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EXHIBIT 10.74

 Exhibit 10.74 
 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 
 THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT entered into as of the 1st day of March, 2007 (the “Effective Date”), by
and between MCG Capital Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, and Samuel G. Rubenstein, an individual (the “Executive”) (hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“Parties”). 
 WHEREAS, the Executive has heretofore been employed by the Company as its General Counsel, Chief Legal
Officer and Executive Vice President and the Company desires to continue to retain the services and employment of the Executive as the Company’s General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements of the Parties contained herein, it is
agreed as follows: 
 1. Term. The term of employment under this Agreement shall be for the period commencing on the date hereof, and
shall continue in effect through February 28, 2010 (the “Initial Term”). The Initial Term shall automatically be extended for successive one-year periods (“Extension Terms” and, collectively with the Initial
Term, the “Term”) unless either the Company or the Executive gives notice of non-extension to the other no later than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the then-applicable Term. Except as otherwise provided herein,
this Agreement shall be of no further force or effect following the end of the Term. 
 2. Employment. 
 (a) The Executive shall be employed as the General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President of the Company. The Executive shall perform
the duties, undertake the responsibilities and exercise the authority customarily performed, undertaken and exercised by persons situated in a similar executive capacity. The Executive shall report to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 (b) The Executive shall devote his full working time, attention and skill to the performance of such duties, services and
responsibilities, and will use his best efforts to promote the interests of the Company. The Executive will not, without prior written approval of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), engage in any other activities
that would interfere with the performance of his duties as an employee of the Company, are in violation of written policies of the Company, are in violation of applicable law, or would create a conflict of interest with respect to the
Executive’s obligations as an employee of the Company. The Executive may (1) serve on corporate, civil or charitable boards or committees, (2) deliver lectures and teach at educational institutions, (3) serve as a personal
representative or trustee, (4) manage his personal, financial and legal affairs, and (5) invest personally in any business where no conflict of interest exists between such investment and the business of the Company, as long as the
foregoing activities do not materially interfere with Executive’s performance of his duties as an employee of the Company. 
  

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 3. Compensation. 
 (a) Base Salary. During the Term, the Company agrees to pay or cause to be paid to the Executive a base salary at the rate of $375,000 per annum (such base salary, as may be adjusted from time to time in
accordance with this Section, the “Base Salary”). Such Base Salary shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s customary practices applicable to its executives. Such Base Salary shall be reviewed (and may be adjusted) at
least annually by either the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”). Such Base Salary may be reduced only if such reduction is implemented by the Company as part of an overall general salary
reduction plan among all of its executive employees and such reduction to the Base Salary on a percentage basis is equal to or less than the percentage reduction otherwise implemented under such plan. 
 (b) Bonus. During the Term, the Executive will be eligible to receive annual bonuses based upon achieving annual individual and corporate
performance goals determined from time to time by either the Board or the Compensation Committee after consultation with the Executive (the “Annual Bonus”). The Executive’s target annual bonus opportunity will equal 100% of
Base Salary (the “Target Annual Bonus”), but the Executive will have the opportunity to earn an annual bonus between 0% and 200% of Base Salary. The actual annual bonus for any year will depend on the achievement of performance
goals, which will generally be based on individual and corporate goals, as determined from time to time by either the Board or the Compensation Committee. 
 (c) Restricted Stock. 
 (i) The Executive shall be granted 150,000 shares of
restricted common stock of the Company (the “Restricted Stock”), pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company’s 2006 Employee Restricted Stock Plan and form of restricted stock agreements approved by either the Board or
the Compensation Committee. The Restricted Stock shall become non-forfeitable, subject to accelerated non-forfeitability in accordance with Section 5 and Section 6 if applicable, as follows: 12,500 shares of Restricted Stock shall become
non-forfeitable on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, beginning on March 31, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2009, subject to the Executive’s continued employment with the Company on
the applicable forfeiture date (the “Time-Based Schedule”). 
 (ii) Except as set forth in Section 5 of
this Agreement and unless either the Board or the Compensation Committee determines otherwise, any Restricted Stock that have not become non-forfeitable on the applicable forfeiture date as set forth in the Time-Based Schedule shall be immediately
forfeited. 
 (iii) The Executive will be entitled to receive any cash dividends that are paid on the shares of Restricted
Stock while such shares are held by the Executive. 
  

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 (iv) In addition to the Restricted Stock, the Executive will have the opportunity each
year to receive an annual grant of shares of restricted common stock of the Company, subject to the approval of either the Board or the Compensation Committee in its sole discretion. 
 (d) Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, practices and programs maintained by
the Company and made available to employees generally including, without limitation, all pension, retirement, profit sharing, savings, medical, hospitalization, disability, dental, life or travel accident insurance benefit plans, vacation and sick
leave. The Executive’s participation in such plans, practices and programs shall be on the same basis and terms as are applicable to employees of the Company generally. 
 (e) Expenses. During the Term, the Company agrees to pay all reasonable expenses, subject to reasonable documentation, incurred by the Executive
in furtherance of the Company’s business, including, without limitation, traveling and entertainment expenses. 
 (f) Executive
Seminars. During the Term, the Executive agrees to annually attend an executive training seminar at the Company’s expense. 
 (g)
Key Man Life Insurance. At any time during the Term, the Company shall have the right to insure the life of the Executive for the Company’s sole benefit. The Company shall have the right to determine the amount of insurance
(“Company Limit”) and the type of policy, provided, however, that the Executive shall have the right, if the policy permits, to require the Company to purchase an amount of insurance in excess of the Company Limit (the
“Executive Limit”) if the Executive pays to the Company each month the difference between (i) the insurance premium for a policy at the Company Limit and (ii) the insurance premium for a policy at the Executive Limit. The
Executive shall cooperate with the Company in obtaining such insurance policy by submitting to physical examinations, by supplying all information reasonably required by any insurance carrier, and by executing all necessary documents reasonably
required by any insurance carrier. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, (i) the Executive shall incur no financial obligation by executing any required document, and (ii) shall have no interest in any such policy. 
 4. Termination of Employment. The Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated under the following circumstances: 
 (a) Disability. The Company may terminate the Executive’s employment after having established the Executive’s Disability or the Executive
can terminate if he has established his Disability. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means a physical or mental infirmity which impairs the Executive’s ability to substantially perform his duties under this
Agreement for at least one hundred eighty (180) days during any 365-consecutive-day period. 
 (b) Cause. The Company may
terminate the Executive’s employment for “Cause”. A termination for “Cause” shall mean (i) the Executive’s conviction to, plea of no contest to, plea of nolo contendere to, or imposition of
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(other than a traffic offense that does not result in incarceration), (ii) the Executive’s having been the subject of any order, judicial or
administrative, obtained or issued by the Securities Exchange Commission, for any securities violation involving fraud or intentional misconduct, including, for example, any such order consented to by the Executive in which findings of facts or any
legal conclusions establishing liability are neither admitted nor denied, (iii) a material breach by the Executive of this Agreement; or (iv) the Board in good faith determines that the Executive (A) willfully failed to substantially
perform his duties and obligations to the Company or willfully failed to carry out, or comply with, any reasonable and lawful directive of the Board consistent with the terms of this Agreement (other than a failure resulting from the
Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) which, if it is the first instance of such conduct, is not cured within thirty (30) days after a written notice of demand for performance has been delivered to the Executive
specifying the manner in which the Executive has failed to perform (and, if it is any instance of such conduct after the first instance thereof and opportunity to cure, then no such opportunity to cure need be provided with respect to such conduct),
(B) willfully engaged in conduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, monetarily or otherwise, or (C) committed a willful breach of fiduciary duty or an act of fraud, embezzlement, or
misappropriation against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no termination of the Executive’s employment shall be for Cause as set forth in clause (iv) above until (y) there shall have been delivered to
the Executive a copy of a written notice setting forth that the Executive was guilty of the conduct set forth in clause (iv) and specifying the particulars thereof in detail, and (z) the Executive shall have been provided an opportunity to
be heard by the Board (with the assistance of the Executive’s counsel if the Executive so desires). No act, nor failure to act, on the Executive’s part, shall be considered “willful” unless he has acted or failed to act,
with an absence of good faith and without a reasonable belief that his action or failure to take action was in the best interests of the Company. 
 (c) Good Reason. The Executive may terminate his employment for “Good Reason” at any time within three (3) months of his knowledge of its occurrence. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good
Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the events or conditions described in the following Subsections hereof: 
 (i) A change in the Executive’s status, title or position with the Company; or the assignment to the Executive of any material duties or responsibilities that are substantially inconsistent with such status, title or position;

 (ii) A change in the Executive’s responsibilities (including reporting responsibilities) with the Company that
represents a substantial change in his responsibilities as in effect immediately prior thereto; 
 (iii) Any failure to pay
the Executive his Base Salary or a reduction in the Executive’s Base Salary from the Base Salary in effect in the prior year (unless such reduction is implemented in accordance with Section 3); 
  

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 (iv) The Company’s requiring the Executive to be based at any place outside a
50-mile radius from the office in which the Executive is employed on the date hereof, except for reasonably required travel on the Company’s business; 
 (v) A material breach by the Company of this Agreement; 
 (vi) A Change in Control; and

 (vii) The Company’s giving notice to the Executive of non-extension of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of
Section 1. 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, the occurrence of any conduct or circumstance covered under clauses (i) through (v) above shall
not constitute Good Reason if such conduct or circumstance is cured by the Company within thirty (30) days after written notice thereof has been delivered to the Company by the Executive specifying the nature of such Good Reason. 
 (d) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination by the Company or by the Executive shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to
the other. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and
circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated. For purposes of this Agreement, no such purported termination of employment shall be effective without such Notice of
Termination. For the purposes of this Agreement, after a Notice of Termination has been delivered to the Executive by the Company, he may not terminate his employment for Good Reason or otherwise. After the Executive has terminated his employment
for Good Reason or otherwise, the Company may not deliver a Notice of Termination to the Executive terminating his employment. 
 (e)
Termination Date, Etc. “Termination Date” shall mean (i) in the case of the Executive’s Death, the Executive’s date of Death, (ii) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, the date
on which the Notice of Termination is given, (iii) if the Executive terminates his employment, on the date no earlier than sixty (60) days following the Notice of Termination if such termination is announced by the Executive; provided,
however, that the Company may, in its sole discretion, advance the Termination Date to any date following the Company’s receipt of the Notice of Termination, and (iv) if the Executive’s employment is terminated for any other reason,
the date specified in the Notice of Termination, which shall not be longer than seven (7) days after the Notice of Termination. 
 5.
Compensation Upon Termination. Upon termination of the Executive’s employment during the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits: 
 (a) If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause or by the Executive other than for Good Reason, then the Company shall pay the Executive all amounts earned or accrued hereunder through
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or expenses incurred in connection with the Executive’s employment and for reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf of the
Company for the period ending on the Termination Date, (iii) accrued but unused vacation pay, and (iv) any bonuses or incentive compensation with respect to the fiscal year ended prior to the fiscal year in which the Termination Date
occurs that was earned and unpaid (collectively, “Accrued Compensation”). 
 (b) If the Executive’s employment
terminates for Disability or for reason of the Executive’s death, then the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits provided below: 
 (i) The Company shall pay the Executive or his beneficiaries all Accrued Compensation; 
 (ii)
The Company shall pay to the Executive or his beneficiaries an amount equal to the Annual Bonus that the Executive would have been entitled to receive in respect of the fiscal year in which the Executive’s Termination Date occurs had he
continued in employment until the end of such fiscal year, calculated as if all target performance targets and goals (if applicable) had been fully met by the Company and by the Executive, as applicable, for such year, multiplied by a fraction the
numerator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year through the Termination Date and the denominator of which is 365; 
 (iii) The Executive’s Restricted Stock shall immediately fully become non-forfeitable with respect to that number of shares of Restricted Stock that were scheduled to become non-forfeitable under the Time-Based Schedule through
January 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s Termination Date occurs; and 
 (iv) Immediate and full vesting or lapsing of forfeiture conditions (as applicable) of any shares of restricted stock granted to Executive (A) which are not Restricted Stock, (B) which vest or become non-forfeitable solely based
on Executive’s continued employment with the Company, (C) which do not vest or become non-forfeitable subject to the achievement of any performance milestones (the “Additional Time-Based Shares”), and (D) which were
scheduled to vest or become non-forfeitable through January 1 of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the Executive’s Termination Date occurs. 
 (c) If the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated (i) by the Company other than for Cause, death, or Disability, or (2) by the Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to the
Executive promptly signing and not revoking a release of claims in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A, the Executive shall be entitled to the benefits as provided below; provided, that no amount shall be payable pursuant to
this Section 5(c) on or following the date the Executive first violates any of the covenants set forth in Section 7: 
 (i) The Company shall pay the Executive all Accrued Compensation; 
  

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 (ii) The Company shall pay the Executive as severance pay and in lieu of any further
compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date, an amount (the “Severance Amount”) equal to two times his then current Base Salary and two times his Target Annual Bonus; which shall, except as otherwise set forth in
Section 5(c)(vi), be payable in equal monthly installments during the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending on the date twenty-four (24) months following the Termination Date; 
 (iii) The Executive shall be entitled to full and immediate vesting and/or lapsing of forfeiture conditions (as applicable) of all of the
Executive’s Restricted Stock and Additional Time-Based Shares; and 
 (iv) Continuation coverage for the Executive and
any eligible dependents under all the Company’s group medical, dental, and hospitalization benefit plans (“Continuation Health Coverage”), until earlier of (A) twenty-four (24) months following the Termination Date or
(B) the date the Executive first (1) violates any of the covenants set forth in Section 7 or (2) becomes eligible to participate in any other plan that provides medical, dental, or hospitalization benefits. As of the date that
the Executive ceases to receive coverage under any of the Company’s group medical, dental, and hospitalization benefit plans pursuant to this Section 5(c)(iv), the Executive shall be eligible to elect to receive “COBRA”
continuation coverage to the extent permitted by Section 601 et seq. of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties acknowledge and agree that no payment or benefit shall be
made pursuant to this Section 5(c)(iv) to the extent that such payment or benefit would constitute a deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) (and to
the extent permissible any such payment or benefit shall be modified to comply with Section 409A of the Code). 
 (v) In
addition to any benefits that the Executive may be entitled to receive pursuant to the provisions in Sections 5(c)(i) to 5(c)(iv), the Company shall pay to the Executive the Change in Control Amount, if the Executive becomes eligible to receive the
Change in Control Amount pursuant to the provisions in Section 6. 
 (vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
Section 5(c)(ii), no Severance Amount will be paid during the six-month period following the Termination Date if either the Board or the Compensation Committee determines, in its good faith judgment, that paying such amounts at the time or
times indicated in Section 5(c)(ii) would cause the Executive to incur an additional tax under Section 409A of the Code, in which case such amounts shall be paid at the time or times indicated in this Section 5(c)(vi). If the payment
of any Severance Amounts are delayed as a result of the previous sentence, on the first day following the end of the six-month period, the Company will pay the Executive a lump-sum amount equal to the cumulative amount that would have otherwise been
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the Executive under this Agreement with the other eighteen months of the Severance Amount payable to the Executive in equal monthly installments during the
period beginning on the seven-month anniversary of the Termination Date and ending on the twenty four-month anniversary thereof. 
 (d) The
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise and no such payment shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or benefits provided to
the Executive in any subsequent employment other than as provided under Section 5(c)(iv). 
 (e) Executive’s entitlement to any
other compensation or benefits shall be determined in accordance with the Company’s employee benefit plans and other applicable programs and practices then in effect. 
 6. Change in Control Benefits. 
 (a)
General Payments. Upon a Change in Control that occurs during the Term, the Executive will be entitled to full and immediate vesting and/or lapsing of forfeiture provisions (as applicable) of all of the Executive’s Restricted Stock and
all of the Executive’s Additional Time-Based Shares. In addition to such full vesting and lapsing of forfeiture provisions (as applicable) and any severance payments and benefits that the Executive may be entitled to receive pursuant to
Sections 5(c)(i) to 5(c)(iv), if within twelve (12) months after a Change in Control that occurs during the Term, the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated (a) by the Company other than for Cause, death, or
Disability, or (b) by the Executive for Good Reason, then the Executive will be entitled to receive an amount (the “Change in Control Amount”) equal to his then current Base Salary, payable in the same manner as the Severance
Amount is payable pursuant to Section 5(c)(ii) or Section 5(c)(vi), as applicable. 
 (b) Tax Payment. In the event it shall
be determined that any payment (other than the payment provided for in this Section 6(b)) or distribution of any type to or for the benefit of the Executive, by the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, any Person (as defined below) who
acquires ownership or effective control of the Company or ownership of a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code, and the regulations thereunder) or any Affiliate of such Person, whether
paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (the “Payments”), is or will be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties
with respect to such excise tax, other than any interest or penalties that arise as a result of Section 409A of the Code (such excise tax, together with any includable interest and penalties, are collectively referred to as the “Excise
Tax”), then the Executive shall be entitled to receive a payment in an amount equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments; provided, however that in the event the aggregate value of the Payments exceeds three times the
Executive’s “base amount,” as defined in Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (the “Parachute Threshold”) by less than 10%, one or more Payments shall be reduced so that the aggregate value of the Payments is
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foregoing, the Company shall reduce or eliminate the Payments by first reducing or eliminating the portion of the Payments which are not payable in cash and
then by reducing or eliminating cash payments, in each case in reverse order beginning with payments or benefits which are to be paid the farthest in time from the Determination (as hereinafter defined). Any notice given by the Executive pursuant to
the preceding sentence shall take precedence over the provisions of any other plan, arrangement or agreement governing the Executive’s rights and entitlements to any benefits or compensation. 
 (c) Determination By Accountant. All mathematical determinations, and all determinations as to whether any of the Payments are “parachute
payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code), that are required to be made under Section 6(b), including determinations as to whether a Excise Tax is required, the amount of such Excise Tax and amounts relevant to
the last sentence of this Section 6(c) or whether the Payment should be reduced, shall be made by an independent accounting firm selected by the Executive from among the four (4) largest accounting firms in the United States (the
“Accounting Firm”), which shall provide its determination (the “Determination”), together with detailed supporting calculations regarding the amount of any Excise Tax and any other relevant matter, both to the
Company and the Executive by no later than ten (10) days following the Termination Date, if applicable, or such earlier time as is requested by the Company or the Executive (if the Executive reasonably believes that any of the Payments may be
subject to the Excise Tax). If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by the Executive, it shall furnish the Executive and the Company with an opinion reasonably acceptable to the Executive and the Company that no Excise Tax is
payable (including the reasons therefore) and that the Executive has substantial authority not to report any Excise Tax on his federal income tax return. If an Excise Tax is determined to be payable, it shall be paid to the Executive within ten
(10) days after the Determination (and all accompanying calculations and other material supporting the Determination) is delivered to the Company by the Accounting Firm. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company
and the Executive, absent manifest error. As a result of uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Excise Tax payments not made by
the Company should have been made (“Underpayment”), or that Excise Tax payments will have been made by the Company which should not have been made (“Overpayments”). In either such event, the Accounting Firm shall
determine the amount of the Underpayment or Overpayment that has occurred. In the case of an Underpayment, the amount of such underpayment (together with any interest and penalties, other than interest and penalties that arise under
Section 409A of the Code, payable by the Executive as a result of such Underpayment) shall be promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive. In the case of an Overpayment, the Executive shall, at the direction and expense
of the Company, take such steps as are reasonably necessary (including, if reasonable, the filing of returns and claims for refund), and otherwise reasonably cooperate with the Company to correct such Overpayment, provided, however, that
(1) the Executive shall not in any event be obligated to return to the Company an amount greater than the net after-tax portion of the Overpayment that he has retained or has recovered as a refund from the applicable taxing authorities and
(2) this provision shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the intent of Section 6(b), it being understood that the correction of an Overpayment may result in the Executive repaying to the Company an amount which is less than the
Overpayment. The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be paid by the Company. 
  

