WhiteHorse Finance (WHF) 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

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): January 17, 2025

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	814-00967	45-4247759
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor Miami, Florida	33131
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(305) 381-6999

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(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(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	WHF	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)
7.875% Notes due 2028	WHFCL	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq Global Select Market)

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).

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On January 17, 2025 WhiteHorse Finance Credit I, LLC (“WhiteHorse Credit”), a wholly owned subsidiary of WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into a Tenth Amendment by and among WhiteHorse Credit, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as lender and administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and securities intermediary, the Company, as portfolio manager, and Virtus Group LP, as collateral administrator (the “Tenth Amendment”) to amend the terms of the Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated April 28, 2021 (as previously amended on July 15, 2021, October 4, 2021, January 4, 2022, February 4, 2022, March 30, 2022, April 12, 2023, June 28, 2024, November 21, 2024 and December 19, 2024), by and among WhiteHorse Credit, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as lender and administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and securities intermediary, the Company, as portfolio manager, and Virtus Group LP, as collateral administrator (as amended, the “Amended Loan Agreement”). The Tenth Amendment, among other things, (i) reduces the applicable margins for interest rates to 2.25%, (ii) extends the non-call period to January 17, 2027, from November 22, 2024, (iii) extends the reinvestment period to January 17, 2028, from January 22, 2025, and (iv) extends the scheduled termination date to January 17, 2030, from November 22, 2025.

The description above is only a summary of the modifications pursuant to the Tenth Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Tenth Amendment which attaches the Amended Loan Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Current Report on Form 8-K may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Current Report on Form 8-K may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

10.1	Tenth Amendment to Fifth Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated January 17, 2025, by and among WhiteHorse Finance Credit I, LLC, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as lender and administrative agent, Citibank, N.A., as collateral agent and securities intermediary, WhiteHorse Finance, Inc., as portfolio manager, and Virtus Group LP, as collateral administrator
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

Dated: January 22, 2025	WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.
	/s/ Joyson C. Thomas
	By:	Joyson C. Thomas
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer