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): June 17, 2019
THL Credit, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 814-00789 | 27-0344947 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
100 Federal Street, 31st Floor,
Boston, MA 02110
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including areacode (800) 450-4424
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Trading Symbols | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | TCRD | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||
6.75% Senior Notes due 2022 | TCRZ | The New York Stock Exchange | ||
6.125% Senior Notes due 2023 | TCRW | The New York Stock Exchange |
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 Rule12b-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. ☐
Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
THL Credit, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 14, 2019. There were present at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, stockholders holding an aggregate of 18,338,448 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total number of 31,999,207 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were no brokernon-votes for Proposal 4. Following are descriptions of the matters voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting:
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
The following individuals, constituting all of the nominees named in the Company’s Proxy Statement, were elected as directors to serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
Director | For | Withheld | Broker Non-vote | |||||||||
Christopher J. Flynn | 17,134,881 | 873,145 | 330,422 | |||||||||
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr. | 16,958,704 | 1,049,322 | 330,422 | |||||||||
Nancy Hawthorne | 16,641,829 | 1,366,197 | 330,422 | |||||||||
James D. Kern | 17,127,989 | 880,037 | 330,422 | |||||||||
Deborah McAneny | 16,811,620 | 1,196,406 | 330,422 | |||||||||
Jane Musser Nelson | 16,963,508 | 1,044,518 | 330,422 |
Proposal 2 — Approval to Increase Leverage by Applying to the Company a Minimum Asset Coverage Ratio of 150%, pursuant to Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended
A proposal to allow the Company to increase leverage by approving the application to the Company of a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150%, pursuant to Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended, was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-vote | |||
16,882,275 | 573,520 | 552,231 | 330,422 |
Proposal 3 — Approval of an Amendment to the Investment Management Agreement to (a) Reduce the Annual Base Management Fee and (b) Revise the Incentive Fee Calculation
A proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s investment management agreement to (a) reduce the annual base management fee from 1.5% to 1.0% of the Company’s gross assets, payable quarterly in arrears on a calendar quarter basis, and (b) revise the incentive fee calculation on the Company’s performance generally, including a reduction from 20.0% to 17.5% with an 8% annual hurdle rate, was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
17,383,528 | 151,575 | 472,923 | 330,422 |
Proposal 4 — Approval of Adjournment of the Annual Meeting to Solicit Additional Proxies
A proposal to approve the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
For | Against | Abstain | ||
17,355,767 | 459,958 | 522,723 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report onForm 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THL CREDIT, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 17, 2019 | By: | /S/ TERRENCE W. OLSON | ||||
Name: | Terrence W. Olson | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer & Treasurer |