UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):   August 29, 2006

Gladstone Investment Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 0-51233 83-0423116
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 200, McLean, Virginia   22102
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   703-287-5800

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On August 29, 2006, our board of directors authorized us, in certain circumstances, to invest in portfolio companies in which one of our affiliates has or will have an investment, subject to satisfaction of any regulatory restrictions and, where required, to the prior approval of our board of directors. In this regard, our external investment adviser, Gladstone Management Corporation, has implemented allocation procedures designed to ensure the fair and equitable treatment of all clients in transactions of this nature.





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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
          
August 31, 2006   By:   /s/ Harry Brill
       
        Name: Harry Brill
        Title: Chief Financial Officer