REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors of Capital Southwest Corporation and Subsidiaries

 

We have examined management’s assertion, included in the accompanying Management Statement Regarding Compliance With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940, that Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiaries (the “Company”) complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March 31, 2016. Management is responsible for the Company’s compliance with those requirements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on management’s assertion about the Company’s compliance based on our examination.

 

Our examination was conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Company’s compliance with those requirements and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Included among our procedures were the following tests performed as of March 31, 2016, and with respect to agreement of security purchases and sales, for the period from February 29, 2016 (the date of our last examination), through March 31, 2016:

 

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Confirmation of all securities held by Morgan Stanley Smith Barney (“Custodian”).

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Reconciliation of all such securities to the books and records of the Company and the Custodian

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Agreement of purchase of one portfolio company since our last report from the books and records of the Company to broker confirmations and related supporting documentation and/or agreements.

 

We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Company’s compliance with specified requirements.

 

In our opinion, management’s assertion that Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiaries complied with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of Rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March 31, 2016, with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Company is fairly stated, in all material respects.

 

This report is intended solely for the information and use of management and the Board of Directors of Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiaries and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

 

/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP

Dallas, Texas

June 15, 2016

Management Statement Regarding Compliance

With Certain Provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940

We, as members of management of Capital Southwest Corporation and subsidiaries (the "Company"), are responsible for complying with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2, "Custody of Investments by Registered Management Investment Companies," of the Investment Company Act of 1940. We are also responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal controls over compliance with those requirements. We have performed an evaluation of the Company's compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 as of March 31, 2016 and from February 29, 2016 through March 31, 2016.

Based on this evaluation, we assert that the Company was in compliance with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c) of rule 17f-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 as of March 31, 2016 and from February 29, 2016 through March 31, 2016 with respect to securities reflected in the investment account of the Company.

Capital Southwest Corporation

By: /s/ Michael S. Sarner

       Michael S. Sarner

      Chief Financial Officer

Date:  March 31, 2016