08/26/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/26/2024 14:16
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On August 22, 2024, Runway Growth Finance Corp. (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). The Company submitted two (2) matters to the vote of its stockholders, each of which is described in detail in the Company's definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 3, 2024.
As of the close of business on July 1, 2024, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 38,547,295 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. A summary of the matters voted upon by the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting is set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders re-elected three directors to the Board of Directors, including Julie Persily and John F. Engel to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified, and Gregory M. Share to serve for the remainder of the Class III director term until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
Name | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||
Julie Persily | 15,216,445 | 2,153,024 | 8,867,737 | |||
John F. Engel | 15,225,321 | 2,144,149 | 8,867,736 | |||
Gregory M. Share | 17,253,837 | 115,633 | 8,867,736 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of the selection of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024
The Company's stockholder ratified the selection of RSM US LLP to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
26,011,676 | 156,184 | 69,349 | 0 |