<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001171843-18-000920.txt : 20180206
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-18-000920
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180206
ITEM INFORMATION:		Results of Operations and Financial Condition
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180206
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180206

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001321741
		IRS NUMBER:				830423116
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00704
		FILM NUMBER:		18577840

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7032875800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
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<html><head><title></title></head><body><div style="margin-top: 3pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;"><div style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: Black 2.5pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1.1pt solid; width: 100%;"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">&#160;</font></div></div><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>UNITED STATES</strong><br /><strong>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</strong><br /><strong>Washington, D.C. 20549</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-transform: uppercase; text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>Form 8-K</strong><br />_____________________</font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>CURRENT REPORT</strong></font></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</strong></font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event Reported): <!--February 6, 2018-->February 6, 2018 &#160;</font></p><p align="center"><font style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Gladstone Investment Corporation</strong></font><br /><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</font></p><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Delaware</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>814-00704</strong></font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>83-0423116</strong></font></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</font></td><td align="center" width="34%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(Commission File Number)</font></td><td align="center" width="33%"><font style="font-size: 10pt;">(I.R.S. 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Please call (855) 376-7516 to enter the conference. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for any questions. A replay of the conference call will be available through February 14, 2018. To hear the replay, please dial (855) 859-2056 and use the playback conference number 54422389. The replay will be available beginning approximately one hour after the call concludes. The live audio broadcast of the Company&#8217;s quarterly conference call will also be available online at www.gladstoneinvestment.com. The event will be archived and available for replay on the Company&#8217;s website through April 7, 2018. </p>  <p><strong>About </strong><strong>Gladstone Investment Corporation</strong><strong>:</strong>&#160; Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that seeks to make secured debt and equity investments in lower middle market businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control and recapitalizations. The Company has paid 151 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Information on the business activities of all the Gladstone funds can be found at www.gladstonecompanies.com.</p>  <p>To obtain a paper copy of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed today with the SEC, please contact the Company at 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100, McLean, VA 22102, ATTN: Investor Relations. The financial information above is not comprehensive and is without notes, so readers should obtain and carefully review the Company&#8217;s Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2017, including the notes to the consolidated financial statements contained therein.</p>  <p>Source: Gladstone Investment Corporation</p>  <p align="justify"><strong>Investor Relations Inquiries</strong>: Please visit www.gladstone.com or +1-703-287-5893.</p>  <p>&#160;<br ></p> </p><p ></p></body></html>
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