UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
14A
(RULE
14a-101)
SCHEDULE
14A INFORMATION
Proxy
Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities
Exchange
Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___________)
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Filed
by the Registrant x
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Filed
by a Party other than the Registrant ¨
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Check
the appropriate box:
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Preliminary Proxy Statement
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Confidential,
for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule
14a-6(e)(2))
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Definitive Proxy
Statement
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Definitive Additional
Materials
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Soliciting Material Pursuant to §
240.14a-12.
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Kohlberg Capital
Corporation
(Name
of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement if Other Than the Registrant)
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Payment
of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate
box):
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No fee
required.
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Fee computed on table below per
Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and
0-11.
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(1) Title of each class of securities to
which transaction applies:
(2) Aggregate number of securities to which
transaction applies:
(3) Per unit price or other underlying
value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth the
amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
determined):
(4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of
transaction:
(5) Total fee paid:
¨ Fee paid previously with preliminary
materials.
¨ Check box if any part of the fee is
offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for
which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by
registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its
filing.
(1) Amount Previously
Paid:
(2) Form, Schedule or Registration
Statement No.:
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(4) Date Filed:
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KOHLBERG
CAPITAL CORPORATION
295
MADISON AVENUE
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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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6TH
FLOOR
NEW
YORK, NY 10017
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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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M14221-P78011
KEEP THIS PORTION FOR YOUR
RECORDS
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THIS PROXY CARD IS VALID ONLY WHEN
SIGNED AND DATED.
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KOHLBERG CAPITAL
CORPORATION
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For
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Withhold
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For
All
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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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THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS
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Except
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VOTE “FOR” PROPOSALS 1 and 2.
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Vote
on Directors
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Election of Directors | ||||||||||||||||
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Nominees:
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01) |
Christopher
Lacovara
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02) |
Dayl
W. Pearson
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Vote
on Proposal
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For
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Against |
Abstain
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2.
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Ratification of the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accountant of the Company for the current year. |
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In
their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other
business as may properly come before the meeting.
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This
proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed
herein. If no direction is made, this proxy
will be voted FOR the election of directors and FOR the ratification of
the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered
public accountant of the Company for the current
year.
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For
address changes and/or comments, please check this box and write
them on the back where indicated.
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NOTE:
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Please
sign exactly as your name or names appear(s) on this Proxy. When
shares are held jointly, each holder should sign. When signing as
executor,
administrator, attorney, trustee or guardian, please give full title
as such. If the signer is a corporation, please sign full corporate name
by duly authorized officer, giving full title as such. If signer is
a partnership,
please sign in partnership name by authorized
person.
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Signature
[PLEASE SIGN WITHIN BOX]
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Date |
Signature
(Joint Owners)
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Date | ||||||||||||||
ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
OF
KOHLBERG CAPITAL
CORPORATION
June 12, 2009
Please date, sign and
mail
your proxy card in the
envelope provided as
soon
as
possible.
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Important Notice Regarding the
Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting To Be Held on
June 12, 2009: The Notice and Proxy Statement and 2008 Annual Report are
available at
www.proxyvote.com.
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Please detach along perforated line and mail in the envelope
provided
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M14222-P78011
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KOHLBERG
CAPITAL CORPORATION
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PROXY
SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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OF
THE COMPANY FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING
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June
12, 2009 10:00 a.m. ET
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The undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints Dayl W. Pearson and Michael I. Wirth, and each of
them, as the undersigned's true and lawful agents and
proxies with full power of substitution in each, to represent the
undersigned at the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Kohlberg Capital Corporation to be held at the offices of Ropes & Gray
LLP, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York
10036 on Friday, June 12, 2009 and at any adjournments thereof on all
matters coming before said meeting.
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You are encouraged to specify
your choices by marking the appropriate boxes, SEE REVERSE SIDE, but you
need not mark any boxes if you wish to vote in
accordance with the Board of Directors' recommendations. The proxies
cannot vote these shares unless you either sign and return this
card or vote electronically.
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(If you noted any Address
Changes/Comments above, please mark corresponding box on the reverse
side.)
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