# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001551901
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001104659-25-061261

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: N-2

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Stellus Capital Investment Corp
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001551901

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** N-2
- **SEC ACT:** 1933 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 333-288252
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251066727

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2200
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77027
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (713) 292-5400

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY
- **STREET 2:** SUITE 2200
- **CITY:** HOUSTON
- **STATE:** TX
- **ZIP:** 77027

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#### As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2025

#### Securities Act File No. 333-

### UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

#### WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

### FORM N-2

#### REGISTRATION STATEMENT

#### UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ☒
**Pre-Effective Amendment No.** ☐

**Post-Effective Amendment No.** ☐

### STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

#### 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(713) 292-5400

(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

#### Robert T. Ladd Chief Executive Officer and President Stellus Capital Investment Corporation 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200 Houston, TX 77027
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

#### WITH COPIES TO:

#### Steven B. Boehm, Esq. Stephani M. Hildebrandt, Esq. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP 700 Sixth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 Tel: (202) 383-0100 Fax: (202) 637-3593 Securities Act File No. 333-
**Approximate date of commencement of proposed public offering:** As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

☐ Check box if the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans.

☒ Check box if any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), other than securities offered in connection with a dividend reinvestment plan.

☒ Check box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 or a post-effective amendment thereto.

☐ Check box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction B or a post-effective amendment thereto that will become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act.

☐ Check box if this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction B to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act.

#### It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):
☐ when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Securities Act.

#### If appropriate, check the following box:
☐ This [post-effective] amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed [post-effective amendment] [registration statement].

☐ This Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: .

☐ This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: .

☐ This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: .

#### Check each box that appropriately characterizes the Registrant:
☐ Registered Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 ("Investment Company Act")).

☒ Business Development Company (closed-end company that intends or has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act).

☐ Interval Fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act).

☒ A.2 Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form).

☐ Well-Known Seasoned Issuer (as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act).

☐ Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act").

☐ If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act.

☐ New Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months preceding this filing).

 **The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.** 

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

#### SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JUNE 20, 2025

#### PROSPECTUS

#### $300,000,000

### STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION

#### Common Stock Preferred Stock Warrants Subscription Rights Debt Securities
Our investment objective is to maximize the total return to our stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation. We originate and invest primarily in private lower middle-market companies (typically those with $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien (including unitranche), second lien, and unsecured debt financing, often with corresponding equity co-investments. The companies in which we invest are typically highly leveraged, and in most cases, our investments in such companies will not be rated by national rating agencies. If such investments were rated, we believe that they would likely receive a rating that is often referred to as "junk".

We are an externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company ("BDC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. We have elected to be treated and intend to qualify annually to be treated as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a BDC and a RIC, we are required to comply with certain regulatory requirements.

We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, up to $300,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock, and/or warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities (collectively, the "securities"). The securities may be offered at prices and on terms to be described in one or more supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in our securities.

In the event we offer common stock, the offering price per share of our common stock less any underwriting discounts or commissions will generally not be less than the net asset value per share of our common stock at the time we make the offering. However, we may issue shares of our common stock pursuant to this prospectus at a price per share that is less than our net asset value per share (i) in connection with a rights offering to our existing shareholders, (ii) with the prior approval of the majority of our outstanding voting securities or (iii) under such other circumstances as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") may permit. At our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders voted to allow to issue common stock at a price below net asset value per share for the period ending on the earlier of one-year anniversary of the date of the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders which was held on June 20, 2024 or our 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. The proposal approved by our stockholders did not specify a maximum discount below net asset value at which we are able to issue our common stock immediately prior to such sale. We expect to seek similar approval at our 2025 annual meeting of stockholders which we expect to be held on June 17, 2025. We cannot issue shares of our common stock below net asset value unless our board of directors determines that it would be in our and our stockholders' best interests to do so. Sales of common stock at prices below net asset value per share dilute the interests of existing stockholders, have the effect of reducing our net asset value per share and may reduce our market price per share. In addition continuous sales of common stock below net asset value may have a negative impact on total returns and could have a negative impact on the market price of our shares of common stock. See "*Sales of Common Stock Below Net Asset Value*."

The securities may be offered directly to one or more purchasers, through agents designated from time to time by us, or to or through underwriters or dealers. Each prospectus supplement relating to an offering will identify any agents or underwriters involved in the sale of the securities, and will disclose any applicable purchase price, fee, discount or commissions arrangement between us and our agents or underwriters or among our underwriters or the basis upon which such amount may be calculated. See "*Plan of Distribution*." We may not sell any of the securities pursuant to this registration statement through agents, underwriters or dealers without delivery of this prospectus and a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of such securities.

Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "SCM." On June 12, 2025, the last reported sales price of our common stock on NYSE was $13.81 per share. The net asset value per share of our common stock at March 31, 2025 (the last date prior to the date of this prospectus for which we reported net asset value) was $13.25.

 **Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk, including credit risk, the risk of the use of leverage and the risk of dilution, and is highly speculative. In addition, shares of closed-end investment companies, including BDCs, frequently trade at a discount to their net asset values. If our shares of our common stock trade at a discount to our net asset value, it will likely increase the risk of loss for purchasers in an offering made pursuant to this prospectus or any related prospectus supplement. Before investing in our securities, you should read the discussion of the material risks of investing in our securities, including the risk of leverage and dilution, in "Risk Factors" beginning on page [12](#tRIFA) of this prospectus or otherwise incorporated by reference herein and included in, or incorporated by reference into, the applicable prospectus supplement and in any free writing prospectuses we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus.** 

This prospectus describes some of the general terms that may apply to an offering of our securities. We will provide the specific terms of these offerings and securities in one or more supplements to this prospectus. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you in connection with these offerings. The accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus may also add, update, or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein, before investing in our securities and keep them for future reference. We also file periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information about us with the SEC. This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77027, Attention: Investor Relations, or by calling us at (713) 292-5400 or visiting our corporate website located at www.stelluscapital.com (under the Public (SCIC) section). The SEC also maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov that contains this information. Information on our website or the SEC's website is not incorporated into or a part of this prospectus, and you should not consider that information to be part of this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement.

 **Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.** 

#### This prospectus may not be used to consummate sales of securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The date of this prospectus is , 2025.

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| [ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS](#tATP)  | [1](#tATP) |
| [PROSPECTUS SUMMARY](#tPRSU)  | [3](#tPRSU) |
| [FEES AND EXPENSES](#tFAE)  | [9](#tFAE) |
| [FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS](#tFIHI)  | [10](#tFIHI) |
| [SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA](#tSFD)  | [11](#tSFD) |
| [RISK FACTORS](#tRIFA)  | [12](#tRIFA) |
| [SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS](#tSNRF)  | [13](#tSNRF) |
| [USE OF PROCEEDS](#tUOP)  | [14](#tUOP) |
| [PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS](#tPROC)  | [15](#tPROC) |
|  [MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS](#tMDAA)  | [18](#tMDAA) |
| [BUSINESS](#tBUS)  | [19](#tBUS) |
| [SENIOR SECURITIES](#tSESE)  | [20](#tSESE) |
| [PORTFOLIO COMPANIES](#tPOCO)  | [22](#tPOCO) |
| [MANAGEMENT](#tMAN)  | [49](#tMAN) |
| [MANAGEMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS](#tMAOA)  | [50](#tMAOA) |
| [RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS](#tRTAC)  | [51](#tRTAC) |
| [CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS](#tCPAP)  | [52](#tCPAP) |
| [DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE](#tDONA)  | [53](#tDONA) |
| [SALE OF COMMON STOCK BELOW NET ASSET VALUE](#tSOCS)  | [54](#tSOCS) |
| [DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN](#tDRP)  | [59](#tDRP) |
| [CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS](#tCUFI)  | [61](#tCUFI) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES](#tDOOS)  | [70](#tDOOS) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED STOCK](#tDOOP)  | [77](#tDOOP) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS](#tDOOS1)  | [78](#tDOOS1) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS](#tDOOW)  | [80](#tDOOW) |
| [DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES](#tDOOD)  | [82](#tDOOD) |
| [REGULATION](#tREG)  | [97](#tREG) |
| [PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION](#tPOD)  | [98](#tPOD) |
| [CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR](#tCTAD)  | [100](#tCTAD) |
| [BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES](#tBAAO)  | [100](#tBAAO) |
| [LEGAL MATTERS](#tLEMA)  | [100](#tLEMA) |
| [INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM](#tIRPA)  | [100](#tIRPA) |
| [AVAILABLE INFORMATION](#tAVIN)  | [100](#tAVIN) |
| [INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE](#tIOCI)  | [101](#tIOCI) |

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#### ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC, using the "shelf" registration process. Under this shelf registration statement, we may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings, up to $300,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock, and/or warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. See "*Plan of Distribution*" for more information.

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that we may offer. Each time we use this prospectus to offer securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also authorize one or more free writing prospectuses to be provided to you that may contain material information relating to these offerings. In a prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus, we may also add, update, or change any of the information contained in this prospectus or in the documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, will include all material information relating to the applicable offering. To the extent that any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus or in documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the statements made or incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement. Before buying any of the securities being offered, please carefully read this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, any free writing prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.

This prospectus may contain estimates and information concerning our industry, including market size and growth rates of the markets in which we participate, that are based on industry publications and other third-party reports. This information involves many assumptions and limitations, and you are cautioned not to give undue weight to these estimates. We have not independently verified the accuracy or completeness of the data contained in these industry publications and reports. However, we acknowledge our responsibility for all disclosures in this prospectus. The industry in which we operate is subject to a high degree of uncertainty and risk due to a variety of factors, including those described or referenced in the section titled "*Risk Factors*," that could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in these publications and reports.

This prospectus includes summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described in this prospectus, but reference is made to the actual documents for complete information. All of the summaries are qualified in their entirety by the actual documents. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed or incorporated by reference, or will be filed or incorporated by reference, as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described in the section titled "*Available Information*."

 **You should rely only on the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to provide you with different information or to make representations as to matters not stated in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you. We take no responsibility for, and can provide no assurance as to the reliability of, any other information that others may give you. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf or to which we have referred you do not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities by any person in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful for that person to make such an offer or solicitation or to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. You should not assume that the information included or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any such free writing prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates. Our financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since any such date. To the extent required by law, we will amend or supplement the information contained or** 

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incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement to reflect any material changes to such information subsequent to the date of the prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and prior to the completion of any offering pursuant to the prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement.

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#### PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 *This summary highlights some of the information included elsewhere in this prospectus or incorporated by reference. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that you may want to consider before investing in our securities. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, the applicable prospectus supplement, and any related free writing prospectus, including the risks of investing in our securities discussed in the section titled "Risk Factors" in the applicable prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus, and under similar headings in the other documents that are incorporated by reference into this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement. Before making your investment decision, you should also carefully read the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus, including our financial statements and related notes, and the exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Throughout this prospectus we refer to Stellus Capital Investment Corporation as "we," "us," "our" or the "Company," and to Stellus Capital Management, our investment adviser, as "Stellus Capital Management", "Adviser" or "Administrator."* 

#### Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
We are externally managed, closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company, (the "BDC"), under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"). We originate and invest primarily in private lower middle-market companies (typically those with $5 million to $50 million of EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization)) through first lien (including unitranche), second lien, and unsecured debt financing, often with corresponding equity co-investments. Unitranche structures may combine characteristics of first lien senior secured as well as second lien and/or subordinated loans, and our unitranche loans will expose us to the risks associated with second lien and subordinated loans to the extent we invest in the "last-out" tranche. Unsecured debt includes senior unsecured and subordinated loans.

Our investment activities are managed by our investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, an investment advisory firm led by Robert T. Ladd and its other senior investment professionals. We source investments primarily through the extensive network of relationships that the senior investment professionals of Stellus Capital Management have developed with financial sponsor firms, financial institutions, lower middle-market companies, management teams and other professional intermediaries. The companies in which we invest are typically highly leveraged, and, in most cases, our investments in such companies will not be rated by national rating agencies. If such investments were rated, we believe that they would likely receive a rating that is often referred to as "junk."

Our investment objective is to maximize the total return to our stockholders in the form of current income and capital appreciation. We seek to achieve our investment objective by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • accessing the extensive origination channels established and developed by the Stellus Capital Management senior investment professionals, which include long-standing relationships with private equity firms, commercial banks, investment banks and other financial services firms;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • investing in what we believe to be companies with strong business fundamentals, generally within our core lower middle-market company focus;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • focusing on a variety of industry sectors, including business services, general industrial, government services, healthcare, software and specialty finance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • focusing primarily on directly originated transactions;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • applying the disciplined underwriting standards that the Stellus Capital Management investment professionals have developed over their extensive investing careers; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • capitalizing upon the experience and resources of the Stellus Capital Management's investment team to monitor our investments.

On May 9, 2022, we and certain of our affiliates received an exemptive order (the "Order") from the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that superseded the prior co-investment exemptive relief orders granted to us by the SEC that permits us to co-invest with additional types of private funds, other BDCs, and registered investment companies managed by Stellus Capital Management or an adviser that is controlled, controlling, or under common control with Stellus Capital Management, subject to the conditions

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included therein. Pursuant to the Order, a "required majority" (as defined in Section 57(o) of the 1940 Act) of our independent directors must make certain conclusions in connection with a co-investment transaction, including that (1) the terms of the proposed transaction, including the consideration to be paid, are reasonable and fair to us and our stockholders and do not involve overreaching of us or our stockholders on the part of any person concerned, (2) the transaction is consistent with the interests of our stockholders and is consistent with our investment objectives and strategies, (3) the investment by our affiliates would not disadvantage us, and our participation would not be on a basis different from or less advantageous than that on which our affiliates are investing and (4) the proposed investment by us would not benefit the Adviser, the other affiliated funds that are participating in the investment, or any affiliated person of any of them (other than parties to the transaction), except to the extent permitted by the exemptive relief and applicable law, including the limitations set forth in Section 57(k) of the 1940 Act. We co-invest, subject to the conditions in the Order, with an affiliated private BDC and other private credit funds managed by Stellus Capital Management that have an investment strategy that is similar or identical to our investment strategy, and we may co-invest with other BDCs, registered investment companies and other private credit funds managed by Stellus Capital Management or an adviser that is controlled, controlling, or under common control with Stellus Capital Management in the future. We believe that such co-investments may afford us additional investment opportunities and an ability to achieve greater diversification.

As a BDC, we are required to comply with regulatory requirements. For instance, as a BDC, we may not acquire any assets other than "qualifying assets" as specified in the 1940 Act unless, at the time the acquisition is made, at least 70% of our total assets are qualifying assets. Qualifying assets include investments in "eligible portfolio companies." Under the relevant SEC rules, the term "eligible portfolio company" includes any issuer that (i) is organized and with their principal of business in the United States, (ii) is not an investment company (other than SBICs (as defined below) that are wholly owned subsidiaries of a BDC) or a company that would be an investment company but for certain exclusions under the 1940 Act, and (iii) satisfies any one of the following criteria: such company (a) has a market capitalization of less than $250 million or does not have a class of securities listed on a national securities exchange, (b) is controlled by a BDC or a group of companies including a BDC, the BDC actually exercises a controlling influence over the management or policies of the company, and, as a result thereof, the BDC has an affiliated person who is a director of the company, or (c) is a small and solvent company having total assets of not more than $4 million and capital and surplus of not less than $2 million.

Under the provisions of the 1940 Act, we are permitted, as a BDC that has satisfied certain requirements, to issue senior securities in amounts such that our asset coverage ratio, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 150% of our gross assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, after each issuance of senior securities. As of December 31, 2024, our asset coverage ratio was 234%. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our assessment of the market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing.

We have elected and intend to qualify annually to be treated as a regulated investment company ("RIC") under subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"). To maintain our qualification as a RIC, we must, among other things, meet certain source-of-income and asset diversification requirements. As a RIC, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any income we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends.

#### Our Adviser
Stellus Capital Management manages our investment activities and is responsible for analyzing investment opportunities, conducting research and performing due diligence on potential investments, negotiating and structuring our investments, originating prospective investments and monitoring our investments and portfolio companies on an ongoing basis.

The senior investment professionals of Stellus Capital Management have an average of over 36 years of investing, corporate finance, restructuring, consulting and accounting experience and have worked together at several companies. The Stellus Capital Management senior investment professionals have a wide range of experience in lower middle-market investing, including originating, structuring and managing loans and debt securities through market cycles.

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In addition to serving as our investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management currently manages private credit funds which have an investment strategy that is similar or identical to our investment strategy. We received the Order from the SEC, which permits us to co-invest with investment funds managed by Stellus Capital Management or an adviser that is controlled, controlling, or under common control with Stellus Capital Management, where doing so is consistent with our investment strategy as well as applicable law (including the terms and conditions of the Order). We believe that such co-investments may afford us additional investment opportunities and an ability to achieve greater diversification. In addition, we will not co-invest with D.E. Shaw group funds.

Stellus Capital Management is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the "Advisers Act"). Subject to the overall supervision of our board of directors (the "Board"), our Adviser manages our day-to-day operations and provides us with investment advisory services pursuant to the investment advisory agreement (the "Advisory Agreement"). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, we have agreed to pay Stellus Capital Management a fee for investment advisory and management services consisting of two components - a base management fee and an incentive fee. The cost of both the base management fee and the incentive fee is borne by our stockholders. See "*Management and Other Agreements*." In addition, Stellus Capital Management serves as our administrator.

Stellus Capital Management is headquartered in Houston, Texas, and also maintains offices in the Washington, D.C. area and Charlotte, North Carolina.

#### Our Administrator
We have entered into an administration agreement (the "Administration Agreement") with Stellus Capital Management, pursuant to which our Administrator is responsible for furnishing us with office facilities and equipment and providing us with clerical, bookkeeping, recordkeeping and other administrative services at such facilities. For more information, see "*Management and Other Agreements*."

#### Market Opportunity
We originate and invest primarily in private lower middle-market companies through first lien (including unitranche), second lien and unsecured debt financing, often with corresponding equity co-investments. We believe the environment for investing in lower middle-market companies is attractive for several reasons, including:

***Robust Demand for Debt Capital****.* We believe that private equity firms have significant committed but uncalled capital, a large portion of which is still available for investment in the United States. We expect the large amount of uninvested capital commitments will drive buyout activity over the next several years, which should, in turn, create lending opportunities for us.

***Attractive Environment to Lend To Lower Middle-Market Companies****.* The current strength of the U.S. economy provides an attractive environment to lend to lower middle-market companies. The U.S. services, healthcare, technology and consumer products sectors continue to show strong growth and profitability, allowing lower middle-market companies to continue to service their debt and prudently borrow to support growth initiatives and mergers and acquisitions activity. This dynamism, coupled with ample capital from private equity firms to support lower middle-market companies, is creating a large population of credit worthy companies looking for debt capital.

***Attractive Deal Pricing and Structures****.* We believe that the pricing of lower middle-market debt investments is higher, and the terms of such investments are more conservative, compared to larger liquid, public debt financings, due to the more limited universe of lenders as well as the highly negotiated nature of these financings. These transactions tend to offer stronger covenant packages, higher interest rates, lower leverage levels and better call protection compared to larger financings. In addition, lower middle-market loans typically offer other investor protections such as default penalties, lien protection, change of control provisions and information rights for lenders.

***Specialized Lending Requirements***. Lending to lower middle-market companies requires in-depth diligence, credit expertise, restructuring experience and active portfolio management. We believe that several

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factors render many U.S. financial institutions ill-suited to lend to lower middle-market companies. For example, based on the experience of Stellus Capital Management's senior investment professionals, lending to lower middle-market companies in the United States (a) is generally more labor intensive than lending to larger companies due to the smaller size of each investment and the fragmented nature of the information available with respect to such companies, (b) requires specialized due diligence and underwriting capabilities, and (c) may also require more extensive ongoing monitoring by the lender. We believe that, through Stellus Capital Management, we have the experience and expertise to meet these specialized lending requirements.

#### Competitive Strengths
We believe that the following competitive strengths will allow us to achieve positive returns for our investors:

***Experienced Investment Team****.* Through our investment adviser, Stellus Capital Management, we have access to the experience and expertise of the Stellus Capital Management's senior investment professionals, including its senior investment professionals who have an average of over 36 years of investing, corporate finance, restructuring, consulting and accounting experience and have worked together at several companies. The Stellus Capital Management investment professionals have a wide range of experience in lower middle-market investing, including originating, structuring and managing loans and debt securities through market cycles. We believe the members of Stellus Capital Management's senior investment professionals are proven and experienced, with extensive capabilities in leveraged credit investing, having participated in these markets for the predominant portion of their careers. We believe that these characteristics enhance the quantity and quality of investment opportunities available to us.

***Established, Rigorous Investment and Monitoring Process****.* The Stellus Capital Management investment professionals have developed an extensive review and credit analysis process. Each investment that is reviewed by Stellus Capital Management is brought through a structured, multi-stage approval process. In addition, Stellus Capital Management takes an active approach in monitoring all investments, including reviews of financial performance on at least a quarterly basis and regular discussions with management. We believe Stellus Capital Management's investment and monitoring process and the depth and experience of its investment professionals allow it to conduct the type of due diligence and monitoring that enables it to identify and evaluate risks and opportunities.

***Demonstrated Ability to Structure Investments Creatively****.* Stellus Capital Management has the expertise and ability to structure investments across all levels of a company's capital structure. Furthermore, we believe that current market conditions will allow us to structure attractively priced debt investments and may allow us to incorporate other return-enhancing mechanisms such as commitment fees, original issue discount ("OID"), early redemption premiums, payment-in-kind, or "PIK," interest and various forms of equity securities.

***Resources of Stellus Capital Management Platform****.* We have access to the resources and capabilities of Stellus Capital Management, which has 17 investment professionals, including Robert T. Ladd, Dean D'Angelo and Joshua T. Davis, who are supported by seven managing directors, three vice presidents and four analysts. These individuals have developed long-term relationships with lower middle-market companies, management teams, financial sponsors, lending institutions and deal intermediaries by providing flexible financing throughout the capital structure. We believe that these relationships provide us with a competitive advantage in identifying investment opportunities in our target market. We also expect to benefit from Stellus Capital Management's due diligence, credit analysis, origination and transaction execution experience and capabilities, including the support provided with respect to those functions by W. Todd Huskinson, who serves as our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, and his staff of nine finance and operations professionals.

#### Use of Leverage
*Credit Facility.* On October 11, 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement, as amended, dated as of October 10, 2017, that was amended and restated on December 21, 2021, February 28, 2022, May 13, 2022, November 21, 2023 and October 30, 2024, with Zions Bancorporation, N.A., dba Amegy Bank and various other lenders (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility provides for

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borrowings up to a maximum of $315,000,000 on a committed basis with an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the aggregate commitments up to $350,000,000, subject to new or existing lenders agreeing to participate in the increase and other customary conditions. Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, the Credit Facility will bear interest, subject to the Company's election, on a per annum basis equal to (i) term secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") plus 2.50% (or 2.75% during certain periods in which the Company's asset coverage ratio is equal to or below 1.90 to 1.00) plus a SOFR credit spread adjustment (0.10% for one-month term SOFR and 0.15% for three-month term SOFR), with a 0.25% SOFR floor, or (ii) 1.50% (or 1.75% during certain periods in which the Company's asset coverage ratio is equal to or below 1.90 to 1.00) plus an alternate base rate based on the highest of the prime rate (subject to a 3% floor), Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and one-month term SOFR plus 1.00%. The Company pays unused commitment fees of 0.50% per annum on the unused lender commitments under the Credit Facility. Interest is payable monthly or quarterly in arrears. The commitment to fund the revolver expires on November 21, 2027, after which the Company may no longer borrow under the Credit Facility and must begin repaying principal equal to 1/12 of the aggregate amount outstanding under the Credit Facility each month. Any amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility will mature, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereunder will be due and payable, on November 21, 2028. The Company's obligations to the lenders are secured by a first priority security interest in its portfolio of securities and cash not held at the Small Business Investment Company ("SBIC") subsidiaries, but excluding short term investments. The Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including but not limited to: (i) maintaining a minimum liquidity test of at least $10,000,000, including cash, liquid investments and undrawn availability, (ii) maintaining an asset coverage ratio of at least 1.67 to 1.00, (iii) maintaining a minimum stockholder's equity, and (iv) maintaining a minimum interest coverage ratio of at least 1.75 to 1.00. As of March 31, 2025, $221,813,920 was outstanding under the Credit Facility.

*4.875% Notes.* On January 14, 2021, we issued $100 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.875% fixed-rate notes due 2026 (the "2026 Notes") The 2026 Notes will mature on March 30, 2026, and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time on or after December 31, 2025 or from time to time at the Company's option at a redemption price equal to the greater of the following amounts, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date: (1) 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed; or (2) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest (exclusive of accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption) of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semi-annual basis plus 50 basis points; provided, however that if we redeem any 2026 Notes on or after December 31, 2025, the redemption price of the 2026 Notes will be 100% of the principal amount of the 2026 Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. As of March 31, 2025, we had $100 million of 2026 Notes outstanding.

*7.250% Notes.* On April 1, 2025, the Company issued $75,000,000 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.250% Notes due 2030 (the "2030 Notes"). The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.250% per year payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing October 1, 2025. The 2030 Notes will mature on April 1, 2030, unless previously redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. The 2030 Notes are the direct unsecured obligations of the Company and rank pari passu with the Company's existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness, including the 2026 Notes; senior to any series of preferred stock that the Company may issue in the future; senior to any of the Company's future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the 2030 Notes; effectively subordinated to all of the Company's existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which the Company subsequently grants security), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, including, without limitation, borrowings under the Credit Facility; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of the Company's existing or future subsidiaries. The indenture and supplements thereto relating to the 2030 Notes contain certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, or any successor provisions, to comply with Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, or any successor provisions, whether or not the Company continues to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to the Company by the SEC and certain other exceptions, and to provide financial information to the holders of the 2030 Notes and the trustee under the indenture if the Company should no longer be subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Act of 1934 Act, as amended

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(the "Exchange Act"). These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are set forth in the indenture relating to the 2030 Notes.

*SBA-guaranteed Debentures.* Due to the SBIC subsidiary's status as a licensed SBIC, we have the ability to issue debentures guaranteed by the Small Business Administration ("SBA") at favorable interest rates. Debentures guaranteed by the SBA have fixed interest rates that equal prevailing 10-year U.S. Treasury Note rates plus a market spread and have a maturity of ten years with interest payable semi-annually. The principal amount of the SBA-guaranteed debentures is not required to be paid before maturity, but may be pre-paid at any time with no prepayment penalty. SBA-guaranteed debentures drawn before October 1, 2019 incur upfront fees of 3.425%, which consists of a 1.00% commitment fee and a 2.425% issuance discount, which are amortized over the life of the SBA-guaranteed debentures. SBA-guaranteed debentures are also subject to certain fees payable by the SBICs at the time such debentures are drawn. SBA-guaranteed debentures drawn after October 1, 2019 incur upfront fees of 3.435%, which consists of a 1.00% commitment fee and a 2.435% issuance discount, which are amortized over the life of the SBA-guaranteed debentures. Once pooled, which occurs in March and September of each applicable year, the SBA-guaranteed debentures bear interest at a fixed rate that is set to the current 10-year treasury rate plus a spread at each pooling date. As of March 31, 2025, the Stellus Capital SBIC LP subsidiary had $75,000,000 in regulatory capital and $133,750,000 of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding. As of March 31, 2025, Stellus Capital SBIC II LP subsidiary had $87,500,000 in regulatory capital and $175,000,000 of SBA-guaranteed debentures outstanding.

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#### FEES AND EXPENSES
Information regarding our fees and expenses is incorporated by reference herein from our most recent *Annual Report on Form 10-K* and our most recent *Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q*.

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#### FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Information regarding our financial highlights is incorporated by reference herein from our most recent *Annual Report on Form 10-K* and our most recent *Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q*.

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#### SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL DATA
The information in "*Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data*," including the financial notes related thereto, of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in "*Item 1. Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities*" and "*Item 1. Financial Statements*," including the financial notes related thereto, of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are incorporated by reference herein.

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#### RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves a number of significant risks. Before you invest in our securities, you should be aware of and carefully consider the various risks associated with the investment, including those described in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus we may authorize in connection with a specific offering, "*Part I, Item IA. Risk Factors*" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is incorporated by reference herein in their entirety, and any document incorporated by reference herein. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus we may authorize in connection with a specific offering, before you decide whether to make an investment in our securities. The risks set out and described in these documents are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not presently deemed material by us may also impair our business, operations and performance. If any of the following events occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, you may lose all or part of your investment. Please also read carefully the section titled "*Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements*."

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#### SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, any related free writing prospectus and any documents we may incorporate by reference herein contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and undue reliance should not be placed thereon. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the Company, our current and prospective portfolio investments, our industry, our beliefs and opinions, and our assumptions. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "will," "may," "continue," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "would," "could," "should," "targets," "projects," "outlook," "potential," "predicts" and variations of these words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and difficult to predict and could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements, including without limitation:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our future operating results;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our business prospects and the prospects of our portfolio companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the effect of investments that we expect to make;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our contractual arrangements and relationships with third parties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • actual or potential conflicts of interest with Stellus Capital Management

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the dependence of our future success on the general economy and its effects on the industries in which we invest;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the impact of interest rate volatility on our business and our portfolio companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the ability of our portfolio companies to achieve their objectives;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the use of borrowed money to finance a portion of our investments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the adequacy of our financing sources and working capital;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the timing of cash flows, if any, from the operations of our portfolio companies;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • he ability of Stellus Capital Management to locate suitable investments for us and to monitor and administer our investments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the ability of Stellus Capital Management to attract and retain highly talented professionals;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our ability to maintain our qualification as a RIC and as a BDC;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the effect of future changes in laws or regulations (including the interpretation of these laws and regulations by regulatory authorities) and conditions in our operating areas, particularly with respect to BDCs or RICs; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • other risks, uncertainties and other factors previously identified elsewhere in this prospectus.

Although we believe that the assumptions on which these forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, any of those assumptions could prove to be inaccurate, and as a result, the forward-looking statements based on those assumptions also could be inaccurate. In light of these and other uncertainties, the inclusion of a projection or forward-looking statement in this prospectus, the prospectus supplement, any documents we may incorporate by reference herein, and any related free writing prospectus should not be regarded as a representation by us that our plans and objectives will be achieved. These forward-looking statements apply only as of the dates of this prospectus, the prospectus supplement, any documents we may incorporate by reference herein, and any related free writing prospectus. Moreover, we assume no duty and do not undertake to update the forward-looking statements. Because we are an investment company, the forward-looking statements and projections contained in this prospectus are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act.

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#### USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise specified in any applicable prospectus supplement or in any free writing prospectus we have authorized for use in connection with a specific offering, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our securities pursuant to this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include, among other things, investing in accordance with our investment objective and strategy, repayment of any outstanding indebtedness, paying operating expenses and other general corporate purposes.

We anticipate that substantially all of the net proceeds of an offering of securities pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus will be used for the above purposes within three months of any such offering, depending on the availability of appropriate investment opportunities consistent with our investment objective, but no longer than within six months of any such offerings. However, we can offer no assurance that we will be able to achieve this goal.

Pending such uses and investments, we intend to invest the net proceeds primarily in high quality, short-term debt securities consistent with our BDC election and our election to be taxed as a RIC. We do not intend to use any portion of net proceeds of this offering to fund distribution to our stockholders. Proceeds not immediately used for new investments or the temporary repayment of debt will be invested primarily in cash, cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality investments that mature in one year or less from the date of investment. These securities may have lower yields than the types of investments we would typically make in accordance with our investment objective and, accordingly, may result in lower distributions, if any, during such period. Our ability to achieve our investment objective may be limited to the extent that the net proceeds from an offering, pending full investment, are held in interest-bearing deposits or other short-term instruments. The prospectus supplement relating to an offering will more fully identify the use of proceeds from any offering.

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#### PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS
The following information is qualified by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the information in our most recent *Annual Report on Form 10-K* and in our most recent *Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q* regarding the price range of our common stock, distributions and stockholders of record, which is incorporated by reference herein.

#### Market Information
Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "SCM". Shares of BDCs may trade at a market price that is less than the value of the net assets attributable to those shares. The possibility that our shares of common stock will trade at a discount from net asset value ("NAV") per share or at premiums that are unsustainable over the long term are separate and distinct from the risk that our NAV per share will decrease. It is not possible to predict whether our common stock will trade at, above, or below NAV per share. See "Item 1A. Risk Factors — Risks Related to an Investment in Our Common Stock" in our most recent *Annual Report on Form 10-K*. On June 12, 2025, the last reported closing sales price of our common stock on the NYSE was $13.81 per share, which represented a premium of approximately 4.23% % to our NAV per share of $13.25 as of March 31, 2025.

The following table sets forth the most recent fiscal quarter's NAV per share of our common stock, the high and low closing sales prices of our common stock, such sales prices as a percentage of NAV per share and quarterly distribution per share.

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| **Class and Period**  | **Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **Price Range**  | **Price Range**  | **High <br> Sales Price <br> Premium <br> (Discount) <br> to Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Low <br> Sales Price <br> Premium <br> (Discount) <br> to Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(2)</sup>**  |
| **Class and Period**  | **Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **High<sup>(3)</sup>**  | **Low<sup>(3)</sup>**  | **High <br> Sales Price <br> Premium <br> (Discount) <br> to Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Low <br> Sales Price <br> Premium <br> (Discount) <br> to Net Asset <br> Value<sup>(2)</sup>**  |
| **Year ending December 31, 2025** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Second Quarter (through June 12, 2025)  | \* | $14.00 | $11.69 | \* | \* |
| First Quarter  | $13.25 | $15.50 | $13.64 | 15.65% | 2.90% |
| **Year ending December 31, 2024** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fourth Quarter  | $13.46 | $14.33 | $13.14 | 6.46% | (2.38)% |
| Third Quarter  | $13.55 | $14.41 | $13.39 | 6.35% | (1.18)% |
| Second Quarter  | $13.36 | $14.35 | $12.97 | 7.41% | (2.92)% |
| First Quarter  | $13.41 | $13.48 | $12.56 | 0.52% | (6.34)% |
| **Year ending December 31, 2023** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Fourth Quarter  | $13.26 | $13.73 | $12.34 | 3.54% | (6.94)% |
| Third Quarter  | $13.19 | $15.27 | $13.60 | 15.77% | 3.11% |
| Second Quarter  | $13.67 | $15.00 | $13.64 | 9.73% | (0.22)% |
| First Quarter  | $13.87 | $15.97 | $13.14 | 15.14% | (5.26)% |

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(1) NAV per share is generally determined as of the last day in the relevant quarter and therefore may not reflect the NAV per share on the date of the high and low sales prices. The NAVs shown are based on outstanding shares at the end of each period.

(3) Closing sales price is determined as the high or low closing sales price noted within the respective quarter, not adjusted for dividends.

#### Distribution Policy
To the extent that we have income available, we intend to make quarterly distributions to our stockholders. Our quarterly stockholder distributions, if any, will be determined by our Board. Any stockholder distribution to our stockholders will be declared out of assets legally available for distribution.

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The Company has elected and intends to qualify annually to be treated as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code. To qualify as a RIC, among other things, the Company generally is required to timely distribute to its stockholders at least 90% of investment company taxable income, as defined by the Code, for each year. So long as the Company maintains its status as a RIC, it generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any ordinary income or capital gains that it distributes at least annually to its stockholders as dividends. To avoid a 4% U.S. federal excise tax on undistributed earnings, the Company is required to distribute each calendar year the sum of (i) 98% of its ordinary income for such calendar year, (ii) 98.2% the amount by which the Company's capital gain exceeds its capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for the one-year period ending October 31 in that calendar year, and (iii) certain undistributed amounts from previous years on which the Company paid no U.S. federal income tax, or the "Excise Tax Avoidance Requirement". See *"Risk Factors — Risks Relating to our Business and Structure — We will be subject to U.S. federal income tax if we are unable to maintain our tax treatment as a RIC under subchapter M of the Code*" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

We currently intend to distribute net capital gains (*i.e.*, net long-term capital gains in excess of net short-term capital losses), if any, at least annually out of the assets legally available for such distributions. However, we may decide in the future to retain such capital gains for investment and elect to treat such gains as deemed distributions to you. If this happens, you will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as if you had received an actual distribution of the capital gains that we retain and reinvested the net after tax proceeds in us. In this situation, you would be eligible to claim a tax credit (or in certain circumstances a tax refund) equal to your allocable share of the tax we paid on the capital gains deemed distributed to you. See "*Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations*." We cannot assure you that we will achieve results that will permit us to pay any cash distributions, and if we issue senior securities, we may be prohibited from making distributions if doing so would cause us to fail to maintain the asset coverage ratios stipulated by the 1940 Act or if such distributions are limited by the terms of any of our borrowings.

We have adopted an "opt out" dividend reinvestment plan for our common stockholders. Unless you elect to receive your distributions in cash, we intend to make such distributions in additional shares of our common stock under our dividend reinvestment plan. Although distributions paid in the form of additional shares of our common stock will generally be subject to U.S. federal, state and local taxes in the same manner as cash distributions, investors participating in our dividend reinvestment plan will not receive any corresponding cash distributions with which to pay any such applicable taxes. If you hold shares of our common stock in the name of a broker or financial intermediary, you should contact such broker or financial intermediary regarding your election to receive distributions in cash in lieu of shares of our common stock. Any distributions reinvested through the issuance of shares through our dividend reinvestment plan will increase our gross assets on which the base management fee and the incentive fee are determined and paid to Stellus Capital Management. See "Dividend Reinvestment Plan."

#### Dividends Declared
The following table reflects the distributions declared on shares of our common stock during the years ended December 31, 2022, December 31, 2023, December 31, 2024 and the quarter ended March 31, 2025:

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| **Date Declared**  | **Record Date**  | **Payment Date**  | **Per <br> Share**  |
| **Fiscal 2022** |  |  |  |
| January 13, 2022  | January 28, 2022 | February 15, 2022 | $0.0933 |
| January 13, 2022  | February 25, 2022 | March 15, 2022 | $0.0933 |
| January 13, 2022  | March 31, 2022 | April 15, 2022 | $0.0933 |
| April 19, 2022  | April 29, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | $0.1133 |
| April 19, 2022  | May 27, 2022 | June 15, 2022 | $0.1133 |
| April 19, 2022  | June 30, 2022 | July 15, 2022 | $0.1133 |
| July 13, 2022  | July 29, 2022 | August 15, 2022 | $0.1133 |
| July 13, 2022  | August 31, 2022 | September 15, 2022  | $0.1133 |

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| **Date Declared**  | **Record Date**  | **Payment Date**  | **Per <br> Share**  |
| July 13, 2022  | September 30, 2022  | October 14, 2022 | $0.1133 |
| October 4, 2022  | October 31, 2022 | November 15, 2022  | $0.1133 |
| October 4, 2022  | November 30, 2022  | December 15, 2022  | $0.1133 |
| October 4, 2022  | December 16, 2022  | December 29, 2022  | $0.1133 |
| **Fiscal 2023** |  |  |  |
| January 11, 2023  | January 31, 2023 | February 15, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| January 11, 2023  | February 28, 2023 | March 15, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| January 11, 2023  | March 31, 2023 | April 14, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| April 19, 2023  | May 1, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| April 19, 2023  | May 31, 2023 | June 15, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| April 19, 2023  | June 30, 2023 | July 14, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| July 14, 2023  | July 31, 2023 | August 15, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| July 14, 2023  | August 31, 2023 | September 15, 2023  | $0.1333 |
| July 14, 2023  | September 29, 2023  | October 13, 2023 | $0.1333 |
| October 5, 2023  | October 31, 2023 | November 15, 2023  | $0.1333 |
| October 5, 2023  | November 30, 2023  | December 15, 2023  | $0.1333 |
| October 5, 2023  | December 18, 2023  | December 29, 2023  | $0.1333 |
| **Fiscal 2024** |  |  |  |
| January 13, 2024  | January 31, 2024 | February 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| January 13, 2024  | February 29, 2024 | March 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| January 13, 2024  | March 29, 2024 | April 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| April 3, 2024  | April 30, 2024 | May 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| April 3, 2024  | May 31, 2024 | June 14, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| April 3, 2024  | June 28, 2024 | July 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| July 10, 2024  | July 31, 2024 | August 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| July 10, 2024  | August 30, 2024 | September 13, 2024  | $0.1333 |
| July 10, 2024  | September 30, 2024  | October 15, 2024 | $0.1333 |
| October 10, 2024  | October 31, 2024 | November 15, 2024  | $0.1333 |
| October 10, 2024  | November 29, 2024  | December 13, 2024  | $0.1333 |
| October 10, 2024  | December 31, 2024  | January 15, 2025 | $0.1333 |
| **Fiscal 2025 (through March 31, 2025)** |  |  |  |
| January 9, 2025  | January 31, 2025 | February 14, 2025 | $0.1333 |
| January 9, 2025  | February 28, 2025 | March 14, 2025 | $0.1333 |
| January 9, 2025  | March 31, 2025 | April 15, 2025 | $0.1333 |
|  ***Total***  |  |  | $4.90 |

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#### MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The information contained in "*Part II, Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in "*Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*" of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are incorporated by reference herein and should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, our financial statements and notes thereto included in such Annual Report on Form 10-K and such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as applicable.

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#### BUSINESS
 *The information contained in "Part I, Item 1. Business," "Part I, Item 2. Properties" and "Part I, Item 3. Legal Proceedings" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in "Part II, Item 1. Legal Proceedings" of our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are incorporated herein by reference.* 

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#### SENIOR SECURITIES
Information regarding our senior securities for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2014 through 2024, is located in *Part II, Item 8, Note 13 -Senior Securities* in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement of which this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus is part. *The reports of Deloitte & Touche LLP and Grant Thornton LLP*, our independent registered public accounting firms for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 respectively, on the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, which include the senior securities table, is included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement of which this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any related free writing prospectus is part.

Information about our senior securities is shown in the following table as of March 31, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024 (in thousands).

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class and Year**  | **Outstanding <br> Exclusive of <br> Treasury <br> Securities<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **Asset <br> Coverage <br> per Unit<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Involuntary <br> Liquidating <br> Preference <br> per Unit<sup>(3)</sup>**  | **Average <br> Market <br> Value <br> per Unit<sup>(4)</sup>**  |
|  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  |
| **SBA-guaranteed debentures** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2014  | $16250 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2015  | $65000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2016  | $65000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2017  | $90000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2018  | $150000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2019  | $161000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2020  | $176500 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2021  | $250000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2022  | $313600 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2023  | $325000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2024  | $325000 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| March 31, 2025  | $308750 | N/A<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| **Original Credit Facility<sup>(6)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2014  | $106500 | $2320<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2015  | $109500 | $2220<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2016  | $116000 | $2210<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| **Credit Facility** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2017  | $40750 | $3460<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2018  | $99550 | $2520<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2019  | $161550 | $2286<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2020  | $174000 | $2230<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2021  | $177340 | $2030<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2022  | $199200 | $1920<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2023  | $160086 | $2230<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2024  | $175386 | $2340<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |
| March 31, 2025  | $221814 | $2160<sup>(5</sup>) |  | N/A |

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| **Class and Year**  | **Outstanding <br> Exclusive of <br> Treasury <br> Securities<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **Asset <br> Coverage <br> per Unit<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Involuntary <br> Liquidating <br> Preference <br> per Unit<sup>(3)</sup>**  | **Average <br> Market <br> Value <br> per Unit<sup>(4)</sup>**  |
|  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  | **(In thousands, except per unit amounts)**  |
| **4.875% Notes due 2026** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2021  | $100000$2030<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2022  | $100000$1920<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2023  | $100000$2230<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | N/A |
| Fiscal 2024  | $100000$2340<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | N/A |
| March 31, 2025  | $100000$2160<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | N/A |
| **5.75% Notes due 2022<sup>(8)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2017  | $48875$3460<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $25.34 |
| Fiscal 2018  | $48875$2520<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $25.18 |
| Fiscal 2019  | $48875$2286<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $24.43 |
| Fiscal 2020  | $48875$2230<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $23.64 |
| **6.50% Notes due 2019<sup>(7)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |
| Fiscal 2014  | $25000$2320<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $25.41 |
| Fiscal 2015  | $25000$2220<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $25.27 |
| Fiscal 2016  | $25000$2210<sup>(5</sup>) |  |  | $25.11 |

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(1) Total amount of senior securities outstanding at the end of the period presented.

(2) Asset coverage per unit is the ratio of the carrying value of the Company's total assets, less all liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities, in relation to the aggregate amount of senior securities representing indebtedness. Asset coverage per unit is expressed in terms of dollar amounts per $1,000 of indebtedness.

(3) The amount to which such class of senior security would be entitled upon the involuntary liquidation of the issuer in preference to any security junior to it. The "—" indicates information which the SEC expressly does not require to be disclosed for certain types of senior securities.

(4) Average market value per unit for the 5.75% Notes due 2022 and the 6.50% Notes due 2019 represents the average of the daily closing prices as reported on the New York Stock Exchange during the period presented. Average market value per unit for the Company's SBA-guaranteed Debentures, the Original Credit Facility (as defined below), the Credit Facility, and the 4.875% Notes due 2026 are not applicable because these securities are not registered for public trading.

(5) The Company has excluded its SBA-guaranteed debentures from the asset coverage calculation every year since exemptive relief was granted by the SEC in August 2014 that permits it to exclude such SBA-guaranteed debentures from the definition of senior securities in the 150% asset coverage ratio it is required to maintain under the 1940 Act.

(6) On November 13, 2012, the Company entered into a senior secured revolving credit agreement, by and among the Company, as the borrower, SunTrust Bank, as the administrative agent, various lenders that are parties thereto from time to time (the "Original Credit Facility"). The Company terminated the Original Credit Facility on October 11, 2017.

(7) On September 20, 2017, the Company redeemed all of the issued and outstanding 6.50% Notes due 2019.

(8) On February 12, 2021, the Company redeemed all of the issued and outstanding 5.75% Notes due 2022.

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#### PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
The following table sets forth certain information regarding each of the portfolio companies in which we had debt or equity investment as of March 31, 2025. We may receive rights to observe the meetings of our portfolio companies' board of directors. Other than these investments, our only relationship with our portfolio companies are the managerial assistance we may separately provide to our portfolio companies, which services would be ancillary to our investments. As of March 31, 2025, with the exception of EH Real Estate Services, LLC, we did not "control" and are not an "affiliate" of any of our portfolio companies, each as defined in the 1940 Act. In general, under the 1940 Act, we would "control" a portfolio company if we owned 25% or more of its voting securities and would be an "affiliate" of a portfolio company if we owned five percent or more of its voting securities.

