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 27, 2021 (May 26, 2021)
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 814-00899 | 56-2594706 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
2951 28th Street, Suite 1000 Santa Monica, California | 90405 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 566-1000
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, $0.001 par value per share | TCPC | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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.
At 8:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) on May 26, 2021, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders via live Internet webcast (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, TCPC’s common stockholders voted on two proposals, both of which were approved. The proposals are described in detail in TCPC’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2021. As of March 29, 2021, the record date, TCPC had 57,767,264 shares of common stock outstanding, which included 820,449 shares owned by affiliates. The final voting results from the Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. TCPC’s stockholders elected eight directors to the Board of Directors of TCPC. Each of Kathleen A. Corbet, Eric J. Draut, Andrea L. Petro, M. Freddie Reiss, Peter E. Schwab, Karyn L. Williams, Howard M. Levkowitz, and Rajneesh Vig will serve until the 2022 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The eight directors were re-elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
| Name | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Kathleen A. Corbet | 28,043,978 | 3,184,876 | 0 | |||
Eric J. Draut | 27,987,893 | 3,240,961 | 0 | |||
Andrea L. Petro | 28,273,109 | 2,955,745 | 0 | |||
M. Freddie Reiss | 26,032,674 | 5,196,180 | 0 | |||
Peter E. Schwab | 28,069,684 | 3,159,170 | 0 | |||
Karyn L. Williams | 28,035,953 | 3,192,901 | 0 | |||
Howard M. Levkowitz | 27,935,429 | 3,293,425 | 0 | |||
Rajneesh Vig | 28,275,284 | 2,953,570 | 0 |
Proposal 2. TCPC’s stockholders approved a proposal to authorize TCPC, with the approval of its Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue shares of its common stock (during the next 12 months) at a price or prices below TCPC’s then current net asset value per share in one or more offerings subject to certain limitations described in detail in TCPC’s definitive proxy statement as filed with the SEC on March 30, 2021 (including, without limitation, that the number of shares sold on any given date does not exceed 25% of TCPC’s then outstanding common stock immediately prior to such sale), as set forth below:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
27,274,895 | 2,821,616 | 1,152,203 | 0 |
The vote on the above proposal, adjusted for 820,449 affiliated shares that voted on the proposal, was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,454,396 | 2,821,616 | 1,152,203 | 0 |
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.
| BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP. | ||
| Date: May 27, 2021 | ||
| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Greenwood | |
| Name: | Elizabeth Greenwood | |
| Title: | Secretary | |