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UNITED STATES

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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

March 30, 2022

Dear Shareholder:

We are writing to inform you of the upcoming Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Source Capital, Inc. (the "Company") scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the offices of First Pacific Advisors, LP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025. A Notice of Meeting of Shareholders, Proxy Statement regarding the Meeting, Proxy Card for your vote, and postage-paid envelope in which to return your Proxy Card are enclosed.

The matters on which you, as a shareholder of the Company, are being asked to vote is the election of five (5) Director nominees (the "Nominees"), all of whom currently serve as Directors of the Company. The Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") has reviewed the qualifications and backgrounds of each of the Nominees and believes that they are experienced in overseeing an investment company, are familiar with the Company and its investment adviser and that their election is in the Company's best interests. Therefore, the Board unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the election of each Nominee to the Board. The proposal is discussed in more detail in the Proxy Statement, which you should read carefully.

Please exercise your right to vote by completing, dating and signing the enclosed Proxy Card. A self-addressed, postage-paid envelope has been enclosed for your convenience.

Thank you for taking the time to consider this important proposal and for your continuing investment in the Company.

Respectfully,

REBECCA D. GILDING

Secretary



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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

NOTICE OF MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

May 9, 2022

To the Shareholders of Source Capital, Inc.:

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of Source Capital, Inc. (the "Company") will be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the offices of First Pacific Advisors, LP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025 for the following purposes:

1. To elect five (5) Directors to the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Board"); and

2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

The Board has fixed the close of business on March 21, 2022 as the record date for the determination of Shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.

You are cordially invited to attend the Meeting. Shareholders who do not expect to attend the Meeting are requested to vote by telephone, by Internet or by completing, dating and signing the enclosed Proxy Card and returning it promptly in the envelope provided for that purpose. You may nevertheless vote at the Meeting if you choose to attend. The enclosed proxy is being solicited by the Board.

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE MEETING ON MAY 9, 2022: This Notice, the Proxy Statement and the Proxy Card are available on the Internet free of charge at https://vote.proxyonline.com/fpa/docs/sourcecapital2022.pdf.

By order of the Board,

REBECCA D. GILDING

Secretary



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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC.

PROXY STATEMENT

ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2022

Introduction

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors (the "Board," and each member of the Board, a "Director") of Source Capital, Inc. (the "Company") for voting at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Meeting") of the Company to be held at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific time) on Monday, May 9, 2022, at the offices of First Pacific Advisors, LP ("FPA" or the "Adviser"), 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025, and at any and all adjournments thereof. The Meeting will be held for the purposes set forth in the accompanying Notice of Meeting of Shareholders. This Proxy Statement and the accompanying materials are being mailed by the Board on or about March 30, 2022.

At the Meeting, shareholders of the Company will be asked to vote on the proposal to elect five (5) nominees (the "Nominees") to the Board (the "Proposal"). The Board knows of no business, other than that specifically mentioned in the Notice, which will be presented for consideration at the Meeting. If other business should properly come before the Meeting, the proxy holders will vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.

Voting Information

Record Date; Shareholders Entitled to Vote; Cumulative Voting Rights

The Board has fixed the close of business on March 21, 2022 as the record date (the "Record Date") for the determination of shareholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the Meeting and at any adjournment(s) thereof. Shareholders of the Company are entitled to one vote for each full share held and a proportionate fractional vote for each fractional share held on the Record Date. Each shareholder with voting power at the Meeting shall be entitled to cast a number of votes equal to the number of shares owned multiplied by the number of Directors to be elected, and each shareholder may cast the whole number of votes for one Nominee or distribute such votes among Nominees as such shareholder chooses. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy holders intend to vote proxies received by them for the five Nominees named below, reserving the right, however, to cumulate such votes and distribute them among Nominees at the discretion of the proxy holders. On the Record Date, there were 8,373,773 shares of the Company outstanding.

Solicitation of Proxies

This solicitation of proxies is being made by and on behalf of the Board, and the cost of preparing, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the Notice and the accompanying Proxy Card and all other costs incurred in connection with this solicitation of proxies, including any additional solicitation made by mail, telephone, e-mail, virtual means or in person, will be paid by the Company. AST Fund Solutions, LLC has been retained for proxy solicitation services, including print, mail and tabulation services, as well as the facilitation of mail, telephone and internet voting, at an anticipated cost of $14,300 which will be borne by the Company. The Company will reimburse banks, brokers, and other persons holding the Company's shares registered in their names or in the names of their nominees for their expenses incurred in sending proxy materials to and obtaining proxies from the beneficial owners of such shares.