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 For purposes of this Agreement, “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:

 (a) An acquisition in one or more transactions (other than directly from the Company) of any voting securities of the Company by any Person
(as defined below) immediately after which such Person has Beneficial Ownership (as defined below) of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, in
determining whether a Change in Control has occurred, voting securities which are acquired in a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A
“Non-Control Acquisition” shall mean an acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its
voting power or its voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any Person in connection with a
“Non-Control Transaction” (as hereinafter defined); 
 (b) The individuals who, as of the date hereof are members of the
Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board or, following a Merger (as defined below), the board of directors of the ultimate Parent Corporation (as defined
below); provided, however, that if the election, or nomination for election by the Company’s common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board (or, with respect to the directors who
are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” serving on the Incumbent Board), such new director shall, for purposes
of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent Board; provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of an actual or threatened
solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”) including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Proxy Contest; or 
 (c) The consummation of: 
 (i) A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the Company (a “Merger”) or an indirect or direct Subsidiary of the Company, or to which securities of the Company are issued, unless: 
 (A) the stockholders of the Company, immediately before a Merger, own, directly or indirectly, immediately following the Merger, more
than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of (x) the corporation resulting from the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) if fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined
voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by another Person or group of Persons (a “Parent Corporation”), or (y) if there is one or
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 (B) the individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the
execution of the agreement providing for a Merger constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation or (y) the ultimate Parent Corporation, if the ultimate Parent Corporation, directly
or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation, and 
 (C) no Person other than (a) the Company, (b) any Subsidiary, (c) any employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part
thereof) maintained by the Company, the Surviving Corporation, any Subsidiary, or the ultimate Parent Corporation, or (d) any Person who, together with its Affiliates (as defined below), immediately prior to a Merger had Beneficial Ownership of
fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding voting securities, owns, together with its Affiliates, Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of
(x) the Surviving Corporation or (y) the ultimate Parent Corporation. 
 (D) Each transaction described in clauses
(c)(i)(A) through (C) above shall herein be referred to as a “Non-Control Transaction”; or 
 (ii) The
direct or indirect sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than (A) a transfer to a Subsidiary, (B) under conditions that would constitute a Non-Control Transaction with the
disposition of assets being regarded as a Merger for this purpose, or (C) the distribution to the Company’s stockholders of the stock of a Subsidiary or any other assets). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because any Person (the “Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the
then outstanding voting securities as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company which, by reducing the number of voting securities then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject
Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the
Beneficial Owner of any additional voting securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding voting securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur. “Affiliate” means, with
respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. “Beneficial Ownership” means ownership within the
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term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including without limitation, any individual, corporation, limited liability
company, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity or any group of Persons. 
 7. Employee Covenants. 
 (a) Confidentiality. The Executive shall not, without the prior
express written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, use for any purpose any Confidential Information (as defined below) in any way, or divulge, disclose or make available or accessible any Confidential Information to any person, firm,
partnership, corporation, trust or any other entity or third party unless (i) such disclosure is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with the performance by the Executive of his duties as an executive of the Company or
(ii) such disclosure is required by applicable law or (iii) the Executive is requested or required by a judicial or arbitration body or governmental agency (by oral question, interrogatories, requests for information or documents,
subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any such information, in which case the Executive will (A) promptly notify the Company of such request or requirement, so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective
order and (B) cooperate with the Company, at its expense, in seeking such an order. “Confidential Information” means all information respecting the business and activities of the Company and any of its Subsidiaries, including,
without limitation, respecting the clients, customers, suppliers, employees, consultants, prospects, computer or other files, projects, products, computer disks or other media, computer hardware or computer software programs, underwriting, lending
or investment standards, marketing plans, financial information, methodologies, know-how, processes, trade secrets, policies, practices, projections, forecasts, formats, operational methods, product development techniques, research, strategies or
information agreed to with third-parties to be kept confidential by the Company and any of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, Confidential Information shall not include any information that is, or becomes, a part
of the public domain or generally available to the public (unless such availability occurs as a result of any breach by the Executive of this Agreement or any breach by an employee of the Company of a similar agreement) or any business knowledge and
experience of the type usually acquired by persons engaged in positions similar to the Executive’s position with the Company, to the extent such knowledge and experience is not specific to the Company and not proprietary to the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries. 
 (b) Non-Competition. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law and state bar codes of conduct
applicable to the Executive, during the Term and during the Non-Competition Period, as defined in Section 7(d), the Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, engage in any business or activity, whether as an
employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, representative, stockholder (other than as the holder of an interest of two percent (2%) or less in the equity of a publicly traded corporation) or other individual, corporate or representative
capacity, or render any services or provide any advice or assistance to any business, person or entity, if such business, activity, person or entity competes anywhere in the United States with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in respect of
(i) any then current product, service or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries on the Termination Date 

  

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or (ii) any product, service or business as to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has begun preparing to develop or offer as of the
Termination Date. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Executive from being employed by any person or entity in a line of business or activity that does not compete with (i) products, services or businesses offered or conducted by
the Company or its Subsidiaries as of the Termination Date, or (ii) products, services or business which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has begun preparing to develop or offer as of the Termination Date. A product, service or business
shall not be deemed to compete with the Company or its Subsidiaries if it is offered in any industry or market sector in which the Company and its Subsidiaries do not compete nor have begun preparing to compete as of the Termination Date.

