The Gladstone Companies ^{Withdrawn, Nasdaq: GC}

We are an independent United States alternative asset manager with assets under management of approximately $4.1 billion as of December 31, 2022. Our alternative asset management businesses include the management, through our Adviser Subsidiary, of (1) GAIN, a business development company (“BDC”) that primarily invests in debt and equity securities of private businesses operating in the United States, generally with annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) of $3 million to $20 million (“lower middle market”) (including in connection with management buyouts, recapitalization or, to a lesser extent, refinancing of existing debt facilities); (2) GLAD, a BDC that primarily invests in debt securities of established private lower middle market companies in the United States; (3) GOOD, a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), which focuses on acquiring, owning and managing primarily office and industrial properties in the United States; and (4) Gladstone Land Corporation (“LAND”), a REIT and natural resources company that focuses on acquiring, owning and leasing farmland in the United States. We also provide various administrative and financial services, including investment banking, due diligence, dealer manager, mortgage placement, and other financial services through our Broker-Dealer Subsidiary.