UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 2, 2014 (May 29, 2014)

 

Business Development Corporation of America

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

814-00821 27-2614444
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

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)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing 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.

 

Business Development Corporation of America (the “Company”) held its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 29, 2014. There were present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy stockholders holding an aggregate of 52,625,806 shares of the Company’s common stock, out of a total number of 101,116,163 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. Following is a description of the matter voted on at the Annual Meeting and the final results of such voting.

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

The following individuals, constituting all of the nominees named in the Company’s proxy statement, were elected as directors to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

 

Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstain
Nicholas S. Schorsch 50,433,603 261,870 1,930,334
William M. Kahane 50,424,961 253,803 1,967,469
Leslie D. Michelson 50,413,106 233,083 1,979,617
William G. Stanley 49,820,277 838,059 1,967,469
Edward G. Rendell 49,503,724 253,803 1,947,042

 

 
 

 

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.

 

  BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
     
     
Date: June 2, 2014 By: /s/ Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Name: Nicholas S. Schorsch
    Title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors