Gladstone Investment Corporationde 8-K, filed Oct 12, 2022
Gladstone Investment Corporationde (GAIN)
About this 8-K
Gladstone Investment Corporationde filed this 8-K on October 12, 2022, reporting on events of October 11, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On October 12, 2022, Gladstone Investment Corporation (the “Company”) announced the election of Paula Novara to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective October 11, 2022. Ms. Novara will join the 2024 class of Directors for the Company. The Board is not expected to name Ms. Novara to any of its committees and she will not receive any compensation nor fees for services as a non-independent member of the Board. There are no transactions between Ms. Novara and the Company that would be reportable under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated October 12, 2022 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Gladstone Investment Corporation | ||||||
| Date: October 12, 2022 | By: | /s/ Rachael Easton | ||||
| Rachael Easton | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
Gladstone Investment Announces Election of Paula Novara as Director
MCLEAN, VA, October 12, 2022– Gladstone Investment Corporation (Nasdaq: GAIN) (the “Company”) announced that Paula Novara had been elected to the 2024 class of Directors for the Company, effective October 11, 2022. Ms. Novara, age 53, has been Head of Resource Management of the Company since its founding. Ms. Novara is also Head of Human Resources, Facilities & Office Management and IT at Gladstone. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Novara served as Assistant Vice President of Human Resources with the WMF Group and as a Consultant to Prudential Financial. From 1996 to 1997, Ms. Novara worked for TREEV, a publicly held imaging software vendor. From 1992 to 1996, Ms. Novara worked for Environmental Products Corporation in their corporate Human Resources department. Ms. Novara is certified through the Society for Human Resource Management as a Professional in Human Resources, holds an MA from Marymount University in Human Resources Management and a BA in Spanish and French from St. Mary’s College of Notre Dame. Ms. Novara is also fluent in Italian, Spanish and French. The Company believes Ms. Novara’s experience, including her in-depth knowledge of the Company, will increase the diversity of views to the benefit of the Board.
About Gladstone Investment Corporation: Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that seeks to make secured debt and equity investments in lower middle market businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control, and recapitalizations. Information on the business activities of all the Gladstone funds can be found at www.gladstonecompanies.com.
Source: Gladstone Investment Corporation
Investor Relations Inquiries: Please visit www.gladstonecompanies.com or +1-703-287-5893.