NewStar Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item5.07

On May16, 2017, NewStar Financial, Inc. (NewStar or the Company)
held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (theAnnual Meeting).
Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on
April13, 2017 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of
April13, 2017, 42,147,456shares of common stock were outstanding
and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual
Meeting, 38,092,206 shares of common stock of the Company were
represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the
meeting.

The following four proposals, each of which are described in
detail in NewStars definitive proxy statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Common on April21, 2017 (the Proxy) were
before the meeting, and received the following votes:

Proposal 1: Election of Seven Directors to Serve until
the 2018 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were
elected to serve as directors of the Company:

Proposal 2: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on Executive
Compensation.The stockholders approved, on a non-binding
advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers
as disclosed in the Proxy.

Proposal 3: Non-Binding, Advisory Vote on the Frequency
of Future Advisory Votes on Executive Compensation.A
proposal relating to the frequency of the stockholder advisory
vote to approve the compensation of the Companys named executive
officers received a majority of the votes cast in favor of a
stockholder advisory vote every two years with the votes shown:

Proposal 4: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP
as NewStars Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG
LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm
for the fiscal year ending December31, 2017.

In light of the voting results with respect to the frequency of
future stockholder votes on executive compensation (detailed
above under the voting results for Proposal 3), our Board of
Directors has determined that we will hold a biennial advisory
vote on executive compensation until the next required advisory
vote on the frequency of the vote on executive compensation, or
until the Board of Directors determines it is in the best
interest of the company to hold such vote with different
frequency.

About NewStar Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS)

NewStar Financial, Inc. (NewStar) is a commercial finance company with specialized lending platforms focused on meeting the financing needs of companies and private investors in the middle market. The Company and its wholly owned investment management subsidiary, NewStar Capital LLC, are registered investment advisors and provide asset management services to institutional investors. The Company manages various private credit funds that co-invest in loan origination through its leveraged finance lending platform. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, the Company also manages a series of funds structured as collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) that invest primarily in broadly syndicated loans, as well as other sponsored funds and managed accounts that invest across various asset classes, including broadly syndicated loans, high yield bonds and distressed credits. The Company’s loan portfolio includes loans, leases and other debt products.

NewStar Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS) Recent Trading Information

NewStar Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NEWS) closed its last trading session down -0.55 at 9.15 with 34,652 shares trading hands.