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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): November 28, 2022
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Barings BDC, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland 814-00733 06-1798488
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		 (Commission
File Number)		 (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
300 South Tryon Street, Suite 2500
Charlotte, North Carolina
28202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 805-7200
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each ClassTrading SymbolName of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareBBDCThe New York Stock Exchange
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐


Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 28, 2022, Benjamin Tecmire notified Barings BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) of his resignation as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, effective as of the close of business on December 9, 2022. Mr. Tecmire’s resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Company.
On December 1, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Christopher DeFrancis to serve as interim Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective as of the close of business on December 9, 2022, while the Company completes a search for Mr. Tecmire’s successor.
Mr. DeFrancis, 55, is Barings LLC’s Global Head of Compliance, responsible for overseeing Barings’ global compliance program. Mr. DeFrancis has worked in the industry since 2001 and his experience has encompassed securities and investment advisory matters, hedge fund and collateralized debt obligation formation, derivatives trading and private finance transactions. Prior to joining Barings in 2001, Mr. DeFrancis was an associate at Hill & Barlow, where he concentrated his practice on commercial and securities litigation. Mr. DeFrancis began his legal career as a law clerk to The Honorable Sandra L. Lynch on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Mr. DeFrancis holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. DeFrancis and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Compliance Officer. Further, with regard to Mr. DeFrancis, there are no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which the Company is a participant that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.  Description
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)


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.
 
 Barings BDC, Inc.
Date: December 2, 2022 By: /s/ Jonathan A. Landsberg
  Jonathan A. Landsberg
  Chief Financial Officer