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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On and effective May 29, 2025, SuRo Capital Corp. (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Mark D. Klein, the Company’s Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President (the “Amended Klein Employment Agreement”), and Amendment No. 3 to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement with Allison Green, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Secretary (the “Amended Green Employment Agreement,” and together with the Amended Klein Employment Agreement, the “Amended Agreements”). Certain material terms of the Amended Agreements are described below in Item 5.02, which descriptions are incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(e) On and effective May 29, 2025, the Company entered into the Amended Agreements with Mr. Klein and Ms. Green. The Amended Agreements modified the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreements of each of Mr. Klein and Ms. Green, dated April 26, 2021 (such agreements, collectively and as previously amended, the “Prior Employment Agreements”), to extend the terms of each by three years to December 31, 2029 and to provide the Board with greater discretion over any annual bonuses to be awarded under the Amended Agreements by establishing target amounts, rather than pre-established limits. Other than the foregoing, no other material terms of the Prior Employment Agreements have changed. For a description of the material terms of the Prior Employment Agreements, please refer to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2021, and the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2025.
The foregoing descriptions of the Amended Klein Employment Agreement and the Amended Green Employment Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the text of such agreements, respectively, which are attached hereto as exhibits and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 5.07. | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On May 28, 2025, Company held its 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on the following three proposals and cast their votes as described below.
| 1. | A proposal to re-elect two members to the board of directors of the Company, Ronald M. Lott and Marc Mazur, each of whom will serve for a term of three years expiring at the 2025 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, as described in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders based on the following votes taken in connection therewith: |
| Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| Ronald M. Lott | 6,951,596 | 957,473 | 7,478,575 | |||
| Marc Mazur | 7,028,029 | 881,040 | 7,478,575 |
| 2. | A proposal to approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders based on the following votes taken in connection therewith: |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 7,089,990 | 686,429 | 132,650 | 7,478,575 |
| 3. | A proposal to recommend, on an advisory basis, the frequency of an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as described in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders based on the following votes taken in connection therewith: |
| One (1) Year | Two (2) Years | Three (3) Years | Abstain | |||||||
| 7,060,239 | 293,365 | 359,911 | 195,554 |
| 4. | A proposal to approve the amendment and restatement of the Amended Equity Incentive Plan (the “Second Amended Equity Incentive Plan”), as described in the Company’s proxy materials for the annual meeting. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders based on the following votes taken in connection therewith: |
| For | Against | Abstain/Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||
| 7,125,980 | 652,593 | 130,496 | 7,478,575 |
| 5. | A proposal to ratify the selection of CBIZ CPAs P.C. to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, as described in the Company’s proxy materials for the Annual Meeting. This proposal was approved by the Company’s stockholders based on the following votes taken in connection therewith: |
| For | Against | Abstain/Withheld | |||||
| 14,951,680 | 345,615 | 90,349 |
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 2 to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between SuRo Capital Corp. and Mark Klein, dated May 29, 2025 | |
| 10.2 | Amendment No. 3 to the Second Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between SuRo Capital Corp. and Allison Green, dated May 29, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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: May 30, 2025 | SURO CAPITAL CORP. | |
| By: | /s/ Allison Green | |
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Allison Green |
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