Current Report Filing (8-k)
09 September 2017 - 6:07AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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):
September 8, 2017 (September 7, 2017)
Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
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001-35999
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61-1713295
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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777 West Putnam Avenue, 3rd Floor, Greenwich, CT
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06830
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(203) 681-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging Growth Company
x
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards
provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On September 7, 2017, Fifth Street Senior Floating Rate Corp.
(the “Company”) held a special meeting of stockholders (the “Special Meeting”). Set forth below are the
two proposals voted upon by the Company’s stockholders at the Special Meeting, as set forth in the Company’s Definitive
Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2017, together with the voting
results for each proposal. As of July 14, 2017, the record date for the Special Meeting, 29,466,768 shares of the Company’s
common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote.
Proposal 1.
The Company’s stockholders approved
an investment advisory agreement by and between the Company and Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(“Oaktree”), to take effect upon the closing of the transactions (the “Transaction”) contemplated by the
asset purchase agreement, dated as of July 13, 2017, by and among Oaktree and Fifth Street Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and, for certain limited purposes, Fifth Street Asset Management Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Fifth Street Holdings
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, pursuant to which Oaktree will replace Fifth Street Management LLC as the Company’s
investment adviser, as set forth below:
Votes For
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Votes Against
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Abstain
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16,552,849
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99,663
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91,618
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Proposal 2.
Contingent upon the closing of the Transaction,
the Company’s stockholders elected the following five nominees to serve on the Board of Directors of the Company, each of
whom will serve commencing on the closing of the Transaction and until the annual meeting of stockholders set forth below, or until
his successor is duly elected and qualified: John B. Frank, Marc H. Gamsin, Craig Jacobson, Richard G. Ruben and Bruce Zimmerman.
The tabulation of votes was:
Name
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Votes For
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Withheld
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John B. Frank (term expires at the
2020 annual meeting)
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16,556,081
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188,050
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Marc H. Gamsin (term expires at the
2018 annual meeting)
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16,556,744
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187,387
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Craig Jacobson (term expires at the
2018 annual meeting)
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16,545,875
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198,256
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Richard . Ruben (term expires at the
2019 annual meeting)
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16,555,208
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188,923
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Bruce Zimmerman (term expires at the
2020 annual meeting)
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16,556,789
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187,342
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SIGNATURE
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.
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FIFTH STREET SENIOR FLOATING RATE CORP.
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Date: September 8, 2017
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By:
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/s/
Kerry S. Acocella
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Name: Kerry S. Acocella
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
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