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): August 9, 2025

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 5.03. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

On August 9, 2025, the board of directors (the “Board”) of WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a second amendment and restatement of the Bylaws of the Company (as amended and restated from time to time, the “Second Amended and Restated Bylaws”) in order to repeal certain provisions of the Company’s amended and restated Bylaws that were redundant of either the Delaware General Corporation Law or the applicable common law of the State of Delaware. The Second Amended and Restated Bylaws became effective immediately upon their approval by the Board.

The foregoing description is only a summary of the material provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws and is qualified in its entirety by reference to a copy of the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits:


3.1	Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.
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: August 13, 2025	WHITEHORSE FINANCE, INC.

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

WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. 8-K