Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On April 27, 2017, Fifth Street Finance Corp. (the Company) held
its reconvened 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the Annual
Meeting). Set forth below are the two proposals voted upon by the
Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as set forth in the
Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on February
21, 2017, as supplemented by the Definitive Additional Materials
filed with the SEC on April 7, 2017, together with the voting
results for each proposal. As of February 9, 2017, the record
date for the Annual Meeting, 140,960,651 shares of the Companys
common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1. The Companys stockholders elected
the following two nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of
the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2020 annual
meeting of stockholders, or until his successor is duly elected
and qualified: Brian S. Dunn and Byron J. Haney. The tabulation
of votes was:
| Name | Votes For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| Brian S. Dunn | 57,690,180 | 6,633,924 | 56,543,504 |
| Byron J. Haney | 57,749,763 | 6,574,341 | 56,543,504 |
Proposal 2. The Companys stockholders ratified
the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys
independent public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2017, as set forth below.
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain |
| 114,091,065 | 5,422,216 | 1,354,327 |
About Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC)
Fifth Street Finance Corp. is a specialty finance company. The Company is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company acts as a business development company (BDC). The Company’s investment objective is to maximize its portfolio’s total return by generating current income from its debt investments, and capital appreciation from its equity investments. The Company lends to and invests in small and mid-sized companies, primarily in connection with investments by private equity sponsors. The Company seeks to invest in companies in connection with private equity sponsors. The Company invests in sectors, such as healthcare services; Internet software and services; multi-sector holdings; advertising; airlines, and construction and engineering. Fifth Street Management LLC is the Company’s investment advisor. Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) Recent Trading Information
Fifth Street Finance Corp. (NASDAQ:FSC) closed its last trading session down -0.01 at 4.55 with 468,396 shares trading hands.
