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): May 25, 2023 (May 24, 2023)

BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
814-00899
56-2594706
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

2951 28th Street, Suite 1000
Santa Monica, California
 
90405
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (310) 566-1000

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:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on
which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
TCPC
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

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

At 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) on May 24, 2023, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (“TCPC” or the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders via live Internet webcast (the “Meeting”). At the Meeting, TCPC’s common stockholders voted on two proposals, the first of which was approved. An insufficient number of affirmative votes was received with respect to the second matter, the proposal to renew the Company’s authorization, with approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of the Company’s common stock at a price or prices below its then current net asset value per share in one or more offerings (for up to the next 12 months), subject to certain limitations set forth in the annual proxy statement, and the Company adjourned the meeting to reconvene on June 13, 2023 at 9:00 am, Pacific Time, by virtual webcast the details of which will be provided separately.  The proposals are described in detail in TCPC’s definitive proxy statement for the Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 6, 2023. As of March 27, 2023, the record date, TCPC had 57,767,264 shares of common stock outstanding, which included 302,179 shares owned by affiliates. The final voting results from the Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1. TCPC’s stockholders elected six directors to the Board of Directors of TCPC. Each of Eric J. Draut, Karen L. Leets, Andrea L. Petro, M. Freddie Reiss, Peter E. Schwab and Rajneesh Vig will serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The six directors were re-elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:

Name
 
For
 
Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
Eric J. Draut
 
23,450,174
 
1,498,663
 
0
Karen L. Leets
 
23,870,169
 
1,078,669
 
0
Andrea L. Petro
 
23,451,185
 
1,497,653
 
0
M. Freddie Reiss
 
23,453,476
 
1,495,362
 
0
Peter E. Schwab
 
23,483,803
 
1,465,035
 
0
Rajneesh Vig
 
23,407,340
 
1,541,498
 
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.

 
BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP.
     
Date: May 25, 2023
   
     
 
By:
/s/ Laurence D. Paredes
 
Name:
Laurence D. Paredes
 
Title:
Secretary