gbdc-20240202

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 2, 2024

GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

814-00794

27-2326940

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

__ 200 Park Avenue, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10166_ _

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 750-6060

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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, par value $0.001 per share	GBDC	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 or Rule 12b- 2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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 February 2, 2024, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved two proposals. The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 169,594,742 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date, December 8, 2023. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1. To elect two Class II directors of the Company who will each serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company or until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.


Name	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Vote
John T. Baily	41,451,539	23,141,889	312,970	50,750,969
Kenneth F. Bernstein	45,903,258	18,696,850	306,290	50,750,969

Proposal 2. To ratify the selection of Ernst & Young LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024.


Votes for	Votes Against	Abstain
113,660,326	890,350	1,106,691

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Golub Capital BDC, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


						GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.

Date: February 6, 2024						By: /s/ Christopher C. Ericson
						Name: Christopher C. Ericson
						Title: Chief Financial Officer

Golub Capital BDC Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders