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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 6, 2018

TCG BDC, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Maryland
 
No. 000-54899
 
80-0789789
(State or Other
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
Jurisdiction of
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)
Incorporation)
 
 
 
 
520 Madison Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, New York
 
10022
(Address of Principal Executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 813-4900
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.
On June 6, 2018, TCG BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following three proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of Eliot P.S. Merrill and Nigel D.T. Andrews as directors, each to serve for a three-year term and until his successor is duly elected and qualified at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his earlier death, resignation or removal; (2) the ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018; and (3) the approval of the application of a minimum asset coverage ratio of 150% to the Company (the “Asset Coverage Ratio Proposal”).

As of April 23, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 62,568,659 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. 37,156,911 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented at the meeting, constituting a quorum.

The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. Each proposal was approved by the requisite vote.

Proposal 1. The election of Eliot P.S. Merrill and Nigel D.T. Andrews as directors, each to serve for a three-year term and until his successor is duly elected and qualified at the Company’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until his earlier death, resignation or removal:
Director Nominee
       For
Withhold
  1a. Eliot P.S. Merrill
23,346,946
5,586,967
  1b. Nigel D.T. Andrews
20,996,096
7,937,817

Proposal 2. The ratification of the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
37,109,036
39,671
8,204
0

Proposal 3. The Asset Coverage Ratio Proposal:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
21,004,630
7,854,623
74,659
8,222,999

Item 8.01.    Other Events.
As disclosed above under Item 5.07, the Asset Coverage Ratio Proposal was approved by stockholders. As a result, pursuant to Section 61(a)(2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and subject to the satisfaction of certain ongoing disclosure requirements, effective June 7, 2018, the minimum asset coverage ratio applicable to the Company is 150%.

On June 7, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding the foregoing. The press release is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)    Exhibits:

Exhibit Number    Description     





SIGNATURE

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.

TCG BDC, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
By:
/s/ Erik Barrios
Name:
Erik Barrios
Title:
Secretary

Date: June 7, 2018