UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 1, 2014 (April 25, 2014)
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American Capital, Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| DELAWARE | | 814-00149 | | 52-1451377 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2 Bethesda Metro Center, 14th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (301) 951-6122
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 25, 2014, American Capital, Ltd. (the "Company") held its 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"), at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 7400 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, at 9:00 a.m. (ET). The record date for the Annual Meeting was March 3, 2014. As of the record date, a total of 269,802,734 shares of the Company's common stock were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. There were 216,516,678 shares of common stock present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Set forth below are the matters acted upon by the stockholders, and the final voting results of each such proposal.
1. Election of Directors. The Company's stockholders voted to elect eight (8) Director Nominees to hold office for a term of one (1) year, or until the next annual meeting of stockholders:
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| Nominee | For |
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| Abstain |
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| Mary C. Baskin | 143,910,232 |
| 2,344,034 |
| 1,123,051 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Neil M. Hahl | 144,435,563 |
| 2,155,987 |
| 785,766 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Philip R. Harper | 107,434,563 |
| 39,186,057 |
| 756,696 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Stan Lundine | 111,078,145 |
| 35,418,768 |
| 880,404 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Susan K. Nestegard | 144,900,593 |
| 1,730,779 |
| 745,945 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Kenneth D. Peterson, Jr. | 144,632,859 |
| 1,855,226 |
| 889,232 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Alvin N. Puryear | 111,011,419 |
| 35,410,368 |
| 955,530 |
| 69,139,361 |
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| Malon Wilkus | 140,785,240 |
| 4,251,340 |
| 2,340,736 |
| 69,139,361 |
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2. Executive Compensation. The Company's stockholders voted on an advisory and non-binding basis in favor of approval of the advisory resolution on the Company's executive compensation.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Non Votes |
| 95,083,676 | 46,573,927 | 5,719,714 | 69,139,361 |
3. Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The Company's stockholders voted to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company's independent public accountant for the year ending December 31, 2014.
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| For | Against | Abstain | |
| 213,751,436 | 1,855,917 | 909,325 | |
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.
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| | | AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD. |
| Dated: May 1, 2014 | | By: | | /s/ Samuel A. Flax |
| | | | | Samuel A. Flax |
| | | | | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
