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

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Ladd Robert T.   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stellus Capital Investment Corp [SCM] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President and CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP, 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY, SUITE 2200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/20/2018 (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77027 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/20/2018   P   2,000 A $ 11.92 (1) 472,776 (2) D   Common Stock 12/21/2018   P   4,000 A $ 11.76 (3) 476,776 D   Common Stock 12/24/2018   P   2,000 A $ 11.95 (4) 478,776 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Ladd Robert T. C/O STELLUS CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORP 4400 POST OAK PARKWAY, SUITE 2200 HOUSTON, TX 77027	X		President and CEO

Signatures

/s/ W. Todd Huskinson, attorney-in-fact		12/26/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The price shown in Column 4 is the weighted average purchase price, rounded to the nearest hundredth, of the shares of common stock of Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (the "Issuer"), par value $0.001 per share, on the transaction date. The price range for the purchases is $11.9101 to $11.9305 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(2)	Since the filing of the Reporting Person's last filing on Form 4 and before the transaction reported herein, the Reporting Person acquired 764 shares under the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.
(3)	The price shown in Column 4 is the weighted average purchase price, rounded to the nearest hundredth, of the shares of common stock of Issuer, par value $0.001 per share, on the transaction date. The price range for the purchases is $11.7477 to $11.7801 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.
(4)	The price shown in Column 4 is the weighted average purchase price, rounded to the nearest hundredth, of the shares of common stock of Issuer, par value $0.001 per share, on the transaction date. The price range for the purchases is $11.9463 to $11.9633 per share. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer full information regarding the number of shares purchased at each separate price.

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