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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): May 25, 2016 (May 25, 2016)

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Triangle Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
 
814-00733
 
06-1798488
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
3700 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 530, Raleigh, North Carolina
 
27612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (919) 719-4770
Not Applicable
(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.
Set forth below are descriptions of the matters voted on at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") of Triangle Capital Corporation (the "Company"), held today, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, and the final results of such voting. Both proposals listed below were approved by the requisite number of votes.
Proposal 1 - Election of Directors
The following individuals, constituting all of the nominees named in the Company's Proxy Statement, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 11, 2016, were elected as directors to serve until the Company's 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Director
 
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
E. Ashton Poole
 
18,990,866

 
452,174

 
324,768

Brent P.W. Burgess
 
18,970,433

 
470,377

 
326,998

Steven C. Lilly
 
18,363,117

 
1,073,314

 
331,375

Garland S. Tucker, III
 
18,918,036

 
520,876

 
328,894

W. McComb Dunwoody
 
15,122,759

 
4,307,255

 
337,792

Mark M. Gambill
 
18,800,768

 
632,595

 
334,442

Benjamin S. Goldstein
 
18,738,366

 
694,719

 
334,721

Simon B. Rich, Jr.
 
18,635,048

 
601,004

 
531,754

Sherwood H. Smith, Jr.
 
18,348,715

 
885,238

 
533,852

Proposal 2 - Approval to Sell Securities Below Net Asset Value
A proposal to authorize the Company, pursuant to approval of its Board of Directors, to sell shares of its common stock or warrants, options or rights to acquire common stock during the next year at a price below the Company's then current net asset value per share was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:
For
Against
Abstain
16,509,030
2,896,248
362,529

This proposal was also approved by the Company's non-affiliated stockholders by a vote of 14,728,556 shares "for" and 2,896,248 shares "against," with 362,529 shares abstaining. The number of votes cast in favor of this proposal represents both a majority of outstanding securities of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting and a majority of outstanding securities entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting that were not held by affiliated persons, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.





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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Triangle Capital Corporation
 
 
 
Date: May 25, 2016
 
By:
 
/s/ Steven C. Lilly
 
 
 
 
Steven C. Lilly
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer