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 6, 2023
Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
| 814-01162
| 47-3919702
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| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
104 La Mesa Drive, Suite 102, Portola Valley, CA 94028
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 234-4300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report): N/A
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
A special shareholder meeting (the “Meeting”) of Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, Inc. (the “Fund”) was held on October 6, 2023, to consider and vote on the proposals to liquidate and dissolve the Fund and to terminate its status as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”).
On August 1, 2023, the record date for the Meeting, there were 100,000 shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value (the “Fund Shares”) of the Fund outstanding and entitled to vote. 100% of the Fund Shares are owned by the Fund’s sole shareholder, Venture Lending & Leasing VIII, LLC (the “LLC”). The LLC in turn is owned by its members (the “LLC Members”). The Operating Agreement of the LLC grants the LLC Members pass-through voting rights, meaning that the LLC, as the sole shareholder of the Fund, may take no action as shareholder of the Fund without first securing the approval of the LLC Members, with the same vote required of the LLC Members as is required of the shareholder of the Fund. Accordingly, the approval of the proposals to liquidate and dissolve the Fund and to terminate its status as a BDC under the 1940 Act required the prior approval of at least a majority of the outstanding LLC Shares.
Two hundred thirty thousand five hundred and ninety-one hundredths (230,500.91) out of four hundred fifteen thousand one hundred fifty-two and fifty-one hundredths (415,152.51) total outstanding LLC Shares, or 55.52% of the LLC Shares, were cast in favor of the proposal, and no LLC Shares were cast against or withheld for the proposal. Consequently, the LLC cast 100% of the Fund Shares in favor of the liquidation and dissolution of the Fund and the termination of its status as a BDC under the 1940 Act.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
VENTURE LENDING & LEASING VIII, INC.
(Registrant)
| By: | /s/ Jared S. Thear | |
| Jared S. Thear | |
| Chief Financial Officer | |
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| Date: October 12, 2023 | |
