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Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc 8-K/A, filed Sep 15, 2020

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc. (SVVC)

8-K/A 2020-09-15 For: 2020-09-15
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About this 8-K/A

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc filed this 8-K/A on September 15, 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 Section13 or

15(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report: September 15, 2020

(Date of earliest event reported)

Firsthand Technology Value Fund, Inc.(Exact name of registrant as specified in itscharter)| Maryland | 814-00830 | 27-3008946 || --- | --- | --- || (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) || 150 Almaden Blvd., Suite 1250 San Jose, CA | | 95113 || (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |(800) 976-8776(Registrant's telephonenumber, including area code)Not Applicable(Former Name or Former Address,if changed since last report)Check the appropriate boxbelow if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the followingprovisions:[ ] Written communicationspursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)[ ] Soliciting materialpursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communicationspursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the ExchangeAct (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) ofthe Act| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered || --- | --- | --- || Common stock, par value $0.001 per share | SVVC | The NASDAQ Global Select Market |Indicate by check mark whetherthe 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).[ ] Emerging growthcompany[ ] If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has electednot to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuantto Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. || --- |This amended Form 8-K updatesor corrects the tabulation information on Form 8-K filed on July 6, 2020.Proposal 1. The Election of Director:| Nominee | For | Against/Withheld | Broker Non-Vote | Total Shares Voted | Total Shares Present || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || Kevin Landis | 1,772,620 | 1,125,260 | 2,558,991 | 2,879,880 | 5,456,871 || Kimun Lee | 1,088,958 | 1,808,922 | 2,558,991 | 2,897,880 | 5,456,871 |Pursuant to the foregoingvotes, nominee listed above was elected to serve on the Company's Board of Directors. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holdingshares for a beneficial owner does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary voting powerfor that particular item and has not received instructions from the beneficial owner or other persons entitled to vote.Proposal 2. The ratification of the selectionof Tait Weller & Baker as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,2020:| For | Against | Abstain | Total Shares Voted | Total Shares Present || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || 3,828,200 | 1,569,920 | 58,752 | 5,398,120 | 5,456,871 |Proposal 3. A non-binding stockholder proposalthat the board seek and pursue any and all measures to enhance shareholder value:| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | Total Shares Voted | Total Shares Present || --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- || 1,989,935 | 850,558 | 57,387 | 2,558,991 | 2,840,493 | 5,456,871 | SIGNATUREPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this reportto be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.| Dated: September 15, 2020 | FIRSTHAND TECHNOLOGY VALUE FUND, INC. | || --- | --- | --- || | By: | /s/ Kevin Landis || | | Kevin Landis || | | President |