UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 12, 2024
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BLACKROCK CAPITAL INVESTMENT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
| 814-00712
| 20-2725151
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| (State or other jurisdiction of | (Commission | (IRS Employer |
| incorporation or organization) | File Number) | Identification Number) |
50 Hudson Yards
New York, New York 10001
(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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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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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
| BKCC
| NASDAQ Global Select Market
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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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (the “Company”) currently anticipates that the merger (the “Merger”) of the Company with and into an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC”), pursuant to the terms of that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 10, 2024, by and among the Company, TCPC, BCIC Merger Sub, LLC and, solely with respect to certain sections, BlackRock Capital Investment Advisors, LLC and Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC, will close on or about March 18, 2024.
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 |
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Date: March 12, 2024 | By: | /s/ Chip Holladay |
| | | Name: Chip Holladay |
| | | Title: Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
