Gladstone Investment Announces Proxy Conference Call Script Filing and Urges Stockholders to Vote Their Shares
July 01 2008 - 4:27PM
Business Wire
Gladstone Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:GAIN) (the �Company�) held its
previously announced conference call today to discuss the matters
scheduled for a vote at the Company�s 2008 annual stockholders
meeting (the �Annual Meeting�). Stockholders who were not able to
listen to the call this morning can access the replay by calling
(877) 660-6853 and using access code 286 and ID code 289000. The
webcast replay of the conference call will be available online
through Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at www.GladstoneInvestment.com
and www.investorcalendar.com. The script for the call was also
filed today with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
�SEC�), and is available at the Company�s website,
www.GladstoneInvestment.com, or the SEC�s website at www.sec.gov.
The following matters scheduled for a vote at the Annual Meeting,
which are further described in the Company�s proxy statement mailed
to stockholders and filed with the SEC on June 20, 2008 (the �Proxy
Statement�), were discussed on the conference call today: 1) The
election of four directors to hold office until the 2011 annual
meeting; 2) The approval of a proposal to authorize the Company to
offer and issue long-term rights, including warrants, to purchase
shares of its common stock at an exercise price per share that will
not be less than the greater of the market value or net asset value
of its common stock at the time the rights are issued; 3) The
approval of a proposal to authorize the Company to sell shares of
its common stock at a price below its then current net asset value
per share; and 4) 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 March 31, 2009. The Proxy Statement
describes these proposals in detail and should be reviewed
carefully by stockholders before voting. The Proxy Statement is
also available at www.GladstoneInvestment.com or www.sec.gov.
Voting Your Shares The Company urges all stockholders who have not
yet voted their shares to do so as soon as possible. Stockholders
may vote by mailing in the proxy card accompanying their Proxy
Statement. Stockholders may also cast their votes on the internet
at www.proxyvote.com as long as they know their proxy control
number on the proxy card. Stockholders who wish to vote by phone
may call the Company�s proxy solicitor, Georgeson Inc.,
(�Georgeson�) at (866) 391-7007 to vote by phone, or to receive
instructions on voting by phone. Please note that voting by phone
or internet may require that you have your proxy control number
available. This number is printed on the proxy card accompanying
the Proxy Statement. Stockholders with questions on how to vote are
strongly encouraged to contact Georgeson at the number above, or
the Company at 1-866-366-5745. Stockholders also may vote by
attending the Annual Meeting in person on August 7, 2008 at 11:00am
at the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner in McLean, VA. If you are unable
to attend, please vote your shares of stock using one of the
methods described above. Gladstone Investment Corporation is a
publicly traded business development company that purchases small
and mid-sized businesses. Additional information can be found at
www.GladstoneInvestment.com. For further information contact Kerry
Finnegan at 703-287-5893. This press release may include statements
that may constitute �forward-looking statements,� including
statements with regard to the future performance of the Company.
Words such as �should,� �believes,� �feel,� �expects,� �projects,�
�strive,� �goals,� and �future� or similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties,
although they are based on the Company�s current plans that are
believed to be reasonable as of the date of this press release.
Factors that may cause the Company�s actual results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements to be materially different
from any future results, levels of activity, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements include, among others, those factors listed under the
caption �Risk factors� of the Company�s Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the SEC on May 21,
2008. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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