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)

February 25, 2020

MVC CAPITAL, INC.

(the "Fund")

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE, 814-00201, 943346760

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

287 Bowman Avenue

2nd Floor

Purchase, NY 10577

(Address of registrant's principal executive office)

914-701-0310

(Registrant's telephone number)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock	MVC	New York Stock Exchange
Senior Notes	MVCD	New York Stock Exchange

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

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 8.01. Other Events.

On February 25, 2020, MVC Capital, Inc. (the “Company”) notified U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee for the Company’s 6.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”), of the Company’s election to redeem $20.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The Company instructed the Trustee to provide notice of such redemption to the holders of the Notes in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the Notes.  The Company expects the redemption to be completed on March 26, 2020. Following the redemption, $95.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding.  The Company intends to fund the Redemption Amount with cash on hand.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements included herein may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance, condition or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.

SIGNATURES

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.

	MVC CAPITAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Michael Tokarz
		Michael Tokarz
		Chairman
Dated: February 25, 2020