 (c) Non-Solicitation. During the Term and during the Applicable Period (together, the “Non-Solicitation Period”),
the Executive shall not divert, solicit or lure away the patronage of (i) any client or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as of or within the two (2) year period prior to the Termination Date or (ii) any prospective
client or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. As used herein, “prospective client” means any client that, to the knowledge of the Executive, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (i) has solicited within the
two (2) year period prior to the Termination Date, or (ii) is soliciting as of the Termination Date. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the Executive from soliciting clients or prospective clients of the Company or its
Subsidiaries with respect to products, services or businesses which the Company and its Subsidiaries neither offer or conduct, nor have begun preparing to develop or offer, as of the Termination Date. The Executive shall not, during the
Non-Solicitation Period, directly or indirectly, recruit, hire or assist others in recruiting or hiring, or otherwise solicit for employment, any employees of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. The provisions of this Section 7(c) shall not
be deemed to limit in any way the provisions of any other Section of this Agreement. 
 (d) The Non-Competition Period and the Applicable
Period. For purposes of this Agreement: 
 (i) the “Non-Competition Period” means: 
 (A) the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending twenty-four (24) months after the Termination Date, if the
Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated (1) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, or (2) by the Executive for Good Reason; or 
 (B) the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending 90 days after the Termination Date, if the Executive’s employment with
the Company shall be terminated (1) by the Company for Cause, (2) by the Executive other than for Good Reason, or (3) due to the Executive’s Disability. 
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 (A) the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending twenty-four (24) months
after the Termination Date, if the Executive’s employment with the Company shall be terminated (1) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability, or (2) by the Executive for Good Reason; or 
 (B) the period beginning on the Termination Date and ending twelve (12) months after the Termination Date, if the Executive’s
employment with the Company shall be terminated (1) by the Company for Cause, (2) by the Executive other than for Good Reason, or (3) due to the Executive’s Disability. 
 (iii) Notwithstanding any provision in Section 7(d)(i) or Section 7(d)(ii) to the contrary, the Parties agree that the Company
shall have the right to extend the Non-Competition Period and/or the Applicable Period, on a monthly basis, for a maximum of twenty-four (24) months after the Termination Date, by paying to the Executive during each month (the “Monthly
Extension Amount”) of the applicable time period that was extended an aggregate amount equal to: (A) two times the Executive’s Base Salary as of the Termination Date and two times the Executive’s Target Annual Bonus as of the
Termination Date, divided by (B) twenty-four (24) months (the “Extension Amount”). For example, if both the Non-Competition Period and the Applicable Period are extended so that they last until the date twenty-four
(24) months following the Termination Date, then the Company will pay the Executive a total payment equal to the sum of two times the Executive’s Base Salary as of the Termination Date and two times the Executive’s Target Annual Bonus
as of the Termination Date, which payment shall be paid on a pro-rata basis over such twenty-four (24) month period. 
 (e)
Interpretation. The Parties hereto recognize that the laws and public policies of the various states of the United States may differ as to the validity and enforceability of covenants similar to those set forth in Sections 7(b) and (c). It is
the intention of the Parties that the potential restrictions on the Executive’s activities imposed by Sections 7(b) and (c) be reasonable in both duration and geographic scope and in all other respects, it being understood that the
business conducted by the Company and its Subsidiaries is nationwide in scope. It is also the intention of the Parties that the provisions of Sections 7(b) and (c) be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under the laws and policies of
each jurisdiction in which enforcement may be sought, and that in the event that any provision of Sections 7(b) and (c) shall, for any reason, be held invalid or unenforceable in any respect, it shall not invalidate, render unenforceable or
otherwise affect any other provision hereof, and such invalid or unenforceable provision shall be construed by limiting it so as to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law. If applicable law does not permit an
invalid or unenforceable provision to be so construed, then the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be stricken and the remaining portions of Sections 7(b) and (c) shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. In addition, if
any provision of Sections 7(b) and (c) shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall be deemed to apply only with respect to the operation of such provision in the particular jurisdiction in which
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 (f) Remedies. The Executive agrees that any breach of the terms of this Section 7 would
result in irreparable injury and damage to the Company for which the Company would have no adequate remedy at law; the Executive therefore also agrees that in the event of said breach or any threat of breach, the Company shall be entitled to an
immediate injunction and restraining order from a court of competent jurisdiction to prevent such breach and/or threatened breach and/or continued breach by the Executive and/or any and all persons and/or entities acting for and/or with the
Executive, without having to prove damages. The availability of injunctive relief shall be in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled at law or in equity, but remedies other than injunctive relief may only be pursued in
an arbitration brought in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement. The terms of this paragraph shall not prevent the Company from pursuing in an arbitration any other available remedies for any breach or threatened breach of this
Section 7, including but not limited to the recovery of damages from the Executive. 
 (g) Survival. The provisions of this
Section 7 shall survive any termination of this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action by the Executive against the Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the
enforcement by the Company of the covenants and agreements of this Section 7; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not, in and of itself, preclude the Executive from defending himself against the enforceability of the covenants and
agreements of this Section 7. 
 (h) Return of Materials. Upon the request of the Company and, in any event, upon termination of
employment, the Executive will leave with the Company all memoranda, notes, records, manuals, or other documents and media (in whatever form maintained, whether documentary, computer storage or otherwise) pertaining to the Company’s business,
including all copies thereof; other than such documents and items that are personal to the employee (e.g., pay stubs, personal tax documentation and other compensation or employment related materials). 
 (i) Ownership of Executive Developments. All copyrights, patents, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights associated with any ideas,
concepts, techniques, inventions, processes, or works of authorship developed or created by the Executive during the course of performing work for the Company, its Subsidiaries, or its clients, including, but not limited to, software programs,
manuals, publications and reports (collectively, the “Work Product”) belongs and shall belong exclusively to the Company and shall, to the extent possible, be considered a work made by the Executive for hire for the Company within
the meaning of Title 17 of the United States Code. To the extent the Work Product may not be considered work made by the Executive for hire for the Company, the Executive agrees to assign, and shall automatically assign at the time of creation of
the Work Product, without any requirement of further consideration, any right, title, or interest he may have in such Work Product. Upon request of the Company, the Executive shall take such further actions, including execution and delivery of
instruments of conveyance, as may be appropriate to give full and proper effect to such assignment. Notwithstanding anything else in this Agreement, any ideas, concepts, techniques, inventions, processes or works of authorship developed or created
by the Executive on the Executive’s own time, and which have no application in the business of the Company (“Executive Work Product”), shall not be considered Work Product. 
  

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 (j) Consequences of Challenging Enforceability of Non-Competition or Non-Solicitation Covenants.
If at any time the Executive or his subsequent employer successfully challenges the enforceability of the non-competition and/or non-solicitation covenants of Sections 7(b) and 7(c), then (A) all references to 90 days, twelve (12) months,
eighteen (18) months, or twenty-four (24) months in Sections 5(c) and 7(d) shall instead be references to the time period that such non-competition and non-solicitation covenants actually remain in effect, and (B) the Severance Amount
and the Continuation Health Coverage that the Executive may receive pursuant to Section 5(c) and the Extension Amount that the Executive may receive pursuant to Section 7(d) shall automatically be reduced proportionately. 
 (k) Non-disparagement. During his employment and for an indefinite period following termination of his employment with the Company, the Executive
agrees not to disparage in any respect the Company, any of its products or practices, or any of its directors, officers, agents, representatives, stockholders or affiliates, either orally or in writing. During the Term and for an indefinite period
following the Term, the Company’s officers and members of its Board shall not disparage in any respect the Executive. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit the Executive or the Company’s officers and members of its Board from responding
truthfully when required by a governmental agency, law, subpoena or court order. 
 (l) Cooperation. Executive agrees that during the
Term and, upon the Company’s reasonable request and at the Company’s reasonable expense, following the Term, he will provide whatever assistance is required by the Company or its agents, including its attorneys, concerning any matter
related to his employment with the Company. Executive further agrees both to immediately notify the Company upon receipt of any court order, subpoena, or any legal discovery device that seeks or might require disclosure of any matter related to his
employment with the Company, and to furnish, within three (3) business days of its receipt, a copy of such court order, subpoena, or legal discovery device to the Company, so that the Company may take appropriate measures to quash or otherwise
defend its interests. 
 8. Successors and Assigns. 
 (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns. The term “Company” as used herein shall include such successors and assigns. The term
“successors and assigns” as used herein shall mean a corporation or other entity acquiring all or substantially all the assets and business of the Company (including this Agreement) whether by operation of law or otherwise. 
 (b) Neither this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable or transferable by the Executive, his beneficiaries or legal
representatives, except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executive’s legal personal representative. 
 9. Arbitration. Except as set forth in Section 7(f) hereof, any and all disputes, claims and controversies between the Company or any of its
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or relating to this Agreement, or the breach thereof, or otherwise arising out of or relating to the Executive’s employment or the termination thereof
shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall take place in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The arbitrator shall have no authority
to award punitive damages. The award of the arbitrator shall be final and judgment thereon may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The Parties shall share the costs of the arbitration equally, unless otherwise ordered by the arbitrator.
Judgment upon the arbitration award may be entered in any federal or state court having jurisdiction. 
 10. Notice. For the purposes
of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of Termination) shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or sent by certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses last given by each party to the other, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company.
All notices and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the date of delivery thereof or on the third business day after the mailing thereof, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt. 
 11. Non-exclusivity of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit the Executive’s continuing or future participation in any
benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and for which the Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or reduce such rights as the Executive may have under any other agreements
with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. Amounts which are vested benefits or which the Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be payable in accordance with such plan
or program, except as explicitly modified by this Agreement. 
 12. Miscellaneous. 
 (a) No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed
by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver
of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreement or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which
are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. 
 (b) To the extent that the Company reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits
payable under this Agreement are subject to Section 409A of the Code this Agreement shall incorporate the terms and conditions required by Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations as reasonably determined by the
Company and the Executive. To the extent applicable, this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without
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Agreement to the contrary, in the event that, following the Effective Date, the Company reasonably determines that any compensation or benefits payable under
this Agreement may be subject to Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance (including such Department of Treasury guidance as may be issued after the Effective Date), the Company and the Executive shall work together
to adopt such amendments to this Agreement or adopt other policies or procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive effect), or take any other commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to (i) exempt
the compensation and benefits payable under this Agreement from Section 409A of the Code and/or preserve the intended tax treatment of the compensation and benefits provided with respect to this Agreement, or (ii) comply with the
requirements of Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance. 
 13. Governing Law. This Agreement shall
be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without giving effect to the conflict of law principles thereof. 
 14. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
hereof. 
 15. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties hereto and supersedes all prior
agreements, if any, understandings and arrangements, oral or written, between the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized
officer and the Executive has executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. 
  

