UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~Washington~~WASHINGTON, ~~D.C.~~DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to ~~section~~Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of ~~Earliest~~earliest ~~Event Reported~~event reported): ~~February~~ June 517, 2026 (June 16, 2026)

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

(Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~its~~ ~~charter~~Charter)

Maryland	814-00971	46-0937320
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas		77027
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s ~~telephone~~Telephone ~~number~~Number, ~~including~~Including ~~area~~Area ~~code~~Code: (713) 292-5400

~~None~~Not applicable

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, if ~~changed since~~Changed ~~last~~Since ~~report~~Last Report)

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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, par value $0.001 per share	SCM	New York Stock Exchange

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. ¨

Item 85.~~01.~~07 ~~Other~~Submission ~~Events~~of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

OnStellus ~~February~~Capital 5,Investment ~~2026,~~Corporation ~~Stellus~~(the ~~Capital~~“Company”) held ~~Management~~its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 16, ~~LLC~~ 2026 (the “~~Stellus~~Annual ~~Capital Management~~Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, the ~~external~~Company ~~investment~~submitted two ~~adviser~~proposals to ~~Stellus~~the ~~Capital~~vote ~~Investment~~of ~~Corporation (~~the ~~“Company”)~~stockholders, ~~announced~~ ~~that~~which ~~Stellus~~are ~~Capital~~described ~~Management~~in ~~has~~detail ~~entered~~in ~~into~~the aCompany’s ~~definitive~~proxy ~~agreement~~statement ~~with~~dated ~~P10~~April 16, 2026. ~~Intermediate~~As ~~Holdings~~of April 15, ~~LLC~~2026, anthe ~~affiliate~~record ~~of P10,~~date ~~Inc.~~for ~~(“P10”)~~the ~~pursuant~~Annual toMeeting, ~~which~~28,947,255 ~~P10~~shares ~~will~~of ~~acquire~~common ~~Stellus~~stock ~~Capital~~were ~~Management~~eligible ~~(the~~to ~~“Transaction”)~~be voted.

~~Pursuant~~On ~~to the terms of the Transaction~~June 16, ~~Stellus Capital Management will continue to be managed by its current partners~~2026, ~~who~~the ~~will~~proposals ~~retain~~were ~~control of Stellus Capital Management’s~~submitted ~~day-~~to~~-day~~ ~~operations, including investment decisions and investment committee processes, and Stellus Capital Management will continue to serve as~~ the ~~external~~vote ~~investment adviser to the Company. Consummation~~ of the Transaction will result in a change of control of Stellus Capital Management, and this will result in an assignment of the current investment advisory agreement between the Company and Stellus Capital Management under the Investment Company Act of 1940stockholders. AsOf ~~a result,~~ the ~~current~~shares ~~investment~~eligible ~~advisory~~to ~~agreement will terminate upon consummation of the Transaction. The Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders will therefore~~ be ~~asked to approve a new investment advisory agreement with Stellus Capital Management~~voted, ~~the terms of which are expected to remain the same as the existing investment advisory agreement~~15,974,326 ~~other~~were ~~than~~voted ~~the~~in ~~initial~~person ~~term~~or ofby ~~the~~proxy ~~investment advisory agreement. Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur~~ in ~~the~~ ~~middle~~connection ofwith ~~2026 and is subject to customary conditions for a transaction of this nature. The full text of~~ the ~~press release of Stellus~~ ~~Capital Management making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99~~proposals.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that information contained on any website referenced in Exhibit 99.1 is not incorporated by reference into this communication.

~~Item~~Each ~~9.01~~of ~~Financial~~the ~~Statements~~proposals ~~and~~submitted ~~Exhibits.~~to a vote of the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting was approved as follows:

~~(d)~~Proposal ~~Exhibits~~1: Election of Director

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated February 5, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

The Company’s stockholders elected Bruce R. Bilger as director to serve for a three year term, or until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

SIGNATURES

Nominee		Total Votes For		Total Votes Withheld
Bruce R. Bilger		13,650,012		2,122,882

~~Pursuant~~Proposal to2: ~~the~~Approval ~~requirements~~ of the ~~Securities Exchange~~New ~~Act~~Investment ofAdvisory ~~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.~~Agreement

	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
Date: February 5, 2026	By:	/s/ W. Todd Huskinson
		Name:	W. Todd Huskinson
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

The proposal to approve a new investment advisory agreement between the Company and Stellus Capital Management, LLC was approved. The following votes were taken in connection with this proposal:

		Votes For		Votes Against		Abstentions
All Stockholders		14,244,374		721,794		806,722

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.

Date: June 17, 2026	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

	By:	/s/ W. Todd Huskinson
		Name: W. Todd Huskinson
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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