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): May 11, 2018 (May 11, 2018)
BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 814-00712 | 20-2725151 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
40 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(212) 810-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| ITEM 5.07. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
Annual Meeting:
On May 11, 2018, the Registrant held its adjourned 2018 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The proposals considered at the Annual Meeting are described in detail in the Registrant’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2018, as supplemented (collectively, the “Annual Proxy”). As of March 5, 2018, the record date, 73,059,322 shares of common stock were eligible to vote.
First Proposal. The Company’s stockholders elected two directors of the Company (the “Class II Directors”), each of whom will serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting, or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The Class II Directors were elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
| Name |
For | Withheld | ||||||
| Meridee A. Moore |
26,395,817 | 1,707,597 | ||||||
| William E. Mayer |
16,160,412 | 11,943,002 | ||||||
Second Proposal. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018, as set forth below:
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 58,558,247 |
3,571,568 | 789,994 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION | ||||||||
| Date: May 11, 2018 |
By: |
/s/ Michael Pungello | ||||||
| Name: | Michael Pungello | |||||||
| Title: | Interim Chief Financial Officer and Interim Treasurer | |||||||