UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~WASHINGTON~~Washington, DCD.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to ~~Section~~section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of ~~report~~Report (Date of ~~earliest~~Earliest ~~event reported~~Event Reported): ~~November~~ February 245, ~~2025~~ 2026

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

(Exact ~~Name~~name of ~~Registrant~~registrant as ~~Specified~~specified in its ~~Charter~~charter)

Maryland	814-00971	46-0937320
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
4400 Post Oak Parkway, Suite 2200 Houston, Texas		77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s ~~Telephone~~telephone ~~Number~~number, ~~Including~~including ~~Area~~area ~~Code:~~code (713) 292-5400

~~Not applicable~~None

(Former ~~Name~~name or ~~Former~~former ~~Address~~address, if ~~Changed~~changed since ~~Since~~last ~~Last Report~~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	SCM	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).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On ~~November~~ 24February 5, ~~2025~~2026, Stellus Capital ~~Investment Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it will redeem 100% of its remaining~~Management, ~~outstanding~~LLC ~~4.875% Notes due 2026~~ (~~the~~ “~~2026~~Stellus ~~Notes~~Capital Management”) ~~pursuant to Section 1104 of the indenture~~, ~~dated as of May 5, 2014, by and between~~ the ~~Company~~external ~~and~~investment ~~U.S.~~adviser ~~Bank~~to ~~Trust~~Stellus ~~Company,~~Capital ~~National~~Investment ~~Association~~Corporation (~~as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association) (~~the “~~Trustee~~Company”), ~~as trustee, and Section 1.01(h) of the third supplemental indenture, dated as of January 14, 2021, by~~ ~~and~~announced ~~between~~that ~~the~~Stellus ~~Company~~Capital ~~and~~Management ~~the~~has ~~Trustee. On~~entered ~~September~~into ~~30,~~a ~~2025,~~definitive ~~the~~agreement ~~Company~~with ~~redeemed~~P10 ~~50%~~Intermediate ~~(or $50~~Holdings,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate principal amount) of the 2026 Notes. The Company will redeem 100% (or $50~~LLC,~~000,000~~ ~~aggregate~~an ~~principal~~affiliate ~~amount)~~ of ~~the remaining outstanding 2026 Notes on~~ ~~December 31~~P10, ~~2025~~Inc. (~~the~~ “~~Redemption Date~~P10”). ~~The~~pursuant redemption price for the 2026 Notes equals 100% of the $50,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest otherwise payable for the current quarterly interest period accrued to, ~~but~~which ~~excluding,~~P10 ~~the~~will ~~Redemption~~acquire ~~Date.~~Stellus ~~This~~Capital ~~Current~~Management ~~Report on Form 8-K does not constitute notice of redemption of~~ (the ~~2026 Notes~~“Transaction”). ~~A copy of the notice of redemption is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.~~

~~Item~~Pursuant 9to the terms of the Transaction, Stellus Capital Management will continue to be managed by its current partners, who will retain control of Stellus Capital Management’s day-to-day operations, including investment decisions and investment committee processes, and Stellus Capital Management will continue to serve as the external investment adviser to the Company.01 ~~Financial~~Consummation ~~Statements~~of the Transaction will result in a change of control of Stellus Capital Management, and ~~Exhibits~~this will result in an assignment of the current investment advisory agreement between the Company and Stellus Capital Management under the Investment Company Act of 1940. As a result, the current investment advisory agreement will terminate upon consummation of the Transaction. The Company’s Board of Directors and stockholders will therefore be asked to approve a new investment advisory agreement with Stellus Capital Management, the terms of which are expected to remain the same as the existing investment advisory agreement, other than the initial term of the investment advisory agreement. Closing of the Transaction is expected to occur in the middle of 2026 and is subject to customary conditions for a transaction of this nature. The full text of the press release of Stellus Capital Management making this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that information contained on any website referenced in Exhibit 99.1 is not incorporated by reference into this communication.

~~(d)~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Notice of Redemption of 4.875% Notes due 2026
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

(d) Exhibits

SIGNATURE

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated February 5, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL Document)

~~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.~~SIGNATURES

Date: November 24, 2025	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation
	By:	/s/ W. Todd Huskinson
		W. Todd Huskinson
		Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Date: February 5, 2026	By:	/s/ W. Todd Huskinson
		Name:	W. Todd Huskinson
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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