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):
July 19, 2019 (July 17, 2019)
GSV CAPITAL CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 1-35156 | 27-4443543 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
One Sansome Street
Suite 730
San Francisco, CA 94104
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 235-4769
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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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 $0.01 per share | GSVC | Nasdaq Capital Market |
| Item 5.02 | Departures of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On and effective July 17, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of GSV Capital Corp. (the “Company”) elected Lisa Westley as a director of the Company. Ms. Westley is not an “interested person” (as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Company and will serve as one of the Company’s independent directors. She will serve as a director for a term expiring in 2020 and until her successor is duly elected and qualified.
Ms. Westley will be entitled to the applicable annual fee and other compensation pursuant to the Company’s director compensation arrangements, under terms consistent with those previously disclosed by the Company. There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Westley and any other persons pursuant to which Ms. Westley was elected as a director of the Company. There are also no transactions in which Ms. Westley has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
In connection with Ms. Westley’s election to the Board, the Board increased the number of directors that constitutes the full Board to five directors from four directors, effective July 17, 2019, in accordance with its bylaws.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Date: July 19, 2019 | GSV CAPITAL CORP. | ||
| By: | /s/ Allison Green | ||
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Allison Green
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