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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ( Mark One ) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 . For the transition period from Commission file number 814-00712 BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 40 East 52nd Street , New York , New York ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ 0.001 par value to Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code : 212-810-5800 SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( b ) OF THE ACT : Trading symbol ( s ) . BKCC 20-2725151 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 10022 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 ( g ) OF THE ACT : None Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No 冈 Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes > No □ 0 0 0 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S T ( §232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes > NO □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Emerging growth company 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 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No Accelerated Filer Smaller reporting company 0 □ The aggregate market value of the Registrant's common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant at June 30 , 2020 ( the last business day of the Registrant's most recently completed second quarter ) was $ 169,169,547 based upon the last sales price reported for such date on The NASDAQ Global Select Market . For purposes of this disclosure , shares of common stock beneficially owned by persons who own 5 % or more of the outstanding shares of common stock and shares beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the Registrant and members of their families have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates . This determination of affiliate status is not necessarily conclusive for other purposes . The Registrant has no non - voting common stock . There were 74,466,665 shares of the Registrant's common stock outstanding at March 3 , 2021 . Documents Incorporated by Reference : Portions of the Registrant's Proxy Statement relating to the Registrant's 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10 - K are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Report .