Great Elm Capital (GECC) 10-Q 2018 Q1 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to

Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

In connection with this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Great Elm Capital Corp., a Maryland corporation (the “Registrant”), for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), Peter A. Reed, as Chief Executive Officer of the Registrant, and Michael J. Sell, as Chief Financial Officer of the Registrant, each hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of his knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

Dated: May 9, 2018

/s/ Peter A. Reed

Peter A. Reed

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Michael J. Sell

Michael J. Sell

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)