Form 8-K - Current report

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 26, 2023

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.)

8333 Douglas Avenue, Suite 1100

Dallas, Texas 75225

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):



			☐			Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
			☐			Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
			☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
			☐			Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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
7.75% Notes due 2028	CSWCZ	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 2023 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on July 26, 2023. Shareholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2023 (the “Record Date”) were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of the Record Date, there were 38,115,283 shares of common stock outstanding and entitled to vote. A quorum consisting of 26,767,398 shares of common stock of the Company were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following four proposals were voted on at the Annual Meeting: (1) the election of six directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified; (2) the approval of an amendment to the Company's Articles of Incorporation (the "Charter") to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock; (3) the approval of, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers; and (4) the ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024. 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 2024 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	14,354,338	520,515	11,892,545
David R. Brooks	14,137,812	737,041	11,892,545
Bowen S. Diehl	14,476,172	398,681	11,892,545
Jack D. Furst	14,429,609	445,244	11,892,545
Ramona Rogers-Windsor	14,320,311	554,542	11,892,545
William R. Thomas	14,433,111	441,742	11,892,545

Proposal 2. The proposal to amend the Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock required the approval by two-thirds of the Company's outstanding shares. Although a majority of the Company's outstanding shares voted in favor of the proposal, the proposal was not approved:


Votes For						24,281,180
Votes Against						2,060,129
Abstentions						426,089

Proposal 3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed and discussed in the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Annual Meeting was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote:


Votes For						13,018,933
Votes Against						1,205,875
Abstentions						650,045
Broker Non-Votes						11,892,545

Proposal 4. The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 was approved by the following vote:


Votes For						26,398,299
Votes Against						222,353
Abstentions						146,746

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 26, 2023



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

Cover	Jul. 26, 2023
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jul. 26, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORPORATION
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	TX
Entity File Number	814-00061
Entity Tax Identification Number	75-1072796
Entity Address, Address Line One	8333 Douglas Avenue
Entity Address, Address Line Two	Suite 1100
Entity Address, City or Town	Dallas
Entity Address, State or Province	TX
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	75225
City Area Code	214
Local Phone Number	238-5700
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000017313
Amendment Flag	false
Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, $0.25 par value per share
Trading Symbol	CSWC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Medium-term Notes
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	7.75% Notes due 2028
Trading Symbol	CSWCZ
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