GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc 8-K, filed Feb 6, 2025
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc. (GBDC)
8-K
2025-02-06
For: 2025-02-03
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About this 8-K
GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, Inc filed this 8-K on February 6, 2025, reporting on events of February 3, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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): February 3, 2025
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||
__ 200 Park Avenue , 25th Floor , New York , NY 10166 _ _
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212 ) 750-6060
(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 February 3, 2025, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 264,277,128 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date, December 5, 2024.
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved two proposals and, pursuant to the Company’s Bylaws, the presiding officer of the Annual Meeting exercised his power to adjourn the Annual Meeting with respect to the proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s certificate of incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of capital stock from 351,000,000 shares to 501,000,000 shares, consisting of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal”).
The final voting results from the two proposals that were approved prior to adjournment of the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. To elect three Class III directors of the Company who will each serve until the 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | ||||||||||
| Lawrence E. Golub | 118,983,084 | 18,107,688 | 2,177,567 | 55,912,109 | ||||||||||
| Lofton P. Holder | 117,444,122 | 19,412,063 | 2,412,154 | 55,912,109 | ||||||||||
| William M. Webster IV | 108,058,398 | 28,846,404 | 2,363,537 | 55,912,109 | ||||||||||
Proposal 2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025.
| Votes for | Votes Against | Abstain | |||||||||
| 191,468,792 | 1,022,042 | 2,689,614 | |||||||||
The Annual Meeting will reconvene with respect to the Certificate of Incorporation Amendment Proposal at the same virtual location on February 21, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: February 5, 2025 | By: /s/ Christopher C. Ericson | |||||||
Name: Christopher C. Ericson | ||||||||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||