psec-20260115
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): January 15, 2026
Prospect Capital Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 814-00659 | 43-2048643 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||||||||||||
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) | |||||||||||||
10 East 40th Street, 42nd Floor, New York, New York 10016
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(212) 448-0702
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
| Common Stock, $0.001 par value | PSEC | NASDAQ Global Select Market | ||||||
| 5.35% Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 | PSEC PRA | New York Stock Exchange | ||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On January 15, 2026, Prospect Capital Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders virtually (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s common and preferred stockholders voted on one proposal. The proposal is described in detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 18, 2025.
As of September 17, 2025, there were 465,087,009 shares of the Company's common stock outstanding, 26,232,644 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series A1 Preferred Stock outstanding, 163,000 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series A2 Preferred Stock outstanding, 5,251,157 shares of the Company’s 5.35% Series A Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock outstanding, 1,062,493 shares of the Company’s 5.50% Series M1 Preferred Stock outstanding, 23,857,330 shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series A3 Preferred Stock outstanding, 2,154,155 shares of the Company’s 6.50% Series M3 Preferred Stock outstanding, 6,961,866 shares of the Company’s Floating Rate Series A4 Preferred Stock outstanding, 2,208,807 shares of the Company’s Floating Rate Series M4 Preferred Stock outstanding, 2,143,366 shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series A5 Preferred Stock outstanding and 546,053 shares of the Company’s 7.50% Series M5 Preferred Stock outstanding. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on by holders of the common stock at the Annual Meeting, and each share of preferred stock is entitled to one vote on each matter to be voted on by holders of the preferred stock at the Annual Meeting. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:
Proposal 1. The Company’s stockholders elected two Class III directors of the Company. John F. Barry III and Eugene S. Stark shall serve as Class III directors until the annual meeting of stockholders of the Company in 2028 or, in each case, until his successor is duly elected and qualifies or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, death or incapacity. The directors were re-elected pursuant to the voting results set forth below:
| Name | For | Against | Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John F. Barry III | 290,642,900 | 35,895,501 | 8,645,708 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eugene S. Stark | 35,341,298 | 1,357,087 | 2,303,961 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Prospect Capital Corporation
By: /s/ M. Grier Eliasek
Name: M. Grier Eliasek
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Date: January 15, 2026
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