$100,000, % Senior Notes due 2022

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1 Filed Pursuant to Rule 497 File No PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (to Prospectus dated September 26, 2017) $100,000, % Senior Notes due 2022 We are an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act ). Our investment objective is to seek to maximize total return from capital appreciation and/or income. Our current focus is more on achieving total return through generating income/yield for our shareholders. We seek to achieve our investment objective primarily by providing debt and equity financing to small and middle-market companies that are, for the most part, privately owned. No assurances can be given that we will achieve our objective. We are managed by The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC, a registered investment adviser. We are offering $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 6.25% senior notes due 2022, or the Notes. The Notes will mature on November 30, We will pay interest on the Notes on January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, We may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on or after November 30, 2019, at the redemption price set forth under Description of the Notes Redemption and Payment in this prospectus supplement. The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The Notes will be our direct senior unsecured obligations and rank pari passu with all outstanding and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by MVC Capital, Inc. We intend to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE ) under the symbol MVCD. If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days of the original issue date. The Notes are expected to trade flat, which means that purchasers will not pay, and sellers will not receive, any accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes that is not reflected in the trading price. Currently, there is no public market for the Notes. An investment in the Notes involves a high degree of risk and should be considered highly speculative. See Supplementary Risk Factors beginning on page S-8 in this prospectus supplement and Risk Factors beginning on page 16 of the accompanying prospectus to read about factors you should consider, including the risk of leverage, before investing in our Notes. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus contain important information about us that a prospective investor should know before investing in the Notes. Please read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus before investing and keep them for future reference. We file periodic reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC ). This information is available free of charge by contacting us at 287 Bowman Avenue, 2nd Floor, Purchase, New York or by telephone at (914) or on our website at Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and

2 you should not consider that information to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. The SEC also maintains a website at that contains information about us. Public offering price(1) 100.0% $ 100,000,000 Underwriting discount (sales load) 3.125% $ 2,663,000(2) Proceeds, before expenses, to us(3) % $ 97,337,000(2) (1) Plus accrued interest, if any from November 15, 2017 if settlement occurs after that date. (2) Includes $20,600,000 in Notes purchased in this offering by certain investors with whom we have an existing relationship, for which Notes the underwriting discount (sales load) was 1.125% of the offering price per Note and $5,000,000 in Notes purchased in this offering by an investor with whom we have an existing relationship, for which Notes the underwriting discount (sales load) was 2.125% of the offering price per Note. (3) We estimate that we will incur approximately $504,205 of expenses relating to this offering, resulting in net proceeds, after sales load (underwriting discount) and expenses, to us of approximately $96,832,795. The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional $15,000,000 total aggregate amount of Notes to cover overallotments, if any, within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement. If the underwriters exercise this option in full, the total public offering price will be $115,000,000, the total underwriting discount (sales load) paid by us will be $3,131,750, and total proceeds, before expenses, will be $111,868,250. THE NOTES ARE NOT DEPOSITS OR OTHER OBLIGATIONS OF A BANK AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. Neither the SEC nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. The underwriters are offering the Notes as set forth in Underwriting. Delivery of the Notes in book-entry form only through The Depository Trust Company will be made on or about November 15, Joint Book-Running Managers Ladenburg Thalmann BB&T Capital Markets Co-Managers B. Riley FBR JMP Securities Oppenheimer & Co. William Blair Maxim Group LLC The date of this prospectus supplement is November 8, 2017.

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT S-1 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY S-2 THE OFFERING S-4 SUPPLEMENTARY RISK FACTORS S-8 USE OF PROCEEDS S-11 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES S-12 CAPITALIZATION S-13 DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES S-14 UNDERWRITING S-24 CERTAIN MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL TAX CONSIDERATIONS S-27 LEGAL MATTERS S-31 WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION S-32 PROSPECTUS PROSPECTUS SUMMARY 1 WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 12 FEES AND EXPENSES 12 SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA 14 RISK FACTORS 16 DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS 32 USE OF PROCEEDS 32 PRICE RANGE OF COMMON STOCK AND DISTRIBUTIONS 33 MANAGEMENT S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 34 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS 75 SENIOR SECURITIES 75 ABOUT MVC CAPITAL 77 PORTFOLIO COMPANIES 92 DETERMINATION OF COMPANY S NET ASSET VALUE 96 MANAGEMENT 100 COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS 109 ADVISORY AGREEMENT 111 CONTROL PERSONS AND PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES 117 FEDERAL INCOME TAX MATTERS 118 CERTAIN GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 123 DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN 125 DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES 125 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION 128 LEGAL COUNSEL 129 SAFEKEEPING, TRANSFER AND DIVIDEND PAYING AGENT AND REGISTRAR 129 BROKERAGE ALLOCATION AND OTHER PRACTICES 129 INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM 129 INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F-1 S-i

4 ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized any other person to provide you with different information from that contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Neither this prospectus supplement nor the accompanying prospectus constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the Notes by any person in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful for that person to make such an offer or solicitation or to any person in any jurisdiction to whom it is unlawful to make such an offer or solicitation. The information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is complete and accurate only as of their respective dates, regardless of the time of their delivery or sale of the Notes. Our financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. To the extent required by law, we will amend or supplement the information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to reflect any material changes to such information subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and prior to the completion of any offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. This document is in two parts. The first part is this prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the Notes and this offering and also adds to and updates information contained in the accompanying prospectus. The second part is the accompanying prospectus, which gives more general information and disclosure. To the extent the information contained in this prospectus supplement differs from or is additional to the information contained in the accompanying prospectus, you should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus together with the additional information described under the heading Where You Can Find Additional Information before investing in the Notes. Forward-Looking Statements Information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may contain forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, expect, intend, anticipate, estimate, or continue or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. The matters described in Supplementary Risk Factors in this prospectus supplement, and in Risk Factors in the accompanying prospectus, and certain other factors noted throughout this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus constitute cautionary statements identifying important factors with respect to any such forward-looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are excluded from the safe harbor protection provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ). For a list of factors that could affect these forward-looking statements, see Supplementary Risk Factors in this prospectus supplement, and Risk Factors and Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements in the accompanying prospectus. S-1

5 PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY This summary highlights some of the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. It is not complete and may not contain all of the information that is important to you. To understand the terms of the Notes offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should read the entire prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus carefully. Together, these documents describe the specific terms of the Notes we are offering. Except as otherwise noted, all information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus assumes no exercise of the underwriters option to purchase additional Notes. In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, MVC Capital, we, us, our or the Company refer to MVC Capital, Inc. and its subsidiary, MVC Financial Services, Inc. ( MVCFS ), and TTG Advisers or the Adviser refers to The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC. MVC Capital, Inc. MVC Capital is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company under the 1940 Act. MVC Capital provides debt and other investment capital/financing to fund growth, acquisitions and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies in a variety of industries primarily located in the United States. Our investments can take the form of senior and subordinated loans, convertible securities, common and preferred stock and warrants or rights to acquire equity interests. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ( NYSE ) under the symbol MVC. The Company is managed by TTG Advisers, the Company s investment adviser, which is headed by Michael Tokarz. The Company was organized on December 2, Prior to July 2004, our name was mevc Draper Fisher Jurvetson Fund I, Inc. On March 31, 2000, the Company raised $330.0 million in an initial public offering whereupon it commenced operations as a closed-end investment company. From 2000 through 2003, the Company experienced significant valuation declines from investments made by the original management team. During fiscal year 2002, the Company s largest shareholder at the time launched a proxy contest against the former management. On December 2, 2002, the Company announced it had begun doing business under the name MVC Capital. In late February 2003, a shareholder meeting was held which replaced the entire board of directors (the Board of Directors or Board ) who then removed the former management of the Company. In September 2003, the Company s shareholders voted to implement the Board of Director s long-term plan to adopt and amend the investment objective and strategy of the Company, seeking to maximize total return from more traditional mezzanine investments, senior and subordinated loans and other private equity investments and to elect a new Chairman and Portfolio Manager, Michael Tokarz, who has over 40 years of lending and investment experience. While the Company has been in operation since 2000, fiscal year 2004 marked a new beginning for the Company as this period reflects when Mr. Tokarz and his management team assumed portfolio management responsibilities for the Company. As part of this change, Mr. Tokarz and his team determined to manage the existing investments made by the prior management which we refer to as our Legacy Investments. After only three quarters of operations under the new management team, the Company posted a profitable third quarter for fiscal year 2004, reversing a trend of 12 consecutive quarters of net investment losses and earned a profit for the entire fiscal year. The Current Management Team TTG Advisers has a dedicated originations and transaction development investment team with significant experience in private equity, leveraged finance, investment banking, distressed debt transactions and business operations. The members of the investment team have invested in and managed businesses during both recessionary and expansionary periods, through interest rate cycles and a variety of financial market conditions. TTG Advisers S-2

6 has 13 full-time investment professionals. TTG Advisers also uses the services of other investment professionals with whom it has developed long-term relationships, on an as-needed basis. In addition, TTG Advisers employs 8 (eight) other full-time professionals who manage the operations of the Company and provide investment support functions both directly and indirectly to our portfolio companies. We continue to perform due diligence and seek new investments that are consistent with our objective of maximizing total return from capital appreciation and/or income. Our current focus is more on achieving total return through generating income/yield for our shareholders. We believe that we have extensive relationships with private equity firms, investment banks, business brokers, commercial banks, accounting firms, law firms, hedge funds, other investment firms, industry professionals and management teams of several companies, which can continue to provide us with investment opportunities. We are currently working on an active pipeline of potential new investment opportunities. As of July 31, 2017, our portfolio is comprised of approximately 59.7% debt or similar income-producing investments and 40.3% equity investments. Our goal is that, over time, debt or similar incomeproducing investments (i.e., investments that produce regular income or cash distributions) will comprise a significant majority of our portfolio. In furtherance of this goal, we have sold various equity investments. In fact, we recently completed the sale of our largest equity investment, U.S. Gas & Electric, Inc. ( U.S. Gas ). MVC received gross consideration for its investment in U.S. Gas valued at $126.1 million, including $11.0 million for the repayment of its two outstanding loans from MVC. The fair value of the consideration received by MVC for its equity investment in U.S. Gas was $115.1 million. As a result of the gross consideration received, MVC realized a gain of $114.6 million from this investment, excluding all fees and distributions received since its initial investment in We continue to seek to sell equity investments. Subsequent Events On October 10, 2017, the Board detailed its unanimously approved plan to increase shareholder value. Key components of the plan include, among other things: (i) increasing the quarterly dividend to $0.15 per share from $0.135 per share, and (ii) TTGA s agreement to a revised management fee structure that ties fees to the NAV discount* as follows: (A) If the Company s NAV discount is greater than 20%, the management fee for the current quarter is reduced to 1.25%; (B) If the NAV discount is between 10% and 20%, the management fee will be 1.50%; and (C) If the NAV discount is less than 10% or eliminated, the 1.50% management fee would be re-examined, but in no event would it exceed 1.75%, and (iii) a reduction in compensation of Independent Directors by 25% until such time as the NAV discount falls to 10% or less. On October 19, 2017, the Company loaned Highpoint Global, LLC $5.0 million in the form of a second lien loan with an interest rate of 14%. The loan will mature on September 30, On October 23, 2017, the Company announced that the Board approved commencement of a cash tender offer in November 2017 to purchase up to $25 million of Company common stock. The offer price per share will be determined prior to commencement of the offer based upon market and other factors. The Company s net asset value ( NAV ) per share for our fiscal quarter ended October 31, 2017 will be reflected in our Form 10-K to be filed for such period end in January Our most recent NAV per share, determined as of July 31, 2017, was $13.38 per share and is reflected in the Form 10-Q filed for such fiscal quarter end. Based on current estimates for fair valuations of our portfolio companies, we presently expect the NAV per share for the quarter ended October 31, 2017 to range between $13.03 and $13.49 per share. This is only an estimate. Therefore, until the valuation process is completed (closer to the January filing of the Form 10- K), the precise amount of the Fund s NAV per share will not be certain. * All NAV discount calculations are arrived at by taking the average daily discount to NAV for a quarter (i.e. the discount to the most recently determined NAV per share at which the Company stock price closes on any given day for the quarter based on the prior fiscal quarter s NAV per share). S-3

7 Other Corporate Information Our principal executive office is located at 287 Bowman Avenue, 2nd Floor, Purchase, New York and our telephone number is (914) Our Internet website address is Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus unless otherwise indicated. Use of Proceeds The net proceeds from our sale of the $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes in this offering are estimated to be approximately $96,832,795, or $111,364,045 if the underwriters fully exercise their overallotment option, after deducting an underwriting discount of approximately $2,663,000 (or $3,131,750 if the underwriters fully exercise their overallotment option) payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $504,205 payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem the outstanding 7.25% Notes due 2023 (the 7.25% Notes ) promptly following the completion of this offering in accordance with their terms. As of October 31, 2017, we had outstanding 7.25% Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $114,408,750 plus accrued and unpaid interest. If there are any excess net proceeds from the sale of the Notes after the redemption of the 7.25% Notes, we intend to use such excess net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, for example, investing in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective and strategy, funding distributions, funding our subsidiaries activities and/or repurchasing our shares. Pending the use of net proceeds contemplated above, we will hold the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes in cash or invest all or a portion of such net proceeds in short term, liquid investments. THE OFFERING This section summarizes the principal legal and financial terms of the Notes. You should read this section together with the more detailed description of the Notes in this prospectus supplement under the heading Description of the Notes and the more general description found in the prospectus under the heading Description of Securities Debt Securities before investing in the Notes. Capitalized terms used in this prospectus supplement and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the accompanying prospectus or the indenture governing the Notes. Issuer MVC Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation Title of the securities 6.25% Senior Notes due 2022 Initial aggregate principal amount being offered Overallotment Option Initial public offering price Listing $100,000,000 The underwriters may also purchase from us up to an additional $15,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes to cover overallotments, if any, within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement. 100% of the aggregate principal amount. We intend to apply to list the Notes on the NYSE under the symbol MVCD. If the application is approved, we expect trading in the Notes on the NYSE to begin within 30 days of the original issue date. S-4

8 Rating of the Notes Interest rate Stated maturity date BBB- from Egan-Jones Rating Company. An explanation of the significance of ratings may be obtained from the rating agency. Generally, rating agencies base their ratings on such material and information, and such of their own investigations, studies and assumptions, as they deem appropriate. The rating of the Notes should be evaluated independently from similar ratings of other securities. A credit rating of a security is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and maybe subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating agency. 6.25% per year November 30, 2022, unless redeemed prior to maturity. Interest payment dates Each January 15, April 15, July 15 and October 15, commencing January 15, If an interest payment date falls on a non-business day, the applicable interest payment will be made on the next business day and no additional interest will accrue as a result of such delayed payment. Additional Notes Ranking of Notes We may from time to time, without notice to or the consent of the registered holders of the Notes, create and issue further notes ranking equally and ratably with the Notes in all respects, including having the same CUSIP number, so that such further notes shall be consolidated and form a single series of notes and shall have the same terms as to status or otherwise as the Notes. The Notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and will rank: pari passu with our outstanding and future senior unsecured indebtedness; senior to any of our future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the Notes; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities, including senior debt outstanding under our existing credit facilities, which are (i) the Santander Facility and (ii) the BB&T Facility (together, the Debt Facilities, and each, a Debt Facility ) and are more fully described herein. Denominations Optional redemption We will issue the Notes in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof. The Notes may be redeemed in whole or in part at S-5

9 any time or from time to time at our option on or after November 30, 2019, upon not less than 30 days nor more than 60 days written notice by mail prior to the date fixed for redemption thereof, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to but not including the date fixed for redemption. Repayment at option of Holders Governing Law Trustee, Paying Agent, Registrar and Transfer Agent Certain covenants Holders will not have the option to have the Notes repaid prior to the stated maturity date. New York U.S. Bank National Association In addition to the covenants described in the prospectus attached to this prospectus supplement, the following covenants shall apply to the Notes: S-6 We have agreed to provide to holders of the Notes and the trustee, if at any time when the Notes are outstanding and we are not subject to the reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act to file any periodic reports with the SEC, our audited annual consolidated financial statements, within 90 days of our fiscal year end, and unaudited interim consolidated financial statements, within 45 days of our fiscal quarter end (other than our fourth fiscal quarter). All such financial statements will be prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with applicable United States generally accepted accounting principles. We agree that for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. These provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt or the sale of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such borrowings. We have agreed that for the period of time during which the Notes are outstanding, we will not violate Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC. These provisions

10 S-7 generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is below 200% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase.

11 SUPPLEMENTARY RISK FACTORS Investing in the Notes involves a high degree of risk. In addition to the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should carefully consider the following supplementary risk factors together with the risk factors set forth in the accompanying prospectus before making an investment in the Notes. The risks set out below and in the accompanying prospectus are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us might also impair our operations and performance. If any of the events described herein or in the accompanying prospectus occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. In such case, our net asset value and the market price of the Notes could decline, and you may lose part or all of your investment. The Notes will be unsecured and therefore will be effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we have currently incurred or may incur in the future. The Notes will not be secured by any of our assets or any of the assets of our subsidiaries. As a result, the Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness we or our subsidiaries have currently incurred and may incur in the future (or any indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. In any liquidation, dissolution, bankruptcy or other similar proceeding, the holders of any of our existing or future secured indebtedness and the secured indebtedness of our subsidiaries may assert rights against the assets pledged to secure that indebtedness in order to receive full payment of their indebtedness before the assets may be used to pay other creditors, including the holders of the Notes. The Company entered into a credit facility with Santander Bank N.A. ( Santander ) on December 9, 2015 (the Santander Facility ). The Santander Facility consists of a three-year, $50 million revolving borrowing base credit facility with Santander as a lender and lead agent and Wintrust Bank as a lender and syndication agent. The Santander Facility can, under certain conditions, be increased up to $85 million. It bears an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75% or the prime rate plus 1% (at the Company s option), and includes a 1% closing fee of the commitment amount and a 0.75% unused fee. As of October 31, 2017, the Company is in compliance with all covenants related to the Santander Facility. The Company entered into a credit facility with Branch Banking and Trust Company ( BB&T ) on July 31, 2013 (the BB&T Facility ). On August 31, 2017, the Company renewed the BB&T Facility for one year. The BB&T Facility consists of a $25 million revolving credit facility with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 125 basis points. In addition, the Company is also subject to a 25 basis point commitment fee for the average amount of the BB&T Facility that is unused during each fiscal quarter. As of October 31, 2017, the Company is in compliance with all covenants related to the BB&T Facility. As of October 31, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings under both the Santander Facility and the BB&T Facility. The Santander Facility will expire on December 8, 2018, and the BB&T Facility will expire on August 31, 2018 at which time any outstanding borrowing amounts will be due and payable. However, we may borrow other secured indebtedness in the future. We had no other secured indebtedness outstanding as of October 31, The Notes will be structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries. The Notes are obligations exclusively of MVC Capital, Inc. and not of any of our subsidiaries. None of our subsidiaries is a guarantor of the Notes, and the Notes are not required to be guaranteed by any subsidiaries we may acquire or create in the future. Except to the extent we are a creditor with recognized claims against our subsidiaries, all claims of creditors (including trade creditors) and holders of preferred stock, if any, of our subsidiaries will have priority over our equity interests in such subsidiaries (and therefore the claims of our creditors, including holders of the Notes) with respect to the assets of such subsidiaries. Even if we are recognized as a creditor of one or more of our subsidiaries, our claims would still be effectively subordinated to any security interests in the assets of any such S-8

12 subsidiary and to any indebtedness or other liabilities of any such subsidiary senior to our claims. Consequently, the Notes will be structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities (including trade payables) of any of our subsidiaries and any subsidiaries that we may in the future acquire or establish as financing vehicles or otherwise. As of October 31, 2017, we had no outstanding borrowings under both the Santander Facility and the BB&T Facility. We and our subsidiaries had no other senior indebtedness outstanding as of October 31, All of such indebtedness would be structurally senior to the Notes. In addition, we or our subsidiaries may incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, all of which would be structurally senior to the Notes. The indenture under which the Notes will be issued will contain limited protection for holders of the Notes. The indenture under which the Notes will be issued offers limited protection to holders of the Notes. The terms of the indenture and the Notes do not restrict our or any of our subsidiaries ability to engage in, or otherwise be a party to, a variety of corporate transactions, circumstances or events that could have a material adverse impact on your investment in the Notes. In particular, the terms of the indenture and the Notes will not place any restrictions on our or our subsidiaries ability to: issue securities or otherwise incur additional indebtedness or other obligations, including (1) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be equal in right of payment to the Notes, (2) any indebtedness or other obligations that would be secured and therefore rank effectively senior in right of payment to the Notes to the extent of the values of the assets securing such debt, (3) indebtedness of ours that is guaranteed by one or more of our subsidiaries and which therefore is structurally senior to the Notes and (4) securities, indebtedness or obligations issued or incurred by our subsidiaries that would be senior to our equity interests in our subsidiaries and therefore rank structurally senior to the Notes with respect to the assets of our subsidiaries, in each case other than an incurrence of indebtedness or other obligation that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1) (A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions, whether or not we continue to be subject to such provisions of the 1940 Act, but giving effect, in either case, to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC (these provisions generally prohibit us from making additional borrowings, including through the issuance of additional debt or the sale of additional debt securities, unless our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, equals at least 200% after such borrowings); pay dividends on, or purchase or redeem or make any payments in respect of, capital stock or other securities ranking junior in right of payment to the Notes, including subordinated indebtedness, in each case other than dividends, purchases, redemptions or payments that would cause a violation of Section 18(a)(1)(B) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) of the 1940 Act or any successor provisions giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to us by the SEC (these provisions generally prohibit us from declaring any cash dividend or distribution upon any class of our capital stock, or purchasing any such capital stock if our asset coverage, as defined in the 1940 Act, is below 200% at the time of the declaration of the dividend or distribution or the purchase and after deducting the amount of such dividend, distribution or purchase); sell assets (other than certain limited restrictions on our ability to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets); enter into transactions with affiliates; create liens (including liens on the shares of our subsidiaries) or enter into sale and leaseback transactions; make investments; or create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our subsidiaries. In addition, the indenture will not require us to offer to purchase the Notes in connection with a change of control or any other event. S-9

13 Furthermore, the terms of the indenture and the Notes do not protect holders of the Notes in the event that we experience changes (including significant adverse changes) in our financial condition, results of operations or credit ratings, if any, as they do not require that we or our subsidiaries adhere to any financial tests or ratios or specified levels of net worth, revenues, income, cash flow or liquidity. Our ability to recapitalize, incur additional debt and take a number of other actions that are not limited by the terms of the Notes may have important consequences for you as a holder of the Notes, including making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to the Notes or negatively affecting the trading value of the Notes. Other debt that we may issue or incur in the future could contain more protections for its holders than the indenture and the Notes, including additional covenants and events of default. The issuance or incurrence of any such debt with incremental protections could affect the market for and trading levels and prices of the Notes. There is no existing trading market for the Notes and, even if the NYSE approves the listing of the Notes, an active trading market for the Notes may not develop, which could limit your ability to sell the Notes or the market price of the Notes. The Notes will be a new issue of debt securities for which there initially will not be a trading market. We intend to list the Notes on the NYSE within 30 days of the original issue date under the symbol MVCD. However, there is no assurance that the Notes will be approved for listing on the NYSE. Moreover, even if the listing of the Notes is approved, we cannot provide any assurances that an active trading market will develop for the Notes or that you will be able to sell your Notes. If the Notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, our credit ratings, if any, general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and other factors. The underwriters have advised us that they may make a market in the Notes, but they are not obligated to do so. The underwriters may discontinue any market-making in the Notes at any time at their sole discretion. Accordingly, we cannot assure you that the Notes will be approved for listing on the NYSE, that a liquid trading market will develop for the Notes, that you will be able to sell your Notes at a particular time or that the price you receive when you sell will be favorable. To the extent an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading price for the Notes may be harmed. Accordingly, you may be required to bear the financial risk of an investment in the Notes for an indefinite period of time. If we default on our obligations to pay our other indebtedness, we may not be able to make payments on the Note. Any default under the agreements governing our indebtedness, including a default under a Debt Facility or other indebtedness to which we may be a party that is not waived by the required lenders or holders, and the remedies sought by the holders of such indebtedness could make us unable to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes and substantially decrease the market value of the Notes. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flow and are otherwise unable to obtain funds necessary to meet required payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness, or if we otherwise fail to comply with the various covenants, including financial and operating covenants, in the instruments governing our indebtedness, we could be in default under the terms of the agreements governing such indebtedness. In the event of such default, the holders of such indebtedness could elect to declare all the funds borrowed thereunder to be due and payable, together with accrued and unpaid interest, the lenders under a Debt Facility or other debt we may incur in the future could elect to terminate their commitments, cease making further loans and institute foreclosure proceedings against our assets, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. Further, we may in the future need to seek to obtain waivers from the required lender under a Debt Facility, the Lenders, or other debt that we may incur in the future to avoid being in default. The Company has previously obtained the Lenders consent to waive compliance with certain covenants contained in a Debt Facility, and we may require such consents in the future from the Lenders or other future lenders, but there can be no assurance that such future consents will be granted. If this occurs, we would be in default, and the Lenders and any other future lender or debt holder could exercise their rights as described above, and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation. If we are unable to repay debt, lenders having secured obligations, including the Lenders, could proceed against the collateral securing the debt. Because the Debt Facilities have, and any future credit facilities will likely have, customary cross-default provisions, if the S-10

14 indebtedness thereunder or under any future credit facility is accelerated, we may be unable to repay or finance the amounts due. See Description of the Notes. Ratings of the Notes may not reflect all risks of an investment in the Notes, and changes in ratings of the Notes or associated outlooks could adversely affect the market price of the Notes. Egan-Jones Rating Company has assigned ratings of BBB- to the Notes. A rating may not fully or accurately reflect all of the credit and market risks associated with the Notes. A rating agency could downgrade the Notes or indicate that they may downgrade the Notes in the future, which may make the Notes less liquid in the secondary market or cause their trading price to fall. Ratings on the Notes are not a recommendation to buy the Notes and such ratings may be withdrawn or changed at any time. USE OF PROCEEDS The net proceeds from our sale of the $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes in this offering are estimated to be approximately $96,832,795, or $111,364,045 if the underwriters fully exercise their overallotment option, after deducting an underwriting discount of approximately $2,663,000 (or $3,131,750 if the underwriters fully exercise their overallotment option) payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $504,205 payable by us. We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to redeem the 7.25% Notes promptly following the completion of this offering in accordance with their terms. As of October 31, 2017, we had outstanding 7.25% Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $114,408,750 plus accrued and unpaid interest. If there are any excess net proceeds from the sale of the Notes after the redemption of the 7.25% Notes, we intend to use such excess net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, for example, investing in portfolio companies in accordance with our investment objective and strategy, funding distributions, funding our subsidiaries activities and/or repurchasing our shares. Pending the use of the net proceeds contemplated above, we will hold the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes in cash or invest all or a portion of such net proceeds in short term, liquid investments. S-11

15 RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES The following table contains our ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the periods indicated, computed as set forth below. You should read these ratios of earnings to fixed charges together with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes to those statements, included in the accompanying prospectus. For the Nine Month Period Ended July 31, 2017 Pro forma for Notes Offering For the Year Ended October 31, 2016 For the Year Ended October 31, 2015 For the Year Ended October 31, 2014 For the Year Ended October 31, 2013 For the Year Ended October 31, 2012 Earnings to Fixed Charges (2.67) (1.10) 3.87 (5.43) For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations plus (or minus) income tax expense (benefit) including excise tax expense plus fixed charges. Fixed charges include interest, credit facility fees and amortized capitalized expenses related to indebtedness. S-12

16 The following table sets forth our capitalization as of July 31, 2017: on an actual basis; and CAPITALIZATION on an as adjusted basis to reflect the sale of $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes in this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom (assuming no exercise of the overallotment option and without reflecting the issuance of any additional Notes in any subsequent offering or offerings by the Company and the use of proceeds therefrom), in each case assuming a public offering price of 100% par, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions of $2,663,000 payable by us and estimated offering expenses of approximately $504,205 payable by us. Cash and cash equivalents $ 119,525,302 $ 116,370,047 Restricted cash and cash equivalents 300, ,253 Total cash and cash equivalents $ 119,825,555 $ 116,670,300 Long-term debt, including current maturities: Revolving credit facility II $ $ Revolving credit facility III Senior Notes 114,408,750 14,408,750(1) Notes offered hereby 100,000,000 Total long-term debt $ 114,408,750 $ 114,408,750 Net assets: Common stock, $0.01 par value; (150,000,000 shares authorized; 22,556,412 shares outstanding) $ 283,044 $ 283,044 Additional paid-in-capital 418,298, ,298,709 Accumulated earnings 120,479, ,479,685 Dividends paid to stockholders (154,247,487) (154,247,487) Accumulated net realized gain 73,600,388 73,600,388 Net unrealized depreciation (100,127,173) (100,127,173) Treasury stock, at cost (5,748,036 shares held) (56,512,952) (56,512,952) Total net assets $ 301,774,214 $ 301,774,214 Total Capitalization $ 416,182,964 $ 416,182,964 (1) We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering to repay current notes outstanding promptly following the completion of this offering in accordance with their terms. * Above results do not reflect or take into account capital activity relating to the tender offer of the Company that expired on August 18, S-13

17 DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES This prospectus supplement sets forth certain terms of the Notes that we are offering pursuant to this prospectus supplement. This description supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces the descriptions of the general terms and provisions contained in Description of Securities Debt Securities in the accompanying prospectus. The Notes will be issued under an indenture to be dated as of February 26, 2013, entered into between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as supplemented by the second supplemental indenture to be dated as of the closing date, entered into between us and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made a part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. As used in this section, all references to Indenture mean the indenture as supplemented by the first supplemental indenture, and all references to we, our and us mean MVC Capital, Inc., a Delaware corporation, exclusive of our subsidiaries, unless we specify otherwise. Because this section is a summary, it does not describe every aspect of the Notes and the Indenture. We urge you to read the Indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the Notes. For example, in this section, we use capitalized words to signify terms that are specifically defined in the Indenture. Some of the definitions are repeated in this prospectus supplement, but for the rest you will need to read the Indenture. You may obtain a copy of the Indenture from us without charge. See Where You Can Find Additional Information in the accompanying prospectus. General The Notes: will be issued in an initial principal amount of $100,000,000 ($115,000,000 if the underwriters option to purchase Notes to cover overallotments, if any, is exercised in full); will mature on November 30, 2022, unless redeemed prior to maturity; will be issued in denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof; will be redeemable in whole or in part at any time or from time to time on and after November 30, 2019, at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest payments otherwise payable for the then-current quarterly interest period accrued to the date fixed for redemption as described under Redemption and Repayment below; are expected to be listed on The New York Stock Exchange within 30 days of the original issue date. The Notes will be our direct unsecured obligations and will rank: pari passu with outstanding and future senior unsecured indebtedness; senior to any of our future indebtedness that expressly provides it is subordinated to the Notes; effectively subordinated to all of our existing and future secured indebtedness (including indebtedness that is initially unsecured to which we subsequently grant security), to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other obligations of any of our subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities, including senior debt outstanding under our existing credit facilities, which are (i) the Santander Facility and (ii) the BB&T Facility. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities and have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay any amounts due on the Notes or to make any funds available for payment on the Notes, whether by dividends, loans or other payments. In addition, the payment of dividends and the making of loans and advances to us by our subsidiaries may be subject to statutory, contractual or other restrictions, may depend on the earnings or financial condition of all of the foregoing and are subject to various business considerations. As a result, we may be unable to gain significant, if any, access to the cash flow or assets of our subsidiaries. S-14