial interest in the sale and a majority of such
directors who are not interested persons of the Company have determined that any such sale would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">a majority of the Company&#146;s directors who have no financial interest in the sale and a majority of such
directors who are not interested persons of the Company, in consultation with the underwriter or underwriters of the offering if it is to be underwritten, have determined in good faith, and as of a time immediately prior to the first solicitation by
or on behalf of the Company of firm commitments to purchase such securities or immediately prior to the issuance of such securities, that the price at which such securities are to be sold is not less than a price which closely approximates the
market value of those securities, less any distributing commission or discount; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">the Company has filed a new post-effective amendment to an effective registration statement if the cumulative
dilution to NAV per share from offerings under the registration statement exceeds 15%. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Finally, in determining whether or not to sell additional shares of the Company&#146;s
common stock at a price below the NAV per share, the Board of Directors has a duty to act in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders. Shares of common stock sold at prices below then current NAV upon exercise or conversion of any
warrants or other securities that may be issued under authority granted by our stockholders at our 2024 annual meeting will not be taken into account in determining whether the 25% limitation described above in this proposal has been reached. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Key Stockholder Considerations </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Before
voting on this proposal or giving proxies with regard to this matter, common stockholders should consider the dilutive effect of the issuance of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock at less than NAV per share on the NAV per outstanding share of
common stock. Any sale of common stock at a price below NAV would result in an immediate dilution to existing common stockholders. Since under this proposal shares of the Company&#146;s common stock or securities otherwise issued could be issued at
a price that is substantially below the NAV per share, the dilution could be substantial. This dilution would include reduction in the NAV per share as a result of the issuance of shares at a price below the NAV per share and a proportionately
greater decrease in a stockholder&#146;s interest in the earnings and assets of the Company and voting interest in the Company than the increase in the assets of the Company resulting from such issuance. If this Proposal No.&nbsp;2 is approved, the
Board of Directors of the Company may, consistent with its fiduciary duties, approve the sale or otherwise issue shares of the Company&#146;s common stock at any discount to its then current NAV per share; however, the Board of Directors will
consider the potential dilutive effect of the issuance of shares at a price below the NAV per share when considering whether to authorize any such issuance and will act in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders in doing so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The 1940 Act establishes a connection between common share sale price and NAV because, when shares of common stock or other specific
securities are sold at a sale price below NAV per share, the resulting increase in the number of outstanding shares is not accompanied by a proportionate increase in the net assets of the issuer. Further, if current stockholders of the Company do
not purchase any shares to maintain their percentage interest, regardless of whether such offering is above or below the then current NAV, their voting power will be diluted. For an illustration of the potential dilutive effect of an offering of our
common stock at a price below NAV, please see the table below under the heading <I>&#147;Examples of Dilutive Effect of the Issuance of Shares Below NAV.&#148;</I> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It should be noted that the cumulative number of shares sold below NAV pursuant to this approval is limited to 25% of the Company&#146;s then
outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale. While we aggregate all sales sold below NAV throughout the year for purposes of this limit, the maximum is based on the percentage of outstanding common shares at the time of each
offering and if we issue additional shares throughout the year, we would be able to issue more shares below NAV before reaching the 25% limit. Furthermore, there would be no limit on the discount to NAV at which shares could be sold. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Finally, any sale of substantial amounts of our common stock or other securities in the open market may adversely affect the market price of
our common stock and may adversely affect our ability to obtain future financing in the capital markets. In addition, future sales of our common stock to the public may create a potential market overhang, which is the existence of a large block of
shares readily available for sale that could lead the market to discount the value of shares held by other investors. In the event we were to continue to sell our common stock at prices below NAV for sustained periods of time, such offerings may
result in sustained discounts in the marketplace. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Examples of Dilutive Effect of the Issuance of Shares Below NAV </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table illustrates the level of NAV dilution that would be experienced by a nonparticipating stockholder in four different
hypothetical offerings of different sizes and levels of discount from NAV per share, although it is not possible to predict the level of market price decline that may occur. Actual sales prices and discounts may differ from the presentation below.
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The examples assume that Company XYZ has 1,000,000 common shares outstanding, $15,000,000 in
total assets and $5,000,000 in total liabilities. The current NAV and NAV per share are thus $10,000,000 and $10.00. The table illustrates the dilutive effect on nonparticipating Stockholder A of (1)&nbsp;an offering of 50,000 shares (5% of the
outstanding shares) at $9.50 per share after offering expenses and commission (a 5% discount from NAV), (2)&nbsp;an offering of 100,000 shares (10% of the outstanding shares) at $9.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 10% discount
from NAV), (3)&nbsp;an offering of 200,000 shares (20% of the outstanding shares) at $8.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 20% discount from NAV), (4) an offering of 250,000 shares (25% of the outstanding shares) at $7.50 per
share after offering expenses and commissions (a 25% discount from NAV) and (5)&nbsp;an offering of 250,000 (25% of the outstanding shares) with the proceeds to the Company at $0.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 100% discount
from NAV). Under this proposal, there is no limit on the discount at which the Company may sell its shares. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$10.00</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$9.47</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$8.42</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$7.89</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$9.00</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total Shares Outstanding</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>1,050,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>5.00%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>1,100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10.00%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>1,200,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>1,250,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>1,250,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>25.00%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$10.00</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$9.98</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(0.91)%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>10,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>0.95%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(4.76)%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>0.91%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>0.83%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>0.80%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$100,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$99,762</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(0.24)%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(0.91)%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$(238)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$(5,000)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NAV per Share Held by Stockholder A</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$9.98</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$9.67</TD>
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to Sale)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>$(2.00)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:5.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:7.5pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Percentage Dilution to Stockholder A (Dilution per Share Divided by Investment per
Share)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(0.24)%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>(0.91)%</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Required Vote </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of (1)&nbsp;a 1940 Act majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to
vote at the Annual Meeting; and (2)&nbsp;a 1940 Act majority of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting that are not held by affiliated persons of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>The Board of Directors recommends a vote &#147;FOR&#148; the proposal to authorize the Company, pursuant to approval of the Board of
Directors of the Company, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current NAV per share, subject to certain conditions as set forth in this proxy statement (including that
the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale). </I></B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has selected RSM US&nbsp;LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal
year ending December&nbsp;31, 2023. RSM US&nbsp;LLP also will serve as the independent registered public accounting firm for all of our wholly-owned subsidiaries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RSM US LLP has advised us that neither the firm nor any present member or associate of it has any material financial interest, direct or
indirect, in us or our wholly-owned subsidiaries. It is expected that a representative of RSM US&nbsp;LLP will be present at the Annual Meeting and will have an opportunity to make a statement if he or she chooses and will be available to answer
appropriate questions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm&#146;s Fees </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have paid or expect to pay the following fees to RSM US&nbsp;LLP for work performed in 2023 and 2022 or attributable to the audit of our
2023 and 2022 financial statements: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Fiscal&nbsp;Year&nbsp;Ended</B><br><B>December&nbsp;31,<BR>2023<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">(1) </SUP></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Fiscal&nbsp;Year&nbsp;Ended</B><br><B>December&nbsp;31,<BR>2022</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Audit Fees</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">661,485</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All Other Fees</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&#8194;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Fees:</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">661,485</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">743,997</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes estimated billings for fiscal year 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes fees of $80,310 related to our public offerings of common stock under our ATM program.
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<TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Includes fees of $55,749 related to our public offerings of common stock under our ATM program.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Audit Fees</I>. Audit fees include fees for services that normally would be provided by the accountant in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements and that generally only the independent accountant can provide. In addition to fees for the audit of our annual financial statements, any audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting and the review of our quarterly financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, this category contains fees for comfort letters, statutory audits, consents, and assistance with and review of
documents filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Audit Related Fees</I>. Audit related fees are assurance related services that traditionally are
performed by the independent accountant, such as attest services that are not required by statute or regulation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Tax Fees</I>. Tax
fees include corporate and subsidiary compliance and consulting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>All Other Fees</I>. Fees for other services would include fees for
products and services other than the services reported above. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-Approval</FONT> Policies and Procedures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Audit Committee has established, and our Board of Directors has approved a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> policy that
describes the permitted audit, audit-related, tax and other services to be provided by RSM US&nbsp;LLP, the Company&#146;s independent registered accounting firm. The policy requires that the Audit Committee
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approve</FONT> the audit and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> services performed by the independent registered accounting firm in order to assure that the provision of such service does not
impair the firm&#146;s independence. The Audit Committee has <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approved</FONT> all services by RSM US LLP that were performed during the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any requests for audit, audit-related, tax and other services that have not received general
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> must be submitted to the Audit Committee for specific <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval,</FONT> irrespective of the amount. Before the Company engages the independent registered public
accounting firm to render a service, the engagement must be either (i)&nbsp;specifically approved by the Audit Committee or (ii)&nbsp;entered into pursuant to the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> policy. Normally, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> is provided at regularly scheduled meetings of the Audit Committee. However, the Audit Committee may delegate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> authority to one or more of its
members. The member or members to whom such authority is delegated shall report any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approval</FONT> decisions to the Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee does not delegate its
responsibilities to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">pre-approve</FONT> services performed by the independent registered accounting firm to management. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="toc787423_17"></A>AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT* </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Fidus Investment Corporation operates under a written charter adopted by the Board of
Directors, which is available on the Company&#146;s website at <I>https://investor.fdus.com/corporate-governance</I>. The audit committee is comprised of four directors, each of whom is not &#147;interested persons&#148; (as defined in the 1940 Act)
of the Company and meets the independence requirements under the applicable listing standards under the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Management is responsible for the Company&#146;s internal controls over the financial reporting process. The Company&#146;s independent
registered public accounting firm is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements in accordance with auditing standards of the Public Accounting Oversight Board and expressing an opinion on
the conformity of those audited financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The Audit Committee&#146;s responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes. The Audit Committee is also
directly responsible for the appointment, compensation and oversight of the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Review with
Management </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee has reviewed the audited financial statements and met and held discussions with management regarding
the audited financial statements. Management has represented to the Audit Committee that the Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Review and Discussion with Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Audit Committee has discussed with RSM US&nbsp;LLP matters required to be discussed by the applicable requirements of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board. The Audit Committee received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from RSM US&nbsp;LLP required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Rule 3526 (<I>Communication with Audit Committee Concerning
Independence</I>), and has discussed with RSM US&nbsp;LLP its independence and the compatibility of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-audit</FONT> services with the firm&#146;s independence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conclusion </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the Audit
Committee&#146;s discussion with management and the Company&#146;s independent registered public accounting firm, the Audit Committee&#146;s review of the audited financial statements, the representations of management and the report of the
independent registered public accounting firm to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended that the Board of Directors include the audited consolidated financial statements in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Audit Committee also appointed RSM US&nbsp;LLP to serve as the Company&#146;s independent registered public
accounting firm for the year ending December&nbsp;31, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Kelly McNamara Corley</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Charles D. Hyman</P></TD></TR>
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is not deemed &#147;filed&#148; with the SEC and is not incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation by reference
language in any such filing, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate this information by reference. </I></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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information is provided to help you understand what personal information we collect, how we protect that information and why, in certain cases, we may share information with select other parties. </P>
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information about our stockholders or former stockholders to anyone, except as required by law or as is necessary in order to service stockholder accounts (for example, to a transfer agent or third-party administrator).</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors knows of no other business to be presented for action at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. If any matters do
come before the meeting on which action can properly be taken, it is intended that the proxies shall vote in accordance with the judgment of the person or persons exercising the authority conferred by the proxy at the meeting. The submission of a
proposal does not guarantee its inclusion in our proxy statement or presentation at the meeting unless certain securities law requirements are met. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:14pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FIDUS INVESTMENT CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B></B>1603 Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Evanston, IL 60201 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THIS PROXY
IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned hereby appoints Edward H. Ross and Shelby E. Sherard, or any of them, as proxies,
and each with full power of substitution, to represent and vote all the shares of Common Stock of Fidus Investment Corporation held of record by the undersigned on March&nbsp;21, 2024, at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held at
8:30&nbsp;a.m. Central Time, at the Company&#146;s office at 1603&nbsp;Orrington Avenue, Suite 1005, Evanston, Illinois, 60201, on June&nbsp;12, 2024, or any adjournment or postponement thereof. </P>
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&#147;FOR&#148; proposals 1 and 2 in accordance with the recommendation of the Company&#146;s board of directors, and in the discretion of the proxies with respect to any other matters that may properly come before the meeting, subject to the SEC
rules. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The proxies named above also will vote in their discretion upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment
thereof, including procedural matters and matters relating to the conduct of the meeting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>You are encouraged to specify your choices by marking the
appropriate boxes on the reverse side. The proxies cannot vote your shares unless you sign and return this card. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:24pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:16pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Continued and to be marked, dated, and signed on other side) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:120pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held June&nbsp;12, 2024. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement, and our </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2023 Annual Report are available at: <U>www.viewproxy.com/fidusinv/2024/</U>. </B></P>
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subject to the approval of the Company&#146;s Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock during the next year at a price below the Company&#146;s then current net asset value per share, subject to certain conditions as
set forth in the proxy statement (including that the cumulative number of shares sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of its then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale).</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-size:9pt">The undersigned acknowledges receipt from the Company before the execution of this proxy of the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, A Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting of
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7"><FONT STYLE="font-size:9pt">Note: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear on this Proxy. When shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as executor, administrator, attorney, trustee or
guardian, please give full title as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer ls a partnership, please sign in partnership name by authorized
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Please have your <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">11-digit</FONT> control number ready when voting by Internet or Telephone. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>INTERNET</U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vote Your Proxy on the Internet:</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Go to <U>www.AALvote.com/fdus</U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Have your proxy card available</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">when
you access the above</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">website. Follow the prompts to</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">vote your shares.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>TELEPHONE</U></B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vote Your Proxy by Phone:</B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Call 1 (866)
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">804-9616</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Use
any touch-tone telephone to</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">vote your proxy. Have your proxy</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">card available when you call.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Follow the voting instructions to</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">vote your shares.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:2pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vote Your Proxy by Mail:</B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Mark, sign, and date your proxy</P>
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in the postage-paid envelope</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">provided.</P></TD></TR>
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