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): September 25, 2025

Antares Strategic Credit Fund

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

814-01700

93-3416650

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

320 South Canal Street Suite 4200
Chicago, Illinois	60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 312 638-4000

N/A

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

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 25, 2025, Antares Strategic Credit Fund (the “Fund”) entered into a Private Placement Agent Agreement and a related Services Agreement (together, the “Agreements”), among the Fund and Quasar Distributors, LLC (the “Placement Agent”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Agreements.

The Agreements provide for, among other things, the retention of the Placement Agent as the Fund’s principal underwriter in connection with the offering of the common shares of the Fund, and to advise, consult with and assist the Fund with the private placement of common shares.

The Fund has paid to the Placement Agent a one-time implementation fee of $5,000 and will pay a recurring annual fee ranging between 0.0035% - 0.0050% of the Fund's total assets, subject to a minimum annual fee of $25,000. The Fund will also pay reasonable, pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Placement Agent in connection with the services provided pursuant to the Private Placement Agent Agreement.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Agreements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to copies of the Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1         Private Placement Agent Agreement dated September 25, 2025 by and between Antares Strategic Credit Fund and Quasar Distributors, LLC, as placement agent.

10.2         Services Agreement dated September 25, 2025 by and between Antares Strategic Credit Fund and Quasar Distributors, LLC, as placement agent.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			ANTARES STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND

Date:	October 1, 2025	By:	/s/ Monica Kelsey
			Name: Monica Kelsey
			Title: Chief Financial Officer

Antares Strategic Credit Fund 8-K