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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

GLADSTONE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”)
is made between GLADSTONE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and David Gladstone, a resident of the Commonwealth of
Virginia (the “Executive”). 
 The Company wishes to secure the services of the Executive and the Executive wishes
to furnish such services to the Company pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth. 
 Now,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and obligations hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as set forth below. 

1. Employment; Term. The Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive hereby agrees to enter into such employment, as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, for the period commencing on the date that this Agreement is executed by all parties (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the date three (3) years from the Effective Date, unless
terminated sooner pursuant to Section 5 hereof. The initial three (3)-year term shall be extended for additional successive periods of one (1) year each, on the same terms and conditions contained herein, unless three (3) months’
prior written notice is given by the Company of its intention to terminate the term of this Agreement without cause. For purposes hereof, the period of Executive’s employment hereunder is referred to as the “Term.” 

2. Duties and Extent of Services. 

(a) The Executive shall serve as Chief Executive Officer of the Company with such duties and responsibilities as are consistent with
such positions, and shall so serve faithfully and to the best of his ability, under the direction and supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”). The positions of Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
are the highest offices in the Company and all other employees and officers of the Company report directly to these positions unless they have been delegated. 

(b) Subject to the Company’s procedures for selection and removing Board members, the Executive shall serve as a member of the
Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board of the Company and hold such other positions and executive offices of the Company or of any of the Company’s subsidiaries, affiliates and managed entities as may from time to time be authorized by
the Board, provided that each such position shall be commensurate with the Executive’s standing in the business community as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The Executive shall not be entitled to any compensation other than
the compensation provided for herein for serving during the Term as a Director of the Company or in any other office or position of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, unless the Board shall have specifically approved such
additional compensation. 

  
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 (c) The Executive shall devote the substantial majority of his business time,
attention and efforts to his duties hereunder, except when necessary to fulfill his fiduciary obligations as an employee officer and board member of Gladstone Land Corporation, Gladstone Capital Corporation, Gladstone Commercial Corporation, and
related entities, and such other entities as the Company is engaged to serve as manager or advisor in the future. The Executive shall diligently perform to the best of his ability all of the duties required of him as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, and in the other positions or offices of the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates required of him hereunder. The Executive shall faithfully adhere to, execute and fulfill all policies established by the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, the Executive may participate in charitable, civic, political, social, trade or other non-profit organizations to the extent such participation does
not materially interfere with the performance of his duties hereunder, and may serve as a non-management director of business corporations (or in a like capacity in other
for-profit organizations) so long as it does not materially interfere with the Executive’s obligations hereunder. 

(d) The Executive shall be required to live in the greater Washington, D.C. area in order to perform his duties hereunder. The
Executive understands that he will be required to travel from time to time in order to perform his duties hereunder and agrees to undertake such travel as part of his duties to the Company under the terms of this Agreement. 

3. Compensation. 
 (a)
Base Salary. The Executive’s Base Salary shall be Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000) per year, minus deductions and withholdings required by law, payable on a regular basis in accordance with the Company’s regular payroll
policies in effect from time to time, but not less frequently than monthly. On at least an annual basis, the Board will review the Executive’s performance and may make increases to such Base Salary if, in its sole discretion, any such change is
warranted. 
 (b) Incentive Bonus. The Executive will be eligible to receive a
year-end incentive bonus of up to one hundred percent (100%) of his Base Salary determined in the sole discretion of the Board or a compensation committee thereof. Subject to the provisions of
Section 3(d) hereof, such bonus payments shall be made to the Executive, if earned, as soon as practicable after the end of each calendar year during the Term. The Company intends to pay out all of its ordinary income on an annual basis as
incentive compensation to its employees, and to the extent that there is any such incentive compensation, then the Executive will be eligible to participate in any such additional payments, in amounts and on terms determined by the Board or the
Company’s Compensation Committee. 
 (c) Deferral. The Executive may elect to defer payment of all or any part of his
incentive bonus compensation amount payable in accordance with Section 3(b) hereof with respect to any calendar year during the Term, by giving the Company written notice thereof not later than June 30 of such year. Additionally, in the
event that in respect of any fiscal year of the Company any amount of Base Salary, incentive bonus compensation or any other amount payable to the Executive hereunder or otherwise, shall, either alone or in combination with other amounts payable
hereunder or otherwise, result in a payment by the Company that shall not be currently deductible by it pursuant to the provisions of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue 

  
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Code, as amended, or like or successor provisions (a “Non-Deductible Amount”), as determined by the Company’s independent
accountants, the Company may elect to defer the payment of the Non-Deductible Amount. Any amounts so deferred, either by election of the Executive or by election of the Company, shall be immediately invested
in a brokerage money market account controlled by the Company. The entire amount invested in such account shall be paid to the Executive on a date to be chosen by the Company, but in no event later than the first anniversary of the termination of
the Executive from employment with the Company. 
 4. Benefits. 

(a) Standard Benefits. During the Term, the Executive shall be entitled to participate in any and all benefit programs and
arrangements now in effect and hereinafter adopted and generally made available by the Company to its senior officers, including but not limited to, four (4) weeks of paid vacation during each year of the Term in accordance with the policies
and procedures of the Company as in effect from time to time for its senior officers, pension plans, contributory and non-contributory Company welfare and benefit plans, disability plans, and medical, death
benefit and life insurance plans for which the Executive shall be eligible, or may become eligible during the Term. 
 (b) Expense
Reimbursement. The Company agrees to reimburse, within thirty (30) days of presentation, the Executive for all reasonable and necessary travel, business entertainment and other business out-of-pocket expenses incurred or expended by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder upon presentation of proper expense statements or vouchers or such other supporting information as
the Company may reasonably require of the Executive. 
 (c) Other Executive Perquisites. The Company shall provide the
Executive with other executive perquisites as may be available to or deemed appropriate for the Executive by the Board or a compensation committee thereof. 

5. Termination. This Agreement and the Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated either upon the expiration of its Term (as
set forth in Section 1), or as set forth in Sections 5(a) through 5(e) or as set forth in Section 11: 
 (a) Death. In the
event of the death of the Executive during the Term, this Agreement shall automatically terminate with the effective date of termination being the date of the Executive’s death, and the Company shall have no further obligations hereunder except
to pay all compensation due for the period up to the effective date of termination, plus an amount equal to any bonus he received during the previous year that is yet unpaid. 

(b) Disability. In the event of the “permanent disability” (as hereinafter defined) of the Executive during the
Term, the Company shall have the right, to the extent permissible under applicable law and upon written notice to the Executive, to terminate the Executive’s employment hereunder, effective upon the giving of such notice (or such later date as
shall be specified in such notice). For purposes of this Section, “permanent disability” means any disability as defined under the Company’s applicable disability insurance policy or, if no such policy is available, any
physical or mental disability or incapacity that renders the Executive 

  
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incapable of performing the services required of him in accordance with his obligations under Section 2 hereof for a period of four (4) consecutive months or for shorter periods
aggregating six (6) months during any twelve (12)-month period. In the event of such termination, and subject to the provisions of Section 5(g) below, the Company shall have no further obligations hereunder, except that the Executive shall
be entitled to be paid as severance his Base Salary then in effect under Section 3(a) hereof for a period of two (2) years from the effective date of termination, plus any bonus he received during the previous year; provided, however, that
the Company shall only be required to pay that amount of the Executive’s Base Salary which shall not be covered by long-term disability payments, if any, to the Executive. 

(c) Cause. The Company shall have the right, upon ten (10) days’ written notice to the Executive, to terminate the
Executive’s employment under this Agreement for “Cause” (as hereinafter defined), effective upon the giving of such notice (or such later date as shall be specified in such notice), and the Company shall have no further
obligations hereunder, except to pay the Executive compensation due for the period up to the effective date of termination. The Executive’s right to participate in any of the Company’s retirement, insurance and other benefit plans and
programs shall be as determined under such programs and plans. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” means: 

(i) fraud, embezzlement or gross insubordination on the part of the Executive or material breach by the Executive of his obligations
under Sections 6 or 7 hereof; 
 (ii) a material breach of, gross negligence with respect to, or the willful failure or refusal by
the Executive to perform and discharge, his duties, responsibilities or obligations under this Agreement (other than under Sections 6 and 7 hereof, which shall be governed by clause (i) above, and other than by reason of disability or death)
that is not corrected within ten (10) days following written notice thereof to the Executive by the Company, such notice to state with specificity the nature of the breach, failure or refusal; provided that if such breach, failure or refusal cannot
reasonably be corrected within ten (10) days of written notice thereof, correction shall be commenced by the Executive within such period and may be corrected within a reasonable period thereafter; 

(iii) conviction of, or the entry of a plea of nolo contendere by, the Executive of any felony; or 

(iv) illegal drug use, alcohol abuse or drug abuse by the Executive. 

(d) Termination by the Company Without Cause or by the Employee for Good Reason. 

(1) Termination by the Company Without Cause. The Company shall have the right, upon thirty (30) days’ written
notice given to the Executive, to terminate this Agreement for any reason whatsoever. In the event of a termination without cause, the Executive shall be entitled to receive as severance from the Company an amount equal to two (2) years of his
Base Salary at the rate then in effect, plus any bonus he received during the previous year. 

  
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 (2) Termination by the Employee for Good Reason. In the event the
Executive terminates employment for Good Reason, he shall receive the same severance as set forth in Section 5(d)(1). For purposes of the Agreement, “Good Reason” means: 

a. a material change in the Executive’s responsibilities and duties which is not agreed to by the Executive; 

b. a material breach by the Company of its compensation obligations under this Agreement which is not agreed to by the Executive; or

 c. a determination by Executive of a material difference with the Company’s Board. 

(e) By Executive. The Executive shall have the right, exercisable at any time during the Term, to terminate this
Agreement for any reason whatsoever, upon three (3) months written notice to the Company. In such event, the Company shall have no further obligations except to pay the Executive all compensation due for the period up to the effective date of
termination, except if the Executive terminates for “Good Reason” as described above. 
 (f) Severance
Pay/Release. The Company’s payment of severance pay pursuant to Section 5(b) and 5(d) is contingent on the Executive entering into a release in favor of the Company with language mutually agreeable to the Executive and the Company.
Severance payments will be made, minus the deductions and withholdings, in installments for the duration of the severance period according to the Company’s regular payroll periods commencing with the first payroll period following
the effective date of the release. 
 6. Confidentiality. The Executive acknowledges that, by reason of his employment by the Company,
he will have access to confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, information and knowledge pertaining to products, inventions, discoveries, improvements, innovations, designs, ideas,
trade secrets, proprietary information, manufacturing, packaging, advertising, distribution and sales methods, sales and profit figures, customer and client lists and relationships between the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and
dealers, distributors, sales representatives, wholesalers, customers, clients, suppliers and others who have business dealings with them (“Confidential Information”). The Executive acknowledges that such Confidential
Information is a valuable and unique asset of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and covenants that, both during and after the Term, he will not disclose any Confidential Information to any person (except as his duties as an employee of
the Company may require) without the prior written authorization of the Board. The obligation of confidentiality imposed by this Section 6 shall not apply to Confidential Information that otherwise becomes generally known in the industry or to
the public through no act of the Executive in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate or which is required to be disclosed by court order or
applicable law. 

  
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 7. Covenant Not to Compete. 

(a) Scope of Covenant. The Executive agrees that during the Term and for a period equal to the longer of (i) one (1) year
commencing upon the expiration or termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder (for any reason whatsoever) and (ii) the period during which the Executive is receiving the full and timely payments pursuant to Section 5 hereof,
the Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, persons, company, partnership, corporation or business of whatever nature, without the prior written consent of the Company: 

(i) engage, as an officer, director, shareholder, owner, partner, joint venturer, or in a managerial capacity, whether as an employee,
independent contractor, consultant or advisor, or as a sales representative, in any business selling any products or services in direct competition with the Company within the United States (the “Territory”); 

(ii) call upon any person who is at that time, or who was at any time within one (1) year prior to that time, an employee of the
Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) in a managerial capacity for the purpose or with the intent of enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof), provided
that the Executive shall be permitted to call upon and hire any member of his immediate family; 
 (iii) call upon any person or
entity which is, at that time, or which has been, within one (1) year prior to that time, a customer of the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) within the Territory for the purpose of soliciting or selling products or
services in direct competition with the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) within the Territory; or 
 (iv) call
upon any prospective acquisition candidate, on the Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, which candidate was either called upon by the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) or for which the Company (including
the respective subsidiaries thereof) made an acquisition analysis, for the purpose of acquiring such entity; 
 provided, however, that nothing in this
Section 7(a) shall be construed to preclude the Executive from making any investments in the securities of any business enterprise, whether or not engaged in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to the extent that such
securities are actively traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States or on any foreign securities exchange; and
provided further, however, that nothing shall preclude the Executive from serving as an employee, officer or board member of Gladstone Land Corporation, Gladstone Capital Corporation, Gladstone Commercial Corporation, and related entities, and such
other entities as the Company is engaged to serve as manager or advisor in the future. 
 For purposes of this Agreement, “businesses in competition
with the Company” are any entities or persons that advise investors to make, or that themselves make senior, subordinated and mezzanine loans or make preferred and common stock investments in small and medium sized private businesses or that
buy commercial or industrial real estate. 

  
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 (b) Reasonableness. It is agreed by the parties that the foregoing
covenants in this Section 7 impose a reasonable restraint on the Executive in light of the activities and business of the Company (including the Company’s subsidiaries) on the date of the execution of this Agreement and the current plans
of the Company (including the Company’s subsidiaries); but it is also the intent of the Company and the Executive that such covenants be construed and enforced in accordance with the changing activities, business and locations of the Company
(including the Company’s other subsidiaries) throughout the term of this covenant. 
 (c) Severability. The covenants in
this Section 7 are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time
or territorial restrictions set forth are unreasonable, then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent which the court deems reasonable, and this Agreement shall thereby be reformed. 

(d) Enforcement by the Company not Limited. All of the covenants in this Section 7 shall be construed as an agreement
independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of the Executive against the Company, whether predicated in this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
Company of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of one (1) year stated at the beginning of this Section 7, during which the agreements and covenants of the Executive made in this Section 7 shall be effective,
shall be computed by excluding from such computation any time during which the Executive is in violation of any provision of this Section 7. 

(e) Change of Relevant Law. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if any applicable law shall reduce the time period during
which the Executive shall be prohibited from engaging in any competitive activity described in Section 7(a) hereof, the period of time for which the Executive shall be prohibited from engaging in competitive activities pursuant to
Section 7(a) hereof shall be the maximum time permitted by law. However, in the event that the time period specified by Section 7(a) shall be so reduced, then, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5 hereof, the Executive shall be
entitled to receive from the Company his Base Salary at the rate then in effect solely for the longer of (i) the time period during which the provisions of Section 7(a) shall be enforceable under the provisions of such applicable law, or
(ii) the time period during which the Executive is not engaging in any competitive activity, but in no event longer than the term provided in Section 5. 

(f) Waiver of Severance. If the Executive’s employment terminates pursuant to Section 5(d) and the Executive chooses
to waive his right to severance as provided for under those Sections, this Covenant Not to Compete shall not take effect. 
 8. Specific
Performance. The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by the Executive are of a special, unique and extraordinary character and, in connection with such services, the Executive will have access to confidential information
vital to the Company’s business and the business of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates. By reason of this, the Executive consents and agrees that if the Executive violates any of the provisions of Section 6 or 7 hereof, the
Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates would sustain irreparable injury and that monetary damages would not provide adequate remedy to the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Therefore, the Executive hereby agrees that the Company
and any affected subsidiary and affiliate shall be entitled to have Sections 6 or 7 hereof, specifically enforced 

  
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(including, without limitation, by injunctions and restraining orders) by any court having equity jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or affiliates from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from the Executive. 

9. Deductions and Withholding. The Executive agrees that the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, as applicable, shall
withhold from any and all compensation paid to and required to be paid to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, all Federal, state, local and/or other taxes which the Company determines are required to be withheld in accordance with applicable
statutes or regulation from time to time in effect and all amounts required to be deducted in respect of the Executive’s coverage under applicable employee benefit plans. 

10. No Conflicts. The Executive hereby represents and warrants to the Company that his execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and
any other agreement to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement will not (a) require the consent, approval or action of any other person or (b) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of any of the terms of, or constitute (or with
notice or lapse of time or both, constitute) a default under, any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the Executive’s employment to which the Executive is a party or by which the Executive is bound or subject including,
without limitation, any non-competition or non-disclosure provisions in agreements to which the Executive is or was a party. The Executive hereby agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company and its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, subsidiaries and affiliates (and each such subsidiary’s and affiliate’s directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives) from and against
any and all losses, liabilities or claims (including interest, penalties and attorneys’ fees, disbursements and related charges) based upon or arising out of the Executive’s breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties.

 11. Change in Control. 

(a) Generally. Unless the Executive elects to terminate this Agreement pursuant to subsections (b), (c) or (d) below, the
Executive understands and acknowledges that the Company may be merged or consolidated with or into another entity and that such entity shall automatically succeed to the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder or that the Company may undergo
another type of Change in Control. In the event such a merger or consolidation or other Change in Control is initiated prior to the end of the Term or any extension or renewal thereof, then the provisions of this Section 11 shall be applicable.

 (b) Non Assumption. In the event of a Change in Control wherein the Company and the Executive have not received written
notice at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the event giving rise to the Change in Control from the successor to all or a substantial portion of the Company’s business or assets that such successor is willing as of the
closing to assume and agrees to perform the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company is hereby required to perform, then the Executive may, at the Executive’s sole discretion,
elect to terminate the Executive’s employment on such Change in Control by providing written notice to the Company prior to the closing of the transaction giving rise to the Change in Control. In such case, the Executive shall receive the
severance compensation as set forth in Section 5(d). 

  
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 (c) Executive’s Option. In any Change in Control situation,
the Executive may, at the Executive’s sole discretion, elect to terminate the Executive’s employment upon the effective date of such Change in Control by providing written notice to the Company at least ten (10) business days prior to
the closing of the transaction (or ten (10) business days after receipt of notice of such transaction, whichever is later) giving rise to the Change in Control. In such case, the Executive shall receive the severance compensation as set forth
in Section 5(d). 
 (d) Deemed Change of Control. If, on or within one (1) year following the effective date
of a Change in Control the Company or its successor terminates the Executive’s employment other than for cause or if the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company within three (3) months before the effective
date of a Change in Control other than for cause and it is reasonably demonstrated that such termination (i) was at the request of a third party that has taken steps reasonably calculated to effect a Change in Control, or (ii) otherwise
arose in connection with or anticipation of a Change in Control, then the Executive shall receive the severance compensation as set forth in Section 5(d). 

(e) Effective Date. Solely for purposes of applying Section 5 under the circumstances described in (b) above, the
effective date of termination will be the closing date of the transaction giving rise to the Change in Control and all compensation, reimbursements and lump-sum payments due the Executive must be paid in full
by the Company at or prior to such closing. 
 (f) Definition. A “Change in Control” shall be
deemed to have occurred if: 
 (i) any person, other than the Company or benefit plan of the Company, acquires, directly or
indirectly, the beneficial ownership (as defined in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of any voting security of the Company and immediately after such acquisition such person is, directly or indirectly, the
beneficial owner of voting securities representing more than fifty percent (50%) or more of the total voting power of all of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Company; or 

(ii) the date the individuals who constitute the Board as of the date of the Company’s initial public offering (the
“Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the members of the Board, provided that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement whose election, or
nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than any individual whose nomination for election to Board membership was not
endorsed by the Company’s management prior to, or at the time of, such individual’s initial nomination for election) shall be, for purposes of this Agreement, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or 

(iii) the stockholders of the Company shall approve a merger, consolidation, recapitalization or reorganization of the Company, a
reverse stock split of outstanding voting securities, the issuance of shares of Company stock in connection with the acquisition of the stock or assets of another entity, or consummation of any such transaction if stockholder approval is not
obtained, but a Change in Control shall include any transaction which would result in more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting 

  
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securities of the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such transaction being beneficially owned by more than fifty percent (50%) of the holders of outstanding voting securities of the
Company immediately prior to the transactions with the voting power of each such continuing holder relative to other such continuing holders not substantially altered in the transaction; or 

(iv) the stockholders of the Company shall approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or a substantial portion of the Company’s assets (i.e., more than fifty percent (50%) or more of the total assets of the Company). 

(g) Tax Gross Up. The Executive shall be fully “grossed up” by the Company or its successor for any
excise taxes that the Executive incurs under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (as well as for income tax on the “gross up” amount), as a result of any Change in Control. Such amount will be
due and payable by the Company on the date of the Change of Control. 
 12. Complete Agreement. This Agreement is not a promise of
future employment. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the Executive’s employment, compensation, perquisites and related items and supersedes any other prior oral or written agreements, arrangements or
understandings between the Executive and the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and any such prior agreements, arrangements or understandings are hereby terminated and of no further effect. This Agreement may not be changed or
terminated orally but only by an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto. 
 13. Waiver. The waiver by the Company of a
breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Executive shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by him. The waiver by the Executive of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company shall not operate or
be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Company. 
 14. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Assignability. 

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be subject to, and governed by, the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 

(b) Jurisdiction. Any action to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be brought in a local or federal
court within the Eastern District of Virginia. The Parties consent to the jurisdiction of such court and to the service of process in any manner provided by Virginia law. Each party irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have
to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court and any claim that such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and agrees that service of process in
accordance with the foregoing sentences shall be deemed in every respect effective and valid personal service of process upon such party. 

(c) Assignability. This obligations of the Executive may not be delegated and, except with respect to the designation of
beneficiaries in connection with any of the benefits payable to the Executive hereunder, the Executive may not, without the Company’s written consent thereto, assign, transfer, convey, pledge, encumber, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of

  
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this Agreement or any interest herein. Any such attempted delegation or disposition shall be null and void and without effect. Subject to the express provisions of Section 11, the Company
and the Executive agree that this Agreement and all of the Company’s rights and obligations hereunder may be assigned or transferred by the Company to and shall be assumed by and be binding upon any successor to the Company. The term
“successor” means, with respect to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, any corporation or other business entity which, by merger, consolidation, purchase of the assets or otherwise acquires all or a material part of the
assets of the Company. 
 15. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement of any part thereof, including, without limitation,
Sections 6 and 7 hereof, as applied to either party or to any circumstances shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision of this Agreement or remaining part
thereof, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable part thereof, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. If any court construes any of the provisions of Sections 6 or 7 hereof, or any part thereof,
to be unreasonable because of the duration of such provision or the geographic scope thereof, such court may reduce the duration or restrict or redefine the geographic scope of such provision and enforce such provision so reduced, restricted or
redefined. 
 16. Notices. All notices to the Company or the Executive permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall be
delivered personally, by telecopier or by courier service providing for next-day delivery or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following addresses: 

 

			
	                If to the Company:	  	 Gladstone Management Corporation
 1616 Anderson
Road
 McLean, Virginia 22102
 Attn.: Terry Brubaker,
President

		
	                If to the Executive:	  	 David Gladstone
 1161 Crest Lane

McLean, Virginia 22101
 Fax: (703)
276-0305

 Either party may change the address to which notices shall be sent by sending written notice of such change of address to the
other party. Any such notice shall be deemed given, if delivered personally, upon receipt; if telecopied, when telecopied; if sent by courier service providing for next-day delivery, the next business day
following deposit with such courier service; and if sent by certified or registered mail, three days after deposit (postage prepaid) with the U.S. mail service. 

17. Section Headings. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 

  
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 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 
 [SIGNATURE
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of April 22, 2004. 
  

			
	GLADSTONE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
		
	By:	 	/s/ Terry L. Brubaker
		 	Terry L. Brubaker, President

  

			
	EXECUTIVE
		
		 	/s/ David Gladstone
		 	David GladstoneEX-10.2

 Exhibit 10.2 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is dated May 26, 2019
(“Effective Date”), and is between Gladstone Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Terry L.
Brubaker, a resident of the State of South Carolina (hereinafter referred to as “you” or “your”). 

WHEREAS, you have been employed by the Company pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, which expired at 11:59
pm on May 25, 2019 (the “Expired Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, following the expiration
of the Expired Agreement, the Company wants to retain you as an employee and you want to perform duties for the Company on an at-will basis, with the intent of the parties that there be no break in employment
with the Company following the expiration of the Expired Agreement, and that continuation of your employment be under the terms and conditions set forth below; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, you and the Company agree as follows: 

 

	 	1.	 Employment. 

 

	 	a.	 The Company hereby employs you during the Employment Term (defined in paragraph 4(a)) under the terms and
conditions contained herein, including those contained in Schedule A and Schedule B, attached hereto. 

  

	 	b.	 Your job title will be Chief Operating Officer and you will be responsible for such duties consistent with that
position, and such other duties as may be from time to time assigned to you by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Chairman”), You agree to perform these duties diligently,
faithfully, and in accordance with the highest professional standards. 

  

	 	c.	 You agree to live within easy flying distance of the McLean, Virginia area in order to perform your duties
hereunder. You understand that you will be required to travel from time to time in order to perform your duties hereunder, and agree to undertake such travel as part of his duties under the terms of this Agreement.

  

	 	d.	 By accepting this employment, you agree to abide by the Company’s rules, regulations, code of ethics, and
practices, as they may be from time to time adopted or modified. 

  

	 	2.	 Compensation. For performance of all services rendered hereunder, during the Employment Term you
will be compensated as set forth in Schedule A. Schedule A may be amended by from time to time without affecting any other provisions of the Agreement. 

	 	3.	 Benefits. The Company will provide you with the benefits set forth on Schedule A.

  

	 	4.	 Term and Termination. 

 

	 	a.	 Employment Term/At Will Employment. The employment relationship is terminable at will, at any time by
either party, for any reason, with or without notice. The Employment Term begins at 12:00 am on May 26, 2019, and ends upon the termination of your employment with the Company. 

 

	 	b.	 Cooperation after Termination. Following any notice of termination of your employment by you or the
Company, you agree to fully cooperate with the Company in all matters related to winding up your work with the Company and the orderly transfer of such work to other employees as may be designated. 

 

	 	c.	 Return of Business Property. Upon termination of employment for whatever reason, or at such earlier time
upon demand of the Company, you agree to immediately deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company all books, documents, money, computers, credit cards, or other property (including any and all Confidential Information (as defined Section 8))
belonging to the Company which is in your possession, custody, or control. 

  

	 	5.	 Compensation after Termination. If your employment is terminated for any reason,
then you (or your estate, as the case may be) will be entitled to no compensation, including but not limited to severance pay, from the Company following the date of such termination other than your accrued but unpaid compensation due for the period
up to the effective date of the termination, except as otherwise expressly provided by the terms of any applicable benefit plans. 

  

	 	6.	 Conflicts of Interest. You represent that you are not a party to a contract or
subject to any other obligation that would preclude you from performing services for the Company. You agree that during the Employment Term, you will devote substantially all of your business time, attention, and efforts to your duties hereunder.
You agree that you will not be employed by any unaffiliated entity, or serve on the Board or officer of any other entity during the Employment Term, except as agreed to with the Company. You further agree that during the Employment Term, you will
not (i) solely or jointly with others undertake or join any planning for or organization of any business activity competitive with the business activities of the Company, or (ii) directly or indirectly, engage, or participate in other
activities in conflict with the best interests of the Company. 

  
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	 	7.	 Work Product. You agree that all materials, processes or discoveries conceived, made or
developed by you in connection with the performance of duties under this Agreement (collectively, the “Work Product”) will be the exclusive property of the Company, whether or not reduced to writing. You agree that all such Work Product is
“work made for hire” for the Company under the copyright laws of the United States. You hereby assign to the Company all right, title and interest in the Work Product, including all intellectual property rights therein. You will sign any
additional documents reasonably requested by the Company to enable the Company to register, secure or enforce its rights in the Work Product. 

  

	 	8.	 Confidentiality. You acknowledge that, by reason of your employment by the Company, you
will have had an will have access to confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including, without limitation, information and knowledge pertaining to products, inventions, discoveries, improvements, innovations,
designs, ideas, trade secrets, proprietary information, manufacturing, packaging, advertising, distribution and sales methods, sales and profit figures, customer and client lists and relationships between the Company, any of its subsidiaries or
affiliates and dealers, distributors, sales representatives, wholesalers, customers, clients, suppliers and others who have business dealings with them (“Confidential Information”). You acknowledge
that such Confidential Information is a valuable and unique asset of the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and covenant that, both during and after the Employment Term, you will not disclose any Confidential Information to any person
(except as you duties as an employee of the Company may require) without the prior written authorization of the Board of Directors of the Company. The obligation of confidentiality imposed by this Section 8 shall not apply to Confidential
Information that otherwise becomes generally known in the industry or to the public through no act of you in breach of this Agreement or any other party in violation of an existing confidentiality agreement with the Company or any subsidiary or
affiliate or which is required to be disclosed by court order or applicable law. Pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you will not be held criminally or civilly liable under any
federal or state trade secret law for any disclosure of a trade secret that: (i) is made: (I) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (II) solely for the
purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document that is filed under seal in a lawsuit or other proceeding. If you file a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a
suspected violation of law, you may disclose the Company’s trade secrets to your attorney and use the trade secret information in the court proceeding if you (I) file any document containing the trade secret under seal; and (II) do
not disclose the trade secret, except pursuant to court order. 

  
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	 	9.	 Covenant Not to Complete. 

 

	 	a.	 Scope of Covenant. You agree that during the Employment Term and for two (2) years commencing upon
the termination of your employment (for any reason whatsoever) you shall not, directly or indirectly, for yourself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, persons, company, partnership, corporation or business of whatever nature,
without the prior written consent of the Company: 

 (i) engage, as an officer, director, shareholder,
owner, partner, joint venturer, or in a managerial capacity, whether as an employee, independent contractor, consultant or advisor, or as a sales representative, in any business selling any products or services in direct competition with the Company
within the United States (the “Territory”), where the services you would provide to such business are similar to the services you provided to the Company; 

(ii) call upon any person who is at that time, or who was at any time within one (1) year prior to that time, an employee
of the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) in a managerial capacity for the purpose or with the intent of enticing such employee away from or out of the employ of the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof),
provided that you shall be permitted to call upon and hire any member of your immediate family; 
 (iii) call upon any
person or entity which is, at that time, or which has been, within one (1) year prior to that time, a customer of the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) within the Territory for the purpose of soliciting or selling products
or services in direct competition with the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) within the Territory; or 

(iv) call upon any prospective acquisition candidate, on your own behalf or on behalf of any competitor, which candidate was
either called upon by the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) or for which the Company (including the respective subsidiaries thereof) made an acquisition analysis, for the purpose of acquiring such entity; 

provided, however, that nothing in Section 9(a) shall be construed to preclude you from making any investments in the
securities of any business enterprise, whether or not engaged in competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries, to the extent that such securities are actively traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market in the United States or on any foreign securities exchange. 

  
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 For purposes of this Agreement, “businesses in competition with the Company” are
any entities or persons who make senior, and subordinated loans to small and medium sized private businesses, or to businesses that are substantially owned by buyout or venture capital funds or similar institutional investors. 

(b) Reasonableness. It is agreed by the parties that the foregoing covenants in this Section 9 impose a reasonable
restraint on you in light of the activities and business of the Company (including the Company’s subsidiaries) on the date of the execution of this Agreement and the current plans of the Company (including the Company’s subsidiaries); but
it is also the intent of the Company and you that such covenants be construed and enforced in accordance with the changing activities, business and locations of the Company (including the Company’s other subsidiaries) throughout the term of
this covenant. 
 (c) Severability. The covenants in this Section 9 are severable and separate, and the
unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant. Moreover, in the event any court of competent jurisdiction shall determine that the scope, time or territorial restrictions set forth are unreasonable,
then it is the intention of the parties that such restrictions be enforced to the fullest extent which the court deems reasonable, and this Agreement shall thereby be reformed. 

(d) Enforcement by the Company not Limited. All of the covenants in this Section 9 shall be construed as an
agreement independent of any other provision in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of you against the Company, whether predicated in this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by the
Company of such covenants. It is specifically agreed that the period of two (2) years stated at the beginning of this Section 9, during which the agreements and covenants made in this Section 9 shall be effective, shall be computed by
excluding from such computation any time during which you are in violation of any provision of this Section 9. 
 (e)
Restrictive Covenants in Expired Agreement. The provisions this Section 9 supersede and replace the provisions of Section 7 of the Expired Agreement. 
  

	 	10.	 Specific Performance. You acknowledge that the services to be rendered by you are of a
special, unique and extraordinary character and, in connection with such services, you will have access to confidential information vital to the Company’s business and the business of the Company’s subsidiaries and affiliates. By reason of
this, you consent and agree that if you violate any of the 

  
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provisions of Section 8 or 9 hereof, the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates would sustain irreparable injury and that monetary damages would not provide adequate remedy to the
Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. Therefore, you hereby agree that the Company and any affected subsidiary and affiliate shall be entitled to have Section 8 or 9 hereof, specifically enforced (including, without limitation, by
injunctions and restraining orders) by any court having equity jurisdiction. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates from pursuing any other remedies available to it for such
breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from you. 

  

	 	11.	 Miscellaneous. 

 

	 	a.	 Deductions and Withholding. You agree that the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, as applicable,
shall withhold from any and all compensation paid to and required to be paid to you pursuant to this Agreement, all Federal, state, local and/or other taxes which the Company determines are required to be withheld in accordance with applicable
statutes or regulation from time to time in effect and all amounts required to be deducted in respect of your coverage under applicable employee benefits plans. 

 

	 	b.	 Headings. The headings set forth at the beginning of each paragraph of this Agreement are inserted for
convenience of reference only and will in no way be construed as part of this Agreement or as a limitation on the scope of the particular provision to which the heading refers. 

 

	 	c.	 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unreasonable or invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such provision will be enforceable to the maximum extent allowed by the law of that jurisdiction. Each provision herein will be treated as a separate and independent clause and, therefore, if any one provision is deemed
unenforceable and a court does not reform it such that it is enforceable, it will be deemed stricken from this Agreement, and will not, in any way, affect the enforceability of any other clause. 

 

	 	d.	 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, including Schedules A and B, sets forth the entire understanding
between you and the Company with respect to the matters described herein and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, between you and the Company. No change or modification of this Agreement will be valid or
binding unless the same is in writing and signed by the party against whom such change or modification is sought to be enforced. 

  
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	 	e.	 Waiver. The waiver by the Company of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by you shall not
operate or be construed as waiver of any subsequent breach by you. The waiver by you of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by the Company shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach by the Company.

  

	 	f.	 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is be binding upon, and inures to the benefit of, you and the
Company, and their respective heirs, personal and legal representatives, and successors and assigns. 

  

	 	g.	 Assignment. In no event may any of your obligations hereunder be assigned or otherwise transferred
(including by operation of law). The Company may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to any person or entity that purchases all, or substantially all, of the assets of the Company, or is otherwise a
successor-in-interest to the Company, and this Agreement is enforceable by the Company and any successor-in-interest by merger,
sale, acquisition, or transfer. 

  

	 	h.	 Notices. All notices to the Company or you permitted or required hereunder shall be in writing and shall
be delivered personally, by telecopier or by courier service providing for next-day delivery or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the following addresses:

  

							
		 	 If to the Company:
	  	Gladstone Management Corporation	  	
		 		  	1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200	  	
		 		  	McLean, Virginia 22102	  	
		 		  	Attn: David Gladstone, Chairman	  	

  

							
		 	 If to you:
	  	Terry L. Brubaker	  	
		 		  	1 Beach Lagoon Road #24	  	
		 		  	Hilton Head, SC 29928	  	

 Either party may change the address to which notices shall be sent by sending written notice of such change
of address to the other party. Any such notice shall be deemed given, if delivered personally, upon receipt; if telecopied, when telecopied; if sent by courier service providing for next-day delivery, the next
business day following deposit with such courier service; and if sent by certified or registered mail; three days after deposit (postage prepaid) with the U.S. mail service. 
  

	 	i.	 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed in all respects by the law of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, without regard to the conflict of laws principles of that jurisdiction. 

  

	 	j.	 Jurisdiction. Any action to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be brought in a local
or federal court in the Eastern District of Virginia. The parties consent to the jurisdiction of such court and to the service of process in any manner provided by Virginia law, and waive any objection to venue, service, or personal jurisdiction
based on an action brought in such court. 

  
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	 	k.	 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed
an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. 

  

	 	l.	 Survival. Provisions of this Agreement which by their terms must survive termination of employment in
order to effectuate the intent of the parties (including sections 8, 9, and 10) will survive such termination. 

 The parties have
executed this Agreement as of the day and the year first stated above. 
  

			
	Gladstone Management Corporation
		
	By:	 	/s/ David Gladstone

 
			
		 	David Gladstone, Chairman

  

			
	Terry L. Brubaker
		
		 	/s/ Terry L. Brubaker
		 	Terry L. Brubaker

  
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 Schedule A—Compensation and Benefits (Terry L. Brubaker) 

Effective Date: May 26, 2019 
 Base Salary:
$219,000 
 Incentive Bonus: Eligible as an employee 

Carried Interest Plan: continue participating at the current rate. 

Hours: 30 hours per week 
 Vacation: 4 weeks of
vacation 
 Standard Benefits: same as all employees 

Expense Reimbursement: The Company agrees to reimburse you, within thirty (30) days of presentation, for all reasonable and necessary travel,
business entertainment and other business out-of-pocket expenses incurred or expended by him in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder upon presentation
of proper expense statements or vouchers or such other supporting information as the Company may reasonably require of you. 
 Limits on Reimbursements
or Provisions of In Kind Benefits: Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company’s obligation to make reimbursements or provide in-kind benefits pursuant to this Schedule A or
other provisions of this Agreement shall be subject to the following restrictions: (i) the Company’s policies regarding expenses and perquisites provide an objectively determinable nondiscretionary definition of expenses eligible for
reimbursement or the in-kind benefits to be provided (ii) you must provide documentation of any reimbursable expenses in accordance with the Company’s then existing policies and procedures,
(iii) the expenses paid or reimbursed in one fiscal year shall not affect the expenses paid or reimbursed in another fiscal year, and (iv) reimbursement for any expenses shall be made within a reasonable period of time following the date
on which the Company received written documentation of the expenses, provided that all expenses will be reimbursed on or before the last day of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the expenses was incurred. 

  
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 Schedule B—Job Duties (Terry L. Brubaker) 

 

	1.	 Be available to stand in for David Gladstone if called upon by the Directors. 

 

	2.	 Work on potential investments. 

 

	3.	 Work on problem investments. 

 

	4.	 Serve on Investment Committee 

  
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