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):  August 2, 2018
 
CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
 
 
 
 
Texas
814-00061
75-1072796
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
5400 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1300
Dallas, Texas 75240
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 238-5700
 

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Item 5.07   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
 
Capital Southwest Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on August 2, 2018 (the “Annual Meeting”). As of June 5, 2018, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 16,161,786 shares of common stock outstanding were entitled to vote, and 14,522,228 of those shares were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
 
The following is a brief description of each of the proposals voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the final voting results of each proposal. The proposals are described in more detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2018 (the “Proxy Statement”),
 
(1)
Election of Directors. The following seven (7) directors were elected to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:
Director Nominee
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
David R. Brooks
 
9,324,540

 
2,023,808

 
3,173,880

Christine S. Battist
 
11,179,781

 
168,567

 
3,173,880

Bowen S. Diehl
 
11,154,204

 
194,144

 
3,173,880

Jack D. Furst
 
9,324,709

 
2,023,639

 
3,173,880

T. Duane Morgan
 
9,315,522

 
2,032,826

 
3,173,880

William R. Thomas III
 
9,317,345

 
2,031,003

 
3,173,880

John H. Wilson
 
9,315,011

 
2,033,337

 
3,173,880

 
(2)
Approval of the Capital Southwest Corporation Amended and Restated 2010 Restricted Stock Award Plan. The amendment was approved.
 
 
 
Votes For
 
10,711,335

Votes Against
 
414,378

Abstentions
 
222,635

Broker Non-Votes
 
3,173,880

 
(3)
Advisory vote on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed and discussed in the Proxy Statement was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:
 
 
 
Votes For
 
9,161,542

Votes Against
 
1,966,765

Abstentions
 
220,041

Broker Non-Votes
 
3,173,880

 
(4)
Ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019. The appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019 was ratified by the following vote:
 
 
 
Votes For
 
14,486,875

Votes Against
 
22,320

Abstentions
 
13,033







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.
 
Dated: August 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Bowen S. Diehl
 
 
Name: Bowen S. Diehl
 
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer and President