As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on October 23, 2026
Securities Act File No. 333-283109
Investment Company Act File No. 811-22432
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 ☒
(Check appropriate box or boxes)
Pre-Effective Amendment No. ☐
Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 ☒
and
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT
COMPANY ACT OF 1940 ☒
Amendment No. 42 ☒
OXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255
Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including Area Code: (203) 983-5275
Jonathan H. Cohen
Chief Executive Officer
Oxford Lane Capital Corp.
8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255
Greenwich, CT 06830
(Name and address of agent for service)
COPIES TO:
Harry S. Pangas, Esq.
Philip T. Hinkle, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: (202) 261-3300
Fax: (202) 261-3333
Approximate date of proposed public offering:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
| ☐ | Check box if the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend
or interest reinvestment plans. |
| ☒ | Check box if any securities being registered on this Form will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis
in reliance on Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 (“Securities Act”), other than securities offered in connection with
a dividend reinvestment plan. |
| ☒ | Check box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction A.2 or a post-effective
amendment thereto. |
| ☒ | Check box if this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction B or a post-effective
amendment thereto that will become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act. |
| ☐ | Check box if this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General
Instruction B to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act. |
It is proposed that this filing will become
effective (check appropriate box):
| ☐ | when declared effective pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Securities Act. |
If appropriate, check the following box:
| ☐ | This [post-effective] amendment designates a new effective date for a previously filed [post-effective
amendment] [registration statement]. |
| ☐ | This Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act, and the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering
is: |
| ☐ | This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, and the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: |
| ☒ | This Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, and the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering is: 333-283109 |
Check each box that appropriately characterizes
the Registrant:
| ☒ | Registered Closed-End Fund (closed-end company that is registered under the Investment Company Act of
1940 (“Investment Company Act”)). |
| ☐ | Business Development Company (closed-end company that intends or has elected to be regulated as a business
development company under the Investment Company Act). |
| ☐ | Interval Fund (Registered Closed-End Fund or a Business Development Company that makes periodic repurchase
offers under Rule 23c-3 under the Investment Company Act). |
| ☒ | A.2 Qualified (qualified to register securities pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of this Form). |
| ☒ | Well-Known Seasoned Issuer (as defined by Rule 405 under the Securities Act). |
| ☐ | Emerging Growth Company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange
Act”)). |
| ☐ | If an Emerging Growth Company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended
transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities
Act. |
| ☐ | New Registrant (registered or regulated under the Investment Company Act for less than 12 calendar months
preceding this filing). |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registration
Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-283109 and 811-22432) of Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (the “Registration Statement”) is
being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), solely for the purpose
of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 consists only of a facing page, this
explanatory note and Part C of the Registration Statement on Form N-2 setting forth the exhibits to the Registration Statement. This Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 does not modify any other part of the Registration Statement. Pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 shall become effective immediately upon filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The contents of the Registration
Statement are hereby incorporated by reference.
PART C - OTHER
INFORMATION
Item 25. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
1. Financial Statements
The following financial statements
of Oxford Lane Capital Corp. have been incorporated by reference in Part A of the Registration Statement:
Financial Statements for
the Year Ended March 31, 2026 (Audited)
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Schedule of Investments
Statement of Operations
Statements of Changes in Net Assets
Statement of Cash Flows
Notes to Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm
Supplemental Information
2. Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
|
Description |
| a.1 |
|
Articles of Amendment and Restatement(1) |
| a.2 |
|
Amendment to the Articles of Amendment Increasing Authorized Shares, dated January 31, 2020(5) |
| a.3 |
|
Amendment to the Articles of Amendment Increasing Authorized Shares, dated November 7, 2024(17) |
| a.4 |
|
Amendment
to the Articles of Amendment, dated September 4, 2025(20) |
| a.5 |
|
Articles
Supplementary Establishing and Fixing the Rights and Preferences of the Term Preferred Shares, including Appendix A thereto relating
to the Term Preferred Shares, 6.00% Series 2029, Appendix B thereto relating to the Term Preferred Shares, 6.25% Series 2027, Appendix
C thereto relating to the Term Preferred Shares, 8.25% Series 2031, and Appendix D thereto relating to Term Preferred Shares, 7.125%
Series 2029(20) |
| a.6 |
|
Articles Supplementary, dated October 22, 2026* |
| b. |
|
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws(11) |
| d.1 |
|
Form of Common Stock Certificate(1) |
| d.2 |
|
Base Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2021, by and between Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee(7) |
| d.3 |
|
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee on Form T-1(17) |
| d.4 |
|
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 16, 2021, relating to the 6.75% Notes due 2031, by and between Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee(7) |
| d.5 |
|
Form of 6.75% Notes due 2031 (Included as Exhibit A of Exhibit d.4 hereto). |
| d.6 |
|
Specimen 6.00% Series 2029 Term Preferred Stock Certificate(8) |
| d.7 |
|
Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 13, 2022, relating to the 5.00% Notes due 2027, by and between Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee(9) |
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| Exhibit Number |
|
Description |
| d.8 |
|
Form of 5.00% Notes due 2027 (Included as Exhibit A of Exhibit d.7 hereto). |
| d.9 |
|
Specimen 7.125% Series 2029 Term Preferred Stock Certificate(10) |
| d.10 |
|
Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of July 8, 2024, relating to the 8.75% Notes due 2030, by and between Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee(14) |
| d.11 |
|
Form of 8.75% Notes due 2030 (Included as Exhibit A of Exhibit d.10 hereto). |
| d.12 |
|
Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2025, relating to the 7.95% Notes due 2032, by and between Oxford Lane Capital Corp. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee(19) |
| d.13 |
|
Form of 7.95% Notes due 2032 (Included as Exhibit A of Exhibit d.12 hereto). |
| e. |
|
Second Amended and Restated Distribution Reinvestment Plan(3) |
| g. |
|
Form of Investment Advisory Agreement by and between Registrant and Oxford Lane Management, LLC(1) |
| h.1 |
|
Form of Underwriting Agreement(2) |
| h.2 |
|
Equity Distribution Agreement, dated June 4, 2020, by and among Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Lane Management, LLC, Oxford Funds, LLC, and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc.(6) |
| h.3 |
|
Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated September 9, 2022, by and among Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Lane Management, LLC, Oxford Funds, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and B. Riley Securities, Inc.(11) |
| h.4 |
|
Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2022, by and among Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Lane Management, LLC, Oxford Funds, LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc., as sales agent.(13) |
| h.5 |
|
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2022, by and among Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Lane Management, LLC, Oxford Funds, LLC, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. and Lucid Capital Markets, LLC, as sales agents(15) |
| h.6 |
|
Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Equity Distribution Agreement, dated as of September 9, 2022, by and among Oxford Lane Capital Corp., Oxford Lane Management, LLC, Oxford Funds, LLC, and Lucid Capital Markets, LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc., as sales agents(18) |
| h.7 |
|
Underwriting Agreement, dated October 21, 2026, between the Company and Piper Sandler & Co., as representative of the underwriters named in Schedule I thereto* |
| j. |
|
Form of Custodian Agreement by and between Registrant and U.S. Bank National Association(4) |
| k.1 |
|
Form of Administration Agreement by and between Registrant and BDC Partners, LLC(1) |
| l.1 |
|
Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP(17) |
| l.2 |
|
Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP(18) |
| l.3 |
|
Opinion and Consent of Dechert LLP* |
| n.1 |
|
Consent of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm(21) |
| r. |
|
Code of Ethics and Insider Trading Policy(16) |
| s.1 |
|
Power of Attorney(17) |
| s.2 |
|
Filing Fees Table(17) |
| (1) | Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File No. 333-167803) filed on November 30, 2010. |
| (2) | Incorporated by reference to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File No. 333-183228) filed on October 5, 2012. |
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| (3) | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.77Q1 to the Registrant’s annual report on Form NSAR-B filed
on May 29, 2015. |
| (4) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File No. 333-195652) filed on September 3, 2014. |
| (5) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-225462 and 811-22432) filed on February 7, 2020. |
| (6) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-236574 and 811-22432) filed on June 4, 2020. |
| (7) | Previously filed on March 16, 2021 with Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated
by reference herein. |
| (8) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-236574 and 811-22432) filed on August 17, 2021. |
| (9) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-236574 and 811-22432) filed on January 13, 2022. |
| (10) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-236574 and 811-22432) filed on June 16, 2022. |
| (11) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File No. 333-236574) filed on September 9, 2022. |
| (12) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-236574
and 811-22432) filed on May 31, 2023. |
| (13) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-272286 and 811-22432) filed on November 15, 2023. |
| (14) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-272286 and 811-22432) filed on July 8, 2024. |
| (15) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-272286 and 811-22432) filed on July 29, 2024. |
| (16) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-272286
and 811-22432) filed on August 24, 2023. |
| (17) | Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-283109
and 811-22432) filed on November 8, 2024. |
| (18) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-283109 and 811-22432) filed on November 12, 2024. |
| (19) | Incorporated by reference to Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement
on Form N-2 (File No. 333-283109) filed on February 27, 2025. |
| (20) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Post-Effective
Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File Nos. 333-283109 and 811-22432) filed on March 20,
2026. |
| (21) | Incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form N-CSR (File No. 811-22432) filed
on May 22, 2026. |
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Item 26. MARKETING
ARRANGEMENTS
The information contained
under the heading “Plan of Distribution” in the prospectus contained herein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 27. OTHER EXPENSES
OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
| SEC registration fee | |
$ | - | (1) |
| FINRA filing fee | |
| - | (2) |
| NASDAQ Global Select Market | |
| - | (2) |
| Printing and postage | |
| - | (2) |
| Legal fees and expenses | |
| - | (2) |
| Accounting fees and expenses | |
| - | (2) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| - | (2) |
| Total | |
$ | - | (2) |
| (1) | In accordance with Rules 456(b), 457(r) and 415(a)(6) promulgated under the Securities Act, we are deferring
payment of all of the registration fees. Any registration fees will be paid subsequently on a pay-as-you-go basis. |
| (2) | These fees will be calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly,
cannot be estimated at this time. These fees, if any, will be reflected in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
Item 28. PERSONS
CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL
The information contained
under the headings “Management,” “Certain Relationships and Transactions” and “Control Persons and Principal
Stockholders” in the prospectus contained herein is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 29. NUMBER OF
HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
The following table sets
forth the number of record holders of the Registrant’s common stock at November 5, 2024.
| Title of Class |
|
Number of Record Holders |
| Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share |
|
129 |
Item 30. INDEMNIFICATION
Directors and Officers
Reference is made to Section
2-418 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, Article VII of the Registrant’s charter and Article XI of the Registrant’s
Amended and Restated Bylaws.
Maryland law permits a Maryland
corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders
for money damages except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services
or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. The Registrant’s
charter contains such a provision which eliminates directors’ and officers’ liability for money damages to the maximum extent
permitted by Maryland law, subject to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the “1940 Act.”
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The Registrant’s charter
authorizes the Registrant, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify
any present or former director or officer or any individual who, while serving as the Registrant’s director or officer and at the
Registrant’s request, serves or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan or other enterprise as a director, officer, partner or trustee, from and against any claim or liability to which
that person may become subject or which that person may incur by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse
their reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. The Registrant’s Bylaws obligate the Registrant, to the
maximum extent permitted by Maryland law and subject to the requirements of the 1940 Act, to indemnify any present or former director
or officer or any individual who, while serving as the Registrant’s director or officer and at the Registrant’s request, serves
or has served another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise
as a director, officer, partner or trustee and who is made, or threatened to be made, a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her
service in that capacity from and against any claim or liability to which that person may become subject or which that person may incur
by reason of his or her service in any such capacity and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition
of a proceeding. The charter and Bylaws also permit the Registrant to indemnify and advance expenses to any person who served a predecessor
of the Registrant in any of the capacities described above and any of the Registrant’s employees or agents or any employees or agents
of the Registrant’s predecessor. In accordance with the 1940 Act, the Registrant will not indemnify any person for any liability
to which such person would be subject by reason of such person’s willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard
of the duties involved in the conduct of his or her office.
Maryland law requires a corporation
(unless its charter provides otherwise, which the Registrant’s charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been
successful in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of his or her service
in that capacity. Maryland law permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against
judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which
they may be made, or threatened to be made, a party by reason of their service in those or other capacities unless it is established that
(a) the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad
faith or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit
in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe
that the act or omission was unlawful. However, under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation may not indemnify for an adverse judgment in
a suit by or in the right of the corporation or for a judgment of liability on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received
unless, in either case, a court orders indemnification, and then only for expenses. In addition, Maryland law permits a corporation to
advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer in advance of final disposition of a proceeding upon the corporation’s receipt
of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct
necessary for indemnification by the corporation and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount
paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.
Adviser and Administrator
The Investment Advisory Agreement
provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations, Oxford Lane Management, LLC, or the “investment adviser,” and its officers, managers,
agents, employees, controlling persons, members and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from
the Registrant for any damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid
in settlement) arising from the rendering of the investment adviser’s services under the Investment Advisory Agreement or otherwise
as an investment adviser of the Registrant.
The Administration Agreement
provides that, absent willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties or by reason of the reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations, Oxford Funds, LLC and its officers, managers, agents, employees, controlling persons, members
and any other person or entity affiliated with it are entitled to indemnification from the Registrant for any damages, liabilities, costs
and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and amounts reasonably paid in settlement) arising from the rendering of Oxford
Funds, LLC’s services under the Administration Agreement or otherwise as administrator for the Registrant.
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The law also provides for
comparable indemnification for corporate officers and agents. Insofar as indemnification for liability arising under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, or the “Securities Act,” may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a
director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion
of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
Item 31. BUSINESS
AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF INVESTMENT ADVISER
A description of any other
business, profession, vocation, or employment of a substantial nature in which the investment adviser, and each managing director, director
or executive officer of the investment adviser, is or has been during the past two fiscal years, engaged in for his or her own account
or in the capacity of director, officer, employee, partner or trustee, is set forth in Part A of this Registration Statement in the sections
entitled “Management,” “Investment Advisory Agreement” and “Portfolio Management - Investment Personnel.”
Additional information regarding the investment adviser and its officers and directors is set forth in its Form ADV, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC File No. 801-71654), under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 32. LOCATION
OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS
All accounts, books, and
other documents required to be maintained by Section 31(a) of the 1940 Act, and the rules thereunder are maintained at the offices of:
| (1) | the Registrant, Oxford Lane Capital Corp., 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, CT 06830; |
| (2) | the Transfer Agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., 250 Royall Street, Canton, MA 02021; |
| (3) | the Custodian, U.S. Bank National Association, 8 Greenway Plaza Suite 1100, Houston, TX 77046; and |
| (4) | the Investment Adviser, Oxford Lane Management, LLC, 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 255, Greenwich, CT 06830. |
Item 33. MANAGEMENT
SERVICES
Not applicable.
Item 34. UNDERTAKINGS
| (3) | The Registrant hereby undertakes: |
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| (a) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement: |
| (1) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
| (2) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events after the effective date of the registration statement
(or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information
set forth in the registration statement; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b), if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation
of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
| (3) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. |
Provided, however, that paragraphs 3(a)(1),
3(a)(2), and 3(a)(3) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction A.2 of Form N-2
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished
to the SEC by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference into
the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
| (b) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of those securities
at the time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; |
| (c) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering; |
| (d) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser, |
| (1) | If the Registrant is relying on Rule 430B; |
| (A) | Each prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration
statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
| (B) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (x), or (xi) under the Securities Act for
the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in
the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the
first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of
the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided however, that no statement made in a registration
statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference
into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract
of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that
was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or |
| (2) | If the Registrant is subject to Rule 430C, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities
Act as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than
prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it
is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of
the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede
or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made
in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use. |
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| (e) | That for the purpose of determining liability of the Registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser
in the initial distribution of securities: The undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned
Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser,
if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will
be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to the purchaser: |
| (1) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required
to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; |
| (2) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant
or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant; |
| (3) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus or advertisement pursuant to Rule 482 under the Securities
Act relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf
of the undersigned Registrant; and |
| (4) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser. |
(4) The Registrant
undertakes that:
| (a) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the
form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed
by the Registrant under Rule 424(b)(1) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time
it was declared effective; and |
| (b) | For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that
contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering
of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
| (5) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
is incorporated by reference into the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; |
| (6) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless
in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. |
| (7) | The Registrant hereby undertakes to send by first class mail or other means designed to ensure equally
prompt delivery, within two business days of receipt of a written or oral request, any prospectus or Statement of Additional Information. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 4 to its Registration Statement on Form N-2 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the Township of Greenwich, in the State of Connecticut, on the 23rd day of October, 2026.
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OXFORD LANE CAPITAL CORP. |
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By: |
/s/ Jonathan H. Cohen |
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Jonathan H. Cohen |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 4 to
its Registration Statement on Form N-2 has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant, and in the capacities indicated,
on the 23rd day of October, 2026.
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Title |
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| /s/ Jonathan H. Cohen |
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Chief Executive Officer and Director |
| Jonathan H. Cohen |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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| Mark J. Ashenfelter |
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Chairman of the Board and Director |
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Director |
| John Reardon |
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President and Director |
| Saul B. Rosenthal |
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Director |
| David S. Shin |
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| /s/ Bruce L. Rubin |
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Chief Financial Officer |
| Bruce L. Rubin |
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(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
| *By: |
/s/ Jonathan H. Cohen |
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Name: Jonathan H. Cohen |
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Title: Attorney-in-fact |
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(Pursuant to Powers of Attorney dated November 8, 2024) |
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