Msc Income Fund, Inc DEFA14A, filed Sep 21, 2020
Msc Income Fund, Inc. (MSIF)
DEFA14A
2020-09-21
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14A
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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HMS Income Fund, Inc.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
HMS Income Fund, Inc. (the “Company”) created certain audio, video and social media advertisements that encourage stockholders to vote on the proposals outlined in the proxy materials for its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Included herein are stills of the social media advertisements as well as scripts for the audio and video materials. In addition, the Company made certain reminder mailings to the stockholders of the Company regarding the Annual Meeting, copies of which are included here.
PROXYLITE VOICE MESSAGE
Hi, this is Janice Walker, President and CEO of HMS Income Fund.
Over the past weeks you should have received materials related to the HMS Income Fund Annual Meeting being held on October 9, 2020.
I am calling to ask that you take a few minutes to cast your vote in connection with the annual meeting. If you are ready to vote your shares now, you may do so by pressing 1 at any time during this call to speak with a proxy specialist.
Our board recommends that you vote in favor of the two proposals up for consideration at the annual meeting.
If you received this as a voice mail message or if you have questions about the proxy materials, you may contact a specialist at Broadridge, our proxy agent, at 1-888-444-0561 for assistance.
Thank you for your time and for your participation in this year’s annual meeting.
VIDEO MESSAGE SCRIPT
JW: | Hello, I’m Janice Walker, Chairman, President and CEO of HMS Income Fund. |
DH: | And I’m Dwayne Hyzak, CEO of Main Street Capital Corporation and a member the board of directors of HMS. Janice and I thank you for your continuing support as a shareholder of HMS and we are here asking for your participation in the fund’s upcoming annual shareholder meeting. The HMS board of directors unanimously recommends that all HMS shareholders vote FOR both proposals up for consideration at the annual meeting. |
JW: | As you know, Main Street is one of the top-performing business development companies in the market and has served as the sub-adviser for HMS since its inception. One of the proposals for shareholder approval is a new investment advisory agreement, which would result in Main Street becoming the sole adviser to HMS and will benefit you as a shareholder through reduced asset management fees. |
DH: | Main Street is excited about the opportunity to serve as the sole adviser to HMS. We believe that assuming this role is a natural progression from our role as sub-adviser to the fund and we believe that we’re the right party to successfully position the fund for the future. |
JW: | Your vote is important, regardless of how many shares you own. Please take a moment and cast your vote, either by mailing back your completed voting card, voting online at proxyvote.com and entering the control number on your voting card, or by calling 1-888-444-0561. |
DH: | Thanks again for your support - your participation is very important to the future of HMS. |
