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 (Date of earliest event reported):
June 4, 2010 (June 3, 2010)
SOLAR CAPITAL LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00754 | 26-1381340 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
500 Park Avenue, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10022
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 993-1670
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Solar Capital Ltd. (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 3, 2010 and submitted two matters to the vote of the shareholders. A summary of the matters voted upon by shareholders is set forth below.
1. Shareholders elected one nominee for director to serve for a three-year term to expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders based on the following votes:
| Name |
Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| David S. Wachter |
16,576,683 | 107,114 | 1,368,443 |
2. Shareholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010 based on the following votes:
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes |
|||||||||||
| 18,008,907 |
11,956 | 31,377 | 0 | |||||||||||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (c) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Not applicable. |
SIGNATURES
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.
| Date: June 4, 2010 | SOLAR CAPITAL LTD. | |||
| By: | /s/ Nicholas Radesca | |||
| Nicholas Radesca | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||