8-K

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.

Date: April 30, 2025

/s/ Jessica Yeager

Jessica Yeager

Vice President

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): April 28, 2025

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

DELAWARE

814-01175

81-2878769

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

200 CLARENDON STREET, 37^TH FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02116

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 516-2000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $.001 par value

BCSF

New York Stock Exchange

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers;

Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) has announced that Thomas Emery has resigned from his role as Secretary of the Company, effective April 28, 2025. The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed Katherine Schneider as Secretary of the Company, effective April 28, 2025. Ms. Schneider joined Bain Capital in 2020 and is a Managing Director on the Investor Relations team. Previously, Ms. Schneider was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Ms. Schneider received a B.S. from Fairfield University.

Ms. Schneider does not have any family relationships with any current director, executive officer, or person nominated to become a director or executive officer, of the Company, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Ms. Schneider has, or will have, a material interest subject to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.