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):
March 19, 2003
BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
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000-21251 | 34-1838462 | ||||||||
(State
or other |
(Commission File | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||||
jurisdiction |
Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||||
of
incorporation) |
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3201 Enterprise Parkway
Suite 350
Cleveland, OH 44122
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (216) 464-8400
Item 5. Other Events
On March 19, 2003, Brantley Capital Corporation (the “Company”), Robert P. Pinkas, Benjamin F. Bryan, James P. Oliver and Phillip Goldstein entered into the attached Memorandum of Understanding with respect to Goldstein v. Brantley Capital Corp. et al. , a civil action pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1: 02CV1903). The Memorandum of Understanding will be implemented subject to applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (a) | Not applicable. | ||
| (b) | Not applicable. | ||
| (c) | Exhibits. | ||
| 99.1 Memorandum of Understanding dated March 19, 2003 by and between Brantley Capital Corporation, Robert P. Pinkas, James P. Oliver, Benjamin F. Bryan and Phillip Goldstein. | |||
| 99.2 Press Release dated March 20, 2003. |
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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.
| Date: March 20, 2003 | BRANTLEY CAPITAL CORPORATION | |||
| By: | /s/ Tab A. Keplinger | |||
| Tab A. Keplinger | ||||
| Vice President and | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
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