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 8, 2025

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Barings BDC, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Maryland

814-00733

06-1798488

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

300 South Tryon Street, Suite 2500

Charlotte, North Carolina

28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (704) 805-7200

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	BBDC	The New York Stock Exchange

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 8, 2025, Barings BDC, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Company, Barings LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, ING Financial Markets LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto, in connection with the issuance and sale of $300 million in aggregate principal amount (the “Offering”) of the Company’s 5.200% senior, unsecured notes due 2028 (the “Notes”).

The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations, warranties, and covenants by the Company and Barings LLC. It also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company, Barings LLC, and the underwriters against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.

The Offering was made pursuant to the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form N-2 (Registration No. 333-282335) previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, as supplemented by a preliminary prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2025 and a final prospectus supplement dated September 8, 2025.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement filed with this report as Exhibit 1.1 and which is incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
1.1						Underwriting Agreement, dated September 8, 2025, among the Company, Barings LLC, and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, ING Financial Markets LLC, MUFG Securities Americas Inc. and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule A thereto.
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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.

Barings BDC, Inc.

Date: September 11, 2025

By:

/s/ Elizabeth A. Murray

Elizabeth A. Murray

Chief Financial Officer and

Chief Operating Officer

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