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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-21-156350
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20210510
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20210510
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20210510

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001143513
		IRS NUMBER:				542040781
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	814-00237
		FILM NUMBER:		21907990

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		703-287-5800

	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. 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: May&nbsp;10,&nbsp;2021 </B></P>
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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:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gladstone
Capital Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">814-00237</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">54-2040781</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission<BR>File Number)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="center"><B>1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100<BR>McLean, Virginia</B></TD>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5800</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Not Applicable </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box below 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> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17
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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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT
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"><B>Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </B></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, par value $0.001 per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>GLAD</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<BR>(Nasdaq Global Select Market)</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>5.375% Notes due 2024, $25.00 par value per share</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC]<BR>(Nasdaq Global Select Market)</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 (&#167;&nbsp;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;&nbsp;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;10,&nbsp;2021, Gladstone Capital Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) entered into an equity distribution agreement (the &#147;Sales
Agreement&#148;) with Gladstone Management Corporation, Gladstone Administration, LLC and Jefferies LLC, as the sales agent (the &#147;Sales Agent&#148;), in connection with the sale of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), with an aggregate offering price of up to $60.0&nbsp;million. The Equity Distribution Agreement provides that the Company may offer and sell shares of the Common Stock from time to time through the Sales Agent
in amounts and at times to be determined by the Company (the &#147;Offering&#148;). Actual sales will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company from time to time, including, market conditions and the trading price of the Common
Stock.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Sales of the Company&#146;s common stock, if any, under the Prospectus Supplement and the Base Prospectus may be made by transactions that are
deemed to be part of an &#147;at the market offering&#148; as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at
negotiated prices. Under the terms of the Sales Agreement, the Sales Agent will receive a commission from the Company of up to 2.0% of the gross sales price of any shares of the Common Stock sold through the Sales Agent under the Sales Agreement.
The Sales Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, indemnification rights and other obligations of the parties and termination provisions. </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 Sales Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of
the Sales Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Offering is being made 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;333-228720)</FONT> previously filed with the SEC, as supplemented by a prospectus
supplement dated May&nbsp;10, 2021, and the accompanying prospectus dated February&nbsp;5, 2019. 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay outstanding indebtedness under debt facilities that the Company may
have in place from time to time, to fund new investment opportunities, and for other general corporate purposes. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
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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/ Nicole Schaltenbrand</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Up to $60,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of
Common Stock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>EQUITY DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT</U> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">May&nbsp;10, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JEFFERIES LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">520 Madison Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10022 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gladstone Capital
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of Maryland (the &#147;<B><U>Company</U></B>&#148;), Gladstone Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation registered as an investment adviser (the &#147;<B><U>Adviser</U></B>&#148;), and
Gladstone Administration, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the &#147;<B><U>Administrator</U></B>&#148;), confirm their agreement (this &#147;<B><U>Agreement</U></B>&#148;) with Jefferies LLC (the &#147;<B><U>Agent</U></B>&#148;), as
follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. <U>Issuance and Sale of Shares</U>. The Company proposes to issue and sell through the Agent, as sales agent shares (the
&#147;<B><U>Shares</U></B>&#148;) of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;<B><U>Common Stock</U></B>&#148;), having an aggregate offering price of up to $60,000,000, on the terms set forth in
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4</U> of this Agreement. The issuance and sale of Shares through the Agent will be effected pursuant to the Registration Statement (as defined below). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has entered into a third amended and restated investment advisory and management agreement, dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2021 (the
&#147;<B><U>Investment Advisory Agreement</U></B>&#148;), with the Adviser. The Company has entered into an administration agreement, dated as of October&nbsp;1, 2006 (the &#147;<B><U>Administration Agreement</U></B>&#148;), with the Administrator.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has filed, pursuant to the 1933 Act, with the Commission a registration statement on Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-228720),</FONT> which registers the offer and sale of certain securities to be issued from time to time by the Company, including the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The registration statement as amended, including the exhibits and schedules thereto, at its most recent effective date and any post-effective
amendment thereto, and including any information contained in a Prospectus (as defined below) subsequently filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 and deemed to be part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B is hereinafter
referred to as the &#147;<B><U>Registration Statement</U></B>.&#148; The prospectus included in the Registration Statement at its most recent effective date is hereinafter referred to as the &#147;<B><U>Base Prospectus</U></B>.&#148; The Company has
prepared and will file with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424, a prospectus supplement (the &#147;<B><U>Prospectus Supplement</U></B>&#148;) supplementing the Base Prospectus in connection with offers and sales of the Shares. The Base
Prospectus and the most recent Prospectus Supplement (and any supplements thereto) filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424 are hereinafter referred to collectively as the &#147;<B><U>Prospectus</U></B>.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendments or supplements to either of the foregoing,
shall include any copy thereof filed with the Commission pursuant to its Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System (&#147;<B><U>EDGAR</U></B>&#148;). All references in this Agreement to the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or
any amendments or supplements to either of the foregoing, shall be deemed to mean and include, without limitation, the filing of any document under the Exchange Act which is incorporated by reference in or otherwise a part of or included in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus, as the case may be, as of any specified date. </P>
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Administrator, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to and agree with the Agent as of the date hereof, as of each Applicable Time, and as of each Settlement Date, as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Company meets the
requirements for use of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2</FONT> under the 1933 Act. The Registration Statement has become effective under the 1933 Act and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been
issued under the 1933 Act, and no proceedings for any such purpose, have been instituted or are pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, are contemplated by the Commission, and any request on the part of the Commission for additional information
has been complied with. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) At the respective times the Registration Statement, and any post-effective amendment thereto, became
effective, the Registration Statement, and all post-effective amendments thereto complied and will comply in all material respects with the requirements of the 1933 Act, and (excluding any post-effective amendment for the purpose of filing exhibits
thereto) did not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. Neither the Prospectus nor any amendment or
supplement thereto, at the respective times the Prospectus or any such amendment or supplement was issued, and as of the date hereof, as of each Applicable Time and as of each Settlement Date, included or will include an untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted or will omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The representations and warranties in this subsection shall
not include statements in or omissions from the Registration Statement or Prospectus made in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Agent for use in the Registration Statement or Prospectus
it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished to the Company in writing by the Agent consists of the information described in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8(b)</U> below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) At the respective times the Prospectus was filed, as of the date hereof, as of each Applicable Time and as of each Settlement Date, it
complied and will comply in all material respects with the 1933 Act, and if filed by electronic transmission pursuant to EDGAR (except as may be permitted by Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-T</FONT> under the 1933 Act), will be
substantially identical to the copy thereof delivered to the Agent for use in connection with the applicable offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) The
documents (other than exhibits) incorporated by reference in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when they were filed with the Commission conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange Act, and none of such
documents contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents (other
than exhibits) so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, when such documents are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Exchange
Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland,
with corporate power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct its business as currently carried on and described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions in
which the conduct of its business requires such qualification, and each of the Company&#146;s consolidated subsidiaries other than those entities which would not constitute a &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; within the meaning of Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-02(w)</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> (collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Subsidiaries</U></B>&#148;) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company or
corporation in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with all requisite power and authority to own or lease its properties and conduct </P>
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its business as currently carried on and described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and is duly qualified to transact business in all jurisdictions in which the conduct of its
business requires such qualification, except where the failure of the Company and the Subsidiaries to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not (i)&nbsp;have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse
effect on the earnings, business, properties, assets, rights, operations, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Company and the Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii)&nbsp;prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby (the occurrence of any such effect or any such prevention described in the foregoing clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii) being referred to as a &#147;<B><U>Company Material Adverse Effect</U></B>&#148;). The outstanding shares of capital stock of each
of the Subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued, are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> and are wholly-owned by the Company or another Subsidiary free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
equities and claims; and no options, warrants or other rights to purchase, agreements or other obligations to issue or other rights to convert any obligations into shares of capital stock or ownership interests in the Subsidiaries are outstanding.
As of September&nbsp;30, 2018, the Company did not own, directly or indirectly, any shares of stock or any other equity or long-term debt securities of any corporation or other entity other than those corporations or other entities described in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Portfolio Companies&#148; (each, a &#147;<B><U>Portfolio Company</U></B>&#148; and collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Portfolio Companies</U></B>&#148;) and the subsidiaries listed in Item
28 of the Registration Statement. Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as of the respective dates set forth therein, the Company does not control (as such term is defined in Section&nbsp;2(a)(9) of the 1940
Act) any of the Portfolio Companies. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The outstanding shares of Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable;</FONT> the Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized and when issued and paid for as contemplated herein will be validly issued, fully paid and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable;</FONT> and no preemptive rights of stockholders exist with respect to any of the Shares or the issue and sale thereof. Neither the filing of the Registration Statement nor the offering or sale of the Shares
as contemplated by this Agreement gives rise to any rights, other than those which have been waived or satisfied, for or relating to the registration of any shares of Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) All of the Shares conform to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in all material respects.
The form of certificates for the Shares conforms to the corporate law of the jurisdiction of the Company&#146;s incorporation and to any requirements of the Company&#146;s organizational documents. Subsequent to the respective dates as of which
information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise specifically stated therein or in this Agreement or as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company has not:
(i)&nbsp;issued any securities or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, for borrowed money; or (ii)&nbsp;declared or paid any dividend or made any other distribution on or in respect to its capital stock, other than
distributions in amounts materially consistent with past practice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Company has duly authorized, executed and delivered and
currently is a party to or payee with respect to the promissory notes and other agreements evidencing the investments described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Portfolio Companies&#148; (each a
&#147;<B><U>Portfolio Company Agreement</U></B>&#148;). Except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and to the Company&#146;s knowledge, each Portfolio Company is current in all material respects with all its
obligations under the applicable Portfolio Company Agreements, no event of default (or a default which with the giving of notice or the passage of time would become an event of default) has occurred under such agreements, except to the extent that
any such failure to be current in its obligations and any such default would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Company has not, directly or indirectly, distributed and will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and
sale of the Shares other than the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or other materials, if any and with the prior approval of the Agent, permitted by the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Subsidiaries, together with
related notes and schedules as set forth or incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, present fairly in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company and
the Subsidiaries, as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods. Such financial statements and related schedules have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting (&#147;<B><U>GAAP</U></B>&#148;),
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein, and all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of results for such periods have been made. Any summary and selected consolidated financial and statistical data
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus present fairly the information shown therein and such data, if provided, have been compiled on a basis consistent with the financial statements presented therein and the books and records of
the Company. All disclosures contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus regarding <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;non-GAAP</FONT> financial measures&#148; (as such term is defined by the 1933 Act) comply with Regulation G of
the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-K</FONT> under the 1933 Act, to the extent applicable. The Company and the Subsidiaries do not have any material liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent
(including any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">off-balance</FONT> sheet obligations or any &#147;variable interest entities&#148; within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board&#146;s Accounting Standards Codification Topic 810, not
disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. There are no financial statements (historical or pro forma) that are required to be included in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus that are not included as required. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Any audited consolidated financial statements of a Portfolio Company, together with related notes and schedules, included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, present fairly in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations and cash flows of such Portfolio Company, as of the indicated dates and for the indicated periods. Such audited
consolidated financial statements and related schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as disclosed therein. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, who has audited and certified certain of the financial statements incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and whose reports with respect to the financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, is an independent registered
public accounting firm with respect to the Company and the Subsidiaries within the meaning of the 1933 Act and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (the &#147;<B><U>PCAOB</U></B>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is aware of
(i)&nbsp;any material weakness in its internal control over financial reporting or (ii)&nbsp;any change in internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company&#146;s
internal control over financial reporting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) Solely to the extent that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated by the Commission and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (&#147;<B><U>Nasdaq</U></B>&#148;) thereunder (collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Sarbanes-Oxley Act</U></B>&#148;) have been applicable to the Company, there is and has been
no failure on the part of the Company to comply with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that would have a Company Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) There is no action, suit, claim or proceeding pending or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries before any court or administrative agency or otherwise which if determined adversely to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries would have a Company Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) The Company and the Subsidiaries have good and marketable title to all of the properties and assets reflected in the
consolidated financial statements hereinabove described or described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, subject to no lien, mortgage, pledge, charge or encumbrance of any kind except those reflected
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in such financial statements or described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or which are not material in amount. Except as described in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus, the Company and the Subsidiaries are not party to any leases, except for such leases entered into after the date as of which information is set forth in the Prospectus and that would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company
Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) The Company and the Subsidiaries have filed all Federal, State, local and foreign tax returns which have
been required to be filed and have paid all taxes indicated by such returns and all assessments received by them or any of them to the extent that such taxes have become due and are not being contested in good faith and for which an adequate reserve
for accrual has been established in accordance with GAAP, other than as set forth or contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and except where the failure to so file or pay would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. All
tax liabilities have been adequately provided for in the financial statements of the Company, and the Company does not know of any actual or proposed additional material tax assessments. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, there has not been any
Company Material Adverse Effect. There has not been any material transaction entered into or any material transaction that is probable of being entered into by the Company or the Subsidiaries, other than transactions in the ordinary course of
business and changes and transactions described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. The Company and the Subsidiaries have no material contingent obligations which are not disclosed in the Company&#146;s financial statements which are
included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except for such obligations entered into after the date as of which information is set forth in the Prospectus and that would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) Neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries is or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, will be as of each
Representation Date (as defined herein), each Applicable Time and each Settlement Date, (i)&nbsp;in violation of its charter or certificate or articles of incorporation (as amended, restated or supplemented), bylaws, certificate of formation,
limited liability company agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents, (ii)&nbsp;in violation of or in default under any agreement, lease, contract, indenture or other instrument or obligation to which it is a party or by
which it, or any of its properties, is bound or (iii)&nbsp;in violation of any law, order, rule or regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary of any court or of any government, regulatory body or
administrative agency or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, and, solely with respect to clauses (ii)&nbsp;and (iii), which violation or default would have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or result in a breach of (i)&nbsp;any of the
terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective
properties is bound, (ii)&nbsp;or of the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or (iii)&nbsp;any law, order, rule or regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary of any court or of any
government, regulatory body or administrative agency or other governmental body having jurisdiction over the Company or such Subsidiary or any of its properties, as applicable, except with respect to clauses (i)&nbsp;and (iii) for such conflicts,
breaches, defaults or violations as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) The
execution and delivery of, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under, this Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the
part of the Company, and each of this Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company. The Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement are valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be subject to (i)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or
thereafter in effect relating to creditors&#146; rights generally and (ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought. </P>
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with any regulatory, administrative or other governmental body necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions herein contemplated (except (i)&nbsp;the post-effective
amendment to the Registration Statement adding certain documents related to the offering of the Shares as exhibits thereto and (ii)&nbsp;such additional steps as may be (x)&nbsp;required by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(&#147;<B><U>FINRA</U></B>&#148;), (y) required by Nasdaq in connection with the listing of the Shares or (z)&nbsp;necessary to qualify the Shares for public offering by the Agent under state securities or Blue Sky laws) has been obtained or made
and is in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries hold all material licenses, certificates and permits from
governmental authorities which are necessary to the conduct of their businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except where the failure to hold such licenses, certificates or permits would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect; the Company and the Subsidiaries each own or possess rights to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, copyrights, license rights, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">know-how</FONT>
(including trade secrets and other unpatented and unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and other intellectual property rights (&#147;<B><U>Intellectual Property</U></B>&#148;) necessary to carry on their
businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in all material respects; none of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries has infringed, and none of the Company or the Subsidiaries has received notice of conflict with, any
Intellectual Property of any other person or entity, which infringement or conflict would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. None of the technology employed by the Company has been obtained or is being used by the
Company in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Company or any of its officers, directors or employees or otherwise in violation of the rights of any persons; none of the Company has received any written or oral communications
alleging that the Company has violated, infringed or conflicted with, or, by conducting its business as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, would violate, infringe or conflict with, any of the Intellectual Property of any
other person or entity, except for such violations, infringements or conflicts that would not have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and except as would not reasonably be expected
to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, none of the Company knows of any infringement by others of Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) Neither the Company, nor to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any of its affiliates, has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to cause or result in, or which has constituted or which might reasonably be expected to constitute, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of shares of Common Stock to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) The terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement, including compensation terms, comply in all material
respects with all applicable provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, as applicable, and the approvals by the board of directors and the Company&#146;s stockholders, as applicable, of the Investment Advisory Agreement have been obtained in
accordance with the requirements of Section&nbsp;15 of the 1940 Act applicable to companies that have elected to be regulated as business development companies under the 1940 Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The Company and each of its Subsidiaries maintains a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances
that (i)&nbsp;transactions are executed in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain
accountability for assets; (iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with existing assets at reasonable
intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) The Company has established and maintains &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148;
(as defined in Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15</FONT> and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-15</FONT> under the Exchange Act); the Company&#146;s &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; are reasonably designed to ensure that
all material information (both financial and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-financial)</FONT> required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Exchange Act, and that all such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company&#146;s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the
certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company required under the Exchange Act with respect to such reports. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) The statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are based on or
derived from sources which the Company reasonably and in good faith believes are reliable and accurate as of the dates presented, and such data agree with the sources from which they are derived. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y) The operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial
record-keeping and reporting requirements, including those of the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, those of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by Title III of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing
Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), and the applicable money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions in which the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries conduct business, and the
applicable rules and regulations thereunder, and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered or enforced by any governmental or regulatory agency (collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Money Laundering Laws</U></B>&#148;),
and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any or its consolidated subsidiaries with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the
Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(z) Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, any director or officer of the Company or
its consolidated subsidiaries, nor to the knowledge of the Company, any agent, employee or representative of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or other person acting on behalf of the Company or its consolidated subsidiaries is currently the subject
or target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or the U.S. Department of State and including the designation as a
&#147;specially designated national&#148; or &#147;blocked person&#148;), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty&#146;s Treasury or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, &#147;<B><U>Sanctions</U></B>&#148;),
nor is the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of Sanctions, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, the Crimea region of the Ukraine and Syria (each, a
&#147;<B><U>Sanctioned Country</U></B>&#148;); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Securities hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint
venture partner or other person or entity (i)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any unlawful activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the target of Sanctions, (ii)&nbsp;to fund or facilitate any
unlawful activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii)&nbsp;in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or
otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its Subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in, are not now knowingly engaged in, and will not engage in, any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing
or transaction is or was the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(aa) The Company and each of the Subsidiaries carry, or
are covered by, insurance in such amounts and covering such risks as it deems is adequate for the conduct of their respective business and the value of their respective properties and as is customary for companies engaged in similar businesses. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(bb) Each of the Company and each Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (&#147;<B><U>ERISA</U></B>&#148;); no &#147;reportable event&#148; (as defined in ERISA) has
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occurred with respect to any &#147;pension plan&#148; (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company and each Subsidiary would have any liability; the Company and each Subsidiary has not incurred
and does not expect to incur liability under (i)&nbsp;Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any &#147;pension plan&#148; or (ii)&nbsp;Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including
the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the &#147;<B><U>Code</U></B>&#148;); and each &#147;pension plan&#148; for which the Company or any Subsidiary would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under
Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(cc) To the Company&#146;s knowledge, there are no affiliations or associations between any member of FINRA and any of the Company&#146;s
officers, directors or 5% or greater securityholders, except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(dd) The
Common Stock is registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act and the Shares, when issued, will be approved for quotation on Nasdaq upon notice of issuance, and the Company has taken no action designed to, or likely to have the
effect of, terminating the registration of the Common Stock under the Exchange Act or delisting the Common Stock from Nasdaq, nor has the Company received any notification that the Nasdaq is contemplating terminating such registration or listing.
The Company has continued to satisfy, in all material respects, all applicable requirements for listing the Shares for trading on Nasdaq. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ee) There are no relationships or related-party transactions involving the Company or any of the Subsidiaries or any other person required to
be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which have not been described as required. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ff) Neither the Company nor any
of the Subsidiaries has made any contribution or other payment to any official of, or candidate for, any federal, state or foreign office in violation of any law which violation is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement and the
Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(gg) As of the date hereof, there are no outstanding personal loans made, directly or indirectly, by the Company to any
director or executive officer of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(hh) Any advertising, sales literature or other promotional material (including
&#147;prospectus wrappers,&#148; &#147;road show slides&#148; and &#147;road show scripts&#148; and &#147;electronic road show presentations&#148;) authorized in writing by or prepared by the Company to be used in connection with the public offering
of the Shares (collectively, &#147;<U>Sales Material</U>&#148;) do not and will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein in light of
the circumstances under which they were made not misleading. Moreover, all Sales Material comply and will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act, and the rules and interpretations of FINRA to
the extent applicable to the Company (except that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Sales Material made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Agent furnished to the
Company by the Agent expressly for use therein). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, as required
to comply with the 1940 Act, as required to comply with the Fifth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;1, 2015, by and among Gladstone Business Loan, LLC, as borrower, the Adviser, as servicer, the lenders and managing agents
named therein, and Keybank National Association, as administrative agent, as the same may be as amended and/or restated from time to time, and for such prohibitions that would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse
Effect, no Subsidiary, other than Gladstone Business Loan LLC, is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such Subsidiary&#146;s capital stock, from repaying to
the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such Subsidiary&#146;s property or assets to the Company or any other Subsidiary. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(jj) None of the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent,
employee or affiliate of the Company nor any director, officer, agent or affiliate of any Subsidiary of the Company nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee of any Subsidiary of the Company is aware of or has taken any action, directly or
indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (the &#147;<B><U>FCPA</U></B>&#148;), or any applicable law or regulation
implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offense under any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, including making use of the mails or
any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of
value to any &#147;foreign official&#148; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the any applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption
laws, and the Company, the Company&#146;s Subsidiaries and their respective affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with any applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws and have instituted, maintained and enforced and will
continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(kk) The Company and its Subsidiaries are (i)&nbsp;in compliance with any and all applicable foreign, federal, state and local laws and
regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, access for disabled persons, the environment or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, &#147;<B><U>Environmental Laws</U></B>&#148;),
(ii)&nbsp;have received and are in compliance with all permits, licenses or other approvals required of them under applicable Environmental Laws to conduct their respective businesses and (iii)&nbsp;have not received notice of any actual or
potential liability under any Environmental Laws, except where such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> with Environmental Laws, failure to receive required permits, licenses or other approvals, or liability would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. Except as set forth in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, neither the
Company nor any of the Subsidiaries has been named as a &#147;potentially responsible party&#148; under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ll) The Company has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act and has filed with the Commission, pursuant
to Section&nbsp;54(a) of the 1940 Act, a duly completed and executed Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-54A</FONT> (the &#147;<B><U>Company BDC Election</U></B>&#148;); the Company has not filed with the Commission any notice of withdrawal of
the Company BDC Election pursuant to Section&nbsp;54(c) of the 1940 Act; the Company BDC Election remains in full force and effect, and, to the Company&#146;s actual knowledge, no order of suspension or revocation of such election under the 1940 Act
has been issued or proceedings therefore initiated or threatened by the Commission. The operations of the Company are in compliance with the provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to business development companies, except where such <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> would not reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(mm)
The Company is currently organized and operates in compliance in all material respects with the requirements to be taxed as, and has duly elected to be taxed as (which election has not been revoked), a regulated investment company under Subchapter M
of the Code. The Company intends to direct the investment of the net proceeds received by it from the sale of the Shares in the manner specified in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use of Proceeds&#148; and in
such a manner as to continue to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Code. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(nn) There are no contracts or documents that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement by the 1933 Act or the 1940 Act that have not been so described and filed as required. All descriptions of
contracts or documents described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus are accurate and complete in all material respects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not filed this Agreement or the
opinion of Maryland Counsel (as defined below) with respect to the legality of the Shares as exhibits to the Registration Statement, although all such exhibits will be timely filed by post-effective amendment pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the 1933
Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(oo) Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (i)&nbsp;no person
is serving or acting as an officer, director or investment adviser of the Company, except in accordance with the provisions of the 1940 Act and the Advisers Act, and (ii)&nbsp;to the knowledge of the Company, no director of the Company is an
&#147;interested person&#148; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Company or an &#147;affiliated person&#148; (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Agent. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(pp)The Company&#146;s information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications,
and databases (collectively, &#147;<B><U>IT Systems</U></B>&#148;) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and the Subsidiaries as currently
conducted. The Company has implemented and maintains commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and
security of all material IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (&#147;<B><U>Personal Data</U></B>&#148;)) used in connection with its business, and there have been no known
breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. The Company and the Subsidiaries are
presently in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations
relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be
expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any certificate signed by any officer of the
Company and delivered to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company to the Agent as to the matters covered thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. <U>Representations and Warranties of the Adviser and the Administrator</U>. The Adviser and the Administrator, jointly and severally,
represent and warrant to the Agent as of the date hereof, as of each Applicable Time and as of each Settlement Date, and agree with the Agent as follows: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except as otherwise stated
therein, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, or in the earnings, business affairs, operations or regulatory status of the Adviser or the Administrator or any of their respective subsidiaries, whether or not arising
in the ordinary course of business, that would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect, or would otherwise reasonably be expected to prevent the Adviser from carrying out its obligations under the Investment Advisory
Agreement (an &#147;<B><U>Adviser Material Adverse Effect</U></B>&#148;) or would otherwise reasonably be expected to prevent the Administrator from carrying out its obligations under the Administration Agreement (an &#147;<B><U>Administrator
Material Adverse Effect</U></B>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Each of the Adviser and the Administrator and each of their respective subsidiaries has been
duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has the power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Registration Statement and
the Prospectus and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; the Adviser has the corporate power and authority to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under the Investment Advisory Agreement; the Administrator has
the limited liability company power and authority to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under the Administration Agreement; and each of the Adviser and the Administrator and their respective subsidiaries is duly qualified to transact
business as a foreign entity and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of ownership or leasing of its property or the conduct of business, except where the failure to qualify or be
in good standing would not otherwise reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. </P>
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Advisers Act and is not prohibited by the Advisers Act or the 1940 Act from acting under the Investment Advisory Agreement for the Company as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus. There does not exist any proceeding or, to
the Adviser&#146;s knowledge, any facts or circumstances the existence of which could reasonably be expected to lead to any proceeding, which might adversely affect the registration of the Adviser with the Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) There is no action, suit or proceeding or, to the knowledge of the Adviser or the Administrator or any of their respective subsidiaries,
inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Adviser or the Administrator, threatened, against or affecting the Adviser or the Administrator
which is required to be disclosed in the Registration Statement (other than as disclosed therein), or which would reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable, or
which would reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement or the Administration Agreement; the aggregate of all pending legal or
governmental proceedings to which the Adviser is a party or of which any of their respective property or assets is the subject which are not described in the Registration Statement and/or the Prospectus, including ordinary routine litigation
incidental to their business, would not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Neither the Adviser nor the Administrator nor any of their respective subsidiaries is in violation of its organizational or governing
documents or in default in the performance or observance of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any contract, indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan or credit agreement, note, lease or other agreement or instrument to
which the Adviser or Administrator is a party or by which it or any of them may be bound, or to which any of the property or assets of the Adviser or Administrator is subject (collectively, the &#147;<B><U>Adviser And Administrator
Agreements</U></B>&#148;), or in violation of any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree except for such violations or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an
Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and
therein and in the Registration Statement and compliance by the Adviser and the Administrator with their respective obligations hereunder and under the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement do not and will not, whether with
or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Adviser or the
Administrator pursuant to the Adviser And Administrator Agreements except for such violations or defaults that would not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as
applicable, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or the limited liability company operating agreement of the Adviser or Administrator, respectively; nor will such action result in any
violation of any applicable law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any government, government instrumentality or court, domestic or foreign, having jurisdiction over the Adviser or Administrator or any of their respective
assets, properties or operations except for such violations that would not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) This Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Adviser or the Administrator, as applicable. This Agreement, the Investment Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement are valid and binding obligations of the Adviser or the Administrator, as applicable, enforceable against them in
accordance with their terms, except as the </P>
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enforcement thereof may be subject to (i)&nbsp;bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or thereafter in effect relating to creditors&#146; rights generally,
(ii)&nbsp;general principles of equity and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefore may be brought, and (iii)&nbsp;the indemnification provisions of certain agreements may be limited by federal or state securities laws or
public policy considerations in respect thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration,
qualification or decree of, any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Adviser or the Administrator of their respective obligations hereunder, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale
of the Shares hereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus under the caption &#147;Use
of Proceeds&#148;), except such as have been already obtained under the 1933 Act and the 1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The descriptions of the Adviser
and of the Administrator contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Adviser and the Administrator each possess such licenses issued by the appropriate federal,
state, local or foreign regulatory agencies or bodies necessary to conduct the business now operated by each of them (&#147;<B><U>Governmental Licenses</U></B>&#148;), except where the failure so to possess would not reasonably be expected to,
singly or in the aggregate, result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; the Adviser and the Administrator are each in compliance with the terms and conditions of all such Governmental
Licenses, except where the failure so to comply would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; all of the Governmental Licenses are valid and in full
force and effect, except when the invalidity of such Governmental Licenses or the failure of such Governmental Licenses to be in full force and effect would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an
Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable; and neither the Adviser nor the Administrator has received any notice of proceedings relating to the revocation or modification of any such Governmental Licenses which, singly or in the
aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding, would reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) Neither the Adviser nor the Administrator is aware that (i)&nbsp;any executive, key employee or significant group of employees of the
Company, if any, the Adviser or the Administrator, as applicable, plans to terminate employment with the Company, the Adviser or the Administrator or (ii)&nbsp;any such executive or key employee is subject to any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compete,</FONT> nondisclosure, confidentiality, employment, consulting or similar agreement that would be violated by the present or proposed business activities of the Company or the Adviser except where such
termination or violation would not reasonably be expected to have an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect, as applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) The Adviser and the Administrator hold all material licenses, certificates and permits from governmental authorities which are necessary
to the conduct of their businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, except where the failure to hold such licenses, certificates or permits would not result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator
Material Adverse Effect; the Adviser and the Administrator each own or possess rights to use all patents, patent rights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, copyrights, license rights,
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">know-how</FONT> (including trade secrets and other unpatented and unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) and other intellectual property rights (&#147;<B><U>Adviser and
Administrator Intellectual Property</U></B>&#148;) necessary to carry on their businesses as described in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus in all material respects; none of the Adviser, the Administrator or any of their subsidiaries has
infringed, and none of the Adviser, the Administrator or their subsidiaries has received notice of conflict with, any Adviser and Administrator Intellectual Property of any other person or entity, which infringement
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or conflict would reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or Administrator Material Adverse Effect. None of the technology employed by the Adviser or the
Administrator has been obtained or is being used by the Adviser or the Administrator in violation of any contractual obligation binding on the Adviser, the Administrator, or any of their respective officers, directors or employees or otherwise in
violation of the rights of any persons; neither of the Adviser or the Administrator has received any written or oral communications alleging that they have violated, infringed or conflicted with, or, by conducting its business as set forth in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, would violate, infringe or conflict with, any of the Adviser and Administrator Intellectual Property of any other person or entity, except for such violations, infringements or conflicts that would not have
an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an Administrator Material Adverse Effect. Except as disclosed in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and except as would not reasonably be expected to result in an Adviser Material Adverse Effect or an
Administrator Material Adverse Effect, neither of the Adviser or the Administrator knows of any infringement by others of Adviser and Administrator Intellectual Property owned by or licensed to the Adviser or the Administrator. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) Each of the Adviser and the Administrator is in compliance in all material respects with all presently applicable provisions of ERISA; no
&#147;reportable event&#148; (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any &#147;pension plan&#148; (as defined in ERISA) for which the Adviser and the Administrator would have any liability; the Adviser and the Administrator has not
incurred and does not expect to incur liability under (i)&nbsp;Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any &#147;pension plan&#148; or (ii)&nbsp;Sections 412 or 4971 of the Code; and each &#147;pension plan&#148; for
which the Adviser and the Administrator would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section&nbsp;401(a) of the Code is so qualified in all material respects and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which
would reasonably be expected to cause the loss of such qualification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) None of the Adviser, the Administrator, nor any of its
subsidiaries, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or affiliate of the Adviser or the Administrator, nor any director, officer, agent or affiliate of any subsidiary of the Adviser or the Administrator nor, to the knowledge of the Adviser or
the Administrator, any employee of any subsidiary of the Adviser or the Administrator is aware of or has taken any action, directly or indirectly, that would result in a violation by such persons of FCPA, or any applicable law or regulation
implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offense under any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, including making use of the mails or
any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the giving of anything of
value to any &#147;foreign official&#148; (as such term is defined in the FCPA) or any foreign political party or official thereof or any candidate for foreign political office, in contravention of the any applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption
laws, and the Adviser, the Administrator, and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates have conducted their businesses in compliance with any applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws and have instituted, maintained and enforced and will
continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any certificate signed by any officer of the Adviser or the Administrator and delivered to the Agent or to counsel for the Agent shall be
deemed a representation and warranty by the Adviser or the Administrator (as applicable), to the Agent as to the matters covered thereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. <U>Sale and Delivery of Shares</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees to issue and sell through the Agent acting as sales agent, and
the Agent agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell as sales agent for the Company, the Shares. The Shares may be offered and sold (A)&nbsp;in negotiated transactions or in block transactions, in each case, with the consent of the
Company or (B)&nbsp;by any other method permitted by law deemed to be an &#147;at the market offering&#148; as defined in Rule 415(a)(4) under the Securities Act, including sales made directly </P>
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on Nasdaq or sales made into any other existing trading market of the Common Stock (such transactions are hereinafter referred to as &#147;<B><U>At the Market Offerings</U></B>&#148;). Nothing in
this Agreement shall be deemed to require either party to agree to the method of offer and sale specified in the preceding sentence, and (except as specified in clause (A)&nbsp;above) the method of placement of any Shares by the Agent shall be at
the Agent&#146;s discretion. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each time that the Company wishes to issue and sell Shares hereunder (each, a &#147;<B><U>Placement</U></B>&#148;), it will
notify the Agent by email notice (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) containing the parameters in accordance with which it desires Shares to be sold, which shall at a minimum include the number of Shares to be offered, the
time period during which sales are requested to be made, any limitation on the number of Shares that may be sold in any one day and any minimum price below which sales may not be made (a &#147;<B><U>Placement Notice</U></B>&#148;), a form of which
containing such minimum sales parameters necessary is attached hereto as <U>Schedule I</U>. The Placement Notice shall originate from any of the individuals from the Company set forth on <U>Schedule II</U> (with a copy to each of the other
individuals from the Company listed on such schedule), and shall be addressed to each of the individuals from the Agent set forth on <U>Schedule II</U>, as such <U>Schedule II</U> may be amended from time to time. If the Agent wishes to accept such
proposed terms included in the Placement Notice (which it may decline to do so for any reason in its sole discretion) or, following discussion with the Company, wishes to propose modified terms, the Agent will, prior to 4:30 p.m. (New York City
time) or, if later, within three hours after receipt of the Placement Notice, on the same Business Day on which such Placement Notice is delivered to the Agent, issue to the Company a notice by email (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by
the parties) addressed to all of the individuals from the Company and the Agent set forth on <U>Schedule II</U>) accepting such terms (the &#147;<B><U>Agent Acceptance</U></B>&#148;) or setting forth the terms that the Agent is willing to accept.
Where the terms provided in the Placement Notice are proposed to be modified as provided for in the immediately preceding sentence, such terms will not be binding on the Company or the Agent until the Company delivers to the Agent an acceptance by
email (or other method mutually agreed to in writing by the parties) of all of the terms of such Placement Notice, as proposed to be modified (the &#147;<B><U>Company Acceptance</U></B>&#148; and, whichever of it or the Agent Acceptance becomes
effective, the &#147;<B><U>Acceptance</U></B>&#148;), which email or other communication shall be addressed to all of the individuals from the Company and the Agent set forth on <U>Schedule II</U> and must be delivered not later than 6:00 p.m. (New
York City time) or, if later, within three hours after receipt of the modified terms proposed by the Agent, on the same Business Day. The Placement Notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Company of the Agent Acceptance or, if modified as
provided above, upon receipt by the Agent of the Company Acceptance, as the case may be, unless and until (i)&nbsp;the entire amount of the Shares covered by the Acceptance have been sold, (ii)&nbsp;in accordance with the notice requirements set
forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(c)</U>, the Company suspends or terminates the Placement Notice, (iii)&nbsp;the Company issues a subsequent Placement Notice with parameters superseding those on the earlier dated Placement Notice, or
(iv)&nbsp;this Agreement has been terminated under the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;9</U>. It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that neither the Company nor the Agent will have any obligation whatsoever with respect to a Placement
unless and until the Company delivers a Placement Notice to the Agent and there occurs with respect thereto either (i)&nbsp;an Agent Acceptance or (ii)&nbsp;a Company Acceptance pursuant to the terms set forth above, and then only upon the terms
specified in the relevant Acceptance and herein. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of an Acceptance, the terms of the Acceptance will control. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, upon the existence
of an Acceptance, the Agent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell as sales agent Shares designated in the Acceptance up to the amount specified, and otherwise in accordance with the terms of such Acceptance. The Company and the Agent
each acknowledge and agree that (A)&nbsp;there can be no assurance that the Agent will be successful in selling Shares and (B)&nbsp;the Agent will incur no liability or obligation to the Company or any other person or entity if it does not sell
Shares for any reason other than a failure by the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts consistent with its normal trading and sales practices and applicable law and regulations to sell such Shares as required by this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not authorize the issuance and sale of, and the Agent as sales agent shall not be
permitted to sell, any Shares (i)&nbsp;at a price lower than the minimum price therefor authorized from time to time, or (ii)&nbsp;in a number in excess of the number of Shares authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement,
in each case, by the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and </P>
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as set forth in the applicable Acceptance. In addition, the Company or the Agent may, upon notice to the other party hereto by telephone (confirmed promptly by telecopy or email to all of the
individuals of the other party set forth on <U>Schedule II</U>, which confirmation will be promptly acknowledged by the receiving party) suspend or refuse to undertake any sale of Shares designated in such Acceptance for any reason and at any time;
<I>provided, however,</I> that such suspension or termination shall not affect or impair the parties&#146; respective obligations with respect to Shares sold hereunder prior to the giving of such notice. Each of the parties hereto agrees that no
such notice shall be effective against the other unless it originates from an individual named on <U>Schedule II</U> and is made to the individuals of the other party named on <U>Schedule II</U> hereto in accordance with this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4</U>, as such Schedule may be amended from time to time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The gross sales price of any Shares sold
pursuant to this Agreement by the Agent acting as sales agent of the Company shall be the market price prevailing at the time of sale for shares of the Company&#146;s Common Stock sold by the Agent on Nasdaq or otherwise, at prices relating to
prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices<B>. </B>The compensation payable to the Agent for sales of Shares with respect to which the Agent acts as sales agent shall be a maximum of 2.0% of the gross sales price of the Shares for amounts of
Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement. In lieu of the Company paying all compensation payable to the Agent for the sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement, the Adviser reserves the right to pay any portion of such compensation in its sole
discretion. The remaining proceeds, after further deduction for any transaction fees imposed by any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory organization in respect of such sales, shall constitute the net proceeds to the Company for such Shares
(the &#147;<B><U>Net Proceeds</U></B>&#148;). The Agent shall notify the Company as promptly as practicable if any deduction referenced in the preceding sentence will be required. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Agent shall provide written confirmation to the Company following the close of trading on Nasdaq each day in which Shares are sold
under this Agreement setting forth the number of Shares sold on such day, the aggregate gross sales proceeds of the Shares, the Net Proceeds to the Company and the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent with respect to such sales. For the
avoidance of doubt, such written confirmation will be provided to the Company no later than the opening of trading on the immediately following trading day on Nasdaq. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) Under no circumstances shall the aggregate offering price or number, as the case may be, of Shares sold pursuant to this Agreement exceed
the aggregate offering price or number, as the case may be, of Shares of Common Stock (i)&nbsp;set forth in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;1</U> of this Agreement, (ii)&nbsp;available for issuance under the Prospectus and the then currently effective
Registration Statement, or (iii)&nbsp;authorized from time to time to be issued and sold under this Agreement by the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the Agent in writing. In addition, under no circumstances shall any
Shares with respect to which the Agent acts as sales agent be sold at a price lower than the minimum price therefor authorized from time to time by the Company&#146;s Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, and notified to the Agent in
writing as set forth in the applicable Placement Notice. If either party has reason to believe that the exemptive provisions set forth in Rule 101(c)(1) of Regulation M under the Exchange Act are not satisfied with respect to the Shares, it shall
promptly notify the other party and sales of the Shares under this Agreement shall be suspended until that or other exemptive provisions have been satisfied in the judgment of each party. The Agent shall calculate and provide in writing to the
Company, on a monthly basis, the average daily trading volume (as defined in Rule 100 of Regulation M under the Exchange Act) of the Common Stock. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) Settlement for sales of Shares pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4</U> and made in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Acceptance will occur on the second business day that is also a trading day for Nasdaq (other than a day on which Nasdaq is scheduled to close prior to its regular weekday closing time) following the trade date on which such sales are
made, unless another date shall be agreed to by the Company and the Agent, and in each case, in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations (each such day, a &#147;<B><U>Settlement Date</U></B>&#148;). On each Settlement Date, the Shares
sold through the Agent for settlement on such date shall be delivered by the Company or its transfer agent to the Agent against payment of the Net Proceeds from the sale of such Shares. Settlement for all Shares shall be effected by book-entry
delivery of Shares to the Agent&#146;s account at The Depository Trust Company against </P>
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payments by the Agent of the Net Proceeds from the sale of such Shares in same day funds delivered to an account designated by the Company. If the Company shall default on its obligation to
deliver Shares on any Settlement Date pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall (i)&nbsp;indemnify and hold the Agent harmless against any loss, claim or damage arising from or as a result of such default by the Company and (ii)&nbsp;pay the
Agent any commission to which it would otherwise be entitled absent such default. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) At each Applicable Time, each Settlement Date and
each Representation Date (as such term is defined in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> herein), the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator, as applicable, shall be deemed to have affirmed each representation and warranty contained in this
Agreement. The obligation of the Agent to use its commercially reasonable efforts to sell the Shares on behalf of the Company as sales agent shall be subject to the continuing accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company herein, to
the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder and to the continuing satisfaction of the additional conditions specified in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4</U> of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Except as may be mutually agreed by the Company and the Agent, the Company and the Agent agree that no sales of Shares shall take place,
and the Company shall not request the sale of any Shares that would be sold, and the Agent shall not be obligated to sell, during: the period that commences on the fifth (5<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP>) business day prior
to the Company&#146;s filing of its quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> or annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K,</FONT> as applicable, and ending on the date on which the Company files with
the Commission its quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> (the &#147;<B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> Filing</U></B>&#148;) or its annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT>
(the &#147;<B><U><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> Filing</U></B>&#148;), as applicable (each such filing referred to in clause (1)&nbsp;or (2) shall also be referred to herein as a &#147;<B><U>Quarterly Filing</U></B>&#148;). To the
extent the Company releases its earnings for its most recent quarterly period or fiscal year, as applicable (an &#147;<B><U>Earnings Release</U></B>&#148;) before it files with the Commission its quarterly report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for such quarterly period or annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for such fiscal year, as applicable, then the Agent and the Company agree that no sales of Shares shall take place
for the period beginning on the date of the Earnings Release and ending on the date of the applicable Quarterly Filing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written consent of each of the Company and the Agent, no sales of Shares shall
take place, and the Company shall not request the sale of any Shares that would be sold, and the Agent shall not be obligated to sell, during any period in which the Company is in possession of material
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-public</FONT> information. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. <U>Expenses</U>. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable costs and
expenses relating to the following matters: (i)&nbsp;the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), and the Prospectus, and each amendment
or supplement to any of them; (ii)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and all amendments
or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares; (iii)&nbsp;the preparation, printing, authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Shares,
including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and sale of the Shares; (iv)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, any blue sky memorandum and all closing documents printed (or reproduced)
and delivered in connection with the offering of the Shares; (v)&nbsp;the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq; (vi)&nbsp;any registration or qualification of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the several states
(including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Agent relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with FINRA (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel for the Agent, in an amount not to exceed $7,500, relating to such filings); (viii) the fees and expenses of the Company&#146;s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel for the Company; and (ix)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses
incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder. It is understood that, except as provided in this Section and Section&nbsp;8 herein, the Agent will pay all of its own costs and expenses, including the fees of its counsel,
stock transfer taxes on resale of any of the Shares by it, and any advertising expenses connected with any offers it may make. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6. <U>Agreements of the Company</U>. The Company agrees with the Agent that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company, subject to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(a)(ii)</U>, will notify the Agent as soon as practicable, and, in the cases of
<U>Sections 6(a)(ii)</U>-<U>(iv)</U>, confirm the notice in writing, (i)&nbsp;when, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, any post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement shall
become effective, or any supplement to the Prospectus or any amended Prospectus shall have been filed in relation to the Shares, (ii)&nbsp;of the receipt of any comments from the Commission relating to the Registration Statement, (iii)&nbsp;of any
request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or for additional information in each case in relation to the Shares, and (iv)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any order preventing or suspending the use of the Prospectus, or of the suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the
initiation or threatening of any proceedings for any of such purposes. The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement pursuant to Section&nbsp;8(d)
of the 1933 Act, and, if any such stop order is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at the earliest possible moment. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company
will give the Agent notice of its intention to file or prepare any amendment to the Registration Statement, or any supplement or revision to either the Base Prospectus included in the Registration Statement or to the Prospectus Supplement, and will
furnish the Agent with copies of any such documents a reasonable amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will, in good faith, consider any reasonable comments of the Agent or Agent&#146;s counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act, any event occurs as a result of
which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at
such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend or supplement the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or supplement the Prospectus to comply with the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act, in each case, in relation to the
Shares including in connection with use or delivery of the Prospectus, the Company promptly will (i)&nbsp;notify the Agent of any such event so that any use of the Prospectus may cease or be suspended until it is amended or supplemented or it
otherwise complies with the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act, (ii)&nbsp;prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6</U>, an amendment or supplement or new
registration statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, (iii)&nbsp;use its commercially reasonable efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective
as soon as practicable in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Prospectus and sale of Shares and (iv)&nbsp;supply any supplemented Prospectus to Agent in such quantities as Agent may reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) As soon as practicable after furnishing with the Commission, the Company will make generally available to its security holders and to the
Agent an earnings statement or statements of the Company and its subsidiaries which will satisfy the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the 1933 Act and Rule 158. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Company will furnish to the Agent, without charge, so long as delivery of a prospectus by the Agent or dealer may be required by the
1933 Act, as many copies of the Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Agent may reasonably request. Except as otherwise described herein, the Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the
offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Shares for sale under the laws of such states and
jurisdictions as the Agent may designate and the Company agrees to and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required to complete the distribution and sale of the Shares; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to
qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Shares, in any jurisdiction where it
is not now so subject. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Company will use the Net Proceeds in the manner specified in the Prospectus under
&#147;Use of Proceeds.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) The Company, during the period when the Prospectus is required to be delivered under the 1933 Act or the
Exchange Act, will file all documents required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to the 1940 Act and the Exchange Act within the time periods required by the 1940 Act and the Exchange Act, respectively. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The Company will use its best efforts to maintain its qualification as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code
provided, however, the Company may change the nature of its business so as to cease to be, or to withdraw its election as, a business development company, with the approval of the board of directors and a vote of stockholders as required by
Section&nbsp;58 of the 1940 Act or any successor provision. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) The Company will not take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to
or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Shares,
except as may be allowed by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) In connection with the offering and sale of the Shares, the Company will file with Nasdaq all
documents and notices, and make all certifications, required of companies that have securities that are listed on Nasdaq and will maintain such listing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l) The Company will cooperate with any reasonable due diligence review conducted by the Agent (or its counsel or other representatives),
including, without limitation, providing information and making available documents and senior corporate officers, as the Agent may reasonably request; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Company shall be required to make available documents and
senior corporate officers only (i)&nbsp;at the Company&#146;s principal offices and (ii)&nbsp;during the Company&#146;s ordinary business hours. The parties acknowledge that the due diligence review contemplated by this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(l)</U> will include, without limitation, during the term of this Agreement a quarterly diligence conference to occur within five Business Days after each Quarterly Filing (unless otherwise determined by the Company
and the Agent) whereby the Company will make its senior corporate officers available to address certain diligence inquiries of the Agent and will provide such additional information and documents as the Agent may reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m) The Company agrees that on such dates as the 1933 Act shall require, the Company will file a Prospectus Supplement with the Commission
pursuant to Rule 424, or otherwise include in a filed annual report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> or quarterly report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> which Prospectus Supplement, Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> or Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q,</FONT> as applicable, will set forth, within the relevant quarterly or other period, the amount of Shares sold through the Agent, the Net Proceeds to the Company
and the compensation payable by the Company to the Agent with respect to such Shares. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n) Upon the commencement of the offering of Shares
under this Agreement and each time the Company files a Prospectus relating to the Shares or amends or supplements the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to the Shares, (other than a prospectus supplement filed in accordance with
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(m)</U> of this Agreement) by means of a post-effective amendment, sticker, or supplement or Quarterly Filing (each such event shall be deemed a &#147;<B><U>Representation Date</U></B>&#148;), the Company and the
Adviser shall each furnish the Agent with a certificate, in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit 6(n)</U>. The requirement to provide a certificate under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> shall be waived for any Representation Date
occurring during a fiscal quarter during which the Company does not intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation
Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with a certificate under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U>, then before the Agent resumes sales of any Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with a
certificate, in the form attached hereto as <U>Exhibit 6(n)</U>. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o) Upon the commencement of the offering of Shares under this Agreement and thereafter
within five Business Days after each Representation Date, the Company shall cause to be furnished to the Agent (i)&nbsp;a written opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel for the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator (the &#147;<B><U>Company
Counsel</U></B>&#148;) and (ii)&nbsp;a written opinion of Venable LLP, special Maryland counsel for the Company (&#147;<B><U>Maryland Counsel</U></B>&#148;), each dated the commencement of the offering of Shares hereunder or the Representation Date,
as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent; <I>provided, however</I>, that in lieu of such opinions, Company Counsel and Maryland Counsel may furnish the Agent with a letter to the effect that the Agent may rely on
prior opinions delivered under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(o)</U> to the same extent as if they were dated the date of such letter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement to provide such opinions shall be waived for any
Representation Date occurring during a fiscal quarter during which the Company does not intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. In the event the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation
Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with opinions from Company Counsel and Maryland Counsel under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(o)</U>, then before the Agent resumes sales of any Shares, the Company shall
cause to be furnished to the Agent the opinions of Company Counsel and Maryland Counsel contemplated in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(o)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p) Upon the commencement of the offering of Shares under this Agreement and thereafter within five Business Days after the end of each fiscal
quarter, or any period in which the Prospectus relating to the Shares is required to be delivered by the Agent, the Company shall cause its independent accountants to furnish the Agent letters, dated the commencement of the offering of Shares
hereunder or the date of each Representation Date, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, (i)&nbsp;confirming that they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the 1933 Act and are in compliance
with the applicable requirements relating to the qualification of accountants under Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">2-01</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> of the Commission and (ii)&nbsp;stating, as of such date,
the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters in connection with registered public offerings (the
&#147;<B><U>Comfort Letter</U></B>&#148;). The requirement to provide a Comfort Letter under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(p)</U> shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring during a fiscal quarter during which the Company does not
intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the
Agent with a Comfort Letter under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(p)</U>, then before the Agent resumes sales of any Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with a Comfort Letter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q) Upon the commencement of the offering of Shares under this Agreement and thereafter within five Business Days after each Representation
Date, the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator shall each furnish the Agent with a certificate of its Secretary, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The requirement to provide certificates under this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(q)</U> shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring during a fiscal quarter during which the Company does not intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not provide the Agent with the certificates under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(q)</U>, then before
the Agent resumes sales of any Shares, the Company shall provide the Agent with such certificates. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r) Upon the commencement of the
offering of Shares under this Agreement and thereafter within five Business Days after each Representation Date, Cooley LLP, counsel for the Agent shall furnish to the Agent a written opinion (&#147;<B><U>Agent Counsel</U></B>&#148;), dated the<B>
</B>commencement of the offering of Shares hereunder, or the Representation Date, as applicable, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent; <I>provided, however,</I> that in lieu of such opinion, counsel may furnish the Agent with a
letter to the effect that the Agent may rely on a prior opinion delivered under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r)</U> to the same extent as if it were dated the date of such letter. The Company agrees to furnish to Agent Counsel such documents
as they may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to deliver their opinion under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r)</U>. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the requirement to provide such opinion shall be waived for any Representation
Date occurring during a fiscal quarter during which </P>
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the Company does not intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. In the event the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation Date when the
Company relied on such waiver and Agent Counsel did not provide the Agent with its opinion under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r)</U>, then before the Agent resumes sales of any Shares, Agent Counsel shall furnish to the Agent its opinion
contemplated in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s) At each Representation Date, the Company will conduct a due diligence
session, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, which shall include representatives of the management and the accountants of the Company. The requirement to conduct due diligence sessions under this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(s)</U> shall be waived for any Representation Date occurring during a fiscal quarter during which the Company does not intend to sell Shares prior to the next occurring Representation Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Company subsequently decides to sell Shares following a Representation Date when the Company relied on such waiver and did not conduct a due diligence session under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(s)</U>, then before the Agent
resumes sales of any Shares, the Company shall conduct a due diligence session as contemplated in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(s)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t) The Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Agent in its capacity as such) will not make, use, prepare,
authorize, approve or refer to any written communication (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) required to be filed with the Commission, that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy Shares hereunder, except by means of
the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u) The Company will comply with all requirements imposed upon it by the 1933 Act, the 1940 Act and the Exchange Act as
from time to time in force, so far as necessary to permit the continuance of sales of, or dealings in, the Shares as contemplated by the provisions hereof and the Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v) The Company will not, without (i)&nbsp;giving the Agent at least two business days&#146; prior written notice specifying the nature of the
proposed sale and the date of such proposed sale and (ii)&nbsp;the Agent suspending activity under this program for such period of time as requested by the Company as part of such prior written notice or as deemed appropriate by the Agent in light
of the proposed sale, (A)&nbsp;pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly
or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for or repayable with Common Stock and involving a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 5% of the then outstanding shares or file any
registration statement under the 1933 Act with respect to any of the foregoing (other than a shelf registration statement under Rule 415 under the 1933 Act, a registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-14</FONT> or a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement) or (B)&nbsp;enter into any swap or other agreement or any transaction that transfers in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, any of the economic
consequence of ownership of the Common Stock, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for or repayable with Common Stock and involving a number of shares of Common Stock in excess of 5% of the then outstanding shares,
whether any such swap or transaction described in clause (A)&nbsp;or (B) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (w)&nbsp;the Shares to be offered
and sold through the Agent pursuant to this Agreement, (x)&nbsp;securities issued under Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-14,</FONT> (y) Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Company&#146;s dividend reinvestment plan as it may be amended or
replaced from time to time and (z)&nbsp;equity incentive awards approved by the Board or the compensation committee thereof or the issuance of Common Stock upon exercise thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w) During the term of this Agreement, the Company will not enter into another agreement for an At the Market Offering program with any other
party, other than the Agent. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x) The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Agent has informed the Company that the Agent may, to the
extent permitted under the 1933 Act and the Exchange Act, purchase and sell Shares for its own account at the same time as Shares are being sold by the Company pursuant to this Agreement. </P>
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shall be subject to the continuing accuracy and completeness of the representations and warranties made by the Company, the Adviser and the Administrator herein, to the due performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and to the
continuing satisfaction (or waiver by the Agent in its sole discretion) of the following additional conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registration
Statement shall have become effective and shall be available for the sale of all Shares to be issued and sold hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) None of the
following events shall have occurred and be continuing: (i)&nbsp;receipt by the Company of any request for additional information from the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority during the period of effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, the response to which would require any amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the Prospectus relating to or affecting the Shares; (ii)&nbsp;the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state
governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that purpose, including any notice objecting to the use of the Registration Statement or order pursuant to
Section&nbsp;8(e) of the 1940 Act having been issued and proceedings therefor initiated, or to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; (iii)&nbsp;receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the
qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Shares for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; (iv)&nbsp;the occurrence of any event that makes any statement made in the
Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue in any material respect or that requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus so that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and, that in the case of the Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (v)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s reasonable determination
that a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement would be appropriate. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) There shall not have been any change, or any
development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the condition (financial or otherwise), earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary
course of business, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Prospectus (after giving effect to any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, is, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent, so material and adverse as to make it
impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Shares as contemplated by the Registration Statement (after giving effect to any amendment thereof) and the Prospectus Supplement (after giving effect to any amendment or
supplement thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) The Agent shall have received the opinions of Company Counsel and Maryland Counsel required to be delivered
pursuant <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(o)</U> on or before the date on which such deliveries of such opinions are required pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(o)</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e) The Agent shall have received the Comfort Letter required to be delivered pursuant <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(p)</U> on or before the
date on which such delivery of such letter is required pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(p)</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f) The Agent shall have
received the certificates required to be delivered pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(q)</U> on or before the date on which delivery of such certificate is required pursuant to
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(q)</U>, respectively. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g) The Agent shall have received the
opinion of Agent Counsel required to be delivered pursuant <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r)</U> on or before the date on which such delivery of such opinion is required pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(r).</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h) Trading in the Common Stock shall not have been suspended on Nasdaq. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j) FINRA shall have confirmed that it has no objection with respect to the fairness and reasonableness of the placement terms and
arrangements set forth herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k) If any condition specified in this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7</U> shall not have been fulfilled
when and as required to be fulfilled, this Agreement may be terminated by the Agent by notice to the Company (which termination shall be effective as of the time of the receipt by the Company of such notice), and such termination shall be without
liability of any party to any other party except as provided in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U> hereof and except that, in the case of any termination of this Agreement, <U>Sections 8</U>, <U>10</U>, <U>13</U>, <U>15</U> and <U>16</U> hereof
shall survive such termination and remain in full force and effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. <U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the directors, officers, employees and agents of the Agent and each person
who controls the Agent within the meaning of either the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or the 1940 Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject under the 1933 Act, the
Exchange Act, the 1940 Act or other Federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Sales Material or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; <I>provided, however</I>, that the Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability arises out of
or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Agent specifically for
inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Agent
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the 1933 Act, the Exchange Act or the 1940
Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Agent, but only with reference to written information relating to the Agent furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Agent specifically for inclusion in the documents
referred to in the foregoing indemnity. The Agent agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any loss, claim, damage,
liability or action to which they are entitled to indemnification pursuant to this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8(b)</U>. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Agent may otherwise have. The Company and Adviser
acknowledge that the Agent has not furnished any information to the Company for inclusion in the Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Promptly after receipt
by an indemnified party under this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U> of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)&nbsp;will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b) above unless
and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses and (ii)&nbsp;will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any
obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the indemnifying party&#146;s choice at the indemnifying
party&#146;s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action for which indemnification is sought (in which case </P>
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the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); <I>provided,
however,</I> that such counsel shall be reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party&#146;s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the
right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i)&nbsp;the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the
indemnified party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii)&nbsp;the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall
have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, (iii)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall not have
employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action or (iv)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ
separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or
threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement,
compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a), (b) or (c)&nbsp;of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U> is unavailable to
or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Agent severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending the same) (collectively &#147;<B><U>Losses</U></B>&#148;) to which the Company and the Agent may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on
the one hand and by the Agent on the other from the offering of the Shares; <I>provided, however,</I> that in no case shall the Agent be responsible for any amount in excess of the total commissions received by the Agent pursuant to
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(c)</U> hereunder. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Agent shall contribute in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only
such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Agent on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such Losses as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Agent shall be deemed to be equal to the total commissions received by
the Agent pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;4(c)</U>. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any untrue or any alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand or the Agent on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or
omission. The Company and the Agent agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>, each person who controls the Agent within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee and agent of the Agent shall have the
same rights to contribution as the Agent, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the
Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of this paragraph (d). </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company shall have the right, by giving notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any
time. Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;10</U>,
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;13</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;15</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16</U> hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Agent shall have the right, by giving notice as hereinafter specified to terminate this Agreement in its sole discretion at any time.
Any such termination shall be without liability of any party to any other party except that the provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;10</U>,
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;13</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;15</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16</U> hereof shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding such termination. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect unless terminated pursuant to <U>Sections 9(a)</U> or <U>(b)</U>&nbsp;above or
otherwise by mutual agreement of the parties; <I>provided, however</I>, that any such termination by mutual agreement shall in all cases be deemed to provide that <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>,
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;10</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;13</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;15</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16</U> shall remain in full force and effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) Except as otherwise provided in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;7(k)</U>, any termination of this Agreement shall be given at least five
(5)&nbsp;calendar days in advance of the effective date specified in such notice of termination; <I>provided, however</I>, that in no event shall such termination be effective earlier than the close of business on the date of receipt of such notice
by the Agent or the Company, as the case may be. If such termination shall occur on or after a trade date and prior to the Settlement Date for any sale of Shares, such Shares shall settle in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10. <U>Representations and Indemnities to Survive</U>. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other
statements of the Company or its officers and of the Agent set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Agent or the Company or any of the officers,
directors, employees, agents or controlling persons referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U> hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares. The provisions of <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;5</U>,
<U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;10</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;13</U>, <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;15</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;16</U> shall survive the termination or cancellation of this
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11. <U>Notices</U>. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, if sent to the Agent,
will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to (i)&nbsp;Jefferies LLC, at 520 Madison Avenue, New&nbsp;York, NY 10022, fax no. (646) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">786-5719,</FONT> Attention: General Counsel, respectively, and Cooley LLP, 55 Hudson
Yards, New York, NY 10001, fax. no <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(212)&nbsp;479-6275,</FONT> Attention: Daniel I. Goldberg; or (ii)&nbsp;if sent to the Company, the Adviser or the Administrator, will be mailed, delivered or telefaxed to it at
(703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5801</FONT> and confirmed to it at Gladstone Capital Corporation, 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100, McLean, VA 22102, Attention: David Gladstone, with a copy to William J. Tuttle, Proskauer Rose LLP, 1001
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 600 South, Washington, DC 20004, fax. No. (202) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">416-6899</FONT> (which copy shall not constitute notice). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12. <U>Successors</U>. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and
the officers, directors, employees, agents and controlling persons referred to in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;8</U> hereof, and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13. <U>No Fiduciary Duty</U>. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a)&nbsp;the offering and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement is
an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Agent and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other, (b)&nbsp;the Agent has not assumed an advisory or
fiduciary responsibility in favor of the Company with respect to the offering contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters), and
(c)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s engagement of the Agent in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible
for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether the Agent has advised or is currently advising the Company on related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Agent has rendered
advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto. </P>
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(whether written or oral) between the Company and the Agent with respect to the subject matter hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15. <U>Applicable Law; Consent to
Jurisdiction</U>. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-exclusive</FONT> jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the City of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or in connection with any transaction contemplated
hereby, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof (certified
or registered mail, return receipt requested) to such party at the address in effect for notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16. <U>Waiver of Jury Trial</U>.
The Company hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">17. <U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which
together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed Agreement by one party to the other may be made by facsimile or by electronic delivery of a portable document format (PDF) file (including any electronic signature covered
by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18. <U>Headings</U>. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19. <U>Partial Unenforceability</U>. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of any other Section, paragraph or provision hereof. If any Section, paragraph or provision of this Agreement is for any reason determined to be invalid or unenforceable, there shall be deemed to be made such
minor changes (and only such minor changes) as are necessary to make it valid and enforceable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">20. <U>Adjustments for Stock Splits</U>.
The parties acknowledge and agree that all share related numbers contained in this Agreement shall be adjusted to take into account any stock split, stock dividend or similar event effected with respect to the Shares. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">21. <U>Definitions</U>. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>1933 Act</U>&#148; shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>1940 Act</U>&#148; shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder. </P>
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and the rules and regulations thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Applicable Time</U>&#148; shall mean the time of each sale of the applicable Shares
pursuant to this Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Board</U>&#148; shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Business Day</U>&#148; shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions
or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148; shall mean the Securities
and Exchange Commission. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Effective Date</U>&#148; shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement, any
post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Exchange Act</U>&#148; shall mean the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Rule 158</U>&#148;,
&#147;<U>Rule 424</U>&#148; and &#147;<U>Rule 430B</U>&#148; refer to such rules under the 1933 Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[Remainder of Page Intentionally
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return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company, the Adviser, the Administrator and the Agent. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Very truly yours,</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5"><B>Gladstone Management Corporation</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <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"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">David Gladstone</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="5"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael B. LiCalsi</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Michael B. LiCalsi</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing Agreement is </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">hereby confirmed and accepted </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">as of the date first-written
above. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Michael Magarro</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name: Michael Magarro</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title: Managing Director</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>FORM OF PLACEMENT NOTICE </U></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">[ ]</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">To:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Subject:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Equity Distribution Agreement&#151;Placement Notice</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the
terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Equity Distribution Agreement among Gladstone Capital Corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;), Gladstone Management Corporation, Gladstone Administration, LLC and Jefferies LLC (the
&#147;<U>Agent</U>&#148;) dated May&nbsp;10, 2021 (the &#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;), I hereby request on behalf of the Company that the Agent sell up to
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares of the Company&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a minimum market price of $ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
per share. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The time period during which sales are requested to be made shall be
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[No more than
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; shares may be sold in any one trading day.] </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ADDITIONAL
SALES PARAMETERS MAY BE ADDED, SUCH AS SPECIFIC DATES THE SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD ON, AND/OR THE MANNER IN WHICH SALES ARE TO BE MADE BY THE AGENT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE
COMPANY MAY CANCEL THIS PLACEMENT NOTICE AT ANY TIME IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 4(b) OF THE AGREEMENT. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>JEFFERIES LLC </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Andrea Lee </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">alee@jefferies.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-284-2062</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael Magarro </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">mmagarro@jefferies.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">917-421-1963</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Donald Lynaugh </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">dlynaugh@jefferies.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">917-421-1964</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">David Gladstone </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">david.gladstone@Gladstonecompanies.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">703-287-5858</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bob Marcotte </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">bob.marcotte@Gladstonecompanies.com </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">703-287-5857</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nicole Schaltenbrand </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nicole.Schaltenbrand@gladstonecompanies.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">703-287-5918</FONT></FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Michael LiCalsi </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">michael.licalsi@gladstonecompanies.com </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">703-287-5898</FONT></FONT> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>COMPANY OFFICER CERTIFICATE </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected Chief Executive Officer of Gladstone Capital Corporation, a corporation organized under the
laws of Maryland (the &#147;Company&#148;), does hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Company, pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> of the Equity Distribution Agreement dated May&nbsp;10, 2021 (the
&#147;Agreement&#148;) among the Company, Gladstone Management Corporation, Gladstone Administration, LLC and Jefferies LLC that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The representations and warranties of the Company in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U> of the Agreement are true and correct on and as
of the date hereof in all material respects, and except for representations or warranties that speak solely as of a specific date, with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date hereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The Company has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied pursuant to the
Agreement in all material respects at or prior to the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David Gladstone</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date:</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>ADVISER OFFICER CERTIFICATE </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned, the duly qualified and elected Chief Executive Officer of Gladstone Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation registered
as an investment adviser (the &#147;Adviser&#148;), does hereby certify in such capacity and on behalf of the Adviser, pursuant to <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;6(n)</U> of the Equity Distribution Agreement dated May&nbsp;10, 2021 (the
&#147;Agreement&#148;) among Gladstone Capital Corporation, the Adviser, Gladstone Administration, LLC and Jefferies LLC, that to the best of the knowledge of the undersigned: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) The representations and warranties of the Adviser in <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;2</U> and <U>Section</U><U></U><U>&nbsp;3</U> of the
Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date hereof in all material respects, and except for representations or warranties that speak solely as of a specific date, with the same force and effect as if expressly made on and as of the date
hereof; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) The Adviser has complied with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
pursuant to the Agreement in all material respects at or prior to the date hereof. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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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">Title:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[LETTERHEAD OF VENABLE LLP] </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;10, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gladstone Capital Corporation
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1521 Westbranch Drive </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suite 100 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">McLean, Virginia 22102 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">Re:</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><U>Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">N-2,</FONT> File No.</U><U></U><U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&nbsp;333-228720</FONT></U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have served as Maryland counsel to Gladstone Capital Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) and a business
development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in connection with certain matters of Maryland law relating to the registration by the Company of shares (the &#147;Shares&#148;) of common stock, $0.001 par value per share
(the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), of the Company having an aggregate offering price of up to $60,000,000 (the &#147;Offering&#148;). The Shares are covered by the above-referenced Registration Statement, and all amendments thereto (the
&#147;Registration Statement&#148;), filed by the Company with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;1933 Act&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our representation of the Company, and as a basis for the opinion hereinafter set forth, we have examined originals, or
copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following documents (collectively, the &#147;Documents&#148;): </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.
The Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The Prospectus, dated February&nbsp;5, 2019, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement, dated
May&nbsp;10, 2021 (the &#147;Prospectus Supplement&#148;), each filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) or Rule 497 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated under the 1933 Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. The charter of the Company (the &#147;Charter&#148;), certified by the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (the
&#147;SDAT&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. The Bylaws of the Company, as amended, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. A certificate of the SDAT as to the good standing of the Company, dated as of a recent date; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">May 10, 2021 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"> Page
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relating to, among other matters, (a)&nbsp;the authorization of the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Equity Distribution Agreement (as defined below), (b) the sale and issuance of the Shares and (c)&nbsp;the delegation to
certain officers of the Company (the &#147;Authorized Officers&#148;) of the power to determine, subject to certain parameters, the number of Shares and the offering price of each Share to be sold from time to time pursuant to the Equity
Distribution Agreement, certified as of the date hereof by an officer of the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7. The Equity Distribution Agreement, dated
May&nbsp;10, 2021 (the &#147;Equity Distribution Agreement&#148;), by and among the Company, Gladstone Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation, Gladstone Administration LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Jefferies LLC; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8. A certificate executed by an officer of the Company, dated as of the date hereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. Such other documents and matters as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to express the opinion set forth below, subject to the
assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In expressing the opinion set forth below, we have assumed the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. Each individual executing any of the Documents, whether on behalf of such individual or another person, is legally competent to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. Each individual executing any of the Documents on behalf of a party (other than the Company) is duly authorized to do so. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. Each of the parties (other than the Company) executing any of the Documents has duly and validly executed and delivered each of the
Documents to which such party is a signatory, and such party&#146;s obligations set forth therein are legal, valid and binding and are enforceable in accordance with all stated terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. All Documents submitted to us as originals are authentic. The form and content of all Documents submitted to us as unexecuted drafts do not
differ in any respect relevant to this opinion from the form and content of such Documents as executed and delivered. All Documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies conform to the original documents. All signatures on all such
Documents are genuine. All public records reviewed or relied upon by us or on our behalf are true and complete. All representations, warranties, statements and information contained in the Documents are true and complete. There has been
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no oral or written modification of or amendment to any of the Documents, and there has been no waiver of any provision of any of the Documents, by action or omission of the parties or otherwise.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Upon the issuance of any of the Shares, the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding will not exceed the total
number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is then authorized to issue under the Charter. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based upon the foregoing, and subject to
the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated herein, it is our opinion that: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. The Company is a corporation duly incorporated
and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Maryland and is in good standing with the SDAT. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. The issuance of the
Shares has been duly authorized and, when and to the extent issued against payment therefor in accordance with the Registration Statement, the Prospectus Supplement, the Equity Distribution Agreement, the Resolutions and any instructions from the
Authorized Officers, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing opinion is limited to the laws of the
State of Maryland and we do not express any opinion herein concerning federal law or the laws of any other state. We express no opinion as to compliance with, or the applicability of, federal or state securities laws, including the securities laws
of the State of Maryland. To the extent that any matter as to which our opinion is expressed herein would be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Maryland, we do not express any opinion on such matter. The opinion
expressed herein is subject to the effect of judicial decisions which may permit the introduction of parol evidence to modify the terms or the interpretation of agreements. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The opinion expressed herein is limited to the matters specifically set forth herein and no other opinion shall be inferred beyond the matters
expressly stated. We assume no obligation to supplement this opinion if any applicable law changes after the date hereof or if we become aware of any fact that might change the opinion expressed herein after the date hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion is being furnished to you for submission to the Commission as an exhibit to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT
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and the said incorporation by reference and to the use of the name of our firm therein. In giving this consent, we do not admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required by Section&nbsp;7 of the 1933 Act. </P>
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