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): June 8, 2017

 

HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		814-00802		27-2114934
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

312 Farmington Avenue

Farmington, CT 06032

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 676-8654

 

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Section 5

Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Annual Meeting Results

 

On June 8, 2017, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved two proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2017. As of April 13, 2017, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 11,515,181 shares of common stock were eligible to vote.

 

Proposal 1.  The Company’s stockholders elected two Class I directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2020 Annual Meeting, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity.  The two directors were elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
James J. Bottiglieri		3,793,055		675,139		5,584,566
Gerald A. Michaud		4,140,222		327,972		5,584,566
Proposal 2.  The Company’s stockholders 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, 2017, as set forth below:
		For		Against		Abstain
		9,795,653		149,475		107,632

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

Date: June 8, 2017	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board