SLRC

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007045 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 114,187.6503

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 114,187.6503 shares

Expires not disclosed

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F1 · kind: 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.

F8 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F8 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007045 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 94,059.1585

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F7 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F7 · shares: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F7 · price: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F7 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F7 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F7 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F7 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007045 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 4

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 150,850.6686

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F6 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · price: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F6 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007045 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,321,761

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · balance_after: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · ownership.nature: The total includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. The total also includes 73,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"). Furthermore, the amount includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007045 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,264,969.4899

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: The total includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. The total also includes 73,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"). Furthermore, the amount includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust").

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

F2 · ownership.nature: The total includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. The total also includes 73,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"). Furthermore, the amount includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007038 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 114,187.6503

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 114,187.6503 shares

Expires not disclosed

F9 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F1 · kind: 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.

F9 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 114,187.6503 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 2, 2020. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2022 and 50% on March 1, 2023. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007038 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 94,059.1585

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F8 · shares: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F8 · price: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

F8 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 56,791.5101 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 settled on March 2, 2020. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners. The total also reflects the unexpired RSUs previously granted on March 5, 2019 which did not vest or settle in 2020.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007038 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 4

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 150,850.6686

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F7 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · price: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F7 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 57,397.3314 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017, August 14, 2018 and March 5, 2019 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007038 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,208,261

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,208,261 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 56,791.5101 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-007038 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,151,469.4899

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 56,791.5101 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 56,791.5101 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 56,791.5101 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-006735 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,321,761

F1 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on February 28, 2020 is based on prices ranging from a low of $18.19 per share to a high of $18.84 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 73,500 shares of the Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"), 13,000 of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4. The total indirect ownership also includes 208,248 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. The total indirect ownership also includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust"). Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares by virtue of his control with respect to the Family Trust. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-006058 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,308,761

F6 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on February 27, 2020 is based on prices ranging from a low of $19.09 per share to a high of $19.11 per share.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 60,500 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"), 21,000 of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (8,000 on February 26, 2020 and 13,000 on February 27, 2020) and 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust") all of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (15,000 on February 25, 2020 and 5,000 on February 26, 2020). The total indirect ownership also includes 208,248 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares by virtue of his control with respect to the Family Trust. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-006058 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,295,761

F5 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on February 26, 2020 is based on prices ranging from a low of $19.45 per share to a high of $19.49 per share.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 60,500 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"), 21,000 of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (8,000 on February 26, 2020 and 13,000 on February 27, 2020) and 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust") all of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (15,000 on February 25, 2020 and 5,000 on February 26, 2020). The total indirect ownership also includes 208,248 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares by virtue of his control with respect to the Family Trust. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-20-006058 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,282,761

F1 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on February 25, 2020 is based on prices ranging from a low of $19.59 per share to a high of $19.62 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above and in the transactions reported in footnotes (5) and (6).

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 60,500 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan"), 21,000 of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (8,000 on February 26, 2020 and 13,000 on February 27, 2020) and 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by a trust for the benefit of a family member for which Mr. Gross serves as trustee (the "Family Trust") all of which were reported as purchased on this Form 4 (15,000 on February 25, 2020 and 5,000 on February 26, 2020). The total indirect ownership also includes 208,248 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares by virtue of his control with respect to the Family Trust. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) 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 Trust. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I, Solar Capital II, or the Family Trust 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-029367 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

Talarico Guy · CIK 0001450808 · Chief Compliance Officer

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 7,150

SEC source: 0000899243-19-029367 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

Talarico Guy · CIK 0001450808 · Chief Compliance Officer

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 930

SEC source: 0000899243-19-027340 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

HOCHBERG STEVEN · CIK 0001034123 · Director

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 10,000

F1 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $20.53 to $20.61, inclusive. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide to Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this footnote.

F2 · ownership.nature: Following the transaction reported herein, 5,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer were held by an entity for which the reporting person is a co-trustee. In addition, 5,000 shares of common stock of the Issuer were held by an entity for which the reporting person is a managing trustee. The reporting person has no pecuniary interest in the 5,000 shares held by the entity for which the reporting person is a managing trustee.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 7

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 87,143.7782

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 87,143.7782 shares

Expires not disclosed

F10 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F1 · kind: 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.

F10 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F10 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F10 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F10 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 121,104.2218

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F9 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · price: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F9 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 7

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 87,143.7782

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 87,143.7782 shares

Expires not disclosed

F10 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F1 · kind: 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.

F10 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F10 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F10 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F10 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 87,143.7782 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 5, 2019. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2021 and 50% on March 1, 2022. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 121,104.2218

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F9 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · price: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F9 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F9 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 3,776.9981 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 9, 2017 and August 14, 2018 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,208,261

F7 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on March 4, 2019 is based on prices ranging from a low of $21.36 per share to a high of $21.66 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,267,761

F7 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on March 4, 2019 is based on prices ranging from a low of $21.36 per share to a high of $21.66 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 41,951.7649

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,200,484

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,200,484 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 75,406.2753 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006358 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,125,077.7247

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 41,951.7649

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 75,406.2753 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 settled on March 1, 2019. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,259,984

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,259,984 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 75,406.2753 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-19-006357 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,184,577.7247

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,406.2753 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 208,248 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,183.2753 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 7,777 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 75,406.2753 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-031253 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

HOCHBERG STEVEN · CIK 0001034123 · Director

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Direct

Disclosed balance after: 25,000

F1 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on December 14, 2018 is based on prices ranging from a low of $20.31 per share to a high of $20.39 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer"), any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022307 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 85,173.5709

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 85,173.5709 shares

Expires not disclosed

F9 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F1 · kind: 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.

F9 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

F9 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Spohler and Gross.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022305 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 6

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 85,173.5709

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 85,173.5709 shares

Expires not disclosed

F9 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F1 · kind: 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.

F9 · shares: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F9 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F9 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

F9 · ownership.nature: Grants of new RSUs with respect to 85,173.5709 shares held by the SCP Plan to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated August 14, 2018. Shares of the common stock of the Issuer underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2020 and 50% on March 1, 2021. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Messrs. Gross and Spohler.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022307 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 115,113.9243

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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. Spohler and Gross. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022307 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 4

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 40,937.4056

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F7 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · shares: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · price: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F7 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022307 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,200,484

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,200,484 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 75,630.0646 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022307 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,276,114.0646

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022305 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 115,113.9243

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: The RSUs with respect to 9,727.0111 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 2, 2016 and March 9, 2017 terminated without value. The RSUs could have been 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022305 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 4

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 40,937.4056

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F7 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · shares: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · price: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F7 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F7 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 75,630.0646 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on March 4, 2015 and March 2, 2016 settled on August 13, 2018. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022305 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,259,984

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,259,984 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 75,630.0646 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-18-022305 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,335,614.0646

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 75,630.0646 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 75,630.0646 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. These 75,630.0646 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted restricted stock units ("RSUs"). The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-007176 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 83,903.5298

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 83,903.5298 shares

Expires not disclosed

F1 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.

F2 · kind: 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.

F1 · shares: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.

F1 · ownership.nature: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Michael S. Gross and Bruce J. Spohler.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-007174 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 1

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 83,903.5298

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · 83,903.5298 shares

Expires not disclosed

F1 · derivative.exercise_price: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross.

F2 · kind: 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.

F1 · shares: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross.

F1 · derivative.exercise_date: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross.

F1 · ownership.nature: Grants of new restricted stock units ("RSUs") with respect to 83,903.5298 shares held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan") to certain of Solar Capital Partners, LLC's employees pursuant to Restricted Stock Unit Agreements, dated March 9, 2017. Shares of the common stock of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") underlying the RSUs are scheduled to vest in installments of 50% on March 1, 2019 and 50% on March 1, 2020. Upon settlement, the RSUs will become payable on a one-for-one basis in shares of the Issuer's common stock or the cash value thereof at the election of the SCP Plan administrators, Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006360 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,259,984

F7 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on March 2, 2017 is based on prices ranging from a low of $22.16 per share to a high of $22.38 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006361 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 3

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,200,484

F7 · price: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions. The reported price for the share purchases made on March 2, 2017 is based on prices ranging from a low of $22.16 per share to a high of $22.38 per share. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Issuer, any security holder of the Issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price set forth above.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006360 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 64,237.5298

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. 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 Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006360 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,240,318

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,240,318 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 64,237.5298 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006360 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

GROSS MICHAEL S · CIK 0001186884 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,176,080.4702

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Gross and Spohler, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Gross's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which 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. In addition, the total includes 20,000 shares of the Issuer held by the GRAT, which Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own as the sole trustee of the GRAT. Furthermore, the total includes 39,500 shares of the Issuer directly held by Mr. Gross' profit sharing plan (the "Profit Sharing Plan").

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Gross may be deemed to directly beneficially own these shares as the sole participant in the Profit Sharing Plan. Mr. Gross disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, 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.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006361 · doc4.xml · derivative · entry 5

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnote

Disclosed balance after: 64,237.5298

Underlying: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share · Not disclosed shares

Expires not disclosed

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F8 · derivative.exercise_price: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · shares: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · price: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.exercise_date: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F1 · derivative.expiration_date: 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.

F8 · derivative.expiration_date: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · derivative.underlying_shares: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

F8 · ownership.nature: RSUs with respect to 64,237.5298 shares held by the SCP Plan granted to certain of Solar Capital Partners's employees on November 25, 2014 and March 4, 2015 settled on March 1, 2017. 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. Spohler and Gross. The administrators elected to settle the vested portion in cash. Messrs. Spohler and Gross may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by the SCP Plan by virtue of their collective ownership interest in Solar Capital Partners.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006361 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 2

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,180,818

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · shares: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F6 · balance_after: These 2,180,818 shares of the Issuer are the same number of shares held prior to the settlement of RSUs in cash because this transaction may only be a deemed acquisition for purposes of Section 16. No new shares of the Issuer were actually acquired as a result of the settlement of the 64,237.5298 RSUs.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

SEC source: 0000899243-17-006361 · doc4.xml · nonDerivative · entry 1

SPOHLER BRUCE J · CIK 0001240586 · Director · See Remarks

10b5-1 filing: Not disclosed

Ownership: Indirect · See Footnotes

Disclosed balance after: 2,116,580.4702

Exercise/conversion can include RSU settlement. Transaction price and option strike are different fields; a missing price is not zero. Derivative and underlying rows can describe the same event.

F1 · shares: 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.

F5 · price: Messrs. Spohler and Gross, as administrators of the SCP Plan, elected to settle 64,237.5298 RSUs previously granted to employees by paying their cash value as contemplated by the RSUs, which cash settlement may be deemed to be a purchase of the shares underlying the previously granted RSUs. The shares that may be deemed to have been acquired were previously reported as beneficially owned due to Mr. Spohler's partial pecuniary interest as described in footnotes 2, 3 and 4. The settlement was approved in advance in accordance with Rule 16b-3.

F2 · balance_after: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · balance_after: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · balance_after: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

F2 · ownership.nature: Includes 200,471 shares of Solar Capital Ltd. (the "Issuer") held by Solar Capital Partners Employee Stock Plan, LLC (the "SCP Plan"), 83,903.5298 of which is reported as purchased on this Form 4. 19,666 shares acquired were purchased in the open market for the purpose of satisfying obligations related to its grants of restricted stock units ("RSUs"), and 64,237.5298 shares may be deemed to be repurchased due to cash settlement of previously granted RSUs. The SCP Plan is controlled by Solar Capital Partners, LLC ("Solar Capital Partners"). Bruce J. Spohler and Michael S. Gross 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 Solar Capital Partners.

F3 · ownership.nature: (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") and 715,000 shares of the Issuer held by Solar Capital Investors II, LLC ("Solar Capital II"), a portion of both of which may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. Spohler, Mr. Gross and a grantor retained annuity trust setup by and for Mr. Gross by virtue of their collective ownership interest therein.

F4 · ownership.nature: (Continued from Footnote (3)) Mr. Spohler disclaims beneficial ownership of any of the Issuer's securities directly held by the SCP Plan, Solar Capital I or Solar Capital II, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Spohler is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.