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
February 28, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PennantPark Investment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00736 | 20-8250744 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 590 Madison Avenue, 15th Floor New York, NY |
10022 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
212-905-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On February 28, 2012, PennantPark Investment Corporation (the “Company”) reconvened its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to consider the proposal to elect two directors of the Company. The proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2011. As of December 13, 2011, the record date, 45,689,781 shares of common stock were eligible to vote. A summary of the matter voted upon by the stockholders is set forth below.
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected two directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The two directors were re-elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
| Name |
For | Withheld | Broker Non Vote |
|||||||||
| Adam K. Bernstein |
22,976,854 | 740,623 | 16,381,912 | |||||||||
| % of Shares Voted |
96.88 | % | 3.12 | % | N/A | |||||||
| % of Shares Outstanding |
50.29 | % | 1.62 | % | 35.85 | % | ||||||
| Jeffrey Flug |
23,422,595 | 294,882 | 16,381,912 | |||||||||
| % of Shares Voted |
98.76 | % | 1.24 | % | N/A | |||||||
| % of Shares Outstanding |
51.26 | % | 0.65 | % | 35.85 | % | ||||||
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| PennantPark Investment Corporation | ||||
| Date: March 2, 2012 |
/s/ AVIV EFRAT | |||
| Aviv Efrat Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | ||||