UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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 27, 2021

 

 

 

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE   814-01175  

81-2878769 

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

             

200 Clarendon Street, 37th Floor, Boston, MA              02116

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                                                            (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 516-2000

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).                                                    Emerging growth company ¨

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value   BCSF   New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On May 27, 2021, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered two proposal as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 16, 2021. As of the record date, April 12, 2021, there were 64,562,265.27 shares of issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results on the matter submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

 

Proposal I: By the vote shown below, the stockholders elected both Michael A. Ewald and Jay Margolis, each as a Class II Director, both of whom will serve until the 2024 annual meeting of the stockholders or until their respective successor is duly elected and qualified. The election of each nominee required a majority of the votes cast by all stockholders present, in person or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.

 

Name  Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Vote
Michael A. Ewald   34,338,128    161,891    770,308   Not applicable
Jay Margolis   25,002,626    9,511,611    756,091   Not applicable

 

Proposal II: By the vote shown below, the stockholders renewed the Company’s authorization, with approval from the Company’s Board of Directors, to sell shares of the Company’s common stock at a price below the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations.

 

 Votes For    Votes Against    Abstentions   Broker Non-Vote
 31,884,306    3,257,436    128,583   Not applicable

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.
 
Date: May 28, 2021 By:  
  Name: Michael Treisman
  Title: Secretary