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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-410647"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GAIN"
cik: "0001321741"
company_name: "GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\\DE"
filed_at: "2026-10-01T20:05:14+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-10-12T14:21:46.693073+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Erika Highland becomes President of Gladstone Investment; David Dullum stays as CEO

## Summary
- Erika Highland's appointment as President of Gladstone Investment took effect October 1, 2026; the move was previously announced on March 23, 2026.
- David Dullum stepped down as President on the same date but continues to serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer.
- Highland, 46, was Executive Vice President from March 2026 to September 30, 2026 and Senior Managing Director from October 2023 to March 2026.
- She joined the Gladstone Companies in August 2005 and has led sourcing, transaction execution, portfolio management and exits for numerous portfolio companies.
- Prior roles include investment banking at Wells Fargo Retail Finance and A.G. Edwards; she holds a BS in Business Administration from Boston College.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-410647
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GAIN
- cik: 0001321741
- company_name: GLADSTONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION\DE
- filed_at: 2026-10-01T20:05:14+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312526410647/0001193125-26-410647-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1321741/000119312526410647/d82864d8k.htm

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