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): ~~November~~March 75, ~~2025~~2026

RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

New York		814-00235		16-0961359
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

1405 Rand Building, Buffalo, NY 14203

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(716) 853-0802

(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, $0.10 par value		RAND		Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 2.02.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~November~~March 75, ~~2025~~2026, Rand Capital Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results for the ~~third~~fourth quarter and full year ended ~~September~~December 3031, 2025. A copy of the release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02.

The information contained in this report under Item 2.02 is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this report under Item 2.02 shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

The Company has updated its earnings conference call slide presentation for ~~the~~fourth ~~third~~ quarter and full year ended ~~September~~December 3031, 2025, and will make it available on the Company’s website at www.randcapital.com, under “Investors”. The slide presentation will be ~~referenced~~ referenced during the Company’s earnings conference call. The information found on, or otherwise accessible through, the Company’s ~~website~~ website is not incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release, dated ~~November~~March 75, ~~2025~~2026.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

	RAND CAPITAL CORPORATION
Date: November 7, 2025
Date: March 5, 2026
	By:	/s/ Margaret Brechtel
	Name:	Margaret Brechtel
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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