Revocation of Proxies

Any shareholder giving a proxy has the power to revoke it by executing a superseding proxy by phone, Internet or mail following the process described on the Proxy Card or by submitting a notice of revocation to the Company or at the Meeting. A proxy purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a shareholder shall be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, with the burden of proving invalidity resting on the challenger.

Quorum; Adjournment

A quorum of shareholders is required to take action at this Meeting of Shareholders. For purposes of this Meeting, a quorum is present to transact business on the Proposal if the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company entitled to vote on the Proposal are present in person or by proxy. The shares represented by a proxy that is properly executed and returned will be considered to be present at the Meeting.

If a quorum is not present at the Meeting or if a quorum is present at the Meeting but sufficient votes in favor of the Proposal are not received, the Meeting may be adjourned to permit further solicitation of proxies. The affirmative vote of the outstanding


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shares of the Company represented in person or by proxy at the Meeting will be sufficient for an adjournment. The persons named as proxies will vote in favor of such adjournment those shares which they are entitled to vote which have voted in favor of such proposals. They will vote against any such adjournment those proxies which have voted against any such proposals. An adjournment may be held within 30 days after the date set for the Meeting without the necessity of further notice. Any business that might have been transacted at the Meeting may be transacted at any such adjourned session(s) at which a quorum is present.

All properly executed proxies received in time for the Meeting will be treated as present for quorum purposes and will be voted as specified in the proxy or, if no specification is made, for the election of each Nominee as described in this Proxy Statement. In determining whether shareholders, present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting, have elected a Nominee to the Board, abstentions and broker non-votes, if any, will be treated as shares present at the Meeting for establishing a quorum but that have not been voted. Based on the Company's interpretation of Delaware law, because the election of Directors requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares present in person or represented by proxy, abstentions on a proposal will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal. Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), brokers who hold shares in street name for customers have the authority to vote on all of the proposals set forth herein if they have not received instructions from beneficial owners.

Required Vote

The election of each Nominee to the Board requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the Company's shares present in person or represented by proxy at the Meeting. Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy holders intend to vote the proxies received by them for the Nominees and reserve the right to cumulate such votes and distribute them among Nominees at the discretion of the proxy holders.

Availability of Shareholder Reports

The Company will furnish, without charge, copies of its most recent annual report and semi-annual reports succeeding such annual report, if any, to any shareholder requesting such a report. Requests for an annual or semi-annual report should be made in writing to First Pacific Advisors, LP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025, by accessing the Company's website at www.fpa.com or by calling (800) 982-4372 ext. 5419. To avoid sending duplicate copies of materials to households, please note that only one annual or semi-annual report or proxy statement, as applicable, may be delivered to two or more shareholders of the Company who share an address, unless the Company has received instructions to the contrary.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Proxy Statement discusses important matters affecting the Company. Please take the time to read the Proxy Statement, and then cast your vote. You may obtain additional copies of the Notice of Meeting, Proxy Statement and Proxy Card by accessing https://vote.proxyonline.com/fpa/docs/sourcecapital2022.pdf. There are multiple ways to vote. Choose the method that is most convenient for you. To vote by telephone or Internet, follow the instructions provided on the proxy card. To vote by mail, simply fill out the Proxy Card and return it in the enclosed postage-paid reply envelope. Please do not return your Proxy Card if you vote by telephone or Internet. To vote at the Meeting, attend the Meeting and cast your vote. The Meeting will be held at the offices of First Pacific Advisors, LP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025.

PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF THE BOARD

Background

At a duly constituted meeting of the Board held on February 14, 2022 (the "February Meeting"), the Board determined to nominate each of the existing Directors of the Company who, with the exception of Mr. J. Richard Atwood, are not "interested person(s)" as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (the "Independent Directors"), for election by shareholders at the Meeting except for Mr. A. Robert Pisano and Mr. Patrick B. Purcell, each of whom retired as Directors of the Company effective February 28, 2022.

In view of Mr. Pisano's and Mr. Purcell's retirement, the Company's Nominating and Governance Committee recommended the nomination of Mr. Robert F. Goldrich as an Independent Director of the Company. At the February Meeting, the Board appointed Mr. Goldrich as an Independent Director of the Company and recommended that stockholders elect Mr. Goldrich as an Independent Director of the Company at the Meeting.

All of the Nominees have consented to serving as Directors of the Company if elected. If any Nominee is unable to serve due to an event not now anticipated, the persons named as proxies will vote for such other nominee as may be proposed by the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board. Each Nominee, if elected, will hold office until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.


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Nominee Information

The Company's Board is comprised of individuals with considerable and varied business experiences, backgrounds, skills, and qualifications who collectively have a strong knowledge of business and financial matters and are committed to helping the Company achieve its investment objective while acting in the best interests of the Company's shareholders. As noted in the table below, the Nominees bring a variety of experiences and qualifications through their business backgrounds in the fields of consulting and strategic planning, corporate management, education, and investment management. The Board believes that each particular Nominee's financial and business experience give him or her the qualifications and skills to serve as a Director.

Information about the Nominees, including their business addresses, year of birth and principal occupations during the past five years, and other current directorships, are set forth in the table below. A Nominee is deemed to be "independent" to the extent the individual is not an "interested person" of the Company, as that term is defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act.

Name, Address and
Year of Birth(1)
  Position(s)
Held With
Company
  Year First
Elected/
Appointed
as Director
of the
Company
  Principal Occupation(s) or
Employment During Past Five Years(2)
  Number of
FPA Funds(3)
Boards on
Which
Director
or Nominee
Serves
  Other
Directorships
Held by
Director
or Nominee
 

Current Independent Director Nominees

 

Sandra Brown, 1955

 

Director

 

2016

  Consultant (since 2009). Formerly, CEO and President of Transamerica Financial Advisers, Inc. (1999-2009); President, Transamerica Securities Sales Corp. (1998-2009); Vice President, Bank of America Mutual Fund Administration (1990-1998).
Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).
 

7

 

None

 

Robert F. Goldrich, 1962

 

Director

 

2022

  President/CFO of the Leon Levy Foundation.
Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (since 2022).
 

7

 

Uluru, Inc (2015-2017)

 

Mark L. Lipson, 1949

 

Director & Chairman

 

2015

  Managing Member, ML2 Advisors, LLC (since 2014). Formerly Managing Director, Bessemer Trust (2007-2014) and US Trust (2003-2006); Chairman and CEO of the Northstar Mutual Funds (1993-2001); and President and CEO of the National Mutual Funds (1988-1993).
Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).
 

7

 

None

 

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr., 1944

 

Director

 

2013

  Senior Associate Dean, (2003-present), Interim Dean (July 2018-June 2019), Professor and Faculty Director (since 2003) Price Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the John E. Anderson School of Management at UCLA. Dr. Osborne has been at UCLA since 1972.
Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020).
 

7

 

Kaiser Aluminum, Wedbush Capital and Waverley Capital Acquisition Corporation

 

Current Interested Director Nominee

 

J. Richard Atwood(4), 1960

 

Director

 

2016

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). President of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA (2006-2018).

 

7

 

None

 

(1)  The address for each director is 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025.

(2)  "Principal Occupation" includes all positions held with affiliates of the Company during the past five years.


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(3)  FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., FPA Funds Trust, on behalf of its series FPA Crescent Fund and FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, Bragg Capital Trust on behalf of its series FPA Queens Road Value Fund and FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund, and the Company (each, an "FPA Fund").

(4)  Mr. Atwood is an "interested person" within the meaning of the 1940 Act by virtue of his affiliation with FPA.

The Board and Its Leadership Structure. The Board has general oversight responsibility with respect to the Company's business and affairs. Although the Board has delegated day-to-day management to the Adviser, all Company operations are overseen by the Company's Board, which meets at least quarterly. The Board is currently composed of five directors, including four directors each of whom is not an "interested person" of the Company, as that term is defined in the 1940 Act (each an "Independent Director"). The Board holds executive sessions (with and without partners and/or employees of the Adviser) in connection with its regularly scheduled Board meetings. The Audit Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board meets quarterly at regularly scheduled meetings. The Independent Directors have retained "independent legal counsel," as that term is defined in the rules under the 1940 Act.

The Board has appointed Mark L. Lipson to serve in the role of Chairman. The Chairman presides at all meetings of the Board and works with the President to set the agenda for meetings. The Chairman's responsibilities include presiding at all meetings of the Board, working with the President to set the agenda for meetings and serving as liaison among the other Directors and with Company officers and management personnel.

The Board periodically reviews its leadership structure, including the role of the Chairman. The Board also conducts an annual self-assessment during which it reviews its leadership and Committee structure and considers whether its structure remains appropriate in light of the Company's current operations, among other matters. The Board believes that its leadership structure, including the current percentage of the Board who are Independent Directors, is appropriate given its specific characteristics.

The Company's Board is comprised of individuals with considerable and varied business experiences, backgrounds, skills, and qualifications who collectively have a strong knowledge of business and financial matters and are committed to helping the Company achieve its investment objective while acting in the best interests of the Company's shareholders. Several members of the Board have had a long and continued service with the Company. As noted in the Nominee Information Table above, the Directors bring a variety of experiences and qualifications through their business backgrounds in the fields of consulting and strategic planning, education, corporate management, and investment management. The Board believes that each particular Director's financial and business experience gives him or her the qualifications and skills to serve as a Director.

The Board has also appointed a chief compliance officer ("CCO") for the Company. The CCO reports directly to the Board and participates in the meetings of the Board. The Independent Directors meet quarterly in executive session with the CCO, and the CCO prepares and presents periodic written compliance reports which update compliance activities to date and results thereon. Additionally, the CCO presents an annual written report to the Board evaluating the Company's compliance policies and procedures. The Board expects the CCO to report any material compliance risk, should it arise, to the Board.

Shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board may do so by sending a written communication to J. Richard Atwood, President of the Company, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025.

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, the Board held seven meetings. Each Director attended more than 75% of the aggregate of (1) the total number of meetings of the Board and (2) the total number of meetings held by all Committees of the Board on which they served. All of the Directors attended the Company's prior year's annual meeting.

Risk Oversight. Day-to-day management of the Company including risk management is the responsibility of the Adviser, which is responsible for managing all Company operations and the Company's risk management processes. The Board oversees the processes implemented by the Adviser or other service providers to manage relevant risks and considers risk management issues as part of its responsibilities throughout the year at regular meetings. The Audit Committee also considers risk management issues affecting the Company's financial reporting and controls at its regular meetings throughout the year. The Adviser and other service providers prepare regular reports for Board and Audit Committee meetings that address a variety of risk-related matters, and the Board as a whole or the Audit Committee may also receive special written reports or presentations on a variety of risk issues at their request. For example, the portfolio managers of the Company meet regularly with the Board to discuss portfolio performance, including investment risk, trading and the impact on the Company of investments in particular securities. The Adviser also prepares reports for the Board regarding various issues, including valuation and liquidity.

Not all risks that may affect the Company can be identified or processes and controls developed to eliminate or mitigate their effect. Moreover, it is necessary to bear certain risks (such as investment-related risks) to achieve the Company's objectives. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the ability of the Company's service providers, including the Adviser, to eliminate or mitigate risks is subject to limitations.


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Standing Committees of the Board. The Board has an Audit Committee and a Nominating and Governance Committee. The responsibilities of each committee are described below.

The Board has designated Ms. Brown and Messrs. Lipson, Osborne, and Goldrich as members of the Audit Committee of the Board. All members of the Audit Committee are "independent," as that term is defined in the applicable listing standards of the NYSE. No member of the Audit Committee is considered an "interested person" of the Company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Audit Committee makes recommendations to the Board concerning the selection of the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and reviews with such firm the results of the annual audit, including the scope of auditing procedures, the adequacy of internal controls and compliance by the Company with the accounting, recording, and financial reporting requirements of the 1940 Act. In each instance, before an accountant has been engaged by the Company, the engagement has been approved by the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met four times during the last fiscal year. The responsibilities of the Audit Committee are set forth in the Audit Committee Charter, which is available on the Company's website, https://fpa.com/funds/overview/source-capital (see Related Documents/Fund Literature), and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 982-4372 ext. 5419. The Audit Committee Report relating to the audit of the Company's financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 is attached hereto as Appendix A.

The Board has designated Ms. Brown and Messrs. Lipson, Osborne, and Goldrich as members of the Nominating and Governance Committee. All members of the Nominating and Governance Committee are "independent," as that term is defined in the applicable listing standards of the NYSE. No member is considered an "interested person" of the Company within the meaning of the 1940 Act. The Nominating and Governance Committee recommends to the full Board nominees for election as Directors of the Company to fill vacancies on the Board, when and as they occur. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee periodically reviews issues such as the Board's composition and compensation as well as other relevant issues, and recommends appropriate action, as needed, to the full Board. While the Nominating and Governance Committee expects to be able to identify from its own resources an ample number of qualified candidates, it will review recommendations from shareholders of persons to be considered as nominees to fill future vacancies. The determination of nominees recommended by the Nominating and Governance Committee is within the sole discretion of the Nominating and Governance Committee, and the final selection of nominees is within the sole discretion of the Board. Therefore, no assurance can be given that persons recommended by shareholders will be nominated as Directors. The Nominating and Governance Committee met four times during the last fiscal year. The responsibilities of the Nominating and Governance Committee are set forth in the Nominating and Governance Committee Charter, which is available on the Company's website, https://fpa.com/funds/overview/source-capital (see Related Documents/Fund Literature), and is available without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 982-4372 ext. 5419.

The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for searching for Director candidates that meet the evolving needs of the Board. Director candidates must have the highest personal and professional ethics and integrity. Additional criteria weighed by the Nominating and Governance Committee in the Director identification and selection process include the relevance of a candidate's experience in investment company and/or public company businesses, enterprise or business leadership and managerial experience, broad economic and policy knowledge, the candidate's independence from conflict or direct economic relationship with the Company, financial literacy and knowledge, and the candidate's ability and willingness to devote the proper time to prepare for, attend and participate in discussions in meetings. The Nominating and Governance Committee also takes into account whether a candidate satisfies the criteria for independence under the rules and regulations of the 1940 Act and of the NYSE, and if a nominee is sought for service on the Audit Committee, the financial and accounting expertise of a candidate, including whether the candidate would qualify as an Audit Committee financial expert. While the Nominating and Governance Committee does not have a formal policy respecting diversity on the Board, consideration is given to nominating persons with different perspectives and experience to enhance the deliberation and decision-making processes of the Board.

Corporate Governance

As noted above, the Company has adopted a charter for both its Audit Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. The Board has also adopted a Code of Ethics, which applies to, among others, the Company's officers and directors, as well as a Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers that applies to the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of the Company. A copy of the Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers is available as an exhibit to Form N-CSR on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov, or without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 982-4372 ext. 5419.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Compliance

The Company's Directors and officers are required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the NYSE concerning their ownership and changes in ownership of the Company's Common Stock. Based on its review of such reports, the Company believes that all filing requirements were met by its Directors and officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.


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Compensation of Directors

No compensation is paid by the Company to any officer or Director who is a Director, officer or employee of the Adviser or its affiliates. The following information relates to compensation paid to the Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Company typically pays each Independent Director an annual retainer, as well as fees for attending meetings of the Board and its Committees. Board and Committee chairs receive additional fees for their services. No pension or retirement benefits are accrued as part of Company expenses. Each such Independent Director is also reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred as a Director.

Name

  Aggregate Compensation
From the Company(1)
  Total Compensation
From All FPA Funds,(1,2)
Including the Company
 

Independent Directors

 

Sandra Brown

 

$

26,600

   

$

211,500

   

Robert F. Goldrich (elected February 14, 2022)

   

0

     

0

   

Mark L. Lipson

   

30,600

     

251,500

   

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.

   

28,200

     

227,500

   

A. Robert Pisano (retired February 28, 2022)

   

26,600

     

211,500

   

Patrick B. Purcell (retired February 28, 2022)

   

29,100

     

236,500

   

"Interested" Director

 

J. Richard Atwood

   

0

     

0

   

(1)  No pension or retirement benefits are provided to directors by the Company or the FPA Funds.

(2)  Includes compensation from the currently active funds including the Company, FPA New Income, Inc., FPA U.S. Core Equity Fund, Inc., FPA Funds Trust, on behalf of its series FPA Crescent Fund and FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund, and Bragg Capital Trust on behalf of its series FPA Queens Road Value Fund and FPA Queens Road Small Cap Value Fund. Also included is compensation from FPA Capital Fund, Inc. which is no longer active, but remains legally in existence as a shell entity, and will remain such until the SEC approves its application to deregister and applicable submissions are made to relevant state authorities.

Share Ownership

Company Shares Owned by Directors as of December 31, 2021

Name

  Dollar Range of Company
Shares Owned
  Aggregate Dollar Ranges of Shares
Owned in All FPA Funds
Overseen by Director
 

Independent Directors

 

Sandra Brown

  $10,001-$50,000  

Over $100,000

 

Mark L. Lipson

 

Over $100,000

 

Over $100,000

 

Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.

 

Over $100,000

 

Over $100,000

 

Robert F. Goldrich

 

None

 

None

 

"Interested" Director

 

J. Richard Atwood

 

Over $100,000

 

Over $100,000

 

As of December 31, 2021, all officers and Directors of the Company as a group owned beneficially approximately 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company.

Executive Officers of the Company

The following information relates to the executive officers of the Company who are not Directors of the Company. Each officer except the Secretary also serves as an officer of FPA.


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Name, Address(1) and
Year of Birth
  Position with
Company
  Year First
Appointed as
Officer
of the
Company
 

Principal Occupation(s) During the Past Five Years(2)

 

Steven T. Romick 1963

 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of the Adviser (since 2018). Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FPA Crescent Fund, a series of FPA Funds Trust. Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA (2010-2018).

 

Mark Landecker, 1977

 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner of FPA. Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust.

 

Brian A. Selmo, 1979

 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner of FPA. Vice President and Portfolio Manager of the FPA Crescent Fund, a series of the FPA Funds Trust.

 

Thomas H. Atteberry, 1953

 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

  Partner of FPA. Vice President and Portfolio
Manager of FPA New Income, Inc, and FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (since 2018).
 

Abhijeet Patwardhan, 1979

 

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

2015

 

Partner and a Director of Research of FPA. Vice President and Portfolio Manager of FPA New Income, Inc. and FPA Flexible Fixed Income Fund (since 2018).

 

Ryan Leggio, 1980

 

Vice President, Strategy

 

2021

 

Partner of FPA (since 2018). Formerly, Senior Vice President of FPA.

 

J. Richard Atwood, 1960

 

President

 

1997

 

Director and President of FPA GP, Inc., the General Partner of FPA (since 2018). Director/Trustee of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly, Managing Partner of FPA.

 

Karen E. Richards, 1969

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

2019

 

Chief Compliance Officer of FPA (since 2018); and Chief Compliance Officer of each FPA Fund (since 2019, except Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly, Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of First Republic Investment Management, LLC (from 2016 to 2018), and Vice President, Senior Compliance Officer of Pacific Investment Management Company (from 2010 to 2016).

 

E. Lake Setzler III, 1967

 

Treasurer

 

2006

 

Managing Director and CFO (since 2020) of FPA. Treasurer of each FPA Fund (Bragg Capital Trust since 2020). Formerly Senior Vice President and Controller of FPA.

 

Rebecca D. Gilding, 1979

 

Secretary

 

2019

  Vice President and Counsel, State Street Bank and Trust Company; and Secretary of each FPA Fund (since 2019, except Bragg Capital Trust
since 2020). Formerly, Assistant Vice President and Associate Counsel, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (2013 to 2016).
 

(1)  The address for each Officer (except Ms. Gilding) is 11601 Wilshire Blvd, Ste. 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025. Ms. Gilding's address is State Street Bank and Trust Company, One Lincoln Street, Boston, MA 02111.

(2)  "Principal Occupation" includes all positions held with affiliates of the Company during the past five years.

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THE BOARD, INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE "FOR" THE NOMINEES.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Investment Adviser

First Pacific Advisors, LP, maintains its principal office at 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025. FPA is a Delaware limited partnership that, together with its predecessor organizations, has been in the investment advisory business since 1954 and has served as the Company's investment adviser since the Company's inception in 1968. No Independent Director owns, beneficially or of record, interests of the Adviser or any entity under common control with the Adviser.

Administrator

State Street Bank and Trust Company acts as administrator to the Company pursuant to an Administration Agreement between the Administrator and the Company. The principal business address of the administrator is State Street Financial Center, One Lincoln Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board, including a majority of the Independent Directors, has selected Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") to serve as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. The employment of such firm is conditioned upon the right of the Company, by vote of a majority of its outstanding voting securities, to terminate such employment forthwith without any penalty.

Representatives of EY are expected to be present at the Meeting to be available to respond to any appropriate questions from shareholders.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee is required to pre-approve all audit and permissible non-audit services provided to the Company in order to assure that they do not impair EY's independence from the Company. The pre-approval requirement will extend to all non-audit services provided to the Company, the Adviser and any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Company, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Company; provided, however, that an engagement of EY to perform attest services for the Company, the Adviser or its affiliates required by generally accepted auditing standards to complete the examination of the Company's financial statements (such as an examination conducted in accordance with Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements Number 16, or a Successor Statement, issued by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants), will be deemed pre-approved if:

1. EY informs the Audit Committee of the engagement,

2. EY advises the Audit Committee at least annually that the performance of this engagement will not impair EY's independence with respect to the Company, and

3. the Audit Committee receives a copy of EY's report prepared in connection with such services.

The Committee may delegate to one or more Committee members the authority to review and pre-approve audit and permissible non-audit services. Actions taken under any such delegation will be reported to the full Committee at its next meeting. Under the pre-approval policies and procedures, the Audit Committee delegates specific pre-approval authority to the Audit Committee Chairman, provided that the estimated fee for any such proposed pre-approved service does not exceed $25,000 and that any pre-approval decisions are reported to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting.

Audit Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years ended December 31 for professional services rendered by EY to the Company for the audit of the Company's annual financial statements or services normally provided by EY in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are set forth below.

Year ended 12/31/21

 

$

53,500

   

Year ended 12/31/20

 

$

52,000

   

Audit-Related Fees. There were no fees billed for the last two fiscal years ended December 31 for assurance and related services rendered by EY to the Company that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Company's financial statements and are not reported under Audit Fees above.

There were no fees billed for the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services rendered by EY to the Adviser that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the Company's financial statements that were required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.


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Tax Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years ended December 31 for professional services rendered by the principal accountant to the registrant for tax return preparation are set forth below.

Year ended 12/31/21

 

$

6,700

   

Year ended 12/31/20

 

$

6,500

   

There were no fees billed for the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by EY to the Adviser for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning that were required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee.

All Other Fees. The aggregate fees billed for the last two fiscal years ended December 31 for products and services provided by EY to the Company are set forth below:

Year ended 12/31/21

 

$

1,602

   

Year ended 12/31/20

 

$

1,667

   

The fees paid in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 were for the identification of any PFIC holdings in the Fund.

There were no fees billed for the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by EY to the Adviser that were required to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

OTHER MATTERS

The proxy holders have no present intention of bringing before the Meeting for action any matters other than those specifically referred to in the foregoing, and in connection with or for the purpose of effecting the same, nor has the management of the Company any such intention. Neither the proxy holders nor the management of the Company are aware of any matters which may be presented by others. If any other business shall properly come before the Meeting, the proxy holders intend to vote thereon in accordance with their best judgment.

Submission of Shareholder Proposals

Any shareholder proposal to be considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy statement and form of proxy for the 2023 annual meeting of shareholders should be received by the President of the Company no later than November 30, 2022. Under the circumstances described in, and upon compliance with, Rule 14a-4(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after February 6, 2023, notice of a shareholder proposal is considered untimely and the Company may solicit proxies in connection with the 2023 annual meeting that confer discretionary authority to vote on such shareholder proposals of which the Secretary of the Company does not receive notice by February 13, 2023.

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting to be Held on May 9, 2022: The Company's proxy statement and annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, are available free of charge at https://vote.proxyonline.com/fpa/docs/sourcecapital2022.pdf.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

Set forth below is information with respect to persons who are registered as beneficial owners of more than 5% of the Company's voting securities as of March 21, 2022.

Title of Class

 

Name and Address

 

Shares

  Percentage
of Class
 

Common Stock

  CEDE & CO
Bowling Green STN
P. O. Box 20
New York, NY 10274-0020
 

6,706,558.022

 

80.09

%

 


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Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which any Nominee, or affiliated person of such Nominee is a party adverse to the Company or any of its affiliated persons or has a material interest adverse to the Company or any of its affiliated persons. In addition, there have been no legal proceedings that are material to an evaluation of the ability or integrity of any Nominee, or executive officer of the Company within the past ten years.

By Order of the Boar

REBECCA D. GILDING

Secretary

March 30, 2022

Please complete, date and sign the enclosed proxy, and return it promptly in the enclosed reply envelope. No postage is required if mailed in the United States. You may also vote your proxy by telephone or over the Internet.


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APPENDIX A

AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT

To the Board of Directors
of Source Capital, Inc.:  February 14, 2022

Our Committee has reviewed and discussed with management of the Company and Ernst & Young LLP ("EY"), the independent registered public accounting firm of Source Capital, Inc. (the "Company") during the relevant period, the audited financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2021, and the financial highlights for the year then ended (the "Audited Financial Statements"). In addition, we have discussed with EY the matters required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) Auditing Standards No. 16 regarding communications with audit committees.

