UNITED ~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549~~STATES

~~FORM~~SECURITIES ~~8-K~~AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~CURRENT~~WASHINGTON, ~~REPORT~~D.C. 20549

~~Pursuant~~FORM ~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~8-K

~~Date~~CURRENT ~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 29, 2025~~REPORT

~~Antares~~Pursuant ~~Private~~to ~~Credit~~Section ~~Fund~~13 or 15(d)

~~(Exact name~~ of ~~Registrant~~the asSecurities ~~Specified~~Exchange inAct ~~Its~~of ~~Charter)~~1934

Delaware	814-01793	93-2791194
(State or Other Jurisdictionof Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
320 South Canal StreetSuite 4200
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 8, 2026

~~Registrant’s~~ANTARES PRIVATE ~~Telephone~~CREDIT ~~Number, Including Area Code: 312 638-4000~~FUND

~~N/A~~(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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

Delaware		814-01793		93-2791194
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

320 South Canal Street, Suite 4200
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

~~☐Written~~Registrant’s ~~communications~~telephone ~~pursuant~~number, toincluding area ~~Rule~~code: ~~425~~312 ~~under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)~~638-4000

~~☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)~~N/A

~~☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2~~(b)Former ~~under~~name ~~the~~or ~~Exchange~~former ~~Act~~address, ~~(17~~if ~~CFR~~changed ~~240.14d-2(b~~since last report))

~~☐Pre-commencement~~Securities ~~communications~~registered pursuant to ~~Rule~~Section ~~13e-4~~12(cb) ~~under~~of the ~~Exchange~~ Act: ~~(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))~~None

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~~Indicate~~¨ byWritten ~~check~~communications ~~mark~~pursuant ~~whether~~to ~~the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in~~ Rule ~~405~~425 ofunder the Securities Act of(17 ~~1933~~CFR (§ 230.~~405 of this chapter~~425) ~~or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).~~

~~Emerging~~¨ ~~growth~~Soliciting ~~company~~material ☒pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

If¨ anPre-commencement ~~emerging~~communications ~~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~~Rule 1314d-2(ab) ofunder the Exchange Act. ☐(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Item~~¨ ~~7.01~~Pre-commencement ~~Regulation~~communications FDpursuant ~~Disclosure~~to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

OnIndicate ~~December~~by ~~30,~~check ~~2025,~~mark ~~Antares~~whether ~~Private~~the ~~Credit~~registrant ~~Fund~~is ~~(the~~an ~~“Company”)~~emerging ~~declared~~growth company aas ~~regular~~defined ~~distribution~~ in ~~the~~Rule ~~amount~~405 of ~~$0.1924~~the ~~per~~Securities ~~share~~Act ~~and~~of a1933 ~~special~~(§230.405 ~~distribution in the amount~~ of ~~$0.0160~~this ~~per~~chapter) ~~share~~or ~~for~~Rule ~~its~~12b-2 ~~common shares~~ of ~~beneficial interest (~~the ~~“Shares”),~~Securities ~~which~~Exchange Act ~~are payable to shareholders~~ of ~~record~~1934 as(§240.12b-2 of ~~December~~this ~~30, 2025, and will be paid on or about January 30, 2026~~chapter). ~~These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares for shareholders participating in the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.~~

~~Item~~Emerging ~~8.01~~growth ~~Other Events.~~company x

~~Net~~If ~~Asset~~an ~~Value~~emerging ~~and~~growth ~~Portfolio~~company, ~~Update~~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. ¨

~~The~~Item ~~net~~8.01. ~~asset~~Other value (“NAV”) per share for the Class I common shares of beneficial interest (the “Class I Shares”) of the Company, the sole class of Shares outstanding, as of November 30, 2025, as determined in accordance with the Company’s valuation policy, is $25Events.~~17.~~

AsOn ofJanuary ~~November~~8, 302026, ~~2025~~Antares Private Credit Fund (the “Fund”) entered into an agreement with Apple Bank and Webster Bank, National Association (the “Commitment ~~Company~~Increase Agreement”), pursuant to the Fund’s ~~aggregate~~senior ~~NAV~~secured ~~was~~credit ~~approximately~~facility ~~$724.6~~among ~~million~~the Fund, ~~with~~as borrower, ~~loan~~Sumitomo ~~commitments~~Mitsui ofBanking ~~approximately~~Corporation, $1as administrative agent,~~897.3~~ ~~million.~~and ~~Additionally~~the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto (as supplemented or amended, the ~~Company~~“SMBC ~~had~~Credit ~~principal~~Facility”), ~~debt~~to ~~outstanding~~increase ofthe ~~approximately~~aggregate commitments under the SMBC Credit Facility from $~~839.9~~500 million, ~~resulting~~to $560 million through the accordion feature in athe ~~debt-~~SMBC Credit Facility. The accordion feature in the SMBC Credit Facility allows the Fund, under certain circumstances, to~~-equity~~ ~~(NAV)~~increase ~~ratio~~the total facility to a maximum of ~~approximately~~$875 million, ~~1.16~~subject ~~times~~to certain conditions.

~~Status~~The description above is only a summary of ~~Offering~~the material provisions of the Commitment Increase Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Commitment Increase Agreement that is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

~~The~~Item ~~Company is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $2~~9.~~0 billion in Shares (the “Offering”)~~01. ~~The~~Financial ~~Company~~Statements ~~intends to continue selling Shares in the Offering on a monthly basis at a price generally equal to the net asset value per share. The following table lists the Shares issued~~ and ~~total consideration for the Offering through the December 1, 2025 subscription date, and does not include Shares sold through the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan~~Exhibits.

	Shares Issued		Total Consideration
Class I Shares		29,065,193	$	728,001,913
Total Offering		29,065,193	$	728,001,913

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Exhibit No.		Description
10.1*		Response to Notice of Commitment Increase Request, dated as of January 8, 2026, by and among Antares Private Credit Fund, a Delaware statutory trust; Apple Bank, as assuming lender; Webster, National Association, as assuming lender; Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, as administrative agent, swingline lender and issuing bank; and PNC Bank, National Association as swingline lender and issuing bank.
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			ANTARES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND
Date:	December 31, 2025	By:	/s/ Tom Sweeney
			Name: Tom SweeneyTitle: Chief Financial Officer

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 PRIVATE CREDIT FUND

Date: January 14, 2025	By:	/s/ Thomas Sweeney
	Name:	Thomas Sweeney
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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