FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

(Mark One)

  [X]    QUARTERLY  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION  13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

                                       OR

  [ ]    TRANSITION  REPORT  PURSUANT  TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE  SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from........................to........................

Commission File Number: 814-61

                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    Texas                                        75-1072796
(State or other jurisdiction of  incorporation                (I.R.S. Employer
              or organization)                               Identification No.)

                  12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas
                                      75230
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                 (972) 233-8242
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

         Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934  during  the  preceding  12 months  (or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   X    No
    -----     -----

         Indicate  the  number of  shares  outstanding  of each of the  issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

         3,829,051 shares of Common Stock, $1 Par Value as of October 31, 2002






PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1.    Financial Statements

                  CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY
                 Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition
                 ----------------------------------------------

Assets                                                  September 30, 2002      March 31, 2002
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
                                                            (Unaudited)
                                                                        
Investments at market or fair value
      Companies more than 25% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2002 - $23,114,865
         March 31, 2002  - $23,194,865)                 $      195,597,981    $      243,024,999
      Companies 5% to 25% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2002 - $30,120,124
        March 31, 2002 - $27,167,649)                           23,002,003            34,943,003
      Companies less than 5% owned
        (Cost: September 30, 2002 - $30,064,877
        March 31, 2002 - $31,831,341)                           58,002,637            69,513,064
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
      Total investments
        (Cost: September 30, 2002- $83,299,866
        March 31, 2002 - $82,193,855)                          276,602,621           347,481,066
Cash and cash equivalents                                        1,695,195             1,977,180
Receivables                                                        293,671             1,753,297
Other assets                                                     6,216,235             5,971,361
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
      Totals                                            $      284,807,722    $      357,182,904
                                                        ==================    ==================

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Notes payable to bank                                   $       11,500,000    $        6,500,000
Notes payable to portfolio company                               2,500,000             2,500,000
Accrued interest and other liabilities                           1,862,450             2,018,140
Deferred income taxes                                           65,344,862            90,673,722
Subordinated debenture                                                --               5,000,000
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
      Total liabilities                                         81,207,312           106,691,862
                                                        ------------------    ------------------

Shareholders' equity
      Common stock, $1 par value: authorized,
        5,000,000 shares; issued, 4,266,416 shares
        at September 30, 2002 and March 31, 2002                 4,266,416             4,266,416
      Additional capital                                         6,935,497             6,935,497
      Undistributed net investment income                        3,491,055             3,297,838
      Undistributed net realized gain on investments            69,562,987            69,844,380
      Unrealized appreciation of investments -
        net of deferred income taxes                           126,377,757           173,180,213
      Treasury stock - at cost (437,365 shares)                 (7,033,302)           (7,033,302)
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
      Net assets at market or fair value, equivalent
        to $53.17 per share at September 30, 2002 and
        $65.42 per share at March 31, 2002 on the
        3,829,051 shares outstanding                           203,600,410           250,491,042
                                                        ------------------    ------------------
      Totals                                            $      284,807,722    $      357,182,904
                                                        ==================    ==================



                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                      Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                                         September 30                    September 30
                                                 ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                      2002            2001            2002            2001
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                     
Investment income:
     Interest                                    $     47,045    $     81,901    $    111,720    $    173,159
     Dividends                                        696,492         705,879       1,405,484       1,411,758
     Management and directors' fees                   120,350         121,148         251,700         260,248
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      863,887         908,928       1,768,904       1,845,165
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Operating expenses:
     Salaries                                         209,475         206,160         410,225         399,493
     Net pension benefit                              (67,826)       (130,728)       (193,961)       (252,270)
     Other operating expenses                         121,353         142,026         271,260         262,706
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                      263,002         217,458         487,524         409,929
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Income before interest expense and
     income taxes                                     600,885         691,470       1,281,380       1,435,236
Interest expense                                       93,497         262,418         254,453         534,219
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Income before income taxes                            507,388         429,052       1,026,927         901,017
Income tax expense                                     23,700          45,720          67,900          88,320
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net investment income                            $    483,688    $    383,332    $    959,027    $    812,697
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Proceeds from disposition of investments         $     56,678    $    783,978    $  1,515,898    $    783,978
Cost of investments sold                                 --         1,566,234       2,012,051       1,566,234
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Realized gain (loss) on investments
   before income taxes                                 56,678        (782,256)       (496,153)       (782,256)
Income tax expense (benefit)                           19,837        (331,878)       (214,760)       (331,878)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized gain (loss) on investments                36,841        (450,378)       (281,393)       (450,378)
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments before income taxes              (49,651,999)     (1,795,205)    (71,984,456)     21,457,855
Increase (decrease) in deferred income taxes
  on appreciation of investments                  (17,378,000)       (656,000)    (25,182,000)      7,287,000
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
   appreciation of investments                    (32,273,999)     (1,139,205)    (46,802,456)     14,170,855
                                                 ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)
   on investments                                $(32,237,158)   $ (1,589,583)   $(47,083,849)   $ 13,720,477
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============

Increase (decrease) in net assets
   from operations                               $(31,753,470)   $ (1,206,251)   $(46,124,822)   $ 14,533,174
                                                 ============    ============    ============    ============





                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets
                ------------------------------------------------


                                                           Six Months Ended         Year Ended
                                                          September 30, 2002      March 31, 2002
                                                          ------------------    ------------------
                                                              (Unaudited)
                                                                          
Operations
      Net investment income                               $          959,027    $        2,041,896
      Net realized loss on investments                              (281,393)             (537,934)
      Net increase (decrease) in unrealized
        appreciation of investments                              (46,802,456)           24,174,348
                                                          ------------------    ------------------
      Increase (decrease) in net assets from operations          (46,124,822)           25,678,310

Distributions from:
      Undistributed net investment income                           (765,810)           (2,294,631)

Capital share transactions
      Exercise of employee stock options                                --                 498,750
                                                          ------------------    ------------------

      Increase (decrease) in net assets                          (46,890,632)           23,882,429

Net assets, beginning of period                                  250,491,042           226,608,613
                                                          ------------------    ------------------

Net assets, end of period                                 $      203,600,410    $      250,491,042
                                                          ==================    ==================





















                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                      -------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

                                                         Three Months Ended               Six Months Ended
                                                            September 30                    September 30
                                                    ----------------------------    ----------------------------
                                                         2002            2001            2002            2001
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
                                                                                        
Cash flows from operating activities
Increase (decrease) in net assets from
  operations                                        $(31,753,470)   $ (1,206,251)   $(46,124,822)   $ 14,533,174
Adjustments to reconcile increase (decrease)
  in net assets from operations to net cash
  provided  by (used in) operating activities:
  Depreciation and amortization                            3,878           5,999           9,277          11,820
  Net pension benefit                                    (67,826)       (130,728)       (193,961)       (252,270)
  Net realized and unrealized (gain) loss
     on investments                                   32,237,158       1,589,583      47,083,849     (13,720,477)
  (Increase) decrease in receivables                    (158,613)       (673,782)      1,459,626        (544,996)
  (Increase) decrease in other assets                     13,604          12,806          (3,026)         (2,298)
  Increase (decrease) in accrued interest
     and other liabilities                                (9,038)         86,386        (129,213)        (53,106)
  Decrease in accrued pension cost                       (41,820)        (52,486)        (83,640)       (104,973)
  Deferred income taxes                                   23,700          45,720          67,900          88,320
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided by (used in)
  operating activities                                   247,573        (322,753)      2,085,990         (44,806)
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from disposition of investments                  56,678         783,978       1,515,898         783,978
Purchases of securities                               (3,157,830)     (1,282,929)     (3,198,063)     (1,780,858)
Maturities of securities                                    --              --            80,000         150,000
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash used in investing activities                 (3,101,152)       (498,951)     (1,602,165)       (846,880)
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities
Increase (decrease) in notes payable to bank         (62,000,000)    (60,000,000)      5,000,000       1,500,000
Increase in notes payable to portfolio company              --           500,000            --           500,000
Decrease in subordinated debenture                          --              --        (5,000,000)           --
Distributions from undistributed net
  investment income                                         --              --          (765,810)       (763,010)
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock
  options                                                   --           498,750            --           498,750
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
 activities                                          (62,000,000)    (59,001,250)       (765,810)      1,735,740
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
  equivalents                                        (64,853,579)    (59,822,954)       (281,985)        844,054
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period                                           66,548,774      61,804,775       1,977,180       1,137,767
                                                    ------------    ------------    ------------    ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period          $  1,695,195    $  1,981,821    $  1,695,195    $  1,981,821
                                                    ============    ============    ============    ============

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
  Interest                                          $    108,507    $    176,452    $    384,571    $    530,326
  Income taxes                                      $       --      $       --      $       --      $       --





                (See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements)