The Committee also has received and reviewed the written disclosures and the letter from EY required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) Ethics and Independence Rule 3526 (Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence), and we have discussed with that firm its independence from the Company and its adviser. We also have discussed with management of the Company and the independent registered public accounting firm such other matters and received such assurances from them as we deemed appropriate.

Management is responsible for the Company's internal controls and the financial reporting process. EY is responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company's financial statements in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and issuing a report thereon. The Committee's responsibility is to monitor and oversee these processes.

Based on the foregoing review and discussions and a review of the report of EY with respect to the Audited Financial Statements, and relying thereon, we have recommended to the Company's Board of Directors the inclusion of the Audited Financial Statements in the Company's Annual Report to Shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2021, for filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Audit Committee:

Patrick Purcell, Chairman
Sandra Brown
Mark L. Lipson
Alfred E. Osborne, Jr.
A. Robert Pisano

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SOURCE CAPITAL, INC. (the “Fund”) PROXY FOR AN ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON MAY 9, 2022 The undersigned, revoking all prior proxies for his/her shares of the Fund, hereby appoints J. Richard Atwood and E. Lake Setzler, or any of them, as attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, granted in connection with the voting of the shares subject hereto. Each of them, with full power of substitution, are entitled to vote all shares which the undersigned is entitled to vote as of the record date at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Fund to be held at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time on May 9, 2022, at the offices of First Pacific Advisors, LP, 11601 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200, Los Angeles, California 90025., or at any adjournment thereof, upon the Proposals described in the Notice of Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement. The undersigned acknowledges receiving the Notice of Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement. Do you have questions? If you have any questions about how to vote your proxy or about the meeting in general, please call toll-free (866) 387-0017. Representatives are available to assist you Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIAL: The Notice of Meeting, proxy statement and proxy card are available at: https://vote.proxyonline.com/fpa/docs/sourcecapital2022.pdf. Please sign, date and mail your proxy card in the envelope provided as soon as possible. 1. MAIL your signed and voted proxy back in the postage paid envelope provided 2. ONLINE at vote.proxyonline.com using your proxy control number found below 3. By IVR when you call (888) 227-9349 (toll-free) to reach an automated touchtone voting line 4. By PHONE with a live operator when you call (866) 387-0017 (toll-free) Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern time SAMPLE BALLOT ONLY PROXY VOTING OPTIONS SAMPLE BALLOT CONTROL NUMBER SIGN, DATE AND VOTE ON THE REVERSE SIDE PROXY CARD YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT NO MATTER HOW MANY SHARES YOU OWN. PLEASE CAST YOUR PROXY VOTE TODAY!

 

 

 

SOURCE CAPITAL, INC. THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE FUND’S BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" THE ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. When properly executed, this proxy will be voted as indicated or “FOR” the proposal if no choice is indicated. The proxy will be voted in accordance with the proxy holders’ discretion as to any other matters that may arise at the Meeting. TO VOTE, PLEASE MARK YOUR VOTE IN BLUE OR BLACK INK AS SHOWN HERE Example: ● PROPOSALS 1 Election of Directors: NOMINEES CUMULATE 1A. Atwood ○ FOR ALL NOMINEES ○ 1B. Brown ○ 1C. Lipson ○ WITHHOLD ALL ○ 1D. Osborne ○ 1E. Goldrich ○ FOR ALL EXCEPT ○ INSTRUCTIONS: To withhold authority to vote for any individual nominee(s), mark “FOR ALL EXCEPT” and fill in the circle next to each nominee you wish to withhold, as shown here: ● To cumulate your vote for one or more of the above nominee(s), write the manner in which such votes shall be cumulated in the space to the right of the nominee(s) name(s). If you are cumulating your vote, do not mark the circle. If you wish to cumulate your votes, you must vote by using the proxy card rather than voting by telephone or the Internet. 2 In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote on such other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournments or postponements thereof. THANK YOU FOR VOTING YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR VOTE TO BE COUNTED. NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name or names appear 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. SIGNATURE (AND TITLE IF APPLICABLE) DATE SIGNATURE (IF HELD JOINTLY) DATE PROXY CARD