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 3, 2021

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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Title of each class		Ticker symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		HRZN		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
4.875% Notes due 2026		HTFB		The New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

Section 5	Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.07	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

Annual Meeting Results

 

On June 3, 2021, 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 22, 2021. As of April 16, 2021, the record date for the Annual Meeting, 19,657,815 shares of common stock were eligible to vote.

 

Proposal 1.  The Company’s stockholders elected two Class II directors of the Company, each of whom will serve until the 2024 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
Edmund V. Mahoney		5,274,781		256,310		7,363,415
Elaine A. Sarsynski		4,639,744		837,347		7,363,415

 

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, 2021, as set forth below:

 

		For		Against		Abstain
		12,632,696		128,211		133,599

 

 

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 3, 2021	HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FINANCE CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Robert D. Pomeroy, Jr.
		Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board