Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not
Applicable
ITEM 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not Applicable
ITEM 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
The Company
submitted the following matters to a shareholder vote on July 16, 2009.
1.
Election of Directors:
Director
For
Withheld
Douglas Schaedler
11,297,288
133,620
Sam Reiber, J.D.
11,353,259
77,649
Kwabena Gyimah-Brempong, Ph.D.
10,213,817
1,217,091
Holly Callen Hamilton
10,989,586
441,322
Keith Witter, J.D.
11,074,190
356,718
John J. Micek, J.D.
11,246,750
184,158
Francis Maude
9,217,453
2,213,455
2.
Ratification of the selection of Pender Newkirk & Company LLP:
For
Against
Abstain
10,442,334
970,538
18,036
3.
Approval to amend the Companys Amended and Restated Employee Stock Option Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
5,105,138
1,310,861
20,040
4,994,869
4.
Approval to de-list the Companys common stock from the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
6,376,906
41,953
17,180
4,994,869
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5.
Approval to authorize the Board of Directors of the Company to withdraw the Companys election to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act
of 1940:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
6,333,903
39,131
63,005
4,994,869
6.
Approval of any adjournment of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in favor of any or all of the foregoing proposals if
there are not sufficient votes for these proposals:
For
Against
Abstain
9,686,091
1,715,299
29,518
There were no broker non-votes for proposal nos. 1 and 2. All matters were approved by the shareholders.
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