UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
 
FORM 8-K
 
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
 
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):                              January 11, 2011
 
Gladstone Investment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
814-00704
(Commission
File Number)
83-0423116
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200
McLean, Virginia
(Address of principal executive offices)
22102
(Zip Code)
 
   

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800
 

 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
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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 January 11, 2011, Jack Reilly was elected to the Board of Directors of Gladstone Investment Corporation (the "Company") and appointed as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee, effective immediately.
 
Since 1987, Mr. Reilly has been the President of Reilly Investment Corporation, which provides advisory services and financing to public and private companies involved in real estate financing. Mr. Reilly served as President and CEO of Reilly Mortgage Group, Inc. from 1976 to 1984, before the company was sold to Perpetual Savings Bank.  From 1971 to 1976 Mr. Reilly served as Vice President at Walker & Dunlop, Inc., which specialized in commercial loan origination, joint ventures and HUD programs. Prior to that, he worked as a Research Engineer for the Crane Company after serving in the U.S. Navy as a Supply Officer from 1964 to 1967.  Mr. Reilly received a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering from University of Notre Dame and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is involved in many notable charities in the Washington, D.C. area.
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
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
(Registrant)
January 11, 2011
By: /s/ David Watson
(David Watson, Chief Financial Officer)