EX-4.3



 Exhibit 4.3 
  





 
 PREFERRED STOCK 
NUMBER P-1 
SHARES 
INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND 
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION 
THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN, 
CANTON, MA, JERSEY CITY, NJ, AND COLLEGE STATION, TX 
CUSIP 376535 30 8 
SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS 
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT 
is the owner of 
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE 6.75% SERIES 2021 TERM PREFERRED
STOCK OF 
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION 
transferable on the books of the
Corporation in person or by duly authorized Attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar. 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Corporation has caused this Certificate to be endorsed by the facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers and to be sealed with the facsimile
seal of the Corporation. 
Dated: 
Michael LiCalsi, Secretary 
GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION 
CORPORATE SEAL 2001 MARYLAND * 
David Gladstone, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 
Countersigned and Registered:

Computershare, Inc. 
By: Transfer Agent and Registrar 
Authorized Signature 
CORPKIT, NEW YORK 







 IMPORTANT NOTICE 

The Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests a full statement of the designations and any preferences,
conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption of the stock of each class which the Corporation has authority to issue and, if the
Corporation is authorized to issue any preferred or special class in series, (i) the differences in the relative rights and preferences between the shares of each series to the extent set and (ii) the authority of the Board of Directors to
set such rights and preferences of subsequent series. Such request may be made to the Corporation or the Registrar and Transfer Agent. 

The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations: 
  

															
	TEN COM	 	-	 	as tenants in common	 	UNIF GIFT MIN ACT-	 	
                     

	 	Custodian	 	
                  
   

	TEN ENT	 	-	 	as tenants by the entireties	 		 	(Cust)	 		 	(Minor)
	JT TEN	 	-	 	as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common	 		 	under Uniform Gifts to Minors
	 	 	 		 	Act.	 	  
	 	
	 	 	 		 		 	(State)	 	


 Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. 

For Value Received,
                                         
                                         
                  hereby sell, assign and transfer unto 
  

			
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IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE
	  	
	 	  	
	 	  	

  
  

 
 (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND
ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE) 
  
  

 

			
	  
	 	Shares

 of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint 

 

			
	  
	 	Attorney

 to transfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with full power of substitution in the premises. 

 

			
	Dated	 	  


  

			
	X	 	  

	(owner sign here)


  

			
	NOTICE:	 	THE SIGNATURE TO THIS ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT, OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.


 
  

	
	SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED:
	
	  

	THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO
S.E.C. RULE 17Ad-15

  

			
	Signature guaranteed by:	 	  

	
	  

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