Additional Solicitation.
If there are not enough votes to approve any proposals at
the Meeting, the stockholders who are represented may adjourn the Meeting to permit the further solicitation of proxies.
The persons named as proxies will vote for such adjournment, unless such proxies are marked to be voted against any
proposal for which an adjournment is sought, in order to permit the further solicitation of proxies.
Also, a stockholder vote may be
taken on one or more of the proposals in this Proxy Statement prior to any such adjournment if there are sufficient votes for approval of such proposal(s).
Information Regarding This Solicitation
Our board of directors is making this proxy solicitation and the Company will bear the expense of the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting,
including the cost of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the accompanying Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and proxy card. If brokers, trustees, or fiduciaries and other institutions or nominees holding shares in their
names, or in the name of their nominees, which are beneficially owned by others, forward the proxy materials to, and obtain proxies from, such beneficial owners, we will reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses in so doing. In addition,
we will indemnify them against any losses arising out of that firms proxy soliciting services on our behalf.
In addition to the
solicitation of proxies by the use of the mail, proxies may be solicited in person and/or by telephone or facsimile transmission by directors, officers or employees of the Company and/or officers or employees of Solar Capital Partners, LLC
(Solar Capital Partners), the Companys investment adviser. Solar Capital Partners and Solar Capital Management, LLC (Solar Capital Management), the Companys administrator, are both located at 500 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10022. No additional compensation will be paid to directors, officers or regular employees of the Company or Solar Capital Partners for such services. The Company has also retained Morrow Sodali, LLC, 470 West Ave, Stamford, CT
06902, to assist in the solicitation of proxies for the Meeting for a fee of approximately $10,000, plus reimbursement of certain out of pocket expenses.
Stockholders may also provide their voting instructions by telephone or through the Internet. These options require stockholders to input the
Control Number, which is located on each proxy card. After inputting this number, stockholders will be prompted to provide their voting instructions. Stockholders will have an opportunity to review their voting instructions and make any necessary
changes before submitting their voting instructions and terminating their telephone call or Internet link. Stockholders who vote via the Internet, in addition to confirming their voting instructions prior to submission, will also receive an
e-mail
confirming their instructions upon request.
If a stockholder wishes to participate in the
Meeting, but does not wish to give a proxy by telephone or electronically, the stockholder may still submit the proxy card originally sent with this Proxy Statement or attend the Meeting in person.
Any proxy given pursuant to this solicitation may be revoked by notice from the person giving the proxy at any time before it is exercised.
Any such notice of revocation should be provided in writing and signed by the stockholder in the same manner as the proxy being revoked and delivered to the Companys proxy tabulator.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The following table sets forth, as of the Record Date, the beneficial ownership of each current director, the nominees for directors, the
Companys executive officers, each person known to us to beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock, and the executive officers and directors as a group.
Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and includes
voting or investment power with respect to the securities. Ownership information for those persons who beneficially own 5% or more of our shares of common stock is based upon reports filed by such persons with the SEC and other information obtained
from such persons, if available.
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