Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc 8-K, filed May 22, 2024
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (SVVC)
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2024-05-22
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About this 8-K
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc filed this 8-K on May 22, 2024, reporting on events of May 21, 2024.
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
Date of Report: May 21, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (“Firsthand”) held its Annual Meeting on May 21, 2024. As of the record date, March 15, 2024, 6,893,056 shares of Firsthand common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A total of 5,160,121 shares of Firsthand common stock, constituting a quorum, were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
Firsthand’s stockholders voted on two proposals at the Annual Meeting. The proposals are further described in the Proxy Statement. The final results of the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.
Proposal 1. Election of directors
Firsthand stockholders elected one Class I director (Greg Burglin) to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected; and one Class III Director (Kevin Landis) to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected. The voting results regarding this proposal are set forth below:
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | Total Shares Voted | Total Shares Present |
| Greg Burglin | 784,639 | 2,526,816 | 1,848,666 | 3,311,455 | 5,160,121 |
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846,353 | 2,465,102 | 1,848,666 | 3,311,455 | 5,160,121 |
Proposal 2. Ratification of appointment of independent public accounting firm
Firsthand’s stockholders failed to ratify the selection of Tait, Weller & Baker LLP as Firsthand’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results regarding this proposal are set forth below:
| For | 2,176,606 |
| Against | 2,953,581 |
| Abstain | 29,934 |
| Broker Non-Votes | - |
| Total Shares Voted | 5,160,121 |
| Total Shares Present | 5,160,121 |
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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Dated: May 22, 2024
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FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC.
By: /s/ Kevin Landis
Kevin Landis President |