form8k.htm
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: September 15, 2008
(Date of
earliest event reported)
Prospect Capital
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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333-114552
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43-2048643
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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10
East 40th Street, 44th Floor, New York, New York 10016
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10016
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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212
448-0702
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if changed since last report)
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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
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Election of
Directors
On
September 15, 2008, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Prospect Capital
Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Graham D.S. Anderson as a member of its
Board to fill a newly created Board seat. Mr. Anderson will serve as
a Class I member of the Board and will serve as a member of the Audit Committee
and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.
Mr.
Anderson has served as General Partner of Euclid SR Partners from 1996 to
present. Mr. Anderson currently serves as a member of the Board of
Directors of Acurian, Inc. (a clinical trial recruitment company), FatWire
Software Corp. (a web content management company), iJet Risk Management (an
operational risk management information company), Plateau Systems Limited (a
human capital management software company) and SkinMedica Inc. (a dermatology
and cosmeceuticals company).
For his
services as a member of the Board of the Company, Mr. Anderson is entitled to
receive the same compensation as the other independent directors of the
Board.
There are
no understandings or arrangements between Mr. Anderson or any other person and
the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to which Mr. Anderson was
selected to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors. There are no family relationships between Mr. Anderson and
any director or executive officer and there are no transactions between Mr.
Anderson or any of his immediate family members and the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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(a)
Financial statements:
None
(b)
Pro forma financial information:
None
(c)
Shell company transactions:
None
(d)
Exhibits
None
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.
Dated:
September 19, 2008
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PROSPECT
CAPITAL CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
John
F. Barry III |
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John
F. Barry III
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Chief
Executive Officer
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