---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-24-237619"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GAIN"
cik: "0001321741"
company_name: "GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\\DE"
filed_at: "2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T14:27:59.851022+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rachael Easton resigns as CFO; Taylor Ritchie appointed effective Nov 8, 2024

## Summary
- Rachael Easton resigned as CFO and Treasurer, effective November 8, 2024.
- Taylor Ritchie (age 35) appointed as CFO and Treasurer, effective same date.
- Ritchie previously served as Controller and Director of Financial Reporting since July 2022, and is a CPA with prior Ernst & Young experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-24-237619
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GAIN
- cik: 0001321741
- company_name: GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE
- filed_at: 2024-10-15T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312524237619/0001193125-24-237619-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312524237619/d865540d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-24-237619.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 695d7c0197
  claim: Taylor Ritchie was appointed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE.
  evidence_excerpt: On October 15, 2024, the Company appointed Taylor Ritchie to serve as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company, with such appointment effective November 8, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312524237619/0001193125-24-237619-index.htm
- claim_id: ad545434a5
  claim: Rachael Easton departed as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE.
  evidence_excerpt: On October 10, 2024, Rachael Easton gave notice that she was resigning as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Gladstone Investment Corporation (the "Company") effective November 8, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312524237619/0001193125-24-237619-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.