SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DC Funding SPV 2, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NINTH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Stellus Capital Investment Corp [ SCM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnotes 1 and 2
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 09/10/2013
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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, par value $0.001 per share	09/10/2013		S		13,036	D	$15.0298(3)	1,895,335	D(1)(2)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	09/11/2013		S		17,977	D	$15.0169(4)	1,877,358	D(1)(2)

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* DC Funding SPV 2, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NINTH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnotes 1 and 2

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* D. E. Shaw Direct Capital, L.L.C. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NINTH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnotes 1 and 2

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* D. E. SHAW & CO, L.P. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1166 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS NINTH FLOOR (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnotes 1 and 2

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SHAW DAVID E (Last) (First) (Middle) 120 WEST FORTY FIFTH STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10036 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below) See Footnotes 1 and 2

Explanation of Responses:

1. The securities reported in this Form 4 are directly held by DC Funding SPV 2, L.L.C. ("SPV 2"). D. E. Shaw Direct Capital, L.L.C. ("DESDC"), as manager of SPV 2; D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. ("DESCO LP"), as managing member of DESDC; and Mr. David E. Shaw ("David E. Shaw") (as president and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of DESCO LP) may be deemed to be the beneficial owners of the securities reported in this Form 4 for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

2. In accordance with instruction 4(b)(iv), the entire number of shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by SPV 2, DESDC, DESCO LP, and David E Shaw is reported herein. Each of DESDC, DESCO LP, and David E Shaw disclaims any beneficial ownership of any security listed in this Form 4, except to the extent of any pecuniary interest therein.

3. This is a weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. Sales ranged in price from $15.00 to $15.14. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

4. This is a weighted average sale price for the transactions reported on this line. Sales ranged in price from $15.00 to $15.05. The Reporting Person undertakes to provide upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Issuer, or a security holder of the Issuer, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.

Remarks:

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Nathan Thomas, Authorized Signatory, DC Funding SPV 2, L.L.C.	09/12/2013
	/s/ Nathan Thomas, Chief Compliance Officer, D. E. Shaw Direct Capital, L.L.C.	09/12/2013
	/s/ Nathan Thomas, Chief Compliance Officer, D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.	09/12/2013
	/s/ Nathan Thomas, Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw	09/12/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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