8-K 1 earnings8-k20191231.htm 8-K Document


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): February 27, 2020

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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
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Title of Each Class
Trading Symbol
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
BBDC
The New York Stock Exchange
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Item 2.02.    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.    
On February 27, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished by the Company in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and Item 2.02 of Form 8-K, insofar as it discloses historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations or financial condition as of and for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information included in this Item 2.02 and Item 7.01, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing made by the Company under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 7.01.    Regulation FD Disclosure.
The disclosure contained in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.
Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
  
Description
99.1
  






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: February 27, 2020
 
By:
 
/s/ Jonathan Bock
 
 
 
 
Jonathan Bock
 
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer