csw8k072010.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 (Date of earliest event reported)
July 19, 2010
 
                                                                                                                                                                    
 
Capital Southwest Corporation
     
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   
     
Texas  811-1056   75-1072796  
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
     
12900 Preston Road, Suite 700, Dallas, Texas    75230 
(Address of principal executive  offices)     (Zip Code)  
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code  972-233-8242   
     
     
 
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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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Our Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on July 19, 2010.  As of May 28, 2010, the record date, 3,741,638 shares of common stock were eligible to be voted, and 3,373,485 of those shares were voted in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  Shareholders were asked to consider and act upon:

(1)  
To elect five (5) directors to serve until our next annual meeting of shareholders or until their respective successors shall be elected and qualified; and

(2)  
To ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending March 31, 2011.

The director nominees, Messrs. Donald W. Burton, Graeme W. Henderson, Samuel B. Ligon, Gary L. Martin and John H. Wilson were elected to the Company’s board of directors. The votes for, votes withheld, and broker non-votes for each director nominee are set out below:

Director Nominee
Votes For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Donald W. Burton
2,149,001
276,288
 
948,196
Graeme W. Henderson
2,112,192
313,096
 
948,196
Samuel B. Ligon
2,112,315
312,974
 
948,196
Gary L. Martin
2,366,951
  58,338
 
948,196
John H. Wilson
2,088,053
337,236
 
948,196

The recommendation to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011 was approved.  The votes for, votes against, abstentions and broker non-votes for this proposal are set out below:

Votes For
3,365,323
 
Votes Against
3,400
 
Abstentions
4,762
 
Broker Non-Votes
-0-
 

 
 

 


SIGNATURES


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: July 20, 2010
By:
/s/  Gary L. Martin  
    Name: Gary L. Martin   
    Title:   Chairman and President