# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001786108
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-034463
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-034463.hdr.sgml**: 20260203

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-034463

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 12

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260203

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Results of Operations and Financial Condition

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260203

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260203

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Trinity Capital Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001786108

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** MD
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-01341
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26590185

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 N. 1ST ST.
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** PHOENIX
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85004
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 480.374.5350

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1 N. 1ST ST.
- **STREET 2:** 3RD FLOOR
- **CITY:** PHOENIX
- **STATE:** AZ
- **ZIP:** 85004

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**UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549**

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## FORM 8-K

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**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 3, 2026<br>

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TRINITY CAPITAL INC.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Maryland | 001-39958 | 35-2670395 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 1 N. 1st Street<br>Suite 302 |  |  |
| Phoenix**,** Arizona |  | 85004 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (**480**)** 374-5350<br>

**Not Applicable**<br>

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

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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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | TRIN  | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
| 7.875% Notes Due 2029 | TRINZ | Nasdaq Global Select Market |
| 7.875% Notes Due 2029 | TRINI | Nasdaq Global Select Market |

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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 (§ 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. ☐

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## Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 3, 2026, Trinity Capital Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing certain preliminary estimates of its financial results for its fiscal quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Such press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 furnished herewith, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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**Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits**

(d) Exhibits

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| Exhibit Number | Description |
| 99.1 | [<u>Preliminary Earnings Press Release, dated February 3, 2026</u>](trin-ex99_1.htm) |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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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.

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|  |  |  | Trinity Capital Inc. |
| Date: | February 3, 2026 | By:  | /s/ Kyle Brown |
|  |  |  | Kyle Brown<br>Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Investment Officer<br>(Principal Executive Officer) |

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## Exhibit 99.1

**Exhibit 99.1**

![img147803490_0.jpg](img147803490_0.jpg)

**Trinity Capital Inc. Announces Preliminary Estimates of Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Year Ended 2025**

PHOENIX, February 3, 2026 – Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) ("Trinity Capital" or the "Company"), a leading alternative asset manager, today announced preliminary estimates of financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025.

Trinity Capital's preliminary estimate of its fourth quarter 2025 net investment income is in the range of $0.51 to $0.53 per share. Trinity Capital's preliminary estimate of its net asset value per share as of December 31, 2025 is in the range of $13.36 to $13.44. Lastly, Trinity Capital's preliminarily estimates that its investments on non-accrual status comprised approximately 0.7% of the total debt investment portfolio at fair value and approximately 0.9% at cost as of December 31, 2025.

Trinity Capital will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, February 25, 2026. To listen to the call, please dial (800) 267-6316, or (203) 518-9783 internationally, and reference Conference ID: TRINQ425 if asked, approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. A taped replay will be made available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call and will remain available until March 4, 2026. To access the replay, please dial (800) 723-0389 or (402) 220-2647.

A live webcast of the fourth quarter 2025 financial results conference call will also be available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at ir.trinitycapital.com. A replay will be available on the Company's website following the conference call.

**About Trinity Capital Inc.**

Trinity Capital Inc. (Nasdaq: TRIN) is an international alternative asset manager that seeks to deliver consistent returns for investors through access to private credit markets. Trinity Capital sources and structures investments in well-capitalized growth-oriented companies across five distinct lending verticals: Sponsor Finance, Equipment Finance, Tech Lending, Asset Based Lending, and Life Sciences. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Trinity Capital's dedicated team is strategically located across the United States and Europe. For more information on Trinity Capital, please visit trinitycapital.com and stay connected to the latest activity via LinkedIn and X (@trincapital).

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![img147803490_0.jpg](img147803490_0.jpg)

**Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release 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 press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the preliminary estimates of the Company's financial information and results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025, which are based on current information available to the Company as of the date hereof. Although management of the Company believes that the expectations reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to be correct. 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 ("SEC"). The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. More information on risks and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results, including important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from plans, estimates or expectations included herein, is included in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections of the Company's most recently filed annual report on Form 10-K and subsequent SEC filings.

The preliminary financial estimates furnished above are based on management's preliminary determinations and current expectations as of the date hereof, and such information is inherently uncertain. The preliminary estimates provided herein have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of, management of the Company. The Company's independent registered public accounting firm has not audited, reviewed, compiled, or performed any procedures with respect to the preliminary estimates, and, accordingly, does not express an opinion or any form of assurance with respect thereto. These preliminary estimates are subject to completion of the Company's financial closing and review procedures and are not a comprehensive statement of the Company's financial results or valuations as of, or for the period ended, December 31, 2025. Actual results may differ materially from these preliminary estimates as a result of the completion of the Company's financial closing and review procedures, final adjustments, valuation process and other developments that may arise between now and the time that the Company's financial results for such period are finalized.

**Contact** 

Ben Malcolmson<br>Head of Investor Relations<br>Trinity Capital Inc.<br>ir@trincapinvestment.com

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