UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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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 26, 2013

Business Development Corporation of America

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

405 Park Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10022

(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices) 

(212) 415-6500

(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.

Business Development Corporation of America (the “Company”) held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 4, 2013. At the annual meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following proposals:

At the time of the annual meeting, a quorum was not established. As a result, the Company’s Board of Directors adjourned the meeting to permit additional time to solicit stockholder votes on the proposals before the meeting and the meeting reconvened on June 26, 2013 at 9:45 a.m., at the Company’s offices at 405 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022.

The Company’s stockholders approved each of the five proposals described above.

The full results of the matters voted on at the annual meeting are set forth below:

Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors:

Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of the Company’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:

Proposal No. 3 — Approval of Amendments to Sections 6.1 and 11.1 of the Company’s charter:

Proposal No. 4 — Approval of the Deletion of Section 6.2(b) from the Company’s charter:

Proposal No. 5 — Approval of Amendments to Section 11.4 of the Company’s charter:

No other proposals were submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders.

 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.