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **Control investments<sup>(23)</sup>** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **<u>EH Real Estate Services, LLC</u>**  | 5301 Dempster Street <br> Suite 300 Skokie, <br> IL 60077  | Skokie, IL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A-1  |  | FIRE: Real Estate  | (16)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 9/3/2021 | 9/3/2026  | $1882226 | 1882226 | 291745 | 0.08% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A-2  |  |  | (16)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 4/3/2023 | 9/3/2026  | 650943 | 650943 | 100896 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A-3  |  |  | (16)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 6/7/2023 | 9/3/2026  | 230678 | 230678 | 35755 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A-4  |  |  | (16)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 7/12/2023 | 9/3/2026  | 1505537 | 1505537 | 1505537 | 0.40% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A-5  |  |  | (16)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 1/8/2024 | 9/3/2026  | 5710182 | 5710182 | 5710182 | 1.53% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (16)(22)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 10/3/2023 | 9/3/2026  | 63597 | 63597 | 63597 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; EH Holdco, LLC Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/3/2023 |  | 15356 | 3 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; EH Holdco, LLC Series A Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/3/2021 |  | 7892 | 7891642 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $17934808 | $7707712 | 2.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Total Control investments**  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $17934808 | $7707712 | 2.07% |
| **Non-controlled, non-affiliated investments**  |  |  | (4)(5)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **<u>2X LLC</u>**  | 400 Lapp Rd <br> Malvern, PA 19355  | Berwyn, PA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 2.00% | 9.30% |  | 6/5/2023 | 6/5/2028  | $5417705 | 5321643 | 5390616 | 1.45% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 2.00% | 9.30% |  | 10/31/2023 | 6/5/2028  | 1426662 | 1399715 | 1419529 | 0.38% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 2.00% | 9.30% |  | 12/2/2024 | 6/5/2028  | 3842049 | 3788954 | 3822839 | 1.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (9)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 2.00% | 9.30% |  | 6/5/2023 | 6/5/2028  | 42500 | 42500 | 42288 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; 2X Investors LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/5/2023 |  | 58949 | 176915 | 1280170 | 0.34% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10729727 | $11955442 | 3.21% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Ad.Net Acquisition, LLC</u>**  | 1100 Glendon Ave Suite 1200 Los Angeles, CA 90024  | Los Angeles, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.56% |  | 5/7/2021 | 5/7/2026  | $15003676 | 14944374 | 15003677 | 4.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.56% |  | 5/7/2021 | 5/7/2026  | 854217 | 854217 | 854217 | 0.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Ad.Net Holdings, Inc. Series A Common Stock <br> (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/7/2021 |  | 7794 | 77941 | 0 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Ad.Net Holdings, Inc. Series A Preferred Stock <br> (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/7/2021 |  | 7015 | 701471 | 742327 | 0.20% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $16578003 | $16600221 | 4.45% |
| **<u>AdCellerant LLC</u>**  | 865 Albion Street Suite 400 Denver, CO 80220  | Denver, CO  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term A Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & <br> Publishing  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.32% |  | 12/12/2023 | 12/12/2028  | $9875000 | 9718428 | 9776250 | 2.62% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; AdCellerant Holdings, LLC Serires A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/12/2023 |  | 728710 | 728710 | 577851 | 0.16% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10447138 | $10354101 | 2.78% |
| **<u>ADS Group Opco, LLC</u>**  | 938 Quail Street <br> Lakewood, CO, 80215  | Lakewood, CO  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Aerospace & Defense  | (5)(25)  | First Lien  | 5.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 6/4/2021 | 12/31/2027  | $12851659 | 12778192 | 9895777 | 2.65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(9)(25)  | First Lien  | 5.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 9/30/2024 | 12/31/2027  | 24887 | 24887 | 49774 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ADS Group Topco, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/4/2021 |  | 77626 | 288691 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ADS Group Topco, LLC Class B Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/4/2021 |  | 56819 | 211309 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ADS Group Topco, LLC Class D Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/30/2024 |  | 432 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ADS Group Topco, LLC Class Y Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/11/2023 |  | 48216 | 165027 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ADS Group Topco, LLC Class Z Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/15/2022 |  | 72043 | 267929 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13736035 | $9945551 | 2.66% |
| **<u>Advanced Barrier Extrusions, LLC</u>**  | 4390 Anderle Drive <br> Rhinelander, WI, 54501  | Rhinelander, WI  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan B (SBIC)  |  | Containers, <br> Packaging, & <br> Glass  | (4)(11)(13)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+9.50%  | 1.00% | —% | —% | 11/30/2020 | 11/30/2026  | $16843750 | 16733670 | 3031876 | 0.81% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Super Priority Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(13)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  |  | —% | —% | 12/6/2024 | 11/30/2026  | 795882 | 970378 | 2387646 | 0.64% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Super Priority Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(13)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  |  | —% | —% | 2/5/2025 | 11/30/2026  | 875000 | 875000 | 2625000 | 0.71% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Super Priority Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(13)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  |  | —% | —% | 3/26/2025 | 11/30/2026  | 500000 | 500000 | 1500000 | 0.41% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(13)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+9.50%  | 1.00% | —% | —% | 3/26/2025 | 11/30/2026  | 2607637 | 565204 | 469375 | 0.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(13)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+9.50%  | 1.00% | —% | —% | 3/26/2025 | 11/30/2026  | 1558434 | 337789 | 280518 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; GP ABX Holdings Partnership, L.P. Partner Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/8/2018 |  | 644737 | 528395 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; GP ABX Holdings Partnership, L.P. Series B Preferred Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/5/2023 |  | 1562 | 156182 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $20666618 | $10294415 | 2.80% |
| **<u>AGT Robotique Inc.</u>**  | 8800 Boulevard <br> Parent Trois-Rivières, <br> QC G9A 5E1  | Trois Rivieres, Canada  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Capital Equipment  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.55% |  | 6/24/2024 | 6/22/2029  | $10646479 | 10458011 | 10486782 | 2.81% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10458011 | $10486782 | 2.81% |
| **<u>American Refrigeration, LLC</u>**  | 11572 Davis Creek Court Jacksonville, FL 32256  | Jacksonville, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Capital Equipment  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.55% |  | 3/31/2023 | 3/31/2028  | $8110164 | 7974299 | 8110164 | 2.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.55% |  | 3/31/2023 | 3/31/2028  | 99000 | 98035 | 99000 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; AR-USA Holdings, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/31/2023 |  | 141 | 135778 | 219793 | 0.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8208112 | $8428957 | 2.27% |
| **<u>AMII Acquisition, LLC</u>**  | 1077 Ponce de Leon <br> Coral Gables, FL 33134  | Coral Gables, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Consumer  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+4.75%  | 1.50% | 9.05% |  | 12/4/2024 | 12/4/2029  | $8797419 | 8672288 | 8665458 | 2.32% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; AMII Holdings, LP Class B Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/3/2024 |  | 14246 | 142460 | 152156 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8814748 | $8817614 | 2.36% |
| **<u>Amika OpCo LLC</u>**  | 25 Kent Avenue <br> Brooklyn, NY 11249  | Brooklyn, NY  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable  | (11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 0.75% | 9.62% |  | 7/1/2022 | 7/1/2029  | $94638 | 93323 | 94638 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 0.75% | 10.33% |  | 12/5/2023 | 7/1/2029  | 9584569 | 9427310 | 9584569 | 2.57% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Ishtar Co-Invest-B LP Partnership Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/1/2022 |  | 77778 | 38133 | 297220 | 0.08% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Oshun Co-Invest-B LP Partnership Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/1/2022 |  | 22222 | 21141 | 84919 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9579907 | $10061346 | 2.70% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Anne Lewis Strategies, LLC</u>**  | 1140 19th Street NW <br> Suite 300 <br> Washington, <br> DC 20036  | Washington, DC  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.30% |  | 3/5/2021 | 5/9/2028  | $9038404 | 8996650 | 9038404 | 2.42% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.30% |  | 4/15/2022 | 5/9/2028  | 2820612 | 2804691 | 2820612 | 0.76% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SG AL Investment, LLC Common Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/5/2021 |  | 1000 | 390053 | 3374747 | 0.91% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SG AL Investment, LLC Common-A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/22/2023 |  | 239 | 492905 | 985826 | 0.26% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12684299 | $16219589 | 4.35% |
| **<u>APE Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 302 Deerwood Glen Drive Deerpark, TX 77536  | Deer Park, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Units  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/5/2014 |  | 375000 | 375000 | 12651 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $375000 | $12651 | 0.00% |
| **<u>Atmosphere Aggregator Holdings II, L.P.</u>**  | Two Concourse Parkway <br> Suite 300 <br> Atlanta, GA 30328  | Atlanta, GA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Common Units  |  | Services: Business  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/26/2016 |  | 254250 |  | 2352178 | 0.63% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Stratose Aggregator Holdings, L.P. Common Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/30/2015 |  | 750000 |  | 8624653 | 2.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $— | $10976831 | 2.94% |
| **<u>ArborWorks, LLC</u>**  | 40094 Hwy 49 <br> Suite A <br> Oakhurst, CA 93644  | Oakhurst, CA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Environmental Industries  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | —% | 10.92% | 11/6/2023 | 11/6/2028  | $3595292 | 3595292 | 3595292 | 0.96% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (9)  | First Lien  | 15.00%  |  | —% | 15.00% | 11/6/2023 | 11/6/2028  | 742007 | 742007 | 742007 | 0.20% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ArborWorks Intermediate Holdco, LLC Class A-1 Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/6/2023 |  | 16037 | 3610847 | 4781869 | 1.28% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ArborWorks Intermediate Holdco, LLC Class B-1 Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/6/2023 |  | 16037 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ArborWorks Intermediate Holdco, LLC Class A-1 Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/6/2023 |  | 1923 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7948146 | $9119168 | 2.44% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Axis Portable Air, LLC</u>**  | 4132 W Venus Way <br> Chandler, AZ, 85226  | Phoenix, AZ  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Capital Equipment  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 2.00% | 9.55% |  | 3/22/2022 | 3/22/2028  | $9381250 | 9277166 | 9381250 | 2.52% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 2.00% | 9.55% |  | 4/17/2023 | 3/22/2028  | 1869940 | 1844637 | 1869940 | 0.50% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 2.00% | 9.55% |  | 3/22/2022 | 3/22/2028  | 98750 | 98160 | 98750 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Axis Air Parent, LLC Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/22/2022 |  | 4436 | 443636 | 1804491 | 0.48% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11663599 | $13154431 | 3.53% |
| **<u>Baker Manufacturing Company, LLC</u>**  | 133 Enterprise Street <br> Evansville, WI 53536  | Evansville, WI  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; BSC Blue Water Holdings, LLC Series A Units (SBIC II)  |  | Capital Equipment  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/5/2022 |  | 743770 | 743770 | 994182 | 0.27% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $743770 | $994182 | 0.27% |
| **<u>Bart & Associates, LLC</u>**  | 8300 Greensboro <br> Drive Suite 900 <br> McLean, VA 22102  | McLean, VA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | High Tech Industries  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.30% |  | 8/16/2024 | 8/16/2030  | $8898009 | 8753435 | 8853519 | 2.38% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.30% |  | 8/16/2024 | 8/16/2030  | 209335 | 209335 | 208288 | 0.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; B&A Partners Holding, LLC Series A Preferred <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/16/2024 |  | 418671 | 418671 | 436897 | 0.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9381441 | $9498704 | 2.56% |
| **<u>BL Products Parent, L.P.</u>**  | 7208 Gessner Rd <br> Houston, TX, 77040  | Houston, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Units  |  | Capital Equipment  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 2/1/2022 |  | 879060 | 983608 | 1366995 | 0.37% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $983608 | $1366995 | 0.37% |
| **<u>Café Valley, Inc.</u>**  | 7000 W. Buckeye Road Phoenix, AZ 85043  | Phoenix, AZ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Beverage & Food  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.24%  | 2.00% | 11.54% |  | 8/28/2019 | 8/28/2026  | $15328571 | 15328571 | 15328571 | 4.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CF Topco LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/28/2019 |  | 9160 | 916015 | 1927649 | 0.52% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $16244586 | $17256220 | 4.64% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Camp Profiles LLC</u>**  | 300 Massachusetts Avenue, 3rd Fl <br> Boston, MA 02115  | Boston, MA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.70% |  | 9/3/2021 | 9/3/2026  | $9891250 | 9824901 | 9891250 | 2.65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.70% |  | 12/3/2024 | 9/3/2026  | 2244375 | 2216349 | 2244375 | 0.60% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CIVC VI-A 829 Blocker, LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/3/2021 |  | 250 | 250000 | 783881 | 0.21% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12291250 | $12919506 | 3.46% |
| **<u>Carolinas Buyer, Inc.</u>**  | 201 N. McDowell St <br> Charlotte, NC 28230  | Charlotte, NC  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Beverage & Food  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 12/20/2024 | 12/20/2030  | $6796831 | 6681555 | 6694879 | 1.80% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Carolinas Holdings, L.P. Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/20/2024 |  | 466 | 465637 | 434981 | 0.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7147192 | $7129860 | 1.92% |
| **<u>CEATI International Inc.</u>**  | 1010 rue Sherbrooke <br> O bureau 2500 <br> Montreal, QC, <br> H3A 2R7 Canada  | Montreal, Canada  | (7)(9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.30% |  | 2/19/2021 | 12/31/2027  | $8417994 | 8381912 | 8375904 | 2.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.30% |  | 12/20/2024 | 12/31/2027  | 3192000 | 3165807 | 3176040 | 0.85% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CEATI Holdings, LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 2/19/2021 |  | 250000 | 132919 | 249497 | 0.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11680638 | $11801441 | 3.17% |
| **<u>Cerebro Buyer, LLC</u>**  | 1140 First Street South Columbia, <br> SC 29209  | Columbia, SC  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.32% |  | 3/15/2023 | 3/15/2029  | $4526683 | 4443275 | 4526683 | 1.21% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Cerebro Holdings Partnership, L.P. Series A Partner Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/15/2023 |  | 62961 | 62961 | 74030 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Cerebro Holdings Partnership, L.P. Series B Partner Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/15/2023 |  | 341091 | 333925 | 401057 | 0.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $4840161 | $5001770 | 1.34% |
| **<u>CF Arch Holdings LLC</u>**  | 1775 St. James Place <br> Suite 200 <br> Houston, TX 77056  | Houston, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Units  |  | Services: Business  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/10/2022 |  | 100000 | 88511 | 156304 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $88511 | $156304 | 0.04% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>CF512, Inc.</u>**  | 960B Harvest Drive <br> Suite 210 <br> Blue Bell, PA 1942  | Blue Bell, PA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.51% |  | 9/1/2021 | 9/1/2026  | $13325602 | 13236216 | 13192346 | 3.55% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.49% |  | 9/1/2021 | 9/1/2026  | 2877566 | 2867536 | 2848790 | 0.76% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.34% |  | 9/1/2021 | 9/1/2026  | 9000 | 9000 | 8910 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; StellPen Holdings, LLC Membership <br> Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2021 |  | 220930 | 220930 | 153219 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $16333682 | $16203265 | 4.35% |
| **<u>Channel Partners Intermediateco, LLC</u>**  | 3802 Corporex Park Dr <br> Suite 225 <br> Tampa, FL 33619  | Tampa Bay, FL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Retail  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.00%  | 2.00% | 11.55% |  | 2/24/2022 | 2/7/2027  | $13084185 | 13027991 | 13018764 | 3.50% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.00%  | 2.00% | 11.55% |  | 3/27/2023 | 2/7/2027  | 1668382 | 1659289 | 1660040 | 0.45% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.00%  | 2.00% | 11.54% |  | 2/24/2022 | 2/7/2027  | 100000 | 100000 | 99500 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $14787280 | $14778304 | 3.98% |
| **<u>CompleteCase, LLC</u>**  | 701 Fifth Avenue <br> Suite 4200 <br> Seattle, WA 98104  | Seattle, WA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Consumer  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.95% |  | 12/21/2020 | 12/21/2025  | $6561535 | 6538372 | 6561535 | 1.76% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CompleteCase Holdings, Inc. Class A Common <br> Stock (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/21/2020 |  | 417 | 5 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CompleteCase Holdings, Inc. Series A Preferred <br> Stock (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/21/2020 |  | 522 | 521734 | 184786 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CompleteCase Holdings, Inc. Class A Common <br> Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/27/2023 |  | 89 | 1 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CompleteCase Holdings, Inc. Series C Preferred <br> Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/27/2023 |  | 111 | 111408 | 111409 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7171520 | $6857730 | 1.84% |
| **<u>Compost 360 Acquisition, LLC</u>**  | 9 E Greenway Plaza <br> Houston, TX 77046  | Tampa, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Environmental Industries  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 8/2/2023 | 8/2/2028  | $9451174 | 9276577 | 9167639 | 2.46% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 8/2/2023 | 8/2/2028  | 1037841 | 1025512 | 1006706 | 0.27% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 8/2/2023 | 8/2/2028  | 80167 | 80167 | 77762 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Compost 360 Investments, LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/2/2023 |  | 3124 | 300041 | 203452 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10682297 | $10455559 | 2.80% |
| **<u>COPILOT Provider Support Services, LLC</u>**  | 601 S Lake Destiny <br> Road <br> Suite 300 <br> Maitland, FL 32751  | Maitland, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.95% |  | 11/22/2022 | 11/22/2027  | $4875000 | 4816160 | 4850625 | 1.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.95% |  | 11/22/2022 | 11/22/2027  | 28333 | 28333 | 28191 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; QHP Project Captivate Blocker, Inc. Common Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/22/2022 |  | 4 | 285714 | 230124 | 0.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5130207 | $5108940 | 1.37% |
| **<u>Craftable Intermediate II Inc.</u>**  | 1600 Corporate Court <br> Suite 140 <br> Irving, TX 75038  | Dallas, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | High Tech Industries  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.50% | 10.05% |  | 6/30/2023 | 6/30/2028  | $9957669 | 9814897 | 9957669 | 2.67% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Gauge Craftable LP Partnership Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/30/2023 |  | 626690 | 626690 | 991400 | 0.27% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10441587 | $10949069 | 2.94% |
| **<u>Curion Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 111 Deer Lake Road <br> Suite 120 <br> Deerfield, IL 60015  | Chicago, IL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.70% | 0.25% | 7/29/2022 | 7/29/2027  | $12738466 | 12604700 | 12483697 | 3.35% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.70% | 0.25% | 7/29/2022 | 7/29/2027  | 86245 | 86245 | 84520 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP CS Holdings LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/29/2022 |  | 739999 | 739999 | 597216 | 0.16% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13430944 | $13165433 | 3.53% |
| **<u>DTE Holding Company, LLC</u>**  | 95 Chancellor Drive <br> Roselle, IL 60172  | Roselle, IL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A-2 Units  |  | Energy: Oil & Gas  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/13/2018 |  | 776316 | 466204 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class AA Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/13/2018 |  | 723684 | 723684 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $1189888 | $— | 0.00% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>EHI Buyer, Inc.</u>**  | 2337 W Warrior Trail <br> Grand Prairie, <br> TX 75052  | Grand Prarie, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; EHI Group Holdings, L.P. Class A Units  |  | Environmental Industries  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/31/2023 |  | 618 | 430653 | 1120686 | 0.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $430653 | $1120686 | 0.30% |
| **<u>Elliott Aviation, LLC</u>**  | 6601 74th Avenue <br> Milan, IL 61264  | Moline, IL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Aerospace & Defense  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+8.00%  | 2.00% | —% | 12.32% | 1/31/2020 | 12/31/2025  | $8827723 | 8827723 | 8562891 | 2.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  |  | Unsecured  | 15.00%  | —% | —% | 15.00% | 10/26/2023 | 12/31/2026  | 68293 | 68293 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver A  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+8.00%  | 2.00% | —% | 12.32% | 1/31/2020 | 12/31/2025  | 1458531 | 1458531 | 1414775 | 0.38% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver B  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+8.00%  | 2.00% | —% | 12.32% | 3/1/2023 | 12/31/2025  | 686822 | 686822 | 666217 | 0.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver C (Priority)  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+8.00%  | 2.00% | —% | 12.32% | 3/7/2025 | 12/31/2025  | 937784 | 937784 | 937784 | 0.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP EA Holdings LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/31/2020 |  | 1048896 | 901489 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12880642 | $11581667 | 3.11% |
| **<u>Environmental Remedies, LLC</u>**  | 22390 Thunderbird <br> Place <br> Hayward, <br> CA 94545  | Hayward, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 1/15/2025 | 1/15/2030  | $7330762 | 7189747 | 7189747 | 1.93% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; ERI Parent Holdings, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/15/2025 |  | 163109 | 163109 | 163109 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7352856 | $7352856 | 1.97% |
| **<u>EOS Fitness Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 1 E Washington St <br> Suite 500 <br> Phoenix, AZ, 85004  | Phoenix, AZ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Preferred Units  |  | Hotel, Gaming, & Leisure  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/30/2014 |  | 118 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class B Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/30/2014 |  | 3017 |  | 1017174 | 0.27% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $— | $1017174 | 0.27% |
| **<u>Equine Network, LLC</u>**  | 5720 Flatiron Parkway <br> Boulder, CO 80301  | Boulder, CO  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term A Loan (SBIC)  |  | Hotel, Gaming, & Leisure  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.94% |  | 5/22/2023 | 5/22/2028  | $7002425 | 6872021 | 7002425 | 1.88% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.94% |  | 5/22/2023 | 5/22/2028  | 166667 | 166667 | 166667 | 0.04% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.94% |  | 5/22/2023 | 5/22/2028  | 98902 | 98902 | 98902 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7137590 | $7267994 | 1.95% |
| **<u>Eskola LLC</u>**  | 2418 North Morelock <br> Road <br> Morristown, <br> TN 37814  | Morristown, TN  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Last Out Term Loan  |  | Construction & Building  | (10)(12)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.50% | 9.91% |  | 12/19/2024 | 12/19/2029  | $7539452 | 7412612 | 7350966 | 1.97% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Last Out Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (10)(12)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.50% | 9.91% |  | 12/19/2024 | 12/19/2029  | 2791787 | 2771664 | 2721992 | 0.73% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Eskola Holdings, LLC Class A Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/19/2024 |  | 314 | 893747 | 857622 | 0.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11078023 | $10930580 | 2.93% |
| **<u>evolv Consulting, LLC</u>**  | 15950 Dallas Parkway, 7th Floor <br> Dallas, TX 75248  | Dallas, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Services: Business  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.81% |  | 12/7/2023 | 12/7/2028  | $9875000 | 9717362 | 9825625 | 2.64% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; evolv Holdco, LLC Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/7/2023 |  | 473485 | 473485 | 498613 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10190847 | $10324238 | 2.77% |
| **<u>hV GS Acquisition, LP Class A Interests</u>**  | 3115 Melrose Drive <br> Suite 160 <br> Carlsbad, CA 92010  | Anaheim, CA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Consumer Goods: Durable  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 11.20% |  | 1/23/2023 | 1/24/2028  | $12346263 | 12149142 | 12284532 | 3.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (9)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 11.17% |  | 1/23/2023 | 1/24/2028  | $52000 | 52000 | 51740 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; KEJ Holdings LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/23/2023 |  | 873333 | 873333 | 1043068 | 0.28% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13074475 | $13379340 | 3.59% |
| **<u>Exacta Land Surveyors, LLC</u>**  | 2132 East Ninth <br> Street <br> Suite 310 <br> Cleveland, OH 44115  | Cleveland, OH  | (20)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Services: Business  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 10.20% | 1.00% | 2/8/2019 | 7/31/2025  | $16311416 | 16311416 | 15414289 | 4.15% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 10.20% | 1.00% | 7/15/2022 | 7/31/2025  | 991925 | 991925 | 937369 | 0.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  |  | Unsecured  |  |  |  | 15.00% | 4/22/2024 | 6/30/2026  | 100211 | 100211 | 89689 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP ELS Holdings LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 2/8/2019 |  | 1338661 | 1124414 | 259460 | 0.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $18527966 | $16700807 | 4.49% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Exigo, LLC</u>**  | 1600 Viceroy Drive Suite 125 <br> Dallas, Texas 75235  | Dallas, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.67% |  | 3/16/2022 | 3/16/2027  | $8699328 | 8641532 | 8655831 | 2.33% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Gauge Exigo Coinvest, LLC Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/16/2022 |  | 377535 | 377535 | 376573 | 0.10% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9019067 | $9032404 | 2.43% |
| **<u>FairWave Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 1204 W 27th Street Kansas City, MO 64108  | Kansas City, MO  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Beverage & Food  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.50% | 10.80% |  | 4/1/2024 | 4/1/2029  | $7539112 | 7395017 | 7426025 | 1.99% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.50% | 10.80% |  | 4/1/2024 | 4/1/2029  | 2661121 | 2632559 | 2621204 | 0.70% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; GRC Java Holdings, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/1/2024 |  | 2856 | 285572 | 475310 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10313148 | $10522539 | 2.82% |
| **<u>FiscalNote Boards LLC</u>**  | 155 University Ave, 5th Floor <br> Toronto, <br> ON M5H 3B7  | Toronto, Canada  | (7)(9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.82% |  | 3/11/2024 | 3/12/2029  | $4122462 | 4053698 | 4040013 | 1.08% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; FCP-Connect Holdings LLC Class A Common <br> Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/28/2024 |  | 284 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; FCP-Connect Holdings LLC Series A Preferred <br> Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/28/2024 |  | 284 | 190382 | 183461 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $4244080 | $4223474 | 1.13% |
| **<u>Florachem Corporation</u>**  | 2664 Port Industrial Drive <br> Jacksonville, FL 32226  | Jacksonville, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 4/29/2022 | 4/29/2028  | $9725000 | 9612989 | 9725000 | 2.61% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 2/10/2025 | 4/29/2028  | 877716 | 860910 | 877716 | 0.24% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 4/29/2022 | 4/29/2028  | 89333 | 89333 | 89333 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 4/29/2022 | 4/29/2028  | 53078 | 53078 | 53078 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SK FC Holdings, L.P. Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/29/2022 |  | 362 | 362434 | 514107 | 0.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10978744 | $11259234 | 3.02% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>General LED OPCO, LLC</u>**  | 1074 Arion Circle Suite 116 <br> San Antonio, TX 78216  | San Antonio, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | Second Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+9.00%  | 1.50% | 13.40% |  | 5/1/2018 | 3/31/2026  | $4500000 | 4487138 | 4410000 | 1.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $4487138 | $4410000 | 1.18% |
| **<u>Green Intermediateco II, Inc.</u>**  | 5241 California Ave Irvine, CA 92617  | Irvine, CA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | High Tech Industries  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.30% |  | 8/8/2023 | 8/8/2028  | $11002698 | 10799081 | 10892671 | 2.92% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.32% |  | 11/6/2024 | 8/8/2028  | 1293500 | 1269933 | 1280565 | 0.34% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.30% |  | 8/8/2023 | 8/8/2028  | 403026 | 399166 | 398996 | 0.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Green Topco Holdings, LLC Class A Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/8/2023 |  | 271401 | 202628 | 346391 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12670808 | $12918623 | 3.46% |
| **<u>GS HVAM Intermediate, LLC</u>**  | 3115 Melrose Drive <br> Suite 160 <br> Carlsbad, CA 92010  | Carlsbad, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Beverage & Food  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 10/18/2019 | 2/28/2026  | $12220404 | 12213424 | 12220404 | 3.28% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.94% |  | 10/18/2019 | 2/28/2026  | 1617424 | 1617424 | 1617424 | 0.43% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; HV GS Acquisition, LP Class A Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/2/2019 |  | 2144 | 563209 | 4898343 | 1.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $14394057 | $18736171 | 5.02% |
| **<u>Guidant Corp.</u>**  | 1602 Wagner Avenue <br> Erie, PA 16510  | Erie, PA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Energy: Oil & Gas  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 3/11/2024 | 3/12/2029  | $9928927 | 9637930 | 9928927 | 2.66% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Titan Meter Topco LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/11/2024 |  | 515578 | 515578 | 630533 | 0.17% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $10153508 | $10559460 | 2.83% |
| **<u>Heartland Business Systems, LLC</u>**  | 1700 Stephen Street Little Chute, WI 54140  | Little Chute, WI  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.70% |  | 8/26/2022 | 8/26/2027  | $9750000 | 9643878 | 9750000 | 2.62% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.70% |  | 8/26/2022 | 8/26/2027  | 49000 | 48700 | 49000 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; AMCO HBS Holdings, LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/26/2022 |  | 2861 | 219823 | 486977 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9912401 | $10285977 | 2.76% |

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| **<u>Husk AcquireCo Inc.</u>**  | 96 Scollard Street Toronto, <br> ON M5R 1G2  | Vaughan, Canada  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Beverage & Food  | (11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.50% | 10.16% |  | 11/14/2024 | 11/15/2029  | $5303932 | 5229418 | 5250893 | 1.41% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SK Spectra Holdings LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/15/2024 |  | 298 | 297765 | 311681 | 0.08% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5527183 | $5562574 | 1.49% |
| **<u>HV Watterson Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 1821 Waldren Office <br> Square <br> Suite 111 <br> Schaumburg, <br> IL 60173  | Schaumburg, IL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  |  | First Lien  | 12.00%  | —% | 8.00% | 4.00% | 12/17/2021 | 12/17/2026  | $13506562 | 13403567 | 13236431 | 3.55% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  |  | First Lien  | 12.00%  | —% | 8.00% | 4.00% | 12/17/2021 | 12/17/2026  | 98974 | 98974 | 96995 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  |  | First Lien  | 12.00%  | —% | 8.00% | 4.00% | 12/17/2021 | 12/17/2026  | 328109 | 326663 | 321547 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; HV Watterson Parent, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/17/2021 |  | 1632 | 1631591 | 135186 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15460795 | $13790159 | 3.71% |
| **<u>I2P Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 6140 Parkland Blvd. <br> Suite 200 <br> Cleveland, OH 44124  | Cleveland, OH  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Series A Preferred Units  |  | Services: Business  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/31/2018 |  | 750000 |  | 3423789 | 0.92% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $— | $3423789 | 0.92% |
| **<u>Identity Theft Guard Solutions, Inc.</u>**  | 10300 SW Greenburg <br> Road <br> Suite 570 <br> Portland, OR 97223  | Portland, OR  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.50% | 9.81% |  | 2/28/2025 | 2/28/2030  | $8722887 | 8550663 | 8550663 | 2.29% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; IDX Parent, LLC Class A-2 Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 2/28/2025 |  | 352915 | 352915 | 352915 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8903578 | $8903578 | 2.38% |
| **<u>Impact Home Services LLC</u>**  | 1408 N. Westshore Blvd <br> Suite 704 <br> Tampa, FL 33607  | Tampa, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Services: Consumer  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 4/28/2023 | 4/28/2028  | $5833003 | 5732923 | 5599683 | 1.50% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 10/11/2023 | 4/28/2028  | 531622 | 521871 | 510357 | 0.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 6/30/2023 | 4/28/2028  | 265137 | 260466 | 254532 | 0.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)(17)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.80% |  | 4/28/2023 | 4/28/2028  | 82500 | 82500 | 79200 | 0.02% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Impact Holdings Georgia LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/28/2023 |  | 375 | 375156 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Impact Holdings Georgia LLC Class A-1 <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/31/2024 |  | 38 | 37962 | 20934 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7010878 | $6464706 | 1.74% |
| **<u>Infolinks Media Buyco, LLC</u>**  | 3 N. Maple Ave. <br> Suite 1 <br> Ridgewood, NJ 07450  | Ridgewood, NJ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.80% |  | 11/1/2021 | 11/1/2026  | $7168033 | 7114933 | 7168033 | 1.92% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.80% |  | 6/6/2024 | 11/1/2026  | 2440641 | 2415089 | 2440641 | 0.65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.80% |  | 11/1/2021 | 11/1/2026  | 1459013 | 1451187 | 1459013 | 0.39% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Tower Arch Infolinks Media, LP LP <br> Interests  |  |  | (15)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/28/2021 |  | 456577 | 209942 | 844195 | 0.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11191151 | $11911882 | 3.19% |
| **<u>Informativ, LLC</u>**  | 7525 N. Cedar Avenue <br> Suite 109 <br> Fresno, CA 93720  | Fresno, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | High Tech Industries  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.95% |  | 7/30/2021 | 7/30/2026  | $8373089 | 8322466 | 8331224 | 2.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.95% |  | 3/31/2022 | 7/30/2026  | 6312355 | 6269082 | 6280793 | 1.68% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Credit Connection Holdings, LLC Series A Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/30/2021 |  | 804384 | 682150 | 1192404 | 0.32% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15273698 | $15804421 | 4.23% |
| **<u>Inoapps Bidco, LLC</u>**  | 3200 Southwest Fwy <br> Suite 3300 <br> Houston, TX, 77027  | Houston, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan B  |  | High Tech Industries  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SONIA+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.35% |  | 2/15/2022 | 2/15/2027  | £9725000 | $13074709 | $12446755 | 3.34% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.19% |  | 2/15/2022 | 2/15/2027  | 82000 | 82000 | 81590 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.30% |  | 2/15/2022 | 2/15/2027  | 81250 | 80870 | 80844 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Inoapps Holdings, LLC Series A-1 Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 2/15/2022 |  | 739844 | 783756 | 1028173 | 0.28% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $14021335 | $13637362 | 3.66% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>iNovex Information Systems Incorporated</u>**  | 6950 Columbia <br> Gateway Drive <br> Suite 350 <br> Columbia, MD 21046  | Columbia, MD  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.55% |  | 12/17/2024 | 12/17/2030  | $7503378 | 7394301 | 7353310 | 1.97% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.57% |  | 12/17/2024 | 12/17/2030  | 42000 | 42000 | 41160 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7436301 | $7394470 | 1.98% |
| **<u>Invincible Boat Company LLC</u>**  | 4700 NW 132nd <br> Street <br> Opa Locka, FL 33054  | Opa Locka, FL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Consumer Goods: Durable  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.50% | 11.97% |  | 8/28/2019 | 12/31/2026  | $5304170 | 5295053 | 4959399 | 1.33% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.50% | 11.97% |  | 8/28/2019 | 12/31/2026  | 4896157 | 4887650 | 4577907 | 1.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.50% | 11.97% |  | 6/1/2021 | 12/31/2026  | 1089128 | 1086627 | 1018335 | 0.27% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.50% | 11.97% |  | 8/28/2019 | 12/31/2026  | 1063830 | 1063830 | 994681 | 0.27% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Warbird Parent Holdco, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/28/2019 |  | 1362575 | 1299691 | 202169 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13632851 | $11752491 | 3.15% |
| **<u>J.R. Watkins, LLC</u>**  | 101 Mission Street Suite 1900 San Francisco, CA 94105  | San Francisco, CA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable  | (4)(19)  | First Lien  | 12.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 12/22/2017 | 5/3/2026  | $13597208 | 13597208 | 2855414 | 0.77% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(9)(19)  | First Lien  | 5.00%  | —% | —% | —% | 5/3/2024 | 5/3/2026  | 1125000 | 1125000 | 2250000 | 0.60% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; J.R. Watkins Holdings, Inc. Class A Preferred Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/22/2017 |  | 1133 | 1132576 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15854784 | $5105414 | 1.37% |
| **<u>Ledge Lounger, Inc.</u>**  | 616 Cane Island Parkway <br> Katy, TX 77494  | Katy, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan A (SBIC)  |  | Consumer Goods: Durable  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% | 1.00% | 11/9/2021 | 11/9/2027  | $7439279 | 7384292 | 6918529 | 1.86% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% | 1.00% | 11/9/2021 | 11/9/2027  | 83654 | 83654 | 77798 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP L2 Holdings LLC Class A Units (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/9/2021 |  | 375000 | 375000 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP L2 Holdings LLC Class C Units (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/9/2024 |  | 140834 | 34504 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7877450 | $6996327 | 1.88% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Lightning Intermediate II, LLC</u>**  | 10950 San Jose Blvd. <br> Suite 288 <br> Jacksonville, <br> FL, 32223  | Jacksonville, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 11.03% |  | 6/6/2022 | 6/6/2027  | $12424809 | 12301411 | 12362685 | 3.32% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Gauge Vimergy Coinvest, LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/6/2022 |  | 399 | 391274 | 273026 | 0.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12692685 | $12635711 | 3.39% |
| **<u>Luxium Solutions, LLC</u>**  | 17900 Great Lakes Parkway <br> Hiram, OH 44234  | Deerfield Beach, OH  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | High Tech Industries  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 5/10/2024 | 12/1/2027  | $8231527 | 8134020 | 8190369 | 2.20% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 5/10/2024 | 12/1/2027  | 1191248 | 1183931 | 1185292 | 0.32% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9317951 | $9375661 | 2.52% |
| **<u>MacKenzie-Childs Acquisition, Inc.</u>**  | 3260 State Route 90 Aurora, NY 13026  | Aurora, NY  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Consumer Goods: Durable  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.95% |  | 9/2/2022 | 9/2/2027  | $88553 | 87820 | 87667 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  | Consumer Goods: Durable  | (11)  | First Lien  | PRIME+4.50%  | 1.00% | 12.00% |  | 9/2/2022 | 9/2/2027  | $20000 | 20000 | 19800 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; MacKenzie-Childs Investment, LP Partnership Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/2/2022 |  | 100000 | 100000 | 159642 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $207820 | $267109 | 0.07% |
| **<u>Madison Logic Holdings, Inc.</u>**  | 257 Park Avenue <br> South, 5th Floor <br> New York, NY 10016  | New York, NY  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.00%  | 1.00% | 11.32% |  | 12/30/2022 | 12/30/2028  | $3591331 | 3524763 | 3447678 | 0.92% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+7.50%  | 1.00% |  | 11.84% | 12/30/2022 | 12/30/2028  | 897833 | 881191 | 861920 | 0.23% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; BC Partners Glengarry Co-Investment LP Class 1 Interests  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 7/7/2023 |  | 394767 | 394767 | 188208 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $4800721 | $4497806 | 1.21% |
| **<u>MBH Management LLC</u>**  | 4806 U Street NW Washington, DC 20007  | Washington, DC  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.57% |  | 11/15/2024 | 11/15/2029  | $9453051 | 9276032 | 9263990 | 2.49% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; MBH Parent, LLC Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/15/2024 |  | 646944 | 646944 | 693898 | 0.19% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9922976 | $9957888 | 2.68% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>MedLearning Group, LLC</u>**  | 26 West 17th Street <br> New York, NY 10011  | New York, NY  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 3/26/2024 | 12/30/2027  | $4296048 | 4229103 | 4231607 | 1.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 3/26/2024 | 12/30/2027  | 2518053 | 2478814 | 2480282 | 0.67% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 3/26/2024 | 12/30/2027  | 2056122 | 2024167 | 2025280 | 0.54% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.55% |  | 3/26/2024 | 12/30/2027  | 487815 | 483273 | 480498 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9215357 | $9217667 | 2.48% |
| **<u>Michelli, LLC</u>**  | 130 Brookhollow Esplanade <br> Harahan, LA 70123  | New Orleans, LA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Capital Equipment  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 2.00% | 10.05% |  | 12/21/2023 | 12/21/2028  | $4937500 | 4858354 | 4888125 | 1.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 2.00% | 10.05% |  | 12/21/2023 | 12/21/2028  | 3866778 | 3832851 | 3828110 | 1.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SP MWM Holdco LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/21/2023 |  | 509215 | 509215 | 502469 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9200420 | $9218704 | 2.47% |
| **<u>Microbe Formulas LLC</u>**  | 3750 E. Pewter Falls Street <br> Suite 100 <br> Meridian, ID 83642  | Meridian, ID  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.17% |  | 4/4/2022 | 4/3/2028  | $7575773 | 7533118 | 7575773 | 2.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.17% |  | 11/20/2024 | 4/3/2028  | 4243756 | 4224286 | 4243756 | 1.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11757404 | $11819529 | 3.17% |
| **<u>Mobotrex Acquisition, LLC</u>**  | 109 W 55th Street <br> Davenport, IA 52806  | Davenport, IA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Wholesale  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.31% |  | 2/28/2025 | 6/7/2030  | $5137070 | 5060939 | 5060939 | 1.36% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5060939 | $5060939 | 1.36% |
| **<u>MOM Enterprises, LLC</u>**  | 1003 West Cutting <br> Blvd. <br> Suite 110 <br> Richmond, CA 94804  | Richmond, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Consumer Goods: Non-Durable  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.48%  | 2.00% | 10.78% |  | 5/19/2021 | 5/19/2026  | $15849167 | 15763928 | 15769922 | 4.24% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; MBliss SPC Holdings, LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/19/2021 |  | 933333 | 933333 | 918735 | 0.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $16697261 | $16688657 | 4.49% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Monarch Behavioral Therapy, LLC</u>**  | 15851 Dallas Parkway <br> Suite 1150 <br> Addison, TX  | Addison, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.32% |  | 6/6/2024 | 6/6/2030  | $6713900 | 6593262 | 6646761 | 1.78% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.33% |  | 6/6/2024 | 6/6/2030  | 397495 | 397495 | 393520 | 0.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.32% |  | 6/6/2024 | 6/6/2030  | 605794 | 599968 | 599736 | 0.16% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; BI Investors, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/6/2024 |  | 4286 | 424738 | 430788 | 0.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8015463 | $8070805 | 2.17% |
| **<u>Monitorus Holding, LLC</u>**  | 222 Gray's Inn Road <br> London WC1X 8HB <br> United Kingdom  | London, UK  | (7)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Diversified & <br> Production  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.81% |  | 5/24/2022 | 5/24/2027  | $106248 | 105762 | 105186 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.81% |  | 5/24/2022 | 5/24/2027  | 106498 | 115781 | 114623 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.81% |  | 5/24/2022 | 5/24/2027  | 106248 | 106985 | 105915 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Convertible <br> Bonds  |  |  | (14)  | Unsecured  | 7.80%  | —% | —% | 7.80% | 3/1/2024 | 6/30/2025  | 13223 | 14357 | 14160 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Convertible <br> Bonds  |  |  | (14)  | Unsecured  | 8.00%  | —% | —% | 8.00% | 9/30/2024 | 12/21/2025  | 11629 | 13002 | 12453 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Convertible <br> Bonds  |  |  | (14)  | Unsecured  | 8.00%  | —% | —% | 8.00% | 1/31/2025 | 3/31/2026  | 8977 | 9454 | 9613 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class A Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557689 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class B Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class C Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class D Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class E Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class F Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class G Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class H Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Class I Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/1/2022 |  | 557682 | 11156 | 10875 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Sapphire Aggregator S.a r.l. Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/31/2025 |  | 1229834 | 6651 | 22261 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $472396 | $482086 | 0.10% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
|  **<u>Morgan Electrical Group Intermediate Holdings, Inc.</u>**  | 49211 Milmont Dr Fremont CA 94538  | Freemont, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Construction & Building  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.57% |  | 8/3/2023 | 8/3/2029  | $4383946 | 4305605 | 4340107 | 1.16% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.57% |  | 8/3/2023 | 8/3/2029  | 1701307 | 1685364 | 1684294 | 0.45% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Morgan Electrical Group Holdings, LLC Series A-2 Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/3/2023 |  | 380 | 380330 | 279018 | 0.07% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $6371299 | $6303419 | 1.68% |
|  **<u>Naumann/Hobbs Material Handling Corporation II,</u> <br> <u>Inc.</u>**  | 4335 E. Wood Phoenix, AZ 85040  | Phoenix, AZ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 11.05% |  | 8/30/2019 | 8/30/2025  | $8077833 | 8072241 | 7875887 | 2.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 11.05% |  | 8/30/2019 | 8/30/2025  | 5093912 | 5090424 | 4966564 | 1.33% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 1.50% | 11.05% |  | 8/30/2019 | 8/30/2025  | 1763033 | 1763033 | 1718957 | 0.46% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Naumann Hobbs Holdings, L.P. Class A-1 Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/29/2022 |  | 123 | 220379 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Naumann Hobbs Holdings, L.P. Class A-2 Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/29/2022 |  | 123 | 220379 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Naumann Hobbs Holdings, L.P. Class B <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/27/2024 |  | 142 | 142200 | 622830 | 0.17% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15508656 | $15184238 | 4.07% |
| **<u>NINJIO, LLC</u>**  | 880 Hampshire Rd. <br> Suite B <br> Westlake Village, CA 91361  | Westlake Village, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Diversified & <br> Production  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.55% |  | 10/12/2022 | 10/12/2027  | $4962500 | 4905210 | 4962500 | 1.33% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.50% | 10.55% |  | 10/12/2022 | 10/12/2027  | 100000 | 99263 | 100000 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; NINJIO Holdings, LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/12/2022 |  | 184 | 313253 | 350757 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Gauge NINJIO Blocker LLC Preferred <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/22/2023 |  | 14 | 14470 | 21616 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5332196 | $5434873 | 1.46% |
| **<u>Norplex Micarta Acquisition, Inc.</u>**  | 665 Lybrand Street PO Box 977 Postville, IA 52162  | Postville, IA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.54% |  | 10/31/2024 | 10/31/2029  | $12967500 | 12725031 | 12708150 | 3.41% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | PRIME+4.25%  | 1.50% | 11.75% |  | 10/31/2024 | 10/31/2029  | $46667 | 46667 | 45734 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Norplex Micarta Parent, LP Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/31/2024 |  | 739804 | 739804 | 715187 | 0.19% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13511502 | $13469071 | 3.61% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>NS412, LLC</u>**  | 12790 Merit Drive Suite 700 <br> Dallas, TX 75251  | Dallas, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Consumer  | (11)  | Second Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+8.50%  | 1.00% | 12.90% |  | 5/6/2019 | 5/6/2026  | $7615000 | 7597000 | 7538850 | 2.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; NS Group Holding Company, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/6/2019 |  | 782 | 795002 | 720955 | 0.19% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8392002 | $8259805 | 2.21% |
| **<u>NuSource Financial Acquisition, Inc.</u>**  | 9749 Hamilton Road <br> Edan Prairie, <br> MN 55344  | Eden Prairie, MN  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Services: Business  | (5)  | Unsecured  | 13.75%  | —% | 8.00% | 5.75% | 1/29/2021 | 1/31/2027  | 6579854 | 6547210 | 6579854 | 1.77% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; NuSource Holdings, Inc. Warrants <br> (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/29/2021 |  | 54966 |  | 389361 | 0.10% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $6547210 | $6969215 | 1.87% |
| **<u>Onpoint Industrial Services, LLC</u>**  | 906 W. 13th Street <br> Deer Park, TX 77536  | Deer Park, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Services: Business  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+7.00%  | 1.75% | 11.30% |  | 11/16/2022 | 11/16/2027  | $12351615 | 12202124 | 12351615 | 3.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Spearhead TopCo, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 11/16/2022 |  | 606742 | 606742 | 1036035 | 0.28% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12808866 | $13387650 | 3.59% |
| **<u>Pacific Shoring Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 265 Roberts Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95407  | Santa Rosa, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Capital Equipment  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 1/10/2025 | 1/10/2030  | $8500000 | 8356943 | 8356943 | 2.24% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 1/10/2025 | 1/10/2030  | 13333 | 13333 | 13109 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; PSP Ultimate Holding, LP Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/10/2025 |  | 10606 | 498491 | 498491 | 0.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8868767 | $8868543 | 2.37% |
| **<u>PCP MT Aggregator Holdings, L.P.</u>**  | 2001 Spring Road <br> Suite 700 <br> Oak Brook, IL 60523  | Oak Brook, IL  | (7)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Common Units  |  | Finance  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/29/2019 |  | 825020 | 119281 | 5370188 | 1.44% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $119281 | $5370188 | 1.44% |
| **<u>PCS Software, Inc.</u>**  | 2103 CityWest Blvd., <br> Bldg. 4, Ste. 700 <br> Houston, TX 77042  | Shenandoah, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Transportation & Logistics  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.50% | 10.45% |  | 7/1/2019 | 1/1/2026  | $13882311 | 13882311 | 13812899 | 3.71% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  |  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.50% | 10.45% |  | 7/1/2019 | 1/1/2026  | 1820631 | 1820631 | 1811528 | 0.49% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.50% | 10.45% |  | 7/1/2019 | 1/1/2026  | 1318143 | 1318143 | 1311552 | 0.35% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.50% | 10.45% |  | 7/1/2019 | 1/1/2026  | 960000 | 960000 | 955200 | 0.26% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; PCS Software Parent, LLC Class A Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 9/16/2022 |  | 471211 | 9995 | 350617 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $17991080 | $18241796 | 4.90% |
| **<u>Pearl Media Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 151 Forest St <br> Suite J <br> Montclair, New Jersey 0704  | Garland, TX  | (24)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 2.00% | 10.70% |  | 8/31/2022 | 8/31/2027  | $8657878 | 8563646 | 8528010 | 2.29% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8563646 | $8528010 | 2.29% |
| **<u>Peltram Group Holdings LLC</u>**  | 1929 W Valley Hwy S <br> Suite 101 <br> Auburn, WA 98001  | Auburn, WA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Units  |  | Construction & Building  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/30/2021 |  | 508516 | 492499 | 530415 | 0.14% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $492499 | $530415 | 0.14% |
| **<u>Plus Delta Buyer LLC</u>**  | 6965 El Camino Real <br> Suite #105-488 <br> Carlsbad, CA 92009  | Carlsbad, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 1/16/2025 | 1/16/2031  | $7400000 | 7255029 | 7255029 | 1.95% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Plus Delta Parent LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/16/2025 |  | 325765 | 325764 | 325765 | 0.09% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7580793 | $7580794 | 2.04% |
| **<u>Premiere Digital Services, Inc.</u>**  | 5900 Wilshire Blvd., Floor 17 <br> Los Angeles, CA 90036  | Los Angeles, CA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Broadcasting & Subscription  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.57% |  | 11/3/2021 | 11/3/2026  | $12164658 | 12142342 | 12164658 | 3.26% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Premiere Digital Holdings, Inc. Common <br> Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 10/18/2018 |  | 5000 |  | 2246758 | 0.60% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12142342 | $14411416 | 3.86% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Red's All Natural, LLC</u>**  | 1550 W McEwen Drive <br> Suite #125 <br> Franklin, TN 37067  | Franklin, TN  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Beverage & Food  | (5)(10)(12)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+4.50%  | 1.50% | 9.58% |  | 1/31/2023 | 1/31/2029  | $8815327 | 8688353 | 8815327 | 2.36% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Centeotl Co-Invest B, LP Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/31/2023 |  | 710600 | 710600 | 701277 | 0.19% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $9398953 | $9516604 | 2.55% |
| **<u>RIA Advisory Borrower, LLC</u>**  | 2000 Ponce De Leon <br> Blvd. <br> Suite 600 <br> Coral Gables, <br> FL 33134  | Coral Gables, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | High Tech Industries  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.94% |  | 5/1/2023 | 8/2/2027  | $5880000 | 5806712 | 5880000 | 1.58% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.94% |  | 5/1/2023 | 8/2/2027  | 85543 | 85543 | 85543 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; RIA Advisory Aggregator, LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/1/2023 |  | 104425 | 165078 | 213242 | 0.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; RIA Products Aggregator, LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/1/2023 |  | 81251 | 78390 | 78390 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $6135723 | $6257175 | 1.68% |
| **<u>Rogers Mechanical Contractors, LLC</u>**  | 167 Liberty Road <br> Villa Rica, GA 30180  | Atlanta, GA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Construction & Building  | (11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+5.75%  | 1.00% | 10.41% |  | 4/28/2021 | 9/28/2028  | $8272652 | 8228808 | 8272652 | 2.22% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $8228808 | $8272652 | 2.22% |
| **<u>Said Intermediate, LLC</u>**  | 712 H St NE Washington, DC, 20002  | Boston, MA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.82% |  | 6/13/2024 | 6/13/2029  | $7424416 | 7294821 | 7238806 | 1.94% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; FCP-Said Holdings, LLC Class A Common Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/13/2024 |  | 804 |  |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; FCP-Said Holdings, LLC Series A Preferred Shares  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 6/13/2024 |  | 852 | 350649 | 233020 | 0.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7645470 | $7471826 | 2.00% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Sales Benchmark Index, LLC</u>**  | 2021 McKinney Avenue <br> Suite 550 <br> Dallas, TX 75201  | Dallas, TX  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Business  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 2.00% | 10.50% |  | 1/7/2020 | 7/7/2026  | $12112898 | 12112898 | 12112898 | 3.25% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  | Services: Business  | (9)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 2.00% | 9.50% |  | 1/7/2020 | 7/7/2026  | $443820 | 443820 | 443820 | 0.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; SBI Holdings Investments LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/7/2020 |  | 66573 | 665730 | 626457 | 0.17% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13222448 | $13183175 | 3.54% |
| **<u>Service Minds Company, LLC</u>**  | 624 67th St Cir E <br> Bradenton, FL 34208  | Bradenton, FL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Consumer  | (26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 2/7/2022 | 2/7/2028  | $5324759 | 5270585 | 2875370 | 0.77% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 2/7/2022 | 2/7/2028  | 83115 | 83115 | 44882 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 7/2/2024 | 2/7/2028  | 20223 | 20223 | 40446 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 9/13/2024 | 2/7/2028  | 20000 | 20000 | 40000 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 11/12/2024 | 2/7/2028  | 45000 | 45000 | 90000 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 1/3/2025 | 2/7/2028  | 10000 | 10000 | 20000 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Priority Revolver  |  |  | (18)(26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 2/7/2025 | 2/7/2028  | 31000 | 31000 | 62000 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (26)  | First Lien  | 12.50%  |  | —% | —% | 2/7/2022 | 2/7/2028  | 98473 | 97897 | 53175 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5577820 | $3225873 | 0.86% |
| **<u>Simpler Trading, LLC</u>**  | 4300 N. Quinlan Park <br> Road <br> Suite 120 <br> Austin, TX 78732  | Austin, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Education  | (4)  | First Lien  | 10.00%  | —% | —% |  | 12/28/2021 | 3/21/2030  | $2658002 | 2658002 | 2658002 | 0.71% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Simpler Trading, LLC Preferred Units <br> (SBIC)  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/21/2025 |  | 1657 | 1656650 | 1295056 | 0.35% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Simpler Ultimate Holdings, LLC Class A <br> Units (SBIC)  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/21/2025 |  | 281936 | 281936 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $4596588 | $3953058 | 1.06% |
| **<u>Strategus, LLC</u>**  | 10111 Inverness <br> Main Street <br> Suite N <br> Englewood, CO 80112  | Englewood, CO  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Media: Advertising, <br> Printing & Publishing  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.55% |  | 1/27/2025 | 1/27/2031  | $7801439 | 7667714 | 7667714 | 2.06% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; CIVIC Strategus Blocker, LLC Class A <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 1/27/2025 |  | 170 | 170362 | 170362 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7838076 | $7838076 | 2.11% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>TAC LifePort Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 1610 Heritage Street <br> Woodland, WA 98674  | Woodland, WA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Common Units  |  | Aerospace & Defense  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/1/2021 |  | 546543 | 513825 | 1320538 | 0.35% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $513825 | $1320538 | 0.35% |
| **<u>Teckrez, LLC</u>**  | 4345 Southpoint Blvd <br> Suite 120 <br> Jacksonville, <br> FL 32216  | Jacksonville, FL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 2.00% | 11.17% |  | 5/24/2024 | 11/30/2028  | $4272579 | 4217799 | 4229853 | 1.13% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.75%  | 2.00% | 11.17% |  | 5/24/2024 | 11/30/2028  | 1297999 | 1297999 | 1285019 | 0.34% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; HH-Teckrez Parent, LP Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90139 | 90139 | 119219 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5605937 | $5634091 | 1.50% |
| **<u>The Hardenbergh Group, Inc.</u>**  | 38777 Six Mile Road <br> Suite 200 <br> Livonia, <br> MI 48152  | Livonia, MI  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.90% |  | 8/7/2023 | 8/7/2028  | $10344369 | 10153464 | 10344369 | 2.78% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 2.00% | 10.90% |  | 9/30/2024 | 8/7/2028  | 800011 | 785666 | 800011 | 0.21% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; BV HGI Holdings, L.P. Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/7/2023 |  | 434504 | 434504 | 421291 | 0.11% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $11373634 | $11565671 | 3.10% |
| **<u>Tiger 21, LLC</u>**  | 6 East 87th Street <br> New York, NY 10128  | New York, NY  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Services: Consumer  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.00%  | 1.00% | 9.30% |  | 12/30/2024 | 12/30/2030  | $11970000 | 11738036 | 11730600 | 3.15% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Tiger 21 Blocker, Inc. Class A-3 Common Stock  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/30/2024 |  | 565 | 564635 | 626244 | 0.17% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $12302671 | $12356844 | 3.32% |
| **<u>Tilley Distribution, Inc.</u>**  | 501 Chesapeake Park <br> Plaza <br> Baltimore, MD 21220  | Baltimore, MD  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.45% |  | 4/1/2022 | 12/31/2026  | $92366 | 91776 | 89133 | 0.02% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.00%  | 1.00% | 10.45% |  | 4/1/2022 | 12/31/2026  | 13043 | 13043 | 12586 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $104819 | $101719 | 0.02% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>TradePending OpCo Aggregator, LLC</u>**  | 118 E Main <br> Suite 201 <br> Carrboro, NC 27510  | Carrboro, NC  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  | High Tech Industries  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 2.00% | 10.70% |  | 3/2/2021 | 3/2/2026  | $9503030 | 9459542 | 9503030 | 2.55% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC II)  |  |  | (5)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 2.00% | 10.70% |  | 8/4/2023 | 3/2/2026  | 2429945 | 2409786 | 2429945 | 0.65% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 2.00% | 10.70% |  | 3/2/2021 | 3/2/2026  | 33333 | 33333 | 33333 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 2.00% | 10.70% |  | 8/4/2023 | 3/2/2026  | 678420 | 675455 | 678420 | 0.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; TradePending Holdings, LLC Series A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/2/2021 |  | 908333 | 947699 | 1953910 | 0.52% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; TradePending Holdings, LLC Series A-1 <br> Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 8/4/2023 |  | 132783 | 260254 | 390381 | 0.10% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $13786069 | $14989019 | 4.01% |
| **<u>TriplePoint Acquisition Holdings LLC</u>**  | 2130 Franklin Rd <br> Columbus, OH 43209  | Columbus, OH  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Construction & Building  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.00% | 9.55% |  | 5/31/2024 | 5/31/2029  | $5316317 | 5223815 | 5316317 | 1.43% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; TriplePoint Holdco LLC Class A Units  |  |  | (6)  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 5/31/2024 |  | 557968 | 539717 | 1101005 | 0.30% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5763532 | $6417322 | 1.73% |
| **<u>Unicat Catalyst Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 5918 S. Highway 35 Alvin, TX 77511  | Alvin, TX  | (21)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Chemicals, Plastics, & Rubber  | (11)  | First Lien  | 1M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.92% |  | 4/27/2021 | 4/27/2026  | $6796875 | 6762669 | 6796875 | 1.82% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Unicat Catalyst, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/27/2021 |  | 7500 | 750000 | 671950 | 0.18% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Unicat Catalyst, LLC Class A-1 Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/13/2023 |  | 701 | 38683 | 46663 | 0.01% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $7551352 | $7515488 | 2.01% |
| **<u>U.S. Expediters, LLC</u>**  | 13235 N. Promenade <br> Blvd. <br> Stafford, TX 77477  | Stafford, TX  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.25%  | 1.00% | 10.75% |  | 12/22/2021 | 12/22/2026  | $14422855 | 14309172 | 13485369 | 3.62% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Cathay Hypnos LLC Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/22/2021 |  | 1737087 | 1353155 | 462118 | 0.12% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15662327 | $13947487 | 3.74% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>USDTL AcquisitionCo, Inc.</u>**  | 1700 S Mount <br> Prospect Rd <br> Des Plaines, IL 60018  | Des Plaines, IL  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 12/9/2024 | 12/9/2030  | $5985000 | 5870133 | 5865300 | 1.57% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.25%  | 1.50% | 9.55% |  | 12/9/2024 | 12/9/2030  | 8000 | 8000 | 7840 | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; USDTL Holdings, LLC Preferred Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 12/9/2024 |  | 110 | 110000 | 120523 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5988133 | $5993663 | 1.60% |
| **<u>Venbrook Buyer, LLC</u>**  | 6320 Canoga Avenue, <br> Fl 12 Woodland Hills, <br> CA 91367  | Los Angeles, CA  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan B (SBIC)  |  | Services: Business  | (4)  | First Lien  | 12.75%  |  | 4.25% | 8.50% | 3/13/2020 | 3/13/2026  | $14878862 | 14828295 | 14283708 | 3.83% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan B  |  |  |  | First Lien  | 12.75%  |  | 4.25% | 8.50% | 3/13/2020 | 3/13/2026  | 169292 | 168717 | 162520 | 0.04% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  |  | First Lien  | 12.75%  |  | 4.25% | 8.50% | 3/13/2020 | 3/13/2026  | 2628434 | 2628434 | 2523297 | 0.68% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  |  | First Lien  | 12.75%  |  | 4.25% | 8.50% | 3/13/2020 | 3/13/2026  | 5073487 | 5063467 | 4870548 | 1.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Venbrook Holdings, LLC Convertible Term Loan  |  |  | (14)  | Unsecured  | 10.00%  | —% | —% | 10.00% | 3/31/2022 | 12/20/2028  | 111701 | 111701 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Venbrook Holdings, LLC Common Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/13/2020 |  | 822758 | 819262 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $23619876 | $21840073 | 5.86% |
| **<u>WER Holdings, LLC</u>**  | 4300 Woodward Way <br> Sugar Hill, GA 30518  | Sugar Hill, GA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Services: Business  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 6M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.95% |  | 4/11/2024 | 4/11/2030  | $2683883 | 2636718 | 2630205 | 0.71% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+5.50%  | 1.00% | 9.79% |  | 4/11/2024 | 4/11/2030  | 822320 | 814423 | 805874 | 0.22% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Blade Landscape Investments, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1803 | 180300 | 190939 | 0.05% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $3631441 | $3627018 | 0.98% |
| **<u>Whisps Holdings LP</u>**  | 2585 Technology Dr <br> Elgin, IL 60124  | Elgin, IL  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A Units  |  | Beverage & Food  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 4/18/2019 |  | 500000 | 500000 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Class A-1 Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  | 3/6/2023 |  | 280939 | 182610 |  | 0.00% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $682610 | $— | 0.00% |

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| **Investments**  | **Company <br> Address**  | **Headquarters/<br>Industry**  | **Footnotes**  | **Security<sup>(2)</sup>**  | **Coupon**  | **Floor**  | **Cash**  | **PIK<sup>(8)</sup>**  | **Investment <br> Date**  | **Maturity**  | **Principal <br> Amount/<br>Shares<sup>(3)</sup>** | **Amortized <br> Cost**  | **Fair <br> Value<sup>(1)</sup>**  | **% of <br> Net <br> Assets**  |
| **<u>Xanitos, Inc.</u>**  | 17 Campus Blvd. Suite 150 <br> Newtown Square, PA 19073  | Newtown Square, PA  | (9)  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Term Loan (SBIC)  |  | Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals  | (4)(11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 6/25/2021 | 6/25/2026  | $12320000 | 12248926 | 12320000 | 3.31% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Revolver  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 6/25/2021 | 6/25/2026  | 115000 | 115000 | 115000 | 0.03% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Delayed Draw Term Loan  |  |  | (11)  | First Lien  | 3M <br> SOFR+6.50%  | 1.00% | 10.95% |  | 6/25/2021 | 6/25/2026  | 2170699 | 2163896 | 2170699 | 0.58% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Pure TopCo, LLC Class A Units  |  |  |  | Equity  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 442133 | 1053478 | 1490221 | 0.40% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; Total  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $15581300 | $16095920 | 4.32% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Total Non-control, non-affiliated investments**  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $979896856 | $983396065 | 263.81% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **Total Investments**  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $997831664 | $991103777 | 265.88% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS**  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $(618337595) | (165.88)% |
| &nbsp;&nbsp; **NET ASSETS**  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $372766182 | 100.00% |

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Set forth below is a brief description of each portfolio company in which the fair value of our investment represents greater than 5% of our total assets as of March 31, 2025.

#### GS HVAM Intermediate, LLC
A marketer and distributor of food products to the corrections, education and other institutional foodservice markets.

#### Venbrook Buyer, LLC
An independent insurance services broker with a diversified property and casualty policy distribution offering focused on middle market corporate clients.

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#### MANAGEMENT
The information in the sections entitled "*Election of Directors*", "*Corporate Governance*" and "*Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions*" in our most recent definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for our annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Proxy Statement") is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### MANAGEMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
The information in the sections entitled "*Stellus Capital Management*" and "*Management Agreements*," in *Part I, Item 1 "Business*" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in "*Note 2 — Related Party Arrangements*" in to our financial statements in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS
The information in the section entitled "*Certain Relationships and Related Transactions*" in our most recent Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS
The information in the sections entitled "*Election of Directors*" and "*Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management*" in our most recent Annual Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE
The net asset value per share of our outstanding shares of common stock is determined quarterly by dividing the value of total assets minus liabilities by the total number of shares outstanding. The information in the section entitled "*Critical Accounting Policies*," in Part II, Item 7 "*Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and in "*Note 1-Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies*" in our financial statements in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

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#### SALE OF COMMON STOCK BELOW NET ASSET VALUE
Our stockholders may from time to time vote to allow us to issue common stock at a price below the net asset value, or NAV, per share of our common stock. In such an approval, our stockholders may not specify a maximum discount below net asset value at which we are able to issue our common stock. In order to sell shares pursuant to this authorization:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a majority of the Company's independent directors who have no financial interest (other than ownership of shares of the Company's common stock) in the sale have determined that such sale would be in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • majority of the Company's independent directors, in consultation with the underwriter or underwriters of the offering if it is to be underwritten, have determined in good faith, and as of a time immediately prior to the first solicitation by or on behalf of the Company of firm commitments to purchase such securities or immediately prior to the issuance of such securities, that the price at which such securities are to be sold is not less than a price which closely approximates the market value of those securities, less any underwriting commission or discount; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • following such issuance, not more than 25% of the Company's then outstanding shares as of the date of stockholder approval will have been issued at a price less than the Company's then current NAV per share.

We are also permitted to sell shares of common stock below net asset value per share in rights offerings. Any offering of common stock below net asset value per share will be designed to raise capital for investment in accordance with our investment objectives and business strategies.

In making a determination that an offering below net asset value per share is in our and our stockholders' best interests, our board of directors would consider a variety of factors including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the effect that an offering below net asset value per share would have on our stockholders, including the potential dilution they would experience as a result of the offering;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the amount per share by which the offering price per share and the net proceeds per share are less than the most recently determined net asset value per share;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the relationship of recent market prices of our common stock to net asset value per share and the potential impact of the offering on the market price per share of our common stock;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the proposed offering price would closely approximate the market value of our shares;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the potential market impact of being able to raise capital during the current financial market difficulties;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the nature of any new investors anticipated to acquire shares in the offering;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the anticipated rate of return on and quality, type and availability of investments to be funded with the proceeds from the offering, if any; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the leverage available to us, both before and after any offering, and the terms thereof.

At our 2024 annual meeting of stockholders, our stockholders voted to allow us to issue common stock at a price below net asset value per share for the period ending on the earlier of the one-year anniversary of the date of the Company's 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and the date of the Company's 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Our stockholders did not specify a maximum discount below net asset value at which we are able to issue our common stock, although the number of shares sold in each offering may not exceed 25% of our outstanding common stock immediately prior to such sale.

Sales by us of our common stock at a discount from net asset value pose potential risks for our existing stockholders whether or not they participate in the offering, as well as for new investors who participate in the offering.

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The following three headings and accompanying tables will explain and provide hypothetical examples on the impact of an offering at a price less than net asset value per share on three different sets of investors:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • existing stockholders who do not purchase any shares in the offering;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • existing stockholders who purchase a relatively small amount of shares in the offering or a relatively large amount of shares in the offering; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • new investors who become stockholders by purchasing shares in the offering

#### Impact on Existing Stockholders who do not Participate in the Offering
Our existing stockholders who do not participate in an offering below net asset value per share or who do not buy additional shares in the secondary market at the same or lower price we obtain in the offering (after expenses and commissions) face the greatest potential risks. These stockholders will experience an immediate decrease (often called dilution) in the net asset value of the shares they hold and their net asset value per share. These stockholders will also experience a disproportionately greater decrease in their participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than the increase we will experience in our assets, potential earning power and voting interests due to the offering. These stockholders may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in net asset value per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and level of discount to net asset value increases.

The following table illustrates the level of net asset value dilution that would be experienced by a nonparticipating stockholder in four different hypothetical offerings of different sizes and levels of discount from net asset value per share. Actual sales prices and discounts may differ from the presentation below.

The examples assume that Company XYZ has 27,000,000 common shares outstanding, $980,000,000 in total assets and $610,000,000 in total liabilities. The current net asset value and net asset value per share are thus $370,000,000 and $13.70. The table illustrates the dilutive effect on nonparticipating Stockholder A of (1) an offering of 2,700,000 shares (10% of the outstanding shares) at $12.98 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 10% discount from net asset value), (2) an offering of 6,750,000 shares (25% of the outstanding shares) at $12.26 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 15% discount from net asset value) and (3) an offering of 6,750,000 shares (25% of the outstanding shares) at $0.00 per share after offering expenses and commissions (a 100% discount from net asset value).

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| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  |
| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  |
|  ***Offering Price*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Price per Share to Public  |  | 12.43 |  | 11.74 |  | 0.00 |  |
| Net Proceeds per Share to Issuer  |  | 11.81 |  | 11.16 |  | 0.00 |  |
|  ***Increase in Shares and Decrease to NAV*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Shares Outstanding  | 24000000 | 26400000 | 10% | 30000000 | 25% | 30000000 | 25% |
| NAV per Share  | 13.13 | 13.01 | -0.91% | 12.73 | -3.00% | 10.50 | -20.00% |
|  ***Dilution to Nonparticipating Stockholder A*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Share Dilution** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Shares Held by Stockholder A  | 160000 | 160000 |  | 160000 |  | 160000 |  |
| Percentage of Shares Held by Stockholder A  | 1% | 0.61% | 9% | 0.53% | 20% | 0.53% | 20% |
| **NAV Dilution** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total NAV Held by Stockholder A  | 2100000 | 2080909 | -0.91% | 2037000 | -3.00% | 1680000 | -20.00% |

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| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  |
| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  |
|  Total Investment by Stockholder A (Assumed to Be $13.13 per Share)  | 2100000 | 2100000 |  | 2100000 |  | 2100000 |  |
|  Total Dilution to Stockholder A (Change in Total NAV Held <br> By Stockholder)  |  | -19091 |  | -63000 |  | -420000 |  |
| **NAV Dilution Per Share** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NAV per Share Held by Stockholder A  |  | 13.01 |  | 12.73 |  | 10.50 |  |
|  Investment per Share Held by Stockholder A (Assumed to be <br> $13.60 per Share on Shares Held Prior to Sale)  | 13.75 | 13.13 |  | 13.13 |  | 13.13 |  |
|  NAV Dilution per Share Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV per Share Less Investment per Share)  |  | -0.12 |  | -0.39 |  | -2.63 |  |
|  Percentage NAV Dilution Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV Dilution per Share Divided by Investment <br> per Share)  |  |  | -0.91% |  | -3.00% |  | -20.00% |

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#### Impact on Existing Stockholders who do Participate in the Offering
Our existing stockholders who participate in an offering below net asset value per share or who buy additional shares in the secondary market at the same or lower price as we obtain in the offering (after expenses and commissions) will experience the same types of net asset value dilution as the nonparticipating stockholders, albeit at a lower level, to the extent they purchase less than the same percentage of the discounted offering as their interest in our shares immediately prior to the offering. The level of net asset value dilution to such stockholders will decrease as the number of shares such stockholders purchase increases. Existing stockholders who buy more than their proportionate percentage will experience net asset value dilution but will, in contrast to existing stockholders who purchase less than their proportionate share of the offering, experience an increase (often called accretion) in net asset value per share over their investment per share and will also experience a disproportionately greater increase in their participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than our increase in assets, potential earning power and voting interests due to the offering. The level of accretion will increase as the excess number of shares purchased by such stockholder increases. Even a stockholder who over-participates will, however, be subject to the risk that we may make additional discounted offerings in which such stockholder does not participate, in which case such a stockholder will experience net asset value dilution as described above in such subsequent offerings. These stockholders may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in net asset value per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and the level of discount to net asset value increases.

The following chart illustrates the level of dilution and accretion in the hypothetical 25% offering at a 15% discount from the prior chart (Example 2) for a stockholder that acquires shares equal to (1) 50% of its proportionate share of the offering (i.e., 22,275 shares, which is 0.5% of an offering of 4,455,000 shares rather than its 1.0% proportionate share) and (2) 150% of such percentage (i.e., 66,825 shares, which is 1.5% of an offering of 4,455,000 shares rather than its 1.0% proportionate share). It is not possible to predict the level of market price decline that may occur.

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| | | **50% Participation**  | **50% Participation**  | **150% Participation**  | **150% Participation**  |
| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  |
|  ***Offering Price*** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Price per Share to Public  |  | $11.74 |  | $11.74 |  |
| Net Proceeds per Share to Issuer  |  | $11.16 |  | $11.16 |  |
|  ***Increase in Shares and Decrease to NAV*** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Shares Outstanding  | 24000000 | 30000000 | 25% | 30000000 | 25% |
| NAV per Share  | 13.13 | 12.73 | -3.00% | 12.73 | -3.00% |
|  ***Dilution/Accretion to Participating Stockholder A*** |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Share Dilution/Accretion** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Shares Held by Stockholder A  | 160000 | 190000 |  | 250000 |  |
| Percentage of Shares Held by Stockholder A  | 1% | 0.63% |  | 0.83% |  |
| **NAV Dilution/Accretion** |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total NAV Held by Stockholder A  | 2100000 | $2418938 | 15.19% | $3182813 | 51.56% |
|  Total Investment by Stockholder A (Assumed to Be $13.13 per Share on Shares Held Prior to Sale)  | 2100000 | $2452303 |  | $3156908 |  |
|  Total Dilution/Accretion to Stockholder A (Total NAV <br> Less Total Investment)  |  | $(33365) |  | $25905 |  |
| **NAV Dilution/Accretion Per Share** |  |  |  |  |  |
| NAV per Share Held by Stockholder A  |  | 12.73 |  | 12.73 |  |
|  Investment per Share Held by Stockholder A <br> (Assumed to be $13.13 per Share on Shares Held Prior to Sale)  | 14.43 | 12.91 |  | 12.63 |  |
|  NAV Dilution/Accretion per Share Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV per Share Less Investment per Share)  |  | -0.18 |  | 0.10 |  |
|  Percentage NAV Dilution/Accretion Experienced by Stockholder A (NAV Dilution/Accretion per Share Divided by Investment per Share)  |  |  | -1.36% |  | 0.82% |

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#### Impact on New Investors
Investors who are not currently stockholders, but who participate in an offering below net asset value and whose investment per share is greater than the resulting net asset value per share due to selling compensation and expenses paid by us will experience an immediate decrease, albeit small, in the net asset value of their shares and their net asset value per share compared to the price they pay for their shares (Example 1 below). On the other hand, investors who are not currently stockholders, but who participate in an offering below net asset value per share and whose investment per share is also less than the resulting net asset value per share will experience an immediate increase in the net asset value of their shares and their net asset value per share compared to the price they pay for their shares (Examples 2, 3 and 4 below). These latter investors will experience a disproportionately greater participation in our earnings and assets and their voting power than our increase in assets, potential earning power and voting interests. These investors will, however, be subject to the risk that we may make additional discounted offerings in which such new stockholder does not participate, in which case such new stockholder will experience dilution as described above in such subsequent offerings. These investors may also experience a decline in the market price of their shares, which often reflects to some degree announced or potential decreases in net asset value per share. This decrease could be more pronounced as the size of the offering and level of discount to net asset value increases.

The following chart illustrates the level of dilution or accretion for new investors that would be experienced by a new investor in the same hypothetical discounted offerings as described in the first chart above. The illustration is for a new investor who purchases the same percentage (1.00%) of the shares in the

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offering as Stockholder A in the prior examples held immediately prior to the offering. The prospectus supplement pursuant to which any discounted offering is made will include a chart for these examples based on the actual number of shares in such offering and the actual discount from the most recently determined net asset value per share.

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| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 1 – 10% <br> Offering at 10% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 2 – 25% <br> Offering at 15% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  | **Example 3 – 25% <br> Offering at 100% <br> Discount**  |
| | **Prior to Sale <br> Below NAV**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  | **Following <br> Sale**  | **Percent <br> Change**  |
|  ***Offering Price*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Price per Share to Public  |  | 12.43 |  | 11.74 |  | 0.00 |  |
| Net Proceeds per Share to Issuer  |  | 11.81 |  | 11.16 |  | 0.00 |  |
|  ***Increase in Shares and Decrease to NAV*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total Shares Outstanding  | 24000000 | 26400000 | 10% | 30000000 | 25% | 30000000 | 25% |
| NAV per Share  | 13.13 | 13.01 | -0.91% | 12.73 | -3.00% | 10.50 | -20.00% |
|  ***Dilution/Accretion to Participating Investor A*** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Share Dilution/Accretion** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Shares Held by Investor A  | 0 | 24000 |  | 60000 |  | 60000 |  |
| Percentage of Shares Held by Investor A  | 0.00% | 0.09% |  | 0.20% |  | 0.20% |  |
| **NAV Dilution/Accretion** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Total NAV Held by Investor A  | 0 | 312136 |  | 763875 |  | 630000 |  |
| Total Investment by Investor A (At Price to Public)  | 0 | 298421 |  | 704605 |  | 0 |  |
|  Total Dilution/Accretion to Investor A (Total NAV Less Total Investment)  |  | 13715 |  | 59270 |  | 630000 |  |
| **NAV Dilution/Accretion Per Share** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| NAV per Share Held by Investor A  |  | 13.01 |  | 12.73 |  | 10.50 |  |
| Investment per Share Held by Investor A  |  | 12.43 |  | 11.74 |  | 0.00 |  |
|  NAV Dilution per Share Experienced by Investor A (NAV per Share Less Investment per Share)  |  | 0.57 |  | 0.99 |  | 10.50 |  |
|  Percentage NAV Dilution Experienced by Investor A (NAV Dilution per Share Divided by Investment per Share)  |  |  | 4.60% |  | 8.41% |  |  |

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#### DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan that provides for reinvestment of our stockholder distributions, unless a stockholder elects to receive cash as provided below. As a result, if our Board authorizes, and we declare, a cash distribution, then our stockholders who have not "opted out" of such dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distribution automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash distribution.

No action is required on the part of a registered stockholder to have its cash distribution reinvested in shares of our common stock. A registered stockholder may elect to receive an entire distribution in cash by notifying Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., the plan administrator and our transfer agent, registrar and distribution disbursing agent, in writing so that such notice is received by the plan administrator no later than five (5) days prior to the record date for distributions to stockholders. The plan administrator will set up an account for shares acquired through the plan for each stockholder and hold such shares in non-certificated form. Upon request by a stockholder participating in the plan, received in writing not less than five (5) days prior to the record date, the plan administrator will, instead of crediting shares to the participant's account, issue a certificate registered in the participant's name for the number of whole shares of our common stock and a check for any fractional share. The plan administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a brokerage commission from the proceeds of the sale of any fractional share.

Those stockholders whose shares are held by a broker or other financial intermediary may receive distributions in cash by notifying their broker or nominee of their election.

We expect to use primarily newly issued shares to implement the plan, whether our shares are trading at a premium or at a discount to net asset value. Under such circumstances, the number of shares to be issued to a stockholder is determined by dividing the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to such stockholder by 95% of the market price per share of our common stock at the close of trading on the payment date fixed by our Board. Market price per share on that date will be the closing price for such shares on the NYSE or, if no sale is reported for such day, at the average of their reported bid and asked prices. We reserve the right to purchase shares in the open market in connection with our implementation of the plan. Shares purchased in open market transactions by the plan administrator will be allocated to a stockholder based on the average purchase price, excluding any brokerage charges or other charges, of all shares of common stock purchased in the open market.

There are no brokerage charges or other charges to stockholders who participate in the plan. The plan administrator's fees are paid by us. If a participant elects by written notice to the plan administrator prior to termination of his or her account to have the plan administrator sell part or all of the shares held by the plan administrator in the participant's account and remit the proceeds to the participant, the plan administrator is authorized to deduct a $15.00 transaction fee plus a brokerage commission from the proceeds.

Stockholders who receive distributions in the form of stock are generally subject to the same U.S. federal, state and local tax consequences as are stockholders who elect to receive their distributions in cash. However, since a participating stockholder's cash distributions will be reinvested, such stockholder will not receive cash with which to pay any applicable taxes on reinvested distributions. A stockholder's basis for determining gain or loss upon the sale of stock received in a distribution from us will generally be equal to the total dollar amount of the distribution payable to the stockholder. Any stock received in a distribution will have a new holding period for tax purposes commencing on the day following the day on which the shares are credited to the U.S. stockholder's account.

Participants may terminate their accounts under the plan by notifying the plan administrator by filling out the transaction request form located at the bottom of the participant's statement and sending it to the plan administrator at the address below.

Those stockholders whose shares are held by a broker or other nominee who wish to terminate his or her account under the plan may do so by notifying his or her broker or nominee.

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the plan should be directed to the plan administrator by mail at Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., P.O. Box 1342, Brentwood, NY 11717.

If you withdraw or the plan is terminated, you will receive the number of whole shares in your account under the plan and a cash payment for any fraction of a share in your account.

If you hold your common stock with a brokerage firm that does not participate in the plan, you will not be able to participate in the plan and any distribution reinvestment may be effected on different terms than those described above. Consult your financial advisor for more information.

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#### CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion is a general summary of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to us and to an investment in our common stock. This discussion does not purport to be a complete description of the U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to such an investment. For example, this discussion does not describe tax consequences that we have assumed to be generally known by investors or certain considerations that may be relevant to certain types of holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws, including persons who hold our common stock as part of a straddle or a hedging, integrated or constructive sale transaction, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, brokers or dealers in securities, pension plans and trusts, persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States,, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, personal holding companies, persons who acquire an interest in the Company in connection with the performance of services, and financial institutions. Such persons should consult with their own tax advisors as to the U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common stock, which may differ substantially from those described herein. This discussion assumes that stockholders hold our common stock as capital assets (within the meaning of the Code).

The discussion is based upon the Code, Treasury regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations, each as of the date of this Registration Statement and all of which are subject to change, possibly retroactively, which could affect the continuing validity of this discussion. We have not sought and will not seek any ruling from the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") regarding any matter discussed herein. Prospective investors should be aware that, although we intend to adopt positions we believe are in accord with current interpretations of the U.S. federal income tax laws, the IRS may not agree with the tax positions taken by us and that, if challenged by the IRS, our tax positions might not be sustained by the courts. This summary does not discuss any aspects of U.S. estate, alternative minimum, or gift tax or foreign, state or local tax. It also does not discuss the special treatment under U.S. federal income tax laws that could result if we invested in tax-exempt securities or certain other investment assets.

A "U.S. stockholder" is a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a citizen or individual resident of the United States;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a trust (i) if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over the administration of the trust and one or more U.S. persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) that has made a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a "United States Person" (within the meaning of the Code).

A "non-U.S. stockholder" means a beneficial owner of shares of our common stock that is neither a U.S. stockholder nor a partnership (including an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

If a partnership or other entity or arrangement classified as a partnership, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, holds our shares, the U.S. tax treatment of the partnership and each partner generally will depend on the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. A partnership considering an investment in our common stock should consult its own tax advisors regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of shares by the partnership.

#### Taxation of the Company
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will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes on any ordinary income or capital gains that we timely distribute to our stockholders as dividends.

To qualify as a RIC, we must, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • derive in each taxable year at least 90% of our gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to certain securities loans, gains from the sale or other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, other income derived with respect to our business of investing in stock, securities or currencies, or net income derived from an interest in a "qualified publicly traded partnership," or "QPTP," hereinafter the "90% Gross Income Test;" and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • diversify our holdings so that, at the end of each quarter of each taxable year:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • at least 50% of the value of our total assets is represented by cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, the securities of other RICs and other securities, with such other securities limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the value of our total assets and not more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of such issuer, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • not more than 25% of the value of our total assets is invested in (i) the securities of any issuer (other than U.S. Government securities and the securities of other RICs), (ii) the securities of any two or more issuers (other than the securities of other RICs) that we control and that are determined, under applicable Code rules, to be engaged in the same business or similar or related trades or businesses, or (iii) the securities of one or more QPTPs, or the "Diversification Tests."

In the case of a RIC that furnishes capital to development corporations, there is an exception relating to the Diversification Tests described above. This exception is available only to RICs which have received SEC Certification. We have not sought SEC Certification, but it is possible that we may seek SEC Certification in future years. If we receive SEC Certification, we generally will be entitled to include, in the computation of the 50% value of our assets (described above), the value of any securities of an issuer, whether or not we own more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of the issuer, if the basis of the securities, when added to our basis of any other securities of the issuer that we own, does not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets.

As a RIC, we (but not our stockholders) are generally not subject to U.S. federal income tax on investment company taxable income and net capital gains net income that we timely distribute (or are deemed to distribute) to our stockholders in any taxable year with respect to which we distribute an amount equal to at least the sum of (i) 90% of our investment company taxable income (which includes, among other items, dividends, interest and the excess of any net realized short-term capital gains over net realized long-term capital losses and other taxable income (other than any net capital gain net income), reduced by deductible expenses) determined without regard to the deduction for dividends and distributions paid and (ii) 90% of our net tax-exempt interest income (which is the excess of our gross tax-exempt interest income over certain disallowed deductions), or the "Annual Distribution Requirement." We intend to distribute annually all or substantially all of such income. Generally, if we fail to meet this Annual Distribution Requirement for any taxable year, we will fail to qualify as a RIC for such taxable year. To the extent we meet the Annual Distribution Requirement for a taxable year, but retain our net capital gains net income for investment or any investment company taxable income, we will be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on such retained capital gains and investment company taxable income. In addition, is such instance, we may be subject to nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax described below, if applicable.

We are subject to a nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax on certain of our undistributed income, unless we timely distribute (or are deemed to have timely distributed) an amount equal to the sum of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • at least 98% of our ordinary income (not taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • at least 98.2% of the amount by which our capital gain exceeds our capital loss (adjusted for certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of the calendar year (unless an election is made by us to use our taxable year); and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • certain undistributed amounts from previous years on which we paid no U.S. federal income tax.

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While we intend to distribute any income and capital gains in order to avoid imposition of this nondeductible 4% U.S. federal excise tax, we may not be successful in avoiding entirely the imposition of this tax. In that case, we will be liable for the tax only on the amount by which we do not meet the foregoing distribution requirement.

We are authorized to borrow funds and to sell assets in order to satisfy distribution requirements. However, under the 1940 Act, we are not permitted to make distributions to our stockholders while any senior securities are outstanding unless we meet the applicable asset coverage ratios. See "*Regulation*." Moreover, our ability to dispose of assets to meet our distribution requirements may be limited by (1) the illiquid nature of our portfolio and/or (2) other requirements relating to our status as a RIC, including the Diversification Tests. If we dispose of assets in order to meet the Annual Distribution Requirement or to avoid the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, we may make such dispositions at times that, from an investment standpoint, are not advantageous.

A RIC is limited in its ability to deduct expenses in excess of its "investment company taxable income" (which is, generally, ordinary income plus the excess of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses). If our expenses in a given year exceed investment company taxable income, we would experience a net operating loss for that year. However, a RIC is not permitted to carry forward net operating losses to subsequent years. In addition, expenses can be used only to offset investment company taxable income, not net capital gain. A RIC may not use any net capital losses (that is, realized capital losses in excess of realized capital gains) to offset the RIC's investment company taxable income, but may carry forward such losses indefinitely and use them to offset capital gains. Due to these limits on the deductibility of expenses, we may, for tax purposes, have aggregate U.S. federal taxable income for several years that we are required to distribute and that is taxable to our stockholders even if such income is greater than the aggregate net income we actually earned during those years. Such required distributions may be made from our cash assets or by liquidation of investments, if necessary. We may realize gains or losses from such liquidations. In the event we realize net capital gains from such transactions, stockholders may receive a larger capital gain distribution than they would have received in the absence of such transactions.

#### Failure to Qualify as a RIC
If we are unable to qualify for tax treatment as a RIC, and certain relief provisions are unable to be satisfied, we would be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on all of our taxable income regardless of whether we make any distributions to our stockholders. Distributions would not be required, but if such distributions are paid, including distributions of net long-term capital gain, they would be taxable to our stockholders as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. Subject to certain holding period requirements and other limitations under the Code, corporate stockholders would be eligible to claim a dividends received deduction with respect to such dividend and non-corporate stockholders would generally be able to treat such dividend income as "qualified dividend income," which is subject to reduced rates of U.S. federal income tax. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the stockholder's adjusted tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. If we fail to qualify as a RIC for a period greater than two taxable years, to requalify as a RIC in a subsequent year we may be subject to U.S. federal income tax imposed at corporate rates on any net built-in gains with respect to certain of our assets (i.e. the excess of the aggregate gains, including items of income, over aggregate losses that would have been realized with respect to such assets if we had been liquidated) that we elect to recognize on requalification or when recognized over the next five years. The remainder of this discussion assumes that we qualify as a RIC for each taxable year.

#### Company Investments
Certain of our investment practices may be subject to special and complex U.S. federal income tax provisions that may, among other things, (a) treat dividends that would otherwise constitute qualified dividend income as non-qualified dividend income, (b) treat dividends that would otherwise be eligible for the corporate dividends received deduction as ineligible for such treatment, (c) disallow, suspend or otherwise limit the allowance of certain losses or deductions, (d) convert lower-taxed long term capital gain into higher-taxed short-term capital gain or ordinary income, (e) convert an ordinary loss or a deduction into a

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capital loss (the deductibility of which is more limited), (f) cause us to recognize income or gain without a corresponding receipt of cash, (g) adversely affect the time as to when a purchase or sale of stock or securities is deemed to occur, (h) adversely alter the characterization of certain complex financial transactions and (i) produce income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 90% Income Test. We intend to monitor our transactions and may make certain tax elections to mitigate the effect of these provisions and prevent our disqualification as a RIC.

*Debt Instruments.* In certain circumstances, we may be required to recognize taxable income prior to the time at which we receive cash. For example, if we hold debt instruments that are treated under applicable tax rules as having OID (such as debt instruments with an end-of-term payment and/or PIK interest payment or, in certain cases, increasing interest rates or issued with warrants), we must include in taxable income each year a portion of the OID that accrues over the life of the obligation, regardless of whether cash representing such income is received by us in the same taxable year. Because any OID accrued will be included in our investment company taxable income for the year of accrual, we may be required to make a distribution to our stockholders in order to satisfy the Annual Distribution Requirement and to avoid the 4% U.S. federal excise tax, even though we will not have received any corresponding cash amount.

*Warrants.* Gain or loss realized by us from the sale or exchange of warrants acquired by us as well as any loss attributable to the lapse of such warrants generally are treated as capital gain or loss. The treatment of such gain or loss as long-term or short-term generally depends on how long we held a particular warrant and on the nature of the disposition transaction.

*Foreign Investments.* In the event we invest in foreign securities, we may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes with respect to those securities. In this regard, withholding tax rates in countries with which the United States does not have a tax treaty may be 35% or more. The United States has entered into tax treaties with many foreign countries that may entitle us to a reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding tax on investment income and gains. The effective rate of foreign tax cannot be determined at this time since the amount of our assets to be invested within various countries is not now known. In that case, the our yield on those securities would be decreased. Stockholders will generally not be entitled to claim a credit or deduction with respect to foreign taxes paid by us. We do not expect to satisfy the requirement to pass through to our stockholders their share of the foreign taxes paid by us.

*Passive Foreign Investment Companies.* We may invest in the stock of a foreign corporation which is classified as a "passive foreign investment company" (within the meaning of Section 1297 of the Code), or "PFIC." As a result, we may be subject to U.S. federal income tax on our allocable share of a portion of any gains or "excess distributions" from the disposition of such shares. Additional charges in the nature of interest generally will be imposed on us in respect of deferred taxes arising from any such excess distributions or gains. This additional tax and interest may apply even if we make a distribution as a taxable dividend by us to our stockholders in an amount equal to (1) any excess distribution or (2) the gain from the dispositions of such shares. In lieu of the increased income tax and deferred tax interest charges on excess distributions on and dispositions of a PFIC's shares, we may elect to treat the PFIC as a "qualified electing fund" under the Code (a "QEF"), provided that the PFIC agrees to provide us with adequate information regarding its annual results and other aspects of its operations. With a "qualified electing fund" election in place, we must include in our income each year our share (whether distributed or not) of the ordinary earnings and net capital gain of a PFIC. Alternatively, we can elect to mark-to-market at the end of each taxable year our shares in a PFIC; in this case, we will recognize as ordinary income any increase in the value of such shares, and as ordinary loss any decrease in such value to the extent it does not exceed prior increases included in income. Under either election, we may be required to recognize in a year income in excess of our distributions from PFICs and our proceeds from dispositions of PFIC stock during that year, and such income will nevertheless be subject to the Annual Distribution Requirement and will be taken into account for purposes of the 4% U.S. federal excise tax. No assurances can be given that any such election will be available or that, if available, we will make such an election. Income inclusions from a QEF will be "good income" for purposes of the 90% Gross Income Test provided that they are derived in connection with our business of investing in stocks and securities or the QEF distributes such income to us in the same taxable year to which the income is included in our income.

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other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time we actually collect such receivables or pay such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or loss. Similarly, on disposition of debt instruments and certain other instruments denominated in a foreign currency, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations if the value of the foreign currency between the date of acquisition of the instrument and the date of disposition also are treated as ordinary gain or loss. These currency fluctuations related gains and losses may increase or decrease the amount of our investment company taxable income to be distributed to our stockholders as ordinary income.

#### Taxation of U.S. Stockholders
Distributions by us generally are taxable to U.S. stockholders as ordinary income or capital gains. Distributions of our "investment company taxable income" (which is, generally, our net ordinary income plus realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized net long-term capital losses) will be taxable as ordinary income to U.S. stockholders to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional shares of our common stock. To the extent such distributions paid by us to non-corporate U.S. stockholders (including individuals) are attributable to dividends from U.S. corporations and certain qualified foreign corporations and such distributions are timely designated ("Qualifying Dividends"), they may be eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal income tax. In this regard, it is anticipated that distributions paid by us generally will not be attributable to dividends and, therefore, generally will not qualify for the reduced rate of U.S. federal income tax applicable to Qualifying Dividends.

Distributions of our capital gain net income (which is generally our realized net long-term capital gains in excess of realized net short-term capital losses) properly reported by us as "capital gain dividends" will be taxable to a U.S. stockholder as long-term capital gains, which are currently eligible for a reduced rate of U.S. federal income tax in the case of individuals or estates, regardless of the U.S. stockholder's holding period for his, her or its common stock and regardless of whether paid in cash or reinvested in additional common stock. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits first will reduce a U.S. stockholder's adjusted tax basis in such U.S. stockholder's common stock and, after the adjusted tax basis is reduced to zero, will constitute capital gains to such U.S. stockholder.

U.S. stockholders receiving dividends or distributions in the form of additional shares of our common stock purchased in the market should be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the amount of money that the stockholders receiving cash dividends or distributions will receive, and should have a cost basis in the shares received equal to such amount. Stockholders receiving dividends in newly issued shares of our common stock will be treated as receiving a distribution equal to the value of the shares received, and should have a cost basis of such amount.

Although we currently intend to distribute any net long-term capital gains at least annually, we may in the future decide to retain some or all of our net long-term capital gains but designate the retained amount as a "deemed distribution." In that case, among other consequences, we will pay U.S. federal income tax on the retained amount, each U.S. stockholder will be required to include its share of the deemed distribution in income as if it had been distributed to the U.S. stockholder, and the U.S. stockholder will be entitled to claim a credit equal to its allocable share of the U.S. federal income tax paid on the deemed distribution by us. The amount of the deemed distribution net of such tax will be added to the U.S. stockholder's adjusted tax basis for its common stock. Since we expect to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any retained capital gains imposed at corporate rates, and since that rate is in excess of the maximum rate currently payable by individuals on long-term capital gains, the amount of U.S. federal income tax that individual U.S. stockholders will be treated as having paid and for which they will receive a credit will exceed the U.S. federal income tax they owe on the retained net capital gain. Such excess generally may be claimed as a credit against the U.S. stockholder's other U.S. federal income tax obligations or may be refunded to the extent it exceeds a U.S. stockholder's liability for U.S. federal income tax. A U.S. stockholder that is not subject to U.S. federal income tax or otherwise required to file a U.S. federal income tax return would be required to file a U.S. federal income tax return on the appropriate form in order to claim a refund for the taxes we paid. In order to utilize the deemed distribution approach, we must provide written notice to our U.S. stockholders prior to the expiration of 60 days after the close of the relevant taxable year. We cannot treat any of our investment company taxable income as a "deemed distribution."

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We or the applicable withholding agent will provide you with a notice reporting the amount of any ordinary income dividends (including the amount of such dividend, if any, eligible to be treated as qualified dividend income) and capital gain dividends by January 31. For purposes of determining (1) whether the Annual Distribution Requirement is satisfied for any year and (2) the amount of capital gain dividends paid for that year, we may, under certain circumstances, elect to treat a dividend that is paid during the following taxable year as if it had been paid during the taxable year in question. If we make such an election, the U.S. stockholder will still be treated as receiving the dividend in the taxable year in which the distribution is made. However, if we pay a stockholder a dividend in January of the following year, which was declared in the previous October, November or December of the current year and is payable to U.S. stockholders of record on a specified date in one of these months, then the dividend will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as being paid by us and received by you on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared. If a U.S. stockholder purchases shares of our stock after a dividend is declared but shortly before the record date of a distribution, the price of the shares will include the value of the distribution and the U.S. stockholder will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the distribution even though it represents a return of its investment.

*Dividend Reinvestment Plan.* Under the dividend reinvestment plan, if a U.S. stockholder owns shares of common stock registered in its own name, the U.S. stockholder will have all cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of common stock unless the U.S. stockholder opts out of our dividend reinvestment plan by delivering a written notice to Stellus Capital Management or our dividend paying agent, as applicable, prior to the record date of the next dividend or distribution. See "*Dividend Reinvestment Plan*." Any distributions reinvested under the plan will nevertheless remain taxable to the U.S. stockholder. The U.S. stockholder will have an adjusted basis in the additional common shares purchased through the plan equal to the amount of the reinvested distribution. The additional shares will have a new holding period commencing on the day following the day on which the shares are credited to the U.S. stockholder's account.

*Dispositions.* A U.S. stockholder generally will recognize gain or loss on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of shares of our common stock in an amount equal to the difference between the U.S. stockholder's adjusted basis in the shares disposed of and the amount realized on their disposition. Generally, gain recognized by a U.S. stockholder on the disposition of shares of our common stock will result in capital gain or loss to a U.S. stockholder, and will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the shares have been held for more than one year at the time of sale. Any loss recognized by a U.S. stockholder upon the disposition of shares of our common stock held for six months or less will be treated as a long-term capital loss to the extent of any capital gain dividends received (including amounts credited as an undistributed capital gain dividend) by the U.S. stockholder. A loss recognized by a U.S. stockholder on a disposition of shares of our common stock will be disallowed as a deduction if the U.S. stockholder acquires additional shares of our common stock (whether through the automatic reinvestment of dividends or otherwise) within a 61-day period beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the date that the shares are disposed. In this case, the basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect the disallowed loss.

*Tax Shelter Reporting Regulations.* Under applicable Treasury regulations, if a U.S. stockholder recognizes a loss with respect to shares of $2 million or more for a non-corporate U.S. stockholder or $10 million or more for a corporate U.S. stockholder in any single taxable year (or a greater loss over a combination of years), the U.S. stockholder must file with the IRS a disclosure statement on Form 8886. Direct U.S. stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases excepted from this reporting requirement, but under current guidance, U.S. stockholders of a RIC are not excepted. Future guidance may extend the current exception from this reporting requirement to U.S. stockholders of most or all RICs. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer's treatment of the loss is proper. U.S. stockholders should consult their own tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

*Limitation on Deduction for Certain Expenses.* For any period that we do not qualify as a "publicly offered regulated investment company," as defined in the Code, U.S. stockholders will be taxed as though they received a distribution of some of our expenses. A "publicly offered regulated investment company" is a RIC whose shares are either (i) continuously offered pursuant to a public offering, (ii) regularly traded on an established securities market or (iii) held by at least 500 persons at all times during the taxable year. We anticipate that we will qualify as a publicly offered RIC, but there can be no assurance that we will continue

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to qualify in future taxable years. If we are not a publicly offered RIC for any period, a non-corporate U.S. stockholder's allocable portion of our affected expenses, including our management fees, will be treated as an additional distribution to the U.S. stockholder and will be deductible by such U.S. stockholder only to the extent permitted under the limitations described below. For non-corporate U.S. stockholders, including individuals, trusts, and estates, significant limitations generally apply to the deductibility of certain expenses of a non-publicly offered RIC, including advisory fees. In particular, these expenses, referred to as "miscellaneous itemized deductions," are currently not deductible by an individual or other non-corporate U.S. stockholder (and beginning in 2026, will be deductible only to the extent they exceed 2% of such a U.S. stockholder's adjusted gross income), and are not deductible for alternative minimum tax purposes.

*U.S. Taxation of Tax-Exempt U.S. Stockholders.* A U.S. stockholder that is a tax-exempt organization for U.S. federal income tax purposes and therefore generally exempt from U.S. federal income taxation may nevertheless be subject to taxation to the extent that it is considered to derive unrelated business taxable income ("UBTI"). The direct conduct by a tax-exempt U.S. stockholder of the activities we propose to conduct could give rise to UBTI. However, a RIC is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and its business activities generally will not be attributed to its stockholders for purposes of determining their treatment under current law. Therefore, a tax-exempt U.S. stockholder generally should not be subject to U.S. taxation solely as a result of the U.S. stockholder's ownership of shares of common stock and receipt of dividends with respect to such shares. Moreover, under current law, if we incur indebtedness, such indebtedness will not be attributed to a tax-exempt U.S. stockholder. Therefore, a tax-exempt U.S. stockholder should not be treated as earning income from "debt-financed property" and dividends we pay should not be treated as "unrelated debt-financed income" solely as a result of indebtedness that we incur. Proposals periodically are made to change the treatment of "blocker" investment vehicles interposed between tax-exempt investors and non-qualifying investments. In the event that any such proposals were to be adopted and applied to RICs, the treatment of dividends payable to tax- exempt investors could be adversely affected. In addition, special rules would apply if we were to invest in certain real estate investment trusts or other taxable mortgage pools, which we do not currently plan to do, that could result in a tax-exempt U.S. stockholder recognizing income that would be treated as UBTI.

#### Taxation of Non-U.S. Stockholders
The following discussion only applies to certain non-U.S. stockholders. Whether an investment in shares of our common stock is appropriate for a non-U.S. stockholder will depend upon that person's particular circumstances. An investment in shares of our common stock by a non-U.S. stockholder may have adverse tax consequences. non-U.S. stockholders should consult their own tax advisors before investing in shares of our common stock.

Subject to the discussions below concerning backup withholding and FATCA (defined below), distributions of our investment company taxable income to non-U.S. stockholders (including interest income and realized net short-term capital gains in excess of realized long-term capital losses) will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a 30% rate (or lower rate provided by an applicable treaty) to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits unless an applicable exception applies. If the distributions are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. stockholder (and, if an income tax treaty applies, such distributions are attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States), we will not be required to withhold U.S. federal income tax if the non-U.S. stockholder complies with applicable certification and disclosure requirements, although the distributions will be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the rates applicable to U.S. persons. Special certification requirements apply to a non-U.S. stockholder that holds its investment in our common stock through a foreign partnership or a foreign trust, and such non-U.S. stockholders are urged to consult their own tax advisors.

For distributions made to non-U.S. stockholders, no withholding is required and the distributions generally are not subject to U.S. federal income tax if (i) the distributions are properly reported to the our stockholders as "interest-related dividends" or "short-term capital gain dividends," (ii) the distributions were derived from sources specified in the Code for such dividends and (iii) certain other requirements were satisfied.

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Subject to the discussion below concerning backup withholding and FATCA (defined below), actual or deemed distributions of the our net capital gains to a non-U.S. stockholder, and gains realized by a non-U.S. stockholder upon the sale of the our common stock, will not be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax and generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax unless (i) the distributions or gains, as the case may be, are effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. stockholder (and, if an income tax treaty applies, such distributions or gains are attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States) or (ii) such non-U.S. stockholder is an individual present in the United States for 183 days or more during the year of the distribution or gain.

If we distribute our net capital gains in the form of deemed rather than actual distributions, a non-U.S. stockholder will be entitled to a U.S. federal income tax credit or tax refund equal to the stockholder's allocable share of the tax we pay on the capital gains deemed to have been distributed. In order to obtain the refund, the non-U.S. stockholder must obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number and file a U.S. federal income tax return even if the non-U.S. stockholder would not otherwise be required to obtain a U.S. taxpayer identification number or file a U.S. federal income tax return. For a corporate non-U.S. stockholder, distributions (both actual and deemed) and gains realized upon the sale of our common stock that are effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business may, under certain circumstances, be subject to an additional "branch profits tax" at a 30% rate (or at a lower rate if provided for by an applicable treaty).

Under the dividend reinvestment plan, our non-U.S. stockholders who have not "opted out" of our dividend reinvestment plan will have their cash distributions automatically reinvested in additional shares of our common stock, rather than receiving the cash distributions. If the distribution is a distribution of our investment company taxable income and is not properly reported by us as a short-term capital gains dividend or interest-related dividend, the amount distributed (to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits) will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax as described above and only the net after-tax amount will be reinvested in our common stock. If the distribution is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. stockholder (and, if an income tax treaty applies, such distribution is attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States), generally the full amount of the distribution will be reinvested in the plan and will nevertheless be subject to U.S. federal income tax at the ordinary income rates applicable to U.S. persons. The non-U.S. stockholder will have an adjusted basis in the additional common stock purchased through the plan equal to the amount reinvested. The additional shares will have a new holding period commencing on the day following the day on which the shares are credited to the non-U.S. stockholder's account.

Non-U.S. persons should consult their own tax advisors with respect to the U.S. federal income tax and withholding tax, and state, local and foreign tax consequences of an investment in the shares.

If we were unable to qualify for treatment as a RIC, any distributions by us would be treated as dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits. We would not be eligible to report any such dividends as interest-related dividends, short-term capital gain dividends, or capital gain dividends. As a result, any such dividend paid to a non-U.S. stockholder that is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States by the non-U.S. stockholder (and, if an income tax treaty applies, such dividends are not attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States) would be subject to the 30% (or reduced applicable treaty rate) U.S. withholding tax discussed above regardless of the source of the income giving rise to such distribution. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of the non-U.S. stockholder's adjusted tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a gain from the sale of the non-U.S. stockholder's shares subject to taxation as discussed above. For the consequences to the Company for failing to qualify as a RIC, see "— *Failure to Qualify as a RIC*" above.

#### Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
*U.S. stockholders.* We may be required to backup withhold for U.S. federal income tax purposes, on dividends or distributions paid to any non-corporate U.S. stockholder (i) who fails to furnish us with its valid taxpayer identification number or a certificate that such stockholder is exempt from backup withholding or (ii) with respect to whom the IRS notifies us that such stockholder has failed to properly report certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to that effect. An individual's taxpayer identification number generally is the stockholder's social security number.

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*Non-U.S. stockholders.* We must generally report to our documented non-U.S. stockholders and the IRS the amount of dividends paid during each calendar year and the amount of any tax withheld. Information reporting requirements may apply even if no withholding was required because the distributions were effectively connected with the non-U.S. stockholder's conduct of a trade or business in the United States or withholding was reduced or eliminated by an applicable income tax treaty. This information also may be made available under a specific treaty or agreement with the tax authorities in the country in which the non-U.S. stockholder resides or is established. Backup withholding, however, generally will not apply to distributions to a non-U.S. stockholder, provided the non-U.S. stockholder furnishes to us or the dividend paying agent the required certification as to its non-U.S. status, such as by providing a valid IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or an acceptable substitute form) establishing that it is a non-U.S. stockholder or otherwise establishing an exemption from backup withholding.

Amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes and may be refunded or credited against a U.S. stockholder's or non-U.S. stockholder's U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

#### Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Legislation commonly referred to as the "Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act," or "FATCA," generally imposes a 30% withholding tax on payments of certain types of income to foreign financial institutions ("FFIs") unless such FFIs either: (i) enter into an agreement with the U.S. Treasury to report certain required information with respect to accounts held by certain specified U.S. persons (or held by foreign entities that have certain specified U.S. persons as substantial owners) or (ii) reside in a jurisdiction that has entered into an intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") with the United States to collect and share such information and are in compliance with the terms of such IGA and any enabling legislation or regulations. The types of income subject to the tax include U.S. source interest and dividends. While the Code also requires withholding on payments of the gross proceeds from the sale of any property that could produce U.S. source interest or dividends, the U.S. Treasury Department has indicated its intent to eliminate this requirement in subsequent proposed regulations, which state that taxpayers may rely on the proposed regulations until final regulations are issued. The information required to be reported includes the identity and taxpayer identification number of each account holder that is a specified U.S. person and certain financial information associated with the holder's account. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, FATCA also imposes a 30% withholding on certain payments to certain foreign entities that are not FFIs unless such foreign entities certify that they do not have a greater than 10% owner that is specified U.S. person or provide the withholding agent with identifying information on each greater than 10% owner that is specified U.S. person. Depending on the status of a beneficial owner and the status of the intermediaries through which they hold their shares, beneficial owners of our common stock could be subject to this 30% withholding tax with respect to distributions on their shares of our common stock. Under certain circumstances, a beneficial owner might be eligible for refunds or credits of such taxes.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR SECURITIES
This prospectus contains a summary of our common stock, preferred stock, subscription rights, debt securities and warrants. These summaries are not meant to be a complete description of each security. However, this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement will describe the material terms and conditions for each security.

#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR CAPITAL STOCK
The following description is based on relevant portions of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the "MGCL") and on our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. This summary is not necessarily complete, and we refer you to the MGCL and our charter and bylaws for a more detailed description of the provisions summarized below.

#### General
Our authorized stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of stock, par value $0.001 per share, all of which are initially designated as common stock. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "SCM." There are no outstanding options or warrants to purchase our stock. No stock has been authorized for issuance under any equity compensation plans. Our fiscal year-end is December 31<sup>st</sup>. Under Maryland law, our stockholders generally are not personally liable for our debts or obligations.

The following presents our outstanding classes of securities as of June 16, 2025.

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| **Title of Class**  | **Amount <br> Authorized**  | **Amount Held by <br> Us or for Our <br> Account**  | **Amount <br> Outstanding <br> Exclusive of <br> Amounts Shown <br> Under Column 3**  |
| Common Stock  | 100000000 | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; – | 28416148.4630 |

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Under our charter, our Board is authorized to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock without obtaining stockholder approval. As permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law, our charter provides that the Board, without any action by our stockholders, may amend the charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we have authority to issue.

All shares of our common stock have equal rights as to earnings, assets, voting, and distributions and, when they are issued, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Distributions may be paid to the holders of our common stock if, as and when authorized by our Board and declared by us out of assets legally available therefor. Shares of our common stock have no preemptive, conversion or redemption rights and are freely transferable, except where their transfer is restricted by federal and state securities laws or by contract. In the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each share of our common stock would be entitled to share ratably in all of our assets that are legally available for distribution after we pay all debts and other liabilities and subject to any preferential rights of holders of our preferred stock, if any preferred stock is outstanding at such time. Each share of our common stock is entitled to one vote on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of directors. Except as provided with respect to any other class or series of stock, the holders of our common stock possess exclusive voting power. There is no cumulative voting in the election of directors, which means that holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of our directors, and holders of less than a majority of such shares will be unable to elect any director.

#### Common Stock
We are not generally able to issue and sell our common stock at a price below net asset value per share. We may, however, sell our common stock at a price below the current net asset value of the common stock if our Board determines that such sale is in our best interests and that of our stockholders, and our stockholders approve such sale. In any such case, the price at which our securities are to be issued and sold

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may not be less than a price which, in the determination of our Board, closely approximates the market value of such securities (less any distributing commission or discount). We would need approval from our stockholders to issue shares below the then current net asset value per share any time after the expiration of the current approval. We may also make rights offerings to our stockholders at prices per share less than the net asset value per share, subject to applicable requirements of the 1940 Act.

#### Preferred Stock
Under the terms of our charter, the Board may authorize us to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series, without shareholder approval, to the extent permitted by the 1940 Act. The Board has the power to fix the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of each class or series of preferred stock. We do not currently anticipate issuing preferred stock in the near future. In the event we issue preferred stock, we will make any required disclosure to shareholders. We will not offer preferred stock to the Adviser or our affiliates except on the same terms as offered to all other shareholders.

Preferred stock could be issued with terms that would adversely affect our shareholders. Preferred stock could also be used as an anti-takeover device through the issuance of shares of a class or series of preferred stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control. Every issuance of preferred stock will be required to comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act requires, among other things, that: (1) immediately after issuance and before any dividend or other distribution is made with respect to common stock and before any purchase of common stock is made, such preferred stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50% of our total assets after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and (2) the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class voting separately to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if distributions on such preferred stock are in arrears by two full years or more. Certain matters under the 1940 Act require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of preferred stock (as determined in accordance with the 1940 Act) voting together as a separate class. For example, the vote of such holders of preferred stock would be required to approve a proposal involving a plan of reorganization adversely affecting such securities.

The issuance of any preferred stock must be approved by a majority of the independent directors not otherwise interested in the transaction, who will have access, at our expense, to our legal counsel or to independent legal counsel.

#### Limitation on Liability of Directors and Officers; Indemnification and Advance of Expenses
Maryland law permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. Our charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors' and officers' liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act.

Our charter authorizes us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as our director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as our director or officer and at our request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity from and against

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any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor of us in any of the capacities described above and any of our employees or agents or any employees or agents of our predecessor. In accordance with the 1940 Act, we will not indemnify any person for any liability to which such person would be subject by reason of such person's willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.

Maryland law requires a corporation (unless its charter provides otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received unless, in either case a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer in advance of final disposition of a proceeding upon the corporation's receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good-faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

Our insurance policy does not currently provide coverage for claims, liabilities and expenses that may arise out of activities that our present or former directors or officers have performed for another entity at our request. There is no assurance that such entities will in fact carry such insurance. However, we note that we do not expect to request our present or former directors or officers to serve another entity as a director, officer, partner or trustee unless we can obtain insurance providing coverage for such persons for any claims, liabilities or expenses that may arise out of their activities while serving in such capacities.

#### Certain Provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law and Our Charter and Bylaws
The MGCL and our charter and bylaws contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a potential acquirer to acquire us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest or otherwise, the material ones of which are discussed below. These provisions are expected to discourage certain coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to negotiate first with our Board. We expect the benefits of these provisions to outweigh the potential disadvantages of discouraging any such acquisition proposals because, among other things, the negotiation of such proposals may improve their terms.

#### Classified Board of Directors
Our Board is divided into three classes of directors serving staggered three-year terms. Upon expiration of their terms, directors of each class will be elected to serve for three-year terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualify, and each year one class of directors will be elected by the stockholders. A classified Board may render a change in control of us or removal of our incumbent management more difficult. We believe, however, that the longer time required to elect a majority of a classified Board will help to ensure the continuity and stability of our management and policies.

#### Election of Directors
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duly called, and at which a quorum is present, will be required to elect a director. Pursuant to our charter our Board may amend the bylaws to alter the vote required to elect directors.

#### Number of Directors; Vacancies; Removal
Our charter provides that the number of directors will be set only by the Board in accordance with our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that a majority of our entire Board may at any time increase or decrease the number of directors. However, unless our bylaws are amended, the number of directors may never be less than one nor more than nine. Our charter provides that, at such time as we have at least three independent directors and our common stock is registered under the Exchange Act, as amended, we elect to be subject to the provision of Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL regarding the filling of vacancies on the Board. Accordingly, at such time, except as may be provided by the Board in setting the terms of any class or series of preferred stock, any and all vacancies on the Board may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum, and any director elected to fill a vacancy will serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies, subject to any applicable requirements of the 1940 Act.

Our charter provides that a director may be removed only for cause, as defined in our charter, and then only by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast in the election of directors.

#### Action by Stockholders
Under the MGCL, stockholder action can be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or (unless the charter provides for stockholder action by less than unanimous written consent, which our charter does not) by unanimous written consent in lieu of a meeting. These provisions, combined with the requirements of our bylaws regarding the calling of a stockholder-requested special meeting of stockholders discussed below, may have the effect of delaying consideration of a stockholder proposal until the next annual meeting.

#### Advance Notice Provisions for Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Proposals
Our bylaws provide that with respect to an annual meeting of stockholders, nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by stockholders may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (2) by or at the direction of the Board or (3) by a stockholder of the Company who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in our bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the bylaws. With respect to special meetings of stockholders, only the business specified in our notice of the meeting may be brought before the meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board at a special meeting may be made only (1) by or at the direction of the Board or (2) provided that the Board has determined that directors will be elected at the meeting, by a stockholder of the Company who is a stockholder of record both at the time of giving of notice provided for in our bylaws and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the advance notice provisions of the bylaws.

The purpose of requiring stockholders to give us advance notice of nominations and other business is to afford our Board a meaningful opportunity to consider the qualifications of the proposed nominees and the advisability of any other proposed business and, to the extent deemed necessary or desirable by our Board, to inform stockholders and make recommendations about such qualifications or business, as well as to provide a more orderly procedure for conducting meetings of stockholders. Although our bylaws do not give our Board any power to disapprove stockholder nominations for the election of directors or proposals recommending certain action, they may have the effect of precluding a contest for the election of directors or the consideration of stockholder proposals if proper procedures are not followed and of discouraging or deterring a third party from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect its own slate of directors or to approve its own proposal without regard to whether consideration of such nominees or proposals might be harmful or beneficial to us and our stockholders.

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#### Calling of Special Meetings of Stockholders
Our bylaws provide that special meetings of stockholders may be called by our Board and certain of our officers. Additionally, our bylaws provide that, subject to the satisfaction of certain procedural and informational requirements by the stockholders requesting the meeting, a special meeting of stockholders will be called by the secretary of the corporation upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast not less than a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting.

#### Approval of Extraordinary Corporate Action; Amendment of Charter and Bylaws
Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot dissolve, amend its charter, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or engage in similar transactions outside the ordinary course of business, unless approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. However, a Maryland corporation may provide in its charter for approval of these matters by a lesser percentage, but not less than a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter generally provides for approval of charter amendments and extraordinary transactions by the stockholders entitled to cast at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Our charter also provides that certain charter amendments, any proposal for our conversion, whether by charter amendment, merger or otherwise, from a closed-end company to an open-end company and any proposal for our liquidation or dissolution requires the approval of the stockholders entitled to cast at least 80% of the votes entitled to be cast on such matter. However, if such amendment or proposal is approved by a majority of our continuing directors (in addition to approval by our Board), such amendment or proposal may be approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast on such a matter. The "continuing directors" are defined in our charter as (1) our current directors, (2) those directors whose nomination for election by the stockholders or whose election by the directors to fill vacancies is approved by a majority of our current directors then on the Board or (3) any successor directors whose nomination for election by the stockholders or whose election by the directors to fill vacancies is approved by a majority of continuing directors or the successor continuing directors then in office.

Our charter and bylaws provide that the Board will have the exclusive power to make, alter, amend or repeal any provision of our bylaws.

#### No Appraisal Rights
Except with respect to appraisal rights arising in connection with the Control Share Act discussed below, as permitted by the MGCL, our charter provides that stockholders will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights unless a majority of the Board shall determine such rights apply.

#### Control Share Acquisitions
The MGCL Control Share Act provides that control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition have no voting rights except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares owned by the acquirer, by officers or by directors who are employees of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. Control shares are voting shares of stock which, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquirer or in respect of which the acquirer is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • one-tenth or more but less than one-third;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • one-third or more but less than a majority; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a majority or more of all voting power.

The requisite stockholder approval must be obtained each time an acquirer crosses one of the thresholds of voting power set forth above. Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A control share acquisition means the acquisition of control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

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A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition may compel the Board of the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. The right to compel the calling of a special meeting is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including an undertaking to pay the expenses of the meeting. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.

If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then the corporation may redeem for fair value any or all of the control shares, except those for which voting rights have previously been approved. The right of the corporation to redeem control shares is subject to certain conditions and limitations, including, as provided in our bylaws compliance with the 1940 Act. Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquirer or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of the shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquirer in the control share acquisition.

The Control Share Act does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation. Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the Control Share Act any and all acquisitions by any person of our shares of stock. There can be no assurance that such provision will not be amended or eliminated at any time in the future. However, we will amend our bylaws to be subject to the Control Share Act only if the Board determines that it would be in our best interests to do so.

#### Business Combinations
Under Maryland law, "business combinations" between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder (the "Business Combination Act"). These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation's outstanding voting stock; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

A person is not an interested stockholder under this statute if the Board approved in advance the transaction by which the stockholder otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. However, in approving a transaction, the Board may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the Board.

After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the Board of the corporation and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation's common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under Maryland law, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.

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The statute permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by the Board before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Our Board has adopted a resolution that any business combination between us and any other person is exempted from the provisions of the Business Combination Act, provided that the business combination is first approved by the Board, including a majority of the directors who are not "interested persons" as defined in the 1940 Act. This resolution may be altered or repealed in whole or in part at any time; however, our Board will adopt resolutions so as to make us subject to the provisions of the Business Combination Act only if the Board determines that it would be in our best interests and if the SEC staff does not object to our determination that our being subject to the Business Combination Act does not conflict with the 1940 Act. If this resolution is repealed, or the Board does not otherwise approve a business combination, the statute may discourage others from trying to acquire control of us and increase the difficulty of consummating any offer.

#### Conflict with 1940 Act
Our bylaws provide that, if and to the extent that any provision of the MGCL, including the Control Share Act (if we amend our bylaws to be subject to such Act) and the Business Combination Act, or any provision of our charter or bylaws conflicts with any provision of the 1940 Act, the applicable provision of the 1940 Act will control.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR PREFERRED STOCK
Our articles of incorporation authorize our Board to classify and reclassify any unissued shares of stock into other classes or series of stock, including preferred stock. Prior to issuance of shares of each class or series, the Board is required by Maryland law and by our articles of incorporation to set the terms, preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series. Thus, the Board could authorize the issuance of shares of preferred stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a transaction or a change in control that might involve a premium price for holders of our securities or otherwise be in their best interest. You should note, however, that any issuance of preferred stock must comply with the requirements of the 1940 Act. The 1940 Act requires, among other things, that (a) immediately after issuance and before any dividend or other distribution is made with respect to our securities and before any purchase of securities is made, such preferred stock together with all other senior securities must not exceed an amount equal to 50.0% of our total assets after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase price, as the case may be, and (b) the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any are issued, must be entitled as a class to elect two directors at all times and to elect a majority of the directors if distributions on such preferred stock are in arrears by two years or more. Certain matters under the 1940 Act require the separate vote of the holders of any issued and outstanding preferred stock. For example, holders of preferred stock would vote separately from the holders of common stock on a proposal to cease operations as a BDC. Further, the 1940 Act requires that any distributions we make on preferred stock be cumulative. We believe that the availability for issuance of preferred stock will provide us with increased flexibility in structuring future financings and acquisitions.

For any series of preferred stock that we may issue, our Board will determine and the prospectus supplement relating to such series will describe:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the designation and number of shares of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the rate and time at which, and the preferences and conditions under which, any dividends will be paid on shares of such series, as well as whether such dividends are participating or non-participating;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions relating to convertibility or exchangeability of the shares of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the rights and preferences, if any, of holders of shares of such series upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the voting powers, if any, of the holders of shares of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions relating to the redemption of the shares of such series;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any limitations on our ability to pay dividends or make distributions on, or acquire or redeem, other securities while shares of such series are outstanding;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any conditions or restrictions on our ability to issue additional shares of such series or other securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other relative power, preferences and participating, optional or special rights of shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof.

All shares of preferred stock that we may issue will be identical and of equal rank except as to the particular terms thereof that may be fixed by our Board, and all shares of each series of preferred stock will be identical and of equal rank except as to the dates from which cumulative dividends, if any, thereon will be cumulative.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR SUBSCRIPTION RIGHTS
We may issue subscription rights to purchase common stock. Subscription rights may be issued independently or together with any other offered security and may or may not be transferable by the person purchasing or receiving the subscription rights. In connection with any subscription rights offering to our stockholders, we may enter into a standby underwriting or other arrangement with one or more underwriters or other persons pursuant to which such underwriters or other persons would purchase any offered securities remaining unsubscribed for after such subscription rights offering. We will not offer transferable subscription rights to our stockholders at a price equivalent to less than the then current net asset value per share of common stock, excluding underwriting commissions, unless we first file a post-effective amendment that is declared effective by the SEC with respect to such issuance and the common stock to be purchased in connection with the rights represents no more than one-third of our outstanding common stock at the time such rights are issued. In connection with a subscription rights offering to our stockholders, we would distribute certificates evidencing the subscription rights and a prospectus supplement to our stockholders on the record date that we set for receiving subscription rights in such subscription rights offering. Our common stockholders will indirectly bear the expenses of such subscription rights offerings, regardless of whether our common stockholders exercise any subscription rights.

The applicable prospectus supplement would describe the following terms of subscription rights in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the title of such subscription rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the exercise price or a formula for the determination of the exercise price for such subscription rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the number or a formula for the determination of the number of such subscription rights issued to each stockholder;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the extent to which such subscription rights are transferable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, a discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the issuance or exercise of such subscription rights;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date on which the right to exercise such subscription rights would commence, and the date on which such rights shall expire (subject to any extension);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the extent to which such subscription rights include an over-subscription privilege with respect to unsubscribed securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the material terms of any standby underwriting or other purchase arrangement that we may enter into in connection with the subscription rights offering; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other terms of such subscription rights, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such subscription rights.

#### Exercise of Subscription Rights
Each subscription right would entitle the holder of the subscription right to purchase for cash such amount of shares of common stock or other securities at such exercise price as shall in each case be set forth in, or be determinable as set forth in, the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby or another report filed with the SEC. Subscription rights may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date for such subscription rights set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, all unexercised subscription rights would become void. We have not previously completed such an offering of subscription rights. Subscription rights may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the subscription rights offered thereby. Upon receipt of payment and the subscription rights certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the subscription rights agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will forward, as soon as practicable, the shares of common stock or other securities purchasable upon such exercise. We may determine to offer any unsubscribed offered securities directly to stockholders, persons other than stockholders, to or through agents, underwriters or dealers or through a

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combination of such methods, including pursuant to standby underwriting or other arrangements, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

#### Dilutive Effects
Any shareholder who chooses not to participate in a rights offering should expect to own a smaller interest in us upon completion of such rights offering. Any rights offering will dilute the ownership interest and voting power of shareholders who do not fully exercise their subscription rights. Further, because the net proceeds per share from any rights offering may be lower than our then current net asset value per share, the rights offering may reduce our net asset value per share. The amount of dilution that a shareholder will experience could be substantial, particularly to the extent we engage in multiple rights offerings within a limited time period. In addition, the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected while a rights offering is ongoing as a result of the possibility that a significant number of additional shares may be issued upon completion of such rights offering. All of our shareholders will also indirectly bear the expenses associated with any rights offering we may conduct, regardless of whether they elect to exercise any rights.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR WARRANTS
The following is a general description of the terms of the warrants we may issue from time to time. Particular terms of any warrants we offer will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants.

We may issue warrants to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities. Such warrants may be issued independently or together with common stock, preferred stock or debt securities and may be attached or separate from such securities. We will issue each series of warrants under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a warrant agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency for or with holders or beneficial owners of warrants.

A prospectus supplement will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants we may issue, including the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the title of such warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the aggregate number of such warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the price or prices at which such warrants will be issued;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which the price of such warrants may be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at which and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at which and the currency or currencies, including composite currencies, in which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date on which the right to exercise such warrants shall commence and the date on which such right will expire;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether such warrants will be issued in registered form or bearer form;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of such warrants which may be exercised at any one time;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, the date on and after which such warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if applicable, a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other terms of such warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of such warrants.

We and the warrant agent may amend or supplement the warrant agreement for a series of warrants without the consent of the holders of the warrants issued thereunder to effect changes that are not inconsistent with the provisions of the warrants and that do not materially and adversely affect the interests of the holders of the warrants.

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right to receive principal, premium, if any, or interest payments, on the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture or, in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise any voting rights.

Under the 1940 Act, we may generally only offer warrants provided that (1) the warrants expire by their terms within ten years; (2) the exercise or conversion price is not less than the current market value at the date of issuance; (3) our shareholders authorize the proposal to issue such warrants, and our Board approves such issuance on the basis that the issuance is in the best interests of us and our shareholders; and (4) if the warrants are accompanied by other securities, the warrants are not separately transferable unless no class of such warrants and the securities accompanying them has been publicly distributed. The 1940 Act also provides that the amount of our voting securities that would result from the exercise of all outstanding warrants, as well as options and rights, at the time of issuance may not exceed 25% of our outstanding voting securities. In particular, the amount of capital stock that would result from the conversion or exercise of all outstanding warrants, options or rights to purchase capital stock cannot exceed 25% of the BDC's total outstanding shares of capital stock.

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#### DESCRIPTION OF OUR DEBT SECURITIES
We may issue debt securities in one or more series. The specific terms of each series of debt securities will be described in the particular prospectus supplement relating to that series. The prospectus supplement may or may not modify the general terms found in this prospectus and will be filed with the SEC. For a complete description of the terms of a particular series of debt securities, you should read both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement relating to that particular series.

As required by federal law for all bonds and notes of companies that are publicly offered, the debt securities are governed by a document called an "indenture." An indenture is a contract between us and a financial institution acting as trustee on your behalf, and is subject to and governed by the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The trustee has two main roles. First, the trustee can enforce your rights against us if we default. There are some limitations on the extent to which the trustee acts on your behalf, described in the second paragraph under "— *Events of Default — Remedies If an Event of Default Occurs.*" Second, the trustee performs certain administrative duties for us.

Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the debt securities and the indenture. We urge you to read the indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of debt securities. For example, in this section, we use capitalized words to signify terms that are specifically defined in the indenture. Some of the definitions are repeated in this prospectus, but for the rest you will need to read the indenture. A copy of the form of indenture is attached as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. We will file a supplemental indenture with the SEC in connection with any debt offering, at which time the supplemental indenture would be publicly available. See "*Available Information*" for information on how to obtain a copy of the applicable indenture.

The prospectus supplement, which will accompany this prospectus, will describe the particular series of debt securities being offered, including, among other things:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the designation or title of the series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the total principal amount of the series of debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the percentage of the principal amount at which the series of debt securities will be offered;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date or dates on which principal will be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the rate or rates (which may be either fixed or variable) and/or the method of determining such rate or rates of interest, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the date or dates from which any interest will accrue, or the method of determining such date or dates, and the date or dates on which any interest will be payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether any interest may be paid by issuing additional securities of the same series in lieu of cash (and the terms upon which any such interest may be paid by issuing additional securities);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the terms for redemption, extension or early repayment, if any;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the currencies in which the series of debt securities are issued and payable;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the amount of payments of principal, premium or interest, if any, on a series of debt securities will be determined with reference to an index, formula or other method (which could be based on one or more currencies, commodities, equity indices or other indices) and how these amounts will be determined;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the place or places, if any, other than or in addition to the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York, of payment, transfer, conversion and/or exchange of the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the denominations in which the offered debt securities will be issued (if other than $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the provision for any sinking fund;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any restrictive covenants;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any Events of Default;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the series of debt securities is issuable in certificated form;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions for defeasance or covenant defeasance;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any special federal income tax implications, including, if applicable, U.S. federal income tax considerations relating to original issue discount;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether and under what circumstances we will pay additional amounts in respect of any tax, assessment or governmental charge and, if so, whether we will have the option to redeem the debt securities rather than pay the additional amounts (and the terms of this option);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any provisions for convertibility or exchangeability of the debt securities into or for any other securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the debt securities are subject to subordination and the terms of such subordination;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether the debt securities are secured and the terms of any security interest;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the listing, if any, on a securities exchange; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other terms.

The debt securities may be secured or unsecured obligations. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, principal (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, will be paid by us in immediately available funds.

Generally, pursuant to the 1940 Act, our total borrowings are limited so that we cannot incur additional borrowings if immediately after such borrowing or issuance, the ratio of our total assets (less total liabilities other than indebtedness represented by senior securities) to our total indebtedness represented by senior securities plus preferred stock, if any, is at least 200%. However, legislation enacted in March 2018 has modified the 1940 Act by allowing a BDC to increase the maximum amount of leverage it may incur from an asset coverage ratio of 200% to an asset coverage ratio of 150%, if certain requirements are met. This means that generally, a BDC can borrow up to $1 for every $1 of investor equity or, if certain requirements are met and it reduces its asset coverage ratio, it can borrow up to $2 for every $1 of investor equity. The reduced asset coverage requirement would permit a BDC to double the amount of leverage it could incur. On April 4, 2018, the Board, including a "required majority" (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act")) of the Board, approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act. At our 2018 annual meeting of stockholders our stockholders also approved the application of the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act. As a result, the asset coverage ratio applicable to us was decreased from 200% to 150%, effective June 29, 2018, which effectively increased the amount of leverage we may incur. As of March 31, 2025, our asset coverage ratio was 216%. The amount of leverage that we employ at any time depends on our assessment of the market and other factors at the time of any proposed borrowing, see "*Risk Factors — Risks Related to Business Development Companies — Regulations governing our operation as a business development company and RIC affect our ability to raise capital and the way in which we raise additional capital or borrow for investment purposes, which may have a negative effect on our growth. As a business development company, the necessity of raising additional capital may expose us to risks, including risks associated with leverage*" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

#### General
The indenture provides that any debt securities proposed to be sold under this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement ("offered debt securities") and any debt securities issuable upon the exercise of warrants or upon conversion or exchange of other offered securities ("underlying debt securities"), may be issued under the indenture in one or more series.

For purposes of this prospectus, any reference to the payment of principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on, debt securities will include additional amounts if required by the terms of the debt securities.

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to one or more different series of indenture securities. See "— *Resignation of Trustee*" below. At a time when two or more trustees are acting under the indenture, each with respect to only certain series, the term "indenture securities" means the one or more series of debt securities with respect to which each respective trustee is acting. In the event that there is more than one trustee under the indenture, the powers and trust obligations of each trustee described in this prospectus will extend only to the one or more series of indenture securities for which it is trustee. If two or more trustees are acting under the indenture, then the indenture securities for which each trustee is acting would be treated as if issued under separate indentures.

Except as described under "— *Events of Default*" and "— *Merger or Consolidation*" below, the indenture does not contain any provisions that give you protection in the event we issue a large amount of debt or we are acquired by another entity.

We refer you to the prospectus supplement for information with respect to any deletions from, modifications of or additions to the Events of Default or our covenants that are described below, including any addition of a covenant or other provision providing event risk or similar protection.

We have the ability to issue indenture securities with terms different from those of indenture securities previously issued and, without the consent of the holders thereof, to reopen a previous issue of a series of indenture securities and issue additional indenture securities of that series unless the reopening was restricted when that series was created.

#### Conversion and Exchange
If any debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for other securities, the prospectus supplement will explain the terms and conditions of the conversion or exchange, including the conversion price or exchange ratio (or the calculation method), the conversion or exchange period (or how the period will be determined), if conversion or exchange will be mandatory or at the option of the holder or us, provisions for adjusting the conversion price or the exchange ratio and provisions affecting conversion or exchange in the event of the redemption of the underlying debt securities. These terms may also include provisions under which the number or amount of other securities to be received by the holders of the debt securities upon conversion or exchange would be calculated according to the market price of the other securities as of a time stated in the prospectus supplement.

#### Issuance of Securities in Registered Form
We may issue the debt securities in registered form, in which case we may issue them either in book-entry form only or in "certificated" form. Debt securities issued in book-entry form will be represented by global securities. We expect that we will usually issue debt securities in book-entry only form represented by global securities.

#### Book-Entry Holders
We will issue registered debt securities in book-entry form only, unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means debt securities will be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a depositary that will hold them on behalf of financial institutions that participate in the depositary's book-entry system. These participating institutions, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the debt securities held by the depositary or its nominee. These institutions may hold these interests on behalf of themselves or customers.

Under the indenture, only the person in whose name a debt security is registered is recognized as the holder of that debt security. Consequently, for debt securities issued in book-entry form, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the debt securities and we will make all payments on the debt securities to the depositary. The depositary will then pass along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn will pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the debt securities.

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As a result, investors will not own debt securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary's book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the debt securities are represented by one or more global securities, investors will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the debt securities.

#### Street Name Holders
In the future, we may issue debt securities in certificated form or terminate a global security. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their debt securities in their own names or in "street name." Debt securities held in street name are registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution chosen by the investor, and the investor would hold a beneficial interest in those debt securities through the account he or she maintains at that institution.

For debt securities held in street name, we will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the debt securities are registered as the holders of those debt securities and we will make all payments on those debt securities to them. These institutions will pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold debt securities in street name will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the debt securities.

#### Legal Holders
Our obligations, as well as the obligations of the applicable trustee and those of any third parties employed by us or the applicable trustee, run only to the legal holders of the debt securities. We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a debt security or has no choice because we are issuing the debt securities only in book-entry form.

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with depositary participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so. Similarly, if we want to obtain the approval of the holders for any purpose (for example, to amend an indenture or to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of an indenture), we would seek the approval only from the holders, and not the indirect holders, of the debt securities. Whether and how the holders contact the indirect holders is up to the holders.

When we refer to you, we mean those who invest in the debt securities being offered by this prospectus, whether they are the holders or only indirect holders of those debt securities. When we refer to your debt securities, we mean the debt securities in which you hold a direct or indirect interest.

#### Special Considerations for Indirect Holders
If you hold debt securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form or in street name, we urge you to check with that institution to find out:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • how it handles securities payments and notices,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether it imposes fees or charges,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • how it would handle a request for the holders' consent, if ever required,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • whether and how you can instruct it to send you debt securities registered in your own name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future for a particular series of debt securities,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • how it would exercise rights under the debt securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • if the debt securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary's rules and procedures will affect these matters.

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#### Global Securities
As noted above, we usually will issue debt securities as registered securities in book-entry form only. A global security represents one or any other number of individual debt securities. Generally, all debt securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

Each debt security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all debt securities issued in book-entry form.

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary or its nominee, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under "— *Special Situations when a Global Security Will Be Terminated*". As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all debt securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that has an account with the depositary. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a holder of the debt security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

#### Special Considerations for Global Securities
As an indirect holder, an investor's rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor's financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. The depositary that holds the global security will be considered the holder of the debt securities represented by the global security.

If debt securities are issued only in the form of a global security, an investor should be aware of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • An investor cannot cause the debt securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain certificates for his or her interest in the debt securities, except in the special situations we describe below.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • An investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the debt securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the debt securities, as we describe under "— *Issuance of Securities in Registered Form*" above.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • An investor may not be able to sell interests in the debt securities to some insurance companies and other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • An investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in a global security in circumstances where certificates representing the debt securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • The depositary's policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor's interest in a global security. We and the trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary's actions or for its records of ownership interests in a global security. We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • If we redeem less than all the debt securities of a particular series being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by lot the amount to be redeemed from each of its participants holding that series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • An investor is required to give notice of exercise of any option to elect repayment of its debt securities, through its participant, to the applicable trustee and to deliver the related debt securities by causing its participant to transfer its interest in those debt securities, on DTC's records, to the applicable trustee.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • DTC requires that those who purchase and sell interests in a global security deposited in its book-entry system use immediately available funds. Your broker or bank may also require you to use immediately available funds when purchasing or selling interests in a global security.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • Financial institutions that participate in the depositary's book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in a global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the debt securities. There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

#### Termination of a Global Security
If a global security is terminated, interests in it will be exchanged for certificates in non-book-entry form (certificated securities). After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold the certificated debt securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in a global security transferred on termination to their own names, so that they will be holders. We have described the rights of legal holders and street name investors under "— *Issuance of Securities in Registered Form*" above.

The prospectus supplement may list situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of debt securities covered by the prospectus supplement. If a global security is terminated, only the depositary, and not we or the applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions in whose names the debt securities represented by the global security will be registered and, therefore, who will be the holders of those debt securities.

#### Payment and Paying Agents
We will pay interest to the person listed in the applicable trustee's records as the owner of the debt security at the close of business on a particular day in advance of each due date for interest, even if that person no longer owns the debt security on the interest due date. That day, usually about two weeks in advance of the interest due date, is called the "record date." Because we will pay all the interest for an interest period to the holders on the record date, holders buying and selling debt securities must work out between themselves the appropriate purchase price. The most common manner is to adjust the sales price of the debt securities to prorate interest fairly between buyer and seller based on their respective ownership periods within the particular interest period. This prorated interest amount is called "accrued interest."

#### Payments on Global Securities
We will make payments on a global security in accordance with the applicable policies of the depositary as in effect from time to time. Under those policies, we will make payments directly to the depositary, or its nominee, and not to any indirect holders who own beneficial interests in the global security. An indirect holder's right to those payments will be governed by the rules and practices of the depositary and its participants.

#### Payments on Certificated Securities
We will make payments on a certificated debt security as follows. We will pay interest that is due on an interest payment date to the holder of debt securities as shown on the trustee's records as of the close of business on the regular record date at our office in New York, NY and/or at other offices that may be specified in the prospectus supplement. We will make all payments of principal and premium, if any, by check at the office of the applicable trustee in New York, NY and/or at other offices that may be specified in the prospectus supplement or in a notice to holders against surrender of the debt security.

Alternatively, at our option, we may pay any interest that becomes due on the debt security by mailing a check to the holder at his or her address shown on the trustee's records as of the close of business on the regular record date or by transfer to an account at a bank in the United States, in either case, on the due date.

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#### Payment When Offices Are Closed
Except as otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, if any payment is due on a debt security on a day that is not a business day, we will make the payment on the next day that is a business day. Payments made on the next business day in this situation will be treated under the indenture as if they were made on the original due date, except as otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such payment will not result in a default under any debt security or the indenture, and no interest will accrue on the payment amount from the original due date to the next day that is a business day.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how they will receive payments on their debt securities.

#### Events of Default
You will have rights if an Event of Default occurs in respect of the debt securities of your series and is not cured, as described later in this subsection.

The term "Event of Default" in respect of the debt securities of your series means any of the following (unless the prospectus supplement relating to such debt securities states otherwise):

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we do not pay the principal of, or any premium on, a debt security of the series within five days of its due date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we do not pay interest on a debt security of the series within 30 days of its due date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we do not deposit any sinking fund payment in respect of debt securities of the series within five days of its due date;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we remain in breach of a covenant in respect of debt securities of the series for 60 days after we receive a written notice of default stating we are in breach (the notice must be sent by either the trustee or holders of at least 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the series);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we file for bankruptcy or certain other events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur and remain undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 days;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the series of debt securities has an asset coverage, as such term is defined in the 1940 Act, of less than 100 per centum on the last business day of each of twenty-four consecutive calendar months, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to the Company by the SEC; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • any other Event of Default in respect of debt securities of the series described in the prospectus supplement occurs.

An Event of Default for a particular series of debt securities does not necessarily constitute an Event of Default for any other series of debt securities issued under the same or any other indenture. The trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any default, except in the payment of principal, premium or interest, if it in good faith considers the withholding of notice to be in the interests of the holders.

#### Remedies If an Event of Default Occurs
If an Event of Default has occurred and has not been cured, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series may declare the entire principal amount of all the debt securities of that series to be due and immediately payable. This is called a declaration of acceleration of maturity. A declaration of acceleration of maturity may be canceled by the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the affected series if (1) we have deposited with the trustee all amounts due and owing with respect to the securities (other than principal that has become due solely by reason of such acceleration) and certain other amounts, and (2) any other Events of Default have been cured or waived.

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provided, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the relevant series may direct the time, method and place of conducting any lawsuit or other formal legal action seeking any remedy available to the trustee. The trustee may refuse to follow those directions in certain circumstances. No delay or omission in exercising any right or remedy will be treated as a waiver of that right, remedy or Event of Default.

Before you are allowed to bypass your trustee and bring your own lawsuit or other formal legal action or take other steps to enforce your rights or protect your interests relating to the debt securities, the following must occur:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • You must give your trustee written notice that an Event of Default with respect to the relevant series of debt securities has occurred and remains uncured.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • The holders of at least 25% in principal amount of all outstanding debt securities of the relevant series must make a written request that the trustee take action because of the default and must offer to the trustee security or indemnity satisfactory to it against the cost, expenses, and other liabilities of taking that action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • The trustee must not have taken action for 60 days after receipt of the above notice and offer of security or indemnity.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • The holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of that series must not have given the trustee a direction inconsistent with the above notice during that 60-day period.

However, you are entitled at any time to bring a lawsuit for the payment of money due on your debt securities on or after the due date.

Holders of a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the affected series may waive any past defaults other than a default

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in the payment of principal, any premium, or interest or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • in respect of a covenant that cannot be modified or amended without the consent of each holder.

 **Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how to give notice or direction to or make a request of the trustee and how to declare or cancel an acceleration of maturity.** 

Each year, we will furnish to each trustee a written statement of certain of our officers certifying that to their knowledge we are in compliance with the indenture and the debt securities or else specifying any default.

#### Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
Under the terms of the indenture, we are generally permitted to consolidate or merge with another entity. We are also permitted to sell all or substantially all of our assets to another entity. However, we may not take any of these actions unless all the following conditions are met:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • where we merge out of existence or sell substantially all our assets, the resulting entity or transferee must agree to be legally responsible for our obligations under the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the merger or sale of assets must not cause a default on the debt securities and we must not already be in default (unless the merger or sale would cure the default). For purposes of this no-default test, a default would include an Event of Default that has occurred and has not been cured, as described under "Events of Default" above. A default for this purpose would also include any event that would be an Event of Default if the requirements for giving us a notice of default or our default having to exist for a specific period of time were disregarded;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deliver certain certificates and documents to the trustee; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must satisfy any other requirements specified in the prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities.

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#### Modification or Waiver
There are three types of changes we can make to the indenture and the debt securities issued thereunder.

#### Changes Requiring Your Approval
First, there are changes that we cannot make to your debt securities without your specific approval. The following is a list of those types of changes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • change the stated maturity of the principal of or interest on the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce any amounts due on the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the amount of principal payable upon acceleration of the maturity of a security following a default;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • adversely affect any right of repayment at the holder's option;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • change the place (except as otherwise described in the prospectus or prospectus supplement) or currency of payment on a debt security;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • impair your right to sue for payment;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • adversely affect any right to convert or exchange a debt security in accordance with its terms;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • modify the subordination provisions in the indenture in a manner that is adverse to outstanding holders of the debt securities;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to modify or amend the indenture;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • reduce the percentage of holders of debt securities whose consent is needed to waive compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or to waive certain defaults;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • modify certain of the provisions of the indenture dealing with supplemental indentures, modification and waiver of past defaults, changes to the quorum or voting requirements or the waiver of certain covenants; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • change any obligation we have to pay additional amounts.

#### Changes Not Requiring Approval
The second type of change does not require any vote by the holders of the debt securities. This type is limited to clarifications, establishment of the form or terms of new securities of any series as permitted by the indenture, and certain other changes that would not adversely affect holders of the outstanding debt securities in any material respect, including adding additional covenants or events of default. We also do not need any approval to make any change that affects only debt securities to be issued under the indenture after the change takes effect.

#### Changes Requiring Majority Approval
Any other change to the indenture and the debt securities would require the following approval:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • If the change affects only one series of debt securities, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of that series.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • If the change affects more than one series of debt securities issued under the same indenture, it must be approved by the holders of a majority in principal amount of all of the series affected by the change, with all affected series voting together as one class for this purpose.

In each case, the required approval must be given by written consent.

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covenants in that indenture. However, we cannot obtain a waiver of a payment default or of any of the matters covered by the bullet points included above under "— *Changes Requiring Your Approval*."

#### Further Details Concerning Voting
When taking a vote, we will use the following rules to decide how much principal to attribute to a debt security:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • For original issue discount securities, we will use the principal amount that would be due and payable on the voting date if the maturity of these debt securities were accelerated to that date because of a default.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • For debt securities whose principal amount is not known (for example, because it is based on an index), we will use a special rule for that debt security described in the prospectus supplement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • For debt securities denominated in one or more foreign currencies, we will use the U.S. dollar equivalent.

Debt securities will not be considered outstanding, and therefore not eligible to vote, if we have deposited or set aside in trust money for their payment or redemption. Debt securities will also not be eligible to vote if they have been fully defeased as described later under "— *Defeasance — Full Defeasance*."

We will generally be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the holders of outstanding indenture securities that are entitled to vote or take other action under the indenture. If we set a record date for a vote or other action to be taken by holders of one or more series, that vote or action may be taken only by persons who are holders of outstanding indenture securities of those series on the record date and must be taken within eleven months following the record date.

Book-entry and other indirect holders should consult their banks or brokers for information on how approval may be granted or denied if we seek to change the indenture or the debt securities or request a waiver.

#### Defeasance
The following provisions will be applicable to each series of debt securities unless we state in the applicable prospectus supplement that the provisions of covenant defeasance and full defeasance will not be applicable to that series.

#### Covenant Defeasance
If certain conditions are satisfied, we can make the deposit described below and be released from some of the restrictive covenants in the indenture under which the particular series was issued. This is called "covenant defeasance." In that event, you would lose the protection of those restrictive covenants but would gain the protection of having money and government securities set aside in trust to repay your debt securities. If applicable, you also would be released from the subordination provisions described under "— *Indenture Provisions — Subordination*" below. In order to achieve covenant defeasance, we must do the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of a series of debt securities a combination of cash (in such currency in which such securities are then specified as payable at stated maturity) or government obligations applicable to such securities (determined on the basis of the currency in which such securities are then specified as payable at stated maturity) that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates and any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel confirming that, under current U.S. federal income tax law, we may make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel stating that the above deposit does not require registration by us under the 1940 Act, as amended, and a legal opinion and officers' certificate stating that all conditions precedent to covenant defeasance have been complied with;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • defeasance must not result in a breach or violation of, or result in a default under, of the indenture or any of our other material agreements or instruments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no default or event of default with respect to such debt securities shall have occurred and be continuing and no defaults or events of default related to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization shall occur during the next 90 days; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • satisfy the conditions for covenant defeasance contained in any supplemental indentures.

If we accomplished covenant defeasance, you can still look to us for repayment of the debt securities if there were a shortfall in the trust deposit or the trustee is prevented from making payment. For example, if one of the remaining Events of Default occurred (such as our bankruptcy) and the debt securities became immediately due and payable, there might be a shortfall. Depending on the event causing the default, you may not be able to obtain payment of the shortfall.

#### Legal Defeasance
If there is a change in U.S. federal tax law or we obtain an IRS ruling, as described below, we can legally release ourselves from all payment and other obligations on the debt securities of a particular series (called "defeasance" or "legal defeasance") if we put in place the following other arrangements for you to be repaid:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deposit in trust for the benefit of all holders of a series of debt securities a combination of cash (in such currency in which such securities are then specified as payable at stated maturity) or government obligations applicable to such securities (determined on the basis of the currency in which such securities are then specified as payable at stated maturity) that will generate enough cash to make interest, principal and any other payments on the debt securities on their various due dates and any mandatory sinking fund payments or analogous payments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion confirming that there has been a change in current U.S. federal tax law or an IRS ruling that allows us to make the above deposit without causing you to be taxed on the debt securities any differently than if we did not make the deposit. Under current U.S. federal tax law, the deposit and our legal release from the debt securities would be treated as though we paid you your share of the cash and notes or bonds at the time the cash and notes or bonds were deposited in trust in exchange for your debt securities and you would recognize gain or loss on the debt securities at the time of the deposit;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • we must deliver to the trustee a legal opinion of our counsel stating that the above deposit does not require registration by us under the 1940 Act, as amended, and a legal opinion and officers' certificate stating that all conditions precedent to defeasance have been complied with;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • defeasance must not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, of the indenture or any of our other material agreements or instruments;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • no default or event of default with respect to such debt securities shall have occurred and be continuing and no defaults or events of default related to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization shall occur during the next 90 days; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • satisfy the conditions for full defeasance contained in any supplemental indentures.

If we ever accomplished legal defeasance, as described above, you would have to rely solely on the trust deposit for repayment of your debt securities. You could not look to us for repayment in the unlikely event of any shortfall. Conversely, the trust deposit would most likely be protected from claims of our lenders and other creditors if we ever became bankrupt or insolvent. If your debt securities were subordinated as described later under "— *Indenture Provisions — Subordination",* such subordination would not prevent the trustee under the indenture from applying the funds available to it from the deposit referred to in the first bullet of the preceding paragraph to the payment of amounts due in respect of such debt securities for the benefit of the subordinated debt holders.

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#### Form, Exchange and Transfer of Certificated Registered Securities
If registered debt securities cease to be issued in book-entry form, they will be issued:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • only in fully registered certificated form,

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • without interest coupons, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • unless we indicate otherwise in the prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and amounts that are multiples of $1,000.

Holders may exchange their certificated securities, if any, for debt securities of smaller denominations or combined into fewer debt securities of larger denominations, as long as the total principal amount is not changed and as long as the denomination is greater than the minimum denomination for such securities.

Holders may exchange or transfer their certificated securities, if any, at the office of their trustee. We have appointed the trustee to act as our agent for registering debt securities in the names of holders transferring debt securities. We may appoint another entity to perform these functions or perform them ourselves.

Holders will not be required to pay a service charge to transfer or exchange their certificated securities, if any, but they may be required to pay any tax or other governmental charge associated with the transfer or exchange. The transfer or exchange will be made only if our transfer agent is satisfied with the holder's proof of legal ownership.

If we have designated additional transfer agents for your debt security, they will be named in your prospectus supplement. We may appoint additional transfer agents or cancel the appointment of any particular transfer agent. We may also approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts.

If any certificated securities of a particular series are redeemable and we redeem less than all the debt securities of that series, we may block the transfer or exchange of those debt securities during the period beginning 15 days before the day we mail the notice of redemption and ending on the day of that mailing, in order to freeze the list of holders to prepare the mailing. We may also refuse to register transfers or exchanges of any certificated securities selected for redemption, except that we will continue to permit transfers and exchanges of the unredeemed portion of any debt security that will be partially redeemed.

If a registered debt security is issued in book-entry form, only the depositary will be entitled to transfer and exchange the debt security as described in this subsection, since it will be the sole holder of the debt security.

#### Resignation of Trustee
Each trustee may resign or be removed with respect to one or more series of indenture securities provided that a successor trustee is appointed to act with respect to these series and has accepted such appointment. In the event that two or more persons are acting as trustee with respect to different series of indenture securities under the indenture, each of the trustees will be a trustee of a trust separate and apart from the trust administered by any other trustee.

#### Indenture Provisions — Subordination
Upon any distribution of our assets upon our dissolution, winding up, liquidation or reorganization, the payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on any indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities is to be subordinated to the extent provided in the indenture in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness (as defined below), but our obligation to you to make payment of the principal of (and premium, if any) and interest, if any, on such subordinated debt securities will not otherwise be affected. In addition, no payment on account of principal (or premium, if any), sinking fund or interest, if any, may be made on such subordinated debt securities at any time unless full payment of all amounts due in respect of the principal (and premium, if any), sinking fund and interest on Senior Indebtedness has been made or duly provided for in money or money's worth.

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In the event that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by us is received by the trustee in respect of subordinated debt securities or by the holders of any of such subordinated debt securities before all Senior Indebtedness is paid in full, the payment or distribution must be paid over to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness or on their behalf for application to the payment of all the Senior Indebtedness remaining unpaid until all the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness. Subject to the payment in full of all Senior Indebtedness upon this distribution by us, the holders of such subordinated debt securities will be subrogated to the rights of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to the extent of payments made to the holders of the Senior Indebtedness out of the distributive share of such subordinated debt securities.

By reason of this subordination, in the event of a distribution of our assets upon our insolvency, certain of our senior creditors may recover more, ratably, than holders of any subordinated debt securities. The indenture provides that these subordination provisions will not apply to money and securities held in trust under the defeasance provisions of the indenture.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • "Senior Indebtedness" is defined in the indenture as the principal of (and premium, if any) and unpaid interest on:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our indebtedness (including indebtedness of others guaranteed by us), whenever created, incurred, assumed or guaranteed, for money borrowed (other than indenture securities issued under the indenture and denominated as subordinated debt securities), unless in the instrument creating or evidencing the same or under which the same is outstanding it is provided that this indebtedness is not senior or prior in right of payment to the subordinated debt securities, and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • renewals, extensions, modifications and refinancings of any of this indebtedness.

If this prospectus is being delivered in connection with the offering of a series of indenture securities denominated as subordinated debt securities, the accompanying prospectus supplement will set forth the approximate amount of our Senior Indebtedness outstanding as of a recent date.

#### Secured Indebtedness and Ranking
We may issue two types of unsecured indebtedness obligations: senior and subordinated. Senior unsecured indebtedness obligations refer to those that rank senior in right of payment to all of our future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to such indebtedness. Subordinated unsecured indebtedness obligations refer to those that are expressly subordinated in right of payment to other unsecured obligations.

Certain of our indebtedness, including certain series of indenture securities, may be secured. The prospectus supplement for each series of indenture securities will describe the terms of any security interest for such series and will indicate the approximate amount of our secured indebtedness as of a recent date. Any unsecured indenture securities will effectively rank junior to any secured indebtedness, including any secured indenture securities, that we incur in the future to the extent of the value of the assets securing such future secured indebtedness. Our debt securities, whether secured or unsecured, will rank structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities, with respect to claims on the assets of any such subsidiaries, financing vehicles, or similar facilities.

In the event of our bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or other winding up, any of our assets that secure secured debt will be available to pay obligations on unsecured debt securities only after all indebtedness under such secured debt has been repaid in full from such assets. We advise you that there may not be sufficient assets remaining to pay amounts due on any or all unsecured debt securities then outstanding after fulfillment of this obligation. As a result, the holders of unsecured indenture securities may recover less, ratably, than holders of any of our secured indebtedness.

#### The Trustee under the Indenture
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#### Certain Considerations Relating To Foreign Currencies
Debt securities denominated or payable in foreign currencies may entail significant risks. These risks include the possibility of significant fluctuations in the foreign currency markets, the imposition or modification of foreign exchange controls and potential illiquidity in the secondary market. These risks will vary depending upon the currency or currencies involved and will be more fully described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

#### Book-Entry Debt Securities
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issued in book-entry form, and the Depository Trust Company, or DTC, will act as securities depository for the debt securities. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will be issued as fully registered securities registered in the name of Cede & Co. (DTC's partnership nominee) or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. One fully registered certificate will be issued for the debt securities, in the aggregate principal amount of such issue, and will be deposited with DTC. If, however, the aggregate principal amount of any issue exceeds $500 million, one certificate will be issued with respect to each $500 million of principal amount, and an additional certificate will be issued with respect to any remaining principal amount of such issue.

DTC has advised us that it is:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a limited purpose trust company organized under the laws of the State of New York;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a "banking organization" within the meaning of the New York State Banking Law;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a member of the Federal Reserve System;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • a "clearing agency" registered under Section 17A of the Exchange Act.

DTC was created to hold securities for its participants and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of securities transactions between its participants through electronic book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants. DTC's participants, or Direct Participants, include securities brokers and dealers, including the underwriters; banks and trust companies; clearing corporations and other organizations. Indirect access to DTC's system is also available to others such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies; these indirect participants clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either directly or indirectly. Investors who are not DTC participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through DTC participants or indirect participants in DTC.

DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, or DTCC. DTCC is the holding company for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access to the DTC system is also available to others such as both U.S. and non-U.S. securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies and clearing corporations that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Direct Participant, either directly or indirectly, or Indirect Participants. The DTC Rules applicable to its Participants are on file with the SEC.

Purchases of debt securities under the DTC system must be made by or through Direct Participants, which will receive a credit for the debt securities on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each security, or Beneficial Owner, is in turn to be recorded on the Direct and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase. Beneficial Owners are, however, expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Direct or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the debt securities are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Direct and Indirect Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in debt securities, except in the event that use of the book-entry system for the debt securities is discontinued.

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To facilitate subsequent transfers, all debt securities deposited by Direct Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee, Cede & Co. or such other name as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. The deposit of debt securities with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. or such other DTC nominee do not effect any change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the debt securities; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Direct Participants to whose accounts such debt securities are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Direct and Indirect Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers.

Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Direct Participants, by Direct Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Direct Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time.

Redemption notices shall be sent to DTC. If less than all of the debt securities within an issue are being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Direct Participant in such issue to be redeemed.

Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. (nor any other DTC nominee) will consent or vote with respect to the debt securities unless authorized by a Direct Participant in accordance with DTC's Procedures. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to us as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those Direct Participants to whose accounts the debt securities are credited on the record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy).

Redemption proceeds, distributions, and interest payments on the debt securities will be made to Cede & Co., or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC. DTC's practice is to credit Direct Participants' accounts upon DTC's receipt of funds and corresponding detail information from us or the trustee on the payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on DTC's records. Payments by Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of such Participant and not of DTC or its nominee, the trustee, or us, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Payment of redemption proceeds, distributions, and interest payments to Cede & Co. (or such other nominee as may be requested by an authorized representative of DTC) is the responsibility of us or the trustee, but disbursement of such payments to Direct Participants will be the responsibility of DTC, and disbursement of such payments to the Beneficial Owners will be the responsibility of Direct and Indirect Participants.

DTC may discontinue providing its services as depository with respect to the debt securities at any time by giving reasonable notice to us or to the trustee. Under such circumstances, in the event that a successor depository is not obtained, certificates are required to be printed and delivered. We may decide to discontinue use of the system of book-entry-only transfers through DTC (or a successor securities depository). In that event, certificates will be printed and delivered to DTC.

The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system has been obtained from sources that we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy thereof.

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#### REGULATION
 *The information contained in "Part I, Item 1. Business — Regulation as a Business Development Company" of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated herein by reference.* 

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#### PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may offer, from time to time, in one or more offerings or series, up to $300,000,000 of our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, subscription rights to purchase shares of our common stock or warrants representing rights to purchase shares of our common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, in one or more underwritten public offerings, at-the-market offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades, best efforts offerings or a combination of these methods.

We may sell the securities through underwriters or dealers, directly to one or more purchasers, including existing stockholders in a rights offering, through agents designated from time to time by us or through a combination of any such methods of sale. Any underwriter or agent involved in the offer and sale of the securities will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement. A prospectus supplement or supplements will also describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including: the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; any options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us; any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents' or underwriters' compensation; the public offering price; any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers; any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed; and, in the case of a rights offering, the number of shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of each right. Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement will be underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.

The distribution of our securities may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices, provided, however, that the offering price per share of our securities less any underwriting commissions or discounts must equal or exceed the net asset value per share of our securities except that we may sell shares of our securities at a price below net asset value per share if holders of a majority of the number of shares of our stock have approved such a sale or if the following conditions are met: (i) holders of a majority of our stock and a majority of our stock not held by affiliated persons have approved issuance at less than net asset value per share during the one year period prior to such sale; (ii) a majority of our directors who have no financial interest in the sale and a majority of such directors who are not interested persons of us have determined that such sale would be in our best interest and in the best interests of our stockholders; and (iii) a majority of our directors who have no financial interest in the sale and a majority of such directors who are not interested persons of us, in consultation with the underwriter or underwriters of the offering if it is to be underwritten, have determined in good faith, and as of a time immediately prior to the first solicitation by or on behalf of us of firm commitments to purchase such securities or immediately prior to the issuance of such securities, that the price at which such securities are to be sold is not less than a price which closely approximates the market value of those securities, less any distributing commission or discount.

In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters or agents may receive compensation from us, or from purchasers of the securities, for whom they may act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters and/or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters under the Securities Act, and any discounts and commissions they receive from us and any profit realized by them on the resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Any such underwriter or agent will be identified and any such compensation received from us will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Any of our common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or another exchange on which our common stock is traded.

Under agreements into which we may enter, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of our securities may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. Underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business. If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will authorize underwriters or other persons acting as our agents to solicit offers by certain

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institutions to purchase our securities from us pursuant to contracts providing for payment and delivery on a future date. Institutions with which such contracts may be made include commercial and savings banks, insurance companies, pension funds, investment companies, educational and charitable institutions and others, but in all cases such institutions must be approved by us. The obligations of any purchaser under any such contract will be subject to the condition that the purchase of our securities shall not at the time of delivery be prohibited under the laws of the jurisdiction to which such purchaser is subject. The underwriters and such other agents will not have any responsibility in respect of the validity or performance of such contracts. Such contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth the commission payable for solicitation of such contracts.

In order to comply with the securities laws of certain states, if applicable, our securities offered hereby will be sold in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states, our securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and is complied with.

The maximum commission or discount to be received by any member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. will not be greater than 10.0% for the sale of any securities being registered.

We will pay customary costs and expenses of the registration of the shares of common stock pursuant to the registration rights agreement, including SEC filing fees and expenses of compliance with state securities or "blue sky" laws.

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#### CUSTODIAN, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR
Our securities are held by ZB, N.A., dba Amegy Bank, pursuant to a custody agreement. Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. will also serve as our transfer agent, distribution paying agent and registrar. The principal business address of Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. is 1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717. The principal address of Amegy Bank is 1717 West Loop South, 23<sup>rd</sup> Floor, Houston, Texas 77027.

#### BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES
Since we will acquire and dispose of many of our investments in privately negotiated transactions, many of the transactions that we engage in will not require the use of brokers or the payment of brokerage commissions. Subject to policies established by our Board, the Adviser will be primarily responsible for selecting brokers and dealers to execute transactions with respect to the publicly traded securities portion of our portfolio transactions and the allocation of brokerage commissions. The Adviser does not expect to execute transactions through any particular broker or dealer but will seek to obtain the best net results for us under the circumstances, taking into account such factors as price (including the applicable brokerage commission or dealer spread), size of order, difficulty of execution and operational facilities of the firm and the firm's risk and skill in positioning blocks of securities. The Adviser generally will seek reasonably competitive trade execution costs but will not necessarily pay the lowest spread or commission available. Subject to applicable legal requirements and consistent with Section 28(e) of the 1934 Act, the Adviser may select a broker based upon brokerage or research services provided to the Adviser and us and any other clients. In return for such services, we may pay a higher commission than other brokers would charge if the Adviser determines in good faith that such commission is reasonable in relation to the services provided.

#### LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock offered hereby and certain legal matters for us in connection with the offering will be passed upon for us by Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP. Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP also represents the Adviser.

Certain legal matters in connection with the offering will be passed upon for the underwriters, if any, by the counsel named in the prospectus supplement.

#### INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The audited financial statements, financial highlights and senior securities table of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of Grant Thornton LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2022 and 2023, and Deloitte & Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, incorporated by reference herein, upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and auditing.

The address of Grant Thornton LLP, is 171 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois 60601.

The address of Deloitte & Touche LLP, is 1111 Bagby St Suite 4500, Houston, TX 77002.

#### AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form N-2, together with all amendments and related exhibits, under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. The registration statement contains additional information about us and the securities being offered by this prospectus.

We also file with or submit to the SEC periodic and current reports, proxy statements and other information meeting the informational requirements of the 1934 Act.

We furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements, quarterly reports, and such other periodic reports as we determine to be appropriate or as may be required by law.

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We make available on our website (*www.stelluscapital.com)* our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our current reports on Form 8-K. The SEC also maintains a website (www.sec.gov) that contains such information. The reference to our website is an inactive textual reference only and the information contained on our website or the SEC's website is not incorporated as a part of this prospectus. You may also obtain such information free of charge by contacting us in writing at 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77027, Attention: Investor Relations.

#### INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we have filed with the SEC. We are allowed to "incorporate by reference" the information that we file with the SEC, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to such information incorporated by reference. The information incorporated by reference is considered to comprise a part of this prospectus from the date we file any such document. Any reports filed by us with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus and before the date that any offering of any securities by means of this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, is terminated will automatically update and, where applicable, supersede any information contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

We incorporate by reference into this prospectus our filings listed below and any future filings that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, subsequent to the date of this prospectus until all of the securities offered by this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, have been sold or we otherwise terminate the offering of those securities; provided, however, that information "furnished" under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or other information "furnished" to the SEC which is not deemed filed is not incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, if any. Information that we file with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus will automatically update and may supersede information in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement, if any, and other information previously filed with the SEC.

The prospectus incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that have been previously filed with the SEC:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our [Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on March 4, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000155837025002182/scm-20241231x10k.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our [Definitive Proxy Statement filed pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, filed with the SEC on April 21, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925036885/tm252504-1_def14a.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our [Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the SEC on May 12, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000155837025007374/scm-20250331x10q.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • our Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than information furnished rather than filed) filed with the SEC on [March 28, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925029412/tm2510626d1_8k.htm) and [April 2, 2025](http://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925031208/tm2510985d1_8k.htm);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; • the description of our Common Stock, as included in [Exhibit 4.8](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922028798/tm221094d1_ex4-8.htm) to our [Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922028798/tm221094-1_10k.htm), including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description prior to the termination of the offering of the common stock registered hereby.

See "*Available Information*" for information on how to obtain a copy of these filings

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### STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION

### $300,000,000

### Common Stock Preferred Stock Warrants Subscription Rights Debt Securities

#### PROSPECTUS

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#### Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

#### PART C

#### Other Information

#### ITEM 25.

#### FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
The financial statements as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024 have been incorporated by reference in this registration statement in "*Part A — Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference*."

The interim unaudited financial statements as of March 31, 2025 and for the three months ended March 31, 2025 also have been incorporated by reference in this registration statement in "*Part A — Incorporation of Certain Information by reference.*"

(2) Exhibits

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| **Exhibit No.**  | **Description**  |
| (a)(1) | [Articles of Amendment and Restatement](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-a1.htm)<sup>(1)</sup>  |
| (b)(1) | [Bylaws](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-b1.htm)<sup>(2)</sup>  |
| (e)(1) | [Dividend Reinvestment Plan](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-e.htm)<sup>(13)</sup>  |
| (d)(1) | [Form of Stock Certificate.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-d.htm)<sup>(24)</sup>  |
| (d)(2) | [Form of Indenture.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420414004665/v364528_ex99d-2.htm)<sup>(25)</sup>  |
| (d)(3) | [Third Supplemental Indenture.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465921004241/tm213201d1_ex4-1.htm)<sup>(26)</sup>  |
| (d)(4) | [Form of Global Note with respect to the 4.875% Notes due 2026. Incorporated by Reference to Exhibit (d)(7)](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922028798/tm221094d1_ex4-8.htm)  |
| (d)(5) | [Fourth Supplemental Indenture.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925031208/tm2510985d1_ex4-1.htm)<sup>(29)</sup>  |
| (d)(6) | [Form of Global Note with respect to the 7.250% Notes due 2030](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925031208/tm2510985d1_ex4-1.htm)<sup>(30)</sup>  |
| (d)(7) | [Description of Securities.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922028798/tm221094d1_ex4-8.htm)<sup>(27)</sup>  |
| (f) | Not applicable. |
| (g)(1) | [Form of Investment Advisory Agreement between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and Stellus Capital Management, LLC, as the investment adviser](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-g.htm)<sup>(3)</sup>  |
| (h)(1) | [Underwriting Agreement, dated March 25, 2025, by and among the Registrant, Stellus Capital Management, LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., as representative of the several underwrites named in Exhibit A thereto.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465925031208/tm2510985d1_ex1-1.htm)<sup>(28)</sup> |
| (h)(2) | [Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 11, 2021, by and among the Registrant, Stellus Capital Management, LLC and Raymond James & Associates, Inc.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465921003294/tm212873d1_ex1-1.htm)<sup>(33)</sup>  |
| (h) | Not applicable. |
| (j)(1) | [Custody Agreement between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and ZB, National Association, as the custodian](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420417056890/tv478701_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(15)</sup>  |
| (k)(1) | [Administration Agreement by and between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and Stellus Capital Management, LLC, as administrator.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-k1.htm)<sup>(16)</sup>  |
| (k)(3) | [Form of Indemnification Agreement between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and the directors](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-k3.htm)<sup>(4)</sup>  |
| (k)(4) | [Form of License Agreement between Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and Stellus Capital Management, LLC](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-k2.htm)<sup>(10)</sup>  |
| (k)(5) | [Third Amendment and Commitment Increase to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated May 13, 2022, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922062893/tm2215608d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(18)</sup> |

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| **Exhibit No.**  | **Description**  |
| (k)(6) | [Second Amendment and Commitment Increase to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated February 28, 2022, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922072404/tm2218142d2_ex99-k6.htm)<sup>(32)</sup> |
| (k)(7) | [First Amendment and Commitment Increase to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated December 22, 2021, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465921152638/tm2136037d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(5)</sup> |
| (k)(8) | [Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated September 18, 2020, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465920106978/tm2031363d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(6)</sup> |
| (k)(9) | [Third Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Commitment Increase, dated May 15, 2020, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465920062915/tm2019945d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(8)</sup> |
| (k)(10) | [Increase Agreement, dated December 27, 2019, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465920028166/tm209576d2_ex10-12.htm)<sup>(7)</sup> |
| (k)(11) | [Second Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Commitment Increase, dated September 13, 2019, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420419045045/tv529614_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(17)</sup> |
| (k)(12) | [First Amendment to Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement and Commitment Increase, dated August 2, 2018, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420418042511/tv499557_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(12)</sup> |
| (k)(13) | [Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated October 10, 2017, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party thereto, and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420417052429/tv476874_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(11)</sup> |
| (k)(14) | [Form of Guarantee and Security Agreement, between the Registrant, ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as collateral agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420417052429/tv476874_ex10-2.htm)<sup>(14)</sup> |
| (k)(15) | [Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 29, 2022 between Registrant and sales agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465922095655/tm2224688d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(19)</sup> |
| (k)(16) | [Custody Agreement, dated November 2, 2022, by and among Stellus Capital SBIC LP and Frost Bank, as custodian.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000155837022016303/scm-20220930xex10d2.htm)<sup>(20)</sup> |
| (k)(17) | [Equity Distribution Agreement, dated August 11, 2023, by and among Stellus Capital Investment Corporation and Stellus Capital Management, LLC, on the one hand, and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc. on the other hand.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465923090643/tm2323467d4_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(21)</sup> |
| (k)(18) | [Increase Agreement, dated October 30, 2024, between the Registrar, as a borrower, Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as the administrative agent, and the lenders that are party thereto.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465924113515/tm2427269d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(22)</sup> |
| (k)(19) | [Consent and Waiver, dated March 28, 2018, between the Registrant, as a borrower, the lenders party hereto and ZB, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420418025826/tv492755_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(23)</sup> |
| (k)(20) | [Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2023, among Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, the lender party thereto, and Zions Bancorporation, N.A. dba Amegy Bank, as the administrative agent.](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000110465923120815/tm2331421d1_ex10-1.htm)<sup>(31)</sup> |
| (l) | Opinion and Consent of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP\*\* |
| (n)(1) | [Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\*](tm2518049d2_ex99-xnx1.htm) |
| (n)(2) | [Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm\*](tm2518049d2_ex99-xnx2.htm) |
| (r) | [Code of Ethics](http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551901/000114420412057401/v325400_ex99-r1.htm)<sup>(9)</sup> |
| (s) | [Filing Fee Table\*](tm2518049d2_exfilingfees.htm) |

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\*\*

To be filed by pre-effective amendment or incorporated by reference, as applicable.

(1) Previously filed as an Exhibit (a)(1) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(2) Previously filed as an Exhibit (b)(1) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(3) Previously filed as an Exhibit (g) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(4) Previously filed as an Exhibit (k)(3) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(5) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on December 22, 2021.

(6) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on September 21, 2020.

(7) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.12 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 10-K (File No. 1-35730), filed on March 3, 2020.

(8) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on May 18, 2020.

(9) Previously filed as an Exhibit (r)(1) to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(10) Previously filed as an Exhibit (k)(2) to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(11) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on October 13, 2017.

(12) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 1-35730), filed on August 8, 2018.

(13) Previously filed as an Exhibit (e) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(14) Previously filed as an Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on October 13, 2017.

(15) Previously files as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on November 7, 2017.

(16) Previously filed as an Exhibit (k)(1) to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

(17) Previously files as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on September 18, 2019.

(18) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on May 19, 2022.

(19) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on August 29, 2022.

(20) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00971), filed on November 3, 2022.

(21) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on August 14, 2023.

(22) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on November 1, 2024.

(23) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 814-00971), filed on May 8, 2018.

(24) Previously filed as Exhibit (d) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-184195), filed on October 23, 2012.

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(25) Previously filed as Exhibit (d)(2) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-189938), filed on January 29, 2014.

(26) Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on January 14, 2021.

(27) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on March 1, 2022.

(28) Previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on April 2, 2025.

(29) Previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on April 2, 2025.

(30) Previously filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on April 2, 2025.

(31) Previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on November 22, 2023.

(32) Previously filed as an Exhibit (k)(6) to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-265695), filed on June 17, 2022.

(33) Previously filed as Exhibit 1.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 814-00971), filed on January 12, 2021.

#### Item 26.

#### Marketing Arrangements
The information contained under the heading "Underwriting" in this Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

#### Item 27.

#### Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| | **Amount in <br> thousands**  |
| U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee  | $45930 |
| Printing expenses<sup>(1)</sup>  | $100000 |
| Legal fees and expenses<sup>(1)</sup>  | $200000 |
| Accounting fees and expenses<sup>(1)</sup>  | $150000 |
| Miscellaneous<sup>(1)</sup> | $20000 |
| Total  | $515930 |

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(1) These amounts are estimates.

#### Item 28.

#### Persons Controlled by or Under Common Control
None.

#### Item 29.

#### Number of Holders of Securities
The following table sets forth the approximate number of record holders of our **common** stock as of June 16, 2025.

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| | |
|:---|:---|
| **Title of Class**  | |
| Common Stock  | 7 |

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#### Item 30.

#### Indemnification
Section 2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law allows for the indemnification of officers, directors and any corporate agents in terms sufficiently broad to indemnify these persons under certain

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circumstances for liabilities, including reimbursement for expenses, incurred arising under the Securities Act. Our charter and bylaws provide that we shall indemnify our directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law and this right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, we are not obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by the person unless the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board. The right to indemnification conferred includes the right to be paid by us the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition.

So long as we are regulated under the 1940 Act, the above indemnification is limited by the 1940 Act or by any valid rule, regulation or order of the SEC thereunder. The 1940 Act provides, among other things, that a company may not indemnify any director or officer against liability to it or its security holders to which he or she might otherwise be subject by reason of his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office unless a determination is made by final decision of a court, by vote of a majority of a quorum of directors who are disinterested, non-party directors or by independent legal counsel that the liability for which indemnification is sought did not arise out of the foregoing conduct.

The Adviser and its affiliates (each, an "Indemnitee") are not liable to us for (i) mistakes of judgment or for action or inaction that such person reasonably believed to be in our best interests absent such Indemnitee's gross negligence, knowing and willful misconduct, or fraud or (ii) losses or expenses due to mistakes of judgment, action or inaction, or the negligence, dishonesty or bad faith of any broker or other agent of the Company who is not an affiliate of such Indemnitee, provided that such person was selected, engaged or retained without gross negligence, willful misconduct, or fraud.

We will indemnify each Indemnitee against any liabilities relating to the offering of our common stock or our business, operation, administration or termination, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner it believed to be in, or not opposed to, our interests and except to the extent arising out of the Indemnitee's gross negligence, fraud or knowing and willful misconduct. We may pay the expenses incurred by the Indemnitee in defending an actual or threatened civil or criminal action in advance of the final disposition of such action, provided the Indemnitee agrees to repay those expenses if found by adjudication not to be entitled to indemnification.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

#### Item 31.

#### Business and Other Connections of Investment Adviser.
A description of any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a substantial nature in which the Adviser, and each managing director, director or executive officer of the Adviser, is or has been during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, is set forth in this Registration Statement in the sections entitled "Management". Additional information regarding the Adviser and its officers is set forth in its Form ADV, which is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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#### Item 32.

#### Location of Accounts and Records.
All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)

the Registrant, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77027;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)

The Transfer Agent, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. is 1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)

the Custodian, ZB, N.A., dba Amegy Bank, 1717 West Loop South, 23rd floor, Houston, Texas 77027; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)

the Adviser, Stellus Capital Management, LLC, 4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200, Houston, TX 77027.

#### Item 33.

#### Management Services
Not Applicable.

#### Item 34.

#### Undertakings
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)

Not applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)

Not applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)

Registrant undertakes:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; a.

to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(i), (ii), and (iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of the Form N-2 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13, or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b), that is part of the registration statement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; b.

that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; c.

to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; d.

that, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

if the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (A)

each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (B)

each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

if the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; e.

that for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of securities, the undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (i)

any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (ii)

free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iii)

the portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (iv)

any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)

Not applicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (5)

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (6)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (7)

The Registrants undertake to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any Statement of Additional Information.

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#### SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form N-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, and the State of Texas on the 18th day of June 2025.

#### STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
By:

/s/ Robert T. Ladd

Name: Robert T. Ladd

Title: Chief Executive Officer

#### POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned directors and officers of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation hereby constitute and appoint Robert T. Ladd and W. Todd Huskinson and each of them with full power to act without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full power to execute in our name and behalf in the capacities indicated below this Registration Statement on Form N-2 and any and all amendments thereto, including post-effective amendments to this Registration Statement and to sign any and all additional registration statements relating to the same offering of securities as this Registration Statement that are filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission and thereby ratify and confirm that all such attorneys-in-fact, or any of them, or their substitutes shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form N-2 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

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|:---|:---|:---|
| **Signature**  | **Title**  | **Date**  |
| /S/ Robert T. Ladd <br>**Robert T. Ladd**  | Chief Executive Officer and Director <br> (Principal Executive Officer) | June 20, 2025  |
| /S/ W. Todd Huskinson <br>W. Todd Huskinson  | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) | June 20, 2025  |
| /S/ Dean D'Angelo <br>**Dean D'Angelo**  | Director | June 20, 2025  |
| /S/ J. Tim Arnoult <br>J. Tim Arnoult  | Director | June 20, 2025  |
| /S/ Bruce R. Bilger <br>**Bruce R. Bilger**  | Director | June 20, 2025  |
| /S/ William C. Repko <br>**William C. Repko**  | Director | June 20, 2025  |

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## Ex-99.(N)(1)

**Exhibit (n)(1)**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-2 of our report dated March 4, 2025 relating to the financial statements of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2024. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Senior Securities" and "Independent Registered public Accounting Firm" in the Prospectus, which is part of such Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Houston, Texas

June 18, 2025

## Ex-99.(N)(2)

**Exhibit (n)(2)**

**CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**

We have issued our report dated March 4, 2024 (except for Note 14, as to which the date is March 4, 2025), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2023 and for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2023 included in the Annual Report of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, which is incorporated by reference in the Prospectus contained in this Registration Statement. We consent to the incorporation by reference of the aforementioned report in the Prospectus contained in this Registration Statement, and to the use of our name as it appears under the captions "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Senior Securities."

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 18, 2025

## Ex-Filing

**Exhibit (s)**

**Calculation of Filing Fee Tables**

**Form N-2**

(Form Type)

**Stellus Capital Investment Corporation**

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

<u>Table 1: Newly Registered and Carry Forward Securities</u>

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| | **Security<br> Type** | **Security Class Title** | **Fee<br> Calculation<br> or Carry<br> Forward<br> Rule** | **Amount<br> Registered** | **Proposed<br> Maximum<br> Offering<br> Price Per<br> Unit** | **Maximum<br> Aggregate<br> Offering Price** | **Fee<br> Rate** | **Amount of<br> Registration<br> Fee(1)** | **Carry<br> Forward<br> Form<br> Type** | **Carry<br> Forward<br> File<br> Number** | **Carry<br> Forward<br> Initial<br> Effective<br> Date** | **Filing Fee<br> Previously<br> Paid in<br> Connection<br> with<br> Unsold<br> Securities<br> to be<br> Carried<br> Forward** |
| **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** | **Newly Registered Securities** |
| **Fees to be paid** | Equity | Common Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Equity | Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other | Subscription Rights |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Other | Warrants |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Debt | Debt Securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | Unallocated (Universal) Shelf | Unallocated (Universal) Shelf | 457(o) | $300000000 |  | $300000000 | 0.015310% | $45930 |  |  |  |  |
| **Fees Previously Paid** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** | **Carry Forward Securities** |
| **Carry Forward Securities** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | **Total Offering Amounts** | $300000000 |  | $45930 |  |  |  |  |
| **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** | **Total Fees Previously Paid** |  |  | $0 |  |  |  |  |
| **Total Fee Offset** | **Total Fee Offset** | **Total Fee Offset** | **Total Fee Offset** | **Total Fee Offset** | **Total Fee Offset** |  |  | $9344.81 |  |  |  |  |
| **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** | **Net Fee Due** |  |  | $36585.19 |  |  |  |  |

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<u>Table 2: Fee Offset Claims and Sources</u>

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| | **Registrant<br> or Filer<br> Name** | **Form <br> or <br> Filing <br> Type** | **File<br> Number** | **Initial<br> Filing<br> Date** | **Filing Date** | **Fee<br> Offset<br> Claimed** | **Security <br> Type <br> Associated <br> with Fee <br> Offset <br> Claimed** | **Security<br> Title<br> Associated<br> with Fee<br> Offset<br> Claimed** | **Unsold <br> Securities <br> with Fee <br> Offset <br> Claimed** | **Unsold<br> Aggregate<br> Offering<br> Amount<br> Associated<br> with Fee<br> Offset<br> Claimed** | **Fee<br> Paid<br> with Fee<br> Offset<br> Source** |
| **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** | **Rule 457(p)** |
| **Fee Offset Claims** | Stellus Capital Investment Corporation | N-2 | 333-265695 | June 17, 2022 |  | $9344.81<sup>(2)</sup> | Unallocated (Universal) Shelf | Unallocated (Universal) Shelf |  | $100807034 |  |
| **Fee Offset Claims** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Fee Offset Claims** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| **Fee Offset Sources** | Stellus Capital Investment Corporation | N-2 | 333-265695 |  | June 17, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  | $9344.81 |
| **Fee Offset Sources** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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(1) Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely for the purpose of determining the registration fee. The proposed maximum offering price per security will be determined, from time to time, by Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (the "Registrant") in connection with the sale of the securities registered under this Registration Statement.

(2) The registrant previously registered equity securities (the "2022 Unsold Securities") on a registration statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-265695) (the "2022 Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2022, which became effective on August 19, 2022. As of the date hereof, the maximum aggregate offering amount of the 2022 Unsold Securities is $100,807,034. In connection with the registration of the 2022 Unsold Securities, the registrant paid a registration fee of $9,344.81, which will be applied to the securities that will be offered pursuant to the prospectus included in the Registration Statement filed herewith. The registrant has terminated any offering that included the 2022 Unsold Securities under the 2025 Registration Statement.