UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)

                                January 31, 2009

                                    814-00201
                            (Commission File Number)

                                MVC CAPITAL, INC.
                                  (THE "FUND")
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                               DELAWARE, 943346760
      (Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number)

                              RIVERVIEW AT PURCHASE
                                287 BOWMAN AVENUE
                                    2ND FLOOR
                               PURCHASE, NY 10577
              (Address of registrant's principal executive office)

                                 (914) 701-0310
                         (Registrant's telephone number)
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          (FORMER NAME OR FORMER ADDRESS, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT)

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.

As part of its regular quarter-end review, the Fund's Valuation Committee made
determinations regarding the fair values of the Fund's investments, resulting in
a net decrease of approximately $2.8 million or $.11 per share, effective
January 31, 2009. Among the reasons for the decrease was lower market multiples
within certain industries. The fair values of the following portfolio companies
were adjusted: Amersham Corporation, BP Clothing, LLC, Dakota Growers Pasta
Company, FolioFN, Inc., PreVisor, Inc., SGDA Sanierungsgesellschaft fur Deponien
und Altlasten mbH, SIA Tekers Invest, Timberland Machines & Irrigation, Inc.,
Turf Products, LLC, U.S Gas & Electric, Inc. and Velocitius B.V.


The Fund's net asset value as of January 31, 2009 is approximately $17.27 per
share.





                                   SIGNATURES

          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



MVC CAPITAL, INC.


By: /s/ MICHAEL TOKARZ
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    Michael Tokarz
    Chairman





Dated February 2, 2009