8-K: Current report
Published on December 13, 2023
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
| (a) | Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on December 12, 2023. As of November 10, 2023, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 26,665,813 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted in person or by proxy. Of the eligible shares of common stock to be voted, 17,100,445 were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. |
| (b) | At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected one Class II director to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, (ii) ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, and (iii) approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement to amend Article IX, the exclusive forum selection provision. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 28, 2023. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below: |
| (i) | The voting results with respect to the election of one Class II director were as follows: |
| Name | Votes For | Votes Withheld | ||
| Christopher C. Nelson | 17,100,445 | 0 |
| (ii) | The voting results with respect to the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||
| 17,100,445 | 0 | 0 |
| (iii) | The voting results with respect to the approval of an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Amendment and Restatement to amend Article IX, the exclusive forum selection provision, were as follows: |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | ||
| 17,078,452 | 21,992 | 0 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Palmer Square Capital BDC Inc. | ||
| Date: December 13, 2023 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Fox |
| Name: | Jeffrey D. Fox | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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