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): July 12, 2017
FS Investment Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
814-00757 (Commission File Number) |
26-1630040 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) |
19112 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150
None
(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.
FS Investment Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 14, 2017. On June 14, 2017, the Company adjourned the Annual Meeting with respect to the Share Issuance Proposal (as defined below) to permit additional time to solicit stockholder votes for such proposal. The reconvened meeting (the “Reconvened Meeting”) was held on July 12, 2017. As of April 20, 2017, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Reconvened Meeting, 245,153,010 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted in person or by proxy. Stockholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposal, which was described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 28, 2017 (the “Proxy Statement”):
| • | Proposal – to authorize flexibility for the Company, with the approval of the Company’s board of directors, to offer and sell shares of the Company’s common stock during the 12 months following stockholder approval, at a price below the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations described in the Proxy Statement (the “Share Issuance Proposal”). |
On July 12, 2017, the Company adjourned the Reconvened Meeting with respect to the Share Issuance Proposal to permit additional time to solicit stockholder votes for such proposal. The second reconvened meeting (the “Second Reconvened Meeting”) will be held on July 27, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, at 201 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112. Valid proxies submitted prior to the Reconvened Meeting will continue to be valid for the Second Reconvened Meeting, unless properly changed or revoked prior to votes being taken at the Second Reconvened Meeting. The record date of April 20, 2017 will remain the same for the Second Reconvened Meeting.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| FS Investment Corporation | ||||
| Date: | July 12, 2017 | By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd | |
| Stephen S. Sypherd | ||||
| Vice President | ||||