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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-250349
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210818
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210818
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210818

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:		211186734

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C.&nbsp;20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;18, 2021 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gladstone Investment Corporation </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">814-00704</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">83-0423116</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of Incorporation)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification Number)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100, McLean, Virginia 22102 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code) </B></P>
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Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </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">Written communication pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>GAIN</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>6.375% Series E Cumulative Term Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>5.00% Notes due 2026, $25.00 par value per note</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of
1933 (17 CFR &#167;230.405) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;240.12b-2).</FONT> Emerging growth company&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or
revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On August&nbsp;18, 2021, in connection with a previously announced public offering, Gladstone Investment Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) and UMB Bank,
National Association, as trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;), entered into a Third Supplemental Indenture (the &#147;Third Supplemental Indenture&#148;) to the Indenture, dated May&nbsp;22, 2020, between the Company and the Trustee (together with the
Third Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;). The Third Supplemental Indenture relates to the Company&#146;s issuance, offer and sale of $134,550,000&nbsp;aggregate principal amount of its 4.875% Notes due 2028 (the &#147;Notes&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes will mature on November&nbsp;1, 2028, unless previously redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The interest rate of the Notes
is 4.875% per year, and interest on the Notes will be paid on February&nbsp;1, May&nbsp;1, August&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;1 of each year, beginning on November&nbsp;1, 2021. The Notes are the Company&#146;s direct unsecured obligations and rank
pari passu&nbsp;with the Company&#146;s existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness, including its 5.00% notes due 2026; senior to any series of preferred stock that the Company may issue in the future; senior to any of the
Company&#146;s future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the Notes; effectively subordinated to any future secured indebtedness of the Company (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which the Company
subsequently grants security), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company&#146;s existing or future
subsidiaries, including, without limitation, borrowings under the Company&#146;s credit facility. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at any
time or from time to time at the Company&#146;s option on or after November&nbsp;1, 2023, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price of 100% of the
outstanding principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but not including, the date fixed for redemption. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with Section&nbsp;18(a)(1)(A) as modified by
Section&nbsp;61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#147;Investment Company Act&#148;), or any successor provisions, to comply with Section&nbsp;18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section&nbsp;61(a)(2) of the Investment Company
Act, or any successor provisions but giving effect to any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> relief granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) to another business development company and upon which the
Company may reasonably rely (or to the Company if the Company determines to seek such similar <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> or other relief), and to provide certain financial information to the holders of the Notes and the
Trustee if the Company should no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are set forth in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes were offered and sold pursuant to the Company&#146;s effective shelf registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT>
(Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-232124)</FONT> previously filed with the SEC, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;11, 2021, the pricing term sheet dated August&nbsp;11, 2021 and a
final prospectus supplement dated August&nbsp;11, 2021. This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. The transaction closed on
August&nbsp;18, 2021. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to redeem all of the 6.375% Series E Cumulative Term Preferred Stock,
to repay a portion of the amount outstanding under its credit facility, to fund new investment opportunities and for other general corporate purposes. The Company
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">intends&nbsp;to&nbsp;re-borrow&nbsp;under&nbsp;its</FONT> credit facility to make investments in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objectives depending on the availability of appropriate
investment opportunities consistent with its investment objectives and market conditions and for other general corporate purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description above
is only a summary of the material provisions of the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes and is qualified in its entirety by reference to copies of the Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes, respectively, each filed as exhibits to this
Current Report <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">on&nbsp;Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;and&nbsp;incorporated</FONT> by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03. Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">an&nbsp;Off-Balance&nbsp;Sheet</FONT> Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information set forth under Item&nbsp;1.01 of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">this&nbsp;Form&nbsp;8-K&nbsp;is&nbsp;incorporated</FONT> herein by
reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Exhibits. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d205165dex41.htm">Third Supplemental Indenture between Gladstone Investment Corporation and UMB Bank, National Association, dated as of August 18, 2021. </A></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d205165dex41.htm">Form of Global Note with respect to the 4.875% Notes due 2028, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 hereto. </A></TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 4.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>between </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLADSTONE
INVESTMENT CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dated as of August&nbsp;18, 2021 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this &#147;<U>Third Supplemental Indenture</U>&#148;), dated as of August&nbsp;18, 2021, is between
