Gladstone Investment Corporationde 8-K, filed Oct 26, 2026
Gladstone Investment Corporationde (GAIN)
About this 8-K
Gladstone Investment Corporationde filed this 8-K on October 26, 2026, reporting on events of October 22, 2026.
Gladstone Investment Corporation reported Walter H. Wilkinson Jr.'s immediate Board resignation on October 22, 2026. George “Chip” Stelljes, III succeeded him as Lead Independent Director on October 26, 2026, when the Board fixed its size at seven. AI summary
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
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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 22, 2026, Walter H. Wilkinson Jr. notified Gladstone Investment Corporation (the “Company”) that he is resigning from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Wilkinson has served as a director since 2014 and as Lead Independent Director since 2024. The Board has elected George “Chip” Stelljes, III to succeed Mr. Wilkinson as Lead Independent Director, effective October 26, 2026. Following Mr. Wilkinson’s resignation, the Board fixed the number of directors at seven, effective October 26, 2026.
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 26, 2026 | By: | /s/ Taylor Ritchie | ||||
| Taylor Ritchie | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||