Gladstone Capital Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended March 31, 2008

-- Net Investment Income was $6.4 million or $0.33 per common share

-- Net Decrease in Net Assets was $11.9 million or ($0.61) per common share

MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Gladstone Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: GLAD) (the "Company") today announced earnings for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008. All per share references are per basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding, unless otherwise noted.

Net Investment Income for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $6.4 million, or $0.33 per share, as compared to $5.7 million, or $0.47 per share, for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007, an increase in aggregate dollar amount of 12.3% but a decrease of 29.8% per share. The per share results were adversely impacted by the issuance of new shares in public offerings subsequent to March 31, 2007, while the proceeds of these offerings were not fully invested in income producing investments for the entire quarter ended March 31, 2008.

Net Investment Income for the six months ended March 31, 2008 was $13.7 million, or $0.75 per share, as compared to $10.9 million, or $0.89 per share, for the six months ended March 31, 2007, an increase in aggregate dollar amount of 25.7% but a decrease of 15.7% per share. The per share results were adversely impacted by the issuance of new shares in public offerings subsequent to the six months ended March 31, 2007, while the proceeds of these offerings were not fully invested in income producing investments during the full six months ended March 31, 2008.

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $11.9 million, or ($0.61) per share, as compared to a Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the second quarter ended March 31, 2007 of $4.1 million, or $0.33 per share. Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2008 was $10.0 million, or ($0.55) per share, as compared to a Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations for the six months ended March 31, 2007 of $8.2 million, or $0.67 per share.

The primary difference between the current and prior year periods is the increase in net unrealized depreciation on the Company's investment portfolio as well as the increase in weighted average shares as a result of public offerings completed after March 31, 2007. The Company recorded net unrealized depreciation on its investments of $18.3 million and $23.7 million for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2008 as compared to net unrealized depreciation on its investments of $1.7 million and $2.7 million for the second quarter and six months ended March 31, 2007. The Company's investment portfolio was valued at a depreciated value due primarily to the general instability of the loan markets. The value of the Company's portfolio is determined quarterly by its board of directors based in part on opinions of value provided by Standard and Poor's Securities Evaluations, Inc. (SPSE). This quarter SPSE provided much lower opinions of value on certain loans than in prior quarters, and the Company believes the lower opinions of value reflect that the larger syndicated loan market by which its loans are measured has continued to deteriorate in value. Although the investment portfolio has depreciated, the entire portfolio is fair valued at 93% of cost as of March 31, 2008. Despite this devaluation, all but two of the loans in its portfolio are currently paying as agreed. The unrealized depreciation of its investments does not have an impact on the Company's current ability to pay distributions to stockholders.

Total assets were $426.8 million at March 31, 2008, as compared to $367.7 million at September 30, 2007. Net asset value was $14.27 per actual common share outstanding at March 31, 2008, as compared to $14.97 per actual common share outstanding at September 30, 2007.

The annualized weighted average yield on the Company's portfolio for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was 10.1%, as compared to 12.0% for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The weighted average yield varies from period to period based on the current stated interest rate on interest-bearing investments and the amounts of loans for which interest is not accruing. Recent reductions in interest rates in the U.S. financial markets (primarily Prime and LIBOR rates) have reduced the Company's income, negatively impacting financial results.

For the second quarter ended March 31, 2008, the Company reported the following activity:

    --  Funded approximately $20.5 million of new investments;

    --  Received scheduled principal repayments of approximately $3.0
        million;

    --  Completed a public offering of 3,450,000 shares of common
        stock at a price of $17.00 per share, less an underwriting
        discount of $0.935 per share, for net proceeds, after offering
        expenses borne by the Company, of approximately $55.0 million,
        which were used to repay outstanding borrowings on the
        Company's line of credit; and

    --  Paid monthly dividends of $0.14 per share for each of the
        months of January, February, and March 2008.

At March 31, 2008, the Company had investments in debt and equity securities and syndicated loan participations in 62 private companies with an aggregate cost basis of $442.4 million and a fair value of $412.7 million.

"The second quarter was disappointing with only $20.5 million in new investments closed. While we believe that the longer term prospects and our pipeline remain strong, the instability of the financial and lending markets have made closing of investments more difficult and time consuming," said Chip Stelljes, President and Chief Investment Officer. "We were also disappointed by the lower valuation of the portfolio given the strong performance of the portfolio and continue to believe that the devaluation is reflective of the broader market for loans rather than any fundamental change in our portfolio. We expect most loans in the portfolio to continue paying as agreed with few problems through the third quarter. The equity we have raised and the additional debt capital provide the Company with ample funds to pursue the pipeline opportunities."

    Subsequent to March 31, 2008, the Company:

    --  Funded approximately $2.3 million of additional investments in
        existing portfolio companies;

    --  Received a success fee of approximately $0.5 million with the
        restructuring of one investment;

    --  Declared monthly cash dividends of $0.14 per common share for
        each of the months of April, May, and June 2008; and

    --  Expanded its revolving credit facility from $250 million to
        $300 million with the addition of a new lender.

The financial statements below are without footnotes. The Company has filed a Form 10-Q today for the second quarter ended March 31, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), which can be retrieved from the SEC's website at www.SEC.gov or from the Company's web site at www.GladstoneCapital.com. A paper copy can be obtained free of charge by writing to us at 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200, McLean, VA 22102.

The Company will hold a conference call Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 8:30 am EDT to discuss second quarter earnings. Please call (877) 407-8031 to enter the conference. An operator will monitor the call and set a queue for the questions. The conference call replay will be available two hours after the call for approximately 30 days. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 660-6853, access playback account 286 and use conference ID code 282342.

The live audio broadcast of Gladstone Capital's quarterly conference call will be available online at www.GladstoneCapital.com and www.investorcalendar.com. The event will be archived and available for replay on the Company's website.

For further information contact Investor Relations at 703-287-5893.

This press release may include statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements," including statements with regard to the future performance of the Company. Words such as "should," "believes," "continue," "feel," "expects," "projects," "strive," "goals," and "future" or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on the Company's current plans that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release. Factors that may cause the Company's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, those factors listed under the caption "Risk factors" of the Company's Prospectus dated January 23, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2008. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES
(Unaudited)

                                             March 31,   September 30,
                                               2008          2007
                                           ------------- -------------
ASSETS
Non-Control/Non-Affiliate investments
 (Cost 3/31/08: $438,864,462; 9/30/07:
 $354,835,652)                             $412,286,047  $348,920,982
Control investments (Cost 3/31/08:
 $3,531,250; 9/30/07: $923,548)                 451,389       923,548
                                           ------------- -------------
Total investments at fair value (Cost
 3/31/08: $442,395,712; 9/30/07
 $355,759,200)                              412,737,436   349,844,530
Cash and cash equivalents                     6,916,356     8,838,658
U.S. Treasury bill                                    -     2,484,464
Interest receivable - investments in debt
 securities                                   3,314,982     2,425,555
Interest receivable - employees                   7,604        21,417
Due from custodian                            3,070,386     3,230,385
Deferred financing fees                         255,262       186,270
Prepaid assets                                  279,730       337,106
Other assets                                    265,602       360,753
                                           ------------- -------------
TOTAL ASSETS                               $426,847,358  $367,729,138
                                           ============= =============

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable                           $     17,447  $      6,013
Interest payable                                367,165       587,514
Fee due to Administrator (Refer to Note 4)      240,579       237,510
Fees due to Adviser (Refer to Note 4)           692,985       708,517
Borrowings under lines of credit            123,459,000   144,440,000
Accrued expenses and deferred liabilities       998,040       790,849
Funds held in escrow                            223,543             -
                                           ------------- -------------
TOTAL LIABILITIES                           125,998,759   146,770,403
                                           ------------- -------------
NET ASSETS                                 $300,848,599  $220,958,735
                                           ============= =============

ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000
 shares authorized and 21,087,574 and
 14,762,574 shares issued and outstanding,
 respectively                              $     21,088  $     14,763
Capital in excess of par value              341,411,120   235,906,665
Notes receivable - employees                 (9,181,676)   (9,230,502)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments  (29,658,276)   (5,914,670)
Unrealized depreciation on derivative          (303,995)     (291,686)
(Distributions in excess of) accumulated
 undistributed net investment income         (1,439,662)      474,165
                                           ------------- -------------
TOTAL NET ASSETS                           $300,848,599  $220,958,735
                                           ============= =============
NET ASSETS PER SHARE                       $      14.27  $      14.97
                                           ============= =============

GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)

                 Three Months Ended March
                             31,            Six Months Ended March 31,
                 -----------------------------------------------------
                     2008          2007         2008          2007
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
INVESTMENT
 INCOME
 Interest income
  - investments  $ 11,124,025  $ 8,254,459  $ 22,263,003  $16,153,059
 Interest income
  - cash and
  cash
  equivalents         102,436       31,645       246,921       68,914
 Interest income
  - notes
  receivable
  from employees      118,106      132,931       236,282      271,122
 Prepayment fees
  and other
  income                5,000      224,743         5,000      384,401
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
    Total
     investment
     income        11,349,567    8,643,778    22,751,206   16,877,496
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------

EXPENSES
 Interest
  expense           1,854,815    1,811,019     4,211,130    2,931,276
 Loan servicing
  fee (Refer to
  Note 4)           1,561,941      760,623     2,943,248    1,479,775
 Base management
  fee (Refer to
  Note 4)             556,507      599,608     1,134,427    1,150,702
 Incentive fee
  (Refer to Note
  4)                1,288,428    1,158,995     2,749,085    2,307,478
 Administration
  fee (Refer to
  Note 4)             240,579      168,766       452,254      294,851
 Professional
  fees                410,034      109,081       539,287      220,001
 Amortization of
  deferred
  financing fees      183,780       68,200       257,579      126,500
 Stockholder
  related costs       138,346       87,288       258,115      151,016
 Directors fees        56,970       56,970       111,220      111,220
 Insurance
  expense              58,717       62,398       112,930      125,092
 Other expenses        94,685       48,975       159,816      137,460
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
    Expenses
     before
     credit from
     Adviser        6,444,802    4,931,923    12,929,091    9,035,371
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
 Credit to base
  management and
  incentive fees
  from Adviser
  (Refer to Note
  4)               (1,537,374)  (2,012,502)   (3,923,309)  (3,045,158)
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
    Total
     expenses
     net of
     credit to
     base
     management
     and
     incentive
     fees           4,907,428    2,919,421     9,005,782    5,990,213
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------

NET INVESTMENT
 INCOME             6,442,139    5,724,357    13,745,424   10,887,283
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------

REALIZED AND
 UNREALIZED GAIN
 (LOSS) ON
 INVESTMENTS:
 Realized gain
  on sale of
  investments               -       84,205             -       86,519
 Realized gain
  on settlement
  of derivative         1,204       10,239         6,810       22,793
 Unrealized
  depreciation
  on derivative        (1,756)     (15,801)      (12,309)     (25,613)
 Net unrealized
  depreciation
  on investments  (18,345,765)  (1,718,149)  (23,743,606)  (2,722,528)
                 ------------- ------------ ------------- ------------
    Net loss on
     investments  (18,346,317)  (1,639,506)  (23,749,105)  (2,638,829)

NET (DECREASE)
 INCREASE IN NET
 ASSETS
 RESULTING FROM
 OPERATIONS      $(11,904,178) $ 4,084,851  $(10,003,681) $ 8,248,454
                 ============= ============ ============= ============

NET (DECREASE)
 INCREASE IN NET
 ASSETS
 RESULTING FROM
 OPERATIONS PER
 COMMON SHARE:
  Basic and
   Diluted       $      (0.61) $      0.33  $      (0.55) $      0.67
                 ============= ============ ============= ============

WEIGHTED AVERAGE
 SHARES OF
 COMMON STOCK
 OUTSTANDING:
  Basic and
   Diluted         19,670,333   12,249,683    18,312,018   12,272,012

GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORPORATION
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Unaudited)

                Three Months Ended March   Six Months Ended March 31,
                           31,
               -------------------------------------------------------
                   2008          2007          2008          2007
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Per Share Data
 (1)
---------------
Net asset value
 at beginning
 of period     $      15.08  $      13.88  $      14.97  $      14.02
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Income from
 investment
 operations:
  Net
   investment
   income (2)          0.33          0.47          0.75          0.89
  Net
   unrealized
   depreciation
   on
   investments
   (2)                (0.94)        (0.14)        (1.30)        (0.22)
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------
Total from
 investment
 operations           (0.61)         0.33         (0.55)         0.67
               ------------- ------------- ------------- -------------

Distributions
 to
 stockholders         (0.42)        (0.42)        (0.84)        (0.84)
Issuance of
 common stock
 under shelf
 offering              0.24             -          0.73             -
Offering costs        (0.02)            -         (0.04)            -
Repayment of
 principal on
 notes
 receivable               -          0.02             -          0.02
Stock
 surrendered to
 settle
 withholding
 tax obligation           -             -             -         (0.06)
               ------------- ------------- ---------------------------
Net asset value
 at end of
 period        $      14.27  $      13.82  $      14.27  $      13.82
               ============= ============= ===========================

Per share
 market value
 at beginning
 of period     $      17.01  $      23.86  $      19.52  $      22.01
Per share
 market value
 at end of
 period               18.71         23.68         18.71         23.68
Total return
 (3)(4)               12.69%         1.08%         0.45%        11.50%
Shares
 outstanding at
 end of period   21,087,574    12,249,683    21,087,574    12,249,683

Ratios/
 Supplemental
 Data
---------------
Net assets at
 end of period $300,848,599  $169,323,895  $300,848,599  $169,323,895
Average net
 assets (5)    $293,158,407  $169,055,526  $279,259,377  $169,693,656
Ratio of
 expenses to
 average net
 assets-
 annualized (6)        8.79%        11.32%         9.26%        10.29%
Ratio of net
 expenses to
 average net
 assets-
 annualized (7)        6.70%         6.91%         6.45%         7.06%
Ratio of net
 investment
 income to
 average net
 assets-
 annualized            8.79%        13.54%         9.84%        12.83%

(1) Based on actual shares outstanding at the end of the corresponding period.

(2) Based on weighted average basic per share data.

(3) Total return equals the change in the ending market value of the Company's common stock from the beginning of the period taking into account dividends reinvested in accordance with the terms of our dividend reinvestment plan. Total return does not take into account dividends that may be characterized as a return of capital. For further information on estimated character of our dividends please refer to Note 9.

(4) Amounts were not annualized.

(5) Average net assets are computed using the average of the balance of net assets at the end of each month of the reporting period.

(6) Ratio of expenses to average net assets is computed using expenses before credits from Adviser to the base management and incentive fees and including income tax expense.

(7) Ratio of net expenses to average net assets is computed using total expenses net of credits from Adviser to the base management and incentive fees and including income tax expense.

Source: Gladstone Capital Corp.