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): May 4, 2018 (May 2, 2018)
CM Finance Inc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-01054 | 46-2883380 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
601 Lexington Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, New York
10022
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 257-5199
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 2, 2018, the board of directors (the “Board”) of CM Finance Inc (the “Company”), including a “required majority” (as such term is defined in Section 57(o) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”)) of the Board, approved the modified asset coverage requirements set forth in Section 61(a)(2) of the 1940 Act, as amended by the Small Business Credit Availability Act. As a result, the Company’s asset coverage requirements for senior securities will be changed from 200% to 150%, effective as of May 2, 2019.
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.
| Date: May 4, 2018 | CM FINANCE INC | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Rocco DelGuercio | |||||||
| Name: | Rocco DelGuercio | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||||