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): May 21, 2015
TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
| Delaware | 001-36364 | 27-3380000 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300 Fort Worth, TX |
76102 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 871-4000
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 21, 2015, TPG Specialty Lending, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders considered two proposals as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 10, 2015. The final results of the voting on each matter submitted to stockholders at the annual meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1 – Election of Class I Directors. The stockholders elected the nominees for Class I director by the vote shown below.
| Nominee |
Votes “For” | Votes “Withheld” | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Richard Higginbotham |
31,086,719 | 3,892,188 | 7,941,603 | |||||||||
| Ronald Tanemura |
31,087,811 | 3,891,096 | 7,941,603 | |||||||||
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the retention of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015.
| Votes “For” |
Votes “Against” |
Abstentions |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 42,909,809 | 7,695 | 3,006 | 0 | |||
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.
| TPG SPECIALTY LENDING, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 27, 2015 | By: | /s/ Alan Kirshenbaum | ||||
| Alan Kirshenbaum | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||