MCLEAN, Va., Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Capital Corporation (common stock NASDAQ symbol: GLAD) (preferred stock NYSE symbol: GLADPRA) (the "Company") announced today that it will hold a conference call on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. EST to discuss the matters scheduled for a vote at this year's annual stockholders meeting to be held on Thursday, February 16, 2012.

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On Monday, December 19, 2011, the Company's definitive proxy statement for the annual stockholders meeting was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and mailed to stockholders of record. The record date for the annual meeting was the close of business on Monday, December 12, 2011. 

The matters scheduled for a vote at the annual meeting, as described in the proxy statement, are as follows:

1) The election of three directors to hold office until the 2015 annual meeting;

2) The approval of a proposal to authorize the Company to issue and sell shares of our common stock (during the next 12 months) at a price below its then current net asset value per share subject to certain limitations (including, without limitation, that the cumulative number of shares issued and sold pursuant to such authority does not exceed 25% of our then outstanding common stock immediately prior to each such sale);

3) The ratification of the selection by the audit committee of the board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2012; and

4) To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

The proxy statement describing the proposals is available on the Company's website at www.GladstoneCapital.com, and is also available at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Stockholders may also access the proxy statement at www.proxyvote.com using the Company number and proxy control number printed on their proxy cards. 

Stockholders will have an opportunity to ask questions regarding the proposals during the conference call referenced above, which will take place on January 11, 2012. You may call (800) 860-2442 to enter the conference, and an operator will monitor the call and set a queue for questions. 

A conference call replay will be available beginning one hour after the call and will be available through the date of the annual meeting, Thursday, February 16, 2012. To hear the replay, please dial (877) 344-7529 and conference number 10005961. 

Gladstone Capital Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that invests in debt securities consisting primarily of senior term loans, second term lien loans and senior subordinate term loans in small and medium sized businesses. Including payments declared through December 2011, the Company will have paid 99 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock. Before the Company started paying monthly distributions, the Company paid eight consecutive quarterly cash distributions on its common stock. Information on the business activities of all the Gladstone funds can be found at www.gladstonecompanies.com.

For Investor Relations inquiries related to any of the monthly dividend paying Gladstone funds, please visit www.gladstone.com.

SOURCE Gladstone Capital Corporation