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): February 8, 2010
BLACKROCK KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33559 | 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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| ITEM 8.01. | OTHER EVENTS. |
At a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on February 8, 2010, a proposal for the authorization of flexibility for BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation (the “Company”), with approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock at a price below its then current net asset value per share, was submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders through the solicitation of proxies. The proposal is described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the February 8, 2010 Special Meeting of Stockholders. The proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
| Proposal |
For | Against | Abstain | |||
| To approve a proposal to authorize flexibility for the Company, with approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock at a price below the Company’s then current net asset value per share |
16,289,135 | 2,517,386 | 48,018 | |||
| All Shares |
42,499,544 | 2,517,386 | 48,018 |
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 KELSO CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: February 8, 2010 |
By: | /s/ FRANK D. GORDON | ||||
| Name: | Frank D. Gordon | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||