Sec Form 4 Filing - GROSS MICHAEL S @ SLR Investment Corp. - 2022-04-01

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GROSS MICHAEL S 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SLR Investment Corp. [ SLRC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) See Remarks (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SLR INVESTMENT CORP., 500 PARK AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/01/2022 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10022 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/01/2022 A 480,448( 1 ) A 2,943,491 I See Footnotes( 2 )( 3 )( 4 )( 5 ) Common Stock 04/01/2022 A 225,180( 6 ) A 467,775 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Restricted Stock Units ( 7 ) 04/01/2022 A 78,251.5702( 7 ) ( 7 ) ( 7 )( 8 ) Common Stock 78,251.5702( 7 ) ( 7 ) 341,663.0602 I See Footnote( 7 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GROSS MICHAEL S C/O SLR INVESTMENT CORP. 500 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NY10022 X See Remarks Signatures /s/ Michael S. Gross 04/05/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Acquired upon the completion of and pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 1, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among SLR Investment Corp. ("SLRC"), SLR Senior Investment Corp. ("SUNS"), Solstice Merger Sub, Inc. and SLR Capital Partners, LLC ("SLR Capital Partners") (for the limited purposes set forth therein), in exchange for 616,281 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SUNS. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of SUNS's common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.7796 shares of SLRC's common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Merger"). The acquisition reported in this Form 4 is an exempt transaction. ( 2 )The total includes 318,511 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by SLR Capital Partners. Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler may be deemed to indirectly beneficially own a portion of the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners. ( 3 )(Continued from Footnote (2)) In addition, the total includes 1,285,013 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Capital I"), 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), 355,107 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Senior Capital Investors, LLC ("Solar Senior Investors") and 77 shares of the Issuer held by SLR Capital Management ("SLR Management"), a portion held by each entity may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Gross, Mr. Spohler and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross (the "GRAT") by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein. ( 4 )(Continued from Footnote (3)) The total indirect ownership also includes 117,617 shares of the Issuer held by certain trusts for the benefit of family members for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trusts"). Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares by virtue of his control with respect to the Family Trusts. ( 5 )(Continued from Footnote (4)) In addition, the total includes 152,166 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"). Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan and as trustee and immediate family member of the Family Trusts. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, Solar Senior Investors, SLR Management or the Family Trusts except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Gross is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose. ( 6 )Acquired pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for 288,841 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of SUNS. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of SUNS's common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.7796 shares of SLRC's common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The acquisition reported in this Form 4 is an exempt transaction. ( 7 )Outstanding restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 100,373.9998 shares of SUNS's common stock held by the SCP Plan were amended in connection with the Merger to refer to SLRC's common stock. The RSUs previously related to SUNS's common stock and were granted on March 5, 2019, March 9, 2020 and March 2, 2021 and were scheduled to vest 50% on the second and third anniversary of grant, subject to the restrictions in the plan. The amended RSUs may be settled in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof on a one-for-one basis at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler. Messrs. Gross and Spohler may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in SLR Capital Partners. ( 8 )Pursuant to the SEC staff no-action letters to Carlyle GMS Finance, Inc. (pub. Avail. Oct. 8, 2015) and to Babson Capital Management LLC (pub. Avail. Dec. 14, 2006), an employee benefit plan sponsored by an investment adviser (or an affiliated person of an investment adviser) to a closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company or to a closed-end investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, respectively, in either case that offers plan participants equity securities of such investment company is considered an "employee benefit plan sponsored by the issuer" for the purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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