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
February 6, 2018
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PennantPark Investment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
814-00736 |
20-8250744 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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590 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY |
10022 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
212-905-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On February 6, 2018, PennantPark Investment Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and submitted two matters to the vote of stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2017. As of November 17, 2017, the record date, 71,060,836 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.
Proposal 1. The named proxies for the Company’s stockholders approved an adjournment of the meeting to allow the polls to remain open until 9:30 a.m. on February 27, 2018 to solicit additional votes for the proposal to elect two Class II directors of the Company, who will each serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. The meeting will be reconvened at the offices of Dechert LLP, located at 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, on February 27, 2018, at 9:30 a.m.
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2018.
The voting results as of February 6, 2018, as certified by the inspector of election, are set forth below:
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For |
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Against |
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Abstain |
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Shares Voted |
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62,443,728 |
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319,038 |
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519,461 |
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% of Shares Voted |
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98.68 |
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0.50 |
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0.82 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PennantPark Investment Corporation |
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Date: February 9, 2018 |
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/s/ AVIV EFRAT |
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Aviv Efrat Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer |