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

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

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

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

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 30, 2026

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

(Exact name of ~~the~~Registrant ~~Securities~~as ~~Exchange~~Specified ~~Act~~in ofIts ~~1934~~Charter)

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


Delaware	814-01793	93-2791194
(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)

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

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

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

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

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

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:

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

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¨If ~~Pre-commencement~~an ~~communications~~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 ~~Rule~~Section ~~14d-2~~13(ba) ~~under~~of the Exchange Act ~~(17 CFR 240~~.~~14d-2(b))~~ ☐

¨Item Pre-commencement7.01 communicationsRegulation pursuantFD to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240Disclosure.13e-4(c))

~~Indicate~~On byJanuary ~~check~~30, ~~mark~~2026, ~~whether~~Antares ~~the~~Private ~~registrant~~Credit isFund an(the ~~emerging~~“Company”) ~~growth company~~declared asa ~~defined~~regular distribution in ~~Rule~~the ~~405~~amount of ~~the~~$0.1925 ~~Securities~~per ~~Act~~share ofand ~~1933~~a ~~(§230.405~~special distribution in the amount of ~~this~~$0.0107 ~~chapter)~~per orshare ~~Rule~~for ~~12b-2~~its common shares of beneficial interest (the ~~Securities~~“Shares”), ~~Exchange Act~~which are payable to shareholders of ~~1934~~record ~~(§240.12b-2~~as of ~~this~~January ~~chapter)~~30, 2026, and will be paid on or about February 26, 2026. These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in additional Shares for shareholders participating in the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

EmergingItem growth8.01 company xOther Events.

IfNet anAsset emergingValue growthand company,Portfolio 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. ¨Update

~~Item~~The ~~8.01.~~net ~~Other~~asset ~~Events~~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 December 31, 2025, as determined in accordance with the Company’s valuation policy, is $25.18.

OnAs ~~January~~of 8,December ~~2026~~31, ~~Antares Private Credit Fund (the “Fund”) entered into an agreement with Apple Bank and Webster Bank~~2025, ~~National Association (~~the ~~“Commitment~~ ~~Increase Agreement”), pursuant to the Fund~~Company’s ~~senior~~aggregate ~~secured~~NAV ~~credit~~was ~~facility~~approximately ~~among~~$733.1 ~~the Fund~~million, ~~as borrower,~~with ~~Sumitomo~~loan ~~Mitsui~~commitments ~~Banking~~of ~~Corporation,~~approximately ~~as administrative agent~~$2,022.3 ~~and~~million. ~~the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto (as supplemented or amended~~Additionally, the ~~“SMBC~~Company ~~Credit~~had ~~Facility”),~~principal todebt ~~increase~~outstanding ~~the~~of ~~aggregate~~approximately ~~commitments under the SMBC Credit Facility from~~ $~~500~~950.4 million, toresulting ~~$560 million through the accordion feature~~ in ~~the~~a ~~SMBC Credit Facility. The accordion feature in the SMBC Credit Facility allows the Fund, under certain circumstances,~~ debt-to-equity ~~increase~~(NAV) ~~the~~ratio ~~total facility to a maximum~~ of ~~$875 million,~~approximately ~~subject~~1.30 ~~to certain conditions~~times.

TheStatus description above is only a summary of 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.Offering

~~Item~~The 9Company is currently publicly offering on a continuous basis up to $2.010 billion in Shares (the “Offering”). ~~Financial~~The ~~Statements~~Company 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 ~~Exhibits~~total consideration for the Offering through the January 1, 2026 subscription date, and does not include Shares sold through the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

(d) Exhibits


	Shares Issued		Total Consideration
Class I Shares		30,778,339	$	771,138,913
Total Offering		30,778,339	$	771,138,913

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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SIGNATURES

*Pursuant ~~Exhibits~~to ~~and/or~~the ~~schedules~~requirements toof ~~this~~the ~~Exhibit have~~Securities ~~been~~Exchange ~~omitted in~~Act ~~accordance~~of ~~with~~1934, ~~Item~~as ~~601~~amended, ofthe ~~Regulation~~Registrant ~~S-K.~~has ~~The~~duly ~~registrant~~caused ~~agrees~~this toCurrent ~~furnish~~Report ~~supplementally~~on aForm ~~copy~~8-K ofto ~~all~~be ~~omitted~~signed ~~schedules~~on toits behalf by the ~~SEC~~ ~~upon~~undersigned ~~its~~hereunto ~~request~~duly authorized.

SIGNATURE


			ANTARES PRIVATE CREDIT FUND

Date:	February 2, 2026	By:	/s/ Thomas Sweeney
			Name: Thomas Sweeney Title: Chief Financial Officer

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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