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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 31, 2023, Fidus Investment Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the tax treatment of its 2022 dividends, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The Company paid dividends totaling $2.00 per share that are attributable to the tax year ended December 31, 2022. In addition, the Company announced a deemed distribution of $1.65 per share (a total of $40,800,850) attributable to common stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2022.
The information disclosed under this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 | Press Release dated January 31, 2023 of Fidus Investment Corporation | |||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
Date: January 31, 2023 | Fidus Investment Corporation | |||
By: | /s/ Shelby E. Sherard | |||
Shelby E. Sherard | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |