Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) 8-K Other Events

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):February 27, 2025

BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	814-01175	81-2878769
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 Clarendon Street 37th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts		02116
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 516-2000

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

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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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	BCSF	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 8.01 Other Events.

On February 27, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the declaration of a first fiscal quarter 2025 dividend of $0.42 per share and additional dividends totaling $0.12 per share for 2025, to be distributed in four consecutive quarterly payments of $0.03 per share per quarter. The first fiscal quarter 2025 dividend of $0.42 per share and the first additional dividend of $0.03 per share are for stockholders of record as of March 17, 2025 and payable on March 31, 2025. The subsequent quarterly payments of $0.03 per share will be for stockholders of record as of June 16, 2025, September 16, 2025 and December 16, 2025, and payable on June 30, 2025, September 30, 2025 and December 30, 2025, respectively.

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.

			BAIN CAPITAL SPECIALTY FINANCE, INC.
Date:	February 28, 2025	By:	/s/ Jessica Yeager
			Name: Jessica Yeager Title: Vice President