UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Gladstone Investment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 83-0423116 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 1521 Westbranch Drive Suite 100 McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class to be so registered |
Name of each exchange on which each class is to be registered | |
| 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Due 2022, $0.001 par value per share | The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-181879
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of class)
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to Be Registered.
The description of the 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock due 2022, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series C Term Preferred Stock”), of Gladstone Investment Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Registrant”), is incorporated by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Description of the Series C Term Preferred Stock” in the prospectus supplement dated May 6, 2015 and filed pursuant to Rule 497 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in the form in which it was filed on May 7, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus contained in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-181879), which was most recently declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2014. The Registrant has applied to list the Series C Term Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “GAINN.”
Item 2. Exhibits.
Pursuant to the Instructions as to exhibits for registration statements on Form 8-A, the documents listed below are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit a.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed May 13, 2005. | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Designation of 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.a.2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-160720) filed February 29, 2012. | |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designation of 6.75% Series B Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-34007), filed November 7, 2014. | |
| 3.4* | Certificate of Designation of 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation. | |
| 3.5 | Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit b.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed June 21, 2005. | |
| 3.6 | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00704), filed July 10, 2007. | |
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.d to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed June 21, 2005. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.d.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-160720), filed February 29, 2012. | |
| 4.3 | Specimen 6.75% Series B Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-34007), filed November 7, 2014. | |
| 4.4* | Specimen 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Date: May 11, 2015 | GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION | |||||
| By: | /s/ David Gladstone | |||||
| Name: | David Gladstone | |||||
| Title: | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit a.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed May 13, 2005. | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Designation of 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.a.2 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-160720) filed February 29, 2012. | |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designation of 6.75% Series B Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-34007), filed November 7, 2014. | |
| 3.4* | Certificate of Designation of 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock of Gladstone Investment Corporation. | |
| 3.5 | Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit b.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed June 21, 2005. | |
| 3.6 | First Amendment to Amended and Restated Bylaws, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00704), filed July 10, 2007. | |
| 4.1 | Specimen Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.d to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-123699), filed June 21, 2005. | |
| 4.2 | Specimen 7.125% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.d.4 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-160720), filed February 29, 2012. | |
| 4.3 | Specimen 6.75% Series B Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-34007), filed November 7, 2014. | |
| 4.4* | Specimen 6.50% Series C Cumulative Term Preferred Stock Certificate. | |
| * | Filed herewith. |