UNITED ~~STATES~~STATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SECURITIESFORM AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION8-K

~~WASHINGTON,~~CURRENT ~~D.C. 20549~~REPORT

~~FORM~~Pursuant ~~8-K~~to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~CURRENT~~Date ~~REPORT~~of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 30, 2025

~~Pursuant~~Antares toStrategic ~~Section 13~~Credit ~~or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~Fund

~~Date~~(Exact name of ~~Report~~Registrant ~~(Date~~as ofSpecified ~~earliest~~in ~~event~~Its ~~reported~~Charter)~~: September 25, 2025~~

Antares Strategic Credit Fund


Delaware	814-01700	93-3416650
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

320 South Canal Street Suite 4200
Chicago, Illinois		60606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

~~(Exact~~Registrant’s ~~name~~Telephone ofNumber, ~~Registrant~~Including asArea ~~Specified~~Code: in312 ~~Its Charter)~~638-4000

Delaware		814-01700		93-3416650
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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320 South Canal Street Suite 4200
Chicago, Illinois	60606
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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IndicateItem by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§2307.405 of01 thisRegulation chapter)FD or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240Disclosure.12b-2 of this chapter).

~~Emerging~~On ~~growth~~September ~~company~~30, x2025, Antares Strategic Credit Fund (the “Company”) declared a regular distribution in the amount of $0.5772 per share and a special distribution in the amount of $0.0160 per share for its common shares of beneficial interest (the “Common Shares”), which are payable to shareholders of record as of September 30, 2025, and will be paid on or about October 31, 2025. These distributions will be paid in cash or reinvested in additional Common Shares for shareholders participating in the Company’s distribution reinvestment plan.

IfItem an8.01 emergingOther 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 ActEvents. ¨

~~Item~~The 1Company is offering its Common Shares on a continuous basis via a private placement.~~01.~~ ~~Entry~~The ~~into~~Common Shares are offered and sold (i) in the United States under the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) ~~Material~~of ~~Definitive~~the ~~Agreement~~Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and other exemptions of similar import in the laws of the states and jurisdictions where the offering will be made, and (ii) outside of the United States in accordance with Regulation S of the Securities Act (the “Private Offering”).

On ~~September~~October 251, 2025, ~~Antares~~the ~~Strategic~~Company ~~Credit Fund~~received ~~(the~~approximately ~~“Fund”)~~$168.2 ~~entered~~million ~~into~~of asubscriptions ~~Private~~for ~~Placement~~its ~~Agent~~Common ~~Agreement~~Shares ~~and~~from aunaffiliated ~~related~~investors. ~~Services~~The ~~Agreement~~Company ~~(together,~~intends ~~the~~to ~~“Agreements”), among~~continue ~~the~~selling ~~Fund~~Common ~~and~~Shares ~~Quasar~~in ~~Distributors,~~the ~~LLC~~Private ~~(the~~Offering ~~“Placement~~on ~~Agent”).~~a ~~Capitalized~~quarterly ~~terms~~basis ~~used~~at ~~but~~an ~~not~~offering ~~defined~~price ~~herein~~generally ~~shall~~equal ~~have~~ to the ~~meanings~~net ~~set~~asset ~~forth~~value inper ~~the Agreements~~share.

The Agreements provide for, among other things, the retention of the Placement Agent as the Fund’s principal underwriter in connection with the offering of the common shares of the Fund, and to advise, consult with and assist the Fund with the private placement of common shares.SIGNATURES

~~The~~Pursuant ~~Fund has paid~~ to the ~~Placement~~requirements ~~Agent~~of athe ~~one-time~~Securities ~~implementation~~Exchange ~~fee~~Act of $51934,~~000 and~~ ~~will~~as ~~pay~~amended, athe ~~recurring~~Registrant ~~annual~~has ~~fee~~duly ~~ranging~~caused ~~between~~this ~~0.0035%~~Current -Report ~~0.0050%~~on ofForm ~~the~~8-K ~~Fund's total assets, subject~~ to abe ~~minimum~~signed ~~annual~~on ~~fee~~its ~~of $25,000.~~behalf ~~The Fund will also pay reasonable, pre-approved out-of-pocket expenses incurred~~ by the ~~Placement~~undersigned ~~Agent~~hereunto induly ~~connection with the services provided pursuant to the Private Placement Agent Agreement~~authorized.

The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Agreements and is qualified in its entirety by reference to copies of the Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.


			ANTARES STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND

Date:	October 6, 2025	By:	/s/ Monica Kelsey
			Name: Monica Kelsey Title: Chief Financial Officer

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

10.1         Private Placement Agent Agreement dated September 25, 2025 by and between Antares Strategic Credit Fund and Quasar Distributors, LLC, as placement agent.

10.2         Services Agreement dated September 25, 2025 by and between Antares Strategic Credit Fund and Quasar Distributors, LLC, as placement agent.

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

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.

			ANTARES STRATEGIC CREDIT FUND
Date:	October 1, 2025	By:	/s/ Monica Kelsey
			Name: Monica Kelsey
			Title: Chief Financial Officer

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