MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: GAIN) (the "Company") announced today that its board of directors declared monthly cash distributions of $0.050 per share of common stock for each of the months January, February and March of 2012, payable per the table below. Including the payments below, the Company has paid 81 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock.

Summary Table for Cash Distributions for Quarter Ending March 31, 2012:

    Declaration
     Date                  Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payment Date Cash Distribution
    -----------            ---------------- ----------- ------------ -----------------
    January 10             January 19       January 23  January 31                     $0.05
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    January 10             February 16      February 21 February 29                    $0.05
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    January 10             March 20         March 22    March 30                       $0.05
    ----------             --------         --------    --------                       -----
    Total for the Quarter:                                                               $0.15
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The Company offers a dividend reinvestment plan (the "DRIP") to its stockholders. For more information regarding the DRIP, please visit www.gladstoneinvestment.com.

Gladstone Investment Corporation is a publicly traded business development company that seeks to make debt and equity investments in small and mid-sized businesses in the United States in connection with acquisitions, changes in control and recapitalizations. 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.

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