	
	MCG CAPITAL CORPORATION
	
	 /s/ Steven F. Tunney

	 Name: Steven F. Tunney

	 Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

	
	EXECUTIVE: SAMUEL G. RUBENSTEIN
	
	 /s/ Samuel G. Rubenstein

  

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 EXHIBIT A1 
 For and in consideration
of the payments and other benefits due to _______ (the “Executive”) pursuant to the Employment Agreement dated as of ______ __, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”), by and between _______________, (the
“Company”) and the Executive, and for other good and valuable consideration, the Executive hereby agrees, for the Executive, the Executive’s spouse and child or children (if any), the Executive’s heirs, beneficiaries,
devisees, executors, administrators, attorneys, personal representatives, successors and assigns, to forever release, discharge and covenant not to sue the Company or any of its divisions, affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, branches, predecessors,
successors, assigns, and, with respect to such entities, their officers, directors, trustees, employees, agents, shareholders, administrators, general or limited partners, representatives, attorneys, insurers and fiduciaries, past, present and
future (the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims of any kind arising out of, or related to, his employment with the Company, its affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, with the Company, the “Affiliated
Entities”), the Executive’s separation from employment with the Affiliated Entities, which the Executive now has or may have against the Released Parties, whether known or unknown to the Executive, by reason of facts which have
occurred on or prior to the date that the Executive has signed this Release. Such released claims include, without limitation, any and all claims relating to the foregoing under federal, state or local laws pertaining to employment, including,
without limitation, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e et. seq., the Fair Labor Standards Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 201
et. seq., the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et. seq. the Reconstruction Era Civil Rights Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 et. seq., the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 701 et. seq., the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992, 29 U.S.C. Section 2601 et. seq., and any and all state or local laws regarding employment discrimination and/or federal,
state or local laws of any type or description regarding employment, including but not limited to any claims arising from or derivative of the Executive’s employment with the Affiliated Entities, as well as any and all such claims under state
contract or tort law. 
 The Executive has read this Release carefully, acknowledges that the Executive has been given at least 21 days
to consider all of its terms and has been advised to consult with any attorney and any other advisors of the Executive’s choice prior to executing this Release, and the Executive fully understands that by signing below the Executive is
voluntarily giving up any right which the Executive may have to sue or bring any other claims against the Released Parties, including any rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. The Executive also understands that the
Executive has a period of seven days after signing this Release within which to revoke his agreement, and that neither the Company nor any other person is obligated to make any payments or provide any other benefits to the Executive pursuant to
the Agreement until eight days have passed since the Executive’s signing of this Release without the Executive’s signature having been revoked other than any accrued obligations or other benefits payable pursuant to the terms of the
Company’s normal payroll practices or employee benefit plans. Finally, the Executive has not been forced or pressured in any manner whatsoever to sign this Release, and the Executive agrees to all of its terms voluntarily. 

	 1
	 This release may be amended by the Company to reflect new laws and changes in applicable laws. 

 Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, this Release shall not affect: (i) the
Company’s obligations under any compensation or employee benefit plan, program or arrangement (including, without limitation, obligations to the Executive under any stock option, stock award or agreements or obligations under any pension,
deferred compensation or retention plan) provided by the Affiliated Entities where the Executive’s compensation or benefits are intended to continue or the Executive is to be provided with compensation or benefits, in accordance with the
express written terms of such plan, program or arrangement, beyond the date of the Executive’s termination; or (ii) rights to indemnification the Executive may have as an insured under any director’s and officer’s liability
insurance policy now or previously in force. 
 This Release is final and binding and may not be changed or modified except in a writing
signed by both parties. 
  

							
	
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 Exhibit 10.75 
 FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 
 FOR 
 NON-EMPLOYEE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
 This Restricted Stock Agreement (“Agreement”) is made this      day of             ,
200    , (the “Award Date”) by and between MCG Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and                                      
    (“Director”). 
 WHEREAS, in accordance with an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) dated April 4, 2006 (Release No. 27280) granting certain exemptive relief to the Company regarding the issuance of restricted stock under and in accordance with the Investment Company Act of 1940 (as amended), as well as
the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors dated May 12, 2006 and the approval of Company’s Stockholders dated June 12, 2006, the Company has adopted a Restricted Stock Plan (as such plan is further defined below) that
governs the issuances of restricted stock from time to time to directors of the Company; and  
 WHEREAS, on September 22,
2006, the Company filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 to register the shares of common stock (par value $0.01 per share) of the Company (the “Common Stock”) that are authorized for issuance under the Restricted Stock
Plan; and  
 WHEREAS, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Restricted Stock
Plan, the Company desires to grant to Director shares of Common Stock (such shares, the “Shares”) in connection with and as consideration for Director’s service on the Company’s Board of Directors during Director’s current
term of office (such grant, the “Award”); and  
 WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Company’s making
of the Award that Director enter into this Agreement with the Company concerning the rights and restrictions of the Shares subject to the Award and any additional agreements described herein that the Company may require; 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged), and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 
 I. OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

 1.1 Awarded Shares. The Company hereby awards to Director, effective as of the Award Date, the number of Shares set forth on
Annex 1. The Shares are subject to certain restrictions and other terms and conditions set forth herein, including without limitation, the forfeiture restrictions set forth in Article IV hereof. The certificates representing the Shares that are
subject to forfeiture restrictions under Article IV shall be held in escrow by the Corporate Secretary of the Company as provided in, and in accordance with, Article V. 
  

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 1.2 Lapse of Restrictions. Subject to Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 hereof, the forfeiture
restrictions set forth herein shall lapse with respect to the Shares in accordance with the Schedule(s) set forth on Annex 1. 
 1.3
Restrictive Legends. 
 (a) In order to reflect the restrictions on disposition of the Shares and the forfeiture restrictions, the
stock certificates representing the Shares will be endorsed with the following restrictive legends: 
 “THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS AN AFFILIATE, AS DEFINED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OF THE COMPANY AND MAY NOT TRANSFER THESE SECURITIES EXCEPT (A) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE ACT, INCLUDING RULE 144 UNDER THE ACT, OR (B) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE ACT.” 
 (b) Upon the lapse of the applicable forfeiture restrictions, at Director’s request, the Company shall issue replacement certificates representing such Shares without the legend set forth in clause (a) of this Section 1.3.

 1.4 Definitions. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning specified below unless the context
clearly indicates to the contrary. 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. 
 “Beneficial Ownership” or “Beneficially Owned” means ownership within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. 
 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. 
 “Change in Capitalization” means any increase or reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock, or any change in the shares of Common Stock or exchange of shares of Common Stock for a different
number or kind of shares or other securities of the Company, by reason of a reclassification, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization, spin-off, split-up, issuance of warrants or rights or debentures, stock dividend, stock split or
reverse stock split, cash dividend, property dividend, combination or exchange of shares, change in corporate structure or substantially similar event. 
 “Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events: 
 (a) An
acquisition in one or more transactions (other than directly from the Company) of any voting securities of the Company by any Person (as defined below) immediately after which such Person has Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more
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the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; provided, however, in determining whether a Change in Control has
occurred, voting securities which are acquired in a “Non-Control Acquisition” (as hereinafter defined) shall not constitute an acquisition which would cause a Change in Control. A “Non-Control Acquisition” shall
mean an acquisition by (i) an employee benefit plan (or a trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power or its voting equity securities or
equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company (a “Subsidiary”), (ii) the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any Person in connection with a “Non-Control Transaction” (as hereinafter
defined); or 
 (b) The individuals who, as of the date hereof, are members of the Board (the “Incumbent Board”), cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board or, following a Merger (as defined below), the board of directors of the ultimate Parent Corporation (as defined below); provided, however, that if the election, or nomination
for election by the Company’s common stockholders, of any new director was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Board (or, with respect to the directors who are not “interested persons” as defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, by a majority of the directors who are not “interested persons” serving on the Incumbent Board), such new director shall, for purposes of this Agreement, be considered as a member of the Incumbent
Board; provided further, however, that no individual shall be considered a member of the Incumbent Board if such individual initially assumed office as a result of an actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a
Person other than the Board (a “Proxy Contest”) including by reason of any agreement intended to avoid or settle any Proxy Contest; or 
 (c) The consummation of: 
 (i) A merger, consolidation or reorganization involving the
Company (a “Merger”) or an indirect or direct subsidiary of the Company, or to which securities of the Company are issued, unless: 
 (A) the stockholders of the Company, immediately before a Merger, own, directly or indirectly immediately following the Merger, more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting
securities of (x) the corporation resulting from the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) if fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation
is not Beneficially Owned, directly or indirectly, by another Person or group of Persons (a “Parent Corporation”), or (y) if there is one or more Parent Corporations, the ultimate Parent Corporation, and  
 (B) the individuals who were members of the Incumbent Board immediately prior to the execution of the agreement providing for a Merger
constitute at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of (x) the Surviving Corporation or (y) the ultimate Parent Corporation, if the ultimate Parent Corporation, directly or indirectly, owns fifty percent (50%) or
more of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of the Surviving Corporation, and  
  

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 (C) no Person other than (a) the Company, (b) any Subsidiary, (c) any
employee benefit plan (or any trust forming a part thereof) maintained by the Company, the Surviving Corporation, any Subsidiary, or the ultimate Parent Corporation, or (d) any Person who, together with its Affiliates (as defined below),
immediately prior to a Merger had Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the then outstanding voting securities, owns, together with its Affiliates, Beneficial Ownership of fifty percent (50%) or more of the combined voting
power of the then outstanding voting securities of (x) the Surviving Corporation or (y) the ultimate Parent Corporation; 
 (D) Each transaction described in clauses (c)(i)(A) through (C) above shall herein be referred to as a “Non-Control Transaction”; or 
 (ii) The direct or indirect sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any Person (other than
(A) a transfer to a Subsidiary, (B) under conditions that would constitute a Non-Control Transaction with the disposition of assets being regarded as a Merger for this purpose, or (C) the distribution to the Company’s
stockholders of the stock of a Subsidiary or any other assets). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur solely
because any Person (the “Subject Person”) acquired Beneficial Ownership of more than the permitted amount of the then outstanding voting securities as a result of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company which, by
reducing the number of voting securities then outstanding, increases the proportional number of shares Beneficially Owned by the Subject Persons, provided that if a Change in Control would occur (but for the operation of this sentence) as a result
of the acquisition of voting securities by the Company, and after such share acquisition by the Company, the Subject Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of any additional voting securities which increases the percentage of the then outstanding
voting securities Beneficially Owned by the Subject Person, then a Change in Control shall occur. 
 “Code” means the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
 “Dividends” means all cash dividends (including shares of Common Stock
acquired through any dividend reinvestment program with respect to regular cash dividends), except for liquidating dividends. 
 “Exchange Act” means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
 “Fair Market Value”
on any date means the closing price per share of Common Stock on such date and, when used with reference to shares of Common Stock for any period shall mean the average of the daily closing prices per share of Common Stock for such period. If the
shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading on a national securities exchange, the closing price shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if the shares of Common Stock are not 

  

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listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to
securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares of Common Stock are listed or admitted to trading or, if the shares of Common Stock are not so listed on any national securities exchange, as reported in the
transaction reporting system applicable to securities designated as a “national market system security” or NASDAQ. If the shares of Common Stock are not so listed, admitted to trading or designated, Fair Market Value shall be as determined
in good faith by the Board based on an opinion of an independent investment banking firm with an established national reputation with respect to the valuation of securities. 
 “Forfeitable Shares” means any Shares with respect to which the restrictions have not lapsed in accordance with the Schedule(s) set
forth in Annex 1. 
 “Non-Forfeitable Shares” means any Shares with respect to which the restrictions thereon have lapsed
(a) in accordance with the Schedule(s) set forth in Annex 1, or (b) otherwise in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. 
 “Owner” includes Director and all subsequent holders of the Shares who own such Shares pursuant to a Transfer from Director in accordance with Section 3.1 and Section 3.2. 
 “Person” means “person” as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, including
without limitation, any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof or any other entity or any group of Persons. 
 “Restricted Stock Plan” means the MCG Capital Corporation 2006 Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan, as approved by the Board of
Directors of the Company on May 12, 2006, and by the Stockholders of the Company on June 12, 2006, as such Restricted Stock Plan may be amended and modified from time to time. 
 “Schedule” shall refer to the Schedule(s) set forth on Annex 1. 
 “Subsidiary” means any corporation which is a subsidiary corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) with
respect to the Company, except that for the purposes of the definition of a “Change in Control,” Subsidiary is defined in such definition. 
 “Transfer” means a transfer, sale, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition of any Shares. 
 II. SPECIAL PROVISIONS 
 2.1 Stockholder Rights, Including Voting & Dividend Rights. Unless and until any
such Shares awarded to Director hereunder are forfeited in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Director (or any successor in interest) shall have and be entitled to all of the rights and privileges of a holder of Common Stock
of the Company (including, without limitation, voting rights and dividend rights) with respect to both such Forfeitable Shares and such Non-Forfeitable Shares, but subject, however, to the transfer restrictions of Article III. 
  

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 2.2 Payment and Reimbursement for Applicable Withholding Taxes. Director understands that
(a) all of the Shares that are Forfeitable Shares as of the Award Date are considered to be subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture under Section 83 of the Code, and (b) under Section 83(a) of the Code, upon the lapse
of any forfeiture restrictions applicable to any of the Shares, Director is required to include as income (the “Taxable Amount”) the difference (if any) between the price paid (if any) for such Shares and the Fair Market Value of such
Shares on the date on which any such forfeiture restrictions applicable to such Shares lapse. 
 III. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS 
 3.1 Restrictions on Transfer of Forfeitable Shares. Director shall not transfer, assign, encumber, or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
Forfeitable Shares, other than to the Company. 
 3.2 Restrictions on Transfer of Shares; Transferee Obligations. 
 (a) No Transfer of Shares, whether or not permitted by Sections 3.1, shall be made or recorded on the books of the Company, and any such Transfer shall be
void and of no effect, unless: 
 (i) Such Transfer of the Shares is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the 1933 Act
and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption therefrom with respect to which the Company may, upon request, require a satisfactory opinion of counsel retained by Director (which counsel shall be acceptable to the Company) to the
effect that such Transfer is exempt from the provisions of Section 5 of the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws; and 
 (ii)
Each person (other than the Company) to whom the Shares are transferred by means of one of the Transfers specified in Section 3.1 above shall, as a condition precedent to the validity of such Transfer, agree in writing to the Company to be
bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and acknowledge that any such transferred Shares shall be subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, (1) the restrictions on transfer contained in Sections 3.1 and 3.2 as
applicable, and (2) the forfeiture restrictions contained in Article IV, and (3) the escrow provisions pursuant to Article V, to the same extent as if such Shares continued to be owned by Director. 
 (b) No Transfer of Shares in violation of this Agreement shall be made or recorded on the books of the Company, and any such Transfer shall be void and of
no effect. 
 IV. FORFEITURE OF FORFEITABLE SHARES 
 4.1 Termination of Service as a Director. Subject to Section 4.2, upon any resignation or removal of Director as a member of the Board of Directors, all of Director’s Forfeitable Shares shall be
forfeited as of such date of resignation or removal. 
 4.2 Change in Control. Upon a Change in Control, notwithstanding anything to
the contrary in this Agreement or in any other agreement between Director and the Company, all of Director’s Forfeitable Shares shall become Non-Forfeitable Shares. The Company shall assign this Agreement and its rights, together with its
obligations, hereunder in connection with a Change in Control. 
  

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 4.3 Additional Shares or Substituted Securities. Upon the occurrence of any Change in
Capitalization, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (excluding Dividends) that is by reason of any such Change in Capitalization distributed with respect to the Shares shall be immediately subject to the restrictions set
forth herein, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time covered by such restrictions. Appropriate adjustments to reflect the distribution of such securities or property shall be made to the number of Shares hereunder in order to reflect the
effect of any such transaction upon the Company’s capital structure. 
 V. ESCROW 
 5.1 Deposit. Upon issuance, the certificates for the Forfeitable Shares shall be deposited in escrow with the Corporate Secretary of the Company to
be held in accordance with the provisions of this Article V. Each deposited certificate shall be accompanied by two original duly executed Assignment Separate from Certificates in the form of Exhibit A. The deposited certificates, together with any
other assets or securities from time to time deposited with the Company pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement, shall remain in escrow until such time or times as the certificates (or other assets and securities) are to be released or
otherwise surrendered for cancellation in accordance with Section 5.3 below. Upon delivery of the certificates (or other assets and securities) to the Company, the Owner shall be provided with written evidence of the number of Shares (or other
assets and securities) delivered in escrow to the Corporate Secretary of the Company. 
 5.2 Recapitalization. All Dividends shall be
paid directly to the Owner and shall not be held in escrow. However, in the event of a Change in Capitalization, any new, substituted or additional securities or other property (excluding Dividends) that is by reason of such transaction distributed
with respect to the Shares shall be immediately delivered to the Corporate Secretary of the Company to be held in escrow under this Article V, but only to the extent the Shares are at the time subject to the escrow requirements of Section 5.1.

 5.3 Release/Surrender. The Shares, together with any other assets or securities held in escrow hereunder, shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions relating to their release from escrow or their surrender to the Company for cancellation: 
 (a) The
certificates for Shares shall be released from escrow and delivered to the Owner after the restrictions on the Forfeitable Shares lapse in accordance with the Schedule(s) or as otherwise set forth herein, upon the written request of the Owner with
reasonable advance notice to the Corporate Secretary. 
 (b) If Forfeitable Shares are forfeited hereunder, then the certificates
representing such forfeited Shares shall be surrendered to the Company. 
 (c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Section 5.3, all Shares (or other assets or securities) released from escrow in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3(a) shall nevertheless remain subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in Section 3.2 until such
restrictions terminate in accordance with the terms of Section 3.2. 
  

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 VI. GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 6.1 Notices. Any notice required in connection with this Agreement shall be given in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally to the recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable
overnight courier service (charges prepaid) or telecopied to the recipient at the address indicated on Annex 1 or at such other address as such party may designate by ten (10) days’ advance written notice under this Section 4.1 to all
other parties to this Agreement. 
 6.2 No Waiver. No waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or different nature. 
 6.3 Amendment. This Agreement may be
modified, amended, suspended or terminated, and terms or conditions may be waived, but only by a written instrument executed by the parties hereto. 
 6.4 Director Undertaking. Director hereby agrees to take whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the Company may, in its judgment, deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect one or more
of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either Director or the Shares pursuant to the express provisions of this Agreement. 
 6.5
Agreement Is Entire Contract. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter hereof. 
 6.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, as such laws are applied to contracts entered into and performed in such State,
without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof. 
 6.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 6.8
Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Company and its successors and assigns and Director and Director’s legal representatives, heirs, legatees, distributees,
assigns and transferees by operation of law, whether or not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms and conditions hereof. 
 6.9 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Award Date first indicated
above. 
  

			
	THE COMPANY:
	
	MCG CAPITAL CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	  

		 	Name:
		 	Title:
	
	DIRECTOR:
	
	  

	Name:

  

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 Annex 1 
 MCG CAPITAL CORPORATION 
 RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT 
  

			
		
	 Director Name:
	 	  

		
	 Director Address:
	 	  

		
		 	  

		
		 	  

		
	 Award Date:
	 	                    , 200     (immediately prior to market
 open)
		
	 Awarded Shares:
	 	  

 Lapsing of Forfeiture: 
 From and after the Award Date, but subject to the restrictions and other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the restrictions set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2, 4.1 and 5.1 shall lapse with respect to
2,500 Shares annually on the last calendar day of the month immediately preceding the month in which Director was most recently elected to the Board, in each such instance only if and to the extent that Director is still then serving as a
director on the Board of Directors of the Company on such date. 
  

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