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): June 4, 2018 (May 30, 2018)

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF AMERICA

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 588-6770

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:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

Emerging Growth Company ¨

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 30, 2018, Business Development Corporation of America (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and submitted two matters to the vote of stockholders. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2018. As of April 2, 2018, the record date, approximately 178,656,019 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matters voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.

Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected two Class I directors of the Company, Richard J. Byrne and ​Lee S. Hillman, each to serve as a director until the 2021 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

Election of Director Richard J. Byrne:

Election of Director Lee S. Hillman:

Proposal 2. The named proxies for the Company’s stockholders approved an adjournment of the meeting to allow the polls to remain open until 10:00 a.m. on June 22, 2018 to solicit additional votes for the proposal to authorize the Company, with approval of its Board of Directors, to sell or otherwise issue up to 25% of the Company’s outstanding common stock at a price below the Company’s then-current net asset value per share.

The meeting will be reconvened at the offices of Dechert LLP at Three Bryant Park, 1095 Avenue of the Americas, 28th Floor, New York, NY 10036 on June 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m.

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.