[8-K] GLADSTONE CAPITAL CORP Reports Material Event

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Gladstone Capital Corporation (GLAD) filed a current report to announce that it has released its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2025. The details of these results are contained in a press release dated November 17, 2025, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1. The company states that this information is being furnished rather than filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, meaning it is not subject to certain liability provisions and is not automatically incorporated into other securities filings.

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GLAD furnished, rather than filed, its FY 2025 earnings press release via Form 8-K.

Gladstone Capital Corporation used a Form 8-K to make its financial results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2025 publicly available. The core financial figures are contained in a separate press release dated November 17, 2025 that is attached as Exhibit 99.1, rather than detailed directly in the body of the report.

The company explicitly notes that the information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act. Furnishing earnings information is a common practice that provides public disclosure while limiting certain statutory liabilities tied to filed information.

Investors who want to understand performance for the period ended September 30, 2025 would need to review the Exhibit 99.1 press release and subsequent periodic reports, which will contain the actual revenue, earnings, and balance sheet data underlying this disclosure.

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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): November 17, 2025

Gladstone Capital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland		814-00237		54-2040781
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 McLean, Virginia		22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(703) 287-5800

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading symbol		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share		GLAD		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 17, 2025, Gladstone Capital Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter and year ended September 30, 2025. The text of the press release is included as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of Gladstone Capital Corporation, dated November 17, 2025.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURE

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 Capital Corporation
Date: November 17, 2025				By:		/s/ Nicole Schaltenbrand
						Nicole Schaltenbrand
						Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer