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 2, 2017 (April 27, 2017)
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-01044 | 46-3082016 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. 2755 Sand Hill Road, Suite 150 Menlo Park, California |
94025 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(650) 854-2090
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
n/a
(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. |
| (a) | The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. (the “Company”) was held on April 27, 2017. |
| (b) | At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected one Class III director to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified and (ii) ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s 2017 Proxy Statement. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. |
| (i) | The voting results with respect to the election of Class III director were as follows: |
| Name |
Votes for |
Votes Withheld |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| James P. Labe | 6,919,415 | 1,589,941 | 6,117,415 |
| (ii) | The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 were as follow: |
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 14,270,918 | 295,143 | 30,903 | 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.
| TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | ||
| By: | /s/ James P. Labe | |
| Name: | James P. Labe | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: May 2, 2017