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): June 7, 2021
BC Partners Lending Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Maryland | 814-01269 | 82-4654271 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 650 Madison Avenue New York, New York |
10022 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Officers) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 891-2880
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 7, 2021, BC Partners Lending Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Set forth below are the two proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting, as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2021, together with the voting results for each proposal. As of April 12, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 1,665,129 shares of the Company’s common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected the following nominee to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, who will serve until the 2024 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies: Robert Warshauer. The tabulation of votes was:
| Director |
For |
Withheld |
Broker Non-Vote | |||
| Robert Warshauer |
953,056 | 0 | 0 | |||
Proposal 2. The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, as set forth below. There were no broker non-votes in connection with this proposal.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 953,056 |
0 | 0 |
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: June 8, 2021 | By: | /s/ Jason Roos | ||||
| Name: | Jason Roos | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |