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): October 30, 2018
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 814-00802 | 27-2114934 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
312 Farmington Avenue
Farmington, CT 06032
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(860) 676-8654
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| Section 5 | Corporate Governance and Management |
| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
Special Meeting Results
On October 30, 2018, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (the “Company”) reconvened its special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) originally convened on October 11, 2018. At the reconvened Special Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved two proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Special Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 2018. As of September 4, 2018, the record date for the Special Meeting, 11,530,187 shares of common stock were eligible to vote.
| Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders approved the application to the Company of the reduced asset coverage requirements in Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, which permits the Company to reduce the asset coverage requirements applicable to the Company from 200% to 150%, such that the Company has a debt to equity ratio of a maximum of 2.0x (i.e., $2 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity) as compared to a current maximum of 1.0x (i.e., $1 of debt outstanding for each $1 of equity). The voting results are set forth below: | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
| 5,171,643 | 594,460 | 327,771 | ||||
| Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders approved a new investment management agreement between the Company and Horizon Technology Finance Management LLC, the Company’s investment advisor. The voting results are set forth below: | ||||||
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||
| 5,356,503 | 370,992 | 366,379 | ||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 30, 2018 | HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr. | |||
| Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr. | ||||
| Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ||||