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Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 17, 2023, Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, stockholders considered two proposals as described in the Company’s proxy statement filed on April 3, 2023. The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 109,463,144 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date, March 31, 2023. The final results of the voting on the matters submitted to stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1: By the vote shown below, the stockholders elected the nominee for Class III director. The Class III director will serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The election of the nominee required a majority of the votes cast by all stockholders present, virtually or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting. Under the Company’s bylaws, a majority of votes cast means that the number of votes cast “for” a director’s election exceeds the number of votes cast “against” that director’s election (with “abstentions” and “broker non-votes” not counted as a vote cast either “for” or “against” that director’s election).
| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non Vote | ||||||||||||
| Ross J. Kari |
27,272,405.770 | 1,261,029.830 | 258,157.000 | 46,339,254.000 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 2: By the vote shown below, the stockholders ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. Approval of Proposal 2 required a majority of the votes by all stockholders present, virtually or by proxy, at the Annual Meeting.
| Votes For |
Votes Against |
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| 74,172,507.010 | 579,504.090 | 378,835.500 |
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.
| GOLDMAN SACHS BDC, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 19, 2023 | By: | /s/ David Miller | ||||
| Name: David Miller | ||||||
| Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Alex Chi | |||||
| Name: Alex Chi | ||||||
| Title: Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President | ||||||