8-K: Current report
Published on November 17, 2025
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 13, 2025
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704 ) 805-7200
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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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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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information contained in Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 1.01.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On November 13, 2025, Barings BDC, Inc. (“BBDC”) entered into an amendment (the “First Amendment”) to that certain Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, dated as of November 5, 2024 (as amended by the First Amendment, the “ING Credit Facility”) among BBDC, as borrower, Energy Hardware Holdings, Inc., as subsidiary guarantor, the lenders party thereto and ING Capital LLC, as administrative agent.
The First Amendment, among other changes (a) extended the revolving period under the ING Credit Facility from November 5, 2028 to November 13, 2029; (b) extended the stated maturity date from November 5, 2029 to November 13, 2030; and (c) added a new €85,000,000 term loan facility.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |||||||
| 10.1* | ||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||
*Schedules to this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the SEC upon its request | ||||||||
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: November 17, 2025 | By: | /s/ Elizabeth A. Murray | ||||||||||||
| Elizabeth A. Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and | ||||||||||||||
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||||||||