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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): January 13, 2024

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).

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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) is deeply saddened to announce that director Kevin F. Burke passed away on January 13, 2024 at the age of 69. Mr. Burke had been an independent director on the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) since 2017 and served on the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.

Item 8.01. Other Events

On January 16, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing that Mr. Burke has passed away. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits



99.1	Press Release of WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. dated January 16, 2024.

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 17, 2024	WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.

	By:	/s/ Joyson C. Thomas
		Joyson C. Thomas
		Chief Financial Officer