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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On December 1, 2025, Monica Kelsey notified the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Antares Strategic Credit Fund II LLC (the “Company”) of her resignation as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer. Ms. Kelsey’s resignation was effective as of the close of business on December 1, 2025. Ms. Kelsey is expected to be retained by the Company as a consultant to assist with the transition of her responsibilities through the close of business on March 31, 2026, unless extended by mutual agreement of the Company and Ms. Kelsey. The Company and the Board are grateful to Ms. Kelsey for her service and look forward to her continued contributions through the term of her consultant arrangement.
Ms. Kelsey’s decision to step down is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, its adviser or their affiliates regarding their operations, policies, practices or otherwise.
On December 1, 2025, the Board appointed Thomas Sweeney as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company effective as of the close of business on December 1, 2025.
In addition to serving as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company, Mr. Sweeney is also a Managing Director and a senior finance professional at Antares Capital LP. Prior to joining Antares Capital LP, Mr. Sweeney was Controller and Assistant Treasurer of BDCs at Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. from 2017 to 2025, and a Vice President of financial reporting at Fifth Street Asset Management. In addition, Mr. Sweeney provided audit services to alternative asset management industry clients at Deloitte and Touche from 2005 to 2015. Mr. Sweeney holds a BS in Accounting from the State University of New York at Binghamton and is a New York State Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Sweeney has no 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 Mr. Sweeney has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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SIGNATURE
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.
| ANTARES STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND II LLC | ||
| Date: December 2, 2025 | By: |
/s/ Thomas Sweeney |
| Name: | Thomas Sweeney | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |