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 21, 2024
Franklin BSP Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | | 814-01360 | | 85-2950084 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
9 West 57th Street, Suite 4920
New York, New York | | 10019 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (zip code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| None | | N/A | | N/A |
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 Rule 12b-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
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
On June 21, 2024, Franklin BSP Capital Corporation (the “Company”) held its reconvened annual meeting of stockholders (the “Reconvened Annual Meeting”) and submitted one matter to the vote of stockholders. Stockholders considered Proposal No. 1 contained in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 19, 2024 and adjourned the meeting until July 2, 2024 in order to solicit additional votes for Proposal No. 2. As of April 4, 2024, the record date, approximately 136,328,054 shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) and 77,500 shares of the Series A preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock”) were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Reconvened Annual Meeting. A summary of the matter voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.
Proposal – Election of Directors. The Company’s common stockholders and preferred stockholders, on an as-converted basis, elected Richard J. Byrne to serve as a Class I director until the 2027 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies. Additionally, the preferred stockholders elected Lee S. Hillman to serve as a Class I director until the 2027 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.
The vote on the proposal was as follows:
| Nominee | | Votes For | | | Votes Against | | | Abstain | |
| Richard J. Byrne | | | 66,491,692 | | | | 2,363,138 | | | | 2,553,990 | |
| Lee S. Hillman | | | 5,109,830 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | FRANKLIN BSP CAPITAL CORPORATION |
| | (Registrant) |
| | |
| Date: June 26, 2024 | By: | /s/ Nina K. Baryski |
| | | Name: | Nina K. Baryski |
| | | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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