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To elect two (2) members to our board of directors to serve as Class II directors, each for a term of three years, or until their successors are elected and qualified;
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To ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020; and
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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Broker Discretionary Voting Allowed
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Election of the two Class II directors.
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The presence, in person or by proxy, of holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
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each person, or group of affiliated persons, known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of the outstanding shares of our common stock as of such date, based on currently available Schedules 13D and 13G filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, or the SEC;
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Richard S. Ressler(4)
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Marc I. Abrams
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Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. None of the reported shares held by Marc I. Abrams are pledged as security. The reported shares held by OFSAM are pledged as security for a revolving credit facility.
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The dollar range of our equity securities beneficially owned is calculated by multiplying the closing price of our common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on April 15, 2020, times the number of shares beneficially owned.
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Information is based on a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on January 13, 2020. The shares attributed to Mr. Ressler in the table above are owned by Orchard First Source Asset Management, LLC (“OFSAM”). OFSAM is owned directly or indirectly by Bilal Rashid, Jeffrey A. Cerny and OI3, LLC (“OI3”). OI3 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The OI3 2019 Trust (the “Trust”), a trust established by Richard Ressler for the benefit of his family members. Mr. Ressler serves as investment trustee for the Trust with sole investment authority. Orchard Capital Corporation (“OCC”), a firm controlled by Mr. Ressler, is the manager of OI3 and has sole investment authority with respect to assets held by OI3. Through his positions with the Trust and OCC, Mr. Ressler may be deemed to beneficially own the shares held by OFSAM. Mr. Ressler disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Neither of Messrs. Rashid nor Cerny is a beneficial owner of the Company’s common stock held by OFSAM for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.
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Robert J. Cresci*
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2011
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Managing Director Pecks Management Partners Ltd.
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Bilal Rashid
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company
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Marc I. Abrams*
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Founder and former leader of the public company business sector of SingerLewak LLP
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Robert J. Cresci(1)(2)(3)
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Mr. Cresci has been a managing director of Pecks Management Partners Ltd., an investment management firm, since 1990. He currently serves on the boards of j2 Global, Inc., CIM Commercial Trust Corporation, OFS Credit Company, Inc. (“OFS Credit”) and Hancock Park Corporate Income, Inc. (“Hancock Park”), another BDC managed by OFS Advisor. Mr. Cresci holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Mr. Cresci, the chair of our nominating and corporate governance committee, has broad experience in investment strategies, accounting issues and public company matters. His experience on the board of directors of other public companies and his insight on financial and operational issues are particularly valuable to our board of directors.
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Mr. Rashid has served as our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since 2014. He is also Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Park and OFS Credit, President and a Senior Managing Director of Orchard First Source Capital, Inc. (“OFSC”) and OFS Advisor, Chief Executive Officer of OFSAM, and a member of OFSAM’s investment and executive committees. Prior to joining OFSC in 2008, Mr. Rashid was a managing director in the global markets and investment banking division at Merrill Lynch. Mr. Rashid has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking, debt capital markets and investing as it relates to structured credit and corporate credit. Over the years, he has advised and arranged financing for investment management companies and commercial finance companies including business development companies. Before joining Merrill Lynch in 2005, he was a vice president at Natixis Capital Markets, which he joined as part of a large team move from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (“CIBC”). Prior to CIBC, he worked as an investment analyst in the project finance area at the International Finance Corporation, which is part of the World Bank. Prior to that, Mr. Rashid was a financial analyst at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Rashid has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from Columbia University.
Through his years of work in investment banking, capital markets and in sourcing, leading and managing investments, Mr. Rashid has developed expertise and skills that are relevant to understanding the risks and opportunities that OFS Capital faces and which are critical to implementing our strategic goals and evaluating our operational performance.
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Ms. Healy is a co-founder and Managing Partner of NexGen Venture Partners, LLC, dba Aura Wireless, a provider of wireless infrastructure technology. Prior to co-founding NexGen, Ms. Healy was a co-founder, president and chief operating officer of Accel Networks, LLC, a fixed cellular wireless broadband service provider founded in November 2002 and acquired in June 2015. She is a senior executive with a broad investment background investing in operating companies ranging from start-ups to emerging growth to publicly traded entities and serving as a director of companies in a wide range of industries prior to becoming an entrepreneur. Throughout her career, she has participated in, or been responsible for, the periodic valuation of both debt and equity portfolios. Ms. Healy graduated from The Florida State University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Ms. Healy’s term as a Class I director will expire in 2022.
Ms. Healy, the chair of our compensation committee, has vast experience in the financial and operational aspects of complex businesses, and her skills gained through service as a president and chief operating officer is essential to our board of directors. She brings to our board a unique perspective on a wide range of investment vehicles, including closed-end funds, SBICs, business development companies and both limited and general partnerships. Ms. Healy’s background has enabled her to cultivate an enhanced understanding of operations and strategy with an added layer of risk management experience that is an important aspect of the composition of our board of directors.
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Mr. Abrams is the founder and former leader of the public company business sector of SingerLewak LLP, a certified public accounting firm founded in 1995. He has over 40 years of public accounting experience. Mr. Abrams’ expertise includes audits of publicly held companies, initial public offerings, private offerings, corporate reorganizations and acquisitions, evaluating business plans and litigation support. Additionally, Mr. Abrams’ broad practice includes expertise in several industries, including technology, life sciences, real estate, retail and franchise, hotels and casinos, and manufacturing. He currently serves on the board of Hancock Park and previously served on the board of UnifiedOnline, Inc. (f/k/a IceWEB, Inc.). Mr. Abrams graduated from American University in 1967 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Through 2011, he was an active member of AICPA, the California Society of CPAs and the Los Angeles Venture Association. Mr. Abrams’s term as a Class III Director will expire in 2021.
Mr. Abrams, the chair of our audit committee, brings to our board of directors years of accounting expertise. His knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting rules and regulations, the evaluation of financial results and the oversight of the financial reporting process makes him an asset to our board of directors.
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Mr. Cerny has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2014 and previously served as our Secretary from 2011 to 2014. Mr. Cerny also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hancock Park, a director, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of OFS Credit, a Senior Managing Director of OFSC and OFS Advisor, as a Vice President of OFSAM, as a member of OFSAM’s investment and executive committees and as a member of various OFSAM, and OFSAM affiliates, investment committees. Mr. Cerny oversees the finance and accounting functions of the aforementioned entities as well as underwriting, credit monitoring and CLO portfolio compliance for OFS Advisor’s syndicated senior loan business. Prior to joining OFSC in 1999, Mr. Cerny held various positions at Sanwa Business Credit Corporation, American National Bank and Trust Company of Chicago and Charter Bank Group, a multi-bank holding company. Mr. Cerny holds a B.S. in Finance from Northern Illinois University, a Masters of Management in Finance and Economics from Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg School of Management, and a J.D. from DePaul University’s School of Law. Mr. Cerny’s term as a Class III Director will expire in 2021.
Mr. Cerny brings to our board of directors extensive accounting and financial experience and expertise. He is also an experienced investor, including lending, structuring and workouts which makes him an asset to our board of directors. The breadth of his background and experience enables Mr. Cerny to provide unique insight into our strategic process and into the management of our investment portfolio.
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reviewing and approving the reimbursement by the Company of the compensation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Compliance Officer; and
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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Jeffrey A. Cerny
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Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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Jeffery S. Owen(1)
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Chief Accounting Officer
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Mukya S. Porter(2)
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Jeffery S. Owen
currently serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of OFS Capital, Hancock Park and OFS Credit. Mr. Owen also serves as the Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Treasurer of OFSC and OFS Advisor. Mr. Owen has over 25 years of experience in public and private accounting. Prior to joining OFSC in November of 2015, Mr. Owen served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Accounting for Northern Trust Corporation. Before joining Northern Trust Corporation in 2010, he held various positions at Aon Corporation, Web Street, Inc., CNA Financial Corporation, and Ernst & Young LLP, an international public accounting firm. Mr. Owen holds a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Oklahoma and a Masters of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Mr. Owen is also a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder.
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Mukya S. Porter
currently serves as the Chief Compliance Officer of OFS Capital, Hancock Park, OFS Credit, OFSC and OFS Advisor, in which capacity she oversees the compliance and risk management functions. Ms. Porter has over 10 years of experience advising investment advisers, investment banks and other financial institutions. Prior to joining OFSC, Ms. Porter served as a Senior Vice President of Compliance at Oaktree Capital Management, an alternative investment adviser, from 2012 to 2016, where she was responsible for oversight of the firm’s code of ethics program and the day-to-day management of an affiliated limited-purpose broker dealer. Prior to Oaktree, Ms. Porter held the position of Vice President and Senior Compliance Officer at Pacific Investment Management Company (“PIMCO”) from 2010 to 2012 and prior to that, from 2004 to 2010, worked, first, as a Vice President in the Legal department at Morgan Stanley Global Wealth Management and, subsequently, as a Vice President of Compliance at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Ms. Porter received a Bachelor of Science degree, magna cum laude, in Biology from Howard University in 1996 and a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2001.
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Tod K. Reichert
currently serves as Corporate Secretary of OFS Capital, Hancock Park and OFS Credit and as Managing Director, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of OFS Advisor, in which capacity he oversees the legal and operational functions of the firm. Mr. Reichert has over 20 years of experience as a strategic business partner, providing advice on general corporate governance and transactional matters, with a focus on securities laws, compliance, corporate finance, debt and equity investments, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining OFS Advisor, Mr. Reichert served as General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of MCG Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: MCGC), managing the legal and compliance departments, overseeing complex litigation, and providing securities law, disclosure and transactional advice to the Board of Directors and senior management team, while serving as a member of the MCG credit committee and SBIC investment committee. Prior to joining MCG, Mr. Reichert worked as an attorney in private practice in New York, Princeton and Boston. Mr. Reichert received his J.D. from the Rutgers University School of Law - Newark and his BFA from the University of North Carolina.
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OFS Capital
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Total Compensation from Fund Complex(3)
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Marc I. Abrams
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100,000
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Robert J. Cresci
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100,000
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Elaine E. Healy
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100,000
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Bilal Rashid(1)
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Jeffrey A. Cerny(1)
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No compensation is paid to directors who are “interested persons.”
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The independent directors receive an annual fee of $90,000. In addition, the chairman of each committee receives an
annual
fee of $10,000 for his or her additional services in this capacity. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance on behalf of our directors and officers. Independent directors have the option of having their directors’ fees paid in shares of our common stock issued at a price per share equal to the greater of net asset value or the market price at the time of payment.
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Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2019 ($) |
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December 31, 2018 ($) |
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Audit Fees(1)
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609,800
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Tax Fees(3)
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All Other Fees(4)
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Total Fees(5)
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888,500
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644,800
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Audit fees include fees for professional services that generally only the independent accountant can provide. In addition to fees, including out-of-pocket expenses, for the audit of our annual financial statements, the audit of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, and the review of our quarterly financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, this category contains fees for comfort letters, statutory audits, consents, and assistance with and review of documents filed with the SEC.
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Audit-related services consist of fees billed, including out-of-pocket expenses, for assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit or review of our financial statements and are not reported under “Audit Fees.” These services include attest services that are not required by statute or regulation and consultations concerning financial accounting and reporting standards.
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Tax fees consist of fees billed, including out-of-pocket expenses, for professional services for tax compliance. These services include assistance regarding federal, state, and local tax compliance.
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Fees for other services would include fees for products and services other than the services reported above.
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All fees set forth above were approved by our audit committee.
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through transactions in the Company.
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HOW
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Information that you give us
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● when you provide, or provided, it to us in correspondence and conversations
● when you have made / make transactions
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● publicly available and accessible directories and sources
● tax authorities, including those that are based outside the jurisdiction where you are located if you are subject to tax in another jurisdiction
● governmental and competent regulatory authorities to whom we have ● regulatory obligations
● credit agencies
● fraud prevention and detection agencies and organizations
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Obligations
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It is
necessary to perform our obligations
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● administer, manage and set up your investment
● facilitate the transfer of funds, and administering and facilitating any other transactions
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Compliance with law
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It is
necessary for compliance with an applicable legal or regulatory obligation
to which we are subject to:
● verify the identity and addresses of our investors (and, if applicable their beneficial owners)
● comply with requests from regulatory, governmental, tax and law enforcement authorities
● conduct surveillance and investigation
● carry out audit checks
● maintain statutory registers
● prevent and detect fraud
● comply with the U.S Office of Foreign Assets Control list and other governmental sanctions lists
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Our legitimate interests
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For our
legitimate interests
or those of a third party to:
●address or investigate any complaints, claims, proceedings or disputes
●provide you with, and inform you about, our investment products and services
● monitor and improve our relationships with investors
● send direct marketing communications to you
● comply with applicable regulatory obligations
● manage our risk and operations
● comply with our accounting and tax reporting requirements
● comply with our audit requirements
● assist with internal compliance with our policies and process
● ensure appropriate group management and governance
● keep our internal records
● prepare reports on incidents / accidents
● protect our business against fraud, breach of confidence, theft of proprietary materials, and other financial or business crimes (to the extent that this is not required of us by law)
● analyze and manage commercial risks
● seek professional advice, including legal advice
● enable any actual or proposed assignee or transferee, participant or sub-participant of the partnership’s or our rights or obligations to evaluate proposed transactions
● facilitate business asset transactions involving the Company or related investment vehicles
● monitor communications to/from us using our systems
● protect the security and integrity of our IT systems
We only rely on these interests where we have considered that, on balance, our legitimate interests are not overridden by your interests, fundamental rights or freedoms.
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1.
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As Authorized -
if you request or authorize disclosure of the information, in each case in accordance with the agreements governing your investment;
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2.
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As required by law -
for example, to cooperate with any government regulators, self-regulatory organization or law enforcement authorities;
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As otherwise permitted by law
- for example, (i) to service providers who maintain, process or service the Company; (ii) in connection with the making, management or disposition of any fund investment;
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4.
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To service providers
- we may share information with service providers that perform marketing services on our behalf.
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the right to access your personal data
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the right to restrict the use of your personal data
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the right to have incomplete or inaccurate data corrected
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the right to ask us to stop processing your personal data
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the right to require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances
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the right to request information, with respect to our practices within the 12 months prior to your request, regarding the specific personal data we have collected from you, the sources from which we obtained it, the purposes for which we collected, used and shared the personal data, and the categories of third parties with whom we have shared it.
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the right to disclosure of personal data collected and processed
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the right to “opt-out” of personal data to be sold
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the right to require us to delete your personal data in some limited circumstances
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The categories of your personal information that we’ve collected.
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The specific pieces of your personal information that we’ve collected.
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The categories of sources from which we collected personal information.
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4.
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The business or commercial purposes for which we collected personal information.
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5.
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The categories of third parties with which we shared personal information.
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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting:
The Notice and Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at
www.proxyvote.com
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DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
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THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
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OFS CAPITAL CORPORATION
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FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
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TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 2020
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The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies, hereby appoints Jeffery S. Owen and Tod K. Reichert, as proxies, each with the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes each of them to represent and vote, as designated on the reverse side, all shares of common stock of OFS Capital Corporation held of record by the undersigned on April 15, 2020 at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on June 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at 10 South Wacker Drive, 25th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606, and any adjournments or postponements thereof. The undersigned hereby directs Messrs. Owen and Reichert to vote in accordance with their best judgment on any matters which may properly come before the Annual Meeting, all as indicated in the Notice of Annual Meeting, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and to act on the matters set forth in such Notice as specified by the undersigned.
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THIS PROXY, WHEN PROPERLY EXECUTED, WILL BE VOTED AS DIRECTED. IF NO DIRECTION IS GIVEN WITH RESPECT TO A PARTICULAR PROPOSAL, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR THE ELECTION OF THE NOMINEES OF OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNDER PROPOSAL 1, FOR PROPOSAL 2 AND, IN THE DISCRETION OF MESSRS. OWEN AND REICHERT, ON ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT MAY PROPERLY COME BEFORE THE ANNUAL MEETING. ATTENDANCE OF THE UNDERSIGNED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OR AT ANY ADJOURNMENT OR POSTPONEMENT THEREOF WILL NOT BE DEEMED TO REVOKE THE PROXY UNLESS THE UNDERSIGNED REVOKES THIS PROXY IN WRITING.
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(Continued and to be signed on the reverse side)
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OFS CAPITAL CORPORATION
10 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 2500
CHICAGO, IL 60606
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VOTE BY INTERNET - www.proxyvote.com
Use the Internet to transmit your voting instructions and for electronic delivery of information up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you access the web site and follow the instructions to obtain your records and to create an electronic voting instruction form.
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ELECTRONIC DELIVERY OF FUTURE PROXY MATERIALS
If you would like to reduce the costs incurred by our company in mailing proxy materials, you can consent to receiving all future proxy statements, proxy cards and annual reports electronically via e-mail or the Internet. To sign up for electronic delivery, please follow the instructions above to vote using the Internet and, when prompted, indicate that you agree to receive or access proxy materials electronically in future years.
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VOTE BY PHONE - 1-800-690-6903
Use any touch-tone telephone to transmit your voting instructions up until 11:59 P.M. Eastern Time the day before the cut-off date or meeting date. Have your proxy card in hand when you call and then follow the instructions.
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VOTE BY MAIL
Mark, sign and date your proxy card and return it in the postage-paid envelope we have provided or return it to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717.
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TO VOTE, MARK BLOCKS BELOW IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS FOLLOWS:
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KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR RECORDS
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DETACH AND RETURN THIS PORTION ONLY
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OFS CAPITAL CORPORATION
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THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS YOU VOTE
FOR
ALL
LISTED DIRECTOR NOMINEES AND
FOR
PROPOSAL 2.
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Election of Directors
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1. The election of the following two persons (except as marked to the contrary) as directors who will serve as Class II directors of OFS Capital Corporation until 2023, or until their successors are elected and qualified
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FOR ALL NOMINEES
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WITHHOLD FROM ALL NOMINEES
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FOR ALL EXCEPT
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INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “For All Except” and write the number(s) of the nominee(s) on the line below.
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Nominees: Class II Directors
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01) Robert J. Cresci
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02) Bilal Rashid
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2. The ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2020.
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Note:
To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
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Please indicate if you plan to attend this meeting
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YES
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NO
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Please sign exactly as your name(s) appear(s) hereon. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, or other fiduciary, please give full title as such.
Joint owners should each sign personally. All holders must sign. If a corporation or partnership, please sign in full corporate or partnership name, by authorized officer.
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Signature
[PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
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Date
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Signature (Joint Owners)
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