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                          CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
                                 AND SUBSIDIARY
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                   ------------------------------------------
                                   (Unaudited)

1.       Basis of Presentation

         The accompanying  consolidated financial statements,  which include the
accounts of Capital  Southwest  Corporation and its wholly-owned  small business
investment  company  subsidiary (the "Company"),  have been prepared on the fair
value basis in accordance with accounting  principles  generally accepted in the
United States of America for investment companies.  All significant intercompany
accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

         The  financial   statements  included  herein  have  been  prepared  in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America for interim financial  information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and
Article  6 of  Regulation  S-X.  The  financial  statements  should  be  read in
conjunction  with  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  notes  thereto
included in the  Company's  annual  report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 2002.  Certain  information  and  footnotes  normally  included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting  principles generally accepted
in the United  States of America have been  condensed  or omitted,  although the
Company believes that the disclosures are adequate for a fair presentation.  The
information   reflects  all   adjustments   (consisting   of  normal   recurring
adjustments)  which are,  in the  opinion of  management,  necessary  for a fair
presentation of the results of operations for the interim periods.




2.       Summary of Per Share Information

                                                       Three Months Ended         Six Months Ended
                                                          September 30              September 30
                                                     ----------------------    ----------------------
                                                       2002         2001         2002         2001
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
                                                                                
Investment income                                    $     .23    $     .24    $     .46    $     .48
Operating expenses                                        (.07)        (.06)        (.13)        (.11)
Interest expense                                          (.02)        (.07)        (.06)        (.14)
Income taxes                                              (.01)        (.01)        (.02)        (.02)
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Net investment income                                      .13          .10          .25          .21
Distributions from undistributed
  net investment income                                   --           --           (.20)        (.20)
Net realized loss on investments                          --           (.12)        (.08)        (.12)
Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation
  of investments after deferred taxes                    (8.43)        (.31)      (12.22)        3.70
Exercise of employee stock options (1)                    --           (.08)        --           (.08)
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
Increase (decrease) in net asset value                   (8.30)        (.41)      (12.25)        3.51

Net asset value:
      Beginning of period                                61.47        63.32        65.42        59.40
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
      End of period                                  $   53.17    $   62.91    $   53.17    $   62.91
                                                     =========    =========    =========    =========

Increase (decrease) in deferred taxes on
  unrealized appreciation                            $   (4.54)   $    (.25)   $   (6.57)   $    1.83

Deferred taxes on unrealized appreciation:
     Beginning of period                                 22.02        22.87        24.05        20.79
                                                     ---------    ---------    ---------    ---------
     End of period                                   $   17.48    $   22.62    $   17.48    $   22.62
                                                     =========    =========    =========    =========

Shares outstanding at end of period
  (000s omitted)                                         3,829        3,829        3,829        3,829


   (1)   Net decrease is due to the exercise of employee stock options at prices
         less than beginning of period net asset value.



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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations

         Net asset value at September 30, 2002 was  $203,600,410,  equivalent to
$53.17 per share after  deducting  an allowance of $17.48 per share for deferred
taxes on  unrealized  appreciation  of  investments.  Assuming  reinvestment  of
dividends,  this  represents a decrease of 13.3% during the past quarter,  18.5%
during  the first  half of the  current  fiscal  year and 14.7%  during the past
twelve months.

                                 September 30,   September 30,
                                       2002            2001
                                 -------------   -------------
          Net assets             $ 203,600,410   $ 240,877,527
          Shares outstanding         3,829,051       3,829,051
          Net assets per share          $53.17          $62.91

Results of Operations

         The composite  measure of the Company's  financial  performance  in the
Consolidated  Statements of Operations is captioned "Increase  (decrease) in net
assets  from  operations"  and  consists  of three  elements.  The first is "Net
investment  income",  which is the difference  between the Company's income from
interest,  dividends and fees and its combined  operating and interest expenses,
net of applicable  income taxes. The second element is "Net realized gain (loss)
on  investments",  which is the  difference  between the proceeds  received from
disposition  of portfolio  securities  and their stated cost,  net of applicable
income  tax  expense.  The  third  element  is the "Net  incease  (decrease)  in
unrealized  appreciation of investments",  which is the net change in the market
or fair value of the Company's investment portfolio,  compared with stated cost,
net of an  increase or decrease  in  deferred  income  taxes which would  become
payable if the unrealized  appreciation  were realized through the sale or other
disposition  of the  investment  portfolio.  It  should  be noted  that the "Net
realized gain (loss) on investments" and "Net increase  (decrease) in unrealized
appreciation  of investments"  are directly  related in that when an appreciated
portfolio  security is sold to realize a gain, a  corresponding  decrease in net
unrealized  appreciation  occurs by  transferring  the gain  associated with the
transaction from being "unrealized" to being "realized." Conversely, when a loss
is realized on a depreciated  portfolio security,  an increase in net unrealized
appreciation occurs.

Net Investment Income

         Interest  income in the six months ended  September 30, 2002  decreased
from the year-ago period  primarily  because of a decrease in loans to portfolio
companies.  During the six months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company
recorded dividend income from the following sources:

                                                  Six Months Ended
                                                    September 30
                                              -----------------------
                                                 2002         2001
                                              ----------   ----------
         AT&T Corp.                           $    9,993   $    9,993
         Alamo Group Inc.                        338,556      338,556
         Dennis Tool Company                      12,500       24,999
         Kimberly-Clark Corporation               46,308       43,221
         The RectorSeal Corporation              480,000      480,000
         Skylawn Corporation                     300,000      300,000
         TCI Holdings, Inc                        40,635       40,635
         Texas Shredder, Inc.                     28,322       20,230
         The Whitmore Manufacturing Company      120,000      120,000
         Other                                    29,170       34,124
                                              ----------   ----------

                                              $1,405,484   $1,411,758
                                              ==========   ==========

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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (continued)

         Interest  expense in the six months ended  September 30, 2002 decreased
from the year-ago period primarily due to a decrease in interest rates.

Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

         Set forth in the  following  table are the  significant  increases  and
decreases  in  unrealized  appreciation  (before the related  change in deferred
taxes and excluding the effect of gains or losses  realized  during the periods)
by portfolio company:



                                          Three Months Ended             Six Months Ended
                                             September 30                  September 30
                                       -------------------------     -------------------------
                                          2002           2001           2002           2001
                                       ----------     ----------     ----------     ----------
                                                                        
Alamo Group Inc                        (5,642,000)          --       (5,642,000)          --
All Components, Inc.                         --       (1,750,000)          --       (1,750,000)
Balco, Inc.                                  --        1,482,240      2,000,000      1,482,240
Concert Industries Ltd.                (2,781,000)       902,000     (4,967,000)     2,332,000
Encore Wire Corporation                (5,449,000)     1,363,000     (8,174,000)     5,449,000
Liberty Media Corporation (formerly
  AT&T Corp.-Liberty Media Group)      (1,910,302)    (3,244,804)    (3,698,670)      (880,636)
Mail-Well, Inc.                        (3,270,548)      (524,000)    (4,633,548)    (1,572,000)
Organized Living, Inc.                 (1,800,000)          --       (1,800,000)    (2,500,000)
Palm Harbor Homes, Inc.               (27,492,000)          --      (43,202,000)    15,710,000
PETsMART, Inc.                            844,850        307,482      1,925,892      1,975,744
The RectorSeal Corporation                   --             --             --        2,500,000
VocalData, Inc.                              --         (749,998)          --       (1,489,803)


         As reflected in the above table,  at September  30, 2002,  the value of
our  investment in Palm Harbor Homes,  Inc. was reduced to reflect Palm Harbor's
vulnerability  to the  increasingly  unfavorable  condition of the  manufactured
housing  industry as the  availability of floor plan financing for retailers has
declined  and more and more lenders  have chosen to withdraw  from  manufactured
housing  mortgage  financing for retail  purchasers.  The  unfavorable  industry
climate  has  created  intense  price  competition  and  reduced  sales  volume,
adversely affecting Palm Harbor's earnings since its fiscal year ended March 31,
2000 and particularly during the first half of the current fiscal year.

Portfolio Investments

         During the quarter  ended  September  30,  2002,  the Company  made new
investments  of $3,000,000  and  additional  investments of $157,830 in existing
portfolio companies.

         The Company has commitments,  subject to certain conditions,  to invest
up to $2,905,346 in five portfolio companies.

Financial Liquidity and Capital Resources

         At September  30, 2002,  the Company had cash and cash  equivalents  of
approximately $1.7 million.  Pursuant to Small Business  Administration  ("SBA")
regulations, cash and cash equivalents of $0.7 million held by Capital Southwest
Venture  Corporation  ("CSVC")  may not be  transferred  or  advanced to Capital
Southwest  Corporation  without  the  consent  of the  SBA.  Under  current  SBA
regulations and subject to SBA's approval of its credit application,  CSVC would
be entitled to borrow up to $63.8  million.  The Company  also has an  unsecured
$20.0  million  revolving  line of credit from a commercial  bank, of which $8.5
million was  available at September  30, 2002.  With the  exception of a capital
gain distribution made in the form of a distribution of the stock of a portfolio
company in the fiscal  year ended  March 31,  1996,  the  Company has elected to
retain all gains realized during the past 34 years. Retention of future gains is


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Item 2. Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations (continued)

viewed as an  important  source of funds to  sustain  the  Company's  investment
activity.  Approximately $26.4 million of the Company's  investment portfolio is
represented  by   unrestricted   publicly-traded   securities,   which  have  an
ascertainable market value and represent a primary source of liquidity.

         Funds to be used by the Company for  operating or  investment  purposes
may be  transferred  in the form of  dividends,  management  fees or loans  from
Skylawn Corporation,  The RectorSeal  Corporation and The Whitmore Manufacturing
Company, wholly-owned portfolio companies of the Company, to the extent of their
available cash reserves and borrowing capacities.

         Management  believes that the Company's cash and cash  equivalents  and
cash  available  from other  sources  described  above are  adequate to meet its
expected  requirements.  Consistent with the long-term  strategy of the Company,
the disposition of investments from time to time may also be an important source
of funds for future investment activities.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

         The Company is subject to financial market risks,  including changes in
marketable equity security prices. The Company does not use derivative financial
instruments  to  mitigate  any of  these  risks.  The  return  on the  Company's
investments is not affected by foreign currency fluctuations.

         The Company's investment in portfolio securities consists of fixed rate
debt securities  which totaled  $2,800,000 at September 30, 2002,  equivalent to
1.0%  of  the  value  of the  Company's  total  investments.  Since  these  debt
securities  usually have relatively high fixed rates of interest,  minor changes
in market yields of publicly-traded  debt securities have little or no effect on
the  values  of debt  securities  in the  Company's  portfolio  and no effect on
interest income. The Company's investments in debt securities are generally held
to maturity  and their fair values are  determined  on the basis of the terms of
the debt security and the financial condition of the issuer.

         A portion of the Company's  investment  portfolio  consists of debt and
equity securities of private  companies.  The Company  anticipates  little or no
effect on the values of these  investments  from modest changes in public market
equity valuations. Should significant changes in market valuations of comparable
publicly-owned   companies  occur,  there  may  be  a  corresponding  effect  on
valuations of private companies, which would affect the value and the amount and
timing of proceeds eventually realized from these investments.  A portion of the
Company's  investment  portfolio  also consists of restricted  common stocks and
warrants to purchase common stocks of publicly-owned  companies. The fair values
of these restricted securities are influenced by the nature of applicable resale
restrictions, the underlying earnings and financial condition of the issuer, and
the market valuations of comparable  publicly-owned  companies. A portion of the
Company's investment portfolio also consists of unrestricted,  freely marketable
common stocks of publicly-owned  companies.  These freely marketable investments
are  directly  exposed to equity  price  risks,  in that a change in an issuer's
public market  equity price would result in an identical  change in the value of
the Company's investment in such security.

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

         Our Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial  Officer have reviewed
and  evaluated  the  effectiveness  of the  Company's  disclosure  controls  and
procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 240.13a-14(c) and 15d-14(c) as of a
date within 90 days before the filing date of this  quarterly  report.  Based on
that evaluation,  the Chief Executive  Officer and Chief Financial  Officer have
concluded  that the Company's  current  disclosure  controls and  procedures are
effective and timely, providing all material information relating to the Company
required to be disclosed in reports filed or submited under the Exchange Act.


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Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
           (continued)

Changes in Internal Controls

         There have not been any significant  changes in the Company's  internal
controls or in other  factors that could  significantly  affect  these  controls
subsequent to the date of their evaluation.  We are not aware of any significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses, therefore no corrective actions were taken.

                           PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
                           --------------------------

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

The Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders was held on July 15, 2002, with the
following results of elections and approval:



                                                                             Votes Cast
                                                           -----------------------------------------
                                                                          Against/      Abstentions/
                                                              For        Withheld       Non-Votes
a.  The following Directors were elected to serve until    ---------     ---------      ------------
    the next Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
                                                                               

                  Graeme W. Henderson                      3,440,681      28,769          359,601
                  Gary L. Martin                           3,440,681      28,769          359,601
                  James M. Nolan                           3,440,681      28,769          359,601
                  William R. Thomas                        3,440,681      28,769          359,601
                  John H. Wilson                           3,440,681      28,769          359,601

b.   KPMG LLP was approved as the Company's
     auditors for the 2003 fiscal year.                    3,452,226       6,214          370,611


Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits
                  Exhibit 99.1-Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                  as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act
                  of 2002 of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation.

                  Exhibit 99.2-Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                  as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act
                  of 2002 of the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K
                  No reports on Form 8-K have been filed  during the quarter for
                  which this report is filed.


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                                   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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                                   CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION



Date:      November  8, 2002                       By: /s/ William R. Thomas
       -------------------------                      --------------------------
                                                      William R. Thomas
                                                      President



Date:      November  8, 2002                       By:  /s/ Susan K. Hodgson
       -------------------------                       -------------------------
                                                       Susan K. Hodgson
                                                       Secretary-Treasurer














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               FORM OF SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION



I, William R. Thomas, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Capital Southwest
         Corporation;

2.       Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not  contain any
         untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact
         necessary to make the  statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
         under which such  statements  were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.       Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other financial
         information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all
         material  respects the  consolidated  financial  condition,  results of
         operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
         presented in this quarterly report;

4.       The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
         establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         we have:

         a)       designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure
                  that  material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,
                  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us
                  by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
                  period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure
                  controls and  procedures  as of a date within 90 days prior to
                  the filing  date of this  quarterly  report  (the  "Evaluation
                  Date"); and

         c)       presented in this quarterly  report our conclusions  about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based
         on our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the
         audit  committee  of  registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons
         performing the equivalent function):

         a)       all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of
                  internal controls which could aversely affect the registrant's
                  ability to record,  process,  summarize  and report  financial
                  data and have  identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any
                  material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
                  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the
                  registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's  other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
         quarterly  report  whether  or not there  were  significant  changes in
         internal controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect
         internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including   any   corrective   actions   with  regard  to   significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.




Date:  November 8, 2002            By: /s/ William R. Thomas
       ----------------               ------------------------------------------
                                      William R. Thomas, Chief Executive Officer



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               FORM OF SARBANES-OXLEY SECTION 302(a) CERTIFICATION



I, Susan K. Hodgson, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify that:

1.       I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Capital Southwest
         Corporation;

2.       Based on my  knowledge,  this  quarterly  report  does not  contain any
         untrue  statement of a material  fact or omit to state a material  fact
         necessary to make the  statements  made, in light of the  circumstances
         under which such  statements  were made, not misleading with respect to
         the period covered by this quarterly report;

3.       Based on my knowledge,  the financial  statements,  and other financial
         information  included in this quarterly  report,  fairly present in all
         material  respects the  consolidated  financial  condition,  results of
         operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods
         presented in this quarterly report;

4.       The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer and I are responsible for
         establishing  and  maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as
         defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
         we have:

         a)       designed  such  disclosure  controls and  procedures to ensure
                  that  material   information   relating  to  the   registrant,
                  including its consolidated  subsidiaries,  is made known to us
                  by others  within  those  entities,  particularly  during  the
                  period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;

         b)       evaluated the  effectiveness  of the  registrant's  disclosure
                  controls and  procedures  as of a date within 90 days prior to
                  the filing  date of this  quarterly  report  (the  "Evaluation
                  Date"); and

         c)       presented in this quarterly  report our conclusions  about the
                  effectiveness of the disclosure  controls and procedures based
                  on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

5.       The registrant's other certifying  officer and I have disclosed,  based
         on our most recent  evaluation,  to the  registrant's  auditors and the
         audit  committee  of  registrant's   board  of  directors  (or  persons
         performing the equivalent function):

         a)       all  significant  deficiencies  in the design or  operation of
                  internal controls which could aversely affect the registrant's
                  ability to record,  process,  summarize  and report  financial
                  data and have  identified  for the  registrant's  auditors any
                  material weaknesses in internal controls; and

         b)       any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management
                  or  other  employees  who  have  a  significant  role  in  the
                  registrant's internal controls; and

6.       The registrant's  other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
         quarterly  report  whether  or not there  were  significant  changes in
         internal controls or in other factors that could  significantly  affect
         internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
         including   any   corrective   actions   with  regard  to   significant
         deficiencies and material weaknesses.



Date:  November 8, 2002             By: /s/ Susan K. Hodgson
       ----------------                -----------------------------------------
                                       Susan K. Hodgson, Chief Financial Officer




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