UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): May 23, 2024
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE | 814-01175 | 81-2878769 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
200 CLARENDON STREET, 37 th FLOOR,BOSTON, MA | 02116 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617)
516-2000
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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, $.01 par value | BCSF | New York Stock Exchange |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 23, 2024, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered the proposals as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 22, 2024. As of the record date, April 8, 2024, there were 64,562,265 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results on the matter submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal I:
Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||
Jay Margolis | 23,832,968 | 10,028,688 | 201,401 | Not applicable | ||||
Michael A. Ewald | 33,549,189 | 325,054 | 188,814 | Not applicable | ||||
Michael J. Boyle | 32,920,910 | 953,571 | 188,576 | Not applicable |
Proposal II:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
33,366,640 | 4,563,141 | 446,089 | Not applicable |
This proposal was also approved by the Company’s
non-affiliated
stockholders by a vote of 21,527,960 shares for, and 4,563,141 shares against, with 446,089 shares abstaining and no brokernon-votes.
The number of votes cast in favor of this proposal represents both (1) a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock; and (2) a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock that are not held by affiliated persons of the Company. For purposes of this proposal, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, defines a “majority of the outstanding shares” as the vote of the lesser of: (1) 67% or more of the voting securities of the Company present at the Annual Meeting, if the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company are present or represented by proxy; or (2) more than 50% of the outstanding voting securities of the Company.SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC. | ||||||
Date: June 13, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jessica Yeager | ||||
Name: | Jessica Yeager | |||||
Title: | Secretary |