CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP

Regulatory Filings • Jul 29, 2020

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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): July 29, 2020

CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)

Texas	814-00061	75-1072796
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5400 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway, Suite 1300

Dallas, Texas 75240

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 238-5700

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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, $0.25 par value per share	CSWC	The Nasdaq Global Select Market
5.95% Notes due 2022	CSWCL	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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 ☐

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. ☐

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

Capital Southwest Corporation (the “Company”) held the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting”) on July 29, 2020. Shareholders of record at the close of business on June 1, 2020 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 17,998,098 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 14,652,123 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following three proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of six directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) the approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (3) the ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021. The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1. The following six (6) directors were elected to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote:

Director Nominee	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Christine S. Battist	8,516,090	276,985	5,859,048
David R. Brooks	8,398,474	394,601	5,859,048
Bowen S. Diehl	8,661,961	131,114	5,859,048
Jack D. Furst	8,516,370	276,705	5,859,048
T. Duane Morgan	8,510,630	282,445	5,859,048
William R. Thomas	8,477,397	315,678	5,859,048

Proposal 2. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed and discussed in the proxy statement relating to the Annual Meeting was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:

Votes For	7,953,182
Votes Against	583,522
Abstentions	256,371
Broker Non-Votes	5,859,048

Proposal 3. The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 was approved by the following vote:

Votes For	14,518,645
Votes Against	76,700
Abstentions	56,778

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.

Dated: July 29, 2020

By:
Name: Michael S. Sarner
Title: Chief Financial Officer