Gladstone Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth in the
Base Indenture (as defined below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RECITALS OF THE COMPANY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company and the Trustee executed and delivered an Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2020 (the &#147;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#148;
and, as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture, the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;), to provide for the issuance by the Company from time to time of the Securities, to be issued in one or more series as provided in the Base Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company previously entered into the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2020, and the Second Supplemental
Indenture, dated as of March&nbsp;2, 2021 (collectively, the &#147;Prior Supplemental Indentures&#148;), each of which amended and supplemented the Base Indenture. Neither of the Prior Supplemental Indentures is applicable to the Notes (as defined
below). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to initially issue and sell up to $134,550,000 aggregate principal amount (including up to
$17,550,000 aggregate principal amount pursuant to the underwriters&#146; overallotment option) of the Company&#146;s 4.875% Notes due 2028 (the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;); </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, Sections&nbsp;2.01, 9.01(d) and 9.01(f) of the Base Indenture provide that, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes, the
Company, when authorized by or pursuant to a Board Resolution, and the Trustee, at any time and from time to time, may enter into one or more indentures supplemental to the Base Indenture to (i)&nbsp;change or eliminate any of the provisions of the
Base Indenture; provided that any such change or elimination shall become effective only when there is no Security Outstanding of any series created prior to the execution of such supplemental indenture that is entitled to the benefit of such
provision; and (ii)&nbsp;establish the form or terms of Securities of any series as permitted by Section&nbsp;2.01 of the Base Indenture; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish the form and terms of the Notes and to modify, alter, supplement and change certain provisions of
the Base Indenture for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes (except as may be provided in a future supplemental indenture to the Indenture (each, a &#147;<U>Future Supplemental Indenture</U>&#148;)); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">WHEREAS, the Company has duly authorized the execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture to provide for the issuance of the
Notes and all acts and things necessary to make this Third Supplemental Indenture a valid, binding, and legal obligation of the Company and to constitute a valid agreement of the Company, in accordance with its terms, have been done and performed.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and the purchase of the Notes by the Holders thereof, it is mutually agreed, for
the equal and proportionate benefit of all Holders of the Notes, as follows: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TERMS OF THE NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;1.01</B>. <U>Terms of the Notes.</U> The following terms relating to the Notes are hereby established: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Notes shall constitute a series of Securities having the title &#147;4.875% Notes due 2028&#148;. The Notes shall bear a CUSIP number
of 376546 883 and an ISIN number of US3765468836, as may be supplemented or replaced from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The aggregate principal amount
of the Notes that may be initially authenticated and delivered under the Indenture (except for Notes authenticated and delivered upon registration of, transfer of, or in exchange for, or in lieu of, other Notes pursuant to Sections&nbsp;2.05, 2.06,
2.07, and 9.04 of the Base Indenture and Section&nbsp;3.02(a) of the Indenture) shall be $134,550,000 (including up to $17,550,000 aggregate principal amount pursuant to the underwriters&#146; overallotment option). As authorized under a Board
Resolution or Officer&#146;s Certificate pursuant to a Board Resolution, the Company and the Trustee may enter into a Future Supplemental Indenture pursuant to which the Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of the Notes,
issue additional Notes (in any such case, &#147;<U>Additional Notes</U>&#148;) having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as the Notes; provided that, if such Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes (or any
other tranche of Additional Notes) for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such Additional Notes shall have different CUSIP numbers from the Notes (and any such other tranche of Additional Notes). Any Additional Notes and the existing Notes shall
constitute a single series under the Indenture, and all references to the relevant Notes herein shall include the Additional Notes unless the context otherwise requires. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The entire outstanding principal of the Notes shall be payable on November&nbsp;1, 2028 unless earlier redeemed or repurchased in
accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The rate at which the Notes shall bear interest shall be 4.875% per annum. The date
from which interest shall accrue on the Notes shall be August&nbsp;18, 2021, or the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or provided for; the Interest Payment Dates for the Notes shall be February&nbsp;1, May&nbsp;1,
August&nbsp;1 and November&nbsp;1 of each year, commencing November&nbsp;1, 2021 (<I>provided that</I>, if an Interest Payment Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, then the applicable interest payment shall be made on the next succeeding
Business Day and no additional interest shall accrue as a result of such delayed payment); the initial interest period shall be the period from and including August&nbsp;18, 2021, to, but excluding, the initial Interest Payment Date, and the
subsequent interest periods shall be the periods from and including an Interest Payment Date to, but excluding, the next Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity, as the case may be; the interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided
for, on any Interest Payment Date, shall be paid to the Person in whose name the Note (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be January&nbsp;15,
April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 or October&nbsp;15 (whether or not a Business Day), as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Payment of principal of (and premium, if any, on) and any such interest on the Notes shall be made at the
office of the Trustee located at 928 Grand Boulevard, 12th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Attention: Gladstone Investment Corporation (4.875% Notes Due 2028) or at such other address as designated by the Trustee, in such coin or currency of the
United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that, at the option of the Company, payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the
Person entitled thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register;<I> provided, further, however</I>, that, at the request of the registered Holder, the Company will pay the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on
the Notes by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a bank in Kansas City, Missouri, on the date when such amount is due and payable and as further set forth in Section&nbsp;4.01 of the Base Indenture;
<I>provided</I>,<I></I><I>&nbsp;further</I>,<I></I><I>&nbsp;however</I>, that, so long as the Notes are registered to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., such payment shall be made by wire transfer in accordance with the procedures established by DTC and the
Trustee. Interest on the Notes shall be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Notes shall be initially issuable in global form (each such Note, a &#147;<U>Global Note</U>&#148;). The Global Notes and the
Trustee&#146;s certificate of authentication thereon shall be substantially in the form of <U>Exhibit</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;A</U> to this Third Supplemental Indenture. Each Global Note shall represent the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding
Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate principal amount of </P>
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outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as
appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any new Global Note reflecting the amount of any increase or decrease in the amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.03 of the
Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The depositary for such Global Notes (the &#147;<U>Depository</U>&#148;) shall be DTC. The Security Registrar with respect
to the Global Notes shall be the Trustee. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Notes shall be redeemable pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.01 of the Base Indenture and as
follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Notes shall be redeemable in whole or in part at any time or from time to time, at the option of the
Company, on or after November&nbsp;1, 2023, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to, but
excluding, the Redemption Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Notice of redemption shall be given in writing and mailed, first-class postage
prepaid or by overnight courier guaranteeing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">next-day</FONT> delivery, to each Holder of the Notes to be redeemed, not less than thirty (30)&nbsp;nor more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days prior to the Redemption Date, at
the Holder&#146;s address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall contain the information set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02(a) of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) Any exercise of the Company&#146;s option to redeem the Notes shall be done in compliance with the Indenture and the
Investment Company Act, to the extent applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) If the Company elects to redeem only a portion of the Notes, the
Trustee or, with respect to the Global Notes, the Depository shall determine the method for selecting the particular Notes to be redeemed, in accordance with Section&nbsp;3.02(b) of the Indenture, the Investment Company Act and the rules of any
national securities exchange or quotation system on which the Notes are listed, in each case to the extent applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)
Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes called for redemption hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The Notes shall not be subject to any sinking fund pursuant to Section&nbsp;3.04 of the Base Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Notes shall be issuable in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) Holders of the Notes shall not have the option to have the Notes repaid prior to the Stated Maturity. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>DEFINITIONS
AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;2.01.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future
Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Article&nbsp;1 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by adding the following
defined terms to Section&nbsp;1.01 in appropriate alphabetical sequence, as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Commission</U>&#146; means the
Securities and Exchange Commission, as from time to time constituted, created under the Exchange Act, or, if at any time after the execution of this instrument such Commission is not existing and performing the duties now assigned to it under the
Trust Indenture Act, then the body performing such duties at such time.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>GAAP</U>&#146; means generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the opinions and pronouncements of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board and the statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States,
which are in effect from time to time.&#148; </P>
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1940, as amended, and the rules, regulations and interpretations promulgated thereunder, to the extent applicable, and any statute successor thereto.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Maturity</U>&#146;, when used with respect to any Note, means the date on which the principal of such Note or an installment of
principal becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity or by declaration of acceleration, notice of redemption, notice of option to elect repayment, notice of exchange or conversion or otherwise.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Redemption Date</U>&#146;, when used with respect to any Note to be redeemed, in whole or in part, means the date fixed for
such redemption by or pursuant to this Indenture.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Redemption Price</U>&#146;, when used with respect to any Note to
be redeemed, means the price at which it is to be redeemed pursuant to this Indenture.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Regular Record Date</U>&#146;
for the interest payable on any Interest Payment Date on the Notes means the date specified for that purpose as contemplated by Section&nbsp;1.01(d) of this Third Supplemental Indenture.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;2.02.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Article&nbsp;1 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by replacing the definitions of &#147;Business Day&#148; and &#147;Trustee&#148; in
Section&nbsp;1.01 with the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Business Day</U>&#146;, when used with respect to any particular location referred
to in this Indenture or in the Notes, means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday that is not a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, Kansas City, Missouri or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is
located or that particular location are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;&#145;<U>Trustee</U>&#146; means UMB Bank, National Association, and, subject to the provisions of Article 7 of the Base Indenture, its
successors and assigns under the Indenture.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;2.03.</B>&nbsp;Except as may be provided in a Future
Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, the first paragraph of Section&nbsp;1.01 of the Base Indenture shall be
amended and restated as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The terms defined in this Section (except as in this Indenture or any indenture supplemental hereto
otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires) for all purposes of this Indenture and of any indenture supplemental hereto shall have the respective meanings specified in this Section and shall include the plural as well as
the singular. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined in the Trust Indenture Act, or that are by reference in such Act defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (except as herein or any indenture supplemental hereto otherwise
expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires), shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in said Trust Indenture Act and in said Securities Act as in force at the date of the execution of this instrument. Any reference to
&#147;execute&#148;, &#147;executed&#148;, &#147;sign&#148;, &#147;signed&#148;, &#147;signature&#148; or any other like term hereunder shall include execution by electronic signature (including, without limitation, any .pdf file, .jpeg file, or any
other electronic or image file, or any &#147;electronic signature&#148; as defined under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(E-SIGN)</FONT> or the New York Electronic Signatures and
Records Act (ESRA), which includes any electronic signature provided using Orbit, Adobe Fill&nbsp;&amp; Sign, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Company and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the
Trustee), except to the extent the Trustee requests otherwise. Any such electronic signatures shall be valid, effective and legally binding as if such electronic signatures were handwritten signatures and shall be deemed to have been duly and
validly delivered for all purposes hereunder. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REDEMPTION OF NOTES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;3.01.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, the first paragraph of Section&nbsp;3.02(a) of the Base Indenture shall be amended by replacing the text thereof with the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;In case the Company shall desire to exercise such right to redeem all or, as the case may be, a portion of the Securities of any series
in accordance with any right the Company reserved for itself to do so pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.01 hereof, the Company shall, or shall cause the Trustee to, give notice of such redemption to holders of the Securities of such series to be redeemed
by mailing, first class postage prepaid, a notice of such redemption not less than 30 days and not more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption of that series to such holders at their last addresses as they shall appear upon the Security
Register, unless a shorter period is specified in the Securities to be redeemed. Any notice that is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be conclusively presumed to have been duly given, whether or not the registered holder receives the
notice. In any case, failure duly to give such notice to the holder of any Security of any series designated for redemption in whole or in part, or any defect in the notice, shall not affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any
other Securities of such series or any other series. In the case of any redemption of Securities prior to the expiration of any restriction on such redemption provided in the terms of such Securities or elsewhere in this Indenture, the Company shall
furnish the Trustee with an Officers&#146; Certificate evidencing compliance with any such restriction.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;3.02.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Section&nbsp;3.02(b) of the Base Indenture shall be amended by replacing the text thereof with the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;If less than all the Notes are to be redeemed, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected by the Trustee, or by the
Depository in the case of Global Notes, in compliance with the requirements of DTC, from the Outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes
are listed (if the Notes are listed on any national securities exchange), or if the Notes are not held through DTC or not listed on any national securities exchange, or DTC prescribed no method of selection, by lot or such method as the Trustee
shall deem fair and appropriate, and may provide for the selection for redemption of portions (equal to the minimum authorized denomination for the Notes or any integral multiple thereof) of the principal amount of the Notes of a denomination larger
than the minimum authorized denomination for the Notes; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no such partial redemption shall reduce the portion of the principal amount of a Note not redeemed to less than the minimum authorized denomination for the
Notes.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;3.03.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the
Holders of the Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Section&nbsp;3.03(a) of the Base Indenture shall be amended by replacing the text thereof with the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;If the giving of notice of redemption shall have been completed as above provided, the Securities or portions of Securities of the
series to be redeemed specified in such notice shall become due and payable on the date and at the place stated in such notice at the applicable redemption price, together with interest accrued to the date fixed for redemption and interest on such
Securities or portions of Securities shall cease to accrue on and after the date fixed for redemption, unless the Company shall default in the payment of such redemption price and accrued interest with respect to any such Security or portion
thereof. On presentation and surrender of such Securities on or after the date fixed for redemption at the place of payment specified in the notice, said Securities shall be paid and redeemed at the applicable redemption price for such series,
together with interest accrued thereon to the date fixed for redemption (but if the date fixed for redemption is an interest payment date, the interest installment payable on such date shall be payable to the registered holder at the close of
business on the applicable record date pursuant to Section&nbsp;2.03).&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COVENANTS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4.01</B>. Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Article&nbsp;4 of the Base Indenture shall be amended by adding the following new Sections&nbsp;4.06, 4.07 and 4.08 thereto, each as set
forth below: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4.06. Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;18(a)(1)(A) of the Investment Company Act. </B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby agrees that for the period of time during which Notes are Outstanding, the Company will not violate Section&nbsp;18(a)(1)(A)
as modified by Section&nbsp;61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act or any successor provisions, whether or not the Company continues to be subject to such provisions of the Investment Company Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive
relief granted to the Company by the Commission.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4.07. Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;18(a)(1)(B) of the Investment
Company Act. </B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company hereby agrees that for the period of time during which Notes are Outstanding, the Company shall not declare
any dividend (except a dividend payable in stock of the Company), or declare any other distribution, upon a class of the Company&#146;s capital stock, or purchase any such capital stock, unless, in every such case, at the time of the declaration of
any such dividend or distribution, or at the time of any such purchase, the Company has an asset coverage (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of at least the threshold specified in Section&nbsp;18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section&nbsp;61(a)(2)
of the Investment Company Act or any successor provisions thereto of the Investment Company Act, after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and giving effect, in each case, to any <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> relief granted by the Commission to another business development company and upon which the Company may reasonably rely (or to the Company if it determines to seek such similar <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">no-action</FONT> or other relief) permitting the business development company to declare any cash dividend or distribution notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Section&nbsp;18(a)(1)(B) as modified by
Section&nbsp;61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act, in order to maintain such business development company&#146;s status as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;4.08. Commission Reports and Reports to Holders.</B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If, at any time, the Company is not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic
reports with the Commission, the Company agrees to furnish to Holders of the Notes and the Trustee for the period of time during which the Notes are Outstanding: (i)&nbsp;within 90&nbsp;days after the end of the each fiscal year of the Company,
audited annual consolidated financial statements of the Company and (ii)&nbsp;within 45&nbsp;days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company (other than the Company&#146;s fourth fiscal quarter), unaudited interim consolidated financial
statements of the Company. All such financial statements shall be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with GAAP.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ARTICLE V </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REMEDIES
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.01.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders
of the Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Section&nbsp;6.01(a) of the Base Indenture shall be amended and restated as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;(a) Whenever used herein with respect to the Notes, &#147;Event of Default&#148; means any one or more of the following events that has
occurred and is continuing: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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">default in the payment of any interest upon any Note when such interest becomes due and payable, and
continuance of such default for a period of 30 days; or </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">default in the payment of the principal of any Note when it becomes due and payable at its Maturity; or
</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">(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">default in the performance, or breach, of any covenant or agreement of the Company in this Indenture with
respect to any Note (other than a covenant or agreement a default in whose performance or whose breach is elsewhere in this Section specifically dealt with or which has expressly been included in this Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of
Securities other than the Notes), and continuance of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has been given, by registered or certified mail, to the Company by the Trustee or to the Company and the Trustee by the Holders of at
least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Notes a written notice specifying such default or breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a &#147;Notice of Default&#148; hereunder; </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">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Company, pursuant to or within the meaning of any Bankruptcy Law: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">consents to the commencement of any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding against it, or files a petition
or answer or consent seeking reorganization or relief against it, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">consents to the entry of a decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding,
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">consents to the filing of such petition or to the appointment of or taking possession by a Custodian of the
Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">e.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admits in writing of its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due or takes any corporate action in furtherance of any such action; or </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">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a court of competent jurisdiction enters an order or decree under any Bankruptcy Law that:
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">is for relief against the Company in an involuntary case or proceeding, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">adjudges the Company bankrupt or insolvent, or approves as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization,
arrangement, adjustment or composition of or in respect of the Company, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">appoints a Custodian of the Company or for all or substantially all of its property, or </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">orders the winding up or liquidation of the Company, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and the continuance of any such decree or order for relief or any such other decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 90
consecutive days; or </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">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">if, pursuant to Sections 18(a)(1)(c)(ii) and 61 of the Investment Company Act, on the last business day of each
of twenty-four consecutive calendar months the Notes shall have an asset coverage (as such term is used in the Investment Company Act) of less than 100%.&#148; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;5.02.</B> Except as may be provided in a Future Supplemental Indenture, for the benefit of the Holders of the
Notes but no other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding, Section&nbsp;6.01(b) of the Base Indenture shall be amended and restated as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;(b) In each and every such case, unless the principal of all the Notes shall have already become due and payable, either the Trustee or
the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then Outstanding hereunder, by notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee if given by such Holders), may declare the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest
on all the Notes to be due and payable immediately, and upon any such declaration the same shall become and shall be immediately due and payable.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MISCELLANEOUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.01.</B> This Third Supplemental Indenture and the Notes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the law of the State of New York. This Third Supplemental Indenture is subject to the provisions of the Trust Indenture Act that are required to be part of the Indenture and shall, to the extent applicable, be governed by such provisions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.02</B>. In case any provision in this Third Supplemental Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.03</B>. This Third Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same Third Supplemental Indenture. The exchange of copies of this Third Supplemental Indenture and of signature pages by facsimile, .pdf
transmission, email or other electronic means shall constitute effective execution and delivery of this Third Supplemental Indenture for all purposes. Signatures of the parties hereto transmitted by facsimile, .pdf transmission, email or other
electronic means shall be deemed to be their original signatures for all purposes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.04</B>. The Base
Indenture, as supplemented and amended by this Third Supplemental Indenture, is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Base Indenture and this Third Supplemental Indenture shall be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument
with respect to the Notes. All provisions included in this Third Supplemental Indenture supersede any conflicting provisions included in the Base Indenture with respect to the Notes, unless not permitted by law. The Trustee accepts the trusts
created by the Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture, and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions of the Base Indenture, as supplemented by this Third Supplemental Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.05.</B> The provisions of this Third Supplemental Indenture shall become effective as of the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.06.</B> Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary herein, the terms and provisions of this Third
Supplemental Indenture shall apply only to the Notes and shall not apply to any other series of Securities under the Indenture, and this Third Supplemental Indenture shall not and does not otherwise affect, modify, alter, supplement or change the
terms and provisions of any other series of Securities under the Indenture, whether now or hereafter issued and Outstanding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section</B><B></B><B>&nbsp;6.07.</B> The recitals contained herein and in the Notes, except the Trustee&#146;s certificate of
authentication, shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Third Supplemental Indenture, the Notes
or any Additional Notes, except that the Trustee represents that it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Third Supplemental Indenture, authenticate the Notes and any Additional Notes and perform its obligations hereunder. The Trustee shall
not be accountable for the use or application by the Company of the Notes or any Additional Notes or the proceeds thereof. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Gladstone</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David Gladstone</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">UMB BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Lara L. Stevens</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Lara L. Stevens</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>THIS SECURITY IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST
COMPANY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY
OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>UNLESS THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY TO THE COMPANY OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT AND SUCH CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS CERTIFICATE IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., OR SUCH OTHER
NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL, AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., HAS AN INTEREST
HEREIN. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gladstone Investment Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP&nbsp;No.&nbsp;376546 883</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ISIN&nbsp;No.&nbsp;US3765468836</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4.875% Notes due 2028 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gladstone Investment Corporation, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of Delaware (herein called the &#147;Company,&#148;
which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., or registered assigns, the principal sum of ____________________ (U.S. $ ____________________)
on November&nbsp;1, 2028, and to pay interest thereon from August&nbsp;18, 2021 or from the most recent Interest Payment Date to which interest has been paid or duly provided for, quarterly on February&nbsp;1, May&nbsp;1, August&nbsp;1 and
November&nbsp;1 in each year, commencing November&nbsp;1, 2021, at the rate of 4.875% per annum, until the principal hereof is paid or made available for payment. The interest so payable, and punctually paid or duly provided for, on any Interest
Payment Date shall, as provided in such Indenture, be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest, which shall be January&nbsp;15, April&nbsp;15, July&nbsp;15 and
October&nbsp;15, whether or not a Business Day, as the case may be, next preceding such Interest Payment Date. Any such interest not so punctually paid or duly provided for shall forthwith cease to be payable to the Holders of the Notes on such
Regular Record Date and may either be paid to the Person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on a special record date for the payment of such Defaulted Interest to be fixed by the Trustee, notice whereof shall be given
to Holders of Securities of this series not less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such special record date, or be paid at any time in any other lawful manner not inconsistent with the requirements of any securities exchange on which the Securities of this
series may be listed, and upon such notice as may be required by such exchange, all as more fully provided in said Indenture. This Security may be issued as part of a series. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Payment of the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and any such interest on this Security shall be made at the office of the Trustee
located at 928 Grand Boulevard, 12th Floor, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, Attention: Gladstone Investment Corporation (4.875% Notes Due 2028) or at such other address as designated by the Trustee, in such coin or currency of the United States of
America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts; <I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that, at the option of the Company payment of interest may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled
thereto as such address shall appear in the Security Register; <I>provided, further, however</I>, that, at the request of the registered Holder, the Company will pay the principal of (and premium, if any, on) and interest, if any, on the Securities
by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account at a bank in Kansas City, Missouri, on the date when such amount is due and payable and as further set forth in Section&nbsp;4.01 of the Base Indenture; <I>provided, further, however</I>,
that so long as this Security is registered to Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., such payment shall be made by wire transfer in accordance with the procedures established by DTC and the Trustee. </P>
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hereof, which further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the certificate of
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated therein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: </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">4.875% Notes due 2028 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Security is one of a duly authorized issue of Securities of the Company (herein called the &#147;<U>Securities</U>&#148;), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of May&nbsp;22, 2020 (herein called the
&#147;<U>Base Indenture</U>&#148;), between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as Trustee (herein called the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Base Indenture), and reference is hereby made
to the Base Indenture for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, the Trustee, and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which the Securities are, and are to be,
authenticated and delivered, as supplemented by the Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August&nbsp;18, 2021, by and between the Company and the Trustee (herein called the &#147;<U>Third Supplemental Indenture</U>,&#148; the Third Supplemental
Indenture and the Base Indenture collectively are herein called the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;). In the event of any conflict between the Base Indenture and the Third Supplemental Indenture, the Third Supplemental Indenture shall govern and
control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security is one of the series designated on the face hereof, which series is initially limited in aggregate principal
amount to $134,550,000 (including up to $17,550,000 aggregate principal amount pursuant to the underwriters&#146; overallotment option). Under a Board Resolution, Officers&#146; Certificate pursuant to Board Resolutions or an indenture supplement,
the Company may from time to time, without the consent of the Holders of Securities, issue additional Securities of this series (in any such case &#147;<U>Additional Securities</U>&#148;) having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity
and other terms as the Securities; provided that, if such Additional Securities are not fungible with the Securities (or any other tranche of Additional Securities for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then such Additional Securities shall have a
different CUSIP number from the Securities (and any such other tranche of Additional Securities). Any Additional Securities and the existing Securities shall constitute a single series under the Indenture and all references to the relevant
Securities herein shall include the Additional Securities unless the context otherwise requires. The aggregate amount of outstanding Securities represented hereby may from time to time be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges
and redemptions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series are subject to redemption in whole or in part at any time or from time to time, at the
option of the Company, on or after November&nbsp;1, 2023, at a Redemption Price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period
accrued to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notice of redemption shall be given in writing and mailed, first-class postage prepaid or
by overnight courier guaranteeing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">next-day</FONT> delivery, to each Holder of the Securities to be redeemed, not less than thirty (30)&nbsp;nor more than sixty (60)&nbsp;days prior to the Redemption Date, at the
Holder&#146;s address appearing in the Security Register. All notices of redemption shall contain the information set forth in Section&nbsp;3.02(a) of the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any exercise of the Company&#146;s option to redeem the Securities shall be done in compliance with the Indenture and the Investment Company
Act, to the extent applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If the Company elects to redeem only a portion of the Securities, the Trustee or, with respect to global
Securities, the Depository will determine the method for selecting the particular Securities to be redeemed, in accordance with Section&nbsp;1.01 of the Third Supplemental Indenture and Section&nbsp;3.02(b) of the Indenture. In the event of
redemption of this Security in part only, a new Security or Securities of this series and of like tenor for the unredeemed portion hereof will be issued in the name of the Holder hereof upon the cancellation hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the Company defaults in payment of the Redemption Price, on and after the Redemption Date, interest shall cease to accrue on the
Securities called for redemption. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Holders of Securities do not have the option to have the Securities repaid prior to November&nbsp;1,
2028. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture contains provisions for defeasance at any time of the entire indebtedness of this Security or certain restrictive
covenants and Events of Default with respect to this Security, in each case upon compliance with certain conditions set forth in the Indenture. </P>
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continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations
of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the
Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the
Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security
shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or
waiver is made upon this Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in and subject to the provisions of the Indenture, the Holder of this Security shall not
have the right to institute any proceeding with respect to the Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee or for any other remedy thereunder, unless such Holder shall have previously given the Trustee written notice of a continuing
Event of Default with respect to the Securities of this series, the Holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the Securities of this series at the time Outstanding shall have made written request to the Trustee to institute proceedings in
respect of such Event of Default as Trustee and offered the Trustee indemnity, security, or both, reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses and liabilities to be incurred in compliance with such request, and the Trustee
shall not have received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of Securities of this series at the time Outstanding a direction inconsistent with such request, and shall have failed to institute any such proceeding, for sixty
(60)&nbsp;days after receipt of such notice, request and offer of indemnity and/or security. The foregoing shall not apply to any suit instituted by the Holder of this Security for the enforcement of any payment of principal hereof or any premium or
interest hereon on or after the respective due dates expressed herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the Indenture and no provision of this
Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security at the times, place and rate, and in the coin or currency,
herein prescribed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Security is
registrable in the Security Register, upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company in any place where the principal of and any premium and interest on this Security are payable, duly endorsed
by, or accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the Security Registrar duly executed by, the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Securities of this
series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Securities of this series are issuable only in registered form without coupons in denominations of $25 and any integral multiples of $25
in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different
authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange, but the Company, the Trustee, or the Security Registrar may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee, or the Security Registrar and any agent of
the Company, the Trustee, or the Security Registrar shall treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security be overdue, and none of the Company, the Trustee, the Security
Registrar, or any agent thereof shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P>
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assigned to them in the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To the extent any provision of this Security conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gladstone Investment Corporation</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite
100</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">McLean, VA 22102</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">d 202.416.6800</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">f 202.416.6899</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">www.proskauer.com</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Gladstone Investment Corporation 4.875% Notes due 2028 </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as special counsel for
Gladstone Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), in connection with the issuance of up to $134,550,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% notes due 2028 (the &#147;Notes&#148;), including $17,550,000 aggregate
principal amount of Notes that may be sold pursuant to the underwriters&#146; over-allotment option, pursuant to the registration statement on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;N-2</FONT> (File No.&nbsp;333-232124) (the &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;) initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), on June&nbsp;14, 2019 and the prospectus supplement, dated
August&nbsp;11, 2021 (including the base prospectus filed therewith, the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;), filed with the Commission under the Securities Act on August&nbsp;12, 2021. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Notes are to be issued pursuant to the provisions of the indenture, dated May&nbsp;22, 2020, between the Company and UMB Bank, National Association, as
trustee (the &#147;Trustee&#148;) (the &#147;Base Indenture&#148;), as supplemented by the third supplemental indenture, dated August&nbsp;18, 2021, between the Company and the Trustee (together with the Base Indenture, the &#147;Indenture&#148;).
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinions set forth herein, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction,
of: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;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">the Registration Statement, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Prospectus Supplement, </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">the Indenture, </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iv)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">a specimen of the form of the Notes and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(v)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">such corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials, officers of the Company and other
persons, and such other documents, agreements and instruments as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions hereinafter expressed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">August 18, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In our examination, we have assumed the legal capacity of all natural persons, the genuineness of all
signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as facsimile, electronic, certified or photostatic copies and the authenticity of the originals of such
copies. To the extent our opinions set forth below relate to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions of the Indenture and the Notes, our opinion is rendered in reliance upon N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#167;&#167;5-1401,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">5-1402</FONT> (McKinney 2001) and N.Y. C.P.L.R. 327(b) (McKinney 2001) and is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by public
policy considerations of any jurisdiction, other than the courts of the State of New York, in which enforcement of such provisions, or of a judgment upon an agreement containing such provisions, is sought. We have also assumed that the Company has
complied with all aspects of applicable laws of jurisdictions other than the State of New York in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Indenture. As to facts material to the opinions expressed herein, we have relied upon statements
and representations of officers and other representatives of the Company, public officials and others. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our opinions set forth herein are limited to the
laws of the State of New York that, in our experience, are applicable to the Notes and, to the extent that judicial or regulatory orders or decrees or consents, approvals, licenses, authorizations, validations, filings, recordings or registrations
with governmental authorities are relevant, to those required under such laws (all of the foregoing being referred to as &#147;Covered Law&#148;). We do not express any opinion with respect to the law of any jurisdiction other than the Covered Law
or as to the effect of any such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-covered</FONT> law on the opinions herein stated. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon and subject to the
foregoing and the limitations, qualifications, exceptions and assumptions set forth herein and assuming that (i)&nbsp;the Indenture and the Notes have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and (ii)&nbsp;the Notes have been
authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered to and paid for by the purchasers thereof, we are of the opinion that the Notes will constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the
Company in accordance with the terms thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion set forth above is subject, as to enforcement, to (i)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors&#146; rights generally (including, without limitation, all laws relating to fraudulent transfers), (ii) provisions modifying the statute of limitations,
(iii)&nbsp;general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing, and the discretion of the court before which a
proceeding is brought, and (iv)&nbsp;provisions of law that require that a judgment for money damages rendered by a court in the United States be expressed only in United States dollars. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering the opinion set forth above, we have assumed that the execution and delivery by the Company of the Indenture and the Notes and the performance by
the Company of its obligations thereunder do not and will not violate, conflict with or constitute a default under any agreement or instrument to which the Company or its properties is subject. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">August 18, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus Supplement. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are included in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations
of the Commission promulgated thereunder. This opinion is expressed as of the date hereof unless otherwise expressly stated, and we disclaim any undertaking to advise you of any subsequent changes in the facts stated or assumed herein or of any
subsequent changes in applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Very truly yours, </P>
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