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 23, 2016
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 23, 2016, PennantPark Investment Corporation (the “Company”) held a reconvened annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and submitted one matter to the vote of stockholders. The proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 2, 2015. As of November 20, 2015, the record date, 72,966,043 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 Mr. Arthur H. Penn as a Class III director of the Company, who will serve until the 2019 Annual Meeting and until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.
The voting results as of February 23, 2016, as certified by the inspector of election, are set forth below:
| Name |
For | Withheld | Non Voted | |||||||||
| Arthur H. Penn |
36,648,998 | 1,552,582 | 34,764,463 | |||||||||
| % of Shares Voted |
95.94 | % | 4.06 | % | N/A | |||||||
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: February 26, 2016 |
/s/ AVIV EFRAT | |
| Aviv Efrat Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer | ||