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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-178985
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	40-APP/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250812
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250812

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gladstone Alternative Income Fund
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002026098
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				996587386
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806
		FILM NUMBER:		251207053

	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

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLADSTONE MANAGEMENT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001221154
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				760704604
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806-03
		FILM NUMBER:		251207058

	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

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gladstone Business Investment, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002069403
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				030607394
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806-02
		FILM NUMBER:		251207057

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUTIE 100
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Gladstone Business Loan, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0002069394
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		EIN:				161667314
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806-01
		FILM NUMBER:		251207056

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

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

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806-05
		FILM NUMBER:		251207054

	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

FILER:

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

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		40-APP/A
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	812-15806-04
		FILM NUMBER:		251207055

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

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 100
		CITY:			MCLEAN
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			22102
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>File&nbsp;No.&nbsp;812-15806 </B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>In the Matter of the Application of: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLADSTONE ALTERNATIVE INCOME FUND; GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION; </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION; GLADSTONE BUSINESS LOAN, LLC; GLADSTONE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BUSINESS INVESTMENT,&nbsp;LLC AND GLADSTONE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>McLean, Virginia 22102 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER PURSUANT TO SECTIONS&nbsp;17(d)&nbsp;AND 57(i) OF THE INVESTMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COMPANY ACT OF 1940 AND <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">RULE&nbsp;17d-1</FONT> UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PERMITTING CERTAIN JOINT TRANSACTIONS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED BY SECTIONS 17(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AND 57(a)(4) OF AND RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17d-1&nbsp;UNDER</FONT> THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>All Communications, Notices and Orders to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David Gladstone </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gladstone Management Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>McLean, Virginia 22102 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>david.gladstone@gladstone.com </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>William J. Tuttle, P.C. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Erin M. Lett </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20004 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(202)&nbsp;389-5000</FONT></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>william.tuttle@kirkland.com </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>erin.lett@kirkland.com </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>August 12, 2025 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following entities hereby request an order (the &#8220;<B><I>Order</I></B>&#8221;) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#8220;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#8221; or &#8220;<B><I>Commission</I></B>&#8221;) under Section&nbsp;57(i) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the &#8220;<B><I>1940
Act</I></B>&#8221;),<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>&nbsp;and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1,&nbsp;permitting</FONT> certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the 1940
Act and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1&nbsp;thereunder.</FONT> The Order would supersede the exemptive order issued by the Commission on July&nbsp;26, 2012 (the &#8220;<B><I>Prior Order</I></B>&#8221;)<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP>&nbsp;that was granted pursuant to Sections 17(d), 57(a)(4), 57(i) and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1,</FONT> with the result that no person will continue to rely on the Prior Order
if the Order is granted. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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">Gladstone Alternative Income Fund, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;management</FONT>
investment company registered under the Act (&#8220;<B><I>GALT</I></B>&#8221;); </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">Gladstone Capital Corporation, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end&nbsp;management&nbsp;investment</FONT> company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (&#8220;<B><I>GLAD</I></B>&#8221;); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Gladstone Investment Corporation, a
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end&nbsp;management&nbsp;investment</FONT> company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company (&#8220;<B><I>GAIN</I></B>&#8221; and, together with GALT and GLAD,
the<I></I><I>&nbsp;&#8220;</I><B><I>Existing Regulated Funds</I></B><I>&#8221;</I>); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Certain vehicles (as identified on&nbsp;<U>Schedule A</U>&nbsp;hereto) (the &#8220;<B><I>Existing Wholly-Owned
Subsidiaries</I></B>&#8221;), each of which is a separate and distinct legal entity and each of which is a Wholly-Owned Investment Sub (as defined below) of an Existing Regulated Fund; and </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">Unless otherwise indicated, all section and rule references herein are to the 1940 Act and rules promulgated
thereunder. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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"><U>Gladstone Capital Corporation, et al.</U>&nbsp;(File No.&nbsp;812-13878),&nbsp;Release <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;IC-30125</FONT> (June 29, 2012) (notice), Release No.&nbsp;IC-30154 (July 26, 2012) (order). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">C.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">GAIN </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GAIN was organized as a corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law on February&nbsp;18, 2005 and completed an initial public offering on
June&nbsp;22, 2005. GAIN is an externally managed, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-diversified,</FONT> <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end&nbsp;management</FONT> investment company that has elected to be regulated as a BDC, under the
Act.&nbsp;GAIN intends to qualify annually as a regulated investment company under <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Sub-Chapter</FONT> M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. GAIN&#8217;s principal place of business is 1521 Westbranch
Drive, Suite 100, McLean, Virginia 22102. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GAIN&#8217;s investment objectives are to: (i)&nbsp;achieve and grow current income by investing in debt
securities of established businesses that GAIN believes will provide stable earnings and cash flow to pay expenses, make principal and interest payments on GAIN&#8217;s outstanding indebtedness and make distributions to stockholders that grow over
time, and (ii)&nbsp;provide GAIN&#8217;s stockholders with long-term capital appreciation in the value of GAIN&#8217;s assets by investing in equity securities of established businesses, generally in combination with the aforementioned debt
securities, that GAIN believes can grow over time to permit it to sell its equity investments for capital gains.&nbsp;GAIN has a&nbsp;seven-member&nbsp;board (the &#8220;<B><I>GAIN Board</I></B>&#8221; and, together with the GALT Board, the GLAD
Board and the board of any Future Regulated Fund, the &#8220;<B><I>Board</I></B>&#8221;), of which five members are not &#8220;interested&#8221; persons of GAIN within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(a)(19) of the Act. </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">GMC </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GMC serves as the investment adviser of the Existing Regulated Funds, and either it or another Adviser will serve as the investment adviser to any Future
Regulated Fund. GMC is a Delaware corporation and is a registered investment adviser with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. On the date of this Application, GMC&#8217;s sole clients that intend to rely on the Order are GALT,
GAIN and GLAD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">GMC is a leading alternative asset manager providing services to funds that invest in a diverse range of alternative strategies, including
private debt, private equity, real estate and natural resource real assets. The firm is headquartered in McClean, Virginia and has offices in other states. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the terms of an investment advisory agreement with each Existing Regulated Fund, GMC will, among other things, manage the investment portfolio, direct
purchases and sales of portfolio securities and report thereon to each Existing Regulated Fund&#8217;s officers and directors/trustees regularly. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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"><B>ORDER REQUESTED </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Applicants request an Order of the Commission under Sections 17(d) and 57(i) of the 1940 Act and Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17d-1</FONT>
thereunder to permit, subject to the terms and conditions set forth below in this Application (the &#8220;<B><I>Conditions</I></B>&#8221;), each Regulated Fund to be able to participate with one or more Affiliated Entities in <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Investment</FONT> Transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) of the 1940 Act and Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">17d-1</FONT> thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">A.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Applicable Law </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;17(d), in relevant part, prohibits an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of such affiliated person, of a registered investment company,
acting as principal, from effecting any transaction in which the registered investment company is &#8220;a joint or a joint and several participant with such person&#8221; in contravention of such rules as the SEC may prescribe &#8220;for the
purpose of limiting or preventing participation by such [fund] on a basis different from or less advantageous than that of such other participant.&#8221; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1&nbsp;prohibits</FONT> an affiliated person, or an affiliated person of such affiliated person, of a
registered investment company, acting as principal, from participating in, or effecting any transaction in connection with, any &#8220;joint enterprise or other joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan&#8221;<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">10</SUP>&nbsp;in which the fund is a participant without first obtaining an order from the SEC. </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">Rule&nbsp;17d-1(c)&nbsp;defines</FONT> a &#8220;[j]oint enterprise or other
joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan&#8221; to include, in relevant part, &#8220;any written or oral plan, contract, authorization or arrangement or any practice or understanding concerning an enterprise or undertaking whereby a registered
investment company &#133; and any affiliated person of or principal underwriter for such registered company, or any affiliated person of such a person or principal underwriter, have a joint or a joint and several participation, or share in the
profits of such enterprise or undertaking &#133;.&#8221; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;57(a)(4), in relevant part, prohibits any person related to a business development company in
the manner described in Section&nbsp;57(b), acting as principal, from knowingly effecting any transaction in which the business development company is a joint or a joint and several participant with such persons in contravention of such rules as the
Commission may prescribe for the purpose of limiting or preventing participation by the business development company on a basis less advantageous than that of such person. Section&nbsp;57(i) provides that, until the SEC prescribes rules under
Section&nbsp;57(a), the SEC&#8217;s rules under Section&nbsp;17(d) applicable to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">registered&nbsp;closed-end&nbsp;investment</FONT> companies will be deemed to apply to persons subject to the prohibitions of
Section&nbsp;57(a). Because the SEC has not adopted any rules under Section&nbsp;57(a), <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1&nbsp;applies</FONT> to persons subject to the prohibitions of Section&nbsp;57(a). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1(b)&nbsp;provides,</FONT> in relevant part, that in passing upon applications under the rule, the Commission
will consider whether the participation of a registered investment company in a joint enterprise, joint arrangement or profit-sharing plan on the basis proposed is consistent with the provisions, policies and purposes of the 1940 Act and the extent
to which such participation is on a basis different from or less advantageous than that of other participants. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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">Need for Relief </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each Regulated Fund may be deemed to be an affiliated person of each other Regulated Fund within the meaning of Section&nbsp;2(a)(3) if it is deemed to be
under common control because an Adviser is or will be either the investment adviser <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">or&nbsp;sub-adviser&nbsp;to</FONT> each Regulated Fund. Section&nbsp;17(d) and Section&nbsp;57(b) apply to any investment adviser to
a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">closed-end</FONT> fund or a business development company, respectively, including <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;sub-adviser.&nbsp;Thus,</FONT> an Adviser and any Affiliated Entities that it advises could
be deemed to be persons related to Regulated Funds in a manner described by Sections 17(d) and 57(b). With respect to GMC and any other Advisers that are deemed to be affiliated persons of each other, Affiliated Entities advised by any of them could
be deemed to be persons related to Regulated Funds (or a company controlled by a Regulated Fund) in a manner described by Sections 17(d) and 57(b). In addition, any entities or accounts controlled by or under common control with any Adviser that are
deemed to be affiliated persons of each other that may, from time to time, hold various financial assets in a principal capacity, could be deemed to be persons related to Regulated Funds (or a company controlled by a Regulated Fund) in a manner
described by Sections 17(d) and 57(b). Finally, with respect to any Wholly-Owned Investment Sub, Joint Venture, or BDC Downstream Fund of a Regulated Fund, such entity would be a company controlled by its parent Regulated Fund for purposes of
Section&nbsp;57(a)(4) of the&nbsp;1940 Act <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">and&nbsp;Rule&nbsp;17d-l&nbsp;under</FONT> the&nbsp;1940 Act. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">C.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Conditions </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Applicants agree that any Order granting the requested relief will be subject to the following Conditions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&nbsp;<U>Same Terms</U>. With respect to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">any&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction,</FONT> each Regulated
Fund, and Affiliated Entity participating in such transaction will acquire, or dispose of, as the case may be, the same class of securities, at the same time, for the same price and with the same conversion, financial reporting and registration
rights, and with substantially the same other terms (provided that the settlement date for an Affiliated Entity may occur up to ten business days after the settlement date for the Regulated Fund, and vice versa). If a Participant, but not all of the
Regulated Funds, has the right to nominate a director for election to a portfolio company&#8217;s board of directors, the right to appoint a board observer or any similar right to participate in the governance or management of a portfolio company,
the Board of each Regulated Fund that does not hold this right must be given the opportunity to veto the selection of such person.<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">11</SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&nbsp;<U>Existing Investments in the Issuer</U>. Prior to a Regulated Fund acquiring in
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction</FONT> a security of an issuer in which an Affiliated Entity has an existing interest in such issuer, the &#8220;required majority,&#8221; as defined in Section&nbsp;57(o) of the
1940 Act,<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">12</SUP>&nbsp;of the Regulated Fund (&#8220;<B><I>Required Majority</I></B>&#8221;) will take the steps set forth in Section&nbsp;57(f) of the 1940 Act,<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">13</SUP> unless: (i)&nbsp;the Regulated Fund already holds the same security as each such Affiliated Entity; and (ii)&nbsp;the Regulated Fund and each other Affiliated Entity holding the security is
participating in the acquisition in approximate proportion to its then-current holdings. </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">Such a Board can also, consistent with applicable fund documents, facilitate this opportunity by delegating the
authority to veto the selection of such person to a committee of the Board. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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">Section&nbsp;57(o) defines the term &#8220;required majority,&#8221; in relevant part, with respect to the
approval of a proposed transaction, as both a majority of a BDC&#8217;s directors who have no financial interest in the transaction and a majority of such directors who are not interested persons of the BDC. In the case of a Regulated Fund that is
not a BDC, the Board members that constitute the Required Majority will be determined as if such Regulated Fund were a BDC subject to Section&nbsp;57(o) of the 1940 Act. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Section&nbsp;57(f) provides for the approval by a Required Majority of certain transactions on the basis that,
in relevant part: (i)&nbsp;the terms of the transaction, including the consideration to be paid or received, are reasonable and fair to the shareholders of the BDC and do not involve overreaching of the BDC or its shareholders on the part of any
person concerned; (ii)&nbsp;the proposed transaction is consistent with the interests of the BDC&#8217;s shareholders and the BDC&#8217;s policy as recited in filings made by the BDC with the Commission and the BDC&#8217;s reports to shareholders;
and (iii)&nbsp;the BDC&#8217;s directors record in their minutes and preserve in their records a description of the transaction, their findings, the information or materials upon which their findings were based, and the basis for their findings.
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will be kept for the life of the Regulated Fund and at least two years thereafter, and will be subject to examination by the Commission and its Staff. Each Regulated Fund will maintain the records required by Section&nbsp;57(f)(3) as if it were a
business development company and each of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-Investment</FONT> Transactions were approved by the Required Majority under Section&nbsp;57(f).<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">19</SUP> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9. In the event that the Commission adopts a rule under the 1940 Act allowing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investments</FONT> of the
type described in this Application, any relief granted by the Order will expire on the effective date of that rule. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Applicants submit that allowing <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">the&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transactions</FONT> described by this Application is justified on
the basis of (i)&nbsp;the potential benefits to the Regulated Funds and their respective shareholders and (ii)&nbsp;the protections found in the terms and conditions set forth in this Application. </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">Potential Benefits to the Regulated Funds and their Shareholders </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;57(a)(4) and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1&nbsp;(as</FONT> applicable) limit the ability of the Regulated Funds to participate
in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attractive&nbsp;co-investment&nbsp;opportunities</FONT> under certain circumstances. If the relief is granted, the Regulated Funds should: (i)&nbsp;be able to participate in a larger number and greater variety of
investments, thereby diversifying their portfolios and providing related risk-limiting benefits; (ii)&nbsp;be able to participate in larger financing opportunities, including those involving issuers with better credit quality, which otherwise might
not be available to investors of a Regulated Fund&#8217;s size; (iii)&nbsp;have greater bargaining power (notably with regard to creditor protection terms and other similar investor rights), more control over the investment and less need to bring in
other external investors or structure investments to satisfy the different needs of external investors; (iv)&nbsp;benefit from economies of scale by sharing fixed expenses associated with an investment with the other Participants; and (v)&nbsp;be
able to obtain better deal flow from investment bankers and other sources of investments. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Each&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction</FONT> would be subject to the terms and conditions of this Application. The
Conditions are designed to address the concerns underlying Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-l&nbsp;by</FONT> ensuring that participation by a Regulated Fund in
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">any&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction</FONT> would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that of other Participants. Under Condition 5, each Adviser (and each Affiliated Entity that is not
advised by an Adviser) will adopt and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">implement&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Policies</FONT> that are reasonably designed to ensure that (i)&nbsp;opportunities to participate
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transactions</FONT> are allocated in a manner that is fair and equitable to every Regulated Fund; and (ii)&nbsp;the Adviser negotiating the Co Investment Transaction considers the interest
in the Transaction of any participating Regulated Fund. <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">The&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Policies</FONT> will require an Adviser to make an independent determination of the appropriateness of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction</FONT> and the proposed allocation size based on each Participant&#8217;s specific investment profile and other relevant characteristics. </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"><B>PRECEDENTS </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Commission has previously issued orders permitting certain investment companies subject to regulation under the 1940 Act and their affiliated persons to
be able to participate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transactions</FONT> (the &#8220;<B><I>Existing</I></B> <B><I>Orders</I></B>&#8221;).<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">20</SUP> Similar to the Existing
Orders, the Conditions described herein are designed to mitigate the possibility for overreaching and to promote fair and equitable treatment of the Regulated Funds. Accordingly, the Applicants submit that the scope of investor protections
contemplated by the Conditions are consistent with those found in the Existing Orders. </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">If a Regulated Fund enters into a transaction that would be
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;Co-Investment&nbsp;Transaction</FONT> pursuant to this Order in reliance on another exemptive order instead of this Order, the information presented to the Board and records maintained by the Regulated Fund
will expressly indicate the order relied upon by the Regulated Fund to enter into such transaction. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;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"><I>See, e.g</I>., FS Credit Opportunities Corp., <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15706), Release No. IC-35520
(April 3, 2025) (notice), Release No. IC-35561 (April 29, 2025) (order); Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15729), Release No. IC-35531 (April 10, 2025) (notice), Release No. IC-35570 (May 6, 2025) (order); Blue Owl
Capital Corporation, <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15715), Release No. IC-35530 (April 9, 2025) (notice), Release No. IC-35573 (May 6, 2025) (order); BlackRock Growth Equity Fund LP, <I>et al.</I> (File No. 812-15712), Release No. IC-35525 (April 8,
2025) (notice), Release No. IC-35572 (May 6, 2025) (order). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David Gladstone </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
Executive Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gladstone Management Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>McLean, Virginia 22102 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Telephone: (703) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">287-5800</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>david.gladstone@gladstone.com </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Please
address any questions, and a copy of any communications, concerning this Application, the Notice, and the Order to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>William J. Tuttle,
P.C. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Erin M Lett </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kirkland&nbsp;&amp; Ellis LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1301 Pennsylvania Ave NW </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20004 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(202)&nbsp;389-5000</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>william.tuttle@kirkland.com </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>erin.lett@kirkland.com </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The filing of this Application for the Order sought hereby and the taking of all acts reasonably necessary to obtain the relief requested herein was
authorized by the Board of each Existing Regulated Fund pursuant to resolutions duly adopted by the Board. Copies of the resolutions are provided below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;0-2(c),&nbsp;Applicants</FONT> hereby state that each Existing Regulated Fund and Existing Affiliated
Fund have authorized to cause to be prepared and to execute and file with the Commission this Application and any amendment thereto for an order pursuant to Section&nbsp;57(i) and
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1&nbsp;permitting</FONT> certain joint transactions otherwise prohibited by Sections 17(d) and 57(a)(4) and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;17d-1.&nbsp;The</FONT> person executing the
Application on behalf of the Applicants being duly sworn deposes and says that he has duly executed the Application for and on behalf of the applicable entity listed; that he is authorized to execute the Application pursuant to the terms of an
operating agreement, management agreement or otherwise; and that all actions by members, directors or other bodies necessary to authorize each such deponent to execute and file the Application have been taken. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>GLADSTONE BUSINESS LOAN, LLC</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each of the undersigned states that he has duly executed the attached application dated as of August 12, 2025 for and on behalf of the
entities listed below; that he holds office with such entity as indicated below and that all action by directors, officers, stockholders, general partners, trustees or members of each entity and any other body necessary to authorize the undersigned
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Gladstone</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">David Gladstone</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Gladstone</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <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">David Gladstone</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Gladstone</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>GLADSTONE BUSINESS LOAN, LLC</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>GLADSTONE BUSINESS INVESTMENT,&nbsp;LLC</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ David Gladstone</P></TD></TR>
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