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PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd 8-K, filed Feb 7, 2020

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (PFLT)

8-K 2020-02-07 For: 2020-02-04
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About this 8-K

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd filed this 8-K on February 7, 2020, reporting on events of February 4, 2020.

Items reported

  • Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results

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

February 4, 2020

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland 814-00891 27-3794690
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
590 Madison Avenue, 15^th^ Floor
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New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

212-905-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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, par value $0.001 per share PFLT The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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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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).

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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

On February 4, 2020, PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and submitted two matters to the vote of its stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17, 2019. As of November 20, 2019, the record date, 38,772,074 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected a Class III director of the Company, who will serve until the 2023 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

The voting results as of February 4, 2020, as certified by the inspector of election, are set forth below:

Name For Withheld Broker Non Votes
Arthur H. Penn 9,009,384 5,651,982 18,218,312
% of Shares Voted 61.45 % 38.55 % N/A

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2020.

The voting results as of February 4, 2020, as certified by the inspector of election, are set forth below:

For Against Abstain
Shares Voted 32,332,103 301,355 246,220
% of Shares Voted 98.33 % 0.92 % 0.75 %

SIGNATURE

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.

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.
Dated: February 7, 2020 /s/ AVIV EFRAT
Aviv Efrat<br><br><br>Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer