Form 8-K

 

 

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 7, 2012

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

 

PennantPark Investment Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   814-00736   20-8250744

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

590 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor, New York, NY   10022
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

212-905-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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 7, 2012, PennantPark Investment Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and submitted two matters to the vote of stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2011. As of December 13, 2011, the record date, 45,689,781 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.

Proposal 1. Due to the absence of the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares outstanding to elect either nominee, the named Proxies for the Company’s stockholders approved an adjournment of the meeting to allow the polls to remain open until 9:30 a.m. on February 28, 2012 for the proposal to elect two directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting, or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The meeting will be reconvened at the offices of Dechert LLP, located at 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York on February 28, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. The voting results as of February 7, 2012 are set forth below:

 

Name

   For     Withheld     Broker
Non Vote
 

Adam K. Bernstein

     22,165,757        708,530        17,124,230   

% of Shares Voted

     96.90     3.10     N/A   

% of Shares Outstanding

     48.51     1.55     37.48

Jeffrey Flug

     22,611,498        262,789        17,124,230   

% of Shares Voted

     98.85     1.15     N/A   

% of Shares Outstanding

     49.49     0.57     37.48

Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending September 30, 2012. The voting results are set forth below:

 

     For     Against     Abstain  
     39,701,950        141,610        154,957   

% of Shares Voted

     99.26     0.35     0.39

% of Shares Outstanding

     86.89     0.31     0.34

On February 7, 2012, the Company held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”) and submitted one matter to the vote of the stockholders. The proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2011. As of December 13, 2011, the record date, 45,689,781 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matter voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders approved a proposal to authorize flexibility for the Company, with the approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock during the next 12 months at a price below its then current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations as described the proxy statement. The voting results are set forth below:

 

     For     Against     Abstain  

With Affiliates

     22,618,271        5,281,897        392,864   

% of Shares Voted

     79.94     18.67     1.39

% of Shares Outstanding

     49.50     11.56     0.86

Without Affiliates

     21,915,727        5,281,897        392,864   

% of Shares Voted

     79.43     19.14     1.43

% of Shares Outstanding

     48.94     11.79     0.88


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 Investment Corporation
Date: February 10, 2012      

/s/ AVIV EFRAT

     

Aviv Efrat

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer