UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(A) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Filed by the Registrantx
Filed by a Party other than the Registrant¨
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| ¨ | Preliminary Proxy Statement |
| ¨ | Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a 6(e)(2)) |
| ¨ | Definitive Proxy Statement |
| x | Definitive Additional Materials |
| ¨ | Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a 12 |
Business Development Corporation of America
(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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In connection with the mailing of the definitive proxy statement of Business Development Corporation of America (the “Company”) and the solicitation of proxies with respect to the proposals set forth in the definitive proxy statement, the following telephone solicitation script was prepared for use by the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President with stockholders of the Company after the time of the mailing of the definitive proxy statement.
Richard Byrne Call Script for BDCA Proxy Solicitation
Hi, this is Rich Byrne. I’m the CEO of Business Development Corporation of America.
I’m calling you about our special meeting that’s being held on January 11th. We need your vote.
You should have received proxy information related to the meeting over the past few days. You’re being asked to vote on a change of control of the advisor from Benefit Street Partners to Franklin Templeton.
The day-to-day operations and management team of BDCA are not changing, but we are excited and look forward to the experience of Franklin Templeton and what they will bring to the Company.
In your package are instructions on how you can easily vote your shares by mail, over the phone or online. We ask that you vote as soon as possible. When you vote promptly, it saves time, money and energy and it helps us to avoid sending you materials again or calling you to request your vote.
You can vote now by pressing the number one on your keypad and you will be connected to a Broadridge proxy specialist who can walk you through the process to vote or, if you’re receiving this message as a recording, you can vote now by dialing this number: 855-486-7909.
Thank you for your time and, most importantly, thank you for your vote.
