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): September 14, 2021 (September 13, 2021)

 

Muzinich BDC, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware   814-01314   84-2200473

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

450 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)

 

(212) 888-3413

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
None   None   None

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On September 13, 2021, Muzinich BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following two proposals were voted on at the meeting: (1) to elect two Class II directors of the Company, to serve for terms of three (3) years each, or until each of their respective successors is duly elected and qualified; and (2) to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.

 

Stockholders of record at the close of business on August 5, 2021 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of August 5, 2021, there were 58,249.8 shares of common stock of the Company outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 53,082.5 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

 

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

 

Proposal 1. To elect two Class II directors of the Company, to serve for terms of three (3) years each, or until each of their respective successors is duly elected and qualified:

 

Director Nominee 

Number of Votes

“For”

  Number of Votes
“Withhold”
Paul Fehre  53,082.5  0
Eric W. Falkeis  53,082.5  0

 

Proposal 2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021: 

 

Number of Votes

“For”

  Number of Votes
“Against”
 

Number of

Abstentions

53,082.5  0  0

 

1

 

 

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.

 

  Muzinich BDC, Inc.
     
 Date: September 14, 2021 By:  /s/ Paul Fehre
  Name: Paul Fehre
  Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

 

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