# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001552198
**File Stem:** 0001558370-25-010316
**Filing Date:** 2025-8
**Character Count:** 6176
**Document Hash:** b03dcc32824bdfeb06b7cbd6070e0004
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001558370-25-010316.hdr.sgml**: 20250805

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001558370-25-010316

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 13

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20250730

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20250805

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20250805

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001552198

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**
- **EIN:** 454247759
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 814-00967
- **FILM NUMBER:** 251185762

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor
- **CITY:** Miami
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33131
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (305) 379-2322

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor
- **CITY:** Miami
- **STATE:** FL
- **ZIP:** 33131

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** WhiteHorse Finance, LLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20120613

?xml version='1.0' encoding='ASCII'? WhiteHorse Finance, Inc._July 30, 2025

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**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): July 30, 2025**

**WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.**

**(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)**

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

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|:---|:---|
| **1450 Brickell Avenue, 31st Floor**<br>**Miami, Florida** | **33131** |
| **(Address of principal executive offices)** | **(Zip Code)** |

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**(305) 381-6999**

**(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)**

**Not Applicable**

**(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:

☐ 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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| **Title of Each Class** | **Trading Symbol(s)** | **Name of Each Exchange on Which** <br>**Registered** |
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | WHF | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br>(Nasdaq Global Select Market) |
| 7.875% Notes due 2028 | WHFCL | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC<br>(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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.**

On July 30, 2025, WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders approved two proposals. The issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting consisted of 23,243,088 shares of common stock outstanding on the record date, June 6, 2025. The final voting results from the Annual Meeting were as follows:

Proposal 1. To elect two (2) Class I directors of the Company who will each serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is duly elected and qualifies.

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| Name | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Vote |
| G. Stacy Smith | 4,653,996 | 799,821 | 86,623 | 7,352,120 |
| John P. Volpe | 4,688,765 | 740,748 | 110,927 | 7,352,120 |

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Proposal 2. To ratify the selection of Crowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025.

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|:---|:---|:---|
| 2,339,932<br>|  |  |
| Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions |
| &nbsp;&nbsp;12,339,932 | &nbsp;&nbsp;365,357 | &nbsp;&nbsp;187,271 |

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**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.

**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.

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| Dated: August 5, 2025 | **WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.** | **WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.** |
|  | By: | /s/ Joyson C. Thomas |
|  |  | Joyson C. Thomas |
|  |  | *Chief Financial Officer* |

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