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
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| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | | August 1, 2006 |
Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware | 0-51459 | 74-3068511 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
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| 274 Riverside Avenue, Westport, Connecticut | | 06880 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) | | ___________
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | | 203-429-2700 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On August 1, 2006, I. Joseph Massoud resigned from the Board of Directors of Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (the "Company") in order to devote full attention to his duties as the chief executive officer of Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC and the managing member of Compass Group Management LLC. He also confirmed that his resignation was not a result of any disagreement with the Company with respect to its policies, operations or practices. Mr. Massoud served both as Chairman of the Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company. As a result of this vacancy, the Company’s Board of Directors, after due consideration, deemed it appropriate to reduce the size of the Board of Directors to six board members.
On August 7, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Mel P. Melsheimer, a current independent director on its Board of Directors, as Chairman of the Board of Directors. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors appo inted Dennis C. O’Dowd, a current independent director on its Board of Directors, to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
(a) On August 7, 2006, by unanimous vote, Patriot Capital Funding, Inc.’s Board of Directors adopted amendments to its Restated Bylaws. Section 13(d) of Article III, entitled Executive Committee, of the Restated Bylaws was revised to remove from the Executive Committee’s duties the requirement to review and pre-approve each investment proposed to be made by the Company in accordance with its investment objective and strategies and eliminate the requirement to have all Executive Committee actions require unanimous approval of each member of the Executive Committee. Other modifications were also made to conform the Executive Committee discussion to the other committee discussions in the Restated Bylaws.
The above amendments to the Restated Bylaws were effective upon adoption on August 7, 2006.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | | Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. |
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| August 7, 2006 | | By: | | Richard P. Buckanavage
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| | | | | Name: Richard P. Buckanavage |
| | | | | Title: President and Chief Executive Officer |
