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): | October 5, 2016 | |
HMS Income Fund, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland | 814-00939 | 45-3999996 |
____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
2800 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 5000, Houston, Texas | 77056-6118 | |
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (888) 220-6121 | |
Not Applicable
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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 October 5, 2016, the Company reconvened its annual meeting of stockholders, which was adjourned on September 14, 2016, at which a quorum was present in person or by proxy. At the annual meeting, the Company's stockholders (1) elected the five nominees listed below to serve as directors for a term ending at the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, and each will continue in office until his successor has been duly elected and qualifies, or until his earlier death, removal, or resignation, and (2) ratified the selection of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
The voting results for each of the five persons nominated to serve as directors are as follows:
For | Against | Authority Withheld or Abstained from Voting | ||||
Sherri W. Schugart | 21,638,613 | — | 956,860 | |||
Nicholas T. Meserve | 21,624,622 | — | 970,851 | |||
Peter Shaper | 21,657,103 | — | 938,370 | |||
John O. Niemann, Jr. | 21,640,471 | — | 955,002 | |||
Gregory R. Geib | 21,651,527 | — | 943,946 | |||
In addition to the voting described above, there were 11,728,802 broker non-votes cast with respect to the election of each of the five persons nominated to serve as directors. Broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. A broker non-vote occurs when a broker holding shares of the Company’s common stock for a beneficial owner is present at the meeting, in person or by proxy, and entitled to vote, but does not vote on a particular proposal because the broker does not have discretionary voting power with respect to that item and has not received voting instructions from the beneficial owner. A broker non-vote is not an indication of how the beneficial owner would have voted; it simply means that the beneficial owner did not instruct the broker as to how to vote his or her shares.
With respect to the proposal to ratify the selection of Grant Thornton LLP, stockholders holding 32,984,638 shares voted in favor of the proposal, stockholders holding 651,225 shares voted against the proposal, and stockholders holding 688,412 shares abstained from voting on this proposal. No broker non-votes were cast with respect to this proposal because the brokers had discretionary voting power with respect to this proposal.
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.
HMS Income Fund, Inc. | ||||
October 5, 2016 | By: | /s/ David M. Covington | ||
Name: David M. Covington | ||||
Title: Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||||