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
May 11, 2016
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
NewStar Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33211 | 54-2157878 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
500 Boylston Street, Suite 1250, Boston, MA 02116
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(617) 848-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 11, 2016, NewStar Financial, Inc. (“NewStar” or the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). Only stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 6, 2016 were entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. As of April 6, 2016, 47,630,825 shares of common stock were outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, 42,255,925 shares of common stock of the Company were represented, in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum for the meeting.
The following two proposals, each of which are described in detail in NewStar’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Common on April 13, 2016 (the “Proxy”) were before the meeting, and received the following votes:
Proposal 1: Election of Eight Directors to Serve until the 2017 Annual Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve as directors of the Company:
| Name of Director Nominees |
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||
| Charles N. Bralver |
32,362,342 | 345,555 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Timothy J. Conway |
32,453,220 | 254,677 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Bradley E. Cooper |
32,159,430 | 548,467 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Brian L.P. Fallon |
32,385,813 | 322,084 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Frank R. Noonan |
32,362,342 | 345,555 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Maureen P. O’Hara |
32,165,313 | 542,584 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Peter A. Schmidt-Fellner |
27,600,021 | 5,107,876 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
| Richard E. Thornburgh |
32,197,236 | 510,661 | 9,548,028 | |||||||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as NewStar’s Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the 2016 Fiscal Year. The stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 42,192,968 | 62,937 | 20 | 0 |
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.
| NEWSTAR FINANCIAL, INC. | ||||
| Date: May 11, 2016 | By: | /s/ John K. Bray | ||
| John K. Bray | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||