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
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2015 |
FS Investment Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
814-00757 (Commission File Number) |
26-1630040 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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201 Rouse Boulevard Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Address of principal executive offices) |
19112 (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (215) 495-1150 |
None
(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.
FS Investment Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 22, 2015. As of April 20, 2015, the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting, 241,702,625 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted in person or by proxy. Of the eligible shares of common stock to be voted, 121,587,056 were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders were asked to consider and act upon the following proposals, each of which was described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 30, 2015 (the “Proxy Statement”):
· Proposal No. 1 – the election of three Class B members of the board of directors of the Company to serve for a term of three years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified (the “Director Proposal”); and
Proposal No. 2 – to authorize flexibility for the Company, with the approval of the Company’s board of directors, to
offer and sell shares of the Company’s common stock during the 12 months following stockholder approval, at a price below
the then-current net asset value per share, subject to certain limitations described in the Proxy Statement (the “Share Issuance
Proposal”).
All director nominees listed in the Director Proposal were elected by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes withheld and broker non-votes for each director nominee are set forth below:
| Director Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
| David J. Adelman | 115,073,949 | 6,513,107 | 0 |
| Thomas J. Gravina | 117,600,257 | 3,986,799 | 0 |
| Philip E. Hughes, Jr. | 118,175,622 | 3,411,434 | 0 |
The Share Issuance Proposal was also approved by the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes are set forth below:
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
| 98,788,795 | 16,865,292 | 5,932,969 | 0 |
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.
| FS Investment Corporation | ||
| Date: June 22, 2015 | By: | /s/ Stephen S. Sypherd |
| Stephen S. Sypherd Vice President | ||