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The proposal to amend the Charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock required the approval by two-thirds of the Company's outstanding shares. Although a majority of the Company's outstanding shares voted in favor of the proposal, the proposal was not approved: Votes For 24,281,180 Votes Against 2,060,129 Abstentions 426,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17313/000001731323000074/0000017313-23-000074-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"charter amendment"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-26"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a75eb7c3c698e9cbe1d0ae7c6291692d62700d46","claim":"CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of RSM US LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 at the 2023-07-26 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 4. The ratification of the appointment of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024 was approved by the following vote: Votes For 26,398,299 Votes Against 222,353 Abstentions 146,746","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17313/000001731323000074/0000017313-23-000074-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-26"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"b77915b71cb9ea5b15ffe49747ac44e22c7646e3","claim":"CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP shareholders approved Advisory approval of named executive officer compensation at the 2023-07-26 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 3. The compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed and discussed in the Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the Annual Meeting was approved on an advisory basis by the following vote: Votes For 13,018,933 Votes Against 1,205,875 Abstentions 650,045 Broker Non-Votes 11,892,545","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17313/000001731323000074/0000017313-23-000074-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-26"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"be84f1bbb62755fafbaae1914b28b8f6586adb22","claim":"CAPITAL SOUTHWEST CORP shareholders approved Election of six directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified at the 2023-07-26 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Proposal 1. The following six (6) directors were elected to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified by the following vote: Director Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Christine S. Battist 14,354,338 520,515 11,892,545 David R. Brooks 14,137,812 737,041 11,892,545 Bowen S. Diehl 14,476,172 398,681 11,892,545 Jack D. Furst 14,429,609 445,244 11,892,545 Ramona Rogers-Windsor 14,320,311 554,542 11,892,545 William R. Thomas 14,433,111 441,742 11,892,545","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17313/000001731323000074/0000017313-23-000074-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"director election"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-07